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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-01
NERMBERG OUT OF DANGER.
His Assailant Has Been Admitted tc
Rail

Guttli ii Elard. who week ago
stabbed and seriously wounded his
brothcr-in-law, John Nermburg. and
has since been confined in the county
Jail. was released on $1,000 bail yes
tcrday. Ills bondsman Is Chris Cr-
butte.
ing NermbcrG, certified that the latter
is out of danger, and thereupon Judge
j. E. Kelly admitted him to bail.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-01

shortly. arip' the noon hour The
DANES are thought % hay" been start
cd by number of boys. VINO nave
been M to all kinds u mischief about
the plac" iur ct numb"F Of weeks past
The blaHn was discovered by pass
crby, who turned in AN alarm Which
brought out tn" entire Dmmor" IRE
department.. When the tiremen reached i
the scene OF thn tire the whole dancing
payiliou wds u mass Of flames and,
realizing that 1t would be useless to
attelnpt to save II, they turned their
attention 10 the saving of the sur
rounding buildings.
The pavilion was about 80 long by
so feet widn, and Was owned by the
Dolph estate. which also owns the
park
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-01
ROLLED TO THE BOTTOM.
Lost Hold on Top of culm Dump and
Broke His Leg.

A hundred and Twenty-Five feet above
the level of the street, Tony ROM, an
Italian, living in South Scranton, was
cumpaceulN at work shovclng Culm
into the culm conyeyors at the North
American cumpanN's coal NaSh"Iy, ON
Carbon street, yesterday.
Reiff paused a moment tu rest his
weary limbs, and an instant later he
was rolling head over heels down the
steep incline at the rate of five feet a
second, During his mad course Reiff
clutchcd frantically for support, but
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-01

ments for the coming year and they
were referred without comment to the
estimates committee. 4 resume OF
these estimates was printed in The
Tribune on last Friday.
Mr.. Roche offered a resolution ex-
empting the property of the Colliery
Engineer company on wyoming ave-
nue., between Poplar and Ash streets,
from all taxation except 500 year
for period of ten years. Mr.. Waugh
an offered an amendment. which was
adopted. providing that the property
should not he exempted until the con-
tcmplatcd improvements which the
company intends making on the prop
erty have been completed.
Before the amended resolution was
adopted. w. Scott Collins. representing
the company, was given the privilege
OF the floor and told about the big
printing plant which the company pro-
posed building on Wyoming avenue.
since the original plans had been
drawn, he said. changes had been
made, ana 1t is now certain that the
building will cost 100000 1t will give
employment Ia 1000 men. he said. and
the monthly wage list will amount to
about $4,000. The resolution was
adopted after he had concluded.
NEW RESOLUTIONS.
The following other resolutions were
introduced and adopted:
by Mr. Misunderstanding the city
engineer to prepare plan of the sewer
on Breck court, showing It's interscc-
ton with the Linden street main sewer
BY MIR. misunderstanding the
city controller to furnish councils with
an item2ed list of all judgments out
standing against the city.
BY Mr. NauGhan-Directing the cit>
| controller to furnish r. l.. Day & Go
| with an up-to-datc statement of the
| city's Indebtedness.
Mr.. O'Boylc offered a resolution dc.
| claring that the intention of councils
| when theypassed the ordinance award
| ing ten-year contract for street light
! ing TO the Scranton Electric Light anc
! Heat company was that dockage should
| be charged only when lights We're on
| on account of carGlessness or u break
age In the machinery. and not for the
! ordinary brief stoppage OF lights. Thi
resolution was rererId to committct
for consideration.
! ordinances providing for ccctri
! lights on Linden street, on Mulbcrr!
| street, on Poplar street and in the Six
| tcenth and Seventeenth wards Wcr
passed on third and final reading, a
| was also the ordinance providing for
sewer system in the Nineteenth scWe
district
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CITY NOTES
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CLOSED NoNDN.-rho revenue oGi,r will hc
closed Monday un account uI holiday.
EEGl1NR NEEIING--Thc managers Of ?.
Home tor tine Trcndlc.s will hold regular
ncct'u. til, morning AZ $50 At t'r \. ". {. 4
rooms. iu!l attendance j, desired.
kREIrR NTION NE~rEEDNN.-- irbitra,prs {.
u. Cbhs John Gun,tcr ami Joseph Joily- Nc.-
tcrday heard testimony IN the case "i GroIsc
y. bingham. who is Suing Jolm VI coleman ior
so.
rllE MONTHS CLEARlNG>. The >,lauton
Clearing House association rcpoltS tine total
clearing, Tor the month OF February al sl."'2.o5S.
l., a> compared with SL3sS 80 for tho st'uc
month last year.
pEsEErIoN AND NuN.>lproRr.--pclbc
Williams, oi ,nhoudalc, furnished hail before
NldcrmJu MiilJr Yesterday on the chrgo oi dc.
-crtion and nonsnpport preferred icy his wife,
lil Williams, OF 5ls Penn avenue.
TAKEN 10 llO>PIrAL.--I"hu Reese. ! prr-.
oncr al the county Jail who is afflicted with
lung aud liver trouble was yesterday removed
e. the lIcLaHNma hospital on the certificate
a pr. J. L. S'ltry, The jail physician, that
srch step was necessary.
VISITORS IRON NllKI>E Nl,RE-Oue hru.
dIcd and tiitv mcuhels oi tine Wii.c .Bluc lolp"
oi th" International Association Of MlchiniS.s
Will attend tonights mcc.iuG OF the Elcttri,.
Guy lodge Of thjs ,j'v. Tie nine hom day
question will he discussed
D. & II. rAlS.--Thr DcIaN.,n and Hudson
CoInpauy paid yc,lclday Al tlc White Oal, at
Nchbald; Jclmyn No. /, at ,orn,u; Powder
I.
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could lind nothing to stay his progress,
with rcsomdiug hump he struck
terra Hrna, aud when other Workmer
reached his side II was found that his
leg was broken,
lie was taken to- the Laclawanna
hospital.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-01
THE PLUMBING AND Thinning
Contracts Awarded by the County
Commissioners.

