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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-07-17
Silk Mill Picnic.

The fourth annual picnic of the
employees of the Bloomsbury Silk
Mill will be held at Shawnee Park,
Lime Ridge on Saturday, July 90,
1902. Beautiful Shawnee is situated
at Lime Ridge, midway between
Bloomsburg and Berwick, along the
banks of the Susquehanna, affording
first class boating, bathing and fishing.
With It's historic surroundings, Shaw
nee is one of the most desirable re-
sorts in this section. A first class
dining hall will be conducted on the
grounds where meals can be secured
at all hours for IS cents. Ice cream
and other refreshments can be had
on the grounds. A dancing pavilion
will afford excellent dancing, Hower's
Orchestra being engaged for the day.
Among the other attractions are:
Merry-go-round, Shooting Gallery,
Bowling Alley. Swings and seats
throughout the park, in addition to
tables, make it an ideal place. No
lntoNlCantS VIII De SOld or permitted
on the grounds.
Fare for the round trip from
Bloomsburg, 15c,; from Berwick, I5c.;
from Catawissa, soc. Cars will leave
every 80 minutes and run until IL p.
m. The car leaving Market Square
at 9 a. m. will carry all baskets.
Tickets will be sold by the Com.
mlttee at the corner of East and
Fifth streets and Market and Main
on the morning of the picnic. Zach
ticket will have coupon, and this
must be given at the gate or an adj
mission of 5 cents will be charged.
The committee OF arrangement is as
follows; S. H. Harman, Presldeni;
r. S. Pugh, Secretary; H. Sommers,
Treasurer; T. J. Morris, Chairman;
r. B. Hartzell, A. w. Hagemeyer, J.
Girton, G. Chrisman, c. Foye, ID. A.
Leiby, II. Reppert.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-07-17
Facts Concerning Luzerne and Columbia
Counties Oil Fields.

In Tuesdays issue of the Wilkes.
Barre Record, William c. Shear has
the following to say about the existence
of petroleum in Luzerne and Colum-
bia counties:
"There are a few facts that the
people of Luzerne and Columbia
counties ought to know in regard to
petroleum. They have the same for
nation and conditions that exist in
all other oil fields. They have in
Fairmount township, Luzerne county,
an expert counterpart of the Bradford
oil field and the Cattaraugus field of
New York. The Fairmount well,
No. 2, has depth Of goo feet or
more; formation as follows: Ground
So feet; hard brown rock, 10 feet;
then red shale in alternate layers, 400
feet. In the above 400 feet we find
red shale, fresh water sands and salt
water sands. AT depth of 47a feet
we ind seventeen feet of salt water
sand, nearly as much salt as brine.
There Is salt water over all oil fields.
At S72 feet we strike first oil sand.
This sand is forty-five feet thick and
carries good oil smell, but has no
salt water in 1t. / consider this as
good showing as / have ever had in
any oil field where oil has been found
and my experience has not been limit
ed, as have drilled for twenty-five
years past in the best fields of Penn
sylvania. In regard to the Bradford
oil fields there are nearly 2S,oo wells
in it. This field has been in opera
ton for the past twenty-five years
and it is still valuable investment.
The average well produces twenty to
twenty-five barrels of oil per day and
lasts from thirty to thirty-five years.
Many of these wells have produced
oil enough in one day to pay the
whole cost of the we'll. The Bradford
oil field is valued at 100000 at
the present time and l believe that
the Paramount field will be its equal"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-07-17
Drilling to be Resumed.

Work at the Fairmount Springs oil
well will be resumed in a week or
two. The contractor, Mr.. William
c. Shear and Supt. James Rickerson
have bought the stock held by d. c.
Britain and will offer II to the general
public. As soon as enough shares
are sold to pay expenses the drill will
so down until depth of 2,2co or
5000 feet are reached. Messrs.
Shear and Rickerson feel sure that oil
will be struck and assume a large
part of the expense themselves, so
great is their faith in the ultimate
success of the project. These gentle
men will be in town few days and
will offer some of the stock for sale.
NJ. ]. H. Allerton, one of the drllers,
returned to his home at Port Crane,
N. Y, Tuesday.-MoU1tain EeHo.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-07-17
PIONIO.

