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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-05-10
WAS A MONTOUR
COUNTY BOY
COMMUNICATED. j

One Of the most touching incidents
in all of the army career of the late
Col. Eckman reads thus:
Near the banks Of Roaring creek still
stands crumbling home 1t is silent
now. For they are all gone-those
who love it and who called it Home "
An aged father once fingered there.
He had two boys who were patriotic
and at the first sound of civil war they
left the pIow and were soon lost i'll
the swelling ranks of the Union army.
They never came back. The one boy
sleeps on the beautiful Heights of Arl-
ington where his kindred spirit still
stands silent guard over the capitol of
a reunited nation; the other boy is
still lost in the mud Of Wilderness.
But that hopeful father would not
give that lost boy up. He would not,
he could not believe that he was dead.
Somehow he Thought that Col. Eek
man, with whom he had enlisted.
would send his lost boy back And
long did the Colonel, himself thrice
wounded there, hunt for that lost boy
in that "Dismal Swamp" For years
tear-dimmed eyes shaded by trembl-
ing hands looked wistfully down that
old "creek road for that lost boy
who never came back. And when the
night winds would rattle the heavy
iron latch, that venerable father would
start from his ftful sleep, and calling
him by name, would rush to the door
to greet that long-lost boy. Then a
hand withered by toll would feebly
grasp that latch and that old door
would slowly open-but he was not
thore--that lost bOv-he had gone for
ever Then would fall tears as dark
as the night dew, tears that the world
never saw.
That was over forty years ago. long
since then the gates of Heaven have
stood ajar for that still sorrowing ole
father, aud there, let us hope, that he
now holds in eternal embrace hi,
long-lost bow of the wilderness.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-05-10
Harman Robbery Case Dropped.

Shortly before adjournment Monday
afternoon, District Attorney Small
petitioned court for the release of
James McNanny, who is in jail at
Bloomsbury on the charge of burglar
izing the house of S. H. Harman. The
court granted nolle prosequi upon
the petition and McNanny was releas-
ed.
The petition sets forth that Earl
Thomas. witness for the Common
wealth, testified before Guy Jacoby,
Esq, at the preliminary hearing, that
he saw McNanny in the rear of the
house of S. II. Harman Immediately
after the burglary was committed, ON
the night of January 6, 1906. Later on
April Both, he signed statement in
the office of Guy Jacoby, that the
testimony he gave at the preliminary
hearing was untrue, which statement
was made after the habeas corpus hear
ing was had in this case.
The district attorney said he would
return an indictment for perjury
against Thomas.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-05-10
Fumigate House.

Don't move into house that has
been previously occupied until you
have had every room thoroughly dis
infected.
That's the timely word of adInoni-
tion Health Commissioner Samuel q.
Dixon gives out.
This is the season Of the year,
said Health Commissioner Dixon Sat
urday "when on all sides we see peo-
pie moving from one home to another.
Soap and water aIe splendid things,
but unfortunately they will not kill
germs Of disease that may lurk in tile
new home and bring the hoarse to the
door too soon after the moving van
has driven away.
Health Commissioner Dixon sug.
gests that before occupying house
from which another family has moved
away all the rooms be fumigated wi
formaldehyde gas, and he describes i'll
circular issued by the department al
effective and economical method o1
generating this gas by the addition OF
a 40 per cent solution Of fOrmaldehyde
to crystals of cheap commercial pOtas-
sium permaganate
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-05-10
Few Republican Candidates.

The Republicans of Montour county,
who have been very quiet up to the
present, are giving some thought as to
candidates for the next election. While
among the Democrats every office has
a candidate and some, three or four, it
is noteworthy that among the Repub-
licans there seems TO be dearth of
early aspirants for local office.
No time has as yet been set for hold
ing the primaries and the nominating
convention, but these will be at
tended to in the near future and an
effort will be made to find candidates
for each office to be filled.
1t is taken for granted that Presi-
dent Judge @. G. Evans and Associate
Judge Charles Wagner will each be a
candidate. 1t is also regarded as prob
able that Congressman +. w. Samuel
will receive the endorsement of Mon
tour county for reelection as he has
in Columbia county. Beyond these
there are no aspirants in sight. Can
didates are wanted for assemblyman,
sheriff, register and recorder.
Republican leaders say that because
no haste has been shown in the mat
ter ii must not be inferred that a strong
man will not eventually announce him
self for each of the remaining offices
and that if any prospective candidate
of the opposite party is looking for
ward to the possibility of walkover
he is cherishiug a dream that will not
be realized.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-05-10
Old Potatoes Scarce.

