Punxsutawney Spirit, 1906-10-10

              V \ • I m vol xxxiv; liKSPOXDKD HKAUTII.Y. NO. 19. PUNXSUTAWNEY, PA., OCTOBER 10, 1000. WANTED 1IOTTLK HACK. Choice of Three High Grade Lines of Clothing. J : i . tj. r i ihi:; if-'" College Brand for the Nobby Dressers. the more conservative Michaels, Stern & Co., and Frank Bros. & Co. for dressers. FARMERS' BANK BUILDING One Week Only Sale of Rain Coats One Week Only |»lW'V IS WINM Il. A Full Line of Gas Heatin Stoves In Stock We have established thereputation of keeping the best lines at the lowest prices in town. come and see. We think we deserve it- Your Choice $10.00 Your Choice ONE WEEK ONY Beguu Saturday, Oct. 6, '06 and closes Sat. 13th The weather now being cool, makes one feel that he is in need of a Cravanette Coat 52-inches long. In order to disturb our piles of these coats, which we have prepared for this fall and the special event. We are going to throw inducements to the public right at the beginning of the season. These rain coats are made in the latest styles, ranging in prices from $12.50, $13.00, $14.00, $15.00 and $18.00, for one week only. Torrence | J> 1 I I B j I NL I Punxsutawney Block IvlUDII i *>»»•• Home of Reliable Hardware. Punxsutawney Hardware Co. NEED IjfGHT IN KIDC1WAY. THE ONE PRICE CLOTHIER CltizriM Appear Anlxous 10 Stvurc Iniliisirv Tor llinxxuiinviK-y. Before You Buy a Fall Suit See What We Can Give You The goods arc in all fabrics $10.00 to $25.00. and grades. Prices from HI I HPD Men'sand B°y's • J. LULD Furnisher ONE PRICE CLOTHIER J. A. WEBER It is just as easy for you to be among the Lest dressers as not, it doesn't require any special skill, nor any special expense if you c< me to us. We will put you into Hart, Scbaffner & Maix clothes, and that means that nobody elae will be better dressed than you. Absolutely all-wool quality is assured under that labdl, and the best tailoring, the most perfect style and correct fit. We have all wool suits in the Clothcraft make from $10.00 up." PlrkihSnn e s* 1'1G boys right by selling you good stylish V/IUllllliy clothes at a email cost. Fall and winter u'ndeiwear. We carry a complete line of men's underwear from $1.00 to $5.00 per suit. * - i > Copyright 1906 l>y Hurt SchafFner iff Marx DuBols—0. . Ralston . <\ Steel . Wilson . . . Mays . . . Heed Hnrtman . E. Steel Hubbs Fugate Clark (rapt) Laruth Robinson . Dock  il It-hard son W. Zeltler . Putney . . . Conway . . Myers .... Punxsutawney—2K . . . L.K . . . . . . . RT. . . L.G  . . . R.G  U.T. . . . . 5JI.K.. .. Touchdowns— Robinson, Oberlln, Smith, McOlnnis, Myers. Goals—Oberlin 3. L. Zeitler Q.M.. Oberliri( capt. )..L.H, Smith F.B.. McGlnnis R.H.. The lineup:— Haiti fell during the entire game and only a few persona hail the hardihood to go out to the grounds. The game was played under the new rules whieh eliminate largely the possibility of any of the players g"t-ting .seriously hurt. The local team had little difficulty in advancing the ball and during the two 20-mlnutc halvs might have run up a tnueh larger score. The game gave the local eleven an opportunity to display good form and splendid team work. . The opening game of football on the local gridiron was played at Mast End I'ark, Saturday, when the Punxsutawney High School team defeated the second High School team of Du- Bols 27 to 0. People who have lights on their porches lire requested to keep them Mjurjilng until , eleven o'clock these nights, at least' until the close of the W. C. T. U. contention, as there are many strangers in town and the light is badly needed.—Ridgway Record. Some women are for getting married, and some are forgetting that they are. What becomes of all the autumn leaves the women press? E. C. MeKibbin as secretary and J. A. Weber as treasurer, for the new organisation. B. C. MeKibbin, L. C. McOaw. A. J. Truitt, Esq.. W. O. Smith and G. The call for a meeting in the Build- 1 W. Porter were chosen as a eom- J ing and Loan rooms Friday night for mittee to represent the Chamber of i the purpose of taking final action on Commerce and conduct negotiations a proposition made by a responsible with prospective Arms. firm to locate a gas .engine factory As the Board of Trade and the citK hero met with a hearty response from zens of Lindsey had taken such an ac- | the "business men and citizens of tive part in the negotiations which Punxsutawney and Lindsey. have been going on and for the furth- The meeting was organised by the er reason that interests of the two election of E. C. MeKibbin a* chair- towns are practically identical the i man and Edward S. S warts as secre- Lindsey Board oC Trade was extend- J tary. After the chairman had sta- ed an invitation to affiliate or unite I ted the object of the meeting and had with the Punxsutawney Chamber of read the contract which the commit- Commerce. I tee had made with representatives of Members of the Lindsey organlza! the company proposing to locate here tion present were favorable to such the provisions of the document were n move and the matter, will be brought thoroughly discussed. up for consideration at their next There war* little difficulty exporl- • meeting. cnced in coining to an agreement as | offer mad.-by the company, which will offer made by the compy, which will i require the building and equipment A man who is the possessor of an "f a plant representing an investment abnormal thirst for spirituous liquids, I "f $100,000 and will employ about but who Is debarred from obtaining I "00 men, with a pay-roll of at least "solinaps" in any form at the local l? 14.000 per month. hotels blew in from a neighboring The company agrees to locate this town a few days ago under heavy : plant at Punxsutawney under the fol-' sail. 11«• was taken into custody by lowing conditions: that the Board of < 'hief of Police Palmer and escorted Trade provide for us a suitable site, to the lockup. preferably the one known as the Upon searching him a quart bottle "Lindsey or Punxsutawney site," of almost full of liquor wivs found. The about 10 acres of ground and a cash officer promptly tok charge of the bonus of dollars, same to be "stuff.' His prisoner, being a man j applied to the buildings and equip- of known intemperate habits, he w is j ment, and shall be deposited with one therefore prohibited by law from roof the local banks, subject to the com- turning it. After obtaining his repany's order when it begins the ♦-roc- lease the bibulous one begged for his tion of buildings, and to arrange with bottle, his request of course being retlie H„ 11. & P. and P. )l. II. for free fused. He then pulled up stakes and sidings from both road?