FREELAND TRIBUNE. VOL. XII. NO. G. MISCELLANEOUS ADVERTISEMENTS. A.\ ORDINANCES.—'An ordinance for the purpose of obtaining the assent of the electors of tho borough of Freeland to In crease the indebtedness of suid borough in the bum of tit teen tliousuml dollars ($15,000), or as much thereof as is required for erecting:, Jurnishing and completing- a town ball, in eluding in the one structure, council rooms, tire department, municipal offices, a public library, a largo room for public purposes und a lookup. Also to erect and establish an electric pumping station In the Fourth ward, au electric tire alarm system throughout the borough and to build and extend the public sewers on Washington, liirkbeck, Front, Car bon and ltidgc streets iu the borough of Free land. Be it ordained and enacted by the burgess und town council ol* the borough of Froelund that a proposition be submitted to tho quuli tled voters of said borough at a public election to lie held thcreiu for their assent or rejection of a proposed increase of the indebtedness of said borough to an umount greater than 2 per cent and not exceeding? per cent of tho last preceding assessed valuatiou of its taxable property. That said election be held at tho respective polling places in all the wards of the said bor ough on Saturday, August 28, A. I)., 1809, be tween the hours of 7 a. m. and 7 p. in., and that tho burgess, president and secretary of the town council, give notice thereof during at least thirty days by weekly advertisements in ull the newspapers of the said borough and by a conspicuous handbill posted at all of the polling places in the borough. The amouut of the proposed increased in debtedness to be tlfteen thousand dollars, to be raised by bonds bearing 4 per cent interest, uiuturing in not less than live nor more than thirty years and the said moneys thus raised or so much thereof as may be required to be used for the following purposes, to wit: 1. Ten thousand dollars reelund. Enacted into an ordinance at u stated meet ing of the borough council of the borough of Froelund, county of Luzerne, stute of Pennsylvania, held the seventeenth day of July, A. L)., 181 ft). Daniel Kline, president. Attest: John (i. Davis, secretary. Approved this seventeenth day of July, A. I)., 18JU. James M. (Jalhigher, burgess. NOTICE OF AN ELECTION TO BE HELD to obtain the assent of the electors to increase the indebtedness of the borough. In pursuance of an ordinance of the tpwn council of the borough of Freeland, Pennsyl vania, passed at a regular meeting on the seventeenth day of July, 18111), and duly ap proved by the burgess of said borough, an election will be held at the several polling places for holding municipal elections in suid borough on Saturday, the twenty-sixth day of August, 181)11, between the hours of 7 a. m. and 7 p. in., for the purpose ol obtaining the assent of the electors of the said borough to increase its indebtedness to an amount exceeding 2 per cent and not exceeding 7 per cent, upon the lust preceding assessed valuation ol' the tax able property in said borough. Tho purposes of the proposed increase of in debtedness of said borough are: 1. To erect, furnish und complete a town hall, including in the one structure, council rooms, lire department, municipal offices, a large hall, a public library and a lockup. 2. To establish an electric pumping stution in the Fourth ward on the Hill. 3. To establish an electric tire alarm system throughout the borough. 4. To extend ami build tho public sowers on Washington, Front, Birkbcck, Carbon and Kidgo streets in the borough ot Freeland. Amount of last assessed vuluation...sll4-',794.00 Present indebtedness Nothing Amount of the proposed iticrcusc of indebtedness $ 15,000.00 Percentage of proposed increase of indebtedness 0.178 Daniel Kline, president. John G. Duvis, secretary. James M. Gallagher, burgess. TJXIII SALE.