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The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-10-16
SUDDEN DEATH OF ". J.
VAN KEUREN
Stricken Sunday Afternoon at the
Home of His Mother, Mrs. Il. $.
Barnes-Funeral Wednesday.

The sudden death of William
James Van Keuren, of this place, on
Sunday afternoon shocked the towns
people and cast a gloom over the en-
tire community. Mr.. Van Keuren
had been in apparently good health
prior to his death and attended to
his duties in the Petersen Jewelry
store on Saturday as usual. Sunday,
while in the home of Mrs. Peter S.
Barnes, with his family, Mr.. Van
Keuren was taken suddenly i'll and
succumbed shortly afterwards, of
angina pectoris. The subject of this
sketch was born in Honesdale March
20, 1856, where he lived all his life.
He was one of family of FIVE chill
dren, Mrs. George II. Birdsall, of
Scranton, being the sole survivor of
that family. Their parents were the
late Cornelius and Elizabeth Hawker
Van Keuren. On March 20, 1878,
Mr.. Van Keuren was united in mar
riage with Miss Florence o. Barnes
by whome, besides two sons, Rus
sell p, of this place, and Harold O.
Van Keuren, of Pittsburg, the de-
ceased is survived.
Mr.. Van Keuren was apprentlced
to w. A. Greeley, matchmaker, in
early life, with whom he learned his
trade. He afterwards secured en-
ployment with c. Petersen, for whom
he worked Is years. He then went
in business for himself for a few
years and during the past 10 years
has been with the Petersen jewelry
store
Mr.. Van Keuren had number of
friends in Honesdale, all of whom
sympathize deeply with the bereaved
family in his death. He was a mem
Der of Grace Episcopal church. He
was highly respected and was one of
the best citizens of Honesdale.
The funeral will be held from his
late home on Court street this We'd
nesday afternoon at o'clock, Rev.
A. l.. Whitaker officiating. Inter
ment will be made in Glen Dyberry
cemetery.
Friends of the deceased who wish
to take the last farewell view of the
departed are requested to call at his
late home between the hours of 10
and II o'clock Wednesday morning.
The family have the profound
sympathy of the community in the
death of their late husband and
father
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-10-16

The Citizens bulletin board at
tracted quite a number of people
Tuesday morning when 1t announced
the shooting of Theodore Roosevelt
with particulars. All morning pas
sersby stopped to read the news be-
fore the morning papers arrived. If
you want all the news all the time
read The Citizen.
Parties from New York City
have been in Honesdale of late with
the purpose of taking up the PROPOSE
tion of developing Wayne county's
belated trolley road. The capitalist
is very much elated with the project
and 1t is expected that there will be
something done toward developing
same. 1t is the earnest request of
every business man of Honesdale that
the proposition may be brought to a
head for trolley road between
Honesdale and Hawley would bring
hundreds of people to the stores
here that now go elsewhere. Let's
all hope there is some foundation for
the rumor.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-10-16

We are entering into one of the
greatest eras of prosperity. Is 1t
wrong to be prosperous? No! Then
! it is wrong to change conditions.
Mrs. Mckee, of White Mills,
while visiting in Honesdale last
week, had the misfortune to fall
down stairs and injure herself quite
seriously. She was taken to her sis
ter's home, Miss Ida Daniels, on
Thursday afternoon where she is
resting quite comfortably
Ernest Van Dolen Of White Mills
and Miss Minnie Leah, of Dickson
City, were married in the Lutheran
church at White Mills by Rev. A.
3Gallenkamp on Saturday. Only the
Immediate mem bers of both families
were present. The young couple left
' for New York for a short honey
moon trip.
DR.. Bradley Yielding, OF Me-
shopper, one of the most prominent
dentists of Wyoming county, was
Instantly killed Friday afternoon,
when his auto came unmanagable on
. a dangerous hill near Laceyville.
The car turned turtle and DR..
/ Yielding was found crushed to death
. beneath it. He was forty-tiye years
| of age and is survived by wife and
one child.
Jacob Doetch, the new proprie-
= tor of the Eddy Hotel at Hawley,
gave a banquet to his friends at the
| hotel in honor of the opening OF abe
! Ehostelery TO the public for the first
5time under the new management.
THE Honesadle band was invited to
ATTEND, which they did and rendered
music for the occasion. Jake S
Honesdale friends wish him much
success in his new business venture.
On Friday evening last ]. w.
!CopperWaite, constable of Clinton
township, brought Frank Conig to
ionesdale and lodged him in the
#ounty Jail. Conig, who is miner
! and lives in BrOwndale, was charg-
| ed with beating up his wife when in
"a drunken stupor. hearing was
fheld before Justice of the Peace S.
H. Stanton at Aldenville and Conig
was placed under bail. In default
+ of bail he was brought here TO await
| the action of the grand jury. When
brought here Conig was suffering
from an acute case of delerium and
1
4 up part of his cell.
President Taft now has his own
electoral ticket in Pennsylvania and
Republicans may vote for him with
assurance that votes for him will be
counted. The names of the Taft
electors who succeeded the Roose-
velters were filed at the State Capt.
/ tol last week by Congressman NJ. q
Olmstead and State Chairman Was
son and are now ready to be certi-
/ fed to the counties of the State. Mr.
Olmstead, acting for Philadelphia
people, then filed the withdrawal oi
| the Lincoln party electoral and State
tickets. 1t is possible that the
/ Washington electors will shortly re-
tire from the Bull Moose and Roose'
welt Progressive tickets.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-10-16
TEACHERS MEET AT ARIEL.

