cure ned our 2ad- l so ney ine, had ults rina- the 1der, It fects Ny lers ima ‘view: HE PATTON COURIER. VOL. XIIL—NO. 32. PATTON, CAMBRIA CO., PA., FRIDAY, JULY 20, 1906. $1.00 PER YEAR INDEPENDENT — NOT NEUTRAL — RUN BY THE PUBLISHER. MINERS JRE WORKING! Patton Men Went Into the | Mines This Morning. SCALE WAS RATIFIED. | Convention at Clearfield Voted to Accept | Proposition and the Long Strike is Ended —~Mass Meeting at Athletic Park Thursday Morning Well Attended. After a strike extending over a per- | iod of about three months and a half, during which 40,000 bituminous coal miners in the Central Pennsylvania field were idle, the men employed by the Beech Creek Coal & Coke company at this place went to work this morn- ing. This most gratifying outcome is the result of the convention of the miners held at Clearfield Tuesday and Wednes- day, when the representatives of the miners, elected by the various local unions in District No. 2 of the United Mine Workers, ratified the scale signed by the operators and miners’ officials, as mentioned in the COURIER last week. The convention convened at 10 o'clock Tuesday morning and contin- | ued during the day and evening with- out result. At the Wednesday morn- | ing session a ballot was taken and the | scale was ratified. The Patton lo-| cal union was represented by four dele- gates, two of whom voted in fayor of | ratification and two against. | 3 7 3, od | 1. . President Gilday, after the conven- employer touching the proper inter- | joseph V. Swanbart . o : ss 1 . hs / pretation of any of its provisions there township, $300 ? . - we . - | shall be no suspension of work on ac-| 2 “Somebody has been crowing a lot | count thereof, but an earnest effort to | town Coal Co.,25 acres and 112 perches | about She new Scale bene a’ victory | settle such gifferonces shall be made, lin Carroll township, $2,000. for the ‘open shop. ere’s no open | first, through the local management ab Executor of James P. tion adjourned, gave out this inter- | this scale conditions and TRANSACTIONS IN REALTY. from such cus 18 as have applied at this mine aE » Properties In This End of the County That and have been in pra thereat dur- ' t Bands. 1b t N : Changed ands ecently. ing the scale year ending March 31, | . y 1006.7? Jacob Trybus et ux to Mike Lech, In addition to the adoption of the WO lots in Susquehanna township, scale the following agreement was $369. entered into for machine loading: Otto C. Lauer et ux to Philip G. Hu- “That during the term of this agree- |ber, 79 acres in Carroll township, ment it is agreed that the price of $2,500. machine loading Max Fridman et ux to John Sulyock om shail be 37.9 cents per gross ton, or 33.6 cents per net ton, et ux, lot in Susquehanna township, | { $300. The other provisions are: “Any regularly employed miner may at his option, authorize deduc- tions from coal mined, for use of a checkweighman’s fund, such amount of coal as he may elect to subscribe, provided such authority is duly exe- cuted in writing by each individual miner, and such authorization releases the company from all liability from ac- count thereof. There shall be no col- lections from day labor by the com- panies from day labor working in mines or outside. The collection of coal for checkweighman’s fund shall be collected from sheets on tipples. “The right to hire and discharge, the management of the mine and the di- rection of the working force are vested | g1= exclusively in the operator, and the United Mine Workers of America shail | piocombie, lot in Carroll township, | not abridge that right. It is not the $4,000 ? ? ,000. intention of this proyision to encour- age the discharge of employes, or the Feighner, lot in Carroll township, $800. (refusal of employment to applicants | because of their Mine Workers of America. “Should differences arise under this! gq erenc e 581,610. agreement between the employes and | | | | | | ANSE C personal prejudice or | proOombie, lot in Carroll township, $60. activity in matters affecting the United | Gilbert P. McCombie to William J. | William F. Boland to Ida E. Bow- land, 60 acres in Carroll township, §825. Joseph Kenely et ux to Katrina Luber, two acres in Susquehanna town- ship, $100. John E. Soisson et ux et al to Thos, B. McClain, 60 acres, 35 perches in Barr township, $4,889.76. Frank Jordan et ux to George Cor- cin, three acres in Barnesboro, $150. Aimable Maton et ux to Adolph Duey, lot in Carroll township, $40. William J. Donnelly et al to Joseph Duey, lot in Carroll township, $32.50. Lottie B. McCombie to Gilbert P. McCombie, lot in Carroll township, $75. Amandus I. McCombie to Gilbert P. McCombie, lot in Carroll township, William J. McCombie to Sylvenus Thomas J. Gibson et ux to Charles Amelia McOombie et vir to Gilbert P. McCombie, lot in