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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-12-23
PERSONAL.

Mrs Harriet McKeeby is critically Ill
at her home 1926 Mulberry street.
Hon. w. l.. Connell and j. S. McAnulty
left for New York yesterday afternoon.
Senator Benjamin X. Focht, of Lewis
burg was in the city yesterday on a
business trip.
Mrs. Calvin Bryant and sons, of North
| Eighth street have returned from Il visit
to Binghamton.
| Sol Bacharach, of Wilkes-Barre. eXecu-
tive clerk to Governor Stone, was among
yesterdays Scranton visitors.
, Miss Jessie L. Welsh. of Wilson col
lege. and w. ]. Welsh, jr., of Lafayette.
are spending the holidays at their home in
this city.
Miss Cecilia Swift and Hon. p. A.
Philbin, of Archibald, will be married in
st. Thomas church, Archibald Wednes-
day, Jan. z.
| The Misses NJ. Blanche Kennedy Au-
gusta Polhamus and Enid Wrigley of the
correspondence school went to Factory
vile last Friday night to attend prize
speaking.
McNair A. Phillips, SON of Superinten-
| dent of Schools G.. w. Phillips, and Cole
b. Price, son of Attorney S. b. Price, STU
dents at Princeton, are spending the
Christmas holidays with their parents.
James Cooney, member of the senior
class at Phillips Exeter Academy, is home
| for the holidays. He will graduate next
June. Mr., Cooney is one of the best loot
ball players that ever wore an Exeter
uniform.
Thomas McKeon. of Harrisburg, for
merly of Honesdale, who was operated
upon for appendicitis by DR.. II. III. Glib
bons and Dr. Horace Gibbons, at the
Scranton Private hospital, is rapidly con-
valescing.
Deputy Sheriff Frank T. Ryan is seri-
ously i'll of pneumonia, consequent upon
an attack of quinsy. DR.. l.. NJ. Gates
and DR.. r. II. Gibbons, MS attending
physicians, have strong hopes of his ulti-
mate recovery.
Richard Jones, of London, England,
cousin of County Controller Il. A. Jones
and Edward S. Jones, of Olyphant, is
visiting the latter. MI Jones is an en-
inent English mining engineer and has
just returned from a prospecting tour
into Africa.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-12-23
The Mems Gifts Store.

O'Hara's cigar store, 43l Spruce street
displays o most tempting array of
Sifts for men. There are souvenir
boxes OF fine Havana cigars, meechaum
pipes, briar pipes, cigar cases. ash
trays, cigar and cigarette holders. to-
hacco and cigar jars Turkish pipes and
all sorts of novelties for the den.
Mr.. O'IIara has made a special effort
this season and not only is his stock
much larger but he has looked careful
ly into the characters of the goods;
everything is guaranteed and woman
or u non-smoker can buy them with
absolute assurance that she Is getting
Just the quality she asks for. There is
comfort in that assurance when it
comes from a store with the enviable
reputation O'Hara's cigar store enjoys
in this city.
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In 1soO although the Independent Re-

In 1900, although the Independent Re-
publican candidate had 1873 votes, pre-
sumably for the most part Republican
votes, Mr.. Connell led the naturally
strong Democratic candidate in the
vote of these six districts, by 33. In
1902 against q candidate of less
strength in these districts he is defeat
ed in the districts in question by 141.
There is just a possibility the per-
petra tors of this desperate scheme nave
not succeeded in their purpose. The
ballots were in such shape the COM
missioners would not risk an exarnina-
tion of them. but while their casual
observation led them to the belief that
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-12-23
WHY BALLOTS
WERE MATERED
EVIDENT THAT 1T WAS TO CON-
CEAL A FRAUD.
Six Boxes That Had Their Contents
Soaked Gave Howell Abnormally
Large Majorities--Two Other Boxes
Stored with These Boxes Had Dry
Contents-In These Districts the
Vote Appears to Have Been About
Normal-Possibility That the Dark
Scheme May Have Failed.

There Is CONSERVATION in Dunmor,
and not a little among the Democratic
party leaders over the disclosures of thu
evident bold attempt to destroy thu
proofs of the fraud by which over-zeal
Gus friends of the Democratic candi
dates ran up majorities in that borough
On Saturday, when the ballot boxes
were found to have been filed will
water and the ballots transformed int
masses of pulp, Justice of the Peace
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-12-23
A Favorite Store.

