Republican News Item. VOL. X. NO. 25. C To Buy Your jewelry s QNothing in Town to Compare Withes £ the-Quality that We are Giving / ) You for the Low Price Asked. S C Qualitv and moderate prices makes a force that \ \irrcsi>i b'\' draws into our store the best patronage r 112 <: iiih i Many years here in business, always 3 \\ . a full In;e of goods above suspicion; chosen C j • nh ;i care and judgment comm i Pirate with its ! \ v . nihility and adaptability tort line taste, makes \ 112 our store a safe place to invest. C P Repair work done on short notice and guaran-Q \ let d, by skilled workmen. Yoan.rdcis pprcciated. f > RETTENBURY, > <, DUSHORE, PA. The Jewele^^ COL H^RDWAR^ No Place Like this Place For Reliable STOVES and RANGES, CO-A-L OB WOO D HEATERS; ONE OP WINTER'S GREAT DELIGHTS. Furnishiug Goods, Tools of Every Description, Guns and Ammunition. Bargains that bring the buyer back. Come and test the truth of our talk. L lot of second hand stoves and ranges for sale cheap. We can sollycu in stoves anything from a fine Jewel Base to a low priced but satisfactory cook stove. Hot Air, Steam and Hot Water Heating and General Repairing. Roofing :.nd Spouting* -i m2l eI Sof ©, issfiorwvPa. The Shopbell Dry Good Co., 313 Pine Street, WILLIAMSPORT, PA. In (lie Midst of Aukim Fastness Stylish Autumn Garments for Women Ready-to-wear Suits. Skirts, Coats in the very newest styles—Our stock is more extensive than ever; we are now I showing a of garments that represents the very latest ideas of the best makes. . , o"ii White Goods for Waists.' New Plaid Silks. ... , • i The saleol While Cotton Waistings \\ t' want you to see these new I laid Silk?- we hava. There is a large runjre ol' has been satisfactory that we have Sc .ti-li effects iliai are in demand tor . , , i lar«rclv increased the asr-urtnient. I lure 1 Waists, excellent assortment, ill 75c.. oilier puuliiies up to are .pute a variety of new designs in $1.40 White Mercerized Waitings. BROADCLOTH line ol' Ihe Icailini' plain fabrics for tall and winter It'" the fashion lor street ; a ,i,l I, cu-annics. children*' Coat*, Misses' Suits. We show all the new shades ami black. BLANKETS AND COMP^ORTS Wi* Imi \ and -.fll only tho l»'>l nittkeF. „ Bed Comforts. WtHil, IH.ANKM'S , .11,. 111 h .ureal variety of floral tiled |»ac. ''«»I l«»\ Bl.A\khl>. tern*, fithrr light or «lark coloring* < 111 H HLAN KKI S Thcjr art* tilled with pun* while cotton, win IK lit.wM i - Eiderdown Comforts t 'ol,<»l!hi» HI.AN K MS. When xoii are looking for Kidertlown • iItKY HI.A NK K TS. ('umiortH iloii'l forget to see the nice Si'AHI.K'l" IH.ANKK IS. -uii-en covered une» *• are selling at lUMtK HI.A NK 112. IN. 11 rv r ' !*»«»• 1 112 ■" " Subscribe for the/News Item * ' ■ LAPORTE, SULI IVAN COUNTY* PA. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1905. |; ~ - i » Philadelphia, Oct, 2i A communication hag been addresEed I y Si ate Chairman Wesley H. wall the |<ei>uh!i, an fPßWlttfllrifri tlie stare o1 j I*ld *nSL them tft.,take party vftter to the polls oa election (jay, as result "will greatly attest,Palgn of 190fi, when a governor. rasmtfbrs"of the legislature and congtossmen are to be chosen." He adds: "On the verdict to l|B re : tiaered on November 7 next de ityids very largely whether the repre sentation of Pennsylvania in the halls ol congress at Washington shall be maintained or reduced. "If the latter should be the case, the failure to maintain her present repre sentation might eventuate in the elec tion of a Democratic speaker in the house of representativos. and. thereby, not only greatly embarrass the admin istration, but lead to a widespread lack of confidence in the business and mon etary worlds, to be followed by the sus pension of industrial enterprises.throw ing out of employment thousands and tens of thousands of workingmen, anA, in consequence thereof, the cheapening of farm products and, possibly, the re turn of the 'souphouse era,' which marked the last Democratic national administration." Effect of Party Defection. Party defection in so-called "off years," said Mr. Andrews, "invariably affects party success in subsequent elections, when the governor, members of the legislature and congressmen are to be elected. "In the flftv-eighth congress, elected in 1902, the Republicans had only 30 majority in the house of representa tives at Washington. The Roosevelt tidal wave last year increased the Re publican majority to 11K. Next year the Republicans will not have Presi dent Roosevelt as their standard bear er. and there is a danger that the Re publican representation