Republican News Item. VOL. VIII. NO. 44. v/Vvn/VV-^ ? This Is the Place c To Buy You.i Jewelery.s N Nothing in Town to Compare ( the Quality that We are Giving / / Yon for the Low Price Asked. S (T Quality and moderate prices makes a force that \ J>irresist blv draw , into our store the best patronage r of this section. Many years here in business, always y \ with a lull lin - of {ioods above suspicion; chosen C ( with a care.and judgment commensurate with its I \ desirability and adaptability to refine taste, makes \ / out store a sate place to invest. C Repair work done on short, notice and guaran-Q teed, by skilled workmen. Your orders appreciated. X > RETTENBURY, S <, DUSIIORE, PA. The Jeweler. (JOL E HARDWARE.? No Place Like this Place For Reliable STOVES and RANGES, COAL OB "W~OO D HE A T ONE OP WINTER'S GREAT DELIGHTS. House Furnishing 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 but satisfactory cook stove. Hot Air, Steam.and Hot Water Heating and General Repairing. Roofing and Spouting. :v si The Shopmen! Dry Good Co., 313 Pine Street, WILLI AM SPORT, PA. CVFRYWHERF IN THE STORE YOU FIND CON- L du iv( evidence that the new season is at hand. This store with its fresh, bright stock of new irer chandis • stands ready to ! e helpful to ycu in your bu> in.u.! SPRING GOWNS AND SUITS. Merc's a fine collection of ilio i.i'wt'fi styles and the latest materials. Some oft in- besi of the - -a'-m's t r .wiis and Suits. The painstaking work ]>ul into these Suits tells its own story. i'he styles are perfect and the tailoring the best.' Gowns we cannot deseti be, better come and see them. Kvery kind and style of Walking Skirts. New Jacki ts and Silk Waists new Walking Skirts of all kinds. SPRING DRESS GOODS. The soft,clinging fabrics that will be used for the season's gowns are now being shown. Here you may see Voiles, Crepes and all beautiful Wool and Silk and Wool* materia! that will be wanted this season. Plain and Scotch effects for tailored suits. A New Line of Hosiery to Select From We start the Spring season v illi a large stock of Hosiery for men, women and children. You may buy Hosiery here aud feel perfectly easy. You have the best obtainable forjl.'' price. OUR CORSET STOCK. We haven't every kind of corsets that's made,dut the department is stocked with a number of makes, each the best of its kind. Drop in the store when you need a corset and consult with our Corset sales-people. Tell them your corset trouble and we will guarantee the one you wilj get will lit perfectly and wear well. THE SHOPSELL DRYGOOD CO. for the News Item LAPORTE, SULLIVAN COUNTY PA., THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 1904. THE CHANGE Conducted by J. W. DARKOW. Cbatbun. N. V. Prtm OorrtgporuUnt New York State Grange GRANGE INSURANCE. Mag*ttaic of the DulatH In tk« Great Grantee Htatea. Farmers' •mutual Are Insurance com panies have made a tremendous growth •luring the past few years. And since the I'a trims of Husbandry have become so powerful In numbers and Influence they have found the insurance feature of the Order more and more popular until today there are nourishing gr"i»ge Insurance companies in at least fifteen states, carrying about SI2O,(KK).(X>O In policies, strictly among memVrs of the Order. Some Interesting statistics have been gathered by the New England Home stead bearing on the subject, lu Con necticut grange Insurance has been in force for sixteen years, and the 1,500 policies now cover a value of $2,044.- 000. The average cost per thousand Is .$2.40. Maine carries $9,050,000 In it,098 policies at an average of about $2.60 per thousand. Massachusetts has over $1,000,000 in 850 policies and has been in the business for two years only, as the state forbids the incorpora tion of any kind of a mutual Are in surance company without at least sl,- 000,000 in risks when the charter Is ap plied for. New York has twenty-two grange companies, carrying $58,738,032 in 148,450 policies. Losses and expenses for three years amount to s3Hft,ooo, the average yearly cost to Insured being $2.25. Some of the New York com panies carry as much only two of them less than $1,000,000 in risks. The law limits the business of mutual companies to three counties in that state. Pennsylvania, with eight companies, comes next, with $18,209,- 000 in risks carried by 9,833 policies at an average cost of $1.93 per thousand since organization. New Hampshire has $0,000,000 in Inst ranee oi> farms In 4,174 policies and ha* been In the busi ness for sixteen yeari Her tire losses in 1902 were $11.8C»1. Michigan car rles *12,000,000 In insurance. There are about twenty companies In that state, mostly new ones, and State Mas ter Horton sa.vs that- the average rate since organization Is between 80 and 90 cents per thousand. Other stnt< . have grange insurance as follows: Kansas. $2,142,000 lu 1.582 policies; Ohio. $8,396,000; Colorado. $237,000; 1 (elaware, so43,fK*); Khode Island, $200,000; Washington, $200,000; West Virginia. $200,000; Oregon, $500,000. The strong feature In this Patrons'] Insurance Is the high (juallty of select ed risks among the most desirable class of farmers and the economy with which the business is managed. GRANGE TOPICS FOR 1904. FIKBT QtTARTEn Oeneral Topic—"Good Roads." January—is national aid to road build ing advisable, and wha» can the grange do to secure It? February—To what extent Is state aid to road building justifiable? March—What can !>• done by local ac tion tu secure better roads? SECOND QUARTER. Oeneral Topic—"Good Crops." April—How Important Is the adaptabil ity of the crop to soil and demands of the local market? May—What are the relative merits from cultivation and fertilization derived by growing crops? June—Can Improvement be made In the present method of marketing crops? THIRD qUARTKR. o<-ner:il Topic—"Good Citizens." July -What Is the duty of the farmer in the management of the affairs of his po litical party? August—What in the duty of the farmer In the management of the affairs of state or nation? September—What In the duty of the farmer In ttie management of local affairs, including churches, schools and roads? FOURTH QUARTER. General Topic—"Good Homes." October—What constitutes the essential features Inside the Ideal home? November—What are required as the outside attractions of the Ideal home? December—What should the different members of the family contribute to an ideal home? NAHt'M J. HACHKI.DKR, lecturer National Orange. Concord, N. H„ Dec. 28, 1903. Libraries For Grasgn. In Michigan and Ohio the traveling library Is becoming a feature of grange work of considerable importance. These libraries consist of twenty-five or thirty-live volumes, which are sent out by the state libraries to the grange reading clubs or other associations of citizens. They may. be retained three months, with the privilege of renewal. The grange receiving these libraries pays only the cost of transportation. One grunge In Ohio secured over $75 worth of books at the small cost of about a dollar for postage und express. At the end of six months these books were returned and others secured, thus giving opportunity for the reading of trood books at a very slight expense. The traveling library system ljas ex panded wonderfully In the state of Ohio. Ijist year there were 923 trav eling libraries loaned, aggregating over 27,000 volumes. COVNTYNEWS I Happenings of {lnterest to Readers Many Towns. J LOPEZ NEWS ITEMS. Mrs. M. Gilligan of Bernice and Miss Josephine Kelley of Towanda spent Sunday with friends in town. Miss Lulu Mosier spent a few days in Dushoro. Mrs. J. P. Me Cite and Miss Mary Smith spent Tuesday in Dushore. Messrs James Collins und John Walsh spent Sunday in Sayre. A large number of the people from Murry Heights attended the enter tainment in the hall Tuesday night. Peter F. Sweeney and wife spent Sunday in Bernice. Mrs. A. House of Dushore visited Lope/, friends last week. Peter Kiordan was in Dushore Sunday. Mrs. Thos. Cangley returned from Towanda Tuesday. RICKETTS. > Dr. Mint/er started on March 3, for his Washington Sate home where lie expects to shirt a new practice. His many friends here wish him success in his new field of labor. Dr. Bradford formerly of Granville Center, has taken Dr. Mintzer place. The gripp has been raging here for the past two weeks and this epidem ic is in a very severe form this win ter. Mr. Terrill was a business visitor here last Friday. The snow is very deep in the woods vet and makes hard work for the woodsmen. Mrs. C. M. Barnhart i> very ill. Her recovery is doubtful. Friday afternoon George Thresher fell from a run in the lumber yard and sustained severe fractures of tin right fore-arm. He went to the Sayre Hospital. Miss Getts is still on the sick list. Mrs. J. Kintner who has been ill for some time is improving. The llieketts people are