The store of NJ II. Griffin, 31S Lack
awanna avenue, is popular mart, in
deed. Young men, old men and the lit
tie fellows in knee breeches are being
fitted out complete. 1t is comfort
to trade with a store where the styles
are uniformly correct, the quality as
sured and the patterns and prices sure
to be right. Mr.. Griffin's display of
hats. caps, neckwear and specialties
for the holiday trade is extensive and
up-to-date, as is evidenced by the brisk
trade he is enjoying. If you want any
thing in the line of clothing or mems
furnishings, be sure and visit this store.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-12-23
Building Is Needed.

The proposed new building is abso-
lutely needed. the board claims, and
whether or not prices of building ma
terial go down, it will have to be con-
structed this year.
The capacity of the present buildings
is greatly overtaXed and it is impos-
sible to give to the districts INDECENT
and insane the care they should have.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-12-23
BUILDING TO
: BE Deferred
POOR BOARD AGREES TO REJECT
ALL PROPOSALS.

Will Wait Until the Spring, When 1t
Is Expected the Price Of Building
Material will Have Considerably
Declined-Board Contemplated an
Expenditure of $15o,Ooo and the
Lowest Bid Was $175, ,ooo-Lowest
Bidder, It Is Understood, Is Well
Satisfied with the Decision.
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Christmas at the Dixie.

The management of this theatre have
decided for Christmas and New Year
weeks, to reserve four boxes containing
six seats for any party Wishing them at
the price of $500 Anyone securing a
box in advance can be assured that it
will be the purchasers exclusively. Two
of the other boxes, each containing ten
seats will be sold for $1.00 a seat These
seats will be sold separately, or other
wise.
This statement is made because Of a
miX-up in the sale Thanksgiving night
which the management regretted. Any
one wishing a box for Christmas will
notify the management as soon as pos
sibe. ~
Indian heads and all sorts of novel;
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-12-23

The keystone ales, porter and lager
beers are enjoying a very extensive sale
throughout this district ~
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The sale of goods damaged by water
at G.. w. Watkins store will be on
sale Tuesday morning and for the bal
ance of the week. ."
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Waterman's fountain pens at Rey-
nolds Bros. -
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Largest line Of stationery at Rey-
nolds Bros. ~
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Handsome Christmas Presents.
Large flowers and palms at bargains.
Both phones. Morel Bros. ~
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The erection of the new building at
the Hillside Home has been deferred
This was decided upon, last night, at a
Joint meeting of the home and finance
| committees Of the poor board, compris-
ing majority Of the members.
The board contemplated a building
that would cost 100000. exclusive OF
heating, lighting and plumbing. The
lowest Of the bids received at the last
meeting of the board was $175,0O0.
The committees were of the opinion
that this was too much money to put
into the building, and as there is a
probability of building material be-
coming cheaper, it was concluded to
wait until the spring before entering
upon contract.
The committees decided to recon-
mend to the board that all bids be re-
jected and the forfeit checks returned
to the bidders.
This, it is understood, is highly salts
factory to the lowest bidder, NJ. j
Tuddy, as some of the sub-contractors
giving him estimates had by miscalcu-
lations put in figures which were SC
low as to be Improbable.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-12-23

Fancy ink stands at Reynolds Bros.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-12-23

the ballots were destroyed beyond re-
demption, it is not impossible they
were mistaken, they admit, and that
after they are dried they can be separ-
ated and made to expose the fraud
which the water soaking was intended
to cover.
This will only be known when the
congressional committee comes to open
the sacks into which the contents of the
boxes were transferred.
Oxford Bibles at Reynolds Bros. ~
Call at McClintock's,
For holly, holly wreaths. ground pine
wreaths, roping, and other Christmas
greens. Both phones. Christmas trees.
Fine cider for the table. Coursen's.
City and School Taxes 1909.
The above tax duplicates are now in
my hands for collection.
F. s. BARKER,
- City Treasure-.
I Go to Reynolds Bros, to day. ~
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Deemed Inadvisable.