The curb stone market is a small
proposition at this season Of the year,
the greater part of the farm products
required to supply the town being un-
loaded on the stores, which became
the principal centers of distribution.
Notwithstanding that new po-
tatoes, shipped from the south, are
offered for sale, old potatoes have the
call and the new ones are secondary
in demand Comparatively few old
potatoes are brought to market by the
farmers and these in most instances
are sold out by the bushel. Persons
who wish to buy in smaller quantities
mostly do so at the stores Potatoes
were unusually scarce in market yes
terday and there were many inquiries
at the wagons, but in every instance
the answer was the same. The few
potatoes that were brought into town
were disposed of early at so cents per
bushel The stores nearly all, how
ever, keep themselves supplied with
old potatoes, which retail at about the
same price.
The merchants, however, state that
few potatoes are coming into town and
it is stated that there is only a limit
ed supply on hand among the farmers,
a circumstance that can be contem-
plated with equanimity in view Of the
fact that another new crop is already
looming up Old potatoes, however,
will be an essential article of diet in
many households for six weeks to
ome
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-05-10
SOME IMPROVE
MENTS NOTED

Quite number of building inn
proyements may be noticed about town
this spring, which not only add to the
convenience of the occupants and the
value of the property, but serve to
improve general appearances.
Mrs. D. NJ. Boyd is having a large
window placed in the eastern side Of
her Bloom street residence on the first
story near the front. The window is a
very large one, five feet wide by five
feet, ten inches high, the upper and
lower glass each being 32x5G inches
The window is finished in black wal
nut, and has inside sliding blinds, al
so of walnut The window is an added
attraction to the beautiful residence
and admits abundant light where be
| fore was a blank wall. TrumbOwer &
Werkheiser are putting in the window.
Mrs Boyd is also building a ten.
foot annex to her brick carriage house
at the rear of her residence. The
southern side Of the building is torn
down and the brick layers have begun
work. John A. Mowrev has the work
in charge.
| The floor in portion Of the Sper
ring building is being lowered two
feet to conform with the present grade
Of Mill street. This leaves some sever
feet in the cellar, and gives the room
above a very high ceiling. The apart
ment being remodeled is the one mex
to the canal and when completed vii
be very desirable for a store or office
Wallace Hoover is doing the work.
Elmer Mowrey is remodeling tia
large stable Oh his premises corner 0
| Ash and Centre streets into n commod
ious house. The building, ?SX40 feet
will contain seven rooms and bath
| The work is we'll under way
Frank Started and son, W. b. Start
eel, are papering the hallway of cit,
hall and are making a very good jol
of it. Two of the apartments ccupi
ed by Chief of Police Mincemoyer ar
also to be papered.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-05-10
WATER FOR
GULICK'S ADDITION

The several families, who occupy
the remote part of the borough known
as Gulick ; addition, after many years
of waiting. it would seem are at last
to enjoy some Of the conveniences of
borough water
There are no finer building sites in
the borough than are to be found in
Gulick's addition, but unfortunately
up to the present tine locality has been
cut off both from electric light and
borough water Meanwhile here and
there wells were sunk and the resi-
dents endeavored to get along as we'll
as they could. The lack of water, how
ever has proven a serious drawback
and in order to induce the borough to
extend the water system and to install
electric light petition numerously
signed asking for these utilities was
presented to council at its meeting
Friday night The matter was refer
red to the proper committees.
The water committee visited Gulick' 5
addition yesterday morning, looking
carefully over the ground. There
would seem to be scarcely any doubt
from what has been learned but that
the committee Will report in favor of
carrying water to Gulick's addition.
1t is a very big proposition it is true,
and will neCessitate an extension of
the water main nine hundred feet
long. Under the circumstances it is
not unlikely that the residents i'll
Gulick's addition will be asked to
compromise on two-inch main, which
will supply the hydrant, at the dwell
lings, but viii not provide for fire
protection. How the committee on
electric light will report remains to
be seen.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-05-10
A Peculiar Suit.

