THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 20, 1000. THE CITIZEN rOBLISIIED EVERT WEDNESDAY AND FMDAV BY THE CITIZEN PUBLISHING COMPANY. Entered as second-class matter, at the post nfllcc. Honesdale. l'a. S. B. IIAKDKNI3KKGH, - - PRESIDENT W. W. WOOD. - - MANAGER AND SECY directors: 0. h. dorflinger. m. b. allen, bexry wilson. e. b. iiaitdenberqh. W. W. WOOD. SUBSCRIPTION f 1.50 per year WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 20, 1000. REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS. JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT . Judge Robert Von Moschzlsker, of Philadelphia. AUDITOR GENERAL, A. E. SISSON, of Erie. STATE TREASURER, Jeremiah A. Stober, of Lancaster. JURY COMMISSIONER, W. H. Bullock. The last report from the Peary camp is that Peary Is more positive that Cook did not reach the North Pole, than he is, that he himself did. At last the marble statue of Matthew Stanley Quay, costing ?17,- 700 is to be placed in a niche in the Capitol rotunda. "This is the blow that killed father." Peary announces he has thirty dis tinct statements, any one of which will destroy Dr. Cook's claims to the discovery of the North Pole. The probabilities are that his thirty statements will not be worth thirty cents when made. A Former Townsman. The historical-industrial edition of the Lestershirc-Endlcott Tlecoul is a magnificent specimen of editor ial ability and printer's cliill. It reflects great credit upon Brorher Hill and his staff, and the oorfroit of our former townsman V. G., Faatz, and the history of his success in business was to us one of the most enjoyable sketches of pluck and energy we have had the pleasure of reading for some time. CENSUS ENUMERATORS Over 3000 Men Will be Engaged in The Work in State of Pennsylvania An army of men will be required for taking the thirteenth census, work on which will begin April 15 next. The appointment of the sup ervisors is being made as rapidly as possible, the names being sent by congressmen to Director of the Cen sus Durand at Washington. If each supervisor outside of Phil adelphia and Allegheny counties names 100 enumerators there will be 2,100 outside of the big cities and the total will be over the 3000 mark. While there are 32 congressional districts in the State, the director of census has made but 23 census districts. Dr. Elliot's new religion is to reasonably human to satisfy. Man demands for a religion something he does not and cannot understand in this life, but may have the privil ege of believing he does, by the use of that intangible faculty, faith. President Taft's trip of 17,000 miles will take him into 30 states and territories, touching the Great Lakes, Paciilc Ocean, Gulf of Mex ico and Atlantic ocean. He will meet President Diaz on the bound ary of the two Republics, and will meet millions of American citizens. He will come back with a better knowledge of especial needs and legislation for each section of the nation, the best for the general good, and the views and temper of the public on current matters, and the 90.000,000 citizens of our coun try ought to know much more about the President and his Ideas as his speeches and addresses will be an outline of his policy of government. Land Abandoned Wortli Millions. Cast off as invaluable, a piece of land which has turned out to con tain coal worth approximately $1, 000,000, is the issue of a lawsuit which was called to trial last week before Judge E. C. Ncwcomb of Scranton. The land is a parcel of 403 acres in Carbondale township, which back in 1902 was sold as un seated land for county taxes. The Northern Coal and Iron company is now seeking to recover the title to the land from D. W. Burr, L. P. Wedeman, John R. Farr and Geo. II. Watson. According to the defendants, the property was sold In two parcels in 1902 to Ira Barber and Martin Al len on payment of the taxes charged to it as delinquent. Subsequently, Burr, Wedeman, Farr and Watson nought it from them and bored to ascertain whether there was coal under the surface. Coal was dis covered and the quartet organized the Brookside Coal company, which later leased the tract to the Oak Hill Coal company, and this com pany began operating through a drift. After the Oak Hill company had -started to take out the coal, the Northern Coal and Iron company, -which is in reality the Delaware and Hudson company, filed a petition for an