The committee did not deem it ad-
visable to scale down the cost of the
building by revising the plans and
specifications. The drawings of Archi-
tect T.. III. Davis. it was agreed, met
the ideas of the board as to the kind
Of building that should be erected, and
none of the members would consent to
having the construction cheapened by
changing the plans.
Tt was on the suggestion of Director
Burke that the plans We're retained
with view of advertising again in the
spring for bids. Cement, he said, will
go down in price % per cent. in that
time, and iron will also experience a
considerable decline. All kinds of build
ing material, he thought. would be
much cheaper three months hence than
it is now!
During the discussion it was brought
out that it costs anywhere from 10 tc
25 per cent. more to construct a build
ing at Hillside Home than it does ir
Scranton. Additional freightage and
haulage accounts for this.
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Indian heads and all sorts of novel
ties for the den at Reynolds Bros. ~
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Go to Reynolds Bros, to day. -
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$500 SILK UMBRELLAS, ST. so.

Silk Suspenders, plain or fan
cy colors, gilt buckles, leather
ends, in handsome boxes, SOC.
Other good sorts, $1.0O and
$1.50; either gold plated or sill
yer buckles.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-12-23

TO all Purchasers of Teas Coffees,
Spices, Baking Powder and Extracts, u
large monthly COMIC PAD CALENDAR
handsomely Autographed in many colors;
size lOxl4 Don't miss them, only lin
tied number
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-12-23
MUFFLERS FOR CHRISTMAS

We bought an entire line of
"Drummcrs' samples of fine
Muftlers at an enormous reduc-
ton III price.
Enough for all corners, today
and tomorrow; about % per
cent. under priced, $1,OO to
$500.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-12-23
HOLIDAY NECkMEAR, SOC to 50

hULFDH1 NELhWEAN, DUO to 14
Now is the time for buying
Christmas ncckwear, and this is
the store.
The broadcst stock we ever
had is completc-though we
have sold great many more
than we did a year ago at this
time.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-01-14
START HOSPITAL FUND.
The Late Bishop Lenihan Leaves
$1,000 to Found Charity
Hospital.
Father NJ. c. Lenihan and Arch.
bishop Keane. Each Add
$1,000.
Sisters Of Mercy Lend Aid..Pro.
pose a $50. 900 Charitable
Institution.

