Republican News Item
B. M. VANDYKE, EDITOR.
PUBLISHED FRIDAYS
By The Sullivan Publishing Co
At the County Seat of Sullivan County.
LAPOHTE, PA.
TIIOS. J. INOIIAM, Sec'y it Treas.
Entered at the Post Office at Laporte, ap
second-clans mail matter.
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FIRST NATIONAL BANK
OK DUBHORK, PENNA.
CAPITAL - - $50,000
Bt7RPriUB - - $40,000
|)oen a General P>anking Business.
Kl-lIKR WKLLES, M. 1). BWARTB.
' President. Cashier
per eent interest allowed on certificates.
pANCJSW. MEYLERT,
Attorney-at-Law.
< Mice in Iveeler's Block.
LAPORTE, Sullivan County, PA.
J.J. & F. H. INGHAM,
ATTORN BYS-AT-LAW,
Legal business attended to
in this and adjoining counties
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£ J. MULLEN,
Attorn ey-at-Law.
LAPORTE, PA
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HKAH COURT nOUSR.
J H. CRONIN,
ATTOBHKY-AT -LAW,
IFOTART PUBLIC.
OPFIi'B ON MAID HTRIIT.
DUSIIORE. PA
First National Bank
OF LAPORTE, PA.
Capitol ■ • - $25,000.00
Transacts a general banking business.
THOS. J. INGHAM, KDW. I,AI»I,KV
President. Cashier.
3 per cent interest paid on time deposits,
ACI'OI N'r.S SOLICITED.
J P. BAHL,
TONSORIAL ARtIST
Pool Room, Confectionery, Tobacco and Cigars.
Opposite Hotel Bernard
LAPORTE, PA.
Cream Puffs.
Says the New Albany Mirror:
On Tuesday the editor of the Mir
ror went to Laporte and severed
his connection with the News Item
at that place. The contract was
renewed liy B. M. YanDyke who
has had the management of the
business since Jan. 1. Bert is
certainly making good on the job,
and will make better still as the
difficulties he has labored under
clear away. The patronage in all
departments is increasing, and
the reason for the increase is not
due to drumming, but to the pro
duction of a desirable, modern
service. For the principal owner
of the plant, Hon. Thos. J. Ing
ham, we jjrish to add a word. We
found him as square as a brick
with favors always lapping the
long way of the brick to our ad
vantage. lie has the success of
the paper at heart to a much lar
ger extent than he has his own
financial interests in the business—
Thanks Freem.
The beautiful marble building
that house the ''lnternational Bu
reau of American Republics" was
recently dedicated at Washington
with imposing ceremonies. If the
Bureau fulfills its mission it will
render a great service to every one
of the twenty or more republics
existing on this continent. As a
matter of fact this country knows
far less of its sister republics to the
south of us than it does of almost
any European country. Our com
mercial intercourse with the South
American republics is comparatively
small, our flag is scarcely eVer seen
for the reason that very seldom
does an American ship enter one of
t heir harbors, and tourists give those
countries a wide berth. Evidently
the first work lieftfTe the Bureau is
fl) get the different republics I tetter
acquainted with each other.
St. John's Church, (Episcopal)
Sunday School . !):()(> a. m
Regular Service 7:30 p. in
SHUNK. .
Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Harrer of
East Point visited the lady's par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. W. E.
last week.
On Saturday, May 14, a large
croud gathered at Ellenton to wit
ness the opening base ball game of
this season, played by the first
nines of Shunk and Masten. All
went well for a while when the
tide turned and the game closed j
with the score remaining !) to 1 in
fovor of Shunk.
A. E. Campbell transacted busi
ness at Schuyler Lake, N. Y. last
week.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. D. W.
Battin, May 11. a daughter.
Mrs. Allen Right mire was called
to Proctor last week, on account of
the severe illness of her sister, Mrs.
Bryne.
Mr. and Mrs. O. J. Williams
and son spent Sunday at Canton.
