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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-08-27
OUR JUDICIAL DISTRICT.

Concerning the formation of a
special Judicial district of Columbia
county, of which this paper spoke
last week, the Philadelphia Press
says:
columbia county is looking for
ward to the time when it can be-
come separate judicial district. 1t
lacked but few hundred of the
necessary 40, 900 inhabitants when
the last census was taken, and will,
no doubt, have full measure when
the next enumeration is made.
There still will be one difficulty,
however. Columbia is now joined
with Montour-which has a popu-
lation of little more than $1,000
to make district, and if Columbia
is given separate judicial dignity
something must be done with Mon
tour. 1t cannot be made district
by itself for want of sufficient pop
ulation, and it would be surround
ed by counties themselves entitled
to be separate districts. Under the
provisions of the Constitution it
would have to be attached to Ly-
coming, Northumberland or Co.
iumbia, and as the latter county is
the smaller of the three the natural
course would be to attach Montour
to it,"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-08-27
RETURNED TO TOWN.

After spending most of the time
for the past seven weeks at his
delightful summer cottage up the
creek, Commander E. E. Bitten
bender of Ent Post, G. A. .,R,, has
returned to town to devote his at
tention to the arrangements for the
dedication of the Soldiers Monu-
ment. He is giving much time to
preparations for one of the greatest
demonstrations Bloomsbury has
ever had.
During the summer Mr.. and Mrs.
Bittenbender have entertained large
numbers of their friends, at one
time accommodating twenty-five
people with lodging. Their gener-
Gus hospitality is proverbial.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-08-27
TIME TO BUILD.
Labor and Building Materials Cheaper Than
For Some Years Past.

There is good deal of building
going on in the various parts OF the
city, says a recent editorial in the
Chicago Tribune. There ought to
to be much more, according to the
testimony of those who have studied
conditions in the industries connect
ed with building. An editorial in
a recent number Of the american
Lnmberman makes the assertion
that material and labor can be
secured on more advantageous
terms now than at any time within
the last FIVE years. If that is cor
rect, then the time to build is right
now. The warehouses are full.
There are large stocks on hand of
lumber, building hardware, lime,
cement, and all the other materials
needed in construction. While
there has been no special announce
ment of reduction in prices, COM
!, petition is accomplishing the same
end. People want to get business
and they are ready to make con-
cessions to secure it. Glassmakers,
lumbermen, hardware dealers, brick
and stone men in fact, those who
handle almost every article of con-
struction-are anxious for sales.
The mills and factories which have
been running on short schedules or
have shut down entirely are eager
ly awaiting opportunity. The work
men who have been idle are ready
to handle the machines and will
have more zest in it because OF their
enforced inactivity. Money is much
easier. The banks have funds
available and at reasonable rates.
Yellow pine, hemlock, spruce,
northern pine and hardwoods are
offered at considerably lower rates
than those of last year. In fact,
no matter in what direction the
wouldb builder may turn, he will
find conditions far more satisfactory
from his point of view than for
long time. Under such circum,
stances all that is needed for a
building boom is general appreci-
alton of the situation. Those whose
interests lie along the line of build
ing trades are awaiting the activity
certain to come when people awaken
to the chances now available. Those
who have wanted to build but have
held back because of high prices
have a splendid opportunity at the
present time. The right time to
build is now.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-08-27
THE WEATHER.
Some Cool Mornings and Evenings for Au-
gust.

During the past week the wealth :
er has been more like fall than 1t
was like dog days. The following
is the record for the past seven days,
at 7 o'clock a. m. Friday, 4S de-
grees; Saturday, 5S; Sunday, co.
Monday, So; Tuesday, So; Wednes-
day, So; Thursday, So.
The first continued rain that has
fallen in many weeks began on
Tuesday evening, and fell most Of
the night. 1t was boon to farm,
ers who are ready to plow for fall
seeding, but the ground has beer
too dry for blowing.
For the past week it has beer
unusually cool for August.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-08-27
MARRIED FORTY YEARS.

MIR. and Mrs. l.. Z. Whary cele-
brated the fortieth anniversary OF
their marriage on Thursday last.
They have resided in Bloomsbury
during that time, and Mr.. Whary
has been engaged in the timing
and stove business for longer Pc
riod, at the same stand he now oc-
cupies. He has in the past few
years added plumbing and steam
heating to his lines. His record as
a business man and citizen is first
class.
He is an officer in the M. E.
church, and Mrs. Whary is also
active in church and temperance
circles.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-08-27
MORBID TASTES.

