ah SPMOONY WwW [== : “ 5 nn‘a y A ILLS THE NEWSPAPER AND Every loyal citien of a community should take his home paper. The local newspaper is one of the greatest assets of any section af coun- try and should be supported and en- couraged as such, not with a feeling of charity toward the editor, as is too often the case, but in the uplift of the community and the consequent en- chancing of the value of your own holdings. Without your home paper your town would lose much of its attractiveness as a place of abode; would become a barred spot in the field of knowledge The community would be grouping around in the intellectual darkness of uncertainity and speculation, while other cities and towns would be climb- ing upward to better things. The dissemination of news would return to the ancient method of mouth to mouth with its consequent delays, and distortions, and omissions. The business intérests would suffer from lack of a medium of communi- cation between'buyer and seller, com- mercial rivalry would he on the wane, and the American spirit of “I Will” would sink into disuse and eventual obliteration. ea How many years have you been reading this paper, anyway? And don’t you feel deep down in your heart that it has been worth more to you than it has cost you? How would you like to be deprived of the opportunity of ever seeing an- other home paper? In other words, just how would you like to live in this community if there were no papers published here, no medium from which you could ascer- tain the doings of the people of the community, no medium of exchange in the matter of barter dnd sale, no medium through which you could make your wants known to the people except by climbing into a buggy or automobile and spending days in go- ing about from one place to another? Just how would you like that? Well, don’t worry you are in no danger of losing your home paper. This article was written for the purpose of causing you to do a lit- tle thinking along the right line .We want you, all of you, to realize that. this paper is not being published just | for fun . It is a public institution, it is an important part of the community ' itself It is about the only industry | that the’ community ‘could not get a- THE COMMUNITY. /debtedness is growing all the time; ,an individual to be going in debt all ‘the time and having nothing to show CITIZEN TAKES EXCEPTION TO TOWN'S MANAGEMENT. | | (Communicated Article.) | | As a citizen of Meyersdale I natur- ally feel interested in the welfare ot | our town, and therefore I wish to call | the attention of our tax-payers to con- | ditions in our borough that need cor-! rection, but before doing so I wish to say that Meyersdale has many things to be thankful for. We have a very good class of people in our town; we have good schools, good churches, good stores, good busi- ness men, good air to breathe, good water to drink, good Railroad service, good light service, good newspapers, good surrounding country ete. For all this we may well be grateful. But if Meyersdale is to be a desir- ble place in which to live, thére are | ja few things in our town which need correction. One is our automobile regulation— imany of our automobile drivers ig-| | nore the speed limit in town and pos-| sibly what is still worse or at least | _as bad is the noise made by our auto- 1 mobile drivers; so much so as to very (much interfere with the comfort of the people in their homes. ul | This ought not so to be, as there i8 no occasion for such disregard of | the welfare of our people. No “other town of any size anywhere, tolerates such a nuisance; you can go to Ber- ‘lin, Somerset or even to New York City for that matter, where there are hundreds of autos to our one on the streets and you will not hear a noise equal to a coal train passing by such as we hear in Meyersdale. This is a! matter for our town council to at-! tend to and why they do not is hard to understand. The other subject which should re- ceive attention is our borougu finan- ces. This affects the pocket book and is a serious matter in hard times such as we are passing through at the pres ent. We pay an enormously big tax, yet very few improvements are made and at the same time our borough in- h 2 this surely is a bad thing. It is bad for for it and I believe that it is worse for a town to do so. So far as I can learn the present council will not be able to pay its debts contracted for this year by five or six thousand dol- lars. To me this looks like a terrible state of affairs. I also hear that the sinking fund TYLES in furniture change just as do styles in clothes. The newest is usually the handsomest or most use- ful. We keep up with the latest advances made in the production of household fittings of every description. Comfortable library chairs, mounted lamps and stands, bed- | room and dining room requisites. A list of our customers | is a directory of careful purchasers. Quick Delivery of All Orders| R. REICH & SON IE tools of a man’s trade are what determine his success in it. no matter how adept he may consider himself to The best mechanic in the world will prove a failure with a wrench that won’t wrench or a chisel that won’t chisel. One of our specialties is the sup- plying of high class, true tempered, readily adjustable tools for all pur- poses. The householder as well as the carpenter, plumber or automo- bile repairer will find them satis- factory. ......... be. Ha long well