—TWO fresh cows. Apply to P Charles Dusheck, Freeland, or at the Dusheek farm, Foster towuship. One Fare for the Round Trip. To Philadelphia via the Lehigh Valley Railroad. The Lehigh Valley Railroad will make a special low rate of one fare fur the round trip to Philadelphia and return, on account of the Prohibition state convention to be held in that city July 21, 1899. Tickets will he sold for all trains (except, the lllack Diamond express) July 20, limited for return passage to July 24. Consult Lehigh Valley ticket agents for particulars. to Niagara Falls and Return Via tho Lehigh Valley Railroad on August 12. The Lehigh Valley Rail roud4dll sell tickets to Niagara Falls and return, at the special low fare of $5 for the round trip from Freeland, limit ed for return passage to August 14, j inclusive. Tickets will bo honored on any train, except the Rlack Diamond express. Consult Lehigh Valley ticket agents for further particulars. Low Rate Excursion to New York Via the Lehigh Valley Railroad, July 20. The fare from Freeland for tho round trip will bo $2.45. Tickets will be sold for all trains, except those con necting with the Rlack Diamond ex press, July 20, limited for return passage to July 28, inclusive. Consult Lehigh Valley ticket agents for particulars. A.. Oswald sells Delicatesso Raking Powder at 5c per pound can. Every can Is guaranteed as to its purity. Givo it a trial. A pension of $0 a month has boen grantod by the government to Aiexandor Allen, a veteran of the civil war. BASE BALL! Atlantic League Game. WILKESBARRE vs. READING AT Tigers Park, Freeland, SUNDAY, JULY 23. ADMISSION, i 25 CENTS. GRAND BTAND, IU CENTS. BRIEF ITEMS OF NEWS. PARAGRAPHS GATHERED FROM ALL PARTS OF THE REGION. Synopsis of Local and Miscellaneous Oc currences That Can Re Read Quickly. What the Folks of This and Oilier Towns Are Doing. Saturday will be pay day at Jeddo and Upper Lehigh. A fine flagstone sidewalk is being laid in front of the store of Joseph Hirkbeck. P. Magagna and E. J. Curry are re ceiving congratulations over the arrival of young sons at their respective homes. Attorney Chas. Orion Stroh is having a six-foot stone flag sidewalk placed along the eighty feet of his property on East Main street. Tho camp meeting of tho Holiness Christian Association in the Public park opened this morning. The services will be continued for ten days. Three foxes were captured this week by It. J. Dever, Frank Malioy and Wil liam Seiwell. Two of the animals are on exhibition in Hugh Malloy's garden. The nineteenth annual mooting of the Lehigh Valley Medical Association will be held at Glen Summit on July 27. The annual address will be made by I)r. W. L. Rodman. Dr. J. W. Lockio, Sr., and Miss Emma Philips have been married at Hazieton. Dr. Leckie, who was a wid ower, is 04 years of age, while tho bride is a girl of twenty summers. Michael Spoko, of Eborvalo, was crushed in No. 4 mine, Oakdale, on Monday, by a fall of rock. He was injured in all parts of his body and diod that night in the Miners' hospital. Lorenz Nisler died at his home in the Coxo addition on Tuesday. The funeral took place this morning. After a high mass at St. Ann's church tho remains wero interred in the adjoining ceme tery. The will of Margaret McNeils, of Freeland, was probated yesterday. She died in January, 1898, and left all her property to her two sons, Roger and James McNolis. .James Is uamod as executor. Ernest Drawheim, of Upper Lehigh, and Miss Minnie Collit, of Wilkesbarre, wero married on Tuesday at tho bride's homo. Tho wedding was witnessed by Miss Ida Drawheim and John and Miss Kate Lesser, of Upper Lehigh. The couple will reside in Upper Lehigh. Adam Zarowsky, of Freeland, and Anastasia Deljucis, of Hazieton, and Peter Sornncak, of Pond Creek, arid Kate Cupko, of Freeland, will be mar ried on Saturday. The former couple will be united at the Polish Catholic church and tho other at tho Greek Catholic church. Rev. Michael Halogh, formerly rector of the Greek Catholic church at Wilkes barre, who joined tho Russian Church a few years ago, has formally recanted and returned to the Catholic Church. He was restored to the union by Hishop lloban during tho recent retreat of the clergy of the Scranton diocese. On Sunday next Rev. W. C. Hall, of St. Paul's Primitive Methodist church of Freeland, will preach at the usual hours. Services ut 10.30 a. in., also at 7 p. m. Subject for morning, "How God Encourages the Weak Ones;" sub ject for evening, "Sad Results of Mis appropriation." Everybody is welcome. W. C. Ilall, pastor. Michael Dennion, of Eckley, employed as an engineer by the Cross Creek Coal Company, fell under a train of mine cars Monday morning. The wheels passed over his loft foot, crushing tho ankle. He was a son of Michael Den nion, of Ridge street, who died on Tues day. Tho injured man is receiving treatment at the Miners' hospital and ills foot will bo