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The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-08-07

The Honesdale Dime bank has
voted to increase its capital stock
from $4,000 to 100000.
The choir of the Methodist
church will hold a concert in the
church on Friday evening, Aug. 23.
The Alpha Bible class of the
Presbyterian Sunday school will hold
an ice cream social upon the lawn
of the Misses Wilder, East street,
this (Tuesday) evening.
The regular meeting of the
Wayne County celebration committee
will be held this (Tuesday) evening
at the City Hall, at which time the
prizes for the firemen, civic and
grange and auto parades will be Sc
lected.
The Greater Honesdale Board
of Trade has donated $25 toward the
Wayne County celebration and
there is a possibility of the Business
Mems association doing the same.
The merchants are responding liber-
ally for which the executive commit
tee is very grateful.
Mrs. William II. Bader of Thir-
teenth street, and Mrs. Christian
Bergman of East street, entertained
a number of friends at Five Hundred
on Monday afternoon. First prize
was won by Mrs. John II. Krantz;
consolation prize was won by Mrs
Thomas Baker. Refreshments were
served.
The Paupack Power company
has purchased $4,000 acres of LAND
as basin for the proposed large res
ervoir. This is 1000 acres more
than is absolutely necessary, but the
additional acreage will allow a rails,
of seven feet of water. This will
take care of spring freshets, ice anC
water from snow. The normal heigh
of the proposed lake above tidewate
will reach point Of 1,19S feet.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-08-07
HALLSTEAD TO VOTE
ON IMPROVEMENTS

A special election for the purpose
of increasing the borough indebted
ness will be held Tuesday, Aug. 6, at
the usual voting place.
The purpose for which the in
debtedness is to be increased is
matchmaking, improving, grading,
curbing and guttering Main street,
said amount asked for by Borough
Council being $4,000, or as much
thereof as is necessary to make the
street proper width for the traf-
fic on said street.
The council desires to make the
width of Main street about "a feet,
which encessitates an extra expense
for IS feet which must be paid for
by the borough.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-08-07
TRANSFERS OF REAL ESTATE,

Mathew Mcconnell, of New York
city, to Theresa Arnheiter, of the
same place, II acres in Damascus
township, $500.
Andrew Beesecker and wife, to
Frank Fetherman, both of New
foundland, land in Dreher township,
$225.
John l.. Brown and wife, of La
Sale, n. Y, to James Butler, of
Moosic, II acres in Salem and Sterl-
ing townships. Consideration pri-
vate.
Wrae E. Conklin to James But
ler 29 acres in Salem township,
S1777S0.
Patk. Kelly to Michael Kelly, lot
in Hawley, 81.
The officers of the Delaware &
Hudson Railroad company to the
Gurney Electric Elevator company
tract of land in borough of Homes
| dale, $4,000.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-08-07
HONESDALE P0STOFFICE TO
Be IDEAL
Equipment Will be Up-to-date and
Most Convenient Made-Con-
tract Awarded to Corbin Com

The building committee of the
town council, composed of w. II.
Kreitner, c. II. Rettew and T. J.
Canivan, who have charge of making
the changes in the city hall for the
new postoffice, has held daily meet
ings of late. The committee has Civ
en- considerable time and attention
to the remodeling OF the city hall
and when completed Honesdale will
have one of the most modern and up
to-the- minute postoffices in this sec
tion of the state. At the meeting
held on Monday the committee gave
the Corbin Cabinet and Lock COM
pany, of New Britain, Conn, the
contract to furnish the new office
equipment. 1t will consist of cabi-
nets, tables, distributing tables, racks
and as fine a lot of call boxes that
can be furnished. The boxes are
divided into three sections, lock,
combination and drawers. The COM
bination boxes will have two dials
instead of one, like the present kind.
The two dial combinations claim to
wear longer and give better service.
The woodwork will be Old English
and Al in every respect.
The contract calls for delivery of
the equipment in two weeks time.
The committee told Postmaster
Allen that the new office would be
ready for occupancy by September
1st
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-08-07
BUILDING LOAN ASSOCIATION
TO BE ORGANIZED

The constant demand for houses
in Honesdale and Texas township is
a good sign that the town is not go
ing backward. The demand for new
and modern dwellings is growing.
There are a number of young men
who at present are not financially
situated so they can build without
aid. A building loan association is
in course of formation and as soon
as the Gurney Electric Elevator
bonds have been disposed of one of
Honesdale's leading institutions will
launch the proposition.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-08-07
A HISTORIC ROAD MAY Be
VACATED
Part of East and West Turnpike in
Paupack Viewed by Commission
Will be Part of Great Lake.

