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VOL. XXXVI.
MEYERSDALE PA. THURSDAY,
APRIL 13, 1916.
RECENT COURT
_ VERDICTS
munity , a man of large business af-
fairs, at present a member of the
State Commission of Agriculture, has
What is Being Done at Somerset! been urged to become the state com-
| mitteeman for this district which in
e al n .
in th Leg Grind of Affairs | territory is the same as the senatori-
“wrayer | FOR STATE COMMITTEEMAN. "DEATHS IN
a Hon. Frank B. Black, of this com-
Some Friends Whom You Knew
THIS COUNTY
m
R
and Loved Who Have Passed
ing to deeds recorded in the office of
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS MORE PRIZES FOR
RAISING LARGE PORKERS
The foliowire. aor deals in Somerset
County real estate have been consum-
ated during the past week, Boor
ecorder John E. Custer:
O. B. Lohr to John Sesack, Shade
All Hausfraun Women Expect to compete for Prizes This Your.
Arbor Day Will be Observed by This Society and The
Award Benson Borough $305 | a) aistrict.
and Interest. rl The people of this section know
The Hon. Thomas F. Bailey, Presi- Mr. Black as a man of true worth.
dent Judge of the Bedford-Hunting- One who is busy from morn to night
Ruppel in the trial of civil cases at a financial interests, that he
well at last week. Although the vis-
iting jurist was elevated to the bench
only on January first, he presides
with the precision and dignity of a
seasoned jurist.
The - first case on the calendar—
Adam J. Sembower vs. the Connells-
ville State Line Railway Company—
was settled. The plaintiff claimed
many thousands of dollars damages
because of the construction of the
pensation speaks well for him.
ty,
especially to this part which more di
rectly concerns us all in Somerset
and adjoining counties.
Mr. Black is one of the substantia
odn Mifflin district, is assisiting Judge | with mines, farms and more purely .communitye’s
should
special term of court, which is sched- : give several days of each month for
uled to continue through this week as improving farming conditions of the
state and with absolutely no com-
In becoming a candidate for state
committeeman of the Republican par-
which too is without remunera-
tion, he ‘does so that he may be of
service to the state at large and more
Away Recently in This: Vicini-
ty.
: JONAS FIKE
| On Monday, April 10, one of this
aged and respected
citizens, Jonas Fike, died at the home
of his son, Joseph, on the Salisbury
Township, $465; O. B. Lohr to Joseph
Yantus, Shade Township, $250; Jacob
J. Younkin to Philip Nedrow, Cassel-
man, . $100; David J. Phillippi to
Tho: B. Pritts, Casselman, $50,
Sarah E. Yowler’s heirs to Henrietta
Hechler, Casselman, $450; Jacob Neff
road, near this place, aged 74 yeyars,
1lmonths and 10 days. Death was
due to a stroke of paralysis which
he suffered a few days preceding
his death.
Mr. Fike was employed at labor a-
bout the mines for years. His wife
prceeded him to the grave several
years. Ome other son survives, Al-
vin Fike, of near Rockwood. The
deceased was a faithful member of
the Church of the Brethren. The
1
to rile J. Walter, Jenner Township,
! $150; John H. W. Moore to Frank C.
Darr, Jeffeerson Township, $1,000;
Simon P. Naugle to Henry B. Berk,
Windber, $725; William Bower to
Adam G. Berkebile, Somerset, $800;
Coal Run Modern Woodmen of Amer-
$129; William A. Wright to John S.
Swartgweldey, Greenville Township,
= 500; Jane Walker to Emanuel Yod-
lick Township, $3,150; Anna E
ica to George May, Elklick Township, |
Urge Others to Plant for Posterity As Our
Ancestors Did For Us.
