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TH'JUM'W, FI'.HRUAKY 12. 19.?.
THE ALTA-IDAliO Co!
Will Develop the Empire Group
at Pardee. A Sale For
$600,000.
Main Office In Bloomsburg,
Will Inaugurate Extensive Operations. A
Fine Exhibit ot Orel From
The Properly.
George M. Snyder the well known
mining tnan of Pardee, is a guest Dt
the Hold Grand, having just arriv
ed from the L,olo mining district.
Mr. Snyc'rr brought out with hini
perhaps the finest collection of cop
per, gold and silver ores ever sec'ii
in the city. The ore is from the
well known Ktnpirc group ol mines
at Pardee, which were recently sold
to eastern parties for $600,000. The
Umpire ore carries mixed values,
running as high as $54 in gold, 49
ounces in silver and 80 per cent in
copper. The ICmpire group was
originally owned by Mr. Snyder
and Mr. Alfred D. Pardee of Phila
delphia, who have been steadily
prosecuting development work for
the past four years. The properties
embrace seven full claims with frac
tions and are located on the north
side of the Clearwater river one mile
from Pardee and 59 miles above
Lewiston. The work done has ex
posed immense ore bodies, and it is
now the purpose to definitely place
the group in the dividend class, the
plans including further extensive
development operations, the install
ation of smelters, etc.
The sale of the properties to the
eastern company was negotiated by
Mr. Snyder on a recent trip east,
and the purchasers are prominent
eastern capitalists, who have incor
porated the Alta-Idaho company,
under the laws of Delaware, with a
capital of $1,000,000 for the pur
pose of operating the group. The
president of the company is Hon. J
T. Fox of Bloomsburg, and the
head offices of the company are in
that city. Mr. Snyder is vice presi
dent and has also been engaged as
manager and superintendent of the
extensive operations that have been
outlined and which will be actively
pushed.
The entrance of the powerful
eastern company in the Lolo district
will be cheerful news to the entire
Clearwater region. For three years
past important strikes in the coppei
and gold belt along the river have
been reported, and the district has
been endorsed by no less an
eminent authority than Prot. Israel
C. Russell of the U. S. geological
.survey. A few days ago a stam
pede from Nezperce was the result
of a rich copper strike on the Clear
water a few miles from Pardee and
ibout 40 claims were located. Local
compauieshave now been organized
to develop these c'aims. While thf
surface shows that the copper val
ues predominate in the ores of the
Lolo district, all mining men ex
press the view that with depth the
district will ultimately receive its
greatest prominence as a gold camp.
When questioned yesterday re
garding the plans of the Alta-Idaho
company, Mr. Snyder said :
"Ve have just completed the
napping out of our preliminar
.vork, and no delay will be met in
ushing all details. The purpose ot
he company is to fully develop and
jpen up the mines at the earliest
possible date, preliminary to-the
larger operations that will follow."
The convenience of the propertj
o rail transportation, the excellent
vvater rights, timber, etc., will en
ible the big group to be developed
inder most favorable conditions.
uewiston Morning Tribune, Friday,
auuary 30th, 1903.
William llnbb will build a nuin
'er of dwe lling houses near Iron-
iale the coming spring.
THE OLD RELIABLE
POWDER
Absolutely Pure'
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Begins to Look As If Legislature
Will Take No Action.
CHIL-LABOR LAW AMENDMENTS
Will Be Introduced at Request of Mine
Workera and Coal Operators New
Corporation Law Propoaed Othet
Items of Interest.
Special Correspondonce.
Harrlsburg, Feb. 9. Early In tho
session there was considerable
talk regarding ballot - reform leg.
Islation, personal registration, and va
rious other subjects affecting the ex
ercise of the franchise of the voters.
While there will doubtless be some
thing done making election machinery
less cumbersome and clearing away
some of tho more objectionablo fea
tures regarding the voting qualifica
tions, it begins to look as If little if
any change will be made in the ballot
Itself. This conclusion is suggested
by the fact that State Senator Focht, of
Union county, has decided not to rein
troduce his ballot bill of two years
ago at any rate he has made up his
mind that if those in search of ballot
reform refrain from approaching the
legislature, he too will let the matter
lie In abeyance. It was his Intention
to Introduce his bill in two or three
weeks, no matter what other legisla
tion on that line was projected. To
day he Is Inclined to let the existing
order of things in relation to the ballot
remain as it is.
