© placed on both tickets and it is the way.
Patton Courier. a rt re rok Ties
| for a Jong time been: agitating the eo-
PATTON PUBLISHING co., Proprietors. | | actments of a grester New Yorke by an- |
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1904. JIE 6 She ce ther vitals cities |
: AN IHPORTANT ELECTION.
Next Tuesday the municipal elections
will for the firet tire regularly elect gopeme will materialize during the
borough officers. Two tickets have’ present. session.
mains for the voterd to elect officers legislature, the towns of Northern Ili
whom they desire to administer | nois and has for four years boasted of
borough affairs. Patton la a progres | covering more pararie than any other,
sive town and let us continue to keep city. Buffalo regularly agitates a sim- |
it in advance of 2ll others of Northern ilar step and some day the. legislature
Cambria. [It can be done without ex- tof New York will greatly enlarge the
travagance or burdensom taxation. . city limits and the population. - Towns
The names of good men have been are being enlarged all the time in that
duty of the voter to study them care- ample.
fully and make his selection conscien-
tionsly. These ake nix o
dix schoo! director fil board of to it and to each other were several
each to elect w! hich is a condition that ‘ communities--so-called because they
+ will probably never again ocour in this were separated by cofporation lines.
borough, hence special rare shoud be They were one community, literally,
exercised to elect the very bes men and are now civilly
named by the two parties and to elect After the great flood, when the valley
who are most interested in Pat- was being rehabitaied, the several
ton by reason of permanent interests. boroughs were incorporated into a city,
was a borogh virtually controlled by
The candidates are, perhaps, personally which is now the pride of the county ;
known to every voter and thereforethe and one of the largest and most im-
voter is better enabled to judge of the portant towns on the line of the Penn-
fitness of éach for the position to which sylvania Central. The people are bet-
. he aspires. By reason of the election ter sithated because their local inter-
of full boards ahd the necessity for ests are identical in every particular,
improvements the comming year the and after the experience of the few
election is indeed importatant for Pat- years which have passed the number
ton. The most important question, | who would favor a return to the
however, before the people is the mat- | previous staté would not equal the!
ter of schools. Ti is proposed o vote | Prohibition vote of the city.
for or Against an issue of bonds atthe We think we can see for Patton a
coming election, that the borough may piace in the northern end of the county
have & school building, without which like that of Johnstown in the south
Patton may not expect to be a progres- end. Some
and the people have the children, who | Patton the annexation of five or «ix
must be educated There are just two little communitics which are yet a few
ways lo provide an adequate school miles away from the corporation lim-
g for their education. One way its. The lines are going to expand
. by. direct taxation, by which the: sometime and nearly touch Carroll-
people living kere now will pay for a town and Hastings, and then thuse
building in which to educate their own places and others around will want to
~ children as well as those who come in get under the Hig emt. :
the future, when the taxpayers of to- :
day have passed to their reward and a
new generation will have taken their Ben Butler has been dead a number
. places. The other plan, and the one Of years and many good snd bad
BUTLER'S OPIN YON.
proposed, is to vote for and suthorise | things have been said of him since his
an issue of bonds. By this plan the demige, as were said of him while liv-
_ taxpaye.s of the present will pay their Bg: He was a statesman, however,
proportion and those who come here- ‘and like all great men his words and
after, deriving equal benefits, will pay | deeds live after him. The following
a | | will be of interest at this time: “Ben
of twenty years a small part being : Butler in his youuger days was an on-
paid each year, and thereby none wiil | compromising Democrat, and an
feel s heavy burden. Plans for the | | ardent free trader. He inlerited his
new building, costing not over seven ‘ Democracy from his father and im-
thousand dollars, were accepted, con- Dibed his free trade sentiments from
ditionally, and have been nublished in the books at college. Butler's mother
the COURIER, hence people know just intended Ben for the ministry, and
what kind of a scheol building they with this end in view he was sent to
will have, providing the bond issue is Waterville college. Speaking of his
suthorized. Vole for bonds snd vote college days he says, In the delightful
fot the bust men on both tickets, regard- | ‘book which he has left to posterity:
less of perty, and Patton will continne 2 my third year at school I gave
otc plugruive town 3 with an hon- more attention to the college course.
ost These studies were more congenial
The text hooks interested me. Way-
FIRS WHERE THERE'S SMOKE.
