Republican News Item.
VOL. VIII. NO. 41.
This Is the Place
? To Buy Your JeweleryX
Q Nothing' in 1 own to Compare With p
( the Quality that We are Giving /
) You for the .Low Price Asked. p
k Oualitv and modernte prices makes n force that\
j ir resist »blv draws into our store the best patronage
r !t this section. Manv years here in business, a ways 3
Swith a full line ol yoods above suspicion; chosen t
112 w ith i care and judgment commensurate with its •
\ desirability and adaptability to rctine taste, makes 1
/ our store a sale place 1o invest. v
Repair work done on short notice and
\ teed, by skilled workmen. Your orders appreciated. A
S" RETTENBURY, >
<, DUSHORE, PA. The^Jeweler^^
COL HARDWARE^
No Place Like this Place
For Reliable
STO V E Sand RAN G.E S,
COAL OR WOO D
HE A TERS;
ONE OF WINTER'S GREAT DELIGHTS.
House Furnishiug Goods, Tools of Every
Descriptor), 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 salo 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 Vs'atcr Heating and
General Repairing. Roofing and Spouting.
The Shopbell Dry Good Co.,
313 Pine Street,
( WILLI AMS PORT, PA.
We want this store to be first in y ur mind when you
have Dry Goods to buy, and yoi.r buying judgment will
do the rest,
Flannelletes.
In light and medium colors f< r Waists and Dressing Saw ]lies, 1 hey
come in stripes, figures and IVr.-ian effects, Regular 1 ->c quality at 12-i
Pillow Cases and Sheets.
That havent been caught in the rising cotton market. Not enough
for everybody. Will you get your share and save money? ou will
not buy them again soon at the price we sell them today.
Have You a Garment to Buy ?
AVe don't want to summer a single picey of Fur or Ladies' or Misses-'
Coat or Suit if possible. If you appreciate the earnestness of the
statement von* 11 understand why we are selling these for one-half prici.
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 •5o a yard.
New Embroideries.
At very low prices. It is marvelous how much embroidery quality
and beauty can be had here for a few cents a yard. Every niotheigwho
is making children's dresses, underwear and the like should seej the
embroideries we are showing.
About White Goods.
Lots of new weaves to 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.
Are 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 lgrgest stock and best styles of (iinghani than ever belore.
Prices from Nc to loc,
THE SHOPBELL DRYGOOD CO.
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LAPORTE, SULLIVAN COUNTY PA., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1904.
THE FLY ON THE WHEEL. '
!W &
THE GRANGE
Conducted by
J. W. DARROW. Chatham. N. Y«
Pre** Corrt»i>ondeut Tfew York State
Urt iitge
PORTLAND GETTING READY.
IMana At read j Belnv Made For (he
Hntertalnment of National tiraugr. |
Oregon and Washington are already
tiustliiif? to give the national grunge a
grand reception In November, 1004. In
the first plaoe, a campaign for In-I
creased membership is now being con
ducted by State lecturer J. H. T. !
Smith of Washington, and likewise in ,
Oregon there will be a strong effort
made to show a large percentage of in- 1
crease when the national body con
venes.
Evening Star grange, No. 27, of Port-;
land. Ore., is alive to the situation. A j
resolution was adopted at a recent
meeting congratulating State Master:
Leedy in securing the next meeting for >
__ Portland, and a
movement was
started by the ■
I grange to give
• 4 m the eastern
c| grangers an ex-
' Jfc hlbit of green
Li vegetables and
fruits that will
. v jA surprise tbem
in November. I
}'iW\ lH Grapes on the!
Ijl'lffl'lb vines and straw-1
'' \ 112 berries, raspber
ries. etc., could I
w. g. LiiEOY. be shown. It!
[Master Oregon state has been sug
grangc.] gested that Ore
gon and Washington combine and make
a grand display of farm produce. From
the Portland Oregonlan we learn that
there are some up to date grangers in
that locality. Kwurtsvllle grange owns
ten acres of land and has built a tine
ball. In this hall all the social func
tions of the neighborhood are held, as
well as the regular business meetings
of the grange. A Thanksgiving din
ner, at which more than 300 were f«"d,
was served in this hall. This grange
has established an annual three days'
picnic, with a fair and live stock show,
where the best stock in Whitman coun
ty Is shown and libera! premiums are
awarded.
