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VOL. 37.
BLOOMSBURG, PA. THURSDAY, JANUARY SO, m.
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DLM00RATI0 CAUCUS.
A meeting of the Democratic voters
of the town was held in Town Hall
on Thursday evening last, to nomi
nate candidates to be voted for at
the coming election. The attendance
was unusually large and included
many representative citizens who were
drawn there by a desire to secure the
selection of good men for the several
places. It is quite evident that the
people of this town, while ever ready
to rebuke extravagance, are willing
to give (air compensation for services
properly rendered by competent men.
They are not looking after "Cheap
Joins" who will do the public work
the cheapest, regardless of qualifica
tion). The meeting was called to order by
F. D. Dentler, and John G. Harrrun
Esq. was unaminously chosen as
chairman. J. K. Bittenbender and
W. L. Eyerly were elected secretaries.
The names of John R. Townsend
and Geo. A. Herring were presented
as candidates for President of Coun
cil A vote was taken and Mr.
Townsend received 177 votes, and
Mr. rierrme Mr. lownsend was
declared the nominee.
Four persons were named for coun
cil. The vote was as follows:
Charles Reimard 147
Josiah H. Giger 190
John Cox 152
Wm. Kashner 12
Reimard, Giger and Cox were de
clared the nominees.
For School Director the names ot
C. A. Kleim, C. L. Cronin and A. C
DeSheppard were presented. The
vote was as follows:
C. A. Kleim 143
C. L. Cronin . 43
A. C. DeSheppard 53
Kleim was declared the winner.
Mr. DeSheppard's name was present
ed without his knowledge, the fight
being between Kleim and Cronin.
. Kleim got there by more than three
to one.
Miles Betz was nominated for con
stable without opposition.
' For Auditor P. H. Freeze, C. R.
Housel and Dr. T. C. Harter were
named. Freeze received 1 10 votes,
Housel 98 and - Harter 60. The
first two were declared nominated.
The following persons were nomi
- aated for officers ot the several elec
tion districts: v
' First District Elmer McBride,
Judge ot Election; William" T. Knorr,
Inspector of Election; Clinton C.
Furraan, Registry Assessor.
Second District George Yost,
Judge of Election; Harry Giger, In
spector of Election; R. C. Welliver,
Registry Assessor.
Third District -W. F. Stohner,
Tudee of Election; T. T. Freeze, In
spector of Election; Harry M. Fine,
Registry Assessor.
Fourth District John Fryjudge
of Election; Wellington Kashner, In
spector of Election; J. T. Tracy,
Registry Assessor.
The chairman and secretaries were
emDowered to fill all vacancies that
may arise from any cause.
D. R. Coflman and Freeze Quick
were appointed tellers on the School
Director vote. There was no ques
tion raised at the meeting as to the
honesty of the count, and no doubt
but that a count ot heads would have
"resulted the same. The number of
votes cast for President of Council
was si 2, and for School Director 239,
but this is accounted for by the fact
that quite a number of people came
in after the vote for President, but in
time to vote for School director.
Everything was fair, and the meeting
was a most harmonious one.
BEN GIDDING.
-THE-
Blooms-burs National Bank
lme nil it ImsineM with lis patrons on the underlying principle
of inutuil interest, which is carefully conserved in nil trans.u tions.
This commands respect because it is right, and from this standpoint
alone can come that ideal relation that ouht to exist between a bank
nn 1 its customers.
Mil
A. Z. SCHOCH, President.
WM. II. HIDLAY, Cashier.
THE FAOTS IN THE 0A8E-
Just before the opening ol the
Mock Trial at the Opera House last
Friday evening, it was announced
that Dr. Aldinger had sent word only
a few moments before, that he would
not be present to take part in the
trial. This of itself would have re
quired no explanation or comment,
but for the statement in the Daily on
Saturday that this announcement was
received by :he audience with disgust.
