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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-09-05
plans FOR
THE new PARK

On next Saturday, or Monday at the
furthest, the committee on public i'm
pfovements expects to enter upon the
work of filling up and grading the
new park on Bloom street where for
merly the old cemetery lay To pre-
pare for that stage of the work the
chairman has called meeting of the
finance committee in the council
chamber at 80 o'clock tonight. Each
one of the solicitors is requested to
bring with him his list of subscribers.
1t is hoped there will be a full at
tendance, as the intention of the COM
mittee is to get the finances into pro-
per shape and to plunge into the work
of filling up and grading at once with
the hope of completing the park, or,
at least, of getting it far under way
before winter.
The plans for the new park, which
by the way. have been completed, by
Borough Surveyor Keefer, are regard
ed with great deal of interest by the
public. A large oval space in the
center of the graded tract is reserved
for the soldiers monument. From the
central plot wide walks of pulverized
limestone will radiate toward the
northwest, southwest and south east
corners. In the northeast will be a
rectangular terrace extending from
the center to the upper end of the
park. Later on fountain may be in
stalled in the center of this terrace.
Along the northern side of the park
will be fifteen-foot alley, which will
afford an outlet from Upper Mulberry
street. At the north western corner of
the park the alley will open into Kline
street as the small thoroughfare is call
ed which lies between the cemetery
and the P. q r. railway. a similar
outlet will be afforded at the north
eastern corner. A limestone walk ten
feet wide will extend through the
middle of the park on line with Up
per Mulberry street. The park as grad
ed will be two or three feet lower
than Upper Mulberry street and pedes-
trians will pass up and down over
concrete steps of artistic design.
Along the cemetery on Bloom street
a concrete pavement eight feet wide
will be constructed. Work on this will
begin at the earliest possible date to
the end that the pavement may be
completed before cold weather. The
long pavement Will involve an enorm-
Gus amount of work and will cost
about six hundred dollars.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-09-05
DISTRICT DEPUTY
SUPREME ARCHON

A convention of the Heptasophs of
district No. 80 was held at the Baldy
house yesterday afternoon for the pur-
pose of electing district deputy sup
RENE archon and an alternate.
The convention was called to order
at o'clock with the following con-
claves represented .Lewisburg by j.
f. Prowant, Bloomsbury by H. NJ
Sommers, Pottsville by D. J. Jones,
Hazleton by H. I. Thrash, Berwick by
George Walker, Lock Haven by W. W.
Miller, Milton by John j. Kelly and
Danville by Charles G. Cloud.
Arthur NJ Peters, of this city, was
chosen district deputy supreme archon
and W l. wainwright, of Lewisburg,
was elected alternate, after which the
meeting adjourned.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-09-05
Drives Steer in Place of Horse.

The visitors from Bloomsbury to
Benton on Saturday witnessed an un-
usual sight on the streets at that place,
when one of the young sons of Elmer
Rantz, who resides on farm in Ben
ton township, drove into town. with
steer harnessed up to a dog cart.
says the Bloomsbury Daily.
Although this proved to be of con-
siderable interest to the Bloomsburg
people, to the citizens of Benton it was
a common sight, as young Rantz has
been driving the steer to that town
for the past year. making trips twice
a week, to sell produce from his faith
er's farm.
The animal is very intelligent and
will follow its driver anywhere he
wishes, but when stranger gets into
the cart things go differently, as was
proven when two of Bepton's young
men tried to drive it Saturday even
ing. The steer would not bulge an
inch When they tried to make it go,
and hit it with whip, it kicked the
dash board nearly off the cart
Young Rantz Saturday afternoon
wanted.to. sell the animal and PoT
Snyder, proprietor of the ExchauaN
Hotel, intended buying tine steer -
bring the Bloomsbury base ball tehri
home with. had they lost the same,
but as they won he did not thu. Z il
necessary.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-09-05
A TRIBUTE TO
JAMES SCARLET

