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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-31

The minstrel pcrrormanc" given in
Nnnrs hall last evening by tn" LADIES
bohemian club. for the benefit of the
West Side hospital was Il most sue
,rssful c",,It. and was attended by
such a large asscmhldgc ;hdt stand
ing room was at u premium 'rho au-
dicncc was made w largely of ladies',
who were anxious 20 learn wha, their
sex could do i'm the line of minstresN.
That the, we're pleased and enter
tanned beyond expectation was de4
mungt,alcd by the pnCores demanded
and the spontaneous applause t'-
corded every number on the pro.
cramm". The production was pr"t-
tily staged. tn. end men and come
,licnncs appearing. in White du'k cos
TUNES ana the lazy voralists in black
GOWNS and caps. Tn" stag" was
,Ira,,r,l with an ahundanc, Of flag;
anl hunting.
TIL choruses were cNcellontly ren-
I",,d aIj th" solois,s Wer" each ac-
corded an encore. Probably tn, best
work of the prrfoimanc" was done by
Misses l.ottic Nockiaih and Lizzie
ililiH and Ben Alien in their rendi-
lions Of popular coon songs. The
mos, ridiculous feature Of the even
ing was Il male quartet" that tried
to sing. "Oh. Answer Me They re-
deemed themselves somewhat in sing
ipw Little Black Me
Some uf the jokes pcrpetrated were
original and made Il hit with the au
diCnrc. ON" compared the eX-diic"-
tor of public safety with an overload
ed cun--thCy both kicked when dis
charged. Another was that a paper
of tobacco has the largest circulation
-hccaus" it is circulated among
everybody that chews. one of the
ladies thought tn" y. NJ. |. boys were
Just lovcly--bccauSc they gave the
girls the first ''shuw" in the minstrel
business.
Another said she didn't realize that
sh" was 81 much admired until the
cabbics called ont ''hanSom. lady"
when sh" stepped from a train in
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-31
Want Sewer and Pavement.

The property owners on North Main
avenue. between Howell street and
the Dram boulevard, are desirous that
a sewer be placed in that thorough
fare. The sewer Is a preliminary step
toward the paving OF the street.
A meeting of the property owners
In that locality will soon be called and
some definite action taken. The con-
dition of the street during the past
few days is sufficient evidence of the
need of sewer and pave.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-31
DUNMORE.

John j. Reilly, employed as miner
at MurrayS mines, met with painful
accident yesterday. As he was leaving
the mines for the day, he was over
taken by "trip of ears and in attempt :
ing 10 escape he was caught i'm a mar
row part of the road and badly
squeezed. He was removed to his home
on Apple avenue, where medical aid
was summoned. 1t was found that sev-
eral ribs were broken, but IL is thought
no serious results will follow.
Mr., and Mrs. Frank Vert, of Wilkes
Barre, visited at the home of T.. T..
Vert, on Blakely street, yesterday.
Mrs. Edward Noele of PittSton. is
visiting her parents, Nh ana Mrs,
Frank Sanders.
Charles krotzer is confined to his
home by illness.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-31
NORTH SCRANTON NOTES.
Search Being Made for Clothes and
Chicken Thieves-Entertainm
at Congregational Church.

Lieutenant Iona Day has his men
workin" on In" chicken and clothes
line robberies which took place during
the last few days in this section, ana
hopes to soon locate the guilty per-
sons
The last Of the band of gypSies Who
lave been camping in Green Ridge
and upon whom suspicion of being
implicated IN the thieverics rests, left
the city yesterday,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-31
WEST SCRANTON

wilkes Barre. Two jokes INDUCED in
by the boys were that girls make the
best telephone operators because they
always have the last word, and an
author Is good animal because mis-
tale comes out of his head
The performance was creditable in
every respect. and showed that the
young ladies' are ls clever as the
boys in an entertainment of this Kind
A social was enjoyed afterward. over
a hundred dollars was realized for the
hospital by the performance.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-31
A GREAT SURPRISE

Is in store for all who use Kemp's BaSam for
the Throat and Lungs, The great guaranteed
remedy Would you believe thai il is sold on
its merits and any druggist is authorized by The
proprietor OF this wonderful remedy TO give YOU
a sample bottle free? II never fails 10 cure
acute or chronic coughs, All druggists sell
krmps Busam Price 25r. aud 50c.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-31
OBITUARY.

