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68th YEAR NO. 56
HONESDALB, WAYNE CO., PA., FRIDAY, JULY 14, 1911.
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MINISTER
STILLJISSING
No Clue Yet to the Rev.
Mr. Signor's Whereabouts
DISAPPEARED OX MONDAY IN
SCRANTON; MAY HAVE 11 10 ION
AFFECTED HV HEAT.
Everybody Is on the lookout for
the Rev. Watson B. Slgnor, pastor
of the Methodist Episcopal church at
Orson, who disappeared lnlcranton
at 5:30 o'clock Monday afternoon,
and Is still missing.
Not a word has been heard of Mr.
Slgnor nor the slightest clue obtain
ed of his whereabouts since he reg
istered a package at the Lackawan
na laundry at 5:30 o'clock Friday
afternoon. What became of the
popular Orson minister after that
time is as deep a mystery as ever.
Rev. Mr. Slgnor is thirty-three
years of age, Is five feet four in
ches In height, weisiis 140 pounds,
has dark hair, round, smooth face
and may be identified by a slight
convulsive nervous twitching of 'the
head. When last seen he wore a
dark sack suit and a black derby
hat. The only theory offered by his
friends for the strange disappear
ance Is that the terrlffic hot weather
lately has affected his mind and that
probably he Is wandering about aim
lcssly As It Is possible that Mr. Slgnor
boarded a train at Scranton short
ly after his visit to the laundry, the
railway conductors have been asked
to keep a sharp lookout for the
missing minister.
Rev. Leonard C. Murdock, D. D.,
district superintendent of the Scran
ton district of the Wyoming confer
ence, is doing all that he can io as
certain what became of Mr. Slgnor,
but without success.
"I am convinced that if the news
papers cannot find Mr. Slgnor no one
can." said Dr. Murdock. "The pub
lication of the story in the papers
throughout the country ought to
bring us news quickly. I expect that
there will be something definite
within twenty-four hours after the
newspapers nave circuiaiea i,
story."
All the ministers of the Wyoming
conference are on the lookout for
Information concerning their miss
ing confrere and through these min
isters, numbering over flftyi the
members of all the Methodist con
crecations will be enlisted in the
search.
Inquiry has been made at all the
local railway stations, hospitals, and
undertakers' morgues, but no clue
lias as vet been secured.
The young minister's family life
and pastoral relations were unusual
ly happy. In both Orson and the
Biirrounding country Rev. Mr. Sig-
nor was well liked. The news of his
sudden and mysterious disappear
ance created widespread surprise in
all ouarters.
Mrs. Slgnor who accompanied her
husband to Scranton on the day that
he disappeared, is still at the resi
dence of Mr. and Mrs. John E.
Wolff, of 2027 North Main avenue,
whither her husband was to have
come when he returned from the
Central part of the city. Mrs. Slg
nor is heartbroken.
NEXT DISTRICT ATTORNEY
Amone tho important offices to be
filled this fall Is that of District At
torney, 'Mr, M. E. Simons, the pres
ent incumbent, is the only llepubll
can so far spoken of for position. He
has conducted the office with ability,
Integrity and dispatch. The grand
Juries, under Mb administration, have
conducted their business in as little
time as possible consistent with
thoroughness. (He has had the cases
prepared so that they could go to
work promptly on -Monday afternoon
and their entire business has gener
ally "been completed by Tuesday or
Wednesday.
He Is chairman ol the Republican
County Committee and haB always
been a good Republican and Is en
titled to the loyal support of his
party. 'He will he nominated and
elected.
HOSPITAL M)T GIVEN UP
PRESIDEXT OF THE WAYNE
COUNTY HOSPITAL ASSOCIA
TION SAYS SO.
" We do not Intend that the hos
pital project shall drop" said the
president of the Wayne County Hos
pital association to a Citizen reporter
on Wednesday. "After the hot
weather is over we intend to call a
meeting and go ahead with the work.
By no means do we Intend to allow
the proposition to fall through. The
people have subscribed their money
and It will be used for no other
purpose whatsoever, contrary to
what statements have been made as
to diverting It Into other channels.
I was In conversation with a member
of a family whose brother was in
jured on Wednesday and he said by
no means drop the hospital project.
