Republican News Item j B. M. VANDYKE, EDITOR. PUBLISHED FRIDAYS By The Sullivan Publishing Co At the County Beat of Sullivan County. IiAPOKTE, PA. THOS. J. INOHAM, Bec'y A Treas. Entered at tlie Pout Office at Laporte, af ■» seconil-class mail matter. |TtTo7FssioM"ajpsr| FIRST NATIONAL BANK OK DUSHORE, PENN'A. CAPTTAL - - $50,000 PUUiM.UB - - $40,000 linen a General Ranking Business. FISHER WELLES, M. D. SWARTS. President. Cashier :l per eent interest allowed on certifieates. fRANCISW. MEYLERT, Attorney-at-Law. < >rtice in Keeler's Block. LAPORTE, Sullivan County, PA. J. & F. H. INGHAM, ATTOKNBYS AT-LAW, Legal business attoudod to in this and adjoining counties -APORTE, p A £ J. MULLEN, Attorney-«t-Law. LAPORTE, PA OFFICE IN COUNTY BUILDING NKAK COURT DOUBK. J # H. CRONIN, ATTORNRY-AT -LAW, NOTARY PUBLIC. OPPICB ON MAIN ATRIKT. DUSIIORE. PA First National Bank OF LAPORTE. PA. Capital ... §25,000.00 Transacts a general bunking business. Ti I OS. J. IN < i 11A M , KI)W. I.AM.I'Y President. Cashier, per cent oiterest paid on time deposits, ACCOUNTS SOLICITED. J P. BAHL, TONSORIAL ARTIST Pool Room, Confectionery, Tobacco and Cigars. Opposite Hotel Bernard LAI'ORTE, PA. A GREAT MAN. As our renders all read the daily newspapers it would he stale news l'or us to deserihe the wonderful out pouring of people who turned out to welcome the African Hunter home. The streets of New York City were overflowing with Hie masses who congregated them. Escorted with an army of regular Soldiers, followed hy men and women on horseback, and hy mas ses of people of ail kinds on foot, and in all kinds of conveyances, Theodore Roosevelt passed throunh streets crowded for miles on each side hy men. women, and children shouting welcomes to the home coiner. Among the crowds that welcomed his home coining, were many who love, and honor him for his good moral character and advocacy of measures to make good government, good citizens, and a prosperous Nation. .Many others there were, without doubt, who desired to at tract his attention, gain his con fidence, and urge to accept a third presidential term, in the hope they will receive au appointment to some lucrative office. They are his followers iu order to partake of the loaves and fishes. They will tell him that the nation needs him for president, that the Republican party needs him, for a candidate and that no other Republican can be elected, and nobody so well as he, can sustain his policies. ll is hoped that Roosevelt will not heed their arguments, and violate the unwritten law establish ed by Washington, and observed by his successers. Without doubt Roosevelt is one of the greatest and best men in the world at the present time. Even his enemies, (of wlioui he has not a few), admit his intellectual abil ities. There have been many great men who were not good. Exceed ingly able, but destitute of all the principles of justice and humanity. Caring only for themselves, they did not hesitate to wade through rivers of blood in order to grasp the wealth, and power they coveted. Julius Caesar, the greatest general of ancient Rome, overthrew the republic, aud made himself emperor. Napoleon Bonaparte, the greatest military genius of modern times tilled all Europe with war, and carnage to make himself sole ruler of the continent, and nearly suc ceeded. Diametrically opposite to these famous warriors Roosevelt may properly be termed the Apostle of Peace. 11' all the good things he has said and done none will be so far reaching in their effects as his advocacy of peace and good will among the Nations of the Earth. Like the good seed sown in fertile soil, at a favorable season, it is likely to bring forth a harvest of amity among the people of warring Europe. It is not unlikely that he may be put at the head of the men who are laboring to promote the making of treaties between all the great Na tions to submit all disagreements to a High Tribunal, and enforce the decrees of that Tribunal, by the limit action of all the govern ments. Success in such a move ment would be vastly more benefi cial to mankind, and more honor to Roosevelt, than his re-election to the office of President of the United States. CASTELAR. Science in Farming. The farmers of Pennsylvania are showing their faith in agricultural education by sending several hun dreds of their sons th the School of Agriculture in The Pennsylvania State College. The growth of this school in this state institution has been remarkable. The criticism made of some state agricultural schools that they train boys w holly away from the farm will not apply to Pennsylvania. One hundred and seventy of the four hundred and seventy-nine students enrolled iu the School of Agriculture last year took courses