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BLOOMSBURG, PA., THURSDAY, AUGUST 17, 1905.
NO. 33
ADDING NEW ACCOUNTS.
AT THE
Farmers. National Bank.
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS $140,000.
We are constantly adding new accounts and our business
is increasing at a very satisfactory rate. If you have not al
ready opened an account with us, we invite you to do so now.
In Point of Business Success and Financial
Strength this Bank Occupies Front Rank.
C. Af. CREVELING, Pres. M. MILLEISEN. Cashier.
THIS WAS
REAL BUSINESS
All Was Harmony Monday
Night, and Everything
Went With a Rush
Paving Contract Awarded
Monday evening's meeting of
the Bloomsburg Town Council was
a tame affair compated with the
numerous preceding sessions of
that body. Harmony reigned su
preme, and the discord and dissen
sion which stained and polluted the
previous meetings were conspicu
ous by their absence. The con
trast was decidedly pleasing, per
haps not to the many spectators
who had assembled expecting to
see a repetition of the wrangle and
heated discussions that have marked
the former meetings, but to the
members of Council the change was
visibly gratifying. Not only was
the business transacted peacefully
and harmoniously, but the various
matters were dispatched with a
speed that was at once commend
able. They did not get together
until after eight o'clock, and when
the town clock struck nine, every
thing was disposed of and they
were ready to adjourn.
Town Treasurer John W. Lewis,
reported his calculations touching
the matter of the amount that it
will be necessary for Council to
levy, in order to pay the interest
and bonds when due. Mr. Lewis
said it would be necessary to levy a
special tax of $274.60. Mr. Run
yon stated that the Act of Assembly
required that a special tax be levied
and placed in a sinking fund.
Some of the other members thought
that instead of levying a special tax
it would be best to lay aside $274.
60 out of the regular taxes. The
Tatter arrangement seemed to find
the mcst favor, and upon motion it
was decided on.
For the paving of Center street,
thre were only three bids submit
ted, namely; Thos. Gorrey, O. B.
Mellick, and D. J. Rodgers. The
former, however, was not accom
panied by a check for $200.00 as
required by the specifications, and
it was thrown out.
O. B. Mellick's bid was as fol
lows: Guy's brick, $2.10 per
square yard; Cliuton Shale, $2.15
per square yard; Bolivar, $2.20 per
square yard and another kind at
S2.40 per square yard. lne Dia
contained nothing regarding the
curbing, as called for in the specifications.
D. J. Rcdgers agreed to pave
with Bolivar brick for $2.22 per
square yard, Porter brick $2.23 per
square yard and Mack brick $2.24
per yard. For the curbing he bid
as follows: Blue stone 75c per foot,
Ohio stone 65c per foot, Reset curb
ine 18c per foot.
The opening and reading of the
bids was followed by a discussiou,
which resulted in the contract being
awarded to I). J. Rodgers, Bolivar
brick will be used with blue stone
for curbing. ,
Treasurer Lewis reported that
the taxes were coming in very sat
isfactorily.
The remainder of the business
consisted principally of routine
work, none of w hich was of any
particular import.
John Gross has purchased his
brother-in-law. Mr. Huber's, jnter
est in the restaurant at Milton, and
will conduct the same in the future.
Anthony Menzbach, who is at
present in the employ of Mr. Gross
1 1 :n l,..
in me resiauram iieic, wm uavc
charge ot :he Miltou stand.
WOMAN FIRED
FOUR SHOTS
Now In Jail Awaiting Result
of Victim's Injuries
Only Twenty Years Old
The number of prisoners in the
County jail was added to on Tues
day, when Anna Riley, a twenty
year old adopted daughter of John
Riley, of Centralia, was incarcer
ated, charged with having shot
Robert Kile, of Centralia.
At the hearing held before
Squire Gerrety at Centralia, these
facts were brought out: Kile, on
Monday was passing the Riley
house, and looking in observed
that the occupants were drinking
beer. He stepped in and was or
dered out. He did not do as com
manded, whereupon, Riley struck
him over the head with a pick h n-
die and knocked him down. Kile
left the house and going out into
the road picked up a stone and
hurled it into the house. Riley
started after him and a scuffle en
sued in which Kile was bested.
