Republican News Item
B. M. VANDYKE, EDITOR.
PUBLISHED FRIDAYS
By The Sullivan Publishing Co
At the County Seat of Sullivan County.
LAPORTE, PA.
THOS. J. INGHAM, Sec'y & Treas.
Entered at the Pout Office at Lajiorte. as
Becoml-clasH mail matter.
fW b S~S I O^NAL^ARD
First nationai. bank
OK MJSHORE, PENNA.
CAPITAL - - $50,000
BHHPJ.UH - - $50,000
l>oes a (ieneral Banking BiiHiness.
FISHER WELLES, M. 1). SWARTB.
President. Cashier
3 per cent interest allowed 011 certificates.
fRANCISW. MEYLERT,
Attorney-at-Jjaw.
Office in Keeler's Block.
LAPORTE, Sullivan County, PA.
J. & F. H. INGHAM,
ATTORN BYS-AT-LAW,
Legal business attended to
in this anil adjoining oounties
_AI'ORTE, P A.
£ J. MULLEN,
Attorney-»t-L«w.
LAPORTE, PA
ornci in couwty building
KRAR COURT UODBI.
J H. CRONIN,
ATTORNKY*AT -LAW,
NOTARY PUBLIC.
OrriOl ON MAIN HTKIBT.
DUSIIORK. PA
First National Bank
OF LAPORTE. PA.
Capital - - - $25,000.00
■Transacts affeneral banking business.
THOS. .1. INUIIAM, KliW. LADI.KV
President. Cashier.
3 per cent interest paid on time deposits,
ACO() t 'NTS SOLICITED.
J P. BAHL,
TONSORIAL ARTIST
Pool Room, Confectionery, Tobacco and Cigars.
Opposite Hotel Bernard
LAPORTE, PA.
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The Cow.
The dairy cow, if able to express
herself in a way which the human
family would com prebend, might
well lay claim to being man's best
friend. She might establish such
a elaim by calling attention to the
fact that from her product and her
carcass man manufactures more of
the necessities of life than from any
other similar source. Sin* furnishes
these necessities to him from infan
cy until such a time as temporal
things are no longer associated
with his existence, and she does it
ungrudgingly and constantly.
In addition to contributing to
man's necessity and his pleasure,
the prosperity of an agricultural
community is more closely identi
fied with her than with any other
of the domestic animals. The
horse is quite essential in tilling
the soil, but where necessity re
quires,' it the sturdy son of the cow
can tiake his place as he has done
in every agricultural section 011
earth. The horse can only furnish
labor and can only return a profit
to his owner when conditions tire
right for satisfactory grain crops.
It is a well known fact that the
dairy cow is the salvation of the
farmer in times of poor crops as
sh" it-' able to convert the rough
crops, which arc never a total fail
ure, into dairy products which al
ways have a cash value. 111 addi
tion to this she furnishes skim milk
and buttermilk for the calves, pigs
and poultry and fertility for the
soil, without which the farm be
comes less valuable each year and
the whole country less prosperous.
The elimination of the dairy cow
would necessitate an almost revolu
tionary readjustment of man's
tastes and requirements. It would
mean untold suffering and hard
ship. Of course she will not be
dispensed with but her value can
perhaps be best appreciated by con
templating such it loss. She will
continue to be man's best friend
as long as the human family exists
and will keep on supplying him
with his greatest needs just as she
has done through all the ages.
The Success of the National
Banking System.
It was fortunate for this nation
that during its great trial it had
Salmon P. Chase at the head of the
Treasury Department to devise the
financial means for carrying on the
war. To Mr. Chase probably be
longs the most credit for the estab
lishment of the national banking
system. He was a man of remark
able ability and intense patriotism.
He had sound judgment and judic
ial temperament which enabled him
to listen to arguments of financiers,
weigh their strength, and decide
what measures were wisest to adopt.
Great financiers, like great gen
erals, are born, and not made by
education. It is a notable fact
that the greatest financier of the
Revolutionary period was not Rob
ert Morris, who had a life training,
but Alexander Hamilton, an army
officer, who had been Geneaal
Washington's secretary and was
but years of age; and that the
wisest financier of the Civil War
was not James Gallatin, a banker
from his youth, but Salmon P.
Chase, a lawyer from Ohio.
