THE CAMERON COUNTY PRESS.
ESTABLISHED BY C. B. GOULD, MARCH, 1866.
VOL. 33.
10 PAGES.
HusiucHH Cards.
B. W. GIIF.KN,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Emporium, Pa.
A business relating to estate, collections, real
-states. Orphan's Court and general law business
will receive prompt attention. 42-ly.
J. C. JOHNSON. J.l'. MCNARNEY.
JOHNSON & McNARNEY,
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW.
EMPORIUM, PA.
Will give prompt attention to all business en
rusted to them. 16-ly.
MICHAEL ISRENNAN, , . 1
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW |
Collections promptly attended to. Real estate J
and pension claim agent,
35-iy. Emporium, Pa.
r . D. LEE I. ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, j
Emporium, Pa.
To LAND OWNERS AMI OTHERS IN CAMKRON AND j
ADJOINING COUNTIES.
I have numerous calls for hemlock and hard- ;
wood timber lands, also stuuipage&c., and pari ies ;
desiring either to buy or sell will do well to call ;
on me. *"• P. LEET.
CITY HOTEL,
WM. MeGEE, PROPRIETOR
Emporium, Pa.
Having again taken possession of this old and
popular house I solicit a share of the public pat
ronage. The house is newly furnishedaml is one
of the best appointed hotels in Cameron county.
30-ly.
THE NOVELTY RESTAURANT,
(Opposite Post Office,)
Emporium, Pa.
D. S. MCDONALD, Proprietor.
Having assumed control of this popular Res
taurant I am prepared to serve the public in the
best possible manner. Meals furnished at all
hours. Give me a call. 29-8-ly
ST. CHARLES HOTEL,
THOS. J. LYSETT. PROPRIETOR,
Near Buffalo Depot, Emporium, Pa.
This new and commodious hotel is now opened
forthe accommodation of the public. New in all
its appointments, every attention will be paid to
the guests patronizing this hotel. 27-17-ly
MAY UOULD,
TEACHER OF
PIANO, HARMONY AND THEORY,
Emporium, Pa.
Scholars taught either at my home on Sixth
street or at the homes of the pupils. Out of town
scholars will be given dates at my rooms in this
place.
!■'. C. RIECK, I). D. S..
DENTIST.
Office over Taggart's Drug Store, Emporium, Pa. ,
Gas and other local anaesthetics ad- j
i >^E£S ! tministeied for the painless extraction '
Of teeth.
SPECIALTY: -Preservation of natural teeth, in- i
eluding Crown and Bridge Work.
I will visit Driftwood tiie first Tuesday, and <
Sinnemahoning the third Wednesday of each j
month.
RKWOVAL
DR. A. W. BAKER
Has removed to the Odd Fellows' building, j
Emporium, Pa.—up stairs. Otttce hours: 7to 9 j
a. in.,1 to :i and 7 to 9 p. m.
antxi rcjjryaugxroriM —■
Political Announcements.
All Announcements under this head muxt he
signed by the candidate and paid in advarwe to
insure publication.
ASSOCIATE JUDGE.
Editor Press:—
Please announce my name as a candidate for
Associate Judge of Cameron county, subject to
the decision of the Republican County Conven
tion.
JOHN A. WYKOFF.
Grove, Pa., April 4th, 1898.
Editor Press:—
Please announce my name as a candidate for
Associate Judge of Cameron county subject t<»
the decision of the Republican County Conven
tion.
WM. BERRY.
Sterling Run, Pa., April Bth, 1898.
Editor Press:—
Please announce my name as a candidate for
Associate Judge of Cameron County, subject to
the decision of the Republican County Conven
tion.
JOHN McDONALD.
Driftwood, Pa., April 20th, 1898.
Editor Press:
Please announce my name as a candidate for
Associate Judge of Cameron county, subject to
the decision of the Republican County Conven
tion.
S. D. MeOOOLE.
Driftwood, Pa., May 7th, 1898.
COUNTY TREASURER.
Editor Press :
Please announce my name as a candidate for
the nomination of County Treasurer, subject to
the decision of the Republican county Conven
tion.
If. C. OLMSTED.