MRS. FRANK SAWYER, -- Mrs.
Frank sawyer, OF Brook street, Dun
more, died yesterday, after AN illness
of forty-cight hours with pneumonia,
She was born SiNtN-One years ago at
Belvidere, \. j, but had resided in
Dunmorc for the past thirty wears,
She is survived by her husband ana
three children. all of this place-Aliss
Jennie and Louis and Peter, The
funeral will be held on Sunday after
noon at 80 O'Clock, with interment in
DunmOre cemetery.
NATHAN o. MFORD, The death
OF Nathan O. Mumfurd occurred AT the
home of his daughter, Mrs, q. Il. clark,
1850 North Main avenue, Thursday AT
ternoon aged II years, lie IS survived
by a wife and one daughter, Funeral
services win be held nj the house sat
uIday afternoon AT 3 o'clock.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-31
FACTS ABOUT CHILDREN.
American Youngsters Brighter Than
Those of Foreign Parentage.

AN the boys and girls SHOW 'h'
same percentage of brightness bu, The
girls have five per cent, less drlln"S",
and 50 in general may hr said ,p ne a
little brighter than ,,y "oyS, Hut
this may be- du" To the Fact that ,ills
reach maturity sopper than hnyS, says
Arthur Macdonald In lfveryboiy 5
Magazine, Children Choys and girls
o. American pareutgSe are brighter
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-31
At the Cemeteries.

understanding the heavy rains of
tie past few days, the decorations of
graves in the WaShburn, Cambria anc;
Cathedral Genet aricS showed that
clever hands had been at work ar
ranging sod aud flowers over the
graves of their departed relatives and
friends. The usual religious and mill
ialv exercises wore hold during the
day.
st the Cambria cemetery. which
was recently opened. beautiful flag
was raised on the staff recently
erected.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-31
Pea Coal $3.50 a Ton Delivered.

TO South Side, central city and central
Hyde Park Address orders to j. T..
Sharkey, 1914 Cedar avenue. Phone
$3.50.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-31
IN SOUTH SCRANTON.


Rev. Peter Christ, pastor Of St
Mary's church, South Scranton. gave
an address at st. Mary's German
Catholic cemetery and a chorus Of
children from the parochial school
sang several selections. including
America" :. Y. Haupt was in
charge.
At the PittStOG avenue cemetery +.
+. Adams was in charge. Music was
furnished by the Sunday school choir
of the German Presbyterian church.
the pastor of which. Rev. William
Nordt, delivered the address of the
day.
Il. o. Bryant had charge of the
Petersburg Catholic cemetery and
Petersburg Protestant cemeteries
There were no addresses at either. AT
the Marcy cemetery =. :. Hamlin was
in command. There was music rem
dered by a specially selected choir.
The soldiers and sailors monument
on the court house square was beau
tifuly decorated with immense
wreaths of flowers by the local q. \.
X. posts and was examined by d large
number during the day.
In the afternoon the usual Memorial
Day rituaiStic service was conducted
in She large auditorium ON the third
hoor of the new Memorial building
Commander \. f. Stevens presided,
and an address was made by Rev W.
j. Ford, pastor of the Green Ridge
Baptist church. Rev. Mr.. Ford en-
lressed himself as being especially
pleased at the religious character of
the ritualistic service which had been
conducted prior to his talk.
At night splendid entertainment
was conducted in the auditorium.
Conrad LIE Grandc Wright presided.
and introduced the speaker of The
evening. Rev. DR.. G. NJ. Gifin, pas
tor Of the Elm Park Methodist E,pis-
copal church. He gave an informal
talk. in which he dwelt especially
upon the spirit of Memorial Day.
He said it would be an outrage to
civilization if the graves of the heroes
who died that the union might be
preserved, were not yearly bedecked
with flowers as a tribute to their
bravery. lie urged the members OF
the Grand Army of the Republic to
absorb the spirit of the day and carry
1t away with them out into the busy
world. to let it work its influence for
civic righteousness
The bright particular star of the
evening, was "A wee little mite of Il
girl named Bessie May. aged about 4
years, who recited Whttier's Bar
bara Frietchc," in a manner that
would have been a credit to u profess
sional entertainer five time as old
Other features of the excellent pro-
gramme We're two recitations by that
clever West Scranton young lady.
Miss Bessie Sloat, a recitation by Miss
Phillips, plantation melodies sung by
the Nelson family, a soprano solo by
Miss Cobb, selection on The musical
glasses by g, t. Weston. and an in
strumental duet by the Misses Beemer
and Cromer,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-31
Benefit FOR
The HOSPITAL
MINSTREL PERFORMANCE WAS
A SUCCESS.

