THE COLUMBIAN, BLOOMSBURG, PA.
THE COLUMBIAN.
KSTABLISIlIiD 1S66.
THE COLUMBIA DEMOCRAT,
ESTADI.ISIIKD I837. CoNSOl-IDATKb 1S69
rUBI.ISHEI) KVKRY THURSDAY MORNING,
At bloomsburg, the County Seat of
Columbia County, Pennsylvania.
CEO. E. EIAVKLI, Editor.
P. J. TASKEK, Local Editor.
GEO. C. KOAN, Foreman.
Terms 1 Inside the county $1.00 a year
in advance ; $1.50 if not paid in advance.
Outside the county, $1.25 a year, strictly in
advance.
All communications should he addressed
THE COLUMBIAN,
Bloomsburg, Pa.
THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 1901
0 THE DEMOCRATIC VOTERS OF
COLUMBIA COUNTY.
Notice is herebv given that the
Primary Election for the purpose of .
voting to place m nomination one
person for Associate Judge, one
person for county Surveyor and five
delegates to the state convention,
will be held at the regular polling
places in the various election dis
tricts of Columbia county, (or it
such places cannot be obtained then
at a place in said district convenient
to the regular polling place, which
shall be determined by the member
of the Standing Committee and the
election boaids of such districts
where the regular polling places
cannot be obtained) on Saturday
June 8th, 1 901, between the hours
of 3 and 7 o'clock p. m. and the
County Convention will be held in
the Opera House in Bloomsburg
Tuesday June nth, 1901, at 11
o'clock a. tn. this call is issued in
accordance with Art. Ill, Sec. 10 of
The Democratic Rules, of Columbia
County.
Christian A. Smai.t,,
County Chairman.
J. K.BlTTKNBENDER,
R. Q. F. Kshixka, Secretaries.
Catawissa, Pa., May 7th, iqoi.
Elsewhere in this issue will be
found an epitome of the new fish
law. The statute is well framed,
and if enforced will have a good
effect. The only way to do this is
to appoint fish wardens who will
see to it that illegal fishing is sup
pressed. There is scarcely any
need of limiting the number that
maybe caught with rod and line.
It is bv other methods that streams
are depleted. Fish societies may
and do stock streams with trout,
but they are captured by means of
nets and other contrivances before
they grow to any length. It it
were forbidden by law to take a
trout from the streams for a few
years, and thus encourage their
growth, we might have more real
sport in fishing, and besides, get
some good fish worth having.
The Democratic pi iraaries
throughout Montour county were
held Saturday afternoon. The
principal contests were for the Asso
ciate Judgeship and the office of
County Treasurer. Dr. J. G. Barber
is the choice of the voters for Asso
ciate Judge and H. J. Steninan was
rewarded for his party iealty by
being nominated for Treasurer.
The convention was held Monday.
The county was nrettv thorourhlv
canvassed and the result showed an
increased vote.
Thomas Vincent had no oonosi-
tion for Prothonotary and he was
unanimously nominated. lietore
adjourning the convention adopted
the lollowing resolutions :
Resolved, That we endorse and
approve of the course of our present
congressman. Hon. Rufus K. Polk.
Resolved, That we approve of
tue grand effort of our Senator lion.
J. Henry Cochran, in his stand for
eood sound Democratic Drincinles.
. Resolved, That we condemn the
actions of our present Legislators.
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ABOLISHING A8S00IATR JUDGES-
A bill abolishing the office of
Associate Judges, not learned 111 the
law, and repealing the act whereby
the othce was created, has been in
troduced in the Senate. The coun
ties affected, each of which has two
Associate Judges, not learned in the
law are: Adams, Bedford, Cameron,
Carbon,. Clinton, Columbia, Elk,
Forest, Fulton, Greene, Hunting
don, Juniata, Mifflin, Monroe,
Montour, Perry, Pike, Potter,
Snyder, Somerset, Sullivan, Union,
Warren. Wayne and Wyoming.
