fIL O OM SB UR G, PA., THURSDAY MARCH 3, WW. NO 0 WHEN YOU WANT TO Oocn a Hank Account Have a Check Cashed Borrow Money, or Make an Investment CALL ON Till-; OLD RELIABLE - The Farmers National Bank OP BLOOMSBURG Capital, SCO. OOO Surplus SIOO, OOO 0 M. CllEVKLlNG, Pres. M. MILLKISKX. Cashier. DIRECTORS J. L. Moykr N. U. I-Vnk C. M. Crkvkmno C. A. Kii-im V. L. Wuitk C. W. Runyon Dr. J. J. Brown ' M. Miu.kiskn 3 Per Cent Interest Paid on Time Deposits. ROUGH GAME AT NORMAL. Much class rivalry has been diown in the inter-class series of basket ball games, and it was brought to a climax Monday morn ing, when the Senior and Middler teams met in the gymnasium to play off a tie for Erst place. The game was fast and rough. Shortly before the end of the sec ond half the score stood 21-15 in favor of the younger class, when an accident brought an end to the game. Sharadin '09. Girton'io, and the ball got into a tnixup, the result of which was that Girton's face collided with Sharadin's foot, causing the breaking of six teeth iu the mouth and a broken nose. The referee put Sharadin out of the game for roughuess, whereupon the seniors refused to continue the play. The game was therefore for feited, and awarded to the middlers with the score 2-0. PLENTY OF WATER. The rain on Sunday and Monday caused a lot of trouble for some people. The melting of the great amount of ice and snow on the ground filled up every watercourse, from the town gutters to the Sus qudnnna, and made things gener ally sloppy. Several cellars were flooded notably that of the drum room of the Magee Carpet Works, causing a suspension of work on Tuesday. The river and Fishing Creek were bank full. Wilkes-Barre, Sunbury, and oth er places along the river have been more or less threatened, the lo.v lands being inundated. MRS. CATHERINE SMITH. Mr. Catherine Smith died at the home of her son, D. L. Gruver, of Rupert, last Saturday afternoon, aged eighty-two years. She is smvived by a son of her first husband, D. L. Gruver, and by a son of her second husband, Edward Smith, of Orangeville; al so by a sister, Mrs. Mary Shoe maker, of Buckhorn. The funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at Mr. Gruver's home at Rupert by the Rev. Mr. Strail, pastor of the Lutheran Church of Buckhorn. Interment was made in the Buckhorn ceme tery. MILK WAGON SPILLED. Richard Fruit, of Hemlock town ship, was on his way to Blooms burg Monday morning to deliver milk and cream to his customers. While driving aloug the back creek road, the burr came off the front wheel. The resulting sudden list to port scared the horse, which started to run, but it. was soon stopped by the capsizing of the craft, which resulted in the spilling of the cargo. Had it not been f?r clumps of bushes, the whole outfit would have gone into the creek. As it was, the wagon was damaged and the horse bruised. GIFT FOR HOSPITAL. The Bloomsburg Poultry Associ ation has been much praised for its successful show held recently, and it now deserves still more, for out of the balance of cash in its treas ury, it has donated fifty dollais to the Joseph Ratti Hospital. This is an act which meets with public approval and commendation. It is a pleasure to feel that such in terest is being taken iu the local institution. PROMINENT MASON DEAD. After fighting for a long lime against a disease which he knew would prcve fatal, Frank Deitrick died at his home in Wilkes-Birre yesterday morning;, the news of which was received with profound regret by his many friends in Bloomsburg. Mr. Deitrick was a prominent Mason, and was at the time ot his death the Illustrious Potentate of Irem Temple of Wilkes-Barre. It was through his efforts principally that tin magnificent new Mystic Shrine Temple was erected there. He was also an Elk, a member of the Sons of Veterans, an I for many years was in National Guard. He belonged to the Tem ple Club at Scraaton, the Ross and Temple Clubs of Williamsport, aud the Westmoreland Club of Wilkes