¥ ? i - stance $5,97, on charges of trespass. _torneys employed at that time to in- THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY items of Interest Culled from Our Exchanges. Somerset Chautauqua will open Sunday, July 23rd. Marriage licenses was issued Thurs- day to William Edgar Caton, Meyers- dale, Pa., and Margaret Warner, Frostburg, Md., John Emerson Bow- ser and Nellie Jane Dickey, both of Somerset. Word from the Memorial Hospital, |* Johnstown, is to the effect that John Topoyitch, of Beisecker, who was shot Sunday afternoon while walking along a street in Boswell, is still liv- ing and has a good chance of recover- ing. » The fellowing from Somerset county last week graduated from the Indian- na State Normal School: Pauline Murphy, Confluence; Ella Roxanna Reed, Windber; Regina BE. Reich, Meyersdale; Alta Ruth Siehl, Meyers- dale. : Word has been received at Boswell | of the drowning of William Beatty at] Dennison, O., recently. He was a | brother of Charles and Marshall Beat- | ty, of that place, and will be a bered by, a number of Boswell men he met while on visits-there. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Beatty and Marshall Beatty attended his funeral at Den- nison. At a hearing before ’Squire I. M. Hoover recently 14 miners of Hoovers- ville, including two state organizers of the U. M. W. of A, were given fines and costs, totaling in each in-| i The men were in the habit of gather- ing near the pit mouth each morning, it is alleged and hurling taunts and threats at the non-union men. Over 80 automobilists met in the ccrrihouse at Somerset Thursday and formed a temporary organization py electing these officers: President, §. W. Biesecker; secretary, H. G. Spitz- nogle; treasurer, C. W. Walker. A mee‘ing to form a permanent organ- ization will be held there July 25 at 1 p. m. Improvement of highways will be one object of the association. The postoffice at MacDonaldton was robbed one night recently when the safe was blown open and about $150 taken from the postoffice and a number of articles taken from the store in the same building. The front door of the postoffice was pried open with chisels. Both the front and the rear doors were left open. The safe was wrecked with dynamite. Undaunted by the reports that the alleged Baker estate in Philadelphio is a myth about nine‘y of the alleged Leirs of Col. Henry Baker met at Johnstown, “last Saturday evening, where ‘they heard reports by J. H &. Replogle of Johnstown end William! Bryan of Indiana, of the meeting re- | gently held in Detroit by heirs living! in ‘the United States and Canada. At-| i | cember first. The Cambria and John- quire into the claim are to report De- have decided to re- | stown claimants » main with the organization and to lend | their support in every way. The con‘racts let last week by the Arrow Coal Mining C~mpany at Reitz or the erection of a tipple and houses indicates further prosperity for the! Arrow-Reitz-Cairnbrook region. Cal- vin W. Ripple was given a contract to build a tippie 200 feet long, which will cross the Dark Shade creek from the mines to the railroad. The tipple will have heavy stone piers in order to carry heavy locomotives. He will also build a power-house 40x60 feet in size, a store building 40x60 feet in size a blacksmith shop 30x50 feet, and twelve houses having six rooms each. Electricity will be furnished by the Penn Electric Service Company. On petition of the Sterling Smoke- less Coal company operating in Cone- maugh township, Judge William H. Ruppel appointed the following view- ers to pass upon the petitioner’s rail- road right of way: Rufus E. Meyers of Somerset, J. BE. Johnson of Shade township and William P, Hay of-Som- erset township. The coal company wants to build a three-mile stretch of railroad from its operations to the Somerset & Cambria branch. The in- tervening land is owned by the Wil- more Coal company, the holding con- cern of the Berwind-White Coal Min- ing