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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-01-06
oTORY OF AN ESCAPE
AN INCIDENT OF THE CHICAGO IRO
QUOIS THEATER HORROR.

The Way a Woman and Her Two
Children Were Saved From the
Hurricane of Flame and Panic by
Stranger Who Was Intoxicated.
All great CONGREGATIONS that are at
tended with loss of life have, as rule,
their serio comic as we'll as their tragic
Incidents. Many peculiar escapes have
been recorded, but the following story
Of how one woman and her two chill
lren were saved from death in the
awful horror of the Iroquois theater III
Chicago. where so many hundreds per-
lshed in the hurricane of fame ana
panic, as told by Miss Elizabeth A.
Reed in the Chicago Record-Heraid
shortly after the fearful tragedy, Is
4YnirS,-a IN, 10-aYer
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-01-06
Official County Paper

BAGLE RIVER, WIS, sETT. 10th 1904
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-01-06
Bright Prospects for 1905.

Although January LIST, marking
the commencement of new year
is merely an arbitrary division of
the calendar adopted for conven-
fence in measuring time, there is
an inherent feeling that today is
in some way different from the
preceding one and at midnight
the world steps over the line that
separates it from a dead past,
turning its face towards the pros
poets of future filled with new
set of possibilities. Of course it
is largely a superstition, this be-
lief in the marking off of lives of
individuals, communities and ma
tons into we'll defined periods and
nothing is more eternally true
than that the progress of the
world is continuous, knowing
nothing of the imaginary diyis-
ions Of time framed and observed
by the race for its convenience.
But nevertheless, old as the
race is, the custom of thinking
and believing that the history of
the universe is so marked and it
is perhaps a beneficial custom for
communities and individuals to
establish and observe customs
which shall furnish opportunity
for retrospective consideration
and for planning, 1t is some
thug to be able, as it were, to
.ssl.@ * of the crysalis of year, a
determination to strive toward
the light which brings happiness
and freedom.
Observing that custom the peo-
pie of the country and city may
congratulate themselves that 1904
a closed book, the leaves of which
are to be turned only in memory,
has been notably free from causes
for regret and filled to repletion
with reasons for congratulation.
1t was a good year from a mater
iaI point of view. Prosperity un-
PARALLEL in the history of the
country. The progress of hte last
twelve months has been entirely
satisfactory and there is good rea
son for entertaining the most OPP
tomistic views of the future.
Commercially, and embraced in
that term are all branches of bus
mess activity from the initial pro-
cess of agricultural pursuits to the
complex qualifications of financial
operations, the prospects for the
coming year are indeed bright
In all human possibility the boun-
teous yield of the past season will
be repeated in that approaching,
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-01-06
Notice of Special Town Meeting.

Notice is hereby given to the
electors of the town of Eagle Ri
yer in the county of Villas, State
of Wisconsin, that special town
meeting will be held in said town
at the town hall in the village of
Eagle River, on the 18th day Of
january, 1905, fer the purpose Of
authorizing the Town Board OF
School Directors of the town OF
Eagle River, to make application
40 the Commissioner of the Pub
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-01-06
Your Heart.
When Your Heart
Fails to Pump Your
Blood, Trouble
Results.
Have YOU heart trouble?


You have if you find it hard to breathe
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If you have pain in your left side, In
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II you have fainting spells, breast
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What to Do.
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Display Advertising Rates made
made known on application. Locals,
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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-01-06
Thousands Have Kidney Trouble
and DON'T Know it.
How To Find Out.

Fill bottle or common glass with your
water and let it stand tWenty-four hours, a
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-01-05
$4,000 FIRE LOSS.
The Snap Foundry OF American Car & Found
ry Co. at Berwick. Destroyed.

A FIRE which completely wiped
out the large snap foundry Of the
American Car and Foundry Com
pany at Berwick, occurred Saturday
afternoon. From the moment of
its discovery the fire burned fierce
ly, which together with the build
ings' remote location and the fact
that the fremen experienced some
difficulty IN securing water in suffi-
cient quantity and force to success
fully combat the devouring element,
made it absolutely impossible to
save the structure. The entire fire
department of the town was on the
scene, and all worked heroically,
but the best thing they could do
was to prevent the spread OF the
flames to other buildings. How the
fire started is mystery. The gen
eral belief is that it was ignited by
sparks from the cupola. There was
no one in the building, work hav-
ing been suspended tor the day
about half an hour before the fire
broke out.
The building was erected twenty
four years ago. 1t was $50 by 90
feet in size and was originally con-
structed as a car shop in which re-
frigerator cars were manufactured.
1t was afterward turned into a
foundry which purpose it served up
to this time.
The destruction Of the building
is complete, together with all its
equipment, including number oi
valuable patterns.
The loss is estimated at about
S3S,Soc, divided as follows Build.
ing, $50, 900; equipment and pat
terms, So, 1000, and tools belonging
to workmen, $500.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-01-05
WHAT II COSTS
TO run COUNTY.
$4S,47O.O4 Is Expense Ac-
count for Year Just Ended.
BRIDGES, THE BIGGEST ITEM

