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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-02-16
Died IN
CHURCH PEW

Joseph Elder, one of the oldest resi-
dents of WIlliamsport, died suddenly
Sunday morning shortly after 1870
o'clock, in the Pine Street II. L. church.
The services had not yet begun. He
had just seated himself i'll his pew, and
was preparing to enjoy the morning
service. when he was seized with a
stroke Of apoplexy and passed away a
few moments later in the hall at the
rear of the church. where several peo-
Pile had carried him.
Mr.. Edler would have been seventy
years of age next June, aud had walk
ed all the way from his home, No 1872
East Third street. through the. severe
snow storm, to attend service.
He was apparently in the best of
health and reached the church in his
usual time. In gong up the stairs to
the main auditorium. however. he re-
mark ed to young man whom he met
on the stairway, that the long walk
had made him breathe rather hard, but
joked aud talked, and appeared to be
in the best of spirits.
After seating himself in his pew he
sDeezed twice, violently, and a lady
who was seated near him noticed that
his head dropped over to one side, and
at once went TO him to inquire if he
were i'll.
He was already unconscious. Sew
eral men ran to his assistance and he
was carried to the room In the rear of
the pulpit, and placed on a couch,
where he expired in a few minutes.
DR.. G. D Mutt was hurriedly call
ed in. bat death came before he arriv-
ed. His brother William was attend
ing the Love Feast. in the class room,
down stairs when he was passing away,
aud he was sent for, but MIR. Elder
died without regaining consciousness.
Jos 'ph Elder was born in Williams
port. and resided there all his life,
with the exception OF a few years,
which he speat at Montoursville and
at Hepburnville He at one time work
ed Oh the old Pennsylvania canal. and
later engaged in the mercantile busi-
ness which he continued until about
fifteen years ago. when he retired. He
conducted grocery store on East
Third street. for about thirty years,
and later conducted -four and feed
store.
He had been a member of the Meth
odist church for many years and was
one of the most faithful in attendance.
He was also a strong advocate of pro-
hibition.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-02-16
Attest HoRACEC. BLUE, Clerk.
A SENTENCE OF CON-
SIDERABLE LENGTH

To Senator Bacon, Of Georgia, is as
cribed the credit of evolving the most
marvellous sentence ever emitted in de-
bate in the Senate. 1t was when the
Agricultural bill was up Friday. Ba.
con reeled this combination of words
off when discussiOg the syrup ques-
ton. 1t is asserted today that no man
can parse the sentence and that only
Bacon could have emitted it without
falling by the wayside. Read:
The Senator will probably remem
Der that last year when this matter
was before the Senate we had some
little colloquy about it, and / tried 10
explain to the Senate that the purpose
of this appropriation was to endeavor
by experiments on the part of the Gov
ernment 10 determine upon a process
which when generally used, would re.
suit in such uniformity of production
as would enable the article to become
an article of general merchandise, or
rather, generally marketable, explain.
ing. as l did, all the time, that while
this syrup had been made for century
all through that part of the country,
and successfully, it was made simply
By farmers for their own use aud for
a little local consumption, SO that al
most as many different processes were
used and as many different grades of
syrup we're produced under those cir
cumstances as there were different
producers that in consequence. when
an article of the kind was put upon
the market nobody knew what that
particular article was without sam
pling it; and it was the design of the
department to establish a plant by
which a regular standardprocess should
be inauRursted and SO generally be-
come known throughout the country
that it would be generally adopted
and the product would be of uniform
character. "
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-02-16
PIT'TSBURG HAS
70 ELIGIBLES

Over score of public school teach.
ers Of Harrisburg, who have been
identified with educational matters for
q generation or more will b3 retired
on pension if the bill which is now
being widely discussed and which will
soon be introduced in the Legislature,
providing for retirement on half pay
of all teachers who have been in con-
tinuous services for thirty years or
more, and who have passed the age OF
sixty years, finally becomes a law Such
a law would remove from active duty
some instructors who began their ca.
reers there before or during the war
time and whose names ara closely in.
terwoven with the boyhood and girl
hood memories of thousands OF Harris
burgers.
The oldest teacher In point OF ser.
vice is Isaac Lloyd, now situated at
the Reilly building, who began his
work in 1853. Previous to going there
he taught eight years in public schools
elsewhere, making his total career az
a teacher fifty-6ve years. or nearly two
generations. which far outstrIps that
of any other educator of that section.
Although some of the g teachers may
not yet have reached the required age
limit for retirement, it is safe to as.
sumo that most of them have or soon
will. AT any rate, the above list shows
twenty three who have been in active,
continuous service for thirty years or
longer. which il remarkable record
when it is considered that Pittsburg.
with its many times greater popula.
tion has but seventy teachers eligible
to be pensioned under terms of the
proposed law.
As the bill only provides for an an.
nual appropriation of $1,000 for two
years to the pension fund.- is consid-
cred hardly probable that it will pass
unless amended to provide for larger
appropriations
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-02-16
Inferred at Northumberland.