Carroll township, Pennsylvania Coal & Coke Co. to | Annie M. Weakland et al to Carroll- | McCans to | shop about it any more than the union | the mines and the mine committee, | Charles Yeckle, 223 acres and 113] g , 22 8 | We have al- | STREET PAVING MATTERS! boa . Fifth Avenue From Beach to Terra Cotta Next. PAVING WIDTH FIXED. With the Northern Several Controversies Cambria Street Railway Company Aired— All of the Proceedings of an Interesting Session of the Borough Council, A regular meeting ot the Patton borough council was held Monday evening with President Lingle, Secre- tary Moore and Councilmen Prindible, Bailey, Emigh and Nagle in attend- ance. Business with the Northern Cambria Street Railway company oc- cupied the majority of the time the honorable body was in session. A letter was read from President W. H. Denlinger stating that the company does not at the present time contem- plate availing itself of the franchise granting it certain rights and privileges on Fourth avenue, which is about to be paved, and stating that it is willing to surrender the franchise on that street and offering to remove any rails or track material they now have on Fourth avenue, There offer was ac- cepted and the necessary ordinance passed. An agreement was also read as sub- mitted by the trolley company cover- ing the paving on Beech avenue and the following reply was directed to be made: “1st That that the agreement should | in strict accordance with the terms and evident intention of Ordinance No. 73 and particularly with section No. 4 of vation or exception that may tend to | burden future borough authorities B. KUSNER (CLOTHING B.KUSKER We have the finest showing of Clothing in Northern Cambria. Call in and see our line. SHOES. For Men, Women and Children. Largest stock in town. Don’t put it off to-day. Come in and let us show you the finest in town. Trunks and Suit Cases. A Large Assortment. Ladies’ and Children’s Coats and Skirts. We still have a full line of the above in stock. Stein-Bloch Clothing. B. KUSNER, Next Door to Bank. PATTON, PA. Known to medical or any other kind of science is a glass of beer now and then—better than all the ‘drugs in the world, provided the beer is pure and of high grade. This is the only kind we handle. Beer that is well matured, free from all deleterious substances and that has stood a chemical test. Duquesne and Piel are the two best brands made in this lot in Cresson | be drawn by the borough solicitor and country. IF YOU PREFER | said ordinance and without any reser- | a foreign beer we can furnish you with the genuine imported Wurzberger. » to employ or discharge as they saw fix, | manager or owner and the di has recognized for years. | and, failing in this, the matter shall, | perches in Chest township, $1,118.53. | ways conceded the operators the right | second, be presented to the general p..tholomew Cirnik to Andy Pec- ct of- let = te j Tnited Mine Work "| zak et ux, lot in Barnesboro, §690. without regard to unionism. But ficers of the Unitec Mine Vorkers of William J. Donnelly et al to Aim- this is the first time our recognition of | America; and if settlement is not) the principal has been put down in reached with said general manager org 0 writing. That’s all that’s new about | owner and district officers, the ques- | it. i tion shall then, third, be referred to a yg tha Anderson et vir to Pennsyl- a Coal & Coke Co., three aeres in able Maton, lot in Carroll township, | “As far as the check-off goes, the old | method had the companies collecting it | for us, while under the new the check- weighman makes deduction in coal | credited to those who are willing to pay the amount agreed on. In the past | many miners who were not union men paid the check-off, while some union members did not pay anything. The | new rule gives each choice in the mat- ter. Operators under the old rule will continue working that way for the rest of the agreement term.” The news of the settlement was re- | ceived with much rejoicing in Patton, where the business interests, as well as the miners, haye suffered considerably | during the strike. A mass meeting of the miners was called for Thursday morn- ing and a large number of the black diamond delvers assembled at Athletic Park at 10 o'clock. President Rouns- ley, of the local union, presided, and reports were received from the dele- gates. Considerable discussion was in- dulged in and at the close a motion to return to work this morning was car- ried by a practically unanimous vote. The scale provides: ¢First—Pick mining, per gross ton, 66 cents; per net ton, 58 85 cents; ma- chine loading shall be five-ninths of the pick price plus one-half cent, and cutting and scraping, whether by the ton, day or task, will be advanced 6.45 per cent above the price paid in 