If the old saying is true that there De a free trader, as do all such college
- must be some fire where there is much text books teach students. These
smoke, the people of Northern Cam- doctrinal text books would be perfect
bria and Indiana county may expect to did all nations stand in all respects up-
reap some benefit in the comparative- On a common level, bat as they do
ly near future through an extension of Dot, the teachings as applied to states-
the Beech Creek system or its allies. | Haut We a witiew = they are
‘The newspapers and people have been et oe
talking, talking, talking; much at ran-, “° ve very highest respect for
. dom, of course, and somewhat plausib- the learned professors of colleges, but
ly. Among the latest of these com-
_ ments is the following from the Marion | | they always remind me of a recluse old
independant:
. “The latest rumor in regard to the children.” ”
extension of the Beech Creek road
through this county is that they are
' now contemplating going down Crook-
ed Creek. An engineer was out at the
latter part of last week taking the
elevation of the summits at Decker's IT wis reported that a meeting of
Point and at Spencer's, just east of this the mine workers and operators of
- place, to see what could be done. The this section wias held at Altoona, Tues
former, which would lead down day and Wednesday. The Covmiem
- Rayne’s run to the creek, wis pro- was informed by good authority that
nounced unfavorable, but the latter, it was only & meeting of the United
which would pass through this place Mine Workers of this district,
and down Pine ran, was reported very |
favorable. It is said enginecl® will be |
put on the route soon. Some are of the |
opinion that this is a move to connect
with the Turtle Creek rond and gain a
' good entrance to Pittsburg.
Monday, that metropolis. may weil be
called the windy city.
Industrial Intelligence.
rk was resumed yesterday
ire, O., steel mill.
The strikers at the Girard stove
- works in Youngstown, O., will resume
_ “The coal leases which : Re work to-day at the old wages.
on Crooked Oreck some time ago are The miners at Cannelton, Pa., have
expiring and parties are now at work accepted 14 cents per ton reduction
renewing the leases, offering $50 per greed upon by the Columbus conven-
tion. -
INI Tis Joma, years, with ;
interest from date of lease. We are The rolling mill at Piqua, O., which
Wi
informed that the cash is also offered at ‘has not run steadily for the past six
a much nearer date, but the price is months, resumed work yesterday, giv-
5 less.” : ; ; , ing 3000 men steady empioyment.
i The Erie railroad has laid off 50 fire-
Do Nor tail to vote at the municipal men and nearly as many brakemen on
‘election and vote for the best interests the second and third divisions and more
"of the community.
THE STORM area shifted from Wash- | {1s the cause.
The acceptance of the 50-cent rate for
ington Monda, and was pretty well | >
distribut mony try. ' coal mining in the Hocking Valley is
ptt efi, | conditional upon a corresponding re-
THE SNOW STORM of the first of this duction house rest, tool-sharpening,
‘week blockaded railroads and the ac- | ete., by the operators.
~ companing wind did considerable dam-| The operatives of the Washington
~ age throughout the county, but it is an mills at Lawrence, Mass, have struck
ill wind that blows no one good. The | jon a proposed reduction in wages. If
~ lumbermen will appreciate the cold | | the strikers refuse to return to work in
wave, aud accept the blizzard without 'a week or two the mill will shut down
$omplaining. | indefinitely.
of Brooklyn, Jersey City, Hoboken, |
and sometimes, it is thought, Albany.
A bill of that description passed the
house last week and there is a pros-
of the comty will be ‘held and Patton | pect that - the brilliant metropolitan |
Chicago did succeed |
been pluced in the field and it now re-| be : i.
jl AmvieiSE ly thie uid Of ie ‘ap. from here on Munday and Tuesday
This county affords an: ex
A few years ago Johnstown.
stineilmen and the Cambria jron company, and joined |
and politically.
time the Cor RIER will see
sive town.. We have the people here that it is expedient to advocate for,
from an exchange, concerning Butler,
land’s Political Economy taught me to
when they are out. to talk on politics,
| maid lecturing on how to bring up
WITH THE WIND Sowig ot 80 miles
an hour in Chicago, as was the case.
. will have to go. Light freight business
Our Season; Pabraney 1, 1904.
The pupils of the Grammar grade
had a vacation on Monday and Tues:
day.
3
cess. The hall although one of the:
‘largest in the county, was filled to ite
utmost capacity.
Waiter Perry was home from Ebens-
burg on a visit Saturday and Sunday.
Several sleighing parties were made
‘evenings. They report having a good
time. :
M. J. Cramer is home from Pittsburg,
where he has been attending college.
The pupils of the public schools of
this place, under the direction of Mr.
Hipps, principal, are organizing =
literary society and will make their
debut before the public on Prides
night. The meetings will be held in
the hall. An invitation is extended to
all. Doors open at 7.30.
