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BLOOMSBURG, PA., THURSDAY JANUARY 30, 1908.
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ADDING NEW ACC0UNT5
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Farmers National Bank.
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS $I5O.O0O.
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.
. 3 Per Cent. Interest Paid on Time Deposits.
In Point of Business Success and Financial
; Strength this Bank Occupies Front Rank.
C M. CilEVELING, Pres.
FOR TOWN OFFICERS.
Nomination Made by Both Partial.
The candidates for the various
town offices to be voted for on
February i8th, as nominated by
the party caucuses, are the follow
ing: DEMOCRATIC.
President of Council, J. II. Cole
man. '
Members of Council, II. C. Ru
lon, A. B. Naylor, Harvey W. Gi
ger. School Director, James II. Mer
cer. Constable, Miles Betz.
Auditors, P. II. Freeze, A. II.
Stroh.
Election Officers: First District:
Judge, C. L. Pcusyl; Inspector, C.
C. Furman; Registry Assessor, VV.
V. Barratt, Jr.
Second District: Judge.Geo. Bel
ig; Inspector, B. II. Johnson; Reg
istry Assessor, J. C. Sweppenheiser.
Third District: Judge.G. B. Mar
tin; Iuspcctor, E. J. Stetler; Regis
try Assessor, D. F. Weiss.
Fourth District: Judge, John Fry;
Inspector, Henry Knorr; Registry
Assessor, Roy Girton,
REPUBLICAN.
President of Council, Ralph G.
Phillips.
Members of Council, Jacob Sti
ner, Join Deily, Joseph Zeigler.
School Director, J. C. Brown.
Constable, C. E. Whitenight.
Auditors, II. S. Barton, Joseph
Garrison.
Election Officers. First District:
Judge, T. E. Sands; Inspector,
Frank Rupert; Registry Assessor,
Edward Myers.
Second District: Judge, William
Deitterich; Inspector, Joseph Gar
rison; Registry Assessor, Robert
Morris.
Third District: Judge, William
Webb; Inspector, William Shaffer;
Registry Assessor, Moyer Lewis.
Fourth District: Judge, El wood
Heacock; Inspector, J. W. Sands;
Registry Assessor, Clark Kashner.
KRICKBAUM APPEALS.
An appeal has been taken by
Judge Krickbaum from the judg
ment of Judge Evans In ousting him
as Associate Judge of this county.
Hit certiorari was returned from
the Supreme Court on Tuesday,
and the case will be heard in April.
The commission of Geo, M.
Hughes as Associate Judge has
been made out by the Secretary cf
the Commonwealth.
While the appeal may act as a
supersedeas the situation . is an em
barrassing one for both Judge
Krickbaum and Mr. Hughts.
Should the former resume his seat
on the bench he would hare to
vacate again, should the Supreme
Court decide adversely. Ad so if
Mr. Hughes goes on the bench, a
vevtrsal of the case would turn him
off after a few weeks of judicial
honor. What they will do remains
to be seen.
Danville Post Office Open Sundays.
Postmaster W. L. Gouger, of
: Danville, acting under instructions
; ; from First Assistant Post Master
General F. II. Hitchcock, has made
.. .some important changes in the con
" duct of his office, principal among
j them being the opening of the of
fice for an hour on Sunday.
J Commencing with last Sunday,
.'January 26, 1908, the corridor of
" the office will be open between the
hours of 9:30 and 10:30 and patrons
" having boxes can get the mail
'therefrom.
' Why cau't Bloomsburg have a's
jood accommodation as Danville ?
M. MILLEISEN". Cashier.
STUDENTS' LECTURE COURSE.
Dr. Waller has succeeded in se
curing an unusually good number
of entertainments for the Student!
Lecture Course this winter.
The first one is Laurant, the Ma
gician, who will be here on Febru
ary 4th. He presents a superb en
tertainment of original mystical
creations. This attraction is said
to be one of the finest of its kind
ever offered the American public.
They carry over a ton of special
scenery, paraphernalia and costumes
with which the stage is transformed
into a magician s palace.