The Lutheran Sunday School of
Bloomsbury will go to Hunters Park
near Danvllle on Thursday, July "a.
Hunters Park is beautiful grove of
pine trees of about 60 acres, located
between Danville and Mausdale, part
OF which is cleared for picnic purposes
aud we'll supplied with tables, seats,
swings, an excellent we'll of water and
a large covered pavilion to accommo-
date 1000 people in case of storm.
A special train will leave the P. s, r.
depot at $40 and run direct to the
park without change, and will leave
the park at 6:3o p. m.
There will be musical program
by Schwarz's Orchestra, and two
games of base ball by classes in the
school, and the following contests:
One legged race, sack race, peanut
race, water melon race, stone throw
ing and pulling; also quolts and up
jenkins. etc.
A cordial invitation is extended to
members OF other churches and the
public in general. Fare: for adults,
IS cents. Children under 2 year
aoc. In case of storm the excursion
Will so on the day following.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-07-17
Large Postal Receipts.

WASHINGTON, July 1.-THE re-
ceipts of the fifty largest postofiices of
the United States for June were ST.
4TS.36S a gain of S572, S22, or IA per
cent, over the receipts for June, 1901.
New York city heads the list with a
total of S943,567, gain of almost 13
per cent. Chicago showed gain of
almost 30 per cent Dayton, o., leads
all cities in the percentage of gain, its
increase over June, 1901. being over 40
per cent. Columbus, O., follows, with
a gain of over IS per cent.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-07-17
FOUR ROADS SETTLE
A Portion of the Striking
Freight Handlers at Work.
VICTORY FOR ARBITRATION BOARD.
other Roads Centering mt Chicago
VIII Probably Agree with the
strikers, Thus Ending
Long Struggle.

CHICAGO, July 16.-With agree.
ments reached between four railroads
and their employees, the great strike
of the freight handlers and teamsters
that has paralyzed the industries of
! Chicago for week is apparently
broken. A majority of the strikers re-
| turned to work this morning. BY to-
morrow, according to the present out
look, there will be few evidences of
the strike Some of the more radical
unionists may refuse to accept the
terms accepted by representative com.
mittees, but apparently they will be
able to WELD but little influence with
the majority of the strikers. 1t is
possible, however, that the radicals
may prevent the strike from being
called off.
The four railroads that have entered
into agreements with their men are
the Lake Shore and Michigan South
ern, the Chicago and Northwestern,
the Nickel Plate and the Illinois Cen
trail. OF the four the Northwestern
and the Illinois Central accepted the
proposition made upon advice of the
teamsters' board of arbitration. The
Nickel Plate and Lake Shore succeeded
in getting their men to sign the scale
presented by the railroads July 1.
Consequently neither the freight
handlers nor the railroads claim q vic
tory. AS the employees of the Lake
Shore were the first to sign, however,
ln ,.ni it,r =
est satisfaction over the break in the
strike
The freight handlers return to work
without having obtained recognition of
their union, time and half for over
time or the abolishment of the proba-
ton period. On the other hand, the
freight handlers have obtained in
creases in pay, the smallest one being
% cents day. procured by the truck
ers.
While the signing of the agreements
breaks the strike, it does not end it.
1t is still in progress as far as twenty
of the twenty-four railroads in the city
are concerned. President Curran and
n few of his supporters are still unrec-
onciled and state they will not recog-
nize any of the agreements.
The adjustment of the controversy
was brought about by Chairman job
of the state board of arbitration. The
basis of the settlement for wages was:
Check, transfer and receiving clerks
for first three months, S55; check,
transfer and receiving clerks after
first three months, $50; delivery clerks
for first three months, $50, and after
that period $50; storers per hour for
first three months, Is cents, and after
three months 1917 cents; callers for
first three months, II cents, and after
that IS cents per hour; truckers per
hour for first three months, Is cents.
and after three months II cents.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-07-17
Saw Her Husband Killed.

