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Referred to Council.

Referred to Council.
Second Reading of Ordinances.
AN Ordinance TO amend an Ordin-
aEce, regulating the construction. al
iteration, maintenance, repairing and
removal of buildings, signs, poster
boards and other structures or parts
thereof and the intiammable or dan
gerOus contents thereof and providing
for fire limits and regulating the con-
strlctiOn of buildings and other struc-
lures therein, and repeating all Ordin-
ances and parts of Ordinances in con-
fiict herewith.
The City of WyandOtte Ordains:
An Ordinance TO amend Section
Of the Ordinance of the City Of Wyan-
dotte being entitled IAN Ordinance to
license and regulate the operation OF
Motor Buses in the City of Wyan-
Il1tfe."
The City of Wyandotte Ordains:
Unfinished Business.
Communication from the City AttOr-
ney relative to the case of Frank Saw
age, Administrator and Frank Savage
vs. City of WyandOtte. which award
resulted in an unfavOrable decision
dSdittSN int .NIIs vi w sdhu'ttO'
Referred to Council.
Report from the Committee to whom
had been referred the petition for the
paving of Maple Street from Sixth
Street to Seventh Street.
Referred to Council.
Communications and Reports from
City and Other Officials.
Copy of the minutes of the regular
meeting of the Recreation Commission
of the City of WyandOtte held on De-
cena,er 10Th. 1893.
Received and placed on file.
Honorable Mayor and Councilmen OF
The City Of WNndOtte.
Gentlemen,
L herewith submit to yOn n report
of fines, fees and costs collected during
tire month Of November. 1898.
November Criminal Cases - 2S4OO
Cases pending prior to Nov r
effslDer LIST ------------- 162.W
Received from the County
Auditors 32.4''
Total 4TS.45
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1938-12-30
Berinninx Of Art Of Diving

Sponges were responsible for
mans development of the art Of
diving. Ancient Olympic diving
champions were men who made
their living by diving for sponges.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1938-12-30

The custom of having q best man
at a wedding originated in primitive
days Of marriage by capture, when
the husband called his friends 70
assist in carrying OF the bride.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1938-12-30

Use Climatic Solar Calendar
A climatic solar calendar suitable
for the valley Of the lower Yellow
river in China was compiled about
1000 B. c.. and is used by the farm-
ers throughout the area. III
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:
covering Lot and $550.93 on Lot g..
These reassessed items less the credit
allowed by the City Council were paid
ON january 10, 1884, in the total
amount Of $979.13.
This special assessment against this
property is similar to special assess
nent sewer listed on all the properties
in the surrounding district.
Very truly yours,
John T. McWhirter,
City Treasurer
Unfinished Business.
Honorable Mayor and Council,
City of WyandOtte.
Gentlemen:
Attached is a copy Of letter pertain
ing to vacant building at 1166 Oak
Street.
To date said building is still open
and accessible to Migrants and mas
much as complaints have come to this
office in regards to same, may we sug-
gest that the City Attorney be fnstruc-
ted to take this problem in hand, un-
der the vacant building Ordinance No.
124, page 40 of Compiled Ordinances
of 1895.
Very truly yours,
+. w. ClasSOn,
Building Inspector.
Referred to City Attorney.
Honorable Mayor and Council,
WyandOtte, Michigan.
Dear Sirs:
wish to report that the Supreme
Court has handed down a decision In
the case of Joseph Lilienthal VS.. City
Of Wyandotte, ordering the City to
place him back in his position as a
member of the Fire Department and
10 pay him the salary during the per-
iOd Of his discharge.
A petition for re4hearing on the
question of the amount that should be
paid will be filed as the City Is entitled
TO have deducted therefrom the amount
he has earned at private employment
in the meantime.
A copy of the opinion is hereto at
tached.
Very truly yours,
w. Hugh Williams,
City Attorney.
Received and placed on file.
Mr.. l.. j. LaCOurse, City Clerk,
WyandOtte, Michigan.
Dear Sir:
The Municipal Service Commission
of the City of wyandotte at an adj
journed regular meeting held at 400
O'Clock p. NJ, December %, 1888. pass
ed resolution requesting the Honor
able, the Mayor and Council to APP
prove the recommendation made In
seid resolution, herewith attached, as
per the rules and regulations Of the
Federal Emergency Administrators Of
Public Works, Project No. Mich. 1916
P.F.
Very truly yours,
Municipal Service Commissions.
Henry A. Girardin,
Secretary.
Referred to Council.
Honorable Mayor and Council,
City Of Wyandotte.
Gentlemen:
/ hereby present to yOn for your
consideration the statement OF Cash
and Bank Funds and Bulge. AppropFi-
atoms for the anonth of NOVEMBER,
1898. and also for the period froaa De-
toher I. 1898 To November 3Oth. 1888
Respectfully submitted,
Lawrence J. LaCourse.
City Clerk
Received and placed on file.
Bills and Accounts.
wyandette. Mich. Dec %, 1898
To the Honorable Mayor and
COGncilmen.
Gentlemen:
The following claims have been ex
,nined. audited and found to be cor
rect.
l therefore recommend that they Be
approved and payment made
Respectfully submitted.
Lawrence j. IaCOurse,
PSrdo Auto Sales --------- leo
IGbadie Bros Company ----- 36-25
Hckok Oil Corporation 1887
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1938-12-30

