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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-07-09
Rain at Eldora.

Special to Times Republican.
Eldora. July "a heavy rain fell
here about noon yesterday in fact I
amounted to regular deluge, 1t being
one Of the hardest rains of the seas
on. The hay harvest is on here and the
rain was the cause of considerable
loss to many farmers. Corn indica-
tons are fine.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-07-09
Desperate Youth.

LNiTNiSU ANCNS.I
On the thirteenth floor of the office
building Percy Pen leaned out of the
window
Refuse me-" he cried. "and in ten
minutes I will be found on that side
walk. far below"
Agnes, the beautiful stenographer.
shuddered and accepted him. After the
wedding she said. softly:
Ard would you really have Jumped
out OF the Window"
NO. darling, l intended taking the
elevator down."
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-07-09
No Pity Shown.

For years fate was after me contin-
uously. writes F. A. Gulledge, Nerbena,
Ala. Il had terrible case of piles
causing "a tumors. When all failed
Bucklen's Arnica Salve Cured me-
Equally good for burns and all aches
an dapnis. Only Csc. at Mcdonald &
Mahood's drug store.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-07-09
DEPOT IS BURNED DOWN.

The c., r. !. & p. Loses Station House
at Lester.
Special to Times Republican.
Ocheyedan. July 9.-The Chicago,
Rock Island & Pacific depot at Lester,
a small station As miles west CT here,
was burned to the ground last night.
The origin is unknown and may have
been caused by lightning, as that terri
tory was visited by hard rain all
night. A box car Is answering the pur-
pose OF depot until a new one can be
built to replace the two story brick one
which was burned.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-07-09
FARMERS ORGANIZE
Meat Producers Form Branch Asso
citation AZ Royal.

citation At Royal.
Special to Times Republican.
Royal, July "a Corn Belt Mea'
Producers Association has just beer
organized at Royal with thirty mem
bers, having In view the protection OF
both producer and consumer. William
Mincer, of Riverton township. was
elected president. and G. +. Martin. OF
Clay, secretary. 1t Is hoped that when
a number of these associations are
united in plan and purpose a stand
may be made against the packing com.
bineS.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-07-09
DEATH OF w. P. LORD
An Old Resident of EIdora Passe.

Eldora. July civilian P. Lord.
aged rs years. died here yesterday. For
over thirty years Mr.. Lord resided on
farm near Clarion, Wright county.
About two years since he bought prop
erty and moved to this city. He Was
one of the first settlers Of Wright
county.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-07-09
The First Step

Toward recovering your health is made
when you commence taking Hostetter's
Stomach BitteAs. 1t restores the stom-
ach to a normal condition, corrects the
liver, promotes bowel regularity and
induces restful sleep. Doctors endorse
and recommend IT, 1t always cures
Vomiting, Bioating, Headache, Dys-
pepsia, indigestion, Dizziness. Cramps
and Malaria, Fever and Asue. Try
one bottle and be convinced of Its
value.
HOSTETTER'S
STOMACH BIT.TERS
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-02-18
No Court N, Xt We-k.

The February term OF Court this
year has been called of for the want
of business There is not single case
for trial either on the criminal or civil
list and accordingly Judge Little has
made the following order:
"The Sheriff of MontOur County is
directed to notify all petit jurors who
have been summoned to serve at the
February term of Court, 1904, that
their services will not be needed there
fore they are not to appear
Sheriff Maiers Tuesday was quite
busy delivering notices as above TO the
traverse jurors, which was no easy
task, as they are scattered all over the
county In reaching good many the
mail could be relied upon; others had
to be seen personally either by the
Sheriff or others who could be relied
upon to deliver the notice.
The Grand Jurors will be permitted
to convene but there will be nothing
for them to do beyond examining the
public buildings and like routine
work. They will probably wind up
their duties on Monday. The con-
stables will also make their report on
Monday morning.
February term of Court was dispens-
ed with in similar way one year ago,
all of which speaks well for the peace
and general conformity to the laws
which characterize the inhabitants of
little Montour.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-02-18
School Work for ST. LOWS.

