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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-01-25
TO ERECT FIRE
PROOF BUILDING

a force of carpenters was put to
work at the plant of the Danville
Stove and Manufacturing Company
yesterday repairing the damage caus-
ed by the fire at the plant last week
The fire, which originated on the first
floor, damaged the story above to such
an extent as to render the floor wholly
unsafe in view of the weight that it
Is destined to carry and it was found
necessary TO replace it-joists and all
with new. The damaged woodwork
yesterday was nearly wholly removed.
The Danville Stove and Manufact-
uring Company has decided to build a
large fire proof building to hold the
patterns. At any manufacturing plant
the patterns represent the bulk of val
ue. Those at the Stove Works could
not be replaced for much less than
$50, 600 and yet as is well known at
the recent fire they escaped destruction
only by the mere turning of a hand.
Under the circumstances it is thought
worth while to go to some expense in
order to insure their positive safety.
Accordingly it has been decided to
erect an entirely fire proof building at
a point convenient to the foundry
where the patterns will at all times
be kept.
Where the patterns are stored at
the second story--of the
wing extending northward-they are
neither safe nor convenient. Addi-
tional room is needed in the ware
house and by removing the patterns to
a safer place the space vacated can be
used for storing stoves. &c.
The fire proof building intended for
patterns will be of brick, 100 feet by
50 feet, one story in height. There
will be no windows in the walls. the
interior being lighted by skylights on |
the roof.
General Manager W. A. Sechl er |
yesterday stated that the intention |
was not to begin work on
1he fire proof building until spring, |
but that in view of the mild weather |
ne did not think it unlikely that they
might enter upon the work this winter |
probably as soon as the repairs now
III foot are completed
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-01-25
Snyder, Too, Has Bridge Trouble.

Before the new s62, 900 bridge across
Penn's creek, above Selinsgrove, will
be accepted by Snyder county, the con-
tractors will have to explain some
points in its construction.
County Commissioner J. G. Lesher
said Tuesday that the specifications
call for a concrete floor and easy ap-
proaches. Instead of concrete,
plank floor was laid, and what is more
peculiar, the planks were purchased
by the contractors from Harrison Moy-
er, one of the retiring commissioners.
The approaches to the bridge are not
up to specifications. Loan and clay
were used in their construction, while
the specifications called for approach
es built according to State road require
mentS.
The approaches are so steep and
muddy that a dozen teams were STALL
ed on them Monday, the horses sink
ing in the mire knee deep.
Commissioner Lesher says that the
specifications must be carried out to
the letter before the bridge will be
accepted.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-01-25
Want Passes For Hanging.

Sheriff Riddell, of Lycoming county
says that next week he will solve the
problem of how he will select from the
900 or more applicants the persons to
whom he will give passes to the execu-
tion of James Salerno, the murderer
of Elizabeth Carney, which will take
place at Williamsport on February s.
The sheriff will Gull out the ones that
he thinks proper to refuse and passes
will be given to the writer's of the ap-
plications that are not Iele gated to the
waste basket, whether the number be
large or small.
4 will have no idea how many
passes l shall issue, states the sheriff
"until go through the big pile of ap-
plications in my possession. The num-
Der is increasing, too. | am surprised
at the large number of requests to see
the hanging that have received from
far-away places. There are a number
from residents of Muncy, Montgomery,
Salladasburg, Montoursville, Jersey
Shore and Sunbury, and other places
more distant.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-01-25
Passenger Bus went Into River.

The Pennsylvania Railroad bus at
Berwick, which carries passengers
between that town and the Pennsyl.
vania station at Nescopeck, yesterday
morning, about I 30 O'Clock met with
a mishap which would have resulted
seriously for at least some of its half
dozen occupants and the driver, had
these not jumped in time to save them
selves.
When the bus had reached the Mes
copeck side of the river on the ferry,
and had started up the hill, one of
the horses was seized with fit of OBJ
stinacy. The animal reared and plung-
ed, backing the bus down the bank
towards the water edge, and drag
ging its mate with it,
The bus was occupied at the time
by two men passengers, besides the
four ladies composing the Harmony
Ladies Quartette, who gave a concert
at Berwick Tuesday evening. The
ladies became terrified and in their
alarm jumped from the vehicle to the
ground. The two men more calmly
followed their example.
The driver was powerless, and the
horses and bus went into the stream.
When the bus had reached the depth
OF several feet it upset, and the pas
sengers' grips and suit cases were set
adrift in the river For time it look
ed as if these would be lost, but be-
fore they had time to sink or float far
down stream they were all recovered.
Some of them with their contents
were badly damaged.
The cool water evidently had an
effect on the vicious horse, as both an
imals were led out after they had
reached the depth of a couple Of feet.
The bus was badly damaged. When
it was -fished out the top was found to
be all smashed, the wheels injured,
and other damage done The harness
also was somewhat used up.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-01-25
DETECTIVE
GETTING BUSY

