THE FULTON COUNTY HEW1, McCONNILLlBUXO, PA.
j MARKET REPORT.
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; " GRAIN
Wheal.... 1-M
(Nw whe.t .
Bran 2 00
Corn i.. 1-W
Oats 55
Km . 125
PROVISIONS
Butter, Creamery 37
: Butter, Country 28
Epo-i. Mr dozen....! 22
Drawing; People to the Farms. .
To promote the Back to the
Farm Movement, the Farm Set
tlement Board of New Brunswick
is displaying motion pictures de
picting interesting phases of
farm life. In this country work
ing people are begged and im
plored to go back on the land
and raise food but they are slow
to do so.
The great majority of citified
people look upon farm life with
horror. Country life might be
cheaper, healthier, more comfor
table. But existence under the
stars and the wide spaces of the
sky would seem horribly lone
some to them.
These people miss the compan
ionship of crowded streets. They
like the stir and motion and life
of it They enjoy the gossiping
with neighbors. Encounters
with the police, street fights, the
rattia of the hurdy gurdy, the
cries of the street vendors, the
mischief of the kidlets, all these
and a thousand other incidents
make slum life pleasant to people
who have alwayslived in it
It would seem as if under the
present conditions, the money
motive must have some effect
Farm labor brings better wages
than it used to. Farm hands
get h'gh priced vegetables prac
tically for nothing. It does not
cost them much for clothes. Un
less they are spendthrifts, they
and their families could have
money in the bank at the end of
a year.
Land is high, yet somehow for
eigners manage to get farms of
iheir own. They rent a little
piecs of land on shares, sell half
their crop for good prices, and
in a few years they are ready to
take a farm on a mortgage. It
is a good proposition for hundreds
of thousands of families. The
movies and all other form of
publicity ought to be used to
make it seem interesting.
The Soak 'em Spirit
It was remarked by those who
attended the inauguration at
Washington, that they were sized
up and assessed any old price
for accomodation that it was
thought they could pay. This
method of fixing prices is un
fortunately much too common.
A lot of that sort of things is
seen in hotels catering to motor
parties. For years automobile
loads have been blowing through
these places, who didn't care" a
rap what the size of the bill was.
They are willing to pay anything
that was asked and all they de
sired was to have the bill quick
so they could get out and make
the next town before dark.
Under those ' circumstances a
place would be mighty short on
human nature if it did not stick
on very considerable number of
dollars.
When motoring became more
democratic and popular, this
Bame habit had to be used with
some caution, as there are a
great many people touring now
who have only limited means and
who do not take kindly to extor
tion. They may pay the bill
without argument but they tell
all their friends and the place
oreta a black eye among that
class.
; A great many popular resorts
are run on the same basis. At
every turn you find some device
for working small coins out of
people. The managements seem
to think that if tbey can extract
a Quarter here and a half there,
people never notice it or know
he. difference. But people do
realize it they feel an undertone
of indignation, and "they keep
away from such places again. -
. Business success is best built
on a foundation of fair and rea
sonable charges, assessed the
the same against all comers. If
wealthy people wish extra ser
vices, and if they want more
rmfortable rooms, let them nav
for it But even wealthy people
do not like to be gouged, ihey
have a ken idea of the value of
money and dislike being buncoed.
Wanted. For Sale, For Rent,
Lost, Found, Etc.
RATES One cent per word for each
insertion. No aa refinement accepted
lor leu than 15 cents. Cain must ao
oompany order.
Wanted I will pay spot cash
for Fat Hogs, Cured Meat, iGood
Lard, Ear Corn, and Potatoes de
livered at my store, Clay Park,
Merchant, Three Springs. 21 9t
Eggs-actly-S. C. Buff Or
pington eggs from new thorobred
stock at 75 cents for a setting of
15 eggs. All Infertile eggs re
placed. H. U. Nace, McCon
nellsburg, Pa, 3 22 4t
Sale Register.
Wednesday, March 28, Mrs.
Albert Gordon intending to quit
farming will sell at her residence
on what is known as the Sarah
Johnson tarm in Thompson town
ship 1 miles fouth of Dickeys
Mountain post office, and i mile
east of Board Yard schoolhouse,
the following property to wit: 8
horses and colts, hogs, cattle,
wagons, buggy, farm machinery,
potatoes, meat, household pood
and many other things. Sale
will begin at 10 o'clock. Credit
6 months. J. J. Harris; auctioneer.
