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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-04-14
DENNIsoN REFUSES TO RUN.
Will Not Permit His Name to Go or
Primary Ballot.

Dubuque. April 14.-John D. Denni-
son. whose nomination papers as a
democratic candidate for governor
have been circulated by his friends
in fifty counties Of the state, has an
nounced positively that he would be
unable to accept.
He stated that his business interests
made it impossible for him to make
the race 1t is expected that he will
make a signed statement today. DEM
ison made the race as candidate for
lieutenant governor two years ago on
the ticket with Claude Porter.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-04-14
CLARKE TO BEGIN CAMPAIGN.
First Meeting Of Importance Will Be
at jefferson, April %.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, April 14.-It is apparent
now that there will be but three can
didates for lieutenant governor in the
dield-James H. Wilson and Bernard
Murphy on the standpat side and Mr.
George w. Clarke, who has been pro-
gressive, but whose candidacy is more
or less nonfactional.
Clarke has informed his friends that
he will be ready to go into the cam
paign actively within short time. His
first meeting Of considerable import
ance will be at Jefferson in Greene
county, April %, when he will speak
in the evening It is understood that
Governor Cummins will speak in the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-04-14
Iowa at Washinaton.

Washington. April 14.-Chester L
Clifford is appointed postmaster a Far
rar. Polk county, vice A. H. Belts, re-
signed.
Rural carriers appointed:
Clarinda-George W. Cline, carrier;
Charles Spielman. substitute.
acknowledgements F. Battels. car.
rier; Alice j. Battels, substitute.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-10-16

A building and Loan Certificate
will earn you five per cent money to
build home. J. r. Axsom. c10-1-10
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-10-16
LOCAL ITEMS
%

J. R. AIsom for per cent money.
1o-7-1o
The midnight ride of Paul Revere
at the Celford Theater tonight. q
For 25c and S5c lodgings apply to
Mccain, fronting the depot s-27-tf
The Learners club will meet to-
morrow afternoon at the residence of
Mrs. Gorge Cox at o'clock.
FOR SALE-A new 1920 #. tent
(12 OF. duck) with fly NJ. B. Dewey.
McAllen, Texas. 10-16-2
AS election time grows nearer the
absence from the city of the various
candidate for the different offices can
be plainly noticed.
All of the latest fads in ladies
combs, belt buckles, brooches, neck
laces, etc, at Rutledge's jewelry
store 1887
We are requested to state that
there will be a regular meeting of
Hope Chapter. Order Eastern Star.
at 1880 O'Clock tonight.
FOR RENT Furnished and unfur-
nished rooms in different parts OF
the city. Apply at Chicago Cafe
I0-16-12
The Doctors and undertakers are
the only people in the valley country
kicking" and complaining of hard
times and dull business.
Have you seen those beautiful gold
and silver handled umbrellas at
Rutledge's jewelry store? The very
thing for a birthday gift for your
sweetheart or your wife. 1897
Tomorrow night the Mysteries of
the dark chamber, a high class vaude-
vile act. and a camplete change OF
pictures at the Celford. 10-16-2
The new addition to the city mar
ket to be used jointly for meat mar
ket and the fire department will be
completed in about ten days. When
complete IL will cost about $1,000.
The nobbiest line of gold and silver
handled umbrellas and the most COM
plete and up-to-date assortments Of
all of the latest fads for ladies and
gentlemen Rutledge Jewelry Com
pany. 1897
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-10-16

