l":opublioan Kews Item
F. L. TAYLOR, EDITOR.
i*a?jlU!v3i Jl/jry r j.'n irj.iiy Afioraao
8j The Sullivan Publishing Co
At the County Boat of Hull! van County,
LAI'OKTE, FA.
W (;. MASON, l'resiilen.
THOS. J. INGHAM, Sec'y <ft Treas.
Eiatied Rt tti<; Poet Oflice at Laporte, as
eecond-c'p.ee nail matter.
*rTRBT NATIONAL BANK
■ OF DUSHORE, PENS A.
CAPITAL - - 4,50.000
6I! HPIITTB - . $40,000
Does a (ieneral Banking Business,
ft. I). STERIG i.RE, M. D. BW>RTS.
President. * Cashier
!! per eent interest allowed 011 certificates.
pRANGIS W. MEYLERT,
Attorney-lit-Law.
office in Keeler's Block.
LAPORTE, Sullivan County, PA.
J. J. & F. H. INGHAM,
ATTOUHBYS-AT-LAW,
Legiil basrnoss attended to
in thin ana adjoining countios
_ A PORTE. PA
£ J. MULLEN,
Attorney-at-Law.
LAVORTE, PA
OFFICE 111 COTWTT BUILDING
HF Ancoi-KT nonsa.
J # H. CRONIN,
A7TORNKT-AT -LAW,
HI.TART PUBLIC,
orrica OH HAIH STKBBT.
DC SHORE, PA
With this ißsue 1 lie News Item
i* published under the new man
agement, and we have no idea of
starting a conflagration 011 the pla
cid surface of Lake Mokonia —not
yet. Some day she may burn as
brightly as the Susquehanna river
which is to be dammed atTowanda
goon. But for a while, until we
got tbe bang of the office and a grip
on tho goings and comings of the
population, we expect to be very
circumspect and modest.
Brother Charles L. Wing, the
retiring editor, is using 11s like a
gentleman and a scholar which he
is seven days a week. He is doing
all in his power to make the "kick
off" in this game as easy as possi
ble for us. His hosts of friends all
testify to hi.- unfailing energy and
sterling integrity. Many regrets
will be felt when he and his hon
ored wife depart for their new home
in the distant south.
Since tbe above was in type Bro.
Wing has proved himself a friend
in need, ile st\v plainly that we
wore in sore need of news, and in
order to help us out. grabbed up a
box of scrap metal went to the door
and dropped it on bis foot, crip
pling himself severely. A man
who will do a thing like that de
serves a gold medal a foot thick.
There is no reason why this pa
per should not prosper and enjoy
as good patronage as any country
newspaper in this section of the
state. The present manager takes
it in hand with the determination
to leave nothing undone that will
make the News Item as good and
as interesting as any country pub
lication.
The policy of this paper w ill be
to encourage enterprise throughout
the county, and especially in the
town of Laporte. A man may love
his country, be willing to fight and
•lie for it, but after all there's no
place like home, 110 folks like the
home folks. So it is with the lo
cal paper, however broad the giiagc
of interest and desire lor general
prosperity, the home town is first
to be considered.
It is generally conceded that La
porte is just entering upon an era
of unprecedented business activity.
1 n evidence of that fact, note the
improvements everywhere, the
stretches of permanent cement side
walks, better buildings, the splen
did structure being erected to be
used as a banking house, the line
development of Lake Mokoma, the
agitation of the proposition to or
ganize a water company to supply
the town, all goto prove that this
town is going to see better days
than at any period in the past.
We promise that the News Item
will be right 011 the spot, encourag
ing every effort for the progress of
1 ho ''city set on an hill''—Laporte,
lister of the dawn.
| uov iiy j
I Loco! and Personal Events I
Tersely Told. J
Prof. Carl Bird'was in Williams
port over Sunday.
Bom, to Mr. and Mrs. Scott Stal
ford Nov. 2, a son.
Miss Jessie*Wrede was shopping
in Ou*hore Saturday.
Lev. Jarrett went to his home in
Seliasgro\e for election.