The two bad separated when the
girl appeared and taking a revolver
from her bosom fired tour snots at
Kile, two of which took effect.
Kile moved on for a short distance
wnen he fell to the ground. He
was picked up by friends and car
ried into a nearby house. Consta
bles Langdon and Cain were sum
moned. The injured man was tak
en before Justice Black and a war
rant sworn out.
Kile was removed to the Miner's
Hospital at Ashland, where he now
lies in a very grave condition. He
has two very serious wounds, one
in the back of the head and the
other in the back, the bullet of
which lodged in his stomach.
At the hearing three eye-witness
es gave testimony. They were
Bernard Maguire, Michael Gerrety
and John Haley, and they all
swore that they saw the girl shoot
Kile in the back.
Dr. Davis, at the hearing, said
that the man s condition is extreme
ly critical.
In view of these facts, the justice
concluded to hold the prisoner with
out bail, to await the result of the
mau's injuries.
The constables experienced con
siderable difficulty in bringing the
prisoner to the jail. They accom
panied ber from the hearing to her
home to prepare to go to jail, bne
went into another room locking the
door behind her. After waiting
for some time for her to return the
officers became suspicious and be
gan to investigate. They found
themselves locked in the house,
and the girl missing. They got
out through a window, and after
considerable searching found the
girl at the home of an Italian. They
were refused admission to the
house, and did not secure the pris
oner until after they had threat
eued to break in the door.
. . . . .
bis Condition Serious.
The condition of Rev. A. S. Bald
wiu, presiding elder of the Danville
district of the Methodist church,
who resides at Suubury, has taken
a sudden turn f ;r the worse and
grave iears for his recovery are now
entertained. His condition was re
ported to be better on Monday, but
it is now thought that this was only
a fictitious improvement. His sou
at Philadelphia was sent for and is
now home. His condition yester
day was such that no one outside of
the family could see him.
Organized, Devklopkd and Conducted on the Principle op
Conservative Banking Along Progressive Lines
1 0e (gf foom06urg (Uaftonaf fanft
Has preserved its integrity, and has gained a little each
day in strength, in scope and in the confidence of the
public. Governed by this policy, this BANK expects to
continue to grow both in its capacity and its opportunity
to serve, and to that end invites the patropage to which
it believes it has proved itself entitled.
A. Z. Schoch, President.
Wm. II. Hidlav, Cashier.
BUNCO GAME
WAS SCCESSFUL.
Prominent Willlamsporters
Taken In for the Sum
of $67,500.
OUR PEOPLE DIDN'T BITE.
A prosecution begun at Williams-
port against Archibald Y. Jamison,
of Jackson, Michigan, charging him
with conspiracy to defraud and witn
larceny by bailee and the arrest
Thursday of Jamisou at Detroit dis
closes the story of a unique scheme
by which eleven prominent busi
ness men ot Lycoming auu rvortn
umberland counties allege that they
were buncoed out of $67,500. Chief
of Police Evaus, of Williamsport,
has gone to Detroit with requisition
papers, and Jamisou will be brought
back to face the charge and the
wrath of his aforetime friends.
The parties alleging 'fraud, and
the respective amounts involved.
are as follows: John Peters, $10,
000; Harrison T. Crawford, $4,000;
Daniel Fessler, $5,000; G. W. fcven-
den, $5,000; W. J. Evenden, $5,
000; S. B. Harman, $5,000; Frank
C. Bowman, $10,000; Jacob btroble,
$3,000; Dr. M. L. Emerick, of
Hickory Corners, Northumberland
county, $15,000; Isaac B. Tressler,
$5,000; W. G. Casner, $5,000.
Some time in June iast Jamison,
who is a smooth tougued man of
fine addresj, came to Williamsport
and soon became popular socially.
