4 ¥ 4 ‘a. . A r ‘ v y Le "Hon. Joseph E. Thropp, the Lincoln THE PATTON COURIER. VOL. XIIL.—NO. 47. Two Gala Days for Democrats and Lincolnites, Hon. JEREMIAH S.BLACK The Candidate for Lieutenant Governor, Made a Speech Along With Phiadelphia Reformers, Col. Jack Spangler, Frank P. Martin and Others, The Democratic and Lincolnites held two gala days in Patton this week. Oratory was on tap in abundance and the faithful applauded and had the time of their lives lauding the fusion candidates. The meeting Monday was a disap- pointment in as much as some of the speakers did not arrive, but with a band to stir up enthusiasm the Miners’ Hall was well filled by the time the gathering was called to order. W. H. Denlinger presided with his usual grace and dignity, and introduced Col. J. L. Spangler, of Bellefonte, as the first speaker. The colonel, always forceful, if some- times a little inelegant, made a good speech and presented the claims of candidate for congress. The miners present, however, did not take much stock in a millionaire coal operator telling how another millionaire coal operator would work and vote for their interests if elected to congress, and his remarks fell a trifle flat. He was succeeded by the redoubtable Joseph himself, he of the coat of many political colors. Mr. Thropp is a good talker and was attentively listened to. The star speech of the meeting, how- ever, was by Frank P. Martin, of Johnstown, who waxed eloquent in detailing the wrongs inflicted on Jesse E. Dale by the gang of political graft- ers who forced him from the Republi- can county ticket because he would not and could not grease the political ma- chinery and incidentally thelr own pockets enough to satisfy their vorac- fous financial appetite. Another meeting was held at the same place and presided over by the same gentleman Tuesday afternoon in order to give the voters a chance to hear the candidate for lieutenant gov- ernor and the other speakers who were unable to be here the day previous. Jeremiah 8. Black was given the glad hand when he was introduced and was liberally applauded throughout his ad- dress, which was an able effort and dealt entirely with state issues. Mr. Thropp was the second speaker and his remarks were practically the same as the day before, except that he proclaimed himself a high protective tariff advocate and a sound money adherent. Hon. William Potter, of Philadelphia, told of the alleged disgraceful political conditions in the Quaker City and made ‘a strong plea for non-partizanship in the present campaign. Mr. Potter was minister to Italy under President Har- rison and is a Lincoln Republican who is thoroughly versed in Pennsylvania politics. Hon. Francis A. Lewis, the chairman of the City party committee of Phila- delphia, spoke along the same lines as Mc. Potter and was well received. Col." Spangler was called upon for another speech and utilized the time in telling a funny story and eulogizing his friend Thropp. The crowd filed out, the band played, the speakers hurried to the train and the result will be known in November. The Other Side, The anti-vaccinationists are entering politics and it is now openly stated that the state Anti- Vaccination League at its last annual neeting in Philadelphia has taken steps to push the work, had prepared plans and would ask every candidate to pledge his support in the effort to repeal the compulsory vaccina- tion law in Pennsylvania. A regular form will be sent out to all candidates requesting them to define their position on the guestion of vaccination, and the league will support only such candidates as are willing to go on record as opposed to the present law. Next year it is proposed to hold a national convention of anti-vaccinationists and an effort will be made to institute an anti-vaccination political campaign in every state of the gountry. Met on Thursday. | i The Federation of Catholic Societies | of Cambria county held its quarterly meeting Thursday in St. Bridget’s School Hall, Lilly, with representatives present from seven societies in the district. James Mitchell represented fhe Patton council of the Young Men’s: FUND 1S TOO SMALL. Cambria County Can’t Get all the New Roads It Wants. The following boroughs and town- ships in Cambria county have filed pe- titions with the State Highway Depart- ment for state aid in the reconstruction of 260,610 lineal feet of roads. The lengths of the roads and the districts which have applied for aid are as fol- | lows: Districts. Croyle township.....ee This is nearly 474 miles of roads, The application marked (*) was filed with the State Highway Department direct, the township agreeing to pay one-fourth the cost of