8 SHOES! Newest Spring Styles for Men and Women, That are Worthy of Your Inspection. W.C. McKINNEY, No. 8 East Main Street. THE COLUMBIAN. BLOOMSBURG, PA. Monument for Riot Victims. Subscriptions are being taken up in the towns, in coal regions for the erection ot a monument in memory of the nineteen men who were shot at I.attimer last Septembei by Sheriff Martin and his deputies. The.monu nient will be a granite shaft 30 feet high, appropriately inscribed. It will be erected either at the scene of the *a*cre or over the single grave of dbie men in the Polish Catholic L Itery at Hazleton. W> 0. f. paradeTwilkes-barre. I educed Rates via Pennsylvania Railroad. ? For the Odd Fellows' Parade at Wilkesbarre, Pa. May 17, the Penn sylvania Railroad Company will sell special excursion tickets from stations on its line, within a radius of one hun dred miles, to Wilkesbarre and return, at rate of single fare for the round trip (minimum rate, 25 cents). Tickets to be sold May 16 and 17, good to return until May 18, 1898, inclusive. 5-5" 2t - County Treasurer Fowler Vindicated •Ex Treasurer J. R. Fowler, of Columbia county, who, it is claimed by the State Treasurer, was short over S4OO in his accounts in not returning that amount of State tax, had a con sultation with Attorney General Mc- Cormick at which interview Mr. Fowler was able to make a satisfactory explanation of all but a small balance of $45.50 of the shortage charged against him. After a careful search through his papers Mr. Fowler has found a receipt for the latter amount, which wipes out the claim of the State against him.— Harrisburg Telegraph. A fine line of new styles in wed ding invitations just received at THE COLUMBIAN office. tf. Appeal Notices. If Appeals will be held on the assess ment of 1898 between the hours of 1 a. m. and 4 p. m. of each day as bllows to wit: April 23 —Montour aqd Mt. Pleas mt at Commissioners' office, Blooms jurg. April 25 —Catawissa township and Franklin at Kreisher's hotel, Cata wissa township. 7 —Cleveland, Locust and SBK at Yeager's Hotel in locust —" April 28—Beaver and Main at AUstetter's hotel, Mainville. April 29 —Mifflin at Per.nypacker's hotel in MiftFuville. April 30 —Orange at Turner's hotel. May 4 —Hemlock at Commission ers' office. Bloomsburg. May 5 —Scott at Commissioners' office, Bloomsburg. May 6—Catawissa Borough at Kist ter's hotel, Catawissa. May 16—Berwick and Briarcreek at St. Charles hotel, Berwick. May 17 —Centre, at election house, Centre. May 18—Fishingcreek, at West Fishingcreek election house. - May 19 —Benton Boro., Benton township and Jackson at McHenry House, Benton. May 20—Sngarloal at Steen's hotel. May 23 —Bloomsburg at Commiss ioners' office, Bloomsburg. May 25 —Greenwood at Rohrsburg hotel. May 26—Millville and Pine at Millville election house. May 27 —Madison at Rimby's hotel at Jerseytown. June I—Centralia and Conyngham at McDonnell House, Centralia. The assessors are required to give each taxable a notice ot his or her valuation at least five days before the appeal. WM. KRICKBAUM, f JOHN N. GORDON, V CO. Com. NEHEMIAH KITCHEN. ) Attest, D. Z. MENSCH, Clerk. Commissioners office, Bloomsburg, Pa., April 16, 1898. 4-21-31. CASTOR IA For Infants and Children. Tfee Kind You Have Always Bought Had Nothing to Say- You want to be a soldier, Tom ? \yell I don't blame you, lad, The fever that has hit you now once mon keyed with your dad. I know exactly how you feel, you're achin' for a scrap, An' want to go an' help to wipe ol' Spain clean off the map. When I was young an' full o' nerve in eigh teen sixty-one, I wasn't half content till I was coupled to a gun. An' now that your a-feclin' in that same ol' hostile way, An' want to emulate your dad, I've not a word to say. I hope you've reckoned up the cost, an' counted it up well, Fur war, as Gen'ral Sherman said, ain't fur removed from hell J You'll find it ain't no picnic, Tom ; you'll soon find out that you Won't have a bit o'nerve too much in pullin' of you through. It ain't no circus day affair when shells be gin to bust. An' comrads lay in blood an' pain a-writhin' in the dust, An' bullets, just like maddened bees, zip past in fiendish way, But if you have