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ESTABLISHED 1866.
%bc tfotumbia Jicmorrat,
GSTABIJDU ED 1837. CONSOLIDATED 1869.
PUBLISHED EVKHY TUUUSDAY MORNING
Blooaisburif, tlic County seat of Columbia
county, l'ennsylvanla.
GEO. E. ELWKLL EDITOR.
D. J. TABIIER, LOCAL EDITOR.
GEO. C. KUAN, FOKKMAN.
rca.s.—lnside tbo county $l.OO a year ID ad
vance; $1.60 It not paid In navar.ee outsldo
t he county, $1.25 a year, strictly In advance.
All communications should be addressed to
THE COLUMBIAN,
Bloomsburg, Pa.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1898.
DEMOGKATIO STATE TICKET^
GOVERNOR,
HON. GEORGE A. JENKS.
of Jefferson county.
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR,
HON. WILLIAM 11. SOWDEN,
of Lehigh county.
SECRETARY OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS,
PATRICK DELACEY,
of Lackawanua.
JUDGES SUPERIOR COURT,
WILLIAM TRICKETT,
of Cumberland.
C. M. BOVVER,
of Centre.
CONGRESSMEN- AT-LARGE,
JERRY N. VVEILER,
v , of Carbon.
F. P. lAMS.
of Allegheny.
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY TICKET.
FOR CONGRESS,
RUFUS K. POLK,
Of Montour County.
FOR STATE SENATOR,
J. HENRY COCHRAN,
Of Lycoming County.
FOR PRESIDENT JUDGE, 26TH JUDICIAL
DISTRICT,
ROBERT R. LITTLE,
Of Bloomsburg.
FOR ASSEMBLY,
WILLIAM CHRISMAN,
Of Bloomsburg.
W. T. CREASY, •
Of Catawissa.
COUNTY SURVEYOR,
BOYD TRESCOTT,
Of Millville.
"I have been a Republican since
iB6O but our party now stinks in the
nostrils of any decent map. It the
people are willing to uphold this cor
ruption and dishonesty, God save
the country !—Ex-Postmaster General
John Wanaraaker."
notTok
We have opened Democratic
Headquarters in Bloomsburg, cor
ner Main and Market streets,on the
second floor of the Peacock build
ing. where we will be glad to have
all Democrats and their friends call
at any time. Everybody welcome.
Very respectfully,
JNO. G. MCHENRY, Chairman.
R. G. F. KSHINKA, Secretary,
WILL TfIEYRETRAOT ?
Mr. Jenks, in his speeches, has
clearly shown that he is unalterably
opposed to Quay and Quayism, and
never had and could not have, the re
motest sympathy or connection with
either. In a letter, over his own sig
nature, and in the sturdiest of speech
at Chambersburg, he has declared
that he never was professionally affili
• ated with the Standard Oil company or
any corporation of any kind, except
once, when for a few months he was
attorney for a railroad company whose
road was established to market the
■ coal to the county where he lives. In
view of these facts, which are or ought
to be known to all men, Dr. Swallow,
Dr. Swallow's hired stumpers and the
Machine organs who do not publicly
and prominently retract the charge
that Mr. Jenks is a Quay man and a
Standard Oil man, convict themselves
in the eyes of all honest men, of wil
ful and deliberate falsehood.
VOTE FOR COCHRAN FOR
STA TE SENA TOR.
.
Don't Sbcin reports put in
circulation about ati>y of the candi
dates just before election. The
very fact that they are circulated at
the last moment, too late Vfor con
tradiction, ought to be sutvfficient
evidence of their falsity. \
Hon. J. Henry Cochran has
proven himself a most acceptable,
able and faithful representative of
the people of this district in the
Senate of Pennsylvania. His re
election will be no experiment, as
he has been tried and found worthy.
He now ranks among the most il
lustrious Democrats of t'.ie State,
and the people of the district will
do honor to themsehes by keeping
him in the Senate four years longer.
Vote for Cochran..
DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE FOR CONGRESS.
wV
RUFUS K. POLK, of Montour County.