The fall meeting of the Teachers
Association was held at Ariel on Fri
day and Saturday of last week and
many teachers from the county at
tended. Twelve teachers from the
Honesdale schools were present on
Friday evening and Saturday. Dr.
Smith Burnham, professor of his
tory, West Chester State Normal
school spoke Friday evening and Sat
urday afternoon. There was an ad-
dress by w. H. Bullock, state hor-
ticultural inspector and several pa
pers and addresses by teachers.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-10-16
STALKER AND BRAMAN.
Especial to The Citizen)
Stalker and Braman, Oct. /

stalker ana Braman, Oct. 10,
Mrs. Eugene Mcclure. of Deposit,
spent part of last week with Mrs.
w. Keys and other friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Rauner and
daughter Alice. visited their daugh-
ter, Mrs. Fred Hineman, at Port Jer-
Wis last week.
Mrs. Mary Washington of CALI
coon, is assisting Miss Lodusky
Barnes for two weeks.
Miss Kelly, of Pine Flat, attended
the L. A. S. here last Thursday.
Henry Thomas left alst week We'd
nesday to do some carpenter work at
Milanville.
Miss Mary Ripple spent Sunday at
her home, Honesdale, and returned
to her school Monday.
Rev. and Mrs. Bowen, of Lookout,
attended the l.. A. S. at Mrs. II. r.
Stalker's last Thursday
Mrs. George Lott, who is not we'll,
went to Callicoon last Thursday TO
get advice of DR.. McClelon.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-10-16
WILL LOCATE IN GREENE TWP.

Chris Woltjen, who lives in Wayne
county, near Newfoundland, is plan
ming to remove to the farm of his
father-in-law, Fred Sieg, in Greene
township, some time in November,
the latter's four daughters and four
sons having all married and moved
away. Agnes, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Woltjen, has for some time
been keeping house for her grand
father, who is now in his S1st year.
He has a fine farm of 200 acres and
his son-in-law is removing from his
own place, to which he is very much
attached, to aid in caring for his
wife's father during the evening of
his life.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-10-16
IMMATURE COAL NINE AT FOR
TENIA.

Frank ]. Varcoe, of this place, has
secured the right from the Delaware
and Hudson railroad officials to
screen all the fill-in on the old GRAY
ity railroad at Fortenia. 1t is
claimed that there are from eight
to ten thousand tons of coal in this
old railroad bed. Screens have been
ordered and some of the equipment
is upon the ground. Work will be
commenced as soon as possible.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-10-16
HOLLISTERVILLE POSTOFFICE
ENTERED.

Early Friday morning the post
office and store conducted by j. e.
Elliot at Hollisterville was entered
and robbed by burglars. The rob-
bers made away with all the stamps
on hand in the postofIice and a
quantity of merchandise from the
store. Entrance was gained by
breaking a window. The discovery
of the robbery was not made until
the next morning when Mr.. Elliot
arrived to open up his store for the
days business.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-10-16
PERSONAL MENTION.

