1 lje JFttlton Cotmtg $cus. VOLUME 8 McCONNELLSBURG, PA.. JULY 4, J907. NUMBER 4 2 HORSE rRIOHTENED. "BEWARE OF LOCK JAW. Automobile Parly Responsible for Wreck All Wounds from 4th of July Explosives' of a tluxgy on the Ridge West of Should be Promptly Treated. Town Last Friday. "Beware of tetanus from Jonathan Gilnett. a resident of i Fourth of Julyexplosive wounds, THE CANADIAN NORTHWEST. MRS. GRANT BAKER. FRANCIS MURPHY DEAD. 1 MKOl'fill McCONNELLSBURG. ABOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW Brush Creek Valley, who pur chased the old Barton homestead from the late Superintendent Cliarlos E. Barton, was on his way to McCounellsburg last Fri day. Descending the Ridge on tho turnpike west of town, he no ticed an automobile party ap proaching. His horse began to shy, and he got out of tli buggy, took hold of the horse, and signal led the driver of the automobile to stop. Tho signal, however, was nol heeded, and the machine came driving along at full speed, causiug the horse to plungo to o .ie side breaking the shafts off, upsetting the buggy, and wreck ing the vehiclo generally; and, to add to the insult, the party iiped on ther way with the same indif ference as though nothing had happened. Mr. Gilnett came on to town and telegraphed Thos. F. Sloan at the Mountain house, to bo on the lookout for tho party, but as Tommy was not armed with au thority of law for thoir appreheu sion, and did not have his shotgun loaded at the time, they es.',apad safe over Kays Hill. Mr. Sloan would have taken the number on the machiue, but the party had taken the precaution to reverse tho tog. Mr. Gilnett also tele graphed the Chief of Police at Everett, but the party did not ysncw up in that town. "" While as a rule, automobile peo ple ure most considerate of the l ights of travelers on tho high way, and will do all in their power to uvo'd frightening horses, it happens enco in awhile that a ma chine is run by a party that has no concern for the safety of oth ers. The fact that the party who caused Mr. Gilnett's trouble, ran through tho toll gates both at the1 east eud of town and the west, without stopping to pay toll, shows a stiong probability that, at least, the machine was druuk. is the warning that Health Com missioner Dixon again sends out to mothers throughout the State. "Treat every such wound serious ly no matter how slight it is, for prompt treatment may save your child from death by lockjaw." The number of tetanus cases in Pennsylvania has been greatly reduced during the last two years largely owing to the prompt treatment of wounds from ex plosives. There were twenty -four such cases, following Fourth of July last year and Dr. Dixon says this cumber will be still further reduced if the oft re peated warning as to the serious ness of such woinds is heeded. Dr. Dixon says he is obliged to take it 1 r granted that children will not leave these dangerous toys alone altogether, and so all tint can be done is to urge care. Two-Cent Rate Attacked. The Huntingdon it Broad Top railroad has filed a bill in equity in the Court of Common Pleas against Huntingdon county to test the constitutionality of the two-cent fare law passed by the last Legislature. The company contends that as their charter was granted before this law was passed, the state has no right to break the contract which was made with thorn in tho original charter, and that the latter is irrevocable. They also claim that the new law is iu viola tion of the Fourteenth Amend meut, because it attempts to reg ulate interstate cemmerce. The County Commissioners will like ly follow the precedent establish ed by the Commissioners of Phil- idelphia, and refer tho case to the Attorney General to defend the new law. 1907 A Year of Disaster. Although the first half of 1907 has not passed, statistics compil ed by the Chicago Tribune show that the record of casualties al ready exceeds the total of 1000. There have been 38 railroad ac cideuts of more than ordinary magnitude, in which 273 persons have been killed and 025 injured. Twenty three stoamers have been wrcckod, invmving the loss of 90S lives. There has )eeu 111 mine acci dents, in which 1155 persons have perished. These casualties have been due to human negligence or ignorauco iu large part, but nature has been destructive also. Tidal waves have swept awav 2230, earth quakes 5100, hurricanes 530, but cyclones thus far have b'jen mer e.iiui, me aeains numbering to fir only 70, exclusive of the loss of life at Kurrachi, India. When to these totals is added the sum of smaller casualties there can be little doubt that 1907 will bo known in history as the year of disaster. HARM AN FOR TREASURFR. Nominated by the Democratic State Cob vention at Harrisburg Last Week. John C. Harman, of