Mr. C. X. Porter is on the sick
list again.
Mrs. Perry Fanning is very ill.
Mrs. Grant Tillison called on
friends at this place Saturday.
The surprise party at George
Lilley's Friday evening "was well
attended.
Mrs. F. L. Kilmer is ill at present.
Mrs. I/.ola Mason took dinner at
W. E. Porters Sunday.
Mrs. Mary Ann Ferris is suffer
ing from a severe relapse.
Several from this place are suf
fering from severe colds on account
of exposure during the early morn
ing hours while they have been
watching the comet. ,
MUNCY VALLEY.
Misses Esther Houscknecht and
Lena Brink of Eagles Mere are
visiting friends in town.
Professors Moran and Remen
snyder are attending court at La
porte this week.
Mrs. G. W. Bigger and Mrs.
Brady Houscknecht and children
spent Wednesday in Eagles Mere.
James Moran is spending a few
days at the county seat.
Mrs. Oscar Stroud and daughter
Mary spent Saturday in llughes
ville.
Misses Ester Houseknecht and
Pearl Jillson spent Thursday of
last week in Sonestown.
Carl Wrede of Laporte spent
Sunday in town.
Mrs. Adam Bradley and children
called on Unityville friends last
week.
Our genial station agent is at
tending court this Week, Mrs.
Mabel Hitter of Laporte is attend
ing the station in his absence.
Opinion in Slieatz Case.
Justice Mestre/at handed down
an opinion at Philadelphia yester
day giving the reasons of the State
Supreme Court for the
John O. Slieatz from the office of
State treasurer. The opinion holds
that the term of State treasurer is
fixed at two years by the State
constitution and that the legislature
has no power to extend or abridge
the term. The opinion states that
the constitution forbids an incum
bent from holding two terms in
succession. It is held that a
vacancy occurred in the office on
May 2 and that Governor Stuart
had the power to appoint a suc
cessor to Mr. Slieatz. The order
ousting Mr. Slieatz from office was
issued by the Supreme Court two
weeks ago.—Towanda Review.
Base Ball Prospects.
On Friday night of last week the
local base ball enthusiasts met in
the oflice of F. W. Meylert Esq.,
for the purjMise of organizing a team
for this season the main object of
wliidi will IK- to defeat the various
aggregations which will buck
against "Buck" and his county
town bunch. Mr. F. W. Meylert
was unanimously elected as man
ager and Ellory Carpenter, captain.
A committee was appointed to look
after the grounds.
Fire Near Shunk.
011 Monday morning of last week
fire of unknown origin completely
destroyed the blacksmith shop and
cider-mill with nearly all of their
contents, belonging to John W.
Russell at Piatt. The lire was dis
covered about 2a. 111. The total
loss was alKiut SI ,200. Mr. Russell
carried insurance 011 the property
in the Farmers' and Mechanics'
lljmie Mutual Ins. Co., to the
amount of 8700.
All kinds of quality printing at
the News Item office.
Housecleaning time is about over
and the man of the house, who has
lieen leading a miserable existence
during the process, can again take
some pleasure in life.
Executor's Notice:
In Re: Estate of Charles Fuller,
late of Fox Township, Sullivan Coun
ty, I'enna., Deceased.
Letters Testamentary in the estate
of above named Decedent having been
granted to the undersigned, all per
sons knowing themselves indebted to
said estate are requested to make pay
ment, and and all having claims
against the estate to present them for
settlement to
SYLVESTER BROWN,
Executor.
W h eel cry ilk\ Pen na..
April 20, 1910. itf)
SUM M EH_SC HOO L
The Annual Session of the Sul
livan County Summer School will
open at Dusbore. Monday, June 0.
1010. and continue for four weeks.
The work of this school has been
carefully planned for the special
benefit of the teachers of the county.
Students are requested to bring
textbooks.
The instructors will be Co. Supt.
