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CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1898-08-04
RAISING 1oNEY FOR PACKER.


The friends of Alfred Packer, the
alleged man-eater, who is confined in
the Canon City penitentiary serving
out forty years sentence for killing
five companions in the mountains Of
the western portion of Colorado, now
feel confident that they viii be sue
cessful in their efforts to liberate the
man as soon as they secure hearing
of the case in the supreme court which
they hope will be in the near future.
In order to raise funds for the con-
duct of the case, which will come up
on writ of error filed some weeks
ago. they have decided to rattle a val
liable specimen Of the prisoners handi-
work in the shape of cane made by
him since his confinement. The cane
is made of pape- and illustrates the
ingenuity of the prisoner. In its
makeup are 1900 small pieces of
paper.
Guy Adams, general baggage agent
of the Gulf road, has always been one
of the most persistent ef Packers
friends, and has caused the cane and
an enlarged picture of the alleged
cannibal to be placed on exhibition in
the Seventeenth street window of the
Gulf ticket Office, at the corner of
Curtis and Seventeenth streets. City
passenger and ticket agent Oliver will
conduct the sale of the tickets for the
rattle, which will be sold for so cents
each. The purchaser of each ticket
will be presented with a cabinet photo
graph of the prisoner. This is re-
garded as grand opportunity for
Packers friends to rally to his sup
port Denver Times.
The belief seems to be gaining
ground that Packer has served term
OF sufficient length to expiate the
crime for which he was sentenced.
As matter of fact, most people con-
versant with the case are inclined to
the opinion that when Packer took
the lives of his companions he was
suffering so intensely from the pangs
of hunger that he was incapable Of
discerning right from wrong, and
with all the cunning of an insane per-
son he employed peculiar means for
their destruction To be sure this
placed him in very unsavory light
with both Judge and jury, as the only
plea he could offer was extreme hun
ger
Packer is very quiet inoffensive
appearing parsonage with only an or
dinary education. During the entire
time Of his Imprisonment his behavior
has been that of peaceable citizen,
and he has yet the first time to create
any disturbance or disobey prison
rules in the least particular.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1898-08-04

THE RECORD. with the kindliest
motive, would again direct the atten-
of the city officials to the condition
of the alleys. Especially would it be
enlightening to them to make a tour
of those between River and Main. and
Main and Macon. To say they are
filthy does not express their condition.
The health of our people demands
that these be attended to immediate
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1898-08-04

If THE residents of River and
Macon will take time to walk or drive
down Greenwood avenue they will not
rest until their streets have been
graded and paved. The expense is SO
small that if equally divided among
the property holders it amounts to
almost nothing. Now that the good
work has been started it should be
kept up until all the principal streets
in town have been improved.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1898-08-04

they will certainly elect him. In
Pueblo county he can poll 80 per cent.
Of all the votes, regardless of who
may be his opponent. 1t takes some
people long time to learn that in
politics it pays to be fair and honest,
and the quicker the democrats take a
tumble that they are acting dishonest
ly in backcapping Mr.. Gunnenheim or
any other republican aspirant, the
better their chances for piece of the
pie to be cut in September
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1898-08-04
TO REM.

5-Room pressed brick Rudd avenue,
between Eeghth and Ninth Water in
kitchen-good barn, cellar, etc Sl6-
New 6-room-rooms ali large-brick,
cor 10th and harrison Cellar, hot
water tank (no rangel large yard. good
barn and chicken house. Water in
kitchen, etc. SIG.
New 4-room brick, Harrison ave-
Cellar, water at back door. SO.
New 5-room frame-Cellar and barn,
large garden land with house, Harrison
ave $40.
5 Large room brick, new, Harrison
ave---Celiar, large yard, etc. $40.
2 Conveniant frames.-Each with )
rooms, cellars, etc. IS apiece.
All of above houses and lots are
fenced in, are in good neighborhood-
for further particulars inquire OF +. A.
RArNoLDs. Fremont County Bank
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1898-08-04
Consider the War Over.

