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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-05-10
Programme for Memorial Day
MIDDLEBURGH, Pa, MAY7, 1891

MIDDLEDURGH, Pa, MAY7, 1894
AT regular meeting of Capt. G.
w. Ryan Post, No. 3Gi, Dept. of
Pennsylvania q. A. r., the follow
ing programme for Memorial Day
was unanimously adopted.
Post assemblies mt Post room at
1880 a. m. Leave for Fremont at 7:i5
n. m; Decoration services . u. m:
Address by Comrade j. O. Schoch
return to Middleburg for dinner
leave for Meiser Mt p. m; Decora
tion services ut 2 p. m; addresses
by j. p. Yoder and j. A. Smith.
Camp 5l5, p. o. S. of A. will leave
Middleburgh at & n. m. for Paxton
vile Decoration mt 8 a. m; Address
by Prof. @. w. Herman Decora-
tion at Hassinger's grave yard at 10
n. m; Address by j. A. Snyder.
Camp leaves Middleburgh at 1890 p.
m. for Centreville; decoration SER
vices at 2 p. m; address by both
orders. Return and hold decora-
tion services at Middleburgh at $50
p. IN. Address by Prof. +. @. Bower
sox. All the Sabbath Schools and
all other organizations Mt the diff
ferent places are cordially invited to
attend these services. Let all Join
in paving this tribute to those who
offered their all for their country.
q. G. GUTELIUs, Adit.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-05-10
An Explanation =,

On Monday afternoon an envelope
addressed to the Editor of the Posr
reached our office. The envelope
contained a petition bearing "a
names. The petition was addressed
to the Chairman of the Republican
standing Committee aud asks for II
recount of the votes cast mt the re-
cent primary election. Accompany
ing this petition was an unsigned re-
quest for Us to publish the same.
The unsigned letter was dated at
Mcclure and mailed on the afternoon
train West. The names are all in
the same hand writing aud since the
request to publish bore no individual
signature, we can not comply with
the request. Besides, we do not
have the consent of these petitioners
to publish their names and newspa-
pers should not take part in primary
elections.
On the other hand, if there has
been any fraud committed at the
late primary election, it is the duty
of the Standing Committee to ferret
it out. Inasmuch as the petition is
addressed to the Chairman, it prop.
erly belongs to him and rs the
Standing Committee meets on Sat.
urday, the matter can be brought
up for consideration. No amount
of "parading" in tho newspapers
will help the friends of dissappoint-
ed candidates and will only endangei
party harmony. To these 81 persons
who signed this petition, we will say
that your petition will he presented
to the Chairman who has authority
to act and in his hands it will dc
more good than it will to parade
it through the newspapers.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-05-10
Building Operations.

The building movement is pro-
crossing nicely in our town. We are
glad to note the spirit of revival
The buildings now in course OF
construction are, the Bank building,
on the Corner Of Railroad and Main
streets residence by each OF the
following j. M. Steininger, French
Flats; Philip Swineford, n. Railroad
street Curtin Bowersox, Main st. !;
and Joseph Musser, Franklin also
a store building by II. I. Garman,
Main Street and stable by Aaron
Stahlnecker.
This is an age OF Improvement.
We congratulate our enterprising
citizens. II we only had more Of
them. Our readers should peruse
the article in another column entitl-
ed, Common Nuisance 1t il our
duty to encourage the best efforts Of
every body, but we fear Middleburg
has few croakers and if such is the
case, we are quite sure the town
would get along better without them.
This is simply an admomition to
moss backs to bestir themselves and
awaken to q spirit OF enterprise. We
need not mention any names, but il
any one '.howls" that he is hurt, he
convicts himself. May the old Mid
dleburg of the past develop into the
Neo Middlebnrg of the future.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-05-10

