VOLUME 7. McCONNELLSHURG, PA., JANUARY 10. 1.90G. NUMBER Mi n OUT ON THE FRONTIER. David Robinson Tells About Planting a New Heme in the Northwest. Well Satisfied. HE MOVED FROM NEAR BURNT CABINS. While tins county is one of the garden spots of Pennsylvania, many of our people in the years . that have gone by, have gone out to try their luck in other parts of Uncle Sam's domain, and there are others who sometimes think of doing so. Not uufrequentlv a farmer with a family sells off his land and farming implements, takes his family and removes to a place hundreds of miles distant. His venture is always watched with Interest by his old neigh bors. Last October, Mr. David Rob inson, near Burnt Cabins, while not a young man, thought it not too late in life to try his luck in the far west, and accordingly made sale and left with his fam ily for North Dakota. Before leaving, Mr. Robinson promised to tell his old friends and neighbors about his trip and his impressions of the country he was going to, after he had reach ed it and had a chance to form an opinion. Hence, under date of December 30th, ho writes as fol lows : "After my sale, 1 started West October 23d, and landed at Willis ton, North Dakota, ou the 20th. Finding a lodging place at which I left my wife, 1 started with a Locator by the name of John Pen sion, my sou William, another ,inan, and a lady over sixty years of age to search tor a home on the prairie. We found beautiful places about thirty miles from Williston, and at once "located." The next day we returned to Wil liston, maJe out a bill for a house 10x21, had it hauled out to our "farm" the following week, and proceeded to "build." "I built it of frame, lined it up, outside with rough boards, put on tar paper, and then drop sid ing, lined it inside with flooring boards four inches in width. In less than four weeks we were liv ing in it. I have a cook stove and coal stove, and live snug and hap py. Lignite coal is plenty can have all you waut for the digging. It hums much like wood or char corl and does not make any cm d. r. "This is a beautiful country good land aud good water. I ven ture the assertion that it is the finest grazing country under the sun. Abrut the time I moved here, the cattle men began to l rive their cattle out to send them to market. Drove after drove of about 2.r0 each and the fattest cattle I have ever seen and not one of them ever got a feed of grain. 1 heard one mau ask an other, "What did your cattle net you a-headV" "They netted me sixty dollars a head in Chicago." was the reply. "Hay is not made here as in the East. It is allowed to stand un til it matures, then cut dry, haul ed in and stacked the same day. You would think it would ali blow away, and so it would in the East. "This is the finest climate I )v.;vo ever seen. About six inch es of suow fell hero on Thanks ;iing. Since that time the tem perature has been sooven through i he day that it neither freezes nor thaws. It freezes at night the mercury running down to about 18 to 20 above zoro. Through the day the sun shiues beautifully, and the air is bracing and health ful. "Came is plentiful. Along the river near Williston, forty deer were killed. There are buck-rabbits in the brush along the river In graat numbers and easy to kill. No trick to go out aud shoot all one can carry. This being a now country, and not much farming one, Mie raoous do not stav in he prairies; .but they will, ofter lie settlers begin to break up the nil. ion. more are pleuty of coy :tes here. "I am patiently waiting for FINAL SUMMONS. Well Known Fulton County People Gone j to Their Long Home. I . LOUAN. , ! Mrs. Josephine Logan, widow of the late Hon. Daniel Logan, of Ayr township, died at her home In Narberth, a suburban town of Philadelphia, last Sunday morn ing. Funeral to day. Mrs. Logan had been in declin ing health for several months, but when her son Dannie met his death by being run down by a local