Emporium, Pa., June '27, JB9B.
Editor Press: —
Please announce my name as a candidate for
Treasurer of Cameron County, subject to the
decision of the Republican county convention.
( G. CATLIN.
Emporium, Pa., June 28th, 1898.
ffntiaan im I'liimiuwin mm' i1 ■ "icr rr n. nmgwi mi
County Treasurer Thomas' Joke.
The jokers arc now asking their
friends to read the following. It is not
hard to do. Try it: "Dewey 1, Schley
o'.!, Sampson 022, and Mills will '2."
HOW POSTMASTEK SEGER FIGURES IT.
Postmaster Seger writes to the PRESS
that it Dewey 1, and Schley 02, and
Sampson 022, and Miles' \2, that
Linares or Blanco will be 4-4-4 2 sur
render.
Hub Factory.
The Davidge Mfg Company have
moved the machinery from their
Beechwood Hub Factory to Emporium
;ind are closing contracts for timber
for the manufacture of hubs The
company will employ a number of
men and teams.
One Clean Place.
There is one place in town where
every glass is washed in hot water and
polished < can/ time it is used, l; i.s lots
of work but it pays, because clean people
•40 there for soda. You don't have tl ask
where it is—Metssger's, of course. \
Pressed Bricks.
Emporium base ball team plays Port
Allegany boys to-day.
An elegant line of ladies high col
lars just received at Soble's.
N. Seger will sell you warm weather
clothing at prices to suit you.
J. H. Day is serving his customers
with choicest fruits and home-grown
vegetables.
Rev. Robert McCaslin will preach
(D. V.) in the Baptist Church next I
Sunday morning at 11:00 o'clock.
Don't think for a moment that you i
can purchase ready-made clothing j
cheaper than at N. Seger's. You can't. !
Many of our citizens complain that j
their gardens are nightly visited and j
vegetables stolen. Load your shot j
guns.
Wo would call especial attention to
the flourishing condition of the First
National Bank, of this place, as is evi
denced by the report on fifth page.
When you want a well-made suit of
clothes, or anything in the clothing
line, be sure you goto N. Seger's, I
where you will be sure to get them.
A large number of Emporium people
left on the morning train for Port
Allegany, to attend the McKean
County Band Association and see the
ball games.
We regret that a very interesting
letter from James Cassels, at League
Island Navy Yard, is unavoidably
crowded out this week, but will appear
in our next issue.
Make your boy happy by getting
him one of those Dewey suits at ]
Soble's. Ages, four to thirteen, coat,
long pants and cap, at the extremely,
low price of §1.50.
Emporium's ball team has secured a
valuable addition of material, in the
acquisition of Messrs Morgan and
Moore who have located here and will
play with our team.
Drink flalto=-Nutrine.
It is just the thing fur that tired fuel
ing, at HOCK WELI/M.
Epidemic at an End.
Dr. Baker, iuforms us that tin: typhoid
lever epidemic on West Creek has ended
and the last patient has been discharged.
Now Don't Forget
That Rockwell's i> tlu: place togo for
soda water and ice cream, for the reason
that the water is boiled and filtered, then
I charged with carbonic acid gas. Syrup
| jars are solid porcelain, so there can be
| no impurities.
Big Snake.
While Messrs. Josiah Howard and J>.
j W. Green were out driving on the West
Creek road Tuesday afternoon, they
killed a large rattlesnake measuring over
five feet and carrying thirteen rattles.
I The snake was killed in the road near J.
j K. Morrison's farm.
A Hot Contest.
The Sterling llun-Emporiuin game,
j played last Thursday, was one of the
wannest games seen here this season.
Sterling Run made four runs the first
inning but were unable to make any
more after that. Overturf. the Sterling
Run twirler, had our boys "shooting
ducks' up to the seventh inning, when
they began to find him tor a few singles
and in the last two innings pounded him
all over the lot, bringing in seven runs.
The game resulted in a score of 7 to 1 in
favor of Emporium.
