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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-08-18
TWO SUSPECTS
UNDER ARREST

Qnite a commotion was caused in
this city Saturday morning by the ar
rest of couple of hoboes suspected of
being implicated in the burglary, at
the ID. L. q w. station. The presence
of four detectives. industriously on the
job seemed to add to the Importance of
the capture. The hoboes, each in him
self an interesting type, finally gained
their freedom.
Ever since the burglary Detectives
Adamson and Spellman of the ID. l..
& w. railroad company have been in
Danville working in conjunction with
detectives of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road, who are trying to obtain clew
to the burglars that cracked the safe
at the station at Catawissa a short
time ago. Their labors seemed barren
of results until last Saturday morning
when two hapless hoboes alighted from
a freight train, one of whom in strik-
ing manner resembled an individual to
whom suspicion pointed.
Detectives Adamson and Spellman
quickly nabbed the hoboes and hustled
them off to the lookup, at the same
time notifying Detectives Keller and
Thorp of the Pennsylvania Railroad,
who came up from Sunbury on the
10 :26 train.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-08-18
1911 MODEL.

Thomas j. Prices new car, a Pack
ard 30, 1911 model, arrived in this city
Monday evening. 1t is one of the most
beautiful and expensive automobiles
in this section. 1t is fore door body,
seven passenger car. The wheels are
equipped with Continental demount-
able rims, the car carrying two tires
already pumped up. The machine has
Packard standard blue body, the door
lines being black. The fender hood,
the radiator, all metal parts are en-
ameled black.
The run from Atlantic City to Dan
vile was made on Monday, the car be-
ing in charge of John X. Allen of
Philadelphia. In the party were Mr..
and Mrs. I. J. Price, Miss Price and
her guest, Miss Whitten, of Wakefield,
Mass, and Edward ]. Price
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-08-18
INJURED INNOCENCE.

The four detectives accompanied by
Officer MincemoyeI and Voris proceed
ed to the lookup where the hoboes
were subjected to the worst grilling
they ever experienced. Unfortunately
for them they told irrational and CON
flicting stories.
One of the men gave his name as
John Ryan the other as James Leon
ard. Both assumed an air of injured
innocence as they were led to the lock
up. They seemed to be in ignorance
of the robbery and inquired what had
occurred in town to lead to their ar
rest.
Ryan, who had short fiery red
beard, was the man to whom suspicion
pointed. Despite a keen eye he seem.
ed very obtuse and stupid, and when
requested to give an account of him.
self on the night of the robbery he
made such bungling job of it that
for awhile it looked bad for him.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-08-18
POOR MEMORY

Both of the suspects were very anX-
ious to be classed as tramps merely.
One of them recollected that he had
worked little at haying somewhere
during the past summer; he had also
worked for a contractor at Kingston,
but he wasn't sure whether he had
given his right name there or not. 1t
did not seem very clear to the other
fellow whether he had done any work
or not during the present summer.
Ryan on being asked to explain why
he had adopted the life of tramp re-
piled:
Il guess hit the bottle a little too
strong like a good many others. "
Officer:Thorp recognized Ryan as a
bum recently detained in the lookup
at Sunbury, where he was travelling
with an umbrella mender and where
his conduct seemed to bear out his
representations that he was only a
tramp whose worst offense seemed to
be that of getting drunk.
The hoboes were grilled for nearly
an hour, after which the detectives
retired to talk the matter over. 1t was
finally agreed that, although few cir
cumstances seemed suspicious, the
evidence against the men was not
strong enough to hold them on. They
were released during the afternoon.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-08-18
Auto Dashes Up a Porch.

Pottsville, Aug. 16.-An unoccupied
automobile racing backward at break
neck speed down steep Norwegian
street yesterday threatened the lives
of number of pedestrians, and final
ly dashed over a pavement and up a
porch, where Charlott and Belle Rich
were sitting The ladies saved them
sevles from being scooped up by re-
treating into their house. The auto
mobile, which belonged to Engineer
Harry E. Wilson, of the Pennsylvania
railroad, was released on its perlious
trip by boys.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-08-18
800 FROM HERE
HAD LOTS Of FUN
Saturdays Scores.
Danville, 5; Bloomsbury, l.
Berwick, 3; Shickshinny, 2.
Nanticoke, 3; Nescopeck, /.
STANDING OF THE CLUBS