Man is morbid. We have con-
slant proof of this. A murder is
committed, and people flock to the
place to look things over; an unfor-
tunate workman falls from a lofty
height and a crowd gathers to see
his mangled remains loaded into an
ambulance; several persons are
burned to crisp in building and
the police have trouble in keeping
back the crowd who wants to see
the charred corpses; negro is
lynched by mob, and an enterpris-
ing citizen photographs the victim
swinging at the end of limb and
makes cha1ningly CHASTITY post
cards of the picture, while another
chops down the tree which has
served as a gallows and sells it in
little chunks to ready buyers for
souvenirs.
The pages of the daily papers are
covered with attractive descriptions
of how so-and-so cut his throat, or
what were the last words of some.
body else just before he choked
himself to death on his suspenders.
The papers are to blame for this.
True, they are furnishing the kind
of reading matter that most people
enjoy, and are increasing their cir
culation among the classes that like
this sort of thing, but are they up
lifting humanity to so great an ex-
tent as they like to make themselves
and others believe Although they
are not to blame for the inherent
morbidness in their readers, they
are culpable of unduly encouraging
a tendency which is not compatible
with the highest type of refinement
and propriety.
Choice articles telling of battle,
murder and sudden death are ac-
companied by illustrations portray
ing the victim, his relatives back to
the tenth generation preceding him,
and the hat pin or potato masher
with which his light was snuffed
out.
After this few weeks are spent
in search for the villain, if the
case happens to be murder, and
people stop in the midst of their
breakfast every morning to read of
the latest developments as set forth
in bold headlines.
In the meantime something of
international importance occurs; a
great invention has been perfected,
a monarch is crowned with great
splendor, or an important treaty is
ratified; any one of these matters is
lucky if it gets single column on
the steenth page, and the public,
after reading the heading, will turn
over to the most revolving tales of
horrible accidents and read every
word.
If q gentleman in an out of-the-
way village is neatly carved up and
nicely packed in an old trunk and
stood away in the woods for a few
months, the finding of him in this
uncomfortable position later on stirs
up more interest than the discovery
of continent, and the smallest de-
tails of the case are remembered
long after the once bleak shores of
the new land have become civilized
communities.
AS long as the public press shall
continue to cater to the tastes that
prefer accounts of murders, rcbber-
les, divorces, and other horrible
things. SO long will that kind of
taste continue to be the prevalent
one.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-08-27
BLOOMSBURY HEATING COMPANY

The plant and franchises OF the
Bloomsbury Steam Heating COM
pany were sold last Saturday after
noon by J. M. Clark, Receiver, at
public sale. John T. Tracy and
Arthur w. Sharpless are the epur-
ehasers, the price paid being $3,-
GOO clear of all encumbrances.
The plant will be put in good
condition, and operated by Messrs.
Tracy and Sharpless under the
name of the Bloomsbury Heating
Company. Heat will be supplied
by them at the same price as last
winter. They are enterprising men
and will no doubt make success
OF it.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-08-27
SUNDAY CONCERT.

A concert is to be given by the
Citizens Band, under the direction
of Prof. Chas. P. Elwell, in front
of the Town Hall on Sunday after
noon at three o'clock, under the
auspices of the Friendship Fire
Company. The following program
has been arranged:
1. March, Grenadier Guards. Losey
2. Overture, Lustspiel. Keler-Bela
3. Entr-Act from "Mlle Modiste"
..."."..., ............'..'neTDerJ
4. Italian March, A Frangesa-Mario
...................'''''...S Soolo
5. a. Ballad, Sweetheart Days. Bailey
b. Song. The Palms. Faure
6. The Heavens are Telling, from
1.-THE Creation. "........... Haydn
7. Idyll. The Glow Worm. .Linke
s. Selection. Fantasia. .......... Hubbell
America.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-08-27
KILLED BY A FALL.
Mrs. Hester J. Barton Found Dead in
Her Home.

