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Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1906-12-20
The Grange and Temperance

The question occasionally arises in
grange communities as to what the
position Of the grange is concerning
temperance. At the last meeting Of the
national grange the following resolu-
ton was adopted:
Resolved, That the grange hereby re-
news its fealty to temperance in all
things; that it emphasizes it's belief that
The degrading American saloon ought to
be carefully and vigorously guarded until
it can be abolished and in the meantime
be made and held to q strict responsibility
for the harm 1t does, and that it believes
that every community should be empow-
cred by law to vote every saloon from its
midst or borders.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1906-12-20
The Party HODIOO.

Just as we expected, Maine Demo
Gratis are attributing their defeat to
Bryan's unwise utterances. and the
Buckeye Democrats asked the peer
less' to keep out of their state until
after the election. II Billy doesn't want
to bust the donkey party wide open
he'd better scoot for Australia at once.
He's its hoodoo and no mistake Mo
ravian Falls (N. c. Yellow Jacket.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1906-12-20

Sunday School at 1000 a. IN.
Preaching at 11:O0 p. M; subject
IA Christless World.'
Epworth League 7:45p. m. This
is the order of the service at the
Methodist Episcopal church next
Sunday.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1906-12-20
Not Binding.

Mr. Bryan has defined the word
trust 1t means any corporation
that controls 80 per cent of the output
lf this seems likely to commit the par
ty to anything dangerous or unpopular
Mr. Bryan will hasten to explain that
it Is only his personal opinion and not
necessarily binding. Freeport Ull)
Journal
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1906-12-20
Administrators Notice.

Notice is hereby given that have
taken letters OF Administration on the
estate of Lafayette McClintock. late OF
Shrewsbury township, deceased All per.
sons having claims against said decedeni
will please present them duly authenti
Gated for payment, and all who know
themselves to be indebted to him will
please make payment to me.
GEO, WILBUR MCCLINTOCK,
Administrators.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1906-12-20
For a we'll Kept
Up-tO-date
Stock of
General
Merchandise
Far prizes that are
Right
For CurteOuS treatment
60 to
Buschhausen'
BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY.

John Howard Harris President.
College: With Courses in Arts,
Philosophy, jurisprudence, Science,
Chemistry, Biology and Civil and
Electrical Engineering.
Academy for young men and
boys.
Institute for young women.
School of Music for both sexes.
Healthy surroundings, pure noun
tain water.
For catalogue, address William G.
Registrar, Lewisburg, Pa.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1906-12-20


will also spend Christmas week at
Baltimore.
Mr.. Jacob Gray of Hughesville
died on Wednesday aged about so
years. Mr.. Gray had been enjoying
excellent health and was in full pos
session ofall his faculties up until
last Friday when he was stricken
with paralysis after which he was
unconscious until his death. He is
survived by five children.
While Monroe Phillips was at
work for the Nordmont Chemical
company above Jamison City, he
removed his coat when he got too
warm and while away for a few
minutes it caught fire and burned
up. He lost his pocket book con-
tanning S65 in money and S13
worth of notes.
Thirteen of the 1900 school dis
tricts in Pennsylvania remain un
paid their allotment of the $5,50O,-
900 appropriation for the current ifs
cal year, although their money has
been awaiting them since the first
Monday of June. These districts
have neglected to file their annual
reports i'm the office of the Superin-
tendent uf Public Instruction.
Mrs. S. II. Burrows of Picture
Rocks, wife of the senior member
of Burrows Bros. & Co., died on
Thursday, December 13, aged 73
years. The funeral was held Sun
day from the Baptist church of
which the deceased had been a
faithful member for many years.
Robert NJ. SINNERS the pure
food agent has been reinstated after
being suspended from the State
Department since Oct 27. The re-
instatem9nt was made by Pure
Food Commissioner Warren at
meeting held in Harrisburg.
The Women's Christian Tenn
perance Union of Columbia county
are about to petion Judge Evans to
issue an order closing all the bars
in the county on Christmas Day.
Judge Savadge has already issued
such an ol der in Northumberland
county.
On account of the saving it will
make, several hundred dollars, the
Wyoming County Commissioners
have decided not to put the new
primaries act in force in making
nominations for the spring elect
ions. The new act provides that
nominations for townships and
borough officers may be made in
the old way, by caucus of the sew
eral parties. For making local
nominations the old way will prob
ably be more satisfactory than the
new way.
John Kushua of Ricketts, aged
about thirty years, who was serious
" stabbed in the abdomen in fight
near that place, was taken to Wilkes
Barre on special train Sunday
morning and removed to the Mercy
Hospital. Kushua and IA number OF
men were employed in a lumber
camp about six miles back of Rick
etts. All of them boarded with one
man and on Saturday night there
was a lively celebration at the board
ing house, Liquor was the cause of
the commotion and during the even
ing fight started among the men.
1t is claimed that the boarding boss
tried to quell the fight and the result
was that some of the men pitched
onto the peacemaker, who used his
knife when fellow closed his teeth
on his thumb.
Sunday School at 1000 a. IN.
Preaching at 1l:O0 p. M; subject
IA Christless World"
Enyyortb aaUua 7.lH n m This
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1906-12-20

