Republican News Item. VOL. VIM. N0.40. } This Is the Place C To Buy Your JeweleryA '•, Xothin gin To w n to Com pare Wit h N ( the Quality that We are Giving / ) You for the Low Price Asked. \ (T Quality and mock-rate prices makes a force that irresist bl\ draws into our store tne best patronage 112 . (this ■ ti >n. Many years here in business, always 3 X with a full line of goods above suspicion; chosen C ( wiili a care and judgment comm nsurate with its . S desirability and adaptability to refine taste, makes \ 112 our store a sa'e place to invest. C 112 Reoair work done on short notice and guaran-Q S teed, by skilled workmen. Your orders y > RETTENBURY, > < DUSHORE, PA. Thejew^ HARDWARE^ No Place Like this Place For Reliable STOVES and RANGES, COAL OB WOOD HE A TERS; ONE OP WINTER'S GREAT DELIGHTS. House rurnishiug 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 bat satisfactory cook stove. I lot Air, Steam and Hot Water Heating and General Repairing. Roofing and Spouting, j The Shopbeli Dry Good Co., 313 Pine Street, WILL! AM SPORT, PA. We want t; is store to be first in your mind when you have I ry Goods to buy, ai:d y >ur buying judgment wili vio t. e iest. Flannelletes. la and medium colors f< r Waists and Dressing Sacques. They come in sil'ijics. liguies ami Persian effects. 1 tegular 15c finality at 12A Pillow Cases and Sheets. That liavcnl been caught in the rising cotton market. Not enough for everybody. Will you gel your share and save money? You will not 1 uy lliem again soon at -the price we sell them today. Have You a Garment to Buy ? We don't want to summer a single piece of Fur or Ladies' or Misses' Coat or Suit if possible. If you appreciate the earnestness of this statement you'll understand why we are selling these for one-half prior. Torchon Lace. We are closing out a lot of Torchon Laces that are from one to two and a half inches wide, and good patterns. Not many of them.but the price is only 3c a yard. New Embroideries. At very low prices, ft is marvelous how much embroidery quality and beauty can be had here for a few cents a yard. Every motherjwho is making children's dresses, underwear and the like should seej the embroideries we arc showing. About White Goods. Lots of new weaves pi show you in white goods, especially suited for Shirt Waists, All the new designs in figures, stripes, dots in mer cerized cotton materials. New Wash Goods. Arc now ready on the counters. These the latest novel ties in Wash Materials that will be in vogue for this season. We are showing the largest stock ami best styles of (iingham than ever before. Prices from He to Lie. THE SHOPBELL DRYGOOD CO. Subscribe for the News Item- LAPORTE, SULLIVAN COUNTY PA., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1904. NOT DOING WELL UNDER THE NEW TREATMENT. Uncle Sam, M. I).: "1 think I'll have to resume the care of these patients. They don't seem to thrive under that fellow's prescriptions." THE GRANGE Conducted by J. W. DARROW. Chftlbam. H. T, Preu Correspondent New York Stata Orange IN THE WOLVERENE STATE Mlchlsan I'atrouM Are m Notably UanlnfMß Body mi State Hfetligi. "The Michigan state grange has out grown even the wildest dreams of its originators," says a Detroit paper. And that Is so. With a membership of over 42,000 it Is pressing New York hard for first place. It was deemed wise to re duce the representation to the state grange to two delegates to every five granges, and yet on that basis there were 350 delegates present at the an nual meeting. In his annual address Worthy Master Horton remarked upon the phenomenal growth of the Order in that state and upon what it has accom plished in co-operative buying of farm supplies. Members of the Order bought over a thousand tons of fertilizers last year, and next year's order for binder twine will amount to 450 tons, while a contract for woven wire fence is now in force of greater magnitude than any contract ever undertaken by the grunge. The treasury of the grange is in good condition, receipts for the year having beensl D,850, and there is al ready $15,000 loaned on good security. I'rimary election reform was one of the chief topics discussed. It is a pressing question just now in Michigan. The grange made a most emphatic declara tion respecting It, adopting the follow ing recommendation of the legislative committee: "We recommend that the grange, through its legislative committee and proper officers, urge the next legisla ture to puss a state primary election law providing for the nomination of all officers, state, county and township, by direct vote of the members of their re spective political parties; that nomina tions be made by petition and not by fee; that the primaries of all parties be held at the same time and under the supervision and charge of the state and at public expense." Among other important resolutions adopted were these; Indorsing parcel post, fuvoring nature study in the pub lic schools and centralization of schools lu such counties us might like to muke the experiment, asking for a law to regulate speed of automobiles, favoring the Torrens system of recording land titles, requesting the state legislature to prohibit the manufacture, sule und use of cigarettes in Michigan, asking that the bounty for killing English sparrows be restored, fuvoring