Homer Greene was a passenger to
/ New York Tuesday.
Mrs. John Krantz was a caller in
Scranton on Saturday.
F. A. Jenkins was a business call
er in Paupack Saturday
F. S. Merritt spent the weekend
in New York on business.
f. A. Jenkins was a business
| caller in Paupack on Friday.
julius Freund, of Scranton, was
guest of his parents on Sunday.
Fred f. Lawyer is spending few
days in the metropolis on business.
Charles Schuller, of New York, is
spending a few days in town on bust
ness.
Mrs. G. w. Peil and Christian
Bergman were visitors in Scranton
last week.
Vincent Kilroe of New York, spent
the weekend with friends and rela-
tives here.
Mrs. J. D. Weston and Mrs. w
F. Suydam are spending a few days
in New York City.
A. A. Oehlert and wife have re-
turned from a weeks visit with rela-
tives at Bloomsbury.
Marcy Truscott has returned
from a western trip in the interest
of Birdsall Bros. Co.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. S. Brown were
Scranton and Wilkes-Barr visitors
Saturday and Sunday.
r. A. Smih, Jr., of Stroudsburg,
spent Sunday with his parents here
and friends in Bethany.
Miss Anna Brown, who was oper-
ated upon in a Scranton hospital re-
Gently, is much improved.
Mr. and Mrs. c. H. Dorflinger of
White Mills, are spending the week
at their bungalow at Cape Cod,
Mass.
Bruce Cartwright, of Chicago, is
being entertained at the home of H.
z. Russell and family on Church
street.
H. 2. Russed and daughters,
Misses Marietta and Lucy, returned
last week from a few days stay in
New York.
Henry Hilton, of Jersey City,
spent Sunday and Monday with his
son, Conductor Charles H. Hilton, on
Church street.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. H. Hawken and
daughter, Miss Lactea, returned
home from three days automobile
trip through the Lackawanna valley.
Mr. and Mrs. John Teideman of
Jersey City, n. j., returned to their
home on Sunday after spending
few days at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. William DeReamer at White
Mills.
Rev. John O'Toole attended the
laying of the corner stone at Holy
Rosary church in Scranton on Sun
day. Father Theodore of Scranton
filled the Honesdale pulpit at ST.
Johns.
Mrs. Chas. Truscott entertained
number of her friends at Five Hun
dred at her home on Park street
Thursday evening. Prizes were won
by Misses Vera Murray and Minnie
Schuller. Dainty refreshments were
served.
Mrs. Mary Van Dolan, of White
Mills, left for New York city, on
Friday morning, where on Saturday
morning she embarked on a Ham
burg Line steamer for Cuxhaven,
Germany, where she will spend the
winter.
Miss Martha NJ. Collum and sister,
Mrs. Elmer Beardslee, of Hawley,
left Friday for few days visit with
Rev. and Mrs. John P. Crane, at
New Milford. They will also visit
relatives at Bald Mount before re-
turning home.
F. c. Miles, of Kansas City, Mo-,
who with his wife and nephew, John
Mics, of Denver, Colorado, have
been touring the countries of France,
Germany, Switzerland and Italy by
auto for the past few months, spent
Friday at the home of his uncle and
aunt, Squire and Mrs. r. A. Smith,
on West street, departing for his
home Friday evening. His wife and
nephew left some time ago.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-10-16
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

Rudolph Weichel and Mrs. Effie
Sherman were remarked on Sept.
80 by Justice w. H. Ham. The
couple were first married about a
year ago and according to the court
record they were separated by di-
vorce on Sept. 80, 1911.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-10-16
LABORERS WANTED.

Superintendent Fitzsimmons of
the Criminal Insane Hospital at Far
view is very anxious to secure labor
ers. Elsewhere appears an advertise
ment in which he asks for 20 men
and agrees to pay them $1.75 per
day
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-10-16
TO HONOR EDDIE MURPHY.

Ed. Murphy, of White Mills, who
has been doing some clever base ball
playing this season and especially
the past few months with the Ath-
letics, is home for a vacation. The
boys of his home town honored him
Tuesday night in Florence theatre
by holding a reception.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-10-16
FARVIEW STATION.

The foundation for the new Del
aware and Hudson depot at Farview
is completed. The railorad company
will soon erect a fine modern station
thereon.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-10-16

WANTED-FIFTY CAR REPAIR
ers or men TO learn car repairing.
Apply to D. & H. Company car shop,
Carbondale, Pa, or G. w. Penwar-
den, yardmaster, Honesdale, for in
formation. S1eoi3
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-10-16
MISCELLANEOUS.

