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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-05-24
COMMITTEES
ARE APPOINTED

The members Of Goodrich post, No.
%, c. A. r., are perfecting as speed
ilv as possible all arrangements for
memorial day, which is less than two
weeks distant As before stated the
memorial sermon will be preached by
Rev. l.. ID. Ulrich at Trinity Luther
an church on Sunday morning, May
27th Hon. Grant Herring will ad-
dress the comrades at the cemetery on
the afternoon Of memorial day.
The parade TO the cemetery will be
tine usual prcteutious affair, the veter-
aus marching 20 the music of Mech
auic-yillo band and probably the Wash
ilgtou Drum Corps
In addition to the members of the
G.. A. r. and the Sons Of Veterans
the usual contingent Of school chill
dreu viii be in line An invitation
Will he extended TO the different So
cietips of town to join the march.
Company =. 18th regiment n. G. P,
has accepted an invitation to join the
parade and viii be in line if at all
possible.
Committees to decorate the graves
m the different cemeteries have been
appointed as follows:
~ III lam -A. ilctueuS, Henry hefn
and j. W. DeShay-Odd Fellows Ere
formed and Catholic cemeteries.
George Reilly. r. W Eggert and
Samuel Mills-Fairview, Episcopal,
Hebrew and Lutheran cemeteries.
r. q. Miller and B. B. Brown
Presbyterian cemetery.
John Hale and John Bookmiller-
| Welsh Hill
Samuel MorTall, Joseph W. Shannon
and William II. Treas-Mt Vernon
| cemetery.
Harrison Kase and William Miner
-Klinesgrove.
Montgomery Bird-Sharp Ridge.
ID. r =. Childs, Henry Wintersteen
and James McCcracken.- -Straubs' Col
umbia hill and Bright's cemeteries.
Frank G. Blee and J. H. Leidy-
! WashingUonville.
Samuel KesteT and Ephriam Bower
-MoOresbrug and Oak Grove
4 corresponding number of persons
will ha appointed from among the
Sons of Veterans to assist in decorat-
! ing the soldiers graves. The Sons of
! Veterans, who are now equipped with
muskets, will also furnish a firing
squad, relieving the national guards
men, who previously helped out the
veterans in this part of the pro-
gram.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-05-24
Hargreaves' Circus.

"Of all animals that are trained for
circus performances the elephant is the
most Intelligent . The above state
ment is made by an agent of the Thorn
as Hargreaves railroad circus, which
will exhibit in Bloomsbury on Satur-
day, May % and in Milton, Monday,
May IS. This agent ought to know,
for he was formerly "A successful train
er. Among other things the man said ;
Elephants learn with remarkable
quickness and they don't show that
aversion TO their tricks that the amin
ais of the cat family exhibit l have
seen elephants practice difficult tricks
voluntarily they didn't know
anybody was around.
About seven weeks are required to
teach a lion or bear a trick, while "A
little longer is required to teach a
leopard or a tiger.
1t is the opinion Of this former train
er that the above wild animals have
even more capacity for learning than
the horse. He says that, while a tiger
can be taught to walk upon its hind
legs in three or four months, it Will
require as many years to teach horse
to do the same trick
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-05-24
Death of Well Known RaiIroader.

Snydertown lost one of its oldest and
most respected citizens in the death Of
George w SimonsOn, which occurred
yesterday morning at 9:30 o'clock, he
having reached the age Of 70 years.
His health had been impaired for sew
eral years by a stroke of paralysis,
which eventually had fatal termina-
tiOu.
He was well known throughout this
section having held for a number of
years at Snydertown the position of
section foreman on the Shamokin div
ision of the \. c. railroad. He leaves
a widow and six children, Louisa,
residing at home, Daniel an engineer
on the Central Railroad Of New Jer-
sey, Worral, an employe on the same
road, G. w, residing in Scranton,
Thomas, resident of Sunbury, and
Cora, of New York city.
He was a genial and kindly man and
had many friends Notwithstanding
the active life he led he was very
heavy man, his weight at one time be-
ing 312 pounds.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-05-24
Birthday Surprise Party.