For Rent. Residence OH West
Main street. For particulars in
quire of Johh Hassen, Commercial
hotel
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1906-12-20
County Seat
Local and Personal Events
TcrSely Told.

New Year resolutions will be next
in order.
There will be no issue of the
News Item next week, it being our
Christmas vacation week.
Miss Fora Carpenter was visitor
at Hughesville, Saturday.
Hon. It. J. Ingham was Will
iamsport visitor Monday.
Mr.. B. F. Crossley of Dushore,
spent Sunday with his parents
here.
Miss Name Buck spent Friday
and Saturday with Hughesville
friends.
Mrs. Henry Stepp has returned
from visit with friends at john
sonburg.
Miss Elizabeth Farrell who un-
went an operation at the Mercy
Hospital at Wilkes Barre, is i'm
proving nicely.
Miss Marcella Farrell, stenogra-
pher in E. j. Mullen's law Office,
will spend Christmas with friends
at Punxsutawney.
The Village Improvement Socie-
ty will meet at the home of Mrs.
T. j. Keeler, Jan. l, 1907.
Miss Maud Gansel is visiting
friends in Williamsport.
Mrs. Elisha Kile of near Unity
Vile, slipped on the ice and sus-
tanned a very severe fracture of one
of her limbs Tuesday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. f. Crossley and
daughter Margaruite, will leave
Friday for visit to their daught-
er, Mrs. Victor Hugo, in Philadel-
phia, and their daughters Dolly
and Freda, in Weehawkin, n. j.
Jurymen who are not present in
the court of Columbia county, to
answer their LANES when called
in the morning hereafter, will be
fined and lose their days pay, such
course being announced by Judge
Evans.
One of our exchanges says that
at this time of the year when the
weather is too cold for comfort in
freight cars and other places along
the road, tramps welcome a COM
mittment of from thirty to sixty
days to Jail where they know they
will be well fed and cared for.
Hicks, the weather prophet says
that as the year goes out there will
be storms of sleet and snow, ex.
treme cold weather. seismic shakes
auroral lights, and electrical dis
turbances. His predictions for
December have come to pass so far
as the month is spent, in that it
has been a stormy, blustery winter
month. He says there will be a
regular storm period central on
Christmas day.
AS has been the custom for sever
al years past, the Sunday Schools
of the Methodist and the Baptis
church will unite in holding their
Christmas exercises which will take
place on Christmas Eve at the Bap-
fist church.
Christmas itself is but an observ-
ance of the greatest and divinest gift
ever made to the world. So there is
plenty of Christmas giving that is
done in the right spirit. It is true
that much of the giving of gifts is
far from being in keeping with the
real spirit of the sacred day or in ac-
cord with reason. Gifts made for
the discharge of some obligation, or
because something is expected in re-
turn, are worse than vulgar at "a
| time when different motives should
hold sway. The spirit of giving is
more important than the gift itself.
Some mere trifle of "A trinket may
serve to express remembrance and
affection that gives JOY and cheer to
heart, while costly bauble may
| l. L
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1906-12-20
LAPORTE HOTEL.
F. w, GALLAGHER,

F. w, GALLAGHER,P Prop.
Newly erected Opposite Court
House square Steam heat, bath rooms,
hot and cold water, reading and pool
room, ,and barber shop; also good stabling
and livery,
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1906-12-20

