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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-04-11
HOW Horses
ARE SHIPPED

A very interesting sight presented
itself in the stable of Gillaspy's hotel
yesterday, where twenty noble look
ing horses were resting after a long
journey of one thousand four hundred
miles in the cars The horses, which
were shipped from South Omaha, ar
rived at South Danville at &c o'clock
Tuesday night, after being on tire road
for over q week.
Although everything is done for the
comfort and well being of the horses
that is practicable, yet during long
journey of thousand miles or more
the faithful animals are pretty sure to
suffer from fatigue, if not from hun
ger and thirst
Arrangements are made during a
long trip to take the horses out of the
cars at intervals of every thirty hours
for feeding and to give the animals an
opportunity to stretch themselves and
probably indulge in the luxury of roll
ing The interval out of the cars is
seldom less than three hours, in dura-
tion; it may be five hours. The last
meal the horses enjoyed before arriv-
ing at South Danville was at Buffalo,
n. Y.
When it is explained that the twenty
head were crowded into one car it
readily will be seen that there was no
room for freedom of movement and
that the big animals had to stand pack
ed closely together, The short rest at
thirty hour intervals. although it af-
forded some relaxation, did not give
the horses an opportunity to lie down.
That they were very tired yesterday
after their stenuous life of week past
goes without saying. When seen yes
terday morning they had just enjoyed
their first nights rest since leaving
Omaha. They were III very amlable
mood although they evidently felt the
influence of their strange surround
ings. Each wore the plain leather halt
er that had secured him to his stall on
the far-off farm of western Iowa.
The horses, which belong to Samuel
Mourer, will be sold at public sale to-
day. The animals are much admired
and it is doubtful whether a finer car
load of horses ever came to Danville.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-04-11
Father seeks Runaway Boys.

Martin Sinton, who lives near Roar
ing creek, appeared in Danvjlle about
twelve o'clock Tuesday night looking
for his two sons, who had left home
rather unceremoniously the evening
before.
MIR. Sinton previously lived in Dan
vile, where his wife died. One of his
sons is nineteen years of age and the
other fifteen. 1t appears that the boys
became dissatisfied with life at Roar
ing creek and decided to leave. They
left note for their father explaining
their intentions
Mr.. Sinton suspecting that the boys
had come to this city drove down to
Danville and invoked the aid of the
police. The boys were found at the
water works Both were very much
averse to returning home with their
father, but when they were given the
alternative of accompanying him or of
going to Jail they accepted the form
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-04-11
After rIaryIand Construction co.
SCRANTON, April /

SCRANTON, April 10.
Several taxpayers who have summer
homes in the Glenburn section yester-
day served notice on the county COM
missioners to make no further pay
ments to the Maryland Construction
company, which built two and half
miles of State road in that section, un-
der threat of surcharge.
The contract for the work, $23, 900
was approved by State Commissioner
of Highways Hunter, who also later
approved bill of extras for 81, 200.
The county paid 81, 500 on its one-sixth
portion but the townships refused to
pay anything ON their portion. as the
interested taxpayers put an inspector
to watch the job, and ascertained that
the contractors were skinning" the
traprock topping by an inch.
Commissioner Hunter attention
was called to this, but he approved the
hills any way.
The company will have TO sue to get
what it now claims
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-04-11
Light on T1urder.

Some light has been thrown on the
atrocious murder of Anthony Nestico
which occurred at Shamokin, Tues
day, by the night watchman of Luke
Fidler colliery. AS the latter was go.
ing to work at 10 o clock on the night
previous to the finding of the murder
ed mans body he heard vocies in dis
pute, the sound coming from thicket
near the path leading up the mountain
side on which the colliery stands.
The watchman moved forward eau
tiously, after having eXtinguished his
lantern. Two men were talking in a
foreign tongue, which he could not
understand. But one voice was harsh
and stern, while the tones of the other
were pleading, as though the victim
even then had some premonition of
what was in store for him.
The watchman thought little of the
occurrence, tor brawls are not so un
common among foreigners that every
passerby is in duty bound to act as
peace maker So he tiptoed by and
went to work and not until che next
day did he know of the terrible end
ing to the dispute in the thicket.
1t is barely possible that the voice
of the murderer, should he ever be
caught, may he identified by the night
watchman. But there is little hope
that the case will go beyond the coro-
ner's jury, which will doubtless bring
in verdict that Nestico met death
at the hands of person, or persons
unknown.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-04-11
Captured on Train.

