Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-06-16

-Jundge Dunham was pfesldlng
over the courts of Columbia county
Tuesday and Wednesday.
A. b. Fox of Tivola, while en-
joying n fishing trip through this
section ON Saturday, found time to
pay his Laporte friends a short call.
Ransom Thrasher, who cares
well for the county's finances, was at
his Office on Monday and Tuesday,
interested with T'reasurer's land sale.
Prof. Wandall, formerly of
Forksville, was in town on Saturday
representing Dodd, Mead 4 Co. of
New York, publishers of the Inter-
national Cyclop@dia.
"A great many people are Won
dering when and under what circum-
stances military merit was discovered
in young Harrison, Cooke, Satoris,
AstOr and lot of sons of other rich
men.
Some of our Democratic contem-
pOraries are very much alarmed
about Senator Quay's brain. The
dear boys needn't trouble themselves.
The brain is where it was put by an
omniscient Creator.
-Dorson Speary of Nordmont
made this Office a pleasant call on
Saturday. He reports Mrs. Speary
who has been very low with stroke
of paralysis, somewhat improved
and gaining slowly.
-Supt. F. w. Meylert has been
appointed member of the state board
of examiners at the State Normal at
Kutztown near Reading and left
Tuesday morning to attend to the
duties of his appointment.
MIR. and Mrs. Weldie Sadler of
Hillsgrove, were county seat visitors
on Saturday. While taking in all
that was to be seen, Mrs. Sadler paid
the NEWS ITEM a social call and eX-
pressed her wishes for its continued
success.
A number of guests We're regis
tered at Gallaghers Hotel Monday.
Frank always gives his friends Il
warm welcome, and when his new
hotel on the corner is completed he
will give his patrons tirst-class, un-
surpassed-in-the-county accomoda-
tion.
The War Department should fill
in its spare time calculating how
many Blanco victories it will require
to make Spain sue for peace. Blanco
must be the blank -blankedest liar
Spain can produced. Either that or
he is confirmed humorist who sees
fun in every wollopping theSpaniards
get.
BILE manner leaves Il trail of winning
affection, dropped in our sanctum
Wednesday, while in town on bust
ness,to pay us his formal call. There
is generally a good story to hear when
the Judge pulls latch string which
everywhere hangs ON the outside
for him.
We call the attention of the pub
lie to the advertisement of f. l..
Place our new and popular merchant,
who is hustling for the trade through
this section, and by his just dealings
and reasonableness of price is getting
exactly what ne is hustling for and
giving the community exactly
what they need. Be wise, read
his advertisement and deal where
profits are shared.
The beautiful colors of Old Glory
in it larges size, proudly floats over
the front porch of Judge Dunham's
residence. In viewing its bright
and patriotic colors through the
fresh green foliage of the fronting
trees with the clear white surface of
the house for background, swayed
by the mild breath of zephry kissing
its delicate folds, makes the dear
American emblem poem more
beautiful to look upon than was ever
written.
Long may the dear flag wave
Der land and people brave.
Glorious flag OF our country
Floating DER the wise and Just
That has for the Nations motto
The words, "In God we trust
John p. Kennedy and +. NJ.
Crossley were making business calls