FOUND-GOLD MESH FOB WITH
initials F. L. G. owner can have
same by applying to Adam Brieten-
backer and paying for this advertise
ment.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-10-16

FOR SALE OR RENT A GOOD
farm u mile from Erie Railroad
and Milk station at Milanville. APP
ply to "Buyuahom" Realty Co.,
Honesdale, Pa, Box 524. 73tf
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-10-16

FOR SALE CHEAP-PONY HAIR
ness, sleigh, buggy, bells, etc. In
quire White Mills Drug Store.
19ei 2
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-10-16

IN HONESDALE THIS WEEK
Will be here again week of Oct.
14th, at Hotel Wayne. Sam. S.
Wint, Piano Tuner.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-10-16

AGRICULTURAL LIME GET
our prices on Agricultural Lime F.
o. b. your nearest station in carload
lots. Martin Hermann, Callicoon, N.
y. S3t4
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-10-16

A FINE OLD VIOLIN FOR SALE,
first $4,000 takes it; one fiddle,
$500, another one $1.50. Address
or call evenings, between and
1880. II. A. Wagner, S27 Main ST..
79ei2
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-10-16

FOR RENT-DESIRABL ROOMS
on Ridge street. Both steam heat;
modern improvements. Inquire 206
Ridge street. S1t2
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-10-16

LET THE LACKAWANNA DO
your laundry. Thomas F. Bracy,
Honesdale, agent. Look for our
wagon with the sign "Lackawanna
Laundry Co." 57tf
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-10-16

FOR SALE-DESlRABL DWELL
ing house and lot on East Street
Extension; all improvements. Bar
gain. J. b. Robinson, Agent, Jad-
win Building. 5Seitf
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-10-16

GIRL WANTED AT EDDY HOTEL,
Hawley, Pa. S1t2
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-10-16
FOR SALE.

FOR SALE--oNE DRAFT HORSE,
color black. Apply to Gurney
Electric Elevator Company S3tf
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-10-16

HORSE FOR SALE-THREE GOOD
legs and one good eye. Work any
where. $500. Mcintyre. S3t2
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-10-16
LOCAL NEWS

We are entering into one of the
greatest eras of prosperity. Is it
wrong to be prosperous? No! Then
lit is wrong to change conditions.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-06-12

q HERIFF'S SALE OF VALUABLE
- REAL ESTATE.-B virtue of
process issued out OF the Court of
Common Pleas of Wayne county, and
State of Pennsylvania, and to me d.
rected and delivered, | have levied on
and will expose to public sale, at the
Court House in Honesdale, on
FRIDAY, JUNE IL, 1912, 2 Z. NJ.
All the defendants right, title
and interest in the following de-
scrihed property-viz:
BY virtue of the annexed writ of
Fl. Fa. | have this day levied upon
and taken in execution all that GER
tain piece or parcel of land situate,
lying and being in the township of
Manchester, county of Wayne, and
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
bounded and described as follows, to
wit: Northeasterly by the Delaware
river; westerly by land late of Alexan-
der Calder; and southerly by land
late of Jacob Kellam, containing one
hundred and ten acres, be the same
more or less. Upon said premises
is a frame house, barns, and other
out buildings, apple orchard and
other fruit trees nearly one-half i'm
proved land and balance in timber
Seized and taken in execution as
the property of Anna Cole at the
suit of Casper Engert. No. 62 June
Term, 1907. Judgment, S275. Lee
Attorney.
Also c. r.. Engert against Anna
Cole, terre tenant, &c March 1912
| Judgment S794.70.
TAKE NOTICE-All bids and costs
must be paid on day of sale or deeds
will not be acknowledged.
FRANK c. KIMBDE, Sheriff.
Honesdale, Pa, May 23, 1912.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-06-12

