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RLO OMSli UR G, PA., THURSDAY JANUARY 2J4, rgo7.
NO. 4.
ADDING NEW ACCOUNTS.
AT THE
Farmers National Bank.
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS $150,000.
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. M. CREVELING, Pres. M. MILLEISEN. Cashier.
CLOSING BARS.
Court Cannot Chang the law by Special
Order.
A few weeks ago we took the
view that the court bad no power
to make an order closing drinking
places on davs not provided for by
Act of Assembly.
District Attorney Small holds
the same opinion, and expressed it
to the court on Wednesday when
he presented a petition largely
signed asking the court to close the
bars of all licensed places in the
county at 10 o'clock each night.
Mr. Small called attention to the
fact tti3t the Court cannot under
the License laws fix the time for
the clos'ng of the bars except as
provided by the Act of May i8,
1887, neither have they power to
close the bars on Christmas or
Thanksgiving, cr, in fact, any oth
er holidays.
Attached to the petition Mr.
Small submitted the following:
"On behalf if 748 citizens who
have requested me to present a pe
tition to fix the hours for closing
the 1 censed hotels and resta-iraurs
in the county, I perform this duty
for them under their constitutional
right of petition, etc.
"Saving to your Honorable
Court, your discretionary powers,
it is my opinion that the proper
tribunal to fix the hours for closing
hotels aud restaurants is vested in
the law making power of the Com
monwealth and to support this con
tention I need but refer your hon
ors to the following decisions, to
wit:
"First In the absence of statu
tory provision the Court has no
power to make a standing order
requiring licensed liquor dealers to
dose their places of business be
tween 10 p. m. and 6 a. m.
Franklin License Cases: 12 D. R.
ai2; 33 Pitts R. 372; 17 York 18.
"Second The Quarter Sessions
is without jurisdiction to make an
order closing the bars oa Thanks
giving and Christmas Days. The
Court is without power to close on
any days not designated by the
Act of Assembly ot May 18, 1887.
"It is my opinion that uniform
ity should be the rule in all matters
pertaining to the licensed places
throughout the Commonwealth,
and it seems to me that under all
the laws and to enforce the rule of
uniformity the Legislature is the
only tribunal to fix the hours of
closing bars and drinking places
throughout the Commonwealth."
In presenting the petition to the
Court District Attorney Small stat
ed: "In presenting this petition I
desire to be fair with the citizens
who make the request and at the
same time I don't want to misrep
resent the legal question involved
in this matter in presenting it to
the Court.
"I deem it my duty as a lawyer,
that while performing the duty for
this large number of representative
citizens that I must in compliance
with my oath as a member of the
bar at the same time inform this
Court as to the legal questions in
volved in this petition. The pub
lie in general may be satisfied that
the Court in its discretion did not
exceed its authority."
License Court
License court occupied three
days and a night this week. There
wa3 a large number of contested
coses and these were hotly fought.
All old licenses where no remon
strances were filed will be granted.
No disposition has yet been made
of the new applications and those
that were objected to.
AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.
Annual Election Draws Big Crowd.
The annual meeting of the Col
umbia County Agricultural Society
for the election of officers, was held
last Saturday afternoon in the
Court House. Something of un
usual interest must have stirred up
the members, as the attendance
was the largest for many years,
302 members being present.
The meeting organized by elect
ing J. H. Mercer chairman, Harry
S. Barton and Freeze Quick, secre
taries, and C. C. Yetter, reading
clerk.
The salaries were fixed the same
as last year: President, $75; vice
presidents and executive committee
$50; librarian, $75; treasurer $150;
Secretary, $300; auditors, $3.00.
The following officers were elect
ed without opposition: President,
F. P. Hagenbuch; Secretary, A. N.
Yost; Librarian, Harry S. Barton;
Executive Committee, A. R. Hen
rie, A. V. Kressler, Elliot Adams;
Auditors, John Scott, J. B. DeLong,
II. C. Hess.
For vice-presidents, Henry
Deighmiller. VV. J, Hidlay, Elisha
Ringrose, Ellis Ringrose. E. D.
Hagenbuch and C. M. Hess were
placed in nomination.