with without, its newspa- 18 little or nothing and a lot of other pers. When people cease to read home Matters to settle that will cost money papers they begin to stagnate. We afe etc. So long as this condition exists ) ] tagnate fen 2 aL for the interests of the county, of the | Our town is prevented from being an community and of this town. "7% “ideal place to live and own property Work With the Right Tools to When you pay for your paper you are supporting a business enterprise that certainly while it does help the editor it i8 at the same time,assisting the community in general. Be loyal to home for together we survive and divided we will not get along so well. Read the Commercial and pay for it too. a TH © TE BERLIN Mr. and Mrs. Clark White and chil- dren of Tyrone are visiting for sev eral days at the home of Mrs. White's parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Buck- man. / "Mr. and Mrs. Norman Johnson re- turned home recently from Carroll town where they had been visiting for several days and attending the fair. Mr. and Mrs. Robt. Diveley of Pitts- burg are the guests of Mr. Diveley’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Diveley. Mr. and Mrs. Herman Heffley and three children of Johnstown have re- turned home after spending three weeks with Mrs. Heffley’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Tipton. j Mrs. George Walbert returned to her home at Waynesburg after visit- ing for the past two month8 with her mother, Mrs. Mamie Zorn. J. O. Stotier, Frank Groff and Ka- tie Ware last week left for a visit to New York and Baltimore. wr’ = THE NORTH AMERICAN PICTURE SUPPLEMENTS. The North American is going to make a new departure in picture sup- plements by issuing with its edition of Sept. 19 a wonderfully artistié photogravure print entitled “Family | Cares.” This picture Will appeal to every lover Of children and every one who i§ interested in ehild life. _ Tt represeiits a little girl élad in her nightie golly down staifS With, a sick pet. The expression Oh thé childs Tace shows the real trouble) With which her soul is burdened. Tt] is the work of a master artist and. will find instant! favor with Noxth "A. ‘merican readers. The North American’s pictire poli- cy which will be followed for several weeks to come is based Won the idea that a picture ‘worth preservation should be issued id such form as will aliow it to be preserved. The print of “Family Cares” is ‘on hand- somé heavy paper. It is doen in the best style df the photogravure are and is ready for framing. It is worthy of place On the, wall of any home. —— ‘We are always ready to do job work 3 and of course this much operates a- gainst the growth and prosperity of ‘the place. I am very sorry for this state of things. The question might arise as to the cause of this horrible state of our fi- nances. To this may be answered there are a number of causes which may be true but there is one beyond a doubt that stands out very promi- nently and that {8 our voters have not been as careful in selecting men to run their financial affairs as they ‘might have been. With all due respect ‘to our present council, it neverthe- less is true that several of our coun- .cilmen do not own, any taxable prop- erty themselves; in other words our present councilmen have very little ‘money to lose even if taxes have to ‘be raised. si If taxes are to be raised to pay off this deficit they don’t suffer, whereas the taxpayers do. Again they have never have had any experience in fi- nancing large concerns and of course they could not possibly have the nec. essary capacity to properly perform the functions of a councilman. The counclmen may hot be altogether to blame in this matter as the people have the power to elect whom they please, but they don't pay taxes. Facts are stubborn things; the condi- ‘tions are bad and ought to bé correc- ted and if the people will be careful in selecting men of experience and ca- pability to run the finafices of the town this state of affairs will be corrected and our taxes will become less ang our town will make progress fnq blossom as a rose in June, Interest in the Wel¥e of our town is in the heart ®f Svery good citizen of Meyersdalée &nd that prompts me to call attention to these things. A CITIZEN | KD afr 5g 3 Fresh Poultry Fh The time-honored custdm of Killing, dressing and cooking chickens in the ig being condemned by scientists who have made exhaustive experiments to | determine when podltry meat is most | tender. They state that poultry should | not be eaten the day it is killed, but should be allewed to thoroughly cool | for at least ‘twelve hours, during which time the muscles relax and be- come tender, after which the bird is | in condition for cooking. Success has followed forest planting | on ‘the sandhills of Nebraska. | forest service ten years ago now have a height of over 15 feet and a diameter i of "4 inches. shortest time possible before serving | DMAP TD 7 Sieh ENS Do Your Work Right. Hardware Store Features of Interest to You nbn itn BBY furnishings for street wear for men and women are to be had here. ete., of styles highly pleasing to the eye. Parasols of plain, simple colors or more elaborate ones of con- trasted designs and with decorative handles. Umbrellas, toa, of cou rse. Many of our walking sticks are of imported wood. All popular shapes of handles. Hats, coats, gloves, veils, walking sticks, parasols, | It will