For some years past Mrs. Hester
7. Barton, widow of the late James
Barton, has been residing at her
home on West Main street, below
Market Square. Her sister, Mrs.
Mahala Barkley, has resided with
her. Mrs. Barton was 79 years of
age, but remarkably active for one
of her years. Her sister 80 years
OF age, has been an invalid for a
long time, but able to go about the
house. On Monday morning when
Mrs. Barkley came down the back
stairway she found Mrs. Barton
lying at the foot of the stairs. Co.
ing to the door she called to DR..
Houses family who live next door,
and the Doctor went over, and found
at once that Mrs. Barton was dead.
She was in her night dress, but
evidently had not retired the night
before, as her bed was undisturb-
ed.
DR.. Tohn was summoned, and
found a wound on the temple, her
face badly cut, blood oozing from
the nose and mouth, and the back
greatly swollen and bruised. 1t
was evident that she had been dead
for some time, as the body was cold
and the rigor of death had set in.
1t is believed that Mrs. Barton
had prepared to retire, and for
some cause had started to go down
stairs when she fell. She had been
troubled with her heart for some
time. Whether she was stricken
with heart failure or apoplexy as
she reached the stairs, or whether
she stumbled, will never be known.
The death of Mrs. Barton in this
manner is a sad ending to a life
that was characterized by gentle
ness, charity, and life long devo-
ton to her church. She was a
member of St. Paul's Episcopal
church, and liberal contributor to
its support. Her charities were
nnostentatious, and many of them
were known only to the recipients.
She attended service last Sunday
morning, and in the afternoon she
remarked to a friend that the rec
tor would be back from his vacation
by next Sunday, and she was glad
that he had not been called back
home to attend funeral, as had SO
often happened in previous years.
Within twenty-four hours after this
remark the rector was telegraphed
the news of her death.
Mrs. Barton's maiden name was
Quick. She was a sister of the late
John G. Quick and Grier Quick of
Rupert, and Mrs. Barkley. She
was born in Rush township, North
cumberland county, December 9,
1928. Her parents moved here
when she was a year old. She
married James Barton and lived in
Montour township at Barton's now
Keiter's, mill, until about 80 years
ago, when they moved to Blooms
burg. Mr.. Barton died about rs
years ago.
The funeral took place on We'd
nesday afternoon at o'clock, Rev.
J. w. Diggles officiating, She was
laid beside her husband in Rose
mont.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-08-27
WILL TEACH AT DANVlLLE.

Miss Ella Allen has been elected
a teacher in the third grade in the
third ward public school at Dan
vile, to fill the vacancy caused by
the illness of Miss Alice Smull.
Miss Allen has been teaching in the
Bloomsbury schools for the past
fifteen years, and is very capable
teacher. She will enter upon her
duties next Monday.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-08-27
SEPTEMBER COURT CHANGE.

By a change in the time of the
regular sessions of court, the Sep
tember term will open on the fourth
Monday of that month, instead OF
the first Monday. Such a change
was made while Judge Elwell was
on the bench, at the suggestion OF
the members of the Bar, but in
Judge Little's timeit was changed
back.
The border vidette., 1908-10-24
Melon Growers Association.

The annual meeting of the Tempe Melon Growers association was held at the office of the Tempe Canal com parry Saturday afternoon and the fol- lowing officers for the ensuing year were elected: Preeident, 4. $. Frank. enbere; vice president, w. T. Gum mings; secretary, l. E Pafford; treas urer. O. G. Jones. These four and J. E McClain constitute the board of directors. In addition to the discus sion of matters generally relating to the melon business, a move was start cd toward the organization of a pro- ducc association, something that Tempe has been in need of for long time and which, if properly conducted, as it no doubt will be if organized, will be of immense benefit to this section of the valley. The. purpose of the proposed organization is to handle pro. duce for the outside market and i'm vestigate the proposition of canning fruits, vegetables, etc in large quan- titles.
 A meeting will be held at the canal office next Saturday for the purpose of further considering the matter and all interested in this question, whether they be me si bers of the Melon Growers association or not, are urged to attend. -Ex
The border vidette., 1908-10-24
SaIton Seas Influence.