A P. & R. officer was in this CITY
yesterday endeavoring to detect the
party guilty of setting fire to freight
cars in the yard of the Structural Tub.
ing Works.
The latest attempt at incendiarism
IN the Structural Tubing yards was
made on Tuesday when only timely
discovery prevented valuable house
car from being consumed by fire.
1t was few minutes after 7 O'Clock
in the morning when the car, which
was standing near the mill, was dis
covered burning, the flames having al
ready gotten a firm hold upon the
woodwork at one corner Several buck
cts of water in the hands of the work
men sufficed to extinguish the flames.
A few minutes more, however, and
the car would have been enveloped and
other property, belonging to the Struc-
tural Tubing Company, probably set on
fire. The car will have to be partially
rebuilt.
Scarcely two months have elapsed
since the other fire in the same yard
when house car was nearly half de-
stroyed and the fire department was
called out Both fires seem to have
started in the same way. in one corner
OF an empty car. On the first occasion
an empty smoke-stained bottle that
had contained kerosene was found in
the car. On Tuesday there were no
such plain evidences of incendiarism,
but it is not doubted that both cars
were wilfully set on fire, although it
is not clear whether the motive was
spite or the fire was started by a mere
degenerate actuated by a love of mis-
chief. The full problem will no doubt
De solved by the detective.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-01-25
Conference Announced.

President John Mitchell, of the
United Mine Workers of America, an
nounces that he had arranged con-
ference with the operators of the an
thracite region to be held February 10.
The place has not been determined up
on but will likely be New York. Mr.
Mitchell has been in communication
with the operators since the Shamokin
convention, when a committee repre-
senting Districts Nos. l, and 9, in
cluding Mitchell, was appointed to
meet with the operators. This is the
first news of the negotiations having
resulted favorably and date of meet
ing having been selected.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-01-25
Surprise Party.

A surprise party was rendered Ed
ward Dietz, at his home on Chambers
street, Saturday evening in honor of
his Bend birthday. Those present
were: Mr.. and Mrs Nelson Ashley and
daughter Elizabeth, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Dietz and son Earl, Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Shut, Mrs. Frank Wigerman
and son Francis, Mr. and Mrs. Chaun-
cy Hollister, Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey
Kriner, son and daughter, Mrs. Cyrus
Dietz, Mrs Mullen, Robert Dietz, Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Everett and son Paul,
Kathryn Shut and Charles Riechline,
of Bloomsbury.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-01-25
Valley Township Nomination.

The Democrats of Valley township
have made the following nominations :
School director, three years, Charles
Ploch and Norman Boyer.
Road supervisors-one year, p +.
Maus ; two years, David Winterstoen,
Sr. three years, ID. r. p Childs.
Poor director-Levi Fenstermacher.
AUDITOR Harry Wintersteen.
Tax receiver-F F. Appleman.
Justice of the Peace-Harry Form
walt and Thomas Crossley.
Judge of ElectiOn-Edward Delsite.
Inspector Edward Volkmau.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-01-25
Small Blaze Causes Excitement.

A slight blaze in back kitchen, on
the premises of John Mowrey, East
Market street, caused ripple of ex-
citement about O'Clock yesterday af-
ternoon.
The family was absent from home at
the time. Smoke was seen issuing
from the building. Some neighbors
made an investigation, found the blaze
and extinguished it with a few buck
cts of water. Meanwhile the fire bell
was rung and the Washington hose
company responded. They had their
hose unreeled and were ready to apply
the water when they were informed
that the fire was extinguished. No one
can account for the origin of the fire.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-01-25