Mr. Rufus K. Polk, the Demo-j
cratic nominee for Congress in the ■
17th Congressional District, whose j
portrait we publish above, was 1
born in the State of Tennessee, and ,
now is in his 33d year. He is a j
member of the well-known Demo
cratic family of the Polks from the
state named, of which President
James K. Polk was the most dis
tinguished member. The subject
of this notice was reared on a farm
until the 16th year of his age. He
later entered the Lehigh University,
at South Bethlehem, and has le
sided in this State ever since. He
graduated from the institution
named, first in the scientific depart
partment, and afterward in the
School of Mines ; this University
being one of the well-known Penn
sylvania institutions established by
Hon. Asa Packer, of Mauch Chunk.
While at the University lie became
interested in the iron works of ihat
town and decided to take up t. e
manufacture of iron and steel as a
profession. After graduating he re
moved to Danville, Pa., and ac
cepted a, position in the Montour
Iron & Steel Company, at which
works he was first employed at the
blast furnaces, and afterwards in
the mill and office, becoming per
fectly familiar with the method and
process of the manufacture of iron.
After serving for four years in vari
ous capacities he became assistant
superintendent, which position he
did not hold long and left to accept
a position as general manager of the
North Branch Steel Compauy, of
Danville. At the time of the sale
VOTE FOR CHRISMAN AND
CREASY FOR THE LEGISLA
TURE.
The Philadelphia Ledger (Rep.)
holds to the responsibility of the Pres
ident for the alleged sale of public of
fices in Pennsylvania, and says: "Sen
ator Quay's retainers, henchmen and
followers are held together simply by
the cohesion of the spoils so freely be
stowed upon him by the President, and
used by him fur what they can accom
plish in corrupting men, degrading
po'itics and defeating the popular will
on election day. Mr. Quay would
quickly cease to be either Senator or
boss if the Federal patronage were
withheld from him."
The Republican thinks Lieut.
Polk " made a break," when, in
his speech at the Opera House, he
told what he will do as a Member
of Congress. Up to this time Mr.
Woodin, the Republican candidate,
has not "made a break," by tell
ing this county what measures he
would favor if elected to Congress.
As a Republican, Mr. Woodin can
probably be relied on to support ev
ery Republican measure that comes
before Congress,but he has not yet
had the courage to say so. As he
must be elected by Democratic
votes, if elected at all, this omission
is probably intentional. Mr. Woodin
is in a dilemma. If he should
make a speech, it must be at a Re
publican meeting, and he must talk
Republican doctrine, or he will of
fend members of his own party.
And if he does whoop up Republi
canism, he will offend Democrats,
whose votes he wants, so he says
nothing. He is a Republican,
through and through, and would
\yote squarely every time for all
'Pleasures introduced in Congress
by\ that party. Are there any Dem
pcrts i n this county who are wili
ng >to help send a man to Congress
who Y will oppose everything the
Democratic party favors ? We think
not. \
VO\E THE STRAIGHT
DEM O\ C RA TIC TICKET,
FROM 2vOF TO BOTTOM. ■'
THE COLUMBIAN. BLOOMSBURG, PA.
of the Mahoning Rolling Mill
a Rolling Mill Company was organ
ized under the name of Howe &
Pollc for the manufacture of Struct
ural Tubiug, which Plant is now
operating and gives employmentto
225 men. Having come in close
connection with the men of his mill
Mr. Polk has been able togaiu their
confidence and during all these
years that he has had charge of iron
works in Danville he has always
been opposed to connecting a store
with it and compelling workmen to'
deal therein, and has always pract
iced CASH paymentsto the employes.
And what is still more creditable
never had a strike or disagreement
with thetn.
At the time of the breaking out
of the war, when the first call for
volunteers was made, Mr. Polk left
his family and business ou the 27th
of April with Company F, 12th
Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers.
He was formally mustered into ser
vice of the United States as First
Lieutenant of this Company, which
position he still holds. He has been
out in the service lor some months
and has been able to do a good
many things for the' members of the
companies, which they all highly
appreciate, and they are showing
that appreciation by their generous
support.
With such a clean, pure and pa
triotic record, Lieutenant Polk can
confidently ask the suffrages of tbe
citizens of the 17th Congressional
District, satisfied that if he is elected
he will make an honest, capable
and worthy representative.
VOTE FOR SOWDEN FOR
LIEUT. GOVERNOR.
