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The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-02-14
Aged Sterling Man Dead.

Abram Neville, a retired farmer OF
Sterling township, died at his home
in Sterling on Sunday at the age of
70 years, months, and days. He
was an economical and industrious
farmer and had accumulated proper
ty. Death was the result OF old age.
Mr. Neville was born in Ireland, on
September Z, 1899. On coming to
America in 1S47 with his parents
they settled in Sterling township. At
this time he was about eight years OF
age. At Moscow, Pa, on September
II, 1873, he was married to Miss
Harriet r. Bortree and to them was
born a son, Floyd A, who is at home.
He is survived by his widow and one
son, Floyd and an adopted daughter,
Carrie. The funeral services were
held in the Sterling church.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-02-14
K. OF C. INSTALL OFFICERS

The Honesdale Order, No. 1853,
Knights of Columbus, met at their
lodge rooms in the Keystone block on
Thursday evening and installed the
newly elected officers Of that organi-
zation. District Deputy Thomas
Mangan, OF Hawley, installed the Off
GERS as follows: Philip R. Murray,
grand knight; Bernard Kavanaugh,
deputy grand knight; John Carroll,
chancellor; George DeitZer, finance
secretary; John Rickert, recording
secretary; LewrenCe Bried, inside
guard; Joseph Reise, outside guard;
DR.. McConvill, trustee; Mathew
Brown, of Scranton, district warden.
A chicken lunch and other refresh
ments were served and during this a
program was rendered under the
direction of the lecturer, George d.
Schwenker, as follows:
Opening remarks, Dr.. McConvill,
Toastmaster.
Solo-"When You and Were
Young" John II. Carroll.
"Catholic Citizenship" Rev. John
O'Toole.
Selection, x. OF C. Orchestra.
Socialism," Rev DR.. j. w. Balta.
Tenor Duet-Theobald and Deitzer.
Piano Solo-John Rickert
Ex-Grand knights John j. Rickert
Robert J. Murray and Joseph Spell
man entertained the company by a
few chosen remarks. The Honesdale
order OF Knights of Columbus have
a membership of one hundred and
fifty, a few of which are non-resi'
dent.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-02-14

an applicant, should he be in error,
can become naturalized shortly after
wards by making. the correction,
which the amendments allow. Judge
Searle was instrumental in drawing
up the amendments above referred to.
In the matter of the appointment
of a county board of viewers as pro-
vided by the Act of June 23, 1911,
the court appointed the following
viewers for a term of three years
from this date, as provided by said
Act: l.. S. Collins, !, w. Sandercock,
w. II. Lee, h. NJ. Stocker, NJ. j.
Hanan, w. A. Gaylord, A, V, Tyler,
Damascus; l.. A. Lybolt, Fallsdale;
NJ. l.. Skinner, MilanVille.
District Attorney NJ. Il. Simons
presented a petition before the court
asking that an order be made au-
thoriZing an increase in pay of court
crier and tipstaff. Now, Feb. l3, II
is now ordered by the court that the
compensation of the court crier and
tipstaff having been fixed at 81 per
day at a time when the compensa-
tion of jurors and constables in at
tendance at court was at the same
rate, and the compensation OF tur-
ors and constables has since been in
creased by Act of Assembly to 81. 80
in order to place the court crier and
tipstaff on an equality with the jur-
ors and constables as to compensa'
tion, the pay OF William II. Ham
court crier and Charles Hawker, tip.
staff, is fixed at $3.50 per day.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-02-14
CHARLES A. HoMAN HERE.

Charles Il. Homan. of LaAuna, was
business caller in Honesdale Satur-
day. Mr.. Homan drove the distance
and claimed the roads were in good
condition with the exception of a few
deep snow drifts, which were en-
countered at Arlington. Mr.. Homan
is the genial proprietor of the Pop
Sizes" one of Wayne county's popular
summer boarding houses. The
building is located at South Sterling
and now undergoing a number Of
repairs. Mr.. Homan has been in
strumental in getting the people from
Philadelphia, New York and Brook
lyn coming his way. Cresco, on the
Delaware, LaCkawanna and Western
railroad, is the nearest station. The
"Ponsies" is located on an elevation
with a commanding view. 1t is an
Ideal place to srend your vacation.
The scenery thereabouts is magnifi-
cent and is the kind that appeals to
the lover OF nature. Since last Oc-
tober Mr.. Homan has been on a
pleasure trip. He snent some time
in Florida and the Southern states,
afterwards going to Maine. Western
New York state was also visited.
ID. r. Lathrop, OF Scranton, was a
In
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-02-14
Fire on Cliff Street.