A. J. BRADLEY,
Attorney -at-Law.
Office, corner of Main and Muncy SITS.
LAPORrE, PA.
Having opened an office at 1928 Arch
ST.. Philadelphia, shall still continue to
practice in the several Courts of Sullivan
County, When not in my Office personally
a compel mt person will be found in
charge thereof. Bonds of various kinds
furnished.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1906-12-20

N. ". BANKING HOUSE Offering
primeSTEAM RAILROAD ID bONDSwill
engage the services of statesmen who can con-
troll in vestment business within their neigh
borhood Address Lock Box POSI-, ,Newfork City
The Green Forest tribune., 1906-05-05
Governor LeG Talks
 Of Extra Session
Extra Session of the Legislature to Call Constitutional Convention If He knew Gov. Davis WOuldnOt Recall Proclamation upon
 his Return.

elf ! knew that Gov. Davis would not trecall my proclamation, 1 would call an extra session of the Arkansas legislature within twenty faur hours for the purpose 1I ordering a state constitutional convention" said Acting-Gover- nor John P. Lee Saturday "The decision last Monday of the state supreme court in declaring void the adoption of amendment No. 3 and the resultant effect of this decision on the validity of the polltaX amendements is of vital importance to the citizens of this state, and fl becomes neces- sary that these questions be re- submitted to the voters of Arkan- sas and the constitution other wise strengthened.
 "I am not aware of the wishes of Gov. Davis in this matter of a special session of the legislature since the decision of the supreme
The Green Forest tribune., 1906-05-05

court and 1 shall take no action in the matter at least for the present. Of course the polltax qualification concerning voters at the coming election could be enforced as heretofore, but with the recent decision of the supreme court on amendment No. 3 as a precedent, the election judges would lay themselves liable to prosecution if they refused to al- low any person to vote who did not produce polltax receipt.
 "Again with the supreme court decision as a precedent the state is liable to suit from the rail- road companies for all back taxes collected under the road tax amendment and the same prin- ciples would apply to all sales of land for taxes under the road tax amendment.
 "The situation as l see it is ex- tremely serious and some remedy will have to be found"
The Green Forest tribune., 1906-05-05

Creek, s. P. Beck: Polo, J. w. Hickman; Carrollton, J c. Stanphill; Liberty, L. M. Brown; :; South Hickory, Jeff Harbert; North Hickory, A. J. Tabor; Kings River, A. c. Quinn; Cross, J. w. Edwards: Franklin, H. J. Hattenhauer; Winona, G. w. Master; Beaver, E. B. Award :; First ward, Eureka Springs, B. J. Rosewater; Second ward /, J. E. Wood; Third ward, H. M. c. White; First Prairie, w. c. Page: Second Prairie, J. H. Murphy.
The Green Forest tribune., 1906-05-05
What are You Going to do This
 Summer?

You are living in a business age. Why try to go through it without business training? Prepare yourself for the business world. It is to-day holding out greater inducements to young people than ever before. Ven ture out, get up and hustle. Do something for your self. Be somebody.
 A postal card addressed to the
 Memphis Commercial College,
 6 N. Second St, Memphis Tenn. will bring, by return mail, free Of charge, a large illustrated cata- logue explaining in detail the ad- vantages of it's extensively equip ed department of telegraphy, it's professional penmanship depart- ment, it's exclusive control of the famous Byrne simplified short hand and practical ook.keep- ing and business training. Don't put off writing until to- morrow, do it now. The sooner you equip yourself with a prac- tical education, the sooner you will be drawing the increased salary it will bring.
The Green Forest tribune., 1906-05-05

ed a million volumes, disappeared in the fire that swept over them.
 No accurate estimate can be made of the monetary worth of the books destroyed. It is be- lieved their maret value was in excess of S3, 100000. The public library was the eighth largest iu- stitution of it's kind in the United States. Of all the big libraries in San Francisco, one alone is intact. Bancroft library, containg an im- mense collection of historical works, at Twenty sixth and Val encia streets, is undamaged. This collection was purchased some time ago by the University of Cali fornia and doubtless will be taken to Berkeley for the use of the students as soon as possible.
 Mayor Schmitz today received many cablegrams which had been delayed from every quarter of the globe, all expressing sympa- thy for the people <1f San Fran cisco.
 But ruined walls and, drifting dust are not all that is left of the burned district. Monuments at the ends of former busy vistas still stand, calm and beautiful, amid the wreckage of the city. The earthquake spared them and the flames swept by them. Not one is injured except the Dewey column in Union square. One point of Victory's trident is gone.
The Green Forest tribune., 1906-05-05
A Letter from Texas. Rio Vista, Texas,
 April, IS, 'OG.

