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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-03-15
RIVER COAL No
LONGER A FACTOR

The water commissioners, who dur.
ing the last miners strike relied al.
most entirely upon river coal, realize
that in the event of another strike the
river article will prove poor sub
Stitute to depend upon. 1t is the con
sensus of opinion among those who
are i'll position to know what they
are talking about that the days of riv-
er coal are practically over.
Up to the time of probably the last
strike it would seem that methods
bordering upon the wasteful were prac-
ticed at the mines. On the culm banks
along the river and the mouth of the
creeks were dumped with the coal dirt
not only vast quantities of the very
smallest sizes of coal but also pro
portion of No 6 and even larger sizes.
With each food, the culm banks were
cut down by the water, the coal dirt
river.
Since the last strike, it seems, the
coal companies have practiced methods
of greater economy and have been
much more careful to extract all sizes
of coal, no matter how small before
placing the culm on the dumps. The
evidence of this lies in the fact that
during the last couple of years river
coal, especially of the larger sizes, has
been becoming scarcer and scarcer.
Last season Mr.. LeDuc of our town
found the river bottom practically bare
FOR miles above and below the bridge
and in order TO secure any return for
labor and investment was Obliged to
take his coal digger up stream, in the
vicinity of Bloomsbury, where little
coal had been extracted and where sew
eral extensive beds remained that We're
deposited there on previous years. 1t
is the general opinion that i'll that
section as well AS i'll the river here in
the future will be found only widely
StdtlCltNl NltpOSllS ll'A NiNSS wa w
made up almost exclusively of coal
dirt
In case of strike among the anthra
cite miners the water commissioners
do not expect to find river coal either
satisfactory or an abundant substitute
for the regular graded article shipped
from the mines, now i'll use. They
have, however, taken care to have a
large supply of good coal on hand
One of the water commissioners last
evening said that in the event of a
strike little coal could be made to go
a great way and IA plan would be ad-
opted, if necessary, whereby the water
works could be kept in operation prac
tically all summer with the supply of
coal now on hand.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-03-15
Pleasant Party.

\ pleasant party was given Tuesday
evening at the home Of Noah Stump.
Liberty township. Those persent were !:
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Acor, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Reichard, Mr. and Mrs.
William Blue, Mr and Mrs William
Starner, Mr.. and Mrs David Hine,
Mr.. aud Mrs. George NJ. Dye, Mr.. and
Mrs. Daniel Stump. Mr. and Mrs, John
Long, Mr.. and Mrs William Clewell.
Mrs. Jane Stump. Mrs Nora CLARK.
Misses Carrie Long, Vida Sheets,
Salle Neiss, Lizzie Sheets, Messrs.
Thomas Perry, Raymond Acor, Sam
uel Stump, Walter Reichard, Luther
Riechard. Franklin Stump, Harry Gle
we'll. Paul Clewcll, Peter and William
Starner. The evening was spent with
music and games. \ sumptuOus sup
Der was served
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-03-15
DANVILLE LOSES
To WILKES-BARR

\ big audience was present at the
armory Saturday evening and saw the
Wilkes Barre team defeat Danville by
a score of % to %. With the exception
of parts of the first half the contest
was listless and uninteresting.
The Wilkes-Barre team came to Dan
willie with but four men. Warren john
son, of the locals, played forward for
the visitors, and with the exception Of
Good, center. put up the best game for
Wilkes Barre, scoring 10 goals from
the field. 1t was an off night for the
Daville tossers, and it would have been
difficult for any one not acquainted
with the members of the team to have
recognized i'll them Saturday the same
men who did such fine work recently
against the Indians and L. of p.
The small BOYS" the five cent rush
were factor in Saturday nights
game that can not he overlooked. This
gang has always been more or less OBJ
streperous and annoying at the games,
but Saturday night they ran things
with "a high hand Seated on the bal
cony at one end of the floor they would
strike or kick the ball whenever it came
within reaching distance. When
Charlie Lunger, the armory ianitor,
went among them to maintain order,
they attacked him and nearly threw
him over the edge of the balcony unto
the floor below
But the crowning bit OF nerve they
displayed when they grabbed the ball
during the second half, ran unto the
floor and started rough house contest
of their own TO the elimination of the
rpUular DlaNprS
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-03-15
Pushing Trolley Extension.

