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Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1907-01-11
Preparing Bill.

As might have been Cleaned from
the report of council proceedings, Sat
urday morning, new move has been
| made by our citizens in their endeav-
ors to get rid of the abandoned canal.
As result of the action taken by
council petition was presented to
the board of hospital trustees signed
by George b. Jacobs, Amos Vastine
and DIR. Juo. SweisfoTt, the special
committee of councilmen appointed by
Chairman Gibson, which in turn was
laid before the lunacy commission
when it met at the hospital for the in
sane, Tuesday
The petition reads as follows:
Ito the Trustees of the State hos
pital for the Insane at Danville:
You are hereby respectfully request
ed to kindly call the attention OF the
lunacy commission during its coming
official visit to the said hospital to the
condition of the abandoned Pennsyl-
vania canal from the Western line of
the hospital property to and through
the borough of Danville with view
to their recommending to the State
log gisIatura Stata approximation for
the purpose of partially defraying the
proper and necessary cost of piping
and filling up the bed of the said por-
tion of said canal and of the abate-
ment of the nuisance occasioned by
the pollution of certain waters flowing
through and from the said hospital
property into the said canal. y
Chairman Walton read the petition
before the commission and without
entering upon discussion of the
merits of the propositionsaid it would
receive due attention and ordered that
it be made a matter of record.
Coincideut with the presentation of
this petition bill is being drafted
asking the State legislature to make
an appropriation equal to one-third
the cost of piping and filling up the
caual from the western end of the
hospital grounds in and through the
borough. The remaining two-thirds of
the cost. it is thought, can be provid-
ed for by the d. l.. & W. railroad
company and the borough of Danville
by one Of these or each paying equal
parts.
The hospital for the insane with the
consent of the ID. L. e. w. railroad
company will fill up the canal, at the
hospital, which will divert the stream
of polluted water flowing into the old
canal at the western end of the hospit-
al grounds down through the borough.
1t, is because of this water, the divert
ing of which the State is responsible
for that the legislature will be asked
to make an appropriation.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1907-01-11
MUCH ILLNESS
NOT MUCH GRIP

There is a great deal OF sickness in
town at present-more than has &C.
Cured for long time past. 1t is all
due, no doubt, to the open winter with
its unhealthful weather. While it is
true that there are probably few ser
ious cases it is nevertheless fact that
one-half of our population is indispos-
ed. The most of these persons are able
to be about but large number are un-
it for work and are confined to their
homes. A travelling man yesterday
stated that it is almost impossible to
do much business in Danville now ow-
ing to the large number of merchants
that are ill. Borough superintendent
Gordy states that attendance at the
schouls is much reduced through ill
ness.
By common consent the prevailing
illness is said to be grip. which may
or may not be true. A physician re-
marks that in the majority of cases it
is difficult to differentiate between a
bad cold and case of grip at certain
stages of the latter.
However, when a man takes chill
and has pains and an allgone feeling
he somehow takes the matter in his
own hands and diagnoses the attack to
suit himself and pronounces it grip,
evidently feeling morbid delight in
getting rid of it in that way. OF
course, in many instances in is moth
ing more serious than bad cold, just
as the father and the grandfather of
the man had in the days before la
grippe began it's ravages in this coun-
try. 1t is question. however, wheth-
er most men are or can be disillusion-
lied and whether in the end they are
not permitted to hug the delusion that
they have the grip while the wise
Notwithstanding that one has been
employed-give such treatment as he
deems best.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1907-01-11
FOOT race With
ESCAPED PRISONER

