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The Somerset
County Star,
VOL. X.
SALISBURY. ELK LICK POSTOFFICE, PA. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1904.
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The Easter sea-
dle Books are here.
son is coming, when everyone wants
to come out in a good-fitting, nobby
Suit.
The three books we have to se-
lect from contain the latest designs and colors in cloth for this
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The Prices Range From $10 to $25.
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Jd ust Received
a large quantity of
~ Choice Mackerel,
Salmon Trout and Lake Herring.
Call, get our prices and eat fish.
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BARGAINS
By special arrangement with the Kirk Juvenile Soap Com-
pany, we will sell one gross of their Juvenile Soap at 15 cts.
per cake or 40c. per box. This is one of the finest perfumed
Toilet soaps on the market, and sells the world over at 25c.
per cake or 65c¢. per box. :
REMEMBER, there will be but one gross sold at
the reduced price.
Elk Lick Drug Store.
R. REICH & SON,
HIS
We have opened a branch undertaking room on
Mm. Grant Street, Salisbury, Pa., —ss
and have it stocked with the latest and best Caskets, Robes, Lining, etc.
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Auburn, Ind.
Russia is a great big nation, and no
doubt she thinks she is nickle or silver
plated. However, after her present
war is over, she may find that she’s
only Japanned, and not as bright as she
imagined she was.
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THE slimy Lonaconing Star says it is
after J. A. Berkey and won’t be happy
till it gets him. If the slimy sheet
aforesaid gets Mr. Berkey it will be
like the fellow that laid hold upon the
bear—yelling for somebody to help it
let go. By the way, Mr. Robinson, if
you look up the Somerset election re-
turns for Tuesday’s eleetion, you will
see that Mr. Berkey and his friends
soundly flailed three politieal parties,
namely, the Demoeratie party, Geo.
Scull party and Prohibition party, all
of which were doing business under the
head of Citizens’ party. Your tirade
against Mr. Berkey was partly respon-
sible for it.
BETTER THAN GOLD.
“I was troubled for several years
with chronic indigestion and nervous
debility,” writes F. J. Green, of Lancas-
ter, N. H. “No remedy helped me un-
til I began using Electric Bitters, which
did me more good than all the medi-
cines I ever used. They have also kept
my wife in excellent health for years.
She says Electric Bitters are just splen-
did for female troubles; that tHey are
a grand tonic and invigorator for weak,
run down women. No other medicine
can take its place in our family.” Try
them. Only 50¢c. Batisfaction guaran-
teed by E. H. Miller. 3-1
The Lonaconing Blackguard Turn-
ed Down.
The slimy blackguard reptile that
presides over the dirty columns of the
Lonaconing Star, a paper that seems to
have no other mission to fulfill than to
abuse decent people in general and the
miners in particular, has been seeking
to exchange papers with the Somerset
Standard. and following is the compli-
ment that the Standard last week paid
to the Lonaconing blackguard:
“Within the past fortnight the Stand-
ard has received three or four marked
copies of the Lonaconing Star contain-
ing a two-column attack on J. A. Berk-
ey, Esq., of Somerset, for giving his as-
sistance to the miners of the Meyers-
dale region in the injunction matter.
Accompanying one of the marked cop-
ies was a letter from the management
calling attention to it, and a request to
place the Star on the Standard’s ex-
change list. The article, apparently,
was inspired by some person or persons
in Somerset county, who could not find
a journal within the county that would
print it. A paper that will lend its
columns for an attack upon someone
uvknown to its publishers is not worthy
of a place on any respectable exchange
list.”
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Scull Bolters Completely Routed and
Repudiated at Home.
The Scull gang, which by chicanery,
rum and boodle has managed to win
out at the Somerset borough and town-
ship elections for a number of years,
was completely routed and repudiated
in both borough and township, at the
election on Tuesday.
Tim and Bob Scull, the leaders of the
gang, have been behaving so. badly
during the past few years, in a political
way, that they failed to get their slate
nominated at the borough and town-
ship primaries. The only thing left for
them to do was to go over to the Dem-
ocrats and put up a so-called Citizens’
ticket.
