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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-20
Odd Fellows on Fraternal
Visit to Sister Lodge

New Bloomfield, Pa, Jan. 20.-
These members of Mt. Dempsey
lodge No. 112 paid a fraternal visit
to Mackinaw lodge No. $50, l. o.
o. F.: d. r. Kane, Elmer Briner, Ed
ward Briner. Frank Huber, j. c.
Gray, r. c. Cooper, Clarence Cooper,
John III. Waggoner, NJ. II. Sheibley,
Charles t. Stewart, Amos l.. Dunn,
A. W. Rice and ]. r. Reisinger.-The
following persons took the civil serv-
ice examinations in charge of p. S.
Dunbar and Harry l.. Sunle: G.. M
Young, Chester Mcguire, Lloyd Dun
dorf. George Burd, Earnest Stam-
baugh, Albert n: Billman, S. A. Will
son, Jay r. Bixler, Frank Meredith,
George II. Ritter, II. j. Carl, II. r.
Campbell.-Mr. and Mrs. J. b. JEFF
ford, who have been visiting Mrs. JEFF
ford's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. \. p,
Nickel, returned to their home al
Philadelphia on Tuesday.-William
Harper, who has been in Europe and
Asia the past year, returned to his
home here on Saturday.--Mrs. Hate
is visiting relatives at Baltimore-E
b. Lechy and r. n. Hench of Marys-
Vile were here on Monday.-U. S.
Marshal James S. Magee of Scranton
spent the weekend with his family
here.-George l.. Harris spent part OF
the week at Boston.-Miss Jean Flick
niger, who has been visiting Miss
Frances Moore, returned to New
ork on Wednesday. - Henry E,
Shearer, who had been home on ac-
count of the death of his father, Henry
c. Shearer, left Monday for Jackson
Vile Fla
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-20
Books For Scholars With
Perfect Attendance Records

Hummelstoun, Pa, Jan. 20.-Books
have been purchased in the Lutheran
Sunday school for all scholars who
attended every Sunday of the past
year.-Mrs. J. NJ. Brightbill spent a
day in Harrisburg.-Mrs. j. j. Num-
ma has been ill the past week.-Byron
Ehley and David Fetterman spent
several days at Philadelphia.-Mar
Ebersole has been i'll for ten days.
Mr.. and Mrs. George A. Larsen spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Frey
of Steelton.-Miss Clara Cassell en-
tertained Miss Pearl Walzer of Har-
risburg.-Miss Margaret Balmer of
Elizabethtown spent Sunday with her
sister Mrs. Newton Gordon.-Miss
Esta Kilmer entertained Miss Hilda
Eby of Elizabethville over the week
end.-Elmer Hummel las been sick
with grip for two weeks.-Albert
Hummel and S. S. Newcomer have
been elected as the Representatives of
Zion Lutheran council on. the general
committee of Harrisburg churches and
those in the vicinity, which will ar
range a program for celebrating the
four hundredth anniversary of the
Protestant Reformation in February.
The meeting will be held in the Chest
nut street uditorium.-The Older
Sisters of the Busy Bee club held a
meeting at the home of it's president,
Miss Clara Walmer, on Tuesday eve
ning.-Mrs. Richard Forney is able
to be around after severe fall.-Miss
Gladys House spent Sunday at Har-
risburg with Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph
House.-Miss Catharine Rhoads has
been i'll with grip the past week.-Erle
Walter has been confined to his home
for the past week.-Mrs.. Robert w.
Strunk will entertain the ladies of
the aid society at her home in Ros-
sanna street
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-20
Box Social For Falmouth
u. B. Christian Endeavor

Falmouth, Pa. Jan. 20.-Mrs. Mil
lard Coyle will entertain the mem bers
of the Falmouth United Brethren
Christian Endeavor at a box social at
her home this evening. The
Christian Endeavor society elected
officers recently as follows:
President, Miss Ella NJ. Couch; vice
president, John i. Smith; secretary,
Harry Cobaugk; assistant secretaries.
Misses Elizabeth Orendorf and Bertha
Patterson; treasurer, Mrs. Shumaker;
organists, Miss Maude Coyle and Miss
Grace Fink.--Miss Marion Hemperly
is employed at Elizabethtown.-Jaco
Fishel and son George were guests of
Thomas Couch Sunday.-The Rev.
George lands, pastor of the Method
list Episcopal church, on Sunday aft
ernoon closed revival services after
three weeks duration.-Edgar Horst
and his bride, OF Akron, Ohio, after
spending their Christmas honeymoon
with his mother here, went back to
Ohio Saturday, where they will begin
housekeeping. - Miss Sara Fishel
spent Sunday with her brother Elmer
of Middletown.-Mrs. Bierbower, who
has spent several weeks with her
daughter, Mrs. Millard Metzgar, has
returned home.-Miss Ella NJ. Couch
spent Saturday in Harrisburg
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-20
Second Wedding Anniversary
of the Rev. and Mrs. Wilson