in congress may be reduced, it will not do for Pennsylvania to contribute to that re duction. Yet, if the Republican voters should fail to respond in November, as they have in years past, at least three congressional districts in Pennsylva nia. if not more, now represented 'bv Republicans, would next year send Democrats to Washington to sit in the sixtieth congress, which will leg islate for the last two years of Presi dent Roosevelt's term. Should Take No Chances. "It is only the unpractical party man, who refuses to learn by experi- ! ence, who says that you can throw off I your Republic anism in off years and | put it on when a governor or a presi- | dent is to be elected. In 18S2 many i Republicans were led from their party ; by that cry. and the result was the I election of a Democrat for governor, | followed *two years later by the elec- j tion of a Democratic president. In IS9O Republicans again elected a Demo- j cratic governor and a Democratic j president was Inaugurated two years later. These two elections should teach Republicans that they cannot falter ; in their party allegiance in the state J j without contributing to Democratic , | success in the nation. "Still. I do nut anticipate any trou- j j hie in Pennsylvania at the coming election. Reports from the country dis- i I rricts indicate that there is no de- | I lection in the Republican ranks. I . | have all along said that Mr. Plummet j will have 100.000 majority. I shall in- j j crease that estimate and say that it ; 1 will be much nearer 200,000." republicans Will Win. i The Wanamaker newspapers are I ; making a desperate tight to elect the City Party ticket, but they cannot win. I There is an immense amount of money being putin the campaign i ugainst the local Republican candi- I dates. i'ormer Judge Gordon, who has for | i j irs been an ardent Democrat, is ' working with the Wanamaker interests : against the Republican party. He has | with hlni Chairman Donnelly, of the 1 Democratic city committee, who has 1 organized a «ang of Democratic work- i ers to vote and work for the City Party \ ticket. What arrangements havcj^MMv^W l ' o with Donnelly to swing De-nocratie votes to the Wanamaker combine are not known, but the fact remains that nian> Democrats have refused to fol- i low Donnelly Into the WanatuHker ramp and will vole the full Republican ticket. Wanamaker. Gordon and VanValken burg. the trio of active spirits In the City Party, actually dominate the anti- Kt'puhll.an forces in this city They have full sway In the direction nf the employes of the Weaver admin istration and they are giving orders right and left to the police firemen mid t'her subordinate* under the city .idnilni? 1 ration. Mayor W aver is not a dominating factor. Jle akes his political luMruc tloui from Judge Gordon, a Democrat, and as he knows little about what Is "olnc <>n, Oordon Is aUmuuMily tin real btu-* . _ t Tlie aoason for shooting pliC'Usjjrhts and uiW turkeys whs ushcrojl in on Monday last. Tho . day was October 1 •">lll, 5 occured Sunday, hence the began on Monday. Ah squirrels and vyptxlcock, which come fntosiaßon on the Ist of October, untkr the new law, are exceedingly Scarce, hunters have not had much sport so far and are looking forward with mere pleasure to the opening of the season, as pheasants are plentier this year in all sections of the State than for some years past and in many [•laces wild turkeys are also rather abundant. The attorneys of Charles Johnson, who is under sentence of death for the same murder for which hi ll rot her, Higler Johnson, was hanged (hiring the summer, Saturday com jjleled arrangements for thetlnal ef fort to save his life and will appcar iiofore the Supreme Court at Pitts burg next week, lie was convicted t chiefly on the confession ol his brother, I igler, and this will be at tacked by his attorneys. An Onconta boy saw a little high life while attending the fair there last week. lie got into a captive balloon and was enjyoing himself immensely until the rope broke which held theairshlp. The balloon mounted a height of over two miles, but at last the boy pulled the string which opened the gus valve and a descent was made which would done credit to a skilled aeronaut. Neither the balloon nor the boy were injured The descent was made at a spot! thirty miles from Oneonta. Ohio has a State flag, designed at the instance of Clovernor Herriek. | The centre of the flag bears the great 1 seal of the State. This is surrounded by seventeen stars in commemoration of the fact that Ohio was the seven teenth State admitted to the I'nion