On election day the battle raged fu-
riously, each side doing its utmost to
win. Something like 540 votes were
polled in Somerset borough, and nearly
the same number in the township.
The Scull-Democratic combine elected
but one man, the assessor of Somerset
borough, who, by the way, is a Demo-
erat, the Republicans winning all along
the line by majorities ranging from 60
to 150.
It was the most crushing and humil-
iating defeat the leaders of the Scull
gang received for many years, and it
has put at least several thousand ad-
ditional tons of earth on their political
remains. The few.remnants of the old
ring that are still left are found in Sasl-
isbury and a few other scattered dis-
triets, but the most they can do is to |
weep over the Scull corpse.
IDAHO LETTER.
INTERESTING FACTS CONCERNING
A WILD COUNTRY RICH IN
PRECIOUS METALS.
Where Deer are as Numerous as
Cattle on Our Hills, and Where
the Streams are Alive With
Trout and Other Fish.
Interesting Experiences of Salis-
bury Young Man Who is
“Roughing it.”
RoosevELT, IDATHO, Jan. 26, 1904.
EpiTor SOMERSET COUNTY STAR:
More than a year has passed since I
wrote to you last. During that time I
have often thought of you and wished
you were with me, especially when out
along some fine mountain stream, land-
ing the “speckled beauties,” or when in
a country where deer are as numerous
as cattle on the farms of your neigh-
borhood.
You, perhaps, are not familiar with
the geographical location of my ad-
dress, and the inaccessible country in
which it is located. This is considered
the most inaccessible town in the
United States.
A great deal has been written about
Thunder Mountain and its mining
possibilities, during the past two years,
and it has been widely advertised in
the east. Much Pittsburg capital is
invested in this district and paying for
development work. Operations are
greatly handicapped, howeyer, owing
to the inaccessibility of the locality.
Under existing circumstances there
are but four months in the year in
which supplies can be landed, and then
only by pack trains. Our nearest
wagon road is 60 miles distant, and
our nearest railroad 160. There are
numerous high passes to cross in any
direction, and they are covered with
snow the greater part of the year.
The mail is carried from November
until July on snowshoes, for a distance
of 90 miles. Along the route are cabins
about 15 miles apart for the accommo-
dation of the carriers. The service is
supposed to be tri-weekly, but at one
time in November we were without
any mail for three weeks.
Provisions are very scarce and high,
and some of the leading articles are
entirely gone, with no hope of getting
another supply before July. Sugar is
not to be had at any price, and the last
sold at 50 cents per pound. No more
potatoes or milk for sale, and numer-
ous other necessary articles are very
scarce. The present prevailing prices
are about as follows: Flour, $8.00 per
sack; bacon and ham, 35 cents per
pound ; beef, 25 cents ; butter, 65 cents;
cheese, 50 cents; evaporated fruits and
vegetables, 25 cents per pound and up-
wards. The country is rapidly depop-
ulating on account of ithe shortage cf
provisions, and many of the weaker
companies are suspending operations.
I am fortun.te in having sugar, having
secured 100 pounds at 23 cents per
pound. Light is also an expansive
luxury. I paid $7.50 for a 5-gallon can
of oil. Later it sold, while it lasted, at
$12.50. Candles cost $9.00 per box. or
714 cents a piece.
I am quite well prepared for the long
seige. My partner and I built a good,
comfortable cabin and are fairly well
stocked with provisions. My partner
is an old Klondiker, who spent three
years in the Yukon and Cape Nome
districts. He made the trip over the
ice from Dawson to Cape Nome, a dis-
tance of 1184 miles.
The Dewey and Sunnyside properties
are employing about 35 men each, and
have sufficient supplies to last until the
trail opens for transportation. Through
September, October and November the
number of men employed for wages in
the district was estimated at about!1000.
Besides, quite a good many were em-
ployed doing their annual assessments
and development. I secured a half in-
terest in three claims on New Years,
and since have been busy doing loca-
tion and development work.
The weather, most of the time, up to
the present, has been ideal. The snow
ranges from 2 to 4 feet in depth. Dur-
ing the next two months is when it
piles up. The snowfall to date has
been exceptionally light. Portions of
this country are dangerous, on account
of the slides.