One hundred and ninety pounds
of live bull, rattle and coach whiL
snakes were shipped from the snake
ranch near the city to the headquar.
tiers of the company in San Antonio
last Wednesday.
Diamond rings, diamond brooches
diamond pins, and diamonds of al
kinds. The SWEETEST and largest as
sortment of diamonds ever brought
to Brownsville. Rutledge Jewelry
company. 1927
A Buick four cylinder automobile
costing $4,000, has been purchased
by Andres Cueto from the Browns
vile Motor Car and Machinery Com
pany. The machine is expected to be
here within the next two or three
days.
Only one real estate transfer was
recorded in the county clerks Office
today, that of S. C. Tucker to Benia-
man Kowalski, southeast portion of
lot eight and all of lot nine in block
seventy-two on Elizabeth street. Con-
sideration, 5000.
The water and light commissioners
have appointed Rafael Cowan as sup
erintendent of the water and light
plant to fill the vacancy caused by the
resignation of H. Heiligman. Mr..
Cowan has been acting as superin-
tendent since the resignation of Mr.
Heiligman.
A great many prospectors have
been in the city for the last week
and the real estate men all report a
good business and say that most of
the people who bought property in
the valley country have declared their
intention OF moving here and making
their permanent homes.
A great many new houses are now
under course of construction in the
city and a great many people express
their intention of building in the near
future. Among the ones being built
are new hotel, an express Office, an
addition to the market house. The
Herald building and a number of
dwellings.
In Justice of the Peace Gavito's
court this morning. Isadoro Garcia.
who was arrested last night on a
charge of drunk and disorderly con-
duct was allowed to go free after a
severe reprimand by Judge Gavito.
This makes the second time this week
that Isadoro has been tried in the
justice court for a like offense
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-10-16
METEoRoGICAL REPORT

The following observations were
taken at the South Texas Garden for
the "a hours ending at eight o'clock
today:
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-10-16

ADVERTISE IN THE HERALD
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-10-16
LAND BARGAIN.

Fifteen thousand acres in Artesian
belt on railroad between Yturria and
Raymondville in lots of five thous-
and acres. or more, sandy loan, clay
subsoil- Sweet surface water, well i'm
proved. good timber. Ten to twelve
dollars per acre. Apply to a. t.
Woodhouse. Raymondville. Texas.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-10-16

We will sell you furniture at cut
prices. Call and sect it. Corned
Eleventh and Levee streets. 10-14-6
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-10-16
HERALD WANT ADS

insertion, per word ......... lie
4 consecutive insertions, per word /. .
Q consecutive insertions, per word &c
for each insertion, per word Il C
Matter set in caps will be charged
double the above rates.
No advertisement taken for less
than the price of Is words.
Ads run at intervals take the one
time rate.
CASH MUST ALWAYS ACCOMPANY
THE ORDER.
Those who have replies sent in
care of The Herald must furnish
stamps to forward them.
Positively no ads taken by Telephone.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-10-16
For Rent.

FOR RENT-New seven room cot
tage, fronting public school. Water
ii through house, with bath. Mrs. L.
Bouis. c1o-5-t1
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-10-16
BUSINESS NOTICES.
For saIe-MisceIIaneous

One good farm horse for sale
cheap. Call at store corner Eleventh
and Levee streets. 10-14-6
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-10-16

]. R. AIsom for per cent money.
10-7-Io
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-10-16

For representative. s5th, Legisls-
tive District of Texas,
JAS. A. BROOKS OF FALFURRIAS.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-10-16

have one 6 horse power Callahan,
also one % horse power Callahan gas
oline engine as good as new. l will
sell them cheap. call at 18th and Lee
wee streets. 10-15-6
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-10-16
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.

For representative, 18th Congress
sional District of Texas,
JOHN N. GARNER. OF UvALDE.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-02-27
SUDDEN DEATH.

As she was preparing to retire
last Friday night, Mrs. Birch B,
Freas suddenly expired from heart
failure, at her home, on East street.
She had spent the evening at a
neighbor's, and was sitting i'll a
chair, when her head suddenly fell
backward, and her husband and
daughter who were III the room, at
once went to her, and found she
was dead.
Her age was 6S years, and she
was a lifelong resident of Blooms
burg. She was an earnest member
of the Methodist Church. She is
survived by her husband, and two
daughters, Mrs. Fred Schuyler and
Miss Mary, both of this town.
The funeral was held on Tues
day afternoon at two o'clock, Rev.
Mr.. Hickman officiating.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-02-27
DEMOCRATS CONFER.