Lewisberry, Pa. Jan. 20.-Although
the weather was inclement on Satur-
day evening, about forty persons at
tended the celebration by the Rev.
and Mrs. l.. r. Wilson of their sec
ond wedding anniversary, held at the
parsonage. They received many do
nations owing to the recent fire dam
aging the parsonage.-The pastor will
begin his special meetings in the
Methodist church next week. On Sun
day evening Prof. Mark Fl. Schlichter
tor will preach at Lisburn Sunday
evening.-Mrs. John Laucks of York
was a guest of her mother, Mrs.
Amanda Bonner.-Andrew Hutton,
who has been confined to his home by
sickness for several months, is report
ed to be improving.-School teachers
of Fairview township held their
fourth and last institute at Eichen-
gers schoolhouse.-MiSs Anna E'uehr-
or, who spent a week at the Methodist
parsonage as the guest of the Rev
and Mrs. Wilson, has returned to her
home at HaZleton.-Mr. and Mrs. ia
cob Miller of Lisburn were guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Downs.-Mrs
Alice Stonesifer and granddaughter,
Madeline Bell. are visiting in Phila-
deIphia, the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
II. w. Barnhill.--J. w. Armstrong and
Mrs. Fl. c. Hetrick were at Goldsboro
on Tuesday, during the fire which
burned six houses Mrs. Hetrick's S
sister, Mrs. P. G. Bell, lived in one of
tie houses burned. Prof. P. c. Bell
is teacher in the Goldsboro schools
and moved to that place in the fall,
having been a resident of this bur-
ough for some years.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-20
BAND IN WELCOME PARADE

Berrysburg, Pa, Jan. 20.-The Ber-
rysburg band went to Wilmington on
Tuesday evening to help welcome the
boys from tie border. There is one
among them from Berrysburg-Mrs
Richmond of New Kingston is spend
ing some time with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Bender.-Helen Dam
iel is spending several days at Middle
town.-Charles Miller of New Brit
ain is spending some time here-The
band had an oyster supper at the ST.
Lawrence hotel on Saturday evening.
H. c. Deibler and Walter Kocher
attended the auto show in Philadel-
phia.-Ralph Hartman won the toy
auto in tie contest of Merchant Will
liam Motter. Hartman had 556, 900
votes and Freddie Romberger 456,OOO.
M. S. Daniel has started on his mer-
camille appraiser trip, but will be at
his home every Saturday.-Miss Paul
inc Derr, teacher of the grammar
school, gave belated New Year party
to her pupils.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-20
Prevent Diphtheria.

A sore throat is good breeding place
Icr Diphtheria germs. Protect your chill.
tlren by never neglecting a Sore Throat.
Hou can wisely depend upon TONSlLINE.
Give Tonsiline upon the first appearance of
Sore Throat don't give Diphtheria a
.;hance in that throat in its weakened con-
dition. When TONSILINE is swallowed it
zones directly in contact with the diseased
aurface and induces healthy condi- y-e~
zion of the membranes-t then the g<5A
system can better defend the throat
4 attacked by Diphtheria germs.
Keep TONSILINE in the house .a
where you can get il quick when E1
needed. 25c., SEC. and S1.Q0. ~
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-20

and family spent Sunday with friends
at Tower City.-Miss Vera Cooper of
Williamstown spent some time with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. H.
Cooper, this week.-Charles Zigner of
Mt. Carmel spent some time with
friends here.-Many Lykens people
went to Williamstown on Tuesday
evening to take part in tie celebra-
ton rendered to the Homecoming SOL
der boys.-James Stroup, who was
taken to the hospital at Harrisburg,
is home again but is still seriously i'll.
Charles Hoffman has returned
from Harrisburg after spending some
time there.-Mrs. Alice Young and
daughter Katherine of New York City
are spending some time at the home
of the formers parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
David GratZ.-Mrs. John Machammer
of Harrisburg returned home after
spending some time with her son
Charles.-Mrs. M. r. Loomis has been
ill for several weeks with an attack
of neuritis.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-20
l. THE NEWS OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA TOWNS
THOUSANDS OF BUSHELS OF
WHEAT SOLD At GETTYSBURG
Someone Tampering With New Motor Fire Apparatus Rem
derng Unfit Oor Seruice; 90 Want to Be Guides

