davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1905-07-20
High Speed al Any Cost.

Another railroad train has mada n
record-breaking run. The list of the
last year is this:
Pennsylvania Special, June s. 1905.
Chicago to Plttsburg, 46S miles in 44o
minutes. Twentieth century Limi-
ted, October 20, 1901, Buffalo to Chi
cago, 5lO miles in $50 minutes. EN-
plre State Express, July 10, 1901,
New York to Buffalo 440 miles in 375
minutes, Michigan Central Special,
April y, 1904, Niagara Falls to Wins
dor, 225.6 miles in 1919 minutes.
This sort of a thing is very well as
far as it goes; but it does not go very
tar-no matter how fast it goes.
''One swallow does not make a sum
mer." What we seem to need in
this country is safety more than
speed. 1t ought to be a matter OF
little pride with railroads that they
can send certain train over a stretch
of hundreds of miles in less than a
mile a minute, compared with the
the pride they should feel in being
able to send all trains regularly in
safety. There is ceatain barbaric
crudity in boasting of swift runs
while the yearly record of people
killed and manned and property des-
troyed amounts to more than that of
all other railroads in the world. No
one has forgotten that the railroad
that boasts of speed made, ran reg
ular high speed passenger train into
"A freight that was carrying dynamite
killing and wounding many people.
Railroad officials may say what they
will and boast as loudly as they please
about ''run," but mere swiftness can
not be compared with safety.
The motto of one of the oldest and
best steamship lines in the world is
"a good voyage is safe voyage"
| The captains of all the ships of that
line have that motto always before
| their eyes, and it serves as a standing
consolation against any time record.
| They realized that the prime object
Is not simply "to get there, but to
come in with every one on board and
unframed. American railroads and
the American people need safety at
monition. When the craze for speed
reaches certain stage it becomes de-
reueracV,
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1905-07-20
Another One Tor Hvshcsville.

Hughesville base ball team won
good game from the Bernice team
on the l.aPorte Athletic Association
field Saturday last, the score standing
d to 9. Several of Dushore's crack
players were associated with Bernice
and Hughesville were ably support
ed 10y out side players. Up TO the
closing of the fourth inning no scores
on either side were made and at the
eighth inning the teams stood tie at
six. At this stage of the game those
of the Dushore players were obliged
to leave the game in order To take
the G:iJ train. The remainder of the
game Was in lIughesville's favor.
The attendance ut The grounds Was
large, the gate receipts amounting &,
nearly $40 uu. An excursion train
was run from IIugheSville, aud cvi-
IDENTIFY all the hack and conveyance
accommodation about lierniee were
utilized. Considerable betting Was
said to have been done aud consider
able money changed hands.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1905-07-20

walks, then the Town Council shall
proceed to build or relay same, as the
case shall require, using any of the
materials above mentioned for the
construction of same, at their option,
and shall collect from such owner or
owners the cost of said work and ma
terials, with twenty per Centum adj
vance thereon, and file municipal
lien therefor, in accordance with the
provisions of the Acts of Assembly.
Section =. 1t is further enacted
that all repairs to side or foot walks
already constructed upon and along
the streets and turnpike roads of said
Borough of laporte, when required
to be made, shall be governed by the
above regulations.
Section 3. All ordinances or parts
of ordinances inconsistent herewith
are hereby repealed.
L,aporte, Pa, July II, 1905.
JAMES MCFARLAND,
President of Town Council.
Attest: w. B. RITTER,
Secretary Town Council.
Approved this nth day of July, A.
ID. 1905. THOS. +. KENNEDY,
Chief Burgess.
This ordinance shall take effect OH
and after the first day of August AID.
1905.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1905-07-20