J. K. Reese Killgore, Prof. J. 11.
Balcutiiic and Ex. Co. Supt. M. R.
Black.
Tuition for full term S"».. For
Students attending less than full
term 81.50 per wQj'k.
M. R. Black, Manager.
Primary Election Notice,
In accordance with the provisions
of the act of Assembly known as the
"Uniform Primary" Act, approved
Febuary 17th,1900.
Notice is hereby given that on the
4th day of June, 19 10, it being the
lirst Saturday in June, a primary el
ection will be held at the several
voting places throughout Sullivan
County, State of Pennsylvania, be
tween the hours of 2 p. 111., and 8 p.
111., at which time and place the fol
lowing delegates ahd alternates will
be elected:
One person for Delegate and one
person for Alternate to the State
Convention, representing the ltcpuh
liean party.
One person for Delegate and one
person for Alternate to the State
Convention, representing the Demo
cratic party.
Two persons for Delegates and two
persons for Alternates to the State
Convention, representing the Prohi
bition party.
Also, party officers, such as Coun
ty Chairman, Treasurer and Secre
tary of County Committee, and two
members of County Committee from
each election district. (The election
of party officers is optional with the
different parties.) At the same time
and place, the following nominations
will be made.
One person for Representative in
Congress, representing the Republi
can party.
One person for Representative in
Congress, representing the Demo
cratic party.
One person for Representative in
Congress, representing the Prohibi
tion party.
One person for Senator 111 the Gen
eral Assembly, representing the Ile
publican party.
One person for Senator in tlieGen
eral Assembly, representing the
Democratic party.
One person lor Representative in
the General Assembly, representing
the Republican party.
One person lor Representative in
the General Assembly, representing
the Democratic Party.
One person for Representative in
the General Assembly, representing
the Prohibition party.
Blank petitions will be furnished
by the County Commissioners, and
all petitions must be tiled with the
County Commissioners at least three
weeks before the primaries.
Primaries shall be conducted in
conformity with the laws, governing
the conduct of general elections in so
far as the same are not modified by
the provisions of this Act or are not
inconsistent with its terms.
THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS,
Thos. E. Kennedy, Clerk
The war against eoiisumption
should have the sympathetic co
operation of everyone. That co
operation may be effectively give by
close attention to sanitation. Foul
air is one of the most prolific causes
of the disease, yet how many people
there are who seem to dread pure
air. They sleep with the windows
and doors of their rooms hermet
ically closed. Then, too, janitors,
for some reason we have never
fathomed, seem to have a chronic
objection to ventilation and so
audiences have to breathe the
bottled up dead air of a week. A
greater exercise of common sense
would decrease tuberculosis to a
most gratifying extent.
Many people in Laporte watched
jn vain for the famous comet
Wednesday night but that celestial
gad-about failed to report 011 duty
as predicted. Neither did the pas
sing of the earth through the
comet's tail create any sensational
doin's, Ihit why feel disappointed?
Let the old comet and its tail goto
grass. Just go over to Hotel
Bernard and see the new gas lights
and you will forget that 11 alley
ever had a comet.
Finger Split Open.
While playing catch with a base
ball on Wednesday afternoon,
Samuel Pennoek was struck 011 the
hand with the ball in such a man
lier as to split a linger of his right
hand open to the bone. Dr Ran
dall dressed the young man's in
jury.
Famous Golf Match.
The projected golf match between
two well known amateurs and a lead
ing member of the London Stock Ex
change for a stake of £SOO recalls
the famous foursome in which the
Duke of York, afterward James 11.,
took a prominent part on the Leith
links in the year 1082. It was really
an international contest, in which the
Duke, with John Patersone, a golfing
shoemaker of great repute, champion
ed Scotland against two noblemen of
England, a heavy wager depending on
the issue. The Duke and the cobbler
had an easy victory, thanks largely to
the man of the last, and John Pater
sone's share of the stakes was so sub
stantial that he was able to build a
goodly house In tlie Canongate, in a
wall of whiMi the Duke caused a
stone to be placed bearing the Pater
sone arms with the motto "Far and
sure," a tribute to the. cobbler's driv
ing powers. Patersone's house, we
% "«1 onrvivi»s to-dav.
