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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-12-24
LODGES ELECFING OFFICERS.
Masons and Foresters Choose Rulers for
the Year.

MaSons and EoreSters ChOoSe Rulers Ior
the Year.
Hiram Lodge No. II. f. and A. NJ, had
their annual election at their rooms, No.
% Newark avenue, last night. The off
were installed by Past Master Archie
White, assisted by Past Master James
Dickson, who officiated as Grand Mar
shal. The officers are as follows:-
w. NJ, Edward Devlin; S. w, II. A.
Barnes; J. W.. John Schubart; treasurer,
Daniel Beatty; secretary, George W.
LaForge; S. D., James Dunlop; j. d.,
+. p. Hutton; S. M. of c.. d. ID. Cassell;
j. Warner; organist, Clifford Sicklemore;
tiler, John d. Cornwell; representative to
Grand Lodge, Enoch j. Smith.
Court Warren No. 7,727, Ancient Order
of Foresters of America, held their an
nual meeting at Franklin Hall last night.
The room was crowded, and large delega-
t1ons were present from Courts Damon,
Paulus Hook and Ashley.
Eleven candidates were initiated and
the following officers were elected:-A.
i. Mcguire. chief ranger; John f. Lane.
sub chief ranger: j. r. McCurran, finan-
cial secretary; Thomas J. McCabe, re-
cording secretary; A. Fallon, treasurer;
Joseph Shaw, senior warden; Henry
Blanoy, Junior warden; L. Sexton, senior
beedle; Joseph Butler, junior beedle;
DIR. j. w. Doherty, medical officer; r.
Bahrenburg, trustee, one year; I. w.
Meyers, trustee, two years; M. McDer-
mott, trustee, three years.
The officers elected at the regular meet
ing of Court General Lafayette, A. o. F.
of A, last night are as follows:-
G. r., Michael +. Keating;
S. G. r., James A. Trumbull; F.
S. F., Naughton; treasurer, L. J. Kaiser;
S. W., w. J. Newby; J. W., John Tyson:
S. B., William Bush; physician, DIR. John
Nevins; trustees, g. f. Sherman, one
year; M. J. Kennedy, two years; James
EarIy, three years
The Office of recording secretary will be
filed at the next meeting, for no one
seemed to want it very bad
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-12-24
piscovered just in Time.

Louis Faber's family had narrow es-
cape Saturday evening from serious
fire at their home, No. 401{ Charles
street, While the family were at supper
in the basement the smell of smoke in
duce3 them to rush upstairs, where 8
lighted lamp had been left on a bureau.
The lamp had exploded, and the bureau
and it's contents were burning lively. A
few moments more and the whole house
would have been in flames. Mr.. FabeI
extinguisndd the fire that damaged him
to the extent of S25.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-12-24

During the absence yesterday afternoon
of John H. Blanken, the pie baker, from
his place of business and home, No. ii
Webster avenue, Henry Price, a.''general
bum," who has done odd jobs around the
place, forced an entrance into Blanken's
room and stole an overcoat and other
articles. Detective McNally arrested
Price this morning on a charge of break
ing, entering and larceny. He admitted
taking the coat, but claimed it as his
property. He was locked up to await
examination.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-12-24
THE FREEHOLDER RECOUNT.
What Was Fonnd OH Searching One of
the Electric Boxes.

The recount of the votes cast for Free
holder in the Fifth district was com
menced in the Council Chamber this
sioner Nugent. James E. Connolly acted
as clerk.
William George Nelson, who is con-
testing the election of William Pairson,
was represented by Lawyer Gordon and
ex-Judge A. @. Garretson appeared tor
Mr.. Pairson
opened and several irregularities were
discovered. Eighteen loose ballots which
should have been on the string if legally
cast were in the box.
The poll book showed that 226 names
had been registered as having voted,
while the election board had returned 246
votes as having been cast. The count is
still going ON.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-12-24
lewis Fischer,s "sticks."

There is nothing more comforting or
conducive to good fellowship in these
holiday times than something warm with
a ''stickn in it. If you want the ''stick"
of rare good quality of any brand or
color, why, Lewis Fischer, OF No 109
Newark avenue, has them For the
ladies' New Years tables he has light
wines, delicate and rare,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-12-24
vice Principal Han welded.

