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Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1902-11-27

The Southern Pacific lost $780,
900 worth of property in fire at
the Alameda Mole, Wednesday.
Ten lives are said TO have been
lost.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1902-11-27
STATE OF OHIO, CRY OF TOLEDO, !

LUCAS COUNTY,
Frank j. Cheney makes oath that he
ia the senior partner OF the firm OF f. j.
Cheney & Co. D., doing busin ness in the City
of Toledo, County and state aforesaid,
and that said firm will pay the sum OF
ONE HUNERED DOLLARS for each and
every case of Cstarrh that cannot be
cured by the use of Halls Catsrrh Cure.
FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn to before noe and subscribed in
my presence, this 9th day of December,
A. D. 1886.
(~~) A. W. GLEASON,
SEAL. Notary Public.
HalPs Catarrh Cure is taken internally
and acts directly on the blood and mu-
cous surfaces of the system. Send for
testim onisls free.
j. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, y.
Sold by druggists, 75c.
Ralis Family Pills are the best.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1902-11-27

Al increase of 2! cents per 100
pounds, Chicsgo-New York bssis,
on grain and grain products, has
been decided upon by the Southern
and Eastern railroads.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1902-11-27
To Cure a Cold in One Day.

Take Laxative Bromo Qninine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money il it
fails to cure. f. w. Grove, signature
is on each box. $50.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1902-11-27
Stops the Cough
and works off the Cold

Laxative -Quinine Tablets cure a
cold in one day. No Cure, No pay
Price 25 cents.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1902-05-09

John Wohlfarth to George p.
Haas and wife, 20 acres, shohoIa,
81.
Commissions as justice of the
peace to John A. Fisher, Dingman,
Frank Keller. Shohola, and Edwin
Howell, Blooming Grove.
Nathan Houck to Amanda G. Gil
pin, 1 a acres, Greene, 81.
Warren Brink to John NJ. Smith
8 acres, Greene. $25.
Commissions TO William a.
stoddard, Lehman, and Henry De-
witt, Iaclawaxen, as justices Of the
peace.
Daniel v. Brodhea1 to Savannah
Y. Ford, 9 acres in trust for use OF
Matthew and Lewis Campbell, Leh-
man, $3.50.
William d. Cole and others to Ad-
die, wife Of John G. Watson, part OF
lot No, 55s, Milford borough. 81.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1902-05-09
OBITUARY.
CHARLES OFT.


After an illness Of some months
of kidney troubles Mr.. OFT passed
away Monday afternoon, May 5, at
his home in Delaware township.
He was born at Wittenburg, Ger
many, April 20. 1888, and was a son
of Christian and Rosina Gebhardt
OFT. HIS parents immigrated to
this country in 1s47 and after living
in New York for a couple of years
in 1849 came to Pike county to re-
side, where they purchased a farm
and spent their days. Charles,
while yet young, went to New York
and secured employment in hotel,
which business he followed for
many years, becoming the propri-
etor Of a German hotel at No. 6,
Greenwich st., and where he
amassed a considerable fortune. He
was a man of quiet habits, close
business application, of strict prob
ity and with warm friendships, a
most excellent neighbor and citizen.
In 1897 he relinquished business and
came to this county to live on the
old homestead farm, which he pur-
chased.
He first married in 1863 Miss Anna
L. Elsassaer, who died in 1884
Three children, Christian T., David
and Louisa, all of New York, sur
vive by thia union. In 1896 he mar
ried, second, Miss Margaret Blum,
who with one child, Nicholas, sur
wives him. Living brothers and
sisters are Frederick of Delaware,
Mrs. Frederika Boock and Annie,
wife of j. A. Blatt, of New York,
Pauline, wife of G. ]. Gebhardt of
Dingman township, and Emil Of
Newark, N. j.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1902-05-09
NO. %.
THE RAMBlER'S pICKINes.