saved. PERSONALITIES. Misses Katie McGeeban, of Mauch Chunk, and Hridgnt McGochau, of Nos quehoning, arrived in town Tuesday evening and will spend a week at tho resldonco of their uncle, Hugh McGoo han. John Richards and John 11. Powell left on Tuesday for Hethlehom, where the former has secured work and the latter expects a position. Roth wero employes of Drifton shops. W. J. Tim may and family and M. D. McLaughlin and family are spending tho day at Ilockport and Laurytown. Mrs. Condy Ileeney, of North Ridgo street, has returned from a visit to her son, Patrick, in Mauch Chunk. Mrs. Dennis Ferry, Sr., Mrs. P. 11. H&nlon and Miss Rose Ferry aro on a visit to Wilkesbarre friends. A. C. Leisenring .and family, of Upper Lehigh, have returned from their so journ at Atlantic City. E. J. Gaffney has signed with Hones dale base ball club and left on Monday to join tho team. Joseph Hirkbeck, of Wilkesbarre, at tended to business matters here yester day. Miss Muldoon, of Philadelphia, is the guest of Miss Josephine Campbell. FREELAND, PA., THURSDAY, JULY 20, 1899. SPECIAL ELECTION. Ilorougli Citizens Will Vote on a Bond Issue on August 26. Messrs. Kline, Smith, Meehan, Rude wick, DePierro, Davis, Keck and Schwabo attended the meeting of tho borough council Monday evening. A motion was passed ordering all prop erty owners who have not yet connect ed with the sewer to do so. The finance coinmitteo presented a report of the financial condition of the town, also an ordinance which they recommended. The ordinance provided for an election to be held at tho regular polling places on Saturday, August 20, for the purpose of voting on tho ques tion of issuing $15,000 worth of 4 per cent bonds. It was passed without a dissenting vote. It is provided that the money thus raised shall be expended as follows: For erecting and furnishing a town building, including library, lockup, lire rooms, etc., $10,000; for establishing an electric lire alarm system. $1,500; for lire protection at Rirvauton, $1,500; for construction of sewers on Washing ton, Ridge, Carbon, Front and liirkbeck streets, $2,000. Tho priut.iug committee was author ized to have the election advertised in the local papers in the manner provided by law. At the request of a committee of fire men a committee of council was ap pointed to see the Anthracite and Hell Telephones Company officials in regard to placing phones in tho fire rooms for use in case of lire in South Heberton or other distant points. President Kline reported tho chain on the fire alarm in bad condition and the same was ordered repaired. Tho Mirror Club was granted tho use of tho Public park on Labor Day for a picnic and bicycle races. The tax levy for tho ensuing year was fixed at 13 mills 8 for light and water and 5 for borough purposes. Child limned to Death. Holla, the young daughter of Harry and Lena Argust, of Upper Lehigh, was burned yesterday near her homo so severely that death resulted last even ing. Sho was playing about a fire which suvoral children started in an alley and in soine manner the flames reached her clothes. In an instant the child was envolopod in a blaze. Ilor screams attracted the attention of her mother and several of tho neighbors, who hurried to tho rescue, but before they could give assistance tho fire had burned the littlo one fatally. She lingered until evening, when sho ex pired. Rclla was aged 5 years and 3 months. Tho funeral will take pluco on Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Interment at Freeland cemetery. Resides the girl's mother, Mrs. Jaines Hawkins, John J. Sweeney and Mat thew Jones were badly burned about the hands while trying to extinguish the flames. Death of Micliuel Dennlon. Michael Dennion, aged 72 years, died on Tuesday at his home on Ridgo street, whore he resided for a number of years. He had been ill but a few days, and his death, which was caused by stomach trouble and dysentery, was not looked for until that morning. Mr. Dennion was a resident of this section for soveral years. He Is suryivod by a wife and four sons and two daughters, as follows: James and Hugh and Mrs. Matthew Murphy and Mrs. Patrick Hrogan, of Freeland, and John and Michael, of Eckley. The latter Is at presont in the hospital at Hazieton on account of an Injury received the day before his father's death. The funeral will leave tho residence at D o'clock tomorrow morning. A requiem mass