Republican News Item. VOL. IX. NO. 31. )This Is the Place CTo Buy Your Jewelry s X Nothing in Town to Compare With > ( the Quality that We are Giving / P You for the Low Trice 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 ) } wiih a full line of goods above suspicion; chosen C I with a care and judgment commensurate with its . \ desirability and adaptability to refine taste, makes \ ( our store a sate place 1o invest. C Repair work done on short notice and guaran-r \ teed, by skilled workmen. Your orders appreciated. X S RETTENBURY, > $ DUSHORE, PA. The Jeweler^ 'COLE HARDWARE No Place Like this Place For Reliable STOVES and RANGES, COAL OB WOOD HEATERS; ONE OP WINTER'S GREAT DELIGHTS. House Furnishiug Goods, Tools or Every Description, Guns and Ammunition. Bargains that bring the buyer back. Come and test the truth of our talk. . * A lot of second band stoves and ranges for sale cheap. We can sell you in stoves anything from a fine Jewel Ease Burner to a low priced but satisfactory cook stove. Hot Air, Steam and Hot Water Heating and General Repairing. Roofing and Spouting. Sj muef The Shopbell Dry Good Co., 313 Pine Street, WILLI AM SPORT, PA. January Sale, Muslin Uuderwear. This week, we begin an important sale of Muslin Underwear, at special pruts, that is wcr hy of more than the usual attention of muslin underware salts. Every garment is entirely new and the prices nre very much less than you have' been p.i>ing for equal value. For 10 Cents Ladies' Corsets Covers: Children's Drawers, 2 to 6 years; Hoys' and <!irls" Twilled Muslin Waists; Children's Skirts, I to 3 years, and "Infant's Dresses, Neck and .Sleeves Edged with Lace. tor 10c. For 15 Cents Ladies' Corset Covers, edged -with lace or homestitchid ruffles; Ladies' Drawers, with ruffles; Childrens' Plain or IJuffled Drawers, sizes 2 to 8; Childrens' Waists and Infants' Dresses with yoke and insertion, for 15 cts. For 55 Cents Ladfes' Gowns, either square or V neck, tucked yoke or lace or embroidery insertions; Ladies' Drawers with Flounce and Tucks; Ladies' Long and Short Skirts, with hemstitched ruffle; Corset Covers daintily trimmed with lace and ribbon, and Infants' Dresses, for 25c. For 50 Cents Ladies' Corset Covers with lace embro.dery and ribbon; Ladies' Drawers with deep flounce edged wiih embroidery or lace; Ladies' Long Skirts; Ladies' Short Skirts with lace edge—several styles of gowns to choose from, for 50c For 75 Cents Ladies' Gowns with tucked yoke, lace embroidery insertion; Ladies' Long Skirts, with lucked llouuce > r insertion and lace edge; Ladies' Drawers with deep flounce trimmed with tucks and embroidery or lace. A large line of Corset Covers daintily trimmed with fine lace and embroidery, excellent values for 75c. For si.oo We show a large line of Ladies' Muslin, and Cambric Uuderwear elaborately trimmed with fine laces and embroideries; the best assortment we ever showed lor SI.OO In connection with this special sale of Muslin Underwear we will have dis played a large line of the liner grades of Muslin and Cambric Under Garments, that are elaborately trimmed with dainty laces, embroidery ami ribbons. (Quality considered, the prices will In* very low. Subscribe for the News Item LAPORTE, SULLIVAN COUNTY PA., THURSDAY, JANUARY 19,1905. THE GRANGE Conducted by J. W. DARROW. Chatham, N. Y.. I*rcs9 Correspondent New York State Grange HON. THOMAS MARS. of I In* Forornost I'ntroiiN of Mioli- IK'iih and Ex-9tnto Senutor. A strong pillar in tlio grange of Mich igan, a successful and prominent fnriu tr, the nahie of Thomas Mars Is well nigli a household word In the country homes of the Wolverine State, lie Js seventy-five years old, hut vigorous, en tliusiastlc and a power in farni f£ m ers'assemblages. ( - j •>« He joined the X'c WtSMi. grange over thir- K( CvJM ty years ago. In \v U 1877 lie was elected a meni v ber of the exec /SsJ'y utive committee / of the state grange and. with tbe t>xc °i ,t,on of A.