train at that place, a few weeks ago, the shock was too great for the frail mother. Mrs. Logan was a daughter of the late Anthony Shoemaker, Esq., of McConnellsburg, and was married to Judge Logan about thirty three years ago, and lived in Ayr township on the old Logan homestead until after the Judge's death, a few years ago, when she removed with her fam ily to Narberth. She is survived by two daugh ters and a so a : Alice, Mrs Geo. McCauslin; Miss Eleanor, and David. Mrs. Logan was an excellent woman, and possessed of a large circle of warm friends, who will learn of her demise with a pang of genuine sorrow. KEED. Susan C, wife of William Reed, at Cito, in Ayr township, died January 2, 1900, aged 54 years, 2 months, aud 8 days. Mrs. Reed had been a patient sufferer for thirty-three years. The strong attachment she held on her fam ily showed the kind of spirit she fostered. Besides her husband she leaves onedaughoer, Emma Bivens, and two sons, Charles and Raph, to mourn her depart ure from these scenes. Mrs. Reed was a member of the Ev. Lutheran church at Big Cove Tannery. The funeral ser vices were conducted by her pas tor, Rev. A. G. WolJ, of McCon nellsburg, on last Friday, and her remains were laid to rest in the Union Cemetery. shives. Daniel Shives, one of Belfast township's older citizens, died at his home near Gem postoftice, on Wednesday of last week aged about sixty-five years. Mr. Shives had been in ill health for sever il weeks, and the immediate cause of his death was neuralgia of the heart His fu- eral took place on Sunday, and interment was made in the old Shives graveyard in Thompson township. ' Mr. Shives was a veteran of the Civil War, and was a good, oblig ing neighbor. He is survived by his widow and the following children: Sarah, wife of Isaiah barnhart of Ayr township;Hiram , of the same township; Rebec ca, wifo of Levi Skiles; Lydia, wife of James Varnes, and Frank all of Winber, Pa., Susan, wife of Wesley McKee, of Need more: Amy, wife of Jesse Cooster, Big Cove Tannery ; Peter, address un known; and Lizzie, Abner, Nancy, and Maggie at home. spring, when I can proceed to make my farm and beautify my home There area few settlers that have lived in this section for several years. They are mostly cattle men aud horse-men. All seem to be nice people; so far, they have treated mo first rate. "I am thirty miles from rail road, but will not be that fur, long; for a now railroad is being laid out within a mile and a half of my houso, and by next sum mer I will have pleuty of neigh bors, as the country around tne is nearly all "located." There is plenty of laud to bo had yet, not far from me, that will be in the market next summer; but any one wanting any of it should como early m the spring, "squat" i it aud "hold it down" uutil i' comes into market." David Rouinson, ' Alexander, North Dakota. NEW LAW IN EFFECT. The Machinery of the Law (or the Regis tratlon of Births and Death Set In Motion January First. Getting born and dying and be ing buried in just any old way has got to stop. There was a looseness and ir regularity about this whole business thnt was of fensive to the last legislature, and they passed a law. That law went into effect on thetirstday of this month. It m louger than the law of Moses, or we would give our readers every word of it, for it concerns every lamily in the State. In reference to birth, the State wants to know : the place ot birth, full name of child, sex, whether legitimate or illegitimate, full name of father, full name of moth er, residence ol each, birthplace of each, occupation of each, color or race of each, age of each In years at last birthday; number of child of this mother, and num ber of children of this mother now living, and some other things. In case of death, the following information about the decedent must be given: Place of death; full name if an unnamed child the surname preceded by "un named," color or race; whether