PRESS ON PUR- CHASES OF $s.00 OR OVER. . The Prices Athens. Notion Thousands of 121c. Department ds of New Ribbon in Per- Our big ten foot Prices are a sample line a Those who and $1, $1.50. $1.25 values at 89¢ } price. Coverts are about one half value. ment. Carpet, Matting, % Linoleum. A Cash or Credit Consult Our Plan. No credit given in any other depart- One Half Price ® SPECIAL LS, + = 3 NST Te a FOL ja \S RS fad Nga Ty 2a SN) ak ‘Bring Your Job Printing to 3 Murrelle’s Printing Ex-Mayor of Atlanta Dead, ATLANTA, Ga, March 6 Ma jor Livingston Mims, former mayor of At lagta and one of the widest Known brief illness, aged elghty-five years Carolina and moved in his early man bood to Mississippi, where he becal Offic i Satisfactory Place.” From four to eight skilled job | and to-date | say we have the | We keep Valley Phone 28x. WE PRINT W. T. GAREY, JUSTICE OF THE PEACE Office Maney & Page Block, Rooms formerly occupied by the late John R. Murray, Oflos hours: —0 10a. m.; 6:30 8p m Atother Lins during day at Valley Record office, LENIGE AND SCRANTON COAL At the Lowest Possible Prices. enn be Infh at RATHER a PRA When wa was declared he folued the ranks and He became a C. Pemberton aud lxter was attached to the staff of Geuerul Joseph E. Johu ston | Canadian Troops Now Guard Halifax. HALIFAX, NB, March 6.—The pro- vinclalizing of the garrison in this city, mouths, Is at last complete, as the last unit of the Imperial troops formerly stationed here has salled on the steam er Lake Champlain for England. The garrison mow 1s entirely defended by Canadian troops FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. Closing Stock Quotations. Money on call firm al 5%QUA per cent Prime mercantile paper, 08% per cent Exchanges, $17,137,075; balances, 55,50,0% Closing prices: Amal Copper .. 0% Atchison. ........ By B&O. 10% N. Y. Central Norf. & West Penn. R R., Reading | Rock lsland. St. Paul | Southern Pac Southern Ry South. Ry. pt... Sugar bun Texas Pacific Union Pacific Brooklyn R. 1 ny c.C.CamL. = Ches. & Ohlo iy Chi & Northw. 233 D&H wn? Erle... LY Gen. Electric, ... 108 HL Central. .... WN x 165 154 14 "yy U. 8 Steel... U. 8B Steel pt West. Unlen... Manhattan Metropolitan York Markets. FLOUR-—-Dull and lower to sell; Minne. sults patsuts, MINQLW, winter gtraights, Be TER A Mitlter WL; RIGLE. winter Pulants, gL WHEAT =~ Further weak developed following in wheat, and new low resco heavy stop loss pressure aud an abeenced any rh news, May, S508 3c; Sg = bly lower with wheat, ht : Juby, ALLA W — Steady, city, 8; country, MAY ~-Firm, shipping. ©@80c.; geod te oe, STRAW. Weak; long rye; SQec HEANS-Quist, marrow, B10; medium Ee oy: iv. pes, §1 6. red kidney. S2T1%@ WOOL ~Firm. domestic fleece, gli. HOPS-Dull; mate, common to choice, | 16, 11Glec ; 194, Mic: olds, buic., Pa cil const. INS Wide, 14, Bylic , olds, BUTTER Firm; eXirs western cream. _y —~ *XIrs nearby nite, 3k 04 Fis; neardy reah and western fresh, st! mark SiEse New York , kholcs, 10% creams, fanc oN: do, fai So ei NG BE — Firm. fowls, 14 3 Lo SARL We. ; spring ry : i, glee; geese, 180M REE Souiany; studs, ap r to g Me : old rowsters. luc.. nearby aise. western Je: ; do. fair to good ad _funey a n'y abe 2 de BrendPiue choice, 1 turkeys, N32 Na 2 WF SENATOR CLARK WINS. Supreme Court Supports His Claim ie Montana Lands. WASHINGTON, March 6. — United States Senator Clark of Moutans won the case against him In the suprgine court of the United States in which the government sought to have canceled patents to 11,400 acres of public lands In Montana, which were alleged to hive been fraudulently secured. The opin lon in the case wus delivered by Jus tice Holmes and upheld the decision of the circuit court of appeals for the circuit. Justices Harlan and Brown dissented Tuls was a civil proceeding instituted by the government against Benator cellation of eighty-two patents to land issued under the timber and stone act. The charge made by the govérninent In its bill of complaint was that the pat- ents were fraudulently secured, and It was further set forth that about eighty of the pateutees are now uuder indict- ment In the Montana courts.. It was asserted that Senator Clark bad enter- od Into a contract to purchase the land before the patents were granted and that he bad known or bad had good reason to know that the proceeding