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The Benson signal., 1917-08-18
kansas City Produce.

Kansas -Butter-Creamery SIC;
firsts, 35c; seconds, 34c; packing, S3hc
Eggs-Firsts, soc; seconds, 24c.
Poultry-Hens, 16c: roosters, 12o;
byoilers, 16021c.
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st. Louis, Mo.-Spelter, $8.42.

Boulder.-Tungsten concentrates, 60
per cent, $17.00 per unit. Crude ores,
60 per cent, $500; 25 per cent, $9.40
@12.00; 10 per cent, $8.70@10.00 per
unit.
The Benson signal., 1917-08-18
Fruit.
Vegetables.
HIDES AND PELTS.

Dry Hides.
Flint butcher, per 10. ......37 @39
Flint fallen ................36 038
Flint bull and stag ........ 19
Flint culls and glue ....... 18
Salt hides 203c Id. less.
Horsehides 1/2Q2/S price OF greer
salted.
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Dry Flint PeItm.

Wool pelts, per ID. ....... 340 IS
Short wool pelts ......... 500 80
Butcher shearlings, No. 10
No. murian Shearlings .. 05
Bucks, saddles and pieces at value.
The Benson signal., 1917-08-18
MACKENSEN TAKES PANTZiU.
Lens Center of Drive as Canadians
Advance in Coal District

Berlin, Aug. IA. - Troops under
Field Marshal Won Mackensen cap
tured the Rumanian town of Pantziu,
a railroad junction in southern Mol
davia, which had been desperately de-
Tended by the Russo-Rumanian forces.
The Benson signal., 1917-08-18
HAY AND GRAIN MARKET.
(F. o. B. Denver. Carload Price.)


(F. 0. B. Denver Carload Price.)
HQy.
Buying Prices-per Ton.
Colorado upland, per ton. .20.0O02400
Nebraska upland ........ .18.0OQ22.OO
Prairie hay (old crop Colo.
and Neb., per ton ...... .19. 90 @ loo
Prairie hay (new CROP Colo.
and Neb., per ton ...... 1900 @17.00
Timothy, per ton ..22O0@2400
Alfalfa (new crop per ton 12.O0@15.00
South Park, per ton .230O q $500
Gunnison Valley, per ton .21.00 @24.0O
Straw, per ton ............ 5000 7.0O
Wheat, new, ch. mill, 100 lbs, buy 4.32
Oats, Neb., 100 lbs, buying ...... 2.60
Colo. oats, bulk, buying ........ 2.6O
Corn chop, sack, selling ......... 4.31
Corn in sack, selling ............ AIS
Bran, Colo, per 100 lbs, selling 2.2O
Flour.
Hunearian natent hah
The Benson signal., 1917-08-18
WOMAN COULD
HARDLY STAND
Restored to Health by Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.

Fulton, N. Y. Why will women
pay out their money for treatment and
The Benson signal., 1917-08-18

Whenever man fails in an under
taking he attributes it to fatalism.
The Benson signal., 1917-08-18
Price of Flax.
Butter Eggs, Potatoes and Poultry

Duluth.-Flaxseed September $3.50
October, $3.50; November, $3.50.
The Benson signal., 1917-08-18

The board of health consists of three
square meals a day.
The Benson signal., 1917-08-18
DAISYaFLY KILLER
University Of NOtTe Dame

N0TRE DAME, INDIANA
Offers Complete Course In Agriculture
Full courses also in Letters, Journalism,
Library Science, Chemistry, Pharmacy, Medi-
cine, Architecture, Commerce and Law.
The Benson signal., 1917-08-18

Creameries, ex. 1st grade, lb, 40
Creameries, End grade, Id. 81
process 80 WSl
Packing stock (net ....... 81
The Benson signal., 1917-08-18
Dressed Poultry.
Live Poultry.
EEEs.
Butter.

Eggs, case count, misc. cases
less commission ........ 6.O0@9.50
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-08-24
RESOLUTION No. PIG.