single, married, widowed, or di vorced; date of birth, including the year, month and day; age in years, mouths and days; place of birth, name of father, birthplace of father, maiden name of moth er, birthplace of mother, occupa tion, date of death including the year, month and day; cause of death, place of burial or remov al, date of burial or removal, "and many other things too tedious to mention." -. It is not to be expected that all this information can be gathered for nothing; hence, the legisla ture provides for a State Regis trar at a salary of $5000 a year, four clerks at a salary s of $2000 each, and an allowance of $5000 for postage and incidentals. To gather this information in the local districts, persons called Local Registrars are appointed. In this county, Mr. John W. Greathead is the local registrar of the district composed of the townships of Dublin, Tod, Ayr, and the borough of McConnells burg; J. Edward Palmer, of the townships of Thompson, Bethel, and Union; W. C. Hanks, of Brush Creek township; and George F. Metzler, of Belfast, Licking Creek, Taylor, and Wells. The local registrars get a fee of twenty-five cents lor each cer tificate whether birth or death. This fee is not paid by the par ents or friends, but by the county- In reference to births, the phy sician or other attendent must within ten days make a report of it to the local registrar of the dis trict in which the birth occurred. In reference to deaths, the phy sician in last attendance shall im mediately after death make a complete report, give this to the undertaker, who presents it to the local registrar of the district, who then issues a buna permit, this permit must be given to the sexton, who makes note on the permit of the nurial and returns it to the local reiatra A death certificate can only be given by a regular licensed phy sician who has registerel before the local registrar of the town ship in which tho death has tak en place. Should there not have been a physician so registered, or do physician in attendance, then there can be no burial per mit issued aud the case must be reported to the coroner, who shall hold an Inquest and then only cau the body be buried. A party dying of a contagious disease must be prepared n ;nra ing to the rules of the health de partment and be buried "within thirty six hours. Any violation of this act is made a misdemean or and is punishable by a heavy tine or imprisonment or both. Non-complnnce of the law is punishable by a tine of $10 to $100. DEATHS LAST YEAR. Names of Fulton County People, Who Have Passed to Their Reward. The following is taken from the records in the Register and Re corder's oflice, as returned by tho assessors in the several town ships. Tho time covered is sup posed to bo that from Novum her 20, 1904 to November 20, 1905. AYU. Margaret McLucas, aged 00; Andrew neinbuch, 80; infant child of Curtis Richards, aged 2 weeks; Sarah Dishong; 52; Or pha J. Crouse, 10; Lewis Fite, 52, David Montgomery, 79; Beatrice Cleveriger, 2; Conrad Glazier, H3; Annie Summers, 34; WilbeYt Thomas, 3 . BELFAST. Thomas R. Palmer, 71; David R. Evans, 72; M. Alto Lake, 19; Martha A. Deshong. 77; James A. Hauman, 66. BRUSH CREEK. Josabed Lodge, 77; Julian Mills, 77; Sarah J. Smith, 5 months; Isaac Mills, 75; Catherine i. Win ter, 54; Blanche L Lay ton, 24; Samuel J. Mellott, 27; intant of J. Howard Mellott; David Smith, 70; Bartou Diehl, 68; Leonard Hixaou, 75; Aquili Lodge, 23; David Garlic, 77; infant of Harry Parlett. Dl'liLlX. Carl Gallahci-, 0.")