Ed. McWade Of the Port Jervis
Union was in town Sunday.
Fred Ressler Of Matamoras was
down Sunday looking for camp
meeting.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Seitz have
returned from New York.
Thomas Armstrong has begun
work on the abutment of the sawkill
bridge near struble's mill.
VIM. Struble ran another raft of
railroad ties down the river Saturday.
The Grand View House is now
open. The proprietor and his bride
arrived Friday and they were treated
to a first class tin pan serenade.
Sheriff. Geo. Gregory now owns
the finest turnout in town, the white
rambler and gray team.
Where is the SON Of Sunny Italy?
Everything else points toward
spring, even thunder showers are
here, but he has not arrived.
No doubt some of our population
will go to Port Jervis Tuesday and
attend the circus.
1t sometimes pays to hold an office
when the holder and his wife can
takean occasional three days outing
at the expense Of the tax payers.
This town has an establishment
where home made bread, pie and
cake can be purchased.
Pretty rough when a man is de-
clared elected to an office and then
counted out.
A little yellow dog raised Cain
around laundry in this town. He
destroyed more than the hides from
dozen dogs like him would be
worth.
Some one proposed buying count
ing blocks to keep tally with. How
about it?
The Sussex Register, always noted
for its original sayings, some time
ago contained some thing like this:
"Lie, steal, drink, and swear. When
you lie, let 1t be down to pleasant
dreams. When you steal, let it be
away from immoral associates.
When you drink, let it be pure
water. When you swear, let it be
that you will patronize your home
paper, pay your subscription, and
not send your job work away from
home"
Louis de Berthe is busy repairing
trotting sulkies. 1t wont be long be-
fore we will see some Of the speedy
horses Of this vicinity on the driving
park.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1902-05-09
THE WASHINGTON LETTER

The long period Of waiting in the
senate Is approaching an end and the
strain under which republican sem
at0fs and the correspondents of the
republican press have labored Is to
be remitted. The orders Of Senator
Lodge in his capacity OF manager on
the floor Of the senate Of the Philip
pine civil bill have been ''hold your
fire until you see the whites of their
eyes" but the whites of good many
democratic eyeballs are now in view
and the first skirmish of the republi-
can forces was made on Friday by
Senator Pritchard Of North Carolina.
Behind the smoke of Senator Prit-
chard's skirmish line Mr.. Lodge has
been getting his big guns into line
and today at two O'Clock they will
go into action with telling effect.
The senator from Massachusetts has
prepared his speech very carefully
and 1t is calculated to play havoc in
the democratic ranks. Mr.. Lodge
will admit the cruelti ss which have
been practiced in the Philippines by
American soldiers but he will point
out that they all occurred one-and-a-
half to two years ago. Then he will
cite the atrocities practiced on Amer
lean soldiers by the Filipinos, out
RACES and barbarities which, to use
tke senator's own words, ''would
make a marble saint thirst for ven
geance." Space will not permit an
enumeration of the frightful atroci-
ties which have been perpetrated on
the American boys and which have
made their comrades, crazed with
the sight of their brothers. suffering,
Overstep in very few instances the
bounds of civilized warfare. l have
seen the senator's speech and when
the American people have read it
their horror at the pictures which
have been drawn for their imagina-
tiOn by democratic partisans will be
turned TO pity and to qualification
that the American focres have shown
themselves so tolerant, so merciful
and so well-disciplind in the face of
such frightful provocation. What
the democrats have been exultingly
contemplating material for the cam
paign will be shorn of its orstorical
flowers and made to stand out as
partisan vilihcation Of American
soldiers under the furious batteries of
the junior senator from Mussachu-
sets.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1902-05-09
PERSONALS

Mrs, W X. Peters of New York
is visiting in town
Hon. John A. Kipp Of New York
was in town a couple Of days this
week.
G A. Pellett of Palmyra was at
the county seat Tuesday on bust
ness matters.
C. W. Bull, Esq, and Frank W.
Cross went to New York yesterday
on business affairs.
Mrs. Emily Henry of Bridgeport,
Conn, visited her aunt, Mrs. Will
liam McCown. a few days recently
County Superintendent George
Sawyer of Westfall attended the con-
ventlon Tuesday as an interested
spectator.
f. F Whites mother, Mrs s. E.
White, and his aunt, Mrs G. A..
Cole, both of Summit, N. j., are
guests with his family on Fourth
street.
Mrs. Lena A. Quick of New York
is visiting here a few days arranging
the business matters of her father,
the late p. A. L. Quick, of Delaware
tow nship
Mrs Jane Picot. a former resi-
dent of Delaware township, but who
for some time has been living in
Newark, New Jersey, after a visit
here returned home few days ago.
William Metz, proprietor of the
Grand View Hotel in Dingman
township, who has been spending
the winter in New York, was mar
ried recently and last Friday accom-
panied by his wife returned home
Miss Nellie Bosler of Delaware
and John Doty of Stroudsburg were
married at the M. e. parsonage
in Port Jervis Tuesday by the
pastor, Rev. w. A. Chadwick. An
drew Albright an Miss Edith
Crone, both of Delaware, were pres
ent when the knot was tied.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1902-05-09

81 recall now with horror, says
Mail Carrier Burnett Mann Of Le-
wanna, o., "my three years Of suf-
fering from kidney trouble. I was
hardly ever free from duh aches on
acute pains in my back. To stoop
or lift mail sacks made me groan- ]
felt tired, worn out, about ready to
give up, when began to use Elec-
tric Bisters, but six bottles CON-
pletely cured me and made me feel
like a new man." They're unriVal-
cd to regulate stomach, liver, kid
neya and bowels. Perfection salts.
faction guaranteed BY al druggists,
Only 500,
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1902-05-09
An Eyes On Texas.