,
The Democratic meetings through
the county are being well attended,
and much interest is shown by the
people. They are fully alive to the
momentous questions of the day, and
there will be a big vote out. Vote
the straight Democratic ticktt.
If Columbia County does not re
turn this year to its place among the
counties giving large Democratic
majorities, it will not be the fault of
Chairman John G. McHenry. He is
a man engaged in large business
affairs, but notwithstanding 'his, he is
giving much of his time to his duties
as county chairman, and is performing
those duties intelligently, energetically
and conscientiously. He is working
impartially for the success of the whole
ticket and the best interests of the
party, and if we do give, as we expect
to give, a good old-time majority on
November Bth, that result will be
owing greatly to his good generalship.
John G. McHenry is the right man in
the right place.
Railroad Man
Receives Good Advice from Fel
low Workmen ;••• -8
The Whole Story Told by His Wife-
It May Help You.
" When my little boy was six yoars old
he had an attack of the measlcß, and after
recovering he wna restless at night, had
no appetite, and was cross and fretful.
Later on, large blotches and sores, broke
out on his face and limbs. We were told
they would heal in a few days: but
these few days grew into monthß. One
day my husband, who ia a well-known
railroad man, was advised by some of his
fellow workmen to give the boy Hood's
Sarsaparllla. We ooncluded to do so, and
after he had taken the first bottle we
noticed some Improvement. We kept on
giving him this medicine nntil he had
taken three bottles, when he was com
pletely cared, and he has been well ever
■lnoe." Mas. B. J. MILL EH, Bennett, Pa.
Hood's Sarsaparilla
Is the best—ln fact the One True Blood Purifier.
Bold by all druggists, tl; six for $5.
HnnH's Pills d 0 not cau * B pa,n °*
I IOOU 8 fills gripe. AU druggists. 28c.
The i Combination toft GoodQualities
AND LITTLE PROFITS is what we are looking after.
Our Winter Stock will be found second to none for qual
ity and price. Our stock is complete, with a handsome
line of
raxvs mm mm
For boys and children. New, neat and nice,
ON A WILD TRUOK.
Thrilling Ride Down a Mountain Side May
End in Death.
A very serious accident occurred
last Friday afternoon on the Buffalo
Valley Railroad. This road was
built about a year ago by the M.
H. Kulp Lumber Company and
runs from Lewisburg to the summit
of Buffalo Mountains, a distance of
about eighteen miles. Gilbert Kulp,
a brother of Congressman M. H.
Kulp, and superintendent of their
lumber business, John E. Kreisher,
of Lewisburg, and James Burd a
workman, were coming down the
mountain on a lumber truck.
After running some distance, one
of the brakes gave way, and as the
remaining brake was insufficient to
hold the car, it was soon beyond
their control. The speed momen
tarily increased, and they were soon
rushing down the mountain at a
frightful velocity. To their dismay
they saw some other trucks on the
track ahead of them. Burd jumped
off and yelled to the others to do
the same. Before they could do so
the car had dashed into the other
trucks, and they were thrown with
awful force.
The car was smashed into splin
ters, and Kulp and Kreisher were
found senseless and bleeding among
the rocks. Physicians were hastily
summoned from Mifflinburg and
Lewisburg. Kulp is badly bruised,
but it is thought not fatally injured.
Kreisher's condition is very serious,
and it is feared his skull is frac
tured. He has a hole an inch or
more deep in his head.
VOTE FOR POLK FOR
CONGRESS.
Seal Ones vs. Professionals-
The Democratic State ticket is the
real soldier ticket. Mr. Jenks' record
on the pensions question should make
every soldier his friend and supporter.
In Congress he urged eloquently that
pensions are the soldiers' right, not a
governmental charity, and all his votes
were founded on that theory.
Mr. Sowden was a corporal in the
war, was wounded at Antietam and
won an honorable record.
Mr. DeLacy wears a Congressional
medal of Honor for conspicuous gal
lantry at Gettysburg, is senior Vice
President of the Medal of Honor
Legion of the United States and has
been for 31 years continuously Presi
dent ot the Association of Survivors
of the 143 d Pennsylvania Volunteers,
in which regiment he served through
the entire rebellion.