A sledge team of FIVE Eskimo
dogs can travel so miles a day fee
several days.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1938-12-30
Barnum's white EIephant

p. T. Barnum bought white ele-
plant in Siam that cost him 500, -
by the time it arrived IN this conn
try and joined his circus.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1938-12-30

Tea Requires Much RAN
Cultivation Of tea requires = heavy
rainfall.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1938-12-30

Lawrence j. La 0ufSe.
City Clerk.
L Lawrence j. LAf,our$e. GleI I Of
the ctr Of Wyandotte. hereby e riff
that the foregoing 0raimnee Wis duly
ps~ed hy the Council Of the ny Of
wyandotte. on the 9th day OF Ns,enl-
I&wrrnce J. Iatoars-.
City flesk IS :
Wya1i6tfe NH. Dec. %. 1855
Is<e4luk ~ cosaacilnsn Louis y.
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property in the City whore = - are
in the alleys.
Apparently what Mr. St. a oh
jectlng TO 10 the distances - the
house on this properly to IL extstina
sewer, but since the lot IL 81 - dee,
it would be his responstbiltfx % carrv
his own lateral from the exio1ine sew
er in the alley 10 the house.
Some time ago / had conference
with Mr.. Stern and explainod tl,ie en-
tire siuatiOn 10 him.
Respectfully submjtted,
H. w. Liddle,
City Engineer.
Unfinished Business
Honorable Mayor and City Council.
WyandOtte, Michigan.
Gentlemen:
Relative to communication of Decem-
Der 10th, received from Mr.. Stern, re-
questing report from this ONCE "a to
the special assessment sewer covering
Mr.. Stem's property at Zig Eureka
Avenue, beg to report as follows:
Mr.. Storms, communication referred
to Lots and Abbott and Beymer's
Wyandotte Subdivision, which were
assessed under special assessment roll
Nc. 80 due October 1, 1927, for defray-
ing the expense Of Sewer construction
in the Abbott and Beymer's Wyandotte
Subdivision, bounded north by West
gate Manor and West Park No. 2 SUD-
division, south by Eureka Avenue, west
by Old Homestead Subdivision No. 2.
Fort Street Hard Ave. Re-Sub. No. 2
Fort Street Re-Sub. Re-assessed On the
1888 tax rolls in the amount of $3.50 "a
covering Lot s and $55O93 on Lot 8.
These reassessed items less the credit
allowed by the City Council were paid
ON january 10, 1884, in the total
amount Of $979.13.
This special assessment against this
nronartr L. similar, tn Snaoial -arr1Sc
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-06-16

Entered at the Postoffice at Oakland,
Md, as second-class mail matter.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-06-16
COUNTY HELPED, TOO

While the praises are going around
about those responsible for the Grants
vile High School building, it seems
like everyone has been extoAed ex-
cept the County Commissioners and the
taxpayers of the county who at least
had their little finger in the project.
Figures show that the school cost
about $85,500. Of this amount the
PWA furnished $36,567. The School
Board furnished funds that had been
saved over a period of years to TIE
extent of 32,3O1.29, and S162.75,
which is really coming from the tax
payers of the county In addition to
that the County Commissioners also
furnished approximately $16,7OO
which is more money from the tax
payers.
So while Senator Tydings, Repre-
sentative Lewis and numerous citizens
are being thanked for the new build
ing at public and private gatherings
let it also be realized that the Com
missioners and taxpayers also had a
little something to do with it. This GER
tainly shouldn't take any glory from
those who personally worked for the
project. 1t is fine school building.
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GOOD NEIGHBORS-