1905. “All other day wages and monthly men, both inside and outside the mines, and all dead work and yardage shall be advanced 5.85 per cent above the rates paid during the scale year ending March 381, 1906, except all mechanics and skilled labor who are to be paid such prices as shall be mutually agreed upon between the undersigned and mechanic employed. “Coke men to receive an advance of 5.85 per cent over the rates paid during the scale year of 1905. “Second—Eight hours of actual work at place of work shall constitute a day’s work for all labor inside the mines, except pampmen and monthly men, who shall work the number of hours required. It is understood and agreed, however, that the trip riders, motormen, drivers and cagers shall work the extra time required to clean up and deliver outside all coal gathered from working places through the side tracks within the eight hours of actual work and shall be paid for such extra time work at the rate per hour herein agreed upon. All outside labor to work the number of hours re- quired and to be paid as per rates specified. . “Third—There is to be no change of working conditions and customs under ors, con- Barr tov agree, | county, handed | decision permanent board of arbitr | sisting of two miners, or their repre-| sentatives and two operators, or their | represent shall shall be neither a miner or an operator, ves; they jointly fa appoint an umpire, who | but whose decision shall be final in the g to | | interpretation of the question under | this agreement.” Ice Cream a Luxury. Martin Bell, president judge of Blair down two sweeping Saturday, the one declaring that ice cream was a luxury and could not be sold on Sunday, because it was a violation of the old blue laws; the other declaring ‘milk-shake’’ to be soda water and its sale on Sunday ille- gal. The suits were test cases, brought against M. A. Stewart, a restaurant keeper of Altoona. Judge Bell admits the right to furnish ice cream with meals and denies the right to sell the cream alone. As the result of the de- cisions an hundred ice cream parlors and soda fountains were closed in Altoona Sunday by order of Mayor Walker. Quite True, Indeed, A lady who understands advertising says: ‘No lady wishes to be looked up- on as a shopping fiend; she does not care to go into a store and have a mer- chant show all his stock in order to find out whether the articic is sold at the price she can offord. It is much easier and pleasanter to look through the advertisements of a paper than it is to bore the clerks and waste her own time. Next to the local news items the advertisements in a paper stating arti- cles for sale with prices, will keep much of the money that goes to the larger cities at home.” Notice to Contractors. Bids will be received until 8 o’clock p. m., Wednesday, July 25, 1906, for concreting and cementing the base- ment of the Patton public school build- ing and also changing the closet sys- tem. Plans and specifications can be geen at school building and also at W. H. Denlinger’s office, Patton, Pa., and office of Shollar & Hersh, of Altoona, Pa. ‘The board reseryes the right to re- jeet any or all bids. By order of the board. W, C. HUBBARD, Secretary. BIRTHS. To Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Hile—a son. To Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Daly—a daughter. To Mr. and Mrs. Frank Weakland— a son. Whose paper are'you reading ? Lena Goldstein et vir to Grange Na- | tional Bank, lot in Patton, $20,000. | John Troxell et ux to S. A. Jackson, | lot in Reade township, $5.00. | Executor of J. H. Hommer to John | Gv acres in Reade township, | $1. 8. A. Jackson to George Lamb, three | lots in Reade township, $400. George J. Schwaderer et ux to Mary Jane Noel, lot in Cresson, $100. Minerva Lyle et vir to Nannie C. Noel, one acre in Reade township, $400. Annie M. Bardine et al to E. F. Spencer, 204 acres and 153 perches in Reade township, $100. Frank McAnulty et ux to Vincent Zakrzenski, lot in Barnesboro, $75. John Krug et ux to Andrew Kazo et ux, one acre in Spangler, $100. D. J. Bougher et ux to August Tom- ajko, lot in Barnesboro, $100. Celestine P. Reiget ux to Vincent Reig, 76 acres iu Carroll township, $1,500. George W. Gooderham et ux to Nich- olas Minewonger, lot in Susquehanna township, $100. n, three Thomas T. Byrne et ux to Charles A. Hughes, 108 acres, 88 perches in Clear- field township, $2,301. Paulina Hertzog et al to Carrolltown Coal Co., 125 acres, 112 perches in Car- roll township, $1,000. Alexander Gaie et ux to Arthur Fal- ley, lot in Carroll township, $26. Irene M. Lowman et vir to James Sowers, lot in Susquehanna township, $40. Place tor Loafers. The board of county commission- ers has decided to place benches in the park at the court house for the conven- ience of the