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Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1907-09-11

the outlook for the deciding contest. The people of Tucson were so confident of the superiority of their home team, that any Prescott man could have made several thousand dollars today by backing the mountainccra It is gen. orally conceded here tonight by the critical fnns that the Grays will put the Pucblos on the hog train tomorrow. A record breaking attendance is cx- p'ctcd.
 Sundays Game.
 TUCSON, Ariz., Sept. s.-In n fast game today the Prescott Grays were defeated by picked team of the Ter ritory. Errors were the principal cause, Wilson making one nt third which let in two runs Barnett pitched n good game and should have won. The two teams play tomorrow and Tuesday
 Al Tucson R. II. r.. prescott .,..,,. ,..... .... D VI
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-08-29
AN ARREST And
A MOVING

Charles Switzer was arraigned before
Justice of the Peace Oglesby Tuesday
night on cnarge brought by his wife
Nora Switzer. In lodging information
the woman told a terrible story of
abuse and threats and at the hearing
was accompanied by numerous wit
nesses. The defendant, however, es-
capped by payment of costs. a trifle ov-
er five dollars.
Northumberland street was the scene
of big excitement Tuesday fore
noon aud while the two policemen
were dragging the defendant off to the
lookup handcffued, neighbors and 9TH
ers were assisting Mrs. Switzer to re-
move her household goods to Blooms
burg.
Mrs. Switzer claimed to be very
much afraid of her husband and her
object was to get out of town before
he succeeded in eXtricating himself
from the tolls of the law. At the Just
ices office when swearing out the
warrant Mrs. Switzer declared that.
owing to her husbands threats and
abuse the night before with her chill
dren she had spent the greater
part of the night on the bridge over
Mahoning creek. She declared that she
was afraid of her life and begged the
Justice to protest her until she could
get her children and household goods
to Bloomsburg.
The arrest was made under the dis
orderly conduct act of 1901, which i'm
poses penalty of ten dollars for such
conduct and in default of payment
carries with it Imprisonment not ex-
ceeding 30 days.
At the hearing the defendant pleaded
guilty, after which the justice asked
the wife whether she would withdraw
the charge if the defendant would pay
the costs. She finally consented, only
stipulating that he should for all time
remain away from her. He promised
to comply and very readily procured
the money needed to pay the costs
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-08-29
River Lowest Since Year 1879.

Through the courtesy of Water Com
missioner Edward German, the News
has been furnished with some interest
ing data concerning the dfferent levels
of the river which have been attained
during low water.
AS explained in a recent issue "ele-
phaut rock" the large boulder in the
river below the bridge PLAYS an i'm
portant part in the keeping of the
records. As far back as the memory
of the Oldest resident extends, when
ever the river reached mark that was
phenomenally low there was always
some one to row out in the stream and
chisel the mark on the rock. Frequent
ly the initials of the individual ac-
companied the date.
Rowing out to the rock Tuesday
Mr.. German discovered that the river
at present is within four inches of the
lowest mark inscribed. which was
placed on the rock in 1854.
The river, which rose q few inches
after the rain last Friday, has fallen
again and is now where it stood dur
ing the low water of 1876. In 1879 it
was about two inches lower than at
present With that exception. if the
marks on the rock are a criterion, the
river has not been lower than the pre-
sent in thirty-one years.
The Oldest date to be seen on the
rock is "1S22 " The river was then
not so low as the present. Accom-.
panying the figures are the initials
sc. a. R. =" A trifie lower, but still
above the present mark are the dates.
"1S33" and 1887. accompanied,
respectively, with the initials, Il. @.
r. " and "a. D. -
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-08-29
Court Decision in Market Case,


