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Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-10-13
First National Bank
OF LAPORTE, PA.
After Forty-seven
Years Letter Returns

John Madden of Packer avenue,
Towanda has just received a letter
written by him to his wife from
Fortress Monroe during the Civil
War. Where the letter has been
all these AZ years is mistry.
During the Civil War Mr.. Mad
den served with the Third Pa.
Heavy Artillery and for time
was stationed at Fortress Monroe.
Recently he received letter that
had been mailed to him, with the
postmark of TowaDda on the en-
velope. He opened it, read partly
through and then stopped with
amazement, for he realized that he
was reading a letter he wrote to
his wife AZ year ago. Where the
letter has been during the inter-
vening years, he does not know.
When received, it was addressed
to him and his present address was
on the outside. 1t had been
mailed to him in a different en-
velope from the one which he
origionally sent to his wife and on
the outside there was no stamp.
Tt is probable that the letter was
received by the wrong person and
was mislaid. And when it was
found the finder decided to return
it to the sender.
Mr.. Madden says that the letter
brings back to him memories of the
Civil War and of Fortress Monroe
and he fully recalls all that sur
rounded the writing of the long
lost letter. -Towanda. Review.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-10-13
There is A Hereafter.

The late lamented Bill Nye once
said: ''Do not attempt to cheat
an editor out of his years sub
scription to his paper, or any other
sum. Cheat the minister, cheat
everybody, but if you have any re-
gard for future consequences, don t
fool the editor. You will be put
up for office some time, or want
some public JOY for yourself or
friends, and when your luck is a
thing of beauty, a joy forever, the
editor will open upon you, and
knock your castles into cooked
hat at the first fire. He'll subdue
you and then you will cuss your
stupidity FOR a driveling idiot; go
hire some man to knock you down
and kick you for falling
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-10-13
Kidnapped Boy Found
at bloomsbury Fair

Seven-years old "Billy" Will
liams, kidnapped at the Towanda
Fair about two weeks ago, as it is
alleged by 0. Pebee and Ernest Al
bright who drove to the Fair with
a yoke OF oxen, was located last
Friday at Pebee's tent at the
Bloomsbury Fair by Towanda de-
tective who went there in search
of the child. Pebee was arrested
and taken to Towanda and last
saturday a detective went to York
to affect the arrest of Albright,
who is supposed to be at thai
place.
Chief of Police Detrick received
/ telegram early in the week to
;eep an eye out for a kidnapped
oy, who would be with party
nlving an oxen team to the fair.
icnry Carpenter OF this place
witnessed the arrest of Pebce.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-10-13
Those keystone Voters.

The New Albany Mirror says:
1t was made plain before the pri-
maries that a voter who cast a
Keystone ballot last year could
legally vote nothing but a Key
stone ticket at the primaries this
year. To do otherwise is crimi-
nal offense with a heavy fine and
Imprisonment or both. Still hun
dreds of voters violated the law,
took chances of escaping the penal
ty, and we are sincerely sorry for
them. To day there are several
thousand patriotic citizens in this
country who can pat themselves on
the back and say, Il am crimi-
nal, if what | did at the polls, last
year and this year could be proved,
| would have to pay a thousand
dollars fine and mabe have to 90
to Jail in the bargain.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-10-13
Tied For Judge.

Maxwell and Tanning are tied
for the Republican nomination for
Judge of Bradford County, each
having received 1861 votes.
The law makes it plain that in
case of a tie the candidates for
for Judge receiving the tie vote
shall cast lots before the Secretary
of the Commonwealth, and the
one to whom the lot shall fall
shall be entitled to the nomi-
nation. The modest minded citi-
zens OF our sister county are
shocked at the idea of gambling
for so important an office, and
while one of the candidates is will
ling the other one is not, one of
the candidates is willing to with
draw but the other is not. Ed
ward M. Dunham, formerly presi-
dent judge of the Wyoming-Sul-
Ivan district has been proposed as
a suitable candidate to take the
place of the belligerents. The out
look now is that both candidates
will endeavor to secure election at
the polls in November.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-10-13

1t is reported that the Laporte
tannery will not resume operations
before next spring, which sure
means dull times for Laporte this
winter. Laporte needs and must
have some new industry if it is ex-
pected to flourish and be anything
outside the County Seat and a sum-
mer resort. The establishing of a
silk mill would certainly be well
coined by the business men of this
place.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-10-13
Our Big Bargain.

