VOL. X. NO. 3.
This Is the Place
< To Buy Your Jewelry s
\ Nothing in Town to Compare WitliS
112 the Ouality that We are Giving /
s You lor the Low Price Asked. S
Quality nnd moderate prices iruikes a force that
\ i. ,i Mv dr;iw-, into our st<»re the best patronage r
Cof this section. Many years here in business, always 3
j with a full line of goods above suspicion; chosen C
112 with a care and judgment commensurate with its I
\ desirability and adaptability to refine taste, makes \
C our store a safe place to invest. C
< Repair work done on short notice and guaran-Q
teed, by skilled workmen. Your orders appreciated.
RETTENBURY, >
S DUSHORE, I'A. The Jeweler.
HARDWARE.?
No Place Like this Place
For Reliable
STOVES and RANGES,
COAL OB WOO D
HE A TERS;
ONE OF WINTER'S GREAT DELIGHTS.
House Furnishiug Goods, Tools of Every
Dose ; plicn, 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.
Would you goto a horse
doctor if you were sick?
Why then for
Clothing
Do You Not Come to Us?
We have the largest stock of clothing in Lycoming county
to select from Lowest Prices. Come and give us a trial
for your next suit. Will save you from $2.00 to $5.00 on
a suit and give you up to date styles.
We are over loaded with Clothing and Shoes. Come
and see for yourself. If you buy SIO.OO or over, will
pay your car fare both ways.
You are safe in buying of us; if not satisfactory will re
fund your money.
Jacob Per,
HUGHE SVILLE, PENN'A.
Notice: Rubber Boots and Shoes
at manufacturers' prices.
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LAPORTE, SULLIVAN COUNTY PA., THURSDAY, MAY 18, 1905.
i
jTHE PRESS AND THE GRANGE
; Publicity of CrnnK* Affair* Soine
tliliiß to llfNlred,
1 Airs. Sarah <•. Hairil, master of the
j Minnesota state gratiye. In her annual
I address to that liody recently had this
j word to say concerning the newspapers
| and the helj> they can give the grange:
j It is gratifying to note the attitude
; of the press of the country toward the
i grange as compared with only a few
short years ago. All papers are will
ing and many are seeking to print
grange items aud reports, and we con
fess we are surprised at the unwilling
ness of our members to help themselves
through this available aud most fruit
ful medium. Many inquiries have
come to n»e during the year: "What
has become of the grange department? j
We miss it so much, it ought to have
been continued." llow can we expect
to acquaint the public with the work
j of the Order except we use the press, i
except we pattern after successful
| business men in other callings and j
place our goods before the people? We j
do not advertise the grange enough in j
J our papers, it would add prestige and j
! increased interest, keeping the mem- I
i bers of the organization In touch with j
oue another aud giving the outside t
! world some idea of its work.
A MiMiK'huavtt* Law.
| The bill which July 1, became )
n law In Massachusetts requiring that J
s all manufacturers of concentrated food
| stuffs for daily purposes be compelled :
to affix thereto, in a conspicuous place. I
:i complete statement of its analysis, j
weight and name and address of maker |
has been of direct benefit to every farm- j
| er of our state. When we consider that j
l here in this state every year l&O.OOO
j tons are used, costing $4..V)t1,000, we see
j how important a matter this is and
how valuable is the successful outcome
; of this issue, which was so long ami j
patiently fought out by the state j
grange. State Master Ladd
(laker llowled In Yalfi.
The house of representatives is to be
i complimented upon the dignified man
ner in which it made futile the fren
zied attempt of a member from the
borough of Brooklyn, one Baker, to
gain a little cheap notoriety by means
of an absurdly violent attack upon
the president of the United States. I
Leaving Baker to howl in vain for ag j
gressive action against him because of !
what he had said anil the resolution he J
had offered, the house went calmly j
about its regular business. The sen- j
ate in Its most dignified mood could '
not have done better. Albany Journal. '
lleuelltN Kvery Community.
The protective tariff keeps all the J
wage earners of tlie I'uited States at ;
work in the production of articles I
which supply the largest and richest j
market in the world, our own. There- [
by is every community and every indl- j
vidua I more largely benefited in the j
long run than it and he could be in j
any other way or by any change that
might help illls spot or that spot for i
the time being or that might enable i
this uian or that man for the time be- I
ing to lower his cost of production. j
Milford (Mass.i Journal.