/ The Lehigh Valley is distributing
pamphlets which contain a large
amount Of eXceptionally interesting
information to railroad men and also
to the general public.
The pamphlets are copies of a state
ment prepared for submission to the
Senate Committee on Interstate Com
merce. According to it 40.S of the
gross earnings of the railroads in the
United states is expended for labor.
The gross earnings of the road is 81 /,
900, ,S47 ,907 and the amount paid for
labor is but three quarters of a bill
lion dollars. The fuel and oil used
by the roads amounts to about one
fifth of the cost of labor. This pre-
portion seems excessive but the act
ual percent is SIP for fuel and oi "a
giinSt 40.S per cent for labor. OF
the wages the largest portion, Sl03,-
426, $50 is paid to men employed on
the track. The enginemen received
S64, LIB, ,S25. The cost of the railroads
with 193,S23 miles of trackage is
over ten billion dollars and the cost
of equipment is nearly two billion
dollars. There are now 1851 en-
gines i'm use which cost $4S2, ,5Sl 900
During the past four years all rail-
roads have been improving their
equipment, purchasing new engines,
passenger and freight cars and this
has cost about 1914, ,000,0 900. In the
United States enginemen average
Si.0l a day white in England they
average $l.00 per day for the same
service. Here firemen average s.. 2S
per day and in England ~ cents. In
America conductors average So 3S
and in England 1922. This pro-
portionate rate of wages applies to
nearly all other employees of the
roads.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1905-07-20

Teachers in the public schools are
hereafter expected to spend at least
half an hour each week during the
school term instructing their pupils
to be kind to animals and birds. The
act says that a system of humane
education which shall include kind
treatment of birds and animals shall
be included in branches of study
now required by law to be taught in
common schools, such instructions to
be given to all pupils up to and in
cluding fourth grade of public schools
of the commonwealth, and to con
siSt of not more than half hour
each week during the whole week OF
school; that no experiment upon any
living creature to demonstrate in
physiology shall be permitted in
any public school of the State, and
that the principal or teacher in every
school shall certify, in each of his or
her monthly reports to the school
board, that such instruction has been
given in the school under his or hel
control. This act, approved by the
Governor the 25th day Of March,
1905, shall take effect Immediately.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1905-07-20

The actual production and con-
suniption of spirituous liquors in
countries that, like the United States
levy upon them an eXorbitant excise
tax will never be known with any
reasonable degree of accuracy. How
much contraband whiskey is distilled
in the almost inaccessible mountain
ranges of this country or in the OBJ
scure garrets of some of our cities
will remain matter of conjecture.
In Italy, on the other hand, statis-
ties demonstrate that by Il long pro-
cess of evolution spirits have become
repugnant to the taste of the MASSES
of the inhabitants. The same Is true
also of the Spaniards. Without the
aid of legislation or instruction in
the schools the italians have found
out that the habitual consumption of
spirits is injurious to them and they
have given ii up.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1905-07-20

Dushore will soon have its second
silk mill in full operation. The old
Bigger Foundry building has been
purchased, and the company, at
present is composed of Samuel Cole,
A. r. Morrison, f.. A. Ballou and
II. n. Bigger The work of making
the necessary alteration, is already
under way, and things will be push
ed as rapidly as possible.
Mr.. Cole recently sold his interest
in the Dushore Silk Mill Company
to j. ID. Reeser. Col. Morrison was
formerly manager of the same COM
pany, Mr.. Ballou resigned the fore
manship of that company to inter st
himself in the new enterprise, and
Mr. Bigger, who has been living at
Ricketts, for the past few years, was
formerly in the foundry and machine
shop business at Dushore and owns
the building.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1905-07-20