This bill ought to pass. If there
is a useless sinecure in the state it
is the office of Associate Judge. It
is an absurd inconsistency in the
present law that counties having
70,000 inhabitants have a Judge
learned in the law, but no associates,
while little counties like Sullivan,
with one fourth that number, must
have two Associate Judges and pay
them from $500 to $1000 a year
each, for doing nothing most of the
time, and the little they have to do
could just as well or better be done
by the law Judge. Associate Judges
are out-of-date ornaments, and the
office ought to be abolished. L,et
the law be passed.
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Issues
Democracy to Succeed Must
Faco to the Front -Must
Progress, Not Co Back
ward. New York Journal Outline! a Plan of Action
For the Parly to Pursue Public Ownership
ot Public Utilities -Destruction ct Trut'i
Crcduated Income Tax.
The New York Journal in a re
cent issue gave its idea of what the
future poilicy of the Democratic
party should be as follows:
The Democratic party is the
party of progress. It will succeed
as Tildeu said, when it has the cour
tage to be Democratic.
The recent municipal elections
in the wsst have driven that lesson
home for the hundredth time. Af
ter eight years of wandering among
blind trails of retrogression, each
leading to staggering defeat, the
Democracy turns to the front and
finds victory.
The men who led the triumphant
Democracy in Cleveland, in Chi
ago, in Toledo and in a dozen other
cities were alive themselves and
made their campaigns on live is
sues. Such things as the public
ownership of public utilities and
the preservation of municipal wa
ter fronts from corporate raids won
the favor of the voters, as they
always do whenever they are fairly
presented.
It is evident that the silver
mummy has been finally sealed in
its sarcophagus. In the old strong
holds of free coinage the party has
lost ground. In the cities whose
people refuse to tolerate attacks on
the monetary standard it has gained
men and their opponents thus re
cognize the extinction of the issue.
It is evident, too, that there is no
life in what is inaccurately des
cribed as "anti-imperialism." Real
anti-imperialism of course is imper
ishable and irresistible. Opposition
to the policy of acquiring "sub
jects' and governing them through
inilhtary proconsuls who suppress
newspapers and deport critics will
never subside. But the programme
of abandoning the Philippines to
an oriental dopolism instead of
endowing them w.th American
freedom cannot be made popular
by calling it anti-imperialism.
Free silver is a cumbrous finan
cial system that was useful in its
day, but has been outgrown. To
go back to it now would be retro
gression, not progress. So would
be the abandonment of the Phillip
pines. The Democracy can never
prosper as a retrogressive party.
Whenever it has flourished, it has
been as a party of action one that
has embodied American energy
and courage one that has needed
only to know that it has been right
and then has gone ahead.
On reactionary issues the Demo
cracy was bound to be defeated, as
the Journal foretold time and again.
The minds that tend toward reaction
are naturally attracted toward the
Republican - party. Most of the
votes of that kind of people will in
evitably go in that direction. It is
no use for the Democracy to try to
get them away. But when the
Democratic candidates in any sec
tion represent progressive policies
and live issues, as Carter Harrison
did in Chicago and Tom L. Johnson
111 Cleveland, the Democracy wins.
Municipal ownership has been
the winning card in these city elec
tion. - There are issues of a similar
order that would be equally popular
in local, state and national contest.
The Journal some time ago offered
a programme of this kind, and it
feels encouraged by recent events
to 'call attenion to it again. Here
is what we suggested as a twentieth
century internal policy:
Kit st. Election of senators by the people
The senate, now becoming the private pro
perty of corporation and bosses, to be made
truly representative and the state legislatures
to be redeemed from scandals.
Second Destruction of criminal trusts.
No monopolization of the national resources
by lawless private combination more power'
ful than the peoples government.
I mm. wo protection lor oppressive
trusts. Organizations powerful enough to
oppress the people are no longer "infant
industries"
Fourth. Public ownership of public fran
chises, 1 he value created by the commun
ity should belong to the community.
Fifth. A graduated income tax. Kve-y
citizen to contribute to the support of the
government according to his means and
not accoiding to his necessities.