" Owing to the fact that so many
persons, of late, have been taken to
Scranton hospitals for surgical op
erations, It behooves the townspeople
Interested in a hospital for Wayne
county to respond to the call. The
ride over the Mooslc to Scranton Is
hard on a sick person and many
times they are in no condition for an
operation when they arrive at their
destination. We hope we snau
have the support of the gentlemen.
The Ladies' Auxiliary has, done mag
nificent work and some of the auxili
aries have raised over their alloted
amount. Yes, indeed, we are work
ing on the hospital fund and em
phatically declare that we do not in
tend that It shall fall through."
Four Lent Brothers in the
Civil War
MR. JOSEPH LENT TELLS OK
EXPERIENCES UNDER 1 11(12.
Joseph A. Lent, Cold Spring, was
a pleasant caller at The Citizen of
fice on Wednesday. He is a veteran
of the Civil war and beside himself
three other brothers enlisted in Com
pany K, 143d New York Volunteers,
Captain Lewis Stanton in charge.
Of the other brothers, Henry, was
killed at Yorktown, while Thomas
resides at Bradford City, this State,
and Charles Lent is living at Long
Eddy, N. Y. Tho four brothers, en
listed in the same company and "were
together throughout the war. The
subject of this sketch and the others,
except Charles, who followed a year
later, taking the place of another
man. enlisted at Callicoon, N. Y.,
August'' IS, 18C2. From Callicoon
the company, under the command of
Lewis Stanton, Narrowsburg, N. Y.,
went to Washington, D. C, and from
thence to Virginia. Mr. Lent's com
pany under the command of Joseph
Hooker was In Sherman's army to
the sea, and at an engagement at
Dallas Mr. Lent was wounded by a
bullet of a sharpshooter, who ni in
a tree above him. His brother,
Charles, came to his aid and assist
ed him in a log cabin, where the bul
let was removed by the army sur
geon. The ball entered the head
Just below and a little to the right of
the left temple. Taking a glancing
and downward course it came out in
the neck. The teeth of the upper
Jaw were forced down into the lower
Jaw. A friend kept his fingers upon
the arteries of tho neck to prevent
him from bleeding to death. Mr.
Lent was in different hospitals from
June 18, 1864, until June 5, 18G5,
when he received his honorable dis
charge from Elmlra, N. Y.
Since 1866 Mr. Lent has been a
resident of Wayne county, having liv
ed in Manchester, Damascus and
Lebanon townships. He has been a
hard working tiller of the soil and
Is now living a retired life at Cold
Spring, where he has been tho past
two years. Mr. Lent was born at
Highland Mills, N. Y April 2, 1843
Frank J. Lent, Honosdale, Is a son
of Joseph Lent.
COMING TO VISIT HONESDALE,
Truss Connell, Great Sachem of
the Red Men of Pennsylvania, who
will visit Honesdale on the 18th and
will attend the Great Wayne County
Day at Luna Park, Scranton, where
he will deliver an address in the
evening. Mr. Connell Is a brilliant
and forcible speaker and his address
will no well worth hearing. William
H. Long, Past Great Sachem of the
State, will also be present and de
liver an address and Hon. H. M. Ed
wards, President Judge of Lacka
wanna county, has promised to de
liver an address. All of these men
are of statewide reputation and their
addresses will be interesting and in
structive. Don't forget the date,
July 13. The big auto parade at
Honesdale will be held on the even
ing of July 18.
WOMAN FINED $5 FOR DISOR
DERLY CONDUCT.
Mrs. Kathryn Kiegler made a com
plaint against her neighbor, Mrs.
Bridget Smith, both of River street.
before 'Squire W. H. Ham, Thursday
morning, for disorderly conduct. Af
ter the hearing, in which Mrs. Kieg
ler and her daughter were sworn.
the Justice Imposed a fine of $5 to
gether with costs upon Mrs. Smith
and in dafault of payment of same
to undergo Imprisonment in the
county Jail for 30 'days. Mrs. Smith
paid her line and costs Thursday af
ternoon. SCALDS HAND INSTEAD OF PIG.
Michael Weidner, the butcher,
received a badly scalded right hand
on Wednesday. He was scalding a
pig when the rusty hoops of the bar
rel containing the water dropped off,
Mr. Weldner8 arm received the
benefit of the entire barrel.
PETER POLT 1
BLOOM
AGAIN
''Budding" Was in Jail in
Default of $800 Bail
SEXTKNCE SUSPEXDED ;
LEFT
TOWX THURSDAY.