safe from high water but the elevation doesn't seem to make any difference to the grippp germ. They must luue wings. SOUTH BROOK. K. 15. Herd who has been away for some time has returned. Eva Beaver of Lopez was visiting her friends Maggie and Millie of this place. Some of the young people of this place attended a dance at H- 15. Herd's last Saturday evening and report a good time. A crowd of people from llieketts attended the dance at Herds Satur day. James Harren who has been home for sometime has returned to his work again. JJJames Bates add his son Herbert m.ule a call at Lopez last Saturday. Some of our people attended a parly at Jacob Bonnings Saturday evening. Getta Fai rof this place was visit ing her parents in Forkston over Sunday. Stanley Manes of Forkston was visiiting his cousin lona Adams of this place. Kllie Walsh of Lopez was visiting her sister Mrs. M. Gilfoyle of this place. • tcith ol Mrs. Maria Covert. Mrs. Maria Covert died at the home of her brother, Mr. Harvey King, near Opps, Lycoming county, Sunday afternoon of consumption. Deceased had been ill since last Fall at which time Mr. Covert moved from his home in Laporte township, anil went to Opps,where Mrs. Cov ert could better receive constant medical treatment, hut shu. contin ued to steadily grow worse in spite of all that could he done for her. She was 11 years of age and leaves a husband, three small children und three brothers to mourn her demise. She was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. William M King. The funeral services were held. Tuesday afternoon. Interment in Cherry Grove Cemetery. STANDING COMMITTEE MEETING. The is a list of Republi j can Vigilance Committemen ap ! pointed by the Republican standing I Committe of Sullivan Co., while in session at Laporte on Saturday last and who will hold the Republican Primaries throughout the county on J March l!(>th between the hours of 2 and 1 o'clock 1\ M. Bernice—John C. Shaad. Thomas i Shell. J. s. Lime. ClrTry— Lewis B. Zaner. Henry Huffmaster. ('. S. Sick. 1 Col ley—L. L. Ross. (). (). Barns. : B. L. Keeney. | Davidson—l). 11. Lorah, Mortleca King, Samuel Smith. Dushore—ll. N. Osier, I).(). Wag ner, J. 11. Holm. Eagles Mere—Brady Bennett, Lin j coin Moyer, Geo. Montgomery. Elkland—Wayne W. Warren,Geo. | 15ridsell, Albert Kay. Forks —JoeC. Bird, E. R. Warbnr t<,rr, Henry I'ardoe. Fox—J. U. Morgan, B.E. Guinble j Martin Wilcox. Forksville—John I'ardoe, J. R. | Davies, < >. J. Little. Jamison < 'ity— Edward Travelute George Little. Jlillstgrove—Sam Galough, A. A. j Ltidy, Gerfield V. llanison. ! Laporte Boro.—W. 11. llogers,W. I C. Mason, C. R. Fun-lon. Laporte Twp.—W. J. Low, B. 15. I j King, Edward Burk. Lopez —A. 11. Roberls, F. A. I j Iloag, Chas. Schock. ! Mt. Vernon— Boyd I*. Bennett, John Deegan, W. M. Edkin. llieketts—J. C. Con el I, J. Carpen- I ter, < ieorge Thrasher. Riegdale Jacob S't'/er,.'leo. Hal-1 ! stead, Daniel Vargerson. Shrewsbury—C. L. Diggers. It.i W. Burnett, C. I'. Little. Sonestown Boy Badly Burned. The fourteen-year-old son of Mr. George llazzen of Sonestown, had a narrow escape from being fatally j burned Sunday morning while at- j tending to the tires in the Methodist j I church at that place. The fires had | been built in the stoves on Saturday j and Sunday morning about eight j o'clock the boy went to the church j for the purpose of giving the fires draft in order to warm the building | for Sabbath School, but on arriv ing there lie found the fires low and i thinking they had gone out during ! the night, he proceed to pour kero j sine on the coal in one of the stoves and applied a lighted match which caused an instant explosion ! by coming in contact with the gases I from the burning coals underneath ! the dead top coal. The (lames shot I through the open stove door into the boy's face, burning off his eyebrows ' and hair over his fore-head and ig niting bis clothing, but with rare presence of mind he beat out the tlames before going into the open air, thus saving himself from what | I might have been fir more serious burns. Medical assistance was sum moned and everything possible was done to relieve the sufferer. The Reaper Claims Lillle One. The two-year-old daughter and only child of Mr. and Mrs. Jason I | Simmons of Muncy Valley, was claimed by death last Saturday night j at 11 o'clock after a brief illness. The child showed sign* of improve- j ment tip to within a few hours