Republican News Item
CHAS. LOREN WING, Editor.
THURSDAY, FEB. 21, 1901.
"FIRST OF ALL—THE NEWS.';
The News Item Fights Fair
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By The Sullivan Publishing Co.
At the County Seat of Sullivan County.
LAPOBTE, PA.
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Harrlsburg, Feb. 19. —"Every prom
ise of the Republican state convention
and the Republican administration In
regard to ballot reform will be faith
fully carried out," was the positive dec
laration made today by Attorney Gen
eral John P. Elkin, who Is regarded as
one of the most influential Republican
state leaders. "The matter of ballot
reform has been given careful consider
ation by the party leaders." he contin
ued, "and the regular Republicans can
be relied upon to advocate and pass
such measures as will meet every re
quirement of the situation and fulfill
the expectations of the people. Bills
are now in course of preparation which
it is believed will be satisfactory to
ihose who regard a change in the bal
lot laws as necessary to insure a secret
ballot, a correct count of every vote
cast and a true and proper return of
the ballots as cast."
Attorney General Elkin is believed to
speak by the card when he predicts
that the demands for ballot reform will
be fully met.
The elections committee of the sen
ate, of which Benjamin K. Focht. of
Union, is chairman, has had several in
formal discussions of the subject of
ballot reform, and the measures In
course of development will, it is de
clared, put into effect every reform
desired.
After the revelations of the ring
methods ot the Fllnn machine of Pitts
burg, as shown in the discussion of the
reform charter bill in the state senate,
people are likely to look with suspicion
upon the so-called reform bills of Sen
ator Flinn, which the insurgents have
been advertising and playing up at a
great rate. Fllnn, in the role of a re
former, with the real reformers of his
home county branding him as an arro
gant boss, will not be apt to impress
the voters of the state as a desirable
champion of ballot reform.
Members of the elections committee
authorized to speak last week aston
ished the Democrats by telling them
that a primary election law would be
introduced, as well as a general ballot
reform law, that the bills would be
good measures and so enacted as to be
satisfactory to the Democrats, if they
really desired honest election laws.
In accordance with this promise,
Representative William S. Van Dyke,
of Westmoreland, at the proper time,
introduced in the house the Guthrie
primary bill, which is "an act to regu
late the nomination of public officers,
primary elections and the payment of
certain expenses incident thereto and
prescribing penalties for the violation
of the provisions thereof or the com
mission of. certain prohibited acts."
Wno is to prepare or who will intro
duce the general ballot reform bill the
stalwart managers will not state.
In regard to primary election laws,
many members of the legislature say
they are not sure that a satisfactory
bill can be passed, one that would be
acceptable to all the political
They think the bringing together of
all political parties to hold primaries
at the same place would have a ten
dency to disorganize political lines, and
therefore be conducive of harm in the
end.
There has been considerable discus
sion of the matter of reform In libel
laws, no doubt due to the introduc
tion in Philadelphia of yellow journal
ism of the yellowest type. In which tb«
reputations of citizens stand for noth
ing when the politicians back of the
yellow sheet seek to ruin or destroy
an opponent. There have been several
bills introduced in the legislature on
this subject, and It is believed that a
satisfactory bill will be drafted which
will be acceptable to publishers and of
newspapers and those who wish to
meet the introduction of yellow jour
ualism, with due regard for the Inter
ests of the legitimate newspa'per pub
lish) r.
RADICAL OLEO LEGISLATION.
The senate committee on health and
sanitation has had under consideration
oleomargarine legislation, which re
sulted in the committee deciding to
substitute for the bill already intro
duced a more radical measure.
'I lie new bill was presented by Sena
tor Snyder, who also introduced the
measure which has been discarded.
Senator Snyder's m w bill provide* that
suit can be brought against violators
of the law by any person In the name
of the commonwealth. One-half of the
P«" ilty shall goto the prosecutor and
iln remainder to the state. Violation
if the law Is made a misdemeanor pun
isable by a fine of from SIOO to S3OO
and not more than :<0 days' Imprlson
nu it for the first offense, and not less
th. ii 1.100 nor more than s.'un fine and
Imprisonment not exceeding two years
(or the Second offense.