On Tuesday morning Judge Savidge
handed down an opinion in two cases
resulting from bitter fight over the
rules and regulations governing curb
stone market at Mt. Carmel which is
of great importance and will no doubt
be noted by every borough in the COM
monwealth and filed for future refer
ence.
For period of five years bitter
fight has been waged in the Mt. Car
mel market, the farmers attending do
ing in all their power to run things
to suit themselves in defiance to the
market ordinance and it is reported on
several occasions when the market
clerk tried to assert his authority
horses were driven so close to him
that he had to flee for safety.
As a result of this continued trou-
BILE, Jacob Miller, farmer from the
Schuylkill. and ]. NJ. Vougbt,a a farm
er from Montour county, were arrest
ed charged with violating the borough
ordinance. When the cases were heard
before justice of the peace both the
farmers were sentenced to pay heavy
fine and costs of prosecution
The cases were then appealed by the
farmers to the court for decision
concerning the matter. The testimony
produced showed that farmers refused
TO abide by the market regulations not
to peddle their produce during the
hours of market and the farmers con-
tended that under the act of assembly
of 1903. it was class Legislation and the
collecting of market fee was tax
which was contrary to the act. The
borough contended that the market
ordinance was a police regulation.
After examining briefs and hearing
the arguments on both sides Judge
Savidge has handed down his decision
which decides both cases in favor OF
the borough and in each case judg-
ment directed against the farmers for
the fine and cost imposed by the just
Ice or the peace.
A humorous incident in connection
with the case is that after the farm
ers were arrested so much trouble fol-
lowed that in order to keep the market
from being broken up the Mt. Carmel
council repealed the market ordinance.
Now that the borough has won it will
likely be adopted again.
A large number of Northumberland
county farmers were interested in this
decision and it is due to their sub
scribing funds that the case was TAX
en- to the courts. One of them when
interviewed about the matter on We'd
nesday stated that the farmers would,
no doubt take it to higher court and
fight it to the bitter end, as they claim
it is rank case of imposition, and
they never ought to have been taxed.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-08-29
MISS YOUNGMAN
SUPPLY TEACHER

A communication from Professor E.
S. Bream, principal-e of the high
school, was read before the school board
Monday night, in which the writer
returned thanks and enclosed a signed
contract, explaining that he would be
on hand next week to enter upon his
duties as principal.
On motion, Miss Emma P. Young
man was elected as supply teacher for
the Borough of Danville Miss Young
man, Is a graduate of Park College,
Parkville, Mo also of Bucknell univ
ersity, Lewisburg. She is a resident
of Danville and graduated at the local
high school.
Borough Superintendent Dieffen-
bacher presented a report of pupils
which in the natural order will be en-
rolled in the grammar schools of the
borough this year The first ward
grammar school will have thirty-seven
pupils; the second ward grammar
school will have thirty-four, while in
the third ward grammar school there
will be fifty-eight pupils enrolled.
1t was the sense of the school hoard
that fifty-eight pupils constitute too
large number for the third ward
grammar school and that the schools
should be equalized, if possible. The
board spent some time discussing the
matter. Several plans were proposed,
the most generally approved being
that the nonresident pupils be dis
tributed throughout the borough in
the grammar schools where the most
room is found. On motion it was de-
cided TO postpone action until after
the opening of the schools when bet
ter idea may be obtained of the exact
number of pupils enrolled.
On motion of Mr.. Sechler the res
ignation of DR.. F. f. Harpel as
member of the school board was ac-
cepted.
On motion the committee was in
structed to order limestone spalls from
aIUleuld 10 Dt uSeu Oh Inb sClOOl
grounds in the fourth ward The same
material was applied on the school
ground in the first ward a couple of
years ago and has been found TO an
swer the purpose admirably.
On motion of Mr.. Fischer it was
ordered that the building and repair
committee be instructed 70 sell all the
old iron found lying about the school
buildings for junk.
Mr. Fischer, of the building and re-
pair committee. reported excellent pro-
gre,S in the work of installing the
fiu-n closets at the fourth ward school
building. The borough is at work on
the sewer, making the proper connec-
tion with the building. On Wednesday
the representative of the new system
will be in DanviIle to install the flush
closest.
The following bills were approved
for payment:
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-08-29
MANY GRAVES
ARE OBLITERATED

