j REPUBLICAN NEWS ITEM. \ CHABLES L WING, Editor. Published JBveryiThursday Afternoon | By The Sullivan Publishing Co. At the County Beat of Bulli v»n County. lapobte, pa. Entered at the PostOttice at Laporte, as second-class mail matter. First national, bank OK DUSHORE, PKNNA. ~~~ CAPITAL - • $50,000. SURPLUS • - #IO.OOO. Does a General Banking Business. B B.W.IJKNNINGS. M. D.SWAKTS. President. Cashier J # J. & F. H. INGHAM, attohmbts-at-law, Legal business attainted to in ihix and aJjoinlng counties _A PORTK, PA £ J. MULLEN, Attorney-»t-L»w. LAPORTE. HA. orricß in roBBTv buildinb nbahuohht Boom. ft J. BKADLEY, * ATTORN BY AT-LAW, (Mlice Building, Cor.Main ami Mnncy Sts. LAPOKTK, ,A J H. CKONIN, ATTORNKT*-AT LAW, HOTAKT PUBLIC. OrriCß Oil MAIM BTBBBT. DUSHORE, ,>A COMMEKCIAL HOUSE. AVIO TKMPLK, Prop. LAPORTE - A. This largo and w«&i appointed house if the moat popular hostelry in this section LAPORTE HOTEL P. W, OALIiAOHEII, Prop. Newlv erected. Opposite Court House square. Steam heat, bath rooms, , hot and cold water, reading and pool ( room.and l>arber,shop; also good stabling and livery, T J. KEELER. 1 • Justice-of-the Peace. Otticein room over store, LAVORTE, PA. Special attention given to collections. All matters left to the care of this office will be promptly attended to. HOTEL GUY. MILDRED, PA. H. 11. OUV, - Proprietor. Newly 'furnished throughout, special attention given to the wants of the travel ing public. Bar stocked with tirst class wines, liquors and cegars. The beat beer on the market always on tap. Jin/ex lieusonable. Carpets: Need new carpets for Spring and Summer? We have quite an assort ment of samples,front which you may choose, and we'll do matching and sewing for you at moderate cost, if you wish. Every thing needed at house cleaning time IS HERE. Hon Ami scouring soap, cleans a window a minute, WE HAVE IT. Foul try net ting, wire,garden tools, and FHEJSH SEEDS at Buschhausen's, LAPORTE, PA. M. Brin New Albany, Pa. 140 ll>. sacks, flour middlings, $1.90 200 " coarse brans; 2.:50 100 " Buckeye feed, 1.25 100 " Corn meal, 1.40 100 " Cracked corn, 1.40 100 " Corn,oats,Ar barley chop 1.40 125 " (Jlu ten feed, I.Hi liUinp rock salt per too ll»s. .75 100 ll»s. cotton se«nl meal, 1.00 100 lbs. linseed meal, 1.85 100 lbs. sacks Oyster shells, .50 100 lbs. meat meal, 2.50 Oats per bushel .00 140 lbs sack dairy salt, .55 Granulated sugar per lb .05 100 lbs. " 5.00 liest Mammoth or medium clover seed per bushel 5 85 N. Y. State largej clover, grower's guarantee 0 85 Timothy seed per bushel 3.25 to 4.00 Schumacher's best Hour 1.15 liagerman's " 1.05 "Our Own" a leader, 1.05 Golden vale 1.05 25 lbs sacks, Buckwheat, .05 Graham 12} lbs. .110 Rye Hour, 25 lbs. .50 Send money order and have your goods come on tirst Ireight, or come to our store aud get them. M. BRINK. fCovnty Scat | Local and Personal Events I Tersely Told. J It ruined all through the month ot .1 tine; Heat Iser's rapid (low. But let's be thankful in duly; For maybe now 'twill snow. Mr. W. B. Hitter spent Sunday at Muney Valley. A boy was born to Mr, and Mrs. John Minuter, last week. Mrs. Orrin Bonnet aud son spent Sunday with Iter parents at Col ley. Mrs. Harry Spencer of William sport, is visiting Laporte friends this week. Miss Jean Mnllain of Scranton, is visitiug her aunt, Mrs. Ann K M eylert. James. H. Hackley of Baltimore, is visiting at the home of A. J. Uaekley. Mr. Jessie Porter of Shunk, spent Sunday with his unele. A. E. Tripp, at this plaee. Mr. Frank Otterbein of Altoona, is visiting old time friends at La porte this week. A Sunday School picnic excursion will l>e run from Picture Rocks to Mokotna on Thursday of next week. Mrs. W. H. Bitter and cliildren Ada and Harold, spent the fore part of last week with relatives at (Men Mawr. Mrs. Kd. Schroder and son Harry and daughter Hattie have returned home after a week's visit with rela tives in Bradfrad county. N. ('. Maben has rigged up the Mokotna Queen and will antertain summer guests and picnicers with delightful boat rides on the hike. A large excursion from Httghes vill was run to Lake Mokotna 011 Wednesday. The day was not as warm as desired by the ice cream dealers. At Argument Court held Satur day, July 12, R. A. Conklin was appointed tax collector of Laporte Borough, to succeed