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Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-02-03
BRISK BUSINESS
FOR MERCHANTS

| Yesterday was busy one for the
merchants of Danville They did .
larger business than at any other time
since the holidays. Stores Of every de-
soription, were we'll filed with custom.
ers from the time they were opened
in the morning until late in the after.
noon. Groceries. hardware and de-
partment stores. alike, enjoyed an ex.
tensive trade.
What was the reason of such a sud.
den boom? The reader may ask.
because of the unusually large
number of outsiders in town, " is the
reply.
The natural bridge did it. More peo.
{ pie visited town yesterday, than at
I any one time since the break up in the
river month ago. And they didn't
all come from Riverside either, al
though there we're vast numbers from
that place. They came over in groups
and purchased from the merchants
what they we're in need of; in many
instances, considerably more. Not
knowing how long the present bridge
would be passable. or when they might
have another opportunity of coming to
Danville, they invested heavily In sup.
plies. OF the many that went across
the ice in the direction of South DAN
Vile yesterday afternoon and evening.
few, indeed. were without a bundle
OF large basket, and some were burd.
ened with both.
Among the throng were many farm
ers and their families. They had not
lad favorable opportunity to cross
the river to Danville for many weeks.
and availing themselves Of the present
one they came from many sections In
northumberland county. Leaving their
teams on the South side, they walked
across the ice, and after purchasing ex-
tensively from the merchants, return.
ed in the same manner.
Today will very likely be a repetition
of yesterday. And every day there
after as long as the ice remains. with
the exception that business will be still
better when the natural bridge be-
comes strong enough to carry teams.
The activity inaugurated by the river
freezing over, speaks volumes Of the
need of the new bridge. Every d ,
that the river can't be crossed aggre-
gates loss of thousands of dollars to
Danville. Through it the business Of
the merchants in this city has been
greatly injured. The amount of money
they have failed to realize on account
of South side people being unable to
get to town to transact business with
them, would nearly if not altogether.
have paid for the building Of the
bridge.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-02-03
ENJOYABLE PARTY,

An enjoyable party was given at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Mo.
Craokeu, near Pottsgrove. on Tuesday
evening. Those present were: Mr..
aud Mrs. Miles Bitter and sonlHoward,
Mr.. and Mrs. Robrrt MoCracken, Mr..
and Mrs. Edward Gerringer, and
daughter Edna, Mrs. and Mrs. Harvey
Rudy and daughter Jennie, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Holdings, MIR. and Mrs.
Clyde Springer, Thomas Bitler, James
Smithers, Misses Jennie, Minnie and
Nettie Byers, Helen Bowman, Nora
Long. Nancy and Flora Fruit, Carrie,
Verna, Mary McOracken. Julia Stack
hoose. Mary Miller, Susie Barnick.
and Minnie Erwin of Catawissa
Messrs. William Long, John Fruit,
. Joseph hartman, John and Charlea Mo-
Orscken, William Bitler, Peter Stump,
Dennis, Jacob and Charles Springer,
Freeman Robbins, friedrich Springer,
: Charles Boyer and Alexander Maddis.
Refreshments were served during the
evening.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-02-03
Death of William Cripps.

william Cripps, the we'll known su-
perintendent of the State Hospital gas
plant, died Saturday morning at Z 30
O'Clock of stomach trouble, after an
illness of four weeks.
Mr.. Cripps was native of Ireland.
and was So years of age. He came to
America in 1866, and had been en-
ployed at the hospital for thirty years.
He was we'll read, and could converse
most Interestingly upon a wide range
of topics. He was member of Christ
Episcopal church.
The deceased is survived by four
children-Mrs. William Wiptersteen,
of Mooresburg; Mrs. George Marshall.
William and Thomas Oripps. of this
city; and two sisters Mrs. George
Johns and Miss Annie Cripps.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-02-03
Death of John 0aSkinS.

John Gaskins, q Oative Of Danville.
and connected for many years with
the iron Industries in this city, died at
10 O'Clock Sunday night. Last winter
he sustained q bad fall and never fully
recovered. About two weeks ago a
complication of diseases developed that
resulted in his death.
Mr.. Gaskins was SO years of age, and
spent the greater part Of his life in
Danville. At the age of fourteen years
he entered the employ of Waterman
and Beaver, and remained with that
firm for twenty-five years, filling a
number of responsible positions. At
one time he resided in Kingston and
later in Tyrone, his absence from DAN
vile covering q period Of sixteen years
The deceased ia survived by his wife
and four children: Mrs. John g.
Brown. of Meriden, Conn. Hurley, OF
Los Angeles. Cal., and Ralph and Miss
Bertha Of this city.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-02-03
CHRISTIAN
ENDEAY0R RALLY