Sixth. Currency reform. All the nation's
money to be issued by the nation's eivern
ment and its supply to be regulated by the
people and not by the banks.
Seventh National, state and municipal
improvement of the public school system.
As the duties of citizenship are both L-eneral
and local every government, general and
local, should do its share toward fitting
every individual to pe.form thein.
The Journal again urges that
platform upon the Democratic party.
Here are live issues, founded upon
Democratic principles. Here are
policies that look toward progress
and represent the truest American
ism. On a line of battle like this
the Democracy can and will win
popularity and victory.
A HEWLAKE.
Although we have abundant waters
in Columbia county, springs, rivulets,
streams and creeks, we have no body
of water either natural or artificial, that
can be designated as a pond or lake,
consequently there is no summer re
sort for our people, no place where we
can spend a week or a month among
the cool breezes of the mountains, and
recuperate the overworked physical
system, and rest the jaded brain. If
we desire such an outing, and very
many do, we must make a long and
wearisome journey into some adjoin
ing county, where the hotels are often
crowded, and the habitues are sttang
ers and sometimes not easily approach
able, and in a social atmosphere not
restful nor congenial. Likewise -the
sea breezes along the Jersey Coast are
not within our reach and the fashions
and expenditures are beyond our
means. At Pottsville a beautiful place
has been made by the appropriation
of Tumbling Run, reached by a few
minutes ride on the trolley line. At
Laporte by the gathering together of
several streams an artificial lake has
formed with a formidable Indian
name. But we have no spot either
for sport, recreation or absolute rest,
either natural or artificial, to whose
shades and waters we can betake our
selves. But there is a place in Columbia
county which a little money and enter
prise would make equal to any pond
or lake within our knowledge or
reach. In beauty of scenery and for
absolute purity of water and air it is
not surpassed in Pennylvania.
1 he place is the terminus of the
Bloomsburg & Sullivan Railroad, ac
cessible by rail from any part of Co
lumbia and Montour counties, above
and beyond the contamination of
civilization, it would bean ideal resort,
not only for the persons mentioned
and considered, but for hundreds of
others who would seek its sparkling
waters and pure air and mountain
scenery, or rock and ravine or sun and
shadow, and breathe deeply the fresh
breezes bearing the aroma of the pines
and the hemlocks. .Not only these,
but to the sportsman the game fish
would be an irresistible attraction and
a source of never tiring amusement.
All this is not only possible but
certain. It is only to ascertain the
proper point above Jamison City, and
by throwing a dam across from one
mountain to the other, a few hundred
yards would gather a body of water
whose dimensions and extent I will not
even attempt to guess. 1 he bright
and clean mountain stream of the
Fishingcreek corralled for the purpose,
not a drop of water wasted, but all, as
now, flowing to the Susquehanna ;
would give life to the immediate lo
cality bu'ld up hotels and cottages
and give us a summer resort unsur
passed by any.
Why not at once organize a com
pany to take the matter in hand
prospect the place make surveys
ascertain the proper location for the
dam get the levels, calculate the
area of the lake and give to Co
lumbia county water resort a local
habitation and a name j and it w'l
pay in health, in pleasure, in restful
ness, what only the free air of heaven
and the pure water of the mountain
can give to suffering humanity.
Sigma.
COURT rKOOEEDIUGS.
Court convened at 9:30 a. m. Mon
day, Hon. R. R. Little and Associate
Judges Fox and Kurtz, on the bench.
Heirs of Daniel Barlow vs. B. R.
Yetter. In equity. Opinion and or
der of Court upon demurrer filed.
Demurrer is overruled and defendant,
Yetter, is permitted to make answer.
Estate of N. L. Campbell. Peti
tion for private sale. Order granted.
Ida Wel'iver vs. Penna. Canal Co.
Motion for new trial. Opinion and
order of Court filed. Motion over
ruled. Estate ol Rebecca Smith. Excep
tions tO auditor's reDOrt. Dnininn
and order of Court fi'ed. Report of
auonor reierrea Dack lor him to find
his conclusions of law, etc.