In recommending the enactment
of the National Banking Law he
said: "It would be difficult to
conceive of a note circulation which
will combine higher local and gen
eral credit than this." Had he
been a prophet in Israel he could
not have predicted anything more
true than the following; "After a
few years no other bank circulation
would be used, nor would the is
sues of the national circulation be
easily increased beyond the legiti
mate demand of business. Every
dollar of circulation would repre
sent real capital actually invested
in national stocks; and the total
amount issued could be at all times
easily and quickly ascertained from
the books of the treasury."
Experience soon justified the
wisdom of the National banking
system. Only a little more than a
year after the amended law was
passed, National banks had
been established with an aggregate
capital of nearly 000,000, and
with more than £27(1,0U0,0U0 of
United States bonds deposited with
the treasurer to secure their notes
circulating in the hands of the peo
ple everywhere, and at all times
against any loss from broken banks.
A few National banks have
failed, but 110 person ever lost a
dollar by reason of having some of
their notes 011 hand at the time of
their failure. The purchase of so
many government bonds by the
banks not only assisted the govern
ment to the extent of their pur
chase. hut strengthened the mar
ket, made the bonds popular and
induced capitalists and people who
had a little earnings to invest, to
place it in government bonds. The
banks having invested so much
money in the government debt,
became deeply interested in sus
taining the government credit and
at once became the agencies for the
sale of the government securities.
During the fiscal year of 18(55,
bonds to the amount of $335,260,-
017, were sold over the counters of
the National banks.
CASTEI.AU.
Sunday School Convention.
The Forks and Overton Sunday
School Association met in Conven
tion at Overton on Wednesday,
July 20. Two sessions were held
and under the direction of District
President O. S. Bender, 110 time
was allowed togo to waste. Each
subject on the program with the
exception of one was promptly re
sponded to in a manner that showed
the speaker's interest in the work
and brought inspiration to those
permitted to hear them. The im
portance of bringing the children
into the church was especially ex
plained. The tendency to Sabbath
desecration by base ball games etc.
brought forth a spirited discussion
by Rev. Hess and others and led to
the appointment of a committee
denouncing the same. The speak
ers 011 the program were Reverends
Dodd, Hess, Sanford and Laßose,
and Grace Packard, Willard Ben
tier and E. R. Warburton.
' Caleb Conover," on last page.
MILDRED AND BEDNICE.
Mrs. N. Connors is visiting in
Pittston.
M. Donovan of Benton, visited
Adam Morey and family recently.
The Katonka Tribe, No. 330,
will hold a picnic on Saturday Aug.
13.
Alferd Helsman of Wilkes-Barre
is visiting his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Joseph A. Helsman.
S. A. Deiffenbach and son Dan
iel were Dushore visitors Sunday.
Wm. Jones of Wilkes-Barre,
was a recent visitor at John Har
ney'B.
Several from here took in the
excursion to Harvey's Lake Sun
day.
Adam Morey and wife are vis
iting friends in Benton this week.
Reynold Helsman, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Jos. Helsman, was taken
suddenly ill Saturday evening after
returning from the base-ball game
at Murray. Doctors Swope of Mil
dred, and Christian of Lopez were
called. At present writing the
youth is some better.
The members of Bernice Lodge
No. Dtl'J, have installed electric
lights in their hall and will remod
el the interior of the building.
They meet on Wednesday nights
and invite visitors to make them a
call
Katonka Tribe captured ten pale
faces during the past two months
making a membership of 72. The
financial standing of the lodge is
over 81,400.
George Hatton and cashier Jones
of the Mildred Bank, were Hughes
ville visitors Saturday.
Charles Mortar Jr., had a nar
row escape from drowning. He
was seized with cramps while in
bathing at Kchaad's dam and but
for the timely assistance of Charles
Watson, who saw his peril and
swam to his rescue, lie would un
doubtedly have drowned.
SHUNK.
The farmers are rejoicing over
the recent rain fall which was bad
ly needed.
A goodly number from this place
have been picking huckle-berries
lately and all report good success.
One party picked an eight year old
rattler, judging from the number
of rattles exhibited.
Clara Wilcox of Williamsport,
is spending the vacation with her
parents near this place.
Mrs. Kate Williams of Canton
is visiting her son O. J. Williams.
