sgMr far BL O OASB UR G, PA., THURSDAY MARCH 5, 1908. NO 10. ADDING NEW 4T 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 irenglil lino ucuirv uvjico i i uiu uauivt C M. CKEVELING, Pres. M. MILLEISEN. Cashier. CITIZENS BAND CONCERT. The concert Riven by the Citizens Band in the Normal Auditorium on Monday evening was a most enjoy able entertainment. It was under the auspices of the Philologian Literary Society. The program included the Ameri can Pioneer March. Crown Dia monds Overture, Merry Widow Waltz, The Glow Worm, Pilgrims' Chorus from Tannhauser, The Royal Chef, Empire State March, and several encores, by the band. Mr. Escanaverino played a violin solo, "Evening Star" nccompauied on the piano by Miss Burge. It was a beautiful selection, and was well played, as are all of this popular violinist's performances. He was encored, and rendered another selection equally as well. Mr. Chas. O. Skeer sang the Toreador song from Carmen, with accompaniment by the band, and this too elicited loud applause which compelled a repetition. The band surprised even its best friends. They played with a vim and spirit that was greatly enjoyed. There were 29 members in the band, and the instrumentation was well arranged and very effective. All the numbers were played with fine expression, and in the forte measures there was a great volume of harmonious sound. Under the leadership of Chas. P. Elwell the band has made rapid strides, and is already conceded to be the best baud Bloomsburg has ever had. It was remarked that it would rank with such organiza tions as Alexander's, of Wilkes Barre, Ringgold, of Heading, and Repasz of Williamsport. This may be putting it pretty strongbut the boys have every reason to be well satisfied with themselves. It is hoped that they will give more concerts in the near future, but just here it may be well to re mark that if Bloomsburg wants a good band permanently, the people must show their appreciation by giving them good audiences. E. M. Savidge, the manager, has lone much towards making the tand a strong organization, and is entitled to a full meed of praise. TREASURER'S COMMISSION. At a joint meeting of the county commissioners and auditors, the eomirission of the county treasurer for the ensuing year was fixed as follows : That the commission should be three and one-half per centum on all orders drawn by the Commis sioners including coupons for inter est on county bonds, and one and one-halt per cent upon county bonds, saving and excepting that in case of any contracts made by the county for bridges or other pub lic improvements in which the con tract price shall exceed ten thous and dollars the said commission to be three per centum up to ten thou sand dollars and one and one-bait per centum on all above that amount. Additional Trolley Service. In response to the request bf a number of its patrons, the Colum bia and Montour Electric Railway Company, during the month of March, as an experiment, will run an additional car between Blooms burg and Berwick on Sunday and Wednesday nichts. lea vine Blooms burg at eleveu o'clock, beginning March 1 st. Continued operation of these cars after March 31st on either or both nights will depend upon the patron age. This action is in line with the company's policy to afford to its patrons every reasonable service. ACCOUNTS THE Success and Financial SILVER WEDDING. On Friday last, the 28th of Feb ruary, Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Gunton of West Third street celebrated the 25th anniversary of their wedding. Their home was beautifully deco rated with laurels and potted plants. The guests were ushered by three of the bride s nephews, and receiv ed by the original bridal party, which consisted of the groom's sis ter nnd husband, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. McIIose of Taylor, and brother T.L. Gunton, and th: bride's sister, Mrs. L. F. Mowrey of Denver, Col The evening was spent very pleasantly in conversation and Rev. Byers made a short address in which he commented upon the happy, Christian true home that Mr. and Mrs. Gunton have estab lished. A strange coincidence was the fact that the bride's father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. William Bei dleman were married fifty-three years ago in the same room where in the present bridal party received. The guests numbered one hun dred; the out of town guests came from Detiver, Colo., Philadelphia, Palmerton, Wcatherly, Taylor, Wilkes-Barre and Danville. A most elaborate luncheon was served and thoroughly enjoyed by all, Mrs. Doc'son catering. The gifts were many and valua ble, consisting of silver, cut glass, china, linen, pictures, and furniture. FIFTY-SECOND VOLUME. The Republican enters upon its fifty-second year this week, and to mark the event it appears in a new dress of type. Since August, 1875, Mr. J. C. Brown has been its editor and pro prietor, covering a period of nearly thirty-three years. During all those years the paper has been the recog nized organ of Republicanism of the stalwart variety in this county, and Mr. Brown has been the ac knowledged leader of his party. We do not agree with it politi cally, but as a family newspaper it is clean and progressive, always standing for what is best in our lo cal government, and always ready to assist in all things that go to wards the advancement of the in terests of the community. Though now entitled to be called a veteran editor, we trust that Mr. Brown may still have before him many years of continued useful ness. COURT LIBRARIAN. Court Stenographer William B. Linville has been appointed libra rian, of the Columbia county law library," the appointment being made by the law library committee of the Columbia County Bar Asso ciation, composed of