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E. W. M. Low, President. J. M. Htaver, Vice President.
K 15. Tustiii, Vice President. E. F. Curpenter, Cnnhler.
I) I RECTO II 8:
E. W. M. Low, F. O. Yorks, Frank Ikelnr, .Tosotih Battl,
E. 11. Tuntin, Fred Ikclcr, Geo. S. Bobbins, H. C. Creasy,
J. M. Staver, M. I. Low, Louis Gross, II. V. llower.
THE COLUMBIAN.
ESTAliLISIIED 866.
THE COLUMBIA DEMOCRAT,
BJfrABi.isiiKD i8j7. Consolidated 1869
Pubi.ishko Every Thursday Moknino,
At nioomsljuru, the County Seat of
Columbia County, Pennsylvania.
GEO. E. ELWELL, Editor.
IX J. TASKEK, Local Editor.
GEO. C. ROAN, Forlman.
Terms: Inside the county $1.00 a year
la advance; .fl.5011 not paid in aivance.
Outside the county, $1,251 year, strictly in
Advance.
All communications should be addressed
- THE COLUMBIAN, Bloomsburj;, Ta.
THURSDAY, JUNE 22, 1905.
INDEPENDENT CANDIDATES.
After every Democratic county
convention there is always more or
less talk about independent candi
dates. Sometimes a defeated can
didate feels that he has been un
justly defeated, and talks of run
ning, but a sober second thought
usually prevails and he wisely de
cides that it is better to abide by
the decision of the convention.
Any American citi.en has a right
to run for office. He has a right
to ask a nomihation at the bands of
his party, or he has a right to run
ks an independent. But it is not
igbt that be should take hischanc-
with his party, and then when
e fails in this, to enter the field
jrainst his successful competitor,
iuch action very seldom results in
he election of the independent,
and might result in the election of
the candidate of the opposite party.
There is room for doubting the
democracy of any man who seeks
party honors, and when he fails to
secure the prize, endeavors to de
feat the man who won over him.
There may be reason to question
whether such a man would have
made a sife county official, because
he is not fair to his party, and he
is not fair as between men.
When a fraud has been commit
ted at the primaries or in the con
vention, and satisfactory proof ot
the fact is produced, this paper
will gladly publish the facts, and
if a nomination has been secured un
lawfully it will do all in its power
to prevent the wrong-doer from
profiting by bis wrong, no matter
where the lightning may strike,
but in the absence of any proof
whatever, beyond the usual claims
of defeated candidates, there is no
reason why the nominees of the re
cent convention should not receive
the support of the whole patty, and
there is no excuse for an independ
ent candidacy for any office.
A $25.00 Tax on Immigrants.
The New York Mail says that
President Roosevelt will be on
tolerably safe ground if he makes
the restriction of immigration a
a prominent part of his policy
There is a report at Washington
that h? will favor in his next regular
message a $25 head tax on immi
grants. We are inclined to think
that he could not do better.
Aside from the fact that the privi
lege of becoming an American
ought to be worth $25 at least, there
is the consideration that the immi
grants who become public charges
are costing the people between $1,.
500 and $2,000 apiece, and that this
burden might with perfect propriety
and justice be taxed on immigration
as a whole.
Remains of Berwick Bridge-
A joint meeting of Columbia and
Luzerns Commissioners was held at
Berwick, Thursday, and several
questions of general interest were
discussed. The members present
were Messrs. Bogert, Fisher
and Sterner, of Columbia, and
Schappert and Smith and the clerk
of Luzerne county.
The meeting was called to order
oy ine president a.id alter aDDrov
ing tne minutes ot the previous
meeting action was taken on the
several questions following:
The matter of the free fe rrv lw
ine in bad repair and almost worn
out was brought to the attention of
tne nody and discussed at length.
It was decided to hold off a wlii1.
before pui chasing a new flat and if
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yussiuie asceriam now long a time
t would take to complete a bridge
there. The opinion, however, was
almost unanimous that the flat
would have to be replaced with a
new one within a few weeks and
this will be looked .after rnrefiillv
so as to insure the people of Berwick
and jescopeci tne tree transporta
tion which they are now enjoying.
