VOL. X. NO. 37.
c To Buy Your Jewelry s
N Nothing ill Town to Compare WithN
( the Quality that We are Giving J
s You for the Low Price Asked. j
(112 Quality ar,d moderate prices makes a force that \
j irresist blv draws into our store the best patronage c
r of this section. Many years here in business, a ways J
lwith a full line of goods above suspicion; chosen v
(with a care and judgment commensurate with its ,
\ desirability and adaptability to refine taste, makes 1
/ our store a sale place to invest. V
r Repair work done on short notice and guaran-Q
X teed, by skilled workmen. Your orders appreciated, \
< RETTENBURY, >
DUSHORE, pa. TliOeweler^
COLE'S
HA R D
No Place Like this Place
For Reliable
STO V E Sand RANGES,
COAL OB WOO ID
HE ATE RS:
ONE OF WINTER'S GREAT DELIGHTS.
House Kurnishiug Gcods, 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 arything from a fine Jewel Base
Burner to a low priced but satisfactory cook stove.
Hot Air, Steam and Hot Water Heating and
General Repairing, Hoofing and Spouting.
; ".a ; |
The Shopbell Dry Good Co.,
313 Pine Street,
WILLIAM SPORT, PA.
Aoslin
CO bite Goods 3ci leJ
Wednrsdav morning. J.in i.-ry vd. we thej
greatest sale of White Goocb and Muslin Ui derwear in
this Store's h stoiy. Hundreds of pieces of new fresh i
i i d imuslins will be < I'lert d at prices that must commend
them to the most careful buyers You'll • e prompted to
replenish your Mustin outfits to' months to come.
Garments for I" cents. Muslin Wear for 15c.
I .adieu' t'amlirir full truiit <■ >rnft cover* Ladies' drawers cumhric hein*tilchid
< hihlreiiV Drt'.wfis wiili cluster tucks rullle.
Ciii Wftisl* and Skirls. Ladies' < -*ml.r'u-k corset rovers. hen. I
I llt Klip- willt ed|te. s,itched or lace trimming.
• 'hildrens' dntwei* with hemstitched
- mill<*.
Garments for s<»c. Chi Id r«n»'wai»u, extrarod -atmpH
. I I H IKI la IN* butt Hl*. liilani* !*lii»H, oh*.
I .a- 1 i < «•unil.ri.' l>m AITS. will. wi_.it 1 '
112 n ui" '' * ■ 11»i «■> ' 1 Garment- for 25c.
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' ii lurk* mill heiimlili lied, other luce iimer-'
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LAPORTE, SULLIVAN COUNTY PA. THURSDAY, JANUARY 25, 1906.
THE GRANGE
Conducted by
J. W. DARROW. Chatham, N. Y.,
Pre** Cnrmpnndvnt A'r w York State
Grange
NATIONAL UftAXO E.
ITS ANNUAL SESSION HELD AT AT- j
LANTIC CITY, N. J.
(luttrra of I mportunre CoHHl«ler«'»l
iiiul n Summury 4;t veil of Ke*olu- j
tloim Adopted—Marked Inorenxc Iu
Mriulx-rxhtii lulllcaled— I The CJraiixre
ron if Fliiunelnllj.
Atlantic City, N. .1., proved to be an j
ideal place for tile meetiug of the na
tional grange. The weather was all I
thai could be desired, and all the sur- |
rounding* were such as to conduce to I
the pleasure and convenience of visit- i
ing i'atrous. The famous steel pier j
was hondquarters for delegates and |
visitors and was a most delightful j
meeting place for them. The sessions |
were held in Casino hall. An Immense j
display of farm products of rare qual- |
ity attracted tlie attention of visitors I
on passing onto the pier and was an j
"eye opener" to many as to what New j
Jersey farmers were able to produce j
in the line of fruits and vegetables.