I may have to put on my snowshoes
and shoulder my blankets before spring,
to get out of the country. The trip in
winter is anything but a pleasure ex-
cursion. The stopping places for the
first 100 miles are very limited, and
there is no broken trail to follew.
The climate is not at all disagreeable
or unhealthful. Our coldest morning
was 12 degrees below zerc, and that
does not seem any colder here than
zero does at many places I've been.
If the country was developed and pop-
ulated, it would not he a bad place to
live, even if the snow does get deep.
I caught pounds and pounds of trout,
last summer, and some tipped the beam
at 4 pounds. There is a run of salmon
in the larger of our streams in April,
and then is the time to get the big
ones.
In November I was on a hunting trip
for deer, on their winter range on the
middle fork of Salmon river. They
were there by the hundreds, in bands
of 20 to 30, and visible in all directions.
I killed a 4 and a 5-point buck the first
evening, and could have killed numer-
ous others, but could not make any use
of those already killed My compan-
ions killed a few each, and the camp
was overstocked with venison. We
had a number of pack horses with us,
and had intended to bring in our win-
ter’s supply of meat; but there came a
heavy wind storm that piled the trail
so full of timber that it was impossible
to get back with the horses. Fire went
through that portion of the country
and killed all the timber, and it had
just decayed enough to enable the
storm to bring much of it to the ground.
We left the horses there on the breaks,
where there is an abundance of bunch
grass, and where the snowfall is not
very heavy. They will winter well
there. There are only five permanent
inhabitants in that section, within a
radius of 30 miles.
Thunder Mountain is in the south-
eastern portion of Idaho county, at the
headwaters of the South and Middle
forks of the Salmon river. This, I be-
lieve, is the second largest county in
the United States.” We are 150 miles
from the county-sggpt, and’ 65 miles to
the next nearest postoffice. There are
less than 20 miles of railroad in the
county, and in area the county is equal
to the state of Massachusetts. The
county is all mountainous, except a
small portion in the northwestern part.
Every portion seems mineralized, and
some good mines are being developed
in several districts. The old placer
camps of Elk City, Florence and War-
ren were among the richest and most
extensive in the country, and yielded
many millions.
The days of placer mining in those
camps are about a thing of the past.
Much of the country is practically un-
prospected for quartz, and but little at-
tention has been given to quartz min-
ing until within the past few years. A
prospect is almost worthless yet, unless
it is a free gold proposition. I am con-
fident that once there are transporta-
tion facilities that some of the most
extensive mines in this country will be
opened in this district. Most of the
best ledges are refractory or smelting
ores, and are worthless to a poor man
until there are railroads and smelter:
to handle and treat the ores.
Roosevelt is a town of log houses and
tents. The business places consist of
four stores, five saloons and restau-
rants. The population is less than 100
now. There are but 15 women in this
section, within a radius of 60 or 70
miles. T am contemplating a trip east
some time in the summer or fall.
Wishing you a happy and prosperous
New Year, I remain
Yours Very Truly,
8S. A. KinmeL.
A CURE FOR ECZEMA.
My baby had Eczema so bad that its
head was a solid mass of scabs, and its
hair all came out. I tried many reme-
dies, but none seemed todo any perma-
manent good uutil T used DeWitt’s
Witch Hazel Saive. The Iczema is
cured, the scabs are gone and the little
one’s scalp is perfectly clean and heal-
thy, and its hair is growing beautifully
again. I cannot give too much praise
to DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve.—Frank
Farmer, Bluff City, Ky. In buying
Witeh Hazel Salye look out for coun-
terfeits. DeWitt’s is the original and
the only one containing purc Witch
Hazel. The name E. C. DeWitt & Co.
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Not Half of Them Passed.
Of the seventy-four who took the ex-
aminations at Johnstown several weeks
ago for mine foremen and fire bosses
only thirty-four passed. The questions
asked were extremely difficult, it is
said. Those from Somerset County
who passed are as follows:
Mirie foremen—First class, William
Gray, Mostollar, and Evan T. Jones,
Meyersdale; second class—Robert N.
