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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-03-03
E'XECUTORS' NOTICE,

Estate OF Alexander Py,tSs, bate of brothers
valley township, Somerset Co, Pa, deed
Letters teSiaPleAtsFy On the above estate
having neSn issued BY the proper authority To
the undersigned as executors OF the above es-
tate, notice Il hereby given to all parties in
debted 10 said estate To make Immediate paw.
ment, and AL parties having claims against
said estate will present them duly authenti.
Gated for settlement and payment - sae uD.
dersigned ON saturday, March 80 ISL, at late
residence OF decd,
RoBERT PRITTs,
]. j. BRANT
Executors
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-03-03

The regular services viii be held in the
PRESBYTERIAN church next Sabbath morn
ing and evening conducted by the pastor.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-03-03

Mr.. Ralph Irwin Richardson and Miss
Zella. daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Norman
L Berkebile. both former Somerset coun-
" families. were united in marriage Al
noon Thursday, the ceremony taking
place at the home of the brides parents
in Johnstown. The bride and groom are
visiting with friends at Buekstown.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-03-03

0PECLAL BARGAINS in Ladies
Winter Jackets. The entire
- stock OF Ladies Winter
Jackets, ranging in price
from $500 to $500, will be
closed out at just one-half the
former price. Our $500 Jackets
at 81. 50; our $1,000 Jackets at
50 90. and so on down the line.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-03-03

Albert J. Yauman, Of Holsopple, died
al the Memorial Hospital, Johnstown.
last Thursday from the effects of an OPP
Grafton for the removal OF a cancerous
growth, aged IS years. Deceased is sur
vived by his wife and two small sons.
He was a brother Of Joseph Yauman, the
Evansville merchant
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-03-03

The residence Of DIR. W. II. Gardner
with all Of It's contents. al New Centre
Vile, WIS totally destroyed 10y fire al an
early hour wednesday morning. entail
ing a Io-s Of between two and taree thou
sand dollars. insurance unknown. The
origin of the FIRE J. uuknown, but % J.
generally supposed 20 have been fscm a
defective nue. The burned property was
one of the most comfortable and oonSe-
uiently located In the town.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-03-03

4 number of the friends and relatives
of Mis- EIizaleih iiuCus assisted in eel
ebratlng DE seventy sccoui anniversary
of her birth last Tuesday 90 her home on
West Main Gross Street During the ai-
iernoon she entertained her nieces and
gr ind-nie-c- ai diautr and boz The even
iug her older Gicui-- The housc wes
Transformed inio a ,eriiahle garden by
the immense luEchcs of American
Beauty roses aud oiLer choice flowers
sent hy absent friends.
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Terms !:

Cash Unless changed on day OF sale 10 time
with Interest Twenty per cent. 10 be- paid on
day OF sale.
MICHAEL KIFER,
March !, 1877. Administrator, &C.
james SaylOr, AuctiOneer.
j. n Uhl, Atty.
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DELL

Has the ca;l on 1000 Acres
Hardy Shrubs,
Hardy Trees, Frnit or Shade,
Hardy Roses.
Reliable Vegetable & Flower Seeds
5oSSmithlield ST., PITrSBURG.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-03-03
A DMINIsTRAToRs' NOTICE.

Estate OF Kate A. Knayel, late Of Paint town
ship, somerset Co, Pa, deed.
Letters OF administration on the above es-
tate having been granted 20 the undersigned
by the proper authority, notice j. hereby Civ
eu % all persons indebted 10 said estate 10
make immediate payment, and those having
claims against the same to present them duly
authenticated for settlement, on Friday. April
9, 1897. al the residence OF Peter Knayci, said
township.
W. c. KNANEI.,
Fred. W Biesecker. Administrator.
Atty,
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Public Sale
-OF-
Valuable Real Estate

By virtue 20 the authority given In the LAST
wiil and testament Of John ,haffer, hate Of
Somerset township. ~omCrsef. Pa. decd we
iue uEdcrsig gmCd, Will expose TO sale by public
outer. on tHr premises IN Somerset township
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SATURDAY, MARUH 20, 1897,
At O'CLOCK p v.