The field of the flag is scarlet. Pennsylvania received more fund-! from tines from sellers of doctored ; meat during the month of September than ever before for one month from ! any source for transgression of the) luirc* food laws. They aggregated ' something over £7, mm. Averaging J | the violators' tine's at $•">(• each, ii ' 1 w ill represent 110 who have been ' | found guilty of selling unwholesome 1 I meats. The list of cities down for trial is large. The pure food com-1 : mission is doing good work along this line. j The smallest baby-ever brought t<> j the baptismal font in Sullivan cirunt\ j -o faras the records >li:)w is the baby daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Karle, of Col ley, who was born Oct. j I, and who tipped the scales at just 1 one pound and eight ounces. She i - Ilie1lie smallest atom of humanity Dr. J Herrman ever saw, and lie lias prob ; ably been first assistant to the stork oftener than any other doctor in the i county. She was the smallest child Kev. Kline ever baptised. Mr. Karle is a grandson of Uev. Carl Karle, the tirst Lutheran minister us. signed to Sullivan county, and is in possession of the baptismal vessel used by bis grandfather during his long pastorate, and they were brought out on Sunday last, when the tiny ( little miss received her name from | the church. Review. A Sociable and Ilallow -e'en Party j will be given on Hallow e'en night at the Mountain 1 louse, by the ladies jof St. John's (iuihi. The "feast of the seven tables" will be the novel way of providing supper for every one. Hallow-e'en gamesofal! kinds will be played and fortunes will be told. Madame Di,t\uki, the plamiM w ill be on baud to read the palms and r.eveal the secrets of the future. Kverv bo |y eonie and have a lively time. The following item was taken from the Cheroki e Democrat ptili ll-lied at Cherokee, Iowa: "Jinlgi Phillips o| Sullivan county I'a., \ Uitisl betwi t'll tiaitiHou Friday ofla-tweck with our townsman, D. s. Simmon*. Thc»e two gentlemen were school masters in the days of their l>«.\hood in tile old KcyMoue state, lait had Hot -een «•»»« h oilier for nearly forty years. As candidate for Connty Treasu rer Streeby lias not answered 01 ir question as to whether or not he signed the petition co contest the election of Hon. E. M. Dunham, we will refresh his memory by pub lishing the annexed extract from said petetion with the appended af fidavit: To the honorable William U. Hensel, Attorney-General of the Common wealth of Pennsylvania. The petition and complaint of the undersigned showeth: That they are citizens and qualified vo ters of the forty-fourth Judicial District of the State of Pennsyl vania, composed of the counties of Wyoming and Sullivan, That a general election was held therein on the Tuesday following j the first Monday of November A. D. 1894, to-wit 011 the sixth day of November, 1904, and that they voted at the said General Election for the office of President Judge of the said Judicial District. Among the signers to said petition we find the name of George Streeby. The affidavit to said petition is as follows: State of Pennsylvania.) County of Sullivan,) Raphel Litzelman, A. Douglass, George Streeby, Frank Dibling, Patrick Martin, Philip Tubach, M. J. Obrien, John E. Finan, M. J. Burns. Julius J. Long, C. Meek er being duly sworn do say that they are qualified electors of the said Judicial District, that the matters stated in the foregoing petition are true, that the said election was un due and illegal and the returns thereof not correct, and that the petition to contest the same is made in good faith, according to the best of their knowledge, infor mation and belief. Sworn and Subscribed before me this 20th. day of November, 1894, John 11. Cronin, Notary Public. 11 will be obsesved that in the pe tition the present candidate for Treasurer alleges that be voted at the said general election for the of fice of President Judge, and in his affidavit ha swears that the matters stated in the forgoing affidavit are true. In not answering our former ques tion he has tactly admitted that be did not goto the election and vote for either Ambrose Parrel or IJ. Worth Jennings. We should like to have him tell us bow be reconciles his aflidavtt with his testimony in court, and bis tacit admissions. We wish it clearly understood that we do not charge, or intimate, or insinuate, that Mr. Strehy has been guilty of ajcritne; but we think il is clearly apparent that he has been very careless and forgetful, or lie would not have gotten himself into such an inconsistent snarl. Can a man who is such a reckless partisan in polities, and so careless in his affidavits, be safely intrusted ~ it!) the difficult and responsible duties of a County Treasurer? A careless, partial or inefficient treas urer can intiict serious damage upon the tax payers of the county, and it is clear to us that Mr. Streby's con duct has shown that he is that kind of a man. President Thomas, of the Lehigh Valley railroad stated last week that lie contemplated placing orders in the near future for 3,000 freight ears and .'