injunction to enjoin the lessee from mining the coal alleging that the land and coal belonged to the Northern Coal and Iron com pany. A counter injunction was asked for by the Oak Hill Coal com' pany to restrain the Northern Coal and Iron company from touching the coal. Both injunctions were granted preliminary to the settling of the question as to the title. This will be decided In the case on trial, which Is in the nature of a trespass suit for treble damages from Burr, .Wedeman, Farr and Watson. Welles & Torrey are appearing for the Delaware and Hudson com pany. Georgo M. Watson, L. P. Wedeman, two of the defendants, who aro also attorneys; M. A. Mc- Ginley, A. A. Vosburg, represent the defendants and James Martin Mur- rln and W. J. Fitzgerald appear in the interest of the Oak Hill company. Incidentally the trial of the suit may reveal what coal la valued at by big coal companies, when taxa tion is not the question Involved. Hundreds Get Roils. Hundreds of Pittsburg youths and adults are suffering from a scourge of boils, the result of swimming in the Monongahela river. Acid from the mills have so contaminated the water that the police have decided to end the bathing season. Life Guard James Gallagher is covered with huge boils and is in a serious condition. Physicians attribute the epidemic solely to the acids in the water. Thousands of dead fish daily float down the Ohio river. Foreign ers at the steel car plants pick these fish from the stream and carry them home for food. The Board of Health has begun an Investigation, but there is little chance of condi tions being remedied now. Horatio Allen Memorial. A meeting will soon be held to select a committee who will have in charge the raising of funds for the' proposed Horatio Allen Memor ial to be placed in Thompson Park. A public-spirited gentleman, formerly a resident of Honesdale, has notified The Citizen he will head this list with a subscription of $250, and several prominent railroad men have signified their willingness to contribute. MATH EWSON TO STOP PLAYING. New U. S. Treasurer. A dispatch from Washington says: Lee McClung, the treasurer of the Yale university, has been selected as treasurer of the United States to succeed Charles II. Treat. The following announcement in connection with the appointment was made: "Charles H. Treat, on account of business matters, has tendered his resignation as treasurer to take ef fect the middle of October. The secretary of the treasury has asked him to remain until the first of No vember, at which time his resigna tion will he accepted. "The President has selected Lee McClung, the treasurer of Yale uni versity to fill the vacancy. Mr. Mc Clung's home is in Knoxville, Tenn.. his present residence. New Haven. being temporarily incident to the useful work he has been doing for Yale university. He was previous to this time connected with the Southern Railway and expected, but for this appointment, to return to Tennessee, to go into his family's business in Knoxville. The treas ury department is delighted to be able to secure Mr. McClung's ser vices as he has been particularly successful in modernizing treasury and accounting methods at Yale uni versity." Mr. McClung is a Republican. After This Season The Great Pitcher Will Devote His Time to Business. Christy Mathewson says he is through with baseball. He will finish the season with the Giants, but after that it is a business career for one of the greatest pitchers base ball has seen. He has a chance to go Into busi ness with an old friend who thoroughly understands the lumber business. The partnership will manufacture creosote railway ties In Nova Scotia. Already large ord ers have been booked from Canadian railway concerns. Mathewson has had an exceptionally bright career as a pitcher and believes it is time to branch out into an occupation which has a brighter future now that he is turning the age when most athletes begin to "go back." Itailroadcr Killed in Auto. John O. James, foreman of the Erie roundhouse, at Susquehanna, Pa., was killed in an automobile ac cident on Friday last. The auto mobile in which Mr. James was rid ing plunged through a fence and down a forty-foot embankment. George Whitney, the owner and driv er of the car, escaped death by jumping. State Railroad Commissioners nt Ifawlcy. Members of the State Railroad commission were In Hawley on Monday of last week and met' the committee, consisting of F. C. White, W. F. Suydam, Jr., and V. A. Deck er, who had been selected by resi dents of the Eddy to represent them in the controversy concerning the Eddy depot. The committee's at torneys, A. T. Searle and F. P. Kim ble were present as was W. H. Tay lor, attorney for the Erie railroad. The whole party went over the ter ritory; the commission heard all the evidence and promised a speedy decision. ed for several miles and a state road will be built at an elevation to take the place of the present turn pike. The deal Is said to have been put through to-day in New York, ? 