Win. I'. Shoe maker who has resigned. Jas. Newhart had the misfortune to break his leg while at work in the Mercer mines, near Forksville, Wednesday. A party of Workmen are engag ed by the W. & N. B. R. R. in get ting out stone near Ringdale for t he use of repairing railroad bridges between here and Hughesville. John McNellon returned to his home at this place 011 Monday after serving a three years enlistment in the U. S. Army, doing service in Cuba. Prof. L. L. Ford was called to Philadelphia last week by the ser ious illness of his sister, Miss Jen nie Ford, who died before he reach ed the city. Miss Ford during her previous sojourns at Laporte won I many friends who w ill learn with j much regret her untimely (1ea.... The residence of A. J. Hackley caught tire Thursday morning from a defective Hue and before discov ered had burned the carpet and curtains in one of the bedrooms 011 the second Moor. Quickly after the alarm was given the village bucket brigade was 011 the scene and soon had the lire under control. The excellently entertained guests registered at the Laporte Hotel for a summer vacation are the follow- j ing: Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Deegan, j Mrs. F. C. Cloud, Miss C. A. Dee-j gan, William, Geo. C. and Fredk. j Deegan of New York; Wm.Dietrick j and family, B. E. Parker, Mrs. C. j W. /aner. Miss Maine Wallcze Miss Hutchyene Mr. McMasteraml family of Philadelphia. Chancy Haverly and Mr. Baily of Overton, while driving from Ea gles Mere Tuesday at a point near the Fairchihl place, had one of his horses shocked by a bolt of light ning and knocked off its feet. The animal soon recovered and caused the travelers but little delay. We lose the Summer School be cause our school directors first charged for and finally refused the use of the books to the county su perintendent, Now by the neglect 1 of the Borough Council the band 1 stand in the park has been permitlf -1 ed to get out of repair and fall drtwn ■ What will be the next move to de stroy the attractiveness of the town we cannot predict. / •' The Revolver Went Of! I And Young Fred Collins Received a Pain- ' (ul Wound in His Le{. Fred Collins, son of Geo.Collins, J a sixteen year old boy of Forksville | met with a shooting accident Sat- j unlay while out with other boys i playing with a revolver. The J weapon while in the hands of Roy I Smith was accidentally discharged, ! the ball entering the boy's thigh taking a downward course, thus indicting wounds that are in no wise dangerous. Excessive probing failed to locate the ball and he was taken to the Sayre hospital to have the X ray applied in extracting the; missel. HARRY ZAX DEAD. The Well Known Clothier ol Laporte a Victim ot Appendicitis. Harry Zaxdied Wednesday morn ing at 4 o'clock in the Williamsport hospital where he had been taken while suffering with appendicitis and was operated upon about two weeks ago. Deceased was a promising young man of about 28 years of age, well and favorably known in this section of the county. For the past year or more he conducted the clothing store at this place, and had, previous to this successful business adventure, been a clerk for Daymen Heir at Muncy Valley. His body was taken to Cincinnati, his former home, for burial. A DICKERMAN SCHEME. County Chairman Win. P. Shoe maker and Congressional Conferees Chas. Funston and J. W. Rogers, left here Wednesday for Sunbury where it is hoped that the deadlock between Hon. F. A. Codcharles of Milton and Chas. Evans of Ber wick, will be broken, who were tie on the vote of Conferees at the convention held last week. It is a well known fact among politicians of both faiths that if Godcliarles receives this nomina tion there will l>e a Democratic laud slide which will land the pop ular young Miltonian to the office with a handsome majority. It is also a fact that C. H. Dickerman knows that with Godcliarles as his opponent he has no chance to win and hence he and his allies in the Republican ranks; namely: Messrs. Woodin, Jackson and a few others closely related to Dickerman, have placed Evans to defeat Godcliarles at the nomination. In the event of Godcliarles' failure to make the nomination, the Republican ticket in Northumberland would lose much strength, and voters from Columbia, Montour and Sull ivan counties