Republican News Item. VOL. VIII. NO. GO. C To Buy Your Jewelery*^ \ Nothing in Town to Compare WithV ( the Quality that We are Giving / ( You for the Low Price Asked. S C Quality and moderate prices makes a force that\ 3 irresistibly draws into our store the best patronage r Cof this section. Many years here in business, always 3 Swith a full line of goods above suspicion; chosen C ( with a care and judgment commensurate with its ! \ desirability and adaptability to refine taste, makes \ ( our store a safe place to invest. C 112 Repair work done on short notice and guaran-Q \teed, by skilled workmen. Your orders appreciated. A $ RETTENBURY, ) "> DUSHORE, PA. The Jeweler. S COL£'S^WVA-WW HARDWARE^ No Place Like this Place For Reliable STOVES and RANGES, COAL OK/ WOOB HEATERS; ONE OF WINTER'S GREAT DELIGHTS. House Furnishiug Goods, Tools of Every Description, Guns and Ammunition. Bargains that bring the buyer back. Come and test the truth of our talk. A lot of second hand stoves and ranges for sale cheap. We can sell you in stoves anything from a fine Jewel Base Burner to a low priced but satisfactory cook stove. Hot Air, Steam and Hot Water Heating and General Repairing. Roofing and Spouting. The Shopbell Dry Good Co., 313 Pine Street, WILLIAMSPORT, PA. Needed Things for Now. Each one of these items are of the wanted, seasonable sort, selected from different departments of the store. Ladies' Oneita Combination or Union Suits, in' White and Natural Color; all sizes and ijualities, from 50c to $1.65. Ladies' Eiderdown Dressing Sacques, in Plain Colors or Fancy Stripes and Per sian Etlects. New styles, at 69c. to $2.50 Children's Hand Crocheted Sacques, in White, with pink and lilue edge. Variety of styles, at 50c to $1.75, Ladies' Black Equestrian Tights, in all sizes, and especially good values, for $1 $1 ISS and $2. French Flannel for Ladies' Shirtwaists, iti new Plain Colors. Best qualities, at nscand 50c. Striped Prunella Waistings. good styles and colors, worth fully 50c, at 39c. New shades in Albatross, Light and Medium Dark Colors, for Shirtwaists or Dresses. Excellent value tor 50c. Misses' Seamless Woven Tam-O-Shan ters. in White, Light Blue, Pink, Navy, Cardinal, Light Cray and Oxford, at 50c 75c and sl. New designs in Flanneletts tor Waists and Dressing Sacques. They come in Stripes, Dots and Figures and Persian Effects. These are the best quality and choicest styles, at 15c. Men's Fleece Lined Shirtsand Drawers. The quality usually sold at 50c. We have them in all sizes, at 39c. Subscribe for the Newsltem LAPORTE, SULLIVAN COUNTY PA., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1903. Children's Fur Sets in almost endlc? variety of styles. Select them now whil the stock is complete. Prices range froii $1 to 812 50. The M and Nazarath Ribbed Wait for boys and girls. We handle threi qualities that sell from 15c, 18c and 25c. Ladies' Knit and Crocheted Woo Shawls, in White, Black and Colors (iuite a number of styles, atsl up to 2.5t . PLAID SILKS. We have just reoeh - ed a lot of New Plaid Silks and you will say they are handsome when you see them. Prices are $1 and 1.25. MUFFLERS. Uave you seen the Way ltibbed Wool MutHer? .lust what Ladies and Gentlemen need for cohi weather, and they are not expensive, on)\ 50 cents.* Wiiite Mercerized Testings lor Ladies-' Shirtwaists. We have a large variety o' neat designs in Figures and Stripes, HI 25c to 75c. Infants' While Bedford Cord. Long and Short Coat. j . Some are Plain others neatly trimmed. Prices vary,sl.so to 2.75 Cords and Tassels for Pillows, either Plain Colors or Mixed Shades. Two qualities, in all shades, at 25c and 50c. "No Mend Stockings" is something new and better in Children's Hose than you have been buying and they cost no' more. 25c a pair. THE GR.ANGE Conducted by J. W. DARROW, Press Correspondent New York State Orange BENEFITS OF CO-OPERATION The** Are Not So Fully Kenll»d They Might Be. [Special Correspondence.] One of the incidental benefits of mem bership In the grange is the possibility of co-operation in the buying and sell ing of farm products and farm supplies. We had almost said the advantage was more ideal than real. in but few granges is the