PARAGRAPHS

Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Mapstone, of
Sunbury, spent Sunday with relatives
in South Danville.
Mr.. and Mrs Norman Hess, of
Bloomsbury, spent Sunday at the home
| of Mrs. Rebecca Hess, Bloom street.
Lewis Thornton and daughter, Miss
Laura, spent Sunday with relatives in
Berwick.
Miss Elizabeth Bucher, of Sunbury.
spent Sunday at the home of her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Bueher,
Riverside.
John Scott spent Sunday with friends
at Shamokin.
Mrs. NJ. Cain has returned to Bing-
hamton, n. Y. after visit at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Straub, Ferry street
John Danner, who is employed on a
trolley survey at Honesdale, spent Sun
day with friends in this city.
Miss Emily Voris, of Pottsgrove,
spent Sunday at the home Of G. Fred
Jacobs, Mill street.
John B. Mccoy, accompanied by
Mr.. and Mrs. Aaron Thomas, Mrs. A.
NJ. Butterwick, Mrs. Louisa Nice and
Mrs. Mary Jane Garland, will leave
today for Lewistown where Mr.. Nc
Coy will cater for big party to be
given today by Mrs. H. W. Sweigart
James F. Ellis, of Exchange was
visitor at the Court House yesterday.
O. f. Ferris, of Berwick, transact
ed business in this city yesterday.
John G. Waite left yesterday for
business trip to Harrisburg.
Miss Name Beaver is spending the
week end with friends at Berwick.
Thomas Samuels, of Bloomsbury,
transacted business in this city yester-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Arms are Wis
iting their son Walter in Sunbury.
Miss Belle Hendrickson returned yes
terday after a sojourn in Philadelphia.
". a. Sechler returned yesterday
from business trip to Chicago.
Miss Mabel Rank, who has been the
guest of Miss Maud Colder, at Sun
bury, returned to Danville yesterday.
o. B. Sweitzer left yesterday after
noon on a business trip to Philadel- |
phia.
Mrs William Pease and daughter |
Evelyn, who have been visiting Mr.. |
and Mrs. G.. Fred Smith, Mill street, !
returned yesterday TO their home in
Edward W. Peters will return this
from business trip to Har-
-isburg.
J. W. Bishop, of Reading, was a
business visitor at the Reading Iron
Works yesterday.
Miss Elizabeth Good, of Berwick, is
he guest of Mrs. Richard Metherell,
Lower Mulberry street.
Miss Margaret Breckbill and Miss
Bertha Welliver will leave today for a
iisit with friends at Muncy.
Clinton Shellhamer, of st. Clair, who
attended the funeral of his brother
Thomas Shellhamer, in this city re- |
urned home yesterday
Miss Katherine Rea left yesterday
or visit with her sister, Mrs. John
Oorris, at Huntington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel LaRue, of
Jermvn, are guests at the home of Mr..
md Mrs. A. LaRue, East Front street.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-01-25
Home Made

Have your cake, mullins, and tea bis
cult homemade. They will be fresher,
cleaner, more tasty and wholesome.
Royal Baking Powder helps the house
wife to produce at home, quickly and eco
nomically, fine and tasty cake, the raised
hot-biscuit, puddings, the frosted layer
cake, crisp cookies, crullers, crusts and
mullins, with which the ready-made food
found at the bake-shop or grocery does
not compare.
Royals the greatest Of bake-day helps.
ROYAL POWDER Co. NEW YORK.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-01-25
CONDENSED NEWS.

WANTED BY Chicago wholesale
and mail order house, assistant man
ager man or woman for this county
and adjoining territory. Salary 81
and expenses paid weekly; expense
money advanced. Work pleasant posi-
tion permanent No investment or ex
perience required. Write at once fol
full particulars and enclose self -ad
dressed envelope, Cooper & Co, 13z
Lake Street, Chicago, Ill.
One of the pleasant features of the
season is the decline in the price OF
eggs. The open winter has stimulated
the hens to action.
In that maelstrom of activity, be it
social, political, economic, criminal,
what you will, that is identified ON the
map as New York City, one may al
ways look confidently for something
new, startling, instructive, piquant.
Men with honest convictions and the
courage of them are wanted in council
Sunbury is to have Municipal
League ticket at the spring election.
Even the best men are none too good
for the school board. Don't help to
elect inferior ones
A Washington, Pa. woman has with
drawn her suit for divorce on condi-
tion that her husband tell the truth If
al husbands told the truth the divorce
courts would be overcrowded This
case must not be regarded as a preced-
ent
WANTED. Bright, honest young
man from Danville to perpare for pay
ing position in Government Mail Ser
vice. Box one, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Dennis Breslin, brakeman who did
railroad work for twenty five years
and who never met with an accident,
fell ON an icy pavement at Hazleton
on Wednesday and was so badly injur-
ed that he died
The Agricultural Department report
on records of dairy cows in the
United States, shows that one farm
or made 81. 80 for every dollar invested
in feed for his COWS, while neighbor
made OIL and another lost 80 cents. All
had the same soil and same market.
The Lackawanna has recently had
goodly share of corn traffic from the
Wabash, and as the loads averaged
about IS, 900 pounds to the car the re-
venue derived was large. Some of the
cars carried as much as 85, 200.
Dairy and Food Commissioner War
rem will receive the hearty support of
the public in his crusade for pure food
products. Those who use deleterious
preseryatives should be forced TO the
wall.
Sunbury is figuring on an electric
fire alarm box system.
From now on it is in order to expect
a gradual increase in political activ-
ity.
Good morning Has your landlord
increased yor rent yet?
Well, after all it has been decided
ly easy winter on the coal pile.
Washington society is agog over the
coming wedding at the White House.
The belief of sundry congressman
that the railroads receive too much
money for transporting the mails seems
to date only from the resolve of the
ailroads to get more money for trans
porting congressman.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-01-25
ArbutuS in Bloom.

