Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1904-07-28
County Seat
Local and Personal Events
Terscly Told.

Mr.. William Shelple of Philadel-
phia is visiting friends in town.
DR.. Whalen of Eagles Mere, spent
Wednesday night at the county seat.
Mr.. jeremiah Kelly of Hughes
vile, was a Laporte visitor Tuesday
night.
Mrs. M. A. Watkins of TOwanda,
is a guest at the home of Hon. II. j..
lngham.
Atty. b. S. Karns, wife and three
little daughters of Benton, are the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. II. j. Keller.
Miss Julia O'Donovan, stenogra-
pher in f. j. Mullen's law Office,
has returned from a two weeks visit
with friends at Sayle
A. l.. Lovelace of Sonestown, was
in town Tuesday estimating timber
land in the vicinity of Jakersville.
The large barn on the farm of Asa
Speary, near Nordmont, was struck
by lightning during the storm of
Tuesday afternoon and burned to the
ground before any of the contents
could be saved. 1t is understood
that no insurance was carried.
Some of the young boys of this
place jOurneyed to SonestOwn last
Saturday to accept challenge for a
contest on the diamond The husk Y
lads ofthe valley village proved too
much of Il problem for our unframed
youths and they returned home sore
ly beaten. The score was something
like 4 to II.
That the Japenese do love Japan
is evidenced by the fact that only
l23, 81 of the Mikado's subjects re-
side abroad, seventy-tWO percent of
whom are in the United States. Not
one of the whole number has fore
sworn allegiance to Japan, and near
ly every one of them holds himself
in readiness to answer the war call
of his emperor.
The boy who haunts the streets
aftes nightfall withoul business or
permission is cutivating Il very dam
gerous habit. Any place where a
boy has no business is dangerous
place for him, whether it is on the
street, in the store or elsewhere. A
boy that is all right likes his home,
friends, books or newspapers in pre-
ference to the class found on the
streets without business. Business
men of all kinds looks upon the boy
loafer as the dead beat of the future.
Walter b. Gunton, coal operator
at Bernice, w lille in West Virginia
last week had the misfortune to have
a leg broken by being caught by a
fall of coal in a mine which he was
Mr.. Gunton was brought
to his home at Bernice, on Monday.
AS we are now in the midst of the
hot season of the year, it may be in
teresting to our readers to learn how
to treat persons who may be pros
trated by the suns rays. If one is
overcome by the heat, is pale, weak
and pulseless, he wants a teaspoon
tul of brandy, in water, to stimulate
him. If he is tiorid in the face, and
his heart is running like IA windmill,
he wants an application of cold water
with ice on the temples and wrists.
The first is "overcome by the heat"
the second genuine "sunstrOke" and
Il good deal more dangerous. The
former is preceded by nausea and
dizziness; the latter, if there are any
premonitiOns at all, with a sudden
dimness of sight, everything turning
green.
Every owner of an automobile
must register his vehicle in the Pro-
thonotary's office of the county
where he lives and pay to the county
treasurer a license fee of three dol
lars per annum. This will enable
him to run in any part of the state.
All such vehicles shall have gOngs.
lights, brakes and all danger devices.
The driver shall not have any other
right of way, must always stop
when so signalled and sound his
gong at proper times. All persons
violating these rules shall be guilty
of a misdemeanor, liable to fine of