that tit only for rural life, while a considerable per centage of the remaining number, who are taking tin* four years' col lege courses, expect to engage iu some department of practical farin ing. The Two Years' Course in Agri culture attracts young men who have not been able to prepare for a four years' course, and it tits men for practical work only and not for professional life. A booklet has been prepared for free distribution that describes the work offered in this course, and it presents some line illustrat ions that are descriptive of the work in the School of Agri culture. Students are shown en gaged in livestock judging, horti cultural work and other parctieum. An excellent picture of the students engaged in Military drill is shown on the last cover page. This at tractive booklet may be secured without charge by sending a postal card request addressed to School of Agriculture and Experiment Sta tion, State College, Centre county, Pennsylvania. Trespassers Arrested. On Tuesday nine ueu were ar rested for trespass on warrants issued by Justice Jas. C. Caven on information made by Mr. Leycock, game and fisn warden for Col. R. B. Rieketts and The North Moun tain Club. They were given a hearing before Justice Caven and the case was continued until Fri day, July 1. Attorneys for the plaintiff were Rush J. Thomson of Onshore and E. J. Mullen of La porte; for the defendants: A. Walsh and J.v{J. Scouten of Dushore. No Paper Next Week. 411 accordance with the general custom of the News Item there will be no paper issued from this oftice on Friday, July 1. We will show our independence by refusing to dish out the usual supply of news and good things to our sub seriltcrs at this time but promise to return with a vigor renewed by a week's rest. All orders for work may be left at the post office. Bill to Provide Weather Signal For Rural Mail Wagons. A bill was introduced into the House of Representatives on June 13, l>\ r John G. McHenry which if passed will provide a means where by residents on the rural delivery routes may read the weather fore cast daily. It reads: Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Con gress assembled, That the Postmas ter-General be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to cause to have exposed to plain view on the top of each and every vehicle used for carrying rural mail a weather signal flag of convenient and suita ble size (to be determined by the Fourth Assistant Postmaster-Gen eral), indicating the weather pre dictions as reported by the United States Weather Bureau for the pe riod in advance of the the current trip: Provided, That a report of said period will have been received by the postmaster from the Weath er Bureau in sufficient time so as not to retard the departure of mail on schedule time. SEC. 'J. That the Postmaster- General shall forward to postmas ters, from whose offices rural routes start, as many sets of such Hags as there are routes from such office. Neglect, failure or refusal of rural route mail carriers to display weath er signals as herein provided shall be deemed sufficient cause for sus pension or dismissal of any carrier, or carriers, guilty of such neglect, failure, or refusal (discretionary with the Fourth Assistant Postmas ter-General ). SEC. .'5. That this Act to take effect sixty days after its passage. Laporte IO; Sonestown.}. On Saturday the base-ball boys of Laporte assisted by members of of the state surveying corps station ed at this place, boarded the "Ark" and pulled for the Sonestown camp. Twas simply a game of walk right in, pick up the scalps and walk right out again, and out of the hard lighting bunch the Laportiaus gath ered in 1<! scores giving Sonestown as an encouragement to keep the game going. You see 'twas like this. Start ing out in the first inning the mountain top boys batted eight meu running in live scores. This started the wheel rolling and it was one continuous round of score runners until the end of the game. Sonestown worked hard, changing pitchers, catchers, fielders, hut to no avail. Good work was in evidence from every part of the field, but was mostly between Carpenter and Penuock the battery, as ''Buck" allowed but one hit up to the eighth inning. Macachran aud Africa worked well on second and first and it made little difference which base each covered; K utter was Johnny on the spot at short; Love lace did some excellent third base work. There was little work for the right and left lielders, Carpenter and Lawrenson, owing to the fact that there were not enough long hits togo around and preference was given the editor of the News Item, who held down center field. The generous Sonestown boys drop ped a couple in reach of his paw. And