These were real soldiers, as distin
guished from the professional soldiers
on the Republican ticket, who have
used the soldier racket to keep them
selves constantly at the public crib
ever since the rebellion closed.
Who shall Rule.
The real contest and issue in this
election is between Quayism and
the people of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania. The question that
you must answer on your conscience
and on your character as patriots is,
who shall rule, one single auto
cratic ruler, with those whom he
has bound to himself, or the voice
of the people, honestly expressed by
the ballot ? GEO. A. JENKS,
at Meadville.
VOTE FOR JENKS FOR
GOVERNOR.
A Store and a School.
A store that gathers the greatest stock of merchandise, a
school for styles and beauty, to which you are always welcome,
and which asks no fee.
Roam through it, stay as long as convenient, come again
and again. There is no obligation on your part. *On our part,
we promise you that no one will ask you to buy. If you have
any needs to fill, and can resist the beauties of the Autumn
Merchandise, which have been gathered for ycu, it will be be
cause you are not ready to buy.
Shoes.
We know no other store that
carries so many shapes, so many
widths and sizes,so many styles,
and we are in a position to
know. Part of our business
that. If you knew half as
much about shoes as we, the
shoe store would fill your every
| want.
Women's Wraps.
The crisp Autumn air has re
' doubled the demand for outer
garments everywhere. The
snappy styles, the unusual gath
ering of all that's new and good,
coupled with the little prices,
has trebled the interest here.
We call attention to our $lO.OO
All-Wool Kersey Jackets, lined
with Satin, made in the newest
shape, and in all the new colors.
Furniture.
Manufacturers need the
money. A chance for us and
for you. So fine an assortment
of bedroom sets and sideboards,
at so low a price, is new to this
town. Consider yourself fortu
nate to be asked to share in the
saving. Bedroom Sets, from
$14.95 f° $50.00. Sideboards,
from $12.35 to $35.00 each.
Dress Goods.
A splendid assortment, surely.
How many varied sorts are here
only the women who know this
Dress Goods Store can tell. Not
an old pattern, not a plug-ugly
F. P. Pursel.
Died in California-
Rev. Almon VV. Hontz died at Pas
adena, California, on Wednesday of
last week and his body, accompanied
by Mrs. Hontz, was brought east for
burial. Mr. Hontz was a member of
the Central Pennsylvania Conference
of the Methodist Episcopal Church
and a son of S. A. Hontz, of Mc-
Kendree. He went to Pasadena two
years ago for the benefit of his health
and for a time improved but his
recovery was not permanent. Mr.
Hontz was a member of Shickshinny
Lodge of Odd Fellows. For a feW
years he was pastor of the M. E.
Church at Jamison City, but his health
compelled him to give it up, and he
then moved to Bloomsburg, where he
resided until he went to California.
VOTE FOR LITTLE FOR
JUDGE.
in the stock. We call attention
to our Poplin at 42c., worth
more—and the grades, at 75c.
the yard, are not equalled in
town.
The hundreds of neat, pretty
effects, we show you as low as
25c. the yard, and up to $l.OO.
You can't help but go away
from our store well pleased that
you bought your dress here.
Some Bargains
FOR THE NEXT 10 DAYS.
We will put on sale Wednesday
morning, and sell for 10 days,
or as long as they last, a lot of
Simpson's Grey Calico at 3c. a
yard Quantity, limited.
1000 yards of light and dark
Outing Flannel, in pieces that
have from 10 to 20 yards in
them, the quality we have al
ways sold at Bc. the yard, and
not a bad style in the lot. They
go at sc. the yard at this sale.
500 yards of Outing, same
that we are selling at 10c. the
yard. All good styles. We sell
at Bc. the yard.
A lot of twilled Red Flannel,
all wool, worth 20c. the yard.
We will sell at 15c. <<
Bleached Muslin, we think as
good as Hill's, 10 yards at 52c. v
Heavy Unbleached Muslin,as
good as Appleton A, 10 yards at
50c. Good, fine, Unbleached
Muslin, 10 yards at 35c. Best
Unbleached Muslin, 10 yards at
50c.
Canton Flannel, worth 10c.,
we will sell at 7c. a yard.
A goodly number of Bloomsburgers
are attending the Peace Jubilee at
Philadelphia this week.
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by Murac H&latead, commissioned by t.lie Got
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