Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-11-24
KEYSTONE COM
MISSION CO

The contract holders or the heystOne
Commission Company in this city yes
terday received the following COM
munication:
Dear Sir You are hereby notified
that the Keystone Commission Com
pany has removed it's home office to
405 Metropolitan Building, East St
Louis. Mo. This action on our part
was necessary for two reasons. name
ly.
First, the inadequate service of the
local express companies, secondly be-
cause of the action OF certain Danville
people to put in operation plan that
would work injustice to the general
contract holders. which if put in op-
GRAFTON would disrupt the Company.
Such turn of affairs must be avoided
for the protection of Danville and 9TH
er contract holders.
Installments should be paid TO Mr..
Peters, or mailed to this Com pany to
the above stated address.
Checks will be sent to Danville con-
tract holders as their contracts appear
for maturity, and all contract holders
will be accorded fair and impartial
treatment, regardless OF locality.
Hoping TO receive your remittance
and support as heretofore we assure
you OF our best endeavor to promote
the interests of all contract holders.
we remain
Keystone Commission Go.
The Keystone Commission Company
began business in this city some time
ago under the name of the Interstate
Commission Company, with Offices at
Buffalo, n. Y. Contracts were sold
that matured with a profit OF so per
cent. IN periods that ranged from 10 to
rs weeks. A large business was estab-
lished in Danville and the general
offices were brought here later on from
Buffalo and located in the Opera Hou Sc
block.
A short time ago a company was in
corporated under the laws of pennsyl-
vania Snown as the Keystone Com
mission Company, which took over all
the business of the Interstate Con-
psny, paying off old contracts and
writing new business.
r. H. Dockem was president Of the
new concern and w. J. Sommers SEQ
retary. Both men were CONNECTED
with the original concern and came
here from Buffalo and their announce
ment Of removal to East st. Louis
comes as decided surprise to the con-
tract holders.
f. G. Peters stated last evening that
he had no knowledge of the removal
of the Office until the letters were re-
ceived and that under the circum :
stances he could receive no money.
George Bostian, recently of Berwick.
is very lively corpse. On last Fri.
day the report OF his deathywas cirou-
lated in Berwick and it was not until
the relatives from that place went to
attend the funeral at New Columb bus
that il was learned that mistake had
been made and that instead Of George
Bostian as was supposed, George Piatt
was to be buried.
The case is very singular one mas
much as the Berwick relatives, Mrs.
Eugene Doty, of Fifth street. and A.
+. Bostian, of Vine street, aunt and
uncle of Bostian. are also aunt and
uncle Of Platt and although expecting
to attend the funeral of Bostain they
attended the funeral of similar rela-
tive and the flowers were fttingly us-
ed as tribute, although for a differ
ent corpse.
Bostian is we'll known in Berwick
and ID WAS with expressions OF sorrow
that the news Of his death was receiv-
ed He left Berwick but ten days ago
and had played on the Y. M. @. A.
second foot ball team. When the news
was received the team thought serious
ly of canoelling the game with CAta-
h
body but as the time was too short .
which to notify the latter team it was
decided to play although the players
did so unwIllingly. 1t was with regret
that they learned the funeral was not
on Sunday as they would have made
arrangements to GO to New COLUMBUS
if this had been the date.
The mistake it seems was made
through telegram which Mrs. Doty
received, which read briefly George
is dead funeral services Saturday az
ternoon at New Columbus !"
George Pistt. son of Mr.. and Mrs
Wesley Piatt, of Pittston. resided in
Pittsburg, and it was not for mo-
ment thought that it was he who was
dead The death was caused by hem
orrhage and was sudden one. AS no
name was mentioned it was thought
the telegram meant Bostian.