Pine Grove grange, at Albino, is the
second oldest in the county and has a
membership of 140. This grange is out
of debt and has a substantial fund in
the treasury, which will probably bo
used to build a hall. The grange Is
keeping clear of politics and devoting
its energies to bettering the social and
financial condition of the farmers. Its
work is largely social and educational, j
The first grange was organized in this
county about three years ago.
The Granire Develops Talent.
One advantage of the grange is to de
velop talent. Many a farmer, until he
joins the grange and bas taken part In
its literary and educational work, finds
It difficult to speak five minutes on an
assigned topic in any public meeting ;
with any degree of Interest to his bear- !
ers. lie had not before believed that he
could write a paper oil any subject that
would be worth the reading. As one
farmer said, "I would rather hitch up
and drive a mile to carry information
than write one postal card." But in
the grange he finds opportunity to for
mulate his ideas Into words, and often
there Is found to be rare worth in what
he has to suy. The grange educates In
many ways. It helps nieu to know
themselves.
Remarkable Pact.
i New Hampshire grangers are very
j nearly equally divided as to ses. The
! total membership in the state is 20,800
—13,631 men and 13,0(59 women. The
! gains for the year are: By initiation,
j 3,108; by demit, 339; reinstatement, 378;
i charter members, 242; total, 4,067.
i At the recent Illinois state grange
meeting Hon. Oliver Wilson of Mag>
nolla was re-elected master for the en
suing term. Mr. Thomas Kelley of
bunlap was renominated for secretary,
I but, having served In that capacity for
twenty-five years, declined re elMttaa
NATIONAL GRANGE POLICY.
Hon. An rim Journ It ♦■-elected lluirr.
K.<ll I.Ut of Officer*.
The session of the national grange
held at Rochester was one of luuch im
portance not only to the Order of Pa
trons of Husbandry, but to the agricul
tural class in general. As outlining
ttie position and working policy of the
grange tlie resolutions adopted were
significant. They indicate that the
high officials of the Order are awake
to the needs of the fanners and are
endeavoring to secure for them such
legislation and other benefits as shall
give agriculture its rightful position
among the great productive industries
of the world.
Of the resolutions that most clearly
define the public policy of the national
grange and will determine the line of
action of the legislative committees
throughout the twenty-eight states rep
resented these may be mentioned: That
reciprocal tariff relations should be
maintained in the interests of farmers
with those countries that consume the
agricultural products of the United
States; that our "agricultural products
should be protected as well as our
manufactured articles;" that since a
small percentage of farmers' sons and
daughters are able to attend state ag
ricultural colleges the grange should
favor the establishment of county or
district agricultural high schools; that
alleged excessive charges on railroads
for carrying the mails as compared
with those exacted from express com
panies should be investigated by the
legislative committee; that rural free
mall carriers should receive as much
pay as city mail carriers; that the es
tablishment of postal savings banks
should be advocated; that the legisla
tive committee should persist in its en
deavors to procure legislation favora
ble to the parcel post system; that
"good roads" legislation, as outlined in
the Brownlow bili, should be favored,
and that a federal law should be en
acted lo "protect the grape growing in
dustry from imposition and fraud."
Many other resolutions were adopted,
particularly with reference to the work
within the Order. It was voted to re
move the natioual secretary's oitiee
froui Washington to Tippecanoe City,
O. Grange headquarters will he es
tablished at the St. Louis exposition.
The next meeting of the national
grange will he held at Portland, ore.
The following officers were elected:
Master, Aaron Jones, • South ltend,
Ind.; overseer, T. C. Atkeson. Morgan
town, W. Va.; lecturer, N. J. Baclieldcr.
Concord. N. 11.; steward, J. A. New
comb, Golden, Colo.; assistant steward,
George W. F. Gaunt, Mullioa Hill, N.
