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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-18
Improved Machinery in
Rebuilt Fertilizer Works

Elizabethtown, Pa, Aug. IS. -
The latest improved machinery was
installed at the Fertilizer Works this
week to replace that destroyed by
fire some time ago. - Mr.. and Mrs.
Tillman Ebersole. are visiting rela-
tives at Buffalo, N. Y-Mr and Mrs.
N. G.. Good are enjoying the sea
breezes at Atlantic City this week.
Robert r. Keller and Amos II. Glib
BILE spent several days at Atlantic
City. - Charles Fl. Wonderly was a
recent visitor at Lancaster. - Fifty
bushels of tomatoes were picked at
the Masonic Home farm in one day
this week. - Benjamin Croft, Roy
Wlthers, Abram Fromey and Harold
Engle enjoyed an auto trip to Mt.
Gretna. Mrs. william Cunning
ham, of Lancaster, is the guest of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Heffelfinger. - The Boy Scouts have
gone into camp at Manada Gap for
two weeks, under Scoutmaster Levi
c. Hershey. - Miss Marguerite Red
seeker spent several days with rela-
tives at Harrisburg. Mr.. and Mrs.
Irwin Holsberg spent. the past week
with relatives at Philadelphia and
Wilmington. - Mr.. and Mrs. II. G.
Thompson have returned from nm
extended visit to st. Louis and the
West. = Miss Lavina Demming, of
Harrisburg. is the guest of George
FL. Smith and family.-M. w. Eshel-
man and family. of Butler, are visit
ing relatives in the borough. -
Misses Mildred Hillegas of Quaker
town and Letitia Long of Mt. Joy
were guests of Mrs. Sadie Long. .
Mrs. B. NJ. Meezer was the guest of
relatives at Roberstown. = Mrs.
Charles McElhone of Gloucester, N.
J., is the guest of her mother, Mrs.
II. @. Seibhart. - Mrs. II. K. Kuhn
who underwent an operation at st.
Joseph's Hospital, Lancaster, Is do
ing nicely. - Virgle Binl1ley and AL
bert Reber were guests of friends
at Lebanon this week.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-18

mother, here. - Mrs. Mary Hart, OF
ALLENTOWN, is spending several weeks
with her brother, William West.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bergeman and Chrlste
nesday at the home of Frank sny-
der.
MinIintown. y Mrs. .Thad Vincent
was called to Shamokin on account
Mrs. Gilbert Kulp, who is suffering
from a fractured skull caused by
fall. - Miss Corene Courts, OF CleVe-
land, Ohio, spent several days as
the guest Of Maybelle Zeiders-Mrs.
Norman Sellers and son, OF Norrls-
town, and sister, Mrs. Johnson, OF
Akron. Ohio. are visiting their niece
Mrs. Mahlon Guss. Mr.. ana MIS- Mrs
Walter Settle and children, of Lewis.
town, spent Sunday at the home of
their brother, j. II. Leffard = Mrs.
Joseph Smith and four daughters re-
turned to their home in. Altoona on
Tuesday after a weeks visit with her
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Burk Etka. =
Mrs. Burris and daughter, Mary Bur-
Tis spent Monday with Hnd Mns g9latiyes W az
Portser. of Trenton. N. J.. spent sun
day with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
w. /. Kulp. Miss Sara Snyder, of
pittsburgh. is the guest OF Mr' @ns ana
Clair Kerchner spent Sunday with his
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. George Kerch
ner. in Walker township. - Miss
Monday with her sister, Mrs; ]: #.
Lizard. = Mr.. and Mrs. E. o. Ellis
left on Sunday for a visit with their
son. Harry Ellis and family, at AL
spending a couple of weeks at At
lantic City. - Jack Junkin is visit
ing his aunt, Mrs. John Watts, at
Belleville. = Mrs. ID. l.. Snyder was
Saturday, where she will undergo an
operation for appendicitis.
YeaEertOwn. - Miss Ethel Fray of
Harrisburg, is visiting Miss Mildred
Fetteroff. = Mrs. James Kline was
re cent visitor at the home OF her sis
ter, Mrs. William Riden. : Misses
Ethel Snd ar tss or bd
Mr.. and Mrs. Hayes Long. - Miss La
vina Wallace. of Harrisburg. is visit
ing at the Aiken's home. Mrs.
Of shiremanstown. were guests Of
Mann Man and and dausRfsr Madaline, of Of
Philedelphiai, are spending some time
the home OF Mrs. Ida Kinzer were:
Miss Reba Kinzer. Miss Mildred Ben
scoff. of Miffiin; Mr.. and Mrs. John
Clarion, Of LewIstown; Thomas KIM
zer of Atlantic City. and Orval Thorn
son, of Woodbury.. - Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Gibboney and daughter, Fran
on Sunday = Dell Orth, of Philips
burg. N, j., spent several days with
his mother and sisters. Mr.. and
Mrs. J. II. Miller. of Mapleton. were
visitors at the home of Samuel DELL
- Miss Lottie Hillman. of Cape May,
N. J., is visiting Miss Katherine Burk-
EFT. = Miss Dorothy Mertz left on
ter Philadelphia and Atlantic City. -
Miss Lettie Orth. after spending her
vacation with home folks. returned
to the Blair Memorial Hospital, at
Huntingdon, where she will continue
her course in nursing.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-18
Many Visitors Spending =
Summer Days at Dauphin