will bo read at St. Ann's church; interment at St. Ann's ceme tery. Embarked In Newspnperdom. The Tribune on Tuesday received No. 1, Volume I, of the New River Re porter, published at Thurmond, West Virginia. Its editor and proprietor is P. E. Gallagher, a former residont of Drlfton, who has been located in that section for some years. Mr. Gallagher is a brother of ex-Hurgess E. P. Gal lagher, of Freeland, and has a wide circle of friends in the Pennsylvania coal fields who will wish him success. The Reporter is a seven-column four p&go paper and the first issuo has many healthy signs about it. Tho editor lias had considerable experience as a nows paper correspondent and will inako the Reporter deserving of success. Saved Two From Drowning. Lawrenco Gillespie, a son of James Gillespie, of Washington street, who Is employed in Rrooklyn, made a daring rescue of two young sisters, Mamie and Lizzie Orland, near Fort Hamilton last week. The girls were out in a row boat, which began to leak, and sank in thirty feet of water. Gillespie was on shore and hearing their cries sprang into tho bay and saved both from drowning. The New York papers of tho 12th Inst, contain lengthy accounts of the rescue and commeud the young man for his coul ' ness and bravery. MINES AND RAILROADS. Some of tho leading interests In the trunk line properties are developing a plan for the use of anthracite instead of bituminous on all passenger trains. If V&nderbilt roads adopt the use of an thracite It is argued that the service would bo so much Improved that other systems would bo forced to adopt it. The Vanderbllts could increase the an thracite consumption in this way, it is said, fully 1,000,000 tons a year. The largest coal breaker in the world will soon be located at Carbondalu. One now in courso of construction on the "flats" will take tho place of sev eral smaller ones now operated in that vicinity by the Delaware and Hud son Company. Four thousand tons daily will bo the coal breaking and pre paring capacity of the great plant. It is said that the danger of a strike on tho Lehigh Valley Railroad has passed for the present. Eight of the ten grievances presented by the em ployes have been conceded by thooflicials and the remaining two will be investi gated. The Anthracite Separator Company, recently incorporated, with Frank Far dee at its head, has let a contract for a big building outside of Hazieton, where coal separators aro to be manu factured. John R. Keonan, formerly of town, has been promoted by the Lehigh Valley Coal Company from breaker boss at No. 4 breaker to outside foreman at No. 5 colliery, Shenandoah. Building u Monster Locoiiiotlv. A locomotive to weigh lf)() tons is in courso of erection at Scranton in the Delaware, Lackawanna and Wostern Company's shops. The length is 20 H feet. The foot board is 0 foot 4 inches from the rail. Tho height from the rail to the top of the boiler Is 12 foot 1 inch, and from the rail to tho highest point of the locomotive is 15 feet. The driv ers aro 57 inches. The fire box is 0 feet wide and 10 foot 0 inches long inside. The engine contains 413 two-inch fines, and the heating surface of tho box and Hues is 3,000 squaro feet. Tho cylinder has 22 inchos diameter and a 30-inch stroke. The steam pressure is 200 lbs. tractive forco 44,000 pounds. Thoro are eight driving wheels and a two-wheel pony truck. Tho capacity of tho tank is 5-,000 gallons. The cab is G feet 9 inches long and 10 feet wide. Heirs Can't Find the Lease. The heirs of Hurkhart Mosor, who have boon engaged for some time in the effort to recover property which he is said to httvo owned at Tainaqua and to have leased for ninety-nine years about 1703, are meeting with very littlo en couragement. The difficulty is to find such a paper as tho lease, which does not appear to havo been recorded. A person who claims to havo looked into the case to somo extent said: "Hurkhart Mosor soouis to have had no title to the tract of land which ho called his, but to have been a sort of 'squatter,' a common tiling in that part of Penn sylvania a century or more ago. If he had owned the property in question, and executed such a lease, the heirs would be in a good position. As it is. I think it improbable that they will over come Into the inheritance." Jersey Central Extension. A corps of Jorsoy Central Railroad surveyors have been at work all week on the proposed