Punxsutawney Spirit, 1907-04-27

              *I IR v m m VOL XXXIV. PUNXSUTAWNEY, PA., APRIL 24, 1007. NO. 47. WIliL IMPItOVi: <ilU)l \l)S. •• i ■I v-j I WHY NOT III 11$ FIT YOU OUT FOR SPRING Copyright 1907 House of kiinx-nheimrr Chic4fcu A. THE ONE PRICE CLOTHIER WEBER J. Away From Home Bo a credit to the town when you are away. We'll show you the clothes that will do it, Hart Schaffner & Marx clothes, all wool, lit, tailoring, price right. Punxsutawney, Penna. FLAGMAN KILLED. POSTOFCTCE BOBBERS. of postage stamps, one package consisting of a pile of new sheets of two cent stamps which had never been unwrapped since they wero put up by the Government. Later in the day two Winchester rifles and a largo quantity of ammunition were unearthed and from the surroundings the officers believe that they were fortunate in catching the suspects off their guard. The officers then returned to Reynoldsville with their tind, convinced that they will have little trouble in convicting their captives, not only of the Falls Creek robbery, but of » similar offense which was committed at Soldier ubout a week ago. The ' robbers admitted., that their names are: Frank Wagner, of Johnstown. aged 33 years; Harry Williams, of Scranton, aged 32, and Georg ■ Daily, of Rochester, N. Y., aged 31. Never in our history have our counters and racks been filled with the class of merchandise we are showing this season. No match if you wantasuit for rough wear, business or dress. They are shown herein great variety, priced from $(5.00 to $30.00. H. J. LOEB, Men's Wear Farmer's Bank Building, Punxsutawney, Pa. Over 700 feet of the property «»f the club fronts on tho Hrookville road which will be paved by the State thi: summer. The new road will add greatly to the 'appearance of tin grounds and to the ease in arriving Ht the grounds. A committee to see to the curbing and other details con nccted with the paving, was appointed, consisting of J. XV. osterhout anil J. W. Kennedy. The membership is increasing steadily and will likely continue to do so, now that extensive* Improvements are to be made. The fact that al. the tennis courts situated in the town have been put to some other use will be the means of enlarging the membership to a great degree, as the field committee will use every endeavor t • make the courts the finest that can be had. The question <">f repairing the olU or building a now homo for tho club wns discussed at length, and also tho location of tho now building, •iftor it had boon docldod to build one. Tho reasons for placing it on tho site «>f tho old structure are many, the I'atct that it will be near tho spring, one of tho best in tho county, is in itself sufficient cause- Then the homo of the overseer is near tho old house, as are also the barn and garage, tho Indications being that thenwill be a great deal of use for the latter this year. The fund committee, H. S- Swart7.. G. i\ Brown and l)r. Frank Lorenso, reported nearly half tho sum raised for tho now building. They were continued with instructions to raise th»' balance. A committee of three, whose duly it will be to keep tho club house In good order, was appointed, the members of this committee being Dr. T. U. Williams, Dr. \V. F. Heyor and George l\ Drown. The auditing committee, l#on Pantall and Edward Swartz, will begin work on last year's accounts at once. At tho annual meetins' of the momj hers of the County Club Tuesday night | it was definitely decided to build a | new club house near the site of the ; old one. The bulling will be erectj edjtfit a cost of $1,500 on plans submined by a Pittsburg: lirm of architects. It will be built on th estyle of a bungalow. 30x30, with a porch twelve feet wido on three sides of It. A committee to oversee the construej tion of the new building was appoint; ed consisting of (Jeorge (.'. Hrown, Dr. T. U. Williams. George W. Porter. Alex. J- Truitt. Dp J. M, (Jrube, who | will endeavor t** have the work starti ed as soon as possible. Officers for the ensuing year were 'elected, virtually the same as for tb past year. J. 1{. Kennedy, president; J. M. l!i yer. vice president.: Earl Snyder, secretary; 13. *'• McKlbben, treasurer; S. A. Rlnn, Lon Pantall, 13. 13. Shatter, A. J. Truitt, <5. (\ Prown, the officers elected, making up the board of directors A field committee to see to the repairing of the grounds, was appointed, consisting of J. M. Heyer, Dr. T it. Williams, (I W. Porter, A. <\ Itobinson and J. H. Kennedy. This committee will see to the construction of a roque grounds and additional tennis courts to be plat ed near the proposed club house, where the ganu.f can be witnessed by members not employed at the time. Tho coal trnln was going to Du- Bols from Helvetia and xvas belns helped up the steep ('. M. grade by the extra engine. After the grade had been passed the switch engine uncoupled and ran about three hundred feet behind. The coal train suddenly slowed up on account of a train ahead, and the engine In the rear crashed Into the caboose. There were three men in the caboose at the time. Conductor .1. J. Kelly, Draucker and Car Inspector Crawford. Seeing that the engine was bound to strike, both Draucker and Kelly tried to leave, Kelly succeeding, but as Draucker was on the front platform, about to Jump, the crash came and he was pinned against the car nnead- He was killed Instantly, his head and breast being horribly crushed. Crawford, who stayed on the car, was only slightly bruised. Tho body' of the unfortunate young man was taken to Du- Bols to be made ready for burial. Draucker, whose father now lives In Reynoldsvlile, for over a year worked out of this place, where he was well known and greatly liked. The collision of a switch engine with a caboose attached to a coal train, at the ('. Ac M. Junction of the Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburg Ituilroad, Tuesday afternon, about four o'clock, caused the death of Alfred Draucker and slightly injured Michael Crawford. The officers below and a hole was made chimney, from which they CJtMncttefl a large quantity The rounds of the building from cellar to garret were again made without any new ■discoveries. Sergeant Logan, however, was not satisfied with the situation, as