-. Laura Mc Geehe, 46; Samml Siicru ui, 07; Mary Brown, f. riemths; t ii.'oi ie W. Comerer, (a.e not ri vn c. Julia M. Robinson, 11 imii'is; 1 . rauce Conrad, 0 mouth; Km in a l. Jones, (colored, ; imt Jacob W. Miller, 77; m1' ive;,u nt of ! Clarence Sipes. LICK 1 Mi CUKKK. Laura Deshong, 9 nios ; in fit nt of Gilbert Deshong; F. R. Truax, 6; Martha A. Deshong, 77; 1. J. Mellott, 75; John C. Eusley, 0 months; iSamuel Newman, 75; Al len B. Sipes, 67; Sarah A. Croft, 71; Martha Sharp, 75; Reuben Daniels, 73; Clarence M. Mellott, 2; Adolphus Kegarise, 78; Chris tina Daniels, 89; Lewis D. Wible, 73. M'CONNELLSnUKfl. , Alice Smith, 00; Catherine Kite miller, 82; May R. Dicksou, 53; Catherine Bautngardner, 87. TAYL.JK. William Chesnut, 75; Amauda G. Ramsey, 6; Sadie Hocken smith, 32; Z. A. Shaw, 35; Eliza beth Keller, 58; Stephen F. Keep ers, 74. THOMPSON. Katie Weaver, 42; Sarah Peck, 79; Albert Gordon, 35; Martha Gordon. 59; Charity Deshong, 83; David McDonald, 35; Ella Weav er, 38; Leonard Nycum, 74; Mag dalena Pittman, 84; Harry Fite, 8 months; Ira Peck, (age not g.v en); Daniel Ktefer, 34. TOD, Deb)rah Souders, 70; Noah Mellott, 66; Anna Oyler, 83. UNION. Bessie Wertz, 12; George E. Stable, .22; Delilah Beatty, 80; Nora Smith, 21; Anthony Lynch, 58; Charlotte Lee, 59; Catherine Williams, 65. WELLS. William E. Divans, 62. His Eiglity-seventli. Last Friday the Krinuir sisters gave their father, Michael I'.iujiT, of Ayr township, .i vii y a--:i:t, surprise. It was the .::'! enlh anniversary i !'bi-, , the girls conceived i.lie id. viting a number of i iu o d ,' si'V- i, mid of i.i entli ,e day mau's friends to sjxmi with him. The occasion was a vei y pleas ant one to Mr Knrtuff tlx well lis to the othur pirticipmts. Al though in excellent heulih aud spi i iti. oilier w iiM, Mr. Knout? ha been unablt to walk, or even stand for more than three yoars. John Relsner returned to his studies in the Mercersburg Acad emy on Monday, after having spent the holidays at home with his parents, JANUARY COURT. Usual Grist of Orphans' Court Bwiness. Few Persons in Attendance, Except Those Directly Interested. Ten o'clock yesterday morning found President Judge Swope and his Associates, Bender and Humbert on the bench. Seated inside the "rail" were the law yers of the county, and the tip staves formed the principal part' of the audieuce. Owing to the fa'l of snow Monday, t'ie some what severe weather, and the bad condition of the roads, but few out of-town people were here ex cept those who were directly in terested in the court. After disposing of the com mission of the newly elected As sociate, D. T. Humbert, the Court handed down an opinion in tne equity case Dr. W. L McKibbin and George Scriever vs. Eliza beth Scri'.chbeld. This opinion allowed the claim of Dr. McKib bin, disallowed that of Mr. Scriev er, and sustained the mortgage. The costs were divided between the plaintiffs and the defendant. The matter of the granting of liquor licenses were then taken up. Licenses were granted to John E. Speck, of Burnt Cabins, and Benjamin Wilds, of Fort Lit tleton, aud their respective bonds approved. In the matter of the licenses of George Rexroth and Harry Hamil of McConnellsburg, a general remonstrance was tiled. After careful consideration licen ses were granted to the applicants aud their bonds approved. W. U. Nelson, a member of the j Ayr township school board, pres i '-'"ted a petition, asking the court i to grant sauitary aid in stamping nut the prevailing epidemic of diphtheria m that township. Return of sale of J. 'Nelson Sipes, trustee to sell the real es tato of Mrs. flattie Kendall, of Ayr township, reporting sale of same to David M, Kendall for the sum of $0,500.00. The Court ap proved the return, made the nec essary decree, and the deed was acknowledged in open court. Petition of J, A. Stnte, Esq., purchaser of the Eckert real es tate, askiug leave to pay money into court due Edward Shepard. Court made the order as prayed for. Petition of John N. Klein, ad ministrator of estate of Magdele n a Pott of Ayr township, deceas ed, asking to be discharged. Ad ministrator discharged. Estate of Nathan Mellott, late of Belfast township, deceased. Widow's appraisement approved. Estate of J. A. Hamil, late of Tod township, deceased. Geo. W. Wagner, guardian of Virgie Hamil. acknowledged deeds to Geo. C. Fraker, Mrs. Clara