What a Bonanza Is.
A certain Western Congressman has
had disastrous experience in gold
mine speculations. One day a num
ber of colleagues were discussing the
subject of speculation, when one of
them said to the Western member:
"Tom, as an expert, give us a defini
tion of the term 'bonanza.'"
"A 'bonanza,'" replied the Western
man with emphasis, "is a hole in the
ground owned by a champion liar!" —
Success.
Sheiff's Sale.
My virtue of a writ of Fieri Facias
issued out of the Court of Common
Pleas of Sullivan County, Pa., to me
directed and delivered, there will be
exposed at public sale at Hotel Oberl
in 'Dusbore, Pa., on
SATURDAY, JI'NE 11, 1910,
at 11 o'clock a. in., the following de
scribed property, to wit:
All that certain lot, piece or parcel ot
land lying and lieiiijr in the Township ot
Clieriy, County el' Sullivan and State ot
Pennsylvania, bounded and described as
follows:
Beginning at a post corner on line ot
Charles Diddle; llience by, same N. . r >(>A
degrees west 89 perches; thence N.
degrees K. 30 perches; thence N. S(U de
green VV. 57■] perches to a corner of lands
ot John lleiber; thence by same N. .'53.1
degrees E. 90 2-10 perches to a corner;
thence by lands of Kmanuel lleilier.S, 5G.1
degrees E. 74 2-10 perches; thence S. 22
degrees W. 02 perches to corner; thence S.
.N!S degrees E. l.'i perches; thence S. 751
degrees E. 54 perches to corner 011 line ot
lands ot Adam Thrasher, and thence bv
same S. I{;U degrees W. 85 7-10 perches
to the place of beginning. Containing 80
acres ot land be the same more or less.
Deing all improved and under a good
state of cultivation, well watered ami
having thereon erected a t large frame
dwelling house, hawk barn and ail the
necessary outbuildings. Also a large ap
ple orchard and other iruit trees growing
thereon.
Kiezed, taken into execution and
to be sold as the property of J. Ir
win Milb'r, at the suit of The Orange
National Hank of Tioga Pa. (use.)
JUDSON BROWN, Sheriff.
Sheriff's Office, LaPorte, Pa.,
May Hi, 1910.
Walsh, Attorney.
NEWS OF THE COURTS J
Following is H brief partial sum -
mury of cases brought before the
May Courts. Next week we will
print a report of full proceedings:
Commonwealth vs. Super
visors.
In the case ,of Coinmonweath vs.
Win. I'. Kelley, Frank Yonkin and
Leltoy Kobe Supervisors of Forks
township, in which the Supervisors
were charged with neglecting to re
pair a public highway a motion was
made to continue the case until next
term. After hearing the reasons tor
si Continuance the Court continued
the case, but remarked that the Su
pervisors now had an excellent op
portunity to show their willingness
to repair the way; that the Court
would enforce the laws which requirt
the way to be kept in good condi
tion, and advised the Supervisors to
attend to their duties in this respect
and thus save costs and dama;e-.
Commonwealty vs. George
Phillips.
In the case of Commonwealth vs.
George Phillips the defendant was
charged with non-support of his wife
and family. It appeared that in
this case the Overseers of the Poor
were forced to take action on a com
plaint from some of the neighbors,
and that neither Phillips nor his
wife had applied for assistance. It
svas shown however, that the family
were in destitute circumstances, and
that the relief furnished was very
acceptable to the wife ami children.
The Court dismissed the complaint
but admonished the defendant to
keep away from saloons and taverns
and make me of his earnings to feed
and clothe his children.