A meeting of number OF prom
inent Democrats from different sec
tions of the county was held in the
Court House on Tuesday afternoon,
county chairman Mercer presiding,
with !. w. Hidlay as secretary.
Sheriff c. B. Ent was selected as
one of the two delegates from this
Congressional District to attend the
Democratic National convention at
Denver, Colorado. The other del
egate will come from Northumber-
land county. The person selected
by the committee of that county IS
Matthias Cronninger.
As candidates for delegates to
the Democratic State convention
which meets at Harrisburg on the
9th of May, Bruce Bower, of Ber-
wick, Clinton Herring, of Orange
vile, Alphonso Baker, OF Catawls-
sa, and Cyrus Hartline, of Madison
township, were selected. The coun-
ty chairman was given power to I'LL
anv vacancies which may occur.
1t was the sense of the meeting,
however, that these selections do
not preclude any person from be-
coming a candidate who may desire
to do so.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-02-27
DEEDS RECORDED.

The following deeds have recent
ly been entered of record by Re-
corder of Deeds Frank w. Miller
A. 7. Teller to Chas. w. Diehl
for lot of ground situate on the
East side of Iron street between
Fourth and Fifth streets, Blooms
burg.
w. S. Ash and wife to Ezra S.
Cole for lot of ground on the
South side of Spring Garden ave-
nue., West Berwick.
VIM. r. Casey and wife to JOS.
A. Casey for the one-half interest
in piece Of land situate partly on
Iron street, Bloomsbury.
George L. Sponsler to Aaron w.
Fester for two lots OF ground Nos.
7 and s in section No. of the Ber-
wick Land and Improvement Co.'S.
addition to Berwick, situate in Briar
Creek township.
f. r. Jackson ct. al. to A. w.
Fester for a lot of ground situate in
the Southerly corner of Ninth and
Mulberry streets, Berwick.
B. w. Miller, guardian of SAM
uel Klase. to Mary Bolshi for 28
acres and Sc perches of land situate
in Locust township.
M. f. Church trustees to trustees
of Greek Catholic church for lot
of ground situate at the corner Of
First avenue and Warren street,
West Berwick.
Daniel and r. H. Tucker, Fife
A. Harris and Sarah Fenton to
Gertrude Freas for lot of ground
situate in the village of Rupert.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-02-27
ODD FELLOWS BANQUET.

The sixty-frst anniversary OF
Van Camp Lodge, Independent
Order OF Odd Fellows, was celebra-
ted on Tuesday night by a ban
quet. 1t was served in the Parish
House of St. Paups P. F.. Church,
by the ladies of St. Margaret S
Guild.
The menu was as follows :
Pea Soup, Stewed Chicken, Salt
inc Waters, Mashed Potatoes, Lima
Beans, Cabbage, Salad, Cranberries,
Hot Biscuit and Bread, Ice Cream,
Cake and Coffee.
There were present nearly one
hundred persons, many of the mem
bers being accompanied by their
wives.
John F. Watson presided as
POSTMASTER, and did it admirably.
Speeches were made by Prof. J. H.
Dennis, Prof. w. c. Mauser, c. c.
Yetter, c. A. Small, and Rev. J..
w. Diggles. The speeches were
all bright and entertaining, and the
occasion was most enjoyable one
throughout.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-02-27
STATE ROAD BUILDING,

State Highway Commissioners
Hunter gave in his Scranton speech
the following facts relative to road
building in Pennsylvania under the
new good roads law;
The act of April IS, 1908, appro-
priated the sum of SO, 500, 900 for
the reconstruction of township
roads to cover a period of six years,
of which sum 10 per cent. or $3.50
900, was set aside for maintaining
the highways reconstructed by
state aid or that had been or might
hereafter be reconstructed by the
several counties or townships them
selves. In addition to the original
sum, the legislature of 1907 appro-
priated So, 900, 900, but this sum
was reduced by the governor to 81
900, 900, making a total OF SO, 6,SSo,-
600 to be used in reconstruction
work during the six years.
There have been fully completed
and accepted by the department
324.5 miles of road at a total cost,
inclusive of bridges and culverts, of
S3,325, $40 2S, being SIo,24S per
mile, or $I.94 per lineal foot, an
increase over the average price of
$I.6S per foot, prior to January I,
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-02-27
BAND CON CERT.