A Resolution Declaring the Result of
An Election Held on the 9Th Day of
August, 1917, Within the City of
Glasgow, Montana, for the Purpose
of Submitting to the Taxpayers of
Said City the Question of Contract
ing An Indebtedness in the Sum of
Nineteen Thousand Five Hundred
($19 100000 Dollars, BY Borrowing
Money and Issuing Bonds Therefor,
for the Purpose of Procuring q
Water Supply Sufficient to Meet the
Consumption of Said City, and
Construct a Central Sewerage
Pumping Unit, and Submitting to
the Taxpayers of Said City the
Question of Extending the Three
Per Cent. Indebtedness of Said City
to the Extent Necessary for Such
Purposes.
WHEREAS, on the 9Th day of
August A. D. 1917, an election was
held within the City of Glasgow, Mon
tana, for the purpose of ascertaining
the will of the taxpayers affected
thereby on the question of authoriz-
ing the council Of the City~of Glas-
gov to increase the indebtedness of
SdIu lily VI NAoSSOW ONcI dIu dUOSC
the three per cent. limit provided by
law by the issuance, first, of water
bonds of said city in the sum of
Twelve Thousand Eight Hundred
iS12,800.OO) Dollars for the purpose
of procuring a water supply, to-wit:
charging and improving the central
pumping plant so as to insure a water
supply to the inhabitants of said City
of Glasgow sufficient in quantity and
certainty of delivery; and, second, of
sewer bonds Of said city in the sum
of Six Thousand Seven Hundred
(s6,700.00) Dollars, for the purpose Of
constructing a sewerage system, to-
wit: constructing and installing a
central sewerage pumping unit in
order to prevent sewerage from back
ing up into the Easements and cellars
in said city during high water periods;
and,
WHEREAS, The returns Of said
election have heretofore been trans
mitted and delivered to the City Coun-
Gil of the City of Glasgow, to enable
it to fix and declare the result Of said
election; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council has
on this, the first Monday after
said election, and to-wit: on the 18th
day of August, 1917, convened at the
council chamber in the City of Glas.
gov, and has before it genuine re.
turns from all the wards in said city.
duly executed and certified by the
clerks and judges of election, as pro.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-08-24
Summer Complaint.

Summer Complaint.
During the hot weather Of the sum-
mer months some member of almost
every family is likely to be troubled
with an unnatural looseness of the
bowels, and it is of the greatest i'm
p~ortance that this be treated prompt
ly, which can only be done when the
medicine is kept at hand. Mrs. F. F.
Scott, Scottsville, N. H., states, 81
first used Chamberlain's Collie and
Diarrhoea Remedy as much as five
years ago. At that time l had a Sc
we're attack of summer complaint and
was suffering intense pain. One dose
relieved me. Other members of my
family have since used it with like
result."-For sale by all dealers.
Butte-Paving contracts for i'm
~provements of main streets allowed.
The Delta independent., 1917-03-09

sailors in all sorts of gambling games.
Also that while liquor is prohibited, it
is bootlegged at five dollars quart on
these transports. Between them all
many of the discharged men are made
to reach port broke. Byron Charles
worth Is Delta boy who seved his
period of enlistment in the navy. His
letter was not only published in the
Navy Magazine but he was written a
letter of praise and thanks for his
communication.
The Delta independent., 1917-03-09

ton are among the things which make
the prospect of war in part endurable
While it would hardly be possible for
a very large proportion of the sneaks,
the hypocritess the political bilks and
the general aggregation of damphools
to get killed off, still some of that
aggregation who are gradually lead
ing this country on to chaos, might
fortunately get hit. Grating official
dom, while shouting patriotism" and
"On to the 'FRONT.'" will be the last to
go to the front-the last to expose
their precious persons as targets to
the enemy.
The Delta independent., 1917-03-09
Notice of sheriffs Sale.

Notice is hereby given that by vir-
tue of a special execution to me issued
from the District Court of the County
of Delta. dated February 2Sth. A D.
1917, in a certain cause wherein Lionel
r. Wigram and Millard Fairlamb are
plaintiffs and Ira Allentharp, Walter
H. Smith. Clarence A Smith. c. Car
penter. w ]. Spelts. Thomas Mower,
w S. Mitchell, Floyd d. Morris and
Earl Shock, co-partners as Morris &
Shock. defendants. in favor of plaintiff
and against defendants in the sum OF
s5719.6O, together with s46.s5 costs. I
will on Saturday. the 31st day of
March, A. D. 1917, at the hour of ten
o'clock a m. at the South front door
of the Court House in the City of Del
ia, County of Delta and State of Colo
RADIO, sell at public sale the following
described premises. situate and being
in the County of Delta and State of
Colorado, to-wit:
The Northwest quarter of the North
west quarter OF Section 81. and the
East half of the Northeast quarter of
the Northeast quarter of Section 2S. in
Township 13. South of Range "a West
of the Sixth Principal Meridian. con-
tanning sixty acres, more or less, and
all bitches and water rights used in
its irrigation, including one and one
half shares of the capital stock of the
Lone Pine Ditch &. Reservoir Com
pany and one hundred shares OF the
capital stock of the Leon Park Reser-
voir Company, excepting, however, the
right of way for public road along the
North side of said premises.
Dated at Delta, Colorado, this Sth
day of March. A. ID. 1917.
NJ A. DAVIS, Sheriff.
First pub. Mar. 8; last pub. Mar. 30.
The Delta independent., 1917-03-09
A good way to create more officis