Editor Hastings, of the Milton
Standard, speaks as follows concerning
our townsman, James Scarlet
Lawyer Scarlet has made name for
himself-sn honorable name that is
more enduring than riches. Here is a
tribute to him from the Bellefonte
Watchman: Jim Scarlet, the Danville
attorney who conducted the capitol
probe, could probably have fixed him
self for life financially had he not gone
so conscientiously into everything.
The gang would have given him any
thing he asked no doubt, but Scarlet
is not that kind of man and he has
made name in the State that will be
honored long after the time when
earthly riches would avail him moth
thing. -
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-09-05
HISS RUTH GEARHAXT
BECOMES A BRIDE

Miss Ruth b. Gearhart, of this city,
and Mr.. Albert @. Savidge, of Sun
bury, were united in marriage last
evening The ceremony was perform
Ell by the Rev W. @. Mccormack, d
D. lat the residence of the brides par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ G. Gearhart,
Ash street, at & 30 o'clock.
Miss Ava Gearhart, sister of the
bride, was bridesmaid, and Mr.. Harry
Savidge of Sunbury, was best man.
The newly welded couple left on the
;51 Pennsylvania train for a trip.
The bride is most estimable and
accomplished young lady of Danville.
The groom is the son of Judge @. r.
Savidge OF Sunbury. Only the i'm
mediate families were present at the
ceremony.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-09-05
rHSS MCCORMACK
FRACTURES ARM

Gladys, the twelve year old daugh-
ter of Rev. DR.. and Mrs. W. @. Nc
Cormack sustained very serious ac-
cident yesterday afternoon, while ex-
ercising on her roller skates.
She was skating backwards and for
wards on the walk around the church
when as so frequently happens while
indulging in that kind of exercise she
stumbled and was unable to recover
herself. As she fell forward she threw
out her right arm to break her fall.
In striking the ground her arm receiv-
ed her weight in such way as to
break both bones just above the wrist.
1t is clean fracture and the injury
was very painful.
DR.. r. s. Patten was called, who
set the broken bones and did what
else was possible to relieve the patti
ent. Late last evening she was rest
ing fairly comfortably.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-09-05
MitcheII-Bedea

r. G. Mitchell. of Philadelphia and
Miss Annie Bedea, daughter of Thomas
Bedea, of this'city, were married Mon
day evening at s 80 O'Clock at the par
sonage of the First Baptist church,
Rev. John Sherman performing the
ceremony.
The groom is an electrician, and
was employed by Buchanan & Co. f,
during the installation of the light
plant at the hospital. Yesterday morn
ing Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell left for a
trip to Philadelphia, afterIwhich they
will go to Allentown where Mr.. Nit
chell is.atlpresent employed.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-09-05
SHORT SESSION OF
COURT SATURDAY

AT short session of court held SAT-
urday morning the license of the Ger
mania brewery was transferred from
the Foust Bros. to E. Gaertner the
new proprietor.
In the matter of the Birks' inquest,
confirmation was postponed until the
court determines whether the recent
act of assembly increasing the pay of
witnesses from 81. 90 to 81. 90 per day
applies to witnesses summoned before
a coroner's jury.
In the estate of James Robinson, late
of Liberty township, petition of the
executor to sell real estate was grant
ed.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-09-05
WILL PAY ALL
BILLS HIMSELF

The aged man who turned up at the
hospital tor the insane in an irresponsi
BILE condition couple of weeks ago
and was later removed to the poor
farm has practically recovered and is
able to account for great deal that
occurred.
He is content to remain at the poor
farm until his pension falls due when
he will pay all bills himself without
putting the poor district of Scranton
his home-to any expense.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-09-05
LADY THROWN
FROn CARRIAGE

A driving accident occurred at the
corner of Mill and East Market streets
Friday afternoon, which afforded an
exciting spectacle.
Early in the afternoon Liveryman
George w. Hoke. accompanied by his
wife, his son and Mrs. Sam Rebman,
in tive buggies drove over to Riverside
Heights. The accident occurred on the
return "trip. Mr.. Hoke with Mrs. Reb-
man were in the first carriage. while
Mrs. Hoke and her son followed close
ly behind. All went we'll until they
reached the Montour house. Mr..
Hoke's horse was gritty, but the liv-
eryman says he had him under con-
troll. In order to turn the corner with
out mishap he described wide curve.
which threw the horse a little too
near the curbipg at Mr.. Sidler's resi-
dence. To make matters worse the
animal slipped on the paving and in
attempting to regain his feet plunged
forward, striking the tree With a
crash one side of the shafts went to
pieces, while Mrs. Rebman as the bug
gy came to sudden stop fell out upon
the sidewalk.
Everyone thought the woman must
be seriously injured. George W. Miles
rushing to the spot picked her up She
was momentarily dazed by the shock,
but by the time she was upon her feet
she seemed all right and explained
that she had escaped injury. 1t was
indeed a close call and caused consid-
erable excitement for awhile.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-09-05
DANVlLLE HAS LOFT
OF HAY TAKERS