the elec tion of United States senators by popu lar vote and many others of lesser im portance. It is said that the state grange will organize a cyclone insurance company at the next annual meeting, ltlsks will be taken and a board of directors chosen prior to the meeting next year. There is growing need of a means of communication between state lec turers and lecturers of subordinate granges. No method is so inexpensive and efficacious as u monthly bulletin, in which the state lecturer may com ihunlcute with the subordinate lectur ers on assigned topics for discussion, impart information on matters of pres ent or future interest and thus make it possible for the subordinate grange to keep constantly In touch with the state organization. As an example of what we are speaking of wo may re fer, with high commendation, to the Michigan state grange lecturers' bul letin. edited by Mrs. F. I). Saunders of 1 Itockford. Mich. The ndvantuge of Is suing such a bulletin regularly is that ! It can be entered In the mails as sec ond class mall matter and thus be en* Utlad to tbe pound rates of uoaUure- J. O. WING. Wtrthr Maater of the Waahlnirton State UriiDKe. J. O. Wing was born at Rockford, 111., in 1807. Mr. Wing's early life was spent on the farm, where he attended public school. His education was tin ished ished at Syra teuse, N. Y„ while living with liis uncle, the late Bishop Peek of that city. In IS7B, at Cale ' llonla - Tr « l,u k pea lea u county ed to Washing '• 0 Wl *°- ton and settled In the primitive wilderness. He was elected master ot the Washington state grange in 11)01. A friend writes ot him: "It is safe to say that no man hus done more for the grange in his state than he. The Order is in a pros perous condition and is putting uu a solid, substantial growth." A Ciootl Kecord. Iteeent reuirns from 102 subordinate granges in Maine fully maintain the average Increase of the year and indi cate that the total membership in ti e state in this time exceeds 40.000. This shows a net yearly gain of almost 2,800 during the past sis years, a rec ord of which the Order may well be proud. ludlmia I'ntron* Meet. The Indiana state grange met this year at Warsaw. Under the magnifi cent leadership of Hon. Aaron Jones, who is also master of the national grange. Indiana I'atrons had only good things to report. The grange is in a flourishing condition throughout the state. We get out of life just what we put into it: the world has for us just what we have for it. The grange has for us what we have for it, and no bank pays dividends which has uo deposits.—(J. A. Fuller. Probably the oldest granger In the state of Maine Is William 11. Deerlng of Baco. now in his ninety-second year. Delegates-to state granges chosen at Pomona granges must be elected by written ballot, same as officers of the grange. About 3,0d0 Patrons in 129 granges In Massachusetts ship milk to the Boatofj markets. A Co-operative Rnalnru of Over *105.000. Every grange in the utate but two was represented at the meeting of the New Jersey state grange recently held at Trenton, X. J. Heport.s were most encouraging. By virtu®' of its small urea, New Jersey can viever be a large grange state, yet it 0,000 0,000 mem bers of tiie Order, a gain of 1,000 lust year. 112 The change proposed by the national grange providing* for biennial elections in Pomona granges was approved. Among the resolutions adopted was one asking that tire protection afforded the robin undor file game laws of the state be removed' while fruit Is ripening or hangs ripfr on trees and bushes, the de struction heretofore wrought by these, birds lyjving been very serious. Reports of th<> subordinate granges showed a co-operative business In the state of ov.'r $105,000, with a great saving to th«\ members. One grange reported a ; business of $.".3,000. This is certainly a ; tin"., showing in co-operation, and larger states may find "food for thought" In the comparison. | 11 ' ■■■ ■ I ' ' COUNTY NEWS lolumiis o! Interesting | Happenings of Interest to Readers Many Towns. J LOPEZ NEWS ITEMS. Hon. A. L. Dyer made a quick j business trip to business trip to llar rishurg recently. Miss Uieketts and Miss Brewer are now located in the Castle block an<l are ready to look after the inter ests of all who may who may wish any. work done in the dressmaking line. « Miss Katie Echenbach ot Monroe county has opened a dressmaking es tablishment at the home of Elias Echenbach. Kizer Edgar is liuich belter at this writing. 14 degrees belows zero Tuesday morning. Zero weather is no un common thing at Lopez this winter. Dr. Christian was called to Ganoga Lake, late Monday night to adminis ter to the sick Mrs. Meckos. Several from Lopez attended Li cense Court at Laporte Monday. Election passed oil" very quietly, it being most too cold for electioneer ing on the streets. Mrs. A. A. Baker of Laporte, is visiting her daughter at this place. Quite a number from here attend ed the dance in Dtishore Monday night. Mr. and Mrs. Mike Rouse of Ber niee spent Saturday eve ingiu town. Miss EmmaCungley spent Sunday with Miss Maine Haley of Bernice. Mrs. John Hanley who visited relatives in this place for the past three weeks, returned to her home in Olyphant Tuesday. Miss Maggie Walsh spent Tuesday in Eorkstou. Mrs. Harry Brewer of