Trial List May Term. 1005, SeoonclWeek !
Ikciurn I'ay, May 29. Ivo.'i, at 2 o'clock, j
W. W Jackson anil Planclie W Sturde- '
rant trustees for the devisses olilie Kstatc
ol'tieo I' Jackson ilecil anil W \V .Jack-I
-nn Adinr, il. b. n. et. c t a o( the estate of
' ieo 1> Jackson deed vs Walter 15 'Minion I
No ."il Sept term, 1901, Trespass; plea
not guilty.
Mullen ami Walsh | Mercur and Thomson
2 Isaac Bruner vstieo Corson, Xo.4S
May term, 190ti, Trespass: plea, not
guilty. Mullen | Shoemaker.
.'5 William L. Woodruff vs Walter 15.
t>iiiiton. No. (18 May term. P.lO.'J, Assump
sit. Plea noli assumpsit. Mullen. |
Mercur,
I .latues Tompkins vs I'hauncey I!
Wheat ley, No 70, May term. 1903. lies
pass; plea, not guilty
Mullen | Thomson and Ileess.
5 Caroline B. Lyon executrix of Kd
ward Lvon, deed vs Hannah Breitmeier
| and George Breitmeier. No. 27, Sept. T.
■ I '.lo.'i, Kjeetnient. Plea—not guilty.
Muleu. | Bradley
(i Kli/.a A. Iloagland vs Anna Pariloe
lvdson Pardoe and Silas Mot.'arty.
No. 09, Sept. Term. 19o;i. Trespass,
l'lea, not guilty.
Mullen. | Thomson & Heess.
7 Fll Toiulin now to the use of <!eo
! W Weaver vs John S Bichard, No 72,
September term, 1903; Issue,
j Walsh | Mullen
! s Win Walliser vs Kate i) Walliser,
| No 2, May term. 1904; In divorce,
j Inghams | Bradley j
9 Moses Lewis vs Mariam Lewis, No
' I. Sept term, 1904; In lunacy,
i Meylert | I ughams ;
j 10 F. t.', Schanabacher vs the Town-!
: ship ol For s, No. 5. S?pt. T, I'.iOl. Tres
pass. Plea not guiltv.
1 Meylert. "| Mullen. 1
II <"ha- liodtka vs tiotlich HergerJ
No 37 Ilecember term, 1904: Kjectnient; j
| plea, not guilty.
Mullen | Scouteti i
12 John 11 May vstieo II Finan and
wife, No 4. Feb term, 1905, Deft appeal;
i plea, non assumpsit payment with leave:
Mullen | Shoemaker
froth's office,Laporte.Pa, April 10, 1905, '
THUS. K. KKNNF.HV, Protli. !
I i
Memorial Day at Sonestown.
; Memorial Day will be observed by
: the I*. <>. S. of A. and the G. A. it.
i in the following manner:
The (i. A. It. Oodei and the Patri
| otic Order Sons of America will meet
lat the latter's llall on Main St.in
the Loral i building at I.JMi P.M.,
forming in line headetl by a drum
, corps, march to the cemetery, elec
torate sifter which they will heexpect
ed lo return to the Methodist Kpisco
| pal Church for services.
ltev. Bidlack and Biggs have been
engaged as speakers for the occasion,
j Specisd music will be rendered by
, si full male chorus.
I The Committee kindly requests
| everyone who can to bring flowers
for decorating purposes. A Coin
i will be sit the church to receive l'low
i err for this purpose.
After Memorial Services :t 15asc
| Ball (!ame will take place on the
j Atheletic Held.
i Refreshments will be served by the
i churches of the town.
A cordial invitation is extended to
i the general public to participate in
J these services.
Here is a fact that city folks should
j remember when they sue poking fun
at the "country Reuben", says an ex
change. Farmers compose one-half
of our population, but they only com
j tint two per cent of our crimes.
There is sound reason for saying "the
honest farmer," for lie lists morstlsall
along the line. He keeps the ten
: commandments better than most peo-
I pie.
it has been reported, according to
si Waverly correspondent, that a sil
ver and copper fnine has been dis
cover! d west of the Chemung River
near Athens. After an investigation
was made, New York parties were
wired for and they came onto look
|on to look over the ground, in the
party from New York was si mining
| expert who says tlisit the property is
| valuable and arrangements are being
j made to form st stock company to
j operate the mine.
