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THE COLUMBIAN.
ESTABLISHED 1866.
THE COLUMBIA DEMOCRAT,
Established 1837. Consolidated 1869
Published Every Thursday Morning,
At Bloomsl'Urjj, the County Scat of
Columbia County, Pennsylvania.
Tikms: Invde 'he county ijl.oo a year
la advance; yi.tnif not paid in aivance,
Outside the county, 1.25 a year, strictly in
Advance.
All coinmunic.ilions should le addressed
THE COLUMBIAN, Woomsl.urR, Pa.
THURSDAY. AUGUST 10, 1905.
Democratic State Ticket.
FOR SITERIOK COURT JUDOE,
JOHN B. RAM),
of Westmoreland Cotintv.
f"o; STAT I'. TREASURE K ,
W. II. BERRY,
of Di-l.iware County.
Democratic County Ticket.
FOR PROTIIONOTARY A XL- CLERK
OF T1IIC COURTS,
C. M. TF.RWILLIGER
of Bloornsburg.
FOR REGISTER AXD RECORDER,
FRANK W. MILLER
of Centralia.
FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER,
CHAS. L. POHE,
.of Catawissa.
TERRY A. HESS
of Bloornsburg.
FOR COUNTY TREASURER,
M. H. RHODES
ot Bloornsburg, Pa.
FOR DISTRICT ATTORNEY,
CHRISTIAN A. SMALL
of Bloornsburg.
FOR COUNTY AUDITOR,
C. L. HIRLEMAN
HARRY B. CREASY.
TO THE TAX-PAYER8 and VOTERS OF
COLUMBIA COUNTY
Several articles have recently ap
peared in th-; county newspapers in
which are urged the expending of
large sums of money in bnilding
additions to the Court House.
If this should be done it would be
adding a heavy burden to the pre
sent high tax rate and large county
debt.
I feel therefore, that, as the reg
ular nominee of the Repblicau Party
for the office of County Commis
sioner, and asking the suffage of
the people. I should give to the
voters and tax-payers of the county
a clear statement of the position I
shall take in the matter if elected.
There is absolutely no necessity
for rebuilding or making additions
to the Court House.
I believe in taking the best care
of the property belonging to the
county, in keeping the buildings in
proper repair, and the bridges and
highways safe so that the people to
whom they belong shall be able to
use them in comfort or travel in
safety; but I do not believe in heap
ing upon the shoulders of the tax
payers of our county any increase of
indebtedness or taxation beyond
what is plainly necessary to the
proper preservation and care of the
property for the use and needs of
the people.
If the voters of the county shall
honor me by electing me as one of
the Board of Commissioners, 1
pledge myself to look carefully and
conscientiously alter the interests of 1
every tax payer and the whole
people, and to exert every effort to J
reduce the county debt and to lessen '
the burden of tax on the people and
to conduct the office with out any
waste of public funds. j
E. RlNGROSE
3t Berwick, R. F. D. No 1.
DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION.
Democratic Stat. Committee Rooms.
Harrishurg, Pa., July 5,. 1905
To Democrats of Pennsylvania:
In obedience to the instructions
of the Democratic State Committee
and as required by Rule VI., of the
rules governing the Democratic
Organization of the State, notice is
hereby given that the Delegates to
the Democratic State Convention,
which .1 et on the 24th day of May
last, will reconvene at Harrishurg,
at 12 o'clock noon, in the Board of
1 rade rooms on
Wednesday," August 16, 1905,
for the purpose of placing "n nom
ination One candidate for Judge of the
Supreme Court.
And to transact such other busi
ness as may properly come before
it, in the interest and welfare of
the Democratic Party.
P. G. Meek, J. K.P. Hall,
Secretary. Chairman
JUVENILE CRIMINALS
Ray Broscious, of Rupert and
Charles Geist of Catawissa, made
an early start on a career of crime
on Thursday last, when they at
tempted to derail jid wreck a pas
senger train on the P. & R. at
Rupert. Nuts, spikes and bolls in
considerable numbers were placed
on the rails and the attempt would
probably have been successful had
it not been that John Henry, a
track walker discovered the obstruc
tions. He also observed the youth
ful miscreants run away and he
pursued them and learned their
names. They were arrested on
Friday, and at a hearing belore
Squire Borwick, they were bound
over for court.
The boys are not over fourteen
years of age. Such conduct would
seem to indicate au evil spirit, or a
lack of parental interest and train
ing at home.
Tna Commissioner Fight,
William B. Shuck of Catawissa
has filed nomination papers as a
candidate for county commissioner.
At the Democratic primaries he
received the second highest num
ber of votes cast, but was ruled out
by the party rule which says that
one candidate shall be chosen from
each side of the river. But for this
rule both candidates would have
come from Catawissa.