good way to create more official
tobacco away from him and kick his
sternum three times a day, regularly
once after each meal. This would re-
quire an official kicker and an assist
ant for each political precinct and
would be the means of building up a
strong party machine-a sort of kick
ing machine, as it were. This paper
doesn't charge anything for sugges-
tions. 1t wants to help the grafters
out
The Delta independent., 1917-03-09

Byron Charlesworth, who was dis
charged at the end of his term of en-
listment in the U. S. navy, has written
letter to the Navy Magazine in which
he charges that the transport crews
bringing soldiers and sailors home,
speculate upon the rations allowed,
selling to the highest bidders and that
professional gamblers holding down
cheap jobs as a disguise, are allowed
to fleece the discharged soldiers and
The Delta independent., 1917-03-09

FOR RENT-16O acres, thirty acres
in alfalfa, no seep, good buildings, and
cellar. one mile south Pea Green
School house California mesa. Terms
to suit party. Monroe Brown, Route
2, Olathe. Colo. Phone SO 80. o.tuafo
2, Olathe, Colorado. Phone SO 8,
Olathe. SGT
The Delta independent., 1917-03-09

Have you noticed how surely some
one wants to organize to help run a
thing as soon as the particular thing
becomes real prosperous. With the
high price of sheep and wool, Mont
rose organizes a Wool Growers
association. There is a big bunch of
bosh about all of these organizations.
A man who can't run his own business
is up against it in any line and should
change to something else Did any
one ever have to manage H. E. Perkins
business? Not on your life! And he
has been the most successful sheep
and wool grower of the state. AS a
matter of fact there is getting to be a
lot too much of organization for the
sole purpose of someone poking his
nose into other peoples business Do
these Smart Elickes who want to man
age every body else's business and to
regulate everybody else's business,
have selfish interest in doing it?
OF course they have. or they would
hunch up busines of their own.
The Delta independent., 1917-03-09

FOR SALE-Four tons extra good
Also nice bright wheat straw at 75c
per load. A. I. Cook. Lower Ash mesa.
Phone Delta 81 J2. S-5t
The Delta independent., 1917-03-09

Uncle Sam really doesn't want war,
but he keeps humming: Don't Tread
on the Tail o. Me Coat"
The Delta independent., 1917-03-09

Il hear the Comeups made lot of
fuss about their daughters wedding
presents. / didn't think they were
especially handsome" Maybe not, but
they hired detective from Denver to
watch them"
The Delta independent., 1917-03-09

Jack said he was going to breal
up the suffragette meeting at Flap dat
hall the other night" Were his plans
carried out?" No; Jack was
The Delta independent., 1917-03-09

Pat-Cassidy seems opposed t,
strikes. Mike-Why not? TIL las
strike he was on he got married jus
to fill up the time
The Delta independent., 1917-03-09
BUSINESS LOCALS.
, . >>>> - - 80 . .

Two thoroughbred Buff Orphington
roosters for sale. Delta Hospital
DOG LOST-Scotch Terrier Return
to Delta Hospital.
Good loans-farm or city property
Plenty of money. w. w. Dingman
Hillman building.
Span of work mares. weight 1900,
I and 10 years old. Apply to l.. C.
Jones, one mile south of Delta.
WANTED-Girl for general house
work. including cooking. Good wages
No children. Colorado phone Cedar
23-R 8. Sit
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-24
A DAGGER
IN THE BACK