Dauphin, Pa, Aug. 1S.-Miss Ethel
Forney left on Thursday for Rah-
way, N. J., where she is spending
several weeks with Miss Margaret
Talley, a former resident of Dauphln.
Mrs. Maurice Heck and children,
Ruth Barbara and Alice Temple,
recently of st. Augustine, Fla, areI
spending several days with Mr. andI
Mrs. George w. Heck on their way
to Panama, where they will join DIR.
Maurice Heck, who is an army sur
geon there.-Miss Mary Harris, Miss
Virginia Watts, Miss Florence Frank,
all of Harrisburg; Miss Emily Sites
and Miss Caroline Roth, both OF
Overview, returned home to-day
after spending several days with MISS
Virginia Wallis.-Charles S. Gerber
ich returned home on Sunday from
a weeks visit at Atlantic City.-Pau
Schrade, of Allentown, a former
resident of Dauphin, is registered for
the week at Folger's lnn.-Mrs-
Frederick Kamerer, of Philadelphia
Mrs. Julia Romberger. Mrs. John
Shriber. both of Elizabethville, and
Mr.. ands Mrs. John Sheesley, o
Matamoras, were the guests or MT
and Mrs. Warren Boughner, on sun
day.-Miss Bertha Sellers returned
home to-day from visit at Cleve1
lanu, AkTOH slllu lpl'Not D'''''
and Mrs. Guy Stouffer motoreo
from York on Sunday and were the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Reed
kline Kramer has returned from
a weeks visit at Millersburg.-Misf
Esther Shaffer left on Wednesday
for Washington where she VIII
spend several weeks with Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Khngel.-Mr. and Mrs
Milan FishhaUgh and daughter
Miss Grace Fishbaugh, of YORK, mo
tored here and spent the weekend
with Mrs. Fishbaugh's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. William Ege.-Miss Cert
rude Gross. who was the guest
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Shafter, ma
returned to Baltimore.-Wiiliam Bel
Clark. of Philadelphia, is spendln
tbe weekend with his parents, DIR
and Mrs. w. p. Clark
Mrs. Howard Bayley, or New or
CITY. is spending several weeks at he
| bungalow on the mountainslde.-
Miss Carrie Specie and Mrs. Helet
Rronson, of Germantown, Philadel
mia are the guests of their cousin
Mrs 7. ID. M. Reed.-Mrs. Eta Ken
nedv and daughter, Miss Helen Ken
nedy have gone to New York City
where they will be the guests of MI
and Mrs. Ray Greenawalt, who hav
inst returned home from visit here
-Mrs. G. Wayne Singer and Mis-
Anne r. Miller spent Tuesday
yYyflIions Grove.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-18
POTTER REUNION
AT LEWISTOWN
Many Members Living in Up
per End of Dauphin County
Attend the Gathering
ENTIRE FAMILY PRESENT
Prof. w. P. Loomis Named as
State Inspector of Indus
trial Education

