VOL. IX. NO. 36. This Is the Place ( C To Buy Your Jewelry V C Nothing in Town to Compare W itli ( the Quality that We are Giving 7 ) You for the Low Price Asked. \ V Quality and moderate prices irwikes a fcrce that\ \ ! 1 resist bly draws into our store the best K ( of this section. Many years here HI business, J S with a full line ot goods above suspcion, L '™stn \ 'with i care and judgment commensurate witn its . \ desirability and adaptability to retine taste, makes \ / our store a sale place to invest. a Repair work done on short notice and Uuaran-Q X teed, by skilled workmen Your orders appreciated. A RETTENBURY, S < DUSHORE, PA. The Jeweler. •> CO No Place Like this Place For Reliable STOVES and RANGES, COAL OIR/ WOO D HEA TERS: ONE OF 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. Wc can sell you in stoves anything from a fine Jewel Ease Burner to a low priced but satisfactory cook stove. Hot Air, Steam and Hot Water Heating and General Repairing. Hoofing and Spouting. rtisiwl l ns{torc»f > tf. The Shopbell Dry Good Co., 313 Pine Street, WILLI AMS PORT, PA. Ladies' and Misses' Ladies' Tailored Suits Coats At half price. Away down in price. The great cloak sale that began here a diva ago has certainly been appro- w,. have a'fiew"l«<li«-" fine T.ii.oreil ("sitcl liv » number of ladies who have Suit? lelt"which we will close nut at less bought stylish new winter Coats at halt than half the former prices. I lie inaier the legnlar price and less. ials comprise the newest fabrics shown^ Wo believe the sumo <|ita ities com- tor n ; lllcr W ear; tliev come in plain, black billing fit. finish and materials are not to al , s() , rtm . v ln ixt-d materials, be had 111 the city. Ladies' Muslin Underwear. We cater to your need- with a stock of all qualifies from the lowest to the highest grades of Muslin Underwear. All are made of good muslin and cambric ; nea . [trimmed with embroidery and laces; every ■rurment is generous in propor tion S>a 1 cheap in price. Good Wool Blankets have all been reduced. Hctter.look them Would vou in\ est in a pair of good , m . r wool Blankets, if they were very cheap? ' . . < umo in and let us show you what we Men's and buys' woolen Cloves, have leit and how can buy an d bovs' scotch Cloves, them. ' . . \N EXTRA I'Alli WILL COME IN I.idles ami Misses woolen glov. s. "COOIJ THESE t OLI> NKill IS. 1 .adits" and Misses" woo. Mittens. _ - . Ladies' Ursev cloth hoggins. Grey Cotton Blankets Misses', leriey cloth Leggins. We have a few pairs of Cray Cotton Ladies' Knit Coif Blouses. Blankets that are being closed out at Ladies' Flannel Skirt patterns, much less than the former price. Ladies' Outing Flannel Cowns. Subscribe for the News Item LAPORTE, SULLIVAN COUNTY PA., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23,1905. CAP JOL'S POOR SETTING ['ill to Enlarge State Capitol Park Now In the 1 egislature at Harrisburg. The House of Uepres- ntativ e» will ivithin a few days wt ou the I''ox bit] for the extension' of the Capitol Park east from its {-resent location in Harrisburg in order to provide a setting for the new building which wilt be adequate and nfford a chance for the magnificent 'tructure to lie seen. The till has been generally discus: 1 by members of both !ranches of the legislature, all or whom are in favor of acquiring the additional land. The Fox bill provides for a commis sion t.<> purchase the land, the commis sion to be appointed by the governor and to be of men who have no interest whatever in the land proposed to be taken for the purposes of the state. Authority is given to secure for the use of the commonwealth ail of the kind described within a certain an a of Harrisburg. and it' the properties can not be purchased the commissioners have the power to exercise the state's right of eminent domain and take the land under proceedings in court. Sto ri- s that the governor is opposed to the bill in its present form are without foundation, as baseless as can be imag ined. He is in hearty accord with the plan and will aprove the biil as soon is it is passed. The project of adding to the Capitol Park has been earnestly advocated by everyone familiar with the location cf the state house in Harrisburg. 