It is rumored that another Demo
crat will file nomination papers, and
it he does there will be four Demo
cratic candidates in the field. This
prospect does not worry C. L.
Sands, the Republican independent
candidate, for be sees in it the
chancesof electing two Republicans,
getting better. And that is pretty
near what will happen.
Ayer's
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Cherry Pectoral. What a
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cures! Ask your doctor if
he doesn't use it for coughs,
colds, bronchitis, and all
throat and lung troubles.
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BLOOMSBURG 23 TEAR3 AGO,
Continued from lit page.
county of Montour was formed,
Danville was made the capital, and
it was thought that peace was fin
ally restoied between the two belli
gerent districts, a both now stood
on tqna! footing, but such was not
the case. Another fierce cuii'es
arose as to the repeal of the act of
1850, which finally resti'ted in the
passage, 011 the 15th of January,
1853, of an act to straighten the
division line Utween the two
counties, by which a portion of the
acquired territory was reancxed to
Columbia. And now, after a lapse
of nearly thirty years, the fierce
strife has been almost forgotten,
and peace and quietness reigu be
tween the people of the two count
ies. Columbia contains about 479
square miles, and according to the
census of 18S0 she had a population
of 32,400 which has probably been
increased 500 since that time.
naming the town.
When Mr. Eyer gave the settle
ment the name of Bloornsburg he
was doubtless impressed with the
beauty of the location, and felt that
there was no place in that region
wheve a town could bloom more lux
uriantly, and he straightway gave
it the title of which it is now so
proud. For many years after it
was named, and particularly during
the contest with Danville (which
was then coining into prominence
o;i account of its iron manufactories)
it was scarcely ever spoken of by
any other title than that ot "Bloom
and that was generally applied
derisively. But it continued to
grow and bloom on its hillside lo
cation, until it has bloom-ed into a
thrifty, active, enterprising burg,
and it is now accepted by all as the
lovely Bloornsburg, destined, before
many decades roll away, to develop
into a full fledged city of twenty or
thirty thousand inhabitants. In
1870 it was organized as the town
ot Bloornsburg, the corporation
taking in all of what was previously
Bloom township. It is not a th ¬
ough in the general acceptation of
that term, but a "town," without a
burgess, and its chief executive of
ficer is the president of the council,
which consists of six members. The
town is supplied by water pumped
into a reservoir on an elevation
high enough to give sufficitnt pres--
sure to throw a stream over the
highest church steeples. The water
is very pure and healthy, as it flows
from the mountains, down a stream
that has become historic since the
rebellion. The reservoir and works.
which are not far from the town,
cost $40,000. The court house is
au antiquated structure in the old
part of the town, but it will either
be greatly improved soou or a new
building erected. Aiew jail south
of the railroad was recently built at
a cost of $60,000. The front is of
Farrandsville stone and presents a
fine appearance. There are ten
churches in which the population of
5000 worsnip, embracing Presby
terian, Methodist, Baptist, Welsh
Brptist, Reformed, Lutheran, Evan
gelical, Episcopal, Catholic and
African Methodist. The church
property is valued at about $80,000.
a man of enterprise.
Bloornsburg largely owes its pres
ent prosperity to Rev. D. J. Waller,
who came here more than a third
of a century ago as the pastor of
the Presbyterian church. He is an
ardent disciple of Calvin, a man of
broad and liberal views, far-seeing,
active, energetic, sagacious and pro
gressive. For a third of a century
be administered the Word of God
in the little church of unpretending
appearance, which still stands on
the pnncipal street. Finally he re
tired from pastoral labors, to de
vote his attention to a different line
of duty, although he has not entire
ly relinquished the pulpit, which he
occasionally fills. With the sagacity
so characteristic of the man he fore
saw a brilliant future for the place,
and he made heavy purchases of
valuable lands on the outskirts of
the town, and laid it ofl into lots,
had fine broad streets surveyed, and
held out inducements to purchasers
that were so tempting that many
availed themselves of the bargains,
and the result was that the town
commenced growing. He donated
the land on which the ail is bunt.
Many fine dwellings have been
erected on lots which he sold, and
many more will soon go up. His
own solid brick house, once out of
town, in now in the centre of the
addition. He also became largely
interested in the North and West
Branch Railroad, which is ultimate
ly to run through to Williainsport,
serving as us chiet and most active
officer. A portion of the road,
running frosi Catawissa to Wilkes-
barre, has been built, and is operat
ed, by the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company. It will prove an iui-
loitant link, and had it not been
for the tenacity and enterprise of
Mr. Waller, the charter might have
languished and died.
I N DUST RIAL F. N TKRPRISF.S.