Friday, March 30, II. B. Trout
intending to reduce his stock
and move to McConnellsburg,
will sell at bis residence 1 mile
north of McConnellsburg 12
horns, 40 cattle, 65 hogs,wagons
harness, farm machinery, corn
hay, &c. Sale begins at 10
o'clock.
Friday, March 30, Mrs. A. D.
Dalbey will sell at her residence
West Lincoln way, McConnells
burg, 2 baggies, sleigh, harness,
and household goods, consisting
of furniture, carpets, stoves,
dishes,' &c. Sale begins at 10
o'clock, when terms will be made
known.
Saturday, March 81 the Baker
Brothers will sell at the Baker
Homestead near Wells Tannery,
13 head of horses, 40 head of cat
tle, 30 head of hogs, 45 sheep
farm machinery, 2 Ford cars,
corn, wheat, rye, oats, chop, and
numerous other articles; also, at
the same time and place, will be
Offered the home farm and the
Naomi Horton farm. Terms
made known on day of sal?. Sale
begins at 10 o'clock sharp.
Doctors Revise Fee Bill.
Owing to the greatly increased
cost of medicines, as well as of
gasoline and all other supplies
connected with the running of
automobiles, we feel impelled to
revise our fee bill. The charges
at present in force are practically
those of twenty years ago, not
withstanding the fact that all
drugs and supplies have at least
doubled in price; indeed many of
those in everyday use cost us
much more than double. '
In taking these steps we are
but following the example of
those engaged in all other lines
of endeavor and of physicians in
all sections of the country.
Beginning April 1, 1917, we
beg to state these charges will
be adhered to:
Within a radius of
2 miles $1.50
2 to 4 miles 2.00
4 to 6 miles 2.50
6 to8miles. 3.00
Beyond 8 miles, 50 cents for
each additional mile.
Call visits... 1.00
Town visits. . . . : .75
For calls between 7 p. m. and 7
a. m. add 50 cents to above
charges.
Confinements, normal, $5.00,
with charge for trip added.
J. W. .Mosser, M. D.
Geo. M. Robinson, M. D.
Educational Meeting.
The sixth local institute of
Bethel township was held st Al
Dine school March 10th.
Questions: 1. Reading: How
taught? 2. Neatness and Polite
ness. The following teachers
werenresent: VeririeGress.Erma
Gress, Gladys Charlton, Clara
Norris. Francis Norris and Earl
Golden of Bethel and Esta Hart
and Blanche Smith of Belfast.
A very srood program was ren
dered by the school and excellent
music was furnished by the or
chestra. Secretary
Mr. and Mrs. Levi Keefer, of
Webster Mills made- a . trip to
Pittsburgh last week.
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irepareaness
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Preparedness is a topic of national importance, no matter which side of the question you may take. Is the nation properly
prepared? It is a grave question. ,
But that is a question for the nation to answer. There is one question nearer home, the matter of financial preparedness
of the individual against the rainy day of adversity that may come. Are you financially prepared to meet that sickness which
may come to you or vour family? Are you prepared for the time when there may be loss of employment or loss by fire, flood,
or mismanagement? Are you prepared for the old age that's sure to come? These are serious, vital questions to every one of us.
If you are not prepared, resolve to open a savings account at our bank today and thus make the first step toward your own pre
paredness. "
FULTON COUNTY BANK.
McConnellsburg, Penna. t
"OLDEST AND STRONGEST"
THE OTHER SIDE.
Taxpayer Answer Letter of Burgess,
and Favors Borough Ownership
. of Light Plant
Dear EDiTOR:-In last week's
issue you published an open let
ter from L. W. Seylar, Burgess
of McConnellsburg, Pa., urging
the voters to defeat the proposed
bond issue to install an electric
light plant, to be owned and op
erated by the Borough. Much
good can be accomplished by a
free, fair and open discussion of
these important questions, which
vitally affect the taxpayer and
the future progress of our town,
providing the discussion is not
misleading and intended to per
plex the voter rather than en
lighten him. To leave this letter
unanswered would, in my opin
ion, be unpatriotic to the inter
ests of the town and a repudia
tion of a progressive Council.
