THE COLUMBIAN, BLOOMSBURG, PA. I ftii You Want to j Call on THE The Farmers I Capital $60,000.00. C. M. CUEVEL1NG, Pres. f DIRECTORS: 'i J. L. Mover, Grant Herring, H. A. McKn.Lir, C. W. Runvon, N. U. Funk, C. M. Creveling, :': C. A. Kleim, Dr. J. J. Brown, M. Milleisen. THE COLUMBIAN. ' BLOOMSBURG, FA. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY a, 1903. , , ' Xntered at the J'ost Office, Rlcomtlnirg, Pa. at second clans matter, March 1, 18K8. Club Offers. , v Our Club Offers for 1905 are ,' ts follows: V The Columbian a ri d 'New York Thricc-a- Week World, - 1.65 ; The Columbian and tribune Farmer, - 1. 2 5 The Columbian and American Farmer 1. 00 r all strictly in advance. " i We have but 100 copies of the ' American Farmer to give away. ' They will go to the first advance paying subscribers who call. ' Don't wait too long. tf. '.3 LOCAL NEWS. a ... I Leases and quit notices for iale su mis omce 41. i Charles V. Hess has disposed of is milk route to Herman Kressler 1 This year of 1905 is somewhat jout of the ordinary inasmuch as !there are S3 Sundays, the first 'anH Incf Hnv rnmitior nn thoRnhrtatri. The year 1904 will go down in Shistory as a record breaker for faccidents and crime. Never before flias there been so many fire horrors, srailroad accidents and murders. The girl who poses as a street flirt or lounges rbout in public places duting evenings, is the girl whose name may be heard where men congregate to revel in idle words. J W. C. Thompson, the first man hi advance of "Dora Thome" Co.; a dramatization of Bertha M. Clay's book of the same name, which ap pears here next Thursday evening is in town today. Philip Moser, formerly proprie tor of the Heddens House, Danville on Monday purchased from Lloyd Cooper, the hotel property on tne Danville and Washingtonville road recently owued by the late Fred Moser. Wallace Vannatta arrived home from the City Hospital, Wilkes- liarre, on 1 hursday, alter Having undergone a very critical operation, lie is much improved and his com plete recovery is only a matter of a 'short time. Dr. Bruner accom panied him to the hospital and was with him while the operation was being performed. I After having been in the circus business for twenty-two years .Valter L. Main, who has fre- Wiic-inly exhibited in Bloomsburg fend neighboring towns, lias sola is entire show to w. P.. Hall, ol aneasUr, Mo,, for $120,000. Mr. Main's circus lm always been K'd for it fine horses and the ian, new-like appearance of the impiucnt. OPEN A BANK ACCOUNT, S HAVE A CHECK CASHED, JORROW MONEY OR MAKE AN INVESTMENT, OLD RELIABLE National Bank Surplus $78,000,00. M. MILLK1SEN. Cashier. A Man's feet are better judges of shoes than he is ! When you tuck your's into a pair ol "Keith's Konqueror" Shoes they'll tell you they're com fortable at last. $350 and $4.00 Chas. M. Evans, ACKST FOR ULOO.MSIIUIIG. The death of John R Mordan oc curred at the home of his son Frame Mordan, near Mordanville Friday morning, aged seventy-six years. Death was due to pneumonia, after an illness of ouly four days. The deceased was a veteran of the Civil war, and leaves to survive him the foh above mentioned and a daugh ter, Mrs. Millard Musgrave. WANTED: in men In each state to travel. tack HlgDfl and rtlwtrlbute samples and circulars ot our goods. Salary $75 01 per month. $1.00 per day for expense. KUULMAN CO., Dept. 8 Alius Building, Chicago. imc The Alonzo Hatch Moving Pic ture Company will appear in Bloomsburg for the benefit of the Methodist Church Wednesday even ing, March 1. The company car ries an artist in the way of a harp player, and the entertainment has won much favorable comment in the cities where it has been given Charles P. Elwell will receive pupils in pianoforte and ht mony Terms reasonable. Call or 1 '.dress 233 West Third street. tf . A man in a neighboring town who secured his wife . through a matrimonial agency is trying to se cure a divorce. Just another in stance of finding that mail order bargains are not just as represented and that a much better grade of the same article could have been obtain ed at home. Good enough for him; he ought to