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The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-06-29
MILLER WINS OUT CIRCUS DAY HERE
HOWE'S BIG LONDON SHOWS
BROUGHT DELIGHT TO LARGE
CROWDS AND BOTH PERFORM
ANCES HAD A FULL TENT
STREET PARADE GOOD ONE

Howe's London Shows arrived
here at s o'clock Tuesday morning
from Pittston. They travel on a
splendidly equipped train of 20 cars,
and before the first wagon was un-
loaded everyone in town formed an
idea of the great proportions of the
concern. 1t is the first big circus
to exhibit here in several years.
The parade in the morning was
seen by large and delighted crowd,
1t stretched the entire length of
Main street and was a treat to every
body.
The circus came highly recon-
mended as being clean. bright and
attractive throughout. Perform
ances were gives at anu s. From
here the circus went to Carbondale.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-06-29
WILD WEST WANTS ERIE CITED.
Service Board Told Railroad Refuses
Tariffs to Show Company.


The upstate public service COM
mission is in receipt of complaint
from Edward Arlington of Brooklyn.
relative to the refusal of the Erie
Railroad company to haul the equip
ment of the 101 Ranch Wild West
show. The commission has called
the attention of the company to the
fact that it has on various occasions
established and filed with the COM
mission tariffs for traffic of this kind,
and asked to be advised why similar
service is refused the complainant.
Should the Wild West succeed in
the effort to have the show trans
ported over the Erie, there is a strong
probability of its showing in Port
Jervis If free lot, license and wa
ter Is furnished by the city or bust
ness men, as has been the case when
the Wild West exhibited at Kings
ton. ss|
The Erie for some reason is ad-
verse to transporting shows of the
vast proportions OF the Wild West.
Port Jeryis business men want the
circus and are trying to induce the
railroad TO haul the circus cars.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-06-29
To Put an End to Caveins.

Ten thousand dollars will be spent
by the Scranton school board and
city councils to ascertain what steps
viii be necessary to safeguard the
city against further damage and pos
sible effectment by mine caves. A
thorough investigation of the un-
derground conditions will be made
by Engineers Eli T, Conner of Phila-
delphia and William Griffith of Scran-
ton and their report will be sub
mitted to a commission of eminent
engineers within the next four
months.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-06-29
WOMAN L|CKS OWL THE GAME WAS HOT
MRS. SCUDDER, ATTACKED BY
UGLY BIRD ON COUNTRY ROAD,
USES WHIP EFFECTIVELY
AND BIRD is STUNNED AND
CAPTURED-SAYS SHE WASN'T
SCARED.

Mrs. Frank Scudder, who drove
from Cold Springs to Honesdale one
day last week to do some shopping,
had strange experience on the way
home. A large hoot owl hanging
from a limb that crossed the road
dropped on her as she drove by and
tried to dig its claws into her head.
Mrs. Scudder had a heavy whip
in the carriage with her and with
this she promptly belabored the
owl 1t took only a few vigorous
whacks to put the owl to rout.
"Of course l was stirred up" said
Mrs. Seudder, when at home she
was asked about TIP affair, but !
wasn't scared. | Knew with .sfhat
whip l could defend myself from a
bird like that"
She picked up the stunned bird
and brought it to Honesdale as proof
of her prowess in knocking out ugly
owls. A local grocer bought the bird
and it is said it will be stuffed.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-06-29
Old sawmiII Man Dies of Cancer.

job Iowne, an old resident of
Pine Bush, n. Y, died last week at
Orange farm at the age of S1..-nf
cancer of the bladder. Mr.. Bovine
was in the lumber business for
many years in Pine Bush, mostly
shipping timber, hewed out by hand,
until some saw mills commenced
saving out timber in the woods. De-
ceased was well known in the coun-
try around, buying up timber and
shipping for many years.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-06-29
How's THIS FOR FISH STORY
Pickerel 18 Inches Long Had Swal-
lowed One Nine Inches Long.

NJ. E. Lewis, George S. Thomp-
son, Homer G. Ames and Leroy l..
Rollison enjoyed fishing trip to
Peck's pond the other day. They
caught S9 pickerel, the largest "a
inches In length. n
Lewis tells story about catching
a pickerel IS inches in length which
had swallowed one of its own fam
lily. measuring about nine inches. the
tail of which protruded from the
mouth of the greedy one. The mem
befs of the party all vouched for the
truth of the statement. aew
p Frank Mcdonald was also very
shccessful opening day, He captur-
edl fine bass at Lake Teedyuscung.
rep. r. Cross and a friend caught
l25 catfish and eight pickerel at
Peck's.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-06-29
AUBURN FOR KNAPP
DEPOSIT BANKER CONVICTED
OF RECEIVING MONEY WHEN
HE KNEW INSTITUTION WAS
INSOLVENT -JUDGE CONAN
GIVES HIM is MONTHS TO TWO
YEARS.