~ sanitary conditions i'll the
Borough of Eagles Mere, Sullivan
county, Pennsylvania.
Section l.. Be it enacted by the
Chief Burgess and Town Council of
the Borough of Eagles Mere and it IS
hereby enacted by authority OF the
same-that all that portion of the
Borough lying and being between
Pennsylvania Avenue and the Lake
and between Eagles Mere Avenue and
the Lake, and between Lakewood
drive and the Lake, shall constitute
and be known as Sanitary District
Number One.
Section =. Any person or persons
who shall build or maintain cess
pool for an clubhouse, or for any pool
to throw rotten garbage, manure, or
pig pen filth in, within the limits Of
Sanitary Distric No. /, or any other
matter or thing that by exposure will
begin to decay, or become offensive to
the public or injurious to the health
of the community, or detrimental to
the purity of the waters of Eagles
Mere, shall forfeit and pay the sum of
SIS, to be recovered according to law,
and paid to the Borough Treasurer
for the use of the Borough, and i'll
addition, such person or persons shall
upon notice of the High Constable
or any policeman, be required to
abate, remove or suppress the said
cess pool or other offensive and in
furious matter or thing within twenty
four hours after such notice; and III
case the same is not removed, abated
or suppressed at the expiration of
such time, it shall be the duty of the
High Constable, or any Policeman,
serving such notice, to cause the same
to be removed, abated or suppressed,
keeping an accurate account of the eX-
penses thereof, which the person or
persons so offending shall be liable to
pay, with fifty per centum additional
as fine for neglect or refusal to be
collected according to law.
Section g. 1t shall be the duty of
the High Constable or any Police Off
Ger who discovers any cess pool. or
any unhealthy or decaying matter
detrimental to the purity of the water
of Lake Eagles Mere, to report the
same in writing to the Chief Burgess
at once, and if in the opinion of the
Burgess Immediate action is required
to remove such unhealthy or decaying
matter detrimental to the purity of
the water of Eagles Mere, he shall
direct i'll writing the High Constable
Or and Policeman, to cause such
or decaying matter
to be removed or disinfected,
under direction of Board of Health,
and the Borough shall be liable
to pay the eXpenss thereof upon the
account being presented to the town
council, and the town council shall
thereupon proceed according to law
to collect the same from the owner or
the occupant of the premises where
such nuisance was caused or permit
ed with twenty-five per cent addition
al as a fine for causing or permitting
the nuisance as aforesaid on his prem
iSeS.
+. w. PEALE, Chief Burgess
Attest:
c. PEALE. Jr., CLERK of Council
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1905-07-20

Believing that to little attention
is given to the study of local h,,,ors,
the Lancaster County Teachers In
stitute has appointed committee
whose especial work it will be to
arouse interest among the scholars
in the work of collecting facts about
local historical places and pcrsonagcs
and prepare sketches concerning
them. The lost industries of the
county will he Investigated, olden
amusements revived, the early re-
ligion studied, and, where possible
photographs will be procured. Spec
ial days will be set apart in the
schools when local history programs
will be rendered. An excellent idea
which ought to be adopted in every
county of the commonwealth.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1905-07-20

James McGee of New Albany,
had his left leg amputated above
the knee, at the Sayre Hospital ON
Tuesday. Some tine ago Mctiee
fell and struck his knee on stone
and has had trouble ever since.
Recently necrosis developed and
the knee was rcsected. The bones
were too badly diseased 10 knit,
aud amputation became necessary.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1905-07-20

Commissioner Garfield has put
fifteen of his special agents on the
oil trusr investigation, and will in
crease the force whenever il may be-
come necessary. When the evidence
against the oil barons j. in shape for
Il grand jury, the slcuths of the bu-
rcau of corporations will bc turned
loose again to find out what they can
about the conditions in steel and to-
baceo. Mr.. Garfield has adopted thi'
policy because he believes that, next
to the beef trust, the oil monopoly
more directly affects the people than
any other of the evils which II l. til,
aim of his bureau to eradicate.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1905-07-20

AN ORDINANCE regulating the
n building, repairing and relaying
of the side or foot walks upon and
along the public streets i'll the Boro-
ugh of Laporte, Pennsylvania, and
over and upon the lands abutting on
and along the sides of turnpike roads
in said Borough, fixing the width and
designating the materials out of
which same shall be constructed, and
regulating the service of notice on
property owners, to build, repair or
relay side walks i'll said Borough
and providing for the filing of liens
therefor, when done by the Borough
Council.
Section /. BE it enacted and or
dained by the Town Council of the
Borough of I.aPorte, and it is hereby
enacted and ordained by the authority
of the same:
That the owner or owners of all
lots fronting upon the public streets
of the Borough of Laporte, Pennsyl-
vania, and the owner or owners OF
lands abutting on and along the sides
of turnpike roads within the limits of
said Borough of Laporte, shall when
required so to do by the Town Coun-
ell of said Borough, build or relay
side or foot walks along their respec-
tive lots. fronting upon the public
streets of said Borough, and over and
upon their lands abutting on and
along the sides of turnpike roads
within the limits of sad Borough,
upon such grade or grades as are now
established, or which may hereafter be
established by the proper authorities
of said Borough.
| Said side or foot walks shall be
built along the sides of said streets
and turnpike roads at the places and
/ in the manner designated by the
Town Council of said Borough, and
shall be not less than four feet in
width. Same shall be built of boards
plank, stone. tagging brick, concret
ashes, cindcrs OF gravel at the option
of the lot OF land owners, and oil fail
ure of any lot or land owner OF own
ers To- build OF relay such side or foo
WALKS after fifteen days notice IL
writing shall have been given sucl
owner OF owners or their agent %
agents in the manner provided by Law
to build OF relay said side or ioo
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1905-07-20

