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Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1909-03-04
Cupid Makes Good
From the Wibaux Pioneer. J

u rom Inc WlDduX GI01GGT.J
Donald Sutherland, a Well-to-do
young rancnman residing in the Vi
cinity of Preston, who recently left
for his former home in Scotland,
where he was united in marriage
about two weeks ago to handsome
young lady in the person Of Miss
Mary Dunn, who was, until shortly
before the wedding, in the service
Of the Duke of Portland, arrived
home recently. Their wedding was
very quiet, owing to the death of a
sister Of the bride which occurred
about a week previous. Mr.. and
Mrs. Sutherland started for Ameri-
ca about a week later, arriving in
New York after 4 days and II hours
sailing. and on Monday evening
they arrived il Wibaux. The happy
couple departed on the stage We'd
nesday for Mr.. Sutherland's coy
home on the ranch at Preston.
MIR. Sutherland has host Of
friends here whom the Pioneer joins
IN extending hearty congratulations
and best wishes for long and hap
PLY welded life.
TiS-McCONNFT
Last. but not least, to receive the
matrimonial blessings were Mr.. E.
K. Mcconnell and Miss Ethel Abel
Mills, who were united il marriage
at the home of the brides parents
at Spirit Lake, Iowa, about seven
weeks ago.
Mr.. Mcconnell is interested il the
Edge Hill property, south Of Wi
baux, and has made many friends
and acquaintance since locating
here, about year ago. Only a
short time ago he departed for his
former home, in Iowa, where it was
suspected that he had something
more serious than visit in mind,
and his friends were not far off on
their supposition.
Mr. and Mrs. Mcconnell arrived in
Wibaax on Wednesday evening from
Iowa, and expect to make their
Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1909-03-04

Additional Local

&c. Miller IS back from a visit
IN the Twin Cities and Omaha.
Bert Clements went to Helena
last night.
John Cornell has sold the Graham
Hotel at Wibaux to Joe Bilyeu.
FP. Leiper was transaeting bust
ness in Wibaux on Wednesday.
). R. Cornell was in Wibaux on
business Wednesday.
Don Mcintyre has returned to
his ranch at Lindsay to spend the
summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Shelton are
receiving a visit from Mr.. and Mrs.
Lamb Of Terry
Fl. Z. Perchert Of Dickinson, pro
prietor Of the St. Charles Hotel,
was here this week.
4. E. letters, W. H. Terrell and
c. NJ, Dinsdale are registered at the
Jordan from Wibaux.
4. G. Fisher is recovering nicely
from his operation Of a few days
ago.
Al Davis has purchased the shear
ing plant at Wibaux from ". II.
Terrell, and will run the same this
season.
slumber Boy, E. ]. Berry's famous
racer, was taken to- Miles City this
week and operated on for an attic
ton Of his throat.
The 17-months-old child Of Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Lang died yester-
day from pneumonia. Funeral ser
vices take place from the residence
this afternoon.
Don Freeman gave a stag party to
a number Of his friends at Miles
City last week. Among those going
from here were A. J. Coates. J. r.
Cornell, Ed. Hammered and Leonsaa,,. -
Beck.
Al Davis has purchased the yek
Of land between the shearing. plant
and the Northern Pacific railway at
Wibaux. He will have e track laid
and an elevator erected. The pur=
chase was made from the county
commissioners this week.
A. E. Kelly has purchased a 40
horsepower Reeves engine and u
plow outfit for land breaking. Fred
Schryver will run the outfit, and v.
VI. Fowler has taken charge Of the
former Schryver blacksmith shop.
where he will cater to business this
summer.
Dr.. Percy L. Watson and wife
spent Saturday and Sunday with R.
Il. Watson and wife in this city.
DR.. Watson is . brother Of Mr.. Wat
son and was On his way to China
with his wife, as q medical mission
ary. His home has been at North
field, MINI, and he IS a graduate Of
John Hopkins University.
"Ren-Hur" attracted large crowds
from all outside towns to Billings
last week, a good contingent going
from Glendive. The Babcock Theatre
did q record business during the
three days Of the performance, even
Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1909-03-04

SURPRISING the business done by
"Ben-Hur" at Butte. This noted
play thoroughly pleased all atten-
dants. The management Of the Bah
cock believe in big advertising, thus
showing where they are long-head-
ed, when it comes to getting the
business.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-12-16
THE PHARSONIANS