The public session was held in the i
great ballroom on the pier and was j
honored with the presence of at least j
three governors or ex governors. The j
chief speakers of the occasion were j
Governor Stokes of New Jersc.* (!ov- j
emor Bell of Vermont, ex-Governor j
Hachelder of New Hampshire, Hon. i
Aaron .tones, master of the national j
grange, and representatives of the city ;
government. Governor Stokes set
forth the claims of New Jersey to a
place in the Union, viewing her right |
to the title from an agricultural and j
commercial standpoint, and his appro- j
dative audience granted all he claimed, j
The registered attendance during the I
best days of the session was about j
3,000. Those who took the seventh de
gree number t . 11 l' Never was it more
impressively rendered and never were
the accessories for staging the work
more fitting and convenient.
While there was much to be seen at j
Atlantic City in November, the dele- :
gates were not inclined to sacrifice busi- j
ness to pleasure. It was pre-eminently |
a business session. The national seere- j
tary reported "JOO new granges organ
ized during the year ending Oct. 1,
1005, and »!."> reorganized, making a to
tal of '_'7l. Michigan leads with -17 new
granges. Vermont reports 'Si. Ohio and
Maryland each. Pennsylvania 17, j
New York Id. Maine 14. Massachusetts
11 and the other states less than 10
each.
The report of the treasurer showed
a balance in the treasury Oct 1. 190-1. ,
of -100.012. The amount received
during the year from state granges for
dues was $l4.O,'fJ.'JS. The total- re
ceipts from all sources were $."2,314.31.
The expenses of the thirty-eighth an- 1
una I session were $11,134.77 for per
diem and mileage, ino total resources
of the national grange Oct. 1, 1005,
were $57.7H5.26.
In the brief space at command we
can only hint at some of tin- resolutions
adopted, but of matters of wide public
interest passed upon favorably those |
quoted below will serve to show the
sentiment of the body. The resolution
first named was adopted by a rising
vote and later was transmitted by tele
graph to I're.-sident ltoosevelt:
That the farmers of this country want
neither more nor less than a "square
ileal." and w-> unanimously and heartily j
Indorse the manly efforts President
lloosevelt Is making to secure equal op
portunity l'or the Individual and the com
mon people against the arrogant power
of aggregated wealth anil, irrespective oC
party, pledge ourselves to support his ef
forts In that direction In every way pos
sible.
That the national grange condemns and
brands as erirr.inal any attempt to Influ
ence legislation or control the vote of leg
islators by tiie use of money; that all
officers or others who use the funds of the
Insurance companies for personal gain are
embezzlers and should be punished under
the laws; that any contribution bv the
i officers of tiie company to further tin* In
terests uf ati> political party is a corrupt
use of the mot!' \ of the company.
That the national grange use Its efforts
as a cult and also through the several
state organizations to secure reeognltlot
by our several stall departments in plac
ing the s, lene w directly relating to agrl
| cultuti- up 'it u »t; uli :n ol' or r com*
muii and cute!. m > Khifflli
I That thi >-.i oo i ou lit to be can tally
and 11- "ro - 1 \ ki. ii ail I n':l It ian Im"*
abolhhfd at. I Unit it I>. held to a strict
le.-pon i!»:!lt> fir the i r:n It »loe* and
that ver> totiimunily should be itnpow
ered t»> law to lulu every saloon from Its
borders.