Bill Nye writes: Every newspa-
per man has, at some time in his news
paper experience, met the man who
takes more papers than he can read.
He was in town last week. He paid
% cents for an almanac, wiped his
nose on awning. tried to blow out an
electric light at the hotel, tried to
iiglh'lh; agar on ~; puS Ia nnoA,1 AZ
the slot at the postoffice because the
mail didn't appear, wanted TO lick
the cashier of the bank because it
closed Mt 3 o'clock, and watched the
sign over the iewelry store looking
for it to strike"
U. s. District Attorney Hall, of
Pittsburg, has filed suits against b.
Frank Grouse, of Selinsgrove, aud
against II. j. Schoch, Lewis Amig
and Amos Stetler. Grouse obtained
the mail hauling contract for Pitts
burg and other cities in 1892 or five
years. The total recompense was to
have been $4,000 per year. His
sureties gave bonds for 800, 100.
Last December Grouse was forced
to give up his contracts with the
government by reason of business
trouble. The government employed
carriers Mt his expense and claims to
have spent $4l, ,275, Courier.
The only counties of the sixty
seven in Pennsylvania which are not
represented III the list of officials
and employees of the various State
departments are Adams, Bradford,
Cameron, Columbia, Elk, Forest,
Northumberland, Perry, Potter, Sny-
der, Somerset, Sullivan, Venango,
Warren and Wayne. Dauphin is
credited with a larger number of
appointments than any other coun-
ty. OF its twenty representatives,
nine are Republicans and seven
Democrats, three are women and
one is boy. Philadelphia is rep
resented by nineteen persons, in
cluding the Governor, Secretary of
the Commonwealth, Superintendent
of Banking and Chief of the Bureau
of Statistics.
II must be extremely amusing to
a foreigner TO see how we Americans
praise ourselves and our nation.
For fifty years past all our rural
members of Congress have been
spending their rhetoric overt their re-
spective districts in the pleasing en-
deayor Of convincing US that we are
the greatest nation on earth. Iquot,
from a congressman Of half cen,
tury ago the sentiment, virtually tn,
same as we hear and read ii ever.
hour OF the day to-day from rostrun
and press; 1--WE are the creates
and most yirtuous people. intellect
ually and morally, that the worl'
has ever seen. and foreigners pas
, all their spare time in wringine thei
hands and lamenting that they ar
> not as We are" Thinking over ii !
1 more sober moments. does nc
. our self -adulation cause o compla'
snt smile
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-05-10


James Il. Stuart and w. Ii. Smeigh
of New Bloomfield, called to see us
Tuesday while on their way to Mif-
finburg.
The Republican convention of
Columbia county was held Monday.
L. Ii. Eaton, OF Berwick, was elect
ed delegate to the State Convention
without instructions. Hastings was
heartily indorsed.
The funeral of Jacob Erb, who
died on Sunday morning took place
on Tuesday. Tho services were
held in the Evangelical church.
We copy the following from q
Mifllintown special to the Grit. III
is a pity that as Focht, Fry and
Zechman belong to Snyder county
they were not captured there, as
Snyder could well have afforded the
expense of trying them, as it is free
from debt, while Little Juniata' is
staggering along under n mountain
of debt, piled upon her shoulders
by freeing the bridges and the de
structive flood of 1889" We doubt
whether our County Commissioners
will agree with the statement above
made.
Mrs. Hettie Carpenter, the wo
man who confessed to being an ac
cessory to the murder of her blinc
husband at Port Royal, Juniati
county, was last week removed from
the Mifflintown jail to the Western
Penitentiary at Pittsburg. She wal
given the privilege of visiting hel
son before her departure. Whei
she returned to her cell after tn,
visit, she was as much unconcernet
as though it had been an every da!
occurrence. The famous trio o
murderers from Snyder county ar
now occupying the cell formerly oc
cupied by Mrs. Carpenter.
Section 30 ofthe act OF March 81
1859, recently 'unearthed by th
Harrisburg school board, provide
that fines imposed for drunkenness
shall be turned overto the treasul
er of the school board in the distric
The section isss follows Any PEI
son who shall be found intoxicate
in any street, highway, public plac'
sh all be fineS Slzpon the view or pro,
made before any mayor. alderms
or justice of4hs psace, two dollar
to be levied, NTH proper costs. upo
the goods al chattels Of the defel
dant, whic& shalf be paid to Il
treasurer & TIE school distri
where such Senviotiou il had by Il
magistrate sgllssting the same"
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-05-10

Now, since we have Board of
Health, let them attend to the sani-
tary condition OF the town. The
first thing We desire to direct to
their attention is the filthy water in
the Flats near James nj. Vanzandt's
residence. The stencil and disa-
greeable odor arising from the filth
and decay of vegetable matter is
not in good taste with other extra
ordinary precautions displayed to
preserve the town in it's backward
fight. We would consider tele-
phone poles a rich adornment to the
town in comparison to the disease
breeding concoction and pollution
! in the swamp.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-05-10
ITEMS of LOCAL INTEREST