1t seldom occurs that policeman is
called upon to give such a striking ex.
hibition of his sprinting qualities as
was witnessed Yesterday morning
when Officer Voris pursued an escaped
offender down the Northumberland
road.
George Mock was arrested Tuesday
evening charged with "disorderly con-
duct aud with disturbing the peace of
the neighborhooi. George had been
imbibing and was put in the lookup
until he should be in suitable con-
dition for hearing.
AT , clock yesterday morning he
was to have had hearing before jus
tice Dalton. He was being conducted
to the Squire S and had reached James
Martins store when he made dash
for liberty. He crossed Mill street,
closely followed by Chief Mincemoy
er,who in stepping upon the sidewalk,
in front of j. II. Coles store caught
his foot in the curb and fell striking
his knees on the pavement. He was
badly bruised and momentarily disabl-
ed.
The chief quickly recovered and
dashed off in pursuit, although under
handicap of his bruised knee he was
unable to quite keep up with the pris-
oner. He stuck to the chase, however.
until the finish and was at no time far
in the rear.
Had Mock been running for his life
he would not have made better time.
He dashed along the streets and alleys
of the third ward and had reached a
point on West Center street near the
Mahoning creek bridge when he was
sighted by Officer Voris. who was com
ing down East Center street, having
joined in the pursuit.
Notwithstanding his heavy avoir-
dupois lie made good record as he
dashed down West Center street. Mock
took short cut across to Northumber-
land street. Officer Voris by cutting
across the foundry yard gained little
time, but when he emerged on North
umberland street Mock was already be
low the trestling and was making the
gravel fly as he ran with freedom in
full view.
1t was at this point that the sight
was worth seeing. The lusty officer.
divesting himself of his heavy coat as
he ran, flung it into the hands of a
bystander and showed that when it
came to sprlntlng ne was rather more
than a match for the lighter man that
he was in pursuit of.
A minute later Mock was out of
town headed for the dug road. 1t fin
ally became evident that the officer
was gaining slightly and thus the race
continued until the man pursued be-
came to climb the dug road At this
point the two men were only some ten
yards apart, when the officer called
upon Mock to surrender, which he did
without further hesitancy.
The prisoner was brought back to
town and arraigned before the Justice.
Fine and costs amounted to $40, which
he found way TO pay and was releas
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1907-01-11
Recommends Big Appropriations.

IL n OhI, Jan. D.
The board of State charities, in its
report recommending appropriations
to the various institutions throughout
the State that come under its super
vision, is very liberal with the State
insane hospitals
| New buildings to relieve the crowd
ed conditions have been recommended
for Danville, Norristown. Harrisburg,
and Warren. aud the legislature will
not dare to turn down what has for
years been necessity at these institu-
tions.
The report will be presented to the
Legislature at its meeting next week.
1t says that the board has heard OK
haustively each individual institution,
its needs and its necessity to apply for
State aid, and the ability and willing
ness of those not under State control
to be in part self sustaining. The leg
islature is requested to vote first for
the appropriations to State institu-
tions, and for the entire amounts re-
commended by the board and that the
appropriations to all other institu-
tions, or semi-State and private in
stitutions penal, correctional and char
| liable, have been provided for.
Attention is called to the overcrow-
ed condition of the hospitals for the
insane, and emphasis is given the i'm
perative need of additional buildings
and additional facilities for the care
of the patients.
An early consideration of appropria.
tions for the completion of the AL
lentown and Spring City hospitals 10
urgently recommended and a statute
asked for providing one method of
power to discharge patients. The de-
claration Is made that there are 1000
patients in the insane hospitals who
might be taken out if there was any
one to look after them.
For the years 1905-06, 81. 600. 900 was
appropriated for the care and treat
ment OF the insane, and the board for
the years 1907-S recommends an ap-
preparation of 81, 500, 600.
The Pennsylvania State insane hos.
p;tal at Harrisburg asked for $S9l 600.
of which the board recommends 1886, =
500, including 800. 600 for building for
convalescent women; $55, 600 for build
ing for recent acute cases, and $50, 600
for an assembly building and amuse-
ment hall.
Other institutions have been recon-
mended for the following appropria-
tions for 1907-0S:
Eastern penitentiary, $178, 013 homo
for training deaf children, "a, 900 {;
soldiers and sailors home. Erie, $l2a, =
5n0 Morganza reform school, $l64,
Oo0 Huntingdon reformatory, $3.50, :
1856; Mont Alto sanitarium for con-
sumpt1ves, $40, 900; Norristown insane
hospital, 1896, 900; Warren insane hos
pital, $3.50, 500; Danville hospital, $4O4, :
600: Wernersville chronic insane hos
pital. $50. 500; Polk institution for fee
BILE minded. 1914, 600; Western penit-
entiary, S246, ,000
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1907-01-11
A Surprise Party.