Prof. w. H. Biselow, of the Weath. CT Bureau, who is installing observa- ton at Salton Sea and Brawley, as serts emphatically that Sslton Sea has no appreciable effect upon the relative humidity of the Southwest. though the lake has an area of 40 equare miles says the Imperial Valley Press. The humidity trscesble to the lake cannot be noted 1000 feet from it's edge. Indeed, in long trenches dug away from the sea. the greatest evap- oration noted was at points nearest the sea. Again, at Mecca where the Agricultural Department has estab- lished date farm that was nearly reached by the rising waters, the past season has been the dryest ever ex- ptrienced, despite the fact that e great lake has taken the place of a nearby desert of salt and dry sand. A light rain has more effect than the existencs of the lake in rising the humidity per- centage in the air.
The border vidette., 1908-10-24
Prison Work Being Pushed.

The walls of the new prison at Florence are rising wirh greater rapidi. ty than was thought possible by the men who know the most about it, the officials of the prison and the board of control. There was 600 feet of .he wall foundations laid last week. and. in speaking of the style of work being done. Secretary Riggs remarks.
 You should see those convicts work"
 "Why, free men never worked hard CT nor better. Those big fellows throw those wheelbarrows around like toys. They certainly make the dust fly. All of them seem to be as conteuted as it is possible for convicts to be-"
 The reason for the rapid and good work is easily explained when one hears that every day a man does good work takes one day eff his sentence. They would be forced to work any way, if they happen to be chosen for the job. but this incentive seems to make them all anxious to do their best, and the territory IS profting by tho experiment.
 The 600 feet of enclosing wall that was finished last week brings the work on the south side of the enclosure up to the administration building.-Yuma Sun.
The border vidette., 1908-10-24
Going. GOIn4 Gone"

The Richmond (va) Times Dis patch says "The New York Herald's weekly forecasts are commonly con- sidered the most trustworthy now pub lished in the United States; no doubt they are as accurate as forecasts can be. They show steady gains for Mir. Bryan. the gain last week being not ably large. On Sunday September 13. the Herald gave Mir. Taft 2O6 electo- rial votes, Mir. Bryan l6l and IF doubtful. Yesterday the Herald gave Mir. Taft 165 votes, MT. Bryan 16l and 175 doubtful. In one week, in short MT. Bryan removed forty one elect orial votes from Mr. Taft's pos- session into the doubtful column. Twenty three of these votes, incident ly, are attached to Mir. Taft's native state of Ohio. Election day is still six weeks away. The present situa- tion, however, and more significantly. The present trend, is more encourag- ing to the democratic party than any thing offered to it iu decade"
The border vidette., 1908-10-24
TERRITORIAL NOTES
Items Of Interest CuIIed From Our Ex.
 changes

Tempe was treated to a delightful rain last Sunday, the first good one in some months. It started in about ei sht o'clock and continued off and on during the day. South and east of town considerable more water fell, but at the time of writing the indications are good for still more.
 Mines Company of America reports returns from the Creston- Colorado mine in the Hermosillo district for the month of August. 1908. as follows: Bullion account. $i15. .5s1; sundry re- ceipts. SSS9; total receipts, -$l le. 47O; expenses, S72.57l; profit for month, S43. 899; tonnases. sand Ilant. 200 tons; shines plant. 3.2O0 tons; old shines. $500 tons; total. l2.7O0 tons. Miner.
 At the Arizona fair. Phoenix Nov 9-14. Arizonans will have the oppor- tunity for the first time of witnessing thrilling speed contests by the fastest automobiles in the country. There will be six track events, and several exhibition races by the "Red Bird. " which is said to be the fastest middle weight car in the country. This ma chine is under contract with the Fair omnissioners to do 8 mile in better thaa 56 seconds on the circular track.
 The Arizona soldiers under the command of Col. J. H. McClintock, returned Saturday morning from the maneuvers at Camp Atascadero, g jolly and a joyful lot. They were jolly because they had good time and re- turned without untoward incident, on. ly two having been i'll and neither of them seriously so. They were joyful because they had valuable military experience of . practical sort and had been highly complimented in many quarters on their personal conduct and their military deportment.-Repub- lican.
The border vidette., 1908-10-24

