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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-10-22
WILL PLANT Trees
On ARBOR DAY

Important action was taken by coun
ell Friaat night whereby the schools Of
the borough are given An opportunity
10 hold atbot day exercises w conueo.
ton with the planting of trees IA the
new patk
Mir. Everhatt introduced the matter,
suggesting that the trees needed in
the park be planted on atbof dsy.
ON motion of Mr putscl Il WAS ord
cred that team aud men he employ.
ed to bring trees up from tie farm %
J. Il. Cole, delivering them in the
park between the present ana arbUr
dav.
ON motion OF Mr.. Arrie 10 was ord.
ercd that the pupils of the borough
schools be invited topsrtioiuatp in thc
tree planting on arbcr dsy, all work
iu connection with tho planting to te
done under the supervision ~ the
street commissioner and committee on
public improvement
On motion OF Nh Russell it was
ordered that new steps be placed iu
front OF Eiscuhart's meat market,
plastering repaired in the room oc.
cupied bv Frank Schrsm and doors
inserted in the outside wall OF city
hall as required in connection with
the new fire escape
on motion the street commissioner
was instructed to see to it that gut.
ter at West Mahoning aud Chestnut
streets is properly repaired so as 90
prevent water from draining into the
fire plug at that spot
Mr.. Russell reported the extension
Of East Market street above Wall
street as in bad condition The mat.
ter was referred to the street commits.
siouer.
On motion Of Mr. Egerhart it was
ordered that : r.. Kreeger be notified
to repair his pavement on West Nah.
ouing street within five days; other.
wise the borough will proceed 20 re.
pair the same at the owners expense.
The following members were pres
ent Schatz, Finnigsn, Jones, Ever
hart Mover, Russell Cleaver, Deutsoh.
Pursel. Marshall aud Angle. 81
The following bills were approved
for payment:
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-10-22
ATTENDANCE
BIG AT FAIR

Reports presented 20 the executive
committee Of the Columbia County
Agricultural Society at theiy meeting
Saturday showed that there were so, &.
coo paid admissions, $500 less thsu
last year, the banner year in the his.
tory Of the fair, a record that is con,
Stdered a remarkable one, considering
the financial condition Of the county.
Based ON the number Of tickets sold,
anu estimating the conservative figure
OF two persons 20 one admission, there
were at least 80, 600 people ON the fair
grounds during the fair. All the 9th.
er receipts were practically the same
aS the previous year.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-10-22
BEGGED TO BE
Sent To JAIL

say, Judge, send me az Tor six
months ''
The above words Ia clear voice
! trembling with emotion rang through
, the nearly empty court room Tuesday
morning
II was about 10 O'Clock. Judge
Z Evans and Associate welliver were on
the bench IN all there we're less than
a dozen persons IN the court room.
Bach seemed occupied iu some way
and silence prevailed
say, Judge. END me up for six
months
At the sound of the clear tremulous
voice everybody started and looking
up bsheld a man of very small stature
standing directly IN front u Judge
Evans The man although addressing
the court had neglected % remove tho
little tighthtting cap that covered bis
head and be cut an odd aud half anus.
ing picture ss he stood there with his
head on a level with the bench clutch.
ing uervously at the woodwork in
front % him and looking nearly
straight upwards into the face OF
Judge Evans.
IL was moment before the court
recovered from its surprise tLen Judge
Evans made il plain to the little man
that he considered his request quite
odd IL not absurd and that il would be
impossible for the court to comply.
But the strange request was repeated
this time in an impatient and in
sistent tone.
Judge, send me TO prison for six
months; YOU can do il. "
The little man possessed a frank and
good natured countenapce somewhat
beclouded. 1t is true. by over indulg.
ence in liquor. and in moment he
had the sympathy Of everybody pres
ent including the court.
Judge Evans spoke very kindly to
the man. He asked him his age and
WHY he did not stop drinking.
He replied that he was "a years of
age. but that he was hopelessly given
to drink.
Judge" he said, Il can't help my
self whenever l have dime or a
nickel they'll take it. I've got a good
mother and l want to help her. Send
me up, Judge, for six months. Then
I'll sober up and maybe forget it. " He
looked up appealingly and added :
"You can do it, Judge.
BY this time he was crying bitterly
and as he brushed the tears from his
eyes with soiled white handkerchief
he presented picture that would have
moved heart of stone.
The young man gave his name and
said he was an employe of the Read
ing Iron works. He also gave the name
and address of his mother, who is a
widow. The family is we'll connected
in town.
In vain Judge Evans assured the
man that he could do nothing for
him that the only hope lay in him-
self and that he must stop drinking
Still weeping the fellow was led from
the court room, but in few mirutes
he returned and renewed his entreaty.
Friends finally appeared and took him
in charge.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-10-22
MOL. PROS. ALLOWED.