The Board Of Game Commissioners
net at Harrisburg on Monday and
decided to expedite the creation of
State game preserves with the Sc, 200
which was appropriated for game
propagation by the last legisla ture.
The matter of securing wild turkey
eggs from other Stttes, Matching
them in incubators and turning them
loose when sufficiently old to care for
themselves, was also discussed but no
definite decision was reached. 1t
will not be long, however, before
work along this line will be started.
Ex-State Treasurer Frank q. Harris
of Cleartield; w. Howard Myers, Of
Williamsport. and Secretary Joseph
kolbfus, of Harrisburg, We're app0in-
ted Il committee to select sites for the
game preserves. They will be Cstab-
ished upon State land already con
trolled by the Forestry Commission,
nfter consultation with that commits, :
ion. The idea of the preserves is to
provide haven of refuge for game,
upon which hunting will be allowed
At no time. The preserves will be
inclOsed with fence of single wire,
about three feet from the ground
high enough to be jumped by larger
animals and low enough for small
animals to run under it. The game
men already have their eye upon d
couple desirable spots, one of which
is Il place in Clinton county which Is
natural refuge for deer and other
large game.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-06-07
Sharon Items.

Another big rain Thursday night.
Miss Lima Wise left Monday for
Guthrie, Ok.
Mr.. Mayfield opened up new meat
market In Sharon Monday.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Edgar Keith visited in
this neighborhood Sunday.
Mrs. Will Price of Antelope, has been
very seriously i'll the past few days.
Rev. A. e. Brown went to Sawyer
Friday to assist IN, the camp meeting
now being held at that place.
1t requires some intelligence and the
proper tools to keep down the weeds in
the corn fields this wet weather.
Arthur Maddox returned home from
st. Jos Saturday night, where be had
been called to attend his sisters funer.
al.
Mrs. Marvin McMurty and children
of Oklahoma, are visiting with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Warren. They came
up Friday.
The committee who had in charge the
lnstructing and training of the young
people for chiIdren's day exercises, are
to be congratulated.
Russia seems to be the bull dog and
Japan the buzz saw. Everyone admires
the bulldogs grit but have little re.
spect for his intelligence.
The new elevator is all enclosed and
1t looms up in great style. Quite an
improvement over the old granary that
stood where the elevator now stands.
When DR.. Atwell purchased the VIM.
Rule farm last week he came into pos.
session of the finest alfalfa field in the
valley. Mr.. Rule says he got eight
tons from it already this spring. The
piece contains fraction less than
three acress. The secret of the huge
yield is, there was herd of cattle fed
on the ground two winters. ut doesn' t
pay to manure" eb?
Children's day exercies at the Chris
tian church Sunday evening were large
iy attended. The church was packed
almost to suffocation and many people
were on the outside. The church was
nicely arranged and everything was
carried out as per program. The songs
and recitations were good and were
calculated to inspire one to deeds of
love and helpfulness toward our fellow
creatures. The little people, of course,
predominated, as 1t was their occasion.
Their part of the entertainment might
have done credit to the older people.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-06-07
M0W0 Items.
Clipped from the News.Review.