WASHINGTON, august L. - The
army and navy officers consider the
war practically over so far as hostili-
ties are concerned, and think there
win be no further occasion hereafter
to fire a hostile shot except in case of
slight resistance that may be offered
by the Spanish to General Miles cam
paign in Porto Rico.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1898-08-04

ONE Of the ten commandments used
to read, Remember the Sabbath day" /"
etc. This has been abbreviated and
brought up to date in this form, RE
member the Maine and our navy has
remembered it with vengeance, too,
on nearly every Sabbath Day since
the war began.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1898-08-04
LET your watchword be Onward,
upward and good streets"

IMPROVEMENT is the word. What
are you doing to beautify your place?
Trim your trees, clean out the bitches
and paint or take down the front
fences.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1898-08-04
Peace BY August 18th.

PARIS. August Lit is announced
in dispatch received by tine Temps
this afternoon that the Spanish cabinet
is to meet this afternoon to consider
a reply. The dispatch adds the belief
that the government will accept. 1t
says the general opinion is that peace
will be accomplished by August 18th.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1898-08-04
Note Was WITHHELD

WASHINGTON, August 1.-The an
nouncement of the official note to
Spain has not been given to the public
today as expected and may be with
held until Spain replies.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1898-08-04

LET us have seats put in the park.
The fag-raising Wednesday night
showed the people the beauties of the
place and also the lack of seating
accommodations.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-10-20
Sonestown.

\ little child of Merit Shatfer from
Muncy Valley, wartburied in the
grave yard here on Tuesday
Miss Nora Crist has returned from
an extended visit to friends at Cham
ouni.
Harry phillips of Jersey Shore, is
visiting friends and parents at this
place.
John Converse made Il trip to
Muncy Valley on Saturday in order
to have IL piece of steel removed from
his eye.
Mrs. Jack BOatnlan returned to
Williamsport with her Sister-in-law
Mrs. Jennie.Creasy.
Andrew Edgar.caught a large bear
in his trap ON the mountain last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. a. Il. Armstrong
and daughters Erma and Mary will
go to Johnsonburg ON Thursday.
Miss Myrtle Edgar visited friends
in}Williamsport.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-10-20
ABOUT BALLOONTNG.
SOME CURIOUS FACTS RELATED BYAN
OLD AERONAUT.

Men Who Pierce the skies Fearles.iy Can
not Look over the Edge Of Ordinary
Building without Terror Trouble Dnrto'
Self-ConsciOusness.
Few men or women who sail up to
the skies in balloons with entire fear
lessness could stand on the ledge of Il
third story window without expert
encing that faintness and nausea which
terror inspires or feeling an almost ir-
resistible desire to fling themselves
headlong to the pavement below" said
the old aeronaut.
why is it thus?" l asked in sur
prise.
1T is, l think" returned he. due
entirely to the fact of self-conscious-
ness. Balloonists are all more or less
self-conscious. It is that way with
every person who is favored with con-
stant public notice or with supersensi-
tive, highly cultivated or intellectual
folk. In close proximity to their TEL
low men and things of earth their SEN
sibility to surroundings is invariably
acute There are few of such persons
who could walk along the edge of tall
building or who could peer down from
the brink of precipice without suf-
fering vertigo and that strange hysteric
impulse to jump off. This is because
they are TOO thoroughly aware of their
own personalities, or, in other words,
because they are always thinking of
themselves.
Now. a person who is not self-run-
scious may parade up and down on the
tops of cliffs, climb steeples or cling TO
the ridge of a skyscraping building
without the slightest degree of fear or
inconvenience. His sensibilities are
blunted: he is not sufficiently mbued
with the idea of his own personal
worth to heed the perils and discom
forts of lofty position. But put that
same individual into a balloon and
send him up into the sky for couple
of miles and most paradoxically, he
at once becomes nervous, restless and
eventually evinces the lveliest fear
He is liable TO become sick and faint.
and manifests all those disorders COM
mon to the self-conscious man at an
eminence of a hundred feet or so.
The latter. however. the moment
you get him a thousand feet above the
earth. the moment all familiar objects
begin to recede from his view. loses all
fear and tendency to vertiginous dis
turbances. A strange eXhilaration
possesses him, and likewise an impulse
to dare and do. If there be a trapeze
attached to the balloon he wants to
climb down and swing in it.
That is why professional aeronauts
ascend to great heights and swoop
down to earth by means of the para
chute. They have lost all conscious
ness of themselves among the clouds,
and boldly trust themselves to the hy-
pothetical safety of the big umbrellas
without a tremor of fear Yet | ven-
ture to say not one of these profession
ais would trust himself to leap from a
building $50 feet high with para
chute. | doubt if many of them at
such height could be persuaded even
to venture close enough to the edge to
peer into the street
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-10-20