The rowdyism shown at the ball games
by a large number of the would be smart
boys of our town is a disgrace and should
not be tolerated any longer. The spec
tators who go there to see a friendly con
test between neighboring teams fail to see
any entertainment in the cute (?) re-
I marks, stale joke ; and worn out methods
I of guying that are practiced by some of
| the infants and real funny (?) boys, who
! are so conspicuous at every game. Such
j methods fail to bewilder or ''rattle' 1 the
I visiting team and are so disgusting to
many of the townspeople who go there to
witness a game that they iiave lost all
interest in the sport and consequently the
manager finds himself losiug, instead of
gaining, that encouragement and support
so essential for the equipment and main
tenance of a good team.
The I'] lk League teams have, by
I mutual agreement declared that the above
! mentioned nuisance must be stopped
during the playing of any of their games.
Warning to Water Drinkers.
j Don't risk your life drinking foul
j water; you don't have to; our soda is
I made from pure i/np (247 feet) //-»//
water and is filtered and is absolutely
safe and wholesome. .Metssger's, of
course.
For Sale or Rent.
A good farm, consisting of 350 acres,
| partly improved, for sale or rent. Ap
j p'y to
22-2t H. J. SASSM-AN.
"Liberty and Union, One and Inseparable."— WEßSTEß.
EMPORIUM, PA., THURSDAY, JULY 28,1898.
Victory Celebrated.
The ratification of the recent Ameri
can victory at Santiago, held on Sat
urday night, was a thoroughly patri
otic demonstration although the parade
was not what it should have been in
point of numbers. The majority of
the business places and residences
were gaily decorated and illuminated
in honor of the occasion and the small
boy with his tin horn was much in
evidence. At a quarter after eight
every whistle, fire alarm and church
bell was made to sound its loudest
tones for over five minutes and when
accompanied by the booming of can
non it seemed as if pandemonium had
broken loose.
During this time the parade was
forming and at 8:30 it commenced
moving down Fourth street, headed
by the Juvenile drum corps and a dele
gation of the P. O. S. of A., when it
reached Spruce street it turned down
Third and thence down Third to Alle
gany avenue; up Allegany avenue and
Fourth street to the Warner House
where a ringing patriotic address was
made by B. W. Green, Esq. At the
close of Mr. Green's remarks, he led in
giving three hearty cheers for the differ
ent heroes of the present war,
whose feats of daring have made their
names honored and illustrious.
The crowd then had the pleasure of
witnessing the burning in eftigy, of
Gen. Weyler, under the gas jet at the
corner of Broad and Fourth streets,
after which they dispersed.
Much credit is due Mr. A. C. Blum,
whose untiring efforts contributed
greatly to the success of the affair.
The Water Supply.
Editor of the I'resn: —
As the Water Company here have
been pumping water out of West
Creek to meet the demands of consum
ers on account of the water in the
reservoirs being low, and I hear many
expressions of fear that the creek
water may be contaminated from the
typhoid fever epidemic at Truman,l
deem it my duty as the attending phy
sician to state that the public need
have no fears of contamination, as all
the cases were in houses at least two
hundred feet from West Creek, and
the discharges, &c., were properly dis
infected and buried.
It would be safer for people to boil
the water before using while it is being
pumped from the creek, as there are
some drainages into the stream at
different points above the pumping
station.
ALBRA W. BAKER, M. I).
July 26th, 1898.
For the Soldier Boys.
On Monday morning the Women's
Relief Corps of this place shipped a
large consignment of "house-wives" to
headquarters, where they will be for
warded to the front for distribution
among the soldier boys.
These "house-wives" consist of a roll
of little pockets, containing a towel,
soap, comb, pins, needles, thread, but
tons, darning cotton, etc., and when
not in use can be rolled up and carried
in a coat pocket.
It is the intention of the Corps to
forward another lot of these necessary
and convenient articles to the front,
in a few days, and any contributions
of the above named articles or small
amounts of money with which to pur
j chase them, will be gladly accepted by
the members of the Corps.
New Rector.
Rev. Father Jas. Lenahan, who has
j been assigned to Emporium Catholic
[ Church, in place of Rev. J. 11. Mc
| Adam, who has located at Johnson
| burg, arrived in town last Thursday
and entered upon his duties. The
I Rev. gentleman conducted services
i last Sunday in St. Mark's church to a
large congregation and his people are
| well pleased with him. Father Lena
j ban is a very pleasant gentleman and
| we welcome him to our town.