5,0 00 having already been paid. Its ultimate success depends large ly upon the men who are interested. The chief promoter appears to bo George W. McKay, of New York city. Associated with him is Former District Attorney P. Rotter mel, of Philadelphia; Senator Row land, of Kimble; Former Auditor General E. B. llardenbergh, Post master M. U. Allen, G. William Sell and H. II. Richards, all of Honesdale. CASTOR I A For Infants and Children. The Kind You Haie Always Bought Bears the Signature of Sealed Proposals. COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT,. Harrlsburg, Pa. Sealed proposals will bo received by the State Highway Department of Pennsylvania, under the Act ap proved May 1st, 1905, for the con struction of 9500 feet of road, ex tending from Texas township line to Station 95 00 In Dyberry township, !n the county of Wayne. Plans and specifications can be seen at tho office of the county commissioners, Honesdale, Pa., and at tho office ot the State Highway Department, Harrlsburg, Pa. Bidding blanks will be furnished by the State High way Department upon request. Bldo must be endorsed "PROPOSALS FOR RECONSTRUCTION OF ROAD IN DYBERRY TOWNSHIP, WAYNE COUNTY," and received at the of fice of the State Highway Depart ment not later than October 13th, 1909. JOSEPH W. HUNTER, State Highway Commissioner. 75eoi4. 'THE WOMAN PAYS." Fair time Oct. 4, 5, G anc 7. Woman's Home Missionary Society of the M. E. Church. About fifty delegates are in at tendance at the Women's Home Mis sionary society of the Honesdale district in the Methodist church here last Thursday. The first session on the programme opened at 10 o'clock with devotions, led by the district president, Mrs. M. D. Fuller. Rev. N. H. Hiller, pastor of the local church, extended a very cordial wel come in his address, which was re sponded to in a very pleasant man ner by Mrs. Pierce Butler, of Car bondale. Very good reports of dis trict officers were presented, showing a marked Improvement in all depart ments. A solo was rendered by Mrs. Frank Davis, of Uniondale. Excel lent reports of the various auxiliar ies were given and Mrs. L. E. San ford, of Thompson, told "How to Make Auxiliary Meetings Interest ing." Mrs. James Bush, of Hones dale, then offered prayer. The elec tion of officers followed, resulting as follows: President, Mrs. M. D. Fuller; vice president. .Mrs. L. E. Sanford; corresponding secretary, Miss Mary Jones; recording secre tary, Mrs. W. S. Badger; treasurer, Mrs. Charles S. Seward; Young Peo ple's work, Mrs. F. W. Kay; mite boxes, .Mrs. S. T. Burnard; temper ance, Mrs. S. A. Brown. Dinner was served to all the dele gates. The afternoon session opened at 1 o'clock with devotions by Mrs. T. F. Hall, of Carbondale. Mrs. J. A. Brown followed followed witli a paper on "Temperance"; address. Rev. Milanesi; solo, Mrs. Charles Seward, of Honesdale; "Deaconess work," Mrs. R. E. Margison, Hones dale. The programme closed by tho reports of the various committees and collection. In all the conven tion was a grand success and the many thoughts brought out in the addresses and papers furnished gold en thoughts for reflection. A First-CIass Play at the Lyric Next Friday Night. In the selection of the present touring company for "The Woman Pays" (which by the way Is the only one legally authorized to play it) the management exercised great care, not only in engaging artists of positive ability, but "types" that fill the visual requirements of the roles I and convey to the auditors the best possible effect of the real characters living their parts on the stage. This commendable and unusual effect as sures a great deal of interest and en joyment to audiences who care less for "acting" than for realizing true embodiment of character. Tho moral of "The Woman Pays" is up lifting