Great is Texas. Her vast cotton
crops and marvellous oil discoveries
amaze the world. Now follows the
startling statement OF the wonder
ful work at Cisco, Tex. of DR..
Kings New Discovery for consump-
ton. "My wife contracted a severe
lung trouble, writes Editor J. J..
Eager, (which caused a most obsti-
nate cough and finally resulted in
profuse hemorrhages but she has
been completely cured by DR..
Kings New Discovery" It's posi-.
lively guaranteed for coughs, colds,
and all throat and lung troubles
SOC and 81. Trial bottles free at all
druggists.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1902-05-09
DIaEorons, ooNvnNrI0N.
A close and Ezeitius Contest 70,
County Superintendent.

a close and Exciting Contest foi
County Superintendent.
The trienninl convention Of diree-
tors for the election of a county su.
perintendent convened at the court
house Tuesday and was largely at.
tended, all the directors but two be.
ing present superintendent Saw
yer called the body to order and
read a direction TO the boards that
they retain the reports Of high
schools until the new boards organ
ize. There are but two IN the coun-
ty, at Milford and Matamoras.
Nominations for chairman of the
convention we're then made and
Hon. B. e. Brown of Milford and
Hon. John f. Englehart Of Mata-
moras were named. Geo G. Kneal-
ing was appointed to receive and
read the ballots and DR.. n. E. En-
erson and w. Vetterlein to record
them. The count showed Brown 26
and Englehart 34 On assuming
the chair, Judge Englehart in a neat
speech thanked the convention.
The roll called showed Ga directors
present, four not having voted
For secretarys, P. B. Clark, Esq.
of Porter, DR. H. E. Emerson of
Milford II. F. Brisco Of Delaware
and E. B. Labar of Matamoras we're
nominated. On balloting Labar and
Emerson were declared elected by
the tellers appointed to count the
ballots, Geo. A. Knealing and Wal.
ter Vetterlein.
The salary Of the superintendent
to be elected was then agreed by the
convention to be left to be fixed by
the act Of assembly. Nominations
for county superintendent we're
then made and L. B. Westbrook and
John c. Watson named. The di-
rsctors were then called and voted
viva voce and the tellers announced
the result to be Westbrook 33, Wat
son 81.
Mr. WestbroOk was then called
and in a brief speech thanked the
convention for the honor conferred.
MIR. Watson was also called for and
in few graceful words accepted the
result as declared.
The retiring county superintendent,
Geo. Sawyer, at the request of many
directors addressed the convention
with few fitting remarks, after
which on motion it adjourned.
Lucian b. Westbrook, the success
ful candidate, is a native Of Delaware
township and a graduate of the East
Stroudsburg state normal school.
After teaching in his native town
ship several terms he was elected
teacher of the intermediate depart
ment here where he has been success
full in the position.
Prof. John c. Watson, who was
defeated by narrow margin, is the
present principal Of the Milford high
school. He is a graduate of the
Shippensburg state normal school and
has taught in the Milford schools for
several years with marked ability.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1902-05-09