- DOMESTIC SCIENCE CLASS DELIGHTED WITH LESSONS
The meeting of Die Haw
was held this month at the home of
Mrs. Edison Hay, Fairview Farm, Mrs.
the outside cover is printed the copy-
righted insignia of Die Hausfrauen,:
‘consisting of a friendship ring of
Sylvester Hay, and Mrs. Peter Hay of ' Bold on which is engraved in black
Mount Vernon Farm; ining. Al- | Die Hausfrauen; within its circle is
though the day was very unpleasant, | a farm scene sketched in grey as a
and the roads almost impassable the background. for the society flower,
attendance was very large, and the | the hollyhock. which in its natural
session was one of the most interest- | | colors of pink, and green, fills the
ing yet held. One of ithe, t pleas- | | foreground, with flower, buds and
ures of the day was “th mce of leaves. As many persons outside the
Prof. H. A. Surface of Ha: Shure, the | society have desired these little books
State Zoologist, who gave a strong they will be sent postpaid to any ad-
talk on birds and insects and made a dress for 25 cts. the ¢pst of making.
strong plea for the preservation of Address either, Mrs. 'F. B. Black,
Western Maryland Railroad through
citizens of the state. He makes .no
his property at Casselman. The con-| fuss or pretense. He practices much
ditions of settlement were not made | more than he professes.
public, but the amount is said to be! He is not likely to have opposi-
considerable more than was allowed tion. He will get every vote of the Re-
the plaintiff by the board of viewers, publicans of the Somerset county.
TR aS ELE
TREASURER,
The case of Russel G. Duppstadt
and others against A. H. Shoup, wis
The Democrats of Pennsylvania
have been looking over this broad
amicably settled.
In the case of Chauncey Dickey
and others—the former directors of
the poor—against the executor of
state of ours to find a worthy candi-
date for state treasurer and among
the first to be considered was our es-
teemed townsman, + Mr. Samuel B.|
Henry F. Barron's estate, was a
claim for money alleged to have been
Philson, president of the Citizens
‘Nationai Bank, and whose counsel
misappropriated by Barron while he
in state and national finacial affairs
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was treasurer for the directors of the
poor. The facts were presented to the
Court in a case stated, the questions
raised being wholly matters of law.
.A compulsory non-suit was directed
by Judge Ruppel in the case of D.
ue a. rere et,
i
I pre
DiRienzo against Rowe Brothers’ has been solicited.
Coal Company, in an action in tres- In a brief interview with Mr. Phil
p. pass. ‘| son, he modestly expressed strong
It The following cases were contini- feelilng against entering the race.
: | He acknowledged that he had been
importuned to become a candidate
i for -the Jhessaid |
that he would: not tot the posi-
| tion with any one else.
That he would make an able state
treasurer, with a strong character
to back his qualifications, no one who
knows him would deny. Meyersdale
and Somerset County would hail
with gladness theopportunity to vote
ed: C. W. Mosholder vs. P. F. Shaffer;
F. W. Foedish V8. Superior Coal Min-
ng Company; “Russel Rosenberger |
et al. vs. Sand Spring Water Com-
pany; Sarah C. Dibert vs. Alvin Burn-
worth; W. L. Dobbins vs. National
Hog Company.
An important case tried before
Judge Bailey, and on trial Wednesday
was that of Wm. H. Coughenour’s ad-|
Dp BER loya ll for Samuel B. Philson for State
damages are sought because of the Treasurer.
physical = suffering of William H.
Coughnour, who took a dose of arsen-
ic by mistake for salts, both of which
were purchased at the Mountain drug
store. W. H. Coughenour was the pro-
prietor of the Riverside Hotel. In or-
—
CHURCH NOTES
STS. PHILIP AND JAMES CATHO-
LIC CHURCH—Holy Week Services
open Sunday—Blessing and Distri-
funeral was held at the Church on
Wednesday at 10:30, followed by in-
terment in Union Cemetery, Wm. C.
Price was the undertaker in charge.
reas; to Frank Screepanski, Boswell
MISS MAGDALENE KLINGAMAN,'
An aged and highly respected lady !
our wild life both animal and vegetab
le. As the President of Die Hausfrauen
enner Township, $700; BE. H.
wi p to J. G. Barclay, Somerset |
. Township, $1;
Peter Rich, Windber, $240; John W.
Lohr to Noah Blough, Shade Town-
ship, $2,300; Quemahoning Coal Co.