Columbia county, who in the sessions of the legislature of 1905 and the special session of 1000, advocated many reform measures which have since been made into laws was nominated for State Treas nrer without opposition by the Democratic state convention at ltarnsburg last Thursday, and his certificate of nomination was lilod in the State Department in the afternoon. Mr. Harmau says he intends to make an active and vigorous cam paign, and the rascally grafting in connection with the building and furnishing the new capitol will he fully aired from thestump. Testing Counterfeit Bills. The United States Government prints its currency and uumbers ts bills in a series of four, so that every piece of paper money turned out bears one of the check letters, A, B, C, D. One of these letters is always found in two places on a United States bill, in the upper left hand corner and iu the lower ngnt hand corner. The placing of the letter on the bill is determined by the number of the oill. The rule is u divide the last two figures on the note by four. Should the remainder be one, the check letter must be A; should it be two, the check letter is B; three, check letter is C; and nothing, is the letter D. For example, I have before me five dollar silver certificate. Its number is 81489730. The terminal number is 30. Divide by four, tho result is seven with two over. The check letter is B. Here is a ten dollar Buffalo note; The terminal number is 24. Divide by four, and we have six oven. Then the cneca lower is D. There is a yellow back gold certificate with 23 as its terminal number. Divide this by four, and wc have five, with three over C is the check letter. Should mis rule of four fail to work on any United States cur rency note, you may bet all you have the money is bad. Some counterleited bills are rirfht to their check letters, but a groat many are not so if the rule of four works. The bill mav be still bad but if it doesn't it is surely bad. This rule applies only 10 Uui ted States cui rency and not to national bank notes. It doesn't take a minute to fig ure ojt this rule of 4, and if at times you should come across a bUl thatdoesn 't look exactly right, take out your pench and divide the terminal number by four; then you can figure out your A. B, a and D. u -II WW Subscribe lor the "News;" only $1.00 a year. Charles W. Denver. Former Ful ton CpUdty Roy. Write interesting Letter. Mil. Kditoii: I will write n few lines to let my friends know how i the winter was up here. Old set tiers claim it is VUf unusual for ii.;.. I ...:U LUIS piOVIIjee. 1 Hill ei'llkl'IIL WIl.J plenty of GOftl which can be gotten almost anywhere here. It crops out in almost every stream and coulee in this district. It is a soft coal of good quality, burns well ind gives a powerful heitt. Far mers team the coal to town and peddle it on the sfreefs at from 4 to 5 per ton. Wood is quite plen tiful herein some localities; most ly red willow, poplar and halm of (iilead. The scarcity of fuel cry s not heard in this part of the northwest. The unusual depth of of snow caused considerable loss to the ranchers. A number of them provide no shelter of any kind for ranch cuttle and horses. Some provide hut little hay. Natural hay is very plentiful here. and put up at very little cost. It is often sold at 2 per ton in the stack. It is not bundled with forks but run up on the stacks with sweeps or stackers drawn by hors es. The day of the rancher is al most past in this province as they arc almost crowded out by the lomesteaders. There was a great rush of settlers and land specula tors here last year, and vast num bers is expected to come west this Slimmer. lhe land is very fertile ad produces good crops. Wheat, outs tin.l barley do exceedingly well; outs weighing us much us 50 pounds to the bushel, Potatoes, roots, and vegetables produce heavy crop. Green corn for cook ing was quite plentiful, and in some eases tomatoes ripened lust fall. Berries sod currants do well: ap ples ure being grown and ripen where properly cured for. Land values are steadily increasing, sell ing ut from $8 to 25 per acre, ac cording: to quality, location and improvements. The town of Stet- tler in Alberta, is quite up to dute, with nearly 1000 inhabitants. All kinds of business is being done. There are two churches a school which cost complete $0,000. 