First national bank
OF DUSHORE, PKNNA.
CAVTTAI. - - *50.000
tjUH.PiiUS - - $35,000
Does a General Banking Business.
S. l>. STERIQERE. M. D. IS WARTS.
President. Cashier
:t |>er cent interest allowed (ill uertiftiutcs. i
p RANG IS W. MEYLERT,
Attorney-at-Law.
office in Keeler's Block.
LAFORTE,!* Sullivan County, PA.
J # J. & F. H. INGHAMT
attornbys-at-i-aw,
Legal business attended to
in this and adjoining counties
_APOKTK, PA
C J. MULLEN,
Attorney-at-Law.
LAPORTE, PA
OFFICB ll* COITNTY BUILDING
SKA!J COURT 00C81C.
H. CRQNIN,
ATTOBNKY-AT LAW,
NOTARY PUBLIC.
OfUCI OB MAIN STIiBBT.
DTISIIORE. PA
LAPORTE HOTEL.
F. W, GALLAGHEB, Prop.
Newly erected. Opposite Coitrl ;
House square. Steam hunt, bath rooms, j
hot and cold water, rending and pool |
room.and barbershop; also good stabling j
and Jirerv,
Cbippewa
%ime Utilus*
Lime furnished in car
load iots, delivered at
Right Prices.
Your orders solicited.
Kilns near Hughesville
Penn'a.
M. E. Reeder,
MUNCY, PA.
For a well Kept
Up-to-date
Stock of
General
Merchandise
far pries that are
Right
For curteous treatment
goto
Buschhausen'
nONDKNChD REPORI oi the condition of Tin;
First National Hank at Dusliore. in the State
of Pennsylvania at close of business Dec. ;»d,
19G7.
RESOURCES.
J.oan« nn<l discounts $J.019*29 11
r. s. 1 >cii' 1 s to secure circulation .Vi.ooooo
I'.oitd Securities ,778.3:;
Furnifioic , you 00
( ash. and duo from banks ami Treas
ury I. S 81),991 09
Total SoOo.Vjy 09
U ABILITIES,
"apftal s.vu«oi»oo
Hurplu* and undivided prolits -.-UH -»«•
< 'irculatlon fjO.ooo "0
Dividends unpaid 00
Deposits ; > .72,L'SOS;{
Total £'>08,599 09
State of Pennsylvania County of Sullivan ss.
i, M 1). Sw'aitH Mishit** of the above named
bank do solemnly swear that the above .statement
is true to the best of my knowledge and belief.
M. D. S\V A KTS. < "as hi er.
Subscribed and >worn to before me this sth
day ~112 Dec. 1907. ALB Kit T I*. HF.KSS.
Mj ;.«»mmission expire- Keby27,'o9. NotaryPublie.
Correct Attest:
J. 1). RI'KSER )
E. (i. SYLYAKA, Directors, i
SAMUEL COL 1" M )
QOIJKT PROCLAMATION,
Wiikrkas, Hon. Ciias, K Tkiir'y President
.fudge. Horiorables Henry Uiehlin and R. c. R.
K>kinku Assoc. Judges of|tbe < ourts of Oyer and
Terminer and (ieneral .Tail Delivery, Quarter
Sessions of the Peace, orphan- court ami Com
mon Pleas lor the County of Sullivan, have issued
I heir precept, buiiring dare tin II day or Mar.
Jt«o7. to uie directed, lor holding the severa
courts in the Borougli of J,ai>orte.oii Monday the
21 day of Sep. 1908, at 2 o'clock p. in.
Therefore.notice is hereby given to the Coroner,
Justices of the Peace and Constables within the
county, thattlvybe then and tin iv in tlieir prop
er j»erson at 2 o'clock p. ni. of said day, >vith their
rolls, records. inquisitions examinations and
other remcmlierances to thofic things to whioh
their ottices appertain to be done. And to those
who are hound by their recognizance to prosecute
against prisoners who are or -hall be ill the jail of
thesaid county of Sullivan, are hereby notified to
be Chen and there to prosecute against them as
will be just.
JCDrOX BROWN, Sheriff.