The Burgess gives two reasons
why he thinks the proposition
should be defeated. First: -because
the contract entered into
by the town council is a Wiscon
sin contract His explanation of
this phase of the contract is
wholly wrong and is intended to
mislead. Before entering into
the contract the Jown council had
a competent attorney to pass up
on all these Questions and espec
ially this one. As this objection by
the Burgess is a legal one, I shall
not attempt to discuss it as he
has done, but have satisfied my
self about this question by' seek
ing advice from a reliable source.
I would suggest that every voter
who has read the objection of the
Burgess on this point make an
effort to inquire about this be
fore the election. I think the
Council will be glad to refer them
to some one who can explain the
matter.
The second objection by the
Burgess is entirely wrong and is
a misstatement of facts as can
be fully shown by reference to
the contract The Burgess states
that the-council has agreed to
pay to the Western Utilities Com
pany the sum of $2. 733. 77 to give
back to the Borough the franchise
that the council gave them for
nothing. We cannot believe the
Burgess would intentionally make
a false statement of the facts,
but the facts as he has stated
them are entirely wrong. The
council does not pay one cent to
get back the franchise which
they granted. The $2,733.74 or
25 per cent of the contract price
is payable when the voters ap
prove the bond issue; then the
machinery will be shipped and
work begin. Of course, the
franchise will be turned back to
the Borough in order to make it
regular. If the Burgess wanted
to enlighten the voters, why did
he not call a meeting of the tax
payers and have the facts pre
sented and invite an open dis
cussion? The Burgess further
states that the council entered
into the contract without due
consideration, &c. I have more
confidence in our town council,
composed of seven representa
tive men who were elected by
the voters of McConnellsburg to
manage the affairs of the Bor
ough. Why elect a town council
if we do not have some confidence
in their business ability? I think
the Councilmenx are to be com
mended for their progressive
movement and .for giving the
voters a chance to fully investi
gate and vote as they ste proper,
and to say whether we shall own
our own utilities or whether they
shall be controlled by outside
capital, as in the case of Jhe wa
ter plant It seems to me this
proposition should be viewed
purely from a financial stand
point I have satisfied myself
that it is a good one and the
Borough should own and operate
the plant. Some urge that the
Council Bhould have a vote taken
first and then contract Would
not the same opposition in that
event contend that they would
vote for it if they knew what
kind of a contract the Council
would enter into and what it was
going to cost? We had the same
opposition when the new school
building was voted upon. We
had the same opposition to new
and better pavements. Fortun
ately the progressive spirit has
prevailed in McConnellsburg dur
ing the past ten years. Is it go
ing to prevail this time? This
bond issue may be defeated. It
may be defeated by the men from
whom we should expect better
things. The town has been in
darkness for over a century. It
takes a long time to get out of
the old rut. If this proposition
is voted down the voters will live
to see the day when they will re
gret it
The bonds can be sold as low
as 4 per cent, and perhaps lower.
The interest and operating ex
penses can be paid and a nice
surplus taken for other purposes.
Besides being a paying proposi
tion it will do more than any
thing else to put our town on the
map. Look at the large number
who signified their intention of
taking lights-from a foreign1 cor
poration? would not more take
lights if the Borough owned the
plant
If the citizens of our town
would lay aside personal feelings,
and petty jealousies and work to
gether for the success of our town
we could have many improve
ments. There hasn't been a
get-together meeting by business
men to discuss this proposition.
It is fought out on the street cor
ner and around the grocery store
stove. There are a few days be
fore the election, plenty of time
yet to get together and boost the
town. '
Yours for PROGRESS,
Taxpayer.
New Hampshire Farmer Grows Beans.
The difference between beans
"three quarts for a quarter," and
beans at $4 per bushel up, makes
the difference between a crop
which hardly carries itself, and
one which is a money maker for
the farmer. One New Hamp
shire farmer, this last Beason,
planted three acres of beans.
The season was poor, and he only
got sixteen bushels per acre.
But he sold these beans for $7 a
bushel, and after paying for seed
and later for land rent and for
fertilizer, he had $70 an acre or
a little over $200 from his three
acre field.