Peter Polt appeared before Judge
Searle Thursday morning at which
time he pleaded guilty to assault and
battery upon his mother. The court
suspended the sentence with the un
derstanding that he leave tho town
at once. He went away on the 12:25
Delaware & Hudson train Thursday
noon.
Peter Polt. a son of Mr. and Mrs.
Joseph Polt, 167 Willow Avenue,
was committed to jail last irrmuy
afternoon, In default of ?800 ball to
answer two serious charges at Octo
ber term of court.
Young Polt was arrested Thurs
day night by County Detective N. B.
Spencer, assisted by Chief of Police
J. J. Canivan and Mayor John Kuh
bach, who had an exceedingly
strenuous time of it escorting their
obstreperous prisoner to the county
bastiie.
The charge on which Mr. Polt, Jr.,
was arrested, was made by his moth
er, who alleeed that on the sixth of
July he committed an assault and
battery on his motlier, tnreateneu ner
life with a knife, ana wno aeciarea
that she believed her life was en
dangered. Peter, who is a day lauorer, worn-
Ina on ice wagons, and doing oaa
Jobs, was given a hearing Friday
afternoon at 2:30 o'clock In Sheriff
M Lee Braman's office, before
'Squire W. -H. Ham, In the presence
of a motley crowd of, spectators.
When asked what he had to say
to the charge, the prisoner replied
I have nothing to say.'
Josenh Polt. the father of the
prisoner, who has been employed as
a driver for tho Pennsylvania Brew
ing company, was the first witness
called.
He said he was taking a rest pre
paratory to going to Narrowsburg on
the morrow, when he was aroused by
a noise. He investigated the source
of the disturbance, and to quote his
own words:
"I saw Peter right' in his bloom,
ready to kill."
"Didn't you knock me over the
floor?" interjected Peter.
His father denied the allegation,
and continued his story.
"I took a sneak up to the house,
and that's all there was of It!"
"The rest of the family all cleared
out of the house," he said in answer
to District Attorney Simons' ques
tion. "What did he have in his hands?"
asked Sr. Simons.
"Nothing as I know of," answered
Mr. Polt.
"Did he make any threats?"
"He said I'll kill you!" That's
what he's after now.
"My boy's right up to date. He
was nainting. He worked at the
brewery off and on."
When asked whether his son was
intoxicated at the time of the uls
furihancR. Mr. Polt said:
"Well, I suppose he had a little
bit in, but he showed off more than
he had ought to."
"Yes, I was drunk," admitted his
son.
Mrs. Joseph Polt, his mother, was
tho next witness called. She testi
fied that her son went after her with
a knife Thursday night.
"He didn't say he was going to
kill me," she tearfully said, "but he
went for me with a knife."
She also swore that her son threw
dishes on the floor, and that ho had
a large bread knife In his hand at
the time.
When Justice Ham announced that
he would have to hold him for court,
his mother Immediately offered to go
his ball.
"I don't like to see him go away,"
she nrotested. wringing her hands in
agony. "If he does as he promised
I'll go his ball. He promised to
leave town and leave his mother
alone."
"There's two sides to this ques
tion." began her son. "I've been
n eked at these last couple or
months."
"We also have a complaint
against him," announced Mayor John
Kuhbach, "for resisting our officers,
and that'll come under my Jurisdic
tion after this case is disposed of,
He assaulted the chief of police ana
county detective Snencer.
"Can't I get ball for him ngni
away and let him go?" beseoched his
distracted mother.
The Justice explained to her that
there -was another warrant out ror
her son.
"I'd like to have him free now,'
insisted his mother almost wild with
grief at seeing the sorry plight her
son was In, "right away, and go out
of town and stay out. He said he
would this time. I don't see why I
should have to wait."
"I'll go ball for the both charges,'
she pleaded.
She confessed when questioned
by the district attorney that the deed
of their home was not In her own
name, but made out Jointly to her
self and her husband.
1Mr. Polt. Sr.. was quite willing to
have his son leave town, but entire
ly unwilling to go his ball. It was
explained to him that It his son
wasn't here at October court he'd
forfeit $500.
(Continued on Irige Five.)
'KEEPING COOL
rui nnn nAie
w UUU Uflio.
Five Honesdale Physicians ;
Prescribe Various Rules
"
WEAR
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ia iiixajiiu wui,
Ann i.vivi-i iiii.n nasi.