Few of our readers realize, per-
haps many of them never consider
ed what it costs to keep the ma
chinery of the county running for a
year. 1t will therefore doubtless
be interesting to know just what
the aggregate bill of expense
amounts to.
To present the expense account
in itemized form would require an
extended amount Of labor and
would take up several columns
space in this paper We therefore
divide it into sixteen items made
up as follows:
The first is that of bounty paid
for the scalps Of foxes and minks,
amounting to $2S IS.
The heaviest bill of expense was
for the building and maintenance
of bridges. This sum aggregated
$II,45I,77, the greater pait of
which went to pay for the repairs,
$4,000 to the East Bloomsbury
bridge and to the Berwick and
Catawissa free ferries. The remain
ing amount was paid out for the
building and maintenance of the
almost numberless county bridges.
The cost Of elections was
$3,8S6.72. 1t required $3,665.7
to pay the assessors for their work,
while roads, views and damages
arising ,herefrom costs the sum of
$4.SS4.23. The cost Of holding
court, the pay of jurors, etc., in
fact all the expenses arising out of
the oiling of the judicial machinery
with the exception OF the salaries Of
the president and associate judges,
which are paid by the state, amount
ed to So, IoS. 76. The Common
wealth's amount of the costs in
cases was So, ,o22.I2.
Under the item of expense mark
ed Commissioners" there is a
charge of $7,o5S.SS which includes
the salaries OF all the officials in the
office of the Commissioners and all
other expenses of the court house
not included in other items.
The expenses at the Jail were
$I,87543; printing, stationery and
postage amounted to $I,IS7. 40 !;
coroner's inquests, S29S.65 : county
prison, which includes the county's
payments to the penitentiary and
asylum and not the Jail, $I,736.34 ;
blank books, SIS4.25 soldiers
burial, 5000; forest fires, SI22 46 ;
sheep damages, $50 miscellaneous,
$I,828.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-01-05
LOST LEG ON RAILROAD.

A number Of people, several of
whom were from Bloomsbury, were
made the unwilling witnesses of
sad accident at Danville Monday,
when William J. Brooks, the six
teen year old son Of contractor c.
S. Brooks, of that town, who, after
stepping off the south bound pass
enger train near the Mill Street
crossing, slipped and fell under the
cars, and lost his right leg. The
boy was the agent for the New
York Journal, and it was his daily
habit to get on the train at the
station and ride to the aforer1en-
toned crossing. Frequently he had
been told OF the danger attending
the custom, but he persisted until
Saturday, and now he will be a
cripple for life. Had it not been
for his prompt exercise of reason
in throwing his body outside the
rail, he would have been ground to
pieces.
Among the people from town
who saw the casualty, were Charles
Hover and Will Peacock.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-01-05
PlPrIETH ANNIVERSARY.

The fftieth anniversary of the
wedding of Mr.. and Mrs. Aaron w.
Hess was celebrated at their home
in Mifflinville on Monday. The
occasion was happy one. All the
children and grand children and
about fifty relatives and friends
united with Mr.. and Mrs. Hess in
making the celebration one long
to be remembered.
Mr.. Hess was born in Beach
Haven in 1928, and is therefore IT
years of age. Despite his years he
still possesses that good health, ath-
letic soundness and vigor of consti-
tuition, which comes of correct liv-
ing, and bids fair to see many more
birth days.
Time has also dealt Kindly with
Mrs. Hess. She is 70 years o.
age, having been born in Nesco
peck in 1922. Their legion OF
friends throughout the county joir
in wishing them many more years
of health and happiness.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-01-05
LOST VALUABLE HORSE.

George M. Hughes lost one of
his valuable black mares this morn
ing. He was assisting Fred Ney-
hard in. moving MS household goods
to the dwelling situate on the alley
in the rear of M. +. Church, when
the team which was standing alone
took fright and started to run
away. IN leaping across the gutter
on Market street, near the residence
of Mrs. Skeerethe animal fell and
broke its right hind leg. The bone
from the fetlock to the hook joint
was splintered. The injury being
beyond curing, DR.. Welliver was
summoned and ended the animal S
suffering by shooting it in the head.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-01-05
MISS BIDDLE'S DEBUT.

