The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-01-18
KEYSTONE STATE CULL|NGs
WORRY CAUSES A WRECK.
Thinking of Invalid Wife, Telegrapher
Forgets Train Order.

| operator at Weigh Scales, near which
| place a fatal train wreck occurred,
said he was thinking of his invalid
| wife and forgot an order to hold the
| southbound Pennsylvania railroad pas
senger train at the Scales until an
| unattached northbound locomotive ar
rived there. Consequently the loco
| motive met the passenger train, caus-
| ing the death of two persons and the
| injury of n number of others.
With bullet hole in the right tenn
| pie and fastened to tree by rope,
| the body of a man supposed to be
| Col. NJ. Ream aged 60, late Of Bru-
| bakers, Lancaster county, was found
| floating in Wyomissing creek mile
| south of Reading. On his chest was
| a revolver and in his pockets were
| letters that gave n clue 10 the iden-
| tity. 1t is supposed he killed himself
| Ream was formerly a promoter and
insurance agent.
Clerk of Courts Charles Baker, of
| Washington, has secured options on
| 1000 acres or ccaI at Vest Unicn,
| Greene county, the price being 100
an acre. Among those who have
given options are James Dunn, 100
acres; Joseph Dunn, 220 acres: VIII
lam H. Ely, 225 acres; Mrs. Lazoar
| Day, 200 acres. This coal is on the
line of the Wabash through Greene
| county.
Fire destroyed the big frame store
house of the McKees Rocks plant Of
the Pressed Steel Gar Company,
causing loss approximately of $751;
! 600 in stock and building, and also
seriously interfering with the opera
tions of the plant for the next few
days. The blaze is believed to have
| been caused by the crossing Of cleo
trio wires il the loft of the build
ing.
A crusade has been started in Can
onsburg and vicinity against the nu-
merous alleged illegal liquor sellers.
Two women were arrested charged
with selling LIQUOR without a license
and sent to Jail to await trial. 1t is
claimed that at Shupetown, suburb
of Canonsburg, numerous speakcasies
exist, and as result constant dis
order prevails.
Chief of Police C. C. Horner began
a crusade against gambling houses
in New Castle, raiding several of
them. Chief Horner announced that
the work will be vigilantly prosecuted
and Mayor Jackson says the owners
| of buildings who lease their properties
! for such purposes will also be prose-
cuted
Upon a petition filed in Common
Pleas court at Philadelphia by coun-
sci for the United States Biscuit COM
pany, a receiver was appointed for
| the Keebler-Weyl Baking company,
Shuward Haggerty was named for the
| Office and security fixed at 100000.
| The trade value of the company's
assets is S250,976.37, while its LA
bilities are fixed at S251 ,465.04.
Emri TAFT, a Slav, lies. in a dying
condition at Adelaide. Emzi Torrak,
fellow boarder, after a quarrel
went upstairs and heated poker.
When TAFT went up latter he was met
by Torrak, who plunged the redhot
iron into him.
The Sevres China Company of East
Liverpool has purchased the pottery Of
the Derry China Company in West
| Derry. Orders have been issued to
have the pottery started in full with
in 10 days, giving work to 300 peo-
pie.
After attending the funeral Of his
brother, Warren Kerr, one Of the best
known farmers of East Crawford
County, was found dead in his bed.
Apoplexy is supposed to have been
the cause of death.
| cofo r,ot about e1S Of tao
Office of the Cleveland and Pittsburg
railroad at Beaver. The safe door was
blown across the Office and broken.
The money drawers were taken.
| NJ c. Armour, engineer of the Car
bon Limestone company, at Hillsville,
Lawrence county, was held up and
robbed by three negroes. His watch
and money were taken.
The Marquis Clay and Limestone
company, Of New Castle, has absorbed
the Pennsylvania Portland Cement
company, which is preparing to erect
$1,0OO,OO0 cement plant in the
spring.
Nearly dozen dental offices of
Johnstown were robbed of gold and
platinum worth hundreds of dollars
| The burglaries were so clever that the
police are baifled.
John Putt, 81 years old, who lived
alone in a small apartment house near
Altoona, was burned to death, his
clothes igniting while he was trying
to make fire in q stove.
The Republican leaders have chos-
en- Representative Plummer as house
leader at Harrisburg. He is to be
assisted by Representative Francies.
Eslsr and Shern.
Fire damaged the general merchan-
disc store of George Shaffer, at AL
toona, about $4,000. Roman candles
and skyrockets were touched off, and
the spectators had a narrow escape.
At the annual stockholders meet
ing of the Erie and Pittsburg railroad
the capital stock was increased from
$2,000,000 to $4500,000.
John P. Elkins has taken his seat
as associate justice of the supreme
court
John T. jenkins, trusted empioya