3300; oy A. Custer to David L. Cus-
of Greenville township,
| home of Joel Yutzy,
weral sermon at the Hostetler church
| donaldton on April 2-from a stroke of
died at the |
one mile from
Pocahontas, with whom she had lived
for the past 58 years, on Tuesday last:
having passed the four score mark:
by eight years. The deceased was
ithe last member of a family of
children. She was a devoted member |
of the Church of the Brethren and:
Rev. W. M. Howe will preach the fu-
it
on Friday at 10 o’clock assisted by E.
K. Hochstetler. Interment will be
made at that Place. Mr. Tressler was
the undertaker who had charge of
| the funeral.
MARCY McDONNELL,
Aged 60 years, died at his apart-
ment at the Henderson hotel, Mac-
apoplexy. ‘Deceased had
fled with coal operations
county for the past’ twenty years, |
coming here from Baltimore. He
is survived by his widow, two daugh-
ters and one son, : Mrs. Herbert Mc-
Kinley of Macdonaldton, and Carrie
and Richard, at home. The remains
were “taken to Baltimore for inter-
ment.
GRIFFIN FELKER HECKLER
The thirteen year old son of Mr. and
Mrs. N. B. Heckler of Sippleville, died
at the home April 5th from pneumon-
ia from which he had suffered for
about eight days. Funeral took place
Friday with interment at White Oak,
der to poison rats, he purchased some
arsenic, and some time later he pur-
chased some salts from the defend-
ant, placing both packages in a case
pack of his bar. The plaintiff contends
that the packages were not marked,
and that as a result Coughenour took
the arsenic by mistake. He became
very ill and continued to be an inval-
lid for a number of months, when he
died. The defendant contends that the
packages were properly marked, and
that he was not responsible for the
accident. Verdict for the defendant.
. In the case of Belinda Lichty|
against J. B. Colborn, her Committee,
the jury returned a verdict in favor
of the plaintiff, holding that she is
competent to conduct her own busin-
ess affairs.
A damage suit of Thomas Wagner
against John A. Knecht for $10,000
alienation of the former's wife
brought out much sensational testi-
mony. Wagner was an unusual wit
butionof Palms—10:30 High Mass,
bringing before the mind of the faith-
ful the scene which Jerusalem saw
five days before the Passion of our
‘Lord.—Sermon in the evening at 7:30
by Father Conlin, of St. Patrick’s
Church, Cumberland.
Holy Thursday makes a truce for
a moment in the sorrows of the
church. The Celebration of Mass on
this day, the communion distributed
to the clergy and the faithful, pre-
sents the gospel scene, when Jesus
Christ, the only Consecrator of the
last supper and the apostles were
seated at the last supper, Mass and
Procession at 8 o’clock.
Good Friday is the anniversary of
great sorrow, unveiling of the cross
and the mass of the Presanctified at
8 o’clock—Stations of the Cross 7:30.
Holy Saturday,
ks
inary ceremonies and Mass 7:80.
his dramatic manner on the stand
held the undivided attention of all
who herd him. His every word held
the audience spell bound, as he nar-
rated calmly but forcibly the mental
torture he had suffered on account of
an alleged unfaithful wife. An at-
tempted shooting of Knecht figured
J. Berkley. Morning
Highest Ground; evening
subject:
School at 9:30 a. m.
ers’
Class Friday 7:30 p. m.
BRETHREN CHURCH:
Rev. H. L
Rev. Michael officiating. Three sis-
ters Margaret, Mary Ellen and Nan-
J. L. Tressler
charge.
thad the funeral in
MOSES YODER
Moses Yoder, one of the oldest |
farmers of Conemaugh Township,
died of dropsy April 1. at the home
of his son Valentine, near the Paint
'| B. Black to William A. Merrill, Black
cy survive, besides the parents. Mr. |
o Somerset Coal Co., Somerset Town-
{ ship, $100; Steele Lydic to Jonas J.
| Weaver, Paint Township, $800; Dan-
iel B..