The contract for doing the plumbing
at the county Jail was yesterday
awarded by the county commissioners
To- NJ. r. o'Malley and the contract for
the timing 10 J. Il, Maloney q 90.
They were the lowest bidders.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-01
.SEVENTY-FIVE
CENT LIMIT
MR.. cHITTENDEN WANTS NEW
COMPANY RESTRICTED.
Tried to Get an Amendment Adopted
Providing This as a Maximum
Price for Gas but Action on the
Ordinance Was Postponed-Water
Committees Report OH Conference.
Term of Contract Fixed at Five
Years Instead of Ten--Business
Transacted by Common Council.

Select Councilman charles T.. chit.
tendon uHsuccossfully attempted last
night 10 get the members of the select
branch 10 adopt an amendment to the
franchise of the Consumers Gas COM
pauy liking n minimum price of seven
tN-iive cents for the gas to be fur
nishcd. Action on the amendment and
on the ordinance as a whole was post
pon"d until tho next meeting.
Tho judiciary committee carly in the
evening reported fayordbly upon The
ordinance from a legal standpoint. TIL"
report stated mat city Solicitor NoS-
burg had announced that the hyde
Park Gas ana Water company does
not have exclusive rights to the streets
90 the ciry. and further that Attor-
ncy General ElKiuS had also 80 ruled.
When the ordinance WAS called w on
second reading. Nj thittcnden offer.
ed his amendment which provided that
tho company should uarcc 10 furnish
gas Of at least twcniy-ouc candle
power for not less than Scventy-tivc
, cents per thousand feet. and further
! that amy failure on it's Part t. do 40
would work d forfeiture uC it's fran
! chiSc ana the r"N"rsiOn of its entire
| system To the city. the company To
| hn reimbursed by tn" payment of 4
| sum to hc fixed 10y an appointed board
Of appraisers
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-01
|SOME FACTS on
The Weather
OBSERVER DONALDSON DIS
cussEs LOCAL CONDITIONS.