reconstruction, thus relieving the county of any ex- pense in connection therewith. The county co-operated in all the other ap- plications, agreeing to pay an equal share with each district. Contracts have been awarded for the construction of the following roads: In Croyle township, 5,645 feet of road, 15 feet wide, extending from borough line of Summerhill to South Fork. Contract awarded to Morgan & Pringle, Summerhill. Approximate cost, $9,740.75, the state’s share being $6,493.83. In Cambria township, 10,398 feet of road, 16 feet wide, extending from the borough line of Ebensburg in a south- westerly direction along the Pittsburg pike. Contract awarded to J. C. Mec- Spadden, No. 326 Fourth avenue, Pitts- burg. Approximate cost, $15,542.62, the state’s share being $11,656.97. In Ebensburg borough, 5,755 feet of road, 4,852 feet, 30 feet wide, to be paved with brick, and 903 feet, 19 feet wide, to be macadamized. Contract was awarded to W. H. Herr & Co., of Altoona. Approximate cost, $28,958.60, the state’s share being about $21,718.95. Surveys have been made of the fol- lowing roads: In Upper Yoder township, 11,316 feet of road, 14 feet wide, extending from a point near the residence of Herman Heider, on the Millcreek road, to the Somerset county line. Eight miles of road in Jackson town- ship, extending from Cambria town- ship line along the stone pike west to the property of William Grouse; thence south along the Johnstown road through Vinco to the East Taylor township line, near the property of Amos Wagner. Four and one-half miles of road in East Taylor township, extending from the Jackson township line, near the property of Amos Wagner,along the Eb- ensburg road, to the property of J. J. Good, thence on the Conemaugh road to the East Conemaugh borough line. The amount of money available for road building purposes in Cambria county until June 1, 1907, is $40,914.44. The 1907-1908 apportionment amount- ing to about $20,129.88, will be avail- able June 1, 1907, and the 1908 and 1909 apportionment, amounting to about $20,139.88, on June 1, 1908, making a total of about $81,194.20 available for use until June 1, 1909. At an average cost of $7,000 per mile, it will take about $332,500 to construct the 47} miles of roads already applied for, the state’s share of which will be about $249,275. The state’s share of the cost of roads already contracted for amounts to about $29,869.75, which practically exhausts the entire appor- tionment to June 1, 1907, and, unless the next legislature appropriates a sub- stantial good roads fund, it will be im- possible for the State Highway De- partment to take care of all the above petitions, not taking into consideration the applications which may be filed before June 1, 1909. Soap Man Duped Them, The soap game was successfully practiced on quite a number of farmers recently. A slick fellow presented him- self at farm houses and offers about forty cakes of cheap soap for $10. The purchaser was to pay cash and receive a valuable premium at a later date. The premium consisted of a choice of ten yards of good Brussels carpet, a full leather covered couch or chair, and many other gifts valued at $50 or §100. Several farmers got the soap and the soap man got the money, but the premium has not been heard from and Institute. never will be. Upper Yoder tow 10,560 Cambria township..... Ebensburg borough 5,100 | South Fork borough.. 5,300 *Croyle township... 18,480 Portage township 15,000 South Fork borough.. 5,370 Summerhill borough.. 6,000 East Taylor township. 23,76 | Chest township... 5,280 Jackson township 42,240 Cambria township.. 13,200 " “ 26,400 “ “ 10,560 " 2 " 31,680 Gallitzin township.. 2,700 Portage township. £ A BAD WRECK. ! | It Occurredfonithe Cambria & Clearfield Division Last Week. | The Ebensburg passenger train on | the Cambria & Ulearfield branch of the | Pennsylvania railroad collided with a | freight train at Kaylor Thursday morn- |ing at 9:30 o’clock and 10 passengers were injured, one coach damaged and | the tank of the engine almost demol- ished. The injured are: E. H. Baker, of Ebensburg, hand hurt. A. G. Tyger,” of Horton, badly | shaken up. Frank Toole, of Clearfield, head slightly hurt. Joseph Jompis, of Bakerton, injuries to the stomach. Levi Keith, of Barr township,slightly | injured. Joseph Hipps, of St. Lawrence, one leg injured. Albert Bosler, of Carrolltown, shoul der injured. W. H. H. Bell, of Patton, back hurt. Mrs. E. M. Sexton, of Ebensburg, back and side injured. The passenger train, which carries but one coach, was on its way north and was going at a good speed. At Kaylor the passenger train rounded a | curve and crashed into engine No. 291, | which was