On February nth the Kalten-
bom Quartette ot New York City
will be here. They have given re
citals at the leading colleges, and
have been 111 great demand for en
gagements by the high class clubs
and musical societies, churches, pri
vate mtisicales, etc., in New York
and other cities. The Daily Globe,
Boston, says: "All the numbers
were thoroughly enjoyed. The'
blending of the different instru
ments was exquisite, and when the
concert was over the applause ac
corded the players was very gener
ous. Mr. Kaltenborn's playing
stamped him as an artist of more
than ordinary merit; admirable
technique, together with a toneof
excellent quality, made his work a
perfect treat.
On March 10th Judge Ben B
Lindsey of Denver will lecture on
"The Misfortunes of Mickey." His
reDutation as the friend of children,
whose work in the juvenile court
in Denver is solving the problem of
the bad boy, is national.
The course will close with George
R. Wendhng on May and. Mr.
Wendling is a favorite in Blooms
burg. He has lectured here many
times, and always receives a warm
welcome.
DEEDS RECORDED.. '
Recorder Miller has recently re
corded the following deeds :
Daniel E. Eckert and wife to
Daniel J. Eckert for a lot of ground
in West Berwick.
Daniel J. Eckert and wife to Min
nie S. Eckert for a lot of ground in
West Berwick.
E. W. Bell and Mary L. Bell to
Norman O. Parker for 50 acres ot
land in Greenwood township.
Wm. Fry to Wm. J. Eastman for
a house and lot of ground situate
on First street, Bloomsburg.
Treasurer of Columbia County to
Eliza J. Hess for 75 acres of land
in Jackson township.
C. B. Ent, Sheriff, to L. C.
Mensch for a lot of ground situate
on Mill street, Catawissa.
The Locust Mountain Coal and
Iron Co. to John F. Nurtney for
lot No. 5, in block No. 76 in Ceu
tralia. Wm. Chrisman and wife t Isaac
N. Teitsworth for a house and lot
of ground situate on Port Noble
street, Bloomsburg.
Will Go West
Dr. F. W. Redeker, who has
been a practicing physician in this
county for twenty-eight years, left
last wtek for Philadelphia, and in a
few weeks will go to Montana to
locate. He started to practice in
J Espy in 1880, and in 189s he moved
to isiooiusDurg 10 resiae. some
months ago he sold his property
and practice to Dr. Shuman.
Mrs. Redeker accompanied him,
but his son Raymond, teller in the
Farmers' National Bank, and his
daughter Miss Laura, a teacher,
will remain here.
Fifty persons were admitted to
membership in the Methodist
church on probation, last Sunday
morning.
THE ROSE MAIDEN.
A Beautiful Musical Work Admirably Pre
tented.
The Normal Auditorium was well
filled on Monday night when "The
Rose Maiden" was sung by the
Bloomsburg Choral .Society under
the leadership of Charles O. Skeer.
There was a chorus ol sixty voices,
with the following soloists: Miss
Sadie E. Kaiser, soprano, and Miss
Grace Duncan, contralto, both of
Wilkcs-Barre; Mr. William T.
Gould, tenor, of Williamsport, and
Mr. Harold Kilgore- Smith, bari
tone, of New York.
Chas. P. Elwell's orchestra, aug
mented to twenty pieces, and in
eluding several leading musicians
of Wilkes-Barre, led the singing m
a most harmonious and effective
manner. The instrumentation was
excellent, and well balanced, and
the strings were especially strong.
Miss Kaiser, who is well known
here, was at her best. She has a
most delightful voice, and reaches
high C without an effort. Her
voice is strong, clear, true, and
sweet, and all of these merits were
recognized by the audience, who
showed their appreciation by hearty
and soulful applause at all her num
bers. Miss Duncan, who appeared heie
for the first time, jumped into fa
vor at her first note, and many ex
pressed regret at the close that
there had not been more work for
the solo contralto. Her one num
ber "Yet chime they so sadly," so
captured the audience that they
could scarcely restrain their enthu
siasm until she had taken her seat,
when they burst into rapturous ap
plause. Messrs. Gould and Smith did
their work well, and were very
kindly received and much enjoyed.