The remains of Mrs. Susanna Fed.
der, wife of Joseph Fedder, of % Mon
tour Row, were inferred in Fairvie "
cemetery, Northum berlsnd, on Satur-
day. Services were held at the house
at 10 o'clock, g. M, the Rev. G. E
Limbert, pastor of Shiloh Reformed
church, officiating. William Slessler,
Frederick Vincent, John Nevius and
Thomas Lewis served as pail bearers.
and the friends in attendance from out
of town were: Mrs. Peterman, O. O.
Shultz, wife and family, Joseph Earl
ster. Harry Mutchler and family Nord.
mont, Sullivan County; Mrs, Barnes
aud Harris Barnes, Sunbury.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-02-16
Arrangements completed.

The arrangements are about complet.
ed for the movement of the Provision
al Brigade of Pennsylvania troops to
Washington to participate in the in.
auguration OF President Roosevelt.
The Provisional Regiment which
will represent the Third Brigade. and
which will be under the command Of
Colonel Clement, will be assembled at
Harrisburg and will proceed from there
as an organization.
The train bearing the Repasz Twelfth
Regiment band, Company D and the
Williamsport members of Colonel
Clements staff will leave Williamsport
at p. m. ,on Thursday, March 2.Com-
pany 9 will be picked up at Milton,
Company A at Montandon and Com
pany Z, with Colonel Clement and the
balance of his staff at Sunbury
The relative rank of the majors com.
manding fixes the formation of the
regiment as follows:
Battalion of the Eighth Regiment,
Major William 6. Speck, command.
ing. Companies ], H, D, B.
Battalion of the Twelfth Regiment,
Major Charles p. Gearhsrt, command.
ing. Companies A, D, E, O.
Battalion Of the Fourth Regiment,
Major Marshall L. Case, commanding.
Companies B, II, K, +.
The colors will be carried in the
battalion from the Twelfth Regiment,
Company E being the color company.
While in Washington the reRiment
will he quartered il hall at Fifth
and K streets, and the mounts for the
officers of the field and staff will be
from the stable of one of the best known
liverymen in Washington.
All of the officers will be required
TO wear the new regulation olive drsb
overcoat
Returning home, the regiment is
scheduled to leave Washington At 9 a.
N. March S.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-02-16
State to Own ArmorieS.

Pending in the State Assembly at
present is bill providing for the APP
pointmeut and maintenance of an arm
ory board and for the payment of its
expenses and for the erection and
maintenance of armories throughout
the state
The bill provides for the creation OF
an armOry board TO consist of five
members to be appointed and the Gov
ernor and Adjutant General as OK
officio members, whose duty it shall be
TO locate and erect armorIes for the
use of the National Guard in such
cities as il NAV be desirable to MAIN
tain organizations of the guard. This
commission is given authority TO pur-
chase ground and erect armories the
maximum amount to be expended be-
ing $50, 600 for company of Infantry
and $50, 600 for a troop Of cavalry or
battery of artillery, tie amount 10 in
clude the purchase of ground whore 1t
IS necessary.
Title to all such property is to re-
main in the State of Pennsy lvania and
whenever any organization possessing
an armory shall be disbanded for any
reason the building is to be sold and
the proce DIS revert to the armory fund,
the creation of which is provided for
in the bill.
For the purpose of carrying out the
provisions of the act the SUN of $500,
900 is appropriated The bill has been
reported favorably aud will come up
in the house in a few days for final
action. Every officer in the Guard and
a great many of the enlisted men are
at present using their best endeavor
with the Legislators from their district
in order TO bring about the passage of
the measure.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-02-16
Funeral of Mrs. SmidIey.