Gettysburg, Pa, Jan. 2O.-High
prices in the wheat market during the
past week caused. the farmers to dis
pose of their grain and thousands of
bushels were hauled to the local ware
houses, at one time there being thirty
three large wagons standing at one of
the warehouses to be unloaded. -
Some one is tampering with the motor
fire engine, going into the building
when no one is around and turning on
the switch and changing the position
of the levers. with the result that the
machine could not be used if a fire
call was sent in. - Thirty-nine per-
sons will take the examination on the
twenty-second of this month to be-
come battlefield guides. The report
of the Queens Daughters of ST.
Francis Xavier Catholic Church show
that twenty-five poor families were
helped during the past year and that
S127.S2 was spent in this charitable
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-20
HUNTERS EAT
TAME CHICKEN
Monterey Rifle and Hunt Club
Entertained at Home of
Charles D. Englar
BIRTHDAY SURPRISE
Party Marks Double Anniver-
sary For Mr.. and Mrs. H. J.
Harp at Waynesboro

Waynesboro, Pa, Jan. 1S.-Mem-
bers of the Monterey Rifle and Hunt
club were entertained at the home of
Charles ID. Englar, one of the MEM
bers of the club, on Thursday evening
at a roast chicken dinner. Those
present We're: w. Il. Harbaugh, II. j.
Mentzer, Albert Happel, Jesse Thomp-
son, Charles Warner, Blue Ridge
Summit; DR.. Yeager, Maryland Sana-
torium; David Sanders, John Sanders,
Elmer Sanders, Rouzerville; j. c.
Lesher. Samuel Nichols, Daniel Rine-
hart, S. e. Beeler, Joseph Enniss, A.
X. Warner, Karl Westerblad, Victor
McKelvey, Sharon Mentzer, John
Bowers, Clayton Reecher.-A birth
day surprise party was given at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. H. j. Harp, in
honor of Mrs. Tharp. The occasion
was also Mr.. and Mrs. Harps we'd
ding anniversary. Those present were:
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel McPhern, Mr..
and Mrs. William Sease, Mr.. and Mrs.
b. f. Kline, Mrs. Nettie Speilman,
Mrs. Collins, Mrs. Mary Hoffman,
Mrs. Charles Elliott, ]. A. Johnson,
Misses Lily Huff, Ada Huff, Gladys
Sease. Lillian Shatzer, Ruth Shatzer,
Katherine Kline; Earl Spielman, Rob-
ert Sease, Howard Poe, Ray Kline,
Galen Kline, Frank Collins, Paul
Kline, Hubert Harp.-Mr. and Mrs.
j. w. Warehime and daughter, Miss
Madeline Warehime, are spending
three weeks at Mt. Clemens, Mich
Misses Irene Schindel and katherine
Besore, Hagerstown, are guests of
Miss Helen Sheuman.-Mr. and Mrs.
William Teeter of Harrisburg are
visiting Mrs. letters mother, Mrs.
Mary Shull. Miss Florence McMi.
chael has returned from a four weeks
visit to her home at Rowlesburg.-
Mrs. r.. II. Schriver has returned
home from a visit to Pittsburgh.-Mr.
and Mrs. A. NJ. Frick of Shady Grove
and niece, Miss Blanche Small, are on
an extended trip to Jacksonville, Fla,
and Cuba. - Miss Mary Allen of
Chambersburg is spending the week
with Miss Iyde Lehman.-Miss Mary
Hayes Rice of Hastings, Pa, is tie
guest of Mrs. c. n. Kirkpatrick and
Miss Marguerite Boggs.-Miss Caro-
line Shriver has returned from visit
to Philadelphia and Atlantic City
Mrs. Harriet S. loot, Gettysburg, and
Mrs. j. Fl. Musselman, Millersburg,
are spending the week with the Rev.
and Mrs. J. NJ. Francis.-Mr. and Mrs.
Millison Graham are on an extended
trip to the south.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-20