Even poor land will grow good
crops of bean0. The amout t of
fertilizer needed is small around
400 pounds per acre. . Most of
the work can be done by horse
power. As a money crop for
both large ' and small farmers it
is now an attractive proposition.
Prices may not be as high next
year but we all hope the season
will be better. It will take more
than one good bean year to re
stock the merchants' shelves with
the needed stores of canned beans
so that there is little cause to
fear low prices for next year.
. Mrs. Sadie Fisher, returned to
her home in this place last Fri
day evening after having spent
eight weeks visiting her son Ben
in Port Treverton, Pa. ; her son
A: J., Philadelphia, and her
daughters Nora (Mrs. A. J. Doh
ner) and Mary in Salem, N. J.
Notice of Special Public Bor
ough Election March 27,
1917, between the .
hours of 7 a. m.
and 7 p. m.
Notice is hereby given that a Spe
cial Publlo Borough Election will be
held at the regular polling place of
said borough In the Court House, on
the 27th day of March 1917, between
the hours of 7 a m. and 7 p. m. by the
regularly constituted election officers
of said Borough of McConnellsburg.
At which time the qualified voters of
the said borough will by their votes
approve or disapprove the proposed
Increase of the indebtedness of the
said borough in the sum of $12,372.98,
Tor the purpose of purchasing, Install
ing, maintaining, and operating, an
electrle lighting plant for the use of
the said borough. As recommended
by i esolutions of the Borough Coun
cil, passed on the 19lh day of Febru
ary 1917.
The last assessed valuation of tax
able property within the said borough
of McConnellsburg, is $197,624 03 The
present total indebtedness Is $1450.70
being .731 thousandths of 1 per centum
of the total assessed valuation. The
amount of the proposed increase of
indebtedness is $12,372.98 being Band
2(10 thousandths per centum of the to
tal assessed valuation of taxable
property within the said borough.
By order of the Borough Conncll,
of McConnellsburg, Pa.
- J. A. IKVV1N,
President of the Borough Council.
H. U. NCAE, Clerk.
I
Three Wavs to Build Good Roads.
Within a few weeks the great
"spring drive" of motorists will
begin. An avalanche.of automo
biles will sweep over our roads
beginning in May and continuing
with increasing vigor through the
summer months. The car own
er who has kept his machine in
moth balls all winter will soon
get it oMt and seek the broad
highway.
In 1915 there were 255,242 au
tomobiles registered in New
York State, 180,832 in Illinois,
163,797 in California and 160,137
in Pennsylvania. This year prom
ises to eclipse these figures by a
very large percentage.
These registration figures re
present only four states out of
48 and a very small proportion
of the entire number of motor
cars that traverse the highways
throughout this country. ,
The need for good roads is be
ing impressed more firmly in the
minds of the people and this
spring and summer promises
from all advance information, to
be one of the busiest road build
ing seasons this country has
ever known. '
The Southern States alone
have appropriated approximately
$100,000,000 for good roads.
All types of roads are not ad
apted to all communities for finan
cial reasons, if for no other, but
there are, briefly three courses
seeking emancipation from the
mud.
First: For communities having
money enough for the construc
tion of permanent roads an ideal
type has been developed that
combines the use of two stand
ard road building materials,
Portland cement concrete and
natural asphalt. The concrete
forms the base and is protected
from the damaging effects of
both traffic and weather by a
waterproof wearing surface of
natural asphalt and stone known
as asphalt macadam. Thus is
provided an enduring base of
whatever thickness traffic dic
tates and a resilient easy-riding,
dustless and mudless top that
will remain so for years to come.
Second: The preservation of
thoroughly compacted old Btone
or macadam roads, where com
munities cannot afford new roads
by giving them a new surface of
stone bound with natural asphalt
thus utilizing the old roads as
foundations and putting them
in the permanent class.
Third: Prolonging the life of
1
RACKET STOR
Well, last week we told you we had tr.
agency for Dr. Hess's Stock Remedies Disi:
fectants, Pan-a-cea for chickens, and all ft'
rest of his remedies. We have heard of per;
pie who were not getting an egg a day.th
after using a package or more, are novvgs;
ting 8, 10, and 12 eggs a day. Isn't this pa'
ing? And hogs, sheep, and cattleequal
good results. X
Curtain Poles 8c. v
Brass Curtain Poles 10c.