-- two years, has ' been a member ' of that couiuiit nox. Thomas mars, tee until the present time and is now chairman thereof. From ISS7 to 1592 he was master of the state grange. During this period he devoted nearly all his time in travel ing over I lie state, visiting nearly every grunge, and the success of the Order in Michigan is due in no small degree to Brother Mars' able efforts and energy. During these years he was a leader in the tight against the plaster combine and patent sharks. Thomas Mars has a large and tine farm and a beautiful home near Ber rien Center, Mich. He has been state senator, member of the board of con trol of the state public school, county agent of the state board of corrections and charities and has held many other offices of a minor or local nature. MICHIGAN STATE GRANGE. Kiwrhty Now (irninte* OrgnultFd Ihr rant Year. One of the live grange states is Mich igan. The thirty-second annual session, held at Lansing, Mich., was a most im portant one. Worthy Master George li. Hortou of Fruit liidge reported good progress during the year. Eighty granges ha\e been added to the list, and the total membership is well along toward fiO.OOO. Ho reported that dur in- the year $200,000 in sales lir.d boei£ uiade under grange contracts covering woven wire fencing, binder twine, fer tilizer, etc. lie stated that the saving will be $20,000 to the purchasers. The report of the secretary of the Pa trons' Mutual l ire Insurance company showed that it is carrying $1,200,304 in risks in 2,95(5 policies. The committee on co-operation recommended that the scope of* the information bureau es tablished in Lansing be extended to make it a commission house. Resolu tions were ado; ted on the following topics: Providing, for the public owner ship of railroads, recommending the election of dairy and food commission, in favor of using the influence of the grange to prevent discriminations in freight rates in favor of large corpora tions, favoring a law that will provide for the nomination of governor, lieu tenant governor and members of the state legislature by direct vote and the use of the same system in- counties which ask for it by a majority vote. Hon. George I?. Ilorton was re elect ed state master, us were also the effi cient lecturer, Mrs. F. I). Saunders of Rockford, and Secretary Miss Jennie Ruel of Anu Arbor. The place of the meeting of the state grange is Grand Rapids. liitllnnn Stnte Grantee. The thiry-fourth annual session of the Indiana state grange was held at Marion, Ind., Hon. Aaron Jones, worthy master, presiding. He reported twenty one new granges organized during the past year and six reorganized. He commended tlie fraternal spirit mani fested among the members of the Order throughout the state, was pleased to note tiie development of better methods in the management of farms and said that the Order should be extended into every township in the state. He fa vors the Held meetings in the summer time as a means to this end. The re port of the committee on co-operation showed that the membership has been benefited by co-operation in buying binder twine and fertilizer. The amount expended for the latter was s<!.- 880. and the committee estimated a saving of $5 per ton on tbe purchase of fertilizer through their contracts, making the saving $2,250 on this trade a lone. Cn-u|ieratl»n In New Jirnrj. Burlington county, X. J., has the banner in the amount of business con ducted. between $.'50,000 and $40.00(1 worth of business being transacted, with a saving of SIO,OOO to the I'iitrons. Cumberland county has built three new halls tlic past year, at a cost of $0,500. The secretary of the Grange Mutual Insurance company reports policies an gregutim: $5.000,000, with only J?H,- (100 in losses, the past year and $15,000 now in the treasury. A GLANCE At Last Week's News as Re ported in the Eaily News papers. Washington, Jan. 13.—President i Roosevelt in :i brief message trans- j ; mitted to Congress today the first annual report of the Panama Canal I Commission, with a letter from Sec \ rotary Taft relating to the Panama | affairs, recommends that he begivi n | 1 greater discretion as he is charged i | with the responsibility of construct ing this canal. The Board of Canal Commissioners he says, should be reduced to live or preferably three members whose duties, powers and salaries should be assigned by the President. llarrisburg, Jan. lIJ, —The Penn sylvania Legislature reconvened this evening after a recess til t > o weeks. Hotli bodies held short sessions for the consideration of routine business. Senator Knox, who will be elected for the short and long terms to suc ceed the late Senator Quay, is here to meet the legislators. The Sena tor is the guest of his colleague, Sen ator Penrose, who has leased a hou-e here for the legislative session. llarrisburg Jan. 10, —State Treas urer Matheus who is on a hunting trip in the South, is expected to re turn here to-morrow and pay the warrants issued by the Auditor Gen eral's department or the back pay of the judges, which were held up pen- 1 ding a decision by the courts on the judges' salary act of 1903J The Treasurer had been directed by the Dauphin county court to cash these warrants, mandamus proceedings having been instituted against him by Attorney General Carson. llarrisburg,Jan. 10, —The