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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-04-19
SEVERAL MORE AUTOMOBILES.

1t is altogether likely that during
the coming summer several automo-
biles will be added to those now in
commission in Danville and immediate
vicinity. The fact is known that there
are several prospective purchasers and
it will probably be only short time
until the new machines are in evid-
ence
1t is also rumored that at least one
automobile will be for hire and will
be run i'll any direction out over the
country roads at SO much per hour. a
popular route, it is believed, will be
found to lie in the direction of Wash
ingtonville and Strawberry Ridge,
which have always proved favOrite OBJ
jective points for hack parties and
others when out for pleasure. \ long
er ride of course, will be between Dan
Vile and Milton and Danville and
Bloomsbury An automobile run over
the river bridge through Riverside and
out over the State highway proves in
tensely enjoyable Indeed, it would
beydificult to turn in any direction in
the midst of our delightful scenery
and not find route that would pos
sess an especial charm in the pleasant
summer weather.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-04-19
Brick Yards i'm Operation.

John Keim has already begun the
work of making brick for the season,
all four of his brick yards having
started up. Some brick were made on
Friday, but these later were damaged
by the rain. Yesterday the season
opened in earnest and taking in all
four of the yards Mr. Keim has some
twenty-five men employed. From now
on except when the weather is rainy
each of the yards will be i'll operation
every day. A little later on two ad-
ditional moulders may be put on,
which,willincrease the combined prod
uct of the kilns very much.
Pending the adjustment of Difficult
ties between the coal operators and
the miners Mr. Keim is uncertain as
to what measure of success may attend
the seasons work. Should there be a
shortage of anthracite coal it will be
impossible for him to burn brick, as
his kilns are not adapted to bitumin-
Gus coal and wood suitable for the
purpose here has become commodity
so scarce as to be practically out of
the question.
Mr. Keim is now engaged in ship
ping brick in large quantities, 500,0 900
going to Bloomsbury and 100, 200 to
Sunbury.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-04-19
Work for the Street Sprinkler.

Happy springtime is here, the season
of budding vegetation, also of dusty
streets. We are just now passing
through that brief though vexatious
period that lies between the inclement
weather Of early spring and the limit
of possible freezing, before the street
sprinkler has gone into commission and
while the sun and the wind and the
traffic OF busy wheels conspire to pro-
duce dust-dust that blows into peo-
pies faces, that blows in through the
doorways and windows and soils the
furniture-dust that becomes worse
with each succeeding day and from
which there seems to be no earthly es-
cape.
Where is the street sprinkler? Many
persons have asked this question dur
ing the last few days. Ask the firemen
who previously assumed the contract
to keep down the dust and they will
probably tell you that the water sup
cr!ntcndent has not yet caused to be
erected the stand pipes that supply the
street sprinkler with water. Ask the
water superintendent and he will tell
! YOU that until the limit of freezing
weather is reached it is not safe to
erect the standpipes, as the water
might freeze, which would cause the
pipes to burst. There seems TO be but
one way out of it in this unhappy
period and that is, if we are confront
ed with dust, TO grin and bear it.
In the present case, however, there
is consolation in the fact that we have
about reached the limit. A leading
member of the Friendship fire company
last evening stated that there is little
danger of freezing after this date and
Judging by what he advanced the
street sprinkler is looming up i'll the
distance and in very few days it
will be on its rounds again
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-04-19
GROOMING A SOD.

The county commissioners are now
fixing up the court house lawn, after
which it will be sown with grass seed.
The material procured from the river
bridge when the latter was cleaned off
a couple of weeks ago, did not prove
sufficient for the top course and in
order to complete the work it was
necessary to look in some other direc
tion for fertile and productive soil
such as would grow good sod. Yes
terday Ellis Rank was put to work
with two carts hauling soil up from
the meadow along Mahoning creek,
which will no doubt fill the bill very
nicely. The soil is obtained from the
spot where John Keim obtains clay for
making brick, and the commissioners
in removing it do the brick maker a
good turn by laying bare the deposits
of clay In short time the court
house grounds will no doubt be bloom
ing like a rose The grass on the souCh
side of the building is already grow
ing nicely and boards are very con
spicuOusly displayed warning people
to keep off the sod. -
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-04-19
EXAMINING
DOGS HEAD