co-operative, idea carried out to anything near Its limit, lu many granges the idea does uot exist. That co-operation is successful among farmers we need only to refer to two or three well known instances to prove. Fourteen years ago 500 lowa farmers combined In a regularly incorporated organization to dispose of their prod ucts and to buy supplies at a reduced I'ate. Their capital stock is about $25,- <HJO, each share being worth $lO. None except practical farmers may hold shares, and no member can hold more than ten shares. Last year they did p business of more than $020,000, with an expense of less than $4,000, and in the total existence of the company it has done more than $5,000,000 worth of business without the loss of a dollar. A general agent manages the concern, which buys all the products from the members and markets them to much better advantage than the Individual members possibly could. It buys sup plies for the farmer's family, home and farm in car lots at wholesale prices and sells them to him at just a sufficient advance to cover the company's ex penses. A co-operative organization of Dan ish dairy farmers may also be cited It was formed In 1882. and now there are 1,057 co-operative dairies in Den mark, which, with their equipment, have cost over $7,000,000. They nre owned by about 140,000 shareholders and receive milk from 850,000 cows. During 1900 about 3,700,000,000 pounds of milk were delivered to these dairies, and the total production of butter from them was 137,000,000 pounds at a value of about $00,000,000. This is doing things on a large scale, it is true, but It is doing them. With the spirit and th« purpose which the lowa organization or the Danish dairymen displayed evey in much lesser degree, what could uot accomplished in a fraternal order like the grange? The Pomona grange should give more attention to co-operative buy ing and selling. It could make Itself a powerful commercial factor in the county; so might the subordinate* grange in its narrower field. We preach co-operation, but do we practice it? A PATRON. Making Attractive Home*. To enhance the comforts and attrac tions of our homes aud to strengthen our attachment to our pursuit are among the objects of the grange. When we compare the homes of farmers where there are no granges with those where the grange is strongest we do not have to be very keen to see a vast difference In the surroundings. There is a section of the state where there is an ignorant prejudice against the grange because it Is advancing modern ideas as applied to agriculture. In such communities you will see the wo men carrying water long distances from the well, while the men folk sit around the kitchen, aud the slops aud dishwater are thrown outside the kitchen door for want of a drain, and the pigpen is within ten feet of the house, so as to be handy to feed the hogs. No such condition exists where there Is a grange. It teachea cleanli ness and thrift and has been the means of making better sunitary con ditions In farm homes. It means some thing definite when we say in our declaration that we are banded to gether to enliauce the beauty und com fort of our homes.—G. A. Fuller. Co-operative Imgrmee In Ohio. There are now said to b£ 112 mutual Insurance associations in Ohio, with a total volume of risks of over SIBB,OOO, 000. The Patrons' Mutual, located In Logan county, 0., has been in operation for more than twenty-four years and has carried its members for one-ninth of 1 per cent. There has been no effort made to solicit members, but when an honest and honorable man applies for membership his application Is passed upon by the board of officers and is ac cepted or rejected by a vote of the ; members. In this way hazardous risks are frequently avoided and the associa tion lias run as long as six years wtth out any losses. And In the twenty-four years there has only been one year In which the losses were BO heuvy as to make the coat as much as it would have been in a stock company, says one of Its members. In spite of a big horse race at the same hour the meeting held by the Pa troqp on grange day, in the grange tent, at the Worcester (Mass.) fair, was largely attended. Attorney