Mrs. Anion Harrer spent Sunday
with her parents, W. E. Porter and
wife.
Mrs. Z. T. Kilmer is still very
ill.
R. F. Battin is making some fine
improvements on his residence on
South Street.
Messrs. R. S. Swingle and L. 11.
Campbell and Miss Helen Williams
attended a party at Beech Flats
Monday evening.
L. Mcßride left Tuesday morn
ing for a short vacation.
Calvin Fleming and wife of Cor
ning. N. Y., are visiting friends
and relatives here.
Joseph Frey, who is working at
Corning, spent part of last week at
his home near here.
The "boys" of this place are
busily engaged preparing ground
for a tennis court.
Post Cards Like Blotters.
A news dispatch from Washing
ton says: "Protests against the
uew postal cards are coming into
the postoftice department from all
over the country. The complaint
is that the card-board on which
they are printed such poor
quality that it will not hold ink
Congress recently took the manu
facture of postal cards from private
contractors and ordered the work
done by the government printing
office. Public Printer Donnelly
is turning out 3,000,000 a day."
—Towauda Revew.
Slain as He Slept In Hammock.
Former Mayor A. H. Houseman, of
Ridgeway, Va., was assassinated by
means of a ('yaamite bomb, which was
thrown from the street under a ham
mock in which he was lying.
No clue to the identity of the mur
derer or the cause of the crime has
been found.
Mr. Bouseman had been spending
the hot evening sleeping in a ham
mock swung between two trees on the
lawn in front of his residence. With
out a word of warning at about 10
o'clock the dynamite bomb was thrown
by someone passing along the street,
it landed in the hammock at his feet,
and in an instant exploded. House
man's feet were torn away by the
bursting shell, and his legs frightfully
mutilated. In great agony he died an
hour later.
Although the town authorities made
every effort to discover the assassin,
no clue could be found, and it is be
lieved he escaped without being seen
by any one. The news (juickly spread
about town and excitement grew to a
high pitch.
As mayor of Ridgeway Mr. Bouse
mau presided over the police court of
the town trying petty cases. It is
thought that some person upon whom
Bouseman in his court had passed
sentence of punishment held a grudge
against him and had been awaiting an
opportunity to wreak vengeance on
him. The opportunity came as Bouse
man lay sleeping in the open air.
The terrific report attracted many
persons to the scene, but the excite
ment was so great that apparently no
one thought to search for the assas
sin until he had made his escape un
detected.
No Sale.
"I should like," suid a bock canvass
er to a merchant whose sanctum he
had invaded, "to call your attention to
a little work which 1 have here."
"And 1 will call your attention to a
mighty mass of work which I have
here," replied the man at the desk.
Davidson Township Audit
GEOKciK KIKSS, iu account with Davidsou
Township us Collector of School Tux for the year
ending June 1, lyio.
Dr. Gr.
To amount of Duplicate $3073.27
Amount paid Treasurer s2fd9.of»
5 per cent rwbate 104.79
Commission at 2 per cent t'»'2.B7
•• '• 5 •• •• 27.42
Land Returned 36.&1
Kxouerations 222.40
*3073.27 93073.27
In account with CiKORCiK W. MYERS, Treasur
er of School aud Building Fund of Davidson
Township for the year ending June 1, I'JIO.
Dr. Cr.
To amount school tax:
Received from Collector $2619.05
State Appropriation 2721.55
High School (>OO.OO
Amount Rec'd from Co. Trau.. 1600.00
Rec'd from W. L. (iritman 25.13
Amount due Treasurer 130.31
Kep'g and furnishing homes fi-VJ.M
County Institute I.'HJ.OO
reaches* Wages 4090.00
Fuel and Contiugencie* 301.18
Attorney Fees 30.00
Supplies 252.54
Publishing 9.00
Hauling Pupils 30.00
Secretary's Salary 80.00
Township Audit 4.00
Dire*'tors Convention 27 04
Tuition Paid 173.44
Truant Officer 2.00
Text Hook* 380.90
Bonds Paid 700.00
Interest Paid 73.00
Treasurer's Com. ui 2 per cent 149.07
&7C0J.01 $7602.04
Financial Standing.
Resources:
Amount due Twp.on Minimum Salary $920.00
Liabilities in excess of Resources 2014.28
$2934.28
Liabilities.