The home of Mrs. Elizabeth Roat, of
Riverside, was the scene of a pleasant
surprise party on Saturday last given
in honor of her 18th birthday Among
those present were: Rev. and Mrs. l..
d. Ulrich and daughter Naomi, Mr.
and Mrs. George W. Roat and daugh-
ter Edna, Mrs Hannah Chestnut son
German and daughter Helen, Mrs.
Elizabeth Thatcher, of DanvilIe Miss
Anna Mace, of Philadelphia; Mrs.
Augustus Traub, Mrs. William Austin
and son Robert, Of Sunbury; Mrs.
Clarence Cleaver, Mrs. Daniel Drum
and daughter Helen, of Roaring Greek /;
those from Riverside were Mesdames
Mark Hess and son Joseph, Solomon
Pensyl, Elizabeth Pegg, Sarah Cleay-
er, Samuel Morrall, William Clark,
Jacob Berger, Peter Berger, HazIer,
Elizabeth Yeager, Ogden Ostrander,
Theodore Kimbel, John Unger, Ed
ward ROat and daughter Edith, Rance
b. Bird, Q. Shannon and daughter
Miriam, William Kimbel and daugh-
ters Harriet, Mabel and Dorothy, ElIz-
abeth Roat, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Kim
and daughters Annie, Hazel and Har-
riet and Mr. Peter Hucllant.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-05-24
Pleasant Surprise Party.

\ very pleasant surprise party was
given at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W.
J. Steinman in Liberty township, Sat
urday evening in honor of Mrs. Stein
mans thirty y-ninth birthday. A very
pleasant time was enjoyed by all the
evening was spent in social chat, music
and merry games by the young folks.
Refreshments were served after which
all left for their homes. Those present
We're: Rev and Mrs Philips, Mr. and
Mrs. ". j. Messersmith, Of Washing
touville; Misses Mary and Vernie
hartman, of Billmeyer's Park: Mr.
and Mrs. Samuel Hoy, of Milton; Mr..
Norman Brofee, of Catawissa Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Hoy, Miss Miriam and
Master Harold Hoy, Mr. and Mrs
Charles Lahr, Master Malcolm Lahr,
of Limestoneville; Messrs. Curtis
Cromis, Sidney. Raymond and Harvey
Bogart. of California; Mr.. and Mrs
Ray Colder, Elmer Colder, Misses
Olive, Annie and Maude Colder, of
Mexico Miss Traca Schott, of Dan
vile; Mrs. Mary Steinman. Mr.. and
Mrs John Robbins, Misses Margaret,
Flora, Lizzie and Mary Robbins, Messrs
Freeman and Martin Robbins, Mr. and
Mrs. Thomas Beaver, Misses Lizzie,
Lille, Ella and Laura Beaver, Miss
Kate Manner, Mr.. and Mrs b. r.
Ware, Misses Stella and Minnie Ware.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-05-24
SALT METHODS.
In the Marshes of the Kongo and at
Utnh's Great Lake.

1HunS Oreut Lake.
One Of the sights Of the Great Salt
labe of Utah, developed by the prog
ress of scientific industry, is the sys-
TEN of immense salt making ponds on
the shore of the lake. At Saltair the
lake water is pumped into a great set
Ting basin, where the Impurities fall
10 the bottom and, containing much
iron. form Il reddish deposit. From
this basin the water is drawn off into
harvesting ponds" averaging 10000
square yards in area and six inches In
depth. The ponds are kept supplied
with water, as the evaporation goes on
from May to September, when the salt
harvest begins. The water having dis
appeared. a dazzling layer of salt two
or three inches thick IS found covering
the bottom of the ponds, which Is bro
ken up with plows before being con-
yeyed to the mills, where the final
crushing and winnowing are done.
In general the salt marshes Of the
KOn 20 region represent a kind Of pock-
ct or rift in the soil. They are to be
found In considerable numbers In the
district OF Sambalt. and there are also
many OF these marshes on the left
bank of the river Lufubu. The walls
of the rift show first a layer of black
irh clay mixed with sand and contain
Ing numerous quartz and slick peb-
bles or more exceptionally black and
white shells, fragments of oyster and
mussel Then comes a layer of strait
fed and gray blue schist. The soil Of
the depression also contains schist as
the greater constituent and IS covered
by a layer of sandy clay. In order to
collect the salt the natives dig Il fun
mel shaped hole from six 10 ten feet
deep Tie cavity soon fills up with
warm and clear water which j.
strongly charged with salt 1t comes
up with considerable pressure, and the
LIQUID seems to boil The salt is partly
precipitatad ut the bottom of the cav
ftv and mixes with the soil to form a
blackish mud. The latter is washed
out with hot water to extract the salt,
which is then crystalliZed from the So
luton. The product which is thus OBJ
tanned is of salty gray color. and its
taste 4, more alkaline than that Of Eu-
rO,eau salt
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-05-24
A Private Telephone System.