That's the womans dread when she
gets up in the morning to start the
days days york; oh! how my back
capsules taken to-day eases the back
ache of o-morrow-taken every day
ends the backache for all time. Don't
delay. What's the use of suffering
Begin taking GOLD MEDAL Haariem
Oil Capsules to-day and be relieved
tomorrow. Take three or four every
day ana be permanently free from
wrenchinS, distressing back pain. But
be sure to Get GOLD MEDAL. since
1896 GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil has
been the National Remedy of Holland
the Government of the NetherlandS
having granted a special charter aIi-
thorlZing its preparation and sale
The housewife of Holland would Al
most as soon be without bread as she
would without her Real Dutc6
Drops" as she quantity calls corr
MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules. This
is the one reason why you will find
the women and children of Holland
SO sturdy and robust.
GOLD MEDAL are the pure oripi
nal HARLEM Oil Capsules imporfed
direct from the laboratories i'm HaarI
len, lem = H2ll9ndii % Ian But be sure to get
every box. Sold by reliable druggists
in sealed packages, three sizes. Money
refunded If they do not help Won. Ac
cept only the GOLD MEDAL, All
others are mitations-Advertis
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-24

r. d. l; Ira E. Evans, Loysville;
Charles S. Sigler, New Bloomfield;
Harry c. Lupfer, Shermansdale;
John r. Kistler, Landisburg; Ches-
ter l.. Wallace, Marysville; jeff w.
Super, Newport, r. d. /; John w.
Johnston, Andersonburg; Mitchell e.
Seidel, Landisburg; George w. Sui
lenberger, Duncannon; Andrew E.
Trostle, Blain; E. n. Turnbaugh,
Elliottsburg, r. d. /; Samuel NJ.
Kuhn, Andersonburg; George +. An
derson, Duncannon, Il. ID. 4; Frank
S. Shuman, Newport; Cloyd w.
Stambaugh, Blain; Saylor L. Wax,
Newport r. d. .; Harry Karstetter,
Newport; William A. Weibley, New
Bloomfield, r. D. l; Thomas L.
Toomey, villa; David a. Sweger,
Tckesburg; Elmer G. Saltzberger,
Landisburg; Walter l.. Moose, Logs
Vile; John Daum, Marysville; Harry
B. Junkins, Cisna Run; William y
Stimeling, Loysville, r. d. /; Ed
win l.. b. Fritz, Duncannon; Jo-
seph w. Dudley, Duncannon; Amos
f. Seiders, Shermansdale; Myles w.
stephens, Montgomery's Ferry; j. a.
Kretzing, Millersburg, r. d. 4; Wal
ter a. Liddick, Marysville; j. a.
Knisley, Millerstown, r. d. 4; Pat
d. Shearer, MarysVille; Ralph l..
Rough, Newport; Edgar c. Aker,
Newport; Irwin Kain, Millerstown,
r.. d. .; Frank E. Kochenderfer,
lckesburg; Herbert a. Eby, Landis-
burg; Merrill e. Sarver, Millers-
town; II. Foster Bollinger, Millers-
town; Clarence G. Agney, Landis-
burg; William f. Horn, New Bloom
field; Paul f. Stses, Marysville;
John f. Davis, Newport; Grant +!
Roush, Marysville; Maurice l..
Lightner, Loysville; Dyson l.. Slime
ling, Marysville; j. Gould Trimmer,
Liverpool; William c. Peters. Dun
cannon, r. d. 4; Davidson L. Slough.
New Bloomfeld; Wesley E. Hebel,
Liverpool, Il. D. ,; John w. Fort
ncy, Jr., Newport, r. d. 3; Noble G.
Lfddick, New Buffalo; r. e. Grub,
Millerstowu, r. d. /; r. a. Linde-
muth, Duncannon; William H. Ack-
cr, Jr., villa; Edward l.. Drummer,
Loysvillc; Maurice e. Kline, Marys-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-24
DRAFT BOARDS
ARE CHECKING
UP THEIR LISTS
Will Not Start Work Again
Until Monday; 1S of 26
Pass in Third District