The committee OH public improve
ments, if possible, today will put ad-
ditional men to work i'll the old ceme-
terry laying down the tombstones and
otherwise getting the graves in shape
for the filling up and grading of the
tract, which is the next thing in ord
er. The council is much encouraged
by the activity shown by the soldiers
monument committee and it sees the
necessity of pushing the work along
as rapidly as possible in order to keep
pace and have the park prepared for
the monument when the committee is
ready to erect it.
Of the four hundred and odd graves
that are marked some seventy have
already been obliterated with the con-
sent of relatives and friends. Not only
are the tombstones laid fat on the
graves, but in every instance care is
taken to see that they are at such a
depth that they will not likely be dis
turbed when tine tract is graded. Thus
unless the grave is in very low spot
the tombstones are laid some two feet
below the surface.
Yesterday another batch of eighty
one names was handed to Ambrose
Miller, who has the work of laying
down the tombstones in hand. These
are all of dead who have been buried
long time, relatives and friends of
which have signed releases. Yesterday
Mr.. Miller stated that during the
morning he had laid do wn two tomb
stones, one of which bore the date
"1S06" and the other "1807".
The tombstones of the Hendrickson
family are being removed to the we'll
kept little cemetery belonging 80
Hendrickson church in Valley town
ship. In the number are Abram Hend
rickson, who died in 1887. and Mary
Q. Hendrickson, his wife, who depart
ed this life in 1852. These are the pro-
genitors of the rather numerous Hend-
rickson family living in this section.
Two other graves that of William d.
Hendrickson and Peter Hendrickson,
both of whom departed this life in the
first half of the last century, also oc-
cupy the Hendrickson plot, which is
situated beside the large tree grow
ing west of the center of the cemetery.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-08-29
NEVER MIND
THE EXPENSE"

John Collum, the man from Scran-
ton, who turned up so mysteriously at
the hospital for the insane, Friday
night. is being made as comfortable as
possible at the county farm, He is not
able to wear his shoes after his long
tramp and his mind is by no means
clear and rid of yagaries.
The officers endeavored to come to
some understanding with the author
tiles, at Scranton over the phone be-
fore removing the man to the poor
farm Sunday afternoon. The attempt
was utterly futile but the incident
serves as an object lesson to show the
extent to which discourtesy may be
carried and how arbitrary public Off
cial may become III dealing with the
affairs of his office.
Officer Voris after much difficulty
succeeded in locating a member of the
Scranton board of overseers of the poor
and got into communication with him.
He explained the unfortunate predica-
ment that John Collum, an alleged
resident of Scranton, was in, The Off
GERS idea was that, if the man was, as
he claimed to be, a resident of Scran-
ton, and it therefore devolved on that
city to take care of him in the prem
ises, the cheaper plan would be to
get him off to Scranton Immediately
instead of taking him to the aims
house. He had no doubt but that in
view of the diminished expense that
Scranton would thus incur, the auth
critics would be glad to know tine facts
and would probably send some one by
the next train to Danville for the
man.
To begin with the Scranton official
refused to even talk with Danville un-
less the message were prepaid. After
this detail was arranged the official
coolly informed the Danville officer
that he positively would not talk with
him on the subject. The proper way,
he said, was to address the secretary
of the board, in writing. He gave
officer Voris pretty clearly to under
stand that he considered him presump-
tious
Our officer then undertook to explain
that his purpose in thus calling up
Scranton was to avoid unnecessary ex.
pense, which would be sure to he in
Cured if the man were taken out to
the poor farm. This thoroughly eXas-
perated the poor official. The matter
of expense he distinctly gave the pol
iceman to understand, in such mat
ters, did not cut any figure with the
overseers of the poor of Scranton.
Don't worry over the expense" he
said, land don't dictate to me. Ad-
dress the secretary in writing, " he
repeated.
During the conversation officer Voris
timidly inquired whom he might have
the honor of addressing. The high and
mighty official, however, eyaded an
answer, except to say, 'you are ad.
dressing one of the overseers of the
poor of Scranton.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-08-29
JURORS FOR
SEPTEMBER TERM
TRAVERS JURORS.

