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Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1910-08-12
OBITUARY
MRS. JOHN CASE

Sarah Elizabsth, wife of Johi
Case, died ct her home in Port Jer
via Thursday afternoon August 4th,
after an illness Of six years. Sht
was born May ~, 1888 In Montague,
N. j., and was one Of . family OF
fourteen children. Her father war
Absoiem aud her mother Hannah
AmmSrman Won Fredenburg, both
members of old Holland families.
They lived for time in the 50's on
the farm now occupied by Albert
GaVoille in Dingman township but
sold It and went 10 Minnesota where
.they passed their days. April 9Th,
1854 she married John Case and they
rbsIded IN this county until 1891
when they moyed 30 Port JervIs.
HaF husband and siz. children Chas.
p.s Of Hebekeas szM@Ja David A. Of
Jamaica. L. l.. Mrs. AnnA Mae Wan
Ettsn, Ars. FrAnois NAlns. Edith
aud John r. Of Poft JsSyis sarvlyl
her, One sisserof ahe largo famiiy
Mrs. Benjamin y Nelson of MinRe.
apolis slee survives her.
She was a member of Drew n. Z
Church and active in Sunday schoel
work.
The foasrel was held last Sunday
aud inasrment in Milford Cemstsry
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1910-08-12


Ntt. George W. wsightman Of
BgoSElyn, who ls visiting her daugh.
tsr Mrs. Jas ?. Van Eiten, suffered
a slight stroke Of paralysis in her
right eide last Monday.
william Lee Of New York Rooom
panied by his brother John Lee and
friend John RSiain Of Mississippi
visited their aunt Mrs. Archibald
Harmon the frst Of this week.
Harry Edwards and wife Of Glen
Ridge were guests with ths family
Of jas. p. Van Ettsn part Of th'
week.
| A bad wreck happened on the D.
L. 81 ". R. n. laai Fridsy ~ AHalO
mimi. few miles above stFOudsburE
in shiloh tive Inan, cOzlinsr the en-
SiDeer and W. J. Ryan brakeman.
we're KILLED and two injured. Their,
we're so freight cars in the traii
which ran away coming down tn,
steep grade because the air brakes
were insufficient to hold II. The on
CINE turned turtle and rolled over
and 81 cars piled up and wert
burned.
Oliver Emery Of Washington, d.
g. IL spending his vacation here will
his father.
Euchre and 800" at the
Homestead August 18th at /;
P. M. Proceeds for beneh'
of v. l. A. Tickets IS cents.
Mrs. Katharyn 81 John no doubt IL
a happy woman. She very reoentl,
has fallen heir to the appellation OF
grandmother by the birth of =
daughter to Mrs. LalIah 81 Johi
Larue at Orange. N. J. August 7ih,
and she also recently became b
mother-in-law by the marriage OF
her SOB George Jr.
Fire broke out in the Delaware
House at Port Jervis yesterday
which done considerable dana. g
It appeared in an unused bed ROM
on the second story. and is presume
to have started from . defeOtivs
chinnsy.
Jupiter Pluvius, who has beer
taking qnits . vacation, returned
this week with his sprinklIng pot.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1910-08-12
Bridge and Euchre at Cliff
Park House.

On Tuesday afternoon, Aug 9 Mrs.
H. w Buchanan Of the Cliff Parl
House gave large Bndgs and Eu
chre, for the benefit of the Village
Improvement As-ociation. There
were more than one hundred present.
including guests itOm The cottages
and neighb0ring h. tells
Twenty one rizes were donated
The posters prepared by the Misses
Waite snd the Misses Streit and fio-
raj decorations, arranged by the
same young lsdles were particularly
effective. To them is due great cred
1t for th,ir valuable assistance
About forty dollars will be added to
the treasury of the V. /. A.
We thank all our friends who in
any way helped to make this such a
brilliant success.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1910-08-12
HoRAoH X. FULLER