Simon Spangenberg and family, on
Cliff street, was consumed by fire
on Thursday evening shortly after
six o'clock. Mr.. Spangerberg had
come in from the barn shortly be-
fore and was preparing to eat the
evening meal when a neighbor came
in and informed him that his barn
was on fire. The fire gained head.
way rapidly and soon the structure
was a mass OF flames. All the crop
OF hay and grain that was in the
barn was destroyed. A COW, which
was in the barn shortly before the
fire was discovered, was saved. The
origin OF the fire is unknown.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-02-14
WRECK AT KIMBLES.
Especial to The Citizen. }

Kimbles, Feb. 13.-Sixteen load
ed coal cars were derailed here this
morning. blocking traffic. No one
was injured. The wreck is suppos-
ed to have been caused by broken
wheel.
The Honesdale passenger train was
east OF the wreck but the passengers
were transferred to a caboose and
combination car and taken to Homes
dale. No mail or express was ship
ped. The track will probably be
opened by tonight.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-02-14

charges against Peary. He also
states that he has proof to back all
charges he will make. He declares
that he left this country at the
height of the pro-Peary campaign
against him, because of a nervous
and physical breakdown, and be-
cause of desire to rest and gain
time to marshal the proof of his
Polar claim, and to secure evidence
exposing dishonest and fraudulent
methods in the campaign against
him. DR.. Cook now comes back with
startling charges against Mr.. Peary
At the Lyric, Monday evening, Feb
ruary 20.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-02-14
High School Notes.

The preliminary for the triangular
contest, comprising Honesdale, Dun
more and Carbondale, was held in
the High school last week, when a
selection OF IL boys was made. They
are Clarence Butler, Norman Decker,
Conrad Dirlam. ANTHONY Fritz. John
Lozo, Ray Reirdon, Philip Sommers,
Mortimer Stocker. Charles Tolley,
Earl Transue and Robert Williams.
The defamation is a part OF Lin
coins second inaugural address.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-02-14
BABY BURNED TO DEATH.
Especial to The Cltizen.)

Troop, Feb. 13.-James, three
year-old son OF Mr. and Mrs. James
Chino, was burned to death to-day
as the result of playing with the fire
during his mothers absence. The
little fellow poked sticks in the fire
and ignited his clothing. The
mother in endeavoring to save her
bows life was severely burned, but
will recover.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-02-14
Keen Fifty Teams Busy.

Joel G. Hill, of Lookout, stated to
a Citizen representative last Friday
during the formers short stay in
Honesdale, that they are very busy at
the acid factory at Lookout Fifty
teams and about rs men are kept
busy in the woods.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-02-14
Saw Roosevelt, Taft and other Os.
triChes.

Howard NJ. Bentley, insurance
agent, received a post card from his
nephew, Loring Gale, Jr., last Satur-
day, reDresenting the latter and his
little sister taken upon the back OF
an ostrich In writing to his uncle
he said: How would you like to be
where we are? We saw President
and Mrs. Taft, Col, and Mrs. Roose-
welt and other ostriches."
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-02-14

The second quarterly meeting for
the Beach Lake and Honesdale Cir
cult, will be held at Beach Lake be-
ginning Friday night, February 16,
and continuing over the Sabbath /;
also preaching on Thursday night,
the 18th, in Honesdale by the dis
trict elder. All are invited to attend
these services.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-02-14
birthday Greetings.

George R. Bell, a representative
business man, of Salem township,
was born in that township on Feb.
II, 1857, that date being his 55
birthday. The Citizen extends con-
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-02-14
BIGGEST MAN IN STATE DIES.
Especial to The Citizen.D

NDPVNIuI 20 NH0 VI0INOH'I
Plattsyille, Feb. l3.-Ambrose
Moose, claimed to have been the
largest man in the State of Penn
sylyania, died at his home here to-
uay. Mr.. Moose was 40 years of age
and was D feet, 10 inches in height
his shoulders measured three feet
across and he was over five feet in
girth. His weight was 525 pounds.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-02-14
DR.. COOK TO LECTURE
AT The LYRIC
Makes Sensational Charges
Against PeaTy
HE ASSERTS THAT HE HAS
PROOF TO BACK ALL CHARGES
HE MAY MAKE-SAYS HE HAS
NOT YET TOLD ALL.