"A NhV
Meiser and Yoder carry full lire
of fancy dress goods.
The heavier mans head becomes
the more it swims.
John Eisenhart of Shamokin was
in town on Ascension Day.
A full line of ladies' and mems
dress shoes at Meiser and Yoder's.
7. ]. Smith, Esq, is attending
Supreme Court in Philadelphia this
week.
J.B. Shellenberger is the newly
appointed postmaster at Banner
vile.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. Alfred Schoch
and Emanuel Pauling were in Phila.
last week.
DR.. and Mrs. j. w. Orwig visited
friends at Mazeppa, Union County
over Sunday.
H.A. Klingler and family of Free
burg, spent Saturday with Adam
Spangler's.
Some of the Middleburgh ladies
have been trying their hand at bicy-
Gle riding.
Misses Jennie Bibighaus and Alice
Smith spent few days with friends
at Miffiinburg.
Il The meek must inherit the earth,
J for it's plain they never could get it
| in any other way.
"a William Gilbraith of Reedsville
M ypent Sunday very pleasantly with
'endsm t.,i'
The town of Breckenridge in Min
,s nesota has petitioned the Postal
4 Department to change the name.
Manager Cooper spent few days
in Philadelphia the latter part of
last week.
Window shades, poles and curtains,
at astonishingly low prices at Meiser
and Yoder's store, Globe Mills, Pa.
Pure MANILA binder twine 90 %
cts, Pure sisal, a u, at Harley &
Bashoar's, Beaver Springs, Pa.
The voice of the double-you-aitch-
eye-pea- pea double OH are double
you-eye- -double-ell can now be heard.
A heavy thunder and hail storm
passed over our county on Sunday at
noon. Hail as large as sour cherries
fell.
H. p. Jarret of Selinsgrove, has
been appointed Justice of the Peace
to take the place of Chas. r.. Rishel,
deceased.
Have you seen Meiser and Yoders
large assortment of shirts, sack coats
and overalls! An No. 1. pair of
pants for 80 cts.
A detachment of the Crescent Club
and few friends spent Ascension
Day very pleasantly down along the
creek.
We have noticed that an optimist
is likely to be man who is unmar
ried, and that most pessimists are
married.
Mrs. David Reed, a sister of Perry
Aurand Of Kreamer, died May End
at Adamsville, Cast county, Mich.
Aged SO years and months.
J.H. Rhoads and wife who had
been spending a month with Mrs.
RS parents at Shamokin Dam, have
returned home.
Congressman Breckenridge has
prayed for forgiveness, was taken
back into church and is now push
ing his campaign for reelection.
We notice through our exchanges
that A. H. Smith, the editor of the
Elizabethville Echo, has been COM
missioned a Justice OF the Peace.
Miss Carrie Ulsh after spending
three weeks in Philadelphia under
going course of medical treatment,
is home enjoying weeks vacation.
G. B. NJ. Arnold, the P. r. r. agent
at Adamsburg. who has just return
ed from California attending the
Mid-winter fair, was in town on Sun
day. George seems to have had q
pleasant trip.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1894-11-09

DR.. Prices Cream Baking Powder
APnre Grape Cream Of Tartar Powder,
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1894-11-09
Incomplete Returns.

incomplete heturns.
The following table gives the total
vote for the principal State officers
and the different county officers 30
far as received at this office:
CONGRESSMAN.
Newlands, SIG; Bartine, 172; Dough
ty, POI; Riley. 35.
GOVERNOR.
Jones, 654; Cleveland, 2O1; Peck
ham, %; Winters, &c.
LIEUTENANT. GOVERNOR.
Sadler. 666; Emmitt. 233.
SUPREME JUDGE.
Bonnifield, 628; Murphy, 233.
CONTROLLER.
LaGrave, SGT; Grey, 224.
TREASURER.
Richard, 254; Westerfield, $40.
DISTRICT JUDGE.
Talbot, ITO; Poujade, 139.
SENATOR.
Mayhugh, 800; Moore, 211; Skaggs,
446.
N-~-o , ASSEMBLY. .229;ss&G
Bird, 257; Coryell, 529; Russell, 398;
Tolley, 4O4; Weiland, 427; Wiseman,
391.
Abel, ZIG; Harris, 125; Natter, 375;
Triplett, 213.
CLERK AND TREASURER.
Dawley, 1913; Erwin, 244; Keyser,
1902; March, 900; Patterson, 155.
Eggers. ITO; Hull, 1852.
RECORDER.
Bilkcy, 43O; Meigs, 237; Parsons,
27O.
DISTRICT ATTORNEY
Massey, 737.
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR.
Jones, 331; Morgan, 47O.
The returns on Commissioners arc
80 incomplete that it is impossible to
give the vote%received by the candi.
dates i'll either Commissioner Dis.
trict Enough has been received,
however, to insure the election of Nc
Afeo in the Northern District and
Woolverton in the Southern District,
both by safe majorities.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-08-17
MONTANA FLORAL EMBLEM.