I euipor.uv laJimttMM shall lie ta
•"«* tl against dealers In oleomargarine
where cases brought against them have
»< n appealed by the defendaut. and If
It be found that he Is still violating the
law the Injunction shall become per
il i nent upon successful determination
of the rase In court The dairy and
food commissioner and his agents are
en.powered to enter places of business
and take samples of oleomargarine Ll
< ise fees ar. pi n H|l ,1 f,,i in the sauui
it inner as they are provided for In the
existing law The bill also prohibits
11 e sale of oleomargarine front wagons
and from house to house; requires
dealers to display signs, and provides
that all oleomargarine sold shall be
properly marked
TO PHUTKCT rii TC ROKINITTI
Tfc# letM k*» m*mil a SUI ulrMtll-
Ing the present bureau of forestry and
creating in Its stead a department of
forestry. The bureau was a branch of
the department of agriculture, and as
such did excellent work, but the Im
portance of forest preservation justi
fies the severance of the two, and the
erection of the bureau into a separate
department.
The increased expense should prove
a good investment. The commissioner
of forestry will receive $3,000 a year,
and he will be required to devote his
whole time to the work. This official,
with four other citizens who are to
serve without pay, will constitute the
state forestry reservation commission.
The bill authorizes the commission to
buy lands for forestry purposes at a
price not exceeding $5 an acre, to make
contracts for the sale of minerals and
removal of brush from the forest reser
vations. When the state forest reser
vations are profitable they shall pay
one-half of the profit to the treasurer
of the township in which it is located.
Otherwise these lands are untaxed.
When public roads run through the
reservation the* state will pay $25 a
mile for the maintenance, repair or ex
tension of such roads. In townships
having large forestry reservations this
will result In a reduction of the cost
of maintaining public roads to those
owning the lands in the township out
side the reservation.
Register's Notice.
Notice is hereby given that the following ac
counts have been filed in my office. viz:
First and final account of Tlios. Gahun, Admr.
of Daniel Seanlon, deceased.
First ami final account of Thos. Gahan, Aumr.
of Henry Haverly, deceased.
First and final account of Peter A bcrt, Admr.
of Amos Kistner, deceased. ....
First and final account of J. L. Molyneux and
W. \V. Wartjurton Administrators of William
Sherman, deceased. . , _
First and final account of I'lysseo Bird, F.xccu
tor of Richard Middle, deceased.
First and final account of Margaret Dieffenbach
Admrx. of Delmer Dieffenbach. deceased.
First and final account of Walter 11. Lawrenson
Guardian of William Willson.
First and final account of Mrs. A. T, Armstrong
Admrx. of Mary McClain, deceased.
First and final account of Irvln D. Haverly
Assignee of John W. Lambert.
First and final account of Mary A. Hanck Ad
ministratrix of liernard Hanck, deceased.
And the following widow's appraisnient lias
been filed: Widows appraisnient of the estate of
Joshua liattin, deceased.
And the same will be presented to the Orphan's
Court of Sullivan County, on Monday, Feb. 25
1901, at 3 o'clock p.m. for confirmation and allow
an ce.
WM. I. LAWRENCE, Register.
Register's office. Lajiortc, Pa., Nov. 1-■ 1900.
Assignee Notice.
Notice is hereby given that J. W.Buck
lias assigned all bis property, real and
personal, to me lor the benefit ol his cred
itors. All persons knowing themselves
indebtcd|to him will please pay the saniy
to me, and all persona having any claiiTi*
against the said J. W. Buck will present
the same to tne duiy authenticated for
settlement.
L. H. BUCK. Assignee.
Incorporation Notice.
Notice is hereby given that an application for
the incorporation of a Borough, to be called the
Borough of South La|*>rte, litis liecii presented to
the Court of Quarter Sessions of the County of
Sullivan, setting forth, inter alia, that the Horo.
of Luporte includes within its limits two villages
and that a majority of the freeholders residing in
the most southern of said villages, desire to have
said Uirough divided, and the part which they
reside, and which in said application is fully de
scrilied, set off anil incorporated into a new Ixiro
ugh: which application by order of the Court lias
been filed by the clerk, and the same will be
heard by said Court at the next regular term fol
lowing tile presentation of the application to wit:
at thi> term commencing on tin' fourth Monday
of February lUOI, in accordance with the provis
ions of the Acts of Assembly in such case made
and provided.
T.J. & F.H.INGHAM,
Attorneys for Applicants.
Sheriff Sale.