Part of what is known as the East
and West turnpike, located in Pau
pack township, was viewed on Satur-
day by a commission appointed by
Judge Searle, consisting of w. II.
Lee, Isaac B. Sandercock and w. A.
Gaylord, to find out whether it was
policy to yacate the road. That part
which was viewed by the commission
extends from the middle of the Pau
pack bridge, across the turnpike and
westward along the said East and
West turnpike 4,200 feet. This part
of the road is flooded every spring
and in some instances it is impass-
able. Pike county viewers were also
present the same day and looked af-
ter the section in their county. The
findings of the Wayne county view
ers will be made to the court next
October. The road in question will
be flooded when the proposed dam
at WilsonVille will have been erect
ed. The lake will be 40 feet above
the flow at the Paupack bridge.
The old road viewed by the Wayne
county commission is one of historic
bearing, being originally used by the
| Indians who formerly occupied this
section of Wayne county. 1t was
following by the refugees of Wyo-
ming county at the time of the mas
sacre in 1873 when about 200 whites
| travelled 60 miles to get away from
the tortures of the Indians. Those
who escaped took refuge in Fort
Paupack in Pike county, near this
road.
Chapman, in his history of Wyo-
ming says, when describing the Sc
quel of the massacre at Wyoming:
" The remainder of the inhabitants
were driven from the valley and COM
PEELED to proceed on foot 60 miles
through a great swamp almost with
out food and clothing. A number
perished on the journey, principally
women and children, some died oi
wounds, others wandered from the
path, now the East and West road
in search of food and were lost and
those who survived called the wilder.
ness through which they passed, The
Shades of the DEATH an appellatioI
which 1t has since retained" The
settlers in Paupack township, whose
account is sustained by Miner, in hi
history of Wyoming, asserted tina
there in that dread swamp a child
died, and the frantic hunger of thu
sufferers led them to cook and ca
il, the abstaining mother standing
by and weeping. The next day the.
crossed the Paupack, after which sh,
went back and drowned herself.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-08-07
SUMNER BOARDING HOUSE
BURNS.

The home of Edward Kelly, Lords
Valley, Pike county, was burned to
the ground Monday noon, entailing
a heavy loss to Mr.. Kelly. The resi-
dence, which was recently renovated,
was one of the finest in that section
of the country.
The fire started from an open fire.
place. 1t was cold for the summer
boarders so fire was kindled to take
the chill off the room. Before the
family noticed it flames were shoot
ing out of the roof and the building
was beyond control.
Mr.. Kelly carried $500 insurance
on his home, but that does not be-
gin to cover the loss.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-08-07
GIRL CHOPPED FATHERS HEAD
OFF WITH AXE
Especial to The Citizen.) }

RICHMOND, TEXAS, Aug. g.
Pearl Williams, 12-year-old daughter
of Alexander Williams, killed her
father with an axe while he slept last
night by chopping off his head.
The girl claimed the reason she
committed this awful deed was be-
cause her father would not let her
go to visit her aunt.
The daughter was Immediately
placed under arrest and is now in
the county jail.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-08-07
FIREMEN RESCUE 13 PEOPLE.
Fire at Old Forge This Morning Re
suited i'm One Man Breaking His
AnkIe-LOSs $500,
Especial to The Citizen. }

SCRANTON, Aug. 6.-Thirteen
persons narrowly escaped suffocation
this morning in a boarding house at
Old Forge. A boarder discovered the
fire and gave the alarm. He jumped
from the second story and broke an
ankle. The Lawrenceville fire COM
pany responded and succeeded in res
cuing 13 people, among whom were
three women, five children and five
men. The men confined the fire to
the cellar. The damage amounts to
about $500.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-08-07
NEGRO QUESTION PARAMOUNT
Bull Moose Followers Struggling
With Issue Clash is Feared
Between Delegates.
pecial to The Citizen.)