NJ 7 . NLLNN =. "
the following described real estate Of John
Shafler. decd:
A certain farm situate ia township and
county aforesaid, adjoining aHGS 81 Ianiel
ktmncl- Jacob kimmol. samuel Shafler Cy-
rus Shafier, Oliver ShaifeT, Joseph SShaffer
" ~. IL Fhil-on, Samuel Fox. John S@ihert
and Othor-, containing 3E acres more or
less, of which 100 acres are clear and in "a good
safe Of cultivation having thereon erected a
large tWO-siCTy
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-03-03

Mr.. Charles f. Herr, son and daught-
er, of Butler, Pa, arrived in town Friday,
and have since been guests at the home
Of the formers brothers and sisters.
Yesterday they were joined by Mrs. Herr
AMI this morning Mr.. and Mrs Herr
Will proceed to Washington, where they
will witness the Inauguration ceremo-
nies. Mr.. Herr i the EDITOR Of Buffers
leading newspaper. The Record.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-03-03

Farmers throughout the county are
making preparations for sugar boiling.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-03-03


Norman Trent. a popular and leading
young farmer Of Somerset township, died
al his home. three miles north Of town,
at an early hour Monday morning. aged
a years. About two weeks ago ar.
Trel+coatraoto ted 4 severe cold watch de-
yeloped auinsy apa later on piheF COM
plications. lie Was "A son OF the late
Uriah Trent. lie is survived 10y his "iie,
who is a daughter Of Mr.. aud Mrs. Fred
erick Weller. Of Somerset township, ana
by three brothers, :. L. Trent, Esq, oi
Pittsburg, " iIson TIcnt, Of Somerset
ard Ezra Trent, Of Kansas. and ty four
sisters. one of whom if the wife oi Mt.
Albert Ferner, Of Somerset. The iant raj
will take place from The late residence oil
deceased at 230 O'Clock this afternoon
Interment will be made in the Somerset
Lutheran cemetery.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-03-03

Best sI.OO Button Kid Gloves, IN.
going at |0O-
All our Ladies Gents and Misses ~
soc Wool Hose 90 at oSC
All our Children's 2jc Wool Hose ~
and Leggins at lSC
20 yds Fancy Drapery, worth 10
10 l2lc 10 close at OF u
Wool Skirt Patterns worth sl0J 20
TO close at |SC
Grey Wool Skirtiugs worth Sjc IN.
to close at <SC
Grey Skirtirgs worth . cents m
to close at tSC
About 30 yards fancy j0c Velvet o-
10 % at <OC
500 Dozen DTcss Buttons worth
% l2lc, % g at-per duz- oO
2OO yds Fancy Dress Trimmings,
originally sold from = tp5Oc-
yard, will 20 AZ I-ZC
go yards Dress Trimmings worth
10 10 3Oc, going al oC
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-03-03


Wv and LAKE HERRING Canne,
Fish, Saine and
Macker in Tomato Salmon,
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Fancy Re=Cleaned Grass Seeds.

ont fail to call and inspect line Of seeds quote yoa prizes
buying Special prices MERCHA and BJ Frs
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-03-03

Washington Rector, 81 Garrett. Is sui-
feriug from injuries sustained while al
work ia the Hawkins coal mine, near
tina place. alont ION Gays ago Rector
was riding on a loaded Ear coming out oi
the slope " hen be Was caught by the roof
and in this position was drag gged for
distance Of sixty feet before the engineer
at the engine house learned oi his pre-
dicameni and stopped the engine. When
released il Was found that five Of his ribs
were broken and that his spine was in
jured. lie is in critical condition, with
only faint hopes for his recovery. Mr.
Rector Is a veteran Of the late war and is
well Known throughout the county. lie
j. being attended by DIR. Pollock.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-03-03
Public Sale
Valuable 2aal Estate |!

BY virtue of al order issued out of the Or
phaDs' Court Of somerset county. Pa. and 10
me directed, VIII expose - sale at the late
residence 81 May Kifer. deed. ia Somerset
borough, fwcst end Somerset county, Pa. on
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-03-03

sales FLOUR "T1ngs B.s
"Iorter of
Graham Special the PRICE
offered
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-03-03

saztts ,,'isi r- hate TO make her chill
l<z0a os'oF OIL. La2ol is sweet
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-03-03

Warehouses
Feeds, GRAIN Hay Straw, Ii.ne,C Cement salt OH
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&. 4 B.
Fancy and Staple Groceries

That unsurpassed QUALITY and VARIETY,
dom, if lose sale
The herald., 1897-10-21
THURSDAY. OCTOBER 21, 1897
A CONTINUOUS JOKE