Mrs. Andrew R-ose has been ill for
the past week of appendicitis.
Ray Camp has returned from Rick
etts where he has been working for
some time. 1
Our paper is 11 day late this week
owing to reasons too numerous to
mention.
Mr. and Mrs. M. McNellan have
commenced housekeeping at the
'•Tannery."
The house of H. Brenner of Muncy
Valley, was destroyed by fire Tues
day evening.
Mrs. Joseph Carpenter has return
ed home after spending some time in
English Center.
The tannery fire whistle sounded
two alarms on Wednesday. The
blazes were easily extinguished.
C. B. Watson of Bernice, was a
county seat visitor Wednesday, and
made a pleasant call on the printer.
Mrs. Ben McHenry is visiting her
uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. I'. M.
Crossley and other friends in town.
The marriage banns of Leo Fries
of this place, and Miss Marcella Far
rell of Dushore, have been published.
Joseph Stalford has moved his
family into the Association house on
Muncy street, recently vacated by
Win. Burke.
Dr. Ott, far famed as the superin
tendent of the hospital at Sayre, is
dead. He was one of the most skill
ful surgeons in the state.
Miss Mary Connerton of Lester
shire, N. Y., and Miss Margaret
Murray of Scranton, are the guests |
of Francis Moran this week.
J. W. McCartney who is engaged
in lumbering down Forksville way,
was a business man in Laporte Tues
day, and made our office a pleasant
call.
Cashier Edw. Ladley of our local
bank took advantage of the legal
holiday Tuesday and made a trip to
Tovanda to visit and confer with
his brother bankers in the "City ofl
Promise."
Hallowe'en was celebrated in this
bur r, evidences of which remain uu
lo t ills day. About ten rods of barbed
wire fence down towards the tannery
was pulled up by the roots, and other
funny jokes cracked on the public.
Samuel MahafFey has been confin
ed to the house for the past week
with a badly bruised ankle. The
injury wa* received while skidding
logs in the woods. Hia ieg was
caught between a log and a large
stone.
There will be a mite social held at
the home of Mrs. F. 11. Ingham on
Friday evening, Nov. 0. There will
be amusements, also refreshments
served, and a collection taken for the
benefit of'the V. I. S. A cordial in
vitation is extended to all.
The new editor of the News Item
most earnestly requests the people of
Laporte to send or hand in all per
sona) or other items they may hap
pen to know. Unless they help us
in this way, it will be extremely dif
ficult to make an interesting local
department, as we come among you
a stranger. Please help us
There is absolutely no premium on
any of the Lincoln cents, not even on
those that bear the initials of the en
graver. Just think: no fewer than
twenty-nine millions have been is
sued ; in how many years, time will
they become scarce, do you calculate?
—Bloomsburg Sentinel. Our guess
is that the supply will run shy the
same day that $29,000,000 fine is
paid.
"Beauty The World's Wonder"
the freak calf owned by James Smith
of Overton, which was exhibited at
the Forksville fair last month, was
removed from its regular quarters on
Hallowe'en and lodged tor a day or
so in the Overton school house. The
rnsenceof the eyeless and tailless
"ciitter" did not improve tho house
of education to any great extent.
The school board and good citizens
of Overton are very indignaut over
the prank, but the calf don't seem to
care much.
Bernice Boy Hammers
Dynamite Cap.
Dushore Review.
By unwisely pounding a dyna
mite cap intended to be used for
blasting in the mines, Stanni
Bicci, a ten years old Polish boy'
of Bernice, is now in the William
sport hospital receiving treatment.
The boy's father works in the
mines at.Bermec. In some way
Slanni a few of the
dynamite caps Monday afternoon
and in his boyish way was play
ing with them
He retired to to the woodshed
and soon after there was an ex
plosion. His parents ran to his
aid and found him on the floor of
the shed, badly wounded and
bleeding profusely. He was tak
en into the' house and surgical
assistanee'summoned. Dr. Chris
tian ordered,the boy taken to the
VVilliamsport hospital.