In the case of Commonwealth VS..
Joseph Koons aud Samuel Snyder, the
charge being misdemeanoT in office, a
mol pros. was allowed, the county to
pay the costs. which amount 20 some
twenty dollars.
The two defendants were overseers
of the poor in Anthony township and
at the last moment il was discovered
that Au order OF relief figuring in the
affair had been signed by only one
justice OF the peace instead Of by two
as required by law. This was consid.
cred sufficient grounds for a mol. pros,
as, the court explained, We're the case
TO go to trial under the circumstances
verdict Of aoquittal would have to
be ordered by the court. W. +. Craw-
ford, Esq, of Hughesv lie, as special
attorney, was associated with the Com
monwealth. W. Kase West represent.
ed the overseers of the poor
In the case of Commonwealth VS..
John Martin mol, pros. was also al
lowed.
BY O'Clock Monday afternoon the
grand jury had passed upon all the
bills and withdrew tol examine the
public buildings of the county. The
cases in which true bills had been
found were likewise all.disposed of by
the court and Judge Evans announced
that they were ready to attach the
civil list.
A TRESPASS CASE.
The case taken up for trial was that
of Myrtle Dugan, child, and Howard
Dugan, parent, VS.. the Pennsylvania
Railroad company. Trespass. Ed.
ward 5. Gearhart represents the plain
tiff and Hon. II. NJ. Hinckley. and l.
y, Grier the defendant. the Penusyl.
vania Railroad company.
After the jury was empaneled the
court explained that business had
moved along much more rapidly than
usual and that rs result the civil
/ list was attached sooner than was ex-
I peoted. The witnesses had not arriv.
ed,
I All the jurors, with the exception
Of those empaneled ON the trespass
case, were excused from further at.
tendance at court this term.
The twelve jurors empaueled were
sworn, after which they were excused,
with instructions to return to their
places at 10 o'clock Wednesday morn.
ing.
The Commonwealth cases constitute
an insignificant factor this term, in
all scarcely two hours being occupied
in disposing of them The civil case
for which the jury was empaneled yes.
terday. is the only one that will be
attached this term.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-10-22
OPERATORS WILL
REJECT DEMANDS

1t has been learned that at a meet
ing of representatives of coal COM
panies held last week, the decision was
reached to submit to the anthracite
miners Of Pennsylvania a proposition
to continue the present agreement now
in effect for another three years. and
to refuse to grant any of the new de-
mands as formulated last Thursday at
the TIidistrict convention of the
United Mine Workers in Scranton.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-10-22
RESIGNED AS
CHIEF OPERATOR

Miss Desda Campbell, who has heen
in the employ of the United Telephone
Co, for the past eight years, yesterday
teudered.her resignation as chief on,
orator of the Dsuvine exchange. to
take effect Saturday,
Miss Campbell has held this posi-.
tion for several years and has gained
many friends among the subscribers as
a result of che courteous treatment
they invariably received at her hands,
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-10-22
ConVaIeScent.

Emerson Gosh, who was operated on
for appendicitis at the Joseph Ratti
hospital. Bloomsbury. on Saturday,
the 10th inst, is improving rapidly.
He was able to sit up yesterday and
on Saturday may return to his home
in this city.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-10-22
LOST HIS SIGHT
BEFORE DYING

: 1t has been learned that Jacob Gear
hart, an account of whose death an.
peared in yesterdays News. suffered
untold agonies before has demise in
the Eastern Penitentiary. Troubled
with BriShts Disease the sickness
caused him great pain for some time
before his removal TO the hospital,
After his entrance to lhe latter institu-
tion he grew gradually worse and 3
few weeks before his death is said to
have been stricken totally blind
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-10-22
INVITATION
IS Accepted

