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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-
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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. .........
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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.
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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.
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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.
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‘We are always ready to do job work
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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 |
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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 |
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Do Your Work Right.
Hardware Store
Features of Interest to You
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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
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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 << — — —
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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
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$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.
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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
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at the lowest prices
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Funeral Director and Embal
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also Spouting.
to any Railroad Station
Meyersdale, Penn’a.
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309 North (ree 229 Center Street
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