CUMBERLAND has started a Good
Neighbor Movement" which should
prove beneficial to both communities.
The Chamber of Commerce fof that
city is sponsoring a program to call
attention to the rare scenic beauty and
recreational opportunities of Oakland
and its surrounding territory.
All of US at times fail to. appreciate
the advantages and the beauties which
are right at our door. Our own motor
lists travel to distant states to see
points of interest which are not COM
parable to any of those within few
miles distant.
This program such as the Cumber-
land organization has planned should
lead to a better appreciation of our
own hills, forests, streams, valleys
and lake, and should prove stimulat-
ing effect to all of US in getting bet
ter acquainted.
Incidentally the movement should
increase the development of the whole
section. Garrett county people spend
a lot of time in Cumberland. 1t would
be good for Cumberlanders to spend
much of their time here, where the
climate is a healthy one ans is air
conditioned.
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tending the two weeks revival be-
ginning at Maple Spring, near Eglon,
last Sunday evening.
Mrs. Anna Bittinger and Mrs. Paul
WEIGH were guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Leo Fike in Cumberland on Thursday
Vernon Miller, Ross Grove and Jul
Nor Beeghley accompanied the All
club on a trip which included Wash
ington and Rehobeth Beach, Del.
Mrs. Matilda Fike, of Eglon, spent
Saturday night at the home of her
cousin, S. w. Slabach. On Sunday she
visited Mrs. Jane Beeghley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Petersheim and
son Floyd are visiting in Norfolk, Va
Mr.. and Mrs. Webster Slabach and
son Kenneth, of Cumberland, were
home for several days.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Spoerlein enter
tanned on Sunday Ezra Fike and Mr.
and Mrs. Harvey Swartzentruber and
two children.
/ Plans are now under way for the
raising of Elwood Schlosnagle's new
barn on Tuesday of next week. The
structure will add materially to the
value of the property and when fin
ished will be utilized by the owner for
general farm purposes.
Mrs. D. L. Swartzentruber was con-
fined to her bed all of last week BY
illness.
Mrs. Harvey Swartzentruber and
daughter Dolores and Walter Schloss.
nagle have recovered from attacks OF
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-06-16

Proudly waving over our nation for
161 years, Old Glory celebrated an
other birthday on Tuesday, June IA.
Our forefathers gloried in this be-
loved symbol, which has been handed
down from generation to generation
as the priceless heritage of a liberty
loving people.
Born amid the first flames of Amer
ica's fight for freedom, it has con-
tinued to wave through troublous or
tranquil times, and to lead the way to
our nation as year by year it has
marched with a renewed hope and a
high resolve along the Road of Des-
tiny.
Much of our flags early history is
shrouded in mystery. We know that a
flag of thirteen stars and stripes was
adopted by the Continental Congress
on June IA, lit, but we do not know
positively by whom it was designed
or where it was first flown. A popular
legend attributes the making of the
first Stars and Stripes to Betsy Ross,
fagmaker of Philadelphia.
Flagmaking materials were scarce
in those days and this was often Sc
we're handicap to those who wished to
display the new banner. When John
| Paul Jones was at Portsmouth, N. H.,
preparing to sail abroad on the Ran
ger, the young ladies of that seaport
fashioned out of their own and their
mothers gowns beautiful Star
Spangled Banner which was flown to
the breeze in Portsmouth harbor on
July A, TIT.
Another flag was fabricated a few
weeks later by the defenders of Fort
Stanwix, N. Y, when an officer do
mated his cloak for the blue field, sol
diers gave their shirts for the white
stripes, while the red stripes were
fashioned from the petticoat of sol
dier's wife. This flag was flown from
a flagstaff, raised on bastion near
est the enemy on August 3.
These are well-authenticated &C.
counts of the early, yet probably not
the earliest, displays of our national
flag afoat and ashore. We may smile
a little at these primitive efforts at
fagmaking, yet we cannot forget the
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-06-16
Orphans Court Proceedings