The Question of the H ism-wit inn
of the old piers and stone which re
main was next taken up by the
commissioners and after consider.
able talk on the subiect it was He.
cided that an engineer should look
over the piers and give an estimate
of their value. Thev will theu he
sold to the bridge contractors or to
any party paying me highest price.
surveyors lioyd lrescott, ot
Millvilleand W. B. Allecar of Luz.
erne county were appointed to ex
amine the piers and report the
probable worth of the same within
a short time.
The old piers have been a mips.
tion of considerable discussion by
parties living in that vicinity. Some
were or tne opinion that they
should remain as a land mark and
protection to the new hridce.
Others thought the piers an eve-
sore and the latter argument is
probably the most sensible. The
new bridge will certainlv be made
substantial enough without anv
protection above.
Prohibitionists to Meet in Wilhamsport I
' The State Prohibition convention
will be held in August at Williams
port and is expected to be one of
the largest in years because of the
gain in strength shown by the par
ty in Pennsylvania lately. Dele
gates from every county will be in
attendance.
The Prohibitionists will surely
nominate a candidate for State treas
urer, but nothing has been said
about the justiceships. Judge
Stewart has many admirers among
the Prohibition party adherents.
In The Schools of The County
There are in the public schools
of Columbia County, as shown by
the returns of the registry assessors
of the various districts the following
number of pupils. It will be observ
ed that Bloomsburg leads. It is upon
mis list mat me money for school
purposes appropriated by the state
is based:
Beaver ios. Benton Boron crh nt
Benton Township 162, Berwick N.
li. 374, Berwick S. E. 169, Berwick
in. w. 226, Berwick S. W. no,
Bloom 1112. Briarcreek 21?. fata.
wissa Township 180, Catawissa
Borough 456, Centralis 500, Center
134. Convneham 668. Fishi ntrereelr
2io, Franklin 122. Greenwood 22.
Hemlock 217, Jackson 156, Locust
312, Madison 218, Main 106, Mif
flin 221, Mill ville 118. Mt. Pleas-
ant 159, Orange 73, Pine 215,
Roaringcreek 147, Scott 220, Sugar
loaf.?. Oraneville Boron rrh fin
Stillwater Borough 35, West Ber
wick 469.
8TRIFE IB KOYAL ARCANUM
Many Members Protest Against Insurance
Rale Advance
Members of the twenty. five
councils of the Royal Arcanum in
Philadelphia with a membership of
nearly five thousand, are protesting
against the advance in insurance
rates recently ordered by the Su
preme Council of the order at a
meeting in Atlantic City. The new
schedule goes 111 effect on October
I next.
rirst action was taken Friday
nigut oy Pennsylvania Council, No.
342, and for a time condemnatory
resolutions concerning the officers
of the Supreme Council were threat
ened, but cooler heads advised
further investigation. The council
was addressed by two of its mem
bers, Henry K. Lathy, past grand
regent of Pennsylvania, and Will
iam H. Shoemaker, who are mem
bers of the Supreme Council. They
asserted that it was necessary for
the success of the order to increase
insurance rates, and a substantial
increase was decided upon.
There is a move on foot to have
the Supreme Council called together
in special session and reconsider the
new rate schedule, but it is said
that this is scarcely probable, as
the increase was only ordered after
long and heated debate. Under the
new schedule when a member
reaches 65 years of age to carry
S3000 insurance a monthly payment
$16.08 is required.
Members of the society say thev
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00 not ouiect to a small increase,
In fact, they say, they expected to
see some raise made, but they are
emphatic in the statement that the
new schedule is revolutionary, and
may be the cause of the membership
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01 me society being reduced from
307,000 in the United States to less
than 100,000.
In explaining the action of the
Supreme Council to the members
of Pennsylvania Council. Past
Grand Regent Lathy said: "Since
returned lrom Atlantic City I
have listened to more sulphurous
language than I have ever heard
before in such short time. I expect
ed it.