Work on the extension of the Sha-
mokin q Edgewood trolley line is
again in progress and viii be pushed
rapidly to the objective points -Trev-
orton and Sunbury
The present contemplated terminus
is the Weigh Scales to reach which
will mean the building of about one
aud one-hall miles of track from the
present terminus at Uniontown. \
gang of forty men are engaged grad
ing the route much of which must be
made through deep cuts of heavy shell
rock. On account of these conditions
the road will not be completed before
the first of May Then the construc-
tion of the Trevorton branch will be
commenced which will take several
months to finish
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-03-15
Game Was Cancelled.

The basket ball game that was to
have been played here last night be-
tween the Danville team and the Old
Bucknell Stars was cancelled yester-
day morning by j. Beaver Gearhart
upon receipt of message from man
that three of the men advertised would
not appear III the game. The three
men who would not have been able to
play were Anderson. Griffith and Nc
Cormack They were compelled to stoI
playing on account of business.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-03-15
Valuable Dogs Poisoned.

\ dog poisoner is plying his nefar-
ious vocation in Danville. One of the
last victims was Bounce. the fine brin-
die bull dog belonging to George W.
Hoke. the liveryman, which gave up
his life on Mill street yesterday morn
ing.
Bounce was a most Intelligent canine
and was a general favorite along the
street. He had formed quite an at
tachment to the policemen, newspaper
reporters and others seen daily on the
street and it was his delight to trot
along with these men as they made
short trips about town in the perform
ance of their duty.
Yesterday about / O'Clock the dog
made his appearance on Mill street but
lie was sick. In short time he was
seized with spasm. He recovered ap-
parently and trotted up the street as
far as the Badly house where he was
again seized with commissions He
later made his way to the Montour
House where he died
Up to the present we have not heard
of any one unkind enough to say that
Bounce was mad, nor that in his case
there was the least symptom of rabies.
All who examined the dog seem con
vinced that he was poisoned.
On Tuesday valuable bull dog be-
Longing TO George Gross, West Market
street, died under circumstances
that could be explained only on the
theory of poison. Other dogs about
the first ward have also died myster-
iously and on the whole Chief of Po-
lice MincemOyer feels convinced that
! n dog DOiSoner is abroad
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-03-15
Cave i'm Feared.

The Lehigh Valley Coal Company
has ordered all the occupants of prop
erty on Locust Avenue, at Centralia,
to vacate as soon as possible as they
fear that section of the town which j,
undermined is seriously threatened.
Locust avenue is the principal business
portion of the town and large
amount of money has been invested
which il is believed Will be lost.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-03-15
Surface Will Demonst rate.

State Economic Xoologist II. A Sur
face will be present at two San Jose
scale demonstrations to be given in
northumberland county next Monday.
Monday morning Il demonstration
will be given hy Prof. Surface at G.
r. Winners place in Fast Sunbury,
and Monday afternoon he will demon
strate at William l.. Nesbit's at East
Lewisburg. 1t is thought that II num-
ber of people from this county viii at
tend the demonstrations DR. Croft
Prof. Surfaces professional antagon-
list, Will be present at the East Lewis
burg demonstration.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-03-15
CONDENSED NEWS.

Every slippery sidewalk invites
suit against the city for damages which
may result from fall on the walk.
Keep the cutters open and avoid
sloppy streets.
March is doing double duty this
year, carrying January's load of win
ter and her own tickle weather.
Miss Margaret Fie'ds is able To be
about after a severe attack of typhoid
fever.
There's "A blizzard in Montana We
hope it may stay there--at least that
il will not come here.
Among the weddings celebrated re-
Gently is that of man of l0l and a
woman of 100 The dispatches say that
il WAS a romantic affair. but perhaps
they mean rheumatic.
Admitting that its sewer system is
almost Il farce, Mt Carmel directs at
tention To the fact that there We're
only three deaths from typhoid fever
in that place last year, and claims that
the good record is due to the splendid
supply of excellent water.
Bihop Andrews says the literature
OF today is keeping folks from church. "
Why not hire the authors 10 write ser
mons for the parsons:
The townships are having trouble to
secure road masters.
An application has been made for
charter for THE Saloon Keepers Anti
Sunday Selling Association of Sha-
mokin
Reports from the maple sugar camps
of northern Columria county say the
sap is sweeter and runs more freely
than for unmber of years past. Last
year the sugar production of that sec
tion was failure.
The Pennsylvania Bee Keepers As
sociation will meet on March 29-30 at
State college
Snow gets a warm reception from
Mother Earth these days.
There is growing sentiment i'll fav
or of better roads in Pennsylvania
The Congressional hunters evidently
regard this rs the open season" for
railro Dads
1t is said that the new Lyndhurst
Hotel at Shamokin viii be ready for
occupancy by June first and that when
furnished il will he the finest hotel in
this section of the State
The groundhog's reputation as n
weather prophet is complete.
A Plymouth Rock hen owned by
Calvin J. Kline, Vine street, laid an
egg yesterday which measured Ga
inches by 10 inches and weighed /
ounces.
President Castro has decided not TO
invade the United States. Occasional
ly he manifests CLEAN of something
bearing striking resemblance TO hu-
man intelligence.
A western representative says he
will introduce a bill to stop the coin
age of cents. His measure Will have
the support Of every church i'll which
box. plate or basket is passed around.
The Betsy Ross flag house has been
offered to Uncle Sam As defender of
HE flag the house produced, he would
appear to be the proper custodian of
the house itself
Common sense exercised by the OPP
orators and miners may save the coal
consumers dollars.
Contractor f. II. Myerly is building
an addition TO Russell Foust's estab
lishment Oh East Market street, in
which will be installed new bake
oven
The country appears TO be disposed
10 make the two cents-a-mile railroad
rate unanimous.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-03-15
CrabiIl's Fine Work