A rally of the Keystone Leagues of
Christian Endeavor, which embraces
Danville. Lewisburg, Milton, Dewart,
New Columbia. West Milton and Ma
zeppa. will be held in the United Evan
gelical church at Milton this afternoon
and evening. The program. which will
be interspersed with inspiring music,
will be as follows:
P. M-Devotional service con-
Quoted by Rev. U. Il. Swengel, presi
dent. Committee reports Bible Read
ing by Rev. J. A. Foss. "The Christ
ian Endeavor Prayer Meeting" by
Rev. L. Dice.
7:S0 P. M.-Song service led by A.
B. Seal. Devotional, Ray S. Daubert.
Chorus by Junior K. L. O. E. 1.-THE
Lookout Committee in Relation to
other Committees, Rev. J. W. Thomp-
son. Recitation, Miss Crumbling.
"The x. l.. @. e. and the Temperance
Cause" by Rev. e. B. Dunn. 1.-THE
Outlook for 1905 in Christian Endeav.
or Work. Rev. E. Crumbling.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-02-03
Many Fouls in Game.

A fair sized audience witnessed a
game at the Armory last night between
Mt. Carmel and Danville in which one
team played basket ball and lost, and
the other team did not play the game
and won. The final score was 1890 in
favor of Danyille.
The game was procession of fouls,
the greater part being called on Mt.
Carmel. There were twenty fouls and
thirteen times out of the twenty the
visitors were penalized.
The Mt. Carmel boys were advertis-
ed as being strong, fast aggregation,
and they were all of that. They pass
ed the ball beautifully, and their tea IN
work was close and fast, but they were
rather weak in shooting goals. They
played all around the Dauville team
in the first half scoring IA points to
Dauville's 10-fouls not counted The
half ended with the score tie at 1916,
the locals having scored on six fouls
In the second half Mt. Carmel, dis
couraged by the insistent and unneces-
sary foul calling.a and probably discov-
ering that no amount of good playing
would give them the game, fell away
from the good ball they played in the
first half and lost out.
DanvilIe did some very pretty goal
throwing, making a number of long
and difficult baskets.
The line-up:
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-02-03
Orange Officers Installed.

Danville Grange, No. 81, P. of H. I.
met Saturday afternoon at the home of
A. q. Mauser. Cooper township, and
installed officers for the present year.
Mr.. Mauser was made master of the
grange, and meetings will be held reg
ularly at his residence on the second
and fourth Saturday of each month.
Pomona Grange, No. 81, of Montour
and Northumberland counties, will
hold its regular quarterly meeting, IN
Grand Army Hall, this city, on Wed.
mes lay. February 10. The district com.
prises about twelve oranges, and q
good turnout on the part Of the mem.
bership is expected at the meeting.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-02-03
MONTOUR COUNTY
FARMERS INSTITUTE

The Montour County Farmers In.
stitute, under the auspices of the De-
partment of Agriculture of Pennsyl'
vania. will be held in the Methodist
church, Washingtonville, February
18th and 18th. Although these Insti-
tutes are designed and conducted for
the education and advantage of farm
ers, yet all who are interested are In
vited. The program follows:
MONDAY AFTERNOON. 1 80.
Gall to order.
.Prayer-Rev. Bryner.
Music.
Address of Welcome--C. V. Amer
man, Danville, Pa.
Response-Hon. Thomas J. Phillips,
Chester County. Pa
"The Effect of Feed on the Quantity
and Quality Of Milk"-Prof. Wells W.
Cooke. Washington, D. O.
Renewed Fertility, How to Get
It"-Hon Thomas J. Phillips, Chester
County.
Breeding. Feeding and Profit in
Hogs"-Amos B. Lehman, Franklin
County.
"The Horse. His Origin and What
He Demands e. e. Tower. Vet
erinarian, Susquehanna County.
Music.
Adjournment.
81 MONDAY EVENING, : :l5, '-,,,' '
music. 80. -
Question Box.
"Our Insect Friends and Foes
Amos B. Lehman.
Feeding from the Silo Throughout
the Year''-Prof. Wells W. Cooke
Music.
Recitation Miss Rogers.
1.-THE Farmer Should be Business
Man"-Hon. Thomas J. Phillips.
Recitation-Miss Appleman.
Music.
Adjournment.
TUESDAY MORNING, $3.50.
Music.
Question Box.
"The Value of Farm Manure and
How to Retain it'-Prof Wells W.
Cooke.
Tuberculosis" E. E. Lower.
Commercial Fertilizers. Their Ma
ture and Use'-Hon. Thomas J. Phil
lips.
"Comparison of Profits; Dairy vs..
Beof Cattle"-Amos B. Lehman.
Music.
Adjournment
TUESDAY AFTERNOON. 1 80.
Music.
Question Box.
Forage Crops as a Substitute for
Pasture''-Prof. Wells W. Cooke.
1.-THE Chicken, Source Of Profit"
Hon, Thomas ]. Phillips.
infectious Diseases of Farm An
imals"-Dr. E. E. Lower.
"Legumes for Feed and Fertility
Amos B. Lehman.
Music.
Adjournment.
TUESDAY EVENING, 7:l5.
Muisc.
Question Box.
Reoitation-Miss Leighow.
Handling Milk, and Butter Max
ing''-Prof. Wells W. Cooke.
Recitation-Ambrose Clapp.
Music.
J. Phillips.
Recitation-Mi Belle Lowrie.
Closing Song.
Adjournment.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-02-03
Why NOT
FORT AUGUSTA