The TRIBUNE is in receipt of a court.
eous note from Mrs. Matt w. Anderson
chairman for Montana of the National
Floral Emblem society. There happens
to be no "co-worker" or member of the
state society in Great Falls, and as the
vote is now in progress for the selection
Of a floral emblem for Montana Mrs.
Anderson is anxious that those of our
citizens who are interested in the sub
ject should have an opportunity to ex.
press their preference. To this end she
has sent the TRIBUNE a number of bal
lots, with the request that they be dis
tributed. The voting will close Sept. l,
and all those who desire to take part in
the contest can obtain tickets by calling
at this Office.
Great Falls has many pretty gardens
and must necessarily have quite a num-
Der OF residents who take pride in flora
culture, and there is no reason why their
voice should not be heard in this inter-
esting contest.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-08-17

The first railroad in the United States
was projected by Gridley Bryant, a civil
engineer, in 1896. 1t was built to con
vey granite from the quarries at Quincy,
Mass, to Tidewater. Its length was four
miles, and its cost $4,000. The ties were
Of stone, placed eight feet apart in the
road-bed. On rails Of wood, six inches
thick, wrought-iron plates three inches
wide and a quarter of an inch thick,
we're spiked. The second railroad was
built in 1927, for hauling coal from the
mines at Mauch Chunk, Pa. The Bal.
timore Il Ohio was begun in 1928,
and in 1880, Peter Cooper of New
York built the first locomotive ever con-
structed in the United States. In 1926
a charter was granted for the Mohawk g.
Hudson railroad, to unite Albany and
Schenectady, and in 1880 work was be-
gun on this road, which was the seed
from which has grown the magnificent
New York Central railroad. Horses
were the original motive power used, but
reports being received from Europe of
successful trials of the locomotive there,
it was resolved to employ steam. In
August. 1881, the West Point foundery
OF New York completed and delivered
to the Mohawk d. Hudson company the
dewitt Clinton" the first locomotive
used in the state. The chief engineer.
in his preliminary report to the PROJECT
ors, did not expect that revenue would
be derived from any source except carry
ing passengers, yet being a man of fore
sight, he thought it possible that some
1reight might be offered. and 30 suggest
cd that the foundations ought 10 be
made very solid. There are now 2l5,OOO
miles OF railroad in our country, having
more than 100000 ears and locomotives,
carrying annually nearly 60O,OOO,OOO pas
sengers and 7~50,0O0,OOO tons of freight.
In the front rank Of the companies in
the west is the great Burlington Route.
. journey over it's lines always pleases,
and whenever possible you should Be-
cure tickete reading via "The Burling-
Apply to your home ticket agent,
or write to j. G. KENYON, Gen. Pass
st. Paul, MINI.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-08-17
Final Proof and PAYMENT,

In response to several requests from
those interested and for the benefit of a
large number Of its readers The 1RIB
N publishes the text of the bill passed
during the present session of congress
and approved by the president regard
ing final proof and payment for lands
taken up by settlers. 1t is as follows:
Be it enacted by the senate and house
of representatives of the United States
of America in congress assembled, That
the time for making final proof and pay
ment for all lands located under the
homesteads and desert land laws OF the
United States, proof and payment of
which has not yet been made, be. and
the same is hereby, extended for the
period of n year from the time proof
and payment would become due under
existing laws.
Sec. 9. That the time of making final
payments on ehtries under the pre-emp.
ton act is hereby extended for one year
from the date when the the same be-
comes due IN all cases whore pre-emp-
ton entrymen are unable to make final
payments from causes which they can.
not control, evidence of such inability to
be subject to the regulations of the Sec
rotary OF the interior.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-08-17
A A
Z. "A. Miller, a Sweet Grass PrOspectOr,
Dragged by a Frightened Horse.