A surprise party was given at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. John W. Jenk-
ins, Church street, on Saturday even
ing in honor of their daughter, Edith's
ninth birthday. The evening was
spent with music and games. Refresh
ments were served.
Those present were Misses Blanche
Coleman, Margaret Kim, Margaret
Bennett, Ethel Bodine, Mae Miller,
Martha Noodle, Bernice Gaskins,
Bertha Garnett, Laura Sticklin, Ruth
Ricketts,, Lizzie Miller, Jennie Up
son, Edith jenkins, Blanche Jenkins,
Emma Jenkins, Annie Jenkins Mast
ers Earl Young, Arthur Dietrich,
George Ricketts,, Edward Kim, Will
liam Mckinney, Earl zimmerman,
Ralph Huntington. Lewis Lenhart,
THOMAS Davis, William Wertmar,
James Upson.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1907-01-11
Aids Coal DiggerS.

The Susquehanna, while it has not
reached dangerous height at any
time this winter, has been usually
high for long periods. This has been
of untold profit to the river coal men,
who are looking forward to reaping a
rich harvest next summer Some of
the big beds. near this city became very
nearly exhausted last summer, when
the river was low, but the high water
has been bringing down large quan.
titles and the coal men who have been
over the river say there is now big,
fresh supply on hand.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1907-01-11
TO FILL UP
THE OLD Canal

The trustees of the hospital for the
insane have made arrangements with
the D. l.. g. W. Railroad company for
filling up and improving the land en-
braced in the old canal where it in
tersects the hospital property.
In accomplishing this work they
propose to apply for an appropriation
from the State. In abating the nuis-
ance there it is deemed advisable to
get rid of the old canal in the bor-
ough. To that end the borough conn
Gil was asked to interest itself in the
proposition and appoint a committee
to act in the matter.
Mr.. Jacobs, at the regular meeting
Friday, moved that a committee of
three be appointed to meet with the
resident trustees of the hospital for
the insane to formulate plan for pip
ing and filling up the old canal; ais o
again to meet with tile trustees and a
committee of the State legislature, and
endeavor to impress upon the latter
the necessity for an appropriation to
assist in abolishing the nuisance. The
motion carried.
Messrs. Vastine, Sweisfort and ia
cobs were appointed as committee of
three by the chairman to meet the
trustees and the legislative committee
which latter is expected to paw the
hospital visit next week
The ordinance to prevent the throw
ing around of medicine samples etc.,
passed council ON the third and final
reading.
On motion of Mr.. Russell the street
commissioner was instructed to notify
Foust Bros. to remove the accumula
tion Of ashes, stones, etc, on Ferry
street, which obstructs the drain; 9th
erwise the work will be done by the
borough at Foust Bros. expense.
On motion of Mr.. Dietz it was ord
cred that bids be invited for printing
300 copies of the new borough ordin-
ance.
Spring street was reported to coun-
Gil as in a very bad condition. On
motion the committee on streets and
bridges was requested to visit the spot
and determine what Improvements can
be made.
On motion of Mr.. Vastine the COM
mittee on streets and bridges was ord
cred to investigate as to the condition
of Ferry street at Robert G. Miller's
residence.
On motion of Mr.. Dietz it was or
dered that the report of the fire chief
be accepted and the section of hose in
the hands of the superintendent of the
water works be returned to the Friend
ship fire company.
feet of hose be purchased for the
Friendship fire company to be used in
sprinkling.
Borough Electrician Newton Smith
presented his report for operating the
light plant during the month past.
Eighty seven tons of coal at So. 80 per
ton were consumed amounting to
s217. so. The plant was i'll operation
397 hours, Is minutes. The total cost
of operation for the month was 1899. .
o.
ent Gibson, Boyer, Dietz, Vastine,
Sweisfort, Russell, Eisenhart, Jacobs,
Woodside and Angle.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1907-01-11
Boil the Water.