From the amount OF talk that is 60
ing about town concerning the appear
ancc here of the State College Phar.
sonians next Friday, the college boys
are already assured of packed house
The fine performance given by the
students in this city last May has gone
a long way toward establishing them
in the good graccs of Danvillc people.
William l.. McCoy,of this city, who
is heading the Pharsonians this year,
says the performance goes way ahead
Of last years production, in fact they
will pUr on the road the finest show
that ever represented any college.
Tie visit of the students is therefore
eagerly awaited, especially by the
young ladies, to whom the occasion
will h" one of especial Importance
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-12-16
RIVAL FOR MONTOUR

Forest county, this State, is setting
up as a rival for Montour as au eX-
ponent Of orderliness. II vas the gen
eral impression that Montour was the
only county in the State where the
jail at times lacks inmates. Now
Sheriff Smith of Forest county comes
forth with the announcement that his
jail is empty aud that he wants a few
prisoners to take care of.
Sheriff Smith has made the PROPOSE
tion to the commissioner, of Vcnango
county that lao take car" ot :le prison.
orS of that county whilo tine new iaiI
at Franklin is being erected All ho
asks is the regular tce OF 10 cents a
day each. The proposition will likely
be accepted for there is no place in
Nuuango county, where the prisoners
may be kept. Tie Forest county Jail is
virtually new. but it seldom has an
occupant.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-12-16
PURIFYING THE
STATE STREAMS

1t will prove of special interest to-
the people of Danville, where plans
for a sewage disposal plant have been
under discussion for some time, to
know that cities and towns in all parts
of the State are working on plans for
the purification of the streams of
Pennsylvania which are now polluted
by the drainage of millions of people
and within the next ten years very
substantial progress will be made in
this direction. Philadelphia and Pitts
burg have started exhaustive studies
of conditions with view to building
disposal works and the central cities
have been doing the same thing.
Along the Susquehauna such work
is general. Besides Danville, Harris
burg, Sunbury, Milton and Williams
port have been directed to prepare
plans for sewage disposal as we'll as
Middletown and number of smaller
places. The broad reaching Susque-
hanna, now the dirtiest of streams,
will be made one Of the cleanest in
generation or less
i" ''ii 'N"H'p'' ot ,''0 way ems "oIN
Is going lot"aIu' I'VE ho'lCeS nav"
been issued last week TO borOughs the
"u','oFlt'c9 VINO were inIoflile" they
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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-12-16
THE NEW YEARS
DEMONSTRATION

" &. Calhoun, leador of the North
umberland band, which is engaged for
the Mummcrs' parade, was in this city
on Saturday,
Mr. Calhoun says Danyille should
be prepared for an enormous contin-
gent from northumberland ON New
Years day. A great deal of interest
last year and previously was aroused
in northumberland by our Mummers'
parade and Mr.. Calhoun states that 50
far as he can learn, this year, practic-
ally everybody there is coming to Dan
Vile to see the demonstration. The
regular trains between Danville and
northumberland run very convenient
iy so that all that is needed is extra
cars on each of the trains in order to
handle the crowds.
Tonight the travelling passenger
agent of the p. s. r. Railway COM
pauy will be in this city to meet "a
committee of the Mummers' associa-
ion for the purpose of arranging dates
for the arrival and departure Of the
special train between Danville and
West Milton.
The New Years parade this year
will not move until about > 80 o. clock,
after the arrival of the 2:ll d. L. S.
W. and the 2:2f Pennsylvania trains,
east, both Of which are expected TO
bring large contingents
The parade this year will start from
North Mill street, which is also an in
noyation, Previously the pageant
formed in the southern part of town.
All the prizes this year will be in
cash and will be gold.
The expenses-arising from the en-
ployment of four bands, in addition
to what will be required for prizes and
for incidentals-will be considerably
heavier than on any previous year.
The committee on finances this week
will resume soliciting and is hoping
tor a generous response from the pub
lie.
derland next week Will donate the pro-
ceeds of two nights to the Mummers'
fund, Considerable, it is believed,
will also be realized from the hand
some range presented 10 the Mum
mcrs' association by W, a. Sechler.
John Cruikshark, president of the
association, Saturday stated some very
big features-now and original III
their natuic-will grace the parade
this year.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-12-16

