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.
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<, 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
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LAPORTE, SULI IVAN COUNTY* PA. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1905.
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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. /