Average Temperature for December,
January and February Is Twenty
Six Degrees Above--Last Named
Month Has Been Marked by Genu-
inc Winter Weather, Lowest Mark
ing Being Two Above and Average
Twenty Degrees-over Fourteen
Inches of Snow Fell.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-01

Observer W. T.. Donaldson. Of the
local station. has found many things
Of peculiar interest about the climatic
conditions of Scranton during this win
ter and after preparing several sets
OF statistics for The Tribune. yestcr-
day announced that this winter up to
date is the second coldest that Scran-
tonians have had to fortify themselves
against in six years.
The winter of '9S-99 FOR the same
three months upon which Observer
Donaldson bases his statistics was
cight-tenths of u degree colder than
the average this winter. The aver
! ages have been compiled by the total
mean temperature for December. jan.
| uary aud February being added and
the total then divided by three. In De-
| ccmber, Observer Donaldson declares
| the atmospheric conditions To- have
| been extremely mild. there being II
| mean or average registering of 81 de-
grecS above.
January, clustering. stormy January.
| also conducted itself in q surprisingly
mild. Good-humored fashion and re-
| suited in an average temperature of
| n balmy 2S points. However, Fabru-
AIRY made up for both of these months.
| The lowest registering of the period
Of great mems birthdays was two de-
| grees above zero. but on no occasion
| did the powers that control the i'll
fernal weather bureau relax their vig-
| or and allow the mercury To get out
| of bounds, with the result that 4
| steady. sharp freshness was main
| tained. which proved a GOd-scnd to
| the merry coal men.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-01
FIRE AT LAUREL HILL PARY
The Big Dancing Pavilion Destroyed
by the Flames.

The large dancing pavilion al Laurel
Hll Park erected a number of years
ago at a cost of some $4,000 was en-
tirely destroyed by fire yesterday
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-01
Metropolitan Display

Of Ladies' Suits. Jackets ana skirts at
our store Friday and Saturday. See
our advertisCmcrt on another page of
this paper Mcars n Hagen,
-
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-01
Ladies'.

Lewis & Reilly are selling 81 ana 50
shoes of standard makes. button and
lace, extension soles, for $3.50 -
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-01

!. Mems lin" slippers for 2ac. pair ut
Lewis ~ Rcilly's. q"
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CuITrENDEN'S ARGUMENT.

Mr.. Chittondcn said that the adop-
tiou Of such an amendment was abso-
lutcly necessary to prevent the ANAL
gamaton of the new company with
the present company. after the rate
war which is bound t0 crSuc If the
franchise is granted. had reached such
q limit a. to make il rliinOus for either
| company to continue In the business.
one company would h. bound 10 buy
w the Other. he curtonOed, and the
price Of gas would then bc put way
! up. in order tht, tho losses occasionod
I 10y the cutting Of prices r,ight be re-
tricyod. unless a maXlmdm figure was
, rXrd IN the ordinance.
Ni Vaughan moved to puStpun" Hc-
. tiuu until the neNt meeting. "What
/ tho gcutlrmln rrcm the Niuth has
said he rcmdl iet "l4 nothing but 10
lot of smsh. Tho now company, If it
/ gets its franchise, win u"t Umalgamate
/ with amy other company. and its pro
motcrs are willing to put up big
bond tn prove their sincerity in this
respect, They've Gor Just as much
money a. have thc people controlling
/ the Scranton Gas and Watcr com-
[ panN.
! 'N''"' w Wv "
! l""t ln'H VIZ "'' c"'''' ''".'|
I"iihe" upon ''' Pu'S''o' - Nv ''
iel'G!ll% "t"'l 1t anu '"' i""'!'o.i N"'
"''"ru'hSIE ""'l''" '''''@'
houSE'
me SP''I"I N"''' commune, ','' ~,
rH up'" ~" ,""'' '''' '' "'," W.
i''S'eh' W. W ~ ".i,""' w Wv
'''ln'"i '''N '''" ' 49, '','i,, l'"'i. ;
on l"y""'l H'E"'' ''i'''N' ~ " = u'',
( ""''' ny '"' '"'"h'"'
water pressure ~ I"l ,'''''." ~ ,'' 80
mM"n''a ">eiiu' man ,',"' nv" ~
''p'' ,,i,,.,, ,,,,I .,,'t
,"i,'cu"'l'' W ,''' "'l' '
'"r," '''t i"c "''I'''"N NV" ',." ''',
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-01