The exhibit of school work to be
sent from Pennsylvania to the St
Louis exposition is to be IN charge OF
Mrs. Alicia NJ. Zierden, of Dubois,
who has gone to West Chester to take
charge of it.
Mrs. Zierden, WHO was born in Will
Transport, is specialist who under
stands thoroughly the arranging of
educational exhibits.
She has been assigned large light
aud airy room on the first floor Of the
new library building at the West
Chester State Normal School and
there, with large table and plenty
of wall space she Will arrange the
work which is sent to West Chester
from all parts OF Pennsylvania
When the exhibit is ready for ship
ment to st. Louis she Will leave tor
that city, and Will see that the work
is placed in the large educational
booth in the PENNSYLVANIA building.
Then while the fair Is in progress
Mrs. Zierden will be present to show
and explain the work to those who are
Interested.
She is under the supervision of Sup
erintendent Addison l.. Jones, of the
West Chester Public Schools, who some
months ago was made director of the
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-02-18
WILL DOUBLE
THE CAPACITY

Next week new machinery will be
installed at the clock factory which
will more than double the capacity of
the plant The new machines will do
al! the turning work of the factory
aud As is implied by their name will
do the work automatically. They en-
tirely discount the machines at first
installed for this work, each of which
have to be manipulated by boy.
The self-winding clocks heing entire
ly new aud original in their design
special machinery had to be devised
for their manufacture which is being
gradually improved upon as the result
of experiment The automatic form
embraces the latest conception in
machinery devised for the turning
work
\ very handsome assortment Of clock
cases may be seen at the factory and
il is certain that no more nicely finish
ed or more artistic clocks are put up
on the market a number of firms are
competing in the manufacture of cases
but up to the present it seems the
Muucy Manufacturing Company aud
the West Branch Novelty Company of
Milton have the preference The styles
in the catalogue are frames
manufactured by the two above firms.
The demand for self-winding clocks
is steadily increasing and the future
of the industry is assured.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-02-18
INVESTIGATING
SECOND ROUTE

Special Agent Shoenberger accom-
panied by Post Master c. p. Harder
on Tuesday completed second drive
over the territory on the opposite side
of the river with a view of establish
ing couple of rural free delivery
routes. The special agent left Dan-
Vile yesterday for Catawissa where he
is looking up some matters relating to
rural free delivery.
What report Mr.. Shoenberger will be
able to make relative to the two routes
petitioned for on the opposite side OF
the river which he has examined no
one can toretel As stated Saturday
the territory is by no means convent
emily located, owing to the fact that
the route from Sunbury cuts into it
very deeply reaching point within
three miles of Danville. Another draw
back lies in the fact that great deal
of the territory, and especially that
embraced by Tuesdays drive is made
up of large farms, so that while the
need of free delivery would seem to
be just as great the number of houses
and of inhabitants there do not run up
very fast. In this respect there ale
some grounds for fearing that the sec
ond of the two routes may not come
up to the requirements of the law.
Post Master Harder is working hard
to secure both routes.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-02-18
Still Hope for Our Bridge.

The pessimistic view held at Blooms
burg and Catawissa as to the safety of
the heavy iron bridges over the river
at those points has inspired feeling
of grave solicitude here for our own
bridge when the spnng flood makes its
final roundup and the ice gorges above
US break loose The majority of peo-
pie seem TO take the least hopeful view
possible and regard the bridge as
marked for destruction.
There is still room for hope, how
ever, and while our bridge in all its
history may not have faced conditions
precisely like those prevailing at pres
ent it is not at all unlikely that it will
be able to maintain its supremacy
when it comes to its final bout with
the ice.
The fact is not 10 be concealed,
however, that the bridge is in danger
and that were it to be swept away its
loss would be severely felt not alone
in Dauville bat throughout wide sec
tion on the opposite side of the river.
All things have very nicely adjust
ed themselves to free passage over the
river. The wage earners employed in
Danville suffer no Inconvenience or
loss through a residence in South Dan J..
vile or Riverside. The farmers and
dairymen of Gearhart and Rush town
ships since the bridge was made free
have become accustomed to driving to
Danville The dcmoralizing effect up
ON our market alone would be some
thing to be deplored but it would by
10 means end there. The loss of the
bridge would be felt here in every de
partment of trade and business activ-
ity. 1t is well, therefore, not to in
dulge too much in the gloomy view,
but to hope for the best
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-02-18
Scarlet Fever in Our Midst.

Although diphtheria seems pretty
we'll stamped out of the Borough yet
scarlet fever in one or more of its
smialder forms still fingers in our
midst There are some half a dozen
houses in all bearing scarlet fever
cards
Although there may be nothing
alarming in the number yet it be-
hooves the public TO exercise every
possible procaution in dealing with
the disease Even though the disease
be in one OF its less serious forms,
there is always danger that any one
coming in contact with the contagion
may contract scarlet fever in its most
virulent form.
No matter how light the disease may
be, therefore, great care should be
taken to keep the patient isolated and
to observe all the rules of quarantine
to the end that the disease may not
spread
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-02-18
Material for rhe Street Railway,

W. +. Pascoe, who has the contract
for building the Danville and Blooms
burg electric railway, stated yesterday
that with early spring work on con
structing the new line will begin.
Material for the road j. already be-
ing ordered. The +. Keeler Company
Of williamsport has been awarded the
contract for the boilers and engines.
The Crooker Wheeler Company Of
Amphere, \. j., will furnish the gen
orators As before stated the power
house will be built at Grovania. The
company will hold meeting during
next week when some details will be
considered relating to the actual be-
ginning Of work.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-02-18
Al
PARAGRAPHS

Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Gordy of Sun.
bury, were guests Sunday at the home
OF George Hoffman, Front street
Augustus Diener OF WiIliamsport,
spent Sunday at the home of J. V.
Wilson, Pine street.
John Eyerly of Bloomsbury. spent
Sunday with friends in this city
! @. @. Yetter, Esq, of Bloomsbury,
spent Sunday with2Danville friends
Eleaser Maier of Philadelphia, spent
Sunday with relatives in this city.
Mr.. aud Mrs. John Limbergor of
Sanbury, spent Sunday at the Linn
berger homestead. West Mahoning
srteet
Mrs James Morgan of Shamokin,
visited relatives in this city yestcr-
day.
Charles Whispell transacted business
in Bloomsbury yesterday.
Mrs Joseph Smith visited friends
in Sunbury yesterday.
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n, r Sbr1t, +ool ho 4rain fan
ROARING Creek last EVENING nm pro.
fessional business
F. O. Hartman transacted business
in Berwick Yesterday.
County Commissioner ! II Deeto~
OF Bradford County, was a visitor at
the State Hospital yesterday.
Mis-, Ida Yorks visited friends in
Bloomsbury yesterday.
Jesse Shannon was in Suuhurv vos-
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-02-18
Big Fire at Milton Last Night.

One of Millions most valuable bust
ness blocks was destroyed by fire last
night.
About O'Clock fire was discovered
in the basement of the Goldenberg
shoe store in the Krauser block, Front
street. and by midnight the building
was entirely destroyed. The building
was occupied by the Goldenberg store,
Krauser's drug store, q. Dal Fox's
jewelry store, g. a. r. Post rooms and
Sons of Veterans Lodge rooms.
Watsontown ana Lewisburg fire com
panies assisted the Milton fire depart
ment but owing TO the zero weather
the fire plugs were frozen up and the
flames gained considerable headway
before water could be secured. At
midnight the Milton National Bank
and Hotel Haag were in danger Of be-
ing destroyed.
The loss at midnight was estimated
at 500, 600
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-02-18
NONTOUR COUNTY
ELECTION RETURNS

The result of the election Tuesday
showed the usual surprises. " which
attcsted the tact over again thar the
average voter is apt TO practice a good
deal of independence and 70 cut loose
from party lines i'm selecting men 70
fill the local offices The vote with
the single exception Of the Fourth
Ward was exceedingly light. even for
Spring election This was not due 30
much to a lack Of interest ~ to the
state OF the weather. ah.rH was 90 tue
zero type, most voter, pirferTiug % re-
main by the fire-side 10 turning Yut
and facing the biting cold.
p NJ. Kerns was reelected Ogersecr
of the Poor for the Danville and Nah
ouing Poor District receiving 7O6 votes
as against 53l for Jesse L. Beaver.
Haydn Woodside was the choice for
Borough Auditor. His vote was fGl a.
against j29 for John Schuster.
Following are the successful council.
men: First Ward, Amos vastine Sec
ond Ward, Jacob If Boyer Third
Ward, Arthur VI. Dietrich: Fourth
Ward, Joseph Gibson
School Directors were elected a. fol
lows: First Ward, H. f. Trumbower.
who had no opposition Second Ward,
ID. +. Haring Third Ward. ID. Fl.
Bverly Fourth Ward. W H. Orth.
In the Third Ward James Dalton
was elected Justice of the Peace. de-
feating J. p. Bare who has held the
Office tor nnmhnr Of EaArs
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-02-18
Work Interrupted,

None OF our industries have been
crippled worse by high water than the
planning mill of Hoover Bros, South
Danville. With the exception of about
a week the plant has been unable to
run for upwards of month.
The water has not entirely receded
from the basement of the plant here
when the food was the highest the
water was five feet deep The engine
was wholly submerged.
What water remains in the basement
is covered with a coat Of ice several
inches in thickness, while ali around
the mill outside about the same state
Of affairs exist, the masses of ice max
ing it difficult to get anywhere near
with horse and wagon.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-02-18
COMMISSIONERS
JOINT MEETING