extension from Upper Lehigh to Freeland. A route from near tho "Y" on the Upper Lehigh lino is being surveyed to a point on the Schwabo tract in the Third ward. The surveyors have work for two or three weeks before them. No positive information as to tho ex tension will bo given by the railroad officials, but the work of the surveyors and the caro they are taking in choos ing tho linos are signs that give hope of seeing the project realized. Great Huso Ball Gumo. Wilkesbarre and Reading clubs of tho Atlantic loaguo will play at tho Tigers park on Sunday afternoon. Sinco Scran ton's dishandment, thoro has sprung up a spirited rivalry between the two teams which are coming, and the game on the 23d should bo a fine exhibition. Play will be called promptly at 3 o'clock. The batteries will bo Pattou and Gond- Ing for Wilkesbarre and Ferstch and Snyder for Reading. This will bo the first Atlantic league game played here, and upon tho attendance will depend whether or not others will bo arrangod. National Export Exposition. Preparations for tho National Export Exposition at Philadelphia, which opens September 14 and will continue until November 30, of this year, are going ahead at a rapid pace. The ex position, however, seems to bo attract ing more attention from those outside our state than within, and, whilo its ultimate success is unquestioned, it bo hooves the management to make known tho good things that aro in storo for visitors to tho fair. PLEASURE CALENDAR. July 23.—Rase ball, Wilkesbarre vs. Reading Atlantic league clubs at Tigers park. Admission, 25 couts. DECISION REVERSED. School Hoard Votes Again on Question of Hold-Over Teachers. Every member of the borough school board was present at the special moot ing Monday evening. President Kline, as a member of the finance committee, reported having gono over the bill of the Freeland Water Company and stated that the meters do not give satis faction. The couimittteo recommended tho payment of $70.48 for water furn ished, as computed from the meters at 12L* conts per 1,000 gallons, also that tho board fix a rate of $2.75 for the Washington and $1.05 per month for the Ridge street building. Tho report was accepted and tho recommendations adopted. Tho secretary reported having re ceived the certificates of the following persons who passed the examination held by the county superintendent: Misses Kate Winter, Annie Gillespie, Hassle Owens, Annie Geoppert, Sarah Gallagher, Mary M. Gallagher and Myron Zimmerman. Director Van Horn desired that Un report of the teachers' and pupils' com mittee, a motion for the adoption of which was declared lost at the last meeting, the vote being 5 to 4 in its favor, be reopened, claiming the deci sion was illegal. Director Schaub objected, claiming that Mr. Van Horn could not move for a reconsideration in the matter, he hav ing voted previously on the losing side. The president agreed with Director Vanllorn that a mistake was made in the decision, and a vote, was taken on tho re-opening of tho question. It re sulted: For —Vanllorn, Hell, Trevas kls, Kline, Everitt, Krommos, Laubach. Against—McColo, Ferry, Schaub. A motion adopting the report —which was that the secretary of the board notify Misses Mary Dougherty, Mary Ilerron and Carrie Rilger and John Houston to re-apply for positions as teachers, they having been illegally elected for three years when their certificates were good for but two—was carried after considerable discussion, tho members voting as on tho previous motion. Tho secretary reported that the school funiturc loaned to Prof. Edmunds some time ago had boen returned. The board will meet Monday evening to appoint teachers. Attempt to Wreck h Fay Train. John Hrusack, aged 15 years, was ar rested on Monday evening at his board ing house in Drifton on a warrant sworn out by Superintendent John Wagner, of Drifton, before Squire Ruckley. He was charged with placing an iron coupling link on tho track of tho I). S. it S. Railroad near No. 5 breaker, Jeddo, on Saturday afternoon. Tho evidouco produced at the trial brought out the fact that Hrusack was employed at No. 5 breaker, of Marklo & Co., and while on his way home along tho railroad to Drifton on Saturday afternoon he saw engine No. 7 pulling tho pay car from Eckley, and placed the link on the track in front of the engine, then ran up the mountain towards Highland road. Lewis Kugler, the engineer, saw the obstruction placed on the track and stopped tho train iu time. Seeing the engine stopped, Hrusack returned and threw the link of? the track and again took to the brush, with John Wagner after him. Not being so fleot of foot as Hrusack, tho superintendent soon gave up tho chase and returnod to tho ca booso. The placing of the link on tho rail was witnessed by Lewis Kugler, W. J. Slattory and Frank Dover. Tho defendant admitted the act, but could give no motivo for so doing. 