DR.. Frederick Cook will give an IL
Illustrated lecture at the Lyric on
Monday evening, February 26. Dr.
Cook in his lecture makes sensational
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-02-14

d. r. Lathrop. OF Scranton, was a
business caller in town on Friday
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-02-14

Exercise the Turkey Trot"
and come to The Citizen Office for
fine job Work.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-04-30

eminent He praised the people OF
Sherman and those who attended that
came from other Texas cities, towns
end country districts,
Colonel r. t. tAlfalfa) Smith, u
leading prohibitiouist, In introducing
the governor, said he supported him
because the executives enemies had
found no greater fault with him than
that he was an anti-prohibitionist:
that Mr.. Colquitt had made Texas a
good business governor and his ad-
ministration free from graft.
The governor said prohibition had
been settled at the ballot box and II
should not be reopened now. Initia.
tive, referendum and recall were called
On ism Judicial reform, border
protection and election laws were dis
cussed Politics should be kept out
OF the courts. Confederate pensions
we're favored and more penitentiar
improvements promised. Hes Id that
since his constructive policy" has
been announced as the aim OF Texas
capital is looking to this state as q
good investment place. He said the
bill he vetoed requiring saloons to
close at 7 o'clock p. m. was invalid,
containing two subjects, and he be.
lieved no self-respecting prohibition
lat would stand for law he knew to
be invalid. He referred to what had
been done In the educational line and
cited the increased attendance at the
San Marcos school OF nearly 200. He
charged that right after his election
an effort was made to destroy the pol.
icies for which he stood before the
election and as governor tried to car
nv out
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-04-30
A JOINT CONFERENCE.

Immediately following the start
ling tragedy of the sea, in the sink
ing of the Titanic and the death OF
more than fifteen hundred of it'
passengers and crew, whose lives
would have been spared il the ship
had been equipped with sufficient
complement of liye-saving devices
there was proposed by Germany an
international regulation OF travel al
sea TO safeguard human life.
To this suggestion the Unitet
States has given d ready answer o
compliance and cooperation, AM
there vii soon be held 4 conference
OF the representatives Of Germany
Aof the United States, of England an,
other nations. II has not yet beer
determined where nor when thil
conference Is TO be held, but II is en-
couraging to note that from this
conference there will be devised in
ternational regulations of trase
which will assure the greatest pos
sible safeguards TO human life.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-04-30
FATAL STORMS.
In One Village Eighteen People
Lost Their Lives.

A tornado did much damage in CEN
trial and southern Illinois and north
west Indiana, killing at least seventy.
five persons and injuring about 200
others.
Al Bush, ILL.,, eighteen persons lost
their lives and over forty hurt, AL
most every dwelling in the village was
bestowed or damaged.
At Morris, Ind, nine persons met
death through their bouses collapsing
and crushing them.
Family OF Nelson Hulse at Campus,
H., was almost wiped out Hulse, his
wife and Oldest daughter we're killed
end two other children injured \
At Grant Park, ILL.,, half q dozen
persons were injured and damage TO
the amount OF S106, 900 done
Trolley lines throughout the storm
swept district suffered heavy damage
on account of the great destruction OF
the poles.
Near New Born, q tornado caused
six fatalities and number we're hurt.
Wind was terrific.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-04-30
ANOTHER HOME.
Texas Odd Fellows Decide on
This Action.

Before concluding OF Dallas their
seventy third annual grand lodge Sos
sion and adjourning to meet March 3
of next year al Houston the Texas
Odd Fellows authorized the grand
master to appoint u committee to re-
port on plans for an additional home
and to make Investigation about its
location and report AT the next meet
ing. Committee Is to number seven
and be chosen within thirty days.
BY large majority this proposition
prevailed, and the discussion devel-
oped the hope that the Rel ekahs will
be able to still have anotherhome and
that for aged Odd Fellows and wives
and widows of deceased members.
Home at Corsicana has been In ex-
istence for quarter Of century, the
cornerstone of the first building being
laid in 1886. 1t has cost more than
5000, 600 to provide the buildings. Its
annual operation has cost probably
abont one fourth of that sum. From
small beginning it has grown to
have 300 children, about twenty Wild
ows and several aged men with about
twenty officials and teachers.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-04-30
FayNashSsz IS.
DEATHS BY WIND
AND PROPERTY Loss
Occur In Parts Of North Texas
and Oklahoma.
FIVE DEAD AT ONE PLACE
Thirteen EIies from Childress Is
Locality and Eumber OF Others
Lose Their Lives Around Butlsgc
Poss, Hobart, Etc.