Emanuel NJ. Metzger was killed in
mid-air by electricity at Wiliamsport
Thursday morning of last week, while
his wife looked on, powerless to rem
der any assistance. He had gone to
the top of long pole to cut live
wire. He took hold of a wire and
the shock knocked him down into two
other wires, where he became en-
rangled and he was roasted alive.
fhe flesh was badly burned. The
screams OF Mrs. Metzger brought men
to the scene who took down the
body.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-07-17
Dealing in Futures.

Bess-Is it true that young Simkins
offered himself to you last night?
Nellie did.
Bess-And did you accept him?
Nell-Well, not exactly--but 1 havs
an option on him for ten days.-Chi-
cago Daily News.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-07-17

J. w. Hidlay has rendered his
resignation as the local agent OF
the Adams Express Company to
take effect just as soon as the COM
pany selects man to take his place.
Mr.. Hidlay came here from Orange
vile eighteen months ago and has
held the position ever since. During
that time the business has increased
nearly fifty per cent. Whether or
not he intends remaining in town,
we are unable to state.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-07-17
No Clew to Tracy.

SEATTLE, Wash, July 16-The
posses are without clew to Tracy's
whereabouts. Sheriff Cudihee's orders
for all deputies in the outlying dis
tricts to report at his Office in Seattle
is being obeyed slowly. Sheriff Cudi-
hee himself remains at Ravensdale
with a small posse. Absolutely moth
ing is being done by the posses toward
continuing the search.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-07-17

The historic camelback bridge
which spans the Susquehanna river
at Harrisburg is soon to be sold to
the highest bidder for the lumber
that is in it. The bridge was badly
damaged by the spring floods and
will be replaced by modern steel
structure. For nearly ninety years
this bridge has been the highway
for the residents of the Cumberland
valley in their commerce with Har-
risburg.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-07-17

LOUISVILLE. Ky. July 11.-Plans
have been drawn and the capital pro-
vided for the erection in Louisville of
a million dollar packing house plant
which will make a feature of dressing
spring lambs for the eastern market
and will also dress hogs and cattle.
The plant will occupy three acres ad-
joining the Central stockyards. and the
interests promoting it are almost iden-
teal with the ownership of the stock
Yards
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-07-17

Under the new pension law all
pensioners under the general law
are entitled to an increase of $40
per month. All pensioners under
the act of June a7, 1890, who are
blind and disabled SO that they
require the frequent though not
constant attendance of another per-
son, are entitled to $50 per month.
1t will be in effect as soon as signed
by the president. There are no
other changes in the law.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-07-17

Arrangements for the Centennial
are progressing satisfactorily. All
the committees are at work. Decora.
tions, fireworks, invitations, special
attractions, privileges &c. have
been definitely decided upon, and
other details are being rapidly ar
ranged. Several decorators have
been in town during the past week.
A balloon carrying passengers will
be one of the features among the
special attractions. The fireworks
will be on a greater scale, and Of a
kind different from anything eyer
seen here.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-07-17

S. r. Bidieman II has been award
ed the contract to furnish the sup
plies for the public schools of town
during the coming term. The bids
were opened at meeting of the
School Board held Tuesday even
ing and Mr.. Bidleman's found to
be the lowest. The Board decided
to open the school on August IS.
New desks will be placed in several
rooms and improvements will be
made to all the buildings.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-07-17

AS a remedy against cabbage
worms mix tablespoonful of red
pepper, one Of black pepper and
one of ground yellow mustard with
pound of wheat flower. Once a
week dust each cabbage with the
prepared flour while the plants are
moist with dew. A pound of flour
will answer for busting about zoo
plants.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-07-17

Mrs Blusterby-Mrs De Boaster says
that no man can be gentleman unless
he has college education.
Mr.. Blusterby - Well, that only
proves that women who have college
educations are not necessarily ladies'
Puck
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-07-17

There will be a festival and
chicken supper held at McHenry's S
M. +. Church in Orange township,
on the evening Of Saturday July
20, 1902. The Orangeville cornet
band will furnish music for the
occasion. If it should be stormy
that night it will be held the fol-
lowing Monday evening. Proceeds
for the church at that place. Every
body invited to come and have a
good time.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-07-17

Mt. Holly, near Carlisle, has
the most popular park in the state.
1t has picnic scheduled for every
day in July and nineteen for Aug
ust. 1t is indeed a charming re-
treat. Included in the complete
accessories is a great pavilion with
a superb floor, while a delightfully."-
cool breeze is always stirring, even
in the hottest days.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-07-17
Didn't Like the sub.tftu,..