Fire From Lightning.
j During the storm on Monday, liglit-
I ning struck one of L. R. Gleason &
j Son's bark stacks at Driftwood and set
i lire to it. Located as it was, in the
j centre, had it not been promptly ex
j tinguished a more disastrous fire than
| the one recently would have resulted,
i ft was a lucky call.
Resumed Operations.
Last Monday the Mankey Furniture
Company resumed operations with
j almost a full crew of workmen in every
department, and orders ahead to keep
I the men busy for some time. The
familiar steam whistle, calling the
| men to work, sounds good.
It Must be Good.
Every one is drinking "cherry' ice
cream soda, (lave you tried it? Ves—
j Metzger's, of course.
Celery is King,
And at Rockwell's is where you get it.
With Shafter at Santiago.
j Edward Welsh left Emporium about
j two years ago and enlisted in the regu
j iar army, in Co. I), 13th U. S. Infantry,
j JT.is relatives in Emporium were greatly
I concerned about him, knowing that
| his regiment participated in the fight
|at Santiago. John A. Welsh, of Wat
sontown, received the following letter
on the 18th of this month. The letter
was written on July 4th and smelled
of carbolic acid, showing that it was
thoroughly disinfected before arriving
in this country. His father, Michael
Welsh, sister (Mrs. R. R. MoQuay),
and brothers Wm. 11. and Thos. W.
Welsh, as well as Ed's many friends at
j this place were greatly relieved to
j hear from him. The following is liis
; letter:
NEAR SANTIAO I>E CUBA, >
July Ith, 1898, )
Bro. John —While we are waiting for
the chances of surrender of the Span
iards I will drop you a few lines.
On the first of July we went on the
firing line, and I never heard the
sound of so many bulllets in my life.
Men dropped all around me and in
front, too, and when we went into the
field we did not know exactly where
we were togo, but go ahead we had
to, because there was more danger be
hind than in front. We took the hill
after a desperate charge, and after we
got to the top of the hill we shot at
them while they were retreating. So
now we have them completely sur
rounded. Yesterday we sent in a flag
of truce to ask them to surrender or be
blown to pieces and to-day noon the
flag came down, so we may expect
firing any time.
The other night they made a charge
at us at 10 o'clock and lost 500 men
and we took lots of prisoners. I hope
it will end soon, as I think they will
] give in as Sampson has demolished
their fleet. Well hoping you will en
joy the Fourth better than 1 do, I re
main your brother
Since the above was placed in type
Miss Loro McQuay, of this place, re
ceived the following letter, which she
kindly loaned us for publication:
NEAR SANTIAGO, CUBA, I
July Bth, 1898. I
MY DEAR NIECE: —I received a letter
! from you to-day, that was written on
! the 14th of June, but I was glad to
j hear from you all the same. It was
i the first letter 1 received since the Btli
j « r June. lam glad to hear that all are
| well, as I am the same.
Now I will give you a short story of
J camp or war life. On the 19th of April
i we left Governor's Island for Tampa,
j Fla. Its the most sandy place in the
j United States, the sand being about
eight inches deep. The place is called
White City, as the sand is white. We
arrived there on the 23d of April and
stayed until the Bth of June. There
were 17,000 soldiers camped at Tampa
and the surrounding country was full
,)f camps of all kinds—artillery, cavalry,
infantry and volunteers from all over
the United States. We were the first
regiment to arrive there and almost
the last to leave. On the morning of
June Bth the general call for breaking
camp was given and about eight
o'clock we left camp for the train and
arrived at Port Tampa at noon. In
the evening we boarded the good ship
Saratoga, ot New York and lay tied up
I for two days at the dock, or until we
were loaded, when we pulled out of
tne bay and waited for the other ships
to get loaded. On the 14th we started
for Cuba and landed on the 25th, so
i we lived on board of ship seventeen
I days. There were about 1,000 men on
j our ship and it was pretty well crowded
| for sleeping room. We were not par
| ticular as to that; wherever there was
I room to lie down there we were. We
had two bands with us, so there was
jilenty of music. It seemed we were
I going to some picnic rather than shed
j our blood for the Cubans—they are a
j dirty set of people and half naked at
j that. But, it is so awful warm here
j that little clothing is needed. Our bill
! of fare on ship was not changeable.