".What's the best thing to do to
keell cool this kind of weather?"
Five Honesdale doctors answered j
the question to a Citizen man oven'
the 'phone Wednesday afternoon
with the thermometer soaring way up
in the nineties.
Dr. R. W. Brady, the president of
the Honesdale Medical society, and
the Dean of the local medical fra
ternity said:
"Got into an ice-box or a refriger
ator! Well, now, the best thing to do
Is not to get excited, not to eat too
much, arid exercise gently. Make the
best of it.
"I don't know of any way to keep
cool," laughingly concluded the doc
tor. dr. L. B. Nielsen, the Eleventh
street practitioner and secretary of
the Medical society, advised as fol
lows: "Well different people give differ
ent directions. I'm not keeping very
cool myself. The thermometer has
gone up so much, it's too hot to think
about it.
"The less you do the better!"
Dr. Fred B. Powell, the Park Place
physician, said he didn't know of any-
tning from a medical standpoint that
would help to make this torrid wave
endurable.
"Go down Into some little Raths-
kellar. That's practically all!" was
his sensible advice.
Coroner P. B. Peterson, the Main
street physician gave this advice:
"Drink a little hot -water every
half hour. Keep quiet. A very light
diet. Don't get excited. Take things
easy. Lay in the shade."
Dr. Edward W. Burns, the son of
the famous Scranton surgeon, Dr.
Reed Burns, said:
"Dress as lightly as possible.
Keep out of the sun from ten o'clock
in the morning until three In the af
ternoon. Daily bathing, and drink
ing of Iced drinks Is good. Lots of
authorities say 'Don't drink Ice wa
ter,' but I don't agree with them."
Most of the doctors seemed to take
the? question as a huge Joke, but
cheerfully responded with free ad-
ice when the reporter explained
that his request was made In all
earnestness.
"My but It's hot!"
RIEFLERS WIN ON APPEAL
SUPREME COURT DECIDES IN
THEIR FAVOR; ODD LEGAL
POINTS INVOLVED.
The case of Relfler & Son incor
porated, against the Wayne Storage
Water Power company, has been de
cided by the Supreme Court In favor
of the plaintiff, decision having been
rendered on Thursday of last week.
Thls case was presented to the court
below on an agreement as to facts
without the intervention of a Jury,
Judge Fuller of the Luzerne county
courts, heard the case, Judge Searle
being a member of the Wayne Stor
age Water Power Company and
therefore an interested party. The
decision In the Court 'below was for
the defendant, and It was from that
decision that an appeal was taken to
the Supreme Court. The case involv
ed tho title to the Upper and Lower
Woods Ponds in Lebanon township:
Reifler & Co. having purchased from
the Coo F. Young estate the lands on
which the ponds were located, and
Judge Searle and his associates hav
ing purchased from the Delaware and
Hudson Co., Its right, title and Inter
est in the ponds. This case turned
upon the intrepretation of the reser
vatlon clause In the original deed of
the lands from the Delaware & Hud
son Canal company to Lord and
Tracey; and involved some very nice
ana novel points of law.
The attorneys for tho plalntff were
Homer ureene and E. C. 'Mumford
In the argument before the Sunremn
Court, Mr. Greene was assisted by
uusseii uuane, Esq., or Philadelphia.
Tiio attorneys ror the defendant
were t p. Kimble, Esq,, and Hon
H. Wilson. Mr. Kimble areued thn
case uerore tne supreme Court.
MAYOR KUIIRACIl'S HEARS COM
MEXT ON MONUMENT.
Mayor Kuhbach. who returnnii
Wednesday from Towanda. statoii
that he met three Lehigh Valley
railroad engineers at that place who
were very enthusiastic over the
Stourbridge Lion 'Horatio Allen
monument movement. They claimed
they would assist In the project,
which was very gratifying news for
the Mayor. He said wherever he
mentioned It that persons, many of
whom are not railroad employes,
seemed very much Interested and ex
pressed a willingness to help In any
and every way possible. Several
parties never knew that Honesdale
was the place where the first loco
motive turned a wheel on the Amer
ican continent.
Honesdale will be known to be on
the map after tho project has been
advertised country wide, as is the
purpose of the publicity committee.
It will not be known simply as the
first place where tho Stourbridge
Lion turned a wheel, but also one
of the most picturesque places to
visit, build a home or erect a fac
tory,
Prominent Druggist
is Affected by Heat
HALF-DAZED CONDITION.