Accompanied by his father, the
young Polander arrived in that
city on a Reading train Monday
evening, and was immediately
taken in an ambulance to the
hospital. Surgeons carefully ex
amined the little patient, and
found that both his eyes were af
fected, and that the sight of the
left one might be permanently
destroyed. His hands and face
were also badlv burned by pow
der.
The Lewis & Stull Co, have
moved from Stull the remaining
two boilers from the wreck of the
tire three years ago, to be used at
the new ice plant at Bean Run,
where they have just finished a
new dam across Bowman's creek,
730 feet long and 20 feet high,
overflowing about 40 acres.
The Susquehanna & New York
Railroad company has settled
with Mrs. Bennis for the death of
her husband, the late Martin P.
Bennis, who was killed a few
weeks ago in a collision in the
Towanda yards, she being paid
the sum of §4,000 without litiga
tion.
Mrs. Nate Vallone of Pittston,
has presented to her husband
their 23d child, a robust boy.
There are now 15 boys and 8 girls
of whom ten boys and three girls
are living. The Vallones were
married in 1884. The father
wants to name the new arrival
William Taft Vallone.
At the meeting of the board of
trustees of the Robert Packer hos
pital held in Sayre, Hon. J. lv.
Newell, cashier of the Citizens'
National Bank of Towanda, was
elected president of the board to
succeed Henry Stieeter, deceased.
It is reported on good authority
that work on the proposed trolley
road from Athens to Towanda
will soon be under way, as suffic
ient capital has been subscribed
to assure building the line.--Ath
ens News.
An additional •warning has
been sent out by the State Depart
ment that ministers must report
all marriages within thirty days
after the ceremony or they will
be prosecuted.
From a ewe sheep used to drive
the separator on Job Ballard's
farm, this year sls worth of
lambs and wool were sold.—Troy
Gazette-Register.
A Scran ton foreigner "fiddled
himself to death" according to the
statement made by his wife to
the coroner.
Death of An Infant.
Cecil Albert, the infant son of Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas Green of Sioux
City, lowa, died Aug. 28, 1909, aged
two months and two days. Mrs.
Green was formerly Miss Edythe
Eddy, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
G. 8. Eddy of Laporte.
Mrs. J. P. Gray of Picture Rocks,
is visiting her sister Mrs. C. L. Wing.
We have a few Trespass Notices at
this office. 46c per dozen.
Republicans Sweep Slate
Returns Give a Majority of Over 150,000 to
Party in Pennsylvania.
T i efc'f) '*■ e!( (t tru: ; 5 a i;! \ ii'cn o 1 il e Ri) 11
licans of the Keystone state. The entire state ticket wr,s
elected by a majority aggregating 150,000 votes.
C. Laßue Murson, Democratic candidate for Justice of
the Supreme Court, ran far ahead ol his licked.
Philadelphia polled an overwhelming vote for the Re
p üblion candidates. Ihe result was the more astonish
ing frcm Ihe fact that an aggressive campaign has bet n car
ried on by the reform element, and a close win for the
iegu!ars was all that was hoped for. The majorrty of over
45,000 in the city amazed even the parly leaders.
The constitutional amendments are supposed to have
been' Jill carried, but returns come in very slowly and the
result has not been fully d termineo.
IN SULLIVAN COUNTY.
For District Attorney—Meylert Repulican, received 848
votes: Kernon Democrat, COI. Meylert s majority 217.
For Coroner —Woodhead Democrat, 758: Vocrhets
Republican, 715- Woodhead's majority 4 ».
Kipp for State Treasurer carried the county by a major
ity of 100, and Munson had 383 to the good in Sullivan.
The chances are that a one-time advertisement or a very small
advertisement will not pay. It is only continuous, persistent effort,
and effort that is strong "enough to make an impression, that will be
found adequately profitable.
Once in a while the one-time advertisement, on a special occasion,
will bring good results, but not
' then-stones.
"// is only continuous, persistent etfo> t~rtfur! tiring But if they go On, put in a
",o» e h to """ good, solid foundation and build
up from that, they will in time
raise a pier that will be strong and permanent, and that will hold up a
useful and necessary bridge.