Michael Murphy, who calls Danville
his home, but who is almost constant
ly on the go and is we'll known to the
Sunbury police, was captured stealing
a ride on passenger train On Monday
evening by Officer Keller of the rail
road police force. After the evening
train had left Georgetown Officer Kel-
lar discovered Murphy riding on the
front platform of the baggage car be-
tween the car and the engine, and
placed him under arrest. Murphy was
given a hearing before Justice Car
penter and pleaded guilty. He was
sentenced to serve twenty days in Jail
-Sunbury Item.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-04-11
Unreasonable April Weather,

The weather conditions Of April thus
far have afforded striking contrast
to the last half of March. During the
present week, especially, the weather
with each succeeding day became more
unreasonable and disagreeable until
yesterday when the climax was reach
ed. Snow and rain with raw chill
ing wind combined to bring into :ho
April day a degree of gloom and dis
comfort that was more in accordance
with weather conditions in March or
even in midwinter.
The dust of last week has given
place to mud and sloppy pavements,
while the mountains north of town last
evening were white with snow.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-04-11
WILL APPEAL To
BOARD Of PARDONS

1t is the intention of Mrs. Elizabeth
Krebs and Mrs. Laura Harr, now con-
fined in the Montour county prison
serving a sentence of one year, to pre-
sent an appeal to the board OF pardons
at Harrisburg on the 18th of this
month
The case of Mrs. Krebs and Mrs.
Harr is one that attracted an unusual
amount of interest in this vicinity.
The several enactments that ended in
the women being sent to prison w ere
sensational i'll the extreme.
1t was on the 14th of January last
that they were sentenced to one year
in Jail. This climax to the affair was
entirely unexpected. the prosecution
being as greatly surprised as the de-
Tense. The woman had plead guilty to
the charge of shoplifting, praying for
and throwing themselves on the elem
ency of the court.
Both Mrs. Krebs and Mrs. Harr
were almost Frustrated by the dlsas-
trous ending of their escapade, and the
court room scene that was enacted
right here in Danville would have add
ed vim to any melodrama that was
ever written.
Time has not served to allay the re-
pugnance the women feel for their
surroundings, and it is stated that
their repentance appears to be most
sincere.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-04-11
Blames Them en- DanviiIe.

The Bloomsbury Daily last evening,
described the actions of love lorn
couple who performed for the bystand-
ers on Blooms Main street. Bloom
blames the couple ON this town, be-
cause they boarded d. & B. car
They surely must have made specta
Gle of themselves. Listen to this:
"A lovesick swain and his best girl
from somewhere down towards Dan
vile were wandering along Main
street yesterday afternoon, and both
were oblivious that there was a world
and other people in it. They had each
others arm and were as earnest and
confident in their serenity as pair Of
ardent wooers could be, much to the
amusement of number of idlers who
were watching them. Once or twice
they nearly kissed each other, and then
they stopped in front of the show win
dow of iewelry store, and looked at
the nice things that were on display.
Suddenly the maiden, who had been
watching her friends eyes more than
she was looking at the glittering gold.
EN- offerings, spied something on his
face that ought not to have been there,
according to her ideas So she took
out a nice white handkerchief. wet
one corner of it in her mouth, and pro-
ceeded to give his face half-a- bath.
After the job was completed they
walked to the corner of Main and
Market and boarded Danville and
Bloomsbury trolley car.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-04-11
EASIER TO DRIFT.