The school hoard held = speoial
meeting Monday " tate action on :
communication received from the bof.
oueh council inviting the school hoard
and tho pupils ot tbe schools ~ rar.
tieiuate IN the tree planting in the
public park on athot day
The follow iup communication was
read
MI u Newton purstl
pres't ot school Board
Dear Sir ] hce to advise vou that
have been instructed by the commit.
sse on public improvement ~ tho tot.
oueh council - invite tbe hoard ~
school directors ~ tbe borough ~ pau.
willie ana also an of the pupils NJ.
toudiue the schools IN tho borough e.
participate in the exercises o. he held
on arbor day next Friday A. thc new
park on Bloom street. commencing NJ
. O'Clock In the afternoon. at which
time quite a number Of trees will be
planted
The committe. also makes thc re-.
quest that your solicitor, Ralph kis.
ner, Esa., make an address arnrorri.
ate 10 tho occasion a. that time.
Please advise us promptly as to
whether or not Mr Kisner will argee
to do this.
Hoping that you will accept this in.
vitstion, I remain,
Yours respectfully,
HARRY b. PATTON,
Secretary,
On motion the invitation WAS &C
cepted and the communication ordered
TO be spread on the minutes,
On motion Of Mr.. Sechler it was
ordered that the arrangement OF pro.
gram for arbor day be left in the
hands OF The borough superintendent
and the president % the school hoard
ON motion Of MI Surns il was ord
cred that the schools ON srhor day be
dismissed at n so O'Clock a. m.
The following members ot the board
were present: Pursel, Orth, Barber,
Swsrts, Burns, Fish, Lloyd, Redding,
Serhlpr. Cole aud HpiSs.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-10-22

Charges of defiance and neglect have
been made against two Harrisburg fire
companies at a recent counciimanic
meeting. Resolutions were introduc-
cd disbanding the companies.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-10-22
EIGHT YEARS FOR
HOLD-UP MAN

Charles Potter, the Bloomsbury man
who one evening last week held up
and robbed three different parties in
one evening at.Jersey Shore. but was
finally overpowered and made pris-
oner by L. d. Herritti. whom he at
tempted to hold up, has been senteno-
ed to eight years in the Eastern Pen
itentiary.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-10-22
VIII Attend Convention.

Mrs. A. II. Woolley, Miss Elsie Sains.
bury and Miss Matilda Pritohard left
yesterday for Lewistown, where they
will attend the annual meeting of the
women's auxiliary Of the diocese of
Harrisburg which convened yesterday.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-10-22

Samuel ,Burkey of Lebanon. IL years
old. was accidentally shot and killed
while out hunting with two youthful
companions,
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-10-22

The political prophet has never been
frightened into silence by failure.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-10-22

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425 NuI Sr. nANvutt. PA
Diseases of the stomach and lntestinee
Specially
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-09
The Story
The Sfreef-Car Tells

no charge IOI the lnIOImatlOn ana
advice that the coupon will bring.
Isn't your whole future worth the
finding out? Then, do ii now.
Doesn't matter how old you are,
where you live or what you do-so
long as you can read and write the
l. c. S. can help you without your
having to lose a days work or leave
home. Mark the coupon.
Doesn't the fact that during
November 265 students voluntarily re-
ported better positions and higher
salaries obtained as a direct result of
1. c. S. training prove the willingness
and ability Of the 1. c. S. to raise
your salaryl This is the average
number of similar successes reported
every month. Mark the coupon NOW.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-03-28
Gerllnany's
New Navy
MONSTER NASSAU IS FIRST OF
FIGHTING MACHINES
BUILDING