It is just so with advertising". The first ads you drop in only
serve as a foundation. They do not serve as anything if you do not
drop in enough of them. If you keep on piling one on top of the
other, in the end you will
have a pier which will Y'r
sustain the bridge of - TjT j 1\ T
business all the rest of Ii I\l N
yOU T£ water of com'.
petition will waste away Mr
some of the stones, and
they will have to be re- QCpCpJ " ]
placed, but once the pier H 'jnijr
is built the repairs will
not be very expensive.
For the Children's Sake
Try Foods Shot from Guns
>
Let us put it up to the children— To know these crisp, gigantic grains
this question of their breakfast food.the only way is to try them.
Serve them a dish of Puffed Wheat
T „ „ , ... . . . . 1 hey are putted to eight times
or Puffed Rice, then afk what they . , • rp, ,
. ' J natural size. I hey are four times as
want to have next. t >
porous as bread.
See if your children, like legions of
others, are delighted with these queer They are nut-like and brown. They
foods. digest more easily than any other
cereals known.
There are no other foods in exist
ence which are anywhere near like But cold type can't describe them,
these. So we cannot compare them Let one dish, tomorrow morning, tell
with others. your folks the story.
Puffed Wheat—loc v Puffed Rice —15c
These are the foods invented bv Prof. An- Then the guns are unsealed, and the steam
derson, and this is his curious process: explodes. Instantly every starch granule is
blasted into a myriad particles.
The whole wheat or rice kernels are put into
scaled guns. Then the guns are revolved for . Thc rue sof « ram ar , c expanded eight
. . , i times. \et the coats are unbroken, the shapes
.sixty minutes in a heat of SSO degrees. . „ . . .
J - n are unaltered. v\ e nave simply the magnified
That fierce heat turns the moisture in the grain,
grain to steam, and the pressure becomes ire- One package will tell you why people de
mendous, light in them. Order it now.
<s>
Made only by The Quaker Oats Company
I f'ONPKNSKD KFPOI
: Nhmouml rank
, of Pennsylvania at clost
RKSOI'J
Loans and discounts ..
I". *. Itu.ds to secure eireu!
Premium 011 IT.l T . S. Bond
Stock Securities
Furuistue
Due from banks and approved rese.
Due from r. s Treasury...
Cu*li '
Total
LIABILITIES,
f- r iO 0()0 0(i
Surplus and undivided proilts.° lA<>i
arrulallGn ' AO'uoo CO
Deposits :iAB,7BO(X)
r°tal 9601.692 40
State of Pennsylvania County of Sullivan ss
I, M 1) Swarts cashier of the above named
bank do solemnly swear that the above stutcme: t
is tiue to the best of my knowledge and belief.
M. IX SWARTS. Cashier,
bubseiibed and sworn to before me this Mi
day of Sent 1909. ALI'HONnL'3 WALSH '
My commission expires Keby 27,'09. Notary Public.
Correct Attest:
J. I). RKESER )
For a well Kept
Up-to-date
Stock of
General
Merchandise
For prices that are
Right
For courteous treat
ment goto
Buschhausen'
Cbippcvva
Xtme IRtlns.
Lime furnished .n car
load lots, delivered at
i Right Prices.
Your orders solicited.
Kilns near Hughesvilla
Penn'a.
I
IVL E. Reeder,
MUNCY, PA.
Anvnne sending a sketch and description may
quickly ascertain our opinion freo whether an
invention is probably patentable. Communica
tions •">? ri.-tly confidential. Handbook on Patents
sent I'iee. oldest agency for •*»•« patent.*-.
Patents taken tl>r utrli Munn & 10. receive
special n-jUcf, without chart; ?, in the
Scientific >T«rican.
A handsomely Illustrated weekly. Largest cir
culatton of any scientific Journal. Terms, $3 a
y.inr; four months fl. Sold by all newsdealers.
MUNN I Cf 3$ "Broadway. Nf iV York
Branch Offlce 125 .t.. T Va»htiutiu.i.