By virtue ol a writ ol Fieri Facias
issued out of the Court of Common Pleas
ol Sullivan County, and to me directed
| and delivered, there will be exposed to
public sale at the Court House in,Laporte
I SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1901,
at 10 o'clock a. m., all the rigli title and
interest of the defendant ol' and in the
! following messuage, parcels, tracts or
' lots ot real estate:
I All that certain tract situated in the
Township of Laporte. County of Sullivan
| and State of Pennsylvania, bounded and
described as follows: Beginning at the
east comer ol lot of land on thej south
side of the road, leading from.Laporte to
Lewis Lake of the lot conveyed bv Mev
lert and Clymer to P. E. Armstrong, Sep
i tember 27, INSO, thence west fifty-six per
ches; thence south twenty-eight and six
, tenth perches: thence east titty-six lur
ches and thence north twenty-eight and
six tenth perches to the place of begin
ning. Containing teu acres and one |>er
' ch strict measure.
i Also one other piece or parcel of land
in same township, county ami state,
bounded and described as follows, viz:
Beginning at the intersection of Second
and Laurel Streets in the lown of Celestia
, midway of said streets and running south
eight perches to a corner; thence east
; ninety perches to a corner; thence north
; sixty perches and tour tenths: thence
west fifty-six perches thence north twenty
! eight perches and six-tenths; thence east
| thirtv-lour perches to the place of begin
ning Containing forty acres and nine
perches strict measures be the same more
or less, excepting and reserving therefrom
the following described lot, piece or par
eel of land sold to Clarissa A. ilaker by
Charles Thorpe by deed bearing date,
1 June 17, IKS 7 us appears in l>eed Book
17, page sti9 described as follows viz:
lief inning at a post in public road from
l.a|iorte to Kagles Mere adjoining land ot
I*. K. Armstrong; thence along land of
said Armstrong south eighty-eight ami
Olie-lourtli degrees, east tiilvtfiree perches
to a bush; thence south one anil three
lourlh degrees, west twelve ami eight
tenth perches to a |>ost by public road:
(hence south eighty -lour and one half de
crees, west sixteen perches to a |*>sl;
thence south twelve degrees, west eighteen
fierehes to a birch; thence south thirty
two ami three- fourth degrees west nineteen
lurches to a |s>st; tlu-iicc south fifty six
degrees west twelve and eight tenths
perches to a post; and thence #f>l one
and three fourth degrees, west Ibrty four
| and five tenth perches to the place ol
beginning Containing thirteen aires
and one hundred and fitly-seven perches
ol land, strict measure be the same more
or less. Hating erected thereon a two
story Irame dwelling house, Inline barn
and other MMesary outbuildings. About
five acres ol this improved and ihe balance
well limbered.
Stfi/td, taken into execution and to be
sold as the property of t'harle* Thorp at
the suit ol Kiniu» Spencer, Admrx.
II W UHLKU, Sherirt.
•ShsnlTs oil its,
Bargains! Bargains!
Bargains!
In House furntsfiings
OP ALL KINDS AT
HOLCOMBE &c L-.JLTTZET'K/S
Up to March ist, 1900, we must have room for our large
Spring Stock; so come now and help us get some of
this out of the way, and you will be well paid fctr your
trip. If you can't come, write, we keep everything.
We are headquarters for sewing machines,
HOLCOMBE & LAUER,
DUSbOCC,
Telephone call, Hotel Obert.
Williamsport & North Branch Railroad
TIME
In effect Monday Nov. 26, 1900.
Read down Read up
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I 580 432 1 10 800 , HugheiVille... 720 941 11 45 345 432 I
5434 40 118 810 Pieture Roeks 938 3 37. 422 !
I 14 44 112 122 8 17 ...LyonsMills...| fi»3o 3 33 4 15
,440 1 24 8 21 ....Charoouni. J 9 28 331411 I
4 53 1 31 830 ...Glen Mawr...l 9 22 325 403
jfSOl 112 1 39 889 ..Strawbridge.... 'fit 13' f3 15 3 5,5
112 1 45 f8 45 ...BeeehGlen < fit 09 3 50
5 10 1 48 8 50 ..MuneyValley. 9 06 3 07 3 45
5 10 1 55 900 ... Souestown ...> 9 00 300 337
5 31 9 22 Nordmont...; 8 44 3 14 !_
>• >■ f5 48 f9 47 Mokoma f8 27 249 <g • &
.§ .§ 550 950 Laiwrte 824 2 44' 3
a 5 1607 1010 tUngdale fs 12 ! 220 a ,a
ix 1616 1025 ..Bernioe Road.. 18 04 , 205 5 3
i 6 20 10W Satterticld 8 00 I 2 00 ! 1
P. M.PM P. M. I I j A.M.I I'M |
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STAGE LINES the conductors.