4 very peculiar suit was instituted
Friday in the Luzerne county courts
when William Naugle, of NescopeCk,
began case against Nescopeck town
ship, ana asks for $40, 600 damage.
Naugle is farmer and makes his liv-
ing by driving produce to populate
villages and boroughs for sale. He al
leges that the authorities of Nescopeck
township neglected their duty i'll that
they failed to keep the roads in repair
and that as a result he has of late been
unable TO drive to market III other
words-the condition of the road has
shut him off from communication wit h
the world in which he was accustomed
to disposing of his vegetables and 9th
er farm productions.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-05-10
THE AMERICAN HEN

All praise TO the great American
hen! as a money producer, in food
flesh and cggs-she has no equal and
the only fault that we can find with
her is that she refuses to lay eggs in
cold weather. aud thereby allows the
gambler in her products 10 squeeze the
public If the hen would even up her
egg laying. there would be ~ cold
storage or stale product. Last winter,
due to the mild weather, the hen did
fine, but she caused the wrath of the
cornerers of the food products by leav-
ing millions of cold storage eggs on
their hands, to be sold at a tremen-
dOus loss.
On Thursday Of last week there were
received in New York City over 40, 600
cases Of eggs, containing 10, 125, 600
white ovals, with a value of $3.50, 600.
Most of these eggs went into cold stor-
age, to be sold as strictly fresh"
next winter. The secretary of agri-
culture reports that last year the eggs
of the United States were worth more
than the cotton OF wheat, more than
all the potatoes, the barley, the tobac-
CO, the sugar cane and the rice They
almost equal the dairy product and are
surpassed only by the corn crop, good
part of which is fed to the hens The
Congressional Record says that every
three months the American hen pro-
duces more wealth than the capital
stock of all the banks in the New
York clearing house IN two months
she lays more value than the annual
production of all the gold mines in
the United States Her eggs for six
months are worth more than the year $
production of pig iron. In less than
two years the American hen could pay
off the debt Of the United States.
Notwithstanding the money to be
made from poultry, there is a demand
far beyond the supply. Even at six
teen to eighteen cents pound, it is
difficult, if not impossible to obtain
poultry in the market, only at certain
seasons of the year, and on one or two
days of the week.
There is great opportunity for pay
ing chicken farms in the vicinity Of
towns or cities of any size
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-05-10
Another Gone.

CaptainiW. X. Boltz, hero of the
civil war, died at Pottsville on Fri
day, his death following close upon
that Of Col Eckman. These two
deaths Indicate the rapidity with
which the veterans are pitching their
tents in the other world. Both of these
soldiers were distinguished for their
bravery. Capt. Boltz led Company G
of the Host Pennsylvania regiment in
one of the most desperate charges made
on the battlefield of Gettysburg. He
was held for thirteen months in Libby
prison during the war subsequently
he became an active business man at
Pottsville and died at the age of Is.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-05-10
TWO TEAMS
IN A RUNAWAY