Mr.. fuller,vrwho some years ego
WAS connected with the bellevue
Hotel IN town, died In Port JsFvis
yesterday after long illness. He
was burn IN Ohio May Srd, 1885 snd
when young came TO Scranton where
he lived for IL ye.ra. After living
here heFweAt itAssusssz. NsJ iana
fTna shrrv 70 Port Jeryis, Bis hrst
iwlis lsrrsJalia sslsoAg Or Scranton
aad b8s aeconii' SARAH & Custard
" ho survives hID, He is AIso sui-
viyed BY thrsS'sissers Mrs. Hannah
Berg Of Newton. n. J., Mrs.. Mary
Van Auken Of Dingmana Ferry and
Mrs. Margaret Cnstsrd Of Middle
town, r. y. he was found dead in
bad but II was decided from natural
causes.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1910-08-12
The STRANGE Now Creed

Professor Percival Lowell the ia
nous astronomer and author, said the
other day of the public ignorance
where astronomical matters are con-
cerned:
II can't discuss my Martian theories
with the average man. He is as igno-
rant Of astronomical terms as one OF
our Flagstaff policemen is of all long
Latin words.
"This policeman arrested, the other
night, an elderly gentleman who was
parading the street in white night
gown. -
"'Good gracious, oflcerl' said the
old gentleman, giving me great
start, rs all right; let me go. I'm
somnambulist.'
but the policeman ughtened his
grip on the old fellows arm.
at don't make no odds what your
religion is.' he said, you come along
with me-"
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1910-08-12
"Danse Domestica"

An immense audience gathered on
Monday afternoon at the Theatcr Of
Interpretive Art, to see Mile. Hopu.
pli and her ass ciates in her much
iera ded "Dansa Domestica."
The orchestra played a prelude,
poetically typfyins the dropping Of
tray full Of breakfast dishes, after
which the curtain rose upon the poor
ly furnished fat of an ultimate con.
sumer.
The great ter pisohorean artist was
discovered picking mp the fragments
)f dishes and when this task was
completed she made leap into the
air emblematic Of life with nothing
60 i've on.
'Alighting, she wlirled madly
across the stage and flung herself in
"a eefasy Of wrath astride Of the
mly : crib.
l,as ing the cause Of her tenpera-
mental outburst across her lap, she
gave il it's regular morning spank
shment, accompanied in the orches.
ira by wonderful oacophonic disson.
anoes.
The dancer than began a scherzo
movement among the pots and pans,
han which nothing more beautiful
,ould be imagined, especially those
themes that pertaiued to the scrap
ing of the skillets and the eTilptyine
If the ashes.
With tragically executed pas
sem the performer symbolized the
woman who revolts ut the sickeninp
,ask Of halfsoling the trousers cf 8
aine dollars week husband.
And thus the pitiful story went OF
weeping the emotions, visually anc
turicularly, through the getting oi
he morning mail, the wuthfuf tear
ng up of the butcher's bill, the scrub
oing Of the pantry shelves, the put
ting on of the pot for dinner and th
argument with the iceman thruug
the dumbwaiter, to culHinate In d
climax Of soulfully suggestive kick
and wriggles as the harassed wom.
An simultaneously slammed tie door
in the face of the gasping rent agent,
jerked eight burning pies out Of tln
wen and hurled the cat from the IN
terror of the milk pitcher!
Throughout the latter portions OF
the performance the artist disolosec
Sistas of beauty and set new stand
Ird in the art of genre dancing -
From "Suocess Magazlne.']
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1910-08-12
MOTOR CYCLE RUN.