| Marshalltown is to have new hos
pital, and one that any city might be
proud of, and the best feature of it is
that it originates from a source not at
all anticipated by the general public.
| Rev. Father NJ. c. Lehman, pastor
Of st. Mary's church. of this city, has
been named executor without bonds of
the estate of his brother the late
Right Reverend Thomas Matthias Len
Than. d. D.. bishop of Cheyenne, Wyo.,
whose death occurred in this city last
left entirely to charities, and largely
to orphanages. but by his will he do
mates $4,000 toward the founding Of a
charity hospital in Marshalltown, the
home of his favorite brother. To this
amount Father Lehman announces
that he has added $1,000 and from
Right Reverend John ]. Keane, arch
bishop of Dubuque. there is pledged
another thousand, Bishop Keane hav-
ing notified Father Lehman to this
effect as soon as he learned privately
Sisil Wy liC lcIlfS VI tAS ldtS ItSAOp
will he had left $4,000 toward the
founding of hospital here. This
makes an aggregate of $4,000 to be-
gin with, and is one fifth of the
amount that will be raised.
Father Lehman will begin at once
the work of raising the remainder of
the $4,000 that he intends putting in
to the building. and only yesterday
wrote to Abraham Simmer. the Wav-
erly philanthropist, who has donated
many thousands of dollars already to
hospitals in this and other states. Mr..
Simmer is a warm personal friend of
Father Lehman, and was also of the
late bishop, he having served with
Bishop Lehman upon the Iowa COM
mission appointed by Ex-Governor
Horace Boies for the relief of the Rus
sian sufferers few years ago. Father
Lehman anticipates that Mr.. Simmer
will be most liberal, for he has already
his intention of assisting him
in any way whenever Father Lehman
should be ready to start the ball roll
ing. Mr. Simmer is already engaged
In assisting Cedar Rapids in that city's
hospital project, and is doubling every
dollar that the city raises to build a |
charitable institution there.
Father Lehman has already received
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promise Of aid from the Sisters OF
Mercy, Of Dubuque, and Is in receipt
of letter In which the sisters promise
to send number Of the most capable
members of their community to Mar
shalltown to superintend the govern
ment of the hospital. also number of
trained nurses. This is not all. for in
connection with the hospital work In
itself the sisters expect to establish q
training school for nurses, the same
| as at the mother house in Dubuque,
where young women may receive the
necessary training that will equip
them for very remunerative life of
usefulness.
In speaking Of this feature of the
project to the Times Republican
last evening Father Lehman said II
consider myself very fortunate indeed
in securing the help OF the sisters In
this work. l know 1t to be fact that
only recently the mother of the prov
ince, in anticipation of my needing
their aid and assistance, refused to
assist three other cities where hospi-
tails are to be established. This was
done out of necessity because of the
lack of sufficient members in the
community to supply the wants Of
all. The order, as you understand, ia
an extremely rigorous one, and the
number of subjects is fewer than in
almost any of our other religious COM.
munities. Their promise to aid Mar
shalltown. however, is a fulfillment OF
a promise made me several years ago
when i was considering, when the
proper time came. the establishment
of hospital here"
This will indeed be good news to
Marshalltown, and will undoubtedly
solve the charity hospital question
that has been talked OF for some time.
The hospital, altho under the super
vision of the Catholic church. is to be
open to the public, and at all times
1t will be an institution where anyone
who is i'll may go for treatment, no
matter whether he has penny to
pay for the services. II patients are
able to pay, a nominal fee Is charged
for the treatment, such as would be
commanded In any hospital. The
building will be opened to any doctor
whom a patient may desire.
Father Lehman says that he is con-
fident that he will have no trouble at
all in raising $4,000 from the citizens
for the hospital, and with the expected
aid from Mr.. Simmer the hospital will
be assured for the coming season. AS
yet no site has been selected, but 1t |
is not considered that the matter Of
location will cause any trouble what
ever.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-01-14
TO CELEBRATE MONTHS MIND.
Catholics of Iowa to Pray for the Re-
pose of the Soul of Bishop Leni-

nam
The months mind for the late Right
Reverend Thomas Matthias Lehman,
late bishop of Cheyenne, Wyo.. whose
death occurred In this city on De-
cember is, will be celebrated in this
city on Wednesday, Jan. 10, at st.
Mary's church by the priests of Iowa
and other states. The months mind
is the constant prayer of members of
the Catholic church. said during the
month following death, and celebrated
more especially on the third. seventh
and thirtieth days after death, at
which times the sacrifice OF the mass
is offered in a more than usually sol
emn manner, and prayers are offered
for the repose of the deceased's soul.
Solemn high mass of requiem will be-
celebrated at 10 o'clock by Rev. Father
NJ. C. Lehman, who will be assisted by
many of the priests of the state. Spe-
cial music is being prepared for the
occasion by the choir, and large
number of priests from surrounding
dioceses are expected to be present to
pay their respects to the memory of
their life long and beloved friend, the
late Bishop Lehman.
Very Rev. d. S. Phelan, Ii. D., of
ST. Louis. will deliver the panegyric,
or eulogistic, Grafton. DR.. Phelan is
editor of the Western Waterman, the
foremost Catholic paper of America.
He was warm personal friend of the
late bishop, and was a classmate at
st. Vincent's college, Cape Girardeau.
Mo-, where Rev. Lehman completed
his theological course. DR.. Phelan
arrived in the city this morning.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-01-14
SEARS IS REELECTED.
Will Continue as the Paid Secre.
tary Of the Commercial
Club.
L. C. Abbott Made President
Chooses His Own Board.-
St. Clair Treasurer.
A Crowded Hall and Rousing
Meeting :. Encouraging
Speeches Made.