There is a slight mad dog scare in
the vicinity of Strawberry Ridge, as
the result of which Charles Reeder a
young man of that place, may go to
the Pasteur institute for treatment
The young man bitten is the son OF
George Reeder, a prominent resident.
The bite was inflicted quite two weeks
ago by Mr. Reeder's own dog. The ex-
act circumstances of the case have not
been learned, but it seems that there
was something about the dog that
aroused suspicion that he might have
been afflicted with rabies.
The wound was cauterized but as
time wore on all things seemed to
cause a feeling of disquietude and in
order to allay fears at the suggestion
of DR. Shuman, the family physician,
it was decided to send the head of the
dog, which had been killed, i'll to
Veterinarian j. O. Reed, the local rep
resentative of the State live stock san
itarv board. When DR.. Reed received
the dogs head he Immediately for
warded it to Philadelphia for bacter-
biological test by DR.. Leonard Pearson,
the State veterinarian.
DR.. Reed yesterday received a letter
from State veterinarian Pearson report
ing progress. The dogs head, he said,
was in such shape as to exclude the
practicability of the microscopic or
speedy test and made it necessary to
resort to the slower test of inoculating
rabbits, to ascertain whether or not
rabies was present. At almost any
day report based ON the rabbit eX
pertinent may be received from the
live stock sanitary board.
Meanwhile the State veterinarian
advised DR.. Reed that if in his opin-
ion the dog showed symptoms of rabies
il would be well to have the young
man bitten to take a course at the
Pasteur institute without delay Just
what course would be pursued DR.
Reed yesterday could not state
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-04-19
TRUSTEES AGREE
ON SITE

The trustees of the hospital for the
insane, who, it seems, held different
views as to where the new heat light
/ and power p ant ought TO be located,
/ have come to an agreement concerning
the site. The new heat. light and
power plant will be located at the rear
of the main hospital building on the
site at present occupied by the lumber
ward.
There were some things TO recon-
mend the site for the heat, light and
power plant originally selected, at the
coal dump, west of the hospital build
ings, not the least of which was the
fact that fuel could be unloaded direct
ly from the cars into the coal bins
that feed the boilers, thereby eliminat-
ing the expense of re- handling the coal
as might be necessary if another site
were selected
Among the disadvantages taken into
consideration bv the trustees was the
fact that the coal dump is about one
thousand feet away and that to select
that point as site would be to neces-
state the construction of a massive
conduit between the plant and the
buildings through which to transmit
the heat, light and power, that would
involve an immense amount of work
and would eat up a considerable
slice of the appropriation of $9l,
600. In addition to this it was ques
tion whether there would not be loss
or waste of power in carrying steam
and electricity so far.
The outcome of the matter was that
the site at the rear of the hospital was
selected for the heat, light and power
plant.
The contract for the building will
be awarded on Friday when the build
ing committee of the trustees Will
hold meeting at the hospital for the
insane.
The heat, light and power plant will
be of brick, plain one-story structure,
107 feet long and 50 feet wide. 1t will
be built on a substantial stone found
alton.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-04-19
"Jesus of Nazareth

An audience that taxed the capacity
of the Grove Presbyterian church
heard "a most finished rendition of Os-
wald Aliens cantata, Jesus of Naza-
reth. Sunday afternoon.
\ great deal of the charm of the oc-
casion lay in the fact that it was an
undertaking entirely new in Danville.
In many of the large cities the cantata
is used on occasions of sacred import
ance, and the unqualified success OF
its first usage III Danville makes a re-
petition most desirable to those who
admire this class of music
The Grove church had been beauti-
fully decorated for the-occasiOn. Long
before 80, the time given out for the
beginning of the cantata, every seat III
the church auditorium was occupied,
and people who came later were seat
ed in the Sunday school room.
The chorus of twenty voices, had
been rehearsed under the direction of
Mr.. Irwin Vannan, and the ensemble
work was rendered with finished ex-
cellence that was a credit to the cap
ability of the director, and to the in
dividual worth of each member of the
choir
1t was thought during the earlier
part of the week that Miss Emma
Gearhart, who sang the leading soprano
role, would be unable TO sing on ac
count of severe cold. She recovered
sufficiently, however, to be at the final
rehearsal Saturday evening, and yes
terday rendered the soprano solos of
the cantata with charming effect.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-04-19