I Wilhelmshaven, March 7.-Germa.
ny's first mammoth war ship was sue.
cessfully launched here today and
christened Nassau by the Grand
Duchess of Baden. Emperor William.
the Grand Duke of Baden. Prince
Henry OF Prussia and Prince Henry
of The Netherlands, as well as a bril-
liant assemblage Of prominent Off.
cials, were present.
Wilhelm Won Hengstenberg. Lord
Lieutenant of Hesse-N Nassau. made a
speech, In which he greeted the new
vessel as a welcome addition to Ger.
many's sea power and a defender of
the interests of the Empire.
The launch of the giant battle-ship
Nassau inaugurated a new era In the
German navy. In size. armament
speed and installation she will be su.
in Germany. The Nassau displaces
1860 tons and is built entirely of
hardened steel. Her dimensions and
the thickness Of her armor are not
exactly known, as every thing con.
nected with her construction has
been strictly secret by order of the
Marine Minister. IT is known, how
ever, that she Is to be fitted with
three sets of triple-eXpansion recip
rocating engines and is to be provid-
ed with three propellers. 1t Is speci.
fed that she shall attain a speed of
at least nineteen knots. Her crew
is ia, number 500, including twenty.
seven officers.
no lyAn 10
laid down In the Imperial navy yard
at Bremerhaven In the last quarter
of 1906. so that her construction has
been very rapid. Her internal fit
tings and armament are to be com
pleted in the first quarter of 1909.
The cost OF construction. including
trial runs. will total $9,190,000, of
which $5,567 800 are accounted for by
the hull and internal fittings, 1895.
600 for artillery and $247 500 for tor
redo tubes.
A twin ship, in every respect, the
Sachsen, is to be launched soon from
the Weiser yard ut Bremen, while
work is proceeding rapidly on the
Wurtemberg at the Vulkan yard, Stet.
tin, and on the Baden at the Germa.
MIA Works, KEEL These later two
ships, although classed with the Mas.
sau, are to have an even larger dis.
placement, namely 1890 tons, and
are to be fitted with turbines prob
ably of the Parsons type. Two other
battleships also are 10 be laid down
this year, and these are, 1t Is believ
ed, to displace over 10000 tons.
II Is stated in wellinformed naval
circles that each of these vessels is
to be armed with ten eleveninch guns
of fifty-caliber length, with great muz.
ale velocity. The projectiles of these
guns weigh $50 and 800 pounds, and
as the guns are to be placed so as to
fire simultaneously from either broad
side, 1t would be possible to discharge
an enormous weight Of metal at one
time.
The previous largest German bat.
tleships of the Deutschland class of
1871 tons carry crews OF 1870, includ.
ing officers, and have speed OF eigh.
teen knots.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-03-28
c. P. IAUKEA WILL
Continued from Page y

tOOullHucu 1yOm IdSC ~
ent candidate, as he will not be able
TO land the nomination from the Dem.
ocratic party.
Achi said this morning that as far
as the Labor party's running A. NJ.
Brown as its candidate for Sheriff was
concerned, he could not say definite
ly as yet. It remained with the con.
vention of that party to decide that
question. This convention would be
held after the other parties had held
theirs, and then ticket containing
candidates for the Legislature for
Oahu, and for all the County Offices
would be made up. The Laborites,
said Achi would not run a candidate
for Delegate. but they would consider
the candidates chosen by the other
parties, and make their choice as to
which their party should support.
The election of delegates to the Re,
publican Territorial convention will
take place this evening, but 1t is not
probable that there will be much ex.
element. Only few precincts have
more candidates nominated than they
are entitled to, and, unless new names
are offered, the election will In most
of them be a mere formality. Some
of the precinct leaders in the Fifth
District are opposed to the statement
issued by A. G. M. Robertson. to the
effect that candidates other than
those who were nominated last Satur.
day, can be voted for. They say that
under the party rules this cannot be
done, and intend to protest If any such
action is taken. ELI Crawford OF the
Fighting Seventh said today that any
one trying to vote for such new can
didates would be prevented from do.
ing so, and the same action will be
taken in the Ninth of the Fifth. In
the Second Of the Fourth, where there
have been fourteen candidates nomin.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-03-28
BISHOP MUSEUM GETS
| RARE COLLECTION

The Bishop Museum has bought
the fine chronological collection of the
late w. +. II. Deverill. The record
of the sale was recorded with Regis
trar of Conveyanees Merriam this
morning. The transaction is be-
tween Martha Berger and the trus-
tees of the Bishop Museum, and the
price paid for the collection is ST.
900. The collection includes a large
number of unique and rare speci-
mems, among which are squid, sink
ers, bamboo kappa markers, hula
drums, kapas, pestles, malo boards,
spears, fish hooks, a fish god, music
sticks, ava cups, poi Founders, kappa
heaters, olona boards, ivory bracelets,
cowry shells, lomilomi sticks, one nj
which once belonged to Kaumualie,
nets, net members, and many other
articles.
Deverill mortgaged the collection
to Martha Berger for $500, and she
accepts $1,000 from the Museum as
payment in full. Mrs. Deverill joins
in the sale.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-03-28
Entertainment PLANS
NOT YET FORMULATED

