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The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-11-16
on Peonaae charoe.

Pensacola. Fla, Nov 10. = Twelve
officers and employees of the Jackson
Lumber company of Lockhart. Ala,
were indicted by the United States
grand jury here for pconage and con
sptracy to commit peonage
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-11-16
GARFIELD WILL START THINGS.
shakeup Is Expected in Interior De-
partment

Washington, Nov. l3 Under the
direction of James A. Garfield, who
will take charge on March 4 next, the
interior department will be reorgan.
zed from top to bottom
For several months the Keep com
by order of the president.
had the various bureaus of the inte-
rlor department under the searchlight,
and it is understood that the results
were such that the presiden tdecided
upon a thorough overhauling not only
Of methods but of personnel.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-11-16

Learn Crystal Painting and make
beautiful Christmas presents at small
cost. You can learn in few minutes
to transfer pictures, photos, etc., to
glass, making the most beautiful pic
lures out Of the cheapest prints. Full
instructions aud formula for $1.O0 be.
tween now and Dec. LIST.
Address 2. Q. Box No. 4s6, Minneap-
oils, MINI.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-11-16
Two More sodie. Removed

Long Beach. Cal, Nov IS. - Two
more names were added to the list of
those who lost their lives in the col
lapse of the Bixby hotel when two
bodies were removed from the ruins
The dssa number ten.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-11-16
GIGANTIC THEATER TRUST.
New Combination Will Do Theatrical
Business Of United States.

Chicago. Nov, 13--The most gigan-
tic theatrical combination in the
world. of which the biggest syndicate.
now in existence will be but a part
is in the 2rocess OF formation i'm Chi
caso The new combination. which
will have a capital of $4,000, 900. is
L" include $50 of the most important
theaters in the United States, and. in
a word, will do the theatrical business
of the United States.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-11-16
SLAVERY STILL EXISTS.

AS Horrible as Ever in Portuguese
Territory of Southeast Africa.
Berne, Nov. 13.-Capt. Bertrand, the
we'll known Swiss explorer, who has
recently returned to Lausanne frcn
an extensive tour in Portuguese Afr,
ca, SAYS in letter to the Gazette de
LauSanne:
ut is q well known fact that slav-
cry. with all its accompanying hor.
rors, still exists in the Portuguese ter.
ritory of Southeast Africa"
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-11-16
LAUNCH BOOM FOR JOHNSON
BROUGHT OUT FOR PRESIDENT
BY DEMOCRATS OF COOPER.
TEXAS.

Cooper, Tex, Nov 10. - At mass
meeting of Democrats held here last
night, boom was launched for Gov
John A. johnson of Minnesota for
president of the United States.
Resolutions were adopted affirming
that Johnson is an honest man, with
not blotch on his character, and OF
fine executive ability
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-11-16
MAY INDlcT ROCKEFELLER.
Question of Bringing Criminal Action
to Be Decided

Washington, Nov. 13.--The question
whether John d. Rockefeller and
or officials of the Standard Oh com.
ny shall be criminally prosecuted
for maintaining a combination in VIC
lation of the penal clause of the Sher-
man antitrust act will be considered
further during a conference at the de-
partment of justice to-day
The point to be decided is whether
criminal action shall be taken con
currently with the institution OF civil
suits for the dissolution of the Stand
ard Oil company
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-11-16
LAWS FOR INDIAN TERRITORY.

Senate Committee Is Making an lnves.
tigation.
Kansas City, Nov Is. = United
States Senators Clark of Wyoming,
Long of Kansas, Brandegee of Con-
necticut, Teller of Colorado and Clark
of Montana, the full senate committee
on Indian affairs. arrived here yester.
day and held an informal meeting.
The committee will investigate mat
tiers vital to Indian Territory and on
which legislation is likely this winter.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-11-16
RIVER AND HARBoR BILL.
Expected to Garry Appropriation Of
$5O.OOO.OOO or $4,000 600.

Washington, Nov Representa-
tive Burton of Ohio, chairman Of the
river and harbors committee of the
house, has called meeting of the
committee to complete a river and
harbor appropriation bill in time to in
:roduce it before the Christmas recess
The plans are for bill carrying
about $50,000,00O or 100000. O0e.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-11-16
Casualty List.