Aroused by an interest in the election
turned out to the meeting Of the Com
mercial Club last evening in large num-
to be done is to call Commercial Club
meeting and a crowd is present. The
interest in the clubs affairs is the most
encouraging sign of the season.
Mr.. Sears addressed the club ex-
planning in detail the record of failures
the club had met with showing that
hard work had been done and that
much straw must be threshed before
grain is obtained. II would lock as tho
he had started several people to think
Ing, which might result in new factor
les for Marshalltown in the future. Mr..
Head then told of the work done prior
to Mr.. Sears incumbency when the club
assisted in recognizing the Southwest
ern Insurance Company and in building
the Hawkeye Cannery.
Following these reports Messrs. Mer-
rift Greene, H. r. Sloan. j. D. Vail and
Charles Deuel. made short addresses
advising Marshalltown to keep at it's
work Mr.. Deuel. aroused applause
when he urged everybody in Marshall
town to buy Marshalltown goods. The
election of officers then followed.
Mr.. L. G. Abbott was unanimously
elected president. He was then allowed
to name his board of directors. Prior
to his election the club drifted most
near to the Jagged rocks of
dissention over @ proposition made by
F. G. Pierce to allow everyone in the
room to vote regardless of their mem
bership standing. Some feared that this
motion was in the interests of some
special candidate but it was soon seen
that Mr.. Pierce's idea was right and
harmony reigned undisturbed when ev--
erybody present was given vote.
Mr.. Fred Hopkins was elected vice.
c. C. st. Clair treasurer, and
Mr.. r. T.. Sears was reelected secre-
tary. Mr.. Sears had some opposition
but his support was both numerous and
determined. Mr.. Abbott then named the
A. F. Balch, O.. II. Hole, ID.
w. Norris, Jr., C. T. LaPlant. F. M.
Sutton and A. w. Head, who with him
self, the treasurer, vice president and
constitute the board of direc-
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troversy arose over the superintendent
pay, Mr.. Mcguire moving to allow him
full pay up to the present. The vote on
this question was tie. Benson, Henry,
kreutzer and Mcclure voting for and
Fisher, Harris, Kirby and WATSON
against. Mayor Jones decided the tie by
voting to allow full pay. Mr.. Fisher
wanted Mr.. Anderson, who has been in
charge of the superintendent work
during the suspension, retained until the
end of the fiscal year, but Mr.. Benson
said that was another attempt to rub 1t
in on the water committee and raised
the point that that was a question Cor
the committee to decide, point that
was sustained.
The appointment of S. w. Morgan as
deputy assessor for 1902 was submitted
by Assessor Elliott, and was approved.
The report of City Treasurer William
Eattin for the quarter ending in Decem-
Der showed an overdraft OF little over
$1,000 in the general fund. but the other
funds show fair balances on hand
Street Commissioner Ordway reported
POLL taxes collected for the quarter
amounting to sS07.50 in cash and $44S75
in labor. City Marshal Nicholson's re-
port indicated a falling OFF in arrests.
the total for the quarter being 1853. a ma
jority of which We're for intoxication.
Clerk Shaw's report shows the total
expenditures for the quarter to have
been over $4,000. OF this amount s12,-
.76 was expended on the sewage dis
posal plant. Water rents collected for
the first three quarters of the year in
creased several thousand dollars over
the corresponding period in 1900 and for
the year will amount to over $50 900. The
clerk said he had received the co-opera-
ton of the superintendent of mains in
the work of making collections and that
The Man With the Wrench and the
of the council to pump
water to only those who pay had proved
a great aid in bringing delinquents to
time.
Trustees p. S. Balch and Woodbury.
Place, of the public library, appeared be-
fore the council in the interests of the
acceptance of the Carnegie gift. A con-
tract agreeing to raise $500 annually by
the necessary tax was adopted. The |
2mill tax already voted by the council |
will raise more than the sum demanded. |
This contract is binding on future coun-
ellis.
The League of Iowa Municipalities is /
making efforts to secure legislation at I
Des Moines this winter, and for this pur-
pose meeting will be held on the 22d |
INST to confer with committees of the
legislature. A communication was read
rom President Wray. of the league, APP
;ointing Mr.. Mcclure a member of the
water committee, but he can not attend,
md Mr.. Fisher was delegated to attend
he conference in his stead.
A claim for s35 was presented from
Mrs. Eliza Lynch for damages because
# broken arm received by fall on
Vest State street, where a walk has
,een torn up for some time. Mrs. Lynch
MY asked for the expense of medical
tendance, and the claim was allowed.
Plats of the cracker factory and pot
cry plant additions were presented to
he council and We're approved.