Our neighbor, the Express, showed
some disposition the other day to smile
over the purport Of a special dispatch
from The Herald's Washington CORE
spondent The dispatch represented
that Secretary Alger is again engaged in
picking flaws with the San Pedro har-
Dor Improvement The Express thought
the secretary was only working off a
little Joke on a gullible reporter. If this
hypothesis is right, the secretary's joke
is one of the continuous appropriation
kind, for he has worked off the same
story with some extra embellishments on
the Associated Press. And the Ex-
press of last evening published the dis
patch in double-leaded type and with
wry faces in the headlines. We feel like
iserating our neighbcr and
hasten to assure the evening luminary
that Secretary Alger evidently means &
In a Pickwickian sense. He is only
stumbling over every little pebble that
he finds in his path, like a boy who has
to go to school when he doesn't want to
These stumblings may be very ludic-
rous in themselves but they indicate g
mighty bad disposition in the spoiled
child OF secretary. and they make one
long for good heavy slipper and {
chance to use it.
The herald., 1897-10-21
IMPROVEMENTS AT WHITTIER

Something over 100000 is to be ex-
pended in the near future for new build
ings for the Reform school at Whittier.
There will be six barrack buildings. a
trades building, gymnasium, while the
present main building will be trans
formed into an administration building,
with school rooms and offices.
These improvements have been greatly
completed they will doubtless exercise
a beneficial effect upon the discipline
and morals Of the school. Under the
present conditions the officials labor un-
der very great difficulties, which are, to
a considerable degree, due to the insult
Ificient and inconvenient accommoda-
tons.
The sum to be expended has been Sc
cured through the accumulation of the
counties fund, the same being contribu-
tions from the several counties thal
have inmates in the school, and which
are obliged to contribute a certain sun
for their support.
The Evening Express, which has hat
some harsh things to say of the man
agement of the school since the state
administration became Democratic
grew absent minded in commenting
upon the proposed improvements in it
news columns, saying:
The money will be expended in the
most economic manner possible compe-
tition being relied upon to produce the
best results at the lowest cost. but it is
hardly necessary to say that local men
will be given all possible preference,
other things being equal 1t is expected
that the result will be that the added
equipment of the school will remove
many of the difficulties which have
heretofore made it impossible to pro-
duce the best results.
1t is gratifying, indeed, to have tn
character and manner of the improve
ments vouched for from such a, source
and The Herald believes that it's es
teemed contemporary will have no oc
casion to alter its favorable opinion.
The herald., 1897-10-21

law allows, which, heaven knows, are
many. A jury was not secured until a
venire of ninety men had been exhaust
ed. Although the evidence proved the
guilt of the defendant beyond a doub.
two of the jury held out for an acquittal
and mistrial was the result. This was
the case in which Justice Owens publicly
rebuked the two Jurors from the bench.
The matter has been hanging fire ever
since, until yesterday, when All Gee
gave up the fight. The community is
to be congratulated upon the outcome OF
this case, which more than any other
seemed to prove the correctness Of the
oft-repeated assertion that 1t was i'm
possible to secure conviction in Chi
nese gambling case in this city. The re-
suit has proved that it is only necessary
for the officials Of the law to do their
whole duty and persist in that course
until the law is maintained and re-
spected, and its violators punished ac-
cording to their deserts.
The officials need have no fear of the
results if they but perform their sworn
duty. They will have not only the law
but the community behind. them. They
have had tangible evidence as to which
side the daily press Of the city will be
found fighting for.
The herald., 1897-10-21
GRAVE CHARGES AGAINST PROF.
HOLDEN