Outstanding orders $997.97
Bonded Debt 1800.00
Due Treasurer 136.31
$2934.28
We, the undesigned Auditors of Davidson
Township do hereby certify that we did audit
the said several accounts c orrectly aud to the
best of our knowledge and information and be
lief. As the same apnears, audited iind here set
forth, in testimony whereof we have hereunto set
our hand uud seal this 15th day of June, 1910.
HARRY BASLEY.)
Win.j. MORAN, -Auditors
HOWAKDHAY, )
Sheriff's Sale.
By Virtue of a writ of Levari
Facias issued out of the Court of
Common Pleas of Sullivan County
aud to me directed and delivered)
there will be exposed at public sale
at the Court House iu the Borough
of Laporte, Sullivan County, Penn
sylvania, on Friday, August 12, 1910,
at 1 o'clock, p. m., the following de
scribed property, to-wit:
All that certain piece, parcel or mes
suage of land, situate in the Township ot
Shrewsbury, Coui.ty ot Sullivan, and State
ol Pennsylvania, bounded and described
as lollows:
Heginning al a post in the old road
leading Iroin Lewis Lake to Forksville;
thence South sixty-two and a hall (62J)
degrees, West torty-rive and a halt (4f>{)
perches to a poet and stones corner; thence
North one hundred ami eighty-one (181)
(erches to a post; thence North eighty
eight aud a hall (88J) degrees, Kast fitly
(50) perches to a Hemlock; thence by
lands now or late ol the estate ol ,1. R.
Jones, deceased. South two and a hall
('-'!) degrees, West one hundred and sixty
(100) perches to a post and the point ol
beginning. Containing iorly-ni ne (4'J)
acres aud one hundred aud twenty (120)
perches, and being the same premises
part ol which were o* February C, 1902.
conveyed by Edwin M. Dunham aud
wile to Victoria K. Avery, aud the other
part of which was conveyed to Victoria
E. Avery by Uenry Blown, by Deed dated
January 31, 1902.
The above inscribed properly is im-1
proves! and has erected thereon a large
lioardiug house, stable and out-buildings.
Good water, excellent fruit trees; several
acres of the above lot is woodland. Ad
joins the Boro. ot Eagles Mere and is a
very desirable property for a boarding
house, clubhouse or private residence.
Seized, taken into execution and
to be sold as the property of Victoria
E. Avery and Howard I>. Avery at
the suit of Ella N. Hitter, (use)
J UPSON BROWN, Sheriff
Sheriff's Office, LaPorte, l'a.
July 1, 1910.
Inghams, Attorney.
Sheriff's Sale.
By virtu" of a writ of Fieri Facias
issued out of the Court of Common
Pleas of Sullivan County and to me
directed and delivered, there will l«
exposed at public sale at the Court
Mouse in the Borough of Laporte,
Sullivan County, Pennsylvania on
Friday, August 12, IUIO at 10o'clock
a. m., the following described prop
erty, to-wit:
All those two certain lots, pieces or
parcels ot land situate in the Township
ot Shrewsbury, County of Sullivan and
State of Pennsylvania, bounded and de- |
scribed as tollows:
No. 1. Beginning at a hemlock corner; !
thence by lauds of the Jones Estate North
three ('.I) degrees Fast tarty (40) roils to a :
corner at the side ot a road; thence West- !
erly along said road forty (40) rods inor* i
or less to a corner; thence South three (,'!)
degrees West forty (40) rods more or less
along Little's land to a corner; thence
North sixty-live (ti. r >) degrees Kast lorly
(40) tods more or less along lands late of
Winder to the place of beginning. CON
IAININti ten [lo] acres ot land, be the
{tame more or less.
No. 2. Beginning at the Southeast
corner at a ►tone; thence North three [.'{|
degrees Hum twenty-one [2l] rods lo a
hemlock; thence South sixty live [C5] de
grees West forty [4(l] rods to a birch;
thence South three [3] degrees West
twenty-nine [29] rods to a hemlock: thence
North titty-seven [s7] degrees Kast lortv
lour and live tenths [44 5-101 rods lo ihe
place ot begiuing. CONTAINING six
[ti ] acres and ninety [9o] perches ol land
strict measure.
