THE COLUMBIAN. M.OOMSRUPn P STRONGEST BANK IN THE COUNTY Capital $100,000. Undivided Profits $30,000. Surplus $150,000. First National Bank, iOF KtOMHHURCS, 1A. MAKE NO MISTAKE BUT DEPOSIT YOUR SAV INGS IN THE STRONGEST BANK. TOWNSEHD O F F I C E R H : V. IU. Low, rrcMUU-nt. J. M. 8tav-r, Viee fri-sidi'iit. E. 1$. Tustin, Vice President, K. F. Carpenter, Cashier. Dili KCTOR8: V. M. Low, F. (J. York, Frank Ikeler, .Jnsotili Rntti, It. Tuslin, Fred Ikeler, (teo. 8. RoMiiiiH, 8. C. Creasy. J. M St aver, M. I. Low, THE COLUMBIAN. KSTAIiLISIIKD isr.o. THE COLUMBIA DEMOCRAT, Establish K! 1S37. C'nsoi iiiaif.p 1869 PUBLISHED KVERV TlH RSKAY MoRNINO, At Iilo inislmrfj, the County Scat of Columbia County, Pennsylvania. CEO. K. EI.WeLl. Em tor. GEO. C. KOAN, J'OKiiMAN. Tkkms: Insnle the county $1.00 a year In advance; $1.50 if not paid in a.lvance. Outside the county, $1,254 yenr, strictly in Advance. All communications should le addressed THE COLOMBIAN, PdoomsliurR, fa. THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 1907 NOTICE PRIMARY ELECTION For the Spring Primary Election to Be Held Saturday June 1st. Between the Hours of 2 P. M. and 8 P. M.. 1907. To the Voters of Columbia County: In accordance with Section Three paragraph Four of the Uni form Primary Election Law notice is hereby given that the sev eral political parties in the said connty will vote at the various polling places in the said county on Saturday June 1st, 1907, between the hours of 2 p. m. and 8 p M. to nominate candidates at the Spring ''nmary election as follows, towit,- ' ::e person for Associate Judge. ' :ie person lor County Surveyor. " vo persons for delegates to the .iblican State Convention. r'our persons for delegates to the Democratic State Convention. Six persons for delegates to the Prohibition State Convention. One person for Republican Com mitteeman in each election district. Oue person for member of the Democratic Standing Committee in each election district. One person for Chairman of the Prohibition party. One person for Secretary of the Prohibition party. One person for Treasurer of the Prohibition party. One person tor committeeman from each election district for the Prohibition party. Jerry A. Hess County C. L. Pohe Commis E. Ringrosb ) sioners. Attest A. B. Black, Commissioner's Clerk FOR ASSOCIATE JUDGE CHARLES A. SHAFFER, of Berwick. Subject to the decision of the Democratic voters. TWO CENT FARE BILL PASSED. The bill limiting railroad fare to two- cents a mile was passed by the Senate on Tuesday, and after going back to the House for concurrence, will go to the Governor for his signature. The bill will go into effect on September 2cth. LOVING CUP FOR CLEVELAND. The entire student body of Prince ton University marched to the home of Ex President Grover Cleveland on his sevent'eth birthday, and presented him with a silver loving cup. The recipient was much touched by the gift, and made a response full of feeling. IS THAW INSANE? The trial of Harry K. Thaw for the murder of Stanford White in New York City has come to a halt by the action of Judge Fitzgerald in appointing a commission to in quire into the sanity of the defend ant. Should they find him sane, the trial will proceed from where it left off. Should they find him in sane now, the Judge must commit bim to an asylum for the criminal insane at Matteawan, where the pampered pet of millionaire parents; will nna anytnmg Dut a bed or roses. If. V. Hower. WHO GOT THE MONEY. Representative Thomas, of Bucks County, in a letter from ITarrUbnrg to Ins newspaper, the Bristol Ga zette," has the following to say about the Capitol investigation: "No one believes for an instant that either Architect Huston or Contractor Sanderson was allowed to get away with the millions of "$wag." They could not do it without official sanction. An impression prevails that in order to cover into the treasury be fore Mr. Berry took charge, mill ions that had been extracted, these excessive payments to Sanderson were charged on the books to make up the discrepancies between the actual cash on hand and the amount that should be there". Tnis is an entirely new and start ling reason for the enormous differ ence between the actual cost and what was charged the State for the Capitol furnishing. Can it be the correct one? Coming from an outside source the statement made might not at tract much attention. But it does not come from an outside source. It comes from an intelligent and re sponsible member of the Legisla ture, who is now serving his second term and who has had enough ex perience and familiarity with affairs at Harrisburg to know what is go ing on. It is