vol. xyi. no. 45
THE ONLY PAPER PUBLISHED AT THE COUNTY SEAT OF SULLIVAN COUNTY.
| COUNTY SEAT |
| LOCAL AND PERSONAL§
I EVENTS BRIEFLY TOLD |
Miss Frances Moran spent Sun
day with friends in Towanda.
F. H. Ingham was business man
in Hughesville on Wednesday,
Mr. Thomas Sheehan spent the
first part of the week in Sunbury.
Misses Frances and Mabel Mor
an attended a dance in Lopez Fri
day evening.
Miss Mabel Moran spent the
week end with Miss Nell Creedon
of Murray town.
Miss Olive Barrows started for
New York City where she expects
to spend the winter.
The V. I. S. will meet at the
home of Mrs. G. S. Eddy on Mon
day evening, Nov. IS.
For Sale —An Emblem Bicycle in
goo.l condition, will sell cheap.
Inquire at this Office.
Mrs. J. L. Smyth went to
Athens on Wednesday to spend a
few days with relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Biddle of
Benton autoed to this place Sunday
and called on G. S. Eddy and
family.
Mr. J. W. Moran and family of
Muncy Valley and Mrs. Jas. Moran
of this place autoed to Murray
town Sunday.
Mr. George Rogers of Sioux City
lona and niece, Mrs. Harry Taylor
of Picture Rocks, visited G. S.
Eddy and family Monday and
Tuesday.
FOR SALE—TWO lots situated on
Main street and Spring Alley in
Laporte Borough, known as the
Wurfflein lots. Inquire F. 11.
Ingham.
We are satisfied that our sub
scribers and peop'e in general do
not appreciate the usefulness and
necessity of a Vacuum Cleaner.
The National Cleaner which we of
fer as a premium with the News
Item is all we claim for it, and if
you are not satisfied, your money
back. We have used it and know
it is right.
Sullivan County has ag tin given
a Republican majority. By turn
ing to the tabulated election returns
you can see the vote of Taft and
Roosevelt only lacks 21 votes of
having a majority of votes cast
for President. Young's vote is
greater than Berry's. Powell has
a majority over Cresswell, Kline
over Lesher, and Rees-er 59 over
Pealer. It was not a Wilson land
slide that put the Democratic party
in power but a disgraceful family
quarrel.
That 71 year old "kid" A. C.
Jenkins claims his vote was worth
more than 12 Wilson votes, because
he voted for "his class" and not for
the "business sharks." And he
had to hoof it (3 miles) in fifty-five
minutes, with only five minutes to
spare before the polls closed. What
Wilson didn't say of the '.'working
class" that elected him —You work
ing men need not fear either inter
ference or embarressment from the
administration. What he did say—
"The honest business man of the
country need not fear either inter
ference of embarressment from the
administration.
DEMONSTRATER WANTED
A good man to demonstrate the
National Vacuum Cleaner iu Sul
livan County, A fine proposition
to the right party. Address, THE
REPUBLICAN NEWS ITEM, Laporte,
Pa.
Republican News Item.
J Teachers' Meeting
The third monthly teachers'
I meeting will be held in the high
school building, Sonestown, Satur
day, Nov. 23. Following is the
program.
Morning Session
llow may the new Course of
Study be best adopted to rural
schoils? Miss Farell.
Common Errors in conducting
the recitation. —Miss Buck.
How may the Home Study be
best directed by the teacher ?—Mrs.
Gritman.
The Importance of Oral Lan
guage Work. —Mr. Hazen.
First and Second Year Physiology
—Miss Botsford.
Afternoon Sessions.
Importance of Drill in the vari
ous branches of study.—Miss Ing
ham.
What may our Country Schools
do to Promote Patriotism ?—Miss
Hess.
What is the Educative value of
Story Telling and how should it be
conducted ?—Mr. Laurenson.
Should Systematic Moral In
struction form a part of the school
curriculum ?—Miss Houseknecht.
What parts of Common Branches
should be made the subject of
special drill?— Mr. Buck.
Let each teaolier come prepared
to assist in this meeting. Make
a list of Subjects for general dis
cussion. We need the assistance
of every teacher to make these
meetings successful. If you have
not been assigned a subject, you
may render valuable service by
studying those assigned to others,
and take an active part in the dis
cussion. Howard Bay, Chairman
FOR TAX REFORM
Real Estate of Public Utility
Corporations May Taxed
Locally
Suggestions have been made to
the joint committee of the Senate
and House of Representatives of
Pennsylvania, that the real estate
of corporations, such as electric
light, heat and power companies,
railroad and railway companies,
gas companies and other utility
corporations should be taxed locally
in addition to the other taxes which
they pay.
Requests have been made to the
committee for legislation imposing
a capital stock tax on manufactur
ing corporations and the manufac
tures should 1)0 locally taxed.