Some undeniable truths, applicable
to every county and municipality i'll
the State are declared by the Washing
ton Observer when it says: eff the
county commissioners desire to be
popular let them cut down the assessed
valuation of every property in this
county. Such action is known TO have
been done in times past by some offici-
ais. The result was disastrous to the
people in the end The Observer has
found out that it is not always the
popular thing that is right. Very of
ten the conduct that is right is the
most unpopular. 1t is easier to drift
with the current than to 60 against it
and most people prefer to drift. y
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-04-11
Workman's Foot Badly Bruised

Daniel Hickey, of this city, sustain
ed painful injury OF his right foot
while employed on the work train of
the Pennsylvania railroad at Cata-
wssa yesterday forenoon.
The crew was engaged i'll loading
plank on the cars and while thus EN-
ployed one of the heaviest of the
planks by an accident fell striking
Hickey ou the toes Although the skin
was not broken the pain was most in
tense Swelling at once set i'll and the
man was unable to walk.
The injured man was at once loaded
on the work train and brought down
to South Danville. He Was taken into
the station and DR.. L. G. Barber, the
railroad compauy's physician, was
summoned.
DR.. Barber after making an examina-
tion failed to discover Athat any bones
were broken The bruise, however. was
a very serious one. The injured man
was driven to his home near the fair
ground by Busman Daniel ShultZ.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-04-11
Can't Keep Track of rlurders.

Editor Hastings of the Milton Stand
ard, last evening had the following to
say concerning Northumberland coun-
tvs murder record:
Killings are occurring so thick and
fast down in the coal reg ions of North
cumberland county that it is difficult
to keep the records straight. The beat
ing to death of John Baritsky at Mt.
Carmel and the shooting of Nestico at
Shamokin, came so close together that
the Standard and the Mt. Carmel Item
got mixed up in giving them the pro-
per catalogue numbers The Standard
made the Baritsky killing number 11S
and Nestico the Hath victim, while
the Item had the numbers reversed.
AS the Item is published nearer the
base of operations, the Stande-d will
yield to it and has revised its 10 }
accordingly. After the last tern-f
criminal court, when q redhanded
murderer was acquitted (by the jury
and two other murder cases were post
poned until the next term of court the
editor of this paper offered to wager a
new hat with one of the judges that
there would be at least two additional
murder cases before Nay criminal
court convened. The time has not yet
half elapsed and there are already
three-the brutal killing of the Sha
mokin cobbler aud the two noted
above A similar epidemic Of murder
and crime followed the miscarriage OF
justice IN the cases of Gu'ck and
Gearhart several years ago Nothing
will check this bloody record but q
few we'll regulated hangings >
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-04-11
! AN ACTION
N ASSUMPS|T

The trustees or the state hospltal IOr
the insane have brought an action in
assumpsit against the Dauville and
Mahoning poor district to recover for
the support of patients committed to
the institution as ind digent, when, as
alleged, they were in possession of an
estate.
The condition of affairs out Of
which the action has grown was pretty
clearly explained by Hon. r. $. Am
norman, attorney for tho trustees,
when the lunacy commission visited
the hospital for the insane on January
Sth. Mr. zimmerman made it clear
that the State is being defrauded out
of large sums of money i'll this way
throughout the W ide district whose
insane find their way to the hospital
at Danville In Snyder county, he
said, he had brought action aud had
succeeded in recovering
Chairman Walton explained that else
where in the State the commission had
The revelations on the whole were
amazing and the chairman made it
plain that foremost among the reforms
that the lunacy commission would rec
ommend would be "a literal compli
ance with the law in the matter of
committing insane to hospitals that
Io ,nSp inn.
possible.
Politics, it was urged, is very often
at the bottom of il. A person with a
pulp, who may be responsible for
the support of an insane person or who
has share in his estate enters into
collusion with the overseeIs of the
poor aud it comes to pass that the in
sane person is committed to the hos
pital on an order of relief and the
State receives the pittance of sl.75
per week as against some four dollars
which represents the actual cost of
maintenance at the hospital.
Where this irregularity exists it
does not necessarily follow, however,
that there always is collusion-that is
to say, that the overseers of the poor
to repay favors issue orders of relief,
knowing that the person to be com
mitted to the hospital has an estate or
that there is someone responsible for
the lunatics' care and keeping. 1t is
often difficult'to get at the true facts
relating to the circumstances Of a per
son for whom commitment is asked.
P Nj Kerns, one of the overseers of
the poor, upon being called before the
luncy commission testified that the
Danville and MahouiDg poor district
has thirty seven charges at the hospit
al for the insane, and that there is
only three in the district from whom
anything can be collected.
Nevertheless, as implied by the ac-
tion brought to recover, the trustees
believe that facts can be established
that will show that insane persons
have been committed to the hospital
from the Danville and Mahoning poor
district on an order of relief when
they possessed an estate that was avail
able for their support. The outcome
will be watched with a good deal of
interest.
The State every two years makes an
appropriation for the support of the
"indigent insane. When this appro-
priation is made to support patients
who have estates the full extent of the
injustice or fraud becomes apparent
that may be committed through care
lessness or collusion in the matter of
committing insane.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-04-11
The Car Has Been Accepted.