For treasurer J. C. Brown and E
II. Sloan were named.
R. R. Ikeler, Clinton Herring
and William Deitterick were ap
pointed tellers of the vote for vice
president, and Jere Kostenbauder,
William Hidlay and J. B. DeLong
tellers for treasurer vote.
There was a warm discussion as
to how the vote should be taked.
A. W. Duy offered a resolution
that the chair appoint a committee
of five to frame an amendment to
the constitution providing for sys
tem of voting at the annual election
that will definitely establish a de
finite method, thereby doing away
with the acrimony that now marks
each annual election in which there
is a fight. This resolution was
adopted. The amendment will be
framed and advertised so that ac
tion can be taken on it at the next
annual meeting.
There was some warmth in re
marks made on the subject of the
payment of annual dues, J. W Hid
lay intimating that the by-laws re
quiring the payment of dues by
December ist of each year in order
to vote, had been violated, and
that votes had been cast by some
persons who had paid their dues
since that date.
Samuel Brader of Briar Creek
proposed an amendment to the by
laws permitting only those persons
to vote who bad been members for
one year.
H. V. White suggested that only
life members who have paid the
fee of $10, be allowed to vote. No
action was taken on this. Mr.
Eves suggested that the life mem
bership fee be raised to $25, and all
life members be given compliment
ary tickets. Brader's amendment
will be voted on next year.
The report of the tellers on the
vote for treasurer showed that
Brown had 159 votes, and Sloan
143.
For vice-president the vote was
as follows: Hidlay 22s; Haeren-
jbuch 220; Deighmiller 196; Eli's
Ringrose 155; Elisha Ringrose 145;
C. M. Hess 47. The four highest
were elected.
The meeting adjourned at about
5 o'clock.
Help For Hospitals.
lion. W. T. Creasy has intro
duced a lill in the legislature pro
viding for an appropriation of $4000
for the Joceph R itti Hospital, and
$8000 f.r the Berwick Hospital.
1907 The New Year 1907
The print year his tiwn n vory proFpermm one frem-rally, and Indica
tions jnomihe an equally profitable year to come. During Mich good
times almost every one can, if they uhnnw, lay by notrmtlilim for less
thriving Milieu, which are mire to come. If yon linve not already done
ho, JlliOIX NO If with the New Year, by opening an account, and
regularly dejKwIting your oavlngs with us. We cheerfully anHUt our
customers and friends to make prudent Investments.
OUR PATRONS' PROSPERITY, AND OUR SUCCESS
GO HAND IN HAND.
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Wm, H. Hidlay, Cashier.
A. Z. Sciiocii, President.
NORMAL LECTURE COURSE.
Includei Senator LaFollette and Maude Ball
Ington Booth.
The Normal School Lecture
Course starts next Saturday even
ing. Hon. Robert M. LaFo'.lette,
U. S. Senator from Wisconsin, will
be present and deliver one of his
famous and eloquent lectures on
government and reform. The
course is perhaps more attractive
this year than ever before. It con
sists of four attractions, all being
the very best that could be secured
from four widely different fields of
interest to all Americans.
The entire course is as follows:
Senator Robert M. LaFollette,
January 26th.
Maude Ballington Booth, Febru
ary 27th.
Kellogg-Haines Singing Party,
February 8th.
Dr. Edward Burton McDowell,
"Panama" (illustrated) March nth.
Senator LaFolette, whose lecture
is the opening nnmber, was former
ly governor of Wisconsin, and i3
one of the strongest speakers
in the country.
Prof. Clark, of Chicago Univer
sity says: "Governor LaFollette
is an orator with a mission. He
comes to the lecture platform not to
entertain, but to instruct; not to
pander, not to give to the people
what they want but what they need.
His purpose is to arouse and stimu
late the citizens of this country to a
sense of their political obligations
and ot their power. Governor La
Follette has earned the right to
speak as few others have earned it,
and his utterances have therefore an
authoritativeness that cannot exist
in the ease of the mere theorist.
Besides the subject matter, there is
in Governor LaFollette's manner
and delivery a poise and bearing, a
power and magnetism possessed on
ly by those who are born orators.
I have no hesitation in saying that
the advent of Governor LaFollette
on the Lyceum platform is one of
the strongest additions that has
come to it for a score of years.
Sale of seats began at Bidleman's
Tuesday, where the diagram may
be seen. Course tickets, $1.25;
single seats 50 cents.