Evangelist Crahill, who will be re-
membered as having recently conduct
ed "A most successful series of meetings
in the First Baptist church, this city,
has just completed a four weeks crusade
against sin at Muncy. where 265 CON
versions were made.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-03-15
Indiana Horses.

4 sale of 10 head of fine Indiana
horses will be held Tuesday, Marcel
20, at the Ninth street stables, Blooms
burg. Sale will commence at o clock.
Don miss this opportunity TO secure
some of this good stock.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-03-15
3Oth Wedding Anniversary

The thirtieth anniversary of the wed
ding of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Rowe.
was celebrated yesterday at their home
on East Market street \ number of
their friends called during the day and
extended their congratulations.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-03-15
PittstOn Saturday Night.

The above team will play the Cham
pionship Game at the Armory next
Saturday night with the Danyille team,
each team having won three games the
deciding one will be n corkeT.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-03-15
Broke Alley Record.

Tom Moore broke the alley record
at Achenbach & Moore's bowling al
leys last night when he bowled 261.
He bowled strikes in succession. ,
spares and 9
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-03-15
Happy Ending of Pretty Romance

The Cherryvale, Kansas Journal, -
of March 9th contains the following
interesting article about the marriage
of two young people well known in
this section;
\ very pretty wedding was solem-
nized at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
ID. G. Ellsworth, on East Fifth street
at seven o'clock last night, when Mr..
F. Eugene Hagenbuch, of Cherryvale
was united in the bonds of holy wed
lock to Miss l.. Gertrude Robbins, of
Danvillc, Pa.
But two or three friends of the
groom and the members of the ELS
worth family witnessed the ceremony.
Promptly ut the hour the bridal party
entered the parlor to the strains of the
wedding march from Lohengrin, play
ed by Miss Metcalf. Rev. Vanorden,
pastor of the Presbyterian church, then
spoke the words that made them man
and wife After the congratulations
fine wedding supper was served. Mr..
and Mrs. Hagenbuch will reside on
East Third street, where the groom has
neatly furnished a cosy cottage for the
reception of his bride
Mr. Hagenbuch and Miss Robbins
were betrothed in Pennsylvania, pre-
vious to Mr. Hagenbuch' : coming west
six months ago and the wedding last
night was the elimination of happy
romance.
Mr.. Hagenbuch is the manager of
the undertaking department of d. G.
Ellsworth & Son. Miss Robbins is the
second daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Robbins, of Danville r. +. ID. No /,
and has a large circle of friends and
acquaintances. Mrs Hagenbuch is
native of Milton.
THE young couple have the best
wishes of host of eastern friends. -
d. l.. & w. rIay Go to Ashland.
According to the Mt. Carmel Item"
it would seem that the d. l.. & W.
Railroad may possibly have i'll CON
temptation the building of line
through the Schuylkill region to Ash
land. On this subject the Item
speaks as follows:
THE corps of surveyors that has
| been at work between Ashland, Mali
anoy City and Tamaqua and is now
proceeding through West Penn town
| ship is unquestionably surveying a
route for railroad In fact the en-
gineers no longer deny this but they
will not say by whom they are EN-
| ployed. 1t is estimated that the sur
vey that has already been made has
cost $40. 600.
"The officials of the Delaware, Lacka-
wanna & Western Railroad will neith-
er deny or affirm the published report
! that it has established IA tonnage in the
Schuylkill region and is planning TO
extend its line from Stroudsburg TO
Ashland. -
Many think that the work is being
done in the interest Of the Wabash
Railroad, which is trying to get line
through Pennsylvania between Pitts
luro auI Now Work
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-03-15
JOB PRINTING