1'wo banks, a $4,000 skating rink; creamers, elevator, tire hull and all modorn improvements, where 15 months ago there was not a single 1 welling in sight. Possibly 75 per cent of the people here are Ameri cans, many of them being well educated. All classes are repre sented, ministers, doctors, law yers, and every kind of trades men of the farms; some for health; others for rest and recreation from the bustle of city life, and all with an eye on tho mighty dollar. The educational facilities are good Where schools are erected they employ good teachers and pay high salaries. Lady teachers in country schools receive from $40 to $155 per mouth by the year, holidays included. The Railway line is surveyed from Moosepaw which may be continued through the Yellow Head Pass. About 50 miles of the road will ho complet ed this year north of Moosepaw. Tb I road will run through a tract of good land mostly level, open prairie will no doubt in a few years be settled aud cultivated by a large army of prosperous farm ers. Thousands of acres were broken for crop last year and far more will be broken thisyear. Iu all cases the result of so much breaking is more moisture and less frost. The farmers up here claim the heavy fall of snow will ensure good crops, as there is but little frost in the ground and the melt ing snow will leave a sufficient amount to start the crops before Juno ruins commence. The set tlers of Saskatchewan are to be relieved from doing two months, hoii esteud duties on account of the severe winter aud scarcity of fuel. The Miuister of the Inter ior has also ordered immigration officers to scud relief to those set tlers who are being located aloug the G. T. P. between Sasktoou and Bnttleford. 1 sold my team and let) Auto Tour will pass onneireourg, .Momiuv, th ro" July Died at Her Home Near Knobsvllle. Early Famous Apostle of Temperance Passed i''iiden Tour W aye ISO Ant... Last Thursday Morning. Away at Los Amjclcs. I mo i es i . , . I I he latest plans provide that the a i i I .ji. .IB- n rii ri r" I w vi n i nil i n'n i. ' t' nt w i i r i 1 1 . i . i 1 1 1 1 1 , wiii' or ''MM! ri ri J ! i . a I I 'i ; Kliii cir tho funwma atnatlu rvf I oaKer, uieu a: nor no me near ""T' v"v owv.v , T" ..l 1 1 i i - i mi 1 t.m tiP-rnnco whn i nrl unurl 1 mil nuunsime, ut . o ciock on i.iurs , tBd , nnmlHir f outside NAMES dav mornini' of last woflf Mra lions to sign the pledge, won the' ....... uL - " Til ! " ! confidence an,t , Lir , of ,.h W, P"M1j come here to ,ttu " uumm tor ; " " " witness the running of the can about three months, but was bed- reat of a" nations, at one t,me throuxl, town. rast only about live week. WIUB btohwuww oy win muu Mra. Baker was a daughter of Queen Victoria In an address McGnleHaynes, a former resi-110"1 1,10 throne, died at the dent of Tod township, and wasjhorae,,f Ids daughter, Mrs. Wey born in Illinois. At the time of I land Trask, i". Angeles. Cal., her death, she was aged 88 years, Sunday moruiug tt 10:30 o'clock, following a long illness and Snapshots at Their Comings and doings Here for a Vacation, or Away for a Kestful'Outing. OF VISITORS AND VISITED 3 mouths, and todays. Besides her husband and a four year-old son, she is survived by her parents, six brothers aud one sister. The father and two sons live in Alberta, Canada; the mother, four sons, and the daugh ter, reside in Oklahoma, and one son the oldest lives in Kansas. Mrs. Baker was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, and the large number of friends and neigebors who attended her funeral, attest the high esteem in which she was held in the neighborhood in which she bad livd. Her funeral took plac? Friday morning, the sermon being preached in the M. K Church at Knobsville by her pastor, Rev. Brynr of McConnellsburg. Some Famous Fourths. 1 770 Declaration of Independ ence signed at Philadelphia, 177S Clurk took Kiiskuskia. 1778 -The Wyoming masaMre. 17811 British evacuated Will iamsburg. 1788 Great celebration in Phil adelphia uppropos of the rutilica tion of the constitution. 1802 J. U Adam delivered his first address to the United States Senate. 1S04 Pioneer weekly muil stage made its trip from Philadelphia to Pittsburg. 1807 Garibaldi the Italian pa triot was born. 1817 Work began on the Erie canal. 1826 Death of John Adams.' 1826 Death of Thomas Jeffer son. 1828 First spike driven for the Baltimore & Ohio railroad. 1881 Death of James Monroe. 1833 Carolus Duran, the great French painter, was horn. 1845 United States annexed Texas. 1848 Peace proclaimed between the United States and Mexico. 1848 Cornerstone of the Wash ington monument laid in Washing ton. 1851 Cornerstone for the capi tol extension was laid. 1856 Kansas Free State legis lature convened. 1856 Washington equestrian statute in Union Square dedicated. 1857 Pierre Loti, the French writer, was horn. 1863 Union victory at Helena, Ark. 1863 -Vicksburg surrendered to General (J rant. 1868 Bui lingame treaty he tween the United States and China was signed. 1868 Amnesty proclamation was issued at Washington. 1874 Opening of the Ends bridge in St. Louis. 1884 Francis Scott Key Monu ment dedicated in San Francisco. 