PARAGRAPHS

MI and Mrs. p. p. Swentek and
daughter Pauline, Mrs. Simon Cze-
! chowicz and daughter Paula spent
! Easter with friends at Nanticoke
Mr.. and Mrs. w l.. Myerly, of Mid
dletown, n. Y, are guests at the
home of Dr. f. +. Harpel.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. r. Miller and son
spent Sunday with friends i'll Potts
vile.
Oscar Deaner, of Catawissa, spent
Sunday at the home of J. II. Wood
side, Mowery street
Thomas Irland, of Plymouth, spent
! Sunday with relatives in this city.
Miss Bertha Kramer, of Philadel-
phia, is visiting relatives in this city
( Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Klase, of Ben
! ton, spent Sunday at the home of Jesse
Klase, Water street
Dr.. w p Angle, of Jersey Shore
spent Sunday AT the home of his moth
er, Mrs. II. J. Angle, Mill street
John Kase, Miss Blanch Sechler
Miss Stella Doster, and Miss Estella
( Lowenstein, students at Bucknell uni
versity, spent Sunday with relatives in
| this city.
Edward Harling, of Easton, is visit
| ing at the home of Mrs. l.. j. Davis,
/ Lower Mulberry street
Miles Barber, of Wilkes Barre, spent
Easter with his parents, DR.. and Mrs.
l. G. Barber, Ferry street.
Miss Sara Waters, of Burnham, spent
Sunday with relatives in this city.
Mrs. Arthur Matchett, Of Middle
town, is a guest at the home of 5. \.
! Mccoy, Ferry street
Lawrence Tooley. of Bloomsbury,
spent Sunday at the home of his moth
er, Vine street.
Miss Elizabeth Foster left yesterday
for a visit with friends in Philadel-
phia.
Ralph b. Diehl left yesterday for a
trip to Philadelphia.
W. l. Myerly returned to Middle
town, n. Y. yesterday after visit at
the home of Dr. F. f. Harpel.
Miss Katherine Mccormick Will
leave today for visit with friends at
Lewistown
Mrs. William Sechler spent yester-
day with friends in Sunbury.
Mrs. W. W Welliver will leave to-
day for Scranton to attend the Simp-
son-Noble wedding.
Mrs. Elizabeth NJ Brinton will
leave this morning for her trip across
the continent. She will sail for the
Philippines May 2nd.
Mrs Wesley Pegg, South Danville,
spent yesterday with friends at Boyd 5
station
Mrs. Arthur Matchett, of Middle
town, who has been visiting at the
home of Sam \. Mccoy, Ferry street,
left yesterday for visit with Milton
friends
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-04-19
Did Spring PlOughing.

Under the leadership of Mr.. Oscar
Vastine number of neighbors with
teams assembled at the home of Mr.
Clarence Philips, Mahoning township,
Monday, and rendered considerable as
sistance by doing the greater part of
his spring plowing. The social feature
was much enjoyed All We're feasted
on the good things furnished by the
hostess'and her assistant, Mrs Oscar
Vastine. Those present were: Oscar
Vastine, Clarence Henderson,, Michael
McGraw, John Casey, f. L. White,
Arthur Stetler, Jasper Stetler, Alfred
Diehl, William Miller, Charles Arter,
Jasper Philips and B. l.. Diehl all OF
whom hope for the return of healt
and strength Of their friend
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-04-19
TRAILING ARRuTIIS.