At noon yesterday, in the Central Con-
gregational Church, Brooklyn, Mr., Albert
C. Hale, for several years First Vice Prin-
cipal of the High School in this city, and
at present Principal of the Central Gram
mar School, Brooklyn, was married to
Miss Carrie Helen Angel, of that city.
The ceremony was witnessed by num-
Der of residents of this city, friends of the
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-12-24

victim who posed as complainant in
Justice Stilsing's court this morning.
Young Alex. Campbell, son of Proprietor
Campbell of Grove and Tenth street
saloon, told the Justice this morning that
Saunders sold him one of his worthless
brass rings with initials inside for a dol
lar. Saunders was committed to trial
for obtaining money under false pre-
fences
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-12-24
A Point on Recorder McDonouch.

Michael Kennedy, of Hoboken, was re-
Gently committed by Recorder McDon-
ough for being habitual clrunkard, a
disorderly person and using indecent
language. This morning, on a writ of
habeas corpus presented by Counsellor
W. d. DAILY, Judge Lippincott ordered
Kennedy's discharge. The lawyer claimed
the Recorder could not commit him on
more than one of the offenseS.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-12-24

quaintances in this city, and he gave me
the names of Caterer Green, of Morrow.
Il Days, and Mr.. Merritt, barber, of
Grove street. Had any citizen interested
himself in the matter by promising to
produce him at Court this morning.
Captain Newton would have paroled
him.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-12-24

row occurs in his saloon. He caused the
arrest of Anton Nollen. of No. 1872
Bleecker street, this morning, charging
him with having, in connection with
others, assaulted him in his saloon last
Sunday. Nollen showed that KelIen-
berger assaulted him when he went to
the saloon, under the supposition that he
was one of party that had been there
before and with whom Kellenberger had
Il fight. Justice Wanser dismissed the
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-12-24

Caspar Kellenberger keeps saloon at
No. 499 Nelson avenue and has obtained
an unenyiable notoriety as an Anarchist,
and for his free use of club whenever q
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-12-24

James Saunders, the ring man, who
tried his little game on Police Captain
Christie Smith Saturday evening and got
hauled in" as a afswindler, had another
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-12-24
Rain Ahead AIasi

WASHINGTON. d. c., Dec. "a, 1885,
The weather indications for Eastern New
York, New Jersey and Eastern Pennsyl-
vania are rain, with warmer weather and
southWesterly winds
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-12-24
Judge Llppineott sicls.

Judge Job Lippincott of the Court of
General Sessions is confined to his home
by an attack of acute bronchitis.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-12-24
COURT HOUSE REMEMBRANCES.

Christmas Gifts for the Surrogate, Regis
ter and Their Assistants.
When Surrogate James IA. O'Neil
walked into his Office this morning he
was met with surprise.
On the floor near his desk TODD an
elegant card stand, on which was cigar
tray, and on either side of the stand
were two Egyptian vases. All were solid
oxydized silver and very beautiful
The stand is three feet high, and on the
tray were two ash receivers and cigar
holder lined with gold. The vases were
covered with wood nymphs elegantly de-
signed.
The present was a beautiful one and
when the Surrogate read on a card at
tached.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-12-24
sports and Entertainments.

The Pamrapo Athletic Club boys will
tender testimonial benefit tomorrow
evening in the organizations club house
at Bayonne to their Captain, Robert J. ID.
Lutz. The programme arranged for the
event will include athletic feats and
variety of voca; and instrumental music,
The Hudson City Gemischler Chor will
hold Christmas festival tomorrow even
ing at Pohlmanns. Around the Christ
mas tree the members, their families and
invited guests will have a merry season
together
The Hudson Grove Mullins will have a
masquerade parade through the Fourth
district tomorrow, and wind up in the
evening with ball at Kessler's.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-12-24

The Postoffice will close at ten o'clock
| tomorrow morning and will remain closed
| all day. There will be one collection
taken by the carriers in. the afternoon.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-12-24
"a MERRY CHRISTMAS,
1889,
JIM, JOHNNIE, MILES, NICKLAs."