110 is but four months in tho country and cannot speak English. In default of bail he was committed to jail and on Tuesday was taken there by Constable Molik. Schuylkill Republican Ticket. At the Schuylkill county Republican convention at Pottsvillo on Monday a slate which was agreed upon went through without a hitch. The resolu tions adopted by tho convention in dorsed the course of the national admin istration in both civil and military af fairs and commended the state adminis tration. Tho following nouiinatioms were made: D. C. Henning, Pottsvillo, for judge; C. E. Rerger, Cressona, for dis trict attorney; G. A. Doerllingcr, Potts ville, for troasurur; William S. Liob, Ashland, for protlionotary; John T. Shoenor, Orwigsburg, for clerk of the courts; Emanuel Jenkyn, Pottsvillo, for recorder; Frank C. Reese, Shenandoah, for register; Iloraeo F. Reber, Pino Grove, and Frank R. Kantner, Lofty, for county commissioners, and Frod Ahrensliold, Miuersville, for poor di rector. Cupt. William Astor ('hauler, Congressman from New York, is the president of The New York tfttir, which is giving away a FORTY DOLLAR BI CYCLE daily, as offered by their adver tisement in another column. Hon. Amos J. Cuminfngs, M. C., Col. Asa Rird Gard ner, district attorney of New York, ex- Governor Hogg, of Texas, and Col. Fred Feigl, of New York, are among the well kuowu names lu their board of directors. JAMESSTEPHENSONHOGG. SKETCH OF THE SOUTHERN FOE OF TRUSTS AND MONOPOLIES. I'en Picture of the Man From Tcxhk Who Threw Tammany Into ConfiiMion and (Ipxet Croker'a IMuiih at the Wig wam on the Fourth of July. From the New York Hcruld. The great burst of enthusiasm for William J. Bryan which was let loose in Tammany Hall on July 4 was all the do ing of one man. Ills name is James Stephonson Hogg, and ho is a former governor of Texas. In an instant he marked an epoch in the campaign for the presidency that will end in 1000. He upset all Richard Croker'a calcu lations. He damaged various deputy leaderships. Ho ran away with the! Tiger's heart and made it lose its head. Ho destroyed Brother Augustus' boom for the presidency. He showed that Tammany's sincerity for the gold stand ard was not oven skin deep. He undid all that has been accomplished by the Democratic anti-Bryan propaganda in eight months. A TEXAS CYCLONE. It had all been arranged, bear in mind, that Bryan, Cleveland and Hill — particularly Bryan—should be ignored. Bryan's name must not bo uttered. All wont well until Hogg was called on as an impromptu speaker to take the place i of one of the several absentees. Whether j he went on his own accord or on the j suggestion of some of the anti-Croker Democrats is not very clear. The suggestion that John C. Shechan was at the bottom of it is accepted by many. Be that as it may, the fact has gone on record that the Tammany or ganization, drilled and dragooned for Van Wyck, cheered Bryan as the candi date for llioo almost to a man. Feitner called it a Texas cyclone. Whalon said it wasn't much of a shower, only nobody had an umbrella. Carroll was too dumb founded to express an opinion. Croker will have something to say about it later. But the fact remains that James Hogg, of Texas, to whom Tammany only a fow months ago was offering the vice presidency on a ticket headed by Gor man or Van Wyck, routed the "cohorts of mammon" in its stronghold so easily that everybody woudercd how it had been done. WHO IIOGG IS. Who is James Stephenson Hogg, of Texas? He Is a typo of the far Western poli tician who grew up with the coyotes and jack rabbits for playmates. If you frequent tho Fifth Avenue hotel cor ridors you will see him there four or live times a year, tho biggest figure in that mooting place of politicians. He usually wears a slouch hat and a frock coat, and he is quite as imposing as a court martial or a dress parade, because he weighs nearly 400 pounds and looks every ounce of