declare that Evans name on their tickets could add no strength whatever. Two Justices of the Peace Do Police Duty and Have a Lively Encounter. Laporte has two Justices of the Peace who are not afraid to pre serve law and order, when consta bles and police are not available. A Lycoming county farmer while in town picnicing Wednesday, in- I dulged too freely|iu liquor and then ' gave a street exhibition of how dis gracefully he could abuse his wife. His sou who was also "full" enough to think that he could give his fath er a bodily chastising went to his mother,s rescue. Justice Keeler feeling that the village should have Ijetter order, went to the combat j tants and demanded peace, wliere j upon he received a blow on the ear cutting it quite badly and probably j would have been more seriously j injured had it not been for Justice | Buschausen appearing on the scene : to even odds by a few well directed I blows. Our Peace officers soon had them in custody and given a j hearing whereupon the violaters I were fined 810 and cost and dis- J charged with a sound reprimand. The Superior Court has overrul | ed Judge Mitchel on a point of ma | ateriality in the case of Comnion | wealth vs. John G. Scouten, and ' the case will have to l>e tried again. 1 It will l»e remembered that Judge i Mitchell granted a new trial to the i defendant after he had l>een con victed of criminal libel in a trial before Judge Metzger, It will probably come up again at Septem l>er sessions. The**' will IK; services in St. 1 Johns Episcopal Church, liaporte, |on Sunday July 20th at 11 a. in. land 7:30 p.m. Sunday School at ,10 a. in. Week-day service on Fri day evening July 18 at 7:30. RALPH MAGARGLE DIED FROM Si*LALL POX. i Body Was Buried Immediately After His Death Because ot the Dai ifer ol Con i tagion. News Deceived with Sadness. j Ralph Magargle, age J *J!) years, j 9 month aiul 9 days, youngest son of Mrs. Phoebe Magargle, of Sones town, died Wednesday of last week at Chester, Pa., from nnisvllpox, af ter an illness dating from June 28. Following is the aueoiuit of his death taken from the CliusterTiines: "Ralph Magargle, thomotorman wln» was stricken with smallpox a week ago last Sunday, died yester jday afternoon at the home of John Hamilton, thirteenth street and Kdgmont avenue. From the tirst it was seen that the unfortunate man had the dread mal ady in its most virulent form, hut on Tuesday the disease seemed to lie att'eeting his heart and this organ be came so week from the inroads of the malady that it was unable to perform its proper functions and death resulted. Yesterday afternoon when it was seen that Magargle could not recov er, his mother who resides up tin- State, was telegraphed for, but the young man died before her arrival. She reached this city from Philadel phia shortly after 1- o'clock. Deceased, who was about 2s years of age, had worked for the Chester Tract ion Company for some time and by his manners had made many friends among the other employes of the road. He was on the I'pland run and was considered one of the best motormcn in the company's employ." I'pon receipt of the telegram Mrs. Magargle and her son-in-law C. A. Stari' left on the 3 p. m. train and arrived at Chester at 12 o clock shortly after Ralph had been bur ied. He died at three p. in.and was buried that night at 11 o'clock. His cousin, Harvey Housekneclit, who had gone to Chester with him two years ago, and who worked for j the same company, had made alii arrangements for the burial. Previous to going to Chester two | years ago, Mr. Magargle had charge of his mothers hotel at Sonestown. His acquaintances were many throughout the county, all of whom he commanded the highest confi dence and esteem. In his death an exemplary young man has gone to his reward and he leaves behind, as a solace to a loving mother and friends, the fragrant memory of a life of kindly deeds and a high standard of manhood. As soon as possible under the circumstances the Ixxly will Im* exhumed and reburied by the side of his sister and brothers in the cemetery at Lairdsville, Pa. SONESTOWN. Mrs. Augustus Mencer is entertain ing her mother Mrs. (Sritman of Xordniont. Miss Rita Armstrong was in Hughesville on Friday. Mrs. Ball of Williamsport is visit ing Mrs. Lon Converse. Misses Celia