Reports come from Glen Summit,
Retreat. Laurel Run and Dallas that
trailing arbutus is already in bloom
there. This is indeed rarity, as
arbutus is hardly ever in bloom before
the latter part 70 April
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-01-25
RiChard--huSnaple.

Mr. Charles W. Richard and Miss
Bessie Husnagle, of Pottsgrove, were
united in marriage at the Reformed
parsonage Wednesday morning by the
pastor, Rev Robert O'Boyle. Sun
bury Daily.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-01-25
RIPPER REPEAL PASSED FIN
ALLY

The, house yesterday morning passed
finally the Philadelphia Ripper" re-
pealer, which is similar to the Scott
bill, passed finally in the senate Tues
day. One or the other of the bills will
be sent to the governor Immediately,
and within a day or two the Philadel-
phia charter created by the act of 1885
will be re-enacted and revived
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-01-25
THE SINKERS
ENTERTAIN

The Sinker Club, a body of young
men banded together for purposes SO.
cial, and including on its roll only
members of the Y. NJ. c. A., planned
and executed in a most charming man
ner Saturday. very delightful and
out of the ordinary evenings enter
tainment-a ladies' night
The painstaking care of the mem
bers' preparation was easily discern
able in the smoothness with which
each of the features of the evening
were carried out, and in the never lag
ging interest and enjoyment of the
, occasion.
The large auditorium on the second
floor of the Association building was
beautifully decorated with the nation
, al colors, and divided into two rooms
by large American flag; the smaller
compartment being the lunch room.
Suspended over the platform from
large festoon was the emblem Of the
club-a string of doughnuts
A brief but most pleasing program
had been arranged for the early part of
the evening. Prof. ]. w. Taylor recit-
ed 1.-The First Battle With the In
dians, from THE Courtship of Miles
Standish. - A vocal solo by Miss Mar
garet zimmerman was followed by
cornet solo by Harry Latimere. An
address by General Secretary Johnson
was the last number.
The collation. that was served is de
serving of a most especial mention, and
demonstrated to the young lady guests
that their sterner sex hosts were past
masters in the art of good cheer. The
dainty menu approves the statement:
Chicken Salad-Wafers.
Sandwiches.
Olives
Ice Cream-Cake.
Coffee.
MintS.
Later in the evening Mrs. Arthur l..
Pierce, who is a guest at the home of
her mother, Mrs. c. f. Johnson, en-
tertained the young people with
piano recital of the college and popular
songs and national airs, all joining in
the singing
The guests of the evening were
Miss Freda Cook, of Remove; Miss /,
Mary Lyons, of Wolyerton Miss Emily
Voris, of Pottsgrove Miss Katherine .
Vastine, of Bucknell University and .
from Danville: Misses Clara Fischer,
Florence Price, Hattie Kase, Bertha
kase, Emma Foust, Jennie Woodside,
Annie Miles, May Johnson, Ethel
Woods, Elsie Bennett, Mary Fry, Edith .
and Jessie Kramer, Elizabeth Vastine, .
Jessie Kimerer, Katherine Gearhart, /
Margaret zimmerman, Marion Jones, .
Lorraine Philips, Sara Beaver, Pearl .
vastine, Mary Wetzel, Mary jameson,
Florence Trumbower
The affair was in charge of two COM
mittees. The reception committee
planned and served the refreshments
and was composed of Robert NJ ia
,obs, Vincent Evans, Jay Sechler, Harry
Orth, Ray Hauser and Edwin Maloy.
The entertainment committee was as
follows: Frank Brown, Harry Lati-
mere and Will Mccoy.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-01-25
OPPOSITION TO
FIXING SALARIES