The DanvilIe Stove and Manufact-
uring company has installed a tele-
phone system at its plant which is
proving a great convenience and time
saver.
There are five departments in the
plant of the Danville stove and manu-
featuring company-the office, foun-
dry, shipping rooms, tin shop, and
iron pattern shop Each of these de
partments is more or less remote from
the other and in order TO commune
ate when desired, il was formerly
necessary TO do a good deal of running
backwards and forwards. Now each of
the departments can be called up from
the office and communication can be
established in a moment with the fore
man or other person wanted.
The stove works is one our growing
and most of prosperous industries. 1t
is worthy of note that it Is not slow in
installing improvements needed. At
the present time il is probably one of
the best equipped plants in this sec
ton
The private telephone system was
installed by Cleaver Wagner, the Tis-
ing,young electrician, who has charge
Of the clock factory.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-05-24
Frost and Ice.

Monday morning there was a heavy
frost, while thin ice formed at differ
ent points At $50 a. IN. mercury
stood at 81 degrees at the Montour
house at noon it was at 50 degrees,
while during the entire day the temp
erture was only a little higher than on
Sunday
Early risers about town Monday
saw plenty of frost. Between South
Danville and Kipp's run the frost was
very heavy. Emery Eckman, who lives
near Klinesgrove, was in this city yes
terday and reported ice in the vicinity
of his home. Sweet corn and early
potatoes here and there are growing
nicely. That these crops suffered to
some extend would seem quite likely,
although il is stated that a heavy fog
made its appearance about ! a. m.
which had the effect Of neutralizing
the frost
About WashingtOnville the frost was
quite heavy and it is feared that the
early vegetables sustained damage, al
though just how much it is not posi-,
BILE TO say.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-05-24
The Frisco Horror.

Terrible havoc wrought by earth
quake and fire. Thousands homeless
and destitute. Loss of life never will
be known.
The earthquake III San Francisco
shook down hundreds of thousands of
dollars worth of walls and chimneys,
but the contlagratiOn that followed
burned up hundreds of millions of dol
lars worth Of property.
These is no estimating within hun
dreds OF millions the actual damage
wrought.
Not in history has a modern imperi-
al city been so completely destroyed.
San Francisco is gone.
All that now remains of this once
beautiful city is a smoldering mass of
ruins, with thousands Of homeless peo-
pie camping i'll vacant lots, in parks
and cemeteries.
First on the scene Immediately af-
ter the first shock were a corps of eX-
pert photographers from the Edison
laboratories for the purpose of making
Photographic records Of the entire dis
aster. not one detail was omitted ;
pictures We're taken at the rate of sixty
every minute, or one every second, IN
making a complete Photographic his
tory of the city and its great disaster,
before, during and after the fire and
earthquake. taken by the originators
of motion pictures EDISON.
Exhibited by the Edison Exhibition
Company in the only presentable man
ner, this great disaster will be seen in
its entirety at the Y. NJ. G. a. hall
for two nights only, commencing on
Thursday, May "a, at popular prices.
Never in the history of moving pic
lures has there been taken or shown
such a monster series, each and every
scene an actual Photographic reproduc
tion of the scene itself.
BY all means see this terrible calam-
ity. Watch for the day and date Of the
Edison Exhibition Company and see
the original
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-05-24
The Flying Lizard of Java.

The curious little animals known as
flying lizards Draco yolans) are only
found in Java. ana their strange APP
pearance is supposed u have been the
origin Of the dragon Of the meIiaeval
eastern j. gina. IN. The reptile is like
an ordinary lizard, lat J.; provided with
fo,IS of eXtensible skin which are
spread OFT ~ the long ribs and enable
the animal 10 glide through the air from
tree to tree in pursuit of the insects on
which ii pry.a When lying prone on
the mottlcI surface Of a bough, 1t is
an excellent example Of protective re-
sembance." rs It Is most difficult to be
seen unless il moves.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-05-24
Hotel Changes Hands.