But the chorus was simply su
perb. With them Mr. Skeer has
been drilling several months, and
their splendid work was the culmi
nation of his labor and of their pa
tient and painstaking preparation.
It was the best thing of the kind
ever heard in Bloomsburg, the gems
of the composition beiug the cho
ruses "Mid the waving rose trees,"
and "Tis thy wedding morning."
The latter almost Hfted the audi
ence to its feet, aud at its conclu
sion a repetition was demanded
until Mr. bkeer had to call the
singers up again and repeat it.
The finale "But vet O God, we
praise thee," was a fitting climax
to the evening s work. With the
combined strength of chorus and
orchestra, it moved along in majes
tic measure and magnificent harmo
nies until it filled and thrilled with
rapture every music loving soul
present. And when it ended the
universal verdict was "a grand
success."
To Mr. Skefer belongs all the
credit for the inception, the prepa
ration and the consummation of
this great musical treat. The
Choral Society may well be proud
of their achievements under his
leadership, and the orchestra which
did such splendid work and con
tributed so largely to the general
results, is entitled to its full share
of commendation.
Mr. Skeer, let us have some more
of it.
House Plant Showers.
Shower your plants two or three
times a week to wash the dust eff
their leaves and prevent the ravages
of the red spider. This pest flour
ishes in a hot, dry atmosphere.
Keep it moist and he will not do
much damage. A showering, bear
in mind, doesn't mean a slight
sprinkling. It means a real shower,
and the result of it is that your
plants are wet all over.
1 here is only one thing better
than a thorough showering for
house plants and that is a dip bath.
Fill a large tub with water aud
souse your plants under, leaving
them submerged for two or three
minutes, and you have the satis
faction of knowing that water has
got to every part of them. No in
sect can possibly escape such a bath
as that.
If the red spider has begun to in
jure your plants before you were
aware of his presence, heat the
water in your tub to 120 degrees
and immerse the infested plants in
it, allowing them to remain under
about half a minute. This will kill
the spider without Injuring very
delicate plants. Eben E. Rexford
in Outing Magazine.
CAPITOL CRAFT CASES.
Huston Expected to Turn State's Evidence.
Formal presentation of the first
charge against the four defendants
now on trial in connection with the
alleged capitol "grafting" was made
to the jury Tuesday by James Scar
let, chief attorney in the prosecu
tion. The present hearing is in the
famous "clothes press" case. San
derson, Snyder, Mathues and Shu
maker are charged with perpetrat
ing frauds aggiegating $19,308.40
on contract involving the payment
of $49,417.80 for sof.is, tables and
clothes trees. Sanderson, the con
tractor, furuished the goods. Sny
der, former auditor general, is ac
cused of not auditing the bills aud
Mathues, former treasurer, with
paying. the bills unaudited. Shu
maker, former superintendent of
grounds and buildings, is likewise
accused of failure to audit Sander
son's bills and to have accepted the
certificate of Architect Huston with
out investigation.
Huston, who was on Monday
granted a separate trial on the same
charges, is reported to have turned
State's evidence and secrecy is
maintained as to whether he has
been subpoenaed by either side. If
the four others are convicted he will
not a in the list, and will have
another chance for acquittal. If
they are acquitted the precedent
will have been established, and
there would be difficulty iu having
any other action taken iu the case.
So far as the charges against him
are concerned therefore, of the five
men charged with looting the State
treasury lie fias the best chauce,
aud should he appear as the star
witness agaiust the four others,
sympathy will naturally be aroused
for him wheu the case against him
is called.
When court convened Tuesday
the jury was sworn. The four de
fendants then formally entered
pleas of "not guilty" through their
attorneys. Scarlet began the pro
ceedings outlining the charges and
the points the State expects to
prove.