Ladies' Bohemian Club Entertained
an Audience That Packed the Hall
to the Doors-Two Sweepstakes and
Clay Pigeon Shooting Matches on
Gammon's Hill--Sewer and Pave
Wanted on North Main avenue.
Decorations at the Cemeteries.
Other News Notes.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-31
HONORS FOR
OUR HEROES

4
have prolonged human lie or mnigatcd the an.
| suSh of the dying bed. They who have defended
| the right as known before thc law, or have flung
the laws scricd lightning to punish the wrong
| on TO prevent crime They vino have guided the
ship OF state wisely in smooth or dangerous seas
maintaining the integrity Of the nation the JUS
tice ot its claims. the proves OF its army aud
the peipetuity Of its institutions. They who with
voice or pen have pleaded the cause OF the poor
the lowly, the cnslaycd They who have lifted
| the hearts of the people, filling them with nobler
| aspirations. higher wishes and grandcr purposes
| They who IN any Of these, or myriad of other
| ways, have done what they could tor right, jus.
| ticc. humanity fahcrand, tod and His Christ.
| These are our coumtry's nohlenen.' Your cont
! rados were noble heroes as they fell by your side
and their comrades were as nobl" as they marched
on in the broader battle field Of life TO achieve
some good tU humanity.
Let no one misunderstood our idea, with that
| great aspirations after progress. with that su.
blilnc, patriotic faith, which today stands as
| the very foundation ol our nationaI Intelligence
Keeping Our eyes fixed upon the great luninarirs
| ot American principles that look down upon the
| chb and flow of human affairs.
| THE principles OF justice, truth and charity in.
| corpoiated in the individual makes men aud
women noble. The individual is the unit OF socic.
| ~. We cannot expect more of u nation than We
| find in the individual component factors Of that
| nation. AZ the philosophy OF our government is
| self government each individual must govern
himself. lie must bc what he expects our govern.
| tncnt TO make OF others. BE noble, he heroic
because you the incarnation OF truth the cin.
| hodimcn, OF justice, the impcrsonaton OF charity
Thinking Of these things puts them into our
lives and makes lis such men as the nation needs
| II was To this end that the Apostle Paul con.
| s,ncd to think things true honest. Just
| pure, full oi virtue and praise that we might
put them into our lives.
| Then 70 with nntainted hands and lay tho fra.
grant flowers upon these sacred mounds. breathing
| a blessing frcightcd with heavens own mcrci"s
that will return to MS its fruits. Tor il is yor
| own hearts that will he blessed IN reforming this
| sacred duty. Then with clean hands prompted
| 10y a pure heart let us lay these down. Let
| us :" come TO this sacred spot that the
guardian angel of the departed ono To meet us
IN our ministratiOn that fr would not find de
formed b.! the ra>sges Of SIM but give ts his
blessing remembering That Righteousness cXalth.
| eth a nation, but sin is a rcproach to any pco-
pic" and that our nations existence and liberty
depends upon our obedience to God
The services at the different ceme-
| terieS' in Dunmore We're preceded by
| parade. which was made up of the
| borough council, police force. secret
societies. the fire companies and dele
| cations from tho school children.
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The services at the different ceme-
terieS' in DunmOre were preceded by
Il parade. which was made up of the
borough council. police force. secret
societies. the fire companies and dele
cations from the school children.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1901-11-08
MINING NOTES.