Trailing arbutus, the first wildwood
flower of spring, has been in full
bloom for the last week and many
arbutus parties have secured the noun
tain slopes for the dainty blossoms.
Arbutus, which a few years ago was
quite plentiful in the woods, is gradu-
ally becoming extinct. The flower
will not grow in gardens or green
houses, but must be i'll the woods to
thrive. Persons i'll search of the delic-
ate clusters of flowers are too eager to
obtain large punches, and in consequ-
ence, the whole plant, roots and all, Is
torn from the ground. This, with the
cutting of timber and numerous forest
fires, threatens to make this most
fragrant of flowers rare in this vicin-
itv in a few years Even now, those
i'll search of it must go to certain fav
ored places away from the path of
spring flower gatherers to be success
full The flower has two colors, pink
and white, The pink flowers are gen
orally the larger and grow III large
clusters. As rule the pink flowers
grow under the leaves and in shaded
places The flowers grown i'll the
bright sunlight are usually white, al
though there are exceptions to both
cases. Sunlight has a tendency to dark
en- the flower. Arbutus is the first out
of-door plant to bloom in the spring,
yet late in the fall it buds again and
at times, when the fall is very late, it
comes out in full bloom and few of
the fragrant sprays can be found at
that time
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-04-19
POOR OUTLOOK IN
COAL SITUATION

NEW YORK, April l8.-The strike
situation looks darker today then al
any time since the operators and min
ers' representatives have been holding
conferences.
The operators have prepared a letter
to the miners answering the miners
demands for arbitration in which is
said that there is nothing to arbitrate,
claiming that all questions were settl-
ed by the previous strike commission.
The reply is lengthy. In one place it
says:
You are responsible for the suspen-
sion Of work. There was no good rea-
son for ordering the men to stop work
pending our negotiations, which had
been delayed by you, especially in
view of the fact that we were willing
to continue to pay the wages fixed by
the strike commission. ~
NOTHING FURTHER TO OFFER
LII COuCllSlOu Jlle leUUeT states W
have no other suggestions to make
than those contained in our former
propositions. and we regret that you
have declined both of them. We have
nothing further to offer
MITCHELL WON'T ACCEPT.
indianapolis, Ind. April 1S.-It is
believed by those close to President
Mitchell who is here attending the
soft coal miners convention, that he
will refuse to accept as final the anth-
racite operators letter rejecting the
miners offer to arbitrate the different
questions III dispute and that he will
demand that another conference be
held TO try and reach a settlement.
All that Mitchell would say fol
publication this morning was, 1--WE
have not reached the anthracite mat
ter yet He was not little surpris
ed at the action taken by the operator!
in making their fiat refusal.
1t is the belief of many that the op.
orators will refuse to hold another con
ference as they state that their reply i:
final
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-04-19
FINE RIDING HORSE.

James Scarlet. Esq, has purchased
a Thoroughbred saddle horse, which is
undoubtedly one of the finest little
animals that ever came to town. The
horse is seal brown in color with flow
ing name and tail and was purchased
of Mr.. Scarlet's friend, j. NJ. McClin.
took of Wilkes Barre. James Scarlet,
Jr., is very much devoted to horse back
riding, but the little thoroughbred, il
is understood, will be used by both ia
ther and son in taking exercise.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-04-19
CONDENSED NEWS.
Cppid is getting busy again.

Cupid is getting busy again.
Spring is getting tirmer grip.
The gardner maker is getting busy.
If money talks it ought always TO
talk good cents.
A little chilly around the edges in
the mornings.
Keep one ear open now for the
strains of the hand organ.
The man who pays the bills is not
likely to forget Easter in "A hurry.
Keep up the fight on the San Jose
scale. Half ali effort is as bad a. no
effort at all
TO the gardner spades just now are
trllmpS, but for the average local base
ball enthusiast there's nothing like the
club on the diamond.
Lawrence Connolly has accepted a
position in the Office of the Hanover
brewing company.
Put an unskilled man with saw in
the top of tree and he can accomplish
more damage in an hour than can be
repaired by nature in dozen years.
And there are many innocent persons
who falsely imaigne that this Kind of
work is ''tree trimming
1t would be good thing to have an
unobstructed view of the capitol. but
it would be just as well to refrain
from cutting down any of the trees
that surround the building
Michael Gunshaw, living near Haz
Teton, is in Jail awaiting trial for
cruelty beating his aged parents be-
cause his mother refused to give him
meat for supper on Friday.
You couldn't convince the average
young woman that beauty unadorn-
ed is adorned the most. y
Perfection is seldom found in this
frail world, although one has little
difficulty in finding its professors.
The bunnies and the chicks may
now take a place in the rear of the
world stage while other performers
come to the front
Umbrella members and travelling
thinkers Of all kinds have been warn
ed by Chester's new chief of police to
keep out of the city.
hoe ,,ag.aI l., ,.r.,l,Il.ft
ing Uncle Toms Cabin" shows with
in the limits of the state.
1T has been announced in Chicago
that the Commonwealth Trust and Saw
ing bank, all institution promoted by
organized labor, will open its doors
for business on May 10.
Lest YOU forget Take IA look about
your premises and note where little
cleaning up would improve the ap-
pearance of things There is always
room for Improvement
There should be law providing a
penalty for the destruction of trailing
arbutus vines. No lover of this sweet
and fragrant flower will tear the plant
up by the roots and others should not
be allowed TO do so.
Everywhere the tree butcher is be
ing bumped and his future is dark.
Every ruined tree with its gaunt arms
and disiigured trunk is a standing pro
test against the fellow who calls him
self a trimmer.
The Reading police have been ord
cred To wear their blue suits and brass
buttons in the present period of rest
lessne,s around the mines. on the pre-
sumption that the unruly fellow i
more afraid of a man in uniform than
he is of man in plain clothes.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-04-19
Exodus Still Continues.