patronize home lndus try. The home grown article is usually the best. - The Board of Public Buildings and Grounds at Harrisburg on Tuesday approved the plans of the engineers for the rebuilding of the destroyed portion of the river bridge at Catawissa, a new bridge over Catawissa Creek at the Paper Mill, and one at Shuman's. The matter of the bridge over the river at Ber wick was submitted to the Attorney General for an opinion. A change in tne site has Wen asked for and the Board questions the liability of the State to build it. It was in a town up the creek. The preacher was innocent in it and did not intend to cast a reflection on the choir, when a Sunday or two ago most of the singers bad bad colds and their seats were empty he selected a hymn he thought the entire congregation could sing and said: Since Providence has seen fit to afflict the choir with bad colds let us all join in singing 'Praise God from Whom all Blessings Flow. ' Most of the choir were so mad they talked of resigning. We hear a great deal about the wicked avarice of titled foreigners, who pursue and marry American heiresses, but we do not hear half enough about those female vul garians, who are accomplices to the indecency and, who permit them selves to be chased by every for eigner of rank, without knowing and apparently without caring, whether he is an impostor or a gentleman. No well bred and self respecting woman will ever be caught by a foreigner, on account of his title. UKNRY W. CIIAMPLIN, M. I)., F.VK, KAK.1NOSH. AND THROAT SPECIALIST. Kut BuiUlinj, Bloomsburg, l'a AT FOUNTAIN 8PR1NQ8. Dinner Party Entertained by Dr. and Mrs. Biddle. In response to invitations sent out a week previously, there gath ered at the home of Dr. and Mrs. J C. Fiddle it the Miners' Hospi tal, at Fountain Springs, on Tues day afternoon, a company of ladies and gentlemen from several towns in this section of the state. There were present Hon. William A. Marr, Assistant Law Judge of Schuylkill County; Hon. Voris Auten, Assistant Law Judge of Northumberland County, and Mrs. Auten; Mr. and Mrs. Allison, of Port Carbon; Mr. and Mrs. McCon nell, and Mr. and Mrs. J. Q. Adams, of Shamokin; Dr. and Mrs. Lnthrop, of Hazleton; Mr. and Mrs. Geo. K. Elwell, of Bloomsburg; Mr. and Mrs. William Heaton, Mr. and Mrs. Harper, Miss McConnell, Rev. Augustus Schleich and Mr. Frank Laulcnstein, of Ashland. A few weeks ago a reception was given by Dr. and Mrs. Biddle at the debut of their daughter, Miss Marie, and this dinner was given to the ladies who assisted at that time, or who had been invited to assist but were unable to be present. Very much to the pleasure and good fortune of the husbands, they were included in the invitations, and they were all there. It was a jolly party ot congenial people, gathered together in a beautiful home, participating in an elaborate dinner of most delicious viands, and charmingly entertained throughout by a host and hostess who left no room for a dull moment from the beginning to the end of the evening. After the dinner the time was spent in games and music, and the danc ing of the Lancers, in which the young and the more elderly guests participated, afforded much amuse ment. It was throughput a very delightful occasion. SILVER WEEDING. Mr. and Mrs. A. M. DeWitt cele brated the twenty-fifth anniversary of their marriage on Wednesday. A large company was entertained by them at their home on West street during the afternoon. Mr. DeWitt was for many years engag ed in the mercantile business at Orangeville, but moved to Blooms burg a few years ago, and has re tired from business. , He and his wife have many friends throughout the county who wish that they may live to celebrate their golden wed ding. nother dray's Appeal to Woman. rt ...... i..,,. ....... .M t,.A u...i rrM,MM. m a dtr or Kidney 'rouble, and irant a certain pleas, ant herb remedy for woman ills, try ttolfwr Grays Aastrahan-Lcsf. It is a safe and never failing monthly regulator. At Druggists or by mail bids. Sampie package t'RHtS, Address, Alien 8. vimsiea, iauuv, ... J . x-v t A New Uolumbns Death, New Columbus lost a long time and