To each and every person who
pays us $1.5O for two years sub
scription to the Republican News
Item, on or before Jan. 1, 1912,
we will give absolutely free
of charge, 100 envelopes with your
name, address and return request
neatly printed in the corner.
Every subscriber to the News
Item and every person who is not
subscriber should lose no time in
taking advantage of this liberal
offer.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-10-13

F. NJ. Crossley returned Mon
day evening from the Bloomsbury
fair and left Wednesday morning
to attend the Hughesville fair.
Mr.. Crossley is determined not to
miss any Of the fairs, SO here is
hoping that he has a fair time at
the fairs.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-10-13
Baptist Convention.

Enjoy few days outing by at
tending the State Baptist Conven-
ton to be held in Reading, Oct. IL
10. Some excellent topics will be
discussed. You can get special
railroad rate by applying to Rev.
c. w. Walker, Clarion, Pa, and
enclosing two cent stamp for re-
ply
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-10-13
ALBERT F. HEESS, ESQ.
Candidate for Prothonotary and

Albert F. Hees Esq, of Laporte,
who for the past four years has so
ably and satisfactorily filled
the Office of Prothonotary, Regis
ter and Recorder and Clerk of the
Courts of Sullivan County, has not
only received the nomination of
his own party for reelection this
fall, but has been signally honored
by receiving the Endorsement of
the Democrat party. This is Il
great tribute to Mr.. Heess' ability
as an officer and his sterling worth
as man.
While Mr.. Hess reelection is
of course assured, we deem it prop
er to mention some of the qualifi-
cations possessed by him for these
important offices and to refer to his
record, not only as an officer, but
as a citizen.
Mr.. Heess is native of Sullivan
County, having been born on the
farm of his father, Theodore Heess
in Elkland township, thirty-nine
years ago. He had the common
experiences of most boys reared on
the farm and early learned to per-
form his full share of the work
incident to farm life. The edu-
cational opportunities at hand were
eagerly embraced and by the time
Mr.. Heess had reached early man
hood he had acquired an excellent
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-10-13

FOR SALE-Brewstcr Block on
Muncy Street, Laporte, Pa, in build
ing lots of 50 X 260 feet, or would
sell to syndicate. Easy terms. Rent
of houses would more than pay IN
terest on money invested. Apply to
F. w. Meylert, Laporte, Pa, or
address Alice Brewster Cassidy
1877 Tea St, N. W., Washington.
ID. Z. 10sepl
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-10-13

education. Having completed tt Q
course in the local sch ools, he con-
tinued his efforts III getting an edu-
cation by taking course in West
town Academy, Chester County.
He taught school successfully
for some time.
Having determined to engage
in the practice of law, Mr., Heess
took up the study of Blackstone
and in 1902 was graduated from
the Columbia Law University,
Washington ID. c. He was ad-
mitted to the bar of Sullivan Coun-
ty at September term 1902 and at
once entered into partnership with
Rush j. Thomson of Dushore. This
partnership was continued until
Mr.. Heess was elected Prothono-
tary in 1907.
AS an official, Mr.. Heess has
been all that might be desired.
Careful, prompt and obliging, he
has made an ideal officer. His
work on the County records will
ever remain a tribute to his pains
taking care and accuracy. In Mr..
Heess Sullivan County has an Of
fetal and citizen, who merits and
receives the greatest respect of his
fellow-citizens. The County is to
be congratulated upon having
him retained in Office another term.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-10-13

Those Austin telephone girls
who remained on duty while death
stared them in the face may be re-
fused Carnegie medal because
they failed to state whether on not
they were chewing gum at the
ime.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-10-13

