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CHaMJS L. WitfG, Editor.
Published Every Thursday Afternoon
By The Sullivan Publishing Co
At the County Seat of Sullivan County.
IjAPOBT*!, PA.
W U. MASON, Prtwiden.
THOS. J. INGHAM, See')- A Trcuj*
Entered at the Poet Office at Laporte, as,
second-class mail matter.
REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET. j
For Governor
EDWIN S, STUART, of Philadelphia. j
For Lieutenant Hovernor,
ROBERT S. MURPHY, of Cambria.
For Auditor General,
ROBERT K. Y( >U NG, of Tioga. 1
Secretary of Internal Affairs,
ITENRY IIOUCK. of Lebanon. j
REPUBLICAN COUNTY TICKET. j
State Senator,
A. W. DUY. of Blooinsburg.
Congressman.
E. W. SAM PELS, Sbatnokin
Member ot Assembly,
JtiHN SC'll A A I>, of Mildred.
Associate .ludjre.
EDWIN WARBURTOX, ol Overton.
For Coroner,
I. It. DAVIE, of Forksrill -.
Jury Commissioner,
GEOK« J E W.LAWRENSON.Strawbridge 1
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[Special Correspondence.]
Harrisburg, October 9. j
Since the visit of President Roose
velt and his magnificent to th?
Pennsylvania legislature and his most
complimentary allusions to the beauti
tul state capitol, Republicans here- ,
abouts have been in excellent spirits. ;
The president certainly gave high
praise to tlv work of the Republican !
majority in the senate and house for j
the legislation passed at the recent ex- j
tra session of the general assembly,
which was called at the instance of a
Republican governor, and of which
President Roosevelt said:
• it is surely not tco much to say
that this body of substantive legis
tion rr.arks an epoch in the history of
the practical betterment of political
conditions, not merely for your state, j
but for all our states. I do not recall |
any other state legislature which, in
a similar lenqth of time, has to its
credit such a body of admirable legis
lation."
in leading up to this commendatory
ref rrnce to the legislation enacted by
1 tit... ivania law-makeio the president
j referring in detail to the laws pass
. J at that extra session said:
"I most heartily congratulate the
r .-opic cf the state of Pennsylvania
upon what its government has asccrr.
f.liehed during this present year. II
is a remarkable record of achieve
t.- ent.
• Through your legislature you have ;
chilis,hed passes; you have placed th*;
offices of the secretary of the com
monwealth and the insurance commi; - !
rioncr upon an honorable and honest (
basis of salary only by abolishing the!
fee system; you have passed a lev.
compelling the officers and employes ol
great cities to attend to the duties fin
which tliey are paid by all the taxpay- >
ers. and to refrain from using the 1
power conferred by their offices to in- j
iluence political campaigns; you have !
prohibited the solicitation or recwiv ,
in:; political assessments by city e;n- i
ployes; you have by law protected the
state treasury from depredation and j
i ouserved the public moneys for use
. tenee political campaigns; you have]
by a law for the protection of th - e! c '
live tranchise made tampering witb|
the I allot boxes and the casting of ii j
legal votes to difficult as in all prtih I
ability to be unprofitable; you I'.av. ,
providod a primary election law v.hich
/uaii.atees to the voters free expres !
; ion in the selection of candidates foi
office: you have by law regulated and]
improved the civil service syatt ms 112
your greatest «ities; and, finally, you j
have passed a law containing a pro |
vision which I most earnestly hop; 1
will In substance be embodied like- :
wise in a law by tho congress at the I
coming session—a provision prohibi'ina I
the officers of any corporation frori'
making a contribution of the money
of that corporation to any candidate)
or aII v political committee for tho pay
ment of any election expenses what
t vet '
President Praises Capitol.
Possibly the president's reference to
the new state capitol has been the sub
ject of greatest gratification here.
"Governor," sai<4 President Roose
velt. in addressing Governor Penny
packer "this is the fi.iest state
i sver saw."
Looking in admiration upon tie
splendid structure, examining in detail
iis magnifieput furnishings, praising its
architectural beauty, and its grand pro
portions, the president wast, .st cu
tfinsiastie in his comments.
Every one who lias seen then- \v
eapitol cannot but speak in the high
est terms of praise of the character of
the workmanship and the materials
employed in its construction.
It is a source of satisfaction to :he
taxpayers of the state to know that
every dollar expended upon the build
ing and its furnishings was collected
in taxes levied upon corporations. Not
a penny was contributed from any
other method of taxation.
Attempts arc being made to manufac
ture campaign material for the Emery
Democratic state campaign by insinu
ations that there has been extrava
gence in the furnishing of the building,
but every citizen of Pennsylvania has
I, >en assured that this matter will be
thoroughly investigated and every item
examined into.