highly esteemed resident early Sunday morning when Nathan Hess passed away in the seventy-eighth year of his age. Death was due to a paralytic stroke, together with old age. A wife and two daughters, Mrs. Rev. Boone, of Black Creek ard Mrs. Zeb Stevens of New Columbus survive, together with a sister, Mrs. Polly Brader of Salem, Luzerne County, and two brothers, Aaron Hess of Mifflinville, and Reuben Hess, residing on Wett Third Street, this town. The funeral occurred from the family resideuce yesterday, and interment was made in the cemetery at New Columbus. . The Ex-Ninth Regiment basket ball team, of Wilkes-Barre, in a game marked by fast and consider able rough playing lowered the colors of the Normal five before a large and enthusiastic audience in the gymnasium Saturday night by the score of 25 to 23. It was a beautiful contest to look at and the result was in doubt until the last Normal managed to keep the lead through the greater part of the game, but in the last few minutes of play, the visitors by some clever passing and accurate basket throw ing, forged two points in the lead, which proved enough to land them winners. Robert D. Young offici ated as referee and his work was perfectly fair and impartial. This Will Interest Holheri. Motlier Orati's Street Powders fur Clitlilren. cure rvvrrisinws, una momavn, 'mining vis urtlers, llrrak up QtldH, llraulale Die llowels and Destroy norms. I lieu never fail, All Druggists, it!iu. Snimite t'UKH. Address, Allen 8, Olmsted, Ls Roy, S. Y. Wit. Light Street lias lire Company. Light Street is now prepared for visitations of the devouoring element. A meeting of the citizens was held recently, and a fire com pany organized. Isaac Keichard was elected president, I'.ben A. Brown, secretary, George E. Grimes, treasurer, and E. D. Hagenbuch, J. E. White, W. M. Robins, Frank Seybert and Austin Ohl, directors. W. O Custer was chosen as solicitor. The company will endeavor to raise money to purchase apparatus in the way of ladders, hose and buckets. PURELYPERSONAL Miss Flora Skeer spent Wednesday at Willccs-Barre. E. F. Carpenter made a business trip to Scrnnion yesterday. Warland Evans is spending several days at Muncy this week. C. L. I'atton.of Kohrsburg, was noticed on our streets yesterday. Frank Quick, of Orangeville. went to Philadelphia on Monday and returned yes terday. Vr. and Mrs. Clyde Davenport, of Orange ville, are spending a few days with friends a Scranton. Mr. and Mrs. Oliver H. Watls have re turned to their home at Middletown after at two weeks visit here. J. P. Friti, of Centrnl, was in town be tween trains yesterday. He was on his way to Wiles-Hnrre on business. Mr. Dr. II. B. Merideth, of Danville, spent Tuesday in town with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Eyer on Market Street. Oliver S. M.:IIenry, of Stillwater, went to Philadelphia Monday and returned yester day. He intends to iiit fanning and go back to his former position as station agent for the B & S. Railroad Co. J. M Gidding, formerly of lown, now at the head of a large and prosperous business in Duluth, Minn , arrived in town Saturday and spent Sunday with his hrotlier lien Gid ding, lie left for New York Sunday evet ing. Mrs. Robinson aud daughter Miss Martina arrived here yesterday afternoon from Ober lin, Ohio where thry have been living with Mis. Robinson's daughter, Mrs. W. H. Cum mings. They will spend some time with J. J. Robinson. James Kocher a graduate of the "Republi can" office, this town, now edi'.or and ,iro. prietor of "The Record", a weekly news paper of Nicholson, Wyoming county, Pa., gave us a call whiln in lown on Monday. He visited his parents at Fowlersville over Sunday. The Miners' Hospital. The vast extent of the charities of the state, and the wonderful amount of good accomplished by thern can scarcely be understood without a visit to some of the in stitutions that are maintained by the commonwealth. Prominent among these is the Miners' Hospi tal, near Ashland. This institution was built by a commission aDDoint ed by the Governor, of which the late u. A. Becklev was a member, It is located on a plateau