The warming of DIR. Dixon relat-
ing to the purity of the water supply
in the Susquehanna below Scranton is
important enough to be needed every
where. A warning of the same kind
should be issued where yer sewage is
emptied into running streams from
which one OR more towns draw their
supply of water. Nearly, if not quite,
all the running streams in the State
are contaminated by impurities which
reckless and improvident man turns
into them, and the wonder is that
epidemics of disease are not more
numerous and more destructive of hu-
man life.
Wherever there are epidemics of ty-
phoid fever the carelessness in regard
to the water supply and the disregard
of health and life are most pronounc-
ed. Although men are warned to take
every precaution to prevent the spread
Of disease they pay little attention.
Although warned that matter taken
from the sick room should be disin-
fected before it is disposed of, this is
erculosis who discharges infected spu-
tum all about him, to the jeopardy of
the health and lives of others, the per-
sons who attend typhoid patients, un-
less they are professional nurses, sell
dom take the trouble" to obey a
command to dsinfect anything. In
deed few precautions are taken by
persons who arc we'll, but are liable
to infection, to save themselves from
an attack of the disease.
Hence DR.. Dixon, not contining his
labors to the eradication of typhoid in
Scranton, and fearing that there is
ian unusual amount of typhoid fever
infection in the Susquehanna river by
reason of the epidemic of the disease
now prevalent in the city of Scran-
ton." warns all corporations or mum
icipalities supplying water to consum-
ers mot to furnish this supply to your
consumers unless it be first adequately
filtered, otherwise you are to notify
the public to boil the water for a
period of thirty minutes before the
same is used for drinking or culinary
purposes. There is little or no dan
ger chat the water supply here is in.
fected with typhoid germs from Scrar
ton; nevertheless it would be we'll tC
boil all water that is used for do
mestic purposes. In fact, when il
doubt boil the water.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1907-01-11
SPECIAL COURT
YESTERDAY

The court house bell rang yesterday
morning. Judge Evans and Associate
L. w. Welliver were on hand. Attor
neys and witnesses were present and
everything had been arranged for q
habeas corpus proceeding, which al
the last moment was unexpectedly
called off.
The proceedings had been instituted
! to secure the release of James NJ. Nc
Kenney, Jr., from the hospital for the
insane at this place. The petitioner set
forth that he is unlawfully restrained
of his liberty and that such restraint
to the best of his knowledge and be-
lief is not by virtue of any commit
ment or detaiuer for any criminal OF
supposed criminal matter. He, there.
fore. prayed for writ of habeas corpus
agreeably to the act of assembly di-
rected to DR.. Hugh B. Meredith, sup
! erintendent of the said hospital.
All the parties were in court or
within easy reach including, not only
the petitioner and DIR. Meredith, but
the mother and other relatives of the
former. James M. McKenney is a
handsome, finely built young fellow
belonging to a prominent family of
Pittsburg. He was we'll dressed and as
he appeared in court bore none of the
traces of dementia. What story lay
back of his commitment did not de-
velop, as the hearing did not proceed.
Hon Grant Herring, counsel for the
petitioner, stated that an agreement
had been reached between his client
and the relatives of the latter, in which
his release was agreed to provided he
! would yield to certain wish of his
relatives. This was fully brought out
in the following order of court, which
was Immediately made by Judge
Evans:
"And now January 7, 1907, this mat
ter came on to be heard and after cou-
sideration thereof and the production
of the said James M. McKenney, Jr. {,
in person before the court and the
said James NJ. McKenney stipulating
that he will voluntarily go to and re-
main at the farm of William Muldoon
near White Plains. New York, for a
period of two months from this
date. it is orderei that said James
McKenney be forthwith discharged
from the custody of the State hospital
for the insane at Danville, Pa.
BY the Court,
CHARLES @. EVANS, P. J..
Charles p. Orr, of Pittsburg, and
! Hon. John G.. Harman, of Blooms
burg, represented the relatives of the
petitioner, at whose instance the latter
was committed to the hospital
The occasion yesterday was the first
that Grant Herring and John G. Har-
man, with his Honor Judge Evans, the
three contestants in the bitter fight
for the iudgeship last fall, met TO-
gether at the local bar since the cleo
tion. 1t was indeed a pleasure to see
these talented gentlemen with no con-
| ficting interests and all differences
buried working together harmonious
ly as during the many years of the
past
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1907-01-11
THE COST.