...........-.....
he knew that it came from his assistants
in the office.
He called them in and, with emotion,
esteem.
TO Mr.. FIELDER
Register George B. Fielder and his as
sistant, Harvey Brinkerhoff, were each
presented by the employees of the Regis
ter's office with an elegant gold cigar
cutter, made in the shape of horse shoe.
They are not too large to wear as a
charm and Register Fielder has already
attached his to his watch chain.
After both of the happy recipients of
the tokens of esteem had expressed their
thanks. Mr.. Fielder invited all to Colonel
Browns to a luncheon, where a couple of
hours were delightfully."- passed.
MR. FISHERS GIFT
Deputy County Clerk John G. Fisher
was made happy this morning by his
assistants, Edward Gritten and James
Wiseman.
They presented him with a handsome
gold headed cane the stick of which is
when it was handed MIN and he saw his
initials, ~. G. f., Christmas. 1885," that
John was much gratified as well as sin
cerely gratified for the testimonial.
The Cantata king Winter"
There will be seventy five voices in the
choruses Of the cantata "King Winter y
to be given tomorrow evening at the
Trinity NJ e. Church on York street.
Mrs N. johnson, whose well known
ability has SO successfully carried out
various entertainments given by
the Trinity Sunday School scholars,
has spent considerable time in
training the participants and the affair
has alre; ly been set down as one of the
leading Christmas night events.
Turkey or the Ill. L. and I. Men.
The hearts K the employees of the Ho-
boken Land and improvement Company
were made glad this morning by the
.IT
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-12-24

FOB DlsoRDEaaD Ll'rR Nv BEacHArs PIlIA
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-12-24

The hearts 4 the employees of the Ho-
boken Land and Improvement Company
were made glad this morning by the
usual distribution of Christmas turkeys.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1889-03-09
HELENA, MONTANA.
Letter From An Old Piocher.

"A number of those who left this place
during the past few years have located
In the northern country and others think
OF travelling in that direction. One of
our old townsmen who is now engaged in
business in Helena, Montana, writes:
Have had many inquiries regarding
Helena, and wish you would allow space
enough in the RECORD to say that Hell
ena is growing and prosperous city.
Any one coming here with sufficient
means to buy house and let must
eventually succeed. At present there
are dozen men to every single situation,
but good man can always find a place.
Furnace hands receive from 81 25 to "a
per day; men on railroads, and street and
sewer improvements receive - per day.
Goods are nearly as high as in Phoebe.
No one coming here in Summer and be-
coming acclimated need fear the cold, as
40 deg. below zero here is not as pene.
trating as 10 deg. would be in Phoebe
Property is held stiff. You cannot buy
desirable lot for less than 81 800 and
it takes $500 to buy one, three-fourths of
mile from the Court House. Carpen.
tiers get 81 per day. stonemasons 81 so
and bricklayers from S. to Sc. Bricks
are worth 80 and lumber $2l per thous.
and. Any kind Of a house brings $40
per month rent and a store on Main St..
OF 20 foot front, cannot be had for less
than $l75 per month";"
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1889-03-09
PANACA ITEMS.

Mud is now thing of the past. Warm
weather has come.
School will close next Friday, after
having been in session for six months.
Rumor has it there will be marriage
here as soon as school closes. Hope so.
Jeter tSnow lstarts for Pine Valley,
Utah, soon, where his future home will
be.
Henry Rice has been down from Spring
Valley during the week, for seed grain.
de looks well and reports everybody the
same.
w. j. Wadsworth and Sophus Han
son have just returned from Pahranagat
where they have been with freight for
John Roeder.
Miss Sara Hamblin, of Clover Valley,
started for Salt Lake City last Monday.
She intends to pass the summer there
with her relatives.
The Mathew Bros. came in from
Milford during the week, but on account
of mud were obliged to leave part of their
loads at Desert Springs.
l. w. Turnbaugh has been confined to
the house for some time past on account
of sickness, but is now able to be ont
again little while each day.
}. II. Empey again became the father
OF fine girl, Feb. %; mother and child
are both doing WELL This is the fifth
girl in the family, without any boys to
annoy them yet
We frequently notice Phoebe miner
travelling through our town southwark,
and every time we enquire we are in
formed that he is on his way to Clover
Valley; But no one can tell why. Howev-
er, we think his trips hereafter will termi-
mite at this station" as the Glover Val.
ley school has closed.
Erwin Lee, son of +. c. Lee, had an
ugly cash cut in his head few days ago
with an ak. He was playing at the
wood pile with another boy who had
taken up the ak to chop wood. While
there is nothing serious about the wound
1t should serve as a warning to other
small boys who are inclined to use axes.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1889-03-09

