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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1915
Page
13
Published weekly by H.J. Smith at Terus. Subscription $1.00 per year in advance. 90 cents if unpaid within the year. Discontinuance only by publisher after all arrears are paid. New engagement if not discontinued at expiration. Advertisements accepted at reasonable rates with yearly discounts. Printing services for all sizes from labels to posters.
Mr and Mrs Peter Altland of Hutchinson Kansas visit friends in York and Adams counties. Retired farmer Altland, once near East Berlin, owns 1120 acres across three farms with 800 in wheat expecting about 30000 bushels. Harvest will start soon with no lime or fertilizer used. Hessian fly reported in parts of the state.
Henry Weill of Lancaster, a horse dealer, has received an order to buy as many Lancaster County horses as possible up to 15000 for delivery to the French Government.
In a letter to the editor, John W. Heller Jr. of York notes unsafe conditions in New Oxford’s Square and critiques motorists and pedestrians for rule violations. He calls Borough Council to enforce laws and suggests a curfew. He also mentions his election as worthy president of the state Erie Fraternal Order of Eagles in Altoona last week.
Adams County Threshermen's Association backed a new bill signed by Governor Brumbaugh that overhauls the 1913 automobile law. It creates two classes of traction engines with licensing by the state highway department, sets fees for each class and for dealers, caps weights, and requires driver licensing with enforcement by the highway commissioner.
At about 12:30 a.m. Wednesday near Emigsville York County burglars interrupted the Small residence attack and fired on William Dayhoff 22 wounding him in the left arm and leg. Dayhoff alleges ambush shooting as he fled toward a neighbor's house with bullets whizzing past his head.
Mrs. Grace Cappes of Lancaster drew $236 from an insurance company and lost the money on the road home, prompting search efforts for the missing funds.
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