The third county division draft
exemption board was the only one
to examine men to-day, twenty-six
were called during the morning,
eighteen passing the physical tests.
Only three of this number did not
file exemption claims.
The board stopped examining at
noon and will not start again until
Monday morning when sixty men
haze been notified to appear. The
second division board also will start
next Monday. Two hundred and
fifty men have been notified to re-
port during next week, by this board.
The first division board concluded
its examination of five hundred and
ten men yesterday. OF the III eX-
amined during the day, 81 passed
physically and 46 filed exemption
claims. Twenty-Five did not report.
Four hundred men will be eXamin-
cd beginning next Tuesday.
All the boards began checking up
their lists to-day to see how many
men they had obtained for their
quota. Decisions on exemptions prob
ably will not be announced until
next Monday.
Third District DesuIts
Those accepted for the National
Army from the third district with
headquarters at Elizabethville are:
Lescar G.. Clouser, Waldron A. Lebo,
Percy A. Swab, Harry r. Bressler,
Grant d. Noy, Howard Bressler,
George j. Miller and George ]. Slit
linger.
Claim DEFENDANTS, Frank Etzwei-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-24

vile; Naldie A. Dietz, Newport
Martin E. Lowe, Millerstown; Ralph
n. Biting, Marysville; Rodney M.
Gring, Newport; +. L. Mcbride, Ma
rletta, Pa; James NJ. Shull, Ickes-
burg r. d. l; Harry l.. Warren,
Newport, r. d. l; Roy e. Foster.
Landlsburg; Emory e. Beers, New
port, frank l.. Huber, New Bloom
Heid; Harry w. Lowe, Newport:
Miles N. Barshinger, Marysvilie: :
Reupen f. Shrawder, Millerstown;
/ FRANK 5. Stokes, Loysville; S. b. Nc
Donald, Shermansdale; John II.
since, Shermansdale; Clyde w
stewart, Logania: William j. Aver
buch, New Bloomfield; Daniel |.
STANLEY, 'Mtllerstown: Ralph p. Har-
Eey, D lckesburg; Clarence E. Reed,
Duhcannon; Thomas w. Gibney,
New ('. bloomheld; William II. Eckerd,
iiDuncanIion' i-.I.l' roster j. Lesher, Mil
iefStoWn, X. ID. 2; Sherman ID FRY
Loysville; f. f. Fortney. Montgoml
cry Ferry; Chester NJ. Myers, New
port; John r. Weibley, Louisville: 4:
George B. Troup, Newport: Charles
NJ. Harris, New Bloomfield: Stanley
=: Lyons, Newport; James ODonei.
New Germantown; Frederick r,
Murray Liyerpool; Koji Fuknoka,
New Bloomfield; David S. Fry, New
go ~ i1iiilCL -. henderson, Newport: +:
Frank NJ. Taylor, Millerstown: I T.
Zellers, Liverpool; Walter II Ror. -.
rick, Newport; Grover c. Shone
LoysVille; j. A. Gambler, MarysviIIe,
X. ID. l; John r. Shearer. Duncan.
non; Lewis e. Kensler, MarvsviIle.
f. W. Rhinesmith New German.
town; Charles II. Raub, Duncannon.
Lloyd S. Durham, Duncannon: Al.
YIN e. McNaughton, Newport.
George NJ. Zerfind, Duncannon
John n. Cornman, Newport: Elmer
Smith, Newport; John Suchenauer
Newport; William II. Rice, Newport
Enlisted before draft-Frank r.
hllnepeter, Duncannon; Arthur l..
Morgan, Duncannon; DIR. George NJ
Bogar, Liverpool; Roy / KUN 6,,n'
cannon, II. d. 4; Emmett E, Bar
ker, Liverpool; Harry E. Shomper.
Duncannon; Reid II. Fortenbaugh
Marysville; Roy NJ. Pon, Duncan
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-24