OF the i2s motor cycles which lsft
Philadelphia Monday for the endur-
anee run only 30 passed through here
Tuesday on schsduls time. About
IS more bsIaied maehiaes followed
Part OF the first dag was fius but In
the afternoon EaiA fen and the roads
weEe muddy, whlsh greatly delayed
she men and . humheE Of cycles net
with various nlshaps. Only three
perfect scores were mads the hTsi
day.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1910-08-12

The only good rats are dead rats.
Alive. the rat carries disease. Dead,
II may have commercial value The
sldn Is fine material for bool. covers
and for making purses and photo
graph frames 1t may also be used in
the manufacture of gloves for women.
and in several of the great cities the
rat killing industry is assuming pro-
portions. The rat in Scandinavia. as
well as the species known as the Nor
wegian, big bothersome rodent be-
cause of It's fighting proclivlties, Is
particularly valuable for the purposes
named. The bodies can be converted
into fertiiizing material Thus. in
many commercial centres abroad. is
the rat being killed by the many
thousands not because It is a menace
to public safety, but because uses
have been found for the heretofore
worthless hide. The time may come
when the rat will be hunted assidu-
ousiy in this country, not only be-
cause of the money that's in It. but
because IT is our enemy.-IndianaDolis
NeWg
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1910-08-12
nemInutOn,s Frank criticism.

Frederic Remington. the Illustrator,
fresh from Western trip on which
he had been making studies OF In
dians and cowpunchers and things
outdoors, met an art editor who in
sisted upon dragging him up TO an ex-
hibition of very impressionistic pic
lures.
you don't seem enthusiastic" re-
marked the editor as they were com
ing. Didn't you. like them?"
Remington. remembering what he
had been told as a boy, counted ten
before replying. Then:
Like 'em? SAY I've got two
maiden aunts in New Rochelle that
can knit better pictures than those!"
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1910-08-12
THE BEST HOUR OF LIFE

is when you do some great deed or dis
cover some wonderful fact. This hour
came to ]. r. Pitt, of Rocky Mt, N.
c. when he was suffering intensely, as
he says, "from the worst cold / ever
had, l then proved to my great salts
faction, what wonderful Cold and
Cough cure DR. Kings New Discovery
Is. For, after taking one bottle, was
entirely cured. You can't say any
thing too good of a medicine like that !"
1t the surest and best remedy fof dis
eased lungs, Hemorrhages, LaGrippe.
Asthma, Hay Fever-any throat OF
Lung Trouble. 5Oc. Sl.OO. Trial bot
tie free. Guaranteed by All Drug
gists,
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1910-08-12
MAYOR GAYNOR SHOT.

Mayor W. r. Gaynor Of New York
was shot in the neck white standing
on the deck Of a steamship about to
sail for Europe The assailant, who
gave his name as James j. Gallagher
and who Is said to have been a deck
hand who was discharged for mis-
conduct fred three shots. one went
wild, one struck the mayor and an
other Street Commissioner Edwards.
The man was knocked down and
captured. He gave as a reason for
the act that the mayor had deprived
him OF his bread and butter.
WANTED - To rent small house
In Milford, address,
P. o. BOX 1874.
Matamoras, Pa
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1910-08-12
LIFR ON PANAMA. CANAL

has had one frightful drawback, malar
ia trouble, that has sought suffering
and death to thousands, The germs
cause chills, fever and ague, bilious.
ness, jaundiee, lassitade, weakness and
general debility, Bnt Electric Bitters
never fail to destroy Them and cure ma
laria troubles. "Three bottles COM
pletely cured me Of a very severe at
tack Of malaria, y writes VIM. A. Fret
we'll, OF Lueama, N. c. land I've had
good health ever since.n Cure stom-
aoh, Liver and Kidney Troubles, and
prevent Typhoid. soc. Guaranteed by
All Druggists.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1910-08-12
NOTES FROM
SANDYSTON