of it- 1 death which came as a terrible shock to the parents who have the sympa thy of the community in their be-! reavement. The funeral was held' I Tuesday, interment being made at I i Sonestown. Paper Stopped by Grip. The Sunday Sentinel published in Ha/.clton Pa;hasbecn forced to sus pend temporarily for a peculiar rea soil. An epidemic of grip prevails among the reportorial and mechan ical forces of the journal and for lack of help it was forced to sus -1 pend. \ 75 TS. PER YEAR ! Town Council Meets. A Lively Session Was Held. Easy Jobs Civen at fiood Salaries. Only One Dissenting Member. A mooting termed a meeting of the Town Council'of Laporte Boro. met at the office of James McFarlane, March 12, at 2:45 o'clock p. m. Of the old council present were P. W. ! Ciallagher", Michael Flynn, W. B. I Hitter and T. J. Keeler. Thomas j E. Kennedy called the meeting to i order and James McFarlane elected secretary pro tern. T, J. Kpeb'r claimed that he was secretary until his successor was elected to the office, hut was refused his place to act as secretary. Thos. E. Kennedy ad ministered the oath of office to W. B. Kitter it years, W. A. Kennedy years, James McFarlane 1 your. James McFarlane was elected presi dent of the council for the next year. Next in order was the election of a secretary. T. J. Keeler demanded that the salary he tixed before the secretary was elected. Mike Flyun made a motion that the salary Infix ed at s2f» per year; motion carried. T. J. Keeler offered to do the work of secretary for $lO per annum, hut \V. B. Hitter was elected secretary ;at a salary of *2">. John Fitzpatrick I was elected to the office of chief of j police, at a salary of #2l per year. |F. M. Crossley was elected street commissioner at 17A cts per lour. E.J. Mullen was elected its attorney for the council for the next year. ! The price for labor on the streets i was fixed at $1.50 per day; for teams at $3.50 per day. The Borough tax ; was levied at 7 mills and the bonded | debt tax at 3 mills. A. H. llusch j hausen was elected treasurer at the ! old price of 2 per cent. Adjourned to meet at the call of president. Again the Cow Question As spring approaches the much agitated row question is likely to • again come before the same board of eouncilmen that once refused to grant the desire of petitioners asking that cattle found about the streets, be taken care of by the High Constable. The News Item will take the same view that it advanced last season, contending that property owners can not afford such an expensive luxury as pasturing the streets of this village with herds of . cattle, swine and horses. A little reason ing ought to convince one of the wisdom of or assertion. One of the thin s that some of our property owners needs to have impressed up on them is that beauty is an asset and that the ugliness of animal filth upon sidewalks and the distruction of fences and door yards is a liability. For several years past Laporte has been striving to gain a place among summer resorts and share in the profits and society drawn to such re sorts. It has thus far proved a dis mal failure, notwithstanding the fact that nature has done much to make it quite possible for Laporte to suc ceed in this particular and to soon outrival the famous Eagles Mere. There is no more practical illustration <>f the scriptural declaration that to liiin that hath shall be given, and that from him that hath not shall be taken aw ay even that which he hath. Laporte must first separate itself from tilth before guests can be suit ably entertained. We hope to accomplish the task of causing the council and the oppo.-er- to recognize the fact that the people of laporte who have invested large sums of money for homes and pay heavy taxes on same are infilled to beauti ful and wholesome surroundings as a right and not as a privilege, and that no more beneficlenf investment of public resources can bo made than to build a town where beauty shall lie the (Dinmon heritage of all who dwell therein. There is practically no need of petitioning the council to prohibit cattle from roaming the streets. The State has already pro hibited this nuisance. If the council will not change the ordinance giving people this privilege, there is little concern about it; the practice is un lawful nevertheless and so re test eases will evidently he tried the coming summer.
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