At session of the Orphans Court
for Garrett county, held on Tuesday,
among others were the following pro-
ceedings:
Letters of administration C. t. a.,
were granted Benjamin Savage, of
Friendsville, on the estate of his de-
ceased father, Isaac Savage. The will
of the deceased, which was witnessed
by Roy V. Friend, Thomas P. Savage
land Nora Fike, was probated Octo-
Der l, 1897.
Albert R. Phillippi was appointed
administrator of the estate of DR.. AL
len j. Mason, late of Friendsville
The will of Lilly NJ Beckman, dated
July 6, 1882, and witnessed by Walter
w. Dawson and Coral E. McRobie, was
admitted to probate and letters tes-
tamentary were granted Walter w.
Dawson.
The following administration ac-
counts were passed:
Estate Of Ella F. Savage; first and
final account; Thomas P. Savage, adj
ministrator.
Estate of Alex Purleck; fourth and
final account; William E. Pew, admin
istrator.
Estate of Sarah ]. Bolden; first and
final account; Edith M. Bolden, admin
istratriX.
Estate of William S. Sharpless; first
and final account; Phineas P. Snyder,
administrator C. t. a. d. b. n.
Estate of Hollie c. Sharpless; first
and final account; Phineas P. Snyder,
administrator.
Estate of Levi Resi-; second and
final account; Minta C. Schaeffer, ad-
ministratrix
Estate of Herman E. Englehart;
third account; William A. Hauser,
administrator.
Estate of Scott Rider; first and
final account; Charles 0. Ridder, adj
ministrator C. t. a.
Guardian account passed:
Estate of Lincoln Stewart Strachan;
second and final account; Hugh Stra-
chan, guardian.
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the mumps.
Walter Reed and Kermit Lohr spent
the weekend in Washington.
Mrs. John Sisk and daughter Flor
ence and Miss Edith Lee, of Loeb
Lynn, visited Mrs. Harvey Swartzen-
truber one eveneing recently.
Asa Kitzmiller and children spent
Sunday in Ben Bush.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Spoerlein and
daughter Louise, Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
Sisk and Miss Cleda Friend were
Cumberland visitors on Saturday.
Several of the young people of the
community have enrolled for the
Moody Bible course given at the
Pleasant Valley church every Wednes-
day evening during the summer.
Miss Leota Arnold, of Eglon, spent
Sunday night with Mrs. Albert Sisk.
Mrs. John Sisk and daughter Flor
ence and Miss Edith Lee, Loeb Lynn,
and Miss Mildred Rodeheaver, Mason
town, Pa, spent Tuesday evening at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. John Sisk.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-06-16

The Republican was established in the
year 1877 and is the Oldest news
paper with the largest circulation
of any paper published in Garrett
County, Maryland.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-06-16
GORTNER

A large crowd of friends and we'll
wishers of the recently married Mr.
Ernest Gortner and Miss Myrtle Right
were present at reception and sere-
made at the Sunnyside Grange Hall on
Tuesday evening.
Miss Dora Spoerlein, Cumberland
spent Thursday here with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. W. E. Spoerlein.
Miss Elva Beachy of Grantsville, is
spending several weeks here with her
aunt, Mrs. Allen Lichty.
The Lutheran Sewing Circle meets
the 22nd in the Red House Sunday
school room.
Ezra Fike closed the weeks meeting
on Sunday evening. The outstanding
sermons were from chosen texts Of
the New Testament. A number of the
people of the community have been at
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-06-16
THE UBLICAN

BENZ. H. SINCELL, Editor.
D. R. SINCELL G. H. HANST
Associate Editors
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STREAM POLLUTION WILL
Be STUDIED BY 3 STATES
Several Recommendations Are
Made At Recent Meeting At
Rainbow Inn, Deep Creek

A resolution to make study of the
pollution of the Youghiogheny River
basin in West Virginia, Maryland and
Pennsylvania, to include mine acid pol
luton, industrial waste and sanitary
sewage, was adopted at the recent
meeting at Rainbow Inn, on Deep
Greek Lake, of various groups from
the three states.
The study is to be made through
the joint cooperation of the State
Health Departments and Conservation
Commissions of West Virginia, Mary
land and the State Department of
Health, Sanitary Water Board, De-
partment of Forest and Waters, Board
of Fish Commissioners and the Game
Commission of Pennsylvania.
The report with recommendations
for correcting the pollution in the
basin shall be submitted to the State
Health Departments and Conservation
Commissions of West Virginia and to
the State Health Department and San
itary Water Board of Pennsylvania.
These studies are to be carried on
during the entire year of 1888.
DR.. Henry w. McComas, chairman
of the Fresh Water Division of the
Conservation Department of Mary
land, who presided at the meeting, ex-
pressed the hope for the ultimate and
complete elimination of all pollution
in both the Youghiogheny and Cas-
selman Rivers.
W. E. Scurfeld, division engineer
of the U. S. Public Health Service,
Mine Sealing, through the courtesy of
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
showed two reels of educational pic
lures on mine sealing in that state.
C. L. Chapman, U. S. Public Health
Service of West Virginia, outlined the
progress that the State had made in
reducing mine waste from inactive
mines and in closing abandoned shafts
in active mines.
Fred. Jennewine, West Virginia
Bureau of Mines, described the eff
forts of his department to control
mine acid waste.
George L. Hall, Department of
Health of Maryland, spoke of the work
already accomplished on mine sealing
and the corresponding decrease in
acidity of the Youghiogheny waters.
Active mines in Maryland, he said,
contribuate approximately $4,000
pounds of acid each year. Mine sealing
in Maryland is being done by WPA
labor, supervised by the State De-
partments of Forestry and Health and
the Bureau of Mines. Mr.. Hall also
mentioned that industrial and raw
sewage was going into the Little
Youghiogheny and suggested a CEN
trail plant to handle all Of this waste
at one point.
Others, speaking about pollution and
the work of the various departments
were E. Lee LeCompte, State Game
Warden; Swepson Earle, with the U.
S. Bureau of Fisheries; ]. A. Wills,
Connellsville, Pa, and Major E. B.
Carey, of Oakland.
A. M. Powell, in charge of the Lew
istown Fish Hatchery, reported that
the Little and Big Youghiogheny
Rivers were polluted, the latter from
mines on Laurel Run and Snowy
Creek, to within short distance from
Friendsville and were devoid of fish
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-06-16
OLD GLORY HAS WAVED OVER THE
NATION 161 YEARS