Halifax, Pa, Aug. 1S.-Mr. and
Mrs. H. S. Potter and children, Lee
and Rae, spent the weekend at Lew
istown, attending a family reunion
at the home of his brother. D. Lee
Potter. Upon this occasion the first
in a number of years, the entire fam
lily were together as follows: Profess
sor and Mrs. J. Wesley Potter, of
Wilkes Barre; Mr.. and Mrs. j.
Eugene Potter and sons, Keith and
Joseph Potter, of Johnstown; Mr..
and Mrs. H. Stewart Potter. son,
Lee, and daughter, Rae, of. Halifax;
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. f. Evans and daugh-
Lee Potter, and son, Donald, of
Lewistown.-Dr. Nathan c. Schaef-
fer, State Superintendent of Public
Instruction, this week conferred an
honor on a former Halifax boy when
he named Prof. w. p. Loomis as
State inspector of industrial educa-
tion-Elmer DaUgherty spent sever
al days at the home of his sister.
Mrs. David Mockerman, at Harris
burg.-Clayton Chubb, of Cleveland,
Ohio, is spending the week at the
home of Mrs. Isaac Bowman, near
town.-Harry Putt, of Inglenook,
spent Monday at the home of his
mother, Mrs. Charles Putt.-Mrs.
Mary Shoop spent the weekend
with relatives at Tower City.-Mr.
and Mrs. Samuel Gilbert, of Will
Transport, spent the weekend at the
home of Mr.. Gilberts parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Isaac Gilbert.-August
Baughman and family. of Enhaut,
spent Sunday at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. w. .. Glace.-Mr. and
Mrs. M. ]. Sheaffer, and son, Jerome,
of Penbrook, spent several days at
the home of J. E. Jury.-Abraham
Fetterhoff is seriously i'll at his home
| in Halifax township.-Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Hoffman and two chill
dren, of Harrisburg, spent Sunday
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. James
| M. Hoffman.-Mr. and Mrs. Elias
Flowers, of Steelton, spent Sunday
with their uncle and aunt, Mr.. and
Mrs. James M. Hoffmann.-Mrs. w.
II. Lebo, of Market street, is the
proud possessor of stalk of corn
which grew to the height of 13 feet 8
inches, in the garden at her home.-
Miss Anna Biever, of Palmyra, spent
several days over the weekend WIS.,
iting at the home of her mother, Mrs.
Mary Biever.-Mr. and Mrs. Lester
Jackson, of New Brighton, Beaver
count, are guests at the homo of her
mother, Mrs. M. C. Behw, and sister,
Mrs. c. r. Shope. They made the trip
by autom obile.-Mrs. Charles Hass,
Juniata, is visiting her parents, Mr..
and Mrs John Poffenberger, at Sus-
quehanna Heights. - Mrs. George
Schriver and children, Stanton and
Kermit, are visiting relatives at
| ElizabethVille and IIykenS.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-18
SOME HEN STORY
FROM MT. WOLF
Auto Strikes Fowl and She
Leaves Egg on Running
Board of Machine
PROOF SHE WAS THERE
Borough School Board Selects
Principal and Teachers
For Coming Year

Mt. Wolf, Pa, Aug. 1S.-I. Park
Wogan, manager of the Mount Wolf
FURNITURE Company, motored with Il
number of friends to a place near
Parkton, Nd, on Saturday evening
and indulged in a fox hunt. On Sun
day morning while returning home a
chicken attempted to fly in front
of the machine. The machine struck
her and several miles further Mr..
Wogan stopped the car to leave one
of the party out and an egg was
found on the running board.-At a
recent meeting the borough school
board called into consultation the
teachers who are to have charge of
the school for the coming year. The
school term will begin August 81.
Prof. c. II. Everhart will be tho
principal. Mr.. Everhart has taught
school in this neighborhood for many
years. Miss Bertha NJ. Fischer, of
Emigsville, will be in charge of the
secondary grade and Miss Pearl
Shenk will again have charge of the
primary classes.-Mr. and Mrs. c. II.
Everhart are spending several days
at Railway, n. J., and New York
City.-Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Rodes,
of Richmond, Va, who are visiting
relatives here, spent day at Har-
risburg and Hershey.-Mr. and Mrs.
spending two weeks as guests of Mr.
Melhorn's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Levi
Melhorn, and Mrs. Melhorn's sister,
Mrs. Jesse Rodes.-Miss Olive Rodes
left with a number of friends from
Middletown, for Atlantic City, where
the party will spend ten days.-Mrs.
H. NJ. Bower and son, Henry Lloyd,
spent at day at York as the guests
of Mrs. H. NJ. Eichleberger.-Mrs. L.
rIr
spent Saturday at York.-Miss Sarah
Rodes spent the weekend at New
Cumberland as the guest of Miss
Fannie Steffy, a former resident of
this place.-Mr. and Mrs. George
Hoff, Mrs. Henry Hoff and Miss
Nettie Linebaugh left on Saturday
for Atlantic City. Mr.. and Mrs.
George Hoff will remain for the re-
mainder of the summer, while the
latter two will return in about two
weeks.-Mrs. John Buser, of York,
| spent Monday with the Rev. and
| Mrs H. NJ. Bower.-The Rev. Luther
! G. Stauffer, pastor of the Lutheran
| Church, at York Haven, spent sew
! eral hours here Tuesday.-C. NJ
! Whistler, burgess of the borough, has
accepted the managership of the Co
| Operative store. For a number OF
years Mr.. Whistler has been the sue
| cessful principal of the borough
| schools.-The Rev. II. M. Bower will
take charge of his work as pastor OF
the Lutheran charge at Pine Grove
! tomorrow. For a number of years
Mr.. Bower has not been in the ac-
! tive ministry, but was secretary OF
! the Laymen's Missionary Move
ment. Mr.. Bower will move his fam
| lily to Pine Grove next Week.-Mrs.
Margaret Mohr, of cambridge, is be-
| ing entertained at the home of Post
master and Mrs. Charles Hummer
Mr.. and Mrs. John Shubower an
nounce the birth of daughter.-Mr
and Mrs. G. A. Wolf and son, Ear
and Miss Ella Miller, have returned
from a motor trip to Atlantic City
Charles Kohr, clerk in the Union Ma
tional bank, is spending weeks va
! cation at Atlantic City.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-18
RededicatiOn Exercises at
NewvilIe Church of God