Harry Maxwell was instantly killed
In an automobile accident at New
Britain, Conn.
A fire in the heart Of the business
portion Of Hamilton. Ohio. caused a
loss of $350,000.
Sherman Foss, nine-year-old son OF
L. Foss, a farmer near Spokane, was
shot and killed by playmate.
Ole Quambeck, an elderly man and
an old settler In Winnebago county,
Iowa, was killed by an enraged bull on
mis- farm.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-11-16
Packing House Burned.

San Jose, Nov l3-The Rosenberg
Bros. packing house was burned yes
tarday, causing loss of $23S. 900, in
Guiding prunes valued at $1O6, 900
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-11-16
Thief Gets $4,000.

Syracuse. N. Y, Nov. ia sneak
thief entered the residence of Robert
Day and looted jewel box of dia,
y established At Montelair. n. J..
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-07-20
improvements on Mil Street.

The fate of the pavement on North
Mill street it would seem, is hanging
in the balance. Since the fact has
been established that the State will
pave only three-fourths of twenty-feet
in width, all are now waiting for
further report of the State engineer as
to the specifications that will accom-
pany paving. Should the State agree
to utilize the excellent roadbed at pre-
sent on the street, merely adding
course of sand along with the paving
blocks it is not improbable that the
borough will see its way clear to pro-
ceed with the paving, even though the
aid received from the State is much
less than figured upon. On the other
hand, if the State highway department.
insists upon the usual thorough ex-
cavation and reconstructed roadbed,
no one would be surprised if the bor-
ough would be deferred by the cost
and should abandon the paving prop
osition on North Mill street. In the
latter event the borough would improve
the street by some simpler process that
would make it possible to utilize the
firm roadbed existing and which mod
ern methods can not improve upon. A
report from the engineer of the high
way department is expected by the
next meeting of council, Friday night,
when no doubt speedy action will be
taken looking, to the much needed i'm
provement of North Mill street.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-07-20
New Bridge is Assured.

The Sunhury Item is authority for
the statement that within ten days
time the work would be started on the
new bridge to be built across the Sus-
quehauna river from that town to the
Snyder county side.
Last Thursday several of the en-
ployees of the York Bridge company
arri, ed in Sunbury and were engaged
in making soundings of the location
of the bridge piers
On Friday evening Guy Il Webster,
the president of the York Bridge COM
pany, arrived in Sunbury and gave out
the welcome news that the work will
surely be commenced early next week
To verify this he made arrangements
to receive the derricks, engines and
other paraphernalia used in the CON
struction work which have been ship
ped and will arrive in Sunbury Tues
day, according to the progress made
enroute from Pittsburg at which place
the bridge company have just complet-
ed the building of bridge across the
Monongahela river.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-07-20
Anent the KnOcker.

Says Congressman Acheson's paper,
the Washington Observer:
GA town is often kept back because
some of its citizens knock on others
who did not fall in line with their
ideas as to the best way to advance its
interest. One man succeeds in his bust
ness because he has good ideas and
carries them out. 1t is not to be sup
posed that he can take the idea of an
other man which is contrary to his
own, and make it successful. A man
who is guided by certain ideas and de-
fined principles must carry them out
in his relation to every enterprise with
which he is associated. And they will
apply to the advancement of town.
Let us work for our town but do not
let us knock because other people just
as good as We are and perhaps better,
cannot work ON our ideas ~
While this was written to fit local
conditions, it is just as applicable to
some Danville people us to the folks in
Southwestern Pennsylvania whom the
editor excoriates. There is nothing so
contemplate as the man who decries
everything not done along the lines he
wants and who spatters with mud
those who do not see fit to agree with
him.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-07-20

Peter j. Keofer, superintendent of
sewers came within an ace of being
buried in deep trench at the water
works Tuesday afternoon He had
just leaped into an excavation where
some men in his employ were digging
for the foundation of tho retaining
wall and was giving some directions
when without a moments warning
the cribbing gave way on one side and
the wall Of gravel, which lowered
above his head, came rolling in upon
him
To escape was impossible and the
first thing Mr. Keefer knew he was
buried up to his shoulders, A large
mass of gravel hung above him, which
luckily was not released, otherwise he
would have been buried out of sight
and in all probability killed.
The men working ON the trench in
stantly flew to the superintendent res
cue. While some shovolod back the
gravel others tugged at the nearly
buried man. Finally through the
united efforts of nine men Mr. Keefer
was pulled out of his porilous position.
He escaped with few bruises.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-07-20
Funeral of Daniel s. Null.