Office,Laporte Pa.,. v», Jan 1908*
?OI£YVffIDK£Y€B£B
V. Makes Kidneys and Bladder Highi
[County Scat
Local and Personal Events
Tersely Told. J
Henry Upman of Kingsmam. N.
.J., is visiting with Laporte and
Eagles Merc friends this week.
Dr. W. F. Randall of JDushore,
drove his new Ford auto to La*
porte Wednesday.
Ellery Crossly of Sayre, spent a
few days of this week with his par
ents at this place.
Mrs. E. Y. Ingham of Eagles
Mere, spent Saturday night with
friends in town.
Miss Mary Witherow of Taw
neytown, Md., is visiting her sis
ter. Mrs. T. W. Null at the Recto
ry.
lie v. T. "W. Null spent Sunday
in Williamsport where he preached
in one of the Episcopal churches.
Preaching services in the Bap
tist church Sunday morning at 10
o'clock. All are invited. Mrs.
Ilunsicker will sing.
Rev. S. IS. Bidlack of Muncy
Valley was a pleasant caller tit this
office while in town Friday enjoy
ing the day at Lake Mokoma.
15. F. Crossly of Dnshore, spent
Sunday at the County Capitol with
his parents Mr. and Mrs. F. M.
Crossly.
An interesting game of base ball
was played by the Marry Town
club and the Laporte te.vni Tues
day forenoon. The score stood 11
to 11.
Mrs. Rosa Taylor of Sonestown,
is in the Donaldson Sanitarium at
Williamsport, where die was re
cently operated on for gall stones,
lon being removed. She stood
the operation w ell and is getting
along nicely.
Harry W. 15riuk of New Albany,
who recently graduated from the
Manslield Normal School, has been
engaged as principal of the Forks
ville High School,
Victor Bird of Estella, a gradu
ate of the Lock Haven Normal
School, lias accepted the 'position !
of assistant principal of the Sones
town schools for the coming term.
Editor Taylor of the Sullivan
Review, and wife were among the
interested excursionists to the
county scat Tuesday. Their visit
to the News Itemotliee w as greatly
appreciated and enjoyed.
Mrs. A. M. Nardine of Phila
delphia is visiting her husband'si
parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. Nardine,;
at the tannery.
Mr. 11. H. Arrison of Phila- '
delphia, was the guest of Prof. L,
L. Ford and family Saturday and <
Sundry.
The Sonostown base ball team
will play the Lal'orte team on the
Lal'orte Athletic Association
grounds at i'::!o p. in., Friday, Aug.
Jl. Admission, 15c. Grand Stand,
10c.
HiILLSGROVE ITEMS.
Mr. and Mrs. W. 15. Hitter and
Mr. and Mrs. Leo W rede of La Porte
spent Sunday with Mrs. Sam Hitter
at the home of Mrs. Rachel Little.
Miss Katie Mervina and Mrs.
Florence Fox, of Milton are visiting
Dr. and Mrs. Mervine at this place.
Mr. and Mrs. John Watts of
this place are visiting the later* par
ents at I'nityville.
Virgii; Cassleherry of proctor and
Hazel Featherhay of Eldredsville
spent Saturday and Sunday with
Uattie S'-hrader.
Miss Anna Ives of Money is visit
ing friends at this place.
Mrs. Mary Mitchell of Danville
is visiting her sons llarry and Oscar
Snyder at this place.
Dr. Mervincand Edward Sehrader
drove to La Porto to attend the ball
game on Tuesday.
A large crowd went on the ex
cursion Saturday of last week to
Eagles Mere to attend the hall game
between llillsgrove and Eagles
Mere. The game stood 0 to 8 in
favor of Eaglt-s Mere.
fiim't Tobacco .Spit ami ukr i'uur Life Awt»».
To q jit tobacco j-nd forove»\ be mag*
actio, fulloor. r life, n- rve 'Mid o;-, take No-To
iiac. the w true r woiFm*. tliat nrucfi Wi.-'iU mcr
strong. ;vh iiriiygists, o, CI. t urc artu.'
rc"ci BooUlcl and Mtinjilo fre«*. ivinl/os*
iU: in a Remedy C) t:hica*ro "» w Varli
CRACK ROAD MINE
j When Best to Use the Split
Log Drag.