The jury is of a mixed political
complexion aud while several of the
men are typical backwoodsmen, it
is believed that they are twelve
"good men and true," who ueetn
favorably disposed to the State, but
who will give a fair and honest
trial. Not oueol them is a man pf
great learning; but each of them is
possessed of common-sense, which
must play the most important part
in obtaining the judgment on a case
which so materially affects the in
terests of the entire State.
Mr. Scarlet declared that Huston,
knowing the bills for goods to be
false fraudulently certified them.
He Concluded:
"We have brought together cer
tain facts that will establish crimi
nality. We shall expect you to
render a verdict in accordance with
the proofs of guilt."
George D. Thorn, chief clerk of
the State department, was called as
the first witness. His testimony
was directed principally to the iden
tification of former State officials
involved in the suits and was un
important. Roaring Creek Water Power.
A party of capitalists from Dan
ville nave secured an option on the
water power at the mouth of Roar
ing creek. It is their intention to
erect a large dam below the present
mill dam sufficient to give them
from 60 to 70 feet fall. The power
thus created will be untilized in
generating electricity for light,
power and heat, with which to sup
ply the towns in that neighborhood.
Bishop Going to England.
Rt. Rev. Ethelbert Talbot, bishop
of the Episcopal diocese of Central
Pennsylvania, will leave about May
31st for England. The bishop will
attend the Lambeth conference in
Lambeth Palace in London, of all
the bishops of the Episcopalian
faith in the world, which is held
every ten years.
NO STOP AT MAIN STREET,
The Bloomsburg & Sullivan R.
R. Co. has given notice that on and
after February 1st none of its trains
will stop at Main street.
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The Calliepian Society is making
arrangements for their annual re
union to be held on February 22d.
To the Business Community
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Wm. II. IIidlay, Cashier.
A MUSICAL FEAST.
On Friday evening for the first
time an entertainment will be given
in the auditorium of Caldwell Ca
thedral to which the geueral public
will have access, or at least so many
of them as have been fortunate
enough to secure seats. The ad
vance sale opened on Friday, and
before night about six hundred
tickets were sold. Such a sale is
unprecedented, and shows that the
public knows that a rich treat is in
store for them.
The occasion is a concert to be
given by, Caldwell Consistory Quar
tet consisting of K. F. Colley, E.
II. Ent, A. N. Yost, and O. H.
Yetter, assisted by Ruthven Mac
Donald, baritone; Mrs. MacDonald,
pianist, and Miss Landes, reader.
We are told that "when Mac
Donald sings every word is heard.
He knows how to articulate as well
as vocalize And his list of songs
it is a long oue. He can sing
"The Messiah," "The Creation,"
"Elijah," or other oratorios, or he
can sing a sweet love ballad or a
strong descriptive song or a tender
heart poem all with true art and
vocal appreciation, and all are made
understandable." '
Mrs. MacDonald is an accom
plished pianist, and Miss Landes
has a high reputation as a reader.
Their services were secured through
Prof. O. H. Yetter's acquaintance
with them, and he was exceediug
ly fortunate in securing the assist
ance of such talent.
The conceit will be one of the
leading musical events of the sea
son. The Central Pennsylvania Methodist
Conference.
The fortieth session of the Cen
tral Pennsylvania Conference of the
Methodist church will convene in
York, March 18th, and will contin
ue one week. The sessions will be
held in the First Methodist Episco
pal church at the corner ot Beaver
and Philadelphia streets, ot which
the Rev. J. Ellis is pastor. Bishop
Luther B. Wilson, of Chattanooga,
Tenn., will preside. The confer
ences are composed of the following
districts: Altoona, Danville, Har
risburg, Juniata and Williamsport
and comprises the following , coun
ties; Blair, Cambria, Clearfield,
Cameron, Center, Lycoming, Hunt
ingdon, Franklin, Northumberland,
Carbon, Clinton, Schuylkill, Col
umbia, Snyder, Wyoming, Bedford,
Sullivan, Luzerne, Somerset, Per
ry, Juniata, Fulton, York, Potter,
Montour, Adams, Elk, Union, Dau
phin and Cumberland. The Cen
tral Pennsylvania Conference is one
of the strong conferences of the de
nomination, and numbers over 300
ministers. Besides the ministers,
there will be in attendance the lay
delegates and their alternates, who
will swell the attendance to the
1,000 mark. The membership of the
Methodist church within the bounds
of the conference is about 74,000.