dld the powers thaC control the III
1erhal weather bureau relax thelr Nig'
or ana allow the mercury to get out
ol pouhus' with the result thal
steady, sharp trostlness was main
tanned. Which proved fod-srnd TO
the merry coal men.
THE HIGH MARK
,,,,' , "I' ~ " lo' So, o,,''-
''. Ia" ',i '", way
49, w ~, w. '"' - - w ~ ""1
i'.".c - ,'i' "e'" '''l" ','" ''' e"''"i ~
w. ''' ,'''''" N'""'H '' ~
'"'N '"'9 '"'"s ''' ''''"'" !" nav
,'''. '''' '"'''enr ''', "''H 'N '"',"
!" S,N E'''S' n' 'o'' i,i"' N'l'N VI '''
"ii''oi , S'''.' ""' !" .ort'' ~ ""'''
nv Nv ','''o"'' ,''l va "'', r'''S""' ii"' IL
H us !" "1' "oN '' "'''" |''"' MY
''n c' "o@ ~, '''"N u ''i' 'Si''''' ,.'''
80 we" ',. ,'' III !" ""''"
'''o''." ~ ""D> wa" ''' ''"'H' ''f''-
~ -, '' WV '', ~ u'',
80 ''"' "'''' '"'H' "7"''H "'
r"u % '''''" "" VI p''''"''IH H'"'"' NhI'n
49, ,o.. 49, M va"E" .ii ~
90 1ogo "a, .rb, oul,. ,,.,,.aoo ~
thesr which is lo,,.a,.. tb,,. mic son,o,,,s
was rnachad IN. tho r,.t th,t' .,
number of occasions tho u,.,o,,,.,. roII
| bcIov zero lint nnthino iiI.o tl,is CANA
| stcady cold ,v,aathar ,..s oyn,,.io,,.od
| Fol. instance tha winter nr ~. -os had -
| high tempcraturr or e. Il d.o,.c. y,bi,h
| is ,bsoI,,i,l,. .,I,r,. Tr,,, - eoo.'l,,
| had it's extremely cold days also
| which is shnN.u Ia. th,. r,cf tbot /,
| below WAS the registering nr Tho u,,iv.
otjr nuid ON q. day which makes tho
| hair of the Weather srrrs stand mn
| even vet when they reflect unnn II
! In 'gS-9a. the mean ,cn,nrr,turo or
| which is $40 of a degree lower than
| this seasou's. drtscr dsore,, I,olo,,.' ,,,,..
| the extreme cold limit ana dftv-savn,,
| above WAS hieb-u,tc,, r,nrt rIsn,.,.or
| Donaldson saws tbai this Fahrnar,.
was II splondid ,yin,o,. mouth Ro.iLn.
| the uniform. cbilIv roouI,tio,, ,,.o,,r,r
maintained TN. suoyyr,ll ,,.,. iu.,
aboui ripht tbaro hainc - FAN ,r ~,
inches. compared tn - total ~ as
incnos In pecon,h,,. and r.,,,,,,.,. ,.,.,,,
binnd.
SNOW I,v,p\. nav
,I.,r.,,,. d, .,.,,. -, ,..,,.
| '"'u'H "'H l'"SH'u p"I SuIh' "l 'ht
| t.,....... .... ,...
,g,,''| ,''' '''"' '''i'S sur 90 y" a''
w." ,... 'E d, ie"Hl ''" makes "'
-, ",''s'i,' "" ,"'n'F ou, %
"' co. mVi'H -''E"C "'NS theF'
was :, o',o" in"' '"r'G po'HS ai'oSeth'i
Im y" "'''''7' '''' ~ '''' Il" men pet
""a'
'. T,'''' minus i"n Was as i"I
""'' 'e'''.'p'', o." ''''n'", January
"' w., "'''" ~" T. pr""Ih lf'' 'h'h''
So l"'', 20 to- ne snow mas
'''" ,'"'"' ~ 1t" N'S'''' nu' on ne
""" '"''c "''H " Iall "l th'
S','I,, i'e" '''ySS or power Which char'
,,,,.. go Nv MN" N''''' the "'u "el'''!
,,,, " ~" "l,o"'
'"' l.v"'l'i ''"'"S ''nuil'"l' "i ih'
,'l"i "',''rP'''e - feature Nhlri
''"o ""," ''l'l 'S7'" '"' observer ll'
H'''H ina, inns Sr'u"h is Sl'ualr' II
." atmospheric ''it 81 bI'"''I 'I"uH!
"'HS man can pe I"uuu ~ any "ih'l
P"' ~ tue h'l," NI"lrS' WIN III" ca
'rpli"l oi 'hr fA'lIl' slope ln proc
Va '''s H' SHOWS lHal IN ihr Ihre'
N,,'' "'"'''H" tl'F' nave h'"n bU
,lE'.'''tl cIe'r uaNS' tNeh'N-rIght part
| ~ olouutu ones an" Iorl\-i"ur IN Whtnl
'h' SUI, par'IN ShoN"u hllhSelIS So d"nS'
were the CONTINUOUS banks or clouds.
| IdlL OF lntSC three months were fen,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-01