Barre. He has been treasurer and gen eral manager of the Rohr McMenry Distilling Company since 1906. He was born April 19, 1867, and is survived by his wife and one son Ira Hall Deitrick. Funeral servi ces will be held from his late resi dence at 2:30 p. m , FriJay after noon, March 4th. COLUMBIA THEATRE HAS HAD GOOD WEEK. With the John B. Wills' Come dy Company as the attraction, the Columbia Theatre has been packed every night this week. Walter S. Wills, the son of John B. Wills, aud the principal come dian, was a student at the Blooms burg State Normal School some years ago. While here he sang in the cboir at St. Paul's Church. The young man is a capable fun maker, and has been delighting the audiences with his antics. PURSEL'S NEW STORE NEARLY READY. The department store of F. P. Pursel will reopen in the newly re finisbed building within the next two weeks. The work has been progressing rapidly, aud the place already presents a handsome ap pearance. Since the fire last fall Mr. Pursel has enjoyed a good trade in his temporary establish ment in the Robbins Building, but his patrons will be glad to see the old store reopened. MAS0NI3 EASTER DANCE. Crusade Commandery, Knights Templar, will give its annual Eas ter dance in the Cathedral on the eveniugof Monday, March twenty eighth. m WRECK ON B. & S. Four heavily loaded cars left the track on the Bloomsburg aud ftiuii-,-nn vesterdav afternoon below the Paper Mill, and tied the road up for some time. RAY JONES A FATHER. A sou has been born to Mr. and Mrs Ray Jones, of Lebanon. This is their second child. Mr. Jones is well known in Bloomsburg. He wrs formerly a member of the Col umbian force. . Commenting upon a prediction in The Harrisburg Telegraph that Dauphin county would easily show the 150,000 population necessary 0 obtain a County Controller. The Wilkes-Barre Tunes Leader advises Dauphin county to keep the population down to 149.999. for the reason that -Controllers are expensive luxuries." COMPTROLLER'S CALL. KM PORT OK THE CONDITION OF Q0fooms6urg Qtafionaf (f anft At the Close of Business, January 31st, 1910. RHSOURCKS. U. S. l'.onds - - $100,000.00 Loans and Invest- mcnts . 615,471.18 Furnitureand Fix- turcs - - 8,000.00 Cash and Reserve 132,780.95 $856,252.13 WM. II. 1IIDLAY. Cashier. NEW BOOKS AT LIBRARY. The following books have recent ly been added to the Bloomsburg Public Library. Several of them are exceptionally fine and by the best authors. Special attention is called to Webster's New Interna tional Dictionary for 19 10. This is the latest and most complete edi tion of this work. The books added are the follow ing: I'ICTION, adult. Lady Merchante, G. Burgess; The foreigner, R. Conner; It Nev er Can Happen Again, W. DeMor gan; The Lords of High Decision, M. Nicholson; Old Clinkers, II. J. O'lliggins; My Lady of the South, R. Parrish; tanning It, II. A Shute; When a Man Marries, M R. Rmehart; Capt. Stonnfield's isit to Heaven, M. Twain. NON FICTION. Here's to You, W. Alderson; Court Life in China, I. T. Head land; The Immigrant Tide, Its Ebb and Flow, Sterner; Games, J H. Bancroft; 4 volumes of Wer tier's Readings and recitatijns, The Speaker; Webster s New Interna tional Dictionary 1910. JCVUNILK. The Boy Pioneers, Beard; The Boy's Eatlin, Catlin; Crusoe (new edition), Defoe; The Hole Book, Newell; College Years, Paine; The Wide Awake Girls in Winsted, Ellis: The Arabian Nights (new edition), Alderson. ERI IKELER. Eri Ikeler died at his home in Mt. Pleasant township early Saturday morning. He was one of the oldest residents of that section, being in his seventy-ninth year. All his life was spent iu the neighborhood where he died. Dropsy p.ud heart trouble were re sponsible for his death. He is survived by three daugh ters and four sons, Mrs. A. W. Driebelbis, of Mt. Pleasant: Mrs. Freas Fester, of Mt. Pleasant, Mrs. Maus Elder, of Berwick; Oscar Ik eler, of Mt. Pleasaut; Bruce Ikeler, of Greenwood Spring, Colorado; P. M. Ikeler, of Moselle, Miss., and