NewvilIe, Pa, Aug. 18.-Redica-
ton services of the Church of God
were largely attended. The Rev. F. L.
Wheeler, pastor of the Big Spring
PRESBYTERIAN Church, read the scrip
ture lesson and offered the opening
prayer. The Rev. f. w. Parson read
a brief history of the church, stating
that fifty-seven years ago on the
same day the bethel had first been
dedicated. The sermon was preached
by the Rev. DR.. A. p. Slower, of Car
Isle. The cost of repairs amounted to
between 5000 and 500 dollars, and
all but about $3.50 of this amount
was raised. Dr. Stover rededicated
the bethel and offered prayer, and
the Rev. Mr.. Wheeler pronounced
the benediction. On account of the
Rev. B. L. C. Baer, of Mechanics
burg, not being present, as was an
nounced, the Rev. Mr.. Parson
preached the evening sermon.-The
Western Union telegraph office has
been closed and the operator, Harry
Hursh, has been transferred to Sun
bury.-Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Martin on Monday, August 13, son.
Miss Florence Mccullough, of Min
neapolis, Mimi, is visiting her aunt,
Miss Helen Mccullough, in Parson-
age Eugene Martin and Sam
uel Dunkleberger in training at MT.
Gretna, spent Wednesday at their
homes.-Mrs. a. p. Stover and
daughter, Miss Alta, of Carlisle, at
tended the rededication services at
the Church of God.-Miss Ella G.
Fry is visiting her brothers, U. G.
Fry, at Camp Hill, and Harry A.
Fry, at Paxtang.--Mr. and Mrs. Jo-
seph Woodburn and child, of Balti-
more, visited his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. c. Woodburn. Miss Sara
woodburn. of Philadelphia. Is also
visiting her parents.ZMiss Alma
Allen, of Harrisburg, is visiting at the
home of her uncle, w. A. Ker.-Mr'
and Mrs. John IL. Gayman have re-
turned home from a visit to friends
in Iowa, Nebraska and Illinois.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-18
noE NEAR BERRYsBURG

Rcrrysburg, Pa, Aug. IL. = doI
was seen on the property of IsaaI
roaming around the country. chase
Nv dogs. is now in the woods neal
hero % Miss Ellen Snyder, of PhilaI
deiphia. is home for the remainder a
the summer. - Mr.. and Mrs. JohI
Stover and family, after spending twI
weeks with M. S. Daniel and family
returned to their home. in York, q
Wednesday. - Mrs. Mary Romberge|
and william Bonner left on Wednea'
daV for Boone, Iowa, where they viii
make their home. - Harry App anI
Harry Hartman spent Sunday at hom{
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kebaugh AMI
family are attending campmeeting 9,
Herndon. : Francis and Jacob Straua
of Harrisburg, spent several days 4
home. = Miss Walters, of HARRISBURG
is Visiting her grandparents. Mr. AM
Mrs William Walters. - Miss FIoI'
ence Curtis of Philadelphia, an'
Miss Macher of Tower City; Miss Fl
Misses Dartha an
Martha Deibier. of Millersburg. wer|
visitors at the home of p. T. Deible
- Mrs. Joseph Kain and son, Jay. q
I.ykens, were visitors in town. - MFR
Ralph Strawhecker and daughter haV
been spending a weekSat home.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-18
BIIAIN