J.; chaplain. W. K. Thompson, Liberty
Hill, S. C.; treasurer, Mrs. Eva W. -Mc-
Dowell, ltoiue, N. Y.; secretary, C. M.
Freeman. Tippecanoe City, O.; gate
keeper, B. C Patterson, Torrington,
Conn.; Ceres, Mrs. Martha M. Wilson,
Magnolia, 111.; Pomona, Mrs. Emma M.
Derby, Woodside, Del.; Flora, Mrs.
Pauline S. Itaiue, MonUcello. Mo.; lady
assistant steward, Mrs. Laura T. Itaap,
j Martinez, Cal. One member of the
! executive committee is elected each
; year for a term of three years. C. J.
j Bell, Fast Hardwlck, Yt., was re-elect
| ed. The other members of the commit
| tee are K. B. Norris of New York and
F. A. Derthiek of Ohio.
There was never such a demand for
grange literature and never so many
newspapers running grange depart
ments as now. The membership is in
creasing so rapidly that publishers llnd
it good business policy to use at least
a column of grange matter each week.
Fredouia (N. Y.) grange held its tliir
ty-fifth annual election recently. It
was the lirst grange organized in the
state of New York, or In the world, for
that matter. Mr. U. K. Dodge, who
was elected lecturer,.was the tlrst in as.
ter of this grange.
i Fruitland grange of Delaware is
"the nother of masters," as it were. It
has furnished three masters for the
Btaf" grange and more are lu training.
Pennsylvania added 5.000 new mem
bers to Its roll of Patrons. This year
Btute Master 1111l asks fur 7,IXX>.
COUNTYNEWS
Happenings ol
Interest to Readers Towni
LOPEZ NEWS ITEMS.
Lloyd, Irvin and Or:» Fronfelker
were all called to their home here
on account of the serious illness of
their sister, Miss Lulu, but w hr> is
betterat this writing.
George Garey and Francis Finan
are on the sick list.
Charles Vose of Wilmot called on
Lopez friends recently.
Rumor has it thai Gopez is to have
a new industry in tin.- shape of a
atone quarry which is to commence
operations this spring. M.iy it he
true.
.lames Lavalie, while working in
the Murray mines had his knee bad
ly fractured 1 »r. Christian reduced
the fracture and he was then taken
to the Sayre Hospital.
Spenoer I). Reed of Tunkhannock
made a business trip to Lopez Tues
day. Any one wishing to buy a
piano, organ or sewing machine
might save money by calling or
writing to him.
MURRAY HILL.
Born to Mr. a id Mrs. John Cahil',
a eon.
Miss Katie Walsh of Lopez vwitcd
friends here Sunday.
M. M. <'oilins transacted business
at Laporte Wednesday.
Artie Cronley and W. Driscoll i
visited at John t'ronleys Sunday, j
Misses Nellie and Mary Murray, J
of Dunmore, are visiting at Peter
Murray's.
Miss Sadie Scanliu of this place
visited her parents at Dushore Sun
day.
Messrs Joe and Tom Scaniin visi
ted their parents Sunday
ES7ELLA. .
Delbert Brown lias moved his fam
ily to Leroy, where he has leased his
father-in-law's farm.
Mrs. Win Wheatley is on the sick
lint. Also Mrs. W. 11. Plotts has
been very ill but is some better at
this writing.
Homer Benninger had tlis misfor
tune to lose his horse by sickness last
w<*k.
The Ladies Sewing Circle will
meet with Mrs. J. M. Osier at Lin
coin Falls the - Thursday in March.
Vide and Teena Mulnix attended
Sunday School convention At Bethel,
lu.-l Friday.
Rev. S. Sayles preached a splendid
sermon Sunday morning at the
school house on "Worldly Selfish
ness.
Boyd Osier is attending court this
week in capacity of juror.
The Ladies' Sewing Circle will
have an egg social the evening be
fore Easter. All are cordially in-
Miss Georgia Webster visited her
old home over Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Galough
and son Jacob of lliilsgrove, visited
friends at this place Saturday and
Sunday.
