Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1908-09-24
Candidates OF Growing popU-
larity With Tax Payers.

The candidates whom the voters
are most interested in at the present
time, are Messers +. w. Peal and
w. II. Rogers candidate for County
Commissioners. This is an office
that demands men of business eX-
periences; men who are practical
in their ideas as how to do things
and properly care for the properties
of the tax payers, men whose minds
are by habit inclined to economy
and who have proved successful
with their personal affairs. With
such men in the Commissioners
Office, tax payers may rest assured
that business will be properly and ju-
diciously handled.
Mr.. Peal is man not only solid
in his physical proportions, but
equally solid in his strong unswerv-
ing character.
1t was only after persistent and
earnest exortation of friends in both
parties that he consented to be a can
didate. His success at the polls
will mean much to the Sullivan
county tax payers.
VIM. III. Rogers a progressive COLI
tractor and builder at the county
seat, young and energetic, he can be
thoroughly relied upon as a safe
and sane man in the office of County
He is never ratified
in argument and never has any
in determining his mental
attitude and longitude on the moment
Us is often required of "A man in ex
cutting the county business. He
loes things we'll in a quiet unassum-
ng way and never makes noise
bout it afterward. He comes from
good family of sturdy pioneer
took of Sullivan county, and his
lection will show good judgment on
he part of voters of this county.
The Office of County Treasurer is
" no means an unimportant Office.
A worthy aspirant to the position
5 w. A.. Gumble of Hillsgrove,
where he has resided for the past
We years, pursuing his trade of
lack -smithing which he has follow.
d for over thirty years.
Having been a hard worker at
his kind of labor since boy of II |
ears of age, Mr.. Gumble became
roken IN health recently and of
ate has devoted most of his time to |
arming. His parents came from |
Germany and settled in Pike county |
Pa, where they reared a large fam
ly. Mr.. Gumble likewise follow
ng the worthy example and has in
lis household large number of
little bodies to provide for and give
comfortable home. He is what |
President Roosevelt calls a most de-
irdble citizen. He is we'll qualified
md capable to fill the Office of Treas
lrer. No one is more deserving of
and none will more appreci-
tie it than Mr.. Gumble himself.
No man who knows l.. b. Zaner
questions his fitness for the Office of
Member of Assembly. His integ-
'ity is unquestioned Modest and un-
in manner, he is able and
aggressive in every work which he
Honest both in poll
lies and business; open and fair with
friends and foes, he is a typical rep
of the young and aggres-
sive Americans who are rapidly forg-
ng to the front in the affairs of
State and nation. The interest of
sullivan County will be properly
jared for with Mr.. Zaner holding a
seat in the Assembly. Cast your
vote for him next November.
Harrisburg, Pa, Sept. 2l.-Over
100, 900 acres of forest land in Penn
syIvania is in the grip of forest fires
and fully 1900 men are battling to
prevent their further spread, accord
ing to an estimate made by Forestry
Commissioner Conklin this evening.
The fires that are sweeping through
almost dozen counties, are among
the most destructive in years.
"Of the 100000 acres which | esti-
mate to have been ravaged or on fire
about $4,000 acres are on State
rest servations, but the forest wardens
and forest rangers who number 10