a mind to go, I've not a word to say. I guess your mother won't object ; I heered her say last night, She wished she only was a man so she could go an' fight • T'll be an orful trial, though, fur her to see you start, An' one that's mighty apt to break her pore old mother's heart. Jes' tell her in a manly way that you arc bound to go. That you're true blood American from top clean down to toe. An' if she asks you what I think, jes' tell her that's O K. That we have had a talk an' I have nothin' more to say. I want to tell you, honest, boy, that this ain't no surprise, I've seen the sparks of loyal pride a dancin' in your eyes, An' I've been waitin' for a week to hear you make your talk, An' show your daddy that you come of good ol' fighting stock. An' now, to close the matter up, I'll tell you further, Tom, Your daddy would of knocked you out or 4 you'd a walloped him, If, when you'd heard your country call, you'd made a coward play— I'm proud o* you, God bless you, boy! That's all I've got to say! —Frank Barkington Baker in Indianapolis Journal (with apologies to James Whitcomb Riley). THREE BOSTONIANS- The Three Bostonians will give one of their superb entertainments in the Bloomsburg Opera House on Wednesday evening May nth. The Boston Globe says : | |The "Three Bostonians" give a most delightful program, not too much of any one thing, but just enough of music, humor, pathos and costume impersonation to keep everybody en thralled until the end. Enough is as good as a feast. The "Three Boston ians. It will no doubt be a society event, as the entertainment is under the auspices of the Elks. Base Ball. The Bloomsburg and Normal School teams lined up against each other at Athletic Park Thursday after noon, and nine innings of bum play ing and kicking the school boys came off victorious by a score of 1 7 to 6 The exhibition was enough to drive any lover of the national game to drink. Two error columns would not allow sufficient space to record the misplays and the other disgusting features were too numerous to mention. The patrons of the sport in town who generally attend the games stayed away and should shake hands with themselves on their good foitune. A tabulated account of the farce fol lows : NORMAL R H O A E Hayes, p 5 2010 Bryron, 3 b 3 2200 Berry, c 2 3830 Williams, ss ( 2220 S. McHeriry, rf. I 0000 A. McHenry, cf o 1000 Aldinger, rf 2 1 2 O o Hoke 2 b 2 2240 Thomas, lb o I 11 o o Total 16 14 27 10 o BLOOMSBURG R E O A E M. Lewis 3b ss 2 1 1 3 2 Shurpless p 1 1 1 6 1 Moyer ss o o I o I Golder rf o 0000 Coflnian c '.o 1 6 I o E. Lewis 2b o 1523 Manning rf cf o 1 o 1 o Butler cf o 0003 Chromis If 2 0201 Furinan ~..1 o 11 o o Total 6 5 27 13 11 Normal 2 40032 104 —16 Bloomsburg I 2 O 1 I o I o o — 6 j Umpire. Arthur Fortune. THE COLUMBIAN, BLOOM9BURG, PA. Court Proceedings- Regular May term of Court opened last Monday morning at ten o'clock, with all the Judges on the bench. Estate ot Clinton W. Lewis, order of sale continued upon motion of Trustee. Account and release of E. C. Cas well, trustee of C. A. Caswell, filed with petition for discharge of 'rustee. Prayer granted. W. H. Moore appointed foreman of Grand Jury. Frank Dollman appointed tip stave of Grand Jury. Grand Jury charged by the Court and sent out. Chas. M. Girton, of Madison township, was the only one not present. In re estate of Lavina Stout, de ceased, return of sale confirmed nisi. Report of viewers upon enbank ment at north end of bridge over Susquehanna river in Montour town ship confirmed. Report is in favor of the embankment or causeway at ex pense of the County. Estate of Peter Hippensteel de ceased. Order of sale continued. Tax collector bonds and sureties were approved. List of constables called and out of the thirty-one all answered but John F. Smith. A number of constables handed in costs for extinguishing forest fires. In re Bloomsburg Belt RR. Co. Ex ceptions to decree returned and con firmation of sale filed. Inquest on body of John H. Hart zell approved. Amos Neyhard, of Orange, reports the crossing over the C. P. & W. Rail road in bad condition and needs fill ing up. Auditor's reports in estate of Benj. Bahme, Joseph Sanders, Caleb