Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1907-06-27

icdpuie lAdpoitc never btlOIo CH-
joyed.
The few remaining boardwalks in
town, (relics of better days. are
among the Borough's equipment
which may some day involve the
town i'm heavy damages to come
out of the pockets of the dear peo-
pie"
The name of Laporte stands for
a picture in the minds of many of
our citizens. as we'll as ali these who
have fingered even for a few fleet
ing days within the charm of it's
wooing beauty. 1t stands not
alone as a pleasant picture but as
a future ideal resort to its own few
loyal citizens. The town is unique
for its wealth in all that goes to
make charming summer abode.
Take observation of the properties
in town where the owners have
realized and grasped their oppor-
tunity by adding little toCch to
natures greatness. Is it not a
picture as appealing and inspiring
as any landscape painting ever dis
played in public or private galleries
of rare art
1t is with much regret that we
learned of the vandalism which
could hardly be thought to exist in
this peaceful town, performing it's
shameful acts in Mt. Ash cemetery.
Costly plants in full bloom over
recently covered graves have been
broken down and ruined. 1t seems
next to impossible that we have
those in our town so low down in
the scale of humanity that they
will destroy and steal flowers from
the dead. Let no one touch a
flower in our cemetery. To destroy
and steal from the living is bad
enough but to steal from the dead
multiplies the .enorlaity of the
crime.
We are pleased to note a determi-
nation on the part of some of our
citizens, and the ladies in general to
beautify the village park with large
and handsome flowers beds. This
is certainly most commendable bu
there is sequal to the story. The
town council seem immovable in
their determination to allow such a
growth of hay as to make the beds
wholly obscured from the street. AS
the growth is large and heavy will
some one make the Council liberal
offer for the crop: Help the hon
orable body to develope an abnormal
reputation as scientific econQmiZers.
The next important step for prop
erty owners of Laporte to take is to
elect a Board of Councilmen. Coun.
cilmen that are sane, cOuncilmen
with backbones. If you want pros
porous town where people can come
who are disposed to make summer
homes, then do away with and bury
from sight all jealousy and spite
work. Move for the common pros
perity and mutual benefit. Wake
up, rub your eyes, roll up your
sleeves and go to work. DO not
work with fear and trembling, but
take for granted that blood will tell.
Dispose of our ''scrapping" council
men, and every councilman who is
so badly contracted from the neck
up as to oppose the desires and pro-
gress of the Village Improvement
Society, because of the we'll known
fact that all honors are pointing
their way, The "white wings"
already have the honors of getting
the old town aroused from its slum-
bers and they~are moving right on,
moving everything that comes in
their way. They invite masculine
assistance. Who will lag: Don t
finch. Don't foul. Hit the line
hard. Don't be IA mollycoddle. "Go
to work ~
Yesterday we were asked i: we
ever saw baldlheaded woman. We
answered no." we never did, nor
did we ever see a woman WaltZing
around town in her shirt sleeves with