Donovan, Celia Min nier and Blanche Miller ot Muncy Valley, called on town friends Thurs day. Russel Robbing of Picture Rock, was a Saturday evening visitor In town. Miss Mable Pennington and Scott Wieland of Nordmont were guests of Mrs. John Converse oil Sunday. John <). Wilson, who has been ill for some time, died Monday morn ing at 3 o'clock. This makes six deaths in this immediate neighbor hood, Including Ralph within four weeks. Mrs. I'. E. Magargel and her son , in-law Chas. Starr returned last week i, from Philadelphia where they had ) been called by the illness of Ralph, • who was suffering with small pox. He died before they reached the city, and owing to the infectious na ture of the disease they were not per mitted to bring the body home, nor | to expose themselves. It is a most sad affliction. There are two sisters • and a brother remaining out of a ? family of seven children that tive . years ago was unbroken. Mrs. Ma- I gargle and family have the sympa- I thy of the entire community. | The festival held Saturday even ing was very successful considering all things. Miss Maud Starr visited friends at • Kagles Mere, Sunday. » Miss Pearl Keeler return.nl to . Williamsport Monday, t H. C. Boatman has been putting a - new roof on the house occupied by Mrs. Hannah Buck. ! Spring has come at last. |At CAMPBELLS, SHUNK, PA., He is showing the finest line of Spring and Sum mer Goods to be found in Western Sullivan, con sisting of everything usually kept in a first class General Store. Call and inspect his large line before purchasing elsewhere. Ha will be pleased to show you and will make you a price that is right. Highest Market Price Paid , for Butter and Eggs. Ag^cy: For Bowker's Fertilizers, Deering Reapers, Binders, Mowers and Rakes. Davison and Perry Harrows, Wiard Plows and Rakes. A Steel Lined 19 T Perry Harrow, only #8.50; A Bargain. Call and see it. A. E. CAMPBELL, Shunk, Pa. A Beautiful Show of Men's, Boys' and Children's SPRING SUITS. Childrens two, three, and four piece suits SI.OO to Boys single and double breasted suits in all the new patterns and weaves $5.00 to $12.00 Men's one, three and four button sack suits, the latest materials and make #8 to S2O. Men's cutaways, nobby things, sl2 to s}o. Also an elegant assortment of men's and young men's trousers Childrens knee pants, hats, caps, neckwear, underwear, shirts, trunks, suit cases, traveling bags and umbrellas. I. W. Carroll, DUSHORE, PA. HOTE> '* CARROLL BLOCK. Beat the Beef Trust! By buying one of Holcombe & Lauer's REFRIGERA TORS and keep what meat you do buy from spoiling. We Keep the Kind that Keeps the Meat, don't buy the others they are dear at any price. Pay a trifle more for your Refrigerator and you will more than save itj the first season, in ice. Good baby carriages cheap, and cheap ones that are good. PORCH Rockers and Settees. HOLCOMBE & LAUER, LAPORTE CLOTHING STORE. [We can please you better than ever.| Because we offer a larger and much finer stock to select from, and because we will continue our policy of handling onlv the VERY BEST GOODS. Stvlish, mens Rochester made CLO I'll I NO, Klack and Blue serges, plain and •iincv. Cheviot, plain and fancy undressed worsteds, made in all the latest shape* YOUTHS' SUITS, CHILDKEN'S SUITS ages 3 to Hi years, to .elect trom, prices ,<| 00 to 0,00 MEN'S Dress I'ants at *2.00, 3 00 and up to #5 00 per pair. We havegiven the greatest attention to our SHOE DEPARTMENT. the finest and h«Ht qualities, largest stock, latest styles, at right price*. We handle the \Y . 1.. lIOI'GLAS SIIOEat *3, .5 50, 4 00, and #!» 00 per pair. Ladies are invited to examine our Sprine Stock of tailor made jacket suit, r v skin. i*tt .•oat.. Wrapper* ladies" vol- line dress skirts We Handle a full liueoj lad* J' 1 ' , .1 4 |ovcs. flue unbiullas. trunk, and valises. A full line of 'ad'es and K*"t>, '>4 workii patent leather aud velown calf. A complete line of toys and ehildrtiis "hots handle • hoe. in tin il «aj u> 90 •»> Oui line of Kent* furnishing goods embrace all the at*» handle he Monarch Slilrt. See our latest hat*, neckwear hose, cai», gloves. ai bottom Now i» your U*t chance to buy your Spring and summer Clothing. All we you io •aim* ami see and be convh»e«KWITT& CO., Chicago The Si. bottle coutulus 2* times the 50c.