Arthur f. Enders and family. OF
Halifax. spent Sunday at the home
of his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. b. f. En-
ders.-Mrs. Annie McCurtin. jeanette.
Ruth and Raymond McCurtin, of Cur
tbs Bay, Md, have returned home
after spending several weeks as the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Nathaniel Nc
Curtin.-Mr. and Mrs. John Enders,
of Halifax were visitors here on Sun
day.-Mr. and Mrs. j. c. Fitting. Les
ter, Marian and Mary Fitting motored
to the Blain picnic on Saturday.
Ira P. Snyder. who is employed at
Harrisburg. spent Sunday at his
home here.-Mr. and Mrs. C. r. Reitor,
OF New York, were guests of DIR. J. w.
Neff and family.-Mrs. Nathaniel
Weaver and Mrs. Annie Keiter spent
several days in Lykens Valley.-Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Bosold. of Reading,
are guests of ]. C. Fitting.-The Rev.
and Mrs. II. II. Fertig returned home
or Wednesday after spending a week
at Mt. Gretna.-H. M Sweigard, of
York, spent the Weekend with his
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. c. f. Swell
gard.-George Loudermilch, of Har-
risburg, spent several days with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Louder
milch.-Miss Celia Mace, of Harris
burg, is the guest of her aunt, Mrs.
Ira Hoover.-Dr. and Mrs. ]. w. Men
and daughter Phyllis motored to Har-
risburg on wednesday.
ENDERS
David III. Neck. of New Bloomfield,
inspector of weights and measures,
was here Monday accompanied by his
daughter, Miss Olive Meck.-Born, to
Mr.. and Mrs. James Gutshall, an IL
pound girl baby. Mrs. Gutshall was
formerly Miss Minnie Baltozer.-Roy
Johnston killed rattlesnake with
ten rattles.-Mrs. Susan Gutshall is
critically i'll at the home of her
daughter. Mrs. George d. Martin, of
Mount Pleasant. - The Rev. John
-Erler. Lutheran minister of Rock
wood, delivered a sermon on THE I'm
pardonable Sin" in the Zion Lueheran
Church on Sunday morning.-Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Miller. of Frederick. Md.
visited here this week. Mrs Miller
was Miss Florence Lindaman. daugh-
ter of the Rev. f. S. Lindaman. now
of Littlestown.-James l.. Martin, a
graduate of Millersville Normal school
class of II. is visiting his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Martin. He has
accepted a position in high school
in Union county.-Roy L. Minich, of
Brooklyn. N. Y. preached in the Zion
Reformed Church on Sunday evening.
Miss Florence Mosteller. of Ber-
wick, Pa. a student at Susquehanna
University. is the guest of her class
mate, Miss Lee Smith.
Pillow. Mr.. and Mrs. e. w.
Dockey and daughter. Lottie Dockey,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Joel Boyer and
daughter, Gladys Boyer, spent Sum
day at Beaver Springs - Mr.. and
Mrs. Kemp, of Philadelphia, are
spending a few weeks with her par
IL
The Rev. and Mrs. w. II. Kline, of Red
Cross, spent Thursday at the home
of the Rev. d. 70. Tetterolf. - Harry
Underkoffler. of Philadelphia, Is vis-
iting Alonzo Laudenslayer here. -
The Rev. Charles E. Shaffer. of Phil
adelphia, visited the Rev. Ira Gass for
several days - Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Latsha and Mr.. and Mrs, Harry Heck
ert autoed to Hershey and Lebanon.
Mrs. Edward Hines and daughters.
of Williamsport. are visiting o, c.
Paul. Victor Wilmer. of Norris
town. is spending vacation with his
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-20
Cream Ordinance
Effective Today