"I know that it is a severe blow
to many old members, but the sal
vation of the Royal Arcanum
demands it. The Society does not
owe a dollar today, and there is
$2 ooo.coo in the treasury. That
this state of affairs may continue to
exist it was necessary to advance
the rates to the schedule. It was
done at the suggestion of two of the
best acturanes in the country,
uuknown to each other."
Returned After Thirty Yeari
James Derr ol Whito Hall, Long Mourned
as Dead
James Derr, former resident of
White Hall, turned up in this sec
tion on Thursday after an absence
of thirty years, during which he
was mourned as dead. He is about
55 years of age. He went West
when a young man and soon after
dropped out of all knowledge. He
nas nad a varied experience as cow
boy, miner, &c. Upon arriving on
Thursday for the first time he
learned of the death of his brother,
Wesley Derr, which occured in an
accident 17 yeaas ago. The only
near relative that survives is a sis
ter, the wife of Rev. Monroe, of
White Hill.
Gomes is Dead
Maximo Gomez, the Cuban pa
triot and leader of the recent war.
died at Havaua, Saturday evening.
His word was law, and he enforced
it with an iron hand.
General Gomez wrote various
pamphlets on the Cuban revolu
tions, in Jamaica, New York and
Cuba. Among his works are "Mi
Asistente," "Panchito Gomez"
and "Mi Escolta." ,
There is some uncertainty as to
the year and mouth of his birth.
some reference books placing it at
November 18, 1836, and others at
August 25, 1826.
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Catawissa School Teaohers
The Catawissa School Board met
Tuesday evening and elected the
following teachers for the ensuing
year: Room No. iMiss Ida Wal
ter; No. 2 Miss Hattk Abbot:
No. 3 Miss Laura Gilbert: No. 4
Miss Nellie Harder: No. Miss
Sarah Hamliu: No. 6 Miss Eliza
beth Lewis; No. 7 Miss Sade Bee
ber; No. 8 Miss Maude Bernine-
er; No. 9 Miss Mary Thomas:
High School, First Assistant. Miss
Ella Knittle: Second Assistant.
Miss Bess Lone: Priucioal. T. M
Roberts. The salaries remain the
same.
Bass Season is Now Open,
Perhaps the prediction is cnin
what premature, the season being
but a week old, but we believe that
bass will be far more plentiful this
season than last. Several very en-,
couraging catches have been made, !
both from the creek in the vicinity
of Boone's Damand the river just
below Catawissa. The destruction I
ot the dam at Sunbury by the re
cent floods has done much to im
prove bass fishing in this branch of
the Susquehanna in that it enables
4.1
ine nsn to come up stream. Were
't not for the great quantities of
coal dirt that is constantly being
carried down, bass fishing it is be
lieved, would be as good here as to
be found anywhere.
Avers
To be sure, you are growing
old. But why let everybody
see it, In your gray hair?
Keep your hair dark and rich
and postpone age. If you will
Hair Vigor
only use Ayer's Hair Vigor,
your gray hair will soon have
all the deep, rich color of
youth. Sold for 60 years.
" I am now over 60 yearn old, and I li.tr.
a thick, glomj h'd of Iuijk liwlr which In h
wonder to every one who .tta It, And not
graj hair In It, all due to Ayer'i Mnlr Vlmir."
mum. ii. u. UUh jib, lieciun, JUIUI).
fl.nt a bottle.
All drnirk'litfl.
for
J. O. ATEI1 CO.,
T.owpII. Mh.
White
Want Danville Ferry Boat at Berwick-
Commissioners George W. Stern
er and William Bogert, went to
Danville Monday morning to ex
amine the ferry at that place, which
is for sale.
The flat boat is wanted at Ber
wick where owing to the presence
of rocks in the bottom the present
ferry, which draws a good deal of
water, can hardly be operated dur
ing the low stages of the river
The ferry, which h3s gone out of
commission at Danville, would
fill the bill at Berwick very nicely,
but nothing beyond the mere flat
boat would be needed, whereas the
Montour County Commissioners
desire to sell the entire outfit,
which iucludes cable with anchors,
trolley, etc. Whether a sale will
be the result or not is hard to tell.