was fraudulent. The government charged that Clark was not 4 boua fide purchaser, but the courts below, Including the court of jug that the issuance of patents bad the effect of converting bis purchase of an equity Into a purchase of title. The pages. The supreme court of the United States decided the case of Louisiana versus Mississippi, involving the wa- ter boundary line between the two states, in favor of Louisiana. In its pleading Louisiana claimed that the disputed territory covers s million acres of oyster beds. Texan Sextenced For Perjury. NEW YORK, March 6 Joe Jordan, slso kuown as “Skinny” Martin, the Texas witness who perjured himself ut the hearing ou the motion for a new trial iu the ease of Albert T. Patrick, was sentenced by Judge McMakon to oue year and six months la prison. The maximum pesaity for perjury is ten years. Jordan broke down when sentence was promounced, and the guards bad (0 give him stimulants be- fore he was taken from the room. At the Patrick bearing Jordan swore that he had pever been in prison, It was proved that be had been sentenced to five years for horse stealing. Norwegian Revival. Norway hus been passing through a ‘lreligious revival ca a scale almost commensurate with her political revo- lution, declares the Ram's Horn. The Norwegian Evan Roverts Is one Albert | Lunde, who was converted in 18% in a Salvation Army barrack ia Old Council'Met Yesterday After- noon, Followed by a Meeting of the New Body in the Even- ing The 1905 borough council met in city hall yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock to close the year's busi. ness. Burgess Macafee and Coun- cilmen Tripp, Clark, Keefe, Sutton, Weiss and Weller were present. The question © a title to the lot in fourth ward was discussed and Borough Attorney Mills stated that he had some coaversation with Mr. Beaman, the attorney for he contestants, and that it was a referee to be chosen mutually by his decision shall be final. Collector A. E. Bressler present- ed a list of tax exonerations amounting Mo $08 85, which was approved. A resolution was passed to the effect that there shall be no more alterations in No. 3 hose house without the approval of the council. Councilman Weiss stated that as a decision had been made against the borough in the Nicholson case that it should be settled at once. Borough Attorney Mills asked that this action be postponed on account of reasons which he would give the council, and his request was complied with. After passing upon the bills pre- sented the council adjourned. Meeting of the New Council The new council met at 8 o'clock and were called to order by Bur- gess Kinney, who, after being duly qualified, took up the business of the session Messrs, Tripp, Weller, Keefe, Clark, Sutton, Weiss, Stev- ens and Nevens were present. On motion C. W. Tidd was res elected secretary at a salary of $100 for the year, N V. Weller was elected president; Vine Crandall, treasurer, with no salary; C. E. Mills, borough attorney, salary gso per year; R. J. Mulligan, chief of police, $50 per month; D. M. O'Brien, night police, $50 a month ; R. J. Mulligan, street commissioner, $10 a month. The following spe- cial police were appointed: Abe Groat, first ward; H. B. Bressler, second ward; Al Corby, third ward ; E. H. Crayton, fourth ward. It was also voted to pay the janitor of the third ward hose house §7 a moath for the two months, March and April, 1906. President Weller reserved the appointing of commit- tees to a future time, the names to be published in the papers. : Mr. Reynolds petition for the extension of Pennsylvania avenue was presented by Tripp and oa motion of Stevens it was referred to the street committee with the request that they report at the next council meeting. Mr. Tripp called attention to the report of the chief engineer of the fire department that hose and lan- terns were needed. Referred to fire and safety committee, On motion the borough treasurer was asked to give bonds to the amount of $5,000. On motion the board of health was requested to report on last year's business and to recommend three names from which to supply vacancies that may oecur. Councilman Stevens called atten- tion to the condition of Chestnut and North streets at the point where they tesmiwate at'the guard bank .at the river; that there was need of guard eails to prevent pos sible accidents. Relerred to street committee, Mr. Stevens next mentioned the fact that by the terms of the fran- chise to W., S.'