a cyclone thirteen miles southeaGs
of Childress, Tex, killed Mrs Pink
Kemp and ID. f. Kennedy, wife and
their two children and injured over
fifteen otqers, besides doing much
damage to property. Near Kirkland
six box cars were blown on Il public
road and turned upside down Much
livestock was killed. Beu Clark, q
mail carrier, was blown against a
pole near Kirkland and sustained IL
broken leg. All tenant houses were
wrecked on Turk Browns ranch.
Nine deaths are reported at Butler,
Okla several injured and dwellings,
demolished Fifty houses were blown
down in the Sentinel section and two
fatalities. One store left at Lugert;
three dead, five injured. Foss was
badly torn up; nearly thirty hurt; tep
reported killed. Three deaths at Cal
umet and several casualties. Four re-
ported killed west OF Hobart; mach
property damage. Fifty houses were
blown down at Sentinel. Score Of
buildings wrecked at Hinton; one IA
tally. Other Oklahoma points report
like conditions.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-04-30
Judicial Sale.
No. i5,750--In the First Judicial Dis
trict Court OF Gaddo Parish, La.

No. i5,750--In the First Judicial Dis
trict Court of Gaddo Parish, La.
Succession OF Grant Berry
BY virtue of commission to sell
To me directed from the Honorable
First Judicial District Court of Cad
do Parish, Louisiana. in the above
numbered and entitled cause. I will
sell at public auction for cash and
according to law. at the principal
front door OF the court house OF
caddo Parish, Louisiana. during the
legal hours Of sales, on
SATURDAY, JUNE 1, 1912,
An undivided one-half interest in
and 10 10 acres Of land described as
follows: A part Of a certain tract OF
land purchased by ]. b. Slattery
from John M. Teacle, as per act in
conveyance book No. 8, page SID and
hi5. February "a, 1890. more partic-
uiarly described as follows: Com
neneing at point "A as per map
record In said book 8. page 563, and
run northeast TO point 'sB" on said
map ai.72 chains, thence on line
perpendicular 10 last described line
towards point "C'' a sufficient dis.
lance by running on line parallel
with first described line TO point or
line A @Hn and back to point "A
as TO embrace the said quantity Of
40 aeres, all In Caddo Parish, Louis.
lam. together with the buildings
and improvements thereon. Said
property 10 be sold as belonging 70
the above succession, for cash and
according To law.
j. n. FLOuRN0Y.
Sheriff. ex- 0fficio Auctioneer
Caucasian. April %. 1912.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-04-30
FsIIed to Rearond.

] B. Boxhall, fourth officer OF the
Titanic, told the senate committee In
vestigating the disaster that frantic
signals for aid were flashed steamer
so close that from the bridge he plain.
~ saw its mast headlights and then
Its red side light He said the vessel
was not over five miles away and was
steaming toward The doomed ship.
Vice President Franklin oi The White
Star Inc testified there were moi SUN.
clent liieboats.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-04-30
STATES RIGHTS.

In O telegram from Washington 1t
is announced that Southern mem
bers of The House will protest Vlgor~
ously against The Bristow amend
ment TO the Rucker bill, providing
for the direct election Of senator's
by the people.
It il urged by some of the South
ern members that the BristoW
amendment would vest in the Fed
eral government the power OF su
persising The thine, place and man
ner" of holding elections, and This
the Southerners contend, is an in
yasion of the principle OF States
rights.
Has not the Federal government
the right to supervise The election
Of congressman
In the South, the senator's coulf
be chosen al primary elections, a.
are congressman, and as recently II
Louisiana, for instance, the UmIet
States Senators whose nomination.
have been ratified by a majority o.
all the voters participating in tn
general election for Slate and loca
officials.
II is well to persist in the main
tenance of the rights OF States, bu
possibly the injection of the prin
ciple in this issue is to lead TO thu
defeat of the proposed bill provid
ing the election of senators by thu
people.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-04-30
GUSHES HIGH.
Immense Gao Flow Claimed to
Have Been Struck.