full JAMES-1S70.
Which l wish to remark,
And my language is plain,
That for ways that are dark
And for tricks that are vain
The heather Chinet is peculiar
Which the same would rise TO explain
All Sin was his name,
And shall not deny
In regard to the same
What that name might imply,
But his smile it was pensive and chlldlike,
As 1 frequent remarked to Bill Nye
1t was August the third
And quite soft was the skies,
Which it might be inferred
That All Sin was likewise;
Yet he played it that day upon William
And me in a way despise
Which we had a small game
Ard All Sin took hand;
It was euchre. The same
He did not understands
But he smiled as he sat by the table,
With the smile that was childlike and
bland.
Yet the cards they were stacked
In way that grieve,
And my feelings were shocked
At the state Of Nye's sleeve.
Which was stuffed full OF aces and bowers,
And the same with intent to deceive.
But the hands that were played
BY that heathen Chinee,
And the points that he made
Were quite frightful to see;
TIL at last he put down a right bower,
Which the same Nye had dealt unto me.
Then looked mp at Nye,
And he gazed upon me,
And he rose with a sigh
And said; "Can this beY
We ore ruined by cheap Chinese labor
And he went for that heather Chinee
In. the scene that tnsued
did not take a hand,
But the floor it was strewed
Like the leaves on the strand
With the cards that All Sin had been
hiding
In the game che did not understand"
In his sleeves, which were long,
He had tWenty-four packs,
Which as'eomiDg It strong,
Yet I state but the facts;
Aud we found on his nails, which were
taper,
What is frequent. .in tapers-that's wax.
Which Is why ] remark.
And my Language is plain,
That for ways that are dark
And for tricks that are vain
The heathen Chinee is peculiar.
Which the same / am free TO maintain
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1902-05-09
The High Falls Hotel.

The High Falls Hotel at Ding
mans Ferry will be open for the
season under the management of
Philip F. Fulmer, Jr The young
man, though without extensive
experience in the business, is
pleasant, courteous and has the
tact to maintain the popularity
which it enjoyed under the care of
his lamented father. It will be
gratifying to the interests Of that
section to know that the house will
not be closed and that it will still
continue to be O centre Of prosperity
which will radiate its benefits in the
community.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1902-05-09
THE PARK GAME CASE.
Some Unvarrantsd Structures and
DeroRatory Insinuations Noted.

Some Unwarrantsd Structures and
DeroEatory Insinuations Noted.
The Dispatoh last week contained
a letter over the signature. "Jus-
tice, " censuring the United States
court for its ruling in the indict-
ments against several members Of
the Blooming Grove park for an in d.
tent to violate the Lacey act by re
moving game out of the state The
reasoning of the letter reminds one
Of the old poetic logic:
If a man who turnips cries,
Cries not when his father dies.
'Tis a sign that he would rather
Have the turuips than his father
Suppose a man forms in his min d
che intent to commit an assault and
battery on another and at distance
Of few hundred feet expresses such
determination and accompanies it
by a pugilistic attitude but is check
cd before starting on his errand,
could he be convicted of the crime
OF assault and battery?
Judge Archibald simply decided
that an intent not carried into effect
does not constitute crime when
the act Of congress says the intent
must be fully consummated. Penal
statutes are always strictly con
strued. A court does not make the
laws, it construes them, and if no
1fense as defined by an act had
been committed "Justice" would be
probably the loudest squealer in the
bunch if he was apprehended for an
alleged offense and the court should
direct his conviction, not for its
commission but for his presumed
intent.
Justice" says "the court finds
that Mr.. Smith did violate the law
but not far enough to commit
crime, - yet Justice" would have
Mr.. Smith convicted of the crime
which he did not commit because
such is "Justice's" idea of justice.
Justice" indulges in innuendoes
and insinuations that in some way
by "invitations to officials of the
court to visit the club house" the
court was bribed OF influenced in its
decision of the case. A fair criti-
cism of the decision of a court is
perhaps permissible but an attempt
to traduce the character Of Judge
by intimating that because some
member Of his court has accepted
hospitalities he has been corrupted
is much nearer malicious libel than
is an attempt to commit a misde-
meanor an actual crime.
Dr. Kalbfus deserves colnmenda-
ton for his attempts to enforce the
laws and should have the assistance
and open sympathy of all law-abid-
ing citizens in such efforts but if he
allows his zeal to outstrip the law
or is mistaken in his judgment as to
what is an offence against it, he
cannot nor would he expect courts
to vindicate his errors by Furnishing
men innocent of any statutory
crime. We're the defendants other
than members Of the Blooming
Grove park association would Jus
tice" be welding his defamatory
pen with such vehemence in con-
demnation?
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1902-05-09

The testimony of Messrs. Have
meyer and DOnner, respectively pres
ident and treasurer Of the sugar
trust, before the committee on rela-
tions with Cuba, have failed to dis
cover the sensational facts which
have been so confidently counted on
by the opponents of Cuba reciprocity.
The statements of both Of these gen
tlemen, made under oath, has reveal
ed the fact that the trust has no hold
ings of Cuba sugar aud that reciproc-
ity will operate to the disadvantage
rather than to the advantage of the
trust. Further delay will obviously
operate to the advantage Of the trust,
but Cuban reciprocity, according to
their statements, will not. Mr..
Mott, purchaser of raw sugar for the
company, cited with effect the results
of admitting free Porto Rican sugar
as ample evidence of the benefit to
the planters of reduction of the
tariff.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1902-05-09