County officials have requested
the committee to recommend legis
lation authorizing the state to re
turn to the county a larger portion
of the amount now received by
them on account of capital stock,
n oneys at interest, etc.
Requests have also been made
for laying a tonnage tax on anth
racite coal.
Public meetings will be held at
Pittsburg on November 10 and 20,
in the Chamber of Commerce; Erie
on November 41 in the Chamber of
Commerce, and in Seranton on
November 22 and in the Lackaw
anna County courthouse.
Representatives of the above
named interests have been invited
are expected to appear, so that the
committee may be informed of all
necessary facts. The meetings
will be open to the public and full
opportunity will be given for a
general discussion of all matters.
The committee will also consider
at these meetings criticisms, sug
gestions, etc , of the proposed act
regulating certain private business
corporations, copies of which have
been sent throughout the common
wealth.
Foley's Kidney Cure
makes kidneys and bladder right I
LAPORTE, SULLIVAN COUNTY PA. FRIDAY, NO\/. 15 1912.
JOHN ERBLE SHOT
TO KILL, PROBABLY
WAS
Fired Three Bullets Into Body
of Grace Stidfole at
Williamsport
Williamsport wan filled with ex
citement Friday morning of last
week about 8:40 o'clock, when
several shots were fired on East
Canal street in the vicinity of the
house kept by Mame Irvin and it
became known on the streets that
an attempt to murder had been
made. The victim was Miss Grace
Stidfole, an inmate of the Irvin
house, and the man who did the
shooting was John Erble, a steel
worker, who has been a lover of
Miss Stidfole for about two years.
After the shooting Erble walked
away and for several hours the
city was stirred while a hunt for
him was being made by the police.
The girl was shot three times by
Erble. At the hospital it is stated
that she cannot recover and her
death is looked for at any time.
Miss Stidfole is the daughter of
Mrs. Anna Stidfole, of 111 Arch
street, Newberry.
As soon as the report of the
shooting wis sent to the police
station Chief of Police Harder call
ed out all of the night men and
sent them in all directions to look
for Erble, All the men were caut
ioned to act with care when they
made the arrest as it was known
that Erble had reloaded his revolver
befora he left the East Canal street
house. Officer William A. Berry
learned that Erble was seen on
Arch street and was at that time
walking toward the river.
Officer Berry went to the river
bank and then walked slowly up
the old toe path. When .he reach
ed a point a short distance east of
the Williamsport boat club houso
he saw Erble in the bushes between
the tow path and the river. About
the same time Erble saw tin.officer
who was in citizens clothes, and at
once pulled his revolver and pre
pared to fight.
Here Officer Berry used a great
deal of judgement and also proved
that he had his nerve with him.
lie saw that that was not the time
to advance upon the fugative and
so he delayed the attack and looked
around for a time and then Erble,
seemingly took the second thought,
decided not to resist arrest, for he
placed his revolver back in his
pocket and then at this point Berry
covered him with his revolv rand
demanded Erble to hand over his
gun to him, which he at once did.
Officer Berry was alone at the time
he made the arrest. He took his
prisoner to the police station on
the trolley car and placed him in
a cell.
John Erble and Grace Stidfole
have been lovers for several years,
regardless of the fact that Erble
has a wife and two children living
in Syracuse, N. Y.
They had spent the night further
down the stre t and it was about
8:30 o'clock Friday morning when
they started for the house kept by
Maine Irvin, where Miss Stidfole
was an inmate. As they walked
up the railroad track they were
noticed by some workmen to be
quarreling. They passed around
the rear of the Irvin house aud not
beingableto gain admittance, went
to the front door. Here the first
shot was fired by Erble aud then
Miss Stidfole rin into the kitchen
of Mrs. Annie Klump and Erble
followed her with liia smoking re
volver in his hand. The girl ran
into a corner in the kitchen aud
tried to hide from her assailantand
at the same time pleaded with him
to spare her.
Erble paid 110 attention to the
pleadings and fired another shot or
two at her as she lay on the kitchen
floor. He then looked at his vic
tim for a moment, reloaded his
revolver and walked leisurely down
the lailroad track to State street,
then out to Third street, and was
lost to the view of the people who
had attracted to the spot by the
shooting. It was known that he
had a loaded revolver and for this
reason no one in the attempt
ed to arrest him.
The injured girl was taken to a
bed room in the Klump home and
Drs. Hardt and Langely were cal
led to attend her. The physicians
(Continued on last page.)
MILDRED AND BERNICE
Mrs. Campbell of Philadelpia was
visiting frends at this place last
week.
Mr. and Mrs. Oney Blinks of
Eagles Mere were visiting Mrs.
Briuks parents, Mr. and Mrs. M.
J. Gallegher last week.
Big Mike invited his daughters
along with their husbands and
families to come to his house on
Nov. 6 as he was having an ox
on that date over the Lesher and
Pealer's majorities in Sullivan Co.,
other follows had the ox roast and
Mike had to be satisfied with a
blind robin.