'I lie capitol building, which is conceded to be one. of the handsomest in the United States, superbly proportioned and or namented in most artistic style, stands jn a slight eminence in the city of j Harrisburg. At no place is the hill more than 15 feet above the level of Harrisburg's asphalted streets which surround the park on all four sides, so that the building, which is almost as large around as St. Peter s at Home, rises from the midst of Harrisburg 1 • treets. it is literally lost in the midst of the city, when by addition of a few tires its location could be made ad- j mirable. The land which it is proposed to ac quire for the use of the state and to uld t>> the park comprises about, 20 ■ity blocks. They all lie to the east of ihe capitol. North, south and west, of the park lie the best sections of Har risburg. that» fronting on the river ■omprising the residential section of the city, the largest churches and many icautiful residences and institutions. )n this side the capitol has a little bet ter setting than on the east. The build inn is placi d 10d feet or more from the street and approached by a flight -of brownstone steps surmounted by a tatue of General John F. Hartranft. j \t a distant-- of a few blocks a view giving a fair idea of the beauties of the ( tructure can be obtained, but it is not ;atlsfr\ctory and does not give one what j tin be obtained in so many other stiite | ■apitals, an unob tructed sight of the (•P. ial home of a state. The great building towers above the city to the height of 200 or more feet, overpower ing in its immensity and so wjde • preading ti nt the eye. limited v by buildings, can not see more than half nf it. On the east side the conditions are worse. The huge building rises sheer from the street, being built almost on what would be the house line. Only one street opens towaril it,and it gives a view more circumscribed than that obtained on the other side. This sec ntion can be secured for state park purposes at comparatively little cost. It contains tlie poorest section of Har risburg, some thoroughfares which are little more than alleys containing old and rickety buildings and stables. There are a few begrimed factory buildings and a market in this part of the city, and on the whole it is as nn inviting a locality as one could imag ine. The residents offer no objection, as the buildings are all old. and in the ourse of time will have to be removed, anywa?. If they could be taken down and the land thrown into a park a splendid prospect would be opened and the beautiful building be seen in its grandeur and form a picture in which every could take the greatest pride. The chance is there for j making the state house famous; all that is neded is to grasp the opportu nity before it b t-nines too costly. i I SUCCESSFUL | Candidates lor Township and Borough Ofices Throvghout Sullivan County. Cherry Twp.—J of I".• George Ilartzig; Insp., Suauel Binebold. J as. Whalon; assistant assessor, I*. Mosier; S. i)., Robert Kshinka. <>. Devaney; Treasurer, Patrick <2l»i11; Overseer, Jos. Sj'ek; Con. F.'l. Me- Mahon; aiulitol, Henry Ilutima-!< ! Win. Murray; roatl Com., Henry.!. S-haad, Martin Sweeney; town C.. ; T. If. 1 .Jallaghcr. Bernice —J.of E., Tlios. Schell; | I isp., James 11. Spenee, Francis Murphy; assistant assessor, John i Leouie. Davidson.—l. E., Ifarvey Taylor:' ins|>. Harry Was ley, S. McClii.-, toik: Iload Sii|>., Win. Way, ( 'harles | Cos; S. D., Frank Magargle, I'arvin Kile; Auditors, Monroe Taylor; T. j C., <'harles A. Starr; O. 1' , D. 11. j Lorah; Treas., (Jvorge Kiess; Con., D. 11. Loekwood. Jamison City.—J. I'., 1.. IT. Le van; Insp., Harry Miller, Guy Camp. Dushore —J of E., Lewis Yonkin Insp., Norman Stover, John Mile-1 mm, jr.; eouneilmen, Charles U i Lauer, I*. G. Middle, J.W. Carroll:! S. T>., Geo.T. Deegun, Frank Luseh | high nonstable, (/has. Bahl; C >n., ; Ira Cott; overseer, .r. H. Farrcll;| auditors. C. 11. Jones, James F. O'Niel. I Elk land. J. E. S. P. Shoemaker?; lu-|>., Boyd (>sler, 1..1.. Bosbaek; Boad Com., Win. T. More; >. !>., ! Philip Wautuaunk, M. o. Barnes; i T. C., Ulysses Bird; Treas.. F. McCarty: O. P., M.l. Wileo.v;<'on, Frank Mullin; J. P., 1). L. Millea; Auditor, Silas McCarty. Fox Twp.—J. E., («. .), \\ iiliams; Insp., Martin Wilcox, Joseph W <1 Ford; Road Com. Frank Morgan; S. L)., C. V. l'arrish, C. <). Hines; T. f'., Leon Campbell; Treas., 1-aae Williams; (). P., tie between Z. T. Kilmer and Beubin Wrown; Con., IL S. Fanning; And., W H. Fan ning. Forks Twp.—J. K., Henry liieli liu; lu-p., N. J. McCarty, Dean Molyneux; Bead Com., Watson j Faweett;S. I)., James Harrison, M. 11. Sayniau; T. ('., .1. F.. Bird; (). I*. John Corcoran; I'rea-.. Anthony Yanney! (.'on., C. N. Slndl'er; And., '. F. < tstliotise, O. . .Molyneux. i lillsgrovf. I. E., Lewis Linker; Insp., Aaron Lewis, Paul (i .dough; j Bond Com., John Wrey; Collector, A. A. Borah; S. 1)., T. W. Barret, | \V. L. Hott'man; T. ('., Stinu I <ia lough; Tresis. John Brombeek; J. P., \ugu>>t Brombeek; <). P., B-»*no ■ reen; Con., Alfred Si rick land: Auditors, A. J. Wrong, Andrew (la- j lough. Laporte Twp.