.,.lvU III
SANTA CLAUS

nd now we shall read letters from
..n and Puritanic correspondents,
from editorials and comments in news
papers that it is altogether wrong to
teach or try to make children believe
in the legends of Christmas and q
Santa Claus. Some people would de-
stroy Kris Kingle and eliminate every
element of surprise from the f,stivi-
ties. Fortunately these theories are
limited. Modern childhood needs
more, not less, Of the helpful stimulus
of pure imagination. In prosaic and
materialistio age childhood is being
robbed of its dreams and it's sweet
mysteries in which the fancy reveled.
A generation is growing up around us
which is proudly referred to some
times as ''hard- headed, sensible, you
can n't-fool-me boys and girls" Instead
| of blessing this condition is a subject
for the keenest distress. Without i'm
agination, without reverence for the
mysteries and beneficial forces that
are supposed to lie outside the ken of
mortal understanding, the child is en-
tering life robbed of one of the most
useful and ennoblinS faculties OF the
human mind. The legends that feed
| the imagination and stir the soul Of
! childhood; the fancics that people the
world with bencticent creatures, and
| the faith that listens for the rustic of
an angels wing in the stiffness Of the
night, are mental forces thar in later
life comfort, sustain and strengthen
the weary and discouraged man or wo.
man i'll the battle against seen and un.
seen foes.
Let the children set the pace foI
your Christmas preparations Repre-.
sent to them in the character and
spirit of your purchases and your gift
giving something of the old fancies
and legends OF the season. Preserve
through this fine old festival some.
thing of the spiritual inspirations that
struggle for expression in the mind oi
every child. Make your work and
worry over the preparations center il
the child in your home or in the chile
life universal that waits so eagerly fol
the melody of the Christmas bells.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-12-16
GOOD WORK
Done Daily in Danville---Many Citizens
Tell of It,

Nearly every reader has heard of
Doan's Kidney Pills Their good work
in Danvillo still continues, and our
citizens are constantly adding endorse
ment by public testimony. No better
proof of merit can he had than the eX.
perience of friends and neighbors
Read this case:
Mrs Peter a. Winters, 209 L. Front
St, Danville, Pa, says: 81 am very
grateful for the benefit | derived
from Dosn's Kidney Pills. suffered
from pains across the small of my back
and in my kidneys, particularly severe
after hard day S work. When I was
on my feet for any length of time
there was an all-gone feeling across
my back and kidneys and l always
lacked ambition. Dosn s Kidney Pills.
which / procured at Hunts drug
store, strengthened and toned up my
kidneys and improved my general
health. have never used them persist
emily enough to obtain complete cure
but whenever have felt any symp-
toms of my former trouble returning,
have never failed to receive relief
after taking a few doses of the rem
edy"
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster -Milburn Go, Buffalo,
New York. sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan's-and
take no other.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-12-16
Party on r. F, D, No. /,

y very pleasant party was held at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Moser, r. i. d. No. /. OH Saturday
evening.
Refreshments We're served, music
was furnished by Joe Ashenfelder.
Herman Hill, Roy Rake and Kate Mos.
er. Those present were: Mr.. and Mrs
Francis Sheatler, Mr.. and Mrs. Ray
Colder, Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Ashenfelder
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Springer. Mr.. and
Mrs. Roy Rake. Mrs, Kate Moser. Miss
Edna DIETRICH, Annabel Snyder, Edna
Springer, Matriona Sheatler. Olive,
Annie and Maude Colder, Conrad
Springer, Homer, Sam, Lloyd and
Casper Sheatler, Sidney Moser, Russell
Moser, Elmer Colder, Stewart Colder,
Herman Hill, Atwood Ashenfelder.
Chris Springer.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-12-16
CAN'T WALK ON TRACKS

In the future all trespassers on tho
Pennsylvania Railroad Co.'S. tracks
will be arrested. This is an order that
was received by local railroad men on
Saturday
In view of the high death rate among
trespassers on the railroad property,
officials of the Pennsylvania company
deem that it has moral responsibility
in preventing and breaking up the
practice. 1t does not wear cut it's ties
for persons to walk over them and it
suffers no pecuniary damage, but the
road does come in for adverse criticism
whenever an accident occurs. The
company is bound to break up tho
practice and its lines aIe thoroughly
policed by men who have instructions
to take seemingly harsh measures if
necessary.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-12-16
A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT

\ terrible accident occurred near
bloomsbury Saturday evening when
Charles Freeze. we'll known and
highly esteemed farmer who resides on
Jlie outskirts of that town. accidental.
ly blew of the top of his head with a
shot gun. The man had just returned
from Bloomsbury whore lie had bought
Christmas presents for his children.
While i'll Bloom Saturday afternoon
Mr.. Freeze stopped at the home of a
relative TO get shot gun which had
beon borrowed. He also took several
shells, which were in the gun. His
wife heard him drive up to the barn
and when he failed TO come TO the
house after a while she went to look
for him, She returned to the house to
tell her father in law, Peter Freeze,
that she could find no trace of her hus-
band. The father then went, and half
way out the lane he found the team
and wagon with his sons body lying
across the seat. The whole top of his
head had been blown off.
The man was a nephew of Col John
q. Freeze, the Nestor of the Colum.
bia county bar.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-12-16
KILLED BY TRAIN

Frank Erdman, I7-year-old boy,
employed at the Sunbury silk mill,
was run down and instantly killed by
Philadelphia & Reading passenger
train Saturday while OH his way TO
work
The boy was crossing the tIestling
spanning Shamokin creek at East Sun
bury. The engineer saw him too late
to stop the train. The train was over
an hour late and the boy probably
thought it had already passed and that
he was in no danger.
Erdman's home is in Irish Valley,
near Augustaville, where his father,
John Erdman. lives. He lived with
his sister, Mrs. John Conard, at Ham
ilton, village east of Sunbury.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-12-16
Celebrated Eleventh Birthday.

Master Lake Frazier delightfully."- en-
tertained at five O'Clock dinner at his
home on r. i. ID. No ., on his eleventh
birthday, Saturday Eleven boys,
school mates and friends, were present /:
Mryon Boyer, John Philo, William
Phile, David Williams, Elias Williams,
Homer Sheatler, Samuel Sheatler,
Alexander Stineman, Louis Ashton.
Selwyn Williams, William Williams.
Others present were Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward Frazier Mr., and Mrs. Elias
Williams, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Sandle,
Mr. and Mrs. George Walleze, Mrs.
Norman Boyer, Miss Crissie Frazier,
Ruth Stineman, Dolly Phile and Ray
mond Frazier Many useful gifts were
received.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-12-16
TRUSTEES invoke
AID Of LAW

The trustees of the hospital for the
insane held a regular meeting at that
institution Thursday, the members
present being: W. +. Shay, G. R.
Van Allen, DIR. Detwiler, DIR. Harvey,
Hon. James Foster and r. ]. Pegg.
The most important feature of the
proceedings was action taken with re-
ference to the collection of money
from counties and poor districts
throughout the State representing a
balance due the hospital for the main
tenance Of the criminal insane.
AS was explained in previous issue
the auditor general has rendered an
opinion deciding that henceforth the
State shall not contribute to the sup
port of the criminal insane but that
the whole amount of the maintenance
of the latter is to be charged against
and collected from the several coun-
ties and poor districts to which said
criminal insane belong. 1t was ex-
planned that on September 1st a bill
was rendered the various counties and
poor districts at ST. per week for
each criminal insane patient, the
amount that it was customary to col
lect from them III the past AS the re-
suit of the auditor generals opinion,
an additional bill at 81 90 per week.
the difference between 81. rs and 81. %,
the full cost of maintenance, was rend-
cred the different counties and poor
districts together with a full explana-
tion.
it now develops that while some of
the counties and poor districts paid
the balance without protest much
larger number take exception 10 the
auditor generals decision and refuse
to pay, until they are furnished with
written opinion from the attorney
general
The auditor general has deducted
from the hospitals statement to his
department for the quarter ending
August 3lst, the amount of its claim
against the State for the support of
the criminal insane. Unless the coun-
ties and poor districts reimburse the
hospital as requested of them the in.
stitution will be left with a deficit on
its hands which will run into thou
sands of dollars
In this emergency the trustees have
decided to bring suit against the coun-
ties and poor districts that refuse to
honor those second bills rendered, on,
in other words pay the balance due for
the criminal insane. The matter was
left in the hands of the solicitor, Hon.
Il. S. zimmerman, who will forthwith
lay it before the attorney general.
At the meeting of Thursday the
large surface sewer constructed by
Clark & Hayes was accepted and form
ally taken off the contractors hands
by the trustees.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-12-16
Eow's This e?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re.
ward for any case of Cararrh that can
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
f. !. CHENEY q Co, Toledo, Q.
We, the undersigned, have known L.
J. Cheney for the last Is years. and
believe him perfectly honorable in all
business transactions, and financially
able to carry out any obligations made
by his firm
Waldjng, Kinnan & Marvin,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter.
nally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system.
Testimonials sent free. Price, 75c. per
bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for con-
stipatlon,
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-12-16
SELLING LOTS
ON THE CANAL