Barton, Mary Jane Van Horn, J. K. Fowler, John Lawrence and David Kreischer confirmed nisi. Returns of sa'es in estates ot Marga ret Kostenbauder, Wm. Ptanler, George Kramer and J. VV. Kile con firmed nisi. Report of viewers in favor of County bridge over Pine Creek in Fishing creek township confirmed nisi. Report of viewers, petition to vacate road in Orange and Fishing creek twp., confirmed nisi. Sarah Newman vs. Thomas New man. Subpoena in divorce awarded. Report of re-viewers in fa'-or of road in Sitgarloaf township confirmed nisi. Report of re viewers against road in Cleveland and Franklin townships filed. Auditor's report in estate of Marga ret Webb confirmed nisi. Auditor's report in estate of Eliza Webb confirmed nisi. In re petition estate of Mary P. Wolf. Petition of Dora A. Kase for discharge of proceedings. Rule grant ed. The following accounts of adminis trators in estates named confirmed nisi: Estate of Daniel T. Lutz. Estate of Caroline Baehm. Estate of A. K. Smith. Estate of W. S. Hess. Estate of S. P. Krickbaum. Estate of Henry E. Mather. Estate of Joseph Albertson. Estate of John C. Fruit. Estate of George Bittner. Estate of A. K. Smith. Estate of Margaret Mensinger. Estate of C. E. Winner. Estate of J. H. Creasy. Estate of Daniel Mericle. Widows appraisements in the 4 fol lowing estates were confirmed nisi: Estate of C. H. Harpster. Estate of J. B. Casey. Estate of Peter Mellick. Estate of C. A. Beeker. Estate of Uriah Welliver. Estate of Isaac S. Pursel. Estate of Thos. B. Cole. Estate of W. W. Hess. Estate of W. H. Yetter. Common pleas account confirmed nisi in estate of John C. Fruit, de ceased. Horatio Shoemaker vs. John Cox, assault and battery. Not a true bill and county to pay costs. R. Davenport vs. Ella W. White and Mamie Lawrence. Larceny. True bill. Mary Garvin vs. Goldsworthy and Cain. Assault and battery. Not a true bill and Mary Garvin to pay the costs. Court sentence Mary Garvin to pay costs of prosecution and stand com mitted until sentence is complied with. Mary Garvin vs. P. J. Cain. Charge carrying concealed deadly weapons. Not a true bill and Mary Garvin, the prosecutor, to pay the ccsts. S. R Neece vs. J. R. Rice. Charge embezzlement. Not a true bill and prosecutor S. R. Neece to pay the costs. H. L. Creasy vs. Harry Wheatley et al. Assault and battery. Not a true bill and the prosecutor 11. Loyd Creasy to pay the costs. Maggie Fedder vs. Wm. Kefifron. Charge fornication and bastardy. True bill. • Geo. Schuce vs. Martin Costello and Edward Morrissey. Charge as sault and battery. True bill. TUESDAY MORNING. i Estate ot Margaret Weaver. Re- port Qf sale confirmed nisi. Road in Pine township near Tho mas Coleman's. Report of viewers continued until next term. Estate of Jacob H. Fritz. Sale of real estate continued until next term. Chas. Hower appointed constable for rear of Court Room in place of B. F. Freas who was not present. Sallie Berger vs. H. E. Berger. Charge desertion. Court sentenced defendant to pay costs of prosecution and pay the wife Saran $2 per week from Monday, May 9, 1898, payable monthly for support of the wife and two youngest children. Hattie Ivey vs. Albert Ploch, forni cation and bastardy. Defendant pleads guilty and given usual sentence. Grand Jury returned following true bills: Marvin Hartman vs. Albert Wert man, burglary. N. B. Crouse vs. Jos. Kurtz, burglary. Abel Deily vs. Wm. L. Eyerly, em bezzlement. J. B. Hoyt appointed Guardian ot Rosa and Milton Hoyt. Petition of citizens of Columbia County for the erection of a soldiers monument. The Grand Jury reports May 3, 1898, petition not approved. W. H. Moore, Foreman. Com. vs. Goldsworthy and Cain. Rule granted to show cause why sentence should not be suspended and the District Attorney send up a bill to the next Grand Jury. Return able to next Argument Court. Page Hawkins vs. Sallie Hawkins. Libel in divorce. John G. Freeze is appointed to take testimony. Citation awarded in estate of Har riet Murry. Return of sale in estate of Mary Kester confirmed nisi. Mother Has Rosy Oheeks. "My mother was pale and could not eat. She could hardly get around to do her work. She began taking Hood's Sarsapanlla and now she has a