THE EXCEPTION, NOT THE RULE.
One of our local contemporaries
is misinformed when it says that
when Judge Elwell was President
Judge of this district he "made a
regular practice of always having
sessions at night during each term
of court."
That is putting it a little too
strong. It is true that he did fre
quently hold court at night when
the busiuess on the calandar. re
quired this to be done in order to
try all the cases, but court was not
iu session every night at every
term by any means. It was not
his rule that there should be night
sessions, but the exception when
necessity demanded it.
CLASS HAS GROWN RAPIDLY.
From a class numbering 18 men
a little over a year ago, the Bi. le
class of Fred Ikeler Esq. has con
stantly grown until it now numbers
200. Every Sunday morning men
are seen gathering at the Presby
terian Caurch at 9:30 to listen to
Mr. Ikeler's instructive and inter
esting talk on Bible subjects. They
are men from nearly every church
in town and many of them are no';
affiliaUd with any church, and
some of them have not beeu church
attendants. Mr. Ikeler is undoubt
ed doing a good work.
JOSEPH RATTI HOSPITAL.
The annual meeting of the corpo
ration of the Joseph Ratti Hospital
was held last Monday.
The terms of the following trust
ees expired: t. G. Yorks, Dr. F.
W. Pedeker, Frank Ikeler, Dr. J.
B. Follmer and E. B. Tustin.
These were all re-elected except
Dr. frollmer whose place was taken
by Dr. Ambrose Shuman of Cata-
wissa.
The organization effected is as
follows: A. Z. Schoch, President;
L. N. Moyer, Yice President; J. G.
Han-nan, Secretary; and F. G.
Yorks, Treasurer.
Upon the recommendation of the
Columbia County Medical Society
the hospital staff appointed for the
year is as follows: Lr. Redeker,
Dr Bruner, Dr. John, Dr. Mont
gomery. Dr. Reagan, Dr. Hower,
Dr. Kline. Dr. Vastine; consulting
physician, Dr. Sharpless; consulting
surgeon, Dr. Garduer; occulist,
Dr. J. J. Brown; atirist, Dr. Ar
ment; pathologist, Dr. Altrnil'.er;
rna?sthetist, Dr. Miller.
Sister Celestine was re elected
superintendent of the hospital for
another year, her work in the past
having been very satisfactory.
Informal reports of the work ot
the past year were given by the
physicians in charge, and some of
the most difficult and critical cases
described. There was a total of
118 cases treated duiing the year,
most of which were surgical.
The necessity for the Hospital
has been fully demonstrated, and
it is believed that arrangements
are assured that will provide for its
maintenance.
Holds Law Unconstitutional,
Judge Evans handed down an
important opinion in the Montour
County courts Saturday on the pe
tition of the townships of Lime
stone, Liberty and Derry to allow
the voters to abolish the work tax.
In the opinion Judge Evans de
clares the Act of April 12, 1905,
which allows the work tax to be
abolished upon the petition of vot
ers In the township, to be unconsti
tutional and void lor the reason
that the act tn allowing the electors
to abolish the work tax is a delega
tion of legislative authority, the
road law of 1834 setting forth that
any one who so desires could work
out their tax.
FARMERS' INSTITUTES.
A. P. Young, Columbia county's
representative iu the Pennsylvania
Agricultural Society, has fixed the
following places and dates for hold
ing farmers' institutes in Columbia
county during the present year:
Benton, February 18-19; Berwick,
20 21; Roaring Creek, 22-23.
The state lecturers will be J. H.
Peabody, of Belleville; Prof. H. G.
VanNormau, State College, and A.
J. Kabler, of Hughesville. County
Superintendent Evans will also
speak at the several meetings which
promise to be of interest and profit.
.
Bought Berwick Daily.
Vanierslice & Eyerly, the enter
prising proprietors of the Morning
JWss have purchased the plant ot
Bet wick Daily Enterprise, and will
assuun control on February ist.
It is said that C. A. Rasely, the
present owner, will remaiu with
them
FRIENDSHIP BALL.
Friendship Fire Co. No. 1 will
hold their fortieth annual ball in
Town Hall, on Friday evening,
February 22nd. Hower's orchestra
will furnish the music.
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