Few people perhaps are aware of the
rich historical interest that centers
around number of points in this sec-
tion of the Susquehanna Valley. Fol-
lowing the course Of the river, many
places can be pointed out that figure d
prominently in tie early history of the
State, notable among these is the site
of old Fort Augusta near Sunbury.
The forti6cation was erected by the
proprietary authorities in 1856 for the
purpose of affording protection to the
frontier settlements and friendly In-
dians against the inroads of French
havoc in the State after Braddook 8
defeat in 1865. AS a strategical point
In Indian warfare, its location was ex-
cellent. Situated at the confluence of
the two branches of the river, it com-
,manded view of the country for miles
i'm every quarter that hostile parties
could approach. No heavy fighting was
done here. The strength Of the post
prevented a number of attacks that
had been planned against it, but for
over q quarter of a century the farm
-ers of what are now Montour. North
cumberland, Union and Snyder counties
fed to the fort for protection with
their families and live stock, when re-
ports that scslping parties Of Indians
were in the vicinity were brought to
the settlements. 1t frequently hap
ponded thst these settlers we're oblig-
ed to remain here for months, in tents
pitched on the level country around
the fort. and go out in small parties
30 work their fields.
Little of the old fortificstion remains.
The magazine, the we'll and the COM
mandant's mansion are still intact
For long time the place was neglect
ed. The mansion, familiarly known
;as the "spook house" was the abode
of trsmps for years, and the inside
casing of the magazine was partially
torn out to make foundation for a
stable. A few years ago. the property
was bought by Mrs. Amelia Gross, an
English woman. 1t now serves her as
one of the most handsome residences
in Sunbury. She has picked up num-
Iber of curious relics of the place and
arranged them in conspicuous places
about her apartments. The interested
visitor Is cordially received and en-
Hertained at length by splendid desorip-
tions Of the fortress and the collection
of relics. The universal question with
all who have seen the place is, "Why
is not this historic old spot owned by
the Slater" Steps have beeu taken in
shat direction, but for lack of concert
ed action, nothing has been done. Hon.
RS. zimmerman expressed himelf some
time go as being in favor of a State
appropriation to purchase the property
and preserve it as one of the most i'm
portant landmarks of Colonial history
in the State of Pennsylvania. The
State has done we'll to set apart the
battle field of Gettysburg, the Camp
at Valley Forge and other historic
places as public reserves. why not Fort
Augusta?
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-02-03
Garfield Literary Society.

The regular meeting of the Garfield
Literary Society was held In the High
School room Friday afternoon, at
which the following program was rein.
dered:
Piano Solo. Miss Jenkins
Recitation. ."Baby in Church"
Miss Cole.
Essay. ...." Perseverance Is Success"
Mr.. Jobborn.
Defamation. Part of Garfields
:. Speech on Northern Territory
Mr. Orth.
Debate-Resolved, THAT the free
book system is more harmful than
beneficial.
Affirmative, Mr.. Morris and Mr..
Linker; negative, Miss Steinbrsnner
and Mr.. Shultz. The judges ided
in favor of the negative.
oonR. R................ ........ ooolety
Recitation. my Aunt
Miss Newberry.
Grafton. Danger That Threat
............. ems Our Nation
Robert Jacobs.
Defamation. ."The Nations
'......s 'Noou "a "1oh
Mr.. Tannahill.
Reading. ......." "a Lightning Story
Mr.. Engle.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-02-03
D. Y. M. Club Sleigh Ride

The D. Y. NJ. Club of this city en-.
joyed sleigh ride to Mooresburg OH
Saturday. Those present we're: Misses
Mary Welsh. Sara Pritchard, Bessie
Seidel, Lucretia Berger, Helen Seidel,
Thurza Baynham, Ruth Dietz, Ida Ed.
mondson, Mary Morgan, Edith Shep.
person, Helen Hurley. Sara Deibert,
Ida Evans and Wanda Whapham Ed.
ward Woll aud Walter Reese.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-02-03
Walker--Hurley.

