The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-12-11

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give every scrap of news so long as
you take no pains to give the editor
information. The average editor isn't
q medium or mind reader but must
get his news as a few milkmen get
their milk-by pumping. Il don't say
that ALL milkmen put water in their
milk. We get good supply of cream
up at Archibaldson's house,.
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Scoop hasn't received any disserta-
lions on "Women" in reply to the one
on "Men," which appeared in this col
umn last Thursday.
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They have removed the radio from
Bittner & Stahl's barber shop and
have gone back to the great American
diversion, that of checkers and con-
versation (by the barbers). Scoop
considered himself a good player after
disposing of Neil Liller in a game,
but Hervey Bittner stopped the head
from any further swelling.
$50
Most of the time this column is
given over to comic events which
sometimes happen and sometimes
don't. Today, however, it is turned
into something different.
The following are my own ideas
about some of the people of the town
and community. am not getting
charitable, either, just because it is
Christmas, nor am I printing these
with the hope of getting swamped
with Christmas presents from these
people.
Anyway, here's what think about
them:
George Kerins is one of the big
sparks behind the fire department.
Grover Stemple has lot of energy
and he gives it to the municipal az
fairs of Oakland.
Joseph E. Harmed knows more about
flowers of this section than anybody
else 1 know and he is always willing
to impart information.
George D. Sprague has wonderful
sense of humor if you can dig down
under the skin.
George D. Browning has made the
county an excellent commissioner for
a number of years and I am glad
he will continue in the Office for an
other term.
like to hear Reeves Blandford
sing.
If you want facts on history, and
want them told in an interesting way,
ask Carl Frame.
I've always had warm spot in my
heart for Stuart Hamill ever since he
presented Archibaldson and / with a
gallon of maple syrup. However, he
can't expect us to keep warm forever
on one gallon.
If anyone can laugh louder or more
heartily than Charles Sprague, let
him step up and say so.
Wellington Yutzy is one of the few
who can laugh at his own jokes and
still tell them so that they are funny
to his listeners.
The West Penn Company has a fine
goodwill builder in the person of A.
T. (Slim) Shaw.
H. C. Sincell still says, "Sho', sho';
amt dat sumpin'."
Stanley Bond is all right, but he
thinks his radio is better than the one
! listen to at Archibaldson's.
Mrs. George Thayer, one of the wo-
men readers of this column, says she
still reads it. It's hard to break a
bad habit.
Silas o. Wiley says he likes it, too.
That's two on my side.
G. A. Fraley knows how to operate
a bank so that it pays good dividends
to it's stockholders and is liberal in its
dealings with it's customers.
DR.. Henry W. McComas is an inter-
esting talker, but he isn't always easy
to get started.
If Bill Butt ever had a crouch on
nobody ever told me about it.
Bob Hoffman forgets everything
Bob Hoffman forgets everything
but dancing when he is dancing with
a good stopper.
Joe Gender makes a good Legion
commander.
Henry Lauer has given his support
to more civic enterprises than anyone
else in town in the last twenty-five
years.
Bill Gibson would run a close Sec
ond to Joe E. Brown, of movie fame.
And Bill has been reminded of this
fact on numerous occasions.
Delbert Davis will tell you what he
thinks, and right to your face, too.
Mike Liller knows how to operate
bugle to perfection.
Wade Hinebaugh is the only man
who ever scared me by Directing to
write-up in this column, and 1 finally
learned he was only kidding.
Neil Fraley certainly knows how to
argue politics.
Walter Dawson is man of action.