The Benator says that he is impelled
to this negative course by reason of the
fact that the proposed Quay bill to be
prepared by the Republican state com
mittee is not likely to be presented this
session. But should he be in error in
this supposition, he adds, and a bill be
Introduced eliminating the circle from
the top of the column and making
other drastic changes, then his own
measure will see the light again and
he will push it for all he Is worth. In
doing this, he states, he will be aided
by Durham and the other Philadelphia
leaders, by the Elkinites, by Senator
Penrose, and by leading organization
men throughout the state. But he does
not anticipate that anything of this
nature will be necessary, except the
defeat of a ballot-reform measure
which he is advised will be Introduced
by the Democrats.
In connection with this general sub
ject much interest Is manifested in a
bill presented by Senator Herbst, of
Berks, in relation to convention dele
gates who violate their constituents'
instructions, and upon which there will
be some spirited discussion aa soon aa
it is reported, which will probably be
some day this week.
Corporation Laws.
Corporations are vastly concerned, it
is understood ,in the concurrent reso
lution introduced by Mr. Bliss and re
ferred to the committee on corpora
tions, providing for a commission to
codify the corporation laws of the state
and report a bill making changes
where necessary. That the bill is of
more than ordinary Importance was
evidenced by the heated discussion on
the floor of the house before it was
committed.
Chairman McClain, of the committee
on corporations, speaking on the sub
ject to-day, said: "The corporation
laws of the commonwealth are so
many and of such variety as to confuse
anyone. I am Informed of this by
those competent to speak, both bench
and bar. The present controversy be
tween the governor on one side and the
law officer of the commonwealth and
the legal profession almost unani
mously on the other side, is an illus
tration of this. The effect of Mr. Bliss'
resolution, if passed, would be a codifi
cation of all the statutes affecting the
organization and operations of corpo
rations." Inasmuch as the right of eminent
domain is a subject specifically men
tioned in the resolution as demanding
attention, the various railroad inter
ests are specially alert as to its fate.
And while on the subject of eminent
domain, the bill presented to the sen
ate by Mr. Grady last week, which,
generally speaking, denied "any cor
poration chartered as a common car
rier for hire under the laws of any
other state" the right of eminent do
main In Pennsylvania, is openly re
garded as intended to halt the Wabash,
and this imputation has been directly
made to the senator. He, however,
good-humoredly denies it. Meanwhile
the councils of Pittsburg have passed
an ordinance permitting the Wabash
to enter that city.
Election Contests.
After making preliminary arrange
ments at Emporium last Friday, a sub
committee of the house committee on
elections will sit two or three days at
that place this week to hear testimony
in the Mullen-Blumle legislative con
test. The committee conducting the
investigation is composed of Messrs.
McCarthy, Hipp, Gallagher and Laugh
lln, of Philadelphia; Cope, of Chester;
McLane, of Crawford; Weller, of Bed
ford; Hower, of Lycoming, and Place,
of Monroe. The contest turns upon -79
otes which Mullen charges were ille
gally cast for Blumle. The Harvey
Ferry contest, of Hazleton, will also
be taken up this week by a sub-committee
consisting of Messrs. Plummer, of
Blair; Maclny, of Franklin; Davis, of
Fayette; Esler, of Allegheny; Kepler,
of Centre; Enrlght, of Northampton,
and Turner and Sheeran, of Philadel
phia. Tomorrow Harlsburg will be invad
ed by largo delegations of clergy
men and religious societies from ev
ery section of the state, who will enter
earnest protests against the passage
of what is known as the Berkelbach
bill, which to a large extent repeals
the provisions of the old blue laws in
THE COLUMBIAN.
egard to Sunday trading. The pro
leadings will bo before the law and
ftrder committee In the senate cham
ber, and, as stated in my last week's
correspondence, there will be perhaps
equally vigorous arguments In favor
of the bill. Speaking on his measure,
today, Senator Berkelbach said:
"When I Introduced a similar bill two
years ago I was surprised and alto
gether unprepared for the organizer".
attacks that were made upon it. It
was simply beaten out of existence
by the attacking forces, and I had
neither time nor opportunity to mar
shal the forces that favored the meas
ure. This time I a;n better prepared,
and I am In a position to say that tho
opponents of the bill will not have all
the clergymen on their side. Thrro
Ore Christian minister who are liberal
enough to admit that my bill is a good
bill, and who will be here to testify to
that effect."
Child-Labor Legislation.