Col. J. G. Freeze, W. H. Rhawn, Esq., and H. A. M'Killip, Esq. If the Court spnetions the appointment the li brary room will be used by Mr. Linville for his office. It will be repapered and fitted with tele phones, which will prove a big con venience for members of the Bar. FOR PROTHONOTARY, Freeze Quick announces in rhis issue as a caudidate for Prothono tary. His long service as deputy in that office has made him thor oughly familiar with all the duties of the position, and the people will do well to keep him there. Thus far no opposition for the Democrat ic nomination has developed, and it is not likely now that there will be any. This is a well merited rec ognition ot Mr. Quick's fitness for the place. To the Business Community Our Aim In to mnke thin In every reHpwt tho PEOPLES" BANK, where all may feel at homo, and be anured that by our Constant Cake and Conskkva tivk Manaciement their Interests will be well and Hakei.y Guarded. WE EXTEND THE ACCOMMODATIONS OF A STRONG AND SUCCESSFUL BANK. 3 Per Cent. Interest Allowed on Savings Accounts 0e QfoomaBurg QWtonaf Q&mft Wm. H. Hidlay, Cashier. THAT OLD PRESS. We hate to spoil a good story about that old Washington hand press in the Bloomsburg Daily of fice, but really it is a mistake. There is no press in that office whose lever was pulled by the edi tor of this paper in his younger days, nor jn any other office, iu fact. Not being a practical printer he never amused himself by run ning presses, as there has always been quite sufficient in the editorial and business departments of the business to fully occupy his atten tion. The old press of which the Daily speaks was never in the Columbian office. It formerly belonged to C. M. Vanderslice when he conducted the Sentinel cu Center street, and when William Krickbaum bought the Sentinel he got the entire outfit, and later moved it over to the pres ent location. Where the press orig inally came from we do not know. It is possible that it is the one that was in the office of the Star of the North when owned by W. H. Jacoby. There was a Washington hand press in the Columuian office in 1875 and prior to that, but that press came into the possession of the editor of this paper and remain ed there uutil it was sent to New York in exchange for modern machinery. The Sentinel press was in town at the same time, and it is undoubt edly an old press, and an interest ing relic, and still useful, but the facts couceruiug it have gotten a little twisted. ALIENS LEAVE COUNTRY. Foreign laborers continue their rush to get away from the United States. During January and Feb ruary, 1908, 109,151 third-class passengers left for Europe. During the same period only 32,260 ar rived in the United States, against 88,131 in January and February, 1907, a decrease of 55,871. The outward (flow began in October of last year, and, except for the week between Christmas and New Year's, has continued without a break. Steerage bookings on the Kaiser Wilhelm II, which sailed on Tues day, were closed more than a week ahead, and enough applications were received to fill the steerage twice ovei . CHANGE AT FIRST NATIONAL. Frank Ikeler Esq., has been elected Cashier of the First National Bank of Bloomsburg, and has en tered upon his duties. Mr. Ikeler is a graduate of Lafayette College, a lawver. and had three years' ex perience as Cashier of the Farmers' National Bank when it was first organized. He is conservative and nossessed of rioe business judgment, and his selection for the place is au excellent one. Eusreue F. Carpenter, who has heen the Cashier for some years, resigned the position last week, and has gone west tor a lew weeics. The bank has a large capital and surplus, and was naver stronger than it is now. Magician Maro is Dead. Maro, the well-known magician, who has often appeared in Blooms burg at Normal Auditorium, died last week Wednesday night of typhoid fever in a Philadelphia hospital. Maro was one of the most clever slight of hand men on the lyceum platform. He was very popular here, and always drew a large audience. A. Z. Schoch, President. A CONVERSATIONAL NUISANCE. It was our misfortune to have a seat at the band concert in Normal Hail 011 Monday night, in front of a pair of students who persisted in talking aloud from the beginning to the end of the program. When the band played loud they raised their voices, and when Mr. Escan averino played his violin solo, very softly anil sweetly, they never stop peel a minute. It was exceedingly annoying to every one who sat near them. The young woman did the least of the talking, and perhaps she was compelled to say some thing in answer to the incessant chatter of her male companion. Both of these young people look ed as though they had sufficient intelligence to know that what they were doing was not only annoying to others, but an exhibition of ill breeding. In the much criticised Bloomsburg Opera House they would have been told to shut-up or get out. It is hardly expected that the presence of a policeman is neces sary in the Normal Auditorium to quiet those who are making them selves obnoxious. Most people who attend the Normal entertainments do not require police attention, and we know that the school authori ties have strictly forbidden just this sort of disorderly conduct. People who pay their money for entertainments are entitled to enjoy them undisturbed by the idle twad dle of thoughtless youngsters who prefer cooing to good music. The case above mentioned is not the only one of the kind. In the gallery several girls chattered until persons sitting near by asked them to desist. The practice is one that ought to be suppressed. RURAL CARRIER MARRIED. Mr. Claud Maust and Miss Ella Mausteller were married at the home ot the bride on Danville R. F. D. No. 3 last week Wednesday at noon. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mausteller, and the groom a son of Mrs. Toseph Maust. The ceremony was per formed by Rev. G. D. Strail of Buck Horn. Owing to the fact that the groom's father was buried on!y the day before, only the members of the families and near friends were present. Many beautiful presents were re ceived by the bride. They will re side in Bloomsburg, where Mr. Maust is a government employee in the position of a carrier on a rural free delivery route. Before accepting his present posi tion he was employed in this office. He is au industrious and estimable young man. Counties Must Pay Lawyers. By a decision of the Superior Court handed down last week at torneys who act for clients in homi cide cases who are without means to pay counsel fees, have the right to collect from the county in which the trial is held. The Court sustained the decis ion which Judge von Moscluisker of Philadelphia handed down in this matter March 22, 1907, though almost every other Judge in the State before whom the question came up ruled otherwise. For Register and Recorder. Frank W. Miller has announced for the office of Register and Re corder, for a second term. The two term rule in this office is well established, and as Mr. Miller has made a very faithful and efficient officer he will no doubt be conceded his second term without any oppo sition, which is as it should be. is as necessary as a good suit. Of course you could get along with any old hat but it's poor economy. The tremendous addition that a good hat makes to the average man's appearance is really surpris ing. Another thing. Hats that look well on some men are very much out of place on other heads. We have new blocks to suit every head exactly. i CORNER. JUDGE LINDSEY AT NORMAL. Hon. B. B. Lindsey of Denver, Colorado will appear in Normal Auditorium on Tuesday evening of next week in his celeoratea lecture "The Misfortunes of Mickey." The lecturer is Judge of the Juvenile Court in Denver ana 111 Ms oinciai capacity has already won a national reputation. A magazine article says of him : "Partly by reason of his position, but in greater degree because he is the man he is, Judge Lindsey is a mighty power in the Court of Boy ville. To the youthful offender he occupies a position unique and un assailable. He stands between the boy and the "cop!" Every Denver boy knows that he will get a "square deal," that the "Kids' Judge" will stand by him long after others have given him up, and so long as he ha i a shred of honesty left in him. This in tense loyalty calls forth a respon sive loyalty on the part of the boys. It is this fealty .that holds true ninety-five per cent of the boys in the juvenile court. It is this same instinct that has led thirty of the most persistent of these little law breakers to take their writs of com mitment to the industrial school, go down to the depot entirely with out surveillance, board a train for Golden and deliver themselves to the superintendent of the reform school "to take what was comin' to them." Could loyalty go far ther than this, that a street gamin should voluntarily deprive himself of the liberty to roam about at his own sweet will simply because he would hot "t'row down de judge?" Not one of them has failed, not one out of thirty!" You should not fail to hear this distinguished man. Half Fares for Clergymen Again." Clergymen will again enjoy the privilege of ridiug on the lines of the Pennsylvania Railroad aud the Philadelphia & Reading Railway at half-rates. This concession had been withdrawn when the two-cent rate law went into effect, but on January 25 last anoouuceuieut was made by both companies that it would be restored on March 1. E3VSZZ3 Women's Patriotic Clubs. The societies of the Daughters of the American Revolution and the Colouial Dames of America have done and are doing a valuable ser vice to the present and coming gen erations of our country. They have encouraged study and investigation of our eaily history, of men, places and events, that have had to do with the formation and develop ment of America into what we know it to be and what we hope for it. It is especially significant that all over our own state the pupils of our public schools are searching the records for the early history of local events. In Philadelphia the school children are searching for sites and relics of men and inci dents connected with the early Philadelphia. The boys and girls of Bloomsburg are beginning to ask for such information concerning our early history. Such study arouses interest and enthusiasm in affec tion for our home, and as this study is extended into the history of the state and nation, lessons of pa triotism, of devotion to the nation's interests, incentives to right living and righteous citizenship are un consciously inculcated. Lower Susquehanna. Plant to Mak It Navigabla Up to Columbia. The Susquehanna river is to be made navigable by a system of canals and pools, between Port De posit and Columbia, Pa A bill to eularge the powers of the Susque hanna Power Company, which is constructing the great dams and electrical work on the river near McCall's Ferry, has been intro duced in the Maryland Legislature. It will authorize the company te build other dams aud transmission lines for electric power and to utilize its dams for navigation. When con nected by canals with tide-water it will be permitted to charge tolls to vessels. The plan is to corstiuct canals with long pools back of them, connected by locks. There will be Jfour miles of canal below the lowest dam. When completed the company will be able to supply navigable water a distance of twenty nine miles to Columbia, Pa.
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