a loft of Hay Makers has been in
stituted in Danville. This is side
order OF the Independent Order of Red
Men, that is rapidly growing all over
the country. The Danville loft. which
is to be known as Mahoning loft, No,
~, includes 35 charter members and
was instituted by Herbert Chester, w.
Smith and Walter Whiteleather, all
members of the Sunbury loft
The Independent Order of Red Men
is very strong in Danville. Mahoning
tribe, No. n, of this city, having 100
members and the new side order will
no doubt prove very popular.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-09-05
VIII Attend Convention.

James o. Connolly and A. L. Brandt,
delegates respectively from Glendower
and Montour lodges, A. A. of I. S.
and T. W, will leave this city this
morning for Reading to attend the
district convention of the above order,
which will meet there on Friday.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-09-05
Won ar Nit. Carmel.

In an eleven innings game of base
ball at Mt Carmel on Labor day, the
White Horse team, of this city, defeat
ed the Polish Giants by the score of 8
to S. The work of McCloud and E.
Buck, the Danville battery. was the
feature of the game. McCloud having
Is strike outs in six innings.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-09-05
Plymouth Rock Chickens.

A fine lot of white Plymouth Rock
chickens, seventy in number arrived
at this city by the Adams Express yes
terday en- route to the farm belonging
to the hospital for the inasne. The
chickens were admired by a large
number of people while in this city.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-09-05
Picnic at Butternut Grove.

A delightful picnic was held at But
ternut grove on the Graham farm, near
Ottawa on Saturday. Dinner was serv-
ed and the afternoon was spent in
dancing The music was furnished by
the Delsite brothers, of Mausdale
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-09-05

King Leopold has offered prize of
$50, 900 for a remedy for the sleeping
sickness which is wiping out his sub
jects in Africa
The Glenwood post., 1907-11-30
ARE WE WINKING AT CRIME ?

One who watches the progress of
courts and the actions of juries is often
forced to the thought that in these days
there is an unfortunate and altogether
inexcusable tendency to wink at crime.
A few weeks ago a young fellow
named Bigelow in Denver evolved a
plan to either murder Dave Moffat,
Mayor Speer and Governor Buchtel or
to extort money from them by fright.
ening them, even going so far as to
send to Governor Buchtel through the
mails an Internal machine which ex-
perts declared contained enough dyna
mite to wreck the statehouse. if ex.
ploded
A jury, under the plea of an able
lawyer who played on their heartstrings
in the name of humanity (O, designated
his crime as assault or attempt to as
sault, we are not certain which, the
maximum penalty, however, being six
months Imprisonment in the county
Jail.
Two months ago at Greeley young
man held up a minister with gun and
shot the fellow who, of course was un-
armed and defeuseless, and yet jury
this week found the defendant not
guilty This was almost as great
travesty on justice as the Bigeow YER
diet and brought forth an indignant
censure from the presiding Judge, who
declared it disgrace to a civilized
community.
Over in Routt county school teach
er recently attempted an assault on
little girl who passed his house, but in
stead of receiving the punishment he
deserved the fellow was quietly warned
to leave the country, which he did, and
there the matter ended.
The Post has, if possible, even less
tolerance for white ravisher than for
The Glenwood post., 1907-11-30

THE DEMOCRATS of our neighbor-
ing county of Routt believe in getting
into the game early, and few of them
at Steamboat Springs, under the leader
ship of C. H. Leckenby, who pilots the
Steamboat Pilot, have launched the
boom for DR.. B. l.. Jefferson for gov
ernor. If it were in the cards for Colo
RADIO to have Democratic governor,
the Post would be pleased to see the
successful candidate come from the
western slope, and can scarcely think OF
anyone within the Jeffersonian tribe
who would be less Objectionable than
DR.. Jefferson of Steamboat Springs.
The Glenwood post., 1907-11-30
A TRAMP'S LECTURE.