Apfll, 10, UO.
 Editor of THE TRIBUNE;
 Having received so many let ters asking, for information con- corning this country. l find it impossible to give each per- sonal reply. But by the permis- sion of our kind Editor I will try to reach you all through the col umns of THE TRIBUNE.
 This is indeed a very beautiful country of rich prairie land broken here and there by skirts of timber. There is enough wood however o furnish fuel for all. Wood sells at about S2.00 per cord |. tCotton is the leading crop here. the land pro ducing about one half bale to the acre, which brings the raiser about $50 per. bale.
 Corn will on the average raise about forty bushels per acre, which sells at from twenty five to fifty cents. Wheat yields from ten to twenty bushels and sells at from sixty cents to one dollar. Other farm products do equally as well.
 The climate is moist and a gentle breeze blows from the south nearly all the time.
 It is warm and pleasant here, flowers having been in bloom for two months. It is @ beautiful sight to look out over the praice and see lovely flowers of every hue, with lace winged butterflies gently stealing nectar therefrom. While this country appears 10 me as one that is perfect iii every way, still my advise to you all would be to stay where you are unless you are pretty strong about the pocket, as it certainly takes money to live here. Land is very high which makes it almost an impossible thing to get pos session of.
 There are excellent schools and good society here and the people are of the very best.
 Pm glad to hear of the rapid progress of the work on youl public school building for in ouI public school lies the future stability of our country.
 So hoping ] havn't worried you, l beg to remain
 Yours Sincerely,
 ISAAC MoLDER.
The Green Forest tribune., 1906-05-05
Prominent Citizen of Eureka
 Springs Passes Away.

The following account of the death of Judge Peter Lane of Eureka Springs is taken from the Daily Times Echo of last Satur- day.
 Judge Peter Lane expired at an early hour this forenoon, the im- mediate cause of death being given as heart failure. He has been confined to his home for several days past, but his illness was not considered of a serious nature. When Mrs. Lane arose at about ' o'clock this morning, she heard him groan, ard went to his bedside, but could not rouse him, so she called for as sistance. He had expired before anyone arrived however.
 Judge Lane was sixty-three years old and has been resident of this city for eight years. He came here from Wyoming, Illi- nois, and has since been a fa- miliar figure upon the streets. A little over a year ago he WAS elected police judge on the Demo- cratic ticket, he being the only man on the Democratic ticket who was successful. Judge Lane was an honorable and up- right citizen, respected by all who knew him, and a man who exemplified great deal of civic pride.
 The funeral services will occur at the M. E. Church South to- morrow afternoon at three o'clock Rev. 1. Sherman conducting after which the remains will be taken on the evening train to his old home in Wyoming, Ill.
 The Odd Fellows Lodge, oi which he was an honored member will meet at their hall at ] D. n. |. tomorrow to make preparations Yfor participating in the funeral.
The Green Forest tribune., 1906-05-05

kerney street, where bazars filled with Oriental wares stood, the harvest of loot has been par ticularly rich. Men, women and children, fearing neither the presence of military nor the dan ger of tumbling walls, swarm about the ruins with great profit to themselves.
 Many residence sites have been searched and the articles of gold, silver and china carried away. The banks have establish guards about their premises, but very few of the owners of homes have taken this precaution.
 At the ruins of the Hopkins Art Institute and the Stanford residence guards are maintained, and yesterday two women who had been gathering relics at oth- CT houses along Pine and Cali fornia streets complained vigor- ously against the refusal of the guards to permit them to enter upon the ruins where the Stanford and Crocker homes once stood.
 Among the ruins of many of the family hotels the looters have been very fortunate, and in the ashes of pawnbrol1ers, establish ments they gathered trinkets which no money will ever re- deem.
 One of the greatest losses from the fires are the magnificent libra ries of San Francisco. Library after lib ary until the total exceed
The Green Forest tribune., 1906-05-05
Republicans Name q Ticket.