S. F. Phillips, wife and mother
of Milton autoed to this place the
fore part OF last week, visiting at
DR.. Randalls. They were ac-
companied home by Mrs. Randall.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-10-13

The following letters remain un-
called for at the Laporte postoflice
for month ending September 80,
1911: Mrs. Helen Boice Hunsing-
er, and Zane Manilyenjo.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-10-13

Jessie E. Camp of New Albany
will be at Hotel Bernard with a
full line of up-to-date millinery, on
the evening of Oct. 10 and all day
Thursday Oct. 20. All ladies in
vited to come and inspect the goods.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-10-13

VIM. Bogart will expose his per-
sonal property to public sale at his
residence in Laporte Township on
Wednesday, October Is, 1911, at
ten O'Clock a. m.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-10-13

Thomas Cavanaugh left Monday
ior Hamilton w. Va, where he
was called on account of the illness
of his brother James, who is very
low with typhoid fever.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-10-13

F. M, Crossley and wife returned
Monday evening from the Blooms
burg fair and a visit to relatives in
tnat section.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-10-13

Wolf Socks returned from Har-
risburg Wednesday. He came by
way of Austin where he viewed
the remains of the flood disaster
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-10-13

Mrs. A. Stackhouse of Masten
visited her brother, Thomas e.
Kennedy of this place last week.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-10-13

Morgan Gavitt of Sonestown
was transacting business in town
Saturday.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-10-13

Ellery Carpenter has accepted a
position with the engineer corps al
Lopez.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-10-13

Albert A. Porter of SonestOwn
was a business man at the County
Seat Monday.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-10-13

N. O. Tarbox and julius Ma
vara were up from Nordmont
Tuesday.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-10-13

j. j. English of New Albany
visited his son John at this place
the latter part of last week.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-10-13

Lewis Gasperine of Bridgeport,
Conn, visited friends in Laporte
last week.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-10-13
Local Items.

George German of Nordmont
was business man in the County
Seat Monday.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-10-13

j. p. BAIL made a business triI
to Knoxville the latter part of last
week.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-10-13
Notice

Bids wanted for hauling coal fol
Laporte Borough School for sea-
sons of 19l1-12 or by the ton.
Coal to be delivered at the school
house.
James G. Caven, Secretary
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-10-13

John Hileman, Jr., the popular
Dushore plumber has been engaged
in repairing the court house fur
mace,
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-10-13

Ellery and Henry Carpenter re-
turned from the Bloomsbury fair
Monday.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-10-13

G. J. Brink of Eagles Mere was
business man in town last Satur-
day.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-10-13

J. p. BAIL moved his family to
Dushorc the fore part of the week.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-10-13

Advertise in the News Item.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-10-13

WANTED:--M to contract for
cutting pulp and acid wood at once.
Stony Brook Lumber Co., Lopez,
Ia. 20t2
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-10-13
} CENTS A LINE ADS.

FARMERS AND MERCHANTS
Will pay market price for wool.
Adress j. l.. Wineman, Lewisburg,
Pa.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-10-13

Ulysses Bird has moved his fam
ilv from Forksville to Arena n. Y.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-10-13

Henry and Buck Carpenter at
tended the Bloomsbury Fair last
week.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-10-13

Miss Marie Peterman visited her
parents near Nordmont Sunday.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-10-13
4 Y u u Il h Nm X X a - 7s =
t LOCAL NEWS !
2 COUNTY SEAT NEWS TOLD \
X IN BREEZY PARAGRAPHS J

General Election November Z,
1911.
Roy Jennings of Estella autoed
to this place Monday.
Lloyd Fairman of Sonestown
twas in Laporte Sunday.
WIN. Bogart was business man
in the County Seat Saturday.
Mrs. f. III. Ingham spent Satul-
day shopping in Williamsport.
Misc Marie pptprman visited her
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-05
UP TO 1O5 MARK.
Weather Continues to Break All
Previous Records.
just Slight Promise Of Relief
That Is All.