Service and Castle are working on their
coal location made few weeks ago west
of Pahranagat Valley. They are down
but eight feet and report finding two
veins, one of which is over twenty feet
thick and can be traced on the surface
for over FIVE miles. So far too much for.
eign matter is mixed with the stuff to
make it valuable.
See our subscription rates in another
column, for the RECORD and the San
Francisco Call. Daily and Weekly. The
Call is among the leading papers of San
Francisco, newsy, bright, clean and
good. To obtain all the news general
and local, take advantage of the low
rates now offered. Sample copies on ap.
plication.
The tax levy for the County is the
same this year as last. That for Phoebe
township is 10 cents higher. The reve.
nue. to the Fire Department Fund for
several years has been small owing to the
general shrinkage Of the assessed value
of town property.
County Clerk Kelly need look no fur.
Their for a deputy. If he carefully in.
structs the young gentleman who ar.
rived last Thursday, the business of the
office can be handled with the greatest
ease. Mother and child both doing
well.
Dave Jolly, well-known here, recently
went to Hawthorne from Carson, and de.
veloped genuine case of smallpox, ere.
ating general alarm. He was guest al
the Ormsby House, Carson, during the
late scare there.
The P. c. Cos. operations at the Ray.
mond shaft and at the Reduction Works
are retarded greatly for want of lumber.
Bad roads is one cause for it not coming
in more rapidly.
The snow has gone to give place to
rain. A thunder storm came up yester.
day about two o'clock; several claps OF
thunder were heard.
A ''scale room" has been added to the
north side of the P. c. Co.'S. Assay Office
ON the divide.
Miss Maggie Mcintyre has been en-.
gagged to teach the school at Lake Val.
Icy.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1889-03-09

As Canvasssd by the Supreme
Judges.
The returns of the special election
were canvassed by the Supreme Judges
with the following result. The amend.
ments passing won by the following
vote:
No. l. Converting Legislature on
Bird Monday in January ......l $50
No. 3. Prohibiting special laws
in certain cases ...... 600
No. 9. Authorizing the Legisla.
ture to increase, diminish, consol.
date or abolish county offices. !. ! $3.50
No. 10. Disqualifying duelists or
aoe1tors .......... ............... 953
No. %. Providing for the invest
ment of school funds. 1852
No. "a. Increasing State tax
levy for educational purposes . 1882
MAJoRITIEs AGAINST AMENDMENTS.
No. 2. Abolishing the office of
Lieutenant Governor BAG
No. 6. Abolishing the office of
Lieutenant Governor. I,74l
No. s. Abolishing the office of
Lieutenant Governor .......... a, 953
No. 9. Abolishing the office of
Lieutenant Governor a, 253
No. 20. Abolishing the office of
Lieutenant Governor, ........... a, 559
No. %. Providing for lottery $50
No. 25. Providing for State In
Urinary .................1, G0l
No. p. Shortening the time re-
quired to amend the constitution. 22j
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1889-03-09

Assemblymaa Beck's rape and seduc.
ton bill was defeated in the Senate, on
ly eight Senators voting for it. These
were Boyle, Comins, Dunlop, Forbes,
Gallagher, Millett, Sproule and Will.
liams. The Elko Independent expresses
the sentiment Of the great majority of
the best people of the State by saying:
"The age Of consent should be raised
from IL to at least l6 years, and we are
at loss to know how any man who has a
daughter or sister could object to any
such measure"
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1889-03-09
THE NEW CABINET.