Oklahoma Ciy's ice cream ordinance
passed several days ago, is now ct.
fective and by it' provisions all man
ufao'urefs of frozen products using less
than 4 percent butter IA, in il mus,
not advertise il as ice cream.
The ordinance provides ,ha, all Ice
cream manufacturers shall submit
samples OF their produc to the city
chemist with a view OF protecting the
health Of the community, With the
samples given the city chemist mus,
go all material, used in the manuiac-
tlrc NJ the product,
All wholesale manufacturer, OF ice
cream or coniectionS are required 10
pa, a license OF SIS retail manufacture
o' eontection> SS and retail manutac-
,Gte OF ice cream S2 The ordinance
a,So provides, among other things tina,
all persons employed IN them shall be
examined by the city physician.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-20
Adventurous American Sailor
Loves to Battle U-Boats But
Balks at German Camp Menu

by the Moewe. the German oommerc.
raider
They sank the Georgia, picked up
70 OF the crew. let 20 drown and kicked
me into the sea, he declared.
He was rescued and was aboard the
steamer Yarrorisle when II was cap
turcd He was then taken to a German
prison camp and was put upon the ra-
tons TO which he offers such vigorous
objection.
Through a series OF camps he went,
he says, each worse than the other, un.
I'll, in rags and shoeless, he was held
at Brandenburg, which is known among
prisoners az the "hellhoe" Depew re-
lates stories or inhuman forms OF i'm
prisonmen,,, j~fSoh he says are praetieed
by the Germans upon their prisoners.
Through the influence OF Aufbssssdor
Gerard he says he was released IN
March, 1917, since which time he has
leisurely viewed the war and worked
his way toward home.
He attempted to rejoin the United
States navy, but was rejected because
Of an injured foot, a result OF the Oar
danelles campaign.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-20
INSPECTION Of
GARDENS STARTS
Over 5000 Plots Entered in
School ChiIdren's Contest,
Cash PRIZES TO WINNERS
Mooring Heads Committee to
Pass Upon Gardens,

II Oklahoma City school children
seem especially industrious in garden
work this week, it's because the in,pec
tion OF plots entered in the gardening
contest has started.
D. {, Mooring. of the Oklahoma A.
and M. college, who acted as Oklahoma
City Chamber Of Commerce garden su.
pervisor last spring, is in the city TO
a,sls, with the inspection work. He
VIII head a party composed Of repre,en.
tatives OF the Rotary club and Chamb,,
OF Commerce.
Preliminary Work Started
Work today was given over TO plan
ming routes and other preliminary steps
Actual inspection will start no, later
than tomorrow or Wednesday. As ther,
are over 5000 contestants, the work will
be arduous. The enrolment cards will
be classified into four groups TO CORE,
pond with the four city school wards.
AZ the beginning OF the Chamber o
Commerce garden campaign this spring
the Rotary club gave 500 in cash for
prizes. The garden committee set aside
$50 for each ward, S25 for prizes for
girls and SIS for boys.
Each first prize winner will receive
$40; second prize winners. $50; third
S fourth. $3.50, thus making eight
prizes available in each ward or Y in
the city.
Story Of the Garden.
In order to be eligible for a prize,
each contestant must present a written
story Of his or her garden.
The principle points to be included in
the story are OO name Of contestant,
R) home address, (0 school attended.
az age, (s) boy or girl, (o) grade
(lol6.l1, 0 size Of garden, (s) when
the different vegetables were planted,
~ when the harvest began and closed !.
" not closed, an estimate 10 date. (lO)
appearance, 0lD yield, total amour, in
dollars consumed or sold or both, N2)
fall garden Due credit will he given
those who have KEEP, up their garden
work and are active in beginning q fall
garden The contestants are advised 10
have their story ready 80 the inspectors
can collect II when their garden is In
spected. and 10 be careful in writing
their name and addre" very plainly so
they may be readily seen when the story
is folded
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-20
CITYBRIEFS:

Neoroes Alleged Gamblers Seven -.
"a Mete nfoa,ed by Officers cassidy
," ,n n"ep Pst night charged with loi,nr.
s %o9na a gambling place They wers
arrested al lis North burland avenue
osssn rs'No Complaint, Three al.
leeeu speeders were arrested n,, ,i.h,
on complaints signed by 3 X poys,.
motorcNcIe officer Lour poreons 49,
si,s siso charI.d with parking their nu,omo'
Hoesvn charge Dismissed On com.
kns OF nls wIe, Sarah Brown, Charles
br0wn. negro, was arrested this morn,ns
snee1ed with assaul, with a nun NJ,
Urown told Judge Mitchell in municipal
cCuIt .n's morning that she had been
Iife. The case was dismissed
QoNeooss Meet ronight-.Memher. Of ,b.
pabkems City Dental nssSi,,,on .,',l Iii
1el4 (helr regular monthly msstins at
- LSs.Rsekins hotel tonight At