Stuart Meets "An Issue."
Edwin S. Stuart, the Republican
'.omine.ee for governor, was the first
to meet this i.isus. He hud no hand
in the work of e; -ctlng or furnishing [
tho building, but he has made quite
clear the course he will pursue when
he shall he elected governor.
Upon this subject Mr. Stuart has
m: de tlii<- prepared statement:
"It has K en said that we have con
structed th. finest capitol in the coun
try.
"In alluding; to this, however, I do
not wish, nor do 1 propose, to be mis
understood.
"Whether the capitol is entitled tc
■
the high praise which has.been accord- ,
id to it or not, if, in its construction
or furn; ♦ . there has been any fraud
or v. i! . .aganee- which to my
inind i '. re. at the equivalent of fraud
—surel there is no man who will not ;
agree with n;e that those who have j
part' ipated in or profited by such
112 (l should be .iet with prompt puti
1. orient., anil also be compelled to make
restitution
"If elected (jovernor, I promise
you fully realizing the responsi
bility resting upon me, that I will
iee that a thorough investigation
shall be made of the entire ques
tion, and if such investigation dis
clcs33 that any man or set of men
have been rit-ilty of wrong-doing
in the abuse <-f their trust, or guil
ty ot fraud or illegal profit in the
furnishing ot supplies, they shall
r -;et with tie punishment they
surely, undet such circumstances,
would justly deserve.
"if, as I am informed, the money
epenl in furnishing the capitol was
without specifi'- itemized appropriation
first having been made for the pur- 1
pose. I -.vouid recommend to the legis
late- that in the future it shall be
man j enlavi'ul to expend any such ■
larr? anr.c.iut c,!' money without first
ha In", r. ;-p eiflc appropriation made. ;
ba- <1 trca au approximate estimate
of lhp Coot.
other course is in opposition
to ,: '••"•t. bv.sinors principles and con
trary to the safe, economic policy that
should govern all expenditures of the
people's money."
It Is a Noble Building.
Robert S. Murphy, the Republican
nominee for lieutenant, governor, in
commenting upon this "issue," said:
"Tho new state capitol is one of
the noblest buildings to be found with
in the limits of the country.
"There is not a man or citizen of
Pennsylvania that can view that mag
nificent structure without a sense of
pride, without a feeling of thankful
ness that lie is a citizen of Pennsyl
vania, and that this great state, with
its population of seven million people,
with its great wealth and material re
sources, with its reputation abroad as
not, only the keystone of Republican
(oxi, bet the h-.->-rtono of the republic,
is entitled to a building 4)1 that char
acter."
In referring to the itemized state
ment of the expenditures in furnishing
the n?v.- made by Governor
i'i iv.n •»< ktr and A litor Gen.' .•!
j Snyder. Mr. Murphy siitl:
; "No man has ever h.uid the honesty
| or the j integrity of a member of the
board ever question -1 publicly or pri*
vaie" ..It that liefer; you de-
I cide this t ;.se in your own h 'nd yoil
must her.; te ti-itimony and you nim-t
I analyze it, and 1 desire to say here
that they themselves have furnished
tie- . stimony. upon which they are
will-Ms; to siaiul or fall. The public
stfitrment of Samuel W. Pennypacki-r,
I under his own iiaiui and ,il indicates
. pn , if ely how that large sum of money
has btteu expended, and it has b en
spent in equipping and furnishing that
I great capiml, in ornamenting it.in
! decorating it, anil completing it, and
• I am not willing to take the uncorrob
j orated tesii uony of our opponents that
j then has i.een any wrongdoing upon
| the | 'irt of the officials vested with the
i power of completing that work.
"But I say to you that I here expr ss
| mys< If in complete accord with my
colic,upun the ticket and that if
! there is any man or set of men who
, have tli:u ~'ti conspiracy or fraud rob
bed the treasury of the common-
I wealth of Pennsylvania in that undo-'-
: tn'iin?. I cav to you that every on-- o>
I them should be thoroughly questioned,
I and if found guilty properly pun*
j ished.
"The Republican party does not and
, nevr r h-ir; stood for anything but what
I was right and proper in the adminis
| tration of public affairs, and slie is to
j day as fair rod ;'.s honest as ever.™
IS eial Correspondence.]
Philadelphia, Oct. it.
! Chairman Wesley R. Andrews, of
the uepuhlican state committee, has
' sounded n note ef warning to Republi
can committeemen throughout the
owing to the discovery of the do
| tails of a plot among Democrats and
I.;ncoii»:s to defeat Republican ct.n
didttes for congress
In fully 11 districts in this state
r. . are at work today active agents
of the Democratic National Congres
sional ' omrnittee v.-ho are well sup
plied with funds and who have been
dirert, |to take advantage of the fac
tional differences among Republicans
to bring about the election of D mo
t-rats to congress.