No announcements have yet been
made by the executive committee of
the Fleet Entertainment Committee
of what is being done. Secretary
Mott-Smith says that the list OF
names which is being considered for
members of the committee has not
Jet been passed upon, and that not a
great deal can be done until the
various subcommittee have been
organized and are ready for work. In
the meantime, the Secretary is maxi
ing memoranda OF every suggestion
that is made that comes to his ears.
II is probable that the old fishmarket
will figure largely in whatever plans
are formulated and many suggestions
have been made as to the use to
which 1t might be put. One is that
q big lunch counter be installed,
where the tackles can get good
lunch at moderate rate. Sam John
son suggests a tug-of-war =, rack.
Someone else thinks II would be \
good idea to fill the place with booths
for the sale of Island curios, etc.
There will probably be many more
suggestions before the matter is set
tied.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-03-28
The bark Mohican is loading at Ma

The bark Mohican is loading at Ma
hukona.
John Hind and John Walker were
passengers in the Mauna Kea.
Senator and Mrs. Palmer Woods
were among the incoming passengers
in the Mauna Kea.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. c. Dillingham; re.
turned from Hawaii this morning on
the steamship Mauna Kea.
In the matter OF the damage suit
of Catalina Mejea VS.. l.. NJ. White.
house, Judge De Bolt this morning
overruled the plaintiffs motion for a
new trial.
Japanese Interpreter X. Ono and
Editor Kimura of the japanese Daily
Chronicle were among the returning
passengers In the Mauna Kea.
Secretary Mott-Smith leaves for
Maui tomorrow night to look into
matters connected with the prospect
I've exchange of the Government land
of 0maopio to pineapple land. He
states that he is not going down to
receive any offer from II. p. Baldwin
or to conclude the business, but
merely to look into the matter more
thoroughly.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-03-28

Dear Sir:-I am going to tell you
how our yard got out OF weeds. 1t
had been raining so much that the
weeds grew fast and thick. Our
teacher kept telling the lower grades
to help JUS by pulling the weeds while
the weeds were small and easy to pull
out and not leave them until they
were big and very hard to pull; but
some of the children tried to get out
of doing SO, by staying out on the
road to play until nine o'clock. So
the teacher made a rule that every
child in our school from the smallest
to the biggest was to pull 100 weeds
every day. The little children to
pull the small weeds and the big chill
dren to pull the big weeds. They are
to pull them at any time, only show
them to the teacher before they go
home.
In about week the yard was al
most out of weeds. When a child has
about 100 weeds she takes them to
her own teacher to be counted and
If she has 100 weeds the teacher
count the weeds they choose a big
would send her to play or exercise.
When the teachers are too busy to
boy or a girl to help count the weeds.
One day big boy tried to fool the
teacher, but she was smart. She
knew the boy did not pull the weeds
A little boy had done the work for
the lazy boy. The teacher punished
him by making him pull 800 more
weeds. 1 can pull a hundred weeds
in four minutes. / can't think OF
anything else, so | must close my let
ter,
Respectfully yours,
JOE DE COITO.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-03-28

accord every young player. JOY,
when he followed my advice and in
struction, went ahead; when he
started in to take the advice of
those who had no interest in his well
fare, fell by the wayside.
You have Mr.. Jess Woods to thank
for your failure to be here now, as l
supposed that a man from your city
would have no object in coming to
me and representing that he had
talked with you and that you had
authorized him to confer with me, II
that was not the case. very
promptly told Mr.. Woods that
could not use you, under the circum-
stances.
Nobody ever heard me make use
of the expression, IL was stung by
enc Kanaka and one is enough to
hold me for few seasons" or any
such expression. / am not given to
that kind of talk.
II is now too late to have you
come on, as our training season will
have been thing of the past by the
time that you could possibly arrive,
and could not care to have you try
and jump in without the months
seasoning that all my players will
receive.
! am sorry, for your own sake,
that Mr.. Woods took 1t upon himself
to say to the San Francisco papers
that you were dissatisfied with your
salary, and to later express to me
personally that you would not come
with me for less than $3.50 or $175
month to start with. You will
please consider yourself released from
the contract which you signed with
the San Francisco Club, or, rather,
with The Recreation Park Associa-
tion. the corporation operating the
San Francisco Club.
Very truly,
ID. w. LONG,
Manager.