Charles Hughes vs. Lloyd Rider.
Motion for new trial. Rule granted.
Estate of Mary A. B.ittain. Alex.
C. Jackson appointed trustee for H.
F. Brittain. Bond approved.
Estate of Mary A. Brittain. Peti
tion for discharge of estate of C. B.
Jackson, late trustee of H. F. Brit
tain. Granted.
Petition of Adam Clayberger, guar
dian of Elva B. and Ada P. Clay
berger, to invest money at 5 per cent.
Granted.
Catharine Zellner vs. Daniel S.
Zellner. Petition for subpoena in
divorce. Subpoena in divorce awnrdnrl
upon rule of Court as to payment of
cusis oemg complied with.
Estate of N. L. Campbell. Order
of private sale granted.
Joseph Kramer, lunacy. W. V.
Black, Dr. J. J. Brown and A. N.
Yost appointed commissioners to in
quire, etc.
Estate of John Snell. Petition for
partition, inquest awarded.
George Davis appointed guardian
Spring
Cleaning
You r.ro r.ifulo awnro of the hocph
sity for clennning your blood in (lie
ftpring by humor, eruptions and other
outwnrd signs of Impurity.
Or thnt dull headache, bilious, nnu
rou, ikmtous condition and thnt tirod
feeling are duo to the same causo
wcuk, thin, impure, tired blood.
America's Greatest Spring Medi
cine is Hood's Sursnpnrilln.
It makes the blood rich and purr,
cures scrofula and salt rheum, gives a
clear, healthy complexion, good appe
tite, sweet sleep, sound health.
For cleansing the blond the best
nicdicino money can buy is
Hood's
Sarsaparilla
It is Peculiar to Itself.
of C. Leonard and Percy J. Snell,
minor .children of Percival Snell.
Petition of J. D. Henrie for satis
faction of ancient mortgage, filed.
Sheriff to serve notice, etc.
Estate of Susan Romick. Order
of sale granted.
Ocey Thomas vs. John Thomas.
Libel in divorce. Subpoena awarded.
Estate of Hester A. Moore. Ex
ceptions to auditor's report. Excep
tions dismissed and report confirmed
absolute.
SPEOIAL MEETING OF 00UN0IL.
Light Contract Renewed With the American
Electric Light Company for a Poriod
ol Five Years.
The matter of street illumination,
which has been pending since the ex
piration of the old five-year contract
with the American Electric Light
Company last week, was decided at a
special meeting of Council Monday
evening.
A letter from Mr. F. M. D. Scan-
Ian, contractor of the electric railway,
was read. The epistle was as follows :
Bi.oo.MsnuRo, Pa., May 29, 1901.
To the Honorable President and
Members of the Town Council
of the Town of Bloomsburg, Pa.
Gentlemen : As I stated at your
meeting last Monday night, I was not
present for the purpose of seeking a
light contract, but made my state
ment in answer to a question of a
member, "Is there any chance to get
other bids ?" I have since communi
cated with the Columbia and Mon
tour Electric Railway Company, who
advise me that they are not in shape
to sell light, as their corporate fran
chise will not permit.
Mr. Webb at once moved that the
five-year contract, presented by the
American Electric Light Company, at
the last meeting, be accepted. The
motion was seconded and carried.
In the matter ot the arch on South
Market street, Street Commissioner
Neyhard stated that he had inter
viewed V. B. Ferguson in regard
to driving over his land to avoid the
break, and the latter said that he did
not think the arch necessary just now.
It was thereupon moved and second
ed that temporary repairs be made at
once.
Mr. Hartman notified Council of
two pavements that need attention.
One in front of Dr. McKelvy's prop
erty, on Main street, and the other,
in front of W. D. Beckley's property,
on Iron street. No action taken.
Mr. Scanlan appeared and urged
action in regard to an ordinance for
the electric railway.
It was moved and seconded that a
special meeting be held Wednesday
evening to consider the matter.
LIGHT STREET-
On Monday last the board of direc
tors let the schools 1st grade to R.