An important bill will be introduced
in the senate by Mr. Quail, of Schtiyl
kill, which, while not going to the full
extent of the mine workers' and or
ganlzed labor's desires. Is, neverthe
less, regarded by them as a step in
the right direction. The measure
deals with child labor, and Senator
Quail has been Informed that the bill
is based upon an agreement between
employers and employed, whose Joint
representatives drafted the bill, or,
rather, the amendments to the exist
ing law. The direct author is said
to be Kellog Durland, of counsel for
the mine workers, and ho consulted
John Mitchell in their preparation.
The amendments were subsequently
revised by J. B. Kerr and J. E. Burr,
of counsel for tho New York, Ontario
and Western Railroad, and by Justice
Alfred Had and Simon P. Wolver-
ton, representing the coal operators.
They were then sent to Senator Quail,
With tho request that he would intro
duce them in the legislature, and this
he will do tomorrow.
Briefly stated, this legislation Is in
the shape of amendments to the act
of May 29 1901, which fixed 13 years
as the age limit below which no child
could be employed. It also permitted
night labor for children. The Quail
amendments provide "that no minor,
male or female, or adult woman shall
be employed at labor or detained in
any manufacturing establishment,
mercantile Industry, laundry, work
shop, renovating works or printing of
fice for a longer period than 12 hours
in any day, nor for a longer period
than CO hours in any week, and no
Buch minor under the age of 18 years
shall be employed at labor or detain
ed 'In any of the places named above'
between the hours of 7 P. M. and 6
A. M."
The amendments go on to provide
that no child under 16 shall be employ
ed at any time at any place at any
work, and describe how affidavits as
to age shall be made to employers by
parents or guardians, or, In the ab
sence of these, by the child itself. Tha
following stipulation is also made:
"All persons authorized to administer
oaths must examine all children as to
their ability to read and write tho
English language. After a careful ex
amination, if a child is found unable
to read and write the English lan
guage, or has not attended school as
required by law, or is under 16 yean
of age, it will be unlawful to Issue a
certificate; and in no case shall the
officer who executes certiflcats charge
more than 25 cents for administering
the oath and issuing the. certificate."
In addition to the above Senator
Quail will offer an amendment to the
existing law raising the age limit of
breaker boys from 12 to 14 years, and
of boys who work inside the mines
from 14 to 16 years. Women and girls
are also prohibited from working eith
er in or about the outside of collieries.
The amendment applies to both bitu
minous and anthracite mines.
Liquor Bills.
Numerous bills affecting the liquor
traffic were thrown into the legisla
ture last week and more are yet to
come. Among the latter will be one
allowing licensed dealers to pay their
fees quarterly instead of yearly, as at
present. The license, however, will
be issued for the full year, and the
licensee will have to enter a bond ob
ligating himself for that time. A simi
lar law to this is in force in the state
of Illinois.
As I intimated last week, Represent
ative Snyder, of Schuylkill, has come
along with his bill to compel street
passenger railway companies to heat
their cars to a temperature of 65 de
grees Fahrenheit during tho cold and
wintry months. He had no sooner sent
in the bill than Mr. Keyser, chairman
of the senate street railways commit
tee, notified him in person that the
measure had not a ghost of a show,
and that the board of health, of Phil
adelphia, was opposed to it on sani
tary grounds.
There is still a lot of good-humored
comment nnd discussion in relation
to Representative Pusey's anti-cartoon
bill, and its author has been compell
ed to stand a good deal of joking. One
thing, however, he objects to, and that
is the charge made by several news
papers that he had coined a new word
"unhuman" In the phrasing of the
bill. Pusoy confronts this attack by
producing the dictionary and reading
to his critics the following definition:
"Unhuman not human; inhuman."
"So you see," ho says, "I have high
authority for the word. It Is perfect
ly proper, although not In popular use.
And what is good enough for Webster
ought to be good enough for me."
Tonight the house committee on Ju
diciary general gave a hearing to a
number of Christian Scientists who are
discriminated against by the Ray bill
us practicing methods of healing not
sanetionod by the medical schools. Del
egations were present from Philadel
phia, Pittsburg and other places.
HUGH DONNELLXi
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
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The yonnp dramatic nctor, Willis
Granger will appear at the Opera
House 011 Friday evening, Feb. 13,
in the successful English melodrama
"Gypsy Jack". The story revolves
around a young gypsy who is the
heir to large estates, but who is
thought to be dead, having been
stolen when a child. lie is accused
of the murder of a girl, whose hus
band has killed her in order that he
may be free to marry the cousin of
"Gipsy Jack", the only living heir
to the Dexter millions. Becoming
cognizant of his true identity, he
proves 111s claim to the property and
his innocence of the murder, which
is fastened on the right person. The
plot is filled with stirring incidents,
and abounds with eood wholesome
comedy throughout the piece.
oriental extravaganza co.