good appetite and rosy cheeks and is able to do her own work. We would not be without Hood's, since it did her so much good. FLORENCE E. POWELL, Kelley Station, Pa. Hood's Pills are the only pills to take with Hood's Sarsaparilla. Cure all liver ills. At the euchre party given by the Bloomsburg Wheelmen, Tuesday evening, the first prize, a silk um brella, was won by John M. Clark, the second, a Wirt fountain pen, by W. S. Rishton. THE BROADWAY 0 Rich or Contented. YOU MAY BE BOTH. There's such an awful power in wealth that it's no wonder that every body wants it. Just as long as money will do anything for the people, the people will do anything for money. Chances to make it in one fell swoop come rarely, but opportunities to make it little by little come every day. Here is a chauce right now that a thousand people ought to take imme diate and enthusiastic advantage of. Get Your Share of These. Yard wide hemp carpet, i2jcyd Rolled plate baby pins, 10c ea Men's seamless mixed half hose, 5c pr 5 hook Foster kid gloves, 95c pr Brass extension rods for sash curtains, ioc each. Shelf paper, 2c dozen sheets Brass head tacks, 100 for 4c Harness snaps, 1, 2, 4c ea Curry combs, 4 and ioc ea Flat files, 4, 5, 6c ea Auger bits per set of quarters, $1.48. Scrub brushes, 3, 7, 13c ea Tin pie plates, 2c ea Base balls, 3, 4, 8c ea Paint brushes, 3, 10, 14 to 25c ea Men's favorite garters, ioc pr Iron drip pans, 7, 8, ioc ea Oil stove tea kettles, 10c ea 6 qt. enameled steel boilers, 45c ea Lamp globes, all sizes, 6 for 25c Best table oil cloth, 12c yd Window shades, 10, 2c, 48c ea Adjustable wire window screens, 10, 20, 25c ea. Toy brooms, 5 and ioc ea Imported rock teapots, 40c ea Large celluloid rattle, ioc ea Giass salt and pepper caster, 10c ea Bicycle holders, ioc ea Bicycle bells, ioc ea Oriental Laces, new line, 10 to 19c yd Agency for Butterick Fashions. The "Glass of Fashion," 5c each, 25c per year at our store, or 37c per year by mail to any address. The Delineator, 15c each, ®l.oo per year by mail to any address Respectfully Submitted to the Jash Trade Only by m KMT m STORE, Moyer's New Building, Main Street, BLOOMSBURG. THB HRBT RATIONAL BANK- From the date of its foundation thirty-four years ago, up to the present time the First National Bank of Bloomsburg has enjoyed the highest reputation as a sound financial institu tion. It has always been conducted on careful business principles by representative men. But while it has been the pride of the town financially, there were many years that it was not an object of pride in its furnishings and general appearance. It had but one room and that too small. Its furniture was by no means costly or extravagant. Until a few years ago, when an attempt was made to rob the bank by a man who calmly demanded the cashier to hand over SSOOO, there was no screen on the counter. In short, there was hardly another bank in the state so cheaply fitted up, and so poorly protected as the First National. We allude to these facts now, not byway of reflection, but in order to show the contrast between the past and the present. Today this bank stands in the front row in all its equip ments. Within a couple of years it purchased all the outstanding inter ests in the Knorr & Wintersteen building. An addition has been erected fully as large as the old build ing. The two upper floors contain twenty-one office rooms, and the first floor is occupied by J. R. Townsend's Star Clothing House, one of the finest store rooms in town, and by the Bank. The entire building is finished in hard wood. There are closets on each floor, with tiled floors and wainscoting, and there are tiled floors at each entrance to the building. The banking room is enlarged. It has a metal ceiling tastefully decorated, tiled floor, handsome mantel and fire place, oak paneling on the walls, a counter running the entire length of the room with a handsome screen. The desk of the paying teller is sur rounded by an iron screen on all sides and top. Back of this room are the office of the Cashier, and the Directors' room, and two rooms for the use and convenience of the friends and patrons of the bank, all of which are nicely furnished. The