The names of members of the New
Cabinet as telegraphed yesterday are:
Secretary of State, James G. Blaine Of
Maine.
Secretary of the Treasury, William
Window of Minnesota.
Secretary of the Interior, ]. w. Noble
of Missouri.
Secretary of War, Redfeld Proctor of
Vermont.
Secretary of the Navy. B. F. Tracy of
New York.
Attorney General, w. H. Miller of In.
diana.
Postmaster. General, John Wanna
maker of Pennsylvania.
Secretary of Agriculture, J. Rusk of
Wisconsin.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1889-03-09
STATE NEWS.

Eureka county is out of debt, and ex-
poets soon to have money to loan.
The tax rate in Lyon county has been
fixed at SD on each 500, reduction of
five cents from last year.
This year, for the first time in the
history of the country, Nevada!potatoes
are drug in the market,
Pan Cake mountain in White Pine
county. between Eureka and Hamilton,
furnishes forage for 10000 sheep.
The people of Douglass County are 90.
ing to bore for water when they get
their machinery from the East.
In Smiths Valley last week so head of
cattle were sold for $40 so head. The
cattle ranged from year and half to
three years.
For the first time during its existence,
Tuscarora has well equipped fire de-
partment SO that in case of necessity they
are prepared for any emergency.
The State Board ofiAgrculture has de-
cided to hold the next annual Fair six
days, beginning Monday, September 80,
and ending October s, 1889.
| Elko is clamorous for a tailor. The
people ere getting to be shockingly rag
ged. He must only give way to the Sc
ductive influences of the flowing bowl of
Sundays.
The farmers and cattlemen of Hum
boldt county are said to be "praying for
RAIN" The praying is probably at pres
ent sporadic. About July next united
effort in grangers may be looked for.
Two prisoners in the White Pine
County Jail were foiled in an attempt tc
escape last) week. One of the prisoner;
was so wrathful at being detected thai
he threw his hat on the ground ant
wanted to fight the jailer.
A petition is now being circulated
among the saloon men of Ely, Whit
Pine county, praying the Legislature t.
pass law making it mistlemeanor TO
any one to play solitaire. They wan
whisky games and want .em to be quicl
and devilish.
Gazette: 1t has been suggested tina
on Arbor Day every one ia town 60 t
the State Fair grounds and plant tree
By doing so it won't be man y years unit
the ground will be the envy of all NJ
vada, and the expense will be so trifiin
that it won't be felt by any me.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1889-03-09

Attention was called in the New
Mexico Legislature Monday to the fact
that the Sheriff of Grant county was al.
lowed four horses and charged for ten
days, an aggregate mileage Of 2l,0SO
miles, or more than 500 miles day for
each horse. The account was sworn to
and the Court approved the same. This
is sufficient proof that New Mexico is
the place to raise fast horses that can
average 500 miles day for ten days.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1889-03-09

A bill was introduced in tn q California
Senate last week, to punish with death
any one who stopped train or stage for
purposes of robbery, and who, while
committing the robbery caus ed the death
of any person. The bill further pro-
vides for the punishment ~ imprison'
ment for life, of any persc N robbing a
train or stage.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1889-03-09
SCHOOL REPORT.

The following is the report of the
Phoebe Grammar School for the month
ending February IS, 1889.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1889-03-09

Attend the Auction Sale at the resi-.
dence of H. Jacobs on Tuesday next.
The State Legislature closed last
Wednesday.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1889-03-09
as follows:

The report of N. P. Dooley, State
weather observer, for the past week
ia M followo.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1889-03-09
ELECTION RETURNS.

ISABEL OSBORNE, TeacheI
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-04-24
.-z4 IN (
LYLE.

8. 4. Dennis is prepared to do fine work on
views at reasonable prices. He will make
cabinets at % per dozen until further notice
Cards, ~, and other work at equally low rates
Rev. Rounoe preached at Lyle last Sunday.
Having put IN one Of the best polishing In.
struments, am prepared to produce as good
adnish on Photographic work as can be made
"a. s.ss Six. DENNIS.
The Sunday school concert Saturday night
netted about $50 for the school and was very
pleasant affair. .2,
Peter Hanson was presented with a fine
Young girl April 10. ~..- ,.-~
J, o. Myhre, o. r. Lund and P. Hanson have
sold their horses and are indulging in the joy
Of pedestrianism.
s. H. Dennis. the photographer, was in st
Paul the last of the week and brought bacl
new fixtures for his gallery.