Did you hear the scorer" was the
sloagn thrown from the throats of the
500 houksy Danville rooters as they
surged from the Bloomsbury Athletic
Park Saturday afternoon, after the
sizzling to l spanking that Captain
Nipple and his trusty base ball yoemen
administered to the Bloomsbury Speed
Boys. did you hear the score?" was
the pertinent querry hurled from troll
ley car window and platform as the
specials and regulars sped toward Dan
vile, carrying the monster happy Dan
Vile contingent back home. And from
BloomsbuIg's downcast denizens, as
they watched their hopes and hard
earned money depart, came back for
answer-a row of sickly grins.
There are just a few games in sea-
son that get into the ultra class and
nobody who was at Bloomsbury will
question the assertion that this was
one of the few. The most potent cause
for Danville satisfaction in Saturday S
victory was the attack of acute con-
fidence that broke out in the Blooms
burg camp before the game and which
had assumed the proportions of an
epidemic by the time the game was
called.
Their exuberant spirits induced them
to risk large wads of their hard earn
ed cash on the result of the game, the
amount brought home by the Danville
sports being variously estimated at be-
tween $500 and $1,000. Not bet that
could be found by the Danville con-
tingent was left untaken, and by the
time the game was called Bloomsbury
money was getting very scarce.
Another exhaust they provided for
their bubbling enthusiasm was the
band, whose selections, however, were
confined to one tame while they march
ed unto the field and just one more as
the crowd was departing. The Blooms
burg enthusiasts had made all arrange
ments for big parade to celebrate
their victory, but the pegeant did not
have a chance to perform.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-08-18
PRONG IN APPENDIX
SCRANTON. Aug.


Thomas Duffy, machinist, % years
old, of Dunmore, near here, was op-
Grated upon in the Scranton private
hospital yesterday for the removal of
a dentists tool, which he swallowed a
week ago while having his teeth fixed
in the office of DR.. Harold Davis, of
Dunmore.
The tool was two-inch steel prong
with quaIter-inch burr at one end.
The physicians had to force it down
Duffy's neck into his stomach last
week. 1t worked its way to the veri-
form appendix, and set up a condition
similar to appendicitis, The appendix
was found to be inflamed, and the steel
instrument imbedded in it. Duffy s
condition is critical.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-08-18
TOM RYAN SCORES

Tom Ryan, Danville's heavy weight
athlete, took two of the prizes offered
for the events at the Bloomsbury fire.
mems picnic at Columbia park on Sat
urday.
In the shot put Ryan took first place,
distance 80 feet. The prize was a
diamond stud.
In the fat mems race Ryan again
captured first prize, pair of cuff bot
tons
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-08-18
FATAL COAST INTO AUTO
ALLENTOWN, Aug.

Noble Moyer,a Western Union mess
enger, ii years old, lost control of his
bicycle coasting down the Lehigh
mountain Sunday evening, and, strik-
ing the auto of Milton G.. Kline, suf-
fered a fractured skull, dying at the
hospital during the night.
To avoid the accident Kline ditched
his machine, breaking the front wheels,
He stopped so suddenly that all its oc-
cupants were thrown out, including
his mother, two sons and himself, all
sustaining painful injuries.
OF six autos that passed only one
stopped and its occupants, as soon as
they saw there was a hospital case,
rushed on. The boy had to be taken
to the institution on jolting wagon,
although his chances for life would
have been enhanced by a quick trip.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-08-18
113 Letters on Pin Head.

Sharon, Aug. 16.-On the head of an
ordinary pin Paul p. Wentz, of this
city, has engraved the alphabet four
times and then added his name and
the date when he completed the work
making 113 characters in all.
He was graduated from Bouman S
Technical school in Lancaster about a
year ago and is now working for Fred
Koehler in this city. For the wonder
full piece of work that he did he used
an ordinary matchmaker tool. Mr.
Wentz is only % years of age.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-08-18
THE DIFFERENCE

Obviously in the paving of the two
squares between Mill and Pine streets
no .amage will result to any of the
properties abutting, which implies
that there will be nc deficiency for the
municipality to make up. If a jury be
appointed it may be question wheth-
er the costs of paving assessed on prop
critics according to the benefits" may
not exceed the amount that they would
have had to pay had owners petitioned
for paving in the usual way.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-08-18
CALLED TO THE WORK.