General Herbert Parker was the principal speaker. It's a good speaker who can beat a horse race In drawing the crowd. - MUTINY ON THE GOOD SHIP. Acquiring More Doom For Increaed Bus iness Demands. Holcombe & Lauer, the enter prising furniture dealers and un dertakers of Dushore, have pur chased the Farmers' Hotel property in that place, comprising a large frame hotel building and barn on Mill street. They will at once put the buildings in repair and arrange them suitable for the use of ware houses. Their constantly increas ing business has made this demand on them and they were not slow in providing means by which they could better supply their extensive trade. The purchase was made by 'phone with the owner in Elmira. It only required five minutes time to transact the business, which shows conclusively that they are busy men and give but littie time to quibbliug-over small matters. Thieves Gain Enteranoc into Postoffice. :, Eight Dollars Stolen. The Bern ipe post office was rob bed in broad daylight last Thurs day while the post master and store clerks were at dinner. Al6 year old boy named Johnson and a Polander seeing no one about the store in which the post olfice was located, crawled through a coal hole into the cellar, and up into the store, where a small quantity of cigars were taken, and into the post office, where about eight dol lars was obtained from the money drawer. They overlooked an open safe which contained over one hun dred dollars in currency and dis turbed nothing else about the store. The pair was soon run down by local detectives and arrested on the same day. They were brought to Laporte and placed in jail to await the action of the grand jury, but on Thursday morning they were removed to Wilkes Barre to answer the charges prefered by postotfice inspector Duryea before the United States court. Among the business introduced into Congress last week was an item from Hon. C. Fred Wright who pre sented a petition from Douglas Wil son of Towanda, asking that a spec ial law be passed by Congress to au thorize the payment of money due him as a driver and hostler during the War of the Rebellion. He states that the government promised to pay him $25 per month, but that he has never received any payments. Douglas Wilson is Towauda's well known colored debater. He is ad vancing in years and his friends in Bradford county hope to see his claim found correct and that he will receive suitable recompense for his service. In an opinion handed down by Judge Wheaten of Luzerne county, he decided that 10 per cent is an ex cessive fee for an attorney to make in the collection of a judgement note if the lawyer hopes to live up to what is known as the J" American I standard. I RICKETTS. William Wykes who is in the Sayre Hospital is reported us being some better. The Stave Factory is running full time now. G. J. Heintzleman transacted bus iness at Laporte last week. J. M. Zaner was a. Dushore visitor last week. The new lodge just organized is getting along all right. \ <>» had better join the M. P. A. Frank Hatch has moved bus fami ily from New Albany to the house vacated by Win. May. Geo..Harrison, the Station Agent, spent Sunday with bis parents at Sugar Notch. V. B. Holcomb of Dushore, tran sacted business here last week. The Trexler and' Terril Lumber Company bought eight new teams last week. MURRAY HILL. Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Little of Bell wood, Pa. visited Mr. and Mrs. M. Collins last Sunday. Mr. John Hassen Sr. of Laporte, visited friends at this place last Wednesday. Mrs. William Welsh of this place has gone to Costella to see her father John McGee, who is ill with a can cer on his face. Mr. John McGee of Lopez, who lived with his daughter, Mrs. John Sweeney, died Sunday evening at the age of 77 years, Mrs. Haden llobeits who has be< r dangerously ill, is better at tills writing. Sheriff Cott of Laporte was at Lol - on Saturday. Mike Collins transacted business at Laporte Saturday evening. The young son of F. May had bis arm broken while in the act of jump ing, last week. Mr. and Mrs. P. McGee of Satter field, called on friends at Lopez this week. Mr. MikeQuinn and daughter An na visited friends here