a mile or two out ot town, and in the sum mer time is" said to be a beautiful place. The administration build ing is a large and commodious resi dence, occupied by the Superin tendent, Dr. J. C. Biddle and his family and the assistant physicians, and used also by the trustees when present. The hospital wards are back ot this. There are accom modations for about io patients. and 1 20 are now being cared for. Most of the male patients receive tneir injuries from mine accidents. and many of them would die, if left at nome, tor lack of proper atten tiou. There are separate wards for males and females, and the children are also provided for. A new ward was opened last October, and in this are a number of very nice rooms for private patients. The hospital is arranged and equipped with up-to-date appliances, and it has all been done in accordance with the suggestions of Dr. Biddle whose reputation as a surgeon stands as one of the best in the state. New patients are brought in every aay, and besides those who remain in the building there are crowds coming daily for treatment in the dispensary for any ailment that they may have. Among 'he nurses in the women's and children's ward is Miss Mary Chromis, of Bloomsbure. She is pleased with her work, and those in charge speak very highly of her intelligence and her faithful attention to her duties. She was formerly in the Columbia & Mon tour Telephone office here. One never realizes the blessings ot good health and the escape from accidents of all kinds, so much as when one sees in a hospital the many forms of disease and of in juries that come to human beings. oorue ot the sights are sickening, and yet the surroundings are such, among them being perlect cleanli ness and the use ot every appliance known to modern surgery, that there was no indication of pain visible among the many patients. Dr. uiddle has been the superin tendent of the Hospital since it was started, and that he is the right man in the right place there can be no doubt. Judge Herring is one of the trustees 'of the Hospital. The board holds monthly meetings in the building. Buffered a Paralytio Strtke. Rev. T. R. Dunkerlv. pastor of the Methodist Jipiscopal Church at Shickshinny, was afflicted with a severe stroke of paralysis at his home Fridav niornine- which ren. dered him entirely helpless and robbed nim of the power of speech. His nianv admitincr friends in ... 0 Bloomsburg hope for his early and complete recovery. The physicians are confident that he will get well. OiiaTOXlIA, 2e;ir tto J wnii naB Always IIib Rind You Hae Always Bought This Week Selling At, These Prices. 25.00 20.00 1 2. so 10.00 4 7S 2.2; 5.50 5.00 340 17.50 12.50 5.50 2.25 Fur Neck Pieces, Fur Neck Pieces, Ladle's Coats, Ladle's Coat?, Misses' Coats, Black Petticoats Wool Blankets, Wool Blankets, Wool Blankets, Ladie's Suits, Ladie's Suits, Ladie's Dress Hats, Ladie's Outing Hats, NEW EMBROIDERIES. 1 ' New patterns, good edges, Good cambric. Low prices. 1 lot each at 5c. 6c, I2jc, 15c, 25c, 35c. SHR UN KEN MUSLIN. Yard, wide at 15c. yard, linen finish; looks like linen. No more shrinking skirts 1 or dresses if made from shrunken muslins. Yard wide twilled muslin I2jc. 10-4 N. Y. Mills bleached sheeting 28c. yard. LONG CLOTHS, All grades by prices of 1 2 yards, prices. yard or Lowest All Comfortables Covered with Sateen or Silk alinc filled with pure white Cotton at Big Reduction in Price. The Clark Store. TALK NO. 65. Your Christmas Opportunity; Don't Miss It. Our fine display of Holiday Goods la opened and ready. The most appropriate presents for one and all at fairest prices. We claim for our Holiday stock excellence in quality, great variety and very low prices, making this store, beyond a question of doubt, the RIGHT PLACE TO GET THE RIGHT GIFTS AT THE RIGHT PRICE. We Invite you to inspect our stock before making your purchases. G-eo. "W. Hess, Optician and Jkwblkr, BLOOMSBURG, TENNA ODD tELLOWS PREPARING. For the Twenty-first Annual Session ot the Anniversary Association at Sunbury. Preparations are being made for the twenty-first annual session of the Pennsylvania Odd Fellows' Anniversary