The charges made by A. L. Cotton
against Prof. Holden, who was for more
than twenty years director of the
famous Lick observatory, may not be
ignored or pasesd over lightly. The
people of California have legitimate
interest in the matter, for the Lick OBJ
servatory, as the gift Of one of the citi-
zens of this state and located within its
borders is one of its most valued insti-
tutions.
Prof. Holden has long been disturb
ing element in the observatory, but that
is the most trivial thing about the case.
Mr.. Cotton charges that Prof. Holden's
methods have been unscientific and dis
honest with respect TO catalogue o.
SS 900 stars, the observations Of which h'e
claimed to have prepared for publica-
ton. but which Cotton says, were first
published by the United States govern
| ment many years ago.
! In 1892 it was announced that large
quantity Of dynamite would be exploded
| in San Francisco bay at a certain time
Holden made arrangements to note tbs
effect of the explosion at Mount Hamil-
ton. None Of the professors observed
any motion, Cotton says. excepting
! Holden, who observed distinct motor
of the earth coincident with the explo
sion. He wrote all account Of his OBJ
|
papers, and sent the same by messengel
to San Jose to be- posted. In the mean
time. according to the charges made b!
Cotton, Holden learned from the news
papers that the explosion had neve
taken place; he thereupon made hast
to recall the messenger, and thus the OBJ
servatory escaped ridicule.
These grave charges have not yet beel
established, and Prof. Holden is to b
accounted innocent until he is prove,
guilty. 1t may as well be declared frs
as last, however, that such work will
not be tolerated The observations O
astronomers and kindred scientists ar
taken in good faith by the people, an
without question, because few are in
formed in such matters, and becaus
men of science are, with very few ex
ceptions, men of honor. They may max
mistakes, as all men are liable to err
but it is rarely that they are parties +
deliberate attempts to deceive and de
fraud Now, let us hear from Pro
| Holden
The herald., 1897-10-21

stitution of the United States were
fools A community should be ruled and
guided by the free will of each man, the
humblest as well as the highest. That
is the radical idea out of which all true
American Institutions grow. Pater-
ralism out of which spring monarchies
and titled nobilities on one hand and
serfdom on the other lay at the roots Of
Pullman's ideas.
The towu of Pullman is in many re-
spects a model worthy the imitation of
all cities. But the methods by which it
sprang into being and by which ii was
maintained generally applied would rob
every man but a favored few in the
United States of every particle of self
control and individual freedom. The
streets, the schools, the lighting sys-
TENS, the library, the places of amuse-
ment, the stores at Pullman were all
models. But when a man who worked
in Mr.. Pullman's shops was told he must
occupy one of Mr.. Pullman's model cot
tages or seek mother job, when he was
taxed without his own consent and with
out the formality of consulting his
wishes whether he wished to pay for
the comforts offered, the laborer ceaseG
to be a freeman and he was robbed of
those rights which the founders of this
republic proclaimed to be inalisnable.
Geo. NJ. Pullman's courage has never
been called in question. He not oriy
undertook to deprive his employees Of
their personal rights, but he cared TO
attempt to circumvent the great COM
monwealth of Illinois If not to defy its
powers. The streets of Pullman are
claimed as private property, its lots
are assessed as acreage, and the conteg.-
ton is set up that the state has no juris-
diction over its thoroughfares, nor the
right to levy taxes on any basis above
the value of adjoining farm property.
No, we do not want the tribe of Pull
man to increase.
The herald., 1897-10-21
HUMAN NATURE

The dispatch from Chicago printed
elsewhere in this mornings Herald, re-
citing the deeds of vandalism commit
ted in Judge Tuthill's court room by
relic hunters is almost incredible, and it
forms a sad commentary upon the NOR
bidness-perhaps degeneracy is the bet
ter word-of present day human nature.
The Luetgert trial was lodestone,
that from its very horror and disgust
ing nature, drew great crowds of people
to the court room every day-people
who seemed almost to feed their souls
upon the things they saw and heard.
The nastier, the more revolving the de-
tails of the trial the better pleased were
the auditors Never was the yellow"
phase Of human nature more strikingly
displayed.
When the trial was closed the ghouls
of the Luetgert trial held high carnival.
They not only carried off for relics ev-
erything in sight that was not nailed
down, but they smashed the desks,
chairs and tables and carried away the
pieces. A piece of a desk foot square
was treasure. Judge Tuthilrs gave
and inkstand, which, it appears, he wa:
anxious to save for his wife as memen-
| toes Of his termn on the bench, went
with the res. Of the furniture.
The mystery of the morbid interes;
that a certain portion of every commun-
ty has in such abnormal features of the
social economy as developed in the Luet-
CERT trial, and, ind Iced, in every extraor-
binary murder trial, is one of those
| things that the wise men have been un-
| able to solve. In the meantime every
precaution should be taken to prevent
| such monstrous exhibitions
The herald., 1897-10-21
The Weather REPORTS

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 20.-The Sem
ators and Congressman of California
and of the Pacific Coast States will be
asked to urge the passage of a bill at
the next session of Congress making a
specific appropriation for the mainte-
nance Of a branch photographic office
at this port and for the extension of it's
work. The office has in the last few
years demonstrated its usefulness to the
maritime interests Of the Pacific Coast
and has also shown that with the pres
ent limited appropriations it is unable
to extend its work to the degree called
for by the increasing demands Of the
commerce of the Coast. The office Il
the second in Importance in the United
States, and is practically the only one
on the Pacific Coast.
The herald., 1897-10-21
PULLMAN's CAREER-ITs LESSON

