Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-02-06
LOCAL notes
WRITTEN UP
Short Items Of Interest to
All Readers.
Happenings of the Past
Two Days in and Around
FreeIand Recorded With
out Waste of Words.

County Solicitor Mclean has filed in
Scranton the answer of the county com
missioners to the suit brought by Archi-
tect Meyers, of Michigan, for SIS 900
damages n the connection with the
architects fees due the latter for the
first new court house plans. No state
ment was filed by Mr.. Mclean, simply
the decision of the county commission
err to contest the suit.
The proposed changes at Drlfton,
mention Of which was made in these
columns recently as likely to take place
about April l, will place member of
the Coke family at the head of the com
pany again. Several persons now hold
ing high positions are slated for the
road and men who were forced out some
years ago are booked for reinstatement.
Ignatz Monetzske, a miner, and his
brother March, a laborer, were severely
burned by an explosion OF powder in
Highland mine Wednesday evening.
They were engaged in transferring pow
der from one keg to another, when a
spark from the lamp carried by Ignatz
caused the explosion. The men were
taken to the Miners hospital
Mrs. Schaeffer, mother of Ben Schaef-
fer, of Drifton, died yesterday at Laury-
town almshouse. The remains were
brought to her sons home in Drifton
yesterday and will be buried tomorrow
afternoon at Hazleton. The deceased is
survived by four sons and two daughters.
The Harry jenkins Company will pro-
duce His Lordship" this evening and
Hazel Kirke" tomorrow evening. The
former play was given Tuesday evening
and was one OF the best OF the week.
Hazel Kirke" is popular piece and
one of which the public never tires.
The big basket ball game of the sea-
son at Krell's hall tonight.
Mrs. Otto Cobla, widow OF a miner
who was killed at Upper Lehigh recent
ly, has received S542 from the benefit
fund of the coal company and employees
at Upper Lehigh.
Attorney G. o. Stroh, of Freeland, and
S. S. Staples, of White Haven, have been
drawn to serve as grand jurors during
the week of February 23 in the United
States district and circuit court at
Scranton.
A number OF the stations in small
towns along the Lehigh Valley Railroad
in the upper end OF the county have
been closed, because the patronage has
not paid the cost of keeping them open.
Tomorrow evening the Young Mems
c. T. A. B. Corps will conduct hop at
Krell's hall. The committee in charge
is making preparations to give all who
attend good time.
"Minnesota's Best" -four is sold by A.
Oswald. There is none better made.
A subcommittee of the elections com
mittee of the house of representatives
will be in Hazleton next Wednesday to
take testimony in the Ferry Harvey
contest case.
Myron Zimmerman has been appoint
ed as teacher at the evening school
conducted by the Mining and Mechani-
cal Institute.
The Belmont is the title OF new So
cial club which has been organized by
number OF young men of town.
James O'Donnell has resumed his
position as blacksmith with the Halpin
Manufacturing Company
Beginning Monday evening a week OF
special religious services will be held at
the Park M. E. church.
James Goulden, manager of the Upper
Lehigh store, is seriously i'll.
Atlantic City vs.. Crescents tonight.