That there was any disgust shown by
the audience is untrue, and the state
ment was unnecessary even if it had
been true. There were many people
present who know Dr. Aldinger too
well to believe that he would, with
out cause or reason, abandon his part
at the last moment. He has on many
occasions shown his willingness to as
sist in entertainments for charitable or
public purposes, and his general char
acter and reputation will bear us out
in the statement that he is not a man
who is influenced by the whims ot a
moment, or who would do what might
have the appearance of a mean act.
Dr. Aldinger has asked for no vin
dication. He ,did not feel, that he
had done anything that required him
to make a defense to this charge,
even though he had declined to stand
as the defendant in the rooster case.
Feeling that an injustice had been
done Dr. Aldinger we asked him for
his statement of the facts and he in
forms us that he never agreed to take
part in the mock tria1, but had posi
tively stated aT month ago that he
would not do so. On Jfriday, the night
of the show, he was called by tele
phone to the Opera House at 6 p. m.,
after the rehearsal had taicen
Dlace. and he then informed Col.
Newton that he had an engage
ment tor the evening and could
not be present there unless he could
change his arrangements. Finding :
this impossible he sent word by mes-1
senger that he would not De mere,
and Col. Newton replied that if he
"didn't come an announcement would
be made to the audiencs that wouldn't
do him (Aldinger) any good." Mr.
Ikeler, not knowing of the conversa
tion between Dr. Aldinger -and Col.
Newton, was given to understand that
the former had promised to be there,
and then failed to appear, and with
this understanding hs made the an
nouncement, very naturally feeling
somewhat annoyed.
It is unfortunate that anything
should have occurred to mar the
pleasure of the occasion, and we feel
sure that this presentation of Dr. Al
dinger's side of the case is all that is
necessary to show the puDiic mai nc
deserved no censure for his action in
the matter.-
CANNING! rA0r0RIE3.
Last year and for several years
past, a number of canning factories
were organ-zed. The one which was
started here in the match factory
property, is advertised at Sheriffs
sale. It never got started, but 'died
a-bornin'." It is not the only one,
however, that did not succeed. The
following is taken from the Tunk
hannock Democrat. ,
"Our canning factory here is likely
to "gflto the wall" because of the
debts hanging over the concern.
There was loo heavy an investment
in cans $10,000 worlh which will
last for many years, and the business
last year was light because of the
shortness of the canning crops. But
if it can weather the storm for a few
years it would probably come out all
right. Here are encouraging words
from an exchange on this industry:
The canning factories started so ex
tensively throughout Pennsylvania
and adjoining states have not, as a
rule, proven successful enterprises.
People do not understand that it
costs a great deal of money to esta
blish a business of any kind. Con
cerns that start under the most favor
ing circumstances rarely ever make
any money until they have been in
existence two or more years."
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Sts.,
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OF THE
Lockard Be
Corner flain and Centre
AND WOULD RATHER SELL
Goods at Cost
THAN flOVE THEfl.
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LICENSE OASES.
On Saturday the Court disposed of
the license cases that had been held
under advisement. On a rule to show
cause why James Fairman's license
at Berwick should not be revoked, the
rule was made absolute, and license
revoked.
In matter of S. K. Heller and S.
H. Williams, Berwick, licenses granted.
Application of C. S. Taylor, for
Buckhorn Hotel, and C. F. Crawford,
. Liehtstreet, both refused.
Licenses of W. H. Gilmore and P.
B- Heddens. in BloomsDurg, were
panted.
.
Prohibition Convention-
Owing to the storm and high water
Ob January 2 ad, the day appointed
for the Convention of the Prohibition
party ot Columbia county,' said con
vention was postponed to Saturday,
February xst, 1902, to be held in the
hall of the I. O. O. F., in Espy, at
BEV. J. J. MUNaO'8 LECTURE.
Dr. Welsh was not to blame. He
took the word of the Lecture Bureau
for it, and got taked. The bureau
that manages Munro ought to go out
of the business. If it manages Munro
a little while, it probably will go out
of business. A more fatigued audi
ence probably never sat in the Audi
toriura. Up to Monday night Ernest
Seton Thompson held the belt for
being the poorest lecturer ever heard
here. Now it is different. Munro
has been here. His so-called lecture
was a very poor sermon, poorly de
livered. He didn't know it, and
could scarcely read it from his man
uscript, though the stage was rather
dark, as a lecturer and not a reader,
was expected. As we said before,
don't blame the management. Mr.