"Alsacia Farm" over along the
Delaware managed by the Stoll
Brothers have their house filed with
boarders. Others along the river
have their quota of hoarders, espec-
ially Hiram Hankins near BevaDs
The hay crop is reported mach
better than was anticipated, quite q
number reporting the yield much
better this year than last. But, J
am ilafraid She buckwheat and potato
crop will be poor and the same may
be said Of corn.
Roy Depue aud family residing al
Summit, N. J. for some years has
moved back to Sandyston,
Miss Norma Owen daughter OF
Calvin owen of Newark is stopping
for time with her uucle George OW
en- at Layton.
Mrs. Duffy and daughter Of New
ark are also staying short time
with Mr.. Owen at Layton.
The work on the Lay yton-Tuttles
Corner road is being vigorously
pushed, and were it not for the delay
IN building the bridges, the west end
f the road, which is ready for fnisl
ng could be completed.
Every body knows who is at fault,
aud now comes the report that the.
Fhtbrook Fish Club which has been
,ery generous in road matters, has
cefused to let the contractor have
tny gravel. When the public wants
the road, and the Club wants special
privileges and gets them this refusal
ioes not sound very well for them
A report was sent to the Commis.
AiOner of Good Roads, at Trenton,
hat 800 large stone was being used
IN our road here.
As we had no Inspector at the
line who was so muohly interested.
The Formers, or rather the
Grange picnic, at Culvers next Sat
1rday will be the most largely at
tended picnics of the season The
grounds are in fine condition, and
he contractors on our new road are
seeping it in a passable condition al
Ill times.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1910-08-12

The pernicious habit Of drinking
standing at the bar is of PuritanieaI
New England origin, the theory being
that a man would sooner get drunk
and go home II standing than sitting
"a whisky custom, but very bad for
beer which New Englanders knew
not, for to stand 10 the bar to drink
and to keep drinking to stand there Is
not gentlemanly nor wholesome.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1910-08-12

Friendship boys and girls" said a
member Of provincial educational
committee, is a thing to be culd-
waited and practiced by all of US.
Read and ponder over the stories of
the great friendships OF sacred and
profane history. Take them for your
models-D David and Jonathan. Damon
and Pythias. and Seylla and Charyo-
dis."-London Daily News.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1910-08-12
NO IA
H WIN Be Russls. whIsh Now Is SEC.
ond TO Us In MILEAGE.

is WIN Be Russla. whIsh Now Is Sec.
ond 70 Us In Mileage.
X It is a question merely of bigness
the Russian railway system is far and
away the first In Europe There are
already many more miles of railway
In this vast empire than in any other
country In the world excepting the
United States, and Russian railways
are still only in their infancy.
IL is Of course quite true that there
are now in the United States more
miles OF railway than in all Europe
and almost as many as In all the rest
Of the world put together. and that
our territory is so large and as yet 80
far from complete development that
We shall probably keep the lead as
far as railway enterprise is concerned
for a long time 70 come.
But in taking these large views,
says Moody's Magazine, we have for
gotten that Russia is two and half
times as large as all the United States
put together with a population more.
than half as large again as our own;
that In territorial extent 1t is more
than twice as large as all Europe;
that 1t stretches across the world for
40 degrees Of longitude-nearly half
way around the globe--and that It in
cludes one-sixth Of the land surface
Of the planet.
Il is not surprising that in such a
country railways should have had
large development. that already there
Is q considerable mileage and that the
prospects in this direction seem to
have no limit. In the future Russia
and the United States are likely to d.
vide the railway empire of the world
between them
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1910-08-12
STRUCK A RICH M1NE.

8. W. Bends OF Coal City, Alaska,
says he struck perfect mine Of health
in DR.. Kings New Life Pills for they
cured him Of Liver and Kidney trou-
bic after i2 years Of suffering. They are
the best pills on earth for Constipation
MAlaria, Headache, Dyspepsia, Debili-
~. 26e At All Druggists.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1910-08-12
sTAGGERs sxEPrcs.