Then Mark Smith obtained the floor. He walked down the floor aisle until he could look directly in the face of the conscience stricken Tawney, and said in voice shaking with emo ton:
 And Joab said to Amasa, Art thou in health. my brotherP and Joab took Amasa y the hand with the right hand to kiss him.
 "But Amasa took no heed of the sword that was in Joab's hand; 30 he snote him herewith in the fifth rib and shed out his bowels to the ground"
 Tswney spread his fingers over his face SO that the frantically applauding house might not see his expression; but the deep red that dyed his face crept up to his forehead and only dis- appeared at the roots of his hair"
 A delegate in congress cannot vote or make a speech except when matters come up which affect his own terri tory. There have been many dele gates who have lived their lives and disappeared without leaving any re- cord because of their lack of oppor- tunity. MT. Smith is an exception. He has shown great skill iu his man agement of the fight for Arizona. He has been back of many of the moves made by more distinguished statesmen. His. heart is wrapped up in the cause of Arizona, and he eats, dreams, and sleeps in Arizona.
The border vidette., 1908-10-24

F. Astiazaran, 8 well known rancher of Sonora, who makes his home at Hermosil;o, was in the city yesterday on his way to Los Angeles, where he is going to consult several specialists is regard to an operation which is deemed necessary. o-c
 Mir. Astiazaran, who is the father of IA children, of whom II are living, has for years resided in Sonora and is we'll acquainted with conditions there. In speaking of the Yaqui troubles which have been reported by many travellers coming to this city from different points in the interior of So nora, he told reporter for the Star yesterday that the Yaqui troubles are practically at an end. The Mexican government has taken stringent methods to destroy the guerrilla war fare which the Indians have been practicing and the country is becom- ing safer for all people, especially those who have been in the interior con- 1ucting mining operations. The Ya- quis are seeking peace and the troubles will ore long be at an end.
 The miners. particularly the Amer jeans, who have seen operating in the Yaqui country are becoming reasured, and while they conducted their work by day until a very short time ago they are gradually taking courage and wo. king both night and day and the output of the mines is increasing steadily.
 Many Americans who have inter ests in Sonora and have been kept away from their properties for fear of the Yaquis. are now going down there and looking after their work, and So- nora will steadily improve her mining nduscry.-Tucson Star.
The border vidette., 1908-10-24
No Transfer Office.

A New York press dispatch under date October s. says:
 "The Greene Gold Silver company finds itself without a transfer office through the exhaustion of its funds and the temporary inability of is stockholders to communicate with Col. onel Greene, who, when last heard of, was busy in mining properties in Mex ico. Curb brokers who still trade in Greene Gold Silver, though it is no longer as active as it was when Ool- onel Greene was at the head, not only of this company. but of the Greene Copper company and of other concerns in Mexico. have talked over the situa- tion and decided that. despite the company's having no transfer office for stock, they would continue to trade in Greene Gold Silver.
 "The question yesterday which per- tur bed the brokers who trade in Greene Gold Silver was whether or not any oody. would bay stocks for which they can not have certificates transferred to their own name. Doubts also occur red as to whether or not anybody would sell it if he realized that, with the transfer office closed, the stock would have to stay in his name even after he had sold it.
 It was agreed among the brokers that the chances were that those who might buy the stock would be willing. under the circumstances, to have the stock stay while longer in other hands. and that holders perhaps would consider that it was better to own the stock in name than in reality and that they could afford to have their names stay on the certificates if they suc- ceeded in getting the other mans money"
The border vidette., 1908-10-24

Victors from S10.00 to SIOO co carried in stock
The border vidette., 1908-10-24
NOTICE.

It was not the intention of the owners of the Chop House and Barbecue stand to run a restaurant. Our purpose origins ally was to serve only specialties.
 The best Coffee, Chii con carne. Soupe. The great old souther dish Hopeu John, and home made pies.
 First door south of ProtO Brothers, Morley avenue. s 1-tf.
The border vidette., 1908-10-24

George Januel, the expert German barber. opposite the Sonora News Company, guarantees his work, and respectfully invites you Co give nun a trial. Everything neat and clean Hair cutting speciality. If.
The border vidette., 1908-10-24
Victor Talking Machines.

We are wholesale and retail dealers for Mex ico for the Victor Talk ing Machines.
The border vidette., 1908-10-24

Our prices are the same as Chicago and New York. w hen you purchase your Ma chine and Records from us, we save you the Express Charges to Nogales.
The border vidette., 1908-10-24

Our new stock of Re- cords comprise 2 over 1000, 10 and Is inch and 8 complete as- sortment of Red Seal.