A two horse team running away at a
breakneck pace affords a spectacle eX-
citing enough for most people, but
when you multiply it by two and OBJ
tain picture of two such teams dash
ing along one after the other you have
positive thriller the like of which
j. not often witnessed
\ spectacle of this exciting nature
was witnessed by the residents OF
North Mill street about half past ,
O'Clock Tuesday afternoon. The two
runaway teams We're employed in haul
ing wood for the Catawissa paper mill
company. from the tract being cleared
above Sidler hill to the p. & r. rail
way near the Mill street crossing,
where it will later be loaded on the
cars.
When the runaway occurred the two
wagons had just been unloaded and
the horses were left unattended while
the drivers busted themselves IN pill
ing up the wood. The horses-four big
iron greys-had plenty of spirit and
while standing alone got frightened
and started 10 run. In an instant the
teams were beyond the drivers reach
and close together went galloping in
Mill street. Few vehicles were on the
street at the time and these were quick
IL pulled aside and the runaway teams
were given the right of way. The de-
livery wagon of the Danville Milling
company, driven by G. a. Fry, which
was standing at Pursell's store, escap-
ed by the narrowest possible margin,
being driven around the corner just as
the teams dashed onto the spot.
As the first team reached Centre
street a gentleman standing near rush
ed into the street and attempted to
stop the horses. This merely had the
effect of turning the team in another
direction and it attempted 10 escape
up Centre street.
In striking the brick pavement, how
ever, one of the horses fell and carri-
ed along by the fearful momentum
gained it was dragged over the bricks
for twenty feet. At this juncture Ed
ward Pursell ran out from the store
and caught the other horse The fall
en- animal was released by the big
crowd which rapidly collected. The
horse escaped serious injury, while the
harness was only slightly broken.
Meanwhile the second team dashed by
and continued up Mill street Where
its flight would have ended it would
be hard to tell, had not Bert Gill ran
out of his store and pluckily caught
one of the horses 1t is a question
whether he could have brought the
team TO a stop had not George Slider,
who is employed on the street, rushed
up and struck the other horse over the
nose with his sweeper A few min
utes after the horses were stopped the
driver arrived and took them in charge.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-05-10
A STEADY DRAIN.
Sick Kidneys Weaken the Whole Body
Make You III, Languid and Depressed.

Sick Kidneys Weaken the Whole Body
Make You I'll, Languid and Depressed,
Sick kidneys weaken the body through
the continual drainage of life-giving
albumen from the blood into the urine,
and the substitution Of pOis nous uric
acid that goes broadcast through the
system, sowing the seeds of disease
Loss of albumen causes weakness, Ian
guor, depression Uric poisoning causes
rheumatic pains, nervousness, nausea
cricks in the back, gravel aud kidney
stones. The proper treatment Is kid.
ney treatment, and he best remedy l.
Doan Kidney Pills. Great Danviilc
cures prove II.
Mrs. Nelson Hollister, of Gil Mill ST.,
saws: when we lived in Lewisburg
some years ago my son was troubled with
backache about which he was continual
" complaining. He was unable TO sleep
nights. always had headaches and felt
depressed and tired the whole time.
The kidney secretiOns were annoying
and embarras ing. DOan's Kidney Pills
worked quick cure, and after taking
them only a short time he was cured.
Ny husband also used some for lameness
in the back and they gave him immedi-
ate relief. From my own experience
with pain in the back and kidney
trouble | can say that they are of great
benefit. 1t was in 1896, over eight years
ago, since my son was cured, and the
cure then made has been permanent,
We recommend Doan's Kidney Pill.
highly.
For sale by all dealers. Price .
cents. Foster Milburn Co, Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States. Remember the name-Doan
and take no other
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-05-10
State Convention.

The 7. .. OF A. State convention
will convene at Berwick next week
beginning on Tuesday morning
About 400 delegates representing all
the camps in the State will be in at
tendance The largest delegation will
be from one of the camps in Philadel-
phia. They have sent word that they
will send % delegates Every camp is
entitled to one delegate for every 50
members or fraction thereof In the
State there are between ten and eleven
thousand members of the p. o. of A.
R Headquarters of national officers Will
be made at Hotel Morton. State otiic-
ers at st. Charles hotel.
The guests will arrive Monday af-
ternoon and evening and will be met
At the trains by the reception commit
tee. In the evening reception will
be given to the delegates at the home
Of Mrs. " J. Mansfield
The session viii convene at the p.
o. :. of 4. lodge rooms Tuesday at
1890 O'Clock and will be opened by
State President Mrs. Clara +. Powley
of Sunbury; an address of welcome
will be made by Chief Burgess Walton
and will be responded to by Emily 5.
Harkins, national treasurer of Phila-
delphia. In the evening an entertain
ment will be given to which the pub
lie is invited
Wednesday at 10. 80 a. m. the cleo
tion Of the officers for the ensuing
wear will be held. The afternoon ses-
sion will be taken up with reports
from committees, after which the con
vention will discuss at length the place
for the location of an orphanage for
the p. o. of a and the p. Q. 5. of A.
The Berwick camp is desirous of Sc
curing the orphanage in this district
and sites will be looked a. IN the vic
unity of Berwick. In the evening a
banquet will be given by camp 20 OF
Berwick TO the delegates and State
aud national officers
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-05-10
CHANGE PROPOSED
TN STATE ROAD LAW