regards the room In which the man slept who had been so backward about opening the door and that apartment came in for a third going over. The Sergeant finally discovered that the fastenings which held the cap on an unused stove pipe hole had recently been disturbed. Peering Into the orifice he notlcod fresh marks, but the hole led downward, and nothing but the hole was visible. others. Accordingly the three male occupants of the house were ordered to accompany the officers to Rcynoldsvllle.The men mnde no resistance, bul asked to be allowed to "hit the pipe" before leaving- The request was granted and the prisoners being put In n, pleasant frame of mind were taken to Reynol.lsvllle and locked up. TI}C officers then returned to the farmhouse In Window Township and resumed their setfrch of the building. which had been guarded by two of the men during the absence of tho The search In the house was continued until abc#.t eleven o'clock, the result being the discovery of three twenty-five cent books of two-cent postage stamps and a quantity of special delivery stamps. As such articles had boon missed from the Jefferson Supply Company's store al Soldier after the robbery about a week ago, the officers determined to hold tho suspects. The find was reported to Sergeant Logan by \V1lgi9uan who suggested that the proprietors had probably discovered a new method for the hatching of chickens. Sergeant Logan countered with the suggestion that in the case of an explosion of the glycerine it would be a much quicker process of raising chickens than any now in vogue, at least. As they entered the coop the woman, having .emptied the bucket, rushed out and tl.-<l to the house. The officers, Wagaman and Mossheit, ransacked I no hen coop from top to bottom, but could locate nothing until their suspicions were attracted by the movements of a setting ben that seemed to be resting uneasy. Mosshelt seized biddy by the neck and unseated lier, at the same time uncovering the cause of her discomfiture. Under the hen were found a pint bottle of nitro glycerine, several pieces of fuse, with caps attached and some boxes of caps. . One of the men was recognized by Nonstable Wagamnn as Frank Wagner, whoso alleged wife Is known to have been a formal proprietress of a disreputable house in Johnstown. The other couples wore also recognized as persons of questionable repute.Tho officer at once began a search of the house, front cellar to garret, but could Unci nothing but dilapidated furniture, fixtures and a "dope" outfit, such as the smokers of opium use. While the four mon word prosecuting the search tho two officers on the outside observed a woman going toward the hen house with a bucket of ashes. On closer inspection they noticed a package in tho bucket, and believing that there was something unusual In the woman's actions, followed in r. The third one. \Vho occupied a separate apartment, feigned sleep and opened the door only when he became convinced that it would soon bo battered down. Wagaman Thursday got a clue that led him to believe that the men who committed the Falls Creek robbery lived between Rig Soldier and Rathmel. Acting on the clu<j Wagaman that night enlisted Constable Perry Love, of West Reynoldsville, and the two officers started out on a trail. They found the building occupied by three men and three women, all resting peacefully in the arms of Morpheus. Two of the families occupied the first bed room while the tatrd was locked In an adjoining apartment. The two men were co* * Ted with guild when they awoke, ami hence made no resistance to an arrest. Sergeant Joe Logan and a detail of three men, Privates Walsh. Neviua and Mossheit, were selected to make the trip, the constables requesting them to report this morning. Accordingly the State Policemen boarded the six o'clock ear and were met at Reynoldsville, by Constable Wagaman and Lov. The party went to the Rathm 1 Junction, where they 1< ft the trolley and footed it over the hill, a distance of about a mile. Arrived at the home of their*quarry, Sergeant Logan placed two men on guard while the other four entered the building unannounced. Hy twelve o'clock that night they had located three suspects in a farm house in Wlnslow Township, but believing they were dealing with desperate men, concluded to get assistance. Consequently they rcturnd to Reynoldsville and telephoned to State Police headquarters in this place for assistance. Among those to get busy at once was Constable William Wagaman, of Sykesville. The post office at Falls Creek was entered and the safe blown open Thurs day morning at about 3:30 o'clock. The robbers secured about $100 worth of postage stamps* and other valuables amounting to about $200. The robbers made good their escape, but Thursday officers in the neighboring towns and townships were advised to be on the lookout. Olctin Out Safe at Falls Creek, But Are Iiitor Rounded by State Police. "See our window display"—It will pay you. J. B. Eberhart Co. Don't forget that the largest and most complete shoo department Is at J. B. Eberhart Co. v-' 77 % f * 10' * "  Copyright 1907 by Hart Schaffner & Marx I CLOTHING GUIDE! II xf j' n| We want you this spring to look critically at our styles p| 11 to examine carefully our qualities, to compare cautiously our fit |::| price and then if you find you can do better at this establish- fig 0 ment than you can anywhere, then and only then we want |/:| ||:| you to take advantage of our prices, and see what a suit of |M m clothes consist of that we offer this spring for 111 1 SIO.OO I SI People that do not trade here are throwing away need- ||l HI lessly a certain portion of their earnings every time they buy |ii 1 CLOTHING w? y^i' m If you have wasted money heretofore, don't do it again. m When your earnings are good it is no wrong at the same | time to make your savings simply a useful matter. j;| oBa % i »< ► §| Torrence I I I I II IIV I Punxsutawney {H: i Block KtUBlM Penna' I if 'THE ONE PRICE CLOTHIER gjj A car load of the best plows on earth just received. We have Hench & Drumgold's ratchet tooth, steel frame and Perry wood frame harrows. Punxsutawney Hardware Co. I THE HOME OF RELIABLE HARDWARE H •*V"' H't"' r'' <WWS^'- Tr1 it