He sold to the parties above named
stock of the Western States Port
land Cement company, they putting
up $67,500 in hard cash for it, and
he departed. Five weeks later he
returned, and calling the buyers of
of the stock together, he broke the
sad news that the cement company,
by the absconding of the president,
had gone all to smash and the stock
was worth nothing.
But in amelioration of the dis
tress he announced that he had dis
covered where the absconding presi
dent had left $300,000 for safe keep
ing. This he said was in the hands
of Wiley Reynolds, treasurer of the
Pacific Starch compauy, which con
cern had just issued a bond issue ot
$200,000 with whicb to greatly en
large its plant, and that Reynolds
agreed to take from Cowan's money
in starch company bonds, under the
express agreement that the Wil
liamsporters immediately turn over
their stock to Jamison atid delegate
him a power of attorney by which
stock could be transferred to Rey
nolds. All this the Williamsporters did,
meek as lambs.
Two weeks ago it was discovered
that the Western States Portland
Cement company is in a flourishing
condition and that its stock is silt
edged. It was also discovered that
the Pacific Starch company, which
was represented to have works at
Jackson, Mich., Tacoma, Wash.,
and at San Francisco, could not be
found on the map at all.
It was then that the prosecution
against Jamison was started. N.
M. Edwards of Williamsport was
engaged as counsel and he went to
Detroit, where he accomplished the
arrest of Jamison.
Jamison is resisting the efforts of
the Williamsport people to have
him brought to that city. He has
retained some of the best attorneys
in Detroit to look after his interests.
I lis attorneys demand of the Gov
ernor that the accused man may be
not taken from Michigan until after
the chief executive of the state had
at least hear J tie story of their client
regarding the transfer. of the stock
certificates. The Governor accord
ingly fixed August 28 as the time
TINWARE
Because ot Repairs
on Building we will
close out
AT COST
ALL
TINWARE.
For Sate by
J. Q. Wells.
for the hearing and Jamison is un
der $5,000 bail for his appearance
then. He is formally charged
with being a fugitive from justice,
and Chief of Police Evans, of Wil
liamsport appears on the legal
papers as the prosecutor.
Jameson is a man about thirty
years of age. He is a chap of pre
possessing appearance and engaging
manner. The Williamsporters have
frequently entertained him at their
homes and been his guests in De
troit. His wife is formerly of Co
lumbia county. Some of bis patrons
in Williamsport say he was a soit
of an irresistible fellow.
He made several visits to Blooms
burg in an endeavor to interest
some of the local capitalists, but for
once, strange as it may seem our
people didn't bite.
rOUND DEAD IN POJUD-
Indlcationt That Eugene Potter Met With
Foul Play.
The vicinity of Mud Pond, not
many miles distant from Jamison
City, is greatly excited over the
death of Eugeue Potter, foreman of
a gang of men who were engaged
in cleaning the pond, which is soon
to be used by Col. Bruce Ricketts
in furnishing the power for bis light
and water plant.
Potter, who was twenty-eight
years ot age, and a companion, lived
in a camp adjacent to the work.
Friday night two strangers appear
ed in the camp and asked tor lodg
ing, but Potter was compelled to
refuse their request ou account of
lack of roam. lie offered, however,
to row them to the other side of the
pond. Soon after their departure
from camp Potter's companion re
tired and, going to sleep did not
miss Potter until Saturday morn
ing. Not finding him in camp he
instituted a search, He sood found
the boat turned bottom side up, and
the body of Potter was nearby. He
was drowned and had been dead
some time.
The two strangers left no trace
behind them, and have not been
seeu by anyone since leaving the
camp Friday night. Totter was an
excellent swimmer and, under or
dinary circumstances, would have
been well able to take care of him
self in the water.
NOMINATED TOR THIRD TERM
At a meeting of the Berks county
Democratic Standing Committee,
President Judge James N. Ermeu
trout was given his third unanimous
nomination, there beiug no other
registered candidates. County
Chairman A. N. Seidel announced
that no primary election or conven
tion would be necessary.
Judge Ermeutrout is well known
in Bloomsburg, he having presided
dining the extended trial of the
celebrated Knorr-Wintersteen dyn
amite case here several years ago.
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