Harry T. Walker and Miss Maud M.
Hurley both Of this city, were marie d
at the parsonage of St. Matthew 4
Lutheran church, Bloomsbury, Mon.
day evening, by the Rev. John e. By.
ers. The couple were attended by Mrs.
Harry Fields and Mrs. Walter Fields
Of this city.
Upon the return of the bride ant
groom to this city they we're present
ed with q check for $500 by Mrs. Jen
ME Walker, mother of the groom. Mr.
and Mrs. Walker will reside in thii
city.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-02-03
Below Zero Saturday Night.

Sunday morning was one of the cold
est of the season, the thermometers in
this city varying from 10 to l3 degrees
below zero. Places nearby report even
lower temperatures. At Millville the
Thermometer registered 90 degrees be-
low zero, and at Benton IA degrees be-
low. All day yesterday the mercury
was way down, but toward evening it
rose some, registering IS degrees above
at the Montour House at IL o'cloc
last night.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-02-03
Street Assessments.

This is the last week for paying
street paving assessments, aud after
Saturday night all remaining unpaid
will be placed in the hands of COL
leotor. About oue half of the assess
ments have been reoeipted for by city
clerk Patton. and many more, perhaps
all. will be paid within the specified
time.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-02-03
Noah After the Flood.

Planted the first fruit, the grape. the
most healthy of all the products of the
earth.
Speer, the oldest wine grower in
tho U. s., has vineyards of the Por-
tugsl Grape from which his wines are
folly matured by great age and valu-
able for weakly persons in hot wealth.
-er
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-02-03
SATURDAY. Is Pension Day.

Next Saturday is pension day. Thou
sands of honest and patriotic veterans
of the civil war will sign vouchers for
pensions justly due them for services
rendered.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-02-03
Do You See the Moral.

A woman in neighboring town
bought new tangled coffee pot from
peddler. In the evening she showed
IL to her husband, a hardware dealer.
who told her he kept the same thing
in his store for half the price she had
paid. WELL" said she, "why don Z
you advertise? Nobody ever knows
what you have for sale"
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-02-03

Goals from field-McCale 6. EARLY
3, Sechler 2, Hayes Bedea 4, Welliver
2, Peters 2. Barry 1. Goals from fouls
Hayes Bedes II. F. Barr 3, Early 2.
Umpire, Harry Welliver. Time Of
halves, 90 minutes.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-01
REGULATION OF
INDIAN TIMBER
Commissi Toner Leupp Defends the
Present Rules Against Mr..
Beaulieu's Attack.
BY w. w. Jermane,

Washington, Sept. LEI have no
present intention of changing the reg
ulations for the sale of White Earth
timber is the way Indian. Commits
sioner Leupp today answered specific
question as to possible changes.
| believe the regulations are all
right, and will believe so until some
body shows me conclusively that they
Commissioner Leupp was shown an
interview with Gus Beauheu, in Mon
days Journal, in which the latter
protests against putting the regulations
in force in their present shape. Mr..
Leu 9EI said 1a:,,,,o,, :, o,,o.t;,, o,,,.
to me that ample opportunity is not
afforded dealers in different kinds of
cialties. If different kinds Of timber
were sold separately it would result in
almost endless confusion. Should the
pine man get on an allotment first, he
would almost certainly do some dam
age to the hardwood timber, no matter
how good his intentions, and viceversa.
If we should return to the system, or
rather lack of system, which obtained
a good many years ago on other res 5
bargain for the sale Of timber on his
allotment, we would finally have to step
in, as we did then, and protect him
from his own indiscretion in bargain
ing with more than one lumberman.
"Mr. Beauieu says this matter came
up suddenly. That is not true, for
when I examined the correspondence
yesterday, found letters on the sub
1ect to Senator Clapp and Congress
man Buchanan written last June.
"Another statement he makes is
that the regulations read as if they
were drawn for purpose, and that
purpose was to give the Stearnsz Lum-
Der company an advantage over, all
competitors. My purpose in looking
tain whether this company was men
toned in it. could not find any sug-
gestion of that firm 8 interest in this
sale. Last December one or two firms
asked the privilege of buying some of
the timber, but they were told that it
could only be sold in competition and
by sealed bids. AS said before, the
regulations are practically the same as
! those under which timber is sold on
| ,allotments in the Bad river reservation
in Wisconsin, the working Of which was
investigated nine years ago and found
satisfactory, so much so, that 1 have
always advocated sales under this sys
| tem.- - 5,.-.. s~--+.. T.. .. ---s
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-01
began the fourth, or home stretch. On