The Office of the AMERICAN
being furnished with a large
assortment of job letter and
fancy typs 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
OfalI Kinds and Description
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1906-03-15
Young Women as PaIIbearers

Rochester, n. Y. March, 10 The
speaker at the funeral of Miss Susan B.
Anthony, which will he held at 2 o.
clock Thursday afternoon at the Gen.
trail Presbyterian church, will be DR..
g. O. Albert 500, pastor of the church ;
Rev. William G. Gannett, Miss An
thongs pastor; William Lloyd Gar
rison, of Boston; Mrs. Carrie Chap
man Gait, of New YorK, VINO succeeded
Miss Anthony as president of the Nat
Elonal Suffrage association, and Rev.
Anna shaw.
The body will lie in state for three
hours prior to the funeral. Young wo-
men from the University of Rochester
will act as pallbearers. Many tele-
grams of coincidence from all over the
country came today.
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THURSDAY. MARCH is, 1906
BELIEVES CHINA SHOULD
ADOPT MODERN CUSTOMS

New York, March 15.-When Prince
Tsai Use, first cousin to the emperor
of China. visited Chinatown today he
was given royal welcome. He was
&C ,ompanied by the imperial commits
sioners, Shang Chi Heng and Ii
Shong. The prince was entertained at
the Hotel Savoy. Joseph Singleton.
president of the Chinese Reform asso-
citation made speech of welcome, to
which the prince responded He SAID
he believed in European ways, and
thought it was about time that China
should adopt them. The American
people, he said, were most interesting
and he was much impressed with ev-
erything that he had locke ed at ID the
way of mechanical improvements. He
believed that before slong China Eand
the American people would be ON more
frien lly relations.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1906-03-15
FOR SAlE-.FARMS

$500. -120 acres, nearly all smooth
10 acres of bearing orchard, Is acres
in alfalfa pasture, 3 acres IN alfalfa
meadow, q mile to roral mail route,
/ a miles. to school and 2 = miles to
railroad. Hou se of three rooms and
good barn.
Bousquet and Helm.
$4200--10 acres, all fenced, IT'S or
chard trees, some beginning to hear,
8 miles to Wenatothee, good house and
$5OOO-20 acres all tillable ami
smooth, over 1000 trees, $50 of which
are bearing. acres in alfalfa. only
two miles tn railroad and high school.
Small house and barn.
Bousquet and Holm.
Ten acre fruit ranch, three room
house, plastered 500 four-year.
trees; 800 three year old trees; Two and
half acres alfalfa; packing house
with good cellar. Price 81, 1OO,,S2.-
200 cash, balance easy terms. G.. A.
Virtue. 306 Boston block, Seattle,
Wash.
One acre tract close in; 6 room
house; water in house; good outbuild-
ings; close to school; a snap at 81 100,
1925 cash. balance easy terms. Ad-
dress box 27S, Wenatchee, Wash.
$l3, 500, 500 acres fine timber lands
and good pasture, sure to double Ill
value in short time. Situated only
10 miles from Wenatchee. There is
enough timber on one section to pay
for the whole tract.
Bousquet and Holm.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1906-03-15
FOR SALE--CiTY PROPERTY

S500-House and lot 100 800. Will
double In price in less than year.
Southern part of town.
Bousquet and Holm
A snap for snail monev-2ood three
room house, corner lot 60 100 house
nearly new, good ontbuildings. Price
s625. Cash S325, balance easy terms.
Address box ais, Wenatchee, Wash.
Good house lot 50xl37, close in price
5000. Half cash balance easy terms.
Ask for number 1851. s. Mooney & Co.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1906-03-15
BIDS WANTED.
produced.