Mildred spent Monday with her parents. Mrs. B. W. Jennings and Miss Lou Mason are spending a few days in Maryland. Miss Grace Carrington of Laquin, is spending a few days witli her par ents. Miss Lulu Eronfelkcr is quite sick at the home of Mr. and Airs. \Y. Potter. SOUTH BROOK. Miss Millie Kunkle who is work ing at Lope/, was home lor a few days last week. MissGetta Earr spent Saturday and Sunday at her home in Fork. - ton. .John Crossley of Uieketts spent Sunday at South H'.ook. Miss Cora MeCarroi who is work ing at Ed Donegans, spent Sunday at IK rjliome in Bella Sylva. Mr. Wilbur Hulloek of White Ha ven is visit ing his aunt, Mrs. B. 11. Ilerd at this place. Maggie Kunkle has recovered from her recent illness. Jame* Haren had the misfortune of injuring his foot la-t week. We understand that Doc. Beatti* received a few valentines. Mrs. R. B. Herd was a Lopez vis do/f Tuesday. There will not lie any services at 'the Baptist church next Sunday ow ; ing to the Rev. Fisher being called tojM i nersv i llejl >yjt he£serious£i 1 i ness of his father. Rev. Eugene A. Heim was called to his home at Lancaster, by tin death'of his sister, <n Monday. MURRAY HILL. Mr. and Mrs. John Crowly attend ed the wedding of Miss Ella Crow I \ at M iltlred, last Wednesday. Mrs. Theodore Beaver visited friends at Bernice Saturday. Mr. Patrick Monogen is visiting friends in Scranton. Mrs. B. .Johnson who has been quite sick is some better. Mr. llenry Fell has returned from the Say re Hospital much improved. Peter Murray transacted business at laporte Monday. Land for Sale. —The undersigned will dispose of 20 acres of land in Laporte township, at a low price. One half under cultivation, balance timbered. House and barn on tl e premices. M its. MIX A GANSKI,, ' Nordmont, Pa 75 TS. PER YEAR * SONESTOWN. The widow of Charles Darling has moved from up th« outlet into the house owned by Eli Bastion. Win. Remsnyder and family of Jamison City have moved into the home of Mary Jane Painton. Mrs. George Bobbins and sister, Dora Campbell were at Nordmont, Monday. The work on the wrecked engine goes slow as it has b»**n put on tim bers and is being hauled with teams. Seven teams were hitched to it one day. John Converse lost a fine hog last week. There seems to be some dis ease among these animals which is quite prevalent in this section. J. \V. Buck and wife visited the lady's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Gavitt of Laporte township, Sunday. T. S. Laird of Nordmont,. called on his daughter, Mrs. A. Edgar, on Tuesday while down to election. G. J. Woodftidfc, wifte and little daughter visited relatives at Glen Mawr last week. Dr. Voorhees has taken one of the counters out of his drug store and lias fixed up a very cosy office. Archie Morris, wife and children of Nordmont, visited Mrs. A. Edgar on Wednesday. Protracted meeting at the E. V. Church every night this week. A Philadelphia physician makes the astounding statement that nine ty-six per'cent of the people of that city who are over eighteen years of age are affiicted with tuberculosis. And contrary to all former teachings and belief, he states that consumpt ion is not hereditary, but is conta gious and curable. VVhon this phy sician gives a remedy for the cure of this most prevelant of all diseases, his statements are likely to be ac cepted with more credence. Miss Maud Sones, daughter- of A. W. Sones of Beaver Lake, aud Al vah 11. Starr of Sonestown, were married February 4, at the home of the bride's parents in the presence of a large number of invited guewts. Die bride who was charmingly at .ired in cream cashmere was attend ed by Miss Lena McCariy, while Walter Sones, brother of the bride, was the groom's best man. The ceremony was perfornml by llev. O. J. Biggs of Sonestown. Judge John VV, Blttingerof York county, recently decided a will con test between a widow- aud heirs of her deceased husband, by using the bible as legal authority. The in come of $8o()00 was bequeathed to the widow. Exceptions had been brought to the auditors report, the question involved being whether by the will the interest was to begin from the time of the husband's death or from a year thereafter and also whether the rate was to be six or four percent. The Judge decided both contentions in favor of the wid ow, on the ground that a man's wife should be the first object of his boun ty and was entitled to the presump tions that can be fairly made in her favor. In support of his opinion lie quoted Genesis ii, 24: "Therefore shall a man leave his father and mother and shall cleave unto his wife and they shall be one flesh." The fir-it step toward making Bal timore a more beautiful city than it was before the fire, was taken Mon day when a committee appointed by the Mayor reported favorably on widening many of the streets in the burned section. The banks are show ing up in splendid condition and all of them are receiving substantial de posits. One of them has 25,000 de positors with a total deposit of i 000, OttO and the withdrawal* from ! this institution are normal. Activi ties h is been resumed in all lines of business, and the new Baltimore that is about to spring up bids fair to rank as one of the most beautiful 1 and model cities in this country.
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