The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-08-22
BRADFORD COUNTY.
Special to the Scranton Tribune.

Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Towanda, Aug. 21.-A treat worth
many miles of travel Is in store for the
people of this Section on Wednesday,
Sept. 3, when the great Pawnee Bits
historic wild west grand military tour
nament of Indian museum and Mexican
hippodrome will appear at Towanda.
1t gives a historiccal exhibition rather
than as an amusement, 1t Is absolutely
the mightiest holiday aggregation on
earth. 1t Is personally under the man
agement of Major G.. w. Lillie, better
known as Pawnee Bill, the white CHIEF
of the Pawnees and hero of Oklahoma,
the famous guide, hunter and inter-
prefer. Among the attractions given In
the mammoth arena will be seen the
Arab athletes, genuine Indians, real
ranch cowboys, daring lady riders.
japanese fighters, fencers and lancers,
herds of buffaloes and Texas steers,
Zouaves drills, South American gauchos.
Australian boomerang throwers, Il
tribe of cliff dwellers and q troupe of
genuine Bedouin Arabs and a complete
worlds congress of rare tribes and
races, including the Aztecs, which have
been secured at great expense from
Mexico. This show Is the only truth
fully advertised and faithfully present.
ed and uprightly conducted exhibition
of it's kind in the world. Five bands
are included in the grand street parade
, which will move through the principal
! streets in the forenoon of the arrival.
An Athens lad named James Dono-
van, to be cunning with the idea of
becoming deaf, stuffed his ears with
paper wads, and not until his ear
drums became inflamed did he inform
his parents of the fact. 1t was found
necessary to take the youngster to the
Packer hospital for treatment.
A peculiar coincidence on certain
man comes from Sayre. An individual
with reputation for beating his bar
ber went to Athens for hair cut.
When the work was half done the bar
ber demanded the coin, which was not
Forthcoming. The slick Sayreite then
visited every shop in town, but could
not have the job finished. The result
can be guessed.
Clarence Jayne, of Black Walnut, is
receiving treatment at the Packer hos
pital for a broken jan and fractured
skull. He worked in stone quarry
and sustained injuries by the revolving
handle to a derrick.
Miss Eliza Evans, of Scranton, is a
guest of friends in Towan1a.
David Ford and wife We're badly in
jured in a runaway acciC 1t in Orwell
township on Tuesday. The other oc-
cupants of the wagon, Mrs. Hender-
shot, of Luzerne, and young boy
were injured, the lady received wounds
on her head and was delirious for
time after the accident. Mr.. Ford Is
dead.
The pleasure at the popular resort
of Lake Wesauging was cast in
gloom on Wednesday,, when it became
known that the eghteen-months old
boy of Mr.. and Mrs. S. ]. Little, of
Athens, had been drowned in the lake.
He had been with his mother at the
cottage of her father, c. p. Wells, and
the child being found missing was
discovered after a search under the
dock near Wells cottage. 1t was
necessary to dive to reach the body.
The soldiers are holding their annual
encampment on the East Towanda
grounds.
The Susquehanna Collegiate institute
will be reopened next month with Prof.
c. B. Stiles, of Tarrytown-on the Hud-
son, as principal.
DR.. S. c. Swallow and L. L. Grum-
bine, Prohibition candidates are billed
/, to speak in Towanda next Tuesday
afternoon.