After deliberating all night, jury
Friday morning at Cooperstown re-
turned a verdict of guilty against
Charles p. Knapp, charged with re-
ceiving a deposit in Knapp Bros
private bank at Deposit, Broome
county, when he knew the bank to
be insolvent.
The failure of the Knapp bank on
April 8, 1900, was simultaneous with
the appointment of receivers for the
Outing Publishing company, of which
the Knapp bank was creditor to
the extent of 100000, and the clos
ing of the Binghamton Trust COM
pany. Charles ]. Knapp, uncle of
Charles P. Knapp and a member
of the firm of Knapp Bros, was
president of the Binghamton Trust
company.
The trial of Charles p. Knapp was
held at Cooperstown, Otsego, a
change of venue having been secured
by the defendant on the ground that
a fair trial could not be had in
Broome. Charles P. Knapp and
Charles j. Knapp are indicted joint
ly, charged with receiving deposits
in a bank knowing it to be insol-
vent.
Justice Henry B. Conan sentenced
Knapp to Auburn State prison for
not less than Is months nor more
than two years.
Charles P. Knapp attained some
prominence in New York several
years ago as the leader of Knapp's
millionaire band"
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-06-29
Five Hawley Girls For Teachers.

The school board of Lackawaxen
township recently elected teachers
for the coming term as follows:
Miss Nell Wegge of Hawley, Bais-
den school; Miss Mathilda Bried of
Hawley, Kimble; Miss Kathryn
Drake of Hawley, Glen Eyre; Miss
Lillian Dewitt of Rowland, West
fall; Miss Helen B. Rowland of
Rowland, Rowland; Miss Edna Old
field of Hawley, Bohemia; Miss Ella
Decker of Hawley, Williamson; Miss
Esther Lloyd of Pittston, Ridgway;
Miss Minnie Hansen of Baoba, West
colang: Miss Mary Madden of Bloom
ing Grove, Burchers; P. F. Chamber
lain of Rowland, Greeley.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-06-29
COMPANY MUST PAY
HIM $5,1OO, SAYS THE JURY
PLAINTIFF WAS OWNER OF
TWIN LAKE HOUSE IN BEK-
- LIN TOWNSHIP, WHICH WAS
DESTROYED BY FIRE.

Ernest Miller, with John F. Roe,
Mary Weston and Abby F. Atherton
mortgages, sued the Security I'm
derwriters Policy in an action of as
sumpsit. The plaintiff claimed the
defendants insured his property, the
Twin Lake house in Berlin township,
against fire for one year from Oct.
5, 1909-S3000 on the dwelling
house and $4,000 on personal prop
erty in the house. He claimed dam
ages of $1,000.
The defense claimed the plain
tiff's statement did not show the in
terest of Jnhr. U. Poe, Marv We ton
and Abby F. sAtherton in the policy or
that these persons were properly
Joined as plaintiffs; that the policy
as written should be void if the in
sured could be shown to have con-
cealed or misrepresented any mater
ial fact relating to the insurance, es-
pecially as to other interested par
ties; and that the personal prop
erty insured, or at least large part
of it, was at the date of the insur-
ing of the policy encumbered by a
chattel mortgage in favor of the
Stickley-Brandt Furniture company,
the amount of this mortgage being
unknown to the defendant. The de-
fense denied the averment in the
statement of the plaintiff that the
defendants adjuster waived alA fur
ther proofs of loss and ownership.
The jury gave the plaintiff $5,-
100. Judge ,Searle heard the case.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-06-29
MIR. HUNTER ON OUR ROADS.
State Highway Commissioner Has
Sharp Words For Construction
System.

State Highway Commissioner JOS
eph w. Hunter has admitted that the
present system of state road building
in Pennsylvania is all wrong. He
characterized it as patch work"
and declared there should be a radi-
cal change of plan.
"In order to get rid in measure
of the patch work system now be-
ing followed and to provide for a
system of continuous improved high
ways the legislature should adopt
such a plan as will authorize the re-
construction of main roads or trunk
lines throughout the state"
Commissioner Hunter pleads for
laws which will enable the state to
build main lines of roads and con-
meet existing improved roads and
cities and towns without the neces-
sity for local initiative. He also
urged that the state should main
tain the roads.
The state has built 626 miles of
road since the creation of the high
way department, the bulk of the
work in the last two years. The
construction is handled entirely by
the state, but townships and bor-
oughs choose roads to be improved,
Lately steps have been taken to
connect isolated links of roads and
several stretches of 10 to IL miles
soon will be ready for traffic. More
attention is being given TO the use
IL de aNn n haa
96.6 miles of road under contract
and about $675.OOO to spend on con-
struction this year.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-06-29
Good snake Story From Long Ridge.