pay you to spend a few minutes considering our overshoes of pure rubber. They will preserve shoes, health and temper. A good investment. Ln a Bi re Quidcor Things For Outdoor Folks. MILLER & TOLLINS Mr. and Mrs. J. Edward Gump of | Somerset have gone to the Panama- Pacific exposition. Mr. Gump, who is a representative of the New York | tives in the Jack | Life Insurance Company in West pines planted there by the government | pennsylvania, was recently notified | H : that he was among three representa- State who won a trip to held by the company agents. Frisco in a business-getting contest this summer. The company employes about 30,000 Children Ory FOR FLETCHER'S — NG. 8801 REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF THE SECOND NATIONAL BANK of Meyersdale, Pa. At the Close of Business. September 2nd 1915. RESOURCES 1. a Loans and discounts (notes held in bank) —_——— — Total loans — — — — - 2. Overdrafts unsecured $86.22 3. a U. S. bonds deposited to secure circulation (par value) -- — U. S. bonds pledged to secure U. S. deposits, par value— — f Premium on U. S. bonds — — Total U. S, Bonds — — — — 4. b Bonds other than U. S. bonds pledged to secure U. S. depcsits c¢ Bonds other than U. S. bonds pledged to secure postal savings deposits f Securities other than U. S. bonds (not including stocks) owned unpledged Total bonds, securities etec.— 6. Subscription to stock of Federal Reserve Bank $6,600.00 a Less amount unpaid 3,300.00 b All other stocks including pre- mium on same 6. Banking house, 6. b Equity in banking house — 7. Furniture and fixtures — — — 8. Real estate owned other than banking house — — — — __ 9. Net amount due from Federal Re- serve Bank 10. a Net Amount due from approved reserve agents in New York, Chi cago and St. Louis — — — — b Net am’t due from Appro’d re- serve agents in other res’ cities 13. a Outside checks and other cash items 14. b Fractional currency nickels, cts. Lawful money reserev in bank: Total coin certificates — — — Legal tender notes — — — 18. Redemption fund with U. S. Trea- surer, not more than 5 per on circulation Due from U. S. Treasurer — — 1. Capital Stock paid in — — ~~ .— 2. Surplus fund TOTAL CAPITAL AND SURPLUS 2. Undivided profits § 5,246.22 Reserve for — — — — — — __ Less current expenses, interest and taxes paid — — — 3. Circulating notes Less amount on hand and in Treasury for redemption or in transit — — — — — — — — — . Dividends unpaid . Demand deposits — a Individual deposits subject to check b Certificates of deposits due in less than 30 days ¢ Certified checks e United States deposits — — f Postal Savings deposits — — — Total Deposits 9. Time deposits payable after 30 days or subject 30 days’ notice a Certifiicates of deposit ¢ Other time deposits << — — — 00 ~1 LIABILITIES 330,351.98 330,351.98 86.22 65,000.00 7,000.90 231.87 72,231.87 4,000.00 7,308.70 68,097.30 79,406.00 3,300.00 3,300.00 55,413.45 55,413.45 7,161.06 3,974.58 6,499.60 839.85 60,184.66 61,024.51 6,499.60 366.51 307.85 674.36 12,206.50 3,000.00 3,250.00 3,250.00 $638,580.12 $65,000.00 45,000.00 110,000.00 5,246.22 1,777.39 3,468.83 65,000.00 1,100.00 63,900.00 30.00 146,737.84 3,967.37 876.08 4,947.50 3,173.99 159,702.78 61,532.97 239,945.54 301,478.51 TE $638,680.12 State of Pennsylvania, County of Somerset SS: I J. H. Bowman, Cashier of the above named bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement ig true to the best of my knowledge and belief. J. H. BOWMAN, Cashier. Correct—Attest E . C. KYLE J. N. COVER N. E. MILLER, Directors. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 11th day of September, 1915. Robert Cook, Notary Public. My Commission expires M arch 26, 1919. p Baltimore & Ohio For $2.00 additional, tickets will be The route is rail to Washington or Balti- 16-DAY EXCURSIONS TO NORFOLK AND OLD POINT COMFORT ‘VIRGINIA . JULY 15 AND 29 AUGUST 124° D' 26 SEPTEMBR 9 $8.50 ROUND TRIP GOOD IN COACHES ONLY. in Pullman cars with good Pullman tickets. more and delightful steamer trip to destination, Full Information at Ticket Offices. NN DE er Anyone in need of a first-class Slate Roof, write to J. S. WENGERD No. 1 Bangor or Nea Green Slate as we have in stock at Meyersdale and can give GALVANIZED ROOFING We have a good stock on hand and prices will be higher when this is sold, Write for Delivered Prices em A Your System Demands an occasional corrective to insure good health and strength. Success is almost impossible for the weak and” afling. : for the sick. and serious . begin in deranged ¢onditions of the stomach, liver, kidneys or bowels. Beechams Pills are recognized all over the world to be the best corrective of troubles of the digestive organs. the stomach, stimulate the liver, reg- ulate the bowels. system, act in the best and safest way For Health and Strength Largest Sale of Any Medicine in the World. Sold Sergio. In borocs, 10¢.; 25¢. Enjoyment is not Impaired health sicknesses usually They tone They cleanse the purify the blood and — rr RR you a good price on slate at the lowest prices Joseph L. Tressler Funeral Director and Embal n mer also Spouting. to any Railroad Station Meyersdale, Penn’a. — Residence : Office 309 North (ree 229 Center Street J. S. _WENGERD Economy 1'hone. Both Phones. MEYERSDALE, “= PENNA. Mae ml a a 354 TE ES SEI AT EE i SL WE ARSE ¥ x | No. 5 Shipping tags on hand ready 5: ‘to print what you want on them
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