RIDES TO BEACHLAKE. j
While prostrations during the I
very hot wave which recently held I
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pnnlo nt Vita ctnrn nn Tti ncd n v Hia '
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ik lnaf. Wh Ir snfffir ncr frnm tho
effects of heat or sunstroke, Mr. Cole
wandered from his place of business
and In a half-dazed condition went to
Beachlake on Jacob Hlller's stage,
where he engaged a room at H. D.
Wood's summer hotel. He lmmedl
ately lay down upon his bed and
went to sleep. His family having
been notified they sent an automo
bile to Beachlake and 'Mr. Cole was
brought to his home at Honesdale,
where Dr. F. W. Powell gave him
medical attendance. Mr. Cole seems
to have no recollection of his actions
during his trip and knows nothing
about how he got to Beachlake. Un
der the care of Dr. Powell, Mr. Cole
is slowly recovering, but has been
advised by his physician that a rest
entirely free from his business will
be necessary to bring about a com
plete recovery.
Hawley Aviator Hurt at
Mineola, Long Island
T. T. TUTTLE THROWN 50 FEKT
FROM BIPLANE RUT WILL
RECOVER.
Thomas T. Tuttle, Philadelphia,
formerly of Hawley, an aviation pu
pil, met with a mishap which nearly
cost him his life Monday afternoon
while taking a lesson on Capt. Thos.
S. Baldwin's biplane at Mineola, L.
I. Tuttle ran the areoplane Into high
grass and struck a rut.
The running gear crumpled and
the nose of the machine went Into
the soft sod, hurling Tuttle fifty feet
forward. He landed on his head.
sustained numerous cuts and bruises
and remained unconscious for more
than an hour. To-night he Is suffer
ing greatly from lacerations and a
badly sprained foot. He will cer
tainly recover.
Thomas S. Tuttle referred to In the
above dispatch, is well known lh
Honesdale and Is a native of Haw
ley and Is the son of F. L. Tuttle,
who conducts a general store In that
town. Mr. Tuttle was at one time
a reporter" on, the. Wllkes-Barre News
and later was connected with New
York and Philadelphia papers. In
recent years he managed a magazine
devoted to the Interests of 'aviation.
'Mr. Tuttle Joined the forces of the
Curtis people two years ago and had
oeen witn captain Baldwin for the
past year.
DEMOCRATIC POW WOW
HI-TUSK STRUGGLE AT RIVAL
HEADQUARTERS AT HARRIS
RURG. The rival headquarters of tho fight
ing wings of the Pennsylvania Dem
ocracy will be in full blast within
the next two days, and if the reser
vations at hotels are anything to go
by there will be the htgeest nowwow
in a decade held by the Democrats
in Harrlsburg next Wednesday. Har
mony has been cast to the four winds
and the members of the Old Guard.
disgusted at the rule or ruin policy
of the Palmer-Guthrie-McCormick
faction, are quietly lining up stal
warts In every section of the State,
Committeemen have been elected In
several countries by both wings 'and
It would not be a bit surprlsfg to
And on a show down that the noise
made by Congressman A. Mitchell
Palmer and others connected with
tne natcnet faction has been more
whistling to keep up courage than
the sounds of the Democrats rallying
to the support of an unselfish reor
ganization. The headquarters of the Old Guard
In the Mechanics' Bank Building,
which have presented a rather funer
eal appearance lately, will be wide
open and In charge of Secretary P
Gray Meek this week. They will be
put into apple-pie order for the
greeting of stalwarts and State
Chairman Arthur G. Dewalt will
come In late In the week. The Mar
ket Square headquarters will be fev
erishly active this week, as the time
has come for- the show down and all
of the ginger that Secretary James
I. Blaksless can muster will be put
Into affairs.
Tho Old Guard people have been
staying away from 'Harrlsburg and
keeping quiet. No claims have been
made by Dewalt or others and Pal
mer and Blakslee have been allowed
to talk to their hearts' content. Pal
mer Is quoted as claiming fifty of the
eighty-three members, while a week
ago Blakslee claimed fifty-three. As
It only takes- a dozen or so to make
a quorum, the organization of two
committees with solemn addresses to
the people will be easy. Then the
courts will be called on to determine
which faction really had a majority
of bona fide members and hatchet
tactics will go under the cold scru
tiny of the law.