The funeral of Mrs. Nettie. wife of
Charles Smidley, occurred from she
family residence, 90 Hemlock street,
Sunday afternoon, at 4 O'Clock. the
Rev. N. E. Clesver, pastor of the
Trinity NJ Z. church, officiating. To-
terment was made in Odd Fellows
cemetery. The pail bearers were
Daniel Adams. Joseph Shepherd. Rob-
ert Williams, Barton Lloyd, Millsrd
Cook and Edward Gibson. Among the
friends from ont of town we're Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward Robinson, of Strasburg
and Fred Smidley, Pottsville.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-02-16
Birthday Party.

Mr. and Mrs. J. }. Reese entertain
ed a number of young people at their
home on Railroad street Friday even
ing The affair was given in honor
ofthe l4th birthday of their son
Arthur Reese Those present were /:
Misses Agnes Hurley, Helen Swayze,
Jennie Reed, Lizzie Thomas, May
Brent, Lizzie Jones, May Fetterman.
Edith and Aunie Reese Charles Kesr,
George Kesr. William Chambers, Ralph
White, Herman Wolfe, William, Wal.
ter and Stanley Reese and William /.
Davis OF Norristown.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-02-16
NEVER TIRE OF 1T.
Danville People Are Pleased to Show the
Gratitude They Feel

UanVllle feople Are Pleased TO SHOW the
Gratitude They Feel.
People cured of lame, weak and ach.
ing backs, kidney weaknesses aud
urinary troubles, never tire of letting
others know about the remedy which
did it.-Dosn's Kidney Pills. The
cures are permanent cures, as people
who we're cured years ago now testify.
Here is a case of the thorough work
ings of Dosn's Kidney Pills in Dan
Vile.
John B. Hollister, puddler, of ell
Mill street, says: Some years ago
suffered from distressing kidney and
bladder weakness which had clung to
me for some time. / also was annoyed
with severe pains right across my loiDs
so severe at times as to almost pros
trate me. The kidney secretions were
very annoying and painful and too
frequent, particularly at night. | u.s.
ed a number of remedies but with no
apparent effect Doan's Kidney Pills
were recommended to me and / used
them. The result was perfect cure.
| can recommend Doan's Kidney Pills
as being all that is claimed for them. "
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo,
n. Y, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name Doan sand
take no other.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-02-16
Pure Milk.

Recently the Pure Food men secured
samples of milk from every dealer be-
tween Danvile and Bloomsbury, and
had them tested. The analysis show
ed all OF the samples to be pure. The
test proved the same with the milk
sold by dealers In Bloomsbury.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-02-16
Martha Washington Supper.

Martha Washington hopes that all
her friends will fiud it possible to sc-
cept this invitation previously given
to partake with her, hot supper at
Y. Nj. Q. A. Hall, Wednesday even
ing, February %. from five to seven
O'Clock. Tickets of admission may be
secured from her maids, for twenty five
cents.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-02-16

CLASSIFIED ACCOUNTS OF EXPENDITURES
FERRY EXPENSES.


Hoover Brothers, building boat and material 500 So
Hoover Rrohprs rpuars material
Hugh H. Vastne placing poles land. 80 W
j. H. Cole, cable, rope bolts, 2I0 10
E. H. Bell pole & lumber s29.40 w II. zimmerman
Horny Iones Ferrvnan months
EIIott NJ Yoogar Ferrv,nan 3 months at 800
Currv e. Vonnop renoirs and material
I ri Kase material oil etc ............... 54 04
standard Electric igbt Co tobtng cable light etc 6298
CboS w CooLo oversoarinr work OF ferry
81
e ~ ~ f 2l58
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-02-16

settlement. t.............. 1850 a
settlement for the year 1908 -. l34 %
To balance due from f.. w. Peters at
last settlement on duplicate for
the year 1901. ....... ........... p 81
To balance due from +. w. Peters at
last settlement on duplicate for
the 1902. 2................. .............. lSi s.
To amount of duplicate Issued h.. W.
Peters for the Borough of Danville
for the year 1908 Observation-Disclosures. 6i7 i6
To amount of duplicate issued +. W.
Tor the year 1904 t,..,,........... 5000 p
To Penalty of per cent on Si91 81 dup
licate Tor the year 1904 i............... 1880
Amount of duplicate issued E.G.Wert-
man for the Township of Mahon-
ing for the year 1904. Oi.................. 69l 81
To penalty OF per cent on loo 93 dup
liCate for the year 1894 ......... , 81
To cash received from Eli Rosenthal. So 90
To cash rec. from Mrs. Conner Thomas 80 %
To cash received from j. =. Bare com
mittee OF sam Pickens. .............. III ~
To cash received from Joseph Law. 100
To cash received from j. =. Bare, act.
of HuWn eState..........-.... p 90
To cash rec. from John + TOoley...... - -
To cash received from return taXeS.... 81 81
To cash received from Matte Young. 200
To cash received from =. NJ. kcns.. 800
To cash received from Allen Secher est li5 ~
To cash received from Phillip Pollock 1000
cash received from Steward for Pro
duce sold. 42l "a
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-02-16
ANNUAL STATEMENT
OF THE
DIRECTORS OF THE POOR
Danville and Mahoning Poor Dis
trict for the Year Ending
Ian. /, 1905.