M. Creasy, 2nd. grade to Miss Nettie
Hagenbuch.
Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Kline of Welh
versville spent a short time in town
Sunday at Mr. Young's.
Mr. Michael Getty came home
from the lumber camp above Lock
Haven last week to prepare to move
above Williamsport where he is in
charge of a lumber yard.
Isaac Muffly is here again visiting
his brothers William and Chas.
Robert Pugh and daughter Ellen,
were circulating among friends, on
Decoration day.
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BcotV Twp, School Directors
The following teachers have been
elected for Scott Twp. school direct
ors :
Espy Principal, Charles Nagle ;
second grade, Bell Ruckle j primary,
Evelyn Creveling.
Lightstreet Principal, Rush Crea
sy i primary, Nettie Hagenbuch.
Cross Roads Grace McKamey.
Almedia Samuel Cressler, Bessie
Creveling.
Thli Bignaturo in on every box of the genulno
Laxative Bromo-Quinine Tablets
th rtiMdy that curt cultl I11 one day
Townsend's
FREE EXCURSION
To The Buffalo Exposition.
Every purchaser of one dollar's
worth of goods at Townsend's Cloth
ing Store will give the buyer a chance
to go to the Buffalo Exposition free.
The lucky holder of No. 132 was
Joseph Kashner, of Bloomsburg, who
will go to Buffalo.
We have opened a new series for
the month of June. The drawing
will take place on July 1st.
We are offering big inducements in
SIFIEIIfcTGr GOODS
Our styles are always correct.
Our prices always right, "Fair Deal
ing" is our way of doing business at
TownsencTs
CLOTHING HOUSE.
Ift&iiii&S 1 tell lite
ACKWABB SEASON
Yes, but do you know what a backward seasou
tueati3 to you who have much of your f-u miner outfit
to buy. In the first place it means that much of the
early buying of an ordinary reason has to be crowded
into a much shorter space of time. It means that big
bright stocks of dependable summer merchandise will
be put under price pressure to move them quickly.
It means that makers and makers' agents must dis
pose of their surplus, minus profit, and much of it
means all these economics for you, don't you think
it will pay you to "Watch Out" for the bargains that
this store otfVrs.
Tailor Made Suits
Must Move.
Good for present wear,
good to travel in, good for
fall and winter wear, and
prices to produce quick
selling results.
$12.73 .suits reduced to
$9-98.
$7.29 suits reduced to
$5-98.
Ribbon.
There has never been
such a chance to buy all
Silk Ribbon in Bloomsburg
as we offer now. No. 40
Ribbon at 25c. a yard.
Women s Jersey Ribbed Vests.
These arc summer
weights. Prices are next
to nothing on the cheaper
sorts. The better grades
won't bankrupt you, either,
if you buy now.
Ladies' and children's
vests at 5c.
Ladies' Vests at 10c.
Men's Shirts and Draw
ers at 25c.
Boys' Shirts and Drawers
at 25c.
Our June Sale of Ladies' Muslin Underwear will
begin June 12. Watch for hand bill.
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To Crowd the Wash
Goods Section.
Never owned a better
stock, in fact never owned
as good and complete a
stock of bright, crisp sum
mer wash fabrics as now.
You'll be glad to own many
of . them ere the week's
done at these prices.
1 $c. Lawns reduced to i2$c.
35c 25c.
Those Pongees that
make up as nice as silk
25c.
Men's Negligee Shirts.
Bought largely of these
and bought to good advan
tage. These stylish up-to-date
outing shirts will cost
you about the price of bare
material. Special value at
49C
Furniture.
This furniture business
of ours shows steady and
rapid growth. Reason: We
sell good furniture and at
a less price than you can
buy anywhere. Fancy
Rockers, Extension Tables,
Bed Room Suits, Side
Boards, Couches, Parlor
Tables.
F. P. PURSEL.
Wre HANDIEST AND BEST WAY TO
HANDLE A PAN IS BY THE
Handiest ant Beit Route between
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