and true to life, one feels ever ' so much better after seeing it and j the eminent St. Louis divine, the i Rev. Rollin Howard, in a recent sermon, was gracious enough to say "The Woman Pays" teaches a better lesson than the clergy have ever been able to deliver. "The Woman j Pays" with Minnie Vlctorson, who I last season appeared in "The Straight I Road," will be here on Friday, Oct. I 1st, at the Lyric, at special prices. ' SCENE I'ltOM MINNIE VICTOKSOX IX "THE WOMAN PAYS." Boomers at Hawley. Hawley, Sept. 24. What prom ises to be one of the largest booms in this section of tho state Is in an embroyo state, but from what might be termed a seml-ofllclal report, given out to-day, it appears that it is more than mere "castles in the air" that has attracted former state officials to the Ross tract, situated partly In Wayne and Pike counties. The tract contains several thous and acres of good timber land be sides stone quarries. The principal attraction, however, that these moneyed men see in this vast tract of land is water power and the best that can be had. It is located at Wilsonvllle Falls. The falls and a territory either side of the Wallen paupack river was surveyed yester day for purpose of development. One feature of great importance is the erection of mammoth ice houses by the American Ice Company, and, It Is stated upon good authority that the Lackawanna rail road will run a spur from Moscow into this tract, while the Erie rail road will run another spur. It is also said that the flats will be flood- STEADY ACCUMULATION of funds will wear away the hardest rock adversity plants in your path. Dollars, dollars and yet dollars, slowly but surely deposited with us will slowly, but regularly and sure ly win ft per cent. Interest each year, with its compounding. FARMERS & MECHANICS Honesdale, Pa. KRAFT & CONGER, m ! Tlrflfffl BIT M HONESDALE, PA. Represent Reliable Companies ONLY. By Courtesy of Sullivan County Democrat. SLEDGE USED BY DR. COOK, AND ITS BUILDER, T. A. COOK, OF OALLIOOON. Somo time during 1895-96 Dr. Cook, on a visit here, explained that no Arctic sledges were built in this country, and that he thought of using some In the near future. After obtaining necessary Information on the kind of work that was expected of these sledges, a careful study of various makes, Ice conditions, etc., Theodore A. Cook, the explorer's brother, began perfecting plans for their manufacturer. Since then he has made over two hundred for different noted explorers and they have always, won for their maker a true friendship and have stood tho test in every way and proven far better than anything ever made In this line. Peter Weiss and Theodore A. Cook made tho first Bledges that were taken on tho expedition to tho South Pole, and upon the Doctor's return from his trip ho and Theodore designed the sledge that has gained world-wide fame. One complete sledge (shown in the above picture) and material for ten more wore shipped to tho Doctor, wheh he finished during the long Arctic nights. The complete sledge shipped from here woo tho best In every way that has been turned out. It weighed 42 younds, was made of noth ing but tho beat white hickory and raw-hide lashing, and had llgnumvttae shoes to lessen friction, making it run with less dog power, Sullivan County Democrat. IIEXIiY Z. IJfS.SELL, riUiSIUKNT. ANDREW THOMPSON VICE PRESIDENT. EDWIN F.TOKREY CASHIER. ALBERT C. LINDSAY ASSISTANT CASHIER HONESDALE NATIONAL BANK. This Bank was Organized In December, 1836, and Nationalized In December, 1864. Since its organization it has paid in Dividends to Its Stock holders, $1,905,800.00 The Comptroller of the Currency has placed It on the HONOR ROLL, from the fact that Its Snrplus Fund more than equals Its capital stock. What Class 1 are YOU in The world has always been divided into two classes those who have saved, those who have spent the thrifty and the extravagant. It is the savers who have bnilt the houses, the mills, the bridges, the railroads, the ships and all the other great works which stand for man's advancement and happiness. The spenders are slaves to the savers. It is the law of nature. We want you to be a saver to open an account in our Savings Department and be independent. One Dollar will Start an Account. This Bank will be pleased to receive all or a portion of YOUR banking business.
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