DR.. and Mrs. J. c. Biddle will
introduce their charming daughter,
Miss Marie, at function at their
home at Fountain Springs, Ashland,
on Wednesday, Jan. 4, and 1t will
be notable social event. Miss
Biddle is finishing her education at
Wellesley College, at Boston, Mass
where her geniality, and many
social and mental accomplishments
have made her genuine favorite,
She is thorough musician, and
speaks several languages with flu
ency. and she took leading part in
college athletics, winning distinction
as a member of the hockey club,
and also in the several musical or
ganizations of which she was a
member. She is also a member OF
the leading college fraternity, and
is in all respects typical American
college girl. "-Wilkesbarre Reford.
DIR. and Mrs. Biddle are well
known in Bloomsbury, where the
latter resided many years. Prior
to her marriage she was Miss
Agnes Buckingham, sister of DR..
H. w. Buckingham and the late
Robert Buckingham Esq. DIR.
Biddle is the Superintendent of the
Miners Hospital, and is surgeon
of very high reputation.
The reception given their daught'
er yesterday was most charming
affair, including tea in the after
noon, and dance in the evening
at both of which large number Of
guests were present.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-01-05
Argument Day
In Court Room.
Appointment of Viewers and
Guardians, and Other Routine
Business.
ALL THE JUDGES PRESENT.

Monday was the regular argu-
ment court day. Court convened
at ten clock in the forenoon, with
all the judges present. Only those
interested in the proceedings were
on hand, and the attendance was
accordingly small. The business
transacted was as follows
Bertha Geist appointed guardian
of William Geist, Martha Geist,
Charles Geist aud Elmira Geist,
minor children of Elwood Geist,
deceased. Bond approved.
Estate of Maggie Berlin. Bond
approved by the Court.
Estate of Josiah r. Fritz. Peti-
ton of executors for order to sell
real estate granted, bond to be ap-
proved.
Estate of John Ashelman. Peti-
ton to sell real estate granted on
approval Of bond.
In re estate of Thomas Curry, a
supposed deceased person. Marga-
ret Murphy appointed administra-
tor.
Mary Rambo VS.. Jesse Rambo.
Libel in divorce. Subpoena award
ed.
Petition for the appointment of a
guardian ad litum of William Roth 4,
lunatic. Robert NJ. Watkins ap'
pointed.
Petition of appointment of q
guardian of Samuel Klase. The
first Monday of February set fol
hearing, notice to be served on said
Samuel Klase at least ten days be-
fore date of hearing.
The hotel license of J. A. Zeigler
situate in Scott township, trans
ferred to John A. Smith.
George B. Hummer ct. al. VS.. d
J. Lewis. Rule to show cause made
absolute.
w. P. Zahner VS.. Stephen Levar
and Rebecca Levan. Rule to show
cause dlScnarSed by agreement o
counsel.
Estate of Hannah w. Getkin
Petition to sell real estate granted
on approval Of bond.
Petition for appointment of view
ers for road in Catawissa town
ship near J. A. Bibby's hotel
Charles Helwig, Samuel Neiharc
and Charles Reichart appointed
viewers by the Court.
In the estate of Daniel Mordan
widows arpraisement, exceptions
were withdrawn. Confirmed abso
Lutte.
Auditors report in the estate o
Philip Seesholtz. Exceptios argued
by Geo. B. Reimensnyder aud w.
H. Rhawn.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-01-05
Car Shops in
Operation.
Joyous Hum of Industry Can
Now be Heard at
Plant.
Many Given Employment.

The stiffness in and about the
local plant Of the American Car &
Foundry Company, which con.
tinued for almost year was broken
on Monday when the doors of the
industry were thrown open and the
plant started with a force of one
hundred men.
The principal work, for the time
being at least, will be the demoli.
ton of old cars, but the other de.
partments will be fitted up and
placed in readiness and before long
it is expected that the whole pla:::
will be put in operation.
The resumption is joyous news
to everybody and particularly to
those for whom the plant furnishes
employment,
1t is a forerunner Of the general
prosperity which is promised for the
year upon which we have just en-
tered. More work means the cir.
culation of more money which will
benefit not only those who earn il
but the merchants and the people
in general as we'll. Here's hoping
that the business of the company
may SO increase that it will be
necessary to add to the force OF
wor!imen and to enlarge the build.
ings and capacity.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-01-05
Commissioners 0rganlze.

The County Commissioners re-
organized on Tuesday for the ensu.
ing year by electing William H.
Fisher President and Villa IN
Bogart, secretary. The board made
no changes, Thornton Freeze was
retained as assistant to clerk Jos.
w. Hidlay, and DR.. F. w. Rcdeker
was reelected physician at the Jail.
Lemuel J. Black, will continue as
janitor at the Jail.
In retaining these gentlemen, the
Commissioners acted wisely. They
have all performed their duties we'll,
and their reelection gives general
satisfaction.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-01-05
PROMPT WORK.