Tice, W. H. Wagner, Elihu Anderson, and John A. Long. Estate of Geo. W. Deshong, late of Ayr township, deceased. Aud itor's report distributing balance in the hands of M. R. Shaffner, Esq., administrator, confirmed. Return of sale by Lizzie McKib bit, trustee, appointed by the Court to sell real estate of Ed T. Taylor, tor the payment of lega cies. Land sold for $1,650 to Al fred Uendershot. Sale confirm ed and decree made accoidingly. Virginia May Edward vs. R in ert I. Edwards. Proceedings in divorce ou grounds ol desertion, lieport of the matter read with t id evidence, aud decree of di- i rco awarded. Petition of Henry L. Lodge for hwii d of inquest on the real es tate of Josabed Lodge, late of Brush Creek township, deceased. 1 uquost awarded. Potitiou of Minerva J. Miller for appointment of guardian. Petition of Oliver Mellott for appointment of guardiau for Ber tha and Frederic Blair, minor c'liid -en of Emma Blair, deceas ed. Court appointed G. J. Mel lott guardian to give bond in the sum of $400, to be approved by the court. , Petition for inquest in estate of Liewts wible, late of Licking Creek township, , deceased. De cree awarded. . Accouut of J, A. McUooougu, Family Reunion, Last Thursday, Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Woodal, Sr., eujoyed fam ily reunion at their home, at the west end of town. Owing to the inclemency of the .morning, the children could not all be present in person. However, they wert not forgotten ami 1st the festivi ties of the day. Seven children and eight grand children were present, viz. : Andrew Washa- baugb, wife, and daughter, Hel en; Wm. t Woodal, Annie and Frank; Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Wood al, Jr., John, Rettie, Tommie, Chester and Earl; Miss Jennie and David Wrodal. The pastor of the family, Rev. A. G. Wolf, his companion and son were among the invited guests. One feature of the occasion de serves special mention, and that was the attention paid to the lit tle ones. When the call was giv en to surround the festal board, the fact was observed and ap proved by all present, that a place at the first table was provided for each child. It is needless to say that the youngsters appreciated this honor. They presented a beautiful picture. It is difficult to enter such a large dining room, occupied by so many children, gathered from so many sources, and find better order, more thoughtful actions, and more courtesy manifested than these vigorous Americans presented. The Destination of Man. Man is now required to be reg istered when he is born, when he votes and when he passes on, and has to have a permit to be buried. We will soon have to set up all night studyingthe "new-fangled" laws if we want to keep out of jail. Say, we will support any candidate for the Legislature who will promise us something prac tical for the future. Mercers burg Journal. Married. At the home of J. W. Hoop, near Harrison ville, on Wednes day, December 27, 1905, Rev. S. J. Pittenger united in marriage Miss Leona Schooley and Jacob E. Sipes. TREE PLANTING. Out in Kansas, where the gov ernment has set aside 60,000 acres as a tree reserve, the work of the tree-planters is beginning to yield definite-returns. The for estry station at Dodge City gives away trees at the rate of 500,000 a year and since the establish ment of the station there has boon a remarkable change in cli mate conditions. There are few er blizzards on the one hand, and there is much less suffering on the other from the hot winds that formerly did tremendous havoc to the crops. The saving in cattle and m crops alone, without re gard to the other phases of the work, his more thin justified the experiment.' Christopher Wagner, the ac commodating mail carrier be tween this place and Fort Little ton, received a severe kick from one of his mules the other day. Notwithstanding the injury, Mr. Wagner still brings the mail in on time. James Campbell, a