NGIrR NTION NE>rEEDNN.- Nbitra,prs E..
H. Gibbs, John Gun>tcr ami Joseph Jrihy- Nos-
tct1Jy heard testimony IN III" case "i GroI-c
H. bingham, who is Suing Jolm VI coleman ior
so
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CAT prncs, lbs. 2ic, coursen's. =.
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DE~EHrlON AND NUN->l PpORI. pclbc,t
Williams, oi tnhoudJlc, furnished bail before
Alderman Nliilr Yesterday on the chugc oi de.
-crton and uou.support preferred icy III, wife,
lil Williams, OF jls Penn avenue.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-01

Closed MONDAY. the Irr'uuc office will IC
closed Monday on account 81 holiday.
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BISHOP & co.


National Bank of San Francisco.
DRAW EXCHANGE on
SAN FRANCISCO-The Nevada M.
tional Bank Of San Francisco.
LONDON-Tbe Union Bank Of Lon
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NEW YORK-AE .rican Exchange
National Bank.
CHICAGO Mer.hants' National
Bank.
PARIS Credit Lyonnais.
BERLN-Dresdner Bank.
HONGKONG AND YOKOHAMA
The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking
Corporation
NEW ZEALAND and AUSTRIA
LIA-Bank Of New Zealand
VICTORIA AND VANCOUVER
Bank Of British North America.
rRAEsAcr \ oxNxRAL nAuxno
And UcHAHaB BUsrnxza.
Deposits Received Loans N,de ON.
Approved Security. CommsrciaI md
Travellers Credit Issued BiIls Of RI
change BouRht and Sold
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-03-03
The Word "sslary."

The way languages ale built up is
very Interesting. and the derivation OF
the word salary" is curious as well.
In ancient times Roman soldiers re-
ceived a daily portion Of salt as part
of their pay. SAP Is the Latin for
salt, and when the salt was In course
of time committed for money the
amount was called salarium. or salt
money: hence our word salary" and
hence, doubtless, the expression mot
worth his salt"-that is, not worth his
"salt money" or salary.
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TyHE history OF a race of people and
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Il casual reader of sufficient import
ance 10 claim attention. Among
the many races there are none who
have had less OF their history studied
and given to the world than the Chi
nese. In forming an opinion OF this
most interesting people the mistake is
nearly always made of judging the
race and their mental and intellectual
status by the few seen in this coun-
try. There are occasionally among
them men of superior education and
learning. whereby can be obtained
gIimpses OF the possibilities within
them as a race; but although almost
universally despised. their literature is
well worth close study. "A story OF
Chinese Literature, by Herbert A
GIBBS ia professor of Chinese in the
University OF Cambridge is before the
public and viii claim considerable at
tention. The author claims that this
Is the first attempt in any language,
including Chinese, to produce history
OF Chinese literature" II has been
found most difficult TO achieve even
comparative success, owing 90 the vol
luminous character of literature tnat
has been in existence since some six
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study would deter any but a most care
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The first book begins with the feu-
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sive book containing the history OF
dynasty. The eighth one, the Manchu
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Each book contains gems of poetry
which may well be considered classic
Here especially. where there are SO
many Chinese. a careful reading OF
this interesting book will give an ad-
ded respect for the race. d. Appleton
a Co. New York Price. $3.50.
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A Good Cough Medicine for Children