Mrs. J. A. Helsinau and son
Raymond is visiting Philadelphia
friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Jordan
of Sayro were visiting the lady's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Gal
lagher last week.
Walter Wheatley and wife of
Forkstou were visiting friends at
this place Sunday.
F. P. Vincent of Philadelphia
was a welcome visitor at this place
Monday. All his old friends were
giving him the glad hand.
The Berniee Basket Ball team
played the Sonestown team at
Sonestown on Saturday, the score
was 13-14 in favor of Berniee.
The Republicans swept the
county with the exception of Wil"
son for president. M.this don't
look as if you had the Doe. up a
tree.
EAGLES MERE.
Mrs. George Fries of Hughesville
is visiting her mother, Mrs. John
R. Stevens of this place.
Mr. Hooper of Baltimore is again
in town.
Mrs. L. G. Stevens and Mrs. J.
R. Steveas made a trip to Sones
town Monday.
Mrs. William Chamberlin has
butchered her winter porkers.
Llewellyn and Philip Smith went
to look at their radbit trap the
other morning and instead of a rab
bit they captured a skunk.
Official Vote of Sullivan County at Gen. Election
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, lgl2
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LAPORTE BOROUGH 13 24 2 i» 26 25 2 2» 26 2 26 27 2 24 28 2
LAPORTE TOWNSHIP 9 38 1 21 ■„ M 27 37 22 38 ' 22 «
LOPEZ PRECINCT 126 70 1 3 32 U9 Ta , 2 lf>o 70 2 « 75 1 2 )48 79 1
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RICKETTS PRECINCT 14 n 1 30 42 14 11 42 is 1 42 15 1 40 ■»
RINGDALE PRECINCT 215 I 2 is 2is I 2 15 2 1 4
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MGPBMONT.
Henry Small, who for the past
few been in New York City, re
turned home Tuesday.
Mrs. George Derrick did shop
ping in Williamsport Tuesday.
Miss Irene Hunter spent Satur
day in Sonestown.
Mr. Plotts of Wilkes-Barre was
in town Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Snider and
Dollie Snider autoed to Laporte on
Sunday and called on J. H. Knouse
and family.
G. W. Jaxkson of Dushore was a
business visitor in town Tuesday.
Miss Freda Armes spent Sunday
with friends in Sonestown.
Walter B. Risley of Tunkhan
nock spent Saturday in town.
Messrs. Harry Bailey of Towanda
and James Kline of Laquin are
spending a few days with Howard
Masteller.
Thomas King killed a large bear
Saturday evening.
Howard Masteller spent Sunday
with his daughter, Mrs. William
Walter at Laquin.
Mrs. M. D. Horn and son Her
bert spent Saturday in Williams
port.
Philip Peterman was a business
visitor in Dushore Saturday.
Mr. Philip Snider was called to
Unityville Saturday by the death
of his mother.
Miss Nora Masteller of Ricketts
is visiting her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Howard Masteller.*
John Woodside and farr : ly at
tended the funeral of the former's
brother, James Woodside at Unity
ville Tuesday.
Frank Botsford of Masten is
visiting his parents, Mr. anb Mrs.
M. W. Botsford.
Mrs. H. P. Valentine spent
Tuesday in Williamsport.
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MUNCY VALLEY
Miss Ollie Shaw of Williamsport
is spending some time with her
grand-parents, Mr. A. Margarle
Mr. and Mrs. John Osier attend
ed the funeral of Mrs.Osiers mother
at Picture Rocks Tuesday.
Misses Murriel Jillson, Willa
and Thressa Gansel were Hones
town callers Monday.
Mr. Andrew Jankowsky returned
back to Newark,N. J., after spend
ing a week with his parents in this
place.
Miss Alice Secules of Dushoie
is vising in this place.
Misses Willa and Thressa Gan
sel is visiting their aunt a few days
in VVilliamsport.
George Myers, wife and sons of
Mawr Glen spent Sunday with the
former's mother, Mrs. John Osier.
HEMLOCK GROVE
Mr. and Mrs. M, J. Phillips
started on Monday to visit friends
at Benton.
Mis 9 Ruth Lawrenson spent Sat
urday shopping in Hughesville.
Harry Buck attended services
here on Sunday.
Miss Freda Armes visited at 11.
B. Armes and attended Sunday
services.
Mr. and Mrs. W. 11. Lawrenson
visited friends at North Mountain
on Sunday.
Harrison Mostellar is home
hunting this week.
Revival services will commence
here on Sunday evening, Nov, 24.
Those who attended the teachers
meeting and basket ball game at
Sonestown last Saturday were:
Clara, Ester and Helen Phillips,
Orpha Armes, Ruth and Tracy
Lawrensou and M. J. Phillips.