Govern or to-night sent to the Senate the nomination of Ex-Judge David Cam eron, of Wellsboro, to be President Judge of Tioga county to succeed the late Judge Jerome 15. Niles. Clinton county has had four mur ders within about a year, the last one occurring la>'t Friday evening when James Cresto, an Italian of good repute, was shot to death along the Bald Eagle Railroad tracks, about a quarter of a mile west of Mill Hall. Three bullets entered j his body and were tired at close! range, as evidenced by the charred j condition of his clothes near where | the leaden missels penetrated. Altoona, Jan. 15, —ltev. \V. Si'otl Wilson, a Methodist minister, and formerly a member of the Central' Pennsylvania conference, was found | dead in the city prison this morning, j He was arrested late last night while j I helplessly intoxicated. Wilson had occupied Methodist charges in Williamspert, lloutzdale and other places, before being drop- j ped by the conference on account of his unfortunate habits. He was an orator of exceptional ability. To avoid serving in the Russian army and being sent to the Far East i thousands of Russian Hebrews are coming to this country. More than 90 percent land at New York. For six months this race has led all na tionalities arriving at Ellis Island. There is no other great nation which allows the circulation of dirty paper money as is the case in the United States. The trouble here is j 'due to a lack of law to compel banks' ito have their soiled bills redeemed. I j It is only necessary to send them to j a subtreasury, and the government j j then pays the remainder of the ex-: pense. There are a sufficient num ber of subtreasuries to enable the ! banks to redeem their soiled bills' j without much expense. Disease is conveyed by dirty bills, but Congress does nothing to stop the evil. Finding that some of their coal cars frequently had from two hund red pounds to a ton of coal stolen , along the road, the Lehigh Valley ! railroad posted detectives between Wilkesbarre and Pittstou and thirty four arrests have been made since I Christmas. It was found that some families living near the railroad had bought no coal in three years. All I the prisoners were fined. Gentlemen of the Jury. I Grand Jurors for February session. Michael Ileagan, Ricketts; irvin Taylor, Mt.Vernon; W. L. Hoffman, Hillsgrove; Morris Williams, Fox; Judsou Brown, Fox; ('has. Haverly, Dushore; John llileman, Dushore; Adam Brong, Ilillsgiove; Charles Sehock, Lopez; Geo. Montgomery, Eagles Mere; Eugene Sehock, Rick etts; Michael Donovan, Lopez; Jos. Forbes, Colley;Thomas Rouss, Ring dale; William Loeb, Laporte; John Dieffenbaeh, Colley; llenry Stepp, Laporte; Charles Yonkin, Cherry; Maynard Sheets, Davidson; Michael Morrison, Lopez; Hrnce Ilea, Lopez; Edward Drake, Cherry; L. L. Itos hack, Klkland; Robt. Hawk, Lopez. Traverse' Jurors:— Win. Murray, Cherry; George Mosier,Cherry; Win. Ilousewearth, Lopez; Charles Peck, Hillsgrove; John llarivy, Bernice; J. L. Dyer, Ilicketts; Thomas Fell, Lopez; Landis Hunsinger, Colley; Samuel Gaiough, Hillsgrove; Na thaniel Tompkins, Elkland; Harvey Phillips, Davidson; F. Ileess, Elkland; Reuben Fetherby, Hills grove; Lawrence Lavelle, Cherry; Press B. liaub, Fox; Minard Peter man, Laporte twp.; A. 11. I'usch hauseu, Laporte; Correll Dunlap, Hillsgrove; Robert Garrison, Rick etts; Jos. 15. Simmons, Davidson; Edward lJurk. Laporte twp.; Elmer -ttruble, Bernice; Henry Johnson, Lopez; Thomas W. Starr, Davidson; Zaek Cole, .Dushore; Washington Sheets; Davidson; Win J. Allen; Isernice; .). Wesley Rogers, Forks ville; Michael Rrosehhart, Forks; Charles Perry, Davidson; Leo. Rlioe, Cherry; Win. Robbins, Davidson; Charles Kester, Forks; Edward Mar mix, Bernice; Goo, T. Deegan, Du -hore; Daniel McCarty, Laporte; Edward Brown, Ricketts; Frank Kumskey, Bernice; Francis Finan Lopez; Simon Fromburg, Mildred; James Conner, Mildred; Lyman <). i larvey, Laporte twp. LaPorte lo Receive W. C. T. U. The following is the program of the Sullivan county W. C. T. I*. Institute to be held at Laporte, Wednesday, January 25,1 !)