FOLLOWING EACH HEAVY RAIN^'
[ Finest Work Done When the Soil Is
| Moist, Net Sticky—Clay Highway
Dragging Needs Special Attention.
| Economy of the Device.
The best results with the split lot
drag have been obtained by dragging
roads once each day after each heavy
rain. In soiuo cases, however, one
dragging every three or four weeks
has been found sufficient to keep a
I road in good condition.
When the soil is moist but not sticky
the drag does its best work, says a bul
letin from the government office of
public roads. As the soil in a field will
bake if plowed wet, so the road will
bake if the drag is used on it when it
is wet. If the roadway is full of holes
or badly rutted, the drag should be
used once when the ground in soft
and slushy. This is particularly ap
plicable before a cold spell in winter,
when it is possible to so prepare the
surface that it will freeze smooth.
Not infrequently conditions are met
which may lie overcome by a slight
change in the manner of hitching.
Shortening the chain tends to lift the
front slab and make the cutting slight,
while a longer hitch causes the front
to sink more deeply into the earth and
act 011 the principle of a plow.
If a furrow of earth is to be moved,
the doubletree should be attached
close to the ditch end of the drag, and
the driver should stand with one foot
ou the extreme forward end of the
front slab.
Conditions are so varied in different'
localities, however, that it is quite
impossible to lay down specific rules.
Certain sections of a roadway will re
quire more .attention than others be
cause of steep glides, wet weather
springs, soil conditions, exposure to
sun and wind washes, etc. There is
one condition, however, in which spe
cial attention should lie given. Clay
roads under persistent dragging fre
quently become too high in the center.
This may be corrected by dragging the
earth toward the center of the road
twice and away from it once.
There is 110 question as t<> the econo
my of this roadmaking implement,
either in first cost or in operation. In
six counties in Kansas in I!hiG the cost
of maintaining ordinary earth roads,
without the aid of Ihe split log drag,
averaged * 12.50 a mile. These figures
were furnished by Professor \V. C.
I load of the University of Kansas,
j who secured them from official records
of the counties.
Some figures furnished by I*\ P. San
born and IJ. H. Aishton, general man
ager of the Chicago and Northwestern
railroad, have revealed the wonders
of this simple device. Mr. Sanborn
said: "The least expense per mile per
annum for split log dragging was $1.50,
the greatest a little over $0 and the
average expense per mile for five and
a half miles a little over s:<. I have
lived along (his road all my life, and
never in forty years have 1 seen it
freer from mud and dust, despite the
fact that during the season we have
| experienced the extremes of weather
j conditions."
j The testimony of Mr. Aishton is
I equally strong. Learning that a town
! ship in lowa had been making an in
j vestigalion of the split log drag and
had been experimenting with it for a
year 011 twenty-eight miles of high
way, he sent au agent to secure infor
mation. It was reported that, al
though the town board had paid the
cost of making the drags and of hir
ing men to operate them, the total
expense for one year averaged but
$2.40 a mile, and the roads were re
ported to have been "like a race track"
| tlie greater portion of the year.
Beware of Narrow Tires.
Where the soil is stiff or loamy it
| pays to use the split log road drag
! after it rains and before the ground
dries hard. Nine-tenths of the country
roads could be made into splendid
thoroughfares by the proper persistent
use of the road drag and wide tires.
Wide tires alone will keep a loamy
road in fairly good condition with just
j one scraping in the spring to round up
I the turnpike. Sandy roads are a much
• more serious problem, but sometimes a
; surface of clay will soon mix with the
I sand to form a hard track, and wide
\ tires will keep it hard and smooth so
j the rainwater will run off quickly to
1 the sides, but narrow tires will ruin
I such a road surface quickly by cutting
j ruts to hold water. It would be tllfti
j cult to invent a worse implement of
destruction, especially on roads that
! are inclined to be sandy.
Good Road Agitators,
Wi.iwn have been found to be active
: workers in the matteid of agitating
j. 'Nid ron I movements. They not only
work lo get hard roads, but adopt
measures to preserve the natural beau
ty of public highways. Within the
1 list few months the, Tuesday club of
St. Charles, 111., planted 350 ornamen
tal trees along two miles of the Fox
river road. Not long since the Kane
county women, who are auto enthu
siasts, raised over SI,OOO by selling
spoons, and it all went to the Improve
ment and preservation of natural fea
tures of the finest auto drives lu Il'i
j nols.