Says the last issue of the Hawley
Times:
While automobile riding on Tues
day in r. w. Murphy's car George
and Warren Murphy and George
Jacobs ran over large rattlesnake
on the Long Ridge road near the
residence of Patrick Keary. His
snakeship sported nine rattles and
measured 4 " feet in length and
was trying to get out of the road
when they purposely ran over it..
The snake was apparently uninjured
and continued its fight for some
bushes beside the road, when they
stopped the machine and killed it.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-06-29
Welsh Day at Lake Lodore.

Welsh day will be observed at
Lake Lodore Friday, July 20. The
excursion will be under the joint
auspices of the Pioneer. City Druid
society and the Pioneer LGlee Club
of Carbondale and the Glee club OF
Olyphant. Committees have been
appointed and elaborate arrange
ments will be made.
A prominent feature will be sew
eral selections by the glee clubs
First-class music will be furnished
for dancing and there will be other
amusements.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-06-29
HONESDALE NINE BEAT, EAST
STKOUDSBURG STATE NOR
MALITES IN CLOSE 12-INNING
FIGHT-LARGELY A PITCHERS
BATTLE, HONORS WERE WITH
HESSLING.

Capt. Kupffer and his speedy ag-
gregation of ball tossers started the
1910 season in the proper fashion
by beating East Stroudsburg State
Normal, a particularly strong school
team, by the score of 2 to 1 in a
hot 12-inning game on the silk mill
grounds Saturday afternoon.
Honesdale's two were scored in
the first and the last. The visitors
got their solitary tally in the seventh.
1t was good deal of a pitchers
battle, Hessling for the home team
shooting some tantalizing curves over
the plate that bothered the school
boys and McCloskey, the Water Gap
twirler, doing almost as we'll, though
the Honesdale hitters gradually got
onto his delivery and touched him
up freely as the game progressed.
His support was better than Hess
ling's. The school team is quick and
clean when it comes to fielding. The
score by innings:
Honesdale, 20 90 0 0 90 90 1-2
Stroudsb'g, 100000 10000 O-1
Hits: Honesdale, 5; Stroudsburg
8.
Errors: Honesdale, 6; Strouds-
burg, 8.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-06-29
State Aid Cannot BE Secured With
out Supervisors Consent.

Deputy Attorney-general William
NJ. largest has settled the question
whether counties can apply for state
aid for reconstruction of roads with
out concurrence of township super
visors by a ruling that they cannot
do so except where roads have been
taken under the provisions of the
county road act of 1895. The ques-
tion has been before the state high
way department from several coun-
ties.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-06-29
No Money To Fight Fires.

The state is without resources for
hiring men to fight forest fires.
Forestry Commissioner Robert S.
Conklin announces the $4,000 ap-
preparation for this work was ex-
hausted and that there would be no
more money available until after
the legislature meets next winter.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-06-29
Two County Chairmen Chosen.

The Democratic county commit
tee met at the court house Monday
and renominated Charles A. Nc
Carly for county chairman.
The Republican county committee
met Monday AFTERNOON at the court
house and reelected Myron E.
Simons county chairman.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-06-29

Congressman John X. Tener,
nominee for governor, received a
great ovation in the. house when he
risburg. Applause from the regu-
lars interrupted the proceedings of
the house 10 minutes.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-06-29
Must Pay for Damage to Roads.

WIIHt uy Tut ITUIIIsIrV 10 IlUiIIs.
Gov. Hughes of New York has
signed Mr.. Whitney's bill amending
the highway law to provide that any
one damaging a highway or bridge
maintained at public expense by
conveying a load of excessive weight
shall pay damages.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-07-19
TO SHIP GREEN FRUIT
Valley Growers VIII Send Out Thirty
Cars of Prunes.