Stage leaves Ilughesvill nost office for Philadelphia & Reading, Lehigh Valley
Lairdeville, Mengwe and Philipedaledaily and New York Central mileage will be
Wilson, Heaver Lake and Fribley on accepted only tor through passengers trav-
Tnesday, Thursday and Saturday at 11.30 eling from Halls to Satterfield or Satter-
Stage leaves (lien Mawr tor Hillsgrore field to Halls,
and Forksville at 11 02 a. in. The general offices of the company are
Stage leaves Muncy Valley for Unity- located at Hugheeville, Pa.
ville, North Mountain aud Lungerville B. HARVEY WELCH.
<laild at 11 19 a. m. , „ President. Hughsvilie. Pa.
Passengerß taking trains at Hag stations 10 NShND. Gen. Mgr.. Hughesville, Pa.
can secure train excursion tickets from
Administrator's Notice.
Kstate of Hubert F. Rogers, deceased,
of llillsgrove Township, Sullivan County,
Pa. Letters of administration on the
above estate having been granted to the
undersigned, all persons indebted lo the
saiii estate are requested to make pay
ment, and those having claims to present
the same without delay, to
K. F. IVES, Administrator,
.fainrary 12, 1901. Muney, Pa.
A.J. BRADLEY, Attorney.
Trial List for February Term. 1901.
iieturn day, Monday February 1901 at 'J p. ni.
Wheeler 11. I'lotts vs Geo. D. Warburton and
Julius Perkes. So. :!6. May term, lh'.fj. Replevin
Plea, lion Ccipt uhd;proj>erty in themselves.
Mullen <fc Walsh. J Hradley.
'J Henry L. Middcnuorf vs Mrs. Winefred Stur
devant. So. W December term. Iswy. I'llTs ap
peal. Plea nou assum|*it. Mullen. | Inghatns.
o The I.ake Mokoma Land Company vs Jauies
MeKarlane. No. 67, May term I'.KJO. Trespass,
l'lea, not guilty. Mullen. 1 Uradtcy.
WM. J. LAWHKXCK, l'rothonotary.
Prot'h. office, Laimrte Pa.. Jan. 12. 11)01.
Sheriffs Sale.
By virtue of a writ of Testatum Fi Ka.
issued out o! the Court ol Common Pleas
of Lycoming County, and bearing test at
Laporte the 14th day of February, 1901.
to me directed and delivered there will be
exposed to public sale at the Court (louse
in Laporte Borough, Pa., on
FRIDAY, MARCH 15, 1901,
at 11 o'clock a. 111.
All that certain lot. piece or parcel ol
land lying and being situated in the town
ship of Davidson, County of Sullivan,
State of Pennsylvania.bounded and de
scribed as follows, viz:
Hounded on the north by land of Wil
liam Arms, east by land owned by Wm.
I>. or Ksther Spearman, south by land ol
Henry .Swank and west by land ol Cath
erine Stroup and L. S. Wolverton, con
taining 248 acres anil 4S perches, more or
less, deducting therefrom about 70 acres
owned by Catherine Stroup. being the
same premises conveyed lo said Stephen
Phillips by Anna K. Phillips by her deed
dated May 11. IH%, and recorded in Sulli
van County in beed book Yul.2,i at page
a M •.
Having erected thereon frame house,
frame barn and other outbuildings. About
•id acres cleared, balance in timber.
Seized taken in execution and lo be sold
as the property of L. 11. Phillips and
Stephen Phillips at the suit of West
Branch Building and Loan Asaociation ol
Willianmport, Pa.
J. C. and 11. X. 111 LI., Attys.
11. W. OSLKft, She rift.
QOI'RT PROCLAMATION.
WMltaiUi). lion. K. VI. lIt'NHAM. President
Judge Honorable* John *. Line and Jaeol,
Meyer Imo< iat<- Judge. if|the I i.urt» of Dyer and
Tuiiuliier and fieneral Jail Delivery. Uuarter
of the Peace, Orphan. I 'ourt and « oni
molt Plea, for the 1 utility of Sullivan, have turned
tiieir preee|4. U aring date the 1.l <ia> of )>ec
lstw, I<| ule direeted. for holuiug the MMeral
eouru In the llorough ol l.a|>>ile oil Monday tlie
i&tli day of February iwi. at I o'eUa'k p. iu
Therefore not.ll i> lierehy gl\eli to the I oroiier,
Jn.lli'e. of the I'eaee and t oinlahlew aillini the
t<ouul>. that llle) IN- then and there iu their prop
el twiwiii at 'I o eloek p. 111. of >«ld ila>. « lib their
rolto. reeordu, ill<|Ul»lti«lu viaiullialioM and
oilier rameiula-raiiee. to tho.e thing, to whleli
ilmli iimw iMMtoiii in le ilmw tud to mm
ulaiau l.,uiidl>) til. ir reKiginiai" « U> pn»» i lite
again.l |>rtM>iiei. alio ate or .hall he in tlie Jail of
the Mild UMtuly ni sullltaii. am In reh> inMiAxt lo
la.-1 lieu au 1 there Ui ptuM.vute again.l Ibeui a.
a ill be lu.|.