The Lucille Dreyfus group near Nelson,
Wash, has commenced to ship six tons of
ore daily to the Cranky smeter.
The Spokane chamber of commerce.
las decided to take steps to secure tho
repeal of the United States revenue
taxation on the issuance and transfer
Of mining stock.
1t is reported by people from Lake
view. On Lake Pend Oreille, that a big
strike had been made on the Weber
property, some of the ore assaying as
high as 1000 ounces of silver to the
ten.
j. M. Hagerty was tarred and
feathered at Loomis, Wash. last week
by mob of indignant citizens who
took offense at Haggerty's recent re-
marks concerning the Palmer Noun
tain Tunnel company and it's oper-
atoms.
A rich strike of oil has been made by
the Paraffine company on the Snake
river. Oil was discovered in good guam
titles at a depth of 80 feet. The loca-
ton of the find is at the old Hayes
ranch The strike has caused consider
able excitement.
Reports received at the office of r.
Incinger, secretary and treasurer of
the American Flag company, operating
on Goat creek in the Methow district
Wash, are to the effect that the re-
Gently installed 20-stamp mill is now in
successful operation.
The rains of the past week have been
a relief to the mine owners around Wal
lace, Idaho, for the water was getting
very low for millinb purposes. Tests
made at the Standard mill show that the
volume has increased one third since the
rains began, and there is now enough
water to run very comfortably, although
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1901-11-08

ter and friend of the whites. has been
stricken blind.
Bartlett Sinclair. formerly auditor
OF Idaho. has been appointed to post
as treasurer of one of the provinces
in the Philippines.
All hopes of the recovery of little
Louise McCarty of st. Maries, who so
suddenly and mysteriously disappeared
over a week ago, has been given up.
The officers and crew of the steamer
Lewiston have been unable to secure
the slightest clew of Ole Olson the
deckhand who mysteriously disappear
ed at Riparia, Wash, on October is.
The VolimerC Clearwater Grain COM
PAW one day last week sold 100000
bushels of bright brewing barley in
Chicago. The grain is now in storage
at Dayton, Pomeroy and Snake river
points and will be shipped at once.
Sheriff Kroutinger and posse are out
in Cheslev and the Nez Perez prairie
searching for Frank e. Simmons, who
is wanted for the attempted murder
OF Frank Burke Yesterday morning.
I'ti nc wac SiiOt III NhC ll6hl ohOuiNSi
and seriously injured.
Constable Murphy overlook Simmons
in the hills near Craig mountain and ar
rested him, Simmons making no resist
ance. Simmons said he ran away be-
cause he feared after Burke was shot
that a mob would come and hang him
Reports from Chesley are that Burke's
condition is much improved, and there
are strong hopes of his recovery.
| The case of Kootenai county against
w. A. Hart, DR.. Frank Weng and
Henry Reiniger of Rathdrum and B. f
Fuller of Standpoint. bondsmen of ex
Sheriff George II. Pease, to recover
| for money stolen from the county, was
settled bv the bondsmen agreeing tC
pay $1,000 within six months to the
county and each side to pay it's owl
cost of litigation.
A Boise coroner's jury recently founC
that James Reynolds. known as mickey
Reynolds who died recently, came to hi:
death as a result of fall received during
a fight with John Stner in the saloor
where Reynolds was barkeeper. The fra
cas- occurred October %, Reynolds being
knocked down by Stiner and striking hi
head against the ice chest. Stiner ha
been held under arrest.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1901-11-08
REPORT ON TRADE.

Bradstreet's report of trade for last
week is as follows:
Complaints of car shortage are re-
peated this week in even greater de-
gree At best, however it is only a
negatively unfavorable circumstance
and is proof that an enormous volume
OF business is doing throughout the
country. Unreasonable warm weather
is complained OF as interfering with
or checking retail distribution of
clothing, shoes, and other fall and win
ter goods and dulling the usual reas-
sorting demand from jobbers east and
west.
Wheat has felt the Influence Of
feavy movement of grain at the north
west. heavv increases in visible supply
in Manitoba and rather less critical
advices from Argentina.
Among the staples advancing, corn
is promipent. though held slightly low
er wheat large short interest is
said to exist in that grain. and wet
Gather and good buying have stimu-
lated prices of that product and oats.
The wooden goods situation is in good
shape, and the manufacturers have
bought freely, sales at Boston alone
amounting to 100000 to 20 100000
pounds.
Wheat Gncluding four exports for
the week. aggregate 6.672,s6S bushels
as against 1882. 1874 bushels last week.
3.612,421 bushels in this week
last year. Wheat exports. July
I to date III weeks) aggregate 1867
1929 bushels, as against 66,S00,290
bushels last season.
Failures in the United States num-
her 172 as against 223 last week, 165
ia this week a year ago, ia in 1899
and 1873 in 1898.
Canadian failures for the week num-
Ter II, against 16 last week and in this
week a wear ago and q in 1899. 81 in
1898 and "a in 1897.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1901-11-08
OREGON NOTES.