PiATT.
Sumner McCarty who has been
working at lliilsgrove, was visiting
with his parents at this place Sun
day.
John Cook returned to his home
in Chester couuty, Friday last.
Misses Jennie and Elsie McCarty
arc oil the sick li>t.
Mrs. Geo. McCarty of Forksville,
is visiting at Walter Battin's.
Born to Mr. and Mr>. Frank Sliat
tuck, Wednesday, Feb. 10, a girl.
Clara Hamilton has not been able
to attend school the past week.
Walter Baunmnk returned home
from hi- work at Laquiu Friday.
Dean Buttiu visited at Coon Ilill
Sunday.
Karl Kilmer visited at Fred Mc
carty's the past week,
I Mrs. Dean Molynenx went to
Mill view Sunday.
(ill-tie 11 ienze visited at .Mr, Win.
Bagley Sunday
75 TS. PEft YEAR
mLLSGROVE 1
Dr. Woodhead of Forksville waa
called liert- in consultation with Dr.
Brown of this place on Sunday, in
the cases of serious illness of Mrs.
Wm. Secules ahd Miss Mina Sulli
van.
Those pleasant little measles after
attacking half the town,have vacated
the place.
Miss Bessie Vogle who has been
wintering here has returnwl to Mou
toursville.
It is rumored that a Mr. Mowlett
is looking for the P. O. now.
Mrs. Benfield and daughter Miss
Kate, of Forksville, spent Sunday at
1 tillsgrove.
Herman Green has several his
connections with the tannery and
now taking time to read those many
valentines.
A sleigh load of young people of
Lincoln Falls gave a surprise party
at Myron Williams, Friday night.
Mrs. Tillle Vargason spent a few
days at the wayside cottage last
week.
Sumner Rogers of Lincoln Falls
was in town Monday.
Among the guests of the Saddler
House might lie mentioned Dr. R.
K. Gamble of Wheelerville, ('. U.
Rinebold of Waterville, and Fulmer
Jenkins of Luipiiu.
RICKETTS. »
The gang saw of the mill broke
down on Monday, and will proba
bly take a week to get it in running
order.
Dr. Mintzer expects to move to
Washington State next week. A
Dr. Bradford will take his place here.
The Hicketts Athletic club is mak
ing fine progress and doing some
good work as will be seen by the
many black eyes etc., occasionally.
The work is now completed at the
ice house at Ganoga Lake. The ice
house is only two-thirds full.
Mr. Albert Wood ofTowandu, is
visiting his sister, Mrs. Frank
Kuhus.
Rev. I lower of Lopez lectured in
the P.O. s. of A. Hall Monday
night.
.1. M. Zaner was in Dushore a few
days last week.
A number of our people are on the
sick list.
There is enough snow here to last
all summer at this rate.
Ricketts will soon be surprised by
i chemical company locating here.
A well dressed stranger recently
succeeded in swindling a number of
Mahanoy farmers out of sums rang
ing from !?•"> to $25, by representing
himself as a government employee
in search of recruits for the United
States Army. He was a fluent talk
er and told them that the govern
ment had taken sides with Japan in
her war with Russia, and that every
available man would be pressed into
the service unless he could furnish a
substitute. He could of course fur
nish the substitute upon the pay
ment of a small sum. Many farmers
believing his story readily paid for
substitutes rather than goto war.
Of course the stranger disappeared.
A special meeting of the stock
holders of the state Line and Sulli
l van Railroad company will lie held
next Saturday at Philadelphia for
; the purpose of approving the remov
al of the company's offices froiu that
i city to Dushore, amending the by
laws to conform to the change in
! location, ond authorizing the sale of
coal lands and other property of the
corporation to trustees of a syndicate
which will issue certificates of inter
est against the assets sold to it. A
directors meeting will also be held,
and the resignation of K. D. Ackley
1 a- secretary accepted. It is expected
that Rush J. Thompson of Dushore,
w ill be elected to succeed him.