Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1904-03-03
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Local and Personal Events
Tersely Told.

| Is VISITING WITH MS etstuS htSi -A''''
A. j. Bradley at this place.
II. w. Osler of Bernice was La
porte visitor Wednesday.
Miss Jessie Wrede attended the
local institute at Sonestown Satur-
day.
MIA. #. Wilcox of Forksville,
was a pleasant caller at the Item Of
flee Wednesday.
Mrs. A. +. Trip who was quite
i'll for several days the early part of
the week, is much improved.
Souestown and Muncy Valley will
take up popular subscription for
raising funds to light their streets by
electricity.
Leo Breigher has joined the News
Item force as an apprentice. HIS
natural adaptability for the work is
plainly manifested by his rapid
progress at the printers ease.
Arbitrators were chosen Tuesday
to decide the case of John }. Web
ster vs. the w. x n. b. Il. II. in a
damage suit resulting from the forest
fire last spring. The arbitrators
named are Messrs. F. S. Chase, Lee
r. Gayitt and Frank Buck. March
80 is the day fixed for the trial.
Sheriff Cott, assisted by Mr.. Hen
ry Kraus, on Friday took the Wal
lace brothers to the Eastern peniten-
tiary where they will serve il fifteen
months sentence for larcenSy.
Mr.. Frank Shoemaker of Cross
Forks, has been visiting his brother
w. T.. Shoemaker, the past week.
The transfer of license granted to
John lutkie, in Mildred, 10 Joseph
Helsman was brought before the
Court on Tuesday and II further
hearing postponed until April 20.
Evidently the hens have gone off
their strike,aS G g dropped 10 twen-
ty cents per dozen i'll the William
sport markets Saturday last.
Mrs. j. II. Frins and Mrs. b. S.
CoweIl spent Saturday in Hughes
vile, having dental work done.
We were in error last week in stat
ing that Mr.. S. Mead had moved in
to his new home. He is still living
in the Smith house.
Thomas s. Laird, the well known
blacksmith Of Nordmont, met with
serious injuries while on his way
home from court last week. The
seat of the she'd on which he was
seated became loosened and giving
a sudden jerk threw Mr.. Laird back
ward out of the sled. He was taken
home where upon examination it
was found that two of his ribs were
broken, his head cut and his back
injured. DR.. Wackenhuth was sum
moned, who strapped his ribs and
otherwise administered to him.
Mr.. Fred l.auer, who is extensive
ly engaged in operating Il lead and
silver mine al Gilmore, Idaho, was
visiting Laporte friends and relatives
| last week Mr.. i.auer is East Oh a
business trip, purchasing equipment
for traction line between his mines
and the railroad shipping point, and
other labor saving devicesif for install.
alton about the mines which is agree
able to his inclination Of manual
labor He left here for Gilmore
Monday morning.
Horace J.. Cole, author, combined
pleasure with business by returning
to Laporte Saturday evening To spend
Sunday with friends. Mr.. Cole is
pushing the sale of his recently pub
lished hook entitled ''Flashlights Ot
the Under WorId," which is re, civ.
ing much favorable comment from
book reviewers and men of letters
An Introductory article, by Hon
L. NJ. Dunham balances the reform
suggestions from legal standpoint
Copies Of the book are on sale at thu
Laporte pOstotlice at soc each.
The Eiughesville Independent
is strongly in favor of municipa
ownership and advocates the pur
chase Of the water plant that supplie
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