Mr.. Sayers declares that it is settl-
ed conviction with him that he is call.
ed of God to carry the gospel of Jesus
Christ into this almost impenetrable
and long neglected field. Frequently
his congregations number less than a
dozen; twenty-five or thirty seems to
be about the limit. Services are held
wherever shelter can be found from
the scorching sun; often at night un.
der the light of the moon.
Strange as it may appear the climate
is not unhealthy and Mr.. Sayers is the
picture of health. Mosquitoes, how
ever, are a ceaseless torment and are
in evidence the whole year round.
The only relief afforded is by means
of mosquito netting. Snow is pratical-
ly unknown in the swamp region and
ice even the thickness of glass is a
rarity.
The present is NJ. Saye1s' first vis-
it to his old home since he left here
forty years ago.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-08-18
RULE NOT VIOLATED.

At present there are thirty-fve in
digent patients receiving treatment at
the tuberculosis .dispensary here. OF
this number there is not one whose
case is covered by rule 81 and who,
therefore, is subject to exclusion and
deportation.
Another new Iule has gone into eff
feet at the dispensary, which urfor-
tunately debars one or more poor per-
son, victims of tuberculosis, badly in
need of help, from treatment at the
local dispensary. The rule provides
that any patient at the dispensary who
makes application and is admitted to
the Mt. Alto sanatorium and leaves
there without being honorably dis
charged shall never be readmitted to
the sauatorium nor treated at the local
dispensaries. \ dishonoIable dis
charge follows only when patients
break the rules of the sanatOrium re-
lating to the use of tobacco and alco-
hol or leaving under three months con-
trary to advice. Up to the present
four INDECENT patients have made ap-
plication through the local dispensary
for admission to Mt. Alton. With
the exceptions above noted patients
have remained under treatment there
until discharged by the physician.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-08-18

DIES IN STRANGERS HOME. -
The infirmities of his advanced age
prevented Michael Collins, aged 20
years, who had been discharged from
the Philadelphia hospital, from reach
ing the home of relatives, but he was
taken in and cared for by Mrs. John
McCandles. Next morning Mrs. Nc
Candles went to the strangers room
to arouse him and she was startled to
find him dead.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-08-18
THE BIG MORSE.

OF course the star of the game was
McHale, Danville's new pitcher. From
beginning to ending he gave such an
exhibition of twirling as has never
been seen in Bloomsbury. Bloomsbury
had seven hits, but they came when
McHale said they should hit; he had
six strike outs, and they, too, came
when he had decided that strike out
was about due; the rest of the time
BloomsbuIg bats were laying ground
eIs or raising flies to Danville field
ers, where the masterful McHale had
previously decided they should go.
1t would be difficult to convince the
Bloomsbury fans that they had gotten
anything out of the game, but we
would like to inform them that every
person on the ground got a liberal ed
ucation in base ball pitching when
they saw McHale work.
He included in his repertoire every
thing that pitcher should have, and
besides fielded his position in spectacu-
lar form. A Bloomsburg batter would
spank viciously at shoulder high
foater that McHale had started at his
ankles, and miss it by foot; then
stand dazed while the big smiling fel.
low before him would groove smoke
ball across the plate that he was toe
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-08-18
FIRST VISIT
IN 49 YEARS

After lifetime of labor not unmix-
ed with trial and hardship, for the first
time in nearly half century the Rev.
N. L. Sayers of Plaquenime, La, hsH
returned to Montour county to view
the hearthstone of his early days and
to seek the few that still survive who
knew him as boy and young man.
Mr.. Sayers is a representative of an
old and pioneer family of this coun-
ty. He was born at Washingtonville
and was the son of John SayeIs, who
in turn was born about two miles from
Washingtonville.
In 1861 he joined the union army
enlisting in the Seventh Pennsylvania
cavalry After the war he settled in
Indiana.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-08-18
Snake Dream Causes PARALYSIS,

Slatington, Aug. 16.-Going to bed
after a hard days work, George Geor-
gopulus, local candy merchant,
dreamed that he had fight with a big
blacksnake. He dreamed that it had
encircled his leg and arm and was
about to bury its fangs in his body.
He awoke with a start to find that his
left side was totally paralyzed
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-08-18

An orchestra dance will be held at
DeWitt's Park tonight. The music will
be furnished by Miles & Foulk's Or
chestra. A delightful time is assured
to all who attend.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-08-18
MONSTER DANVILLE CROWD.