A tramp asked for drink in sa-
loon. The request was granted, and
when in the act of drinking the prof
fered beverage one of the young men
present exclaimed: "Stopl Make us
speech! 1t is poor liquor that doesn't
unloosen a mans tongue
The tramp hastily swallowed down
the drink. AS the rich liquor coursed
through his blood, he Strengthened him
self and stood before them with a grace
and dignity that all of his rags and
dirt could not obscure.
Gentlemen" he said 81 look to.
night at you and myself, and it seems
to me / look upon the picture of my
blighted manhood. This bloated face
was once as handsome as yours. This
shambling figure once walked as proud
ly as yours, for l was man in the
world of men. I, too, once had home
and friends and position. I had a wife
as beautiful as an artists dream, but
dropped the priceless pearl of her
honor and respect into cup of wine
and. like Cleopatra, saw it dissolve,
then quaffed it down in the brimming
draught. l had children as sweet and
pure as the flowers of spring, and saw
them fade under the blighting curse Of
The Glenwood post., 1907-11-30

with providence whereby clear, bright
and bracing day is assured tomorrow,
Glenwood s first Market day. We are
expecting a big crowd and will be sadly
disappointed if one does not material
ize. 1t will be an occasion when old
friends separated by considerable dis
tances, will have opportunity to meet
and renew their friendship. 1t will be
other something about crop and stock
raising that will be of value to him.
The farmers of this country are wide
awake hustlers and they want all the
information they can get. This was
shown last night at the meeting in the
court house when Prof. Cottrell of the
state agricultural college gave out in
formation concerning the raising of
hogs. He is an authority on the sub
ject, having spent years in making ex-
periments. These, too, were strictly
along scientific lines, and therefore
are most instructive. 1t is an assured
fact that a Market day is wanted on
this western slope-also that the first
one will be success and open the eyes
of merchant and farmer to the great
possibilities of such an occasion.
The Glenwood post., 1907-11-30

THE FOLLOWING information is
published for the edifcation Of all who
will be lucky enough to get hold of one
of them:
"The new ten-dollar gold piece which
the government will coin in the future
is quite different from the old. 1t is of
the same size, but the edge, instead Of
being milled. is made up of little stars.
The eagle does not spread its wings,
but is pictured in an ordinary posture
and the legs are heavily feathered. On
the other side is an Indian head similar
to those on the one-cent pieces. The
coin was designed by the late Augustus
Saint Gaudens.
The Glenwood post., 1907-11-30

drunken father. 1 had home where
love lit the flame upon the altar and
ministered before it, but l put out the
holy flame, and darkness and desolation
reigned in it's stead. l had aspirations
and ambitions that scared as high as
the morning star, but l broke and
bruised their beautiful forms and stran-
gled them that l might hear their cries
no more. Today i am a husband with
out a wife, a father without child,
tramp without nome, and man in
whom every good impulse is dead. All
have been swallowed up in the mael-
stroul-drink. -
The tramp ceased speaking. The
glass fell from his nervous fingers and
was shattered into thousand frag-
ments on the floor. The swinging doors
were pushed open and shut again, and
when the little group looked up the
tramp was gone.-EX.
The Glenwood post., 1907-11-30
ON THE SUBJECT OF FRESH
EGGS AND SPRING CHICKENS

1t is a remarkable fact, but true new
ertheless, that fresh eggs cannot be OBJ
dained on the western slope at this
time of the year at anything like Il
reasonable price, and some claim that
they cannot be obtained at all in the
towns.
For "springers, as spring chickens
IRE called, Glenwood paid 80 cents per
pound on foot last summer The most
of the eggs and most of the chickens
come from the eastern slope and Kan
sas. They are kept in cold storage for
months at time, and then palmed off
at exorbitant rates when the supply
runs short in the winter.
All of which leads Us up to a discus
sion of the advisability of raising poul-
try in this vicinity.
Eugene Grubb states that there is Il
woman instructor at the State Agri-
cultural college in Fort Collins who
knows all about the poultry business,
having spent several years studying it.
1t is believed that should there be suf-
ficient interest manifest in GlenwooI
and the surrounding country, this in
structor will make n trip here and give
a free lecture. OF course she must be
first assured of a good sized audience.
Women and boys should be particu-
larly attracted by this announcement
for the reason that they are the peO-
pie who probably would take charge of
the raising of poultry in the barnyard.
In this connection it might be stated
that experiments conducted at an ag-
ricultural college in Maine show that,
feeding chickens on dollar wheat, the
cost of the production of eggs will not
exceed cents per dozen. Further, it
has been proved that 2lO eggs per hen
per year has resulted from selective
breeding.
The Glenwood post., 1907-11-30
EXPRESS COMPANIES PROFITS.