Messrs. Sterner and Bogert think
the ferry could be towed up the
river, if undertaken immediately
before the water falls any lower.
Will Meet at Blooms-burg Next Year.
At the convention of the Four
County Firemen's Association at
Ashland Thursday afternoon the
following officers weie elected for
the ensuing year:
President-John Kiehl Schuylkill.
Vice Presidents Harry Schott,
Hazleton; L. R. Wirt, Lackawanna;
David Holvey, Sehuykill.
Secretary D. E. Goodman, Lu
zerne.
Treasurer George Kirschner.
Hazleton.
Bloomsburg and Edwardsville
contested for the honor of entertain
ing the next convention the fourth
Tuesday in June 1906, but Edwards
ville withdrew and Bloomsburg was
unanimously selected.
Retiring President John Spohr, of
Hazelton, was presented with a
handsome silver service for his ex
cellent work in behalf of the associ
ation the past year.
Will Camp at Muncy,
Fascinated bv the many and
varied beauties of the Muncy Valley
a camping party composed of Lloyd
Skeer, Art Sharpless, Ben Gidding,
William Webb, D. J. Tasker and
possibly one or two others, who
spent two weeks along the gently
flowing Muncy creek, a" mile dis
tant from Muncy last summer, are
arranging for another two weeks
outing there next month. The
camp will be located in a delight
fully shaded spot on the bank of
the creek where nature in every
charm is supreme,
Death Of Mrs Drnmheller
Mrs. R. A. Drutnheller died at
the home of her daughter, Mrs. S.
A. Wheeler in Wilkesbarre, after
two years illness of cancer of the
stomach. She was born near Ben
ton this county, November 21 i8iy.
She is survived by one sister, Mrs.
Tubbs of Jeanesville, and the follow
ing daughters: Mrs. Edward
George of Nanticoke, Eleanor and
Mary at home and Mrs. S. A
Wheeler. The funeral was held
Saturday afternoon with services at
the house. Interment m Holleu
back cemetery, Wilkesbarre.
. .
The following letters are held at
the Bloomsburg, Pa., postofJBce, and
will be sent to the dead letter office
July 4, 1905. Persons calling for
these letters, will please say that
"they were advertised June 20,
1905".
Everhart Miss Barbara, ( 2 )
Miller Miss Rebecca, Martin Mrs.
Catherine, Morfer Miss M. I. Cards
Kramer Miss Elizabeth, Kane J. M.
One cent will be charged on each
letter advertised.
J. C. Brown, P. M.
HOT WEATHER
Goods are in Vogue
Serge coats in black or
blue, single and double
breasted. Hot weather
coat or vests, crash or
duck trousers. Two piece
suits in crash, tweeds
and flannels.
Straw hats in all the
braids and styles.
TOOT
SEtWS
A Special Sale
. .of Counterpanes. .
We put on sale today, for the first, a lot of worthy
Counterpanes that came our way
Under their Real Value.
$1.25 Counterpanes at 98c.
$1.50 Counterpanes at 1.29
$2.50 Counterpanes at 2.15
$3.50 Counterpanes at 2.75
$3.00 Counterpanes at 2.50
These arc fringed and cut out to fit White
Enamel or Brass Beds.
$1.25 Counterpanes, 3-4 wide, at 1.00
$1.50 Counterpanes, 3-4 wide, at 1.30
Interesting Prices on White Goods.
Dotted Swisses, three sizes of dots, worth 20c
a yard, at 12 1-2 cents.
French Lawns iQ'in. wide at 45c. 50, 60c.
French Nainsook 46in. wide at 40c to 75c.
Persian Lawns 15c, 25c, 30c, 35c to 50c.
India Linens 8c, 12 l-2c, 15c, 20c to 35c.
8c for Dress Ginghams worth
12jc. Shown for the first today
in both stripes and plaids.
F. P. PURSEL.
BLOOMSBURG, - PENNA.
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