Unexpected opposition to the two
salary bills came before the House
! yesterday morning when the bill to
| fix the salary of the Insurance Com
missioner at S6, 600 was on third read
ing. Mr.. Stroup, of Dauphin, moved
| to postpone consideration of the bill
Mr.. Fow rose to point Of order that
| the Governors call recommended
abolishing fees only in the offices of
the Insurance Commissioner and Sec
retary of the Commonwealth and that
he said nothing about raising the sal
aries. Mr.. Fow later withdrew his
point and seconded Mr. Stroups mo-
ton.
Mr.. Pusey, author of the bill replied
sarcastically. He said that the Dem
ocratic members are all ll'obstructionists.
Messrs. Eaton, of Philadelphia Boil
ton, of Cleartield Hitchcock, of TiOga
and McClain of Lancaster, all spoke
on the question.
Mr.. Crout, of Philadelphia, said
that the present incumbents Will not
be affected by the present bills. 1.-THE
proper thing to do is to abolish fees
now," he said, land allow the regu-
lar session next year to fix the sala-
rieS. -
Mr.. Greasy, of Columbia; Mr.. Hoh-
man, Of Cambria, and Mr.. McClain.
of Lancaster, all took part i'll the dis
cussion. When the viva voce vote was
taken the Speaker hesitated in his de-
cisiOn; division was called for, re-
sulting in 1919 votes for postponement
and thirty-two against.
Mr.. Hoke, of Franklin, offered a |
bill providing that no more than $3.50, |
900 shall be spent each year by the |
Board of Public Grounds and Build |
ings in erecting or rebuilding county |
bridges
REGULATION BILL
Mr.. Jackson, of Armstrong, intro
duced the administration bill to regu-
late the State S moneys. 1t was prepar-
ed by Attorney General Carson at the
instigation of the Governor. The
amount i'll any one depository shall
not exceed $500, 600; interest is fixed |
at two per cent. !; using State funds
for ulterior purposes is made a misde
punishable by fine of $500
and one years imprisonment
OTHER SALARY BILL POSITION
ED.
When the bill to fix the salary of the
Secretary of the Commonwealth came
up Mr.. StrOup moved to postpone for
the present, as he did on the other
salary bill. The viva voce vote was
overwhelmingly in the
Mr.. Meyer, of Lebanon,
on the yeas and nays.
Mr.. Greasy, who advocated postpone
ment Of the other salary bill until the
status of the actuary and his fees
should be laid upon each members
desk by the State printer, spoke against
postponing the Secretary of the Com
bill, since everything
with that department is
clear TO the House.
Mr.. Maust, of Cumberland, charged
Mr.. Greasy with gross inconsistency
in his attitude to both bills. The vote
to postpone resulted: Ayes, IA noes,
i8.
RIPPER REPEAL PASSED FIN
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-01-25
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
Ofallklnds and Description
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-01-25

1t is the untaxed dog which makes a
nuisance of himself and keeps the citi-
zen awake at night.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-10-30
Character IN IIou.eheId China.

If. as Howell says, the selection Of
china Is the index OF a womsns char
oeter, some former mlstresses Of the
white house had complex minds. In
the basement OF the mansion the
visitor may see sample OF every set
of table ware used since Abigail
Adams hung her laundry to dry in the
east room. The most ornate set was
the choice OF the young daughter-in-
Nv of President Van Buren,. From
the few pieces now on exhibition, Il
would seem that ali Americas fiora
and fauna were depicted in detail.
Mrs. Hayes china was the most costly
ever used In the white house, as every
piece was manipulated and the work
Of selected artists in the French fac
tory at Sevres. New York Press.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-10-30
ohe ccntnr, In 1907.

The Century promises at lleast
short stories throughout
tho coming year. besides the three
teJals by Frances Hodgson Burnett.
Elizabeth Robins aud A. Z W. Mason
Among the noted writer's who will
contribute stories and novelties to
The Century during 1907 arc Harry
stlllwoll Edwards author OF Two
Runaways and Other Stories"
Charles D. Stewart, author OF "rhe
Fugitive Blacksmith Norman Dun
can. author Of "Dr. Luke OF the
Labrador" Harvey J. OTilggins.
author of "Don-a- Dreams" Irving
Bachelor. author OF "Ebon Holden"
Elizabeth Jordan, author OF "May
Iverson, Her Book" and Anne War
ner, author OF "seeing with Uncle
John"