! A meeting of prune growers was
held last week at the Salem Fruit I'm
ions offices for the purpose OF arrang-
ing for a shipment of green prunes.
Il. NJ. McKearny, representative of the
Producers Fruit Exchange of Sacra-
mento. California. attended the meet
ing and purchased 80 cars of the green
fruit for shipment to eastern markets
The fruit union had about decided
not to ship any green prunes this
year but the successes of last year of
willamette valley green prunes In the
east was such that Mr.. McKearney in
duced the union to sell thirty cars.
The dried fruit pool of the union
has been sold and the union is now
going into the market to buy any
quantities offered. The new large pack
ing house is about completed. part of
the machinery is on the ground and
the balance is on the way. When this
plant has been completed IL will be the
largest Of its kind on the Pacific coast.
The Southern Pacific Railroad COM
pany will install sidetrack to the
plant In a few days so that everything
will be in readiness to handle a large
volume Of business.-Statesman
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-07-19
PEOPLE YOU KNOW
Comings and GoIngs as Told by Our
Exchanges.

Mr.. and Mrs. Dave Sears departed
from Independence last Sunday. They
have gone to Portland. where they are
I to take charge Of an apartment house
which they own at 431 Salmon Street.
The primary reason for their reno
val to Portland is that Dave may un-
dergo treatment by noted specialist
during the next year. Mr.. Sears says
they expect to return to Independence
in year or so.-Independence Enter
prise.
Willard Dundas is taking a much
needed vacation at Falls City and
Black Rock. He has been very closely
confined in the office work here and
his health demanded a change. His
father is attending to the office in his
absence.-W Willamina Times.
J. s. Cooper, and Phil Metschan, of
Portland were at the beach over Sun
day.-Newport News.
(McMinnville- Telephone -Register.)
Mrs. John McCrow, of Mccoy. visit
ed with friends in McMinnville the
latter part of the week.
Miss Pansy Stewart, 'steno" in the
office of Attorney Kliks. spent Sunday
and Monday in Dallas visiting her
mother
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-07-19
CULPRIT is PENITENT
Farmer Who Attacked Dairy Officers
Indicted by Grand Jury.

A few weeks ago, two OF the Ore.
gon state dairy inspectors, Paul Mari.
and W. b. Duncan, were attacked by
a Linn county farmer. at whose place
they called for the purpose of passing
judgment upon the condition of his
dairy outfit. The matter was taken be-
fore the grand jury of the circuit court
in Albany, resulting in an indictment
being found against him.
Concerning the outcome of the case,
the following from Mr. Maris is self
explanatory: You can say if you like
that the dairyman near Harrisburg,
who pulled his shotgun on Mr.. Dun
can and myself realized the error of
his way when he was arrested, taken
into Albany, and put under $3.50 cash
bond to keep the peace. He was very
meek and agreed not to do that way
any more. He was informed by the
court that he was liable to heavy fine
and Imprisonment for his action, but
owing to the fact that he was an ig-
norant foreigner and very penitent, he
was let off easy. y."-Pacific Homestead.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-07-19
f. NJ. SPLAWN is DEAD
Pioneer, Formerly Of Dallas, Passes
Away at Waldporf.

News was received here today that
Frank II. Splawn. a pioneer Of Ore
gUn and for many years resident OF
Dallas. died at his farm near Wald-
port, Friday.
His daughters Mrs. Lily Wing, Of
Goldendale, Washington, and Mrs.
Minnie Smith. Of Grants Pass, were in
Dallas today, enroute for Waldport,
when they received news Of their
fathers death and burial 1t is plan
ned to have the body moved to Gold
cndale and inferred beside that of his
first wife and those of his children
who died before him. His daughters
intend to go to Waldport at once and
complete arrangements for the fun
eraI.
The Observer hopes to be able to
give a fuller account, in its next issue,
Of the life Of this pioneer, who was
for SO many years counted among the
best and most highly respected citizens
of Dallas.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-07-19

John G. ShilOck. an attorney hlth-
erto unknown in local politics, save By
the regularity Of his voting, is the man
who will be nominated by the assem-
bly, for county judge at next Satur-
days fiasco That is unless the slate
made BY leaders fails Of materlaliza-
ton.
This is a fair sample Of the stuff the
Portland Journal has been handing out
in its hysterlcal effort to defeat the
assembly. 1t was printed in the Jour
nal the night before the Multnomah
assembly in an attempt to create the
impression that Shlllock had been de-
cided upon in advance as the assem-
bly, candidate. To show the utter abb
surdlty of the Journals prediction, it
is only necessary to say that Shillock
received only q votes in the assem-
bly, out Of total Of nearly 500.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-07-19