Munro was highly recommended by
what was believed to be a reliable
authority, and he cost the course just
as much as a real lecturer could have
been procured for. No one regrets
the mistake more than the managers
of the Student's Lecture Course.
THE CLOTHIER.
Come in and see us, we'll treat you right.
THE
EOYAL ARUANUM.
ORGANIZATION IN A VERY
PEROUS CONDITION.
PROS-
Last year was a big year for the
Royal Arcanum. The ntt gain in
membershiD was ai.4t7 and the
total membership at the close of the
year was 231,491. The emergency
fund now amounts to $i,55674-7
The mortuary liabilities on December
31 were $712,233.36, and the current
resources to meet them were $1,193
no 8a. The excess of assets over
all liabilities is $2,038,229.16. Penn
sylvania stands second, with a mem
bership of 27,282. There are 192 1
councils. Bloomsburg Council has
membership of 121. It meets in the
Knights of Malta Hall. It is a good
thing. Did you ever look it up ?
Dr. Paul F. Peck, of the Normal
School, lectured at the Dorrance
ton High School last evening, sub
ject. ".The Progressive Element in
MISS ELIZABETH BARKLET-
After an illness of several months
Miss Lizzie Barkley died last Satur
day morning at the home of her aunt,
Mrs. Hester Barton, where she and
her mother had resided for some
years past. Her aged mother still
survives. The funeral was held on
Tuesday afternoon by Rev. D. N.
KirkbyofSt. Paul's Episcopal Church,
of which Miss Barkley had been for
... ,
many years a consistent ana earnest
member. She was a daughter of
Iddinas Barkley, and had been for a
long time engaged in the millinery
business. Her age was sixty years.
VISITING CARDS.
The latest styles in type for visiting
cards can be seen at this office. By a
ehanse in the arrangement of our
show case, ladies can order cards in
the front office without eoing back
into the work shop. Call and see
samples, tf.
Read Mv Ad on sth Page.
Big Stock of
Op Knives
Eo and
Forks n$
and Tea Spoons
which I will sell at prices very
. low in order to reduce stock
before I move.
March 24, 1902 1 will occupy
the store room in the Ent
building which is now Rish
ton's Drug Store.
J. Lee Martin,
Jeweler,
Telephone 1842,
Removal !
j
J. Q. WELLS
will remove his
hardware store to
room now occu
pied by Ben Gid-
ding, about
March 9, 1902.
All goods not in
the staple line will
be sold at
REDUCED PRICES
rather than move
them.
o
Gener al Hardware.
X0XXXXXXXXXXX00
o
I he Leader Dep't store.
5 Per Cent. 5 Per Cent.
We have been telling you we want double
the business for 1902 that you gave us in 1901.
WE'RE GOING INTO "
The Banking Business
AND WILL PAY
5 Per Ct. fcr Nonth on Deposits.
IMPOSSIBLE 1 Oh, no! Here's our plan,
briefly. Full particu ars in our circulars :
Trade with us and we furnish you with a
deposit book of the Lender Bank. Ev'ery pur
chase you make is entered to your credit in
your'book. At the end of the month we give
you
5 Per Ct. on the Amt. so Purchased.
You can take this 5 per cent, credic and
with it purchase anything to that amount in
the store. We do not say to you that you have
to buy a chair or a lamp that you may not
want. If you have a credit of $1 00 take it
and buy a dollar's worth of sugar, or potatoes,
or muslin, or anything elue you may want.
HERE'S 3 BIG POINTS :
GOODS RIGHT,
PRICES RIGHT, AND
5 Per Cent. Interest on Everything You Buy.
Bank opens for business Feb. 8th.
Leader Dep't Store,
Fourth and Market Sts.,
Bloomsburg, Pa.
5 Per Cent. X
00OXXO0XXXX000
5 Per Cent.
two o'clock p. m.
W. J. Beidleman, Sec'y.
American History."
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