work. - Two young men responded
to the call of their country when the
naval recruiting party passed through
this place several days ago. Four vol
unteers presented themselves, but only
two, Eugene Richards and William
Glass, were accepted. They will leave
when notified to report. The choir
of st. James Lutheran Church was
given their annual banquet by the Of
ticers of the church. the guests includ-
ing the members of the church coun-
Gil and their wives, choir members
and Others numbering sixty. - A pre-
liminary organization has been ef-
fected in the effort to organize a
choral society. With a vocational
school practically agreed upon to be
located at Arendtsville for the benefit
of the pupils in the northern end OF
the county, Littlestown, in the south
ern end, is becoming agitated over the
matter and is considering the idea
of trying to beat the other folks to it.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-20
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Shriner
Entertain Sleighing Party

Lnglcstown, Pa, Jan. 2o.-Mr. and
Mrs G. w. Skriner entertained a
sleighing party on Tuesday evening,
consisting of Mrs. John B. Lingle Miss
Irene Lingle, Miss Edith Lingle, Mrs.
John Hetrick, Miss Carrie Hetrick,
Miss Blanche Mumma, Miss Nora
Hetrick, Sherman Care, Miss Verna
Hetrick, John Eshleman, Herman
Hetrick, Roy Lingle and Norman Het-
rick, all of Manada Hill.-Robert
Smeltzer of Harrisburg and William
Smeltzer of Fort Wayne, Ind, were
visitors here Sunday.-Mrs. Harry
Hallman of Harrisburg spent several
George Wade.-Robert Whitaker of
Matamoras is spending some time
with his relatives, the Rev. and Mrs.
II. Whitaker.-TheR Rev. j. d. DoLner
of Shippensburg was the guest of Mr..
and Mrs. S. ii. Good on Tuesday
Mrs Charles Koons and son Charles
are spending several days with Mr..
and Mrs. A. L. Bierbower at Carlisle.
The Rev. Mr.. Virgins of Marysville
preached in the Church of God Tues
day evening.-Mrs. David Felty spent
Wednesday with Mrs. Henry Wilbert
at Raysorville Heights.-Mrs. Libby
Bolton and daughter Miss Mabel,
spent Wednesday at Penbrook.-Miss
Orpha Shriner of Spring Meadow
1arm was Tie guest OF MISS tutn
Felty on Tuesday.-Miss Minnie Ba-
ker spent several days with Mr.. and
Mrs. John Geyer at Middletown.-
Miss Mollie Lingle and Miss Ora Will
liams of Harrisburg and Miss Ida
Bender of Lancaster spent Sunday as
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. G.. w.
Shriner.-Communio services will be
held in the United Brethren church
tomorrow morning by the pastor, the
n g
church in the morning by the Luth-
eran pastor, the Rev. o. r. Bittner,
and communion services will be held
in the Church of God Sunday, in the
evening, by the pastor, the Rev. II.
Whitaker.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-20
Fashioned Quilting
Party at Collier Home