Association to be held at Sunbury on Wednesday, April 26, which will be the eighty-sixth anniversary of Odd Fellows in America. The Sunbury Odd Fel lows are now at work and the fact that the orphanage is near Sunbury will make the place especially popu lar for the meeting and an effort will be made to make it the great est success m the history of the Association. Several of the local lodges are also contemplating attending the National anniversary celebration at Philadelphia. BP RING LCTI0N FACTS. When Nomination Papers and Certificates ot Nomination Must be Filed. lue February election tor 1905 will fall on Tuesday, February 21 Certificates of nomination must be filed with the County Commis sioners eighteen days before the date of election. This makes Fri day, February 3, the last day for nling these papers. Nomination pipers must be filed fifteen days prior to election day, Monday, Feb ruary 6, therefore being the last day for filing these papers. for Kent Front room 25 by 10 feet, third floor, Columbian building. Water, electric light, steam heat, all con veniences. F.ight windows. Ap ply to Geo. K. Klvvell. tf. W A N T E 1. MKN AND WOMEN In IhlH county and ad. Joining tciTlioilt'H, 10 ivprrw'tit, and uilvvi.lwn an ol 1 I'HiHlnislit a liniisH of enlld ilnanclHl Hiuniltntr. Kuluiy to men t-1 we ekly, to women I'S to !( weekly W H!1 h.xpenscs iiuv ineed cued Monday by chuck dlieel lioiu lieudiiiartei. lloi'Heand blurry luriiNhed when necesiiarv: noHltlon pertiiiuicnr. Address Itlew llroa. & Co,, IK'iJl. 6, Motion lildK., UiIuuko, 111. lt 16.50 1 5 00 5-95 5.00 2.3S 1.85 4.50 4.00 2.50 11.90 9.25 2.85 95 YARD WIDE HILL MUSLIN jc. YARD. Buy as little as you want. Buy as much as you want. FEARLESS YD. WIDE MUSLIN 7c. A YARD. Sold by some as Hill. All you want; no limit to qual ity on either kind. Best yard wide percales I2ic yard. All calico best made 5 c. yard. Good apron gingnam 5c. yard. 70 inch pure linen bleached table linen 58c vard. Yard wide Cambric Muslin 10c. yard. 45in- Bleached pillow case muslin I2ic yd. SPECIAL HUCK TOWELS. Size 18x36. A most ex cellent towell hemmed. Price two for 25 cents. MONKEYS TO PIOK PRDSE8. Five Hundred of Them on Their Way California. The proposition to train monkeys to pick the prune crop has beea advanced by Martin V. Seeley, who conceived the idea of training the animals to do such work while resident of Central America. Seeley says he Las 500 tamed monkeys now on the way to California. The getting of help to pick the prunes off the ground has been a perplex ing problem of fruit growers be cause of a scarcity of help. Seeley will place muzzles on the animals to prevent their eating the fruit. Of Interest to Onr Rural Friends It may be of interest to our rural frieuds to know that, according to a ruling of the post office depart ment, the owners of the mail box on the rural free delivery routes has no control over it; it is subject to government regulations only. On a free delivery route in Ohio, a local carrier recently found 111 a box on his route two letters intended for the owner the box, which had been placed in it by some one in passing. The letters were removed to Washington with a request for a ruling. The post office department sustained the action of the carrier and announced that all mail found in any box without stamps or the proper amount of money for pest- age, must be collected and taken to the post office from which the route is operated and there held for postage. FXF.CUTOR'S NOTICE. Kstate ofjacon Rnntz. late of Urn toisnshtj) of lifeemriHH, Col., Co, deceased. Not Ire la hereby irlven that leltera tehtainniit. an mi 1 he ot me of Jacob Kmnz, lue o( me ovnsti!iMr l.i.ieiwood, couiily or Columbia, v ntisv Iv ,hl:t, deceased, have heen Lr,--iiie(l lo Win .Mai hel and Job' . Ifainx CM'cuiora ofHMlrt drcc.iscil, to r 111 all pcrs-oim Indebted to tutld esiatuaie rcqur .cd lo make pajin nt, and thi.se having clalma or di mam! uHl make known ihe sume without delay. WM MATIIRK, H. A. MoKll.MP, JOHN HANK. 1-sitittu Attorney. Executors. W1C(tflsfcBrtftt"''
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