Sealed bids Will be received by the
County commissioners of Ohelan coun-
ty, Wash, until ? O'Clock p. m. on the
2nd gay of April, 1906, for the clear
ing. grabbing, grading and surtacing
State Road NJ. 3. locally known as
Red Mountain road.
The work shall be commenced at the
initial point of survey of said road
and continue until the joint state and
county appropriation of $4,000 Is ex
pended.
The roadway is to be cleared for a
width of 20 feet, grubbed and graded
and surfaced for a width of IL feet.
The work shall be done at such
points as are shown on the profile and
according to the plans and speoifica-
tions on file in the office of the county
surveyor of Chelan county, Wash.
Bids shall be made rs follows. viz:
For clearing and grubbing by the
mile.
For grading by the cubic yard, stat
ing the price tor earth, loose rock and
solid rock excavations.
For snrfacing where grading is un
necessary, By the square yard.
! For corduroying by the lineal foot.
For bridging small streams by the
piece or lamp Structure.
The contract shall be completed on
or before Sept. lst. 1906.
Further infoi me tion will be furnish
ed upon application to the county sur
veyor OF Chelan county, Wash. A
certified check or cash equal to 10 per
cent of the bid, pavable..to the county
commissioners must accompany the
bid. The right is reserved to reject
any or all bids.
Dated at Wenatchee, this End day of
March, 1906.
JNO. A. GELLAILY,
Cierk of the Board of County Com
missoners. C
(SeaD
Money talks-and the small change
Won GET is back talk
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The Romance of the Sweet Pea

1t will soon be time to ssplant sweet
peas, the pretty flowers which have
been brought to- great perfection in
America, which often thrive in poor
soil.
The parent of nearly all the most
beautiful varieties OF the American
sweet pea is the Blanche Ferry, which
has pretty romance connected with
its discovery. Some fifty years fago
the comely daughter Of a we'll to do
farmer ran away from home to marry
a young quarryman, and her home
thereafter wae alw avs 10 a cottage,
often but mere hut, OH the tn 10 soil
everything the limestone ridges where
her husband wor ked. When her baby
died she went back to her fathers farm
to bury it, an d tookwith her on return
ing to her cottage some seed of a
white sweet pea, and seed of the old
Painted Lady pink. Thereafter, how
cN6I StOue iOi poNCiey siO hONCi
allied to grow near her cottage home
some of these sweet peas. as remind
er of her happy girlhood and dead ha-
by. They were always grown on thin
poor soil, often so thin that they could
only be kept alive by constant atten-
ticn and watering. AS a result of
such environment for many plant gen.
erations they acquired dwarf growth
and great abundance of bright COL
ored flowers. Some twenty five years
after the baby died, a seedsman, .pass:
ing the little home of the mother, no.,
ticed the beauty of the sweet pea and
obtained ..teaspoonful ssof the seed.
This he multiplied into thousands of
pounds and sold as seed of the Blanche
Ferry variety, which is now famous
throughout the world for its beauty
and he many beautiful varieties it hos
produced.
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The Farm Journal is cream, not
skim milk, and just the paper for any
practical man. We can take a sub
scripiion to it for the balance of 1906,
and oil of 1907, 1908, 1909 and 1910,
nearly five years and the Advance for
one year to everyone who will pay
year ahead. Walk right mp to the
captains office without delay. See our
DISPLAY ad for further particulars.
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HEARST BARS BRYAN'S NAME
FROM HIS NEWSPAPERS

Chicago, March 15.-Tne journal
says break with surprising sequence
it is learned, has occurred In the form
er close friendship of William Jennings
Bryan and William Randolph Hearst.
AS result the name of Mr.. Bryan,
still regarded by thousands as the De-
mocratic leader, is barred by MI.
Hearst, who aspires to be the leader,
from appearance in any of his news
papers. Although the Nebraskan is
regarded by large proportion of the
party as the ma: best fitted to make
the race for man the presidency, writ
ers on the Hearst papers in New York,
Bostron, Chicago, San Fra ncisco and
Los Angles which pose as party or
gans must ignore is existence under
pa in of their employ ers displeas ure.
This state of affairs, according to
the Journal, has caused resentment
among numerous Democrats who aG
mire Mr.. BRYAN for his ability and
consider he has earned the right to at
least o respectful hearing Id party
councils, and will perhaps be honored
a third time with the highest gift in
the party's power.
1t is alleged sthat the break is due
to jealousy of the Nebraska by Hearst,
who would be himself the Dem oc-atic
leader.
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FOR EXCHANGE

We have party WHO OWLS some
fine residence property in Seattle in the
Capital Hill district who wants to
exchange some for land in the Wenat-
chez valley. He will assume mortg-
age or nay cash difference up to $13, =
G.. A. Virtue, 800 Boston block, Seat
tile Wash.