An important business transfer was
completed yesterday afternoon when
o. r. Drumheller purchased the good
Will and fixtures of the IAldine Hotel,
Sunbury, from Fred Aldinger, who
was the proprietor and conducted the
hotel ever since it was built.
The sale proved TO be quite sur
prise and Is said to have been con
summated within a few hours time
The exact price paid is not known but
is said TO be about four thousand dol
lars. The new proprietor took charge
of the hotel Immediately after the sale
was completed.
Mr.. Drumheller Is the owner of the
building and a. Is well known is a
successful hotel man of many years ex-
perience. 1t is his intention TO greatly
enlarge the present building and make
the Aldine a hotel second TO none in
this part of the State.
IT Is reported that Mr. Aldinger will
likely move to Millersburg where he
viii erect and conduct hotel.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-05-24
FIRE PROOF
PATTERN House

The big fire proof building at the
stove works designed to house the valu
able patterns is practically completed.
Today the work Of removing the pat
terms Will be begun.
When ground was broken, less than
two months ago, j. f. Montague. who
has the work in charge, declared that
the building would be completed and
i'm use before June lst. As the sequel
shows he was not over confident While
two rows of shelving remain to be in
stalled and some work on the floor re-
mains to be done, the building is 9th
erwiSe completed. 1t is an odd-lOok
ing structure it is true. although ad-
mirably adopted to its purpose. 1t is
l2O feetx36 feet, one story high, built
of brick, the walls being without a
single window or opening Of any kind
with the exception of one door at the
western end next to the foundry. The
roof is lined with corrugated galvaniz-
ed iron. The door and door frame are
lined with asbestos and iron so that
not an inch of woodwork is exposed
on the outside of the building.
Light is admitted through twenty
skvlights. each feet by feet, insert
ed in the roof. The skylights are form
ed of hammered glass three-eights of
an inch thick. The glass in each sky
light is composed of one big plate and
to properly insert these without any
mishap proved no easy task. This
branch of the work was in charge of
Edward Yeager.
Not only will the fire proof building
insure greater security to the patterns
but the additional and better arrange
ment of space will admit of a more
advantageous classification. With the
patterns as piled up promiscuously in
their old quarters there was frequent
lv no little delay before the patterns
wanted were found, whereas, in the
new quarters, it will be possible to
proceed at once to the very spot where
tlp RIGHT PATTERNS are stored
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-05-24
Horse Causes Excitement.

a horse belonging to John Dyer,
who resides above town, was seized
with an attack of collie Saturday night
and caused much excitement. The
animal was tied in front of Phillips
grocery, when all Of sudden it seem
ed to drop to the pavement. The street
was thronged with pedestrians, and it
was only few moments until some
men took in the situation and succeed
ed i'll unhitching the horse. The an
imal soon recovered. The excitement
attracted a large crowd of people.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-05-24
IN NEW ORLEANS

Sam Rcbman has Just returned from
a five weeks business trip, which ex-
tended as far south as New Orleans.
Mr. Rebman was describing to some
friends Yesterday the marked changes
which are noted in a long journey
southwark from this latitude to the
Gulf of Mexico While frost and ice
are still among the possibilities here
in New Orleans, he said. they have al
ready had seven weeks of midsummer
weather with mercury in the nine
ties. Grain is ripening in the south
crn limit Of the wheat belt, but as far
south as New Orleans, wheat, rye,
&c, are not factors, cotton being the
ruling commodity among the pro-
ducts of the soil According to Mr..
Rebmau's description nothing more
interesting to a northern man can be
conceived of than the appearance of
the almost illimitable area OF cotton
under cultivation.
The city of New Orleans. too, is
novel and has many surprises for the
northern man. The people, conserva-
tive 10 a degree, are proud of the past.
Instead of keeping up to date, con
forming with standards elsewhere
maintained, in New Orleans there
seems to be a studied attempt on the
part of the people to make everything
appear as old as possible. Hence as a
rule on the exterior the buildings have
an ancient and time-wOrn appearance,
while on the inside they are if posi-
bic still more ancient and out OF date.
This is true not only of the furniture
in private dwellings but also of the
fixtures and appointments of public
houses. There is by no means lack of
comfort in the city, however, and from
the residents point of view the old
city is no doubt very homelike and in
viting The effect of it all on hustl-
ing northern man is TO produce a feel
ing of depression and cause him to
feel that he is out of the race
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-05-24
Lewisburg Sued for Damages.

A suit has been filed in the Union
county court against the borough of
Lewisburg asking damages to the
amount Of S15, 600 for the death of
Jesse FetteT, young man OF Winfield
who was ground to pieces under the
wheels of a Reading freight train last
October at the university siding. Fet
ter met horrible death while driving
along the road on his way TO Lewis
burg from Winfield He was driving
in a buggy and as he neared the univ
ersity siding a southbound freight ON
the Reading caused his horse to plunge
down a small embankment onto the
track under the wheels of the train.
Fetter was so badly injured that he
died at the Sunbury hospital. The
plaintiff contends that the borough of
Lewisburg is negligent in permitting
such a dangerous driveway to exist
without guards or any protection
That when the railroad was construct
ed through that section it enCroachcd
upon the public road, which was new
er widened, permitting a dangerous
condition to exist. At that point the
public road is on the right of way Of
the railroad and is not protected by
any guard ratings, which decisions of
tlp COurtS insist are necessary
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-05-24
No Crime to Kiss Girl.