Daniel S. Null, whose death OCCUR
red Saturday evening, was consigned
to the grave i'll the Lutheran cemetery
Tuesday afternoon. Tho funeral was
very largely attended.
The services were conducted by Rev
L. D. Ulrich, pastor of Trinity Luth-
eran church, this city. The pail bear
ers were as follows: Peter Burger, .Jo-
seph Reabuck, Levi Boyer, John Nc
Cloughan, Warren Cuthbert aud Peter
Started.
Among those from out of town who
attended the funeral were Romanus
Null, and wife, James d. Null, w
Ii. Null and wife, j. Daniel Null,
Mrs. @. NJ Marsh Mrs. Ada Spren-
gart; Leidy Schurtz and wife of Mil
ton Mrs, Augeline Sloppy, Mrs. Sarah
Montgomery, MIR. and Mrs William
II. Eckman Mr.. and Mrs. II. L. More
head, Mr.. and Mrs. John Montgomery,
Luther Null and George Roster, of
Pothgroye; Frank Paul and daughter,
Mr.. and Mrs. John A. Beck, Mrs
Martin Zettlemoyer aud Mrs. w. II.
High, of White Deer Solomon Null,
Mr.. and Mrs. John W. Null and Mr.
and Mrs Frank Roup, of Mooresburg.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-07-20
SECOND ATTEMPT
AT Suicide

a second attempt at suicide, this
time by slashing her throat with a
large carving knife, was made ON Sat
urday afternoon by Mrs. Clyde Van
Horn, who Il couple weeks ago drank
carbolio acid but was discovered in
time to save her life,
1t will be remembered that Mrs.
VanHoru, whose home is at Benton,
went to visit her son Elmer in Green
wood township, Columbia county, and
as the family sat in the parlor, she
went out doors and did not return.
After time search was started and
the woman found unconscious, with
an empty carbolic acid bottle nearby,
in secluded corner of the fence.
Strenuous efforts by the physician
finally resuscitated the woman, and
she gradually regained strength until
the last few days she was able to get
up and walk about the house. Her
sons family were hoping that the wo-
man would shortly be fully recovered.
On Saturday afternoon, however, she
was in the kitchen, and when she
thought no one was looking, she sud-
denly grabbed large carving knife
and was just in the act of drawing it
across her throat when discovered by
Miss Martha Hess, who was working
in the kitchen With a scream the girl
grabbed Mrs VauHorn' S arm, and pre-
vented the awful deed, and together
with Mrs Elmer VanHorn, who came
rnnning at the scream, tried to take
the knife from the elder woman. The
lattor became desperate, and terri
Bile struggle followed, in the course of
which the two young women became
badly cut up about the arms by the
I keen edge of the knife. They were un-
able to take the improvised weapon
from the elder woman, but their cries
brought Elmer VanHorn running from
the field in which he was working,
and he soon got the knife from his
mothers grasp.
1t now being considered advisable,
arrangements are being made to have
her taken this week to private san
itarium for treatment She has been
melancholy for some time, but this
has developed into a form of insanity.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-07-20
Rural Delivery Popular.

Figures show that the rural free de-
livery service in Pennsylvania is a
popular feature of the postal service.
While in some States the demand for
additional routes seems to be on the
wane, there is no such condition in
the Keystone State.
On July 1 there were 35, 76s rural
free delivery routes in operation in the
United States. At the same time there
were total of 3, 097 petitions pending
for the establishment of increased de-
livery facilities. There are 1886 routes
in Pennsylvania, an increase of 1903
since July /, 1905 The number of petit
tions pending for new routes in the
State is ninety. Since the Inaugural
tion of the service three have been
1855 petitions for new routes of which
only $40 have been adversely reported.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-07-20
CUTTING DOWN
DEATH RATE