The career of Geo. NJ. Pullmae., now
that It is ended, is worthy of more than
passing comment. There are deep les
sons for all patriotic Americans in this
career. RadicaSprinciples underlie it.
The dead millionaire was born in the
humblest walks of life. He came to Chi
cago, then small city, in 1859. in the
very prime Of his life, but still poor
He dies in less thaC. forty years from
trat time with accumulated wealth es-
tilnated at from s12,OOO.O00 to si0,-
600, 900 Let us assume his es-
tate is found worth SIC coo 900. The
possessor lived well and laid by an
average of 100000 per year. The foun-
6ation for this wealth was a simple de-
vice enhancing the comfort of those who
travel by rail, and never could have been
made the foundation of so colossal a
fortune but for the combinatio into
which he entered with the railroads, by
which the public was robbed and the
railroads and Pullman company en-
riched
The Pullman company held an cleo
tion the other day and the arrual repor:
betrays the source of the great wealth
it's founder accumulated. The dividends
declared ON the eaysings of 400 Pull
man cars were out of all reason wher
compared with the cost of these car.
and of the operating of them. One ha.
only to ride from here to San Francisc,
ard pay $3.50 in addition TO the price o
his ticket to get at the pith of this mat
ter. If there are fifty passengers in tn
car they pay $125 for the privilege o
looking al the nickel plate ar,d taking
nap on the cushions, the whole time be
ing less than a day. at that rate tn
car earns $3.50 per month, s45, ,OOO year
But even with these great gains Nj
Pullman was rot satisfied Born. hmsel
to earn his living by a daily wage, hi
relations to labor we're of the most rep
relseusible kind. Mr.. Pullman posed a
q p1ilanthropist. He priced himself o
the model city he built for the use c
his. employees. But either he was no
Z philanthropist in the American sens
Of the term or Thomas Jefferson an
the others who signed the Declaratio
Of Independence and framed the Con
The herald., 1897-10-21
GOVERNOR BUDD WILL RETIRE

Governor Budd in his address before
the miners convention, announced that
not only would he decline to be candi-
date for e-nomnation, but he would
retire permanently from politics at the
er.d of his term. Ill-health is the prin.-
cipal reason assigned by the governor
for reaching this decision. He has
not been we'll for a long time, and the
last legislature granted him six
months leave of absence. OF this priv
ilege he has not been able to avail him
self because his official duties were
more than usually pressing.
pleasing everybody durirg the time he
has occupied the gubernatorial chair.
Nor is it usually the case that the man
who pleases everybody makes the best
official in such position. The governor
is a man of we'll defined and decided
views. There has been no room for
doubt that he is the governor of the
state. And while his course and acts
have been. severely criticised in some
quarters, he must be credited even by
his political enemies with good, inten
tions and an horest wish to serve rightly
the interests Of the people
The governor stated specifically that
he would not be a candidate for the
United States senate to succeed Senator
White. This will not be pleasant r4ews
to the opponents of the Democratic
party in this state, who have industri-
ously circulated the report that the
governor would oppose Senator White.
Marplots were thus cl1ershing the hope
Of creating a split in the Democratic
party, and thereby opening the way for
Republican success.
Democrats paid very little attention
to the story, as they are not in. the habit
of engaging Republican politicians and
rumor- mongeTs to conduct their poll
| tics for them.
Governor BuGd has the support of his
party in his administration of the CUB
ernatorial office, and he will retire with
the respect and friendship of the people
of the state.
The herald., 1897-10-21

The Colorado Catholic has succeeded
in weighing the rays of the sun and Ed
tor Malone is receiving the hearty con-
gratulations of his friends. The Cath
olic says: "The many frietlds of MI.
and Mrs Mykins of 1775 Lafayette street
of sunshine has entere0 their home in
the sweet disguise of baby boy, who
tips the scales a eight pounds"
The herald., 1897-10-21

Mckinley prosperity is tender plant.
One goldbug paper says the president
will take no steps to reform" the cur
rency question this fall for fear it will
disturb the prosperity that is Tapping
its wings over the country, and another
says he doesn't want to provoke Spain
to a declara ton of war for the same
reason We need a brand of prosperity
that will stand few hard knocks.