The mercury started to climb early
this morning after hot night during
which the lowest point reached was
so at 6 o'clock this morning. The
high point reached on Tuesday was
los at O'Clock in the afternoon and
at seven in the evening the thermome-
ter at the government weather bureau
indicated 1O1 and it was nearly mid
night before it dropped below 80.
People are sleeping on lawns,
porches, anywhere to get a breath of
air and conditions have become al
most unbearable. Last nights heat was
slightly relieved by occasional puffs
of wind
At eleven o'clock this morning the
heat was 100 degrees ara it has con-
tinued to rise one or two degrees an
hour indicating that Tuesdays record
may be broken before night fall.
For a moment between I and 2 the
mark was 105 but it soon dropped to
1O4. Here is the record of the gov
ernment thermometer Stree Z o'clock
f-e~f
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-05

Philadelphia. July 5.-A recapitula-
tion Of the results of the celebration
of Independence day in Philadelphia
was made today and shows that 1t was
as near an "old fashioned Fourth" as
any one would want it. It was the
hottest Fourth of July in 13 years.
and there were II deaths from the
heat and many prostrations. Twelve
persons were drowned in the rivers
and creeks in and about Philadelphia
while bathing; there were two muir
ders. several attempted murders and
numerous brawls and about 400 per-
sons were treated at hospitals for in
juries received in handling fireworks
Among the injured are some serious
cases. but no deaths are expected un-
less tetanus follows.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-05
WINONA CRIES OUT.
Their Drug Store Put Out of Business
by Drug Inspector.

The citizens of Winona, Logan coun-
ty, are "sore' over the recent ruling
of a state drug inspector that the drug
store of that place can not handle and
sell wood alcohol, Paris green and
Daisy Fly Killer. The law requires
that only registered pharmacists may
handle these commo d1ties, and Winona
has no such druggist.
The law is the law. but surely a
more liberal Interpretation could be
had of it in the case of Winona.
What? Is this enlightened Kansas
community to be infested with vermin,
flies and insects because of the narrow
vision of a petty drug inspector? q?
Must the men of Winona go to bed at
dark because they have no wood alco-
hol with which to fill their lamps u?
Must the virgins of Logan county, like
the five foolish virgins of the parable,
be compelled to try to borrow oil or
live in darkness where there are 70
bridegrooms?
The appeal of the Logan county
people has been forwarded to Cover
nor Stubbs' office and an investigation
of the Winona complaints will be made
in the near future. With the drouth
upon US, and the hot weather melting
the marrow in the bones, it is a hard
ship greater than men ought to be
called upon to bear to have to be de-
prived of the resources discovered by
science and medicine to eht the in
sects, the cockroaches and the dark
ness. Old Doc Crumbine is going too
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-05
HE DEFENDS RECIPROCITY
Senator Burton Makes a Speech in
SuppOr tOf the Agreement

Washington, July 5.-Senator Burton
of Ohio, with a predatory explanation
that he was mot assuming to defend
the administration" because tine ad-
ministration needed no Defense made
notable speech in behalf of the Ca
madam reciprocity bill in the senate to-
day. He declared that reciprocity vas
the ultimate destiny" of Canada and
the United States, that all natural con-
ditions were opposed to maintenance of
border warfare in commercial matters
and the farmers of the United States
would not suffer injury from the enact
ment of the Canadian agreement SEN
ator Burton was most emphatic in his
endorsement of the agreement. He de-
clared he came from a state widely in
terested in agriculture and the recip-
rOcity agreement would not injure the
farmers interests there.
I'm the early discussion there was
an outcry in some quarters that the
adoption of the agreement would re-
duce the profits obtained by the farm
ers," said Senator Burton.
While this claim is still made on
behalf Of specific localities and certain
products. the general ground Of oppo-
sition has shifted and it is now main
tained not that the agreement viii con-
fer a complete injury on the farmers
but that in the future it will lower the
prices which they will receive.
What is this but a demand for in
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-05
TWENTY STORES BURN.
Dry Weather and Lack of Water Make
Princeton, Mo-, Helpless.