ever caused wilted collars In a resolu-
tons committee.
After the platform, my brethren, will
come the exciting event of all. 1t will
be the acme, climax, elimination, crux,
crisis, crucial point, psychological mo-
ment and stroke Of destiny all rolled
into one. Also please do not forget
the instant packed with fate. 1t will
be that too. In fact, think of every
thing in the line Of breathlessness, sus-
sense and nervous tension that your
Imagination will stand for, and 1t will
surpass them all. Sure, you have guess
ed 1.-THE nomination. That is what
all these preliminary events and this
machinery are for That is the reason
for the long months OF devastating and
adjective hurting campaign. That Is
the moment in which the straining and
striving converge, the point where all
the political paths meet. 1t will be
great hour for the Republican party,
perhaps for the American nation. Who
will be nominated7 Don't ask me. l
won't tell you. l could, Of course, but
why give away these precious secrets
In advance? That would rob the con-
test of all its excitement. Up to date
have met ATT men who were cock
sure they knew to an absolute GER
tainty who 1t would be, and they were
all liars. 1t is sad to think 1t, but
there is something about politics that
makes liars of US all. If 1 said
knew l would be as big liar as the
rest. l won't do It, l used to be a
political prophet, but have learned
better.
Both Sides Claim It.
The Roosevelt followers say they
will have 600 votes and that 1t is all
over but the shouting. The Taft men
are getting ready to celebrate. So
there you are. La Toilette predicts
that the convention will be deadlocked
and the delegates will have to take him
or go without candidate. Some of
the wise New York politicians are still
talking Of dark horse with whiskers,
or maybe a dark horse does not have
whiskers, but, anyway, Justice Hughes,
The best | can do is to refer to table
carefully prepared by the New York
Tribune. This newspaper is for Taft
but the table gives Roosevelt slightly
the best of 1t on the face of the returns.
To offset this the editor says that most
of the contests will be decided in favor
of Taft, which will give him a major
ity or at least n plurality. In any
event, 1t will be uncOmfortably close.
The convention meets in the Chicago
coliseum at high noon June IS The
building is the same one In which Taft
was nominated four years ago. The
date is the anniversary Of the battle
Of Waterloo and the centenary Of the
| beginning of the war OF 1912. State
ments Of the number OF persons that
can be seated In the great hall vary
all the way from IL 900 to 1900.
Beginning on Tuesday, II Is scarcely
| possible that the sessions can be com
pleted before Friday or Saturday OF
the same week. If there should be a
deadlock they may even run over into
the next week, but a deadlock is next
to impossible with the contest narrow
ed practically TO two candidates.
Every national convention appears
momentous to the newspapers and
politicians of the day, hut without gun
or eIaggeration the Republican con
vention Of 1912 may prove the most
momentous held by that party since
1850.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-06-12
Contests of Many Kinds Prom
ise to Make the 0Cca-
sion Lively.
By JAMES a. EDGERToN.


LII aboard for the big show! Moth
N ing like II ever seen on earth
nor ever will be seen again!
This way, gentlemen! Here Is
the place to buy your tickets! Un-
paralleled contest between the rough
rider and the steam roller!
That will be something like the ir-
resistible force meeting the immovable
body. Nobody has ever yet figured
out Just what would happen in that
impossible collision, but the world may
now witness an approximation to the
result at the Republican national con-
vention. without venturing into the
domain of prophecy it should be enough
10 say that something is just bound to
break loose and that something will
be worth going miles to see.
That Is exactly what multiplied thou
sands are going to do, or rather they
Will go the miles all right, but as to
seeing the convention-that is another
matter. There will be three or four
times the demand for admissions that
there will be tickets, and If anybody
has to be left out rest assured II will
be Mr.. Common People and his large
family.
The first contest will be over the
temporary craftsmanship. Ordinarily
people do not grow wildly excited
about the temporary chairman any
more than they do over the nominee
for vice president. He does his key
noting, and that is all. Nobody hears
him, and even II some one did hear he
or she would promptly forget the key
in which the note was pitched key
note may be all right for an orches-
ira, but ii does not necessarily pro
man who has the most votes is the one
who strikes the real keynote there.
This time, however, there is to be Il
real fight over the temporary chairman
and his keynote. The national com,
mittee is TO recommend Senator Elihu
Root OF New York. The Roosevelt
people do not want Root They do not
propose to sing IN Roots key. There
fore they fear any note he might strike
would produce discord. In fact, the
mere mention Of his name has produc
ed that already. There are plenty of
rooters in the Roosevelt ranks, but
they do not spell 1t with a capital let.
ter. This means they are not roofing
for Root The definition of a radical
is one who goes TO the root of things,
but the Roosevelt radicals do not &c
to this Root-not on your life.