—Judge of election, Lyman Harvey; Inspectors, llarrry Fiester. Llewelle Little; Constab.e, lerome Weed; Itoad sup< rvisors, : ieorge Karge, Philip lVu-rman; School Directors, James Hunter, Norman Hess Win. lv>rnao; Over! jeer of Poor, Jacob Jaeoby; Town | L'lerk, Bush WotsfoiM. Laporte Boro. —J. E., J. (J. Cul ver; Insp., Ilenry Upnian, Faigene 1 McNellan; S. D. F. M. Crosslev, j Joseph Carpenter; O. P., John Miu j nier, W. J. Higley; J P.,J. C. Cav-j in, A. 11. Wushhauseii; Aud., Frank ] Shoemaker; Councilnun, Bobcrt Stonnont, James Macl'Y.r'. ae. John (jumble; High Con., Jno '.> (-tries; Con., John Smyth. Lope/..—J. E., James Byant; Insp. Wm. Houseweart, William! Walsh; Asst. Assessor. Charles Schoek; Treas. Frank Hoag; S. 1).,' L. L. Boss, John Miller; AudiUu, ! I larry Paul; Con., (ieorge (iary; <). P., N. W. Pealer; Boad Co n., John | Dietlenliach; J. P., James it. Walsh; T. C., Lawrence Dunn. Colley. —J. E, Elmer Krle, Insp., Burton l'richartl, T. F. llunsinger; Asst. Assessor, Charles Miller. j Forksville, Boro. —J of E..W. E. Miller; Insp., J BSmith. Clns.Nye S I)., M K Black, J B Fleming; eouneilmen, J LSnyder, Isaac ling ers; Con., O J Little; auditor, II D.Lancaster; overseer, John Flem ing; high Con., J W Norton. Kagles Mere—J <>f 15., Ed CUlTl niings; I lisp., Clias MeCarty; <> C. Burkhohler; councilinen, 11. •). Smith, 0. C. Brink, \V. 11. Van busk irk ; S. I)., A. L. Moyer, A. K Lissuii; oonstablc, Geo. K. Smith, high Con., Geo. Montgomery; C. F. Cheney; overseer, C F.Cheny. collector. C E. Dunham. Keckei ts -.1 of E. Theo.Sc.hlugter lusp., Daniel Bella, Harry Lock-I wood. Shrewsbury.—J of E., R. W. Bennett; Insp., Dan Little, "W'. B. llousekneeht; road Sup., S.P.Wor thington; B. I>., Win. I'armatier, S. P. Worthington; auditor, Wilber McClintoek; overseer, Geo. Kine; I'reas. A. R. Worthington; Con. Philip Scales; assistent assessor, •J. 11. W. Little. Mt. Vernon —J of E, ClvdeWor ihington; Insp., Harry Bobb, G. \V. Lawrenson. Nothing in recent years can ex ceed iu interest the present propo sition of the Bell Telephone Com pany for furnishing telephones for farmers. From the very nature of hi* isolated life, the farmer has more need of the telephone than almost any other class of persons. The Bell Company's plan is as follows: The Bell Company will build a line to a given junction poiut, prob ably such a point being at the out skirts of the borougo limits of the tow ns w here their exchanges are 10-•ated -•ated and will assign certain wires I'roiu their switch hoards to thi junclion point for the exclusive pur. pose of there connecting up with the fanner's line. The farmers are to organize in convenient groups or clubs, and are to jointly build their own telephone line as far as this junction point, where the Bell people will attach to ii and so connect the group or club of farmers' telephones with their system. t'he Bell Company wiil at very low prices either ->ell or rent all the uece —.try apparatus required for in stalling the instrument-, and will j rent the actual speaknig parts at very I nominal rates. The North .Mountain Telephone! •ompany has been organized with i the foil.nving otH.-ers; Burgess Swish- I er, <>f North Mountain, president;! leil'er-on Secules, of Money Valley, vice president; .lames I.linger, of Lung< rville, secretary; Albert Mey er*. of Muncy Valley, treasurer, j Directors: Thomas shug k Muncy i Valley; George Chestnut, North Mountain; Abraham Biggar, I nity vilie. The line will run from Muncy Valley, by way of Nor.h Mountain po'stotlice and l.ungerville, to I'niiy ville. Work on the line is expected to start this week, and to be com pleted by July Ist. The managers of the Colonial Construction Gam puny have retum i d to Binghainton from Wynlusing where they went to make prepara tions for the building of the steel bridge of the N. Y., Penna. & S. W. railroad. There will probably be a delay of several weeks, as several changes in the route are to be made. I'lie engineering corps have com menced making a revision of the line, and will make surveys the en lire length of the route. When this ! work is completed the rest of the' contracts for construction work and bridges will be let. Work in th * vicinity of Wyalusing is being held up for warmer weather. Tin- l'ostottice Department has sent out warning to hotel keepers, merchants and others, to beware of purchasing money ord< rs as swind-1 ler.s are now operating with them extensively. The scheme is to pur chase an order at the postollice for \ sums like or <-s and then rnii-e it to *OO or SBO. With the increased order they pay hotel bills or pur chase merchandise for small amounts and get SSO or #<;o as the case may be, in change. When the order is presented at the postollice for pay ment it does not agree with the ad vice, and by that time the swindler has left the towu 75 TS. PER YEAR St. Peter-burg, Feb. 21.