8PM :
Dave Cramer,
town this week.
Exercises at
of Gallitzin, is in
. Took Arsenic.
Saddie L. Garris, of Blairsvil'e,
half an ounce of arsenic Thursdy ¢
‘ing with suicidal intent. Antidotes
were promptly given by Dr. W. RR
ook
Yen-
Miller and everything possible done to
save her life, but to no avail und the
girl died Ssturday evening. Coroner
Miller was notified and held an inquest,
when it was revealed that a criminal
operation had been attempted without
,csuse. It is said that two young men,
who have left the town, are implicated
in the case, and the jury adjourned for
‘two weeks, when a thorough inves
gation will be made. The girl was
only 17, and it is said this was the
third attempt she had made on her
life. — Marion Centre Independent.
Electric Cary for Lock Haven,
Mr. E. C. Carr, of Jersey City,
representing a firm of contractors
‘who pat in trolley slectric street
lines, was in the city last Wechwsday
N. J.
iT
c
5
{
cate the children of said
and had a conference with the gentle:
men who received a charter some time
ago for an electric street railway from
this city to Miil Hall. Mr. Carr is
familiar with this section and says it
" would be a paying inv estment to run a
trolley road between the two places.
He stated that he had offered liberal
inducenients to the company,
thus far received no definite ; answer. -
Lock Haven Express.
School Report.
ter school, Carroll township,
‘month ending February 12
‘Whole number enrolled, boys !
20, total 47. Average attendance dur
ing month, boys 33, girls 16, total 39.
Per cent. of attendance, boys 8%, girls
84, total 88. Following are names of
pupils who were perfect in attend-
ance: Annie Strittmatter, Peter Stritt-
matter, Walter Bortman, Edward
Short, Benedict Ovembeérger, “harles
Ovemberger, Frank Fox.
1884.
A. H. Swory,
Teacher.
Killed in the Woods.
Thomas Rager, a well known aad
prosperous farmer of Jackson Town-
ship, was killed in the woods a short
distance from his home on Friday by a
log which rolied off his sled and passed
over his body.
time, and the first intimation his young
wife had of the terrible misfortune was
- when ber husband failed to return at
the usual time in the evening. . A
regularly.
For Sale.
Eighty call boxes; 3 bronze front
ete.,, making a complete outfit for a
postoffice in a town of 1,000 inbabitanta.
Will be sold at your own price
: Fa A. MELLON,
otf Patton, Pa.
Try Magic drops for pain, internal
and external. Guaranteed by C.
Hodgkins, druggist, Patton, Pa. f
Adamant Plaster ©
in the
Gives a first-class wall a moderate ex-
pense.
Is the best fire-resisting plaster.
Always ready for use in any season.
Does not hold gases or disease germs
Is the par excellence for patching.
Can be papered as soon as dry.
Is recommerded by al the leading
Architects who ve used it in
. this country and England.
Will give you a solid wall:
Of itself will not crack,
shrink
swell or
bat had
Following is the report of Strittmat- -
for the nus
17, girls
; Parents are
requested to send toéir children more
He was alone at the
searching party found him near his
team, cold in death. — Hastings Tribune. .
lock boxes; counter, delivery windows .
WW, x
Will not cleave off when used as di--
rected, evem in case of leakage.
‘Will give yom a warm house.
Does not ruin woodwork by loading ;
it with moisture.
: Admits of carpenters following. plas-
terers in a few days.
Is capable of every variety of finish.
82 Used on the Palmer House, Good
Building, Hotel Beck, Hotel Patton,
C. C. L & L Co office, Patton Opera,
house, M. X- Ghureh, and on more than
one-half of the plastered. houses and
store rooms of
Also the Catholic Church St. August-
ine.
For prices and information, write
ADAMANT PLASTER CO.,
Patton, Pa., Lock Box 345.
far dewars
We.
See us
PaTroN SvprLy Co.-12tf
Notice of Election.
WaEREAS--The Borough of Patton i
The fair on the 3rd. was a grand sue- being withoat adequate school dle
0
and,
ings to accommodate and
WHEREAS, It is not possible to se-
care necessary school accommodations
from present property valuations by
taxation. Thefore be it
ResorLvep. 1st... That the School
Board of Patton borrow a sum of
money for building rposes. not to
exeeed $10 000, on g pur of said Bor-
ough bearing interest at the rate of 5
per cent. per annum. Said bonds to
he redeemable at option of said Bor
ongh after five vears: and pavable in
) years from date of isene
That this’ proposition be
to. the elec iors o
their assent at the regular spring elec-
tion, erties hi, 1R84
\teest J
2 Dans,
sribmittad
NOONAN,
President.