| Coal
. $10; Quemahoning Coal Co. to Dan-
\ieel B. Zimmerman, Lincoln Township | 1705 make possible our successful
Zimmerman to Queemahoning
Like, Quemahoning Township,
omerse Coal Ce. to Quema. |
an, Jenner Township,
B. Zimmerman to Hillworth
_ Jenner Township, $40,800
| Beck to William Ciittora
i Al-
itz to BE. H. Miller, Blklick
p rfeenville Townships, $950;
Heirs to Edgar H. Mit |
and Greenville Town-
Solomon J. Baar’s
B] iL: value i
|
Township, $400; Anderson Dodson to
David C. Ross, Shade Township,
$4,100; Isaac Ferner to Martin L.
Shaver, Stoyestown, $250; Mary J.
Zimmerman to Isaac Ferner, Stoyes-
$100; William H. Miller to Lucas
Gleto, Brothersvalley Township, $1.
200; Helen Sykero to Stany Woznica,
Boswell $620; O. B. Statler to Loyal-
hanna Coal & Coke Co., Shade Town:
ship, $1; Hocking Coal Co. to Ajax-
Hocking Coal Co., Brothersvalley
Township, $1; Margaret Smokeless
Coal Co. to Wilber Coal Mining Co.,
Quemahoning Township $1; Caroline
Ross to Edward Neff, Shade Town-
ship, $225; Mahlon Keim to John S.
Keim, Jenner Township, $59; Will
C. Begley to Charles J. Barron, Som-
erset Township, $717; Charles A.
Fike to George J. Straka, Confluence,
$1,700; William P. Brant to Steward
J. Walker, Somerset Township, $3,500
George W. Knee to William P. Brant,
Somerset, $700;
{80
Howard Walker to
Bruce B. Dickey, Brothersvalley town-
made a similar plea to the farmers
last fall, that regardless of game laws
Wilmore Coal Co. 10 | gume protectors and game preserves,
‘every farmer should be his own game
warden and personally protect the
wild life on his farm, for once gone,
it can never be replaced, we are glad
to have men of knowledge such as
Prof. Surface stand by us in this very
important question. Hon John Gribbel
of Philadelphia, whose generous pri-'
zes, known as the Gov. Brumbaugh
hog contest of last year was so pleas
ed with the results he renewed his
| prizes for next year as did other prize |
donors and in consequence almost the | for the countryside
| entire society of more than forty
women will enter the contest this
year. (In addition Die Hausfrauen
themselves offer a prize of $5.00 to
any farmer in Pennsylvania who can
| beat the heaviest hog raised in the
ociety.
The conditions of the contest shall |
be the same as last year, and were as!
lollows:
1 When enti made, the dee, color
and sex must be given. All pigs must
be killed at 9 months.
No contestant can take more than
one prize.
When hog is killed the butcher and
one witness must sign paper attest-
ing as to the correctness of carcass.
Gov. Brumbaugh Prize, heaviest
hog, $10.00.
Gov. Brumbaugh Prize for hog ma-
king the most money $10.00.
Brady Prize for hog making the
most lard, $5.00
Die Hausfrauen Prize to all Farm-
ers known as the “Beat us if you
Can Prize” $5.00
Other prizes will follow later.
The first program of Die
ten-page book containing the
are attractively
{
| ing neglect to add our gift in kind,
| that
| flower and fruit those that
Haus-
was distributed at this meeting and
was ‘widely complimented. It is a
pro-
gram for 1916 — 1917; the subjects
interspersed with
quotations bearing on the same. On of HillCrest Farm, entertaining.
Holland Farm, Garrett, Pa. or Mrs,
Walter M. Boose, Schoenfeld Farm,
Garrett, Pa.
April 16th and 26th are Arbor Days
Die Hausfrauen urge the planting of
some tree or shrub. Plant not only
for now, but for posterity. Some one,
years ago planted the giant lilac by
your garden gate, that in June de-
lights you with its sweetscented pur-
ple blooms; the tree-like mock orange
(Philadeiphus) that covers the west
of the old house and in spring scents
the air with its thousands of milk
white blossoms; the snowball (V.