pride and patriotism which inspired
the makers.
Old Glory first fioated over fort
ress of the Old World when Lieutenant
Presley N. O'Bannon, of the Marine
Corps, and Midshipman Mann, of the
Navy, raised our flag over the cap
tured fortress at Derne, Tripoli, where
it was flung to the breeze on April 27,
1905.
Nearly every schoolboy knows that
"by the dawn's early light" on Sep
TENDER IA, 1914, Francis Scott Key
saw the Star-Spangled Banner still
waving over Fort McHenry, at Bal
timore, and composed the spirited
song which is now the national an
them.
From time to time slight changes
in the flag have been authorized by
Congress. The flags displayed at Trip
oil and at Fort McHenry had fifteen
stars and stripes, a departure from
the original thirteen stars and stripes
design. Two new stars and stripes had
been added when Vermont and Ken
lucky came into the Union, and our
flag was of that pattern from 1895
until 1918.
Realizing that too many stripes
would mar the beauty of the design,
Congress then authorized a return of
the flag to its original form of thirteen
stripes, one star being added there
after for each state entering the
Union.
Gone are the earlier flags of
colonial days: the rattlesnake spread
ing it's coils over thirteen stripes with
it's slogan of defiance, Don't tread on
me-; the Grand Union Flag, bearing
the British crosses of St. George and
st. Andrew where the white stars in
blue field now appear. Anchors, pine
trees, beavers and other colonial flag
symbols in infinite variety have van
ished, save as they remain as part
of the insignia in State flags.
Forty-eight cleaning stars, rep
resenting a united nation, shine
among the futtering folds of Old
Glory as it passes another milestone
on it's march through the years.
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RATES OF SUBSCRIPTION


The Republican is published every
Thursday morning at The Republican
Building, Second Street, Oakland, Md,
at the following rates, payable in ad-
vance:
One copy, one year. ...........$1 $3.50
One copy, six months. ....... rs
One copy, three months. ..... 40
Remittance may be made by bank
draft, money order or registered let
ter addressed to The Republican, Oak
land, Garrett County, Maryland.
Advertising rates made known upon
application at the business office.
THURSDAY, JUNE 16, 1888
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-06-16
Sentenced To 125 Days On Auto
Charges At GrantsviIIe

Convicted Of drunken and reckless
driving and operating an automobile
without a license or license plates
Melvin A. Hoover, of R. F. D., No. |
Salisbury, Pa, was sentenced to
serve 125 days in the Garrett County
Jail in default of payment of S125
fines and costs, last Friday at Grants
vile. Hoover was arrested on June
8 by Officer Carl Storm, of the State
Police and was sentenced by Mag
istrate Zeller, at Grantsville.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-06-16

put in a plea for better mail service.
He said that thousand persons of the
area were complaining of the made
quate service. The week previous there
had been only one mail arrive.
Eighteen persons of the county were
tried for permitting their children to
remain out of school. The trials took
place before Justice West and in each
case fines and costs were imposed
Eighteen students were graduated
from the Oakland Elementary school.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-06-16
JUNE MARRIAGE PERMITS
BEING RAPIDLY ISSUED

June was holding up it's record for
marriages, with fifty-eight licenses
issued during the past week ending
Monday at noon. This brought the
total to 101 for June thus far at the
office of the Clerk of the Circuit
Court in Oakland.
Monday was the busiest day of the
period with fourteen permits issued
up to the hour of two o'clock in the
afternoon, while on Saturday there
were twelve licenses issued. Four of
those issued were marked "don't pub
lish," and three applicants were re-
fused licenses.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-06-16

life and vegetation and unfit for fish
stocking.
The committee selected to make the
study of pollution include Swepson
Earle, chairman; George L. Hall, Paul
c. Hume, C. L. Chapman and E. Lee
LeCompte.