The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-01-24
KEYSTONE STATE CULLINGS
FORCED TO TAKE MONEY
Man Is Confronted With a Revolver
and Dollar Is Thrust In
His Hand.

and Dollar Is Thrust In
His Hand.
Held up on dark street and COM
PEELED to accept dollar, was the
experience of ID. ID. Rogers, mer-
chant tailor of Franklin. The high
wayman had revolver and the SER
iousness with which he did the Job at
once dispeled Mr.. Rogers thought
that his Masonic friends we're playing
a joke on him. After thrusting the
dollar into his victims hand, the man
fed. Mr.. Rogers thinks It Is "con-
science" money.
Gas from the Johnson well of the
Gillespie Oil company, 10 miles north
west Of Washington, ignited from the
boiler fires. A 500-barrel oil tank
caught fire, and its contents, being
released, ran into the creek. The
burning oil lgnited the Vance WELL of
the Kelley and Cooper OIL company,
mile east, and soon the rig here.
and a 1000-barrcl tank we're burning.
The oil continued down the creek
valley, burning fences and small
buildings, but was finally subdued by
farmers. The loss is estimated at
$4,000.
June has been fixed as the date
for the mnveiling of the Center coun-
ty soldiers monument and Curtin
memorial, which are nearly complet-
ed. Col. Thomas j. Stewart, Nation
al Commander A. w. Tanner Of the
G. A. r., and Col A. X. Mcclure will
be invited TO make the principal al
dresses. The governor and his stan
and Major General Charles Miller and
his staff, with the three brigadier-
generals of the National Guard, will
be invited to attend the ceremonies.
The Altoona glass works, started
10 years ago by popular subscriptions
to stock, was burned. The flames
spread rapidly and the only part saw
ed was the stock room, which con-
tains $4,000 worth Of glass ready
for market. The plant was. valued at
$500 with $4,000 insurance. The
fire Is believed TO have been incendi-
airy.
Trackmen who weie cicaping up the
debris near Cory, from the wreck at
Horns, found the head of Fireman
Neal, who was killed. 1t was mutt
lated and embedded In snow under
piece of iron. The head brought
to Spring Creek, where II was placed
in a box and shipped to an under
taker at Sheffield, where Neal resid-
ed.
The Pennsylvania railroad in 1905
enjoyed one of the greatest years in
shipment of bituminous ccal and coke.
The increase over the previous year
was more than 100000 tons The
heavy demand for soft coal and coke
indicates the great increase in busi-
ness done by the steel companies and
other Industrial establishments along
It's lines.
The proposition to advance Union
town to a city OF the third class re-
ceived a discouraging setback at the
Borough Council Council meeting,
when Borough Solicitor c. f. Kefover
reported that under existing laws there
Is no provision for special census
and the last United States census gave
Uniontown less than 5000 population.
Adjt Gen. r. J. Stewart has been
advised by the War department that
a detail Of United States army officers
has been made for the purpose OF at
| tending the spring inspections of the
National Guards Of Pennsylvania. The
officers signed to inspect the Second
brigade are: Capt. A. W. Brewster,
Ninth infantry; Capt. II. Il. Laubach,
| Twenty-third infantry.
Viewers appointed by the Westmore-
| land county court met in the matter
| of the condemnation Of the wooden
bridge over the Youghiogheny river
| at West Newton. The board unani-
mously agreed upon recommending
the erection of a new bridge, the cost
of which is to be borne by the coun-
| ty.
When the list of applications for
wholesale and retail liquor licenses
closed in Cambria county, it was
found that 367 applications have been
| filed, two less than last year OF thiG
number, one attorney has SO, one Al
| and another AZ.
The home of Cashier d. X. Ander-
| son, of the Masontown National bank
was entered early in the morning by
| robbers and besides considerable cash
some valuable jewelry was taken.
Sheriff NJ. A. Kiefer arrested Andrew
| Alexander on suspicion.
Charles l.. Sanford, formerly presi-
dent OF the Washington (Pa.) Novelty
company, who disappeared last Sep
| tember, was arrested at Newark, o..
on charges of obtaining money under
false pretenses and embezzlement.
Sanford is said to have confessed.
Trouble in the Polish Catholic
church at Footesdale, near Union
town, resulted in a fistic encounter, II
is alleged, and the priest, Rev. Ignates
Ostasevesky, was arrested, charged
| with assault and battery.
Because there is no authority of law
for its publication, Gov. PennypackeI
has stopped the printing of the rail-
road map of Pennsylvania issued by