County Commissioners @. w Cook
and Henry Cooper went up to Blooms
burg yesterday to attend a joint meet
ing of the Commissioners of MontOur,
Columbia and Northumberland cuun-
ties, which was called for the purpose
of taking some action on the several
plans proposed for breaking up the ice
goIges in the North Branch within the
limit of the above counties, Messrs.
! Raudenbush, Beck and COOneT Of the
Northumberland county board were
present in addition to the Columbia
County Commissioners, Messrs. Fish
er, Sterner and Bogart
The meeting was held in the Court
| House at one p. III. Both the Pennsyl-
vania and the p. & Il. railroad com
pany have placed themselves on record
rs being in sympathy with the adop-
tion of plans looking to the relief Of
! the ice situation and their co-opera-
tion with the counties is looked for rs
soon as some practical plan is evolved
for making grand assault upon
the ice gorses between Klinesgrove
and Berwick.
The first proposition considered at
the joint meeting was hat Of Alfred
Cole, whose scheme was simply to
build dam at the head OF each ice
gorge and to cause the water TO flow
over the top of the jam, which accord.
ing to Coles theory would have the
effect of melting the ice. The plan
was given due consideration but was
finally dismissed as altogether i'm
practicable.
Frank Greasy of Berwick, appeared
before the Commissioners with pro-
position which was regarded with
more favor. His plan was to install
tanks of petroleum along the river
whore the ice is gorged aud to pipe
the oil onto the ice where the jam Is
the thckost and Offers the most resist
auco. He would fill the large hollowS
on the ice gorge with petroleum and
set it on fire. He would feed the fame
with Old railroad ties and other wood 7
that would easily burn, at intervals
adding more petroleum so as to keep
up fierce continuous fire The heat,
Mr.. Greasy believes, would be sunici- .
ent in very short time to melt the .
ice enough to open channel
Mr. Creasy's plan was discussed at 1
length each of the different boards /
being very favorably impressed with
its practicability. Nj. Greasy today
will lay his proposition before repres
entatives of the Pennsylvania and p.
& r. railways. Should the latter lie
impressed with its practicability, it is
believed that they will consent to
make the experiment. demonstrating
the success or failure of the scheme.
Assuming that the railroads will
test the matter the Commissioners at
the joint meeting yesterday decided,
iu case the plan proves successful, to
unite with the RAILROAD companies in
an attack on the ice between Berwick
and Sunbury, each county obligating
itself to bear its pro rata share of the
expense. The counties, however, Will /
spend no money in experiment.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-02-18
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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-02-18
Basket Ball.

The next game of basket ball will
be played in the armory between the
local High school team and the strong
Bloomsbury State Normal Reserve
team on Friday evening The High
school boys have been playing first
class basket ball and the contest will
be one worth seeing, affording all the
excitement that any one could desire
The high water interfered with pro-
perly warming the building when the
last game was played, but as high
water is not factor at present there
will be no difficulty in having the
building warm enough on Friday
night No one should miss this game.
1t will be called at O'Clock. Admis-
sion - cents.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-02-18
Ice Three Feet Thick.

a gentleman residing near Cameron,
who drove to this city yesterday is
authority for the statement that the
ice on the river at points near There
approxirnates three feet III thickness.
Such ice is not to be confounded with
the several goEges but represents ice
which has been in process of forma-
tiou since fall and is included in the
several large areas which have never
yet broken up.
According TO the gentleman story
some days ago he cut hole through
the ice aud found it to be thirty-threo
inches thick. Allowing three inches
additional for the recent zero weather
he thinks thera IS no doubt but that it
is at least three feet thick by the pres.
eut time,
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-02-18
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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-02-18
The Fast Of Lent.

The LentGn season, containing forty
days, exclusive of Sundays, began yes
terday and ends on Easter. April Sd.
Although Ash Wednesday and the
penitential season are not marked by
any special observances in the churches
outside of the Episcopalian, Catholic
and Lutheran denominations, society,
regardless of church affiliatiOn, seeks
the cloister abstinence. From the ap-
ostolic days Lent has been one of the
most prominent Institutions of the
Christian church. 1t is y time Of relig-
ious awakening among the people, and
the Catholic church cndeavors to i'm
press upon her faithful children the
fundamental truth that fasting, and all
other obseryauces, are simply means
to a higher end, the sancufcation and
salvation of the soul As soul dis
cipline the fast of Lent can not easily
be excelied
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-02-18
No Election AT Nescopeck

Owing to an error on the part OF the
Luzerne Conunty Commissioners the
Republican ticket was not represented
on the ballots furnished for the muni-
cipal election at Nescopack. The re-
suit is, that a special election will in
all probability be required to elect the
borough officials Not only was the
Republican ticket omitted but the Re
publican candidates for minor offices
were printed in the Democratic col
umu Seeing that the election would
be improper and Illegal the persons
who went out to vote nearly all re
turned without casting their ballots.
John Gould was secretary Of the Re
publican caucus aud returned the
nomination papers in regular manner
to the office of the Commissioners,
thus the fault lies with the Luzerne
County Commissioners
A movement is On foot among the
citizens of Nescopeck to apply for a
special election when the ballots Will
be properly made