last Saturday. Peter Murray and T. Lynch of this place were business men at Du shore last Saturday. HIU.SGROVE. Mrs. Fdward Flynn is on the sick list. Mr. Andrew Galough of Vilas, spent a few days in town this week, lle^will move his family back here in the near future. Mr. Herman Green transacted bus iness at Laquin the early part of week. Mrs. Woodley was a Dushore vis itor <>n Saturday. Mr. Isaac Brown and wife of Vi las, are visiting at Stephen Vroman. Mr. James Shaver of Halstou, is the guest of his father at Elk Creek. The Ladies' Aid have nearly com pleted the new shed at the Metho dist church. Miss Nellie Darby of Piatt, is the assistant at the postofficeat present, Miss Josie Lewis having resigned. Mrs. Bell Vroman had a narrow escape from diphtheria. Dr. Davies of Forksville is attending hr. Tracy Bonnet of Cape Run spent Sunday at W. E. Starrs, Mrs. B ichley spent Monday and and Tuesday in Williamsport. 75 TS. PER YEAR [ ARM BROKEN THROWING BELT OFF PULLEY. I Charles Hazzcn Meets With Painfvl Accident in Clothespin Factory. SONESTOWN. The first accident to happen at the clothespin factory occtired on Mon day when Charles Hazzen had the misfortune of breaking his arm. He was in the act of throwing off a large eight inch belt from a pulley while running at high speed, but had first slackened the belt and thought of no danger id throwing it with his hand. In doing so his hand was caught between, the belt and pulley, breaking his arm below the elbow. Miss Rita Hess spent Sunday at Hughesville as the guest of Mrs. John Anderson. Frank Hazen returned to his home at Harrisburg, on Tuesday with a nice lot of game such a pheasants and rabbits but no deer. Frank says he was close enough to one to hear it bleat. Miss Rita Armstrong wns a Will iamsport visitor Saturday. Quite a number of children are sick in town some with chicken; pox and others with Lagripp. James Caven and Atty k W. P. Shoemaker of Laporte, were in town Tuesday. Mrs. IJ. Freas entertained her father, Mr. Wei liver, and little bro ther of Greenwood, Saturday and Sunday. Mrs. Wm. Fulmer of Hunker Hill visited her daughter Mrs. Voorhees' on Wednesday. Dev. I. H. Fisher Will Be Ordained. At the Laporte Baptist Church, Friday afternoon and evening, Dec ember 4th, the ordination of Rev. I. H. Fisher will take place. Tho ordination sermon will be preached by Rev. William Ward West, of the Erie Ave. Baptist Church, of Williamsport, in the evening. Rev., W. Quay Roselle of the First Bap tist Church of the same eity, and others wilt participate in the ser vices. All are welcome to this in teresting service. A prominent business mm says .hat the ordinary observer <loea not stop to consider what a cool summer means to the entire busfuess com. munity. It affects everything that depends upon trade for life and the present slump in stocks is no doubt due in part to the cool summer which has made crops so uncertain. To begin with, take the farmer. He has had poor luck with his corn and nearly all other crops. The mer chants who sell summer clothing did not do their usual amount of business. Summer resorts had a short season. This means so much money lost from circulation, and all the mechanical trades and industries must suffer. No one is to blame and the only thing to do is to wait until a real hot summer comes to push things along again. Many papers are printing remind ers that the State will withhold the appropriation from any school dis trict that has failed to comply with the compulsory education law. They explain that the certificates sept out by the department requires ttyf s<>e retary of the school dirtrict applying for an appropriation to make oath that the compulsory education law has been carried out in the district named. If he cannot take such oath the State will grant no money to such district. Geo. Parker; Richard and Will iam Hess of Benton, who arc engag ed in the pursuit of hunting porcu pines in the woods near Ricketts, had, a week ago, trapped and shot 54 porcupines, <>7 muskrats, 12 coons, '2 catamounts, s minks and 8 wild ducks. They are glad for the pres ent snow as they think it will help their work. s
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