*- went home swearing vengeance. The company agrees to erect two A few days after the incident Chief buildings of the following dimensions: , Palmer received a summons from the First building to be of re-enforced justice of the peace who resided in concrete, 200x200 feet, and two stor- the town where his erstwhile prisonies high, with steel trussed roof, glass er hailed from. He was notified to windows full size between columns appear in an action of replevin tfnd and concrete floor. was warned not to forget to bring the Second floor to be a gallery In bays bottle with him. on either side of a crane runway, and The hour set for the hearing apto have a crete floor, same as first proached but Mr. Palmer failed to floor, making a building absolutely aproacli with it. After waiting an fire-proof. Jfcour the Justice called Mr. Palmer up Second structure: building to be of on the 'phone and demanded to know re-enforced concrete, ,lfi0x7f» feet. Whether or not lie (the officer) prowlth glass windows full size between posed to obey the summons. On becolumns and same height as machine ing answered in the negative the .TUS| shop, with steel trussed roof, but tice became enraged and threatened crane runway to be f.ulC width of main to send a constable for the bottle. floor and length of building. Cupa- "All right." rejoined Palmer, "the lo to be set at one side and In leanto. bottle is now in the possession of Buildings (9 have one temporary Burgess Brown and if he will give it j end, arranged for extension, and to be up send your man right along." so situated on site that their length Mr. Brown was then called up on can be doubled. the 'phone and asked to produce the The capitalisation of the company, liquid. which will he a close corporation, is The Burgess took the same view named ut $j00.000. tfnd they agree of the matter that was taken by Chief to give a bond of $5,000 more than Palmer, but notified the Justice that the bonus raised by the citizens, to if he would send some one to Punxinsure the faithful performance of sutawney with an order, properly the terms nam$d In their contract. It made out and signed, he would re- Is undertood that should the proposed llnqulsh the "goods." company fall to live up to the agree- At this the Justice became exceedment the money collected, under the ingly indignant saying that the matterms of the bond, would go to the ter would be settled in court, subscribers who raised the money for "Wait a minute," replied Burgess the bonus. As the company has rBown, "until I read you a bit of law been In business for thirty years and on that point." has a rating of double the amount of After listening patiently to the readmoney involved in this proposed ex- ing ol th statutes made and provided penditure in'this place, and as they for such cases the Justice yielded, are being deluged every day with Said lie. i realize that the case orders for the machines they pro-j Is not sufficiently backed by law and pose to manufacture the bond was evidence to give it standing and 1 considered gilt-edged. hereby decree that the prosecutor The report of the committee which shall pay the costs, because I will had Ifben selected to act*l'or the citl- allow the court to be humiliated by zens of the two towns was then taken sitting for two hours with neither the up and everyhing was found to be accused or the witnesses willing to rounding up In shape to carry out obey my summons. The proseeutlie Punxsutawney and Clayvllle end tion is therefore lined $5 and costs, of the contract. .Almost enough amounting to S*» 7. has been pledged to satisfy the bo- "The case is adjourned." nus and as stated before In The Spir- Th • telephone receiver went up it, the Lindsey site, donated by Ir- with a bang. Burgess Brown and Ofvin Simpson, is at the disposal of the. fleer Palmer turned their attention committee. to other affairs, and the bottle of whis- Only a few more details remain to key was allowed to remain in th< be adjusted before the contract will custody ol Warden Andrew Perry, be In shape to be signed by both partics.After the mei ting had voted to accept the proposition the following committees were appointed: E. C. Mo i Kibbon u#<! .Tames Locard, to act as 1 trustees for the present and future subset Ibers and to sign the contract when in their judgment both parties are in a position to fulilll its terms. J. II. Kennedy and D. H. Clark, oommittee to arrange with the Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburg and Pennsylvania railroad companies for idings. Mr. McKibbiVt wus delegated 1 the power to substitute committeemen In case those selected at th<* meeting were unable to serve. W. J. Brown, of Punxsutawney, and Dr. J. M. Grube, of Lindsey, were selected to act as collectors. Attorneys B. M. Clark and W. W. Winslow were selected to advise with the trustees on all matters pertaining to the contract whenever called upon. Atorneys A. J. Trultt and W. W. Winslow were appointed to draw up a< form of note for subscribers. The manufacturing company, being crowded with orders for their engines, are anxious to get -to work and If the plans of the trustees, as formulated last night are carried out the dirt will begin to fly in a few days. After the gas engine factory matter had been disposed of several other propositions from firms desiring factory* sites at Punxsutawney were ry&d an4 discussed. Some of them -frcu#-' ifgJUknown finns iylw. having heard of the advantages Punxsutawney has to offer for certain kinds of factories and manufacturing plants, are anxious to locatg here. I« fact the prospects of securing at loast twif additional plants were so flattering that it was decided to organise a Chamber of Commerce and proceed systematically. Accordingly S. A. Rinn was chojpen as chairman. -- « *- -r n t /■*• (- ~ \ « * JH ms >