PAGE SIX ©0000 OCOREORRCCOROOCOOOOOOOOOO00OROE OPPO BOOOOOOOO © © © © © © © 0PPPOPREROPOOO® aS rises ORE _ standing courage and persistence in done much to make Manheim a bet- ter town to live in. THE MOUNT JOY BULLETIN, MOUNT JOY LANCASTER COUNTY,PENNSYLVANIA, U. S. A. let's Free Lancaster County From “Gang” story of a self-made man, struggling up from the ranks (through handicap to success. ; r {of the short and simple annals of a typical American lad who by honest dealing and hard work, has suec- ceeded in winning the confideice of his fellow men. ithe Sixth Ward. (hearted § broad sympathetic and generous disposition and genu- ine public spirit, he has become known in every corner lof the city and every nook of the county. He is recog- nized as a man of high calibre, fearless in doing the {thing he believes to be right. J. H. OSTERTAG Candidate for State Legislature from Lancaster County > John Henry Ostertag, of Columbia | one of the candidates of the Demo-| cratic and Lancaster Party for the| ens of Lancaster elected him last November to the posi State Legislation, was born in West tion of Chief Magist Hempfield township, Lancaster Coun-! ty, January 5, 1857. He attended the , [ ( te oi district schools when time permitted. | life Ol i He followed farming from boyhood {a new aspe until his 16th year. At the age of | 15 he hired out to a farmer at $10.00 | per month, earning $100.00 in ten | months which paid off the last in-| debtedness his father owed on the lit- | tle home farm. i He worked several years in the | iron ore mines at $1.00 per twelve | hour day. At 18 he apprenticed him- | self to learn cabinet making serving three years. In 1882 he engaged in the business of manufacturing and selling furniture in which business to- gether with the profession of under- taking, he has been engaged in the past forty years. He has served in the Columbia Borough Council for eight years, be- ing president of that body during the closing term. He served as Acting Burgess of Columbia for several! months during the absence of the regular incumbent. @Mr. Ostertag is an active member of the First English Lutheran church of Columbia, a member of the Board of Diréctors of the Columbia Trust Company, a member of the Columbia Chamber of Commerce, and a mem- ber of the Board of Directors of the Columbia Hospital since its organiza- tion. He is interested in every civic movement and public enterprise and js recognized by all who know him as a man of sterlng character, wide ex- perience, genuine ability, and public spirit of a high order. He still is a credtable representative for Lancas- ter County at Harrisburg. | HARRY E. TROUT | Candidate for State Legislature | From Lancaster County | Harry E. Trout, inee of the Lanca sentative in th ample of the gang force int of some | zounty, | as an edu-! and in of the f: s lon he has a wide rej cator, public spirited | fluential editor. | Mr. Trout was born in Rapho town- | ship in November 25, 1870. After | courses in the public schools of Rap- ho and Manheim borough, famous for their excellence, he entered Millrs- ville State Normal School, graduat- ( ing in 1892. He taught school in| Lancaster county and later in Bueks county and was then made superin- tendent of schools for Clearfield and Clearfield county, holding this posi- tion for seven years, with great suc- cess. In 1914 he bought the Manheim Sentinel, one of the oldest and most influential of the newspapers of the state serving rural communities. The paper has thrived under his owner. ship and as a independent organ in political matters has rendered valua- ble aid to the cause of efficient gov- ernment in this part of the common- wealth, Mr. Trout has done much for civic interests and public improvements and has given largely of his time and devoted the power of his newspaper to educational progress. His out- advocating beneficial measures, re- gardless of political factions or spec- ial interests has often forced him to make sacrifices. He has won a cor- dial recognition from a large portion of the public as one especially inter- ested in community matters who has at the age of three, attending the public schools of this a i” » [city, building up a large and extensive business by 1 Cu 'hard work and honest methods—these are the plain land simple facts in the life of the man chosen as the 3 4 Congressional nominee of the Coalition of liberty lov- £ = ling citizens of all parties in Lancaster county. ory as Mayor marked a new ej In the face of every effort made by an insiduous po- litical machine to discredit every step he took for the betterment of the city, Lancaster has gone right on de- veloping along progressive modern lines. The story of Frank C. Musser is the old American His life story consists He is known as the man who keeps his pledges to the people. He promised to keep the police out of pol- iitics. He has done it. He promised to give Lancaster better streets. He has dond it. He promised to give ancaster a business administration. He has done it. | He promised to secure an audit of the city accounts. He has kept his word, and in spite of every effort made {to discredit the audit, the public will find in due course Born near New Holland in 1873 going to Lancaster (of time that the audit has been one of the best things Ithat has ever happened in Lancaster. It will enable | every taxpayer and citizen to know exactly what the {statue of affairs at City Hall has been. [clusions reached by the Anditors the Mayor has noth- ling to do. He has kept his word and in securing an FRANK C. MUSSER jodi has done what shold have been done long ago. For Congress. For almost a score of years he has been a citizen of He has taken an unselfish and warm interest in every civic enterprise. By his | He has promised to remain free from boss control. i c . ian has ro n ] or’ 1INe