vault contains safe deposit boxes for rent, and the entrance is guarded by time locks and doors pro vided with all the safe guards against burglars that are known to modern skill. The officers ot the bank are E. W. M. Low, President; A. Z. Schoch, Vice President; E. B. Tustin, Cashier; The Directors are the three above named, and C. R. Buckalew, and M. I. Low. The building as a whole is the most complete in town for public purposes, and while there was no extravagant expenditure in its construction, every thing was done that is necessary for the comfort and convenience of the tenants and the customers of the bank. Try Allen's Foot-Ease, A powder to be shaken into the shoes. At this season your feet feel swolltn, nervous and hot, and get tired easily. If you have smarting feet or tight shoes try Allen's Foot-Ease. It cools the feet and makes walking easy. Cures swollen and sweating feet, blisters and callous spots. Relieves corns and bun ions of all pain and gives rest and com fort. Try it TO DAY. Sold by all druggists and shoe stores for 25c. Trial package FREE. Address Allen S. Olmsted, Le Roy, N. Y. Leases that will collect the rent for the whole year if tenant leaves before expiration of term, also notices to quit, for sale at this office. tf. SHOES. Good Value, Best Styles. Popular Prices. Are the essential features of our care fully selected Shoe Stock. Our 26 years experience and spot cash buying enables us to furnish you with the best there is for the money. Our line of OTDERWEAR and HOSIERY is complete. W. H. floore. Cor.. SECOND AND IRON STS. Bloomsburg. i'ry the COL UMBIAN a y.ar. JONAS LONG'S SONS' WEEKLY CHATS. WILKES-BARRK, PA., Thursday, May 4th, 1898. The goodness of our store news has become the weekly companion of every economical thinking family in our section of the state. Our masterful buying, and modern modes of merchandising, always bring goods here at ex :cptionally low prices. This week again demonstrates that you should be quick to grasp these opportunities. BE PATRIOTIC, Decorate your houses with Flags and Buntings. Write to us for prices. I CARRIAGE DUSTERS. Just the thing to protect you from the dust in your rides around about the country. Plain and figured mormie, plain and em broidered felt robes in dark green. Prices range from 49c. to s2.oa IMPORTED ORGANDIES. Having made a very large pur chase of one of the greatest mills of this fine fabric, we are enabled to offer, this week, a very low price for a superb quality of loreign Organdies, consisting of designs specially drawn for us. Special price, per yard, 20c. Write for samples. Organdie Linings in all the new shades, per yard, i2J^c. Extra large Bed Spreads, Mar seilles Patterns, in five different designs, this week reduced to $1.25. THIS WEEK. Misses' School Dresses and School Reefers, 4 to 14 years, specially reduced for this week, 95c. to £2.25. Ladies' Bicycle and two toned Boucle Waists at 95c. Ladies' tailor-made Suits, were SB.OO and SiO.OO, this week at SS-69.J Write for samples of our im mense stock of Dress Goods. Here are some quotations for this week which also serve of the proportionally low prices on bet ter grades: 2,000 yards of as sorted Plaids and Checked Dress Goods, 30 inches wide, regular price 15c.; for this week reduced to per yard, 10c. 50 pieces of 38 inch novelty Dress Goods, valued at 39c., this week at per yard, 21c. 750 yards of 40-inch Fancy Jacquard Crepons, also complete assortment of colors in Boucle, special price this week, 39c. BOOK DERPARTMENT. Just received 3,000 paper novels, comprising The Chelesa, The Dilphic and Dora Thorn Series. Here are a few titles from our ioc. Counter: Hypatia, by Rev. Chas. Kings ly; The Scarlet Letter, by Nathanial Hawthorne; Lorna Doone, by R. D. Blackmore; The Nun's Curse, by Mrs. J. N. Riddle; Vendetta, by Marie Carrelli. Our surprise table is teeming with good novels, at the low cost of sc, Avevril, and Our Bessie, by R. Carey; The Royal Cook Book, by a practical house- ar" keeper, Mary Cecil Hay, Steven- W son, Alexander, Edna Lyall Fergus, Hume, Blackmore, all up-to-date * periodicals; Ladies' Home Jour nal, 9c. Cloth bound books from ioc. upwards. Wilkes-Barre, Pa. I