The crowd that attended the game
from here was a large one. Starting
with the one o'clock trolley regulars
and specials were jammed to over
flowing. About hundred took the
2:lG d. L. & W. train. Included were
men and women, v .lng and old, for
the word had been passed that Dan
vile was going to trounce their old
rivals. The ground records showed
1900 paid admissions, and of these not
less than 500 were from Danville.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-08-18
NOT GENERALLY KNOWN.

1t seems that good many persons
are unfamiliar with an important rule
at the tuberculosis dispeusary that is
rigidly lived up to. This rule forbids
that the physician in charge treat the
INDECENT patients for any other disease
than tuberculosis and that he treat
them only at the dispeusary; what at
tention the patients may require at
their homes is given by the visiting
nurse. Exception to the above rule
lies in those cases where the tuber-
culosis patients before they were ad-
mitted to the dipsensary were regular
patients of the physician in charge.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-08-18

DROPS DEAD IN CHURCH. Geo
Eptenheimer, of Philadelphia, drop.
ped dead while attending services in
Rehoboth NJ. e. church. Mrs. Epten
heimer was sitting beside her husband
when he was stricken with heart dis
ease.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-08-18
THE GAME.

With all the beforehand incidents
tending to bring the degree of JOY up
to summer heat, the game itself capped
the climax of ecstacy. 1t was hum
mer from every view point. Blooms
burg, with their dandy team, played
dandy ball in every department, but
still were ont played and out generated
by Danville in every position. Blooms
burg fought hard from start to finish,
but the onslaught of Danville batters
on Shawkey was not to be withstood,
while McHale, with his mystifying
shoots, turned Bloom batters into outs
with amazing ease.
Back of the giant Colby collegian
the eight other champs did sleight of
hand tricks with balls from Blooms
burg bats. DanviIle fielded errorlessly
took every one of the 40 chances that
were necessary to retire Bloomsbury
in the nine innings.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-08-18
WILL THERE Be
OBJECTIONS? ?

General interest centers on the next
meeting of council, Friday night, the
date set for hearing objections to the
paving of East Market street between
Mill and Pine streets.
Unless very strong opposition should
develop council will proceed forthwith
to prepare an ordinance authorizing
the improvement. The committee will
no doubt report at special meeting
and the ordinance will be adopted as
quickly as possible to the end that
formality may be complied with and
the two remaining squares ready for
paving by the time the section now
under way is completed.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-08-18
ENTERED THE MINISTRY.

Twenty years ago he entered the
Methodist ministry in Louisiana At
present he is member of the Gulf
Conference. For eight years his work
has lain in the great swamp region of
Louisiana. His principal appointment
is at Bayou Chene, st. Martins parish.
AS Methodist minister Mr. Sayers
faces conditions that are wholly un-
ique. Before obstacles that he has to
contend with and the privations that
he endures every day of his life the
hardships of the old time circuit rider
in this section dwindle into insignifi-
cance.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-08-18
A DISMAL LIFE.

In the swamp region there are no
farms-no towns-nothing in the way
of houses even, except a few "shacks''
primitive beyond belief. Yet through
out this great area human beings sub
sist and families are reared.
Large tracts of timber land are be-
ing cleared, but the principal occupa-
tion of the people are fishing and trap
ping.
Mr., Savers circuit embraces two
hundred miles. He travels exclusively
in boat, winding his way in and out
among the bayous or inlets from the
lakes or large rivers that move loiter-
ingly through the illimitable swamps,
where mosquitoes formidable in size
and in untold millions assail him.
The clergyman's boat is propelled by
gasolene and is equipped with head
light. 1t is a specially designed craft;
it affords sleeping quarters and is, in
deed, the only home that Mr.. Sayers
knows for long intervals.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-08-18
THE PROCEDURE