In decision rendered by Justice of
the Peace Knauss, Of Macungie, it was
held that to kiss a girl does not con-
stitute a crime.
The case in question was that of
Rev. n. S. Hawk, formerly pastor of
the East Greenville United Evangelic-
al church, who is accused by Miss An
ME Schubert, of Powder Valley. She
declared that the pastor kissed her
against her will
A committee of clergymen acquitted
the pastor. He resigned, however. The
congregation is divided about the mat
ter and disruptiOn is Threatened
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-05-24
Base Ball This Summer.

The announcement that base ball il
Danville this summer is an assured
fact will be received with pleasure by
the fans hereabouts.
DeWitt's park has been secured foI
the home games and a strong team is
being signed. The opening game will
be played on Memorial day, for which
occasion the management has a num-
Der of clubs under consideration
The outlook for a good season 5 sport
is first class. A number of the stars
who graced the diamond for Danville
during former years, viii play with
the home team again this Year
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-05-24
Postmaster Robbed.

G.. w Fouts, Postmaster aU Riverton
Ia, nearly lost his life and was robbed
of all comfort, according to hls letter
which says: For 20 years had chronic
liver complaint, which led to such a Sc
we're case of jaundice that even my fing
er nails turned yellow when my doctor
prescribed Electric Bitters which cnred
Inc and have kept me well for eleven
years. Sure cure for Biliousness, Neu-
ralgia Weakness and all Stomach, Liy-
er, Kidney and Bladder arrangements.
A wonderful Tonic At Paules x Co,
Drug store. 80 cents
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-05-24
Fortunate rliSsourians.

When / was a druggist, at Livonia
Mo, writes t. J. Dwyer, now os Grays-
vile, Mo, three of my customers were
permanently cured of consumption by
Dr. Kings New Discovery, and are well
and strong to day. One was trying to
sell his property and move to Arizona,
but after using New Discovery a short
time he found it unnecessary to do so.
/ regard pr Kings New Discovery as
the most wonderful medicine in exist
ence Surest Cough and Cold cure
and Throat and lung healer. Guarante-
cd by Paules q Co. Druggists zoe and
81 40 Trial bottle fres
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-05-24
Buried at Mt. Vernon.

Miss Mary II. Hoffman, agd IA years,
whose death occurred near Berwick,
was consigned to the grave at Mt
Vernon cemetery on Saturday The re-
mains were brought to South Danville
on the u: 10 train, the funeral proceed
ing directly to the cemetery. The de
ceased with her parents formerly resid-
ed near Rushtown. Some two years
ago the family removed to near Ber-
wick.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-05-24
DEATH TRAPS

Lewisburg is the defendant in a ten
thousand dollar suit brought by the
family Of Jesse Fetter, of Winfield. 1t
will be remembered that Fetter was
driving along the road at the Bucknell
siding. At this point the road and
track run side by side and his horse
frightened and plunged in front Of the
train. There is every reason To be
lieve that the borough will lose the
case, not perhaps TO the extent of the
sum demanded, but the verdict will be
in the plaintiffs favor. In and about
Danville there are several traps that
will sooner or later involve the parties
responsible in a damage suit, and 1T
would be well to give them attention
before and not after an accident oc-
CuFs
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-05-24

GuleIaus .4gisieus.s. the author Of
one Of the most famous works on
demonolo a.. figures on what he terms
"A basis af exact computation to prove
that ".h. re ,yus OF the air, the cav
crns ana dark places of the earth are
inhabited 6y 44,I35.536 devils. Where
on earth this visionary writer obtained
the material upon which to base such
an exact computation has been an
enigma to ill Of the later writer's on
demonology. witchcraft and kindred
subjects.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-05-24
Lost His License.

john Dolack, who for some time
past has been conducting saloon in
Shamokin, was surprised man on
Monday morning TO learn that Judge
Sayidge had revoked his license and
transferred it to some more acceptable
party. Dolack allowed some other per
son to run the saloon while he worked
in the mines. but ON Sundays he kept
open himself, defying the law Evid-
euce was secured against Dolack and
he lost his license.