retired bus mess man of La Harpe, 111., who had been visiting his sister, Mrs. Jane Keepers, of Hustontown, spent last Tuesday night in this place en route to Roger tville,Tenn. where he will visit , his brother, Robert Campbell. Esq., executor of last will, &c, of Elizabeth Cv?er deceased. Con firmed. Hon. S. W. Kirk appoint ed auditor. Account of Thomas Truax, ex ecutor of the last will, Ac, of Eph raiin Gregory, late of Thompson township, deceased. Confirmed and Frank P. Lynch, Esq., ap pointed auditor. Account of Sophia Gress, ad ministratrix . of the estate of Christian and Eva C. Eckert, con firmed. ABOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW Snapshots at Their Comings and Goings Here for a Vacation, or Away for a Restful Outing. NAMES OF VISITORS AND VISITliD Comrade M. L. Mathias of 1 Ins- tontown, was anion;; tV out-of- town visitors at tl county capi tal last Saturday. Mr. Levi Dehart, ( t' , ';! , has been confined t i, lnnee during the past tv"v,. . on. account of sickuos-. Mrs. Lizzie Mrk'i i ;'-. -u Alexander, ol llrn.v ' !. val ley, spent Monday : ,1 - d iy in town on business. Prof. W. Don Mori p, ";-il of the Wells Valley I : i;-! . : -ol, accompanied bj Glove! ;' n, spent the time from 1'i i. v n ing until Sunday at Mc 1 ;is- burg. M aye Sheets, a teuclw , tue Ridley Park schools. n Ui- delphia, has returned in I .Tk after having spent her i v' cation with her parents, -.d Mrs. John Sheets in th Robert N. Shimor, , srl been employed in IJ;uio i a few months, ;s sper. ;i. ij' of weeks with his par r. and Mrs. Benjamin : . . 1 other friends in thi.- Ex-Jury Co uiii:is -.;(. , ; .is Holly, of lower I5rii.-i , ; .i ship, was in town a I : .t Saturday. Mr. Ilody A ;.:::1i his mother-in-law, Mrs '. a t ;.! la Garland, of Belfast t e.v n c h i p, v. a si critically ill. William Robinson, of Kob'msnn ville, Bedford county, spent a day or two last week visiting m the home of his uncle William Wink in Belfast township. The two Williams were in town awhilo Sat urday. H. I. Fraker, of Clear Ridge, one of Taylor's substantial farm ers, stopped at the News office while in town last Friday, and had his name enrolled on Jho rapidly growing subscription list of Ful ton county's big newspaper. Dyson F. Fraker and brother Wesley, two of Fort Litth't-m's Civil War veterans, spent a few hour 8 in town last SaUmlny .. nd attended the regular iinntMy meeting of King Post, c. A. il.t of which they are Ik-mi ; - ' wa members. Nathan Everts, who ( . -m : -,o weeks with friend . : ;(-. ' . , ,t. ed to Harrisbun.: la I 'r i ,le was accompanied as ; r : m- bersburg by his i i r, y'o after spending a l - . r.s - i:h friends returned inev i1..- .-v-ening. Last week's Hancock -S, r . -, s that auctioneer GilU - f-r Mr. Perry War tiel d, 't ' . r- land, sixty shares o! i ' n Bank stock in front of t! i o P. T. Little at $40 por sha. . . : ie par value of this stool-: is - a only one-fourth of that i it, $6.25, has been paid m. We had a letter a few d y ... -o from our former to . .. . i, George W. Ueinbaugh, v. !-fv-ed with his family from", iv.st End Extension last ;, :,o Johnstown. George i.- i :..-ig at the carpenter tra. f :o contracting and b :iii''i ii-.n. He is a foreman and i n'i i y fivecentsan hour, ii i - y is located near to ,-..,, ' d. church; they have nice n- i-; ...i s, and are much pleased v, i i . cir new home. Roy Morton has reUvret d to, Mont Alto after having kc:H tho holidays with his parents. J ndgo and Mrs. Morton, noar town.' Roy was one of the boys who suc ceeded in passing the examina tion that permitted hi in to enter the Sto.te Forest Acadoiny last September. Itoy does not have such a bad thing of it. He gt a three years' course of insti uctiou in the academy without any cost to himself, including board hikI laundry aud is permitted to kee; his own horse there, wi'.'j k t -:y expense for iti f i.
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