began the fourth, or home stretch. On
the last mile his strength gave out and
he became bewildered and began to
founder about in the water and deviate
from the course and finally he made a
lunge for the nearest boat, whose gun
vale he grasped just as he tainted dead
away. He was quickly hauled up into
the boat, however. wrapped in a blan-
ket and rubbed vigorously while being
taken ashore, where a skillful physician
had to work over him for some time be-
fore he could be brought to. The reason
why he gave out so soon was that the
water was very cold-about go degrees
Fahrenheit there was strong cur
rent from the river, which forms the
outlet Of Lake Malar. In the jumping
and diving contests, the Englishmen did
the best work on the whole, but in water
polo they met with rather more than
their match in the Swedish swimmers.
This, it is claimed, was due to the fact
play by exactly the same rules as the
English, and the little differences to
which the Englishmen had to conform
confused them.
One of the most interesting features
of these swimming contests was the
prize swimming of cavalry. The course
was laid across the lagoon aforesaid,
and was taken part in by the officers
Of the Swedish cavalry in uniform, but
without swords. Some of the horses be-
came frightened in midstream and f1oun-
dered and kicked viciously and shook
off their riders, but most Of the riders
succeeded in clinging to their horses till
they reached the opposite Shore
All competitors rode bareback. This
is the first competition Of this kind ever
held in Sweden.
Labor conflicts are still raging IN
Sweden. It is estimated that II 600 la
borers are at the present without work
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-01
N0rmammahei,men
NOVEL SWEDISH
!. AQUATIC .S!,: SPORTS
ATTRACT 1EFAMesJs SWIMMERS
FROM ENTIRE GLOBE.
Cold Water of the Sea Too Much for
Kieran, the Australian Champion,
Who Easily Surpassed All His Com
petitors- Swedes Win at Water Polo.
Special Correspondents.

Special Correspondence. ;ts.. ....--is-
Stockholm, Aug. 20.-During the. past
week there have been swimming, diving
and water polo contests in Stockholm,
which were attended by athletes from
all parts of the world, mostly, how
ever, by. English swimmers. There was
way from Australia, Mr.. Kieran, and
he proved to be the most skillful Of
them all, especially in fast swimming,
in which. he greatly excelled all his
competitors. s
In a four-mile swimming contest ar
ranged on the urgardsbrunsviken, a
lagoon separating the park-island Dur
garden from the mainland, and just out
side the, city limits, Kieran left all his
competitors far behind, and the smart
est Of them, Wennerstrom, had hardly
finished the second mile when Kieran
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-01
TITLE TO SCOTS
GOLD IS SOUGHT
,eath Valley Certain to Give Up
Its Rich Secret Very
Soon.
W York Sun Special Service. ;

w York Sun Special Service. r.
Allentown, Pa, Sept. william
:, Weber and w. H.. Well of Gold
Id, New, are here endeavorng to
tain from heirs Of the late Benja-
in Breyfogle the title to. the prop
-ty in Death valley, on which is 10
ted the secret treasure mine OF Wal
r Scott. %
Breyfogle left here in 1868, and, with
proceeds of the property sold,
ught a huge area Of property in Ny.e
d Esmeralda counties, Nevada. It is
storical that in 1868 he returned from
trip into the desert with $4,000 in
I'd and that he died before he could
cal the location Of his mine, which
j. since been rediscovered by "Scot-
y This property he devised by will
his heirs in eastern Pennsylvania.
ief among these is Bishop Breyfogle
the Evangelical church Of America.
Webber and Well say that there are
many prospectors after the place
It it will soon be discovered.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-01
STRIKE.BREAKERS' ! !:
!. UNION IS FORMEs
New York Sun Special Service.

New York Sun Special Service. -
r. Chicago, Sept. l.-Believing that their
services will soon be in demand again,
owing to the printers'.' strike, special
ganized strike breakers' union.
A scale Of wages of not less than SIS
a day and So, if it can be secured, was
fixed. r. sasss s. .. - ~
Detective agencies and others, who
collect Sc and 81 day for each man
from employers and then pay guards
but $3.50 day 'Ffor standing up to be
shot at,'' were denounced. u.s.. . ~.
Charles F. Turk, discharged police
man, was elected president.