That a clean, nice, fragrant COM
pound like ,Bucklen,s Arnica sslve
Will instantly relieve bad burn, cut,
scald wound or piles, staggers skeptics.
But great cures prove its wonderful
healer of the worst sores, ulcers, boils,
felons, eczema, skin eruptions, as also
shapped hands, sprains and corns.
Fry it. 25c at All Druggists.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1910-08-12

A boy was asked to explain the dif'
ference between animal instinct and
human intelligence; IF we had in
stinet," he said. I'VE should know
everything we needed to know with.
out learning II: but we've got reason,
and SO we have to study ourselves
most blind or be a fool"
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1910-08-12
THE CHESTNUT
BLIGHT.

This disease which is spreading
rapidly over this part OF the country
attacks the bark going completely
round the tree, killing the bark. ano
therefore the tree by girdling, bu
does not damage the heartwood Ii
NewYOrk and adjacent where many
trees have been killed much labor
and money have been expended In
an endeavor to find soma way Of ex
terminating the pest or mitigating
the disease, but thus far without
success. II causes patches of tbt
bark TO die by attacking the soft
tissues and extends IN all directions
until the branch or trunk is girdled.
rhe affected parts have blackened
appearance and are somewhat shrun-
ken, and after a time is apt to b,
thiokly covered with projecting
brown, orange or greenish yellow
bodies about one sixteenth inch in
diameter at the base, often long and
twisted or ourled, and taper TO 3
slender tip. These are the fruitinR
body Of the fungus. This is the
most serious enemy which has CONT
so the forests Of the state and as YET
no remedy has been found The
spores are carried by winds, birot
and other causes. Spraying has
been resorted and perhaps with good
effect, but 1t is a great expense. Il
is advised to remove and burn the
branches and loose bark, and to burn
small trees, but it is readily seeI
that this is practically impossible ir
forests Of any considerable extent.
The damage already done in the
three states OF n. y, N. and Pa.
is estimated at not less than twelve
million dollars.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1910-08-12
ulrtne ni Mhlte cIo,has

White clothes do not get dirty any
sooner than black clothes, they sim
ply show the dirt mOre-greatest vir
tue and advantage.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1910-08-12
WANTRDI

Farm with good apple orchard,
brook, unfailtng. spring, moderate
price. = Hoffman, 806 W, liz.
New York
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1910-08-12
Real Estate Transfers.

VIM. L. Overfield to Lillian Lud-
wig, 2 acres Lehman s12O.
Max Adler to e. F. Peters, 3gs
acres VIM. Harrison No 226 Len
man s797.
Fannie Hohenthal to Z. F. Petel s,
Quiet Claim deed for above land.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1910-08-12
For Sale or Rent
(FURNIsHEDl

New house on High Strees. Six
rooms and bath.
r.. W. REED,
Milford, Pa.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1910-12-08
JIMMY BRITT, That's Me

Mr. F. T. Howell, of New York
vice president and treasurer of the
Idaho Irrigation Co., and a member
of the board of directors and of the
executive committee, is in Richfield
this week, on company business, He
and Manager Mcconnell have spent
several days with the farmers of the
other tracts, going over matters of
mutual interest.
Miss Dorothy Byrne, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs Thomas Byrne of this
place, and Joseph d. Turner were
married November 18th, at ST. Peters
Catholic church in Shoshone, Rev.
Father Boogaers officiating. Pat
rick Byrne was best man, and ISIS
Charlotte Winter of Gooding brides
maid The wedding party enjoyed
fine wedding breakfast at the home
of Martin Johnson. The wedding
was not at all secret, but in some
way it escaped the notice of the Re
corder until this week, and then it
would have been too late for any blu
a really important item concerning
such well known people of the com
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1910-12-08
A dandy line of hand mirrors.
H. NJ. Moore Co