at the rear of freight train No. 2106. The crash was so sudden that no per- son had an opportunity to escape. The passenger coach banged into the tank of engine 291 with fearful force. All the passengers were thrown from their seats and in this way sustained their injuries. Mrs. Sexton was hurt more seriously than any of the other passengers. Her injuries were across the back and in the side. TRANSACTIONS IN REALTY. Properties In This End of the County That Changed Hands Recently. John W. Dumm to Carrolltown Dis- tilling company, two lots in Carroll- town, $11,000. Lewis Burgan et ux to John D. Gar- man, five acresin Susquehanna town- ship, $400. John Alberter et ux to Rembrandt Peale, lot in Carrolltown, $50. Alonzo McDermitt et ux to Pius P. Sherry, lot in Cresson township, $1,500. C. F. Fraser et ux et al to Elizabeth Bearer, lot in Spangler, $1,700. Constantine Trotuer et ux to Emile Bia, lot in Elder township, $150. THE P. R. R’S NEW RATE. Two-and-a.Half-Cent Fare in Effect After November 1st. The Pennsylvania Railroad company announces that, beginning Novem- ber 1st, the maximum rate for one-way tickets over its lines east of Pittsburg and Buffalo will be reduced to two and one-half cents per mile. Beginning same date, the interchangeable thous- and-mile refund ticket, now sold for $30 with a refund of $10, will be sold for $256 with a refund of $5, when used in accordance with the conditions. As at present, this ticket will be good in the hands of the original purchaser only. The sale of thousand-mile tickets, good for any one and any number, on the lines of the Pennsyvania Railroad only east of Pittsburg and Buffalo, will be continued at $20. = Killed on the Rail. Funeral services over the remains of Robert Smith, who was killed while walking on the railroad near Carroll- town on Saturday evening, were held on Monday. Mr. Smith was aged about 52 years and was employed as a checkweighman for the Logan Coal company. He was on his way home from work when he stepped in the path of a freight engine. He was knocked down and killed almost instantly, his body being badly mutilated. Millie, the 10-year-old daughter of the dead man, is slowly recovering from the in- juries she received at the time her father was killed. A severe scalp wound is the most prominent of her hurts. The girl is with her five brothers and sisters and the children are now orphans, their mother having died 18 months ago. Charter Granted. Among the charters issued at Har- risburg during the current week was the following: The Northern Cambria Farmers’ Telephone company. Capi- tal stock, $5,000. Treasurer, F. A. Westrick, Elder township. Directors —J. PF. Thomas, P. CO. Strittmatter, Otto Anna, all of Carroll township; H. E. Patterson, H. V. Bradley, Barr township; August E. Farabaugh, John E. Tomlinson, Allegheny township; Ambrose Mahner, Elder township, PATTON, CAMBRIA CO., PA., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2906. INDEPENDENT — NOT NEUTRAL — RUN BY THE PUBLISHER. SPELLBINDERS WERE HERE! 3 SENT BLACK HAND LETTER! Notorious Organization Has Made Its Apperance. PATTON MAN MARKED. Notified That He Must Pay Eight Hundred Dollars or He and His Family Will be Assassinated—Efforts Being Make to Cap- ture the Miscreants, The ‘Black Hand’’ has reached Pat- ton, one of their letters having been received by Dominick Stevens, an estimable Italian employed by the Pat- ton Olay Mfg. Co. This letter de- manded that he.place $800 on the stone steps of St. Mary’s R. CO. church Wed- nesday evening or he and his entire family would be assassinated. This information naturally worried the recipient of the message and he immediately communicated with his friends, who planned to capture the writer. The plan of procedure, how- ever, leaked out and on the night in question a large number of people were in the vieinity of the church anx- iously awaiting developments. Whether the ‘Black Hand” artist put in an appearance is not known, but at any rate if he did he was fright- ened away, An Italian woman passed the church several times about eight o’clock, the time set for the deposit of the money Wednesday evening, but whether she was an emissary of the “Black Hand’ or a man in disguise, is not known. She was not intercepted. The incident created considerable ex- citement and a determined effort will be made to hunt down the author of the epistle. The Inspectors Were Here, The annual inspection of the C. & C. division of the Pennsylvania railroad was held last Wednesday. The inspec- tion party taxed the capacity of two inspection cars and a coach. The start was made from Cresson at 8:30 a. m. and Patton was reached about 11:30 where the party took dinner