The Emery campaign managers are
aiding Democrats in their congres
sional fights in many districts and are
making deals by which they are to get
Democratic votes for Emery for gov
ernor in return for Lincolnite v tes
for Democratic nominees for congress
President Roosevelt is greatly con
corned over the election of Republics,,
.to congress. He is watching PennsyD
vania and New York particularly, ow
ing to the complications in a number
of congressional districts arising i. . :
th« Hearst and Emery indei '
campaign# for governor.
Senator Penrose wis present wit':
Chairman Sherman, of the R , . :.iui
congressional committee, as guest of
President Roosevelt at. a tinner at the
White House, and they ga\ ■ ntrtlc",;-
lar attention to the doubtful
sional districts In Pennsylvania.
joha D, Reeser's Big Store, Sank Block, Dushcre, Penn'a
i CA3H DEPSRTAMT STORE.
llSTo* T T r#! ( \\ n/lfcv/y The Largest stock in the County is now for your in
|ll(L\V 1 villi YCRUJANAISE. sptclion: COAIS, LUITS, TOLLL IhERY, BLaNKLSY, OUT
JNO DRESS GOODS, AND UNDERWEAR.
|Our and Suit Department, is ove,llowin S with the choicest Metropolitan styles
J'n Plaids, Bh J;-, an.; Plues. They must be seen to be appreciated. WOOL EN BLANKbTS nearly ill colors
| md prices. „ ■■ , c uii Window Display—Outings and Flar neletts, nearly 100 pieces to select from,
112 UNDERW EAR in their department. You will find ever> thing in woolen and cotton wear tor men, women anci
jjchildren. BED COMFORTABLES from sl.oo to $3.50 they are beauties. |
\John D. Reeser's Big Store. Bank block j
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| NILI—■IIIWIIIIMII anr W WIII —■ MPNMBAMMHMI — HMIRE—N I 1- -r-m NM
Cultivate the Habit oT buying rep- table, Williamsport k North Branch Railroad
good from a reputabe concern TIZMHE ZETT JZE.
We are'nefnts for W. L. DOUGLASS SHOES fro 2.50! tn effect Monday. June 2% m*.
Read down Head up
XO 5.00 p? Flag stations vt here time is marked "112"
f -.- $ * Sdl Ool II>M AM P. M. I'M I'M AXIA.M. AXI STATIONS. AXIAXI A. XI. A. XI. PM P»l PM I'M
vl:. .■ss ; 011 'OJ, s has no ecjlial. ; s:io )H if, 210420ft21fino 10 20 7AO .... 11H115... . (i 20 40012i51012 400 5 06# CO 8 "It fi
fi % .Mmar Tr«ct/c C|,no P f__« I8 •« 10 20 213(428525fi83f 10 25 17 52 I'villWdule... 6168 57 12 10 1008 856 500 9868 15
W-JM/SBF I racys Olioes lor <<i 42 10 -SO 222 4 :t2 5 85fi 41 10 35 801 . llupliesviUc... «053 48 10 45 #SB 8 4ft 4 6o'# 45 8 Oft
"<&. forma- or/. ~ra 1,,-, J '« 48 227439542fi.« 10 42 f8 Ofi Piiture Rocks 342 951 8 36-7 Ift-# 88.7 87
x." ; jjjdEr iaiuie> are, we una, is .*»# :« 414 5 48«49 iso# amount 337 .... 945 7 o«#*27 no
Citicfo'lnrv 9(10 2 37 4 51 ft sft 6 54 8 14 ...Glen XJnwr 8 30 9 38 328 7 01 9 25 7 48
4.11W dV N SJUSTcK lOr\ • 908 "J 14 fSOO f> 05 7 (M) fh 20 ..gtrawljridffe 23 9 :>i 3226f>'>9 16 732
:y J2 2 M 1005 OiU 7 112 ...BeechGl •' V> . 9?&fl18 112» -is 90s 7 !!.*»
t rnwmm A GOOD ASSORTMENT IJJJ 2JS Vg-g Jg? R... iiii ::::: SSigSSS&S
ft/*' \ \°\ of CHILDRENS' and ' t 18 ::::SSI: -T::.:::::: ::::: S 56.5?S 6 .5? g
l&bt ft 9n •- rt I"". ~ = ft 4ft 902 La- te 853 719
I LADIES;. Heavy Shoe , ::r:. •„ ::::::
i Lb ? Fine Goods at correct 1 " 09 :::::: " SaU ' n ' M "' ;;;; s: !"