didu'teverybody bat though. Starr, the speedy twirler of Sonea town was not in it. Laporte has been studying stars every since the appearance of Halley and were actually forced to stand up and knock them. Byt what is the use rubbing it iu. Someone had to lose aud La porte did not have that inclina tion, so until she next victory we will close by giving the line-up of the teams: SONESTOWN position LAPORTK Snhaubacher, Catcher Pcuuook, Starr. Pitcher Carpenter Lock wood 1 Base Macachrau Laird 2 Base Africa Basley :i Base Lovelace Boattuan Shortstop Kutter Cook K. Field Laureuiou Freas C. Field Van Dyke Crist L. Field Carpenter George Derrick, Umpire. Ray Farrell of Dusliore was a business man in town Tuesday. Pay up your subscription. Body Found in Vacant House at Dush'ore. Dusliore has a real mystery, which at present bids fair to never be solved. Saturday afternoon at 4:.'50 o'clock, John O'Neil and Ashley Davis, railroad section hands, en tered an old house owned by Thom as Hickok, and attracted by a pe ■ culiar odor went up stairs and there on the bare floor found the badly ilecomposed body of a well dressed man. » Dr. Heermans and the coroner of ' Sullivan county were summoned, 1 and investigation disclosed the fact that the man had been dead for a long time. Dr. Heermans opined ' that death had occurred at least two months ago. There was not a scratch of paper, i or anything by which the identity of the deceased might be established ; and the body was so badly decom posed that to ascertain the cause of ! death is next to impossible. The body was well dressed, the clothes i being of excellent material, A rail road ticket in one of the pockets bore the name of a small town in the Western part of the State. There is no one missing in the i vicinity of Dusliore, and the autlior -1 ities are at a loss to account for the death of the man. The house in I which the body was found has not ■ been occupied for several years. I The hotly was rolled in a blanket and hurried in the Quin cemetery Sunday afternoon. —Towanda Re view. The mystery surrounding the above has been solved by Chief of Police Miller of Towanda. He is satisfied that the body was that of Edward Kennedy of Tioga county who was confined in the Towanda , jail on April l'J. 112 All doubt as to the identity of . the man as Kennedy was cast aside by the discovery of a cane near the body. The cane was purchased by Kennedy before he left Towanda togo to Lopez. A pair of shoes [ which he also purchased in Towan da were 011 the feet of the dead man. Who Was It? The amazement and wonder of a country boy 011 his first trip to the city is well portrayed by the follow. 1 ing episode of true life which occur red recently in this section. The story goes: A certain young man, unaccusomcd to the hustle of urban life, journeyed to a certain town which, while not one of the largest nor most prominent on the map, however carries a metropolitan air and was a place of much curiosity to the ruralite. With his gaze fixed upon a gilded sign 011 top of a high building this young adven turer sprung from his wagon to the crowded street unheeding the max im "look before you leap." As a result it is alleged, a mammoth tlag stone was rent asunder by the im pact of the country lads anatomy. He was picked up in a dazed con dition by an accommodating dog catcher, placed in his wagon and started toward his mountain abode, the cry "go liack to the farm" ring ing in his ears. Owing to the gen erous feelings of the city authorities and the fact that it was the lad's first experience 110 suit for damages followed the insult to the flag. 1 Bridges Carried Away. 1 The storm of Friday night caused a big rise in the Bahr Creek in Al bany township, and two bridges were swept away. Lawrence Clll leu while 011 his way to the milk station attempted to ford the creek where one of the bridges had been swept away. He lost two cans of milk in the endaavor to make his way across the swollen stream.— Towanda Review. Lightning Strikes Church. As a result of the terrific electric storm of Monday night the Catholic church is in a badly damaged con dition. Lightning struck the stee ple and passed through several parts of the building shattering the tim bers. No fire caught ""from the stroke. SONESTOWN. HOTS FOR I) Ci A VITT. A pretty wedding took place Wednesday evening June 0, when Eva, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Gavitt, became the wife of Leslie Botsford formerly of this place, now of Texas. The bride was at tended by lior cousin Lela Buck. Harry Botsford a cousin of the groom acted as groomsman. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Bidlack. Mrs. R. A. Conklin play ed the wedding march. Among the out of town guests were: Mr. and Mrs. R. A.Conklin of Picture Rocks; Nora Corson of Mawr Glen; Alice C. Pennigton of Williamsport; Mr. and Mrs. Wui. Stanley, Ernest and Ilarry Botsford and Cecil Botsford of Nordmout; Mrs. B. G. Welsh of Hughesville; Rev. Bidlack, wife, and sou Ken neth. The hail storm here 011 Friday evening did great damage. Fronce Laird is visiting his par ents at this place. Miss Anna Wood of Williams port spent Sunday in town. IVarle and Marie Snyder of Nord mout spent Suuday with J. M. Boatman and family. Quite a number from this place attended the Children's Day Service at Mount Vernon Sunday evening. Many from out of town attended the Children's Day service of the Methodist Church Sunday evening. Mrs. Harry Hasley and Mrs. L. K. Freas did shopping in Hughes ville Friday. Miss Anna Wood of Williams port spent Sunday with Miss Ada Simmons. Don't forget to come to Sones town 011 Jnly 4th. Harry Hasley made a fine catch of trout this week numbering about thirty. Schanbacher of of the Sonestown sluggers was painfully injured in the game Saturday. Mrs. L. K. Freas was very pleas antly surprised 011 Wednesday June L"_\ it being her birthday, by the following friends: Mesdames Hasley. Hess, Simons, Hodge, Hertz, H. C. and Wm. Boatman, Houdman, Tuppcr, Williamson, Voorhees, 11. Lockwood, E. Lock wood, Walch, Hazen, J. Boatman, C. Voorhees. K. Simmons, C. Sim mons, Stan - , Sheets, Christman. L. Freas, Misses Mary Fairman, Ada Simmons, and Mamie Freas, and Messers. John C. Freas and L. K. Freas. Tlios A. Laird of Hig Run visited his parents for a week. Children's Day exercises w ill be held in the Evangelical church Sunday evening next. Two interesting base-ball games will be played at this place 011 July 4., Fire-works in the evening at 9 o'clock and a festival at each church. John Watson and John Converse arc at work 011 a new cribbing on the rear of their lots. They are endeavoring to make stone by pet rifying saw-dust. Geo. Rea has his cellar wall done for his new house 011 main street. I 3 CENTS A LINE ADS. j FOR SALE—The machinery, shutting belts and engine belonging to the savv-milf of Laporte Tannery. Also a good planer, as the owner has no use for them. Will be sold in parts or entirely. Apply to Jas. McFarlane, l.aporto, Pa. 60 YEARS' TRADE MARKS DESIGNS r rFT?T* COPYRIGHTS AC. Anyone sending a sketch and description may quickly ascertain our opinion free whether an Invention is probably putentuole. Communica tions strictly confidential. HANDBOOK on Patents sent free. Oldest auency for securing patents. Patents taken through Munn & Co. rocelre ipecial notice, without charge, in the Scientific American. A handsomely Illustrated weekly. I. urgent cir culation of any ■denude Journal. Terms. 13 a rear. four months, IL Sold brail newsdealer*. MUNN 4Co New York Branch Office, ttmu Washington. n.(). M. BRINK'S PRICES For This Week. 100 lbs. I Oil Meal 82.00 Ciluten none Corn Meal ] 40 Cracken Corn 1.40 Corn L4O Best Miinry Midds. 1.60 Potatoes per bushel .40 Oyster Shells <jo Wheat Bran 1.25 Schumacher Chop 1 45 100 lit Buckwheat Flour 2.40 Lump Salt 75 Beef Scrap ;s.()0 Meat Meal 2.50 140 lb bag Salt 60 j 56 lb bag Salt ,*>o I 200 lb bag agricultural salt 70 I Slhumacher Flour sack 1.55 Marvel " " 1.(55 Muncy " " 140 124 lb sack Schu. Table Meal 60 110 lb " " " .* 25 I Veal calves wanted every week on Monday, '1 uesday and Wednes i <la y- Live fowls and chickens wanted every Wednesday. M. liliINK, New Albaov, Pa. I 7 The Best place to buy goods Is olten nsked by the pru pent housewife. Money saving advantages arealways being searched lor Lose no time in making a thorough examination ol ihe New Line of Merchandise Now on lExmrniJoNj ?????? ? ? ? STEP IN AND ASK ABOUT THEM. AH answered at Vernon Hull's Large Store. HILLSGROVE, PA. moid: will Groceries, to be choice must be l'resh. In order to sell fresh gro ceries we must keep them contin ually moving, buying and selling. That's just what we are doing. Therefore our groceries are fresh and choice in the true sense of the ; word. If you are not getting the best in the grocery line tell us and ! we w ill tell you the reason and how J to overcome it. Buschhausen's. LAPORTE, PA Cbippewa j Xtme ftflns. Lime furnished in car | load lots, delivered a 4 Right Prices. Your orders solicited. Kilns near HughesvilN Tenn'a. M. E. Reeder, MUNCY, PA. WANTED At once. Men to represent us, either locally or traveling. Now is th<* time to start. Money in the work for the men. Apply at once and secure territory. ALLEN NURSEBY CO., Rochester, N. Y. Try a SMALL Al) in th s paper, It will pay you. DeWITT'S CARBOLIZED WITCH HAZEI BALVE For Piles, Burns, Sore*
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