at the Palmer House. The special returned to Cresson about 4:15, after having cov- ered the entire division which is re- markably fast time. Among the officials who were loud in their praise of the appearance of the track were the fol- lowing: E. J. Cleave, superintendent of the C. & C. division; 8. C. Long, superintendent of the Pittsburg divis- ion; N. W. Smith, assistant to P. A. E., Altoona; J. M. Gross, division trans- portion agent; Clark Thompson, as- sistant mechanical engineer, Altoona; C. M. Chenowith, special clerk to gen- eral superintendent; H. W. Storey, solictor Pennsylvania railroad, Johns- town. Advertised Letters, The following letters remain uncalled for in the Patton post office for the two weeks ending Saturday, Oct. 20, 1906: Miss Mary Baker, Harry E. Crone, J. W. Christy, Harry T. Cooper, Miss Hattie Gallaher, Miss May Johnson, Ala Makansson, Joe Olejar, Sanford Weakland, Mrs. Emma Baily, Arthur Cresswell, Miss Bertha Cox, Mrs. Annie Cassidy, Mrs. Elsie Hanson, James O. Connell, Geo. Smith, Miss Ruby Warefield, Persons calling for the above letters will please say that they are ‘‘Adver- tised.” E. WiLL GREENE, Postmaster. Successtul Operation. Dr. and Mrs. T. R. Morrison took their little daughter, Arlene, to Phila- delphia last week to have her operated upon for congenital dislocation of the left hip. The operation was that known as the “Lorentz bloodless” and was performed by Dr. James K. Young at the Polytecnic hospital. The patient is getting along very nicely and Dr. Morrison returned home Wednesday. Mrs. Morrison will remain in Phila- delphia another week. Car Shortage. Car shortage is interfering with business on the Beech Creek district and River lines as much as on any of the big railroads of the country. The mines in this region, along the line of the New York Central, are now pro- ducing more coal than at any time since the strike and only the scarcity of cars prevents them working at full time and the district from doing a record breaking business. —Altoona was visited Friday morn- ing by one of the most disastrous con- flagrations in the history of the city, resulting in the total destruction of the large new opera house building, Roth- ert’s big credit house and the Elk build- ing, along with the contents. The loss | will reach half a million dollars, | $1.00 PER YEAR Fall and Winter Wear Coming in every day. Suits for men-—good as tailor made. For boys, as stylish as can be made. Children’s Suits in many different styles. All at the lowest figure. Call in and see and price them. SHOES. The largest shoe stock in Patton. That is why this store sells more than any store in Northern Cambria, Satisfaction guaranteed. | LADIES’ SKIRTS. For Misses also. TRUNKS AND VALISES. We always have a large stock on hand to select from. HATS AND CAPS. Fall line now complete in all lines. Stein-Bloch Clothing. B. KUSNER, Next Door to Bank. PATTON, PA. —_— Extra Large Sizes. There's a Vast Difference between poor whiskey at a big price and good whiskey at a low price. With the former we have nothing to do—we won't sell it at any price. But because we have and handle nothing but the best brands is no reason why we charge more for it. In fact, our reputation for standard goods at a low figure is more than local. We believe in a standard article * and also believe in selling it for what it is worth—and nota cent more. Beer? Of course the same policy obtains there too. Nothing but the best—Duquesne and Piel—and the price is- right, too. ED. A. MELLON, Local 'Pone’ PATTON, PA. THE GRANGE NATIONAL BANK OF PATTON. "ino 12,000 Capital - - Surplus - - John A. Schwab, Pres. M. D. Bearer, Cashier. Opened its doors for the banking business of the general public on Wednesday, Aug. 8th, 1906. We invite the accounts of individuals, merchants and manufacturers. Collections Promptly Made. INTEREST ON TIME DEPOSITS. DONT BE SICK. Be prepared for the season’s changes. ‘An Ounce of Pre- vention is Worth a Pound of Cure.” is one of the old say- ings which contains a world of truth. Don’t wait until the hearse is called before seeking relief. A good sailor shortens sail before the storm is upon him. The wise general pre- pares for defence if in danger of attack. If you hada large purse of money you would not leave it loose in the presence of thieves. Be as good to yourself as you would to your money. Disease germs lurk about and sneak into your system at the first opportunity. Then where is your good health? It is gone perhaps forever. Protect yourself from disease by wearing a chest protector during this changeable weather. For sale by WOLF'S PHARMACY, PATTON, PA,
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