Republican News Item.
VOL. VIII. NO. 44.
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? 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.
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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.