people who go there to at- tend court. During the hot, sultry weather of the June and August-Sep- tember terms people whose attendance is not constantly required inside the court room have no place to loiter or spend their time and new benches in the shade of the park trees will prove quite a boon for them. Schwab’s Big Deal. According to a special dispatch from Pittsburg to the Johnstown Democrat the purchase of the Cambria county coal lands of Thomas Barnes by Char- les M. Schwab, should the deal now on go through, is made more particularly to aid in the farther development of his Bethlehem steel plant. In the event of making the purchase he will, it is reported, start at once a number of coke ovens. Qld papers for sale at this office for 6c a\bundle. | with a questions which the present | council feel to be beyond any question | or controversy. | “2nd That all authorities agree that ‘tracks’ consist of ties and rail fixed to- gether or in place and the words re- ferred to in the letter ‘between the written to cover the probable or possi- | ble condition ot a double track being built on any street. “3rd Accepting the intention of the officers of the street railway company as explained in the letter referred to, we ask that the agreement be entered into unconditionally and in accordance with the said ordinance granting the use of such borough streets.” | A petition for paving on Fifth ave- nue from Beech avenue to Terra Cotta avenue was read and on motion the proper ordinance was ordered pre- pared. Another communication was read from the president of the trolley com- pany denying any responsibility for the account of §125 for work and labor in connection with cutting down ap- proaches to street on Sixth avenue. On motion it was ordered that the paving on Fourth avenue be 24 feet, on Beech 28 feet and on West Magee ave- nue 30 feet. MINERS WILL RUN WILSON. For Congressman From Fifteenth District Agatnst Deemer, The United Mine Workers are about to place in nomination for congress from the Fifteenth district William B. Wilson, of Blossbhurg, secretary-treas- urer of the miners’ national organiza- tion. Local Union No. 9 has formally presented the name of Wilson ‘“‘as be- ing a suitable person to represent that ditrict in congress, he being a thor- oughly honest and able speaker and well versed in parliamentary usages.” The resolutions ‘solicit the locals of the United Mine Workers in the dis- trict and all industrial and labor organ- izations of whatsoever nature to join us in a request for his nomination and election.” They appeal to the Lincoln Republicans, the Democrats and Pro- hibitionists to unite with them. A committee of three has been appointed to confer with other locals in that con- gressional district, and it is suggested that a convention be held in Blossburg, Tioga county, August 2, for this pur- pose. Tiogo county is where the votes came from to elect Mr. Deemer, who desires to again represent the district. coming and Clinton are Democratic, Potter will be this year on account of the fusion ticket, and with William B. Wilson, the fusion and labor candidate from Tioga, where the labor organiza- tions are, and where the fusioh senti- ment is strong, doubt arises as to Mr. Deemer’s re-election. Read your own paper. \ | { Ly-| ‘We Will Close Every Evening at 8 O'Clock, Except Saturdays and Evenings Preceding Holidays. Yip. $467 | traeks and one foot wide on each side | H D A Hi O . hoe | of tracks’ is stated in the plural and is | * . 3 Local "Phone. PATTON, PA. T. J. SCHOLL Cashier. A. G. PALMER, Vice-President. WM. H. SANDFORD, President. First National Bank OF PATTON, PA. Organized October 10, 1893. $100,000 OO Capital—fully paid Surplus - - - \- 40,000 00 Stockholders’ liability - - - 100,000 OO Total Assets - - - 850,000 00 DIRECTORS. Geo. S. Good, James Kerr, A. G. Palmer, E. C. Brown, Chas. Anna, H. J. Patton, W. C. Lingle, Geo. E. Prindible, Wm. H. Sandford. A general Banking Business transacted. Interest paid on time deposits. Banking by mails a specialty. We pay four per cent per annum on deposits in our Savings Department, compounded semi-annually. Why send your money to institutions in dis. tant cities, strangers to you, when you can do fully as well at home ? Call or write for full information. You should have one or more of our Savings Banks in your home. It will teach practical lessons in economy. Saved wages become wage earners for the saver. “Not what you get, but what you hold, Eases life’s burdens when you're old.” WOLF’S PHARMACY, PATTON, PA, Headquarters for Pure Drugs, Drug- gists’ Sundries and everything usually carried in a first-class drug store. Courteous Treatment and Right Prices. \ Hoffman's Celebrated Lee / Dish, Quart or (i cam by the
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