It. He Is not a dandy in any sense of the term. He is blunt and fearless. He likes contention and no man can fight, harder than ho. He has boon called a demagogue and a I'opulist. He did more to injuro trusts and monopolies in Texas than any other man. lie had Henry M. Flagler, of the Standard Oil Company, indicted, and he made a demand on the governors of New York and Florida that tho said Henry M. Flagler should bo surrendered for trial in tho criminal courts. Ho likes politics, and headed the Texas delegation for Bryan in 18U0. Ho can tell a good story. He likes a good dinner. He is 53 years old. Mr. Hogg was born in Texas, and he is a self-made man. He began life an orphan in Smith county, Texas, and at that time it was one of the wildest sec tions of the state, lie WORKED ON A FARM owned by a widow during his boyhood until ho was fourteen years old, and then became a clerk in a store. He soon apprenticed himself to a country newspaper oflico and became a com positor. He took an active interest in politics, and tho first year he voted was elected road overseer. Then ho was elected justice of the poaco, studied law and was admitted to the bar. He went to the legislature and then was elected district attorney of Smith county. That was at a time when district at torneys in Texas had to possess grit and determination. Lawlessness was ram pant. The rifle and shotgun settled dis continued on Fourth Page. LIBOR WINTER, Eating House and Oyster Saloon, No. 13 Front Stroct, F reel and. Temperance drinks, cigars, etc. Familes supplied with oysters direct from the shore. GEORGE FISHER, deulcr hi Liquors, Wines, Cigars, Etc. FOR A GLASS OF FRESH BEER, PORTER OR ALE call at NO. ti EAST WALNUT STREET. $1.50 PER YEAR. BARGAINS AT THE Fifth Anniversary AND " Change-Stock Sale. CLOTiaciisrcr. Men's all wool black cheviot suits, Q worth s•">. now \J Men's all wool plaid suits, sold all A OH over at $7, wo sell them at ■ wv/ Gents' flue suits, offered by others "7 fjO at 12 and sl4, our price ■ Childrcns' suits, well made and latest A Hp styles, worthsl, now All wool liluck or blue cheviot suits, 1 Hfl worth $1.50, now I .KJVJ All wool Scotch, cheviot vcstco suits, \ /i n worth $2, now 1. "~rv-/ Boys' suits, sizes 14 to 1!, sold ull 1 *7 C over iti $8.60, our price LIU Boys' extra fine plaids, worth $7, will A jO be closed out at ■ ■ * SHOES. Ludies' fine Dongoln shoes, lace or QHr button, worth $1.26, now v/L/ Ladles' flue Dongolu llcxiblc soles, 1 O C worth $2, uow XmJLsJ Boys' dress shoes, a rare bargain, QAe worth $1.15, now OKJKs Boys' double sole heavy shoes, your choice of a fine lot at I Ov/ Phila. One-Price Clothing House, Birkbeck Brick, Freeland. £MIAS. ORION STROH, Attorney and Counselor at Law Notary Public. Office: Rooms 1 and 2, Birkbeck Brick, Freeland JOHN M. CARR, Attorney-at-Law. All legal business promptly attended. Postofllce Building, - Freeland. Mclaughlin, Attorney-at-Law. Legal Business of Any Description. Brennan's Building, So. Centre St., Freeland. J. O'DONNELL, Attorney-at-Law. Legal Business Promptly Attended,. Birkbeck Brick, - Freeland. A. BUCKLEY, Justice of the Peace. All business given prompt attention. Tribune Building, - - Muin Street. S. E. HAYES, Fire Insurance Agent. Washington street. None but Reliable Companies Rejyresented. jrjn N. MALEY, DENTIST. OVER BIRKBECK'S STORE, Second Floor, - - Birkbeck Brick. CARPET WEAVING. Plain and Striped Rag Carpet Woven in the very best manner and at the lowest prices. Also carry a full line of Carpets, Oil Cloths, Dry Goods, Etc. ALL WORK IS GUARANTEED. Henry Riebold. 57 Centre Street. Rocco DePierro, Merchant Tailor. Latest Samples, Latest Styles. Summer suits ami trousers made to order in the best manner. Goods and workmanship guaranteed to be the best. Boyle Block, Freeland. Something New in Freeland. The Black Diamond SHOE REPAIRING HOUSE has located in Hadesty Building, 109 S. Centre Street. Shoes Soled, Heeled and Made as Good as New, at- 60c a pair. Best White Oak Leather used. Latest improved machinery. Shoes re paired in 111 teen minutes. Give us u trial and let us show you how neatly we can do our work. Shoos to order from $2 up. H. MOWER. Prop. HmUwty Building, 188 South Centre Street. Dry Goods, Groceries and Provisions. 0 A celebrated brand of XX Hour always in stock. Roll Butter and Eggs a Specialty. AMANDUS OSWALD, K. IK. Vor. Ventre and Front Ste., Freeland.