Tin Wash Basins 5o.
Enameled Basins 13 to 18c.
Enameled Stew Pans 8 to 13c.
Coffee pots tin 15 to 20c.
Coal oil 10c. a gallon.
Table oil cloths 15c yard.
5 envelopes lc.
6 sheets of paper lc.
14 rows of pins lc.
Machine thread 4c
4 mouse traps 5c.
1 rat trap 8c.
Eureka Harness Oil 85c. a gal
lon. Padlocks 10, 15 and 25c.
Horse rasps 20 to 35c.
8-in, fiat hies 12c. -
Batcheller manure forks 65c.
Shovels 55 to 95c.
2- borse plow points 80c.
3- horse plow points 88c
tium boots $2.35 to 14.25.
Bunch straps 10 to 13c
Warner corsets the kind that
wear, 50c. to" $1.35.
See our work gears at $5.40.
7-ft heavy traces 80c
Lone star Hames 85c
; Horse collars $1.25 to $3 75.
( Mattocks 45c
Men's hats and caps 25c to
$1.25.
Linoleum 2 yds. wjde 75c to
$1 00. .
Rubber roofing $1.15, $1 25,
$1 40, and $1 60.
(Jold blast lanterns 05c to
4, 5, and 6-inch taper filet
aod 5c.
Hand saws 50c to $1.40.
Shoe nails 4c
Tall bands 14c.
Strap hinges 5o to 13c.
Whitewash brushes 10c to
Peroxide 8c.
Carbolic acid 15c a pint.
Machine Oil 3c
Separator oil 25c. a quasi
3-in-orie oil 8c.
Pint cans paint 10c
Open links 4 for 5c.
Lone star bame Ik oka 5c
Buggy washers 4c.
Screen door hinges 10c.
Bridle bits 10c to 55c.
Flash lights 59c, 75c, 95c, l
Williams shaving soap 4c. jC
Alarm clocks 75c to $1 .95. t!
Talcum powder 10c to 15c. jE
Box writing paper 10 j toT-a
Tablets 3c to 10c. d
Umbrellas 48c to 98o ll
Heavy shoestrings 2c pair ft
Hose, all kinds, 10c to 2a&
Men's collars 5c to 10c.
Men's heavy hose 10c.
Handkerchiefs 4c to lc.
4 doz. clothes pins 5c.
100 split rivets 5c:
No. 1 lamp globes 5c.
No. 2 lamp globes 6c
No. 1 lantern globe 5c.
No. 2 lantern globe 8c.
Suit cases 98c to $1 10.
Shoes
Shoesi
As you all know, shoes are advancing in pri
but we are glad to say that we are still at
to sell. a great many shoes at old prices, y
long as we have them at the old prices:
Ml II 1L'- 1L! .1. I Ml I A - ..A
win sen inis wav. sn wr mink ir win riH iuyk
advantage to buy early.
Wire and Wire Nails.
We bought a carload of wire and wire nyi
last October which did not reach us until tte
10th of January; and it was lucky that
did buy early, for the wholesale price k
made several advances since that time.
are now offering wire fence to you at prifw
we would nave to pay, it we were buying
As long as this lot lasts you will get it at
long as this lot lasts you will get
uary prices.
Come and See Us.
HULL & BENDER,
McConnellsburg, Pa.
-Os
good waterbound macadam roads
by giving them a coating of
liquid natural asphalt and stone
chips, thus making them mud
less and ' dustless as well as in
creasing the period of service.
This is the cheapest of all meth
ods of transforming waterbound
macadam into dustless and more
enduring roads.
The asphalt macadam road pre
viously described, or roads of a
more dense mixture known as as
phaltic concrete, are admirably
adapted to town and city streets,
especially the asphalticconcrete
surf ace.
Bnbioribe for the Nkws.
Lowering Costs of Potato lj.
Fifty years ago an acre
tatoes yielding 100 bushf
quired fifty-five hours of'
hor. Now an anra vie'1
bushels requires but thW
hours. thanks to the IV
planter and digger. On'
with a eood planter can ofl
rows, distribute the M
dron the tubers and cov
over an area of three to fi"I
each dav. Planters are 1
inor used In manv. C0ft$
and a igreater area covered
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the cost per bushel of f)
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potatoes Dy increasing