State Health Commissioner Samuel
G. Dixon continues to cut down the
death rate from diphtheria through
the agency of anti-toXin which the
State department. of health is d1stri-
buting free of charge throughout Penn
sylvania in all cases where the patti
ents are too poor to pay for the serum.
For instance the report of the anti
toxin division for the week ending
July l6 gives the remarkably low death
rate of three per cent. for all cases
treated with State anti-tox There
were no deaths at all where instruc-
tions of the commissioner as to the
liberal use of anti-toxin within twen-
ty-four hours after onset were follow
ed out.
Statistics show that the death rate
in diphtheria is forty-two per cent,
where anti toxin is not used; hence
the splendid achievement of the new
department. of health in saving prec-
ious lives by it's free distribution of
anti toxin.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-07-20
Borough Offices Go Begging.

A borough with not enough voters
to fill all the borough offices is the
situation likely to be presented in
Saltwater, Columbia county. The re-
moval of the Edgar & Stauffer plan
ing mill and many of its employees to
Berwick is the cause.
Saltwater is regularly incorporat-
ed borough and boasts of forty-four
qualified voters, the majority of whom
worked at the planning mill. The con-
stitution requires twenty officials-a
chief burgess, six councilmen, six
school directors, two constables, two
justices of the peace, one assessor, one
tax collector, besides election officers
and other minor officials.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-07-20
KNITTING MILLS
HANDICAPPED

The Danville Knitting Mills are in
operation again after being closed
down last week to allow the employees
a weeks vacation and to give an op-
portunity to take account OF stock.
This was the first time the mill had
been closed down for week since it
started. 1t will be made an annual
custom to cease operations during the
week of the Fourth of July.
In conversation with Thomas De-
lany, superintendent, Friday eve, a
lamentable fact was brought out. Mr..
Delany states that the scarcity of girl
labor or the unwillingness of the girls
to go to work is greatly handicapping
the plant. The mills could, and did
at one time. employ 2l0 people; now
there are but 1870 on the pay rolls. Yet
there is no knitting mill in the State
that pays higher, if as high, wages.
The company last September pur-
chased small plant at Ringtown and
here the machines that scarcity of lab
or in Danville keeps idle are being
sent. The company, however, would
prefer to have all the machines at the
home mill.
If it were possible to secure the help
desired, the company would enlarge
the mill indefinitely and install its
own dye plant. Within the past three
months orders for $4,000 dozen hose
were turned down because the present
facilities would not permit their being
filed.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-07-20
ATTEMPT TO ROB
BARBER SHOP

An attempt was made by thieves
during Sunday night to enter the bar
ber shop of Thomas J. Evans on Bloom
street, near the p. & r. crossing, and
although the robbers were scared away
the evidence of their operations were
easily discernible Monday morning.
Fred Held, Sr., who resides next
door to the barber shop was awakened
by the furious barking of his dog. He
arose and made an investigation but
was unable to discover anything of a
disquieting nature. I
When Mr.. Evans opened his shop
Monday morning, however, he found
the screen door at the rear badly brok-
en- and the hook fastener pulled out.
The robbers had evidently been fright
ened away in the midst of their raid
by Mr.. Held's dog.
Mr.. Evans shop has been robbed on
two previous occasions At one time
the thieves got about $3. 90 and at an
other time about 81. 90. He states that
the vicinity of the Reading crossing
on Bloom street is a spot often fire.
quented by thieves and bad charact-
ers, who alight from passing freights.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-07-20
SUNDAY WORK FOR
THE AMBULANCE

The good people of Bloom street in
the vicinity of Mill were given great
scare Sunday morning when man,
fell from D. & 3. trolley after MAX
ing frantic effort to catch his hat
which had blown from his head He
struck the street with sickening thud
and lay motionless.
In falling the man cut II cash OH his
nose that pled rather profusely and
otherwise battered himself, so that it
was gruesome sight that met the
gaze of the people who hurried from
their homes to administer first aid to
the injured. A pillow was procured
and the man was made as comfortable
as circumstances would permit.
Summons flashed over the wire for
the police and for medical aid and in
response quickly came Chief Mince-
moyer and Dr. Paules. The doctor.
first to arrive, was soon able to sup
ply the information that the man s
dazed condition was not due to any
extent to his fall but to an overindul-
gence in strong drink. Chief Mince-
moyer then arriving on the scene re-
lieved the minds of the anxious citi-
zens of all further doubt by stating
that the man was Mike Smith, an old
offender, and that this episode was
somewhat of a common occurrence
with him,
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-07-20
Death of Former DanviIIe rlan.