The refusal Of the attorney general
to meet IN conference the representa-
tives Of the beef trust is in entire &C.
cordance with the views of the presi-
dent and with the action already
taken by the department Of justice.
Mr.. Knox has begun this suit In the
belief that the men who compose the
trust have violated the law and have
conspired to raise the price of a COM
modify which is important to every
consumer There is nothing about
which he wishes to confer. He has
brought suit in the courts and the
results win stand on the facts there
demonstrated. It is not the position
of the government to compromise
with law breakers and it now
remains to the courts to determine II
the attorney general is correct in his
assumption that the law has Deen
violated. Having demonstrated the
correctness Of position Mr.. Knox
viii leave it to the courts to enforce
the law and fix the penalty.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1902-05-09
Keep the nalanoe un.

It has been truthfully said that
any disturbance Of the even balance
Of health causes serious trouble.
Nobody can be too careful to keep
this balance up. When people be-
gin to lose appetite, or get tired
easily, the least imprudence brings
on sickness, weakness, or debility,
The system needs a tonic, Graves it,
and should not be denied it and
the best tonic Of which We have any
knowledge is Hoods sarsaparilla.
What this medicine has done In
keeping healthy people healthy, in
keeping up the even balance Of
health, gives it the same distinction
as "a preventive that it enjoys as a
cure. It's early use has illustrated
tho wisdom Of the old saying that a
stitch in time saves nine. Take
Hoods for appetite, strength, and
endurance.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1902-05-09
WhoapIna couah.

A woman who has had experience
with this disease tells how to pre-
vent any dangerous consequences
from it. She says Our three chill
dren took whooping cough last sum
mer, oar baby boy being only three
months old, and owing to our Civ
ing them Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy, they lost none Of their
piumpness and came out in much
better health than other children
whose parents did not use this rem
edy. Our oldest little girl would
call Justify for cough syrup between
whoops. - Jessie Pinkey Hail,
springville, Ala This remedy il
for sale by A. W. Balch g. Son,
Matamoras. all drug aud general
stores Ia Pike county.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1902-05-09

The advent of Nine. Cambon, wife
of the French Ambassador, to Wash
ington society on Thursday was the
occasion Of an unusually brilliant
reception at the embassy. Nine.
Cambon has not been in this city for
a number of years and it is under
stood that her residence here will be
marked by a number of elaborate
entertainments in the not distant
future. A large number of people in
diplomatic and official circles extend
ed cordial welcome on the evening
of her reception.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1902-05-09
A Distinguished Visitor.

Recorder John ". Goff Of New
York was a guest at the Crissman
House day last week. He was
charmed with the beauties Of Mil
ford and so thoroughly enjoyed the
roads and scenery that he walked to
Port Jervis for the exercise. He
stated that he expected soon to re-
visit our town for a more extended
stay. Thus it is ever with stran-
gers who come here. They are en-
tranced with the country and say
they seldom find a place which Of
fers 80 many attractions 60 a so
iourner.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1902-05-09

Mrs. Bessie Loesch Of New York
visited a few days recently with the
family of by. T. Baker, Esq, and
VIII be the guest Of Mrs. DR.. J. c.
Price in Branchville for a time be-
fore returning home.
Paul Schanno and family of
Stroudsburg were guests at Hotel
SohannO over last Sunday.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1902-05-09

NJ NJ. Austin, a civil war veteran
Of Winchester, Ind, writes my
wife was sick long time in spite
of good doctors treatment, but was
wholly cured by DR.. Kings New
Iifo Pills, which worked wonders
for her health. They always do.
Try them. Only 25c at an drug
glsla.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1902-05-09

P. A. nanforth Of Lagrange, Ga,
suffered for six months with a
frightful running sore on his leg
but writes that Bucklen's Arnica
salve wholly cured it in five days
For ulcers, wounds, piles, it's the
best salve in the world. Cure
guaranteed. Only 25o. Sold by all
druggists.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1902-05-09

On Friday the president went to
Annapolis and presented to the
graduating cadets their diplomas.
The presentation was preceded by a
characteristic speech in which Mr..
Roosevelt charged the young men
with the responsibilities of their
future positions and emphasized the
fact that the slightest inattention to
duty on their part might result dis
astrously to the country which they
had sworn to serve.