A Good Cough Medicine for Children
Il have no hesitancy in recommend
ing Chamberlain's Cough Remedy,
saws f. P. Moran, well-known and
popular baker. of Petersburg, Va. We
have given it to our children when
troubled with bad coughs. also whoop-
ing cough, and it has always given
perfect satisfaction It was recon-
mended to me by a druggist as the
best cough medicine for children as it
contained no opium or other harmful
drug" Sold by Benson. Smith & Co.,
General Agents for the Territory OF
Hawaii.
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yof Restricted.

''That gentleman who is being intro
duced to Miss Binks is freethinker."
(which is he, bachelor or widow
erT-Brooklyn Life.
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About one half Of the questions Of
life we solve; the other half solve u.s.
Milwaukee Journal
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ARRIVE.
Steamers

A government transport from San
Francisco. carrying mailxis due aboa
the Sth and Esd Of each month.
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MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS.

Steamers due and TO sail for The
next two months are as follows:
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Book binding from us is always sat
isfactory.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-12-27
ELLINWOOD EFFECTS.
From the Leader.

Bills are out for ibe big M. w. OF
A. masque ball to b. given New
Years eve, December 81.
Miss Florence Lash left last week
for Benton Harbor, Mich, where she
will attend musical college this winter.
The city council ought to get
move on itself and put in those new
city lights. On cloudy evenings our
streets look as if we had gone back to
the dark ages.
Mary, daughter of P j. Hellwig,
aged 10 years, 3 months and 10 days,
died last Sunday night at II o'clock Of
typhoid fever The funeral took
place from the Evangelical church on
Tuesday.
The following questions propounded
by an exchange are worthy Of your
careful consideration: "Who SYM
pathized with you when your little
girl was sick? Was it your home
merchant, or was it Sears & Roebuck?
Who carried you last winter when
you were out of job and had no
money? Was it Montgomery, Ward
u Co or was it your home merchant?
When you want to raise money for
the church or some needy person in
town, do you write to the Fair Store
in Chicago, or do you go to the home
merchants? How much does Siegel,
Cooper d Go. give towards keeping up
the sidewalks in town or paying the
minister's salary? When you were
sick how many nights did Hubbard,
Spencer & Go. sit up with you? When
your loved one was buried was it the
home merchant that uttered the
cheering word, or was 1t Marshal
Field d Co.? Reflect.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-12-27
CLAFLIN COMMENTS.
From the Clarion

The dryocondition of the soil makes
the present cold snap pretty hard on
the growing wheat.
The friends of the Davis family will
be grieved to learn of the death of
their daughter, Mrs. James Atwell,
at her home near Utica, Ness county,
last week.
Mrs. Guth, mother Of Adam Guth
of north of here died the past week of
pneumonia, at the ripe old age of
eighty three years. We were unable
to get any of the particulars regarding
the funeral and burial.
Since Great Bend again adopted
the monthly fine method, the number
of joints have been reduced by about
one-half, the city has couple of hun.
dred dollars to it's credit each month
and the places that are run are more
orderly, than under the s'Armstrong-
Stewards" plan.
Mrs. Tincher received a telephone
message here yesterday announcing
the very sudden death of Mrs. Ed.
Tincher, at her home near Larned
Wednesday morning at 6 o'clock. Mr..
and Mrs. Tincner are we'll known to
about every body in these parts.
Mrs. Barth returned home from
Kansas City, Sunday, where she has
been for some weeks past to take med.
zeal treatment, and her MANY friends
here will be pleased to learn that she
is now enjoying better health than
she has at any time during the past
year, and that her permanent recov-
cry is now assured.