CHICAGO, Aug. 6.-The negro
quetion occupies the attention of the
Bull Moose conventioners here to-
day. 1t is claimed to be as large
question as will come up and
clash is feared between the Southern
and Eastern delegates over the mat
ter.
Although the expected speech of
Colonel Roosevelt outlining the
views of what the party stood for
overshadowed all else, the delegates
themselves admit they fear clash
from the action of the credential
committee in the southern contest.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-08-07
BoNEAR REUNION WEDNESDAY.

The descendants of the Bonear
family in Wayne county will as
semble today at the home of Mrs.
Mead Sandercock at Hoadleys. There
will be about so persons present.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-08-07
DESERTED AUTOMOBILE.

CARBONDALE, Aug. O.-The po-
lice of thic city are looking for three
young men who deserted an automo-
bile on the Westside mountain last
night. The machine bears a New
Jersey state tag.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-08-07
BISHOP LAUDDEN sUCCUMBS.
Died This Morning in Syracuse After
Lingering Illness.
Especial TO The Citizen)

SYRACUSE, N. ", Aug. 6.-Bis-
hop A. Laudden, of the Syracuse dio-
cease, died shortly before o'clock
this morning. Bishop Laudden was
an Episcopalian and had been Ill sew
eral months.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-08-07
WORKMAN BREAKS BOTH LEGS.
Accident Happened at Nay Aug This
Morning-Is Removed to Scran-
ton.
Especial to The Citizen.)

NAY AUG, Aug. 6.-David Thomas,
a middle aged man, had both legs
broken below the knees this morning
at the shale works owned by Peter
Steipp. Mr.. Thomas was pushing a
car aud was crushed between the
wall and the ear. He was removed
to the Scranton Private Hospital.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-08-07
BOROUGH FATHERS MEET
Pay Bills, Talk PostofiiCe, Grant
Privileges and Adjourn at II
O'clock,

The members of the town coun-
Gil met on Thursday evening in Yard
master G. w. Penwarden's office, in
place of the city hall, which is now
being converted into the new postof-
flee. All councilmen answered to
roll. Postmaster NJ. b. Allen, Theo-
dore Dryer and Joseph Soete were
visitors.
After the reading of the minutes
of the last regular meeting by Sec
retary John Erik, which were approv-
ed President Martin Caufeld asked
Treasurer G. w. Penwarden to make
his report. 1t follows;
In treasury ............$ $354.S9
Borrowed from Wayne Coun-
ty Savings bank, $500, less
discount, 1884 .. 1866
Note for same amount less in
terest from Dime bank 80. 1866
Ditto from National bank =. 1867
Ditto from Farmers and Me-
chanics bank ........... 1867
Received from Mary Weston,
curb Observation-Disclosures. 1000
Mrs Stegner, sewer tap, $40,
less SIS for walk $500
Kreitner Bros. sewer tap. 1000
c. A. McCarty, repairing side
walk ................ 500
Total ..... ..........3 1851 .55
Paid out .............. .3027.S7
Balance on hand . 553.6S
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-08-07

The Citizen is Getting New Ad-
vertsers Every Week. Merchants
Know This is n Good Advertising
Medium.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1912-06-01

Mrs. Henry Hagar was taken seriously
i'll this week at the ranch Of her son, DIR.
Henry Hagar, in Ruby Valley. Elko
County, and the Doctor at once notified
his sister. Mrs. Laura Hoegh of Eu-
reka. The telegram reached here We'd
nesday morning. Mrs. Hoegh at once
engaged the services of ]. A. Gilbert
and his auto aud they left that day at
noon. Mr.. Gilbert returned here Thurs.
day evening and reported hat they
found Mrs. Hagar much improved on
their arrival, and when he left there
her condition was not at all serious.
Mrs. Hoegh and son, Tracey. remained
at the ranch. but Harry Hagar% returned
here with Mr.. Gilbert and will take
Tracey's pony and cart back to the ranch
for use there during the Summer.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1912-06-01
THIS WILL HELP EUREKA
Company Signing Up Contracts to De-
liver Distillate At Reduced Prices