lIhH AAeD " NUNS.
Anthony ownship-Wesley Pursel,
Alfred Bitler.
Cooper township-H. B. Foust.
Danville. first ward-Patrick Red
ding, Henry NJ. Schoch, Edward Vert
man, Frank Harrington.
Second Ward-John Barry, Ezra
Haas, Michael Werle, John Everett,
William Ellnbach.
Third ward-Matthew Ryan, Thomas
Murray. Charles Buckalter, D. @.
Jones, Jesse B. Cleaver, Arthur w.
Butler, G. W. McClain.
Fourth ward-George Rodenhofer,
John Mintzer, Elmer Newberry, Ed
ward Yeager. Joseph Gibson, Arthur
Watkins, Edward Blee.
Derry township-James B. Pollock,
Hiram Shultz, Bruce Kelly. Harry
Cromis.
Limestone township-Cyrus Cole
man. Miles J. Derr. D. r. Rishel.
Liberty townships. M. Curry, O.
B. Blue, Willard Pannebaker. Frank
S. Hartman, W. ]. Leidy, @. E. Laz-
arus.
Mahoning township-Thomas Quigg,
Charles Uttermiler, Frank Uttermill-
er.
Mayberry township-Clarence Cleav-
er
Valley township-E. A. Volkman.
West Hemlook township-C.C Sterl-
ing, Frank Crossley.
gtonville-Burgess Heacock.
GRAND JURORS.
Cooper township-Isaiah W. Krumm,
Alonzo Mauser
Danville, First ward-Edgar d.
Pentz, George W. Hoke, Emanuel Sid
ler, Colbert K. Smith. George w.
Freeze.
Second ward-Leander Kocher, John
Bates, Charles Leighow.
Third ward-Harry Welliver, John
Dietz, Jacob H. Goss, Peter Keller.
Fourth Ward-James Deem, David
Grove.
Derry township-Peter @. Moser, W.
H. Dye.
Liberty township - Bartholomew
James.
Mahoning township-John Berger,
Lands Goss, George Berger. James
Hickey, Jr
VALLEY township-John Hughes.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-08-29
Wm. P, Prentiss a Benedict.

William p. Prentiss, of this city,
and Miss Minnie d. Henninger, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Henning-
er, of Pottsgrove, were married Mon
day afternoon at the United Evan
gelical parsonage, by the Rev. w. M.
Wallis.
The groom is we'll known young
man and is employed at the butt mill
in the Structural Tubing works. Yes
terday morning at an early hour his
fellow workmen serenaded the newly
married couple. Noise was produced in
til the groom appeared to thank the
serenaders for their efforts.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-08-29
For a New Pure Food Law.

James Foust, dairy and food COM
missioer, of Harrisburg, delivered an
address in York few days ago before
the eleventh annual convention of Re-
tail Merchants association of Pennsyl
vania, III which he said that the new
food law was unsatisfactory and that
it was his intention to formulate a
law before the next Legislature con-
veres that will eliminate impure food
without the necessity of multitude
of prosecutions to which business men
are Row liable.
Commissioner Foust's subject was
"The Food Laws of Pennsylvania. ="
He said:
1.-THE law is not satisfactory. 1t
means trouble by its provisions for
prosecuting the wholesaler, jobber or
manufacturer for food adulteration. 1t
means the necessity Of the retailer ap-
pearing in court as a witness, losing
much valuable time. The kind of a
law we need is one by which the re-
taller Will be notified to discontinue
the sale Of adulterated products.
Before the next Legislature con-
venes it is my intention to formulate
a law which will eliminate the i'm
pure food evil without the necessity
of multitude of prosecutions. All
that is needed is a simple law, which
a man can sit down and learn in TWEEN
ty minutes. "
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-08-29
Party Given for Injured Man.

George o. Barlow, of Anthony
township, who was so seriously in
jured on the 10Th of this month in
falling from wagon, is recovering
and on Sunday was we'll enough to
welcome number of his friends and
relatives who attended a gathering
given in his honor at the home of his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Bart
low.
Among the guests were Mr.. and
Mrs. William Kirkner and son. Mr..
and Mrs. John Kirkner, of Milton /;
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Bartlow and
daughters Helen and Sarah of Sun
bury Mr.. and Mrs. William Snyder,
son and daughters Kenneth and
Darothy, of Muncy; Mr.. and Mrs.
Lloyd Fortner, of Pine Summit Mr..
and Mrs. Edward Diehl, of Strawberry
Ridge, Mr.. and Mrs. Cromis Whipple,
of McEwensville Mrs Emma Michael,
William Winegardner, Oliver Michael.
of Clarkstown; Alvin Mohr, Jacob
Conrad, James Confer, William Mill
helm, William Gray. Wilson Snyder,
of Sunbury, and DR.. Snyder, of Wash
ingtonville.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-08-29
Administrators Notice