!•'> locomotives. The company, lie said is particularly handicapped lor w ant of sufficient box cars to car ry the grain. The business of the road at the present time is limited only to the extent of the company's ability to supply the necessary equip ment for handling it. I rank Davidson of New Albany, convicted of counterfeiting at the last -CMsioit of the I'uitid States Court held at Williantsport, was sentenced by Judge Archbahl at Serauton oil Friday to three years' imprisonment in tin- Western Penitentiary at Pittw htirg. 75C PER YEAR The amendment to the sheep law : adopted by the last Legislature, re : quiring proof of the burial of the carcasses of sheep killed by dogs, is special interest to our farmer read ers. It provides that the carcasses of the sheep killed, and for which damages have been assessed, must be buried within twenty-four hours after the assessment by the auditors and that owners of sheep killed by dogs, shall be paid fifty cents each for buriel of sheep killed, and paid for as other damages. An exploding lamp in the heating room of the Bloomsburg paper mill at 2 o'clock Tuesday morning caus ed the total destruction of the plant, entailing a loss approximated at between §50,000 and SOO,OOO upon which there is only a comparative ly small insurance. Because of a rush of work a night force was at work, says the Blooms burg Press. With a report that was heard in other departments of the mill the lamp exploded, ignit ing a can of oil. In five minutes the entire plant covering several acres, was a mass of flames. The twelve years old boy of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Keeler, of Nord mont was scalded to death Tuesday evening by falling into the birch distillery, operated by Mr. Levi Richard, near Nordmont. The birch liu.hs had just been taken from the box leaving a foot or more of boiling water in the bottom. The boy by some means fell into the box and was so badly scalded be foretakenout that lie lived only a shorttimeafter the fatal accident. Rather than take the risk of fall ing into a game warden's hands and being fined s2"> for hunting on Sun day, Clarence Jjlnijier of Trout Run, Lycoming county, reniaim a under a tree up which lie .had chased a bear, for nearly twenty hours in order to shoot the animal. Hingler was hunting racoons Saturday night and soon after midnight his dog treed a hear. Discovering that it was Sunday, and knowing that the wardens are very active, he deter mined to camp on the spot ni.d keep the bear treed until Monday. At 12.(11 he shot the bear, and iho big animal weighing 257 tumbled from the tree. Last spring a traveling salesman sold a t'arbondale merchant a quan tity of Maple sugar, represented to he sure. A pure food agent came along, procured a sample, had it tested, and it cost the merchant I about to settle for selling sugar that was not maple, lie hided bis time and when the salesman came around again he haled him before a justice on the charge of fraud. The I salesman attempted to bluff, hut when he found the jail staring him in the face he reimbursed the mer chant for his loss. For several years the miners in the Wyoming Valley saved their empty powder cands and donated them to the "keg fund," they being sold back to the powder companies for teu cents each. Re cently the powdermen cut down the price to eight cents, and now the miners have passed a resolution to ! destroy them instead of selling at . that price. s A petition bearing abou 2,IKM> names has been presented to the Bradford county courts asking that the fees paiti for the keeeping of prisoners he reduced. Another petition was presented to the Coun ty Commissioners asking them to aid in reducing tin- salary of the County Treasurer to a «um not to exceed SI,AOU per year. Waverly has a pair of youtbfiif burglars that have been plying thtA* trade of late. Their ages are six qnd eight years respectively. They *ere caught lant wfeek and will prohtbly he M-tit TO thi' 1 I oiise of CorrectUll at I'.ti'lalo. /
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