& A. trolley com- pany, they should have commenced paying taxes in June, 1905, and requested that such action should be taken as to meet this require. ment. Borough Attorney Mills then drew ups: ‘resolution that the material lowing into the scver. A} Stevensand Nevins, was appointed | to see Mr. Gillette in relation to the abated. ens a New York today. Born—to Mr. and Mrs. Edward S Johnson, last night, a son. Reid Thurston of New York is visiting his family i in Athens. Mrs. Hastings of Newark Valley is the guest of Dr. and Mrs. Simp: son. A son was horn to Mr. aad Mrs. night. = Mrs. A |]. Macafee and daughter Sybil of Ulster spent the day with Athens friends. Mrs. Ncff of Philadelphia is vis- iting her parents, Mr. and Mrs, A. C. McCaslin, The Athens Cadets will meet in the town hall tonight, when a full attendance is desired. : James Balmer of Fassets, mer- bantile appraiser, was in Athens on sfficial business today. Mrs. Iliff ‘M. Simpson of Chica~ go,is visiting her husband's parents, Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Simpson. Col. Millard Hunsiker is in Pitts- burg on business. Mrs. Hunsiker is in Rome, Italy, at present, Miss Ida Pepper of Milan spent last night with Athens friends. She was on her way home from Elmira, Orlando Campbell of Standing Stone will occupy the Benjamin house on Spruce street after April ist. J. B Goss and wife of Kingsley, Susquehanna county, are guests of the latter's parents, Major and Mrs. W.H Nutt. The Athens township supervi- sors met at the directors room of the First National bank yesterday afternoon and organized by elect- ing the following officers for the year: President, E. F. Keller; Secretary, M. E Knight; Treasurer Issac Morley: CELEBRATED FIFTY-FOURTH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY Athens — Cornelius Hunsiker and wife celebrated their fifty~fourth saniversary Sunday, and it was an occasion of more than ordinary in- terest. They have been associated with all of the foremost residents of this vicinity, and their reminis- cences of the notable events of pio- neer times are fragrant with delight. The success that has crowned their lives is such as comes from honor- able living and the associations of a happy home circle. Their son, Col. Millard Hunsiker, has became one of the leading business men of the age, and he cressed the ocean to be present at this gathering. Mr. F. A. Sawyer and wife of Waverly, and Miss Helen Perkins of Athens, were among the guests. We extend our congratulations and wish them many more returns of their anai- versary THEY Y SURPRISED HER Athens—A pheasant surprise was | given Miss Maude Watkins at her home on Ann street last evening, it being her birthday. Twenty of her friends were present and the occa- sion was a happy one. The Big, Four mandolin and guitar clob! gave a number of selections. ery oy Traveling Bridge Work Our Specialty day. As a city, we iwill inevitably have ‘anew Town Hall, a complete sewer system and fine pavements. You can add to] viue, the general im- " provement. An up to date | ar b bathroom ora good heating system will add value to your property, give you Amore comfort and |hem | better health. bud it doesn't cost so much. Ask us * wd it DO IT NOW. —————— = ———— H. R. TALMADGE, Both "Phoses. “ Elmer Ave, A. HN. MURRAY, MN. D. SPECIALTIES: Diss of the Bye a Nose and Throat, aad the Proper of Glase- th Hin S13 18 7-8; by appointment. Wheelock Bloe¥, L. B. DENISON, N. D. Office, Rooms 3 and 4 Talmadge Building, Blmer Ave. Valley Phone at office and residence. H. H. Mercereau, Attorney-at-Law Notary Public Special attention to Peusion Papers, Valley Phone 11 X. 12 Desaond Streel, Try an ad in The Record. Fayre. Murphy (Ia Steel Pests vt) TratueTants Sate So Yulawe; : AM. me oe als aan 10 yo mrs dhe, REE e HR = aituch Chusk Af Chane’ a esiow PM Dull for Alleniown; 10: Te Hastos, Newark sad iad ol Carries Sleeping Car Passengers ouly. 58 Spam AM out oem x 3: AD ERR Be ass ike. Hofta Corners Gon : Mee nias ee ea Morivia, Aubain, Weedepti 35) all inte, S55 Dally for PR Er rT dd There is no nook nor cor ner where The Valley Rec~ & Blish, I G——— P—— EE — y —
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