Sterile) that hangs over the smoke-
house, and every year, for dear
knows when, has furnished flowers
on Decoration
Day. Some loving hand long ago,
planted these shrubs, now grown in-
to trees, that delight the eye, and
charm the senses; let us not in pass-
it too shall bless with
follow
| us. In so doing we will but express
our gratitude. for the blessings re-
‘ceived from one before
“People 9 0
day, plant only. for ‘today, ies the
visionary joys ¢ those whose minds
reach out inlg the future and see
countless thouBamds enjoying the
fruits of work they have begun and
which takes the years to complete.
Plant a tree or a scrub on Arbor Day.
The class of Die Hausfrauen taking
Domestic Science every Saturday
afternoon under the instruction of
Miss Broadhead is making splendid
progress. The members taking this
course are indeed fortunate in having
an opportunity to receive instruction
in this work which is sweeping over
the land, benefitting and simplyfying
women’s work in every walk of life.
The May meeting of Die- Hausfrau-
en will be held at the home of Mra.
Harvey P. Berkley, Locust Grove
Farm, Mrs. Wilson E. Walker, Mrs.
Edward N. Walker of Cloverdale
| Farm, and Mrs. William R. Ebaugh,
DESCRIBES ZEPPELIN RAID.
The Commemora-
tive hour of the Resurrection, Prelim-
CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN, Rvv.
ness. There was nothing staid or
monotonous in his testimony. it| W. M. Howe, Pastor—Services. for
seothed with human interest, and |for Sunday next: Preaching by the
pastor at 10:30 a. m and by Rev. S.
The
subject,
The Christian Life Emptied. Sunday
Christian Work-
Meeting at 6:46 p. m.*Bibie
Creek station.
by seven children, all grown.
BLEW HIMSELF TOC PIECES
Joe Graddock, a miner,
self to pieces at Windber with
stick of dynamite and lighted
fuse. Portions
it is said.
falling around the house.
MARRIED.
MARTIN—SNYDER.
Mrs. Minnie Snyder, a daughter
Chas. Hentz, of the Belmont Hot
clerical force of the Quemahoni
last Thursday at Ebensburg.
DOGS TO BE KILLED
in the case. A verdict was rendered | Goughnour, Pastor: Services on A-
y Friday of $242 for the plaintiff. {on April 16 at Salisbury at 10:30 a.
¥ The borough of Benson has been m. Summit Mills at 2:30 P. M. and
awarded $305, with interest, in its Meyersdale at 7:30 P. M. Sunday
suit against the White Oak Mining school and Christian Endeavor at
QBORCHCE Company. The borough had asked usual hours All are cordially invited.
0 $625, with interest. The company had
offered to settle for a sum larger than | plaintiff’s property, was the defend-
Metro that awarded by the jury. | ant. The jury decided that Mrs. Lich-|
with The jury rendered a verdict in favor | ty was capable of looking after her
Kane" of Austin Yutzy, who had been sued | affairs
t the by J. C. Lowry. Judge W. H. Ruppel held a session
go In A verdict in favor of Belinda Lichty | of Naturali ization Court Monday. One |
rodac- of Jenner Township, was found Mon- | of the applicants, when asked who |
day morning. J. B. Colborn, a& com-| made the laws of Pennsylvania, re-
mittee appointed to look after the | plied, “Governor Brumbaugh.”
AFTER APRIL
Officer H. E. Bittner has been
| thern. After the 22nd of April
dogs without license tags are to
| killed.
Fine sale bills printed here.
He was aged eighty-
two years. The decedent is’ survived
WITH DYNAMITE.
blew him-
the
of his anotomy were
found 50 feet away. Graddock was
worried over debts. he being on strike
The deed was committed in a small
frame building #hout 25 foot from his | ship, $500; Theeodore Rhoads to Rose
home. The report shook his home and Ann Rhoads,
smashed a number of windows. His
ite Jooksa out just in time to see ‘Berkley, Somerset Township, $2,000;
its of wood and pieces of his body | mr ma J. Berkley to George W. Pyle, |
Somerset and Edward Martin of the
Creek Coal Company were married
lected by the County Commissioners the service windows will all be closed |
to make application for dog licenses |. {;,o ygual time, 7 o’clock. Mr. Ship- |
| for those who have not yet secured | ley
HIS ARM
RESETS ITSELF
ship, $8,450; Joseph J. Eash to New-
ton H. Walker, Conemaugh Township
$3,640; Charles M.. Berkey to Jacob
B. Friedline, of Jenner township
$5,500; Parker Berkey to Charles M.