not at all likely he would have made a statement of such serious import and hava sign ed his name to it without having some strong basis for it- If millions had been extracted from the Treasury it is conceivable that almost any desperate thing would have been resorted to in or der to cover it before Treasurer Berry came into office. Was there a Treasury deficit that had to be made good after Berry's election? It is certainly a very grave question to raise unless there are some facts to support it, and Representative Thomas has made a reputation for saying or doing things idly. The whole State is asking who really got the money. It is an in teresting feature of the investiga tion, and the committee will, of course, undertake to find out wheth er it was used to cover a Treasury deficit or went to fatt n the purses of individuals standing behind the contractors. Pliila, Record. Bloomsburg Souvenir Books, 48 half tone pictures, 25 cents, at the Columbian office. tf. Judge O. P. Bechtel, of Schuyl kill county, whose term will expire next January, has positively declin ed to be a candidate for re election, and his son, Harry Bechtel, an nounces himself as a Democratic candidate for his father's seat. He will have a fight for the nomination, however, as Democratic County Chairman A. W. Schalch is also a candidate. The Taking Cold Habit The old cold goes; a new one quickly comes. It's the story of a weak throat, weak lungs, a tendency to consumption. Ayer's Cherry Pectoral breaks up the taking-cold habit. It strengthens, soothes, heals. Ask your doctor about it. The bait kind of a testimonial "Bold lor oyer sixty years." by . O. I7CT Co., Lowell, IN monuiootur.ro ef 9 sarsapabilu. yers PILLS. HAIR VIOOB. Wo hair no o.or.U I Wo publics, tha formulM of all our nodlolooo. Keep the bowels regular with Ayer's Pills, Just one pill each night. Louis (irons, Through the earnest solicitation of manv of the representa tive men of the Democratic party. didate tor Associate Judge cf this county. I have never asked for a county office before. I ask the people to decide at the gen eral primaries, June 1st. I would feel honored by a lonest, unfettered preference county; and if nominated and elected, I would, to the best of my ability, give an honest, un-bossed Judicial administration, free from entangling alliances, without promises or obligations of anv muu or cnaracier inai couio. inienere witn my administration. 1 appeal to every voter tor your consideration and support, t is my intention to see as many of the voters before Tune 1st as I can. Some Facts About the Primary Elec- j tion Law. Candidates for County Offices Will Be Nomi nated on First Saturday in June. There are numerous inquiries re garding the holding of the Spring primary election. The next pri mary election, which must be gen erally observed over the entire state, will be held the first Saturday in June. At this election all candi dates for office to be filled at the general election in November, with the exception of those nominated by national or state convention, will be nominated, as well as the officers of the vaiious political par tus. At these primaries the com- missioneis are required under the Act to provide ballot boxes, official ballots for different political parties, and all other supplies. The election will be conducted by the regular elect'on officers, and the polls will be open frrm two in the afternoon to eight in the evening and from one to nine o'clock p. m., a'.l licens ed places will be closed. The elec tion officers receive one half pay for their services which is paid by the county treasurer, who in turn re ceives the money from the state treasurer. Persons desiring to be come candidates for state officers must file petitions with the secre tary of the Commonweatth at least four weeks prior to June 1st, and in all other cases at least three weeks before June 1st, with county commissioners. The petition must be signed by voters representing the party proposed polilicially, viz: For members of Congress, judges of courts and state senators, 200 qualified electors, and for represen tatives arid officers to be voted for by the entire county, fifty qualified voters. Stories by Normal Students. JIM, THE POULTRY RAISER. ' BY CAROL D.KKUM. James Boswell was a poultry raiser living in Booneville. He did not know very much about the sciences and studies of today, but he did know how to raise poultry, and could couverse with anyone on that subject. When Jim's daughter came home from board ing school, her mother informed her that she must learn all about poultry raising as soon as possible to please her father. But one