Now we have paper floors. An i'm
portant advantage of paper floors con-
sists in the absence of joints or seams.
whereby an accumulation of dust ver-
min and fungi is done away with.
These new paper floors are bad conduc-
tors of heat or sound and have soft
feeling to the foot. The costs are con-
siderably lower than of hardwood
floors, the paper mass is shipped in
bags in powder form, with a small ad-
dition of cement as a binder 1t is
stirred into stiff paste, spread out on
the floor, pressed down by means of
rollers, and painted the oal. wood or
mahogany color, after drying
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-10-20
Sherif's Sale.

BY virtue OF Il writ oi Alias Fieri Facias issued
out OF the court OF Common Pleas of Sullivan Co.,
and to me directed and delivered there will he ex-
posed to public sale mt the Court House in Laporte
Pa. on
SATURDAY. NOVEMBER T., 1898.
at o'clock pm. the following described property
viz
A piece or parcel of land lying and being in the
township OF Davidson county of Sullivan and
state of Pennsylvania, being parts of two tracts of
land in the warrantec names of Paul Evans, and
Job Evans described as follows:
Beginning at Il corner on the line of Lycomng
county, thence northerly common line OF
Paul Evans and George Evans to common corner
of said tracts with Ann and Elizabeth James
tracts, thence easterly along lines of Elizabeth
and Deborah James, Grace James and Job Evans
tracts, thence southerly along common lines OF
Job Evans and Joel Evans to the county line.
thence westerly along the county line to the place
OF beginning, containing together four hundred
and fifty more or less from which is reserved
onehaf OF all coal oil and minerals. on which is
a large quantity OF valuable timber convenient
to market, about 20 acres improved.
Seized taken into execution and 10 be sold as
the property of G. c. Swank ut the suit of r. j. d
f, =. lngham. 49, Asps .s~s .4ass - -
ELLIS SWANK sheriff.
lN6HAMs Attys
Sheriffs office, .aporte Pa, Oct, IL, 1895.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-10-20
\ Trick Pilot ograph.

A correspondent sends a very re-
markable photograph. If held upright
it looks exactly as if a man We're stand
ing on the side of the house, and view
ed in the ordinary way it appears as if
he were projecting from the wall of the
house. without any visible means of
support, as the police say about the
tramps. 1t might even do for an ami
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-10-20
Public Notice.

Not having received value for il
note, dated Sept. I, 1898, given to
David Marks of Muncy Valley, by
VIM. Chamberlin of Eagles Mere,
all parties are notified not to buy or
speculate ON same as it will not he
paid. WIN. CHAMBERLIN.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-10-20
BOarders.

John. V. Finkle has opened his large
and comfortable house for the accomoda
tion fcourt boarders, and also for rcgu-
lar boarders by the day or week, at rea
sonable rates.
Corner OF Maple and Muncy Sts., .,I4aporte.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-10-20

Mrs. II. j. Keller gave very
pleasant social Friday evening which
was largely attended by the young
people of town in honor Of Delroy
Helm, a private in company NJ, who
left on Monday to report from fur
lough.
Vote the straight Republican ticket
1t was republican administration
that conducted the war SO successful
ly, and Republicans will show their
appreciation of the principles of that
party by voting, rs will many DEM
ocrats, the Republican ticket.
Editor and Mrs. Shimp, Misses
Alice Wheelock, Dorothy Plotts,and
DR.. Gardener of Iughesville, accom-
panied DR.. Heberton Of same place,
to his Weirwold cottage ut MokOma,
on Saturday and spent Il very pleas
ant Sunday in Weirwold's comfor-
table quarters, and remained until
Tuesday morning to enjoy Il hunt.
Frank Buck ;our noted game catcher,
spent Monday with the party and
guided the gentlemen through the
forests.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-10-20
Williamsport & North Branch R.R
TIME TABLE,
In Effect Tuesday Sept. l3, 1898.
Northward.
Southward

stations.
Connections with the Philadelphia 4 Reading
at Halls, for all points north and SOUTH and the
Fall Brook and Beech Creek railroads. At
Satterfield for all points on the Lehgh Valley
railroad. At Sonestown with the Eagles Mere
railroad.
II. f. EAVENSON, Gen, Manager.
llughesvilleP a
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-10-20
CONDENSED REPORT of the condition OF the
L. FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF Dushorc Pa.
~ At close of business, July IA, 1898.