company. The viewers will report to the September term.of court. The petition was signed by the, following on behalf of the Sterling Smokeless: B. T. Mahaffey, James Turnbull. Jos- eph A. Cesare, J. C. Vovey and C. C. Vovey. NOTICE TO NEW SUBSCRIBERS Our new subscribers who wish our valuable and attractive Cook book | and Household Guide, will have to come to our office or send for it. If sent by mail ten cents extra must be paid as the book costs us considerabiv more than the amount asked for it. Farmers throughout the state are experiencing considerable trouble on account of the wire and cut worms destroying the corn. Fine sale bills printed here. | jury in the British high court of jus- i ders, Gallipoli, or a patch of desert in i leaving on Sunday. | about ten leading cities, probably Si. G. 0. P. CANDIDATE AND HIS CAMPAIGN MANAGER Charles E. Hughes and William E Willcox ‘out for a morning walk in New York. . CASEMENT CONVICTED ON HIGH TREASON CHARGE Says Irishmen Who Die For Flanders Can Die For Erin. . Sir Roger Casement must die as a traitor. After only an hour’s deliberation the tice, called upon to pass upon ta: guilt or innocence of the Irish knight tried for high treason, brought in a verdict of “guilty.” His counsel will take an appeal. to the criminal court of appeals and then to the house of lords. Following the verdict Sir Roger arose aid made a statement which will be historic’ in the annals of the centuries old “Irich question.” His speech was as touching as it was elo quent, as dramatic as it was bitter and defiant. He said: “If we Irishmen are to be hanged as murderers, shot as rebels, and im- prisoned as convicts just because ws love Ire’and, then I am proud irdeed to stand here, in the traitor’s dock, proud to be a rebel, glad to give my last drop of blood for the rebellion. “Irishmen are told to die for Flan- Mesopotamia—with the promise that they may get home rule after their death. But if they are willing to lay = Opportunity is said to knock but once NOTHING presents itself. ness ability. SAVE. But ycu have a chance to open an account with this bank}six days out of everv week, Once you have started to save a part of your earnings, you will be PREPARED when a good business OPPORTUNITY Having a bank account he!ps create busi- Our WILLINGNESS to SERVE is your OPPORTUNITY to Domestic Cigars. As to go to a place to have a light lunch, glass of Soda Water, or, Ice Cream than to THOMAS CAFE. The place where your patronage is appreciated. Our rest room is opened to the public; you are welcome there. I handle a full line of Pure Drugs, Medicines, Perfumes, Toilet Articles. SO GOOD Imported and FB. THOMAS. Opposite Citizens Bank rm Mrs, Frank Yoder of Hooversyille died Sunday noon at the Cresson san- The Second Nauienal Bank of Meyersdale, Penna “THE BANK WITH THE CHIME CLOCK” atorium, Her remains were taken to Hoeversville that evening. Mrs. Yoder became seriously ill a few months agi. Her husband put his four children in the care of his mother at Hoovers- ville and went to Cresson with his wife. He secured work at Cresson to ibe near his wife and continued loyal wratuiulnieininlalalelelelndulalnintalnininlinielalninlinlnlnlnlolnialnlolalnlnialalnluinlnialnnl A NA NA At a jand devoted to Mrs. Yoder to the end. ® He accompanied the remains to Heo- , vessville, Am A Bn NSN SANS SNS Leading Druggist. MEYERSDALE P: , — | ~ — | If war is declared the organization lof a complete company of volunteers from Somerset and vicinity is the in- tention of Attorney John C. Lowry, {who has sent work to the War De- partment. Mr. Lowry exvects to re- cruit 150 men and drill them for ser- vice in case the President issues a call for volunteers. It is understood that a similar move is being made in Berlin and that other towns will fol- low suit within a short time if there is a call to arms, / Driving It Home Let us drive home to you the fac. that no washwoman can wash clothes in as sani- tury a manner as that in which the work is dore at our laundry. We use much more water, § change the water many more .mes, ‘use purer and more | costly soap, and keep all the |! clothes in constant motion during the entire process. It's simply a matter of having proper fecilities. down their lives for their own native lard, they are called traitors. “l have been asked if I had any- thing to say why sentence or &¢:ath .shculd-not be passed upon me, but I am not called upon to say anything. 