Ter, Mark H. Shaffer, Joseph E.
Vert, Isaac w. Schaeffer, Norman
M Beard, John e. Deibler, Ira u.
"Clouser, Charles IL. Werner, Stephen
ihh,utzipack, Wilmer M. Romberger,
1homas A. Umholtz, Lloyd f. Leh-
man, Joel NJ. Daniel, Howard S.
Shupp, Miles a. Miller, Albert 5.
iced, Fred S. Steely Adam Shiffer,
meyers Forman, Ralph E. Kerstet-
Ier, william N. Straub, Charles A.
Munger and Clayton +. Adams.
Rejected, Howard l.. Enders.
George l.. Lanker, Clark Grim, Jo-
seph F. Luggy, Lester r. Fitting,
Nofman Slerer Urban V. Lebo, Cey-
ION ION Cook, Cornelius Mahoney.
Gharles 5. Lands, Russell +. K.
aeckert, George w. Gillingham,
DANIEL j. Fisel, Daniel Zerby, Wes-
Iey w. Goodling, Elmer II. Hoffman,
larson Z. Cooper, Jacob II. Shat
ler Peter G. Burrell.
Enlisted, Paul f. A. Eutter Mil
iersburg; Clayton /. Matter. N[illers-
town.
Examined elsewhere, Jacob p.
Feschia, Bath, Maine Harry f.
Longabach.
Transferred, George S. Challenger,
TO Philadelphia.
"ieu 10 report, Gurney A. Rick
ert ana Jacob Nj. Henninger.
State Police Await Word
Stae draft headquarters officials
sald to-day that they were without
any information from Washington as
TO drafting of state policemen, a num-
Der OF whom have been accented bv
FOCAL boards and some of whom have
been ordered to mobilization camps.
AT the Capitol, state officials are
anxious to reach an understanding as
quite number of the troops. upon
whose training and equipment the
State has expended considerable
money are within the draft age.
II was announced to-day that Har-
cld G. Longsdorf. of Dickinson. Cum
berland county, had been appointed to
succeed George II. Stuart. Jr, of
Shlppensburg, as a member of the
district appeal board in this section
of the State. and will assume his
duties at once.
provost Marshal General Crowder
sent word to-day that posters for
local draft boards to display prior to
mobilization day, September 5, had
been sent to this city and requested
prompt distribution
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-24

bed, it has long since reached the
waters Of Chesapeake Bay. We are
not, therefore, prepared to eXpend
any money on the recovery of this
package, but we offer a reward of
$1,000 for the recovery of the package
or its contents, and will pay a pro-
porttonate amount for any notes re-
covered, in case the package has been
broken apart. There is possibility
that it may have lodged against the
dam below the Reading Railroad
bridge"
This statement is entirely in keep
ing with the confession of Mr.. Shoe
maker. The announcement of the re-
ward was made in connection with a
protfer by Mr.. Hopkins of the services
of the Society Divers, who appear at
this theater Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday.
Whlle the reward was announced
in the letter to Mr.. Hopkins and re-
1ers to the young ladies of the vaude-
vile company assisting in the search
the offer is open not only to the half
dozen diving girls who will reach this
city Sunday, but to all who care to
take part in the hunt
The package is supposed to contain
305 $40 bills
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-24

non; John r. Bucher, New Bloom
field Silas c. Clouser, Elliottsburg,
r. D. /; Alton w. Lick, Marysville;
william b. Barringer, Duncannon
Maurice l. Stein, New Bloomfield.
baugh, Blain; Ralph f. Hartman,
Marysville.
Died-Roy Green, Newport.
In hospital-Robert w. Smith,
New Germantown.
Notified for examination else
where-J. r. Lyons, Andersonburg.
r. d. l.
Failed to appear-Allen L. Hench,
Markelville; Patty Integlia, Newport.
Felon-William Claybaugh, New
port.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-24
ST. 900 REWARD IS OFFERED
FOR FORTUNE THROWN IN RIVER
Pipe Bending Company Will Pay Literally For Re
covery of Money Shoemaker Sunk in
Susquehanna

The Harrisburg Pipe and Pipe
Bending Company to-day offered a
reward of $1,000 for the recovery OF
the package of bills thrown into the
Susquehanna river on the night of
July IL by Amos e. Shoemaker. an
employe of the company who is now
in the county Jail. The package con-
tanned banlSnotes to the value of Sd, 100
and was securely tied into a package
with covering of burlap.
The offer of a reward is made in a
letter from the Pipe Bending Works
officials to G. Floyd Hopkins. man
aSer of the Majestic Theater, and de-
scribes the point at which the money
was thrown into tive river.
The package was thrown into the
river says the letter, "a short dis
tance above the pumping station To-
Gated at the end of North street, al a
point where the current is very
rapid"
Thorough investigation" the letter
continues, leads us to believe that,
~ ,et
owing to the nature of the river bot
tom and the rapid current, unless the
package has lodged against some
stone or other projection in the river
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-24

New Brunswick, n j., Aug. "a. - \
friend rushed up to William Sneed.
colored, in front of his home here. and
told him he had been called for the
national army. Sneed fell dead from
neart failure, due to fright, according
to the doctors. An investigation
showed that Sneed's friend was mts-
taken or Joking, as the dead man s
number had not been posted.