Commissioners Clerk J. w. Hid
lay, had the county statement ready
for the auditors when they began
their work on Tuesday. 1t is no
small matter to prepare this state
ment, but Clerk Hidlay always has
it in complete shape on the first
day of each year. He is an oblig-
ing, competent and intelligent Of
fetal, always ready to impart any
information in connection with the
office. and he always knows what
he is talking about. Such men
ought to be retained in Office as
long as they are willing to serve,
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-01-05
BLOOMSBURY, R4, THURSDAY, 3ANUARY S. 1906
A New Years Resolution.

Make resolution and keep t-Resove conduct your
business affairs accurately economically than you
have done the past year Take advantage excellent
facilities for handling Deposit surplus money with
u.s. Draw your checks to settle your Save all
bother and risk of cash payments Save the loss often OCCASION
ed by paying the bill wicehere better receipt than
cashed check
Begin with deposit with and get ready for in
creased business prosperity
Bloomsburg notionol Bank
A. Il. SCHocH, President. VIM H. HDLAY Cashier.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-01-05
Entertained at Dinner,

Joseph Ratti, A. u. Schoch, c.
w. McKelvy. w. S. Rishton, F..
G. Yorks and Samuel Wigtall OF
town, and Capt. H, ]. Conner OF
Orangeville, were entertained at an
elaborate New Years dinner at
Frank Ricketts,, Orangeville, on
Monday.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-01-05

Henry Meyers died at the Dan
vile Hospital on Friday after hav-
ing been in the institution five
years, aged 3S years. The remains
were taken to Lock Haven where
there survive him a wife and four
children.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-01-05

Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Rishton will
entertain company of about one
hundred and twenty five at euchre
this evening ct their residence on
Market street.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1905-10-28
Social Ethics Club.

The Social Ethics clab held its regular
meeting Friday afternoon, at the resi-
dence of Mrs. J. NJ. Brown. The subject
for Quotations at roll call was "Indus-
try The papers, which were we'll
preIared and very instructive, we're:
"Comparison of Known South America
IN 1900 and 1905" sent by Mrs. John A.
Dory who was unable to attend; "Early
History Of South America" Mrs. Free.
man, The United States and South
America, Monroe doctrine), Mrs. Mag
gle Allen; The formation of the Cons,i-
tuition OF the United States" Mrs. Work.
Miss Susie Brown, who, since the last
meeting cf the club had changed her
name TO that of Mrs Freeman, was pre-
scented by the members with a handsome
silver sugar bowl and cream pitcher,
which was a pleasant surprise to the
happy recipient. Next meeting of the
club VIII be held with Mrs. Stewart, on
Friday afternoon, November 10.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1905-10-28
New Drills For Gold D,sst.

The Wyandotte Mining and Milling
company. operating the Gold Dust and
Lilly properties in Jenny gulch, this
week has installed three Temple drills,
These drills ars operated by compressed
Air generated by electricity, the machin-
cry being located near the drills. The
electric power is supplied BY the Con
solidated Gem Mines company, who ex.
tended their line west from the
the Big Five power house. The head.
ings of both the Gold Dust aud Lilly
adits, each in about $50 feet, will be
driven ahead by day and night shifts,
and one drill will be used for stoping in
the Gold Dust stope. Regular shipmen.
have been made to the Hudson mills re
Gently with uniform good results. The
vein in the Gold Dust is three and one
half feet wide and carries values OF fIA
per ton. A new exhaust fan and motor
has been installed and no further trouble
will be experienced with bad air. The
Gold Dust is the western extension oil
the Shaf,er vein, and the Lilly is be.
lieved to be the western branch of the
Keystone property. Chas. NJ. Berry,
the superintendent has wot ked incessant-
ly to place the mines on shipping basis,
and is now more than pleased with the
result Of his labor.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1905-10-28
Completly Exonerated.

sensational evening paper of Denver
one day this week coupled the name of a
former resident Of this city. A. l.. Dlgby
with questionable business transaction
with a Denver firm, and it has later de
veloped that the publication failed to in,
form itself fully with the facts surround.
ing the case. Digby was charged with
misappropriating funds of his employers.
The facts are that at the time the charge
was made he was not in the employ OF
the Gano. Downs company. In investi-
eating the affair, Mrs. Dan Macleod, of
this city, mother in law of the young
man, has received the following letter,
which exonerates Digby and which is
most welcome news to large circle of
friends of the family. The letter follows:
Mrs. Dan Macleod, Idaho Springs,
Colo.
"Dear Madam:-I carefully inves,i-
gated the matter of your son law.
concerning which you saw me, and I
take pleasure in saying there is nothing
at ali to 1t. Mr.. Digby was not infornei
against, no complaint was filed agsns'
him, and none will be, as l am assured
by his employers.
Very respectfully,
ON HILToN, Attorney.
Denver, Colo, Oct. IT, 'o5."