181)4 Hawaii declared a republic. gen eral collapse. So rapidly did tha end approach after a sinking spell which began last Wednesday night, that only one of Mr. Murphy's sons. T. Ed ward O , of I'hilidelphia, was at his bedside when death came. Robert S. Murphy, lieutenant governor ol Pennsylvania, anoth er son, was attending the conven tion of tho State Bar Association at Bedford Sprngs. when he got a telegram announcing the criti cal illness o! his father. He im mediately went to Pittsburg where he was j lined by his broth er John, and they at once started on the long journey to tho coast. Two daughters, Mrs. Weyland Trask, and Mrs Frances J, Holmes, wore it the bedside of their father when he died. The carpenters have Charlie Goldsmith's new house under roof. The building is located on the north side of his store aud just opposite tue publl.' school building all my farm implements and rent ed what ground I had broke and urn working at the carpenter trade. There is lots of Fulton County people who could do better up hee than where they are. Now for fear of the waste basket I will quit. ( uaki.ks W. Dkavch, Mutaua, Sask.. Canada, June 25, imW. Now In Effect. Under the past postal laws a package of mail matter or a letter could only be specially dolivered provided that it had on it a pecu liar kind of stampcalledaspeci.il delivery stamp. This has been changed an da new regulation went into effect on July the tirst, which allows the use of ten cents worth of any sort of postage stamps with written words "special deliv e.y" or their equivalent, in add. Hon to the ordiuary postage re--quired. This renders it possible to mail i special delivery letter at any hour whether the postofhee is open to sell stamps or not. The only requirements of the new law regulation are that both the regular postage on the letter or package and the additonal ten cents for the special service be prepa d with postage stamps of some denomination affixed io the package or Jetter, and that the words "special delivery"or equi valent be written on the letter or package which can then be drop ped into the mailing box with the assurance that it will reach its destination in the manner de sired. It is said that 150 curs will be in the run, many of them the best products of the most celcbrute.i mnkers in the world. Tho tour will start at Cleveland. Ohio, Inly. 10, go west to Chicago, 111., thence back to South Hend and eastward to Pittsburg, thence to Bedford Springs, where Sunday .July 21, will be spent. For the day's run through McConnells burg a course of 140 miles, lead ing from Bedford to Baltimore, via. Hngerstown, lias been laid out. Nothing but touring curs will take pint in the contest, each one carrying four people, and as the contesting cars will be the finest and most expensive built their passage through this county will he wutched with interest. A '"pilot ear" went through this place a few days ago, covering the route and making urrangements for the payment bf toll so that the contesting cars need not stop at the numerous tollgates. Recent Marriages. BARRIEB tick. In the city of Camden, N. J., June 19, 1007, were united in marriage, Mr. reu Harrier, of Altooua, and Miss Ella N. Tice, of Knobsville. The groom is an employe of tho P. U. K., and the bride a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Tice. The happy couple arrived at the bride's home on Tuesday night of last week, and Wednesday, Harvey Wagner came with his bride. Two orides in Knobsville at ono time was suffi cieut excuse for an old time cali thumpian serenade, and as the contracting parties were all pop ular young people, everybody old and young turned out and grve them music enough to last them a lifetime. WAONBR TICE. In Everett on Tuesday after noon of last week, Rev. John S. Souser, pastor of Barndollar First Methodist Episcopalchurch, united in marriage Mr. W.Harvey Wagner and Miss Mary V. Tice bothof thiscounty. Thehappycou pie are estimable young people and have the best wishes of their numerous friends. VOU BETTER PIKES. Franklin County Motor (.luh Ac lively Interested. From FrHiikUt. Keponltury. The Franklin County MotorClub tins taken up the question of plac ing our turnpikes in better shape for ftutomobiling. They have ad dressed letters to all the turnpike companies and have received many favorable replies, promising co operation. The club asks that the water breakers be removed as much as possible, that smaller stones be used in construction and that the roads bo placed in better condition generally. Chambershurg lost the (Bidden tour this year on account of the bad condition of the turn pikes centering here, and many eoplo who have traversed them were so disgusted they declared they would never make a second trip. The club of this