Princeton, No. July 5.-Dry weather
and the lack of water left this town
almost helpless in a fire that did $780,
900 damage yesterday. From a start
in the second story of a hardware store
in a brick building at the northeast
corner of the square, the fire spread
along the north and east sides of the
square. Twenty stores had been Ge-
stroyed before the fire was unzer con-
troll. 1t started at 4 o'clock in the vf-
ternoon from an unknown cause. A
bank, lumber yard, three residences,
restaurant, grocery, barber shop, black
smith shop and two barns are among
the buildings destroyed.
A special train brought the fire de-
partment from Trenton, so miles south,
at o'clock. It used the water from
the Rock Island tanks at the depot.
An hour later they had the fire under
control
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-05
ONLY TWO STORES LEFT.
Fire Wipes Out Business Section OF
Newcastle, Neb.

Newcastle, Neb., July 5.-The business
portion of Newcastle was almost com
pletely wiped out by fire yesterday, en-
failing a loss of 500 600. The blaze
started in the living apartments OF Tom
Mace, over a general store, presGma-
bly, from a firecracker.
Before the fire was under control one
meat market, one general store two
saloons, two grocery stores, one cloth
ing store, one drug store, the postoffice.
the telephone exchange of thu New
State Telephone company, the Newcas-
tie State bank, the Edwards & Bradford
lumber yards. two hardware stores, and
the Bradford hardware and furniture
store had been burned. Only two busi-
ness houses are left standing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-05
BREAK is COMING
The Weather Bureau Holds Out
Hope of Change.
es
Lower Temperatures Are Re-
ported in the Northwest.
BUSINESS is HURT.
The Implement Dealers Have
Cancelled Many Orders.
Heat and DrOuth Send Up Prices
of Grain.

Washington, July 5.-Refreshing
westerly breezes sweeping along the
Atlantic coast today brought some re-
lief from the hot wave to the eastern
section of the country, though the
government weather experts say there
is no appreciable change in registered
temperature. Cooler weather tomor-
row IS promised for Chicago and the
middle west region where today start
ed with the mercury even higher than
it was at the same time yesterday.
Breaks in the torrid spell are being
reported the extreme northwest nav
ing a chance to considerably cooler
weather with temperatures dropping
below the seasonable average The
weather bureau predicts that the
change to cooler weather viii spread
over the middle and north plains
states and the upper Mississippi valley
within the next 36 to 48 hours. bring
ing material and much needed relief
Indications are that it will be gen
orally fair today and tomorrow though
local thunder showers continue IN the
lower Mississippi and Ohio valley and
at various points along the Canadian
border The showers and cloudiness
will have no marked effect on the tenn
perature in these sections.
New York began today with the
thermometer registering 7S degrees at
O'Clock as compared with 81 degrees
at the same time yesterday AT chi
cago it was S6 as against S4 and in
Washington so at O'Clock yesterday
morning.
Heat Hurts Business.
Chicago, July 5.-Continuance OF
whitening heat over the corn belt was
reflected in an excited corn market
here today. the market selling early to
an extreme advance of q cents as
COMPARED with the close last Saturday.
Buying orders flooded the pit and
quotations varied as much as y cents
in different parts at the opening July
corn closed Saturday at 60A cents and
advanced to 65 cents today. Septem-
her rose to Sc cents compared with the
previous close at 81 cents.
Oats shared in the excitement, ad-
vancing extreme 2 a cents.
A private telegram from Kansas CITY
says: 49,,
have been no records like these. Tenn
Deratures Saturday and Sunday in the
fields were from los to 115 degrees.
Private advices from all over the corn
belt tell the same story. Oklahoma
burned to a crisp; Kansas scorcheu
from one end to the other"
1t is reported here that implement
retailers have cancelled many orders.
The best known of the crop experts
here report that the condition OF oats
and hay is the poorest ever known He
places the July condition Of oats at
67.2 as compared with 1873 last month
and that Of hay at 66.4 against the
500 in June. His report put the pres
ent condition of corn at S2.4 as com
nared with S3.1 a year ago