evening bis anger was aroused when he wanted Eleanor to set the broken leg of one of bis pet ban tams, and she couldn't. "Been three years to boardin' school, and can't mend a broketi leg" he said, "Guess you'd better staid home and helped me, but I'm not the only fool in the country. There's Squire Brown. h sent hia son Bob to school for four years I have consented to be a can nomination which represented the of the Democratic nartv of the Respectfully yours CHARLES A. SHAFFER. and he came back with nothing but bugs on the brain. The only ad vantage I have over the Squire is that it took his son a year longer to learn about bugs than it did my daughter to learn nothing. Now he's raisin those bees. Why don't h" put such nonsense out of his head and become a lawyer like his father." Several evenings later as the door bell rang and Eleanor had left the sitting room he said Iq his wife in a loud voice "What's that chap coming here so often for?" "Hush Jim," she returned "he's calling on lilcanor" "Calling on Eleanor" he exclaimed, "well I want it stop ped. How c in he ever keep a wife raising bugs?" On the following day he receiv ed a letter from Bob, asking for his daughter in marriage. That evening when Bob called Mr. Boswell walked into the parlor with a basket containing twenty eggs. "Now Bob, if you bring me four teen chickens out of these eggs in twenty days you may have my daughter. "All right Mr. Boswell, I'm agreed" said Bob. "Oh Bob, you can never do it," Eleanor ex claimed after hei father had left the room. "Never mind Eleanor, but come show me your fathers incubators." Finally the evening of the twen tieth day came and Eleanor was waiting nervously in the parlor un til ten o'clock. "Guess Bob aint so smart as he thought he was," her father said. Just then the bell rang and Bob walked Kto the room saying, "I'm a litt'e late but here are your chickens. There ate eigh teen in number, four for good measure." "Good gracious! Eighteen! What do you know about chickens?" he said all in one breath. "Well Mr. Boswell I got Eleanor to show me your incubators and I noticed the temperature was the same as in my beehives so I put the eggs in the hive and in nineteen days the chickens came out." 'Well, you've played me a nice trick," he said. "Guess you know something else besides raising bugs. You may take my daughter, and besides that I'll give you a check." The suppers given by the ladies of St. Columba's church on Friday and Saturday evenings were 'well attended. Evetything was delic ious! y prepared, and nicely served. For 75 years the favorite A nice nobby line of Easter Hats, Neckwear and Furnishings. Don't forget you can buy your EASTER SUIT or TROUSERS at l4 off regular price. TOWM Are You Ready for Easter? Do you realize that Easter is only a few days away that every hour and minute counts now? FOR THE WOMEN We have added many new things in Fabrics, Suits, Wraps and Gloves and the "little things" that make the Easter Costume to our splendid stock of Spring things. We have assorted them so that choosing will be easy and pleasant. . We have priced them so that you may bloom like the Spring flower at Easter time for little cost. Suppose you come and see all the new and modish fash-ions- spend an hour or two with us to your pleasure and profit. The following descriptions and prices will give a hint a slight one of what you'll find. EASTER GLOVES. Misses' Kid Gloves in tan and brown $1.00. Ladies' Kid Gloves in Grey, Tan, Pearl, Modes, Navy Blue, Green and Black at $1.00. White Kid Gloves 75c and $1.00 and others. EASTER FOOTWEAR. New Spring style Shoes and Oxfords. The greatest variety we have ever shown All of the newest lasts and toe shapes in Gun Metal, Vici Kid and the various shiny leathers for all the fainily. See the snappy new styles in the Walk Over oxfords for men, Splendid variety of ox fords forwomen from $1.25 to $3.so-Patrician a strong favorite. For children, thd cele brated Lenox, Educator and Moloney are here in profusion. F . P. BLOOMSBURG, lamny meaicine lor tnroat and lungs. e 1 M. J r . 1 . . . 1 WOMEN'S HOSIERY. Some Specials. All de pendable every grade from the modestly plain to the elaborate lace stock ings. Mercerized Gauze, the new hose for Spring 25c a pair. Special. Black Lisle Hose, 39c a pair, 3 pair for $1.00. Black Gauze Lisle Hose, garter knee 50c. Many patterns of lace and em broidered hose, 50c, 75c, $t.oo and $1.25 the pair. Silk Plaited Hose, $1.00. All Silk 1.50. Special. Children's fine ribbed Cotton Hose, fast black, sizes 5 J to 9 J, 18c, a 25c value. PURSER.. PENN'A. OUghs Old?
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