Mrs. Hoyle-My husband is never
satisfied.
Mrs Doyle-Neither is mine; he has
always kicked because he couldn't find
his collar button, and now he has a
wart on the back of his neck, but he
isn't satisfied with that.-N. Y. Times.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-07-17
Mn m ma'A XIewa

The Coquette-He thinks I am to
blame for Citing him so much encour-
achmend.
Her Mother-Oh, vell a man vot pifs
such lofely presends must expegd to
get hmend.-Brooklvn life
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-07-17

Following are the teachers elect
ed by the School Board of Beaver
township; No. I, Morris Singly;
No. 2, Hattie James; No. 8, c. Il,
Schlicher; No. 4, Martha Schlicher;
No. S, Stella Shuman; No. 6,
George Michael; No. 7, John Traub.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-07-17
Will Supply the Desks.

The Bloomsburg School Furnishing
Company has been awarded the con-
tract by the School Board of Harris
burg for furnishing their rooms with
desks.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-07-17

Try bottle of J. Z. Roys' uni
versal" combined toning and fixing
solution. 1t is the best on the
market. You buy it at first cost.
s ounce bottle 2oc. 2t
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-07-17

Hewitt-It's sad about Gruet losing
his leg in that railroad accident.
Jewett-Yes; 1t must be great dis
appointment to him; he was always
talking about getting there with
both feet. et."-Brooklyn Life.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-07-17
What johnny Tbouyht

What does Gabriel Grubb mean.
auntie?'
Gabriel Grubb is character in one
of Dickens Christmas Stories"
20, | thought maybe it was another
name fer angel food cake. ."-Chicago
American.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-07-17
Counting Them.

"Mr Woodby Witte says that there
are only eight jokes in the world"
Il should never have suspected from
his efforts to amuse," answered. Miss
Cayenne, languidly, that he had found
so many."-Washingt Star.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-07-17
Centennial Envelopes.

The envelopes ordered by the Cen.
tennial committee have arrived and
orders for them may be left at this
Office. The prices are as follows;
1000, $3.5o 500, $3.50; $50, $I,oo,
This includes printing business card
in the corner. tf
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-07-17
Seat of the Trouble

I'm entirely worn-out, DOCTOR"
said the barber, who had called al the
Office of the physician.
Let me see your tongue" said the
doctor, who never shaved himself
Yonkers Statesman.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-07-17
Secretary Root at West Point.

WEST POINT. n. V, July 16.-Sec-
retary of War Root arrived here un-
heralded and is in conference with
Colonel Mills, the superintendent, in
connection with the expenditure of the
S5,OO0,0O0 recently appropriated by
congress for new buildings and i'm
provements at the Military academy.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-07-17

Arthur Traub had his nose brok
Ell while chopping wood Tuesday
evening. 1t appears that he was
swinging the axe over his shoulder
when it came in contact with a
clothes line and rebounded striking
him on the nose.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-07-17
The Kind Hubby Wanted

She--l want new cover for Bella's
piano; can you suggest anything,
dear?
He-hes; can't you find one which
is hermetically sealed?-Yonkers
Statesman.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-07-17
PoIes nusing Americnn Nlnchinerx

BERLIN, July II. A private dis
patch received here from Warsaw says
the agricultural societies of Poland are
negotiating with American manufac-
turers direct for the purchase of ma
chinery, excluding the German mid
dlemen. This step is believed to be
aimed also at German machinery.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-07-17

The Brotherhood OF St. Paul S
will hold a festival on the evening
of Thursday July 24th at the Parish
House. The Bloomsbury band will
render choice music during the
evening.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-07-17

The Republican conierees will
meet again at Sunbury this after
loon to choose, if the dead lock can
De broken, candidate for congress.
1t is altogether likely that a nomi-
nation will be made today.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-07-17

Mondays pay day at the Magee
Carpet Works, aggregated the
largest amount ever disbursed
among the employees at a single
time in the history of the organiza-
ton. Between eighty-six and
eighty-seven hundred dollars were
handed out to the working force.
Every department of the mill is on
the jump, and more hands are
needed.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-07-17