Base Ball at Sonestown.
Picture Rocks was defeated in an
i interesting game played stt Sones
| town, Saturday, the score being !l
: to il. Priestly, st visitor played fur
I the home team aud held the Rocks
(team to six hits and struck out
| seventeen men. The score as follows:
j Sonestowt. 0 2 2 1 o o I o \ 9 14
P. R, <-oi lIMI2O i; t; 7
Batteries Priestly and Laird,
j Sprout and Crouse. Struck out by
( Priestly 17, by Sprout <>, bases on
j balls Priestly 2, Sprout 2.
| Sonestown with Priestly and Cor
! ncilson its battery defeated the crack
Berntce team here on Tuesday after
| noon by the score of 4 to :!. Only
j hits were niude by Bernice and
j Priestly struck out 2.'! men. Two
j wild throws saved Bernice from st
! shut out.
Sonestown 0 0 I 0 1 o o 2 t) 4 8 4
Bernice 0 o 2 0 o 0 1 0 x ;i 3 :i
Batteries Priestly and Corneilson,
llillman, Weed and Coolbaugh.
Struck out by Priestly 2;J, by Weed
3by llillman 9. Bases on balls— oil'
Priestly 2, Weed 1, 11 illm iu 2.
Mrs. William Wanek, of Overton
township, committed suicide Thurs
day by hanging in her husband's
barn during the absence of her fami
ly. She was mentally deranged.
Mrs. Wanek was 27 years of age
and is survived by two children, the
youngest three years of age. 31 r.
Wanek left home in the morning to
tstke a load of hay to Neil Albany.
Mrs. Wanek scut her two children to
the neighbors and then went to the
barn and climbed onto the hay mow,
j having first secured st rope.
She fastened one end to si beam in
j the barn and then placed the other
!in a hard knot about her neck,
j When found her feet were curled
i under her body, the rope havtng
j been too long to allow her to be sus
pended in the air. l)"ath from
strangulation ensued.
Memorial Day will be observed at
! Forksville by services at the M. K.
; Church at 2 o,clock P. M. with dec
oration of graves in cemetery ini
i mediately following. The address
j will be given by 11. T. Ames of
i Willianisport.
San Jose Scale in Sullivan- County
! A correspondent from this county
ito the Hughesvitlc Independent
J says: Your reference to the exper
iments of the State Agricultural de
: partmcut in seeking a remedy for
- this pest was indeed timely, but it
| did not go into the matter unite as
pointedly as we think it should, and
| hence we venture this eommunica
j lion.
Do you aud your readers of all
classes know that it is among us
i now? That it makes no distinction
jin its attacks? That it will kill the
maple trees silong the beautiful
streets of your borough and the fruit
trees in your yard just as ruthlessly
J sis it will the trees in the farmer's
! orchard'.'
We noticed three or four thrifty
j young maples stt the town station of
I the Ragles Mere rstilroad in Sones
| town that were its victims and we
scraped the scales off the others.
The thought has ocenred to us
that it is impracticable for the pri
j vatc individual, either citizen or
I farmer, to be fully equipped to destl
■ with it by spraying for want of prop
er appliances and for the practical
knowledge of the safest and surest
| preparation to use.
Why would it not be a good
scheme for the Muney Valley Farm
er's club and tl»' -t'l'iit granges
j each to sec employ
j a competent man to <to t.,., -k for
! ill the members or for the whole
community or neighborhood?
It is a condition that everybody
should bo concerned about just as
much sis st contagious disease, sis it
-top- for no fences or other obstruct
ions and it works while men sleep.
We incline to think it should be
compulsory for every one to adopt
the most effective measures to exter
minate the pests and where any
one fails to do the work there should
be some authority that is empowered
to do it and collect the cost.
The revelations of the F.ipiitahle
j Life Insurance Company have left a
bad taste in the mouth of every man
I who carries an "old line" life insur
ance policy. Of course the Equitable
| is sound financially, but its profits
| have been materially curtailed by
dishonorable, if not dishonest, prac
; tices of its directors and managers
j and the savings of thousands of peo
| pie have been risked in the specula
| five market.