().">, in the Baptist Church. Afternoon Session. Music by the choir. Devotional exercises, Rev. S. 11. Engler. '•Glimpses of State Convention," Anna Potter. "Outlook," by County President ind Local President. Solo by Mrs. F. W. Meylert. "Crumbs" from National Conven tion, Mrs. A. F. Nye. Conference and open parliament. Evening Session. Song by choir. Devotional, Rev. Irvin H. Fisher. What Next in Temperance Re form? "In the Home, Rev. J. 11. Row en. "In the W. C. T. I".," Mrs. C. B. L. Rot brock. "In the Schools," 1-'. W. Meylert. "In the Church," Rev. R. E. i I until y. Solo, Delia < i. Fleming. Address, Mrs. Sylvia 15. Worrish. Collcctjon. Temperance Doxology and Bene i diction. Delia G. Fleming, Sec'y. Sara A Huckell, Pres. LAW REGULATING SPITTING. ; The Legislature Will be Asked lo Frame and Pass This Health Measure. The Legislature is to be asked by ! the Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Tuberculosis to enact a law for the punishment of those I who spit in public places. This 'committee was named at a meeting in Philadelphia, and consists of Dr. j A. E. ltoussel, Samuel Scoville, Jr., and Dr. Joseph Walsh. They will act in harmony with similar lom mitties that mly be appointed by j other societies. The bill approved by the directors provided for the placing of cuspidors in public places, and imposes a fine, not exceeding $5 for each violation of the law. There is no imprisonment clans >, as such a clause is known to be objectionable 'to Governor Pennypaeker. 75 TS. PER YEAR SIGNATURE FORGED. j Picture Rocks Sensation Aired in Lycoming Court. ARNOLD'S DENIAL OF SIGNING NOTE. Henry Rynearson of Picture Itocks holds a note for $212 bearing the names of J. C. Arnold, formerly a station agent at Picture Rooks, and his brother Frank Arnold. James Itynearson also holds a note bearing the names of the Arnolds. Frank Arnold denies having sign esber note, so it would appear that his signature in both cases was forged. .J. C. Arnold left Picture Rocks very suddenly over a year ago, since which time nothing definite has been known of his whereabouts, but his family having since left, it is though he is living in Canada. By the time the legislature ad journs on April 13th, all hunters in the state will be amply assured of procuring whatever bounty is due them for killing certain animals. State Game Commissioner Kalbfus says that at least a half dozen boun ty laws, to his personal knowledge, are ready for presentation. The State Game Commission will not it self have any of these laws introdu ced, but will thoroughly consider the merits of each, and the best will receive the indorsement of the com mission. It is intended to keep the bounties as they are now—s2 per wildcat, #1 per fox, 50 cents each per mink or weasel. The purpose of the new law will be to have the j present one enforced. Bounties are ! now payable by the Commonwealth but it has become a practice for ! many of these officials to refuse to J pay. As the claimants of bounties are for the most part men of moder ate means, they cannot take the cases into court. Dr. Kalbfus says (hat the law which will la; passed will be stringent in its requirement for payment of bounties and that any refusal b> pay will be met by prompt suit by the commission. Several varieties of hawks, chief union s which are the goshawk and the pigeonhawk, now have bounties ottered for them and it is likely that these will be allowed to remain. Many of the hawk family, although they do some damage, are, in the main, beneficial, because they de stroy large numbers of vermon. On | these particular hawks no bounty i will be paid. The new law will | limit the amount of money which | can be paid per annum by a single county, to prevent bounty-claiming j growing into an abuse. A TAX REDUCER. Trees on the Highway Will be Credited the Planter. SUPERVISORS MUST DEPORT. Deputy Attorney General Fleitz has given an opinion on the duties of supervisors of townships in the matter of keeping records to show the planting of trees by the roadside. Die opinion is in response to a re ipiest from Dr. 11. A. Surface, State Economic Zoologist, who had for warded a complaint from a private citizen. The act in question pro vides that "any person liable to road tax, who shall transplant to the side >)f the public highway on his own premises any fruit, or shade trees jof suitable size, shall be allowed by I the supervisor of roads or boards of supervisors of roads, where roads where roads run through or adjoin cultivated lands, in abatement of his road tax, *1 for every two trees set ! out providing that the planter's ; claims <io not exceed one-fourth of | bis road tax." i The Susquehanna and New York railroad have a narrow gauge exten sion to the coal mine recently open ed up near Laquin. There are now i about thirty men employed at the mine but it is the intention of the ! operators to treble their force of men so that they will have a daily ! output of 300 tons of coal. The coal is of the old Barclay vein and is lof good quality. It is used on the engines of the Susquehanna and I New York railroad and in the diff erent industries at Laquin.
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