There is considerable conjecture as
to what effect the ultimatum given
the d. L. & w. Railroad company by
the borough council relative to the
abating of the canal nuisance will
have upon the procedure looking to n
filling up of the old waterway which
was set ON foot early in the fall.
Whether or not the d. l.. & w. peo-
pie will regard it as practicable, con-
sidering the season of the year. to an
ter upon the work in ''three months
time as ordered by council, or wheth-
er they will agree to take the initia-
tive in and complete the filling up of
the canal themselves without the aid
and cooperation of the borough
which they have all along insisted
upon-is matter of good deal of
doubt.
In taking the course it did council
was impelled by the apparently auth
entic rumor that the d. L. & W.
Railroad company is selling the old
canal and has actually disposed of one
or moro sections of it to Danville par
lies. 1t was made reasonably clear
that one plot, with forty feet frontage,
abutting on the Mill street culveIt
and extending eastward about $50 feet,
has actually been sold, while on the
western side of the culveIt plot of
corresponding dimensions is for sale,
even il parties in town have not al
ready got an option upon it.
In this connection an interesting
fact was brought ont. The canal prop
erty is about sixty feet wide. East of
the culvert the plot sold, or for sale,
extends from the building line of
Canal street northward, taking in the
greater part of the width of the canal
property. Some twenty feet on the
northern side remain, which, it is
said, the d. l.. & ". company refuses
to sell, but will retain as an outlet,
should it ever desire to construct a
switch. The view taken by the coun.
cilmcn is that the owner is alone re-
sponsible for the condition of the
canal bed and that the borough should
not be required to aid in improving
the property, The sale of building
sites, already made or contemplated,
they say, reveals to what extent the
company owning the canal expects to
realize from it,
Meanwhile the work of filing up
the old ditch between Church and
Beaver streets goes on apace. The
Structural Tubing company, which
has agreed to fill up this section of
the canal, is dumping into ii daily
large quantities of ashes and cindcr
Already approximately one-half of
the canal between the two above nam
ed streets is filled up, fact which
indicates how easily the old water
way from one end of town to the
other could be wiped out of existence,
if the work were taken hold of prop =
- =: 49,. l,.uspur stage the problem of
drainage seems to be the one hardest
to solve, involving, according to esti-
mates, considerably more cost that the
actual filling up of the canal
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-12-16
WOULDN'T ACCEPT PLEA

Judge Evans does not believe Joseph
Kelly, the Danville man who is charg-
ed in Bloomsbury with stealing fur
mace from Mrs. Lillian Wright, is
guilty. This was made clear Saturday
in court at Bloomsbury when the
president judge refused to impose sent
ence although both Kelly and his part
HvI Junh james nau previously pleau-
ed guilty. Judge Evans will allow
their case to go before jury at the
February term.
The men told the judge in court the
circumstances of the case. They said
that they had bought the furnace from
Mrs. Wright, hut that when they went
to get II there was no one at home.
They went into the cellar and took the
stove apart, loaded il on their wagon
and took it to scales to have il
weighed and then brought it to Dan
willie and sold it, intending to settle
with Mrs. Wright later. Instead they
spent the money for liquor. They were
working to earn money to pay Mrs
Wright when they were arrested for
larceny.
Judge Evans does not think the facts
warrant charge of larceny, and said
the men should not have been allowed
TO plead guilty.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-12-16
LAMP EXPLODED

The dwelling Of Irwin West, Bald
Top. was set on fire by al exploding
lamp Saturday evening and came very
near being destroyed.
The explosion occurred i'll bed
room, The burning oil caused the fire
to spread very rapidly and in a few
the bedding and nearly every
article in tho room were in a blaze
The family succeeded in saving the
dwelling, but not until the contents
of the bed room were destroyed.