init bicyclists to ride on the sidewalks
Of the city upon payment OF a license
is step in the wrong direction. It is
backward step Dallas cannot AFFORD
TO take. Dallas was among the first
towns in Oregon to rid itself of the
bicycle nuisance, and its people have
long rested secure in the belief that
this question was settled for all time.
Dozens Of other cities and towns have
since followed Dallas lead. and even
now there is a determined fight against
sidewalk riding in every municipality
where the practice Is permitted to ex-
ist. The ordinance introduced in this
city last night cannot be other than
for the benefit Of few persons While
the privilege Of the walks would
doubtless be welcomed by these users
Of wheels, the great majority OF peo-
pie in the city. If permitted to express
their wish. would vote a decided No
This is one of the instances where the
council should take into consideration
the greatest good for the greatest
number" The matter Of revenue for
the city should not even be considered.
While every resident Of Dallas realizes
that taxes are higher than they ought
to be, the great big majority would be
willing to dig up a few cents more
and pay the insignificant amount that
would be raised by bicycle tax in Or
der to save themselves the annoyance
of hopping from one side Of the walk |
10 the other to accommodate some .
passing wheelman. Do not pass the .
gentlemen; the people do .
lot want IT,
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-07-19

James j. HILL the great railroad
man who is said to have made several
hundred millions by promoting rail-
roads. always did know how to take
care of himself. as an incident which
occurred before his marriage shows
His wife was then a waitress in a st.
Paul hotel where Hill lived. A little
donation was suggested for this most
efficient waitress by the boarders at
her table. When the list was handed
to Mr.. Hill, instead OF putting down
fifty cents or a dollar, he paralyzed
the table by writing i'm a bold hand
James ]. Hill-One Hundred Dol
lars" 1t set the other boarders a coed
example, which some of them follow
ed. The next day Hill and the watt
ress were married.-Northam
Mass, Gazette.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-07-19
THIS SHOULD HOLD THEM

The democratic editors discuss the
republican assembly as though it were
family matter Of deep concern. They
first denounce it as an attack on the
primary law and then declare the re-
suit will be the death Of the republican
party The democratic clans never
did have any fllal affection for repub-
lican principles and just why, at this
particular time. they are so vitality in
terested in preventing an act that will
rebound, in their expressed opinion, in
the defeat of their political opponents
is not. by them made clear. unless one
reads between the lines. If the assem-
bly, Is 80 certain to disrupt what little
is left Of the republican party in Ore
gon, then the democrats. to be consist
ent with past party traditions, should
aid the work of the assembly with ca
ger encouragement.-Sh Sun.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-07-19
BRIEF TERM OF COURT
Judge Galloway Holds Adjourned
Session Of Department No. 2.

Judge william Galloway held an ad-
iourned term OF Circuit Court. Depart
ment No. ?. FOR Polk County. Friday
orders were made in three divorce
cases and one registration OF title
case. as follows;
Emma p. Lowrey vs.. Frank c. Low
rey. divorce; Oscar Hayter FOR plain
tin. Divorce granted.
Marie r. Miller ". Jasper n. Miller.
divorce. l. y. Brown for plaintiff Di-
vorce granted.
Registration of title Of Edgar Hart
ley; w. l. Tooze. Jr.. for plaintiff. Re
port of examiner hied. decree Of reg
istration ordered as prayed for.
Walter r. Vaughn va Maudie ~
Vaughn. divorce: Oscar Hayter for
plaintin. Divorce Erantsd.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-07-19

Ezra Meeker. one Of the few sur
viving '4sers and who attracted atten-
tion by driving an OK team across the
country TO New York last year. is in
Greeley. Colorado. in the interest Of
having the old oregon trail appropri-
ately marked with monuments. An ap-
preparation for this is now pending In
Congress. Mr.. Meeker is traverslug
the old trail which began al Kansas
city and ended al Tacoma. Tie il so
years old.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-07-19

ren-acre poultry farm. sse birds.
as follows lac laying Bun Leghorn
hens: s5o Spring chicks. early matches
al fuii-hiood strain prize-winnsrs. loo
Indian Runner ducks. prize winners.
A bargain for some good. steady man.
Plenty Of houses and fencing. : in
ouhatorss Il broOders. gOod dwelling
and snail barn: near Dallas Reason
for sellinE. wish to dissolve partner
ship Inquire a. this once sas-tf
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-07-19
Rifle Team Returns.

The members Of the rifle team of
Company II, o. n. c.. returned Thurs
day night from the contest on the
range at Camp Benson. near Clack-
amas. The personnel of the team was
different from that of last years team
and several new men were taken
along. The showing made was not so
good as that OF last years team, but
Company II still succeeded in securing
a place high up in the list OF the
twenty eight teams that competed. The
meet was won by Company NJ, of Sa-
lem