Commonwealth vs. Charles
Palmatier.
In the case of Commonwealth vs.
Charles Palmatier in which the de
fendant was charged with Forcible
Entry ami Detainer, the Court
charged the Jury that there was ,110
evidence to show that the entry into
the house was made by actual force
or detainer by violence, and there
fore directed the Jury to find a ver
dict of'-Not Guilty" but to dispose
of the costs by imposing them on the
prosecutor or defendant or 011 the
County, or to divide the same be
tween them.
• Commonwealth vs. Frank
Kamusky.
In case of Commonwealth vs.
Frank Kamusky charged with Lar
ceny, the (irand Jury found "Not
a True Bill " Defendant was dis
charged.
Mother's Day Services.
Mother's Day Services will be
held in the M. E. Church at Nord
mont, Sunday, May 22, at 2:.'10
o'clock.
Oil evening of same day at 8:00
o'clock, similar services will beheld
in the Eagles Mere M. E. Church.
All extensive program is being pre
pared. All are cordially invited to
attend these services. Let all wear
white CarTiation, or some other
white flower.
\ 3 CENTS A LINE ADS. j
WANTKII I'D washed tleecewool.
J. L. Wineman, Lewisburg, Pa. 2t:i
TAKEN'—An umbrella, from
Hotel licrnnrd barn by mistake
during Directors Convention. Please
return to John Hassen Jr. Laporte,
Pa.
FARM FOR SALE—Situate in
Hlkluml Townsliipou Hear Mountain.
Contains 70 acres. Large frame barn
and fine dwelling; Orchard;'well wat
ered and land in good state ofcultiva
tion. About 25,000 ft. hard wood
timber 011 place. Inquire of Mrs.
Hannah Anderson. Forksville, Pa.
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PRICES For This Week.
100 lbs.
Oil Meal $2.00
Gluten / I'yg
Corn Meal 1.40
Cracken Corn 1.40
Corn i.40
Best Muncy Midds. J. 60
Potatoes per bushel ..'SO
Oyster Shells <;()
Wheat Bran 1,35
Schumacher Chop 1.50
100 lb Buckwheat Flour
Lump Salt 75
Beef Scrap 3.00
Meat Meal 2.50
140 lb bag Salt 60
56 lb bag Salt 30
200 lb bag agricultural salt 70
Slhumacher Flour sack 1.65
Marvel " " 1.65
Muncy " 150
24 lb sack Schu. Table Meal 60
10 IV) " '• " •' 25
Veal calves wanted every week
on Monday, Tuesday and Wednes
day.
Live fowls and chickens wanted
every Wednesday.
M. BRINK. New Albanv. I'a.
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The Best place
to buy goods
Is often asked by the pru
pent housewife.
Money saving advantages
arealways being searched lor
Lose no time in making a
thorough examination ol the
New Line of Merchandise
Now on
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STEP IN AND ASK
ABOUT THEM.
AM answered at
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Vernon Hull's
Large Stare.
HILLSGROVE, PA.
(hoick limits.
I Groceries, to Im* choice must be
fresh. In order to sell fresh gro
j cerics we must keep them contin-
I ually moving, buying and selling,
j That's just what we are doing.
: Therefore our groceries are fresh
land choice in the true sense of the
word. If you are not getting the
! best in the grocery line tell us and
we will tell you the reason and how
• to overcome it.
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iftiischlußisen's.
LAPORTE, PA
1 Cbippewa j
Xtme Utflns.
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Lime furnished in cat
load lots, delivered a*
Right Prices.
Your orders solicited.
Kilns near Hughesvilta
Penn'a.
jM. E. Reeder, !
MUNCY, PA.
WANTED
At once. Men to represent us,
either locally or traveling. Now is
the time to start. Money in the
' work for the men. Apply at
once HIM! secure territory.
ALLEN NURSERY CO., Rochester, N. Y.
Try a SMALL AD in th s
paper, It will pay you.
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