Boyd Ikeler, of Mt, Pleasant; a brother, Jackson Ikeler, of Mt. Pleasaut, and a sister, Miss Maria Ikeler, of Millville; also by twenty three grandchildren and two great grandchildren. The funeral services were held at his late residence Tuesday morning at ten o'clock in charge of Rev. Mr. Chilcote, a retired Methodist minister, of Bloomsburg, who was his former pastor, ana Kev. Mr. Buntz, of Millville, who is now pas tor of his charge. The mterment was made in the Ikeler cemetery. H1GU SCHOOL ENTERED. Some time Saturday or Sunday night, the High School was enter ed by some peison or persons and was thoroughly ransacked. The supply room was opeued, aud the desks of Professors Sterner, Mau ser, and Brill were tampered with, but in vain. This has happened a number of times. COLLISION ON READING. The engine of the Reading "An nex" collided with engine No. 1080 in the yards at Catawissa Tuesday morning, putting both out of com mission. The fog was responsible for the accident. LIABILITIES. Capital Stock, - $100,000.00 Surplus and Profits 64.028.20 Circulation 100,000.00 Hank Deposits, . 38,062.51 Individual Deposits 554,161.42 $856,252.13 A. Z. SCIIOCII. President. NEW POSTAL CARD IS OUr. Printed in Blue Ink on Blue Tinted Cardboard-None on Sale Here as Yet Several of the new issue of Mc Kinley postcards have been re ceived in this city. The initial output of the card will be limited and will not be issued to postmasters unless their stock is low and they need cards. 1 his re striction is necessary as it is impos sible to print a sufficient number of cards to supply ail. The present cards will be issued to the public while they last, and the new cards issued only to purchasers Who ex press their preferences for such. The present postal cards which are now No. 2 and No. 3 McKinley cards, will remain indefinitely. The card which is known as is sue No. 4, is 2 inches widj by 5lt inches long, the same size as the old McKinley card. The color is a light blue tint, printed in bronze blue ink. Th j stamp on the card is an el lipse on the end, containing a pro file portrait of William McKinley, looking to the left, with a back ground of horizontal lines aud a border bearing tbe following words, "U. S. Postal Card. One Cent. McKinley," and on the other side of the portrait, within the border, the numeral "1." The legend "This side of card is for address only" appears in out line Gothic type, with a horizontal panel of double line above the mid dle of the card, on a line with the bottom of the stamp. COLUMBIA THEATRE. On Friday, Saturday, Mouday and Tuesday evenings, March 4, 5, 7 and 8, Benjamin Abrams' Talk ing Pictures that move, sing, act and dance, will appear at the Col umbia Theatre. Admission, adults 10 cents, chil dren 5 cents, to any part of the house. "The Girl from Rector's" will be presented here soon. This is a great musical performance, and the company carries a carload of scen ery. The date has not yet been fixed. OLEO PLEADED FOR. The citizens ot Espy have for warded a letter to Representative John G. McIIenry, pleading for the defeat of his bill providing for an additional tax ou oleomargarine. They desire that the cost of living be not made higher, and request that the sale of oleo be not hamper ed any more than at present. WILL START CHEESE FACTORY. Columbia Countv is to have a new industry, that of cheese mak ing. A. J. Beagie is going to open one in the near future on the farm of II. W. Mellick in Mt. Pleasant township. PAPER'S EIGHTH BIRTHDAY. The Morning Press celebrated its iehth birthday on Tuesday. It is as bright and newsy as ever, and Messrs. Vaudarslice and Eyerly ihoiild feel proud of it. The Col umbian extends congratulations. Twins were corn to Mr. aud Mrs. Geo. H. Keiter on Monday. Both died on Tuesday. UP-TO-DATE CLOTHING STORE! Ml 11 . NOW ON Window. H CORNER CLOTHING STORE, FA. VERY DISPLAY IN SEND'S . t v ( ' 3 : -1 ' : ( . 1 t ' ! 1 t
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