There is considerable manufact
uring at Bloornsburg, and the indi
cations aie that it will increase
rapidly. Among the oldest enter
priser may be mentioned the
Bloornsburg Iron Company, which
operates two furnaces, owned most
ly by Eastern capitalists. Between
150 and 200 men are employed.
The furnaces were started in 1844
with a capital of $200,000. When
bo;h stacks are in blast, about 12,
000 tons of iron are turned out per
annum. C. R. Paxton is president,
atid E R. Drinker, superintendent.
Next in order comes the Bloom
furnace, the building of which com
menced in 1853, and it was success
fully "blown in" in 1854. under
the firm name of McKelvy & Neal,
and continued as such till January
1. 1875. when Mr. McKelvy retired
and the business was continued by
William Neal & Sons. They em
ployed from 150 to 200 men, and
the annual production is about 8000
tons of very superior forge and
foundry iron. The amount of cap
ital invested is from $150,000 to
$200,000. From the furnaces, one
turns to the car works or G. M. &
J. K. Lockard, which give employ
ment to 250 men. Heretofore they
have been averaeine thirty six
eight-wheel cars per week, besides
mine cars. The firm has been en
larging their works from time to
time and are still contemplating
further improvements. The cap
ital employed is fully $200,000.
TWO POPULAR INSTITUTIONS.
Bloornsburg possesses two popu
lar institutions, which are the pride
of the town. The first is the State
Normal .School, tinder the presi
dency of Rev. D. J. Waller, Jr.,
the buildings of which occupy a
: conspicuous position overlooking
the town and surrounding country.
The original building, costing
$25,000, was burned in 1875. It
was rebuilt at a cost of $48,000, and
is 162x1 15 feet deep. The school,
which was established in 1S67, has
been very prosperous and enjoys a
high reputation among the educa
tional institutions of the State The
faculty is full and able, and the
management unexceptionable. So
highly pleased was Superintiiident
Wickersham with the situation and
building when he first examined
the place, when a normal 'school
was proposed, that he urged its oc
ceptance at once. The school has
been supplied with every appliance
to facilitate the work of instruction,
and success has been the reward in
every sense. The location is un
surpassed for beauty, healthfulness
and magnificent natural surround
ings. The school, too, is generally
full, numbering fully 300 pupils,
and the greatest care is exercised
by Mr. Waller and his assistants
over the youth intrusted to their
charge. And in conjunction with
this popular institution, the town
has another which has become fam
ous throughout the country. Allu
sion is made to the Sanitarium,
founded a few years ago by Dr. A.
L. Turner, for the treatment of
those afflicted with epilepsy.
In passing up the main street of
the borough which leads to the
Normal School, a peculiar little
white marble buildiug in the form
of a Grecian temple, is observed in
the burial grounds of the Episco
pal Church, a few fest to the rear
of the sacred edifice. On close in
spection it is found to be a tomb,
and a plain inscription tells the
curious visitor that Wesley Rote
and wife are buried within. He was
au eccentric man, a politician by
profession, and conceived the idea
of investing his means, some eight
or ten thousand dollars, in a tomb.
He purchased sufficient ground for
burial purposes of ihe church, which
was conveyed to him in regular
form by deed and duly recorded.
Now, since the church is de.-irous
of removing the cemetery, as the
town is encroaching upon it, a
puzzle arises what to do with Wes
ley Rote's marble tomb, as he holds
although dead, a deed in fee simple
for the ground in which his remains
repose, and the church has 110
authority to take possession of the
real estate and remove the dead.
The problem is likely to remain for
some time unsolved.
Among the wealthiest residents
of the place is Rev. David J. Wal
ler. His wealth, it is conceded, j
which consists largely of real estate,
is fully a million of dollars. In its
OAQTOllIA.
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Townsend9s
All Straw
Hats
PRICE
3.00 Straws 1.50
2.00 44 1.00
1.00 44 .50
50 44 .25
25 44 .15
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A Chance Today at
More Wash Dress Stuffs.
25c. Dress Ginghams at 15c.
Mostly stripes, but a few plaids in the lot.
Some Scotch Zephyrs among them.
25c. Organdies at 19c,
12c, Organdies at 8c.
Pretty as the flowers they are so full of. They
make the daintiest of frocks, and at these
prices should move out in a jiffy.
20c. Mohair Lustre at 15c.
For Dresses and Waists, one of the best
stuffs we've had all season.
wool
25c. Silk Gauze at 18c.
15c. Silk Gauze at 12jc
We will have to give first place for coolness to
the flimsy stuff. Mighty pretty, too. Both
dotted and plain.
15c. Cotton Taffeta 12c.
15c. Mousaline 12c.
Both in cool, soft colors, the kind that
serviceable. Plenty, if you come earl v.
are
25c. India Linens, 18c.
It is M inches wide and worth the 2oc. we
usually get. It is, in fact, of extra quality.-
F.
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