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Newspaper
Columbia County Republican
Location
Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1901
Page
4
Hasle township school board sold five per cent bonds amounting to seventeen thousand dollars and received a premium of one thousand eight hundred thirty dollars and ninety cents.
In Pennsylvania Rev. J K Mendenhall a 73 year old minister and Mrs Margaret McCabe aged 70 were wed. Mendenhall had five prior marriages and this is the fourth for the bride. The second item notes the drowned man Joseph Kress found in Nescopeck and identified near Bloomsburg. An inquest followed as Coroner Sharpless approved removal to Baker’s and the body was buried at Rosemont Cemetery.
Bloomsburg School directors held an organizational session Wednesday night for the coming year. All members attended except Dr. Redeker who was away for health reasons. W. E. Rinker was elected president, J. O. Brown secretary, and A. Kleim treasurer. Secretary and treasurer compensation remained the same as last year.
The Bloomsburg Canning Company with a capital of $10,000 was organized Wednesday evening in the office of George M. Tustin Esq. Directors chosen were William Chrisman A W Day William Krickbaum J H Giger and O O Peacock O W Miller instructed to pursue a charter. William Chrisman elected president and James KE Reinhard treasurer.
Schuylkill county tax collectors Hae seler of Pottaville and Burke of Shenandoah have sworn warrants to arrest delinquent taxpayers. Those able to pay but refusing to do so face jail with added costs. The law grants collectors powers similar to justices of the peace for detaining nonpayers.
State Forestry Commissioners acquire sixty thousand acres between Pardee and Colyer with aim to extend to Tyrone for reforestation. Average price one dollar per acre. Hunting and fishing to be forbidden after control with forest wardens assigned, one likely on Thompson farm near Potter's Mills. E M Huyett to turn over 2 600 acres along with 26 000 acres P B Crider Son Bellefonte 22 000 J F Duncan Lewisburg 18 000 Pardee Co Hazleton 5 000 Ashland Lumber Co Ashland 4 000 W E Smith Co Milmont 15 000 Witmer Co Sunbury 400 John Stoner Milheim.
The Pennsylvania Copper Company has recently purchased substantial real estate in the northern county section, claiming rich ore deposits. The Argus urges support for the nearby Pennsylvania Copper and Mining Co. at Central, linked to local prosperity and potential wealth.
A fragment notes a company receiving its last alignment of machinery and boasting improved equipment with a capacity to process about 200 tons of ore in twenty four hours. It mentions Benton County and Ae Serena, and notes the machinery was ordered some time ago.
The commissioners named W. P. Zahner of Mainville for the South side of the river Clinton Dewitt of Stillwater and Wesley Hess of Sugarloaf for the North side as fire detectives at two dollars per day plus actual travel expenses. They will determine territories or the commissioners will apportion districts and meet the board on June 18 at 10 a.m. for instructions.
Pennsylvania Railroad offers excursion tickets to Detroit for the National Educational Association gathering July 8 to 12, 1901. Round trip fare plus 2.00, tickets sold July 6 7 8, return allowed July 9 to July 15, extendable to September 1 with 50 cent deposit.
The Benton Argus reports free rural mail delivery may soon reach the Benton area with four to five routes starting from the Benton post office. Groundwork by W W Sawyer indicates coverage of Benton Jackson Pine Fishingcreek Greenwood and Sugarloaf townships plus Fairmount and Hunington in Luzerne county, with four carriers and two substitutes if four routes are set.
The Pennsylvania Railroad announces the 1901 Summer Excursion Route Book to be published June 1. It details East coast resorts and 1700 routes with fares, maps, and illustrations. Copies available at ticket offices for ten cents or by mail for twenty cents, with further information from Broad Street Station.
A Boston husband, who married a sickly rich young woman, uses Dr King's New Life Pills to restore her health. The pills claim to cure jaundice biliousness malaria fever and ague as well as liver and stomach troubles. Gentle but effective at 25 cents, available at C A Kleim and J H Mercer drug stores.
Timetabled eastward and westward trains from Philadelphia with arrivals to Harrisburg Philadelphia New York Baltimore Washington and Buffalo. Several daily trains with parlor cars vestibule sleepers and through coaches summarized for weekdays Sundays and specific connections.
A Pennsylvanian farmer details a woven wire fence experiment with sheep on one side and Angora goats on the other. The goats kept weeds down and left a grassy mat, while sheep cleared briers but left wild carrot growth. the result supports goats as a valuable wilderness asset.
From Oswego Strawberries Cornell University Bulletin No. 189 by Prof. L. H. Bailey outlines old and new planting layouts. It notes closer rows yield bigger outside fruits and discusses first runners, bed preparation, mulch, and cautious manure use to prevent weed seeds and ensure moisture.
The writer notes hogs handle manure poorly, costing more feed than value if kept in fermenting bedding. Rooting by day requires removal to avoid stagnation or illness. A prior batch of 40 shoats kept in a barn cellar on manure barely grew. moving to dry, clean beds yielded rapid gains and nearly doubled sale price within two weeks.
The castor oil plant ranks as a prettiest ornamental for borders with bright green leaves. Cotton can be grown to blossom stage but won t mature. seeds should be planted in hotbeds early and transplanted. The canna is another showy plant that contrasts well with castor bean.
An advertisement touts Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription as a cure for chronic female diseases and ovarian tumors. A testimonial from Mrs. Shopshire Describes her mother’s, aged sixty six to seventy six, tumor removal after using the remedy, noting improved health and survival.
The Reform Church Messenger notes toil and suffering deepen spiritual understanding and purity when borne in humble trust in God. It says labor and sorrow gain meaning through devotion and faith, revealing God's powerful influence in individuals, the church, and the nation.
Proprietors claim Hall's Catarrh Cure cures catarrh at all stages as a constitutional disease. It is taken internally to affect blood and mucous surfaces and rebuild the constitution. A $100 reward is offered for any unsolved case. May 29 2014.
An article notes ancient use of artificial teeth from Egypt Greece and Rome. It cites Roman laws permitting burial or burning of gold fillings with the deceased and recounts a recent Rome grave finding of a woman with a complete gold set of teeth.
Mrs. H. Pease of Lawrence Kansas had seven years bedridden due to kidney and liver trouble nervous prostration and debility. After three bottles of Electric Bitters she could walk again in three months. Advertised by C. A. Kleim and J. H. Mercer's drug store for 50 cents. June 5 1901.
A devotional excerpt asserts that faithful adherence to Bible directions leads to a confident expectation of a goodly heaven. Believers learn enough by faith here to endure life with exalted hope, content to depart when God calls. The piece praises living by Scripture as practical readiness for the afterlife.
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