Mr.. Swingle left Sunday for Du
luth, Minnesota, where he will spent
the winter.
]. NJ. Beeman, who was quite i'll
some time aago, is fast regaining hi
health and strength.
F. A. Wilcox, station agent at the
O. s. L. depot, is transacting bust
ness at Salt Lake this week.
Just received, a large and com
plete line OF. Xmas post cards; make
an early selection HIM. Moore Co.
Chas. j. Isle of the Recorder ex-
poets to leave Friday for an execu-
tive meeting with the Western Ida
no Press Club at Caldwell.
A. t. Park and family left Sun
day for Boise, where they will make
their home this winter while Mr..
Park is working up the new mutual
insurance company to the point whe
it can go out after insurance bust
ness.
Mr. and Mrs o. C. Burton are
this week moving into their fine new
residence on north Main street. 1t
one of the finest houses in town,
and is fitted up with the very best
o everything that goes to maaake
home comfortable
Chas p Mccarthy of Boise, pros
ecuting attorney CT Ada county, was
in Richfield Tuesday and Wednes-
day, looking after his fine farm half
a mile west of town. Mr. Mccarthy
has served the people of Ada county
so well for the past two years that
they reelected him this fall by a
majority of more than 1900.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cowan, of Spokane, |
who were here last week looking for
and, have purchased the McCrea 80 |
laacres northwest of town, and will
establish their home there in the
pring. They returned to Spokane
o close up various business matters
his winter. They are friends of H.
n. Coffman, whose enthusiasm has
'rought more people to the Rich
ield tract than any other man. !.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1910-12-08
Buy her nice bottle Of perfume.

Buy her a nice bottle of perfume
H. NJ Moore Co.
For Rent: Good furnished room
close in; also, three room house. In
quire of Bower the Land Man
Work on the Youngkin implement
warehouse is progressing rapidly
and the building win soon be com
pleted.
Join Moores library, and read
some of the newest and best books
ASK Moore about them.
H. M. Moore Co.
Mrs. Brake and children left Mon
day for visit with relatives at Salt
Lake City. Mr.. Brake accompanied
them as far as Shoshone, returning
to Richfield Tuesday.
Mrs. Williams and Mrs. Beeman
will entertain the Ladies Aid soci-
ETY. at the Williams home, next Wed
nesday afternoon. A ten cent lunch
VIII De SerNeu
Richfield has a basket ball team
that offers to peat any other team
in this part of the state. Some Ct
come forward .',IL an offer for
gtme and they'll prove ii.
MIR and Mrs f. S. Stewart, vino
recently proved up on their farm 3
miles west of town, left Sunday for
Bolivar, missouri, to spend the win
ter. They expect to return here in
the spring, to stay.
NJ E. Steele expects to close up
his work here about the middle or
the month, and leave for the coast
to spend the holidays. He has been
on the job little longer than two
years, spending the first winter out
at the dam and being stationed here
in Richfield as cost engineer since
/ year ago last summer
One might go to a good deal larg-
sr places than Richtield, and not
ind as well stocked stores as either
If the general merchandise stores
o be found here. The T. l. NC
dahon stock of almost everything
rom a wagon down to tack, or
uit of clothes and all the other ar
icles of correct attire to a bax of
matches or anything and everything
or the table, is large enough and
mplete enough to be noticeable in
luch older, more populous commu-
ity. The select grocery line car
led at the Richfield Mercantile Co.
up to the best in any city, and is
real surprise to any one who ex- ,
ects to have to live on crackers
nd dried herring out here in the ,
wilds." No one with an epicurean I
alate need languish for something +
ppetizing to eat in Richfield, so f
ing as these two excellent caterers
Did out
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1910-12-08
GOVERNMENT LAND SCRIP.

For sale, Soldiers homestead land
Scrip, in 40, 80 and 120 acre pieces.
Guaranteed to receive Patent Title
without delay to any government
land Subject to homestead entry
without residence or improvement 0
lands. Cost less to acquire title,
than to homestead and wait 5 years
for title. Easy terms.
c. M. FERREE & CO.,
II Merino Bldg. Boise, Idaho.