j. p. BARE, Treasurer.
In account with the Directors OF the Dan
villea Mahoning Poor District
DP
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-02-16

BY outstanding County taxes for 1904 2025 90
112 90
outstanding County $50 II
BY Dog for 1903 81 90
BY outstanding County for 1902 23l 70
By outstanding Dog taxes Ga 05
amount
I amount due from Commissioners of Northumberland County . 1909
Ty amount Of cash in hands of County Treasurer 1924 80
Liabilities in excess of Assets 1859 50
1926 so
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-02-16
IA mEsUR I'm ApoUNr WIFE D o


Balance still due the Several Dis.
tncts including balance on
hand from UrlQr wears
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-02-16

aDate- I.COlleCl-I
Inents 4 Ors Com.amOunt BAL
.eIons mission. paid, Due
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-02-16

Edward Peters Collector Col & p4ayaTe n
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1905-01-21
coRYELLs "BoMBsHELL.'

&OANL 49,
Assemblyman Coryeil, of Elko. has in
troduced a concurrent resolution to the
effect that no man should be elected to
the Senate of the United States for Ne
yada. who is not in full accord with the
President in his avowed desire to extend
the powers of the Interstate Commerce
Commission, and to revise the tarin'
The resolution further demands a pledge
to that effect from the candidate for SEN
atorial honors.
We'll. well, Mr.. Coryell has at last got
onto himself and has found out what
Nevada needs in the way of a national
representative. Mr.. Coryell has been an
active member of the Silver party for
ten years, ant been a leader in the leg
islature from Elko county several SEES
sions. Never before has he advocates
railroad legislation. although his party
was in complete control of both branches
of the legislature, until the present ses-
sion.
Did he want f. G.. Newlands pledged
two years ago? Not on your llGe. Did he
want Van Duzer "pledged?" Perish the
thought! Does he want these valiant
members of his own party instructed
now? Apparently not. He confines him
self to telling a Republican legislature
what it should do. Had Mr.. Coryell not
tackled on his demand for the revision
of the tariff his intentions might have
considered as at least a sincere
though rather tardy recognition of the
Injustices Nevada has long suffered IN
matters. Blu in its present form
his resolution can only be classed as
buncombe, pure and simple.
Mr.. Nixon, the Republican candidate
for the Senate, has already announced
to be fully in accord with Presi-
dent Roosevelt in his proposed railroad
legislation; as for the tariff, that is a
horse of another color altogether. Ne
does not want tariff revision and
Coryeli. from a sheep-rI eng county.
ought to know 1t.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1905-01-21
COOP STORY ON M

Postmaster General Wynne was once a
correspondent at the capital
city. A good story concerning Mr.. Wynne
is going the rounds 1t is related that
President Roosevelt once asked Mi
Wynne: How does it feel to attend a
abine meeting after having spent so
much time on the outside trying to find
out what occurred at similar gatherings"
''Oh, 1t is not so much how he feels,
said Secretary Wilson, las how the rest
of us feel" Wynne has Irish blood in
his veins and ready wit at the tip of his
tongue. He came back in this fashion,:
THAT reminds me of what Secretary Fos-
ter said when he took charge of the
Treasury Department. / was his private
secretary. One day he remarked to me:
'Wynne, when / first came to Washing
ton as a membe of the cabinet gazed
in awe at the distinguished men who were
my colleagues and wondered how / got
there. After l had been in the cabinet
three months I wondered how my col
leagues got there
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1905-01-21
CHAMBERLAIN's COUGH REMEDY
THE BEST MADE.