State of Pennsylvania, County OF sullivan s..
], VI. ID. swarts, Cashier of the above named
bank do soemnly swear that the above state
ment is true to the best of my knowledge and be
lief
NJ. ID. SWARTS, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 26th
day of Sept 1898.
JOHN II. CRONlN Notary Public
Corrcct-Attcst:
ALPHONSUS WALSH /
JNO. ID. REESER. Directors
W. j. LAWRENCE
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-10-20
Told Ont Of COurt.

What was the heaviest fee you ever
got?" asked the pert young lawyer of
the Nestor of the bar.
"A yearling calf and load of pump
kins; aggregate weight ton and a
uuartpr'
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-10-20
Executors Notice.

Estate OF Frederick Hcinze, late OF Elkland
township deceased.
Notice is hereby given that Letters Tesamen
tary upon the estate of said decedent have been
granted to the undersigned. All persons indebt
ed to said estate are requested to make rayment
and those having claims or demands against the
same will make them known without delay to I !
CHRISTIAN r. HEINZE Executor 4
Lake Run Pa. Oct IL 1898.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-10-20
CIDER MILL IN OPERATION

John M. Converse will be
prepared on and after We'd
nesday, Sept. IA, to fill or
ders on Wednesday, Thurs
day and Fridays of each
week until Nov. II, 1893, at
his mill in SonestoWn, Pa.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-10-20
Administrative Notice,

Estate OF Walter spencer, late OF Laporto Boro.
sullivan county deceased.
Letters OF administration upon the above named
estate having been granted to the undersigned.
all persons having claims against the same will
present them for payment, duly authenticated:
and those indebted thereto. will please make
immediate payment to
EMMA SPENCER, AdmX.
A. J.BRADLEY. Atty. Iaportc, Pa.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-10-20
Do Not want scenery spoiled.

1t is said that many people in Maine
are so offended at the advertisements
painted on boards and barns along the
country roads that they refuse to deal
with firms which so advertise,
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-10-20
Napoleon.s Trees.

Napoleon's cabbage palm at Long
wood has been blown down. 1t was
the last tree of it's kind on the island
of ST. Helena, and the species has not
been found elsewhere.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-10-20

A lifeboat made of pumice-stone has
been tested. 1t continued afioat with
a load even when full of water.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-10-20

NAL magnetism" photograph. The eX-
panation is quite startlinsly simple.
The young man is merely lying on Il
scaffold pole stuck through the wall.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-10-20
County Seat Indices.
AND CHANCES AT THE TIMES.

