Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-01-19
CONDENSED NEWS.

NhbCh WIZ pLIHoAAO0'
This is hot cake weather.
The days are getting longer.
Men who cut ice should waste no
time.
The middle of the road" is the
safest place to walk.
Beware of the treacherous grip
germ.
Now the Legislature will resume
work and keep at it to the end.
Remember, choose only men of the
highest ideals and principles for school
directors.
Meanwhile it is well to keep a
watch on the candidates for school di-
rector in your ward; also those who
desire to represent you in Council.
The Elks of Milton, have secured a
lease on the Brown building, corner OF
Broadway and Bound avenue, and will
have it reftted between now and April
nrst, when 1t will be occupied bv the
organization.
Farmers throughout Berks county
predict that potato bugs will be plentl-
ful next season. William Rubright, OF
Moslem, found several live potato bugs
on his farm recently and E X. Lesher
found several large caterpillats.
Primary elections could be made a
great deal more interesting if the vot-
ers could be made to realize their i'm
portance.
ID suggests good times that at one OF
the big savings banks of New York
the rush to make deposits became so
furious as to make intervention of the
police necessary The crowd was bent
or depositing its money in time to
draw interest for the first quarter of
the year.
The whole area of Winter wheat is
Si,l55, 900 acres, and the average con-
dition Is not as high as at the CORE
spending period last year
For school directors--men of hon.
ssty and capability, whose only aim in
seeking election is the proper educa-
tion Of the young and the economical
and Just administration of the business
Affairs of the school board.
II you will cross question your wife,
after she has read the paper, you will
fnd that she is little "ha2y" about
the status of the Eastern wal, but that
she has a sharp and clear notion of the
"apeoisI sales" that are in progress at
the various stores.
Photographer /. q. Lee il receiving
congratulations over the arrival OF a
baby boy at his home on West MahoD-
ing street.
Ice.oovered sidewalks are not cal.
culste 60 inspire in the average pedes-
triAn "a sweet spirit.
Auctioneers Throughout the rural dis
tricts of Brrks. Montgomery and Le-
high counties report that a smaller
number OF farmers public sales will
be held this spring than for many
years. as farming is more profitable
than in the past.
A charter was issued by the State
department in Harrisburg to The Peo'
ple's Savings & Trust Co of Hazle
ton, capital stock sl25, 900.
Nominate good men for school di'
,reotors. Only the best should be elect
ed.
The residence of Hon. O. II. Dicker
man, Of Milton, was thoroughly ran
sacked by burglars on Tuesday while
the family was absent.
Even at this early day the import
Ance and magnitude OF the Knights
Templar conolave to be held a. Will
iAmpoIt in May becomes apparent from
the wide scope tt the Preparations be.
ing made for the event.
Good men and true with right pIin.
cipies and the welfare of the city a
heart are the kind to select for council
men aud school directors.
Unless of pessimistio turn no Goa
dealer has had much to complain o
thIs winter.
The ground hog is doe to Gomez ou
on Feb. 7th. If he secs his shadow h.
will scuttle back in his hole. Six week
OF cold weather will follow. If th
skies are overcast the woodchuck will
remain out to frisk about. According
20 tradition, the weather during tn