G.. "A. Miller, a Sweet Grass Prospector,
Dragged by a Frightened Horse.
G. A. Miller of Sweet Grass, a miner
and prospector, who has been in that
country but a short time, was brought
to this city on the narrow gauge train
Wednesday night in a semi. unconscious
state and torn and bruised in a terrible
manner, the result Of a runaway acct
dent. He was taken to the Columbus
hospital, where he now lies. The acct.
dent happened last Sunday. It ap-
pears that Miller was prospecting
somewhere around Middle Butte and
was camped rear Eclipse gulch. Sun
day he went to catch one of his horses,
and by some means the picket, rope got
tangled around Miller's legs and the
horse, which was a wild broncho, got
frightened and started to run, dragging
the unfortunate man after it. just how
Miller got into his terrible predicament
cannot be known, as he was alone at the
time and it was by the merest chance
that some cowboys happened to be
passing and discovered the horse still
dragging the unconscious body across
the country. 1t was with some difficulty
that they got near enough to the wild
broncho to cut the rope which was fas-
tened to Miller's legs and rescue the un-
conscious They found him fear
fully lacerated and bruised, his face and
head being covered with cuts and bruises
and the flesh on one arm from the hand
to the elbow being badly worn and
torn. He was taken by the cowboys,
who found him, to a miners camp near
by and they carried him to the nearest
and cent him on to Great Falls
under this care of Mr.. II. II. Federhen.
The hospital physicians think that he
will recover although he 10 90 terrible
mangled and has remained in a semi-un-
conscious condition all the time since
the accident.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-08-17
DEMOCRATS,
The State Convention to BE Held septem-
Der 25.

The State Convention to BE Held septem-
Der 25.
The state democratic central commit
tee met at Helena Wednesday evening
with twelve counties represented. Chair
man w. R. Kenyon presided and John S.
Mcneil was secretary. S. M. Cockrill,
the member from Cascade county was
among those present.
1t was decided to have the convention
consist of 2o7 delegates apportioned as
follows:
Beaverhead, s.; Cascade, 10; Choteau,
!; Custer, 0; Dawson, 81; Deer Lodge, 2S;
Fergus, 8; Flathead, 10; Granite, 10; Gal
latin, l6; Jefferson, 13; Lewis and Clarke,
35; Madison, II; Meagher. 13; Missoula,
q; Park, II; Ravalli, 8; Silver Bow. 4G;
Teton, 3; Valley, 9; Yellowstone, 8. This
is one delegate to each sixty votes.
Helena was selected as the place and
September % as the time for holding the
convention. Butte and Boulder were also
nominated for the place, but Helena got
away with it.
The members of the committee sent a
telegram to Senator Ransom, chairman
OF the senate committee on commerce,
and to Senator German, urging imme-
date action on the nomination OF David
G. Browne for collector of the port at
Fort Benton.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-08-17
The Agricultural College.

The agricultural college at Bozeman
is an institution of which Montana may
we'll fell proud and is destinen to be the
means of greatly increasing the educa-
tional facilities of our farmars o and
daughters. The establishment of this
school is having a tendency to stop the
sending Of our sons and daughters out
OF the state to be educated, which is a
means OF great economy and will be a
saving of many thousands to our state.
The educational facilities are just as
good here as elsewhere, the living Just
about as reasonable and the money
spent in this way goes to our own
Observation-Disclosures.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-08-17
LABOR DAY.
The Trades and Labor Council Are Getting
Up "a Big Program.

The Trades and Labor Council Are Getting
Up a Big Program.
The Trades and Labor council OF Great
Falls have a number OF committees ap-
pointed and arc making preparations for
a big demonstration on the third day of
September, which will knock the spots
off anything of the kind ever seen in
this city. The Miners union of Sand
Coulee and the Miners union of Belt
have accepted an invitation to participate
in the celebration and they are expected
to be here about 500 strong. The Trades
and Labor Council of Great Falls repre-
sents q unions, including the American
Railway union, a youthful giant with
over three hundred members, and the
Mill and Smelter Mems union with
nearly as many, SO that the committee
expect to be able to put at least 1000
workingmen in line for the parade, which
will not only demonstrate the strength
OF the labor unions in this vicinity, but
be q visible evidence OF the magnitude
OF the great labor employing industries,
which are building up Cheat Falls and
give it stability, while depression reigns
in 80 many western cities.
Then there will be the usual speech
making, probably at the opera house,
after which there will be a series of
athletic games in the public park for
prizes. Arrangements are also being
made for a dance in the open AR, be-
meath the big trees in the grove by the
river. Altogether it can be safely pre-
dicted that the first Monday in Saptem-
Der will be a big day in Great Falls, and
a memorable n among the labor organ
izatiUns.