I'm my opinion Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy is the best made for colds" says
Mrs. Cora Walker, of Porterville. Cali
fornia. There is no doubt about its be-
ing the best. No other will cure a cold
so quickly. No other is so sure a pre-
yentiye of pneumonia. No other is so
pleasant and safe to take. These are
good reasons why 1t should be preferred
to any other. The fact is that few peo-
pie are satisfied with any other after
having once used this remedy For ale
by Brown Bros.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1905-01-21
RATES
~ IS TIME TO Q

Washoe county seems to be the hot
bed of numbering thugs and robbers. For
over two years the crimes committed at
Derby In that county has been a burning
Murders have been of frequent occur
rance and the murderers have no been
detected and are now robbing and killing
people uninterruptedly. The Silver State
is a strong advocate of unfolding the
law, but when the officers, sworn to per-
form their duties do not detect and pun
ish crime, but put in their time hunting
some poor old drunk and sending him to
jail, while murderers go untouched, pa
thence ceases to be a virtue.
When, by some lucky chance, a muir
derer is caught. tried and convicted. the
law steps in and gives him two or three
years of luxury at the States expense,
if it does not let him go altogether. Il
something is not done, and that quickly,
to put a stop to these delays and mis-
carriages of justice the people will take
the law into their own hands and hang
a few of the miserable numbering whelps
to the nearest tree. Reno and Sparks
commission of crime. The cruel murder
of Mrs. Hess at Sparks the other night
hy a 1r,Inkap hpttta xyto pnos1a hiS boast
of making a rough house of his home
and in order to carry out the rough
house proposition beat Mrs. Hess to
death. should stretch hemp at the earli-
est possible moment. The murderers of
poor Jack Weleh near LoveIock have
been tried and convicted twice already
and nave taken their cases before the
Supreme court to have the verdict set
aside on some trifing technicality. They
should have zone through the scuttle
many, many months ago. The attempted
murder of Mrs. j. E. Harper, at her
home in Reno is still another offense that
should meet with prompt and decisive
treatment.
If swift trial and rapid execution does
not follow close on the heels of these
awful crimes. the people may rise in their
might and hang a few of the murderers
to put the fear of God in the hearts of
others and put a stop to any more muir
ders.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1905-01-21
HOW,S THIS2

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
70 case of Catarrh that cannot be
cure by Halls Catarrh Cure.
f. j. CHENEY & CO, Toledo, o.
We. the undersigned. AVE known F. ].
Cheney for the last is years, and believe
him perfectly honorable In all business
transactions and financially able to carry
out any obligations made by his firm.
WALDING. KINNAN & MARVIN.
Wholesale Druggists. Toledo. o.
Halls Catarrh Cure Is k internally.
acting directly upon the blood and mu-
cous surfaces of the system. Testi-
moniais sent free. Price rs cents per
bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipa-
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1905-01-21

Governor Folk of Missouri still is reg
ulating'' affairs in characteristic manner
n nas iss,,ad an order to the effect h
ALI lobbyists attending the State Legs
lature shall report to the Governor .
office upon arrival, disclose the OBJECT ol
their visit and leave within thirty hours.
Isn't that refreshing!
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1905-01-21

of California ignore Inyo, Mono and Al
pine as completely as it can be DONE De
cause of our small Importance in general
affairs, while Nevada ignores us as Wen
as it can, admitting no direct interest III
our welfare. We are the ugly ducklng
in the California brood, even though we
believe the tabled development will come
with time"
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1905-01-21
WOULD LIKE TO JOIN NEVADA.

WOULD LIKE TO JOIN NEVADA.
California that would hail with joy a
measure that would unite them to the
State of Nevada. These counties accord
ing to the Inyo Register, printed at
Bishop, Cal, are Inyo, Mono and Alpine,
situated on the eastern slope of the Sier-
ras and lying adjacent 20 Esmeralda
county of this State. The Register com
ments at length in an editorial way ON
the matter and says:
''Inyo, Mono and Alpine counties occu-
Ply a peculiar position in the affairs of
the State. BY State bounds a part of Cal
ifornia, they are as wholly cut off from
it, and as little considered in it's legisla
ton, as though they were counties of
Arizona. The average legislator glances
at his map and sees that the lines of
Inyo, on the west, are also those of
Tular and Fresno, therefore he con-
cludes that the interests in most respects
are Identical, and that Tulare and Fresno
are proper companions with which to link
us in all districting matters. He may be
wholly unaware that the line mentioned
is the summit of a range of mountains
newhere less than lo.0oo feet high, and
everywhere impossible for all ordinary
purposes with which the lawmakers con
Germ themselves.
Geographically, this slope belongs to
Nevada. Were IL a part of that State
our population is relatively large enough
to make us of real Importance in Nevada
affairs. The organizations and the press