County Seat Indices.
AND CHANCES AT THE TIMES
With all the arguments flying round.
OF Ofvaring degrees OF atness,
The average voter finds himself
In state OF Where-am-l l-atnes>.
Editor Streby transacted busi-
ness in town Monday.
Atty. A. Walsh was county
seat visitor Tuesday.
Miss Fannie Rogers of Forks
vile, is visiting friends in town.
Mrs. Chas. Wrede and son were
shopping in Dushore Thursday.
j. Harry Spencer of William
sport was in town over Sunday.
E. S.Chase of Eagles Mere, shook
hands with friends in town Saturday.
'ris well that the Gazeus campaign quircs
Are by all considered very dry
They'll do 10 start the kitchen fires
In winter, by and 10y.
was Il business man in town Satur-
day.
The County Commissioners were
doing business at their Office Mon
day.
-Silas Henry of Eagles Mere, was
calling on business men in town
Monday.
Mrs. Ed. Schrader and Miss::Mame
Fries were shopping in Dushore on
Wednesday.
d. III. Lorah, Sonestown's popu-
lar landlord, was county seat visi-
tor on Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. w. b. Ritter are
visiting friends in New Columbia
and Bloomsbury.
Mrs. James Brown and children
of Pittston, visited her parents Mr..
and Mrs. w. B. Ritter.
Like trains which go with lightning speed
Our candidates spend their time and skill
But nothing made will evergo
AS quick rs their money will
VIM. Donovan is attending to
the business of the railroad station
i'm the absence of Mr.. Ritter.
We have now reached that time
of year when cider begins to work
against prohibition principles.
ID. w. Darling of Sonestown,
was dispensing pleasant greetings
among his friends in town Saturday.
Atty. b. S. Collins of Dushore,
had business transactions at the coun-
ty offices on Monday.
A. c. jenkins of Celestial, has the
EDITORS thands for box of choice
grapes raised Oh Mr. Jenkins fertile
acres.
And Jakey Meyers where is he,
We wonder, in this fight?
30 we can vote the other way
And know that we are right
DR.. Voorhees, who has been
spending several day in town, babe
his friends farewell on Monday and
left for his home i'm Instanter.
The date of the AdmrX. Sale of the
personal property of the late Walter
Spencer has been adjourned to Satur-
day, October 90, 1898.
John GOatie left for Philadelphia
on Monday. 1t is his intention to
see the French consul and get some
points on law for the "teafs"
If Dewey dear was only her
And listen any where,
TO all this street debating clan
That fills the autumn air.
He'd think his first fight with the Dons
\ mighty tame affair.
August Buschhausen has pur-
chased the store goods of the late
Walter Spencer and has taken posses
sion of the store where he will con-
tinue the business.
ID. ID. q. NJ. Hon. John $. Line,
installed the officers of I.aporte
Lodge, No. 923, l. o. O. +. last
Monday evening as follows: n. G.,
F. w. Meylert; VS..
Treas. +. NJ. Dunham.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-10-20
Don't Tobacco Spit and Smoke Your Life Away.

bic' inc Wonuef-WOfkef, tl;tt makes weak men
strong. An druggists, soc or ST. Cure guaran-
teed Booklet and sample free. Address
Sterling Remedy Co. Chicago nr New York
The committee Of Lackawanna Pres
bytery appointed to superintend the sale
of the Laporte Presbyterian church prop
erty has been authorized by the congre-
gational meeting held Sept Ii, TO extend
the time for the reception OF written biie
to Oct. II, 1898. These bid, may he
left with Miss Hattie Crockyr LaIoltc.
Several bids have already been presented
and time i. asked for presenting Others
The Congregation reserves the right to
accept or reject any or all bids. After
the - of October the successful bidder
will be informed by the Committee which
bid they decide to accept.
REV. p. II. BRooKs.
On behalf Of the Committee.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-10-20
nenutx Is Hood Deep.

Clean blood means clean skin. No
beauty without it. Cascarets, Candy Cathar-
tic clean your blood and keep ii clean. bI
stirring up the lazy liver and driving all imN
purities from the body. Begin to-day to
Danish pimples, boils, blotches, bacllheads,
and that sickly bilious complexion by taking
Cascarets, beauty for ten cents All drug
gists, satisfaction guaranteed, l0c, 25c, SOC.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-10-20
Hillsgrove.

DR.. J. l.. Christian shook hands
with his many friends in town last
week.
Our schOolmamS Misses Carrie
Greathead and Cora Learned spent
Saturday in Williamsport.
Robert McEwen of Williamsport,
was a business visitor in town last
week.
Because of II scarcely of hides the
tannery stopped work.
G. l.. Norten Il Co. have reopened
their millenary store in the Soden
Block with Miss Francis Warburton
as trimmer.
Reno Green shot seven phesants
last Saturday. Who can beat it,
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-10-20
Lafayette Day.

The observance of l.afayettee Day
by the schools of this Commonwealth
has been recommended by the Supt.
Public Instruction. This day will
be observed by the schools of la
porte Boro. ut the Court House on
the evening of Friday, October 2s.
The exercises will consist of address
ses, recitations, singing, etc. All
citizens are cordially invited to at
tend as it is proper that this day be
OF rVed by the schools and the
citizens of the town generally. The
purpose of the meeting is to do honor
to the memory of Lafayette and as
sist in providing means for the erec-
ton of Il monument to his memory
which will be unveiled at Paris on
July /, 1900, United States Day at
the Paris Exposition.
No admittancc will be charged but
Il collection will be taken at the close
of the exercises.
BY Order of SCIIOoI. BOARD.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-10-20

On behalf of the Committee.