B
J PF. McKENRICK.-
~ Attars
er vif { Gunse ar a
LEARE
Eng LE EN PP A.
NERIH
Will sriend 1 nll BDOsitbees With renters res
and deity.
Offewe « ppouite the Mas
WAL DAVIS, —
Attorney and Counselor
fitain House,
it Las,
RENSBURG, PA.
NORMAL
; CaMeria COUNTY,
Schoo! will open Monday, - April
(X84, for a term of ten weeks All
different branches will be taught.
: Pror. GE. Hires,
Write {or circulars, oto. Principal.
M. Xx CRAIN,
PLANTERER angd CONTRACTOR,
1,
the
Patton, Walnot Ron, Spangler, and Hustings,
ADAMANT |
phastering a spociacly Estima
Rinds of ark
M. M CHAINS Patton, Pa.
i McNEEL,
BARBER AND HAIR DRESSER,
ead he iE
$ D
ou Fiver on ail
Mwy arin £
i BEI
HE penis, Shampoo
HOTEL PATTON,
E A. MELLON, Prop'r.
The oldest hotel in Patton. Lately
remodeled, enlarged and refitted
throughout. Tables and bar supplied
in first-class styie
id.
Cifflee
HARRY Mor RMICK, M.D
Puy SICIAN AND =r RGBOX,
PATTON, PA.
i Jooew” Rul "tng. an Migee Avenue,
asi of Fifth
Ceifiew Dosis from ANB to 3000 «ML
and THD pW
F. W. BITTNER.
CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER.
ne
Sw Frtimates submitted on hort notices,
PATTON, PENNA,
FIFTH AVENUE RESTAURANT,
I. R. SNYDER, Prop'r,
Fifth avenue, below. Beck's Hotel,
good meals at all hours. Keeps evervihing to
tee fiat in a fAnstelass. restadmnt OVsiers
served inevery sivie, We make a specially
OYSTERS IN THE HALF SHELL.
AU GUST K. HU BER,
STONE MASON.
all kinds of waak tn omy
Loire Ren wind
Malian tion
THE
We
ethos rsd
1 taratond. Exive me a ondl
M- HAFFEY Hw SE
Mahaffey, Clearfield Co, Pa.
Ae A firsieclnss, Hest od Lo
wh lnir, Sabing attac ea.
GEORGE FERGUSON,
Prop'r:
ait Wines at
mf
MR. EDITOR.
1 1)
VIN
DEAR SIR:—
be kind enough to
this space vacant uatil fur--
ther notice, as I -have more
signs now than I can fulfill
orders for.
= And Oblige,
Yours Respectfully,
EUREKA PAINTING CO.,
D.H.C. %
Manager.
fg ——
first. |
* Patton. Borough for’
SCHOOL
9-1y |
HE la ix
will serve
ur
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leave
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Be oped
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PATTON, PENNA.
JUST OPENED.
[Largest and Finest House in Cambria.
New and Elegant Fur
niture. Throughout.
Large parlors and bed rooms. Baths
and Closets. Steam Heat. Hot
And Cold Water.
Tables Supplied: with Ev ery thing dhe’:
Market Affords.
RATES $2.00 PER DAY.
J. M. ROBINSON, Pro's.
i imma
E verbody is cordially invited to call and see our iarge stock
: bods which are offered for sale at our store
AT A REASONABLE PRICE.
It will be our constant effort to supply the wants of all our
customers and keep a good class of goods to select
rom. We have a full | line of |
ow 5000S, BOOTS AND SHOES, GAGERIES,
And every thing kept in a firstclass general store. We make
a specialty of the best grades of
FLOUR, - FEED, - HAY, GRAIN, - ETC,
A large assartment of CARPETS, OIL CLOTH, MAT.
TING, Etc., kept on hand. Also QUEENS,
WARE, DISHES and TINWARE. :
is of Shelf Hardware kept on hand. :
os rouble to show goods. = Come in “and look around.
Respec ctfully.
- GEO. S. GOOD,
_ Patton, Pa._
“3 Wi S AVER
i AY A . A Ls [
Is always Popular with the Masses
This is the reason
J. R. CORNELIUS
* Is-the most popalss place to buy Furniture. He can and
does save the people money in the purchase of goods. A full
line of Furniture of all kinds. Bed Room Suits, Palor
Suits, Carpets, Window Shades and a large line of House
Furnish: mg G Hoods 1 in general.
1
king in all its branches
Magee Ave., PATTON, PA.