The Oriental Extravaganza Com
pany will be the attraction at the
Opera House on Wednesday even
ing headed by the well known
comedians Terrill and Simon, who
have made the world laugh irom
me vaudeville stage. These origi
nal characters as comedians are the
most remarkable niece of character
at ting and are above criticism. The
supporting company is first class in
all its details and the management
has spared no expense to make
mis uie strongest attraction on the
road and has secured it as a snerial
feature just imported from Europe.
The piece is iuterpersed by good
comedy work by all members of
me company.
The positive demand for the
legitimate drama, rendered in an
adequate manner, has literally
forced the production of Shake
speare's most beloved olav. "Romeo
and Juliet." The Simvelle presen
tation ot the beautiful love story
will be staged and costumed in such
a manner as to delight the eye of
the most exacting play goer.
Evervthin?. scenerv. costumes.
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properties and effects, will all be
made especially for this one com
plete production to be given at the
Opera House, Tuesday evenintr.
Feb. 17th.
An important feature of the Sim
velle production of Shakespeare's
immortal tragedy of love and pas
sion to , be given at the Opera
House Tuesday evening next is
the scenery. All recognized au
thorities have been faithfully follow
ed and a most elaborate scenic in
vestiture has resulted. There will
be shown in every presentation of
the play, street scenes in both
ancient Verona and Mantua, the
palace of the Capulets, the cloisters
of a convent, Juliet's chamber, in
terior of the monument of the Cap
ulets and the famous balcony scene,
the latter shown with a wealth of
detail, flowers rioting in profusion
over the balcony and ancient garden
wall, the silvery moon-light stream
ing through the wood and over the
most beautiful love scene written.
New School Bouse for Berwick.
The School Board of Berwick, at a
meeting held Monday evening, ac
cepted the plans for its new school
house. They were prepared by
Architect Stettler of Middleburg, Pa.
The stiucture is to be of brick trim
med with grey stone, tvo stories high
and will measure 54x85. The build
ing will be located at tne corner of
Mercer Street and Ferris Avenue. It
will be heated by the Smeadville hot
air system and lighted by electricity.
The building is to be camp eted by
the first of September. Tlie public
school accommodations of Berwick,
..iifinir tft thp tcwriVs remark alit
growth during the past year, are in.;
iIa an si ihia Inn ninnr ut 1 hrt an 1
Improvement of the actual needed
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true to the title appreciated by every person who weighs
the subject and investigates the goods tifl'eied and com
pares the prices attached. Some have not been here for
causes partly unavoidable, but we are still prepared to
show you good varieties of reduced goods.
Ladies' Coats
One-half Price
Almost gone, if you have wait
ed you can now get new coats
at half price.
$10.00 Coats,
Economy Sale 5.00
$5.00 Coats,
Economy Sale 2.50
Si.Us One-half
and One-third off
Over 100 waist lengths sold.
A few yet just added to the as
sortment. 75 cent and $1.00
Silks at 59 cents yard. 50 cent
to 1.00 Silks at 39 cents yard.
fluslins.
10 yards good unbleached
muslin 1 yard wide 45 cents.
10 yards good bleached mus
lin 1 yard wide 62 cents.
Miss Sarah 0. Spear.
Miss Sarah C. Spear died at the
home ol her brother Arthur W.
Spear at Cabin Run, this county,
rnday afternoon. Death was due
to a complication of disorders. She
had been ill but a few days. Miss
Spear was born fifty-two years ago
at Walcott, New York. Her fath
er was the late Rev. N. C. Spear,
who for many years lived at Orange-
ville. She was educated at the
Orangeville Academy and at the
Bloomsburg Normal School. She
graduated Iroui the latter institu
tion and for two years was an in
structor in the model school. She
also taught in the public schools of
this state and New Jersey, and for
a period of nearly fourteen years
she kept the books at the Danville
Hospital. Miss Spear lived for
several years on Fifth street, this
town but when her parents died
she went to make her home with
her brother Arthur at Cabin Run.
He and his family are the only sur
vivors in this state. Miss spear
was a religious and devout lady
and always took a deep interest in
the work of the Presbyterian church
of which she was a member. The
funeral took place this morning,
conducted by Rev's Hemingway
and Frisbie. Interment was made
in Rosemont cemetery.
Ooal Found Near Berwick.