l a wimble action was taken on the
following among other Important mat
ters; Pledging eiuouragement to all
j movement- i« restore political and per
1 soi.ul purity and to minimize corrup
' llou of ever) siirl; prohibiting the man
lll'llcfui'e, sale or use of cigarettes; re
moving thi* internal revenue tax of
f'J.iiM per gallon on alcohol renderi'd
unlit lor use as a beverage. for com
liierciul purposes; Increasing Ibe elll
cirlic) of ilie antl-oiisi laws; urging
conge- to i onskler a modification of
t|i«* iintiiigiatlou law* lo rdk»ve tin*
•m urcit) of farm labor ip. i ivor ug
"farm fort try" as a help to Hie re
fores! lin i.f cut over hind- nerk'litf
4 null anil aid tw euuirol or ejtei'inluat#
the uuU brown tailed Uiuths;
Editor of tin- N ws Item,
As we i'.sk
j John L. Fttrrel some question* with
your permission which he did not!,
answer, we would have Mr. Fttrrel
to state win re the directors of Cherry i
towriship would have any dil'tieuily
lo get any one to act as truant oflict r :
for $4,10 the din'crenee in the Sii< ls of
I Messrs Lowry and Dunkleberg. j
| Now John will yon tell the tax
j payers where the difficulty would
come into get it truant officer, as j
according to the hid of Thos. Seln li
i lie was willing to do the work for |
■ tfl per month, a saving of ten cents
| pmonth. Now if you are saving
| ten cents it month on the hauling of
end by letting it to the lowest I 'id -
| der, why not save ten cents a mouth
I by letting Mr. Schell act as truant '
j officer. Here was a man willing lo
jdo the work for ten cents less than j
j Mr. Lowry, hut still you try to make j
j the tax payers believe that you ;
j would have trouble to get a truant j
I officer. When one of the directors
I made the motion that Mr. /a)wry
| he janitor and truant officer was la
' trying to save money for the tax
payers as the year previous".' Then
; Mr. Lowry was made janitor because
| he was live cents a month below Mr.
; Scliell, but when if came this year
| Mr. Lowry got the offices because
Ihe was the highest bidder. John
i will you tell me why there was ru>
! standard by which to elect teachers.
] or is that to depend upon the friend- j
: they have on the school board, like
j janitor and truant officer? Why i
it that according lo the State report
lof the Superintendent of Public lii-
I struction of 1001 the number of mill;
j levied in Cherry township for -cliool
I purposes was lo mill, for building
purposes 13. It is said figures will
not lie and 1 don't think they will
Stand. Why is it that it cost seven
teen cents a day more to educate
; each pupil in Cherry Twp. than i<
I cost* in Colley township? In your
letter you also invite the tax payers ■
! to attend the regular meeting of the
! /ioard. I might not be able to make
you a visit, as you might not see tit
|to admit me. is it true that some |
; can go in and come out as often as j
! they please, probably they have]
friends on the />oard, and others!
have to stav out until you are ready
to admit them? Now John 1 hope |
you will give us a little more liglu j
on these questions as my eyes are j
growing dim since I read your cone;
munication.
'/' hanking you Mr. laiitor on your j
behalf of the tax payers of Cherr.N
township for your kindness, I am
Your-. Respectfu 11 y,
Chas. 15. Watson.
Philadelphia. Penn., Jan. i! 0, lOilii
To the Hepuliliciin News item,
My Dear Mr. Wing,
Will you kind
ly allow me the privilege of your
paper to state to the good people of
| Laporte that it st ems to me that ;
this i- an opportune time to i-siu ,
I from one to five thousand illustrates
! circulars setting forth the merits ol '
| Laporte as a Summer Kesort fori
i rest and recuperation. Should thost
j interested in cottages for - tie or rent;
those interested in having [summer j
guests and those otherwise interest- j
;ed in the welfare of Laporte, think
i its 1 do, it will be to our mutual in- j
j terest for any such to write me at
their earliest convenience, so that
the circulars may he ready for dis
(filiation by llie last ol February.
If there are sufficient responses by ;
the tenth of February to justify -itch
I a circular, I -hull lie pleased to sub
mil detailed statement of the style,
and cost of such circular. Trunin;:
that we may be of mutual helpful
ness in the matter of the welfare of
Laporte, I am,
Very KesjMi-lfully*
L. L. Ford. I
A Senatorial apportionment bill
dividing the State into fifty district -
ii.i» been framed and w ill be pre-ent
el to the Legislature d the special
sc-Moti. It pla es Northumberland
1 and Snyder counties in the twenty
third di-tnet and t o iimhiu, Mou
■ teur and Sullivan in the twenty
fourth. I'nion is lun - onto Ly
coming in the tweiii -sixth. I'hl*
IN different 'rain the bill said to have
; been prcptir • I in sen itor tiodchar
> le*.