The little son of MIR. and Mrs.
Frank H. Wilson of South Market
Street, has been quite ill for several
days with cholera infantum.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-07-17

William Guernsey, the piano
tuner of WilkesBarre, will be in
Bloomsbury. the balance of this
week. Orders may be left at the
COLUMBIAN office.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-07-17
Appropriately Named

Church. see that Texan has called
his new oil well The Senator" Won
der why he gave it that name?
Gotham-Because it is such a "spousu
err" suppose,-Yonkers Statesman. !
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-07-17
Doers Reach New York.

NEW YORK, July 15.-Among the
passengers who arrived by the steamer
Pretoria from Bermuda We're los Beers
who had been prisoners there.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-07-17

TIIEltAPIA, European Turkey. July
15.--Another severe shock of earth
quake is reported to have occurred at
Salonika.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-07-17

Anarchy and annexation for
Cuba says General Fitzhugh Lee.
Nothing very pleasant for the
United States, in this prediction.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-07-17

The Hazleton Item is no more.
The publication died a natural
death last week.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-07-17

The Methodist picnic planned
for today has been postponed till
tomorrow on account OF rain.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-07-17

a number of our young people
will attend dance at Danville this
evening.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-07-17

Bear in mind the festival to be
held tomorrow night and Saturday
night by the Liberty Fire Company.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-07-17

The water in the river has
resumed its old level.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-06-20
STILL TRUE TO BILLY.

A prominent democratic newspaper
of the state which has shown it's 10y
atty to that gentleman by twice sup
porting him in his forlorn hope of
attaining the presidency takes occa-
sion to muse a little on the fact that
despite he is now a private citizen
and avowedly not a candidate for n
office Bryan still remains in the public
eye and comes in for more or less
attention from the republican press.
It says that Notwithstanding his polit-
ical enemies, democratic and republi-
can, say he amounts to nothing he
must still be a considerable power and
parsonage, else they would not be
constantly seeking to make him ap-
pear small and insignificant. Here
it abruptly stops its musing and makes
a few declarations of it's own.
After enumerating what Bryan has
done in the past and giving reasons
for his prominence in days gone by,
it suggests that possibly his present
prominence is due to the fact that
mo democrat in the United States
is now distinctively in sight who rep
resents any issue or personates any
public question suggestive of a rally
ing point for the democratic hosts in
the campaign that will be made two
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-06-20
ONLY THE

st. Paul Dispatch: The irrigation
bill passed the house yesterday, and
goes to the president, whose approval
is certain. 1t is but a beginning; the
limitation of revenue to money deriv-
ed from sales of public lands Great
ing tco small a fund to admit of any
thing but a start. But much is accom-
plished when a footing is obtained.
The appropriations for improvements
of rivers and harbors had as slight a
start, but the system has grown to
very respectable dimensions, if
amount appropriated is evidence of
responsibility. The bill contains some
excellent features. The land-grabber
is baked by the limitation of water
rights to a quarter section and to
actual, bona fide residents. The prac-
tees that scandalized the ranges of
New Mexico cannot be repeated on
the irrigable land Of the semi-arid
states and territories.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-06-20

Butte's police force is striving hard
to make a reputation for itself as a
modern, metropolitan body. It's lat
est achievement in that direction was
the subject Of a coroner's inquiry. A
member OF the "foorce'' found a man
lying by the side OF a street car track.
He was unable to talk and blood was
running from a number of wounds in
his head. To the discriminating eye
of the officer the man was simply
drunk and the wounds were merely
corroborative of his drunken condi-
ton. He arrested him and after a
doctor had sewed up the gashes in the
mans head the police magistrate con
firmed the vigilant peace guardians
rare judgment by filming the prisoner
So. Being unable to pay, the man
was made to serve out the fine. AS
as he vas released he was $40
inconsiderate as to go t. his home,
get sick, then delerious and wind up
his drunk by dying. Now it develops
that he was suffering from a fracture
of the skull and his death was due to
that cause But even a New York
could not have done better
than his club welding brother of the
greatest mining camp" etc.