1 ronly that I hope to be acquitted of presumption when I say that I do not seek judgment in this court. I prefer to leave the judgment of myself to a far higher justice.” PA. TROO”S MOVING Tenth Leaves Sunday, Sixteenth on Mendzy and Eighteenth Tuesday. All of the three western Pennsylva- nia regiments mobilized at Mt. Gretna are now on their way to the Mexican border. The Tenth, under command of: Colonel Coulter, was the first to go, The Sixteenth, under command of Colonel George C. Rickards, was the next to go, getting away Mou.duy,n:ight. The Eightee:*h regiment, Colonel Edward Kearns, de- parted Monday night. All the coi.- mands are said to be bound for Kl Paso, Tex. General A. J. Logan, commander of the Second brigade, and the mem- bers of staff, Major E. Lowry Humes, adjutant of the brigade, and Majors Blaine Aiken and James F. Edwards, Lieutenants Ewing Rafferty and Lyle E. Van Vleck, aids, accompanied the E’'ghteenth. On. the sides of the coaches were fastened streamers 01 which ~~ were inscribed, “Eighteenth Regiment of Pittsburgh.” Both officers and men hope they will get into action. Captain James B. Kemper, Unriteq States army, detailed as. senior in- structor of the natienal guard of Pean- sylvania, was appointed by Goveraor Brumbaugh licutenant colonel of th: Eighth infantry, headquarters at Ha: risburg, to succeed. Maurice E. Fin- ner, who recently became colonel. TO SWING AROUND C!RCLE Mr. Hughes Will :Begin:Campaign Sec- ond Week In August. Unless plans are changed, Charles. E. Hughes in all probability will inaugu- rate his campaign for the presidency in the second week in August, start ing on a tour which will take him tc the Pacific coast. . The present: purely: tentative. ar- rangements provide, for addresses in Paul, Portland, Ore., San Francisco, Los Angeles, Salt Lake City, Kansas City, St. Louis and Ohicage, among others. : Mr. Hughes intends this swing around the circle to be merely prelim- inary to one or more whirlwind tours. He hopes to avoid rear platform speak- ing on the first long trip. His plan is to speak only in cities where it will be convenient to spend the night ana te hold only one meeting in a city and always in the largest and most acces: | sible auditorium. { ——————ir AANA ROOFING For a : { FIRST CLASS SLATE or : GALVANIZED ROOF write to ¢. 8S. WENGERD R.D 2 MEYERSDALE, “2 PENNA i Wholesale prices on carloads shipped to any railroad station cn A full line of Sp uting Nails and Valleys. A ~~ BALTIMORE & OHIO $12 NIAGARA FALLS AND RETURN JULY 21, AUGUST 11, 25, SEP- TEMBER 8, 22, AND OCTCBER 6 TICKETS GOOD 15 DAYS ATTRACTIVE SIDE TRIPS CONSULT TICKET AGENT FOR FULL PARTICULARS July 13-3t Somerset Pa., did not pass the physi- cal examination conducted at Mt. Gretna on last Thursday by the members of the United States Army Medical Staff. They have been reject ed. They include the following: Serg- ‘eant J. Frank Lambert, Corporal Joseph Troy, Jr., Corporal William W. Stoddard and Privates Leonard Auton, Jack’ Bider, Norbert M. Baker, Wal do M. Baker, Ira Harding, David J. Lewis, Paul Nogtah, Alvin F. Pritts, ! Charles B. Rinyeck, John L. Ridinger. William Sarver, and Joe J. Vinzek. The drop of apples and plums is —— Can't, if you're too done up to eat. And you're bound to tire, after a morning in the kitchen, over a coal range. For it’s wearing, beyond a woman’s strength, to carry wood and haul coal from bin to kitchen. And you can’t control the heat of a coal range. 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