The trolley car from Pinehurst, which
was purchased by the Danville & Sun
bury company, and which was found
on its arrival here to be in a some
what damaged condition, has finally
been accepted by the local trolley peo-
pie, and will be run between the hos
pital and the south side.
A representative of the original
owners of the car was in Dauville yes
terday, and he agreed to make good
any damages that the car had sustain
ed during transit
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-04-11
A GREAT FACTOR

\ hint of great value to every city
and town in the State if needed, is
given by the York Gazette when it
says that one of the greatest factors
in the development of York has been
that our people always have a good
word to say of our city. Bear this III
mind and keep up the good work -
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-04-11
'sGapS.'' -

Raisers of chickens are very careful
about their little chicks these wet
April days, and the wise man does not
let them be exposed. The number of
chickens raised hereabouts is astonish-
ing, and there are some very fine ones.
too. The greatest danger comes from
the 'gaps, which carries off large
proportion. The remedies for this all
ment are legion.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-04-11
FOREST FIRES.

Several extensive forest fires in the
eastern part of the State leads the
Scranton Truth to observe that ''the
wanton destruction of the forests, by
fire. is one of the glaring evils that
should be checked by the strong hand
of the law. The forests are disappear
ing fast enough, to meet the actual
needs of the country, and how to re-
store and preserve them is problem
demanding serious thought and ac-
tion -
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-04-11
- --------------------------
DISTRESSING RUMORS.

Among the various distressing rum
ors concerning the State capitol is one
pronouncing the ventilating system
complete failure. Referring to the
matter the Pittsburg Dispatch declares
that in a building where the mahog-
any was composition, the marble slate.
the bronze lacquer, and nearly every
thing else an imitation,it was perhaps
only in accord with the general plan
that the ventilation system should be
an imitation, also. y
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-04-11
Whiskey Saved His Life.

David Mccoy a farmer residing
near Grove City, Mercer county, at
tempted to commit suicide by drink
ing two ounces of carbolic acid. TO
make his death certain he followed
his dose with pint of whiskey, but
this acted as an antidote and saved
Iii Life
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-04-11
HaZIetOn rlurder.

John Starro, of Hazleton, who had
been missing for three days was f oun
on Tresckow mountain, on Saturday,
dead, his body being partly burned,
while stone near by was covered
with blood. 1t is believed be was mur.
dere,i.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-04-11
Triple Bereavement.

Within a week Mrs Luellen G. ift, of
Denver, Lancaster county, lost by
death her father, mother and husband.
Her father died last Wednesday, her
husband on Thursday and her mother
On Saturday.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-04-11
Another Crusade.

Another great national crusade on
new and sensational lines is being
planned by Jacob S. Coxey, of Coxey' 5
Army fame. says the Philadelphia
Record
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-04-11
Wedding Anniversary.