Editor News Item:
Again we ask the privilege of your j
columns. We may not be asking!
you to confer si favor on the tux pay- j
rrs as Mr. C. It. Watson did; two I
weeks ago. Brother Charley did!
some chopping and, as we haven't
heard of any chips falling, we j
thought il well to take some of his
pointless paragraphs and see where
he hud failed in using enough force
on the axe handle.
Let us quote, "When Mr. Dongle
berg presented his petition to the
undersigned (Watson), we told him |
that he might as well save his time!
and labor." Nevertheless, Charley, j
you signed it, after giving "Sammy' |
such sage advice.
Charley, I don't see either why all
this trouble should be, but you were j
mistaken when you stated I threw I
down the gauntlet. The correspond- j
lent did that when he tried these facts
to which you refer. We had no j
| objection to the facts being presetted j
in a simple, truthful style, but di Ji :e i
i seeing the facts wear such a jaunty, j
devlish costume as to reflect on the
integrity of the School Board. The
Berniee correspondent tried to cast
stieii a reflection in several issues of
the News Item, by trying to show
that the Cherry Board would ignore
a petition with a worthy object; by a
nonsensical appeal to the voters; and ]
by the correspondent's willingness
to "write up" any offieal if he was |
in possession of the facts. The facts!
are is slow in coming as some chips.
1 am very thankful for your cred-1
iting me with telling the truth; but,
Charley, 1 don't like that air of j
| injured innocence you are assuming |
by quoting, "Can a. y body tell why I
we are going to have only six months j
school .his term?" and then stating!
"Now, we cannot see where there is ;
anything wrong in asking the ques-j
turn." You just look up your files i
of weekly papers and see if that j
'rascally" appeal to the vfnersj
does not follow the question quite!
! closely.
We assert, Mr. Watson, that Mr.
| Lowry's combination bid was as
j cheap as any other. You cannot
j disprove this by facts. It would be
j ingratitude if his friends didn't sup
! port him; while if his bid were ae-
I cepted at a sum higher than that of
I any other equally qualified bidder, it
; would lie gross official conduct oti
the part of the directors. Such was \
not the case however.
Now, just one rip at .hat tax ques
tion. Charley, you can do this for!
i yourself. I know you can. For your j
-choc! tax of 1002 or 1003 deduct one
•dollar poll tax and divide the re
mainder, of) cents, by your your val
j nation of SSO ami you will get ten I
! ten mills—the levy of those years. .
! Then just lake your tax of 100l or]
100.") and deduct the dollar poll tax '
and divide by your valuation of SSO |
j ami; ou will get i;S mills, the levy of j
100 lor 100"i. It isn't too late yet lo j
< inspect the books of the district stud j
obtain necessary information. It
i will be needless to ask questions
through the public press if you ac-j
! cept our invitation to do this.
Now Brothej Watson let us hear
' iiont you again. The tax payers
i need the etl'eet of your search light.
Don't wait, however, till the issue
just before election as that would lie
j Mieaky political diplomacy and our
lilt ere that time would lose its
; warmth
Thanking the editor for patiently
Hearing with us, 1 am, Sincerely,
J. L. barrel I.
The prevailing opinion, that Ar
mour of the "Windy City," lias a
mortgage upon and ultimately se
cure- ail two and four legged pork
er- for hi4greasy industry, is with
out foundation. Among those he
fails to secure, although they reveal
Jail the needed requisites, may be
indued people who evidently think
the world is a lice soup house, where
they can feed and till up without
money and without price. I'he
above is respectfully dedicated to
the ela-s of people who, after read
ing a paper for a number of year-,
without once during the time giving
the publisher even a plca-ant -mile
instruct tin- post nia-ler to mark the
paper "Bern-ed; removed; pn-cut
address unknown." There'* a time
coming, at the end of the human
rue, when their whereabout* will
be known. F.x.
75C PER YEAR
BERNICE.