The Republican County Con- vention met at Berryville on last Saturday. The convention was composed of delegates represent ing the various townships and wards of the county.
 The convention was called to order at II a. m. by c. B. Grim, chairman of the County Central Committee. He reported that the committee recommended the selection of Judge John 1. Worth ington as temporary chairman of the convention and he was &C., cordingly elected A J. Russell was elected temporary secretary. The chair appointed various com mittees. The temporary organi- zation was made permanent and pending the report of the com mittee on credentials, General Powel Clayton was called for and he addressed the convention for hree-fourths of an hour.
 At the afternoon session the convention began the task of nominating a county ticket. A strong sentiment prevailed to nominate full county ticket but upon taking up the work no aspirants could be found for collector, treasurer or assessor.
 The central committee was in- structed to make nominations for any vacancies if it deemed ad- visable. The following nomi- nations were made:
 For Representative, w. H. h. gersoll, Eureka Springs.
 For County Clerk, Clint B. Smith, Berryville.
 For CircuitClerk, A. J. Russell, Green Forest.
 For County Judge, H. M. c. White, Eureka Springs.
 For Sheriff, Jerry Brammer, Green Forest.
 For Surveyor, J. B. Potter, Berryville.
 For Coroner, Dr. A. E. Tat man, EurekaSprings
 The following gentlemen were elected delegates to the state con vention which meets at Little Rock May 31; Powel Clayton John I. Warrington, c. B. Grim, B.J. Rosewater, F. s. Baker and J. w. True. The following were l elected delegates to the congress. ional convention which meets at Eureka Springs July 24; Powel Clayton, John 1. Worth ington, w. D. Crawford, z. P Freeman, G. s. Lewis. J. w Freeman.
 The new central committee was organized as follows: North Long 1 Creek, W. M. Jones; South Lons
The Green Forest tribune., 1906-05-05

0IVy ollo IioCeSSlCy or two tn1ngS- the strictest economy in the expenditure of the money now available and the urgent need o1 continued military assistance.
 The statement of James D Phelan, chairman of the Finance Committee of the Citizens Relief and Red Cross funds, that he has been given to understand by Victor H. Metcalfe, secretary of conner and labor, the repre- sentative of President Roosevelt, that only S300,000 of S2, 100000 appropriated by Congress for the relief of San Francisco was available, and that this sum re- presented the extent of financial assistance that might be expected from that source, caused decid- ed sensation in the meeting. Mr. Phelan announced that Secretary of War Taft had transmitted to his order S3O0,O00, which he said was the first recognition the sec- retary had made of the relief work, and added that he had been informed by Mr. Metcalfe that the Secretary of War had expend- ed the remainder of the relief fund for the purchase of supplies in the East. Upon corroboration of this statement by Mr. Metcalfe, MT. Phelan simply remarked that there was only S518,O0O available cash to his order at the mint, and the strictest economy would be necessary.
 "We need money," said Mir Phelan, ''and the country should not be led into the belief that millions are on hand to relieve the destitute people,
 Both MT. Metcalf and Dr. Devine indorsed MT. Phelan's re- marks and volunteered to apprise Washington of the situation. The generous appropriation of Con- gross had been counted upon by the finance committee and the knowledge that only a small amount of this would be placed in their hands was somewhat of a shock.
 The question of the use of the federal troops to assist in the preservation of the peace and good order of the city developed a unanimity of opinion among the civil and military authorities.
 The motion to request that the troops be permitted to remain was adopted unanimously.
 The influx of sjghtseers and re- lie hunters is adding to the dis- comfort of those still residing in San Francisco. From early in the morning until late at night every boat from across the bay brings hundreds of people whose sole purpose in visiting, the city is to dig among the ruins and carry off such articles of value as they are able to find with a small amount of effort. Laden with baskets, bags and satchels they came eager to grab from the streets and homes any thing that may have possible  historical or pecuniary value. Toward nightfall they wind their way across the bay carrying the heavy profits of the days labor.
 Although strict orders were given at the beginning of the military rule that all persons de- tected in the act of footing should be shot, the rigor of this order has been relaxed, and now the army of looters is in full posses sion of the blackened ruins. Throughout Chinatown and along