Company Signing Up Contracts to De-
liver Distillate at Reduced Prices
ID. III. Sherman, a representative of
the Utah Oil Company, spent several
days in Eureka the first Of the week.
Mr.. Sherman was here to meet Messrs.
Benedict and Edwards Of the Windfall
Mining Company and other mining Of
6cials of the district who are using
gasoline engine power aud distllate for
fuel.
It did not take Mr.. Sherman very
long to show the above gentlemen that
he represented the goods they have been
looking forward to for some time, and
when he stated that his company was
ready to enter into a contract to furnish
them with a much higher grade of
distillate than is nov being used here
at a reduction In price of over 80 per
cent, they became really interested.
Mr.. Sherman has arranged with the
Eureka Nevada Railway to ship this
NtsttAioto III noho AfOtn hllsdQ6 III Dulk
in tank cars, and distillate that now
costs 30 cents a gallon in cans. will
under the new bulk arrangement. be
delivered here for less than Is cents a
gallon.
From another source the SENTINEL
was Informed this bulk distillate would
be laid down in Eureka for a little over
10 cen a gallon.
Mr.. Benedict of the Windfall Mining
Company says this new arrangement
that will permit the shipment of bulk
distillate into Eureka at such greatly
reduced prices will make a wonderful
difference in the cost of fuel to his cor
pany, and there would be little time
lost by him aud his associates III signing
up a contract with the Utah Fuel
Company.
1t is understood the officials of the
Credo- Eureka Mines Company will also
sign up for their fuel supply.
Mr.. Sherman left here Tuesday for
his company's headquarters at Salt
Lake, but will return to Eureka again
shortly.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1912-06-01
Runaway Accident Wednesday

While returning from Prospect on
Wednesday afternoon the team Mrs.
James Rogantini was driving became
unmanageable and ran away. Soon
after the horses started one of the lines
broke and the team was pulled n the
bank, throwing Mrs. Rogantini oct Of
the wagon. She fortunately escaped
with only a few minor injuries and sue
ceeding in %recapturing the team only "A
few hundred yards distant, where one
of the horses fell and hung up the rig.
Della Rattazzi and Celia Delaney were
in the wagon with Mrs. Rogantini, but
jumped out when the line broke, also
fortunately escaping without serious
injury. Word soon reached Prospect
of the accident, and a number came
down and 1901 assisted the ladies in
putting their rig in shape to continue
on their way to Eureka.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1912-06-01
Front of Building Blown Out

The heavy windstorm that struck Eu-
reka about 6 o'clock last Wednesday
evening shook up and made things lively
in the old town for a few moments
Mixed in with the general blow, a whirl-
wind operated on south Main street long
enough to tear out the frame front OF
George S. Henderson's blacksmith shop.
which fell on q blackboard standing in
front of the shop, demolishing it almost
beyond repair. No other damage was
done, and the front Of the blacksmith
shop has already been replaced.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1912-06-01

plant is fully $50 horse power. The
machine shop is equipped with a lathe.
a drill press, a circular saw, and a hack
saw. all of which are driven by electric
motor power. The entire plant has
been equipped to use fuel oil, but owing
{ the inability of the railroad to bring
10 the oil, the company has let a contract
for 1000 cords Of wood, q considerable
part Of which has already been delivered
One of the features of the mill which
attract attention most and seemed to
the writer TO be of most Importance, is
the fact that the mill has been built and
equipped at a point and in such a nan
ner that all of the ore will be handled by
gravitation.
Mr.. Pratt states that the ore is of low
grade, and that all of the company's
calculations have been based upon the
average grade of the ore that has been
developed up to this time. However.
during former operations ore of o high
grade was found in quantities in these
mines, and it is not to be supposed that
the future operations will not open up
ore bodies that are OF as good q grade as
that which was found in the early years
of mining at Mineral Hill.
Since the work commenced last Fall
there has been from 30 to 80 men on the
oompany's pay roll at Mineral Hill. and
40 men are now employed there.
The tramway is completed. every par,
of the mill is in place ready for opera
,ion, the machinery has been tested. the
ore bins filed, and everything is in
readiness to commence actual operations
! to-day Saturday, June l..
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1912-06-01
WIRDFALL MILL TO Be REPAIRED
But Contemplated Changes VIII First Be
Acted Upon By Company Directors