The Lock Haven .State Normal is
oneof the half dozen great Norma'
Schools. It has graduated over two
thousand teachers. It was never
so prosperous as at the present time,
it is the ideal secondary school
in central Pennsylvania. A few
rooms are yet available for the Fall
m 111 which begins Sept. 7th. Ad-j
dres.- the principal for a catalogue.
The cider press at Sonestown
will open Saturday Aug. 29tli. 11)-
08 and will run Saturdays of each
week until Sept. 12th. 11)08. After
that date it will run Fridays and
Saturdays of each week until
Nov. 7th. l'J08; Customers figure
011 four gallons to the bushel. This
is to give an idea how many lbs.
a loa.l, Everything will be readi
ness and first class condition 011
above dates.
J. Converse.
Notice.
In Ue: Mattie A. Miller for a divorce
from George E. Miller, her husband.
To George K. Miller: You are hereby
notified that the alias subpoena in the
above stated case having been returned
that you could not be found in this county
you are required to appear on Monday,
the 21st day of September, 1908, at the
Court ot Common Pleas to be held at l.a
porte, for the County ot Sullivan, ai 2
o'clock p. 111 . and make* answer to the
complaint made by your wife in the above
stated case or be liable to have a decree
of 'Hvorce granted in your absence.
.lUDSON BROWN. Sherifl.
Sheriffs office, I,aPcrte,Pa.. Aflg. 7, 190S.
Notice.
In Re; Application of Oca Snyder for
a divorce from Charles Snyder, her hus
band.
To Charles Snyder: Von are hereby
notified that an alias subpoena in the
above .stated case having been returned
that you could not be found in this county
you are hereby required to appear tin
Monday, the 21st day ot September. I'.IUS.
at the Court of Common I'leas to he held
at l.aporte, lor the County of Sullivan, at
2 o'clock p. 111., and make answer to the
complaint make by your wife in the above
slated case or be liable to have a decree
of divorce granted in vour absence.
.11" I >S< )\ 15lit I\VN. Sheriff.
Sheriffs office, Laporte,Pa., Aug. 7. I'.'OS.
Trial List, September, Term 1008.,
Return day, Sept. 21,1908, at 2 o'clock,p. 111
7 A. J. Bradley, Administrator and
Escheator of the estate of Celia Mary
Kelley, plaintiff, vs J. H. Comber, indi
vidua Ily and as Attorney-in-Fact for Mrs.
Nora Quinn and Elizabeth Kelley, and
S. li. Kilenberger and John 11. Yeager,
.lames Mansell and' Mrs. Nora and
Mies Elizabeth Kelley. defendants.
No. 34 May Term, 1908.
Framed Issue.
Dunham. | Maxwell
2. Catherine Hahr, Administratrix ol
Charles Hahr, deceased, vs Julius l'ahr.
No. 24, December Term, 1905.
Replevin.
Cronin. Mullen. | Scouten
-3 Walter J. Ehrman and Gustavo
Stern. Co-Partners, trading as Ehrman A
Stern vs Ellen A. Carroll. Executrix ol
the last will and testament ot John \V.
Carroll, deceased. Trespass.
I'lea.—Not Guilty.
Hill. | .Scon ten.
4. Mattie N. Schoonover vs, Delia
Brown. No. 2.'!. September Term, 1907.
Trespass.
Plea, —Not Guilty.
Scouten. | Bradley.
5 The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
for the useotMina J. I'hillips, wife ol A.
G. Phillip- \> .1 "rank W, Buck, Sherifl of
the County ol Sullivan, and the United
States Fidelity ami Guaranty Company o!
Baltimore, Maryland, Surety.
No- 43, September Term, 1907.
Summons in debt founded on official bond
Pleas.—-Non Assumpsit, Performance,
with leave to give special matter etc.
Not Guilty. I'erlormance. with leave to
give special matter in evidence.
T. J. I ngham. | Bradley.
('). George Golder vs Eagles Mere
Light Company
No. 19, February Term, 1908.