Some ol our young .«p >rts were at
Dusliore H week ago making friend
ly calls, with the result that Consta
i ble Cott was hereon Monday tore
! turn the compliment hut he was too
late, his friends had left.
| Frank Seouten and son of Parson,
I'a., visited Mr. John Schaad and
j family.
John Moran visited his parents at
j Scran ton, over Sunday.
The Feast of the Seven Tables
I held in the K. of L. Hall Wednesday
: evening of last week l»y the laoies of
j the Lutheran church was a financial
| success.
| The Democratic caucus was post
poned to Friday evening, Jan. 10th.
We do not want to dictate to any
j one hut we hope that they will put
|up good men for school directors—
: men who are qualified to till any
I office on the Board without having
i to get an assistant.
HEMLOCK GROVE ITEMS
| Sunday School at two o'clock, and
preaching at three next Sunday.
Mrs. H. (i. Phillips and son Ray
mond of Ilughesvillecalled at M. J.
Phillips' Sunday.
| J. I*. Miher of Muncy Valley,
called on friends heie last week.
! Albert Meyers and futility were
guests of friends at Strawbridgo
!Sunday.
| Miss Anna spent Sunday
I at Sonestown.
j S. 11. Dundore ol' Lewisburg, visi-
I ted friends at Lewisburg last week.
Albert Meyers was a business vis
| itor at Muncy Valley Saturday.
Mrs. Clinton Rider, and Mrs.
| Abraham .Swisher of X. Mountain
| visited Mr*. William Bay last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Done,
visited the former's parents at Mun
cy Valley over Sunday.
Mr and Mrs. T. J. Hhug and son
| Harold were guests oi relatives at
Muncy Valley Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Philips
and daughter Clara attended the
funeral of Miss Hattie Farnsworth,
at Lairdsville Sunday.
M. J. Phillips visited friend* at
! Benton last week.
| (ieorge Phillips was home from
; Eagles Mere, Sunday.
Lumbermen Swank and Watts
! have their log job nearly completed.
David Seitzer and Percy Fay
j attended an educational meeting at
j Fribley, Saturday.
Mrs. M. A. Phillips of Benton has
J returned home after spending severai
i days with the family of M. J.
i Phillips.
W. 11. Bay was a visitor to Mun
cy Valley and Sonestown Monday.
Miss Hattie Bartlow spent Suuday
j with friends at Strawbridge.
.Jury List.
Grand Jury—Oscar Hammond,
Rush Botsford, Thomas Swank,
Uieorgc W. (iuldei. Scott Collin*,
j Dyer Boston, Frank Northrop,
| John Heiber. Leroy Decker. Will
lia in Bug ley, Frank Dawson. A. J.
Barnhart, Tertence Bender, Ira
i Stover, Frank Morgan. Walter
■ Laxvrenson. Frank Meyer. Ira Bry
an. .I. J. Young, William Crow),
|S. A. DielTeubach, E. F. Kuhns,
JW. U, Vftnßnskirki Ellin Cimsel
berry.
Traverse Jury Henry Ex ley,
Millard Kilmer, John (5 recti, liay
inond Kehrer, Michael Devaucy,
Michael tiilligan. Peter Fit/.gerald,
, Jason P>. Simmons. William L.
Kishinka. William A. tiunible, A.
L. Kilmer, Henry Smith, Win.
J, Lowe, Thomas J. Packard,
Win. Pulmaticr, Alfred Strickland,
Frank Shoemaker. Hugh Parker.
C. A. Kilmer. Frank J. McDonald,
Frank It. liar lies. C. J. Seeules,
John \niiahlc. Charles Miller,
lieoige I .rex. Michael Finan. into
Behr. Leroy Mover, Edward (i.
Sylxara. Walter P.attiu. Charles
D.itter. Bo line Montague, Harry
McCai rol. Charles Seller. lieoige
Crimes, Itolnml llimsinger.
I lure are iMtecu hundred applica
tions for retail liquor license in Lu
m>rtn'ciiuntx thi— ymr.