The Citizens Band concert in the
Normal Auditorium next Monday
evening, March ?, promises to be
among the leading musical events
Of the season. There will be thirty
or more instruments in the band,
and the boys have been practicing
faithfully for some time past. The
program will include many popular
selections. Mr.. Charles O. Skeer
will sing the "Torreador," and Mr..
Gines Escanaveriuo will play vio-
lin solo.
The concert will be under the
leadership of Prof. Chas. p. FL
well, who has brought the band up
from a membership of about doz
en- to its present size, and with the
reputation of being one of the best
bands in Central Pennsylvania.
The price of admission is low, IS
and IS cents, and the band is GER
tainly deserving of a very liberal
patronage. Seats at Bidleman's.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-02-27
WHEELMEN'S BANQUET.

The third annual banquet of the
members of the Bloomsbury Wheel
mems Club was held at the Ex-
change Hotel on Friday evening,
February 2Ist at nine o'clock.
That it was an unqualified Sue
cess was owing largely to the adj
mirable arrangements made by the
banquet committee, consisting of
Frank B. Rupert, John A. Whit
ney and Harry S. Barton.
The handsome dining room of
the Exchange was beautifully dec
grated with the national colors and
portraits of Washington, The ta-
bles were very tastily arranged, and
decorated with snilax, and at each
plate was a carnation, and a small
American flag.
The menu consisting of eight
courses, was a very attractive one,
and everything was prepared delic-
iously, and very nicely served by
the mattresses. Landlord Snyder
did the handsome thing, and was
highly complimented on the very
satisfactory manner i'll which he
performed his part.
Geo. +. Elwell presided as toast
master, this being the third year III
which he has acted in that capacity
at the club banquets.
The speakers of the evening were
John M. Clark, Esq, president Of
the club, whose subject was Gen
eralities;" Fred B. Hartman, whose
toast was "The day we celebrate;"
S. c, Greasy, "Who owns our for
ests;" Hon. John G. Harman dis
cussed "Our Holidays" Rev.
Father Murphy and Mayor Cole
man were also called upon, and re-
sponded very appropriately.
The banquet was begun with a
blessing by Father Murphy; there
was fine music all through it by
Chas. P Elwell's orchestra; the
speeches were all good, vein of
humor pervading them that was
very enjoyable; there was much
singing by the songsters, and the
meeting closed soon after midnight
with Aud Lang Syne."
Altogether it was pronounced
fully nm to the standard if not the
best in every respect, OF the several
annual banquets that have been
held by the Wheelmen. The Gus
tom will no doubt be perpetuated
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-02-27
SUPERIOR COURT CASES.

The following cases from this
county will be argued before the
Superior Court at Scranton next
week /:
Albertus w. Welliver VS.. The
Irondale Electric Light Company,
appellants. Counsel, n, U, Funk
and James Scarlet, and Fred Ikeler
and II. Mont. Smith,
In the re-estate of Louisa Gross,
deceased, Elizabeth +. Cadman,
appellant. Counsel. w, c. John
ston and c.. M. Tustin.
Overseers of the Poor VS.. Direc-
tors of the Poor of Schuylkill
county. Counsel, Meyer Shepard
and Ch,isman, Vanderslice and
Herring,
Commonwealth VS.. Bessie Harri-
son, M. +. Spellman, appellant.
Counsel, II. M. Hinckley and c.
A. Small
Emma +. Goodhart VS.. Columbia
and Montour Electric r. K. Co.,
appellant. Counsel, w, II. Spons-
Ter and A. w. Duy, and Fred
Ikeler and c. A. Small.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-02-27
JOSEPH MAUST.

Joseph Maust, a we'll known res
ident of New Columbia, died Sat
urday morning at GAS O'Clock. Mr..
Maust had been i'll but two days
and his death was a great shock to
his family and many friends.
The deceased was aged 55 years,
2 months and IL days. He was
born in Berks county, but accom-
panied by his parents came to this
section when an infant. He was a
member and all officer of the New
Columbia Union church for 40
years.
Beside his wife he is survived by
the following sons and daughters
Edward, at home; Mrs, John Arm
wine, Of New Columbia; w. H.
Maust, of Danville; Claud, of
Bloomsbury, He is also survived
by two sisters; Mrs. Rebecca Wam-
pole, of New Columbia and Mrs,
Sarah Williams, of Nanticoke.
The funeral took place Tuesday
morning at the home at 10 O'Clock.
Services were conducted in the
New Columbia church.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-02-27
MURDER NEAR LOCUST GAP.