Fl .ij >. . * -t I'Xi A XI. A : A.M. I'M PM
112, prices. a. xi i
it i-'< . PM I'M AM AM AM 1 \l I*M PM
#-\ R- -'LAS U j 620 "do 9207 10 SonoSt m 915 2inft 10 9HO
- 122 »12
«• —. M*<s v W 1" «» 949 ;'5« ~6»
.v. V „ '/v 726 l'» .*>o ...Tows 1a... 705 580
c»j 1,: wuF< 805
|M 112 jH- 600 4M. 1229 1000 730 WUllain rt 12 39 587 1081
S.D TOWNSEND, D. K. TOWNSBND,
Gen - Manager,Hughesville Passenger Ager t.
Clothing Made to Order t . ..
All have the right appearance and guaranteed otsd
in both material and workmanship andjprice mte. T Thc T{ ,. ys 1: ..., -• r 0
\\"t- also niiinufaclure Feotl. the l-'lag Brand. It is not cheap, hut #
good. Is correctly made. Ask your dealei-foi it or write us for prices, j 'W. -j -jq p I fy
NORDMONT SUPPLY Co. :: ' ; , !
General Merchants, SI°LL D ' MOI " KN '
ISTOIi. DMOKT. PA, '
I
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The Best place j
to buy goods
Is otlen asked by the pin
; pent housewife
Monev saving advantages j
! irealways beieg searched lot
L.ose no time in making a
| thorough examination of tin
New Line of Merchandise'
Now on
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STEP IN AND ASK
ABOUT THEM.
; All answered at
Vernon Hull's
Large Store.
Hallaerove, Pa.
112 ONDKNVED RF.POUI ot tin- condition of The
* First National Hank ut pushore. in the Stut<
•»f Pennsylvania at close of business **pt. Ith
RESoIHCKS.
Loan? and dihcounts .. . sl.»V2i«is v.i
' r. S. Bond* to secure circulation "*>.ooo 0o
i Premium on V. S. Bonds. I,aoooo
I Stock securities* 12"* 110 27
( Furniture '.mjiWiu
Due from Hanks and approved Res. Agt 09. I'.w 01
I Redemption fund I*. s. Tn .usurer j
Special and Legal Tender notes 22.7«>8 42
Total SUr&.HJI M
LI A '1 LIT! KS,
I fcVO.OOOOO
.'"lns and undivid* i pi,.tits 22,7*110
; < in : ::!;:tiun ** . H. 900 00
J> .itu'iids unpaid 15 00
Total Si'". .11 >!
t*. •»!■• of Pennsylvania umnty <.fr Sullivan
i, M. D. S\vart> •'ushiei 112 tin a bow luts
bank do solemnly wear that tin - *u»\ • -laten ■ .1
is Hue to the last of uiv kno 'ed.ienii I bel it;
M. L». sWAIi I S « a-hit
.Suhseiiltcd and sworn to liefoie me sii
.lay of « pt. p.HMi. U.iiEKTr. MrK-s.
My commission expires 1-vliy 27/09. N • y Public
Correct Attest:
l\. CI. SVLVAKI A. )
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J. M. WIHTON, MUNCY VALLSY,
I
CTXJ ST RECEIVED
Men's & Young Mens' Suits.
You are all invited to ame and examine the goods.
' Fvc!ything to be seen he?e is the most st\ lish. I hese
ire the prices which you car get good suits for: j. "*■ " -
6.50 rp 12.00 & *>i
I p:
i.,X I
izes from i yea«s to io \ ears. Knee pants, assorted co!- u L? t
v.rs from Si. up. Als > : big lot ot Boys' School Knee | fliJI tjp
Pants, strong as y< u can 112: ake them for l:ttle money. | f$
A big lot of MhN'S WORKING PANTS at ;sc wor h 1 f'i
i i W hi yw wpy
! i.as. S3.SO p.int-> reduced to 2. 10 per pair. Also a big lot j) Wf' K
|>i .v.iiN'S HATS lat s!} ies; they are thoroughly up to
i date and acceptable-tot!:. e who want to wear stylish
! ii. ts Also received up to date stock of 1 A DIES' SKIRIS
! AND C- )ATS, FURS AND SWEATERS.
•
Sole agents for W. L. DOUGLAS SHOES.
■ From 3.00 to 3. 50. Als > r< oeived twenty live cases 01 boots and shoes for Ladies'
l snd v hilt en f t <>m c -,c up; all new goods, no All sizes and low prices.
1 j
Reliable dealer in Men's Clothing.
Jacob M. Wihton
MUNCY VALLEY, PA.