] For breakfast we had hardtack and
j coffee; for dinner, coffee, hard tack and
I some corned roast beef without salt
| and once in a while we got canned
beans and tomatoes; for supper coffee
| and tack. That's the way we lived all
i the time we were on the ship. We
] were out of sight of land for four days,
, but we had fine weather. A couple of
j nights we had severe storms—lightning
| struck our ship on the night of the
I 17th and tore away our top-mast, but
done no other damage. Otherwise we
l had a fine sail. We landed at Sibony.
: Of course the ships could not get close
j to shore, so we had to get into the
I launches and be rowed there. We
■ stayed two days at Sibony and then
j started for the front. Early in the
j morning of July Ist, after camping at
; several places along the trail, we broke
j camp and started for the battle-field,
j While we wort; going along the road
j bullets and shells were flying and
; bursting above our heads, killing men
j right next to me We pushed ahead
jto the firing line Oh! it was awful!
The killed and dying and groans of
j the wounded was something awful
i One regiment broke and run and we
( had to take their place and as soon as
we got on the line we made a charge
j and drove the Spaniards out of their
i trenches and we gained the hill and
now we have them completely sur
rounded. I was under fire sixty hours
and it wsis pretty hot sometimes, but I
have escaped so far. I will close
now. Excuse dirty paper-—it was all
I could get.
YOUR UNCLE El>.
Are You Hot?
j Try a lemon (real lemons) phosphate
I at Metzger's, of course.
Death of John Vodack.
John Vodack died at the residence of
his sou, A. N. Vodack, at Glen Hazel,
Wednesday morning, aged 65 years. Mr.
Vodack came to Emporium in 1860 and
engaged in "lumbering up to within a few
years ago, when illness struck him, rend
ering him a helpless invalid until his
death. Ilis funeral, under the direction
of funeral director George J. La Bar, will
take place at Newton cemetery, to-morrow
(Friday) immediately upon the arrival of
afternoon train from the west. Rev. Rob
ertson will officiate at the grave.
Imperialism in Texas.
"fall it imperialism' or what you will,
but it looks to us like the popular senti
ment in the I nited States in regard to
territorial extension is to -keep what we
get and rustle for more, and them's our
.sentiment.-,'' .-ays the Dublin Telephone.
If the country weeklies over the Union
are as unanimous as those of Texas on
the above sentiment the policy of the
• iovernment may be said to be forming
rapidly.— Dallas News.
The Outlook.
Throughout the state the Republicans
are lining up for Col. W. A. Stone and
the entire ticket and the Republican ma
jority in this state will be fully up to the
standard. Col. Stone will be a safe man
in the office of chief executive of this
great state. His ability, manifested upon
all occasions, and his admirable record as
a soldier of the civil war, will bring to
the office that helpful experience so nec
essary. Let the Republicans of Camer
on county bury any differences that may
exist in the party family and present a
harmonious and solid front to the enemy.
Cameron county should elect every can
didate this fall and we can do it, if Re
publicans will cease "pulling chestnuts
out of the fire" to please the democratic
party. We are glad to note a determina
tion among the party workers, and the
voters generally, to place the stamp of
condemnation upon all efforts to keep up
factional contests. None would welcome
more cordially than the editor of the
PRKSS every effort looking to the com
plete reuniting of all elements of the
party in this county, and stands ready to
lend a helping hand. Our party in the
state is now in perfect harmony, all
factions having strongly urged the elec
tion of our popular candidates by an old
fashioned majority, we hope, and believe,
Canitron county Republicans will join
the van anil elect every man to be nomi
nated later on by the party in convention
assembled. Close up the ranks! At
tention, old guard!
Emporium as a Summer Resort.