Mr.. and Mrs. A. III. Grone celebrat-
ed the fifteenth anniversary of their
wedding at their pleasant home. north
Mill street, on Friday night A large
number of guests We're present.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-04-11
JOB PRINTING

The office of the AMERICAN
being furnished with a large
assortment of job letter and
fancy typa and job material
generally, the Publisher an
nounces to the public tnat he
1s prepared at all times to ex-
ecute In the neatest manner.
JOB PRINTING
Ofall Kinds and Description
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-08

since been walled in with brick, of very near
ly the same shade the rest of the wall.
The decreasing had been removed and the
bricks laid into the opening, without being
dove tailed into the more substantial part of
the masonry.
Lofty did not need to be brickmason to
discover this fact, to appreciate the sig
nifcance of his discovery.
He showed what was in his mind by put
ting his shoulder to the independent section
OF the wall and giving it mighty push. 1t
did not move, which was not surprising, for 1t
would have weighed half ton, if it had stood
free from the adjoining wall.
"Tll have to loosen it, he reflected III
dig out the first three or four layers OF
bricks at the bottom; and then, I'm sure,
good shove will tip it outward"
I If he had called the officer OF the guard up
to the door at that moment and told what he
intended to do, it is probable that the officer
would have laughed at him.
Certainly, the section of wall looked strong
enough to resist the assault OF battering
ram Lofty knew that bricklayers are some
times negligent; and this was Just the sort
of job they would be most likely to make a
boteh of
With Lofty, to conceive scheme was to be
hold it successfully executed. He planned his
course of action as carefully as though he
knew that his guards were suspicious OF his
intention and watching to frustrate it.
He spent the whole afternoon lying in his
bed, doing nothing, and apparently resigned to
his SlLual1Oh- he feRteIttu IHdL ne lidu ieSt
the chart of Georgian Bay and the Coast Pi-
lot during his struggle with Brant.
"If / only had them here l might be study
ing them and perfecting my plan," he
thought.
When one of the guard brought in his sup
per he affected not to be hungry. When the
guard returned to remove the empty dishes
he found that the prisoner had not yet eaten,
and Lofty asked him to leave the supper.
"l'll have use for that case e-knife.,, he said
to himself, as the compliant guard retired.
aH the job proves as difficult as | expect to
find it my pocket knife won't last long
The evening was sultry and hot, and, from
what he could see Of the sky through the mar
row window of the .guard-room Lofty thought
that the night would be dark and tempestu-
Gus. .
He took advantage Of the condition of the
temperature in the guard-house to prepare a
mask against his contemplated operation on
the brick wall he drew his bed ont into the
eertre of the floor, leaving his guard: to. infer
chat It was freer circulation Of air he
sought, but he took good care to. place the
he'd between the door into the guardroom and
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-08

but lament his fate; but rage and desperation
lent him nerve
lily come for his release, and he even had sis-
ions of Commander Brant suffering in his
presence, a reprimand for a despotic use of
power. Perhaps, even. Brant would be de-
graded certainly the commanders conduct
was worthy of the punishment
But the hours passed, and the order did
not come for the prisoners release.
Insthe meantime, Lofty turned his thoughts
in another direction.
"If / give up now Ill lose my standing
among our fellows" was his thought '1f,
on the contrary, can manage to get out OF
this fix without showing the white feather,
I'll have them more firmly in my support than
ever. Maybe. then. even MCPHERSON win be
willing to listen to the scheme I shall have to
propose"
IN accordance with this train of Thought
he refused to be paroled and sent back de
fiant order to headquarters, which he hoped
would be repeated verbatim 10 his superiors.
"They may expel ms" he said to himself;
ssbut that would give. them little satisfaction.
1t would be public acknowledgment that
their system Of discipline they .brag about so
much in the .prospeetuses of the school has
been rank failure in my case. They won't
cxpel me except as last resort III save
them the trouble I'll run away again; and /
think can naEs, better job of it than
did rhe last trne"
It was easy to think about running away;
but when he raised his eyes from a study Of
the br:ck floor under his feet. and contem-
plated the brick walls all about him, the
| trick did not seem so easy of performance.
He went TO the door of his "oell. /" as he
bitterly called it IN his own mind. and looked
out He could see the members of the relief
sunad-1Which, though the personnel was often
changed, was always present -lounging or
walking about the guardroom in the front of
the building.
AS II was by this time late In the afternoon.
and Lofty had been several hours a prisoneri
and as, moreover, the relief was under strict
orders not 70 talk TO him, nobody was paying
any attention to him at that moment
Without having any very definite notion of
what Re expected to find, Lofty began to
make minute inspection of his quarters