The plague in India has proven
worse than war. There are recorded
.58,s!>") deaths in a single week. San
itation is almost impossible in a
country where an ancient and erron
eous religioue belief forbids the cx
terminrtion of all animstl life, even
the rats, which sire the great convey
ors of the plague,
Harry Perkins of Biughamton'
last week was taken before L'nited
States Commissioner Mix in Towan-
II la, charged with the theft of ten
| cents from a rural free delivery mail
! box. The man was in charge of
Postolliee Inspector 11. L. Lucas,
iof Willianisport. < >ll his own ad
j mission Perkins was held to an-
I swer in the l 'nited States court sit
| Willianisport in June, and was
I committed to the Bradford county
| Jail.
The penalty for molesting, datna
| ging, opening or stealing from an ap
-1 proved rurstl box is an impris-
I onment not to exceed three years or
a tine of not more than *IOOO.
' The new line fence law which was
j recently approved by Governor Pen
i nypacker, will be of interest to every
| farmer and property owner. The
< sic-t provides that each property own
er must keep up half of the line fence
i and if he does not the adjoining pro
perty owner can put up the fence and
col lect the cost for so doing. Incase
!of disputes the township auditors
are made arbitrators. In this capac
ity township auditors are 'important
ottlcers hereafter as line fence dis
putes are numerous.
1.00 PER YEAR
ffILLSGROVE.
(ieorge Feslar, Stipt. of the Kile
j Tanning ('o. at tiiis place in very
: sick sit this writing, being threaten
| ixl with typhoid fever.
Roy No. lit was a welcome arrival
jat the home of Mr. anil Mrs. John
! Lucas on Rural Ave., May !)th. ancl
| John says he is a hoy that President
Roosevelt should be proud of.
Our various base ball
played games over the phone with
Monroeton, llughesville and Rer
niee last week, score always in fa
vor of the home teams.
Among the progressive business
men ol this berg whose courage and
enterprise should l.e rewarded with
liberal patronage we mention our
butcher, Mr. Weaver and our photo
grapher, Mr. Rrey.
Mr. Weaver located here last
March, has erected a market and a
dwelling house on Main St.and es
tablished a prosperous business.
Mr. Rrey met with an accident
last lK'cember which neci sdtated the
amputation of his foot at the ankle,
but with his characteristic energy
commenced the study and practice
of photography and now has a well
equipped gallery at his home and is
prepared to do all kinds of view
work, leave calls for him at the Post
()lllce.
RSCKETTS. i
A Temperance Lecture was given
in the Reciple ChuiVh Monday even
ing which was well attended
Trexler and Turrell Lu
expect to commence bark-peeling
this week.
A fire broke out Saturday between
the mill and stave factory but after u
desperate struggle It was e\tinguith
ed.
The Lehigh Valley R. R. began
work on the new switch which is to
go in by the stave factory, Monday.
Mr. M. Render of New Albany
was a business man in this town Fri
day and Saturday.
Mrs. Travis ofTowanda is visiting
her mother, Mrs. Theodore Slayter
here.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank t'ole rejoiced
over the birth of a son Monday
morning.
Mr. W'illard Eberlln has moved
Ids family hack;to Ricketts where he
is employed in the stave factory.
Mr. and Mrs. Kdward Snyder were
presented with a nine pound boy,
Friday night.
When Jennings Rros. were about
to close their lumber operations in
the woods here they kept their
horses in the large stable anil every
morning and evening the horses
were turned out togo to the water
ing traugh near the bridge. The
unthinking small boys out of their
love for fun hooted at them, gener
ally causing a stampede among them
and thereby frightening the women
and children who happened to he on
the streets, making them run to a
place of safety. Now the horses are
gone, and the cows are turned out to
graze, but the dogs think it their
husiiK ss to worry, annoy and stam
pede the cows. 1 do not know
whether the cows have a legal right
on the highways or common patches
of wild grass, but they certainly
harm no one, and 1 do not think
the dogs have any more rights than
the cows have on the highways un
less they are accompanied by some
one who can keep tlieni under con
trol. Your correspondent does not
own either a cow of a dog, but he
feels sorry for the defenseless cattle,
who like himself may have work to
Obtain all that is necessary for them
to have.l for one believe that some
means should be taken to keeii dogs,
not only in Lopez, but everywhere,
under restraint until cold weather
cohitVt. Don't you Mr. Editor?
A Lope/ correspondent.
Flowers lor Memorial Lay are be
ginning to blossom, but the crop of
beautiful blossoms to be s(rt wn up
on the graves of the nation's heroes
promises to be very short if the wea
ther does not get warnvr. Every
thing is backward, this year.