Blain, Pa, Jan. 20.-An "old-f fash
ioned quilting party" was given at
the home of Mrs. Charles Collier.
Those were: Mrs. David Boyd, Mrs.
Harry E. Stroup, Mrs. G. f. Slime,
Mrs. r. II. Kell. Mrs. Ralph Kell. Mrs.
]. A. Snyder. Mrs. Marietta Campbell.
Mrs. d. G. Keele, Mrs. Israel Lupfer,
Mrs. Annie Woods, Mrs G. O. Gray,
Mrs. a. d. Neidigh.. Mrs. Lewis Shu-
man, Mrs. Harry Shearer, Mrs. George
Anderson and daughter Bertha, Mr..
and Mrs. Sylvester Shields and daugh-
ter Luella, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Col
Ter, John Stern, Mildred Swartz, Ar
thur Collier, Paul and Claude Stum.-
Lewis Britcher and Calvin Hess each
lost COW from drophobia.-Oliver
Jones, who was in Utah, is visiting his
family here.-C. c. Kern of Harris
burg visited his brother, Fred Kern.
DR.. and Mrs. c. NJ. Hench and baby
of Waynesburg came here on u visit
ill.-W. l.. Shreffler of Lewistown is
visiting his father, G.. w. Shrefler,
who is ill.-Mrs. ]. C. Reighard il i'll.
Frank Wentz, 8 years old, who
was successfully operated on for ap-
pendicitis at the Harrisburg hospital.
has returned home.-Miss Goldie
WentZ and Bryan WentZ have re-
turned to Harrisburg.-Miss Ruth
Book, aged IS years, was operated on
for appendicitis at the Harrisburg
hospital on Tuesday and is getting
along nicely.-Harper Kell of Plain
field visited his grandfather, r. II.
Kell.
CLASS OYSTER SUPPER
Thompsontown, Pa, Jan. 90
Glass No. 3 of the Lutheran Sunday
school held an oyster supper Friday
evening in L. S. Thomson's vacant
house.-Mr. and Mrs. George Keiser
of Harrisburg were recent guests of
Jonathan Keiser.-Mrs. Oscar Keagle
was in Harrisburg Thursday.-Levi
x. Myers has gone to Enola to spend
some time with his daughters, Mrs.
Byron knight, and Mrs. Myers
Postmaster o. keagle made a trip to
Mifflin on Wednesday.-Mrs.J ]. Frank
Patterson was a recent guest at the
Tennis home.-Mrs. Mary Stengel and
her friend. Miss Jefferd of Oak Lane,
returned home Saturday after spend
ing ten days with Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward Shipper Thompson.-Mis Mar
guerite Vanomer and little brother
Billy of Buffalo are visiting Mr. and
Mrs. w. II. Brubaker.-Miss Maggie
Hibbs is i'll at the home of her broth
er. George S. Hibbs, with a broken
arm.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-20

Lykens.-J. B. Mccoy and son Will
of Philadelphia, and Charles Beiden-
miller of Wilkes Barre attended the
funeral of Ignatz Dresel here.-Mr
and Mrs. J. w Bitterman of Harris
burg spent Sunday with the formers
father, Cyrus Bitterman, at West Ly-
kens.-W. III. Cooper spent Wednes-
day at Klingerstown.-Roy Barrett
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-20
PRAYER SERVICE
FOR PROHIBITION
Mechanicsburg Women's Chris
tian Temperance Union Holds
Special Services
SHAKESPEARE CLUB MEETS
st. Paufs Reformed Sunday
School Glass Compliments
Its Oldest Members

Mechanicsburg, Pa, Jan. 20.-On
Thursday, the day set apart by the
local Women's Christian Temperance
union as a day of prayer for national
prohibition, sessions were held in the
Methodist Episcopal church in the
morning and afternoon.--On Tuesday
afternoon a meeting of the Shake
speare club was held at the home OF
Mrs. G. G. Clendenin, West Main
street, and plans were formulated for
the year and program of interest ar
ranged.-A pleasant surprise party
was given Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph NJ
Nickel, at their home in East Keller
street, on Monday evening by the
members of j. ]. Millerson's Sunday
school class in st. Paul's Reformed
church. and the pastor, the Rev. John
). Adam. The affair was compliment
tary to Mr.. and Mrs. Nickel, who are
the Oldest members of the Sunday
school.-George A. Zacharias, who
Tell on the icy pavement and broke
his arm. is getting along WE'LL
George e. Lloyd was in Reading on
Tuesday, attending meeting of the
Lebanon Consolidated Water COM
pany.--Mrs. P. s. Brugh of Philadel-
phia is visiting fer sister, Mrs. Laura
Young, West Main street.-The Rev.
l.. M. Dice was in Mt. Holly Springs
on Wednesday, attending q meeting
/ Ol Ine ministerial ASSOCIATION OF the
Evangelical Church.-Mr. and Mrs.
Winfield Cobean and Miss Anna Ste
vens of Harrisburg were guests of
Mrs. r. p. Long, South Market street.
Mrs. NJ. M. Dougherty was hostess
for the bridge club on Tuesday after
noon at her home in West Keller
street. The prizewinners were Mrs.
George L. Lloyd and Miss Katharine
Kough.-Dr. and Mrs. S. j. Zufall an
nounce the birth of son, on Monday,
January 15.-The Sewing Circle of st.
i Marks Lutheran church met at the
home of Mrs. George Coble on Tues
day evening and a pleasant session of
the Aid Society was held at the home
of Mrs. ]. III. Smith on Thursday eve
ning.-Mrs. J. j. Resh returned home
after spending several weeks in AL
| lentown and Philadelphia.-Mr. and
Mrs. John Eppley quietly celebrated
their twenty-ifth wedding anniver-
sary on Sunday, January IA. on
Tuesday, January is, Mr.. and Mrs.
Louis A. Diller celebrated their fif-
teenth wedding anniversary. Mr.. Ep-
pley and Mr.. Diller are post office
employes.-The Rev. DIR. l.. c. H""t.
president of Albright college. s'yersa
town, delivered the sermon e. Grace
Evangelical church on Wednesday
evening.-Jacob Longsdorf an aged
resident, is confined to his home in
East Main street by illness.--W. c.
Templin has returned home after a@
visit in Berks county. -
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-20
REVIVAL SERVICES TO CLOSE