During these hot sultry days of mid
summer it is customary for the great
majority of city people, who are fortun
ate enough to be able to take a summer
outing, to hie themselves away to the
sea shore or else retire to some convenient
mountain town, where they can rent a
little cottage and amid the beautiful
scenery, pure mountain air, cold spring
water, shady walks and driveways and
other natural endowments so conducive
to good health and recreation, they can
rest and rebuild the worn out tissues of
the body.
To the average reader it must be
obvious that in exchange for the above
benefits derived from such mountain
resorts, these summer residents must
leave considerable money with business
places and property owners of such towns
in defraying their ordinary living ex
penses, to say nothing of the many
smaller incidentals incurred during their
stay, which amount to no small item. It
is for this last named reason that we
would suggest to the businessmen of our
little mountain city the advisability of
their advertising Emporium as a natural
summer resort and also make adequate
preparations to accomodate those who
would come by building, at a very slight
cost, a few summer cottages. Emporium
lias excellent railroad facilities, giving her
quick communication with the larger
cities throughout the state.
Good driveways to surrounding farm
ing communities, such as Whittemore
Hill, Bryan Hill, Britton Hill, and
through the different valleys leading to
Emporium, could be easily made by im
proving the highways now in use. In
clined railways to run to the summits of
the high mountains overlooking the town,
that would answer for all purposes of
passenger traffic during the summer
months, could he easily and cheaply con
structed and would prove a source of
much profit to their owners. The tine
trout and bass fishing afforded by our
local streams would serve as a great in
ducement to city sportsmen, who would
no doubt come here, were our fishing
and hunting grounds properly advertised.
Tiierc is no reason why Emporium
could not realize as much from her ad
vantages as a summer resort as she
would from a large manufacturing plant.
Wanted.
Children's Aid Society of Cameron
county want a home for a boy baby
four months old. For any information
on the subject write
MRS. J. J. HINKI.E, Pres.
Emporium, Pa.
TERMS: $2.00 —$1.50 IN ADVANCE.
JORDAN BROS. Us>
V
If
jj]l jfjll 1 J Dealers in
11 T Staple anrl Fancy Groceries, Dry
|l— ' - Goods, Fresh, Salt and Smoked
|H |i Meats, Fruit in season, Tobacco.
JJI l'jl Cigars, Confectionery and ttrhool
| J fjj Supplies.
n! r m A. complete line of Fall ~r.d
■" Winter Goods.
M, We would be pleased tohnv*
, I iji you call and inspect our stock
IJ.l J . jli'.j whether you purchase; or no*.
Goods delivered anyw!».ore in
pi own « <reo of charge.
JORDAN BRO.-.
JO O No.: W. Fifth St., Bmpor n.
IF"
R. C. DODSON,
THE
Bracjcjist,
EMPORIUM, I»A.
WHY NOT QET STRONO ?
Strength is purchasable. You pay
the doctor to tell you how to get it.
ILe prescribes, and we carry out his
orders. There are only three of us re
sponsible. If the doctor is right ar.d
you follow directions, your health is
assured. We know our part is done
right. No other way of doing suits us.
GEO. J. LA BAR
IS OFFERING
Social ~
0 0 Bargains
win
Having purchased the largest and most
handsome line of those goods I shall
be compelled to cut close to the
cost in order not to carry
any over to another"
season. Come quick
and get your
pick."
PARLOR SUITES. BED-ROOM SUITES,
EASY CHAIRS, WINDOW CURTAINS,
SIDEBOARDS, HAT RACKS
LOUNGES, DESKS,
EASELS. Etc.. Etc.
LUXURY
it is to recline|at ease on one of cur
superb couches. Slumber comes "JR
sought under such delightful conditions.
Pieces of furniture like these are as
pleasant to look on as they are to lie on
and this fact makes them an irresistable
temptation to repose. Our entire stock
>s packed full of temptations for that
matter, temptations in parlor and bed
room suits and in every kind of furni
ture, and unprecedented temptations
in prices. Some people are always
quoting from somebody, but our favor
ite quotations are figures like these:
Couches, $5, $6, $B, and §lO.
Best Furniture.
We have the largest liue ever
exhibited in Cameron county.
Geo. J. Laßar.
NO. 22.