place real izes that these conditions should not exist as all autos pay the toll demanded they think they should have better service, which, of course, is the truth. lhe turnpike companies have promised to make tho change re quested, as far as practicable, so that tho public generally will be indebted to our local club for these improvements. Elmer Fraker, a well known iMthssu of Fort Littleton, was among the busiires visitors in town Friday. The Girl Who is Gentle. By the gentle girl is not meant the girl who is gentle in heart and thought, though she should strive to be both, but the girl who is gentle in her movements and in her speech. She does not knock against chairs as she enters the room, she does not plant down each foot as if she were trying to stamp the pattern out of the car pet. When she talks and becomes interested in her subject she does not allow her voice to be come a shrill tone that is ear- pierciug. Of course, none of these things are wicked, but they show a lack of consideration, and suggest that there is a strain in one that does not beloug to tho refined and lovable temperament, The gul who is gentle learns to walk quietly, to keep her eyes open so that she does not trip over rugs, cushions, chairs or ta bles. The girl who is gentle realizes that a sweet, low voice and a quiet manner are more "convinc ing of the power of womanhood than all the loud talkiug and blustering Imaginable. While the farmers of this county ate frequently done graiu cutting Vf the Fourth of July, they will not have begun by that time this year. The season is very backward, and if they finish by the twentieth, they will be lucky. Miss Ada Fleming, of Clear Ridge, is visiting relatives in town this week. Robert Millerof Chambershurg is the guest of his grand-aunt Mrs. Albert Stoner this week. S. C. Yeaklo and family, of Mercersburg, visited friends on this side of the mountain a few days. HowaidS. Mellott aud family of Baden, Pa., are spending their summer vacation among their Fulton county friends. Geo. B. May, of Everett, rep resenting the Provident Life Insurance Company, is registered at the Washington House. Miss Nora Fishe:- and Miss Bess Irwin, both of whom gradu ated from the Cumberland V alley State Normal last week are home again. Mrs. George Kautlman, who had been visiting her parents, Rev. and Mrs. W. M. Hanu, re turned to her home at Altoona, yesterday. Misses Ethel and Alice Hays and Netie Stouteagle, who had been students at Shippeosburg, are home now for their summer vacation. Mrs. Susan R. Strite aud niece Miss Eva Berguer of Chambers- burg, are the guests tins week of Commissioner and Mrs. S. A. Nesbit, North Second street. Mr. C 1). Houpt, wife and son Charles of Altoona are visit ing friends here Mrs. Houpt and sou came about two weeks ago. They will all return to Altoona the la it of the week. Mrs. Allie Gordon, who had been visiting her nephew, Alex Richardson, of Newville, and at tending commencement at the C. V. S. N. B. at Shippensburg, re turned to her home at Fort Lit tleton, Frida.y. We had a pleasant call Monday morning from our old friend, Ja cob KautTman, who went to Johns town from this county about a year ago. Mr. KautTman is now spending a few weeks among his Fulton county friends. Mr. and Mrs. Martin R. Rine dollar, of Waynesboro, are visit ing auoug their many Fulton county relatives and friends. About tho middle of the month they expect to take a trip among their ft ieuds iu the Middle West. Fred Mock, of Pittsburg, Mis. Mary C. Sinnott, Philadelphia, and Mrs. Anna Kapp, of Allen town all of whom were called to the bedside of their sick mother Mrs. Daniel Mock of Tod town ship, have returned to their re spectives home. Miss Minnie Dalbey, who had been off on a two weeks' vacation visitiug her parents, Dr. aud Mrs. Dalbey, of this ptace, returned to Pittsburg Lst Saturday. Miss Miuuieis a very efficient steno grapher, autl has a nice positiou with the Westing house people. Mrs. J. A. Irwiu, of this phco, was at Shippensburg last week attending the Commencement Exercises of the 1007 class of tho C. V. state normal school, of which her daughter, Miss Best.; was one of the thirteen honor members of a class of ninety six. Mrs. Emma Smith and her niece, Miss Jano McKelway, both of Flushing, Long' Island, are at the Washington House for July and August. Mrs. Smith is a sister of St Clair McKelway, edi tor of the Brooklyn Eagle, and a distaut relative of the Sloan fam ily of this place Prof. Don Morton's Summer Normal t Needmore closed last week, and oo Friday and Satur day, County Superintendent Lambersoi. examined those of the school who were applicants for teachers, oertidoatea. Eigh teen persons were axeunned.
Significant historical Pennsylvania newspapers