ALBANY college has an enrolment of
lis students.
David R. Jones. pioneer of Lake
county, is dead.
The normal school building at Yves
ton is nearing completion.
Falmath Falls has six cases of small
pox. The public schools are closed.
Irrigation in the Sprague river coun-
try has been largely extended this
wear.
The Dalles streets will be lighted
with electricity after the 18th of next
month.
S. A. Trimble. an Oregon pioneer of
1852, died at his home near Silverton
recently, aged 70 years.
The cougar. lynx, wildcat, panther
and an occasional bear are still to be
found in Malheur valley.
The Monmouth Normal school build
ing took on new life with the arrival
of George A. Forbes. who accepts the
position of physical director.
Word has been received from Maple
ton of the drowning in the Siuslaw
river last week of Voltaire Quincy and
his son Robert. Thev were engaged
in running a drive of loge near Maple
ten and fell into 20 feet or water. Both
bodeis were recovered.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1901-11-08
BRITISH COLUMBIA.

Hugh Cannon reports that a large
number of prospectors are prospecting
for coal in Franklin camp and vicinity
The affairs of the new Giant Mining
company are rapidly getting into shape
for the active resupmtion of work at
the mine at Rossland.
Two electric drills have been IL
stalled on PAYNE mine. The May and
Jennie near Sandon will soon join the
list of shipping properties.
On the Ruby mine, near Greenwood
surface prospect work has been COM
pleted. The ore bodies assay to %
per cent in copper. Underground work
has begun and will be continued
throughout the winter 1t has shippine
ore from surface workings.
News coming from London is to the
effect that Bernard Macdonald. manager
of the lie Roi at Rossland. will resign
his post on December 5. That is the date.
it is alleged, when Mr.. MacDonald's con-
tract will expire. 1t is asserted that he
has sent in his resignation by cable to
the company, and the directors promptly
accepted it.
The new strike of gold on Eureka creek,
in the Horsefy district of Cariboo. still
continue to attract general attention.
While there has been the usual amount
of eXaggeration concerning the richness
of the claims there can be no doubt
whatever that the property is extremely
rich as everything in sight has already
been staked.
A trial shipment of five tons of ore
mined by two men in three weeks from
the Silver Glance group on Bear lake,
owned by McPhail Brothers and part
ners, has given returns of upwards of 400
ounces silver and SO in gold to the ton
Part of the shipment ran Ass ounces in
silver Picked specimens assayed 1880
ounces silver and SO in gold to the ton
The ore is a black sulphuret and the
pay streak varies from one inch to Is
inches in width between granite and
porphyry walls. The lead has been proved
for 400 feet on the surface and for depth
of 40 feet.
At a special meeting of the stock
holders of the Sullivan Group Mining
company held at Spokane, the recon-
mendation of the board of trustees tC
appropriate 100000 for the erection
OF a smelter plant at st. Mary's, B. c..
was ratified by a unanimous vote
The work of erecting the smelter plant
has already begun. This work will be
done by the company and under The
supervision of the superintendent OF
the mines. There is nothing new as tC
the capacity of the plant and its oper
alton. All material to be used in the
construction of the plant will be manu-
featured by the company on the
grounds. The capitalization of tht
company was increased from 81, 500 ,00t
divided into 100000 shares to the
sum of s3,0OO.OOO divided into 5000,
900 shares. 1t is stated that of the
total capitalization, 1,S70,246 shares
have been issued.