Following the plan usually adopted
in such cases the costs will not be as
sessed until the paving is completed.
The owners of properties abutting on
the two squares will then be present
ed with bill for the costs as COM
puted
Should property owners decline to
pay their share of costs a petition will
be presented to court asking for the
appointment of jury of three men as
provided by the Act of May 81, 1897.
Section provides as follows: In
exercising the power aforesaid all pro-
ceedings for the ascertaining of dam
ages and the assessment of benefits in
cident thereto shall be as now provid-
ed by law in reference to payment of
costs, benefits, damages and expenses
of public improvements within muni-
cipal corporations.
!. AS brought out i'll Section of the
Act of May 16, 1891, the mode of pro-
cedure referred to is as follows: On
petition viewers shall be appointed
who shall assess the costs and expenses
of grading, paving and curbing of the
street or alley upon the property bene-
fitted, according to the benefits, if suffi-
cient can be found, but if not, then the
deficiency, when finally ascertained,
shall be paid by the municipal corpo-
ration.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-08-18
LEOPARD sCALPs CHILD. -Johu

LEOPARD SCALPS CHILD. -Johu
Eggensbreger, aged five years, of Beav.
er Falls, leaned too close to cage in
which ferocious leopard was kept.
AS result the animal reached through
he bars and almost scalped the child.
So serious are the injuries inflicted
that his life is despaired of.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-08-18
SPARSELY SETTLED.

The great swamp region is very
sparsely settled. Among those who
have penetrated the place and are try
ing their fortunes numbering and in
other vocatiors are some college men.
The .he people, however, are
gross arant, although emotional
and ~ no means unresponsive.
ON ,he whole Mr.. Savers is consid-
erahly encouraged by results. The peo-
pie are willing to re taught. In many
instances lie finds large families living
outside cf woGlock-not because of
innate depfayity, it should be ex-
planned, but rather because they have
so long been neglected. As soon as
they are shown tie error of their ways
the men and women rearing families
agree to be married and Mr.. Sayers
ties the belated nuptial knot. There
are many persons who know nothing
of the plan of salvation-who know
nothing of the Bible and are familiar
with the word God only as it occurs
in profane language.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-08-18

b. L. Diehl is remodeling his home
on Bloom road.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-05-12
Brisk Land Business,

Through ne agency Of The Ward
County laAA taosRoos. ssheafs -
.tionxof .sshas laaA. nAars laAv.s has
bon sold 10 Wm !. Hunt, a. that place..
This company has so.x NJ. Hunt -
section Of land durins4 ths apest qzssF
and rscsntly. esol& a 40 sasre4. aAel1
north a Misot - W. g. D1n1. ~
recently returned from Idaho. Tnes
look for = big business this year. VII
q 1t was about year ago that the
school lands in Ward county were
sold, and it is remarkable, but never
theless true, that the land has almost
doubled in value. Much Of the land
that was sold for $21 an acre, 10 now
on the market for $35 an acre. Those
who availed themselves Of the oppor-
tunity to buy some Of this land, have
no cause for regret. ~.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-05-12
Disposed of d.
Mortgaged
property

Sheriff Christensen of Price coun.
ty, Wis, came to Minot Monday, arm
ed with warrants for Mes Parsley
and another fellow who were charged
with disposing of six head of mort
gagged horses. Parsley was located
at the VIM. Wendt farm south of the
city that afternoon by Sheric Soren-
son, and lodged in the county Jail.
He informed the sheriff that the
horses had been sold to parties in the
vicinity Of Stanley, and the Wiscon-
sin sheriff left for that place, where
Parsley's partner and the Aorses were
located. The otAoe eollow was plac.
ed under arrest. Both men will be
returned to Wisconsin.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-05-12
NOTICE. FOR BIDS.

Notice is hereby given that the
board of county commissioners OF
Ward county will receive sealed bids
up to two o'clock p. m. May 10Th
for the finishing of the grading on
road beginning at the Forth end OF
center line of Main street Of Crows
First Addition to Donnybrook, thence
east to center of section II, twp. 15S.
range 81. @a
Bids to be according to plans and
specifications now on file in the ONCE
of the county surveyor and to be e
companied by certified check or
bond in the sum of $4,000 Is guar
antee to enter into contract. 4,
Given under my hand and by order
of he board Of county commissioners
this 25th day Of April, 1910. &5s
Louis A. Larson, county auditor
(SEAL) 4-2St3