The presence of the typhoid fever
epidemic in Scranton has brought the
board of charities of that city face to
face with great emergency. The
board is compelled to expend on be-
half of the poor who are victims of the
disease about $500 day. II has asked
the citizens to contribute aR emerg-
ency fund of 500 but the response
thus far has only amounted to about
81 POO
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1907-01-11
Wire Had Fallen.

Several of the arc lights on Mill
street were out for awhile last even
ing. The cause lay in the fact that n
wire at the corner of Pine aud Lower
Mulberry streets had fallen. As soon
as the accident could be repaired the
lights were turned ON.
Our light plant is ably managed and
it is very seldom that a mishap, even
of the minor sort, occurs,
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1907-01-11
Typhoid at Pittsburg.

Pittsburg is in the midst of one of
the worst typhoid fever epidemics in
the city's history. Poison-lade water
is the cause of the disease there, as in
Scranton, and DR.. J. +. Edwards, sup
erintendent of the bureau of health,
declares that the only hope OF relic
lies in inducing the citizens to boil
the water. With such examples as
these ON every hand, those who doubt
the efficacy of this precautiou and re
fuse to practice it are guilty of erin,
nal reck lessness.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1907-01-11
DIR. DIXON.

The Harrisburg Patriot extends the
compliments of the season to DIR. Dix
on, head of the States health depart
meDt. in the following fashion: "The
work that DR.. Dixon is doing to stamp
out disease wherever ii appears and to
educate the people to the necessity of
hatter sanitary supervision and to the
hitratiou of all water is of incalcul-
able value. He should be upheld and
supported by public sentiment and
supplied with whatever funds are
necessary to carry on the great work
in which he is engaged -
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1907-01-11
Must Use the Right Paper.

1t is said that the best way to pre-
serve apples in winter is to wrap them
Ia newspapers so as to exclude the air.
The exception is made, however. that
the newspaper must he one on which
the subscription has been paid, else
the dampness resulting from what is
dew" may result in spelling the
frnit.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1907-01-11
THE MOS.

The Scranton Republican remarks
chat "the McC's are in the ascendancy
in Pennsylvania just now. McCrea is
the greatest living railroad man and
McClain is the most important men,
ber of the Legislature. Well, there have
been number of famous Mos in his
tory"
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1907-01-11
Cave Exposed SkeIeIon.

The giving way of the earth at the
upper end of the Lutheran cemetery at
Bloomsbury Monday afternoon exposed
a coffin and some of the bones in one
of the graves.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1907-01-11
Will Retain Passes.

By vote of to 4, the members of
the Shamokin borough council last
week defeated resolution presented
by one of the members calling upon
them to surrender their street railway
passes.
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1907-01-19
Twenty-Five We're Killed. of
Whom Twenty We're Burned
Beyond Recognition.
HEAD ON COLLISION OF
PASSENGER AND FREIGHT
Number of Injured is Forty.
Freight Had Right Of Way.
Somebody Blundered.

Chicago, Jan. 19.-Passenger train
No. 3S, eastbound, on the Big Four
railroad, colhded head-on with Il
westbound freight, No. 50, near Fow-
Ter Ind, small town twenty
eight miles from Lafayette. about
$3.50 this morning, killing or inJuring
a number of persons variously esti-
mated at from twelve to twenty-five.
The passenger train, which ieft
Chicago at 1880 last night, was
known as the queen City special,
and consisted of a combination bag
gage and day coach, three sleepers
and the private car of c. e. Schaaf,
vice president of the road. The train
was running at about fifty miles per
hour and the force of the collision
was so great that the tender of the
passenger engine was driven the en-
tire length of the combination car,
in which were from twelve to twenty
five passengers. All the dead and in
jured were in this car. None of the
passengers in the sleepers were hurt.
Soon after the collision the wreck
age caught fire and all the coaches,
except Schaaf's private car, were de-
stroyed. Paul d. Harris. an attor-
ney of Chicago, so far as reported,
was the only person to escape from
the combination car. According to
him, both trains had orders to stop
at Fowler, but the passenger train
ran by the signal which the engfn-
eer failed to see in the fog. Schaaf
was not in the car. but his wife was
She was uninjured.