A Scranton expert who made an
exhaustive examination of the vein of
coal which was discovered some
months ago on the farm of Alexander
Varner, near Berwick, has reported
the vein to be very rich and coal to
be there in largely paying quantities.
Mr. Varner is making arrangements
to develop his find and has already
started a shaft. Some geologists claim
that there is a rich basin of coal in
the vicinity of Varner's farm.
You will Like "IT" tier
than other cereals because It's different. It's
butter! There Is B'JinntUlnir about the flavor
thai everybody lines, me pure 8ueetu grain
from whluh -'It" lsmudu ifoUirouuuamilcmlltlc
proems originated by fuod experts, nmklng It
ilio most lieallhful as well aa tun bt"t taailng
or cereals. 'li"lHulreurtytneat byadillntr inllk
or ci earn. You can eat 'lt" three Minus aday.
At t'recers everywhere. li-U ly
The following letters are held at
the Bloomsburg, Pa., postoflice, and
will be sent to the dead letter office
February 24, 1903. Personscalling fo.
these letters will please say "that they
were advertised Feb. 12, 1903":
Miss Myrtle Clark, Edna Gilmore,
Mr. U C. Girton, Helen T. Pars,
Miss Minnie Watts.
H. Spilker.
One cent will be
letter advertised.
J.C,
Cards Mr. G.
charged on each
Brown, P. M.
For the Satisfactory
Kind in Up-to-date
' Styles, go to
CaDWell'S SttldiO.
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BLOOM SUUKO, PA
Notion Specials.
Collar buttons, celluloid back,
lever top regular price 5c. each.
Economy Sale Price 2 for 5c.
Cutter's Silk Thread, black
and best colors too yd. spools,
regularly 8c. Economy Sale
price sc. spool.
Women s Linen Collars, kinds
we will have no more of, regu
larly 10c to iSceach. Economy
Sale Price 5c each. -
Dress shields, regular 10 and
12c. Economy Sale Price 7c.
a pair.
Horn Hair Pins, regular 10c
doz. Economy Sale Price 5c a
dozen.
Black wool skirt braid, regular
5c piece. Economy sale Price 2
pieces 5c.
Fancy feather stitched braid,
regularly 5c piece. Economy Sale
Price 3ic.
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Eowder. It. cures Chilblains, Kroiblts, Damp,
we it inir. Swollen feet. Al all Druggls' and
Shoe stores, 2Sa 29-tu
SEED POTATOES
As the season for planting will soon
bo here, we desire to cnll U10 attention
of Columbia County farmers and gar
deners generally to the famous
HENDERSON'S
BOVEE POTATO.
This potato, which was first introduced j
Peter Henderson, l lie noted eed man, is un
questionably the most prolific producer of
any of the early varieties, the yield beiug far
in excess of any members of the Rose family,
and even of the later varieties. It not only
possesses all the good qualities of the Rose
potato es but in many respects excels them,
while in the matter of smoothness and uni
formity in size, particulaily the entire crop
may be said to be merchantable. The
"Bovee" is also the earliest of the early
varieties, and in addition to be marketable at
a time when in great demand, it is, also a
most excellent keeper.
Uuring the season of 1901, M. C. MeCol
lum, of Espy, planted two barrels of "Bovee"
potaioes and the yield harvestel was at the
rnte of 4 So bushels to the acre. This fact is
clearly shown by the following certificate.
Esi'V, Pa., January 17, 1903,
"To whom it may concern This is to
certify that in August 1901, we visited the
grounds of M. C. McCollum, of this place,
nnd there saw dug and measured "B-ivee"
Potatoes that yielded two and one-half pecks
to the rod of row.
Signed William ISogart,
Samuel K. Wormam,
N. Kichart,
Stephen Pohe.
If anyone is skeptical as to the yield of the
"Bovee" he is requested to write to either ot
all of these gentlemen.
The price of our "Bovee Seed Potatoes" is
50 cents per peck or $1.50 per bushel, an J
as the supply is limited, we would advise all
who contemplate purchasing the same to call
upon or write us al once.
McCollum & Aul, Espy, Pa.
SHOES
If you have not seen
our line of SHOES, it
will pay you to see it.
We have the largest
Stock of Shoes
of any store in this sec
tion. Made by the best
Manufacturers especi
ally for me, and will fit
AND WEAR.
Our "School Shoes
are made extra strong
to stand the hard ser
vice given a School
shoe.
W. H. MOORE,
Cor. Main and Iron Sta.
BLOOM SBUBG, PA
tort.