Another brutal murder, growing
directly out of the rum besotted
conditions in the regions, was COM
mitted last week near Locust Gap,
this county, when Conrad Whine
shot and instantly killed his son,
John Whine. The particulars of
the affair as brought out at the
coroner's investigation, showed
that the murderer, who is drunk
Ell brute, made a threat that he
was going home to do up the old
woman" meaning his wife. This
reached the ears of his son, John,
who is a sober Industrious young
man of twenty-three, who lives
with his wife and two children
some distance from his parents
home. Young Whine and his wife
started for the home Of the elder
Whines, the husband walking "a
head. When he entered the house
he found his father abusing his
mother aud he attempted to pro-
tect her. The infuriated brute
then savagely attacked the son,
who jumped through window to
escape. He went around to the
front dool where the elder Whine
met him with a double barrelled
shot gun. He discharged both
barrels, the second charge entering
the young mans side near the
heart, producing instant death.
The murderer was arrested by the
Mt. Carmel police and brought to
Sunbury Jail. He is about forty
seven years Of age and drunken,
vicious character.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-02-27

1907, occasioned by increased cost
of labor and materials. The cost
of bridges and concrete culverts in
cluded in the above total cost, is
about $I55, 900. There are under
contract 224.I miles, the contract
prices of which is s.. 32I, 1876. 81, of
which about 100 miles are practi.
cally completed. The average of
all extras on completed works is
III per cent. The average cost
of inspection is 3 per cent. of the
road and the average of the engi
neering expenses is per cent.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-02-27
THE ROAD LAW.


Pennsylvania has been considered
so often and by SO many different
Courts and Judges, that by con-
struction, it has come to be some.
what uncertain. By the Act of / 9Th
of June, 1896, P. l.. SIS, at the 5th
Section it provides that "The
breadth of a public road, laid out
as aforesaid, shall not exceed so
feet" But there is no precise min
imum width mentioned in the Act.
| do not find any uniform rule for
fixing the width of a public road
by the Court; but in 1855 i'll a case
which went up from Chester coun-
ty, the lower court had fixed the
width at MirH-Hree /eef and that
seems to have been generally fol-
lowed ever since.
Of course the lay of the land and
the condition of the country enforc-
es a change occasionally, but the
usual width of public road is now
at thirty-three feet.
l am sorry to be obliged to say
that not one. half of the roads in the
country are opened to the required
width; although the changes in
public travel and in public and pri-
vate vehicles make it absolutely
necessary that the width be uni
formly maintained. From the boys
velocipede to the automobile of the
millionaire the public roads are
overrun with swift moving and al
most noiseless vehicles which fright
en- horses and cattle and people,
and in each days account of acci-
dents and deaths they figure in a
bloody roll of disasters. So that
instead of narrowing the public
roads, the tendency ought to be to
widen them to maximum of so feet.
If that were done, and every
traveller upon the public highway
weie obliged to "kefP to tie right as
tie Ia7o directS," there would not be
one accident, where there are now
one hundred. The slow moving OK
cart has had its day, everybody is in
a hurry, and the rights and safety
OF the general public are ignored.
What then? Why the public
must provide wide and good and
we'll made roads, upon which the
public can safely travel, or pay in
damages what they neglect to pay
in good road making,
The Court should not forget that
when road view has been had by
and under a competent engineer,
and ordered to be opened thirty
three, or forty or fifty feet, that
the feasibility of SO doing has been
considered and passed upon by the
viewers, and upon the complaint of
a citizen or traveller that the order
had not been complied with, the
parties would be brought
before Court and amerced in such
sum as would complete the road
according to order
Every man i'll the community
needs and has right to the public
road, and if you choose, you can
make it what it ought to be.
YOURS TRULY.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-02-27

There will be no dodging the To-
cal option question this year. Leg
islative candidates will be called
upon to define their position--to
say whether they will support or
oppose a measure giving the people
the right to vote for or against Ii
cense.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-02-27
COST OF ELECTION.

The cost of the February cleo
ton to the county was as follows :
Election officers $II52.7S, house
rent S438 90, assessors $50 90, con-
stables $751; co, Justice of the Peace
taking care of ballot boxes Sly 90,
making a total of $loa7.77.