11 w 11.1i.nt sim m
-lien#• 1 mile. La|.iite, Pa . Jail K, l»vl.
Tu I'ara I'uimllimiMmi Vurmwmw.
Taka 1 wmiii t .un I -ii.-int lut ur tta
II C. C O. lail tu tun. 4rutftf.au rvlawJ u.wut.»
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All answered at
VERNON
HULL'S
STORE,
MILLMROVE.
New Stock of
DRY
Goods.
Vernon Hull,
Hillsgrove* Pa.
G. A. Rogers
FORKSVILLK, PA.
Watches, Jewelery,
Silverware, Etc.
COUNTY STATEMENT.
Continued from Page 8.
Statement "howlng tlu 1 Actual IndeUedncM of
Sullivan County, January *>. woi.
Itoud. oul.tahdlng SSnoo 00
Liiihilltle. in exesa of resource* ITl'.'u Jo
, IMk Jo
We the underiigiied Auditor, of ><ulli\an Coun
ty 110 hereby certify, lluit in pur»uanee of the
\ariou» dutle. itii|w»«.«! ufaui 11. I>\ tlie »c\eral
Aft. of 1 'ato rut A»»elllhl> and the nipple uieiils
thereto, weilld meet *1 theoflhe of the County
( oiiiiniuioiiero'in the I 'oiirt Houm-. in the Horo.
of l.u|a>rte, mi Monday. the 7tli day of January,
A. I>. PJUl.and tliil eoiuineilce to audit a.lju.i
HII. I -111), till' M'Venti a< eount. of tlie 1 ounty
Irea- , 11 unity t'oinmlMioiieni and nil mirh a* are
requiredo! u* b) ;» for Uw mi INft uj -t..|
continue K> to audit, adju.t and settle tin- »aid
\ urioii. and neural account*. .'ihjeel to our ad
JoiiriiliienU. until thi* dale alien »e eoinplele
till, our annual »e|«irt. mid »<> further eertif)
that are did audit ami adiu*t the >aid »e\rial ao
eouilU correctly to the l«-«l of our kilo a ledge.
aUiily. Inforuuillim Mid belief aa Hie -am. ap
i. ui> audited and adjotled. Hrllli-tl and fully >el
firth and Ht ml/til in thi» foregoing te|4Ht.
In tc*tiniithy Hheraof we hate hereunto .el our
haml. and >eal> tin. .iwh day of January I'.ml.
1 II rtniM.tV 1
JAMKs *WIKSfcY. County Auditors.
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nothing of the protection that this
paint would be to the building ma
terial. A building of any kind well
painted will last two or three times
as long as one left to the mercy of
the elements.
A- Our Mineral Paint is a stand
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Do not accept a substitute. Every
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i A RE YOU GOING TO BUILD
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If so, it will pay you to get some of our
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and bored, MAPLE and BEECH.
It will out wear two ordinary floors and is much
smoother, nicer and easier to put down than soft
wood flooring. All sizes kept in stock by
Jennings Bros., Lopez, Pa.
Also all sizes in hemlock lumber, siding, ceiling, lath etc.
\ to I I In a Pretty
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Q-r, is the woman who must entertain
7 unexpected company—unless she
is well supplied with canned and
bottled groceries. If her pantry
shelves are nicely lined with our
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ready for any emergency. &s®What s t ill we send you to-day?
ON DRY GOODS WE LEAD "
WHY ? Because wejcarry the Largest md Best line in tlie county
■ Because wejhave only new and attractive patterns to show
Because you will find no old g< ods on our shelves,
Webave justjopened a new lineof Gingham.} Shirtings, muslins etc.,
or the which we would be pl eased to have you inspect.
for women and men. We hav' - -JIT
a .stock of women's shoes that is *u»-
equaled bereal>outs. The shu t >es are
dainty, the leather fine, the workman-
ship exquisite, and the fit perfe--*.
Cast Paid for Country Produce.
E G. Sylvara DUSHORE,
Shoes, ®. Shoes;
Big Reduction
Sale of Shoes.
$3.00 Shoes for 2.75; $2.75 Shoes for 2.50
Remember all new Goods
At This Rate.
ALL GOODS 25c OFF THE DOLLAR AT
THE RED STAR SHOE STROE
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OPERA HOUSS BLOCK,
DUSIIOKK, PA.
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