The number of churches in the con
ference is 620, and the value of the
church property is $3,679,235. The
number of parsonages is 223, with
a value of $607,920. The mission
ary offerings amount to $66,454
and the church extension offerings
to $3,960. The conference also
makes the following contributions:
Freedmen's Aid, $3,613; education,
$4,645; Tract and Bible Societies,
$1,700; Woman's Foreign Mission
ary Society,$5, 193; Woman's Home
Missionary Society, $6,850.
Miss Anna Creasy who was to
have played the harp with the or
chestra at "The Rose Maiden" on
Monday night, had the misfortune
to injure her band, and was unable
to take part.
A.Z. Schoch. President.
PHONES ON READING.
In Obeying Federal Eight Hour Law Will Do
Away witfc Telegraph Offices.
Following closely upon the going
into effect of the new Federal eight
hour law in regard to railroad tele
graphers, the Philadelphia and
Reading Railway company has com
menced installing telephones in
many of its minor offices, thus
doing away with the necessity of
employing two telegraphers where
one was employed before. For the
first place when this experiment
will be tried, the Catawissa branch,
that tortuous snake-like road,
which runs between West Milton
and East Mahanoy junction, a
point five miles this side of Tama
qua, where it rejoins the Shamokin
division of the Reading system.
Telephones, to be operated by a
private branch exchange, are now
being installed at Quakake. These
will obviate the necessity of em
ploying three operators there and
three at Tamanend. It is under
stood that telephones will also be
iustafled at Lofty.
At all points along the line, with
the exception of Danville, Cata
wissa, Bloomsburg and West Mil-
ton, it is the intention of the com
pany to do away with the telegraph
offices, and instead, place tele
phones in the offices. These may
be used by the trainmen, and it
will thus obviate the necessity of a
telegraph operator.
NO RAci'sUICIDE.
Thero Were 167,265 New Babies Came
During the Year 1407.
The figures for 1907, just com
piled by.the Bureau of Vital Statis
tics of the Department of Health,
show that there were 167,265 births
in Pennsylvania, the birth rate
among the foreign population being
double the per thousand rate among
the native born. The figures show
a birth rate in the whole state of
24.1 per 1,00c, the rate among for
eigners being 45.3 per 1,000 to just
20 per 1,000 for the natives. Inci
dentally there were over 7,000
more boys born in that year than
girls, the figures being 87,251 to
80,014. There were 1,832 set of
twins and 15 sets of triplets. Of
the twin births 1,259 occurred
among the native and 569 among
the foreign-born population, in four
cases the nativity being unstated.
Of the triple births 1 1 occurred in
the native and in the foreign-born
4. The greatest number of births
in the entire state occurred duting
the month of August, when there
were 15,038; the least number dur
ing April, 12,999. The statistics
for all the months of the year are
as follows: January, 13,572; Feb
ruary, 13,411; March, 14,422; April,
12,999; May, 13,905; June, 13.690;
July, 14,308; August, 15.038; Sep
tember, 14,286; October, 14.168;
November, 13,436, and December,
14,030.
Grass Eggs.
When a hen is mack sick eating
too freely of grass she lays what
are known as "grass eggs." Grass
eggs are poor stuff. They have an
unpleasant flavor, and tlie yolk,
wabbles around in a weak and
watery white and is green and dull
in color. The term is one applied
by handlers, who discover while
testing tEat there is a pale greenish
hue to the eggs and that they are
not at all of the bright, fresh color
that we find in healthy eggs.
Baltimore American.
Today was the coldest of the sea
son thus far. The thermometer
Blood at zero at 7 o'clock.