The Harrisburg Star Independent is
advocating an amendment to the good
roads law which Will put upon the
state seven -eighths of the cost OF CON
struction and upon the township the
other one-eighth, releasing the coun-
ties from any payment whatever. Its
argument is that the e-eighth which
the coun les are now compelled to pay
is an injustice to the cities and bOr-
oughs which make and maintain their
own highways. For example, one-half
the amount paid by Dauphin county
would really come out Of Harrisburg
which furnishes about One-haf the
county revenues. There is much rea-
son in this. though a similar objection
might be raised by any township IN
which no good road is constructed. 1t
has to pay its share of the county ;
one-eighth for building a road some
where else. The difference is that the
township may sometime have the ad-
vantage of State aid while Harrisburg
would not. If the change proposed by
our contemporary were made it would
at least take away from county com
missioners the excuse they have had
in some instances for obstructing road
improvement. In Dauphin county, for
example, the applications were held up
on the plea that the county had nc
money to pay its one-eighth of the
cost. This is a condition to be avoid
ed. but whether it should be done by
putting the county wholly out of the
work will need to be carefully con,
| ciJprad
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-05-10
Fortunate rlissOurians.

When / was a druggist, at Livonja,
Mo, writes T. J Dwyer, now % 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 TT Kings New Discovery as
the most wonderful medicine in exist
ence. Surest Cough and Cold cure
and Throat and lung healer Guarante-
ed by Paules & Co, Druggists 30: and
81 90 Trial bottle free
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-05-10
TAX PAYERS ASSOCIATION.

A tax payers association. which has
become popular in many other towns,
is being advocated by some of our resi-
dents Primarily such an organiza-
tiOn was intended TO counteract tend
ancy toward extravaganza and to check
unwise legislation on the part of
councils but of late years it has done
good work III many towns such as
ours, where the local legislative assem-
bly, IS not open to any such charge, by
acting in harmony and cooperating
with council. If the latter body is to
represent the tax payers, it is reason
ed, it can not be better assisted i'll this
relation than by the tax payers them
selves, who by organizing and looking
carefully after their own interests, Will
be able to suggest many things to
council, which will be for the good of
the municipality.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-05-10
THE OLD SILVER DOLLAR.

A poetic editor rolls this sweet senti-
ment out Of his system How dear
TO our hearts is the old silver dollar,
when some kind subscriber presents it
to view-the liberty head without
necktie or collar and all the strange
things that seem bright and new; the
wide spreading eagle, the arrows be-
low it, the stars and the words with
the queer things they tell. The coin
of my father We're glad that we
know it. for some time or other twill
come in very well-the spread eagle
dollar the star spangled dollar, the
old silver dollar we all love so we'll. ~
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-05-10
Will Pray Against Their Enemy

Believing the State authorities are
not going to do anything to prevent
the McCall's Ferry company from
running the shad fishing in the Sus-
quehanna river by the construction OF
a huge dam, old fishermen on boJh
sides of the river are advocating a sea-
son of prayer, in which the people are
to appeal for Divine aid.
1t has even been suggested that those
who pray ask for some destructive
agency which will make it impossible
for the company to close the river and
ruin the fisheries. Such thing as a
severe and vastly destructive ice fresh
ct, one riverman says, would be great
thing for the Susquehanna fisheries.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-05-10
Teachers Ask for More.

At meeting held recently the teach.
ers of the Hazleton schools decided to
request the board for general in
crease in salaries. The teachers con
tend that a general increase is merited
because the cost of living has adyanc-
ed materially within recent years. The
board has established a maximum sal
airy for the various grades and when a
teacher reaches this limit no increase
is made, regardless of the time of ser
vice. The lowest salary paid is S75 a
month