Excepting and reserving from the two
|ols above described, a piece or lot of land
containing two [2J acres and six [6]* per
ches heretofore conveyed to Friend Avery
bv l»eed dated October 31. 1901, which
I>eed will be Ibuud in the Recorder's
otlice of Sullivan County in Deed Book
N'o. 2s at page 244, etc.
About live [s] acres improved and tin
der a good state ol cultivation, balance
timbered and having erected thereon a
frame barn and wiih a young orchard ol
fruit trees thereon. This property is sit'
uatealong the line ol Eagles Mere Borough
and is a very desirable property. The
two lots together constituting one proper
ty.
Seized, taken into execution and
to be sold as the property of Victoria
E. Avery and H. I>. Avery at tin
suit of Michael Flynn.
JI'DSON BROWN, Sheriff.
Sheriff's Otlice, LaPorte, l'a.
Ju'y I, 1910.
Mullen, Attorney.
I 3 CENTS LINE ADS. j
STRAY HElFEß—color roan;
came to my premises about Ist of
July. Owner can have same by
proving ownership and paying for
keep and this ad. R. W. Bennett,
F Mere, Pa. 1112
Automouiles To Hikk—by the
day or week at reasonable rates.
Bell 'phone No. 3:1-2 and 112 4.
Murray Bros.' »iarage, A. W. Mur
ray, Mgr., Murray, Pa. 10tn2<>
FOR SALE —A second hand cook
stove (good baker) with four lengths
of stove pipe and one elbow. Price
$.1.00 cash. Mrs. L. L. Ford, La
porte, Pa. lOtf
FOR SALE—Two On proved and
three unimproved lots 52 x 200 ft; in
part or as whole; opposite Park La
porte, Pa.. Address Alice Brewster
Cassidy, 12:1" Tea St., N. W., Wash
ington, D. C.
FOR SALE—The machinery,
shafting belts and engine belonging
to the saw-mill of Laporte Tannery.
Also a good planer, as the owner hn«
no use for them. Will be sold iu
parts or entirely. Apply to Jas.
McFarlane, Laporte, Pa.
WANTED—To buy white nine,
hard wood and hemlock lumber.
Are in the market to buy all grades
of the above kinds. Wish also to J
take up with anyone who is going
to cut out. Reese-Sheriff Lumber j
Co., Williamsport Pa. 12t4l
M. BRINK'S
PRICES For This Week.
100 lbs.
Oil Meal 81.85
Gluten 1.50
Corn Meal 1.45
Cracked Corn 1.45
Corn 1.45
Best White Mi (Ids. 1.60
New Potatoes per bushel 1.00
Oyster Shells <lO
Wheat Bran 1.80
Schumacher Chop 1.45
Calf Meal 50 1b 1.50
Lump Salt 75
Beef Scrap 2.75
Meat Meal 2.50
140 lb bag Salt 55
50 lb bag Salt .'{()
200 lb bag agricultural salt 70
Slhumacher Flour sack 1.65
Marvel " " none
Muncy '• " 1.40
24 lb sack Schu. Table Meal 60
10 lb " " " " 25
Veal calves wanted every week
on Monday, Tuesday and Wednes
day.
Live fowls and chickens wanted
every Wednesday.
M. BRINK. New Albany, I'a.
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The Best place
to buy goods
Is olten asked by the pru-
I pent housewife.
Money saving advantages
arealways being searched lor
Lose no time in making a
|thorough examination ot 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 Store.
HILLSGROVE, PA.
ClillKi: UROCilft
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Groceries, to be choice must be
fresh. 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
i we will tell you the reason and how
j to overcome it.
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ißuschhciusen's.
LAPORTE, PA
i
| Cbippewa
! Xtme IRilns.
Lime furnished .n car
load lots, delivered a!
Right Prices.
Your orders solicited.
Kilns near Hughesvilta
Tenn'a. ,
M. E. Reeder,
MUNCV, FA.
WANTED
At once. Men to represent us,
either locally or traveling. Now is
the time to start. Money in the
work for the right men. Apply ut
once and secure territory.
ALLEN NURSEPY CO., Rochester, N. Y.
Try a SMALL AD in th s
paper, It will pay you.
DiWITT'S CABBOLIZED WITCH HAZEI
BALVE For PIIM, Burns, Sore*.