Five hundred foreigners and a num-
ber of English speaking miners left
Wilkes Barre yesterday for about all
the cities of Importance in the coun-
try and Others took trip to their ma
tive land How long the exodus will
be continued cannot be determined,
hut it is safe to say that great many
OF the foreign settlements are being
depopulated. \ car load passed through
South Danville attached to the .
O'Clock passenger train. s..-. -s.. %
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-04-19
Little Girl BIed to Death.

Sylvia Porborteo, child, bled TO
death at Shamokin last night as the
result of severing an artery i'll her
neck. The child had stepped upon "a
chair to get drink from the sink
when she slipped, and falling, broke
the glass she held in her hand. a piece
of the tumbler pierced her neck, and
she bled to. death before assistance
could arrive g.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-04-19
JOB PRINTING

The office of the AMERICAN
being furnished with a large
assortment Of job letter and
fancy type and job material
generally, the Publisher an
nounces to the public tnat he
is prepared at all times to ex.
ecute in the neatest manner.
JOB PRINTING
ofaII Kinds and Description
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-04-19
Little Girl Breaks Arm.

Gussie, the siX-year old daughter of
Mr. and Mrs George Bedea, Factory
street while at play Saturday after
noon fell and fractured her left elbow.
\ board had been removed from the
fence enclosing the lot and the little
girl was in the act of skipping through
the aperture when her foot caught on
the lower rail and she fell foremost
through the fence striking her left arm
in such a way as to fracture the bone
at the elbow joint
DR. p. G. Newbaker was called who
set the broken bone. The fracture oC-
curing as it does right on the elbow
joint complicates matters somewhat,
but the physician hopes that the frac-
ture viii heal without any permanent
injury to the arm.
State Health Commissioner Dixon
is showing an appreciation of the re
sponsihle duties of his important office
which is reassuring in the various
communities of the State that have
been invaded by communicable DIS.
ease aud epidemiCs
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-04-19
ROYAL
Baking Powder
Makes Clean Bread

With Royal Baking Powder there is
no mixing with the hands, no sweat Of
the brow. Perfect cleanliness, greatest
facility, sweet, clean, heaIthful food,
Full Instructions in the RogaI Baker and Pastry Cook"
book for maxi all kinds Of bread, biscuit and cake
with Royal Baking Powder. Gra's to any address,
co, 100 VILLA" zr, rast.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-04-19
BETWEEN 500 AND 700 KILLED

Late Associated Press dispatches last
night placed the killed between 800
and 700 The figures are constantly
changing, however, and it is impossi
BILE to tell as yet the extent of the
fatalities
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-04-19
LOSS OVER $1,000 900

As Associated Press dispatch last
night said that conservative estimates
placed the loss in San Francisco well
over 800, 600, 600, and growing larger
with each report.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-04-19

Lent Will soon be memOry-Just
like the umbrella some one borrowed
of you.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-04-19
LELAND STANFORD DEMOLISHED

Leland Stanford university, the great
est school of the West, and in many
particulars the finest in the world, was
practically demolished. One student
from Nebraska. was killed