REVIVAL SERVICES TO CLOSE
Union Deposit, Pa. Jan. 2O.-Re-
vival services being held at the United
Brethren church by the pastor, the
Rev. George w. Hallman. will close
tomorrow evening.-Mrs. Elias Kauf-
man and daughter, Mrs. Mary Ham
maker, spent a day at Harrisburg
Mr.. and Mrs. Enos Fackler and chill
dren of Elizabethtown visited Mr.. and
Mrs. A. NJ. Kuhns on Sunday.-Sam-
uel Gingrich spent Tuesday at Pen
brook, visiting his daughter. Mrs.
Harry Plank.-Mrs. Myrtle Newcomer
and Miss Edna Kaufman spent day
at Harrisburg. Born, to Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Schaeffer, a son. .t
The Delta independent., 1917-01-12
Gov. Gunter's Message.

Denver. Jan. 9-Julius Gunter was
inaugurated governor of Colorado to-
day. w. II. Gabbert, retiring chief
justice of the supreme court. admin
istered the oath. the other elective
stae officials being sworn in at the
same time.
Governor Gunter read his inaugural
address. He first referred to the edu-
cational institutions OF the state and
urged careful consideration Of the
needs of the schools so that they might
be raised to the highest efficiency He
also recommended that the imperfec-
tions in the state school system be
remedied.
Governor Gunter suggested a four
per cent bond issue. the proceeds to be
invested in permanent improvements
at the state penal institutions. such as
buildings and acquisition of lands. He
urged genrous highway work. He de
clared that persons of one political
party should be kept from entering
the primaries of another He favored
the adult probation law and the ex-
tension of the mothers compensation
act. and asked for an appropriation in
making the minimum wage for women
effective at once.
Governor Gunter said that the loan
ing of the school funds, the leasing
and sale OF the state lands should be
handled by business organization. He
favored increasing the power of the
State Utilities commission. and urged
reform Of the state revenue laws. He
urged the Improvement Of system of
leading minerals lying underneath
state lands.
The Delta independent., 1917-01-12
JUDGE BELL PARTICIPATES IN
FORMAlITY OF CASTING VOTE

The presidential electors chosen by
Colorado at the recent election. of
which Judge ]. C. Bell of this city
was one, met the first of the week. as
the law provides, and went through
the formality of casting the six votes
of Colorado for Woodrow Wilson.
William E Sweet. one of the elect
ors was designated to carry the vote
to Washington and cast the same at
the meeting of the electoral college
Mrs. Sarah X. Walling, the only woman
elector of the bunch, aspired to the
honor of carrying the vote to Washing
ton. and was backed up by delega,
tion of women who attended the meet
ing Of the electors, but she failed to
secure the honor.-Montrose Enter
prise.
The Delta independent., 1917-01-12
From Bad to Worse.

Hyker-rd give anything 1 p ssess
if l could get rid of this case of gout
Pyker-That's easy. Just move over
to my boarding house and I'll wager
that liver complaint will soon take the
place of the gout.
Hyker-Liver complaint! How's
that?
Pyker-Well, our landlady feeds US
liver every other day, and it has come
to pass that the boarders ae complain
ing
The Delta independent., 1917-01-12

A charming little hostess on Mon
day afternoon. January s, was Miss
Cornelia Scott, only daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Sumner Scott at which time
ten friends came to assist in celebrat-
ipg the advent of her tenth birthday.
The quests came right after school
and didn't go home till the shades of
night were falling. so II is needless to
say they all had n royal good time,
while their little hostess is treasur-
ing number OF choice gifts in men,
ory of the happy occasion.