Clipped from the News.Review.
Pat Flanagan returned Monday from
weeks trip to Kansas City and St.
Marys, KS, where his son is attending
college. Mr.. Flanagan says part of the
kaw valley is submerged on account of
excessive rains, and generally the crop
prospects in the northeastern part of
the state do not compare favora BILE with
the prospects in this section.
The ball game between the Chilocco
Indians and the Kiowa boys Wednes.
day resulted in victory for the indians
A to s. The game yesterday was an
other walk away for the Indians-3to9
Mrs. Lawrence Fox and daughter
left yesterday morning to visit relatives
and friends at Wellington.
The Commercial hotel being too small
to accommodate all boarders and guests
Landlord c. FL. Sheriff. rented the entire
upper floor of d. NJ. Circles brick build
ing 1.-THE old Herold building) for bed
| rooms.
Hon. I. L. Wilson is down from
Wlcnlta TO look after his property and
to visit the old time friends at his form.
or home.
From the Journal.
j. w. Arrowsmith took the train to-
day for Pueblo, Colorado, to visit rela.
tives.
Myrtle Bunk and sister left this
week for San Francisco, on q visit to
relatives and friends.
D. F. Allison lett today on his annual
visit to the scenes Of his boyhood days
at Keene, N. H. He will be absent
about three weeks.
Invitations are out for the wedding
of Miss Addie Rumsey to Mr.. William
Robert George, at the home of the
bride s sister. Mrs. s. T. Ishmael, on
Wednesday evening. June 7th, at $50
O'Clock.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-06-07

Every pair of Noyes & Norman ,e
guaranteed at IL. Z. Woodward s. Sons.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-06-07
HazeHon Items.

Miss Annie Robinson will be home
from her Missouri visit this week.
Miss Maggie Pfaff and Theo Stewart
have returned from school ut Winfield.
j. N. Stephens las the contract for
finishing the Masonic hall and the out
side stairway.
l.. M. Pressnall has decided to locate
in Hazelton. He was looking for prop
erty Saturday.
Mrs. S.H. Dicks and daughter, Jessie,
are visiting relatives and frieCds down
in Woods county.
A fine cement walk has been put
down IN front of the billiard hall prop.
erty the past week.
The band boys have got their band
stand completed and have dedicated it
with some fine music.
Hazelton was afflicted again last
week with one of those travelling shows
that advertise great things and usually
show small ones.
We have been wondering for some
time about that cement walk that was
to have been PIT in between the bank
and postoffice. The money was sub.
scribed last fall.
j. y. Webb was called to Illinois
last week on account OF the death of a
nephew. He is expected home We'd
nesday and is expected to bring some
Illinois folks with him.
We were at Kiowa one day last week
and saw the Indians bat the Kiowa
boys almost off the earth and repeated
the dose the next day if reports are
true.
s. N. While and Miss Ella Cox stole
a march on their many friends last
week and went to Anthony and got
married. We, with their host of warm
friends, extend best wishes.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-06-07

An interesting experiment is being
conducted at the Colorado station, the
object of which is to breed up type of
carriage horse with size, beauty, finish,
gait and speed, having all these com.
bined with that indefinable thing called
quality. The intention of those who
have charge of that experiment is to I'm.
port certain number of Coach and
Hackney mares and stations so that
the new type of horse that is to be will
be crOss-bred animal. Mr.. w. A.
Helsell, of Odebolt, Iowa. takes issue
with this plan in the current issue of
the The Farmer and Stockman. He
points out the unsatisfactory results
that have come from the crossing of
breeds, and claims that there is to be
found among standard horses today the
exact type of the animal sought for in
this experiment. The many good
things that are appearing from week to
week in The Farmer aud Stockman,
would seem to justify the placing of
more names of farmers in this commun.
ity, upon the subscription list of this
paper. TO this end we would be pleas
ed to have you call the next time you
are In town and see about having it
placed there.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1905-06-07
Special Train to Bliss, Okla.

A rate of $40 is authorized for the
excursion train to Bliss, Ok, June 18th.
The program for this mammoth cele-
bration will include many wonderful
features never before witnessed, and
will be on vastly greater scale than
the celebration held at Bliss last year.
Oyer 5000 Indians representing twelve
different tribes will take part in the Gel
ebration. More than 200 cowboys from
various western states will also take
part. The largest herd of buffalo In the
world, will be On exhibition.-H. w.
HEIvLY, Agent.