Only moderate amount of sympathy
is coming to the Wells-Fargo Express
company for the injurious restraint
which has been put upon it, and to
which, in his annual report, the presi-
dent thus refers:
"We are now under the jurisdiction
of the Interstate Commerce commission
and compliance with its many rulings
and requirements subjects us to contin-
ued additional labor and EXPENSE
Then the report goes on to say that
in the year ending July 81 the express
company's net earnings were 1892 per
cent, as compared with 3s.31 per cent
the year before.
This may be contrasted with the 3
per cent average return which the rail
roads of the country make to their
stockholders. Apparently the exercise
of rate-regulating power by the govern
ment was more needed in the case of
express companies than in the case of
the railroads.
The Glenwood post., 1907-11-30

a black one, and yet, even in the North
it is certain the fellow would not have
Jared so well had his skin been black.
We will not attempt to come closer
home, but simply cite these three fla
grant cases, which certainly seem to
indicate a tendency to wink at crime
through a laxity on the part of jurors
or Others charged with the administra-
tiou of justice.
The Glenwood post., 1907-11-30

IF 1T BE TRUE, as many scientists
claim, that in Glenwood and vicinity
there are large deposits of radium, ev.
idenced by the presence of natural hot
springs, then the following bit of in
formation is of exceptional local inter.
est and Importance:
"Great success has attended the ex-
periments to cheaper the cost of the
production of radium which have been
made at the Imperial Academy of Sci
ences of Vienna.
"Nearly three grams of radium have
been extracted from 10000 kilos of
pitchblende at one.third the cost of pre-
vious production.
"Radium has been exceedingly costly
of production. 1t was estimated not
long ago that an ounce would cost not
less than $4,000, ,OOO."
The Glenwood post., 1907-11-30
POWER OF THE COUNTRY PRESS

The man who is inclined to sneer
at the expressions of country editors
should read the following from mid
die West congressman, who doubtless
knows wrereof he speaks.
"During my two terms l have been
impressed with it constantly. | doubt
if there is a single calm utterance in
any paper in the United States that
does not carry some weight among the
members of congress at Washington.
You might think that what some little
country editor says does not amount to
anything, but it means a great deal
more than people realize. When the
country editor, who is looking after
nothing but the county printing, gives
expression to some rational idea about
national question, the man off here
in congress knows that it comes from
the grass-ro The lobby, the big rail-
road lawyers and that class of people
realize the power of the press, but they
hate it. I've heard them talk about it
and shake their heads and say, 'Too
much power there. The press is more
powerful than money!
The Glenwood post., 1907-11-30

1T Is NOT surprising that President
Roosevelt should have rebuked the fed
eral office holders for their activity in
trying to work up sentiment in favor
of his nomination next year. There is
certainly an impropriety in such con
duet, as the president suggests, and yet
his reluctance to have his own appoint,
ees start his boom will by no means
discourage many others who declare
that he is the only man for the place
and that he must accept the nomination
whether he wants it or not.
The Glenwood post., 1907-11-30

A FEAST answering the purpose of
our Thanksgiving day was held by the
ancient Greeks in honor of Demeter,
the deity who owned the earth, in their
eyes. The rallying point for this feast,
which lasted nine days, was at Athens.
All except murderers and barbarians
took part in it. The fruits of the earth
which seemed to please the Greeks most
were barley, mint, pomegranates and
poppy seeds. In addition to eating and
drinking more than ordinarily the "sa-
cred way' to Eleusina was the chief
attraction. The sacred way seems to
have been to the ancient Greek what
Fifth avenue is to the modern New
Yorker