But Contemplated Changes VIII First Be
Acted Upon By Company's Directors
Before taking his departure for Obi
cago BY Tuesday g train, Harry Benedict.
secretary and treasurer of the Windfall
Mining Company. who had been here
for nearly two weeks going over plans
with general manager George z. Ed.
wards regarding certain changes to be
made in the company's milling plant,
informed the SENTINEL hal he would
not be able at this time to give out for
publication q statement Of the new work
planned. and until the matter had been
placed before and acted upon by the oom-
pany's board Of directors at Chicago.
In going over the plans with Mana
ger Edwards since his arrival here, Mr..
Benedict said he found q number Of new
conditions that had to be met, and be-
fore ordering thu work to proceed had
decided IL would be best Il have the d.
rectors Of the company act on the matter.
Some Of the men working in the
Windfall mine have been laid of this
week, and IL is understood that most OF
the mine force will be laid Of as soon
as the work Of repairing and making
the contemplated changes in the mill
mas been commenced.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1912-06-01
VERDICT OF CORONER'S JURY
And Further Particulars of Last Weeks
Fatal Accident At Mineral Hill

Justice J. M. Requa of Palisade held
an inquest at Mineral Hill on May 20
for the purpose of s~scertaining the
Of death of o. Quillici and G..
Morelii, the two men who were killed
in the accident at that place. mention of
which was made in last weeks SEN.
TINEL.
A jury consisting of B. L. Plummer,
foreman. G.. Wahlby, NJ. Mcleod. J.
A. Flynn, j. Morrison and w. H. Brad.
ley was impaneled. and after a thorough
investigation Of the premises and the
examination of several witnesses. the
following verdict was rendered.: 1--WE
find that the death of O. Quillici aud G..
Morelli was the result of their own care.
lessness, and we exonerate the Mineral
Hill Consolidated Mines Company from
all blame"
Further details of the accident show
that the deceased with two other men
were laying rail on the tramway trestle
leading from the mine to the mill. As
the whistle blew for noon these two men
with the two others attempted to ride on
n of the cars loaded with over q ton Of
railroad iron. The track ct the point
where they climbed on the car has q
grade Of about four per cent, and near
the terminus the grade is about five per
cent. Two Of the men realizing that
the car was gaining Roadway jumped
off, and called to the other two to do
likewise. The deceased did not seem to
appreciate the danger. and remained On
the car. which crashed through the mill
and dropped through the roof of the
next building. q distance Of about so
feet, into one Of the company's solution
storage tanks, which was then filled to
a depth of about 10 feet. 1t is probable
that both men were dead before they
reached the tank.
Both men were Italians, and neither
could speak much English. Q. Quillici
was married, his wife being in Carlin at
the time the accident occurred. She at.
tended the funeral at Mineral Hill, after
which her fare was paid to Italy by the
Mines Company. g. Morelli left a wife
and children in Italy. He had no
known friends or relatives in this
country. Both bodies were inferred in
the cemetery at Mineral Hill.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1912-06-01

Cards have been received in Eureka
announcing the approaching marriage
Of Lillian Adelaide, youngest daughter
of Mrs. Matilda Wittenberg. formerly
of Eureka, but now residing at Tonopah,
Nevada, to Mr.. James Parke Montague.
the marriage to take place at st. Marks
Episcopal church in Tonopah on June
5, 1912. The bride. to-be is another OF
Eureka's native daughters, whose hand
has been claimed in marriage by a
promising young man Of the southern
part OF the State. The happy couple
will be at home to their friends in Tono-
pah after July 10.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1912-06-01
Data on Water Applications

The SENTINEL has received a number
of pamphlets from the State Engineer.
entitled Requirements and Regula-
tons, including suggestions and instruc'
lions in relation to the appropriation,
use and measurement of water In the
State of Nevada" These pamphlets
will prove useful to ranchers or others
who contemplate taking up water
rights, and a copy can be obtained upon
a~pplication at this Office.