Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-09-08
ITEMS CONDENSED.

1t S easy Tor man TO write lone
love letter to a woman-if he isn't
married to her.
DIED ON STAIRS. mo hiding
come down and get my dinner. p" in
this joking manner, Albert Steiner, a
to his wife from the foot of the
stairs. He saw her seated on the sec
ond floor landing with her head part
ly hidden behind a partition. Receiv-
ing no reply, he hastened up stairs and
was shocked to find her dead. Steiner
had Just returned to his home from
work and Mrs. STEINER was alone in
the house when she died. A water
pitcher was grasped in one hand.
While she was about to descend the
stairway she was stricken with heart
disease, which proved fatal.
CLEVER SCHEMES. In Pennsyl.
vania counties a new swindling scheme
has developed Well dressed men can
vass towns to secure valuable umbrel-
las and parasols for the purpose of
putting on new covers. Handles with
gold, silver, or other valuable mount
ings are looked up and taken away in
order that the old covers may be re-
placed, and that is the last the owner
sees of the property. The whole scheme
is to get possession of the high-priced
handles. 1t is stated that in Lock
Haven fine gold and pearl handled rain
and sun protectors fell into the hands
of the thieves.
ALLEN COMPANY ARRESTED.
Thirty foreigners armed with
Springfield rifles and organized as a
military company, were drilling in a
vacant lot near Pittsburg, when a
deputy game warden captured them,
guns and ALL They were all taken to
Monongahela and locked up. All the
prisoners are members of Polish So
ciety. When arrested they refused to
tell what they had been drilling for
They are subject to IA fine of S25 each
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WOMAN ELECTROCUTED.- Mrs.
George Dukestein, aged 80, of Speers,
was electrocuted in the basement of
her home. Mrs Dukestein was accid-
entally killed while turning on an
electric light, A piece of wire was
found in one hand and it is supposed
that she had held this wire while she
attempted to turn on the light and
that the electric current passed
through her body. The electric light
vas found to be out of order. Mrs.
)ukestein is survived by 10 sons.
IN A DEN OF RATTLE SNAKES.
William Pitcher, Donald Smith, Ray
lond Faust, Zeke Dodson and Alex
Drumtra, boys residing near Hazleton,
had an exciting experience when they
IAN into den of rattlers while out
for ramble. The snakes put up
fight For half an hour they battled
and at the end of that time the ground
was strewn with the reptiles, the larg-
est having IS rattles
GOT THE DOUGH.-Carrie Yates.
colored woman from Bethlehem.
1sed to see her employer, Dr. Joseph
irwin, draw money by writing checks
he stole about twenty checks from
he check book but being unable to
write got her pickaninny granddaugh-
ter to fill them out. She secured sever
Il hundred dollars before getting
aught.
DETERMINED BURGLARS-Bur
glars entered Mrs. Lima B. Shearer's
lome at Lancaster by scaling bal
cony. Mrs. Shearer and daughter, who
were alone had their bedroom door
ocked and the intruders being unable
force it returned to the balcony and
were forcing the shutters, when dis
covered by neighbors. \ shot drove
hem off
BUGKILLER FATALLY BURNS.
While eXterminating ve1min with
asoline Mrs, Mary Erie probably was
fatally burned at South Sharon. The
can of gasoline exploded when she
truck match to watch the effect it
nad on the bugs. The fire department
saved the house from total destruction.
TOBACCO POUCH NOT SAFE
Thompson Hanna, living near Oxford,
is mourning the loss of $500. Hanna
vent to bank in Oxford and drew
the money to pay off the mortgage on
his farm and placed it i'll a bag in
which he carried chewing tobacco.
While walking along the road on the
way home he was met by a stranger
who asked him for chew of tobacco.
and when Hanna pulled the pouch
rom his pocket the man snatched the
pouch and ran away.