Critchfield, Rockwood; C. B. Warner
and Philip Weigle, Listie; Thomas
Mody, Grant Bergstresses, Robert
Hunter, and James Sharp, Windber.
E. T. Jones, of Meyersdale, also passed
the fire boss examination.
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THE FRIGID NORTHWEST.
Interesting North Dakota Letter
from a Periodical Contributor.
_ Zion, N. D,, Feb. 9th, 1904.
Ep1Tor oF tHE StaAR :—Pull your cap:
well down over your ears, button your
coat to your chin, and sit close to your
red-hot stove, for I know it will make
you shiver when I tell you how cold it
is and has been this winter in this-
boreal clime.
November was cold, with a plenty of
zero weather, December colder with.
lots of days below zero, and January
reached the maximum at 60 below -
with some, but most thermometers only -
indicated 52 below zero. February -
came in like a roaring lion, and the -
badger, our grounddog, could see his :
shadow all day long, and old Boress -
has been astride the backbone of winter -
the past 8 days with 30 to 40 below zero.
But yesterday and today are as lovely
as a pretty valentine.
Ever since the ground froze up on:
the 10th of November we have had no-
thaw weather of any kind. We have -
had snow ever since the 18th of Decem- -
ber, now averaging about a foot on the -
level, and good sleighing all along un- -
til the past week. Now it is drifted
badly wherever it could find lodgment:.
Notwithstanding so cold and rigorous
a climate, I never saw the people en-
joy better health, no colds, no grippe-
or fever worth mentioning, everybody
is a8 hardy as an elk. Our boys go-
courting Sunday nights, and 50 below
zero doesn’t daunt them in the least:
where the course of true love runs-
smooth. They are as brave as was the-
young Scotch Lochinvar. ’
Our young Nimrods amuse them--
selves largely, when the weather is
good, trailing and shooting foxes and:
coyotes, which are quite numerous
again this winter. Trapping muskrats :
was good pasttime during December. .
Times, however, with our business
men are pretty dull, owing to our par-
tial failure of crops the past season, for -
the people buy sparingly, shift with
their old clothes and deny themselves
many of the luxuries of their tables -
that during, the years of greaterjpros-
perity are generally indulged. But
still nobody is in actual want here, all
having enough if they manage well.
As usual, a large per cent. of the -
North Dakota people are spending the -
winter away from home, down east, .
south and west, and by springtime will *
come flocking home like the wild geese.
One of my neighbors, a young husband
with his wife and their three children.
went to visit with her parents in Mich-
igan, and while there the building
caught fire, and the three children :
perished in the flames. Thus it is that
every heart in this whole neighborhood
is in bleeding sympathy with the grief-
stricken parents and grand-parents,
It’s an old story, repeated nearly every
day in the world’s happenings, but it’s -
a sad one every time.
Hoping that old Elk Lick is enjoying
the best of welfare, and that every life
may be sweetly tempered as the sappy
spring days draw nigh, I kindly bid
you all adieu, at least for a while.
Respectfully,
M. P. Licury.
A MOTHER’S RECOMMENDATION.
I have used Chamberlain’s Cough
Remedy for a number of years, and
have no hesitancy in saying that it is
the best remedy for coughs, colds and
croup I have ever used in my family.
I have not words to express my confi-
dence in this remedy.—Mrs. J. A.
Moore, North Star, Mich. For sale by
E. H. Miller. 3-1
Somerset Prosperous.
The annual report of the auditors for
Somerset county shows no bonded in-
debtedness and a tax rate of only six
mills. There was in the hands of the
Treasurer on January 1, $24,000. The
total expenditures last year reached
$938,723,72, of which $36,127.75 went for -
new bridges and $12,500 to maintain
the county Poor Home.
The County Commissioners will take -
advantage of the present healthful fi- -
nancial condition and in a short time -
let a contract for a new court house,
the plans for which have been submit-
ted to J. C. Fulton of Uniontown and
accepted by the Commissioners.—Con--
nellsville Courier. ’
AN EARLY RISER.
A strong, healthy, active constitution
depends largely on the condition of the -
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tissues supporting that organ. Little -
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