The most important strike of oil in
the Electra oil field since the first
gusher, April l, 1911, took place when
Mcbride No. on w. J. Sheldon's
farm started to gush. 1t made several
flows Of more than 100 feet into the
air, and when it was turned into the
tanks it was making at the rate of over
500 barrels per day
Largest gas well ever brought in in
the Electra field came in on the Brown
g. Cross farm, being estimated at TO-
900, 600 feet every twentyfour hours.
AS a result of these strikes there Is
much jubilation in Electra.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-04-30
REV. Dn. NORRIS
IS NOT GUILTY
So Declares the Twelve Jurymen
Who Tried Him.
LADIES REJOICE IN COURT
indicated Clergyman Not Pres
ent Whom tho gerGict Is Handed
in, but His wife Personally Eek
tends Thanks to Trial Cody.

Rev. J. Frank Norris, pastor Of the
First Baptist church Of Fort Worth,
charged with perjury in connection
with certain anonymous letters thGt
he received, was acquitted
He was not in the courtroom when
the jury returned the verdict, but his
wife and the wives of many members
of his church were present.
Mrs. Norris rersonaIly thanked the
members OF the jury, after which the
other women followed her, shaking
hands with each juror and singing
TITS the Old. Time Religion "
1t was the most unusual event ever
house. About 100 women participate
ed. The pastor hurried to the court
house right after the verdict,
Mr.. Norris thanked the jury, judge,
his attorneys and paid II glowing trib'
ute to his wife. He accused the news
papers OF misrepresenting him, but
said he forgave them,
At the conclusion OF the clergy
mans remarks Trial Judge Simmons
ose and informed DR.. Norris thai
he had received only justice and Moth
Ing more. The entire Norris party
including the jury, judge and many
friends. left the courthouse together
IL is not known when the arson case
against DR.. Norris will be tried,
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-04-30

GOVERNOR HVRMON
williams, chairman OF the state Dem
ocratic executive committee, OF Paris,
and about fifty citizens OF Sherman.
A number OF delegations from other
cities and towns we're also on hand.
Upon arriving at Dallas the Buck
eye State executive was met by re.
ception committee headed by a band
and reception held in the Oriental
hold.
At the Cycle Park theater, before q
vast audience, after being introduced
by Hon. Robert B. Allen OF Dallas,
Governor Harmon delivered an -ad.
dress that was frequently applauded.
Democracy was praised and The Ro.
publican party scored.
Governor Harmon did not discuss
national affairs in any detail He re.
counted what had been accomplished
by the Democratic government of his
state had done. He said the Demo.
Gratis should not fall out over the mi.
tiative, referendum and recall The
speaker told of what had heen done
during his administration in reducing
expenses with tho PARTY having bui
one branch OF the government .of his
reelection BY lGuha0 majority and the
legislature becoming ncmoeratic and
also securing The other state offices.
He spoke OF that great Speake,
Champ Clark and that great leader
Oscar W. Underwood =
Tariff was declared main issue.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-04-30
FOUR FATALITIES.
Dreadful Work of Cyclone In
Parker County.

Home of Carey /. Richards at Ag-
mes, Parker county, Tex, was demol.
ished by cyclone and his wife, twin
babies and son eight years old met
death Mr.. Richards was In the yard
at the time and escaped injury.
Information was received at Deca-
tur that a hail and wind storm swep,
the Grub Hill neighborhood of Wise
county, causing three deaths,
Over $50, 600 dattage Is reported from
the Dan community. near Decatur A
twister struck that part of the county
and twelve houses were demolished.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-04-30
GOVERNOR OPENS
CAMPAIGN SATURDAY,
Colouitt Makes Initial Address
at Sherman.
MANY PERSONS ON HAND
Executive of Texas Gives Resume
of what Has Been Done During
His inoumbency of the cuber-
material office.

Before an audience numbering sew"
thousand persons Hon. o, b. Colquitt
made his initial speech for renomina'
ton In the coming Democratic pri'
naries to succeed himself as governor
of Texas. His speech was punctuated
with liberal applause.
Governor Colquitt referred to his
administration and what had been ac-
complished by It, and also referred to
matters that had come up in hoih tho
regular and special sessions OF the
law.making branch OF the state gov
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-04-30
Gold plao ,xeresi u Texas.

The Alpine section of Texas Is ex-
periencing o real gold rush" upon a
small scale. The discovery OF vein
OF gold on a ranch four miles from
Alpine already has produced exotic
ment Now the precious metal has
been discovered in S uth mountain,
just outside Aipino's limits. Persons
OF all classes as soon as the find was
reported commence locating claims.