Estate of Mary X. Kearns, late of the
Borough of Danville, in the county
of Montour and State of Pennsyl-
vania, deceased.
Notice is hereby duly given that
letters of administration have been
granted upon the above estate to the
undersigned.
All persons indebted to the said
estate are required to make immediate
payment and those having claims or
demands against the said estate will
make known the same without delay
to
JONATHAN SWEISFORT,
Administrator of Mary Kearns, dec'd
r. .. Address Danville, Pa.
f. S. GEARHART, Atty.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-08-29
Musical Treat at Mission,

The East End mission Sunday af-
ternoon was th3 scene of the finest
musical treat that it has been the plea.
sure of Danville audience to listen
to for some time, DR.. Ellis Bond, of
Binghamton, New York, sang several
selections to an accompaniment play
ed by his wife. DR.. and Mrs. Bond
are visiting at the home of the form
er's uncle, Moses S. Bond, of Chulas-
key. DR.. Bond is the possessor of a
magnificent baritone voice, and form
erly was one of the leading vocalists
of Philadelphia. The other soloist
was Madam Dorsa, daughter of Robert
Morris. of this city. She is a profess
sional singer of note and has remark
ably fine voice.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-08-29
Notice for Proposals.

Sealed proposals will be received by
the Commissioners of Montour Coun-
ty, Penna, at their office in the Court
House at Danville, Penn'a, until II
O'Clock, a. M. Saturday, September
l4th., 1907, and will be opened two
hours later for building three (3) high
way bridges i'll Montour County,
Penn a, according to plans and specifi-
cations on file i'll Montour County
Commissioners Office. Bidders must
submit such check as is called for in
specifications as a guaranty that they
will execute proper contract and bond
for building the proposed bridges if
contract is awarded them by the Com
missioners of Montour County, Penn
at their bid. In case of failure on any
bidders part to execute contract and
furnish proper bond for building the
work, the check of such bidder will
be forfeited to Montour County as
"Liquidated Damages for failure on
such bidders part to fulfill the terms
of his proposal.
sAny proposal not conforming to these
requirements and specifications on file
in the Office of the Commissioners of
Montour County, Penn'a, will not be
considered.
CHARLES ". COOK,
GEORGE NJ. LEIGHOW,
GEORGE r. SECHLER,
Commissioners
Attest: HORACE c. BLUE, Clerk.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-08-29
THE FARMERS
INSTITUTES

Fully 400 farmers Institutes will be
held in Pennsylvania. under the direc-
tion of the State department of agri-
culture, during the period beginning
November IL next aDd ending March
4. Three lecturers " i'll be furnished
by the department. to each county for
institute work during the coming sea-
son, which will opeu two weeks earli-
er than usual. The apportionment is
made on the basis of two days of in
stitute to every county having not
more than 1000 farms three days to
each county having more than 1000
and not over 1900. afterward, one day
for each 1900 farms or fraction there
of, additional. This insures depart
ment aid to each county in proportion
to its agricultural interests.
The State has been divided into five
sections by Deputy Secretary Martin,
under whose direction the institutes
Will be held. A separate set of lectur-
ers will be assigned to each section,
and in given county the same depart
ment workers will continue until all
the institutes in that county have been
held
Secretary of Agriculture Critchfield,
Deputy Secretary Martin, Dairy and
Food Commissioner Foust, State 70
ologist Surface and State Veterinarian
pnn tt.fIl f-t !
work in so far as time and circum-
stances will permit.
The amount of money to be distri-
buted to the various managers for
local expenses will be according to the
number of days of institute held. In
order to make the amount ample for
the coming season, Deputy Secretary
Martin has fixed the sum of $l2 so per
day of institute. This provides $25 for
each two days of institute, to be used
for local expenses.
The following are the times and
places for holding the institutes in
Montour, Northumberland and Col
umbia counties:
Montour-Mausdale, February 3;
Washingtunville, 4, 8.
Northumberland - Dalmatia, Jan
uary 27, 2S; Pottsgrove, 90, 30; Para
disc, 81, February /.
Columbia-Catawissa, January 27,
%; Millville. 80. 30; Mifflinville, 81.
The department has also arranged to
conduct movable schools of agricul-
ture during the institute season. These
schools will be separate from the in
stitutes and will be held in each con-
gressional district. If they prove a
success, "a school will be conducted in
every county of the State next year.