Tho attendance at the meetings on
the 19 th is going to be notable. The
reorganlzers, now that they are in
power to a debatable extent, have
seen some things In a different light
and the payment of transportation of
men to come to HarrlsburjffljKL vote
and shout, decried whehTf3w01d
Guard did It. Is now accented as a
part of the business. And from all
accounts there will be many free
rides to Harrlsburg,
CANDIDATES
A
UP
Hot Time Promised Before
Primaries Are Over
EVERY OFFICE TO 15E FILLED AT
THE NEXT ELECTION.
With less than eighty days before
the Fall primaries remaining the
candidates for the various offices
to be filled at the November election
are grooming themselves for the
primary campaign and the battle
which will end with the close of the
primary, the evening of September
30, will be the most warmly contest
ed In the history of Wayne county.
The Ave weeks following the pri
marybetween September 30 and
election day will be even warmer
if such a thing Is possible.
Before the Legislature changed
the date of the Primary from June
to September a large number of can
didates for the various offices had
announced themselves, and were
busily engaged corralling prospec
tive votes.
This activity ceased when It be
came evident that the primary date
would be changed, and for the last
two months there has been little or
nothing doing In Wayne county
politics.
For the last week, however, the
politicians and office-seekers have
been getting busy once more. The
candidates for nominations have
started their buttonholing cam
paign. Printers are striking off
thousands of announcement cards
and the voters are being deluged
with the pasteboards.
The coming election will be the
most Important in the history of the
county, as every office is to be filled.
The list is as follows:
President Judge.
County Commissioners (three)
County Treasurer.
Register of Wills and Recorder of
Deeds.
Prothonotary and Clerk of Orphans'
Court.
District Attorney. '
Coroner.
Surveyor.
Auditors.
For all of these places men have
announced themselves as candidates.
The worst scramble for all will be
for the party nominations for Coun
ty Commissioner, several dozen -can
didates being already, in the field,
and several dozen more hanging
back awaiting developments.
There will be quite a chase for
the nomination on the Republican
ticket for Register and Recorder,
while a great many men seek the of
fice of Sheriff which nays well for
very little work.
There Is a noticeable lack of can
didates for the office of District At
torney, and Attorney M. 'E. Simons
Is assured of re-election.
Four entrants for the Judeshin
nomination are on the lists and a
dark horse is being groomed by cer
tain politicians to throw down his
gauntlet-some time in August. Well-
inrormed politicians who are in
touch with every district In the
county, howover, predict Judge
Searle's nomination and election by
a large majority.
The campaign In Wayne countv
can be considered as Just opening
and the next eighty days will see the
tur nying m every district.
P. S. The Citizen has a line 6n
cuts for political purposes that can't
be beat. Announcement card orders
are booked far In advance. It might
be well to get in your order early.
f. f. s. ay the way. a canltal
political story, entitled "Free Sil
ver Sam," published by The Citizen,
is Just off the press. As a hot
weather antidote for the "political
blues," it's a corker! First edition
exhausted before publication. Sec
ond edition on the press.
CANDIDATES PETITIONS.
You Can Sign all You Want, Rut
iou uoirt llnve to Vote.
Signing the petition of a candi
date for nomination for any county
office does not commit the signer to
vote for that person. These peti
tions are circulated by offlce-seoKera
in compliance with the law on thnt
subject, and are simply a required
lorm ror tne candidate- to got before
the people.
A person, If he Is qualified as a
Republican voter can sign as many
Republican petitions as he desires.
And a Democrat can sign as many
petitions of candidates of his own
political faith as he wishes. All
that is necessary is that the signers
be or the same party as the' petition
er whom they endorse
MR MENNER COMF'ORTAHLE.
Joseph Menner, who met with an
accident on Tuesday last In which
his right shoulder was badly dislo
cated and collarbone shattered, is
resting as -comfortable as can be ex
pected under the Bhock of the acci
dent. Owing to the bones being
shattered It was found Impossible to
place the shoulder in a cast.
OVERCOME UY HEAT.
John TIgue, a maBon, employed on
the Criminal Insane Hospital at Far
view, was overcome by the heat on
Wednesday and fell from the scaf
fold to tho ground, a distance of
about twenty feet. He was remov
ed to the Emergency hospital, Car
bondale, on the 4:40 train. His head
was cut and bruised, but no bones
were broken.
WARMING