Berkey, Jenner Township, $4,000;
James R. Crossen to John W. Tress-
leer, Elk Lick Township, $425; Nel-
son Mosholder to Margaret Beech,
Somerset Township, $1,500;Isaac Bar-|
ron to Ludwick Lenhart, Jefferson
Township, $5,500; Joseph Brugh to
J. Wesley Barkley, Jefferson Town-
| ship, $6.000; Rose Ann Rhoads to
Theodore Rhoads, Somerset Town-
In these days when the papers are |
filled with accounts of Zeppelin air |
raids, an extract from a letter writ- |
ten from near Yorkshire, England to |
a cousin of the writer, Miss Olive Lin- |
[deman. of Glade City, near here, witi| Harvey Kike, of near town, on Sun.
‘Pe of interest to many as hundreds | day dislocated his right arm at the
in this part of the state have relatives | shoulder and then the injured mem-
in the war stricken counties. | ber righted itself without any surgi-
cal assistance... But Mr Fike endured
| great pain, and not knowing just
| what had happened he consulted a
physician, when it was found that the
arm had sprung back into the socket.
The accident was caused while Mr.
Fike was about to hit one of the
horses he was driving that was loose
with a rope halter he was carrying in
his hand. In making a pretty strong
| swing with the halter one end of it
| caught into an obstruction and the
stayed blow caused the arm to be
| dressed and down stairs with their pulied from Hs spoke: Mr, Fike
SUL 00r Wraps on Hbut Wo. were not | heard something crack at his shoul-
allowed to go to the door. So ger’and fel¢ great pain Iie knew
wrapped them in rugs and blankets] something was wrong but he did not
and we sat around a fireless Zrate 10Y that tue nnjursd member had
waiting for morning till all danger | COrTEctod itselr,
was past. I hope that I never will |
| have to go .through it again. There
was a lot of damage done and many
lives were lost. You may be thank-
i ul that you are notin the zone of the
| war.”
a
“The country is in an awful state‘
with air raids and one thing and an-
other and I don’t know where it is
going to end . Last Sunday I had just
gotten the children to bed and decid- |
ed that I would write a few letters, |
| when, behold! the gas was turned off |
That was a sign the Zeppelins were
about. It is the first time they
{have come so far inland. You may |
| guess what I was like. We had to put |
| out all fires. I went up stairs and a-
| wakened the children, got them
Somerset
Margarett Beech
Township, |
$500; to Emma
Somerset Township, $4,676; Albino
Ronko to C. W. Bradly, Windber $1;
Daniel H. Walker to C. Ray Boyd,
. Somerset Township, $6,000.
0
el,
POSTMASTER SHIPLEY TO
EXTEND THE HOUR
For the benefit of those who have
| lock boxes in the local Post Office
| wiiels action is to be commended,
Postmaster Shipley has decided to
22. leave the lobby of the post office open
se | one hour longer in the evening, but |
ng
ALUMNI SUPPER
The alumni Asociation of the Mey-
ersdale high school in order to re-
coup their below-safety-line treasury,
has decided to give a supper on the
evening of April 26 in the Household
Arts department of the high school
For we can all be alumni by
paying the modest price for a square
meal.
| GOOD YELLOW AND WHITE ON-
ION SETS AT HABEL & PHILLIPS
lobby
loafing
does not intend that the
|
all shall be used as a loitering or
be | place.
once
| LOOSE GARDEN SEEDS ARE VERY
| MUCH CHEAPER THAN PACKAGE
| GET THEM AT HABEL & PHILLIPS
Fine sale bills printed here Qur Job Work Plieases