Trespass,
Plea, — Not Guilty.
Scouten. Bradley. | Meylert.
ALBERT F. JLEI.SS, Broth.
I'roth. office, Laporte Pa., Aug t>, 19U8.
Administrator's Notice.
111 the estate ot Anna 11. late
Hillsgrove town.-hip, Sullivan County,
Pa., deceased.
Letters of Administration in the above
estate having been granted to the under
signed, all persons indebted to said estate
are requested to make immediate pay
ment; and those having claims against
said estate are requested to present the
same, without delay for payment.
C. W.SADLER, Adminii-trator.
F. W- Meylert, Atty.
Auditor's Notice.
Notice is hereby given that the under
signed auditor, appointed l>y 1 he < )rphaii'»
< 'ourt ol Sullivan County, to make dis
tribution of the fund now in Court, being
the balance undistributed as shown by
the financial account of James Thomson,
sole surviving executor of the last will
and testament ol Josiah Jackson, deceas
ed. which account has been continued
absolutely, to and among those legally
entitled to the same, will attend to the
duties of his appointment at the Court
House, in l.aporte, Pa., on Tuesday,
August 25, 1908, at ten o'clock, a. in., at
which time and place all persons entitled
to share in said funds shall present their
claims or be thereafter debarred from
coming in on said hind.
F. W. MEYLERT, Auditor.
July 24, 1908.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK,
CAPITA!. STOCK
$50,000
Surplus and
Xct Profits,
65.000.
Transacts a General
Banking Business.
Accounts ofludivid
uals and Firms
solicited.
DeWITT BQDINE, President.
JEREMIAH KELLY, Vice Pres.
W C. FRONTZ, Cashier.
DIRECTORS:
De"\Y itt Bodine, Jacob Per, Frank A.Roeder,
Jeremiah Kelly, Win. Front/., W. C. Front/,
\\ .T. Reedy, Jolin (J. Laird, Lyman Myers,
Peter Front/, C. W. Sones, Daniel li.Poust,
John Bull,
3 per Cent INTEREST PAID ON TIME DEPOSITS
-A-T THIS
GENERAL STORE
GO laporte Tanner. ®>
You can find a general stock of Lumbeimen's Flannel
Shirts, Drawers and Socks. Woolen and Cotten Under
wear and Hosiery.
■MEN'S and BOYS' HATS, CAPS and MITTENS.
Also a Full Assortment of Boots and Shoes
of the Usual Variety.
The Grocery and
Provision Department
is second to none in the county. Also a fair stock of
HARDWARE, WILLOW ARE and CASTINGS
(or the farmer. Prices are consistent with quality of goods.
JAMES McFARLANE.
PAII\P>AN^S
GAS or GASOLINE
K N G I N E S.
There are many Gas and Gasoline Engines and ONE
"FAIRBANKS"
*
Some reserr.! it in construction, others in name
BUT THERE ONLY ONE
FAIRBANKS ENGINE.
Engines that excell in quality and moderate in cost.
Vertical from one to ten horse power. Horizontal three
, norse power up-
THE FAIRBANKS COMPANY,
701 At ch St., Philadelphia.
CHARLES L. WING, Ageni, Laporte.
ft ~=^
iff You Aye Going to Get Whisky,
Get Good Whisky
lid Penn Whisky
good, and is distilled from care
fully selected grain
75c a Quart $2.75 a Gallon
If you want the finest whisky made we recsmmend
Imperial Cabinet Whisky
$1.25 a Quart $4.75 a Gallon
Champagnes, Sherries, Ports, Catawba, Moselles,
" J 4 Rhine Wines, Brandies, Gins, Cordials
fMNM Massr* c,C* ■/
1310 V.''.""'J?'" II V are the oldest ivtnc and liquor house in J hi/a
dclphia, -we refer to the thousands of Physicians
who send here for pure liquors.
Goods Shipped to All Parts of the United States
Thomas Massey & Co. Philadelphia jj
*
11 is a sure resource
WANTED^
IFmrm or BumtnaßM
for sale. Not particular about location.
Wish to hear from twin only who
will sell direct to buyer. Olve price,
description and itate when poateaalon
can be had. Addreaa.
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