—The Czar has received the notification tlint Ie bus been enndemmed by the Terror ists, Tribunal, and martial law him accordingly deen declared at T/.ar skoe-Selo. No'disguise'isJ'made of. thciijrav ity with which the threats of the are*, regarded, by the authorities. _ *;»£ "i . The chief of the s«cr t police has ordered special and extraordinary precautions to prevent any attack on Emperor or any member of the Im perial family. When iCis[[co»sidered* that'even in the ordinary times'no memljer of this family goes abroad without an escort; that secret police are ever at ill Czar's side to prevent his being approached; that the palace is guard ed, and that care is taken against his route beingk nown in advance, it will be appreciated how extraordi nary are the present precautious. It means that the Emperor of Rus sia li ves_'as"a sort of a state prisoner for his own protection. Inside the palace it is stated that every man who has excess to the Emperor's presence, regardless of the visitor's stetion, finds at ins el bow a specially designated guard, who does not leave him even when in Intimate audience with the Czar. Letters threatening the Emperor and all his family with death have been found inside the palace, and in some mysterous way have reached the doomed personages. Gossip has it that the revolutionists or some !>ody to be of them have managed to place these dread warnings eveu in die Czar'n chamber while he slept. Every approach to the palace at rsarskoe-Selo is guarded, and even the state carriages are stopped auv>~ inspected a mile from the entrance to the grounds. Report has it that the Czar has not rallied from the depression into which hs was plunged by the assassi uation of his uncle, and that he i-< certain lie will be the next victim. Washington, Feb. 21.—President Roosevelt assured lleprsentative Campbell, of Kansas, today that all •>f the power of his administration neccesaary would be used in the investigation he is undertaking through tiie Bureau of Corporations into the all'airs of the Standard Oil Company, to the end that the small producer, dealer and consumer alike shall have fair treatment, and that as the same time no injustice shall be done the Standard Oil Company or any other concern. The President assured Mr. Camp bell that this is the most important investigation of the kind which has been undertaken, and he is going ii - toil with the determination that it shall be as thorough and successful lit the machinery of the government can make it. lie wants nothing but exact justice and fair play. Among the numerous telegrams mid letters received by Mr. Camp hell congratulating him and the President on the developments in the matter, Mr. Campbell calls es pecial attention to those which have come from Ohio and Pennsylvania. Although tiu> civil war ended forty years ago, the appropriations for the maintenance of soldiers' or phan schools are still called for at everv session of the legislature, and, what is altogether inexplicable, they have been growing steadily. In 1891, $140,1100 were appropriated for their support; in 189"), $:5o0,10(J; in 1899, &Ui 1,200; and 1903, $085,000. The bill offered in the house last week for the same purpose itsks for $121,000, which is an increase of js;!C. ono over the previous appropri ation. It would appear from all this that, although the veterans are dying off rapidly, the number of soldiers' erphans are increasing. A destructive fire Jsaid to he due to a defective flue entirely destroyed the handsome residence of A. R. Pennington, at Renton, on Tuesday morning. The family were eating breakfast when one of the family snielled smoke and upon investiga tion they found the whole rear end of the house in flames. Neighbors hurried to the Bcene and were suc cessful in removing nearly all the household goods. The loss was es timated at $3,000.
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