Theodore f. Patterson, former
resident of this city, died Sunday at
the summer residence of Pedro Salome,
at Valley Forge, where he was guest.
Mr.. Patterson was in Danville from
1895 to 1902, during the greater part of
that time being the superintendent of
the Reading Iron company's Danville
plant.
Born in Pottsville, Mr.. Patterson
went to Norristown early in life.
There he married Miss Harriet White,
daughter of Duncan White, operator
of several cotton mills. In 1861 he en-
listed as private in the Forty eighth
Pennsylvania Infantry. A few months
later he was appointed sergeant. In
1862 he was made first lieutenant in
the Sixtyseventh Pennsylvania In
fantry. In 1864 he accepted position
in the signal corps and later became
lieutenant in the corps. He was a
member of the Pennsylvania command
cry of the Loyal Legion.
Mr.. Patterson is survived by three
children, Duncan w. and George of
Philadelphia, and Mrs. Beeden (Abi-
gaiD. of Haddonfield, N. j. The home
of the deceased is at 1921 South Forty
eight street, Philadelphia.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-07-20
His rleaSure of HazietOn.

One of the four decorators now in
Hazleton decorating the city for the
Old Home week in August sized up
that city thusly Without any excep-
tion Hazleton is the tightest and cheap
est city in the State. 1 have travelled
the State over, and have never en-
countered city where civic pride is
at such low ebb as in Hazleton. l
would never have believed it, had
not had the personal experience and
now full well know why the commit
tee is compelled to cringe and beg for
funds to give celebration that means
all for the city of Hazleton. Never
again will l come to the city in a
business capacity
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-07-20

The ambitious citizens of Berwick
are now advocating the erection of a
sort of Eiffel tower at that place as a
step towards beautifying the town.
Plans for the proposed arch are no
being prepared by the Berwick G.. A.
r., who are back of the movement,
and the idea is to erect it either at
Market square or some other suitable
point in the center of the business dis
trict
The proposed tower would be con-
structed of steel, set on stone founda-
tions and would rise towards the
clouds to distance of two hundred
feet, being twice as high as the tallest
church spire in the borough. The top
would be surmounted by large town
clock which would be visible for miles
around ; an observation gallery, near
the top, would give view of the en-
tire surrounding country, and lower
down would be a band stand.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-07-20
REMARKABLE RAIL
ROAD ACCIDENT

Three men and young boy, Nichols
Ernest, 75 years, Ed Derk. 33 years,
John Warren, 28 years, and Willie
Derk, aged years. had most mira
culous escape from meeting horrible
death in a crossing accident, which
occurred ON the Pennsylvania railroad
at the Chillisquaque crossing in Chill
lisquaque township, Northumberland
county, late Monday afternoon.
The men mentioned above, who all
reside at Chillisquaque, were engaged
in hauling sand and with the little
boy we're seated on the wagon when
they arrived at the railroad crossing.
As it was after the time for the Buf-
falo flyer going toward Sunbury, to
pass by the crossing the driver of the
team did not hesitate or Use any pre-
caution as he was not aware that the
train was behind time. Just as he
drove the horses on the crossing the
passenger train running at the rate OF
fiftv miles an hour bore down on
them and before they had chance to
make an effort to save themselves the
engine crashed into the wagon, but
luckily struck it at the rear wheels
where none of the occupants were
seated at that time. The part of the
wagon that was struck was entirely
demolished and the three men were
hurled quite distance from the track.
A strange fact connected with the
accident is that the little boy was not
thrown from the wagon by the col
lision but later fell out when the
thoroughly frightened horses ran
away.
The engineer and fireman of the
train and the passengers who realized
what had occurred felt certain that
some one had been killed or badly in
jured and imagine their surprise when
they found that all of the entire party
had escaped without sustaining the
least injury The horses were captur-
ed some time later and they were not
even scratched or bruised.
The members of the crew of the
passenger train state that it was a
most remarkable accident.