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Bellefonte, Pa., February 23, 1912. |
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Democratic State Convention. i
Democratic State Headquarters, Harrisburg,
Pa., February 6th, 1912. t
To the Democrats of Pennsylvania: |
Is: pursuance of the rules governing the Demo-
cratic party of Pennsylvania and agreeable to the
action of the Democratic State Executive Com-
mittee at a special meeting held in the Demo-
Cratic State Headquarters, Harrisburg, on the
last day of February, 1912, notice is hereby given
that the Democratic State Convention will as-
semble in the Majestic Theatre, at Harrisburg,
on Tuesday, May 7th, 1912, at 12 o'clock, noon.
The business to be transacted at said con-
vention will be:
‘The nomination of one candidate for Auditor
General.
The nomination of one candidate for State
Treasurer.
The nomination of six candidates for Electors
at large, and to elect in the manner provid-
ed by the rules of the party.
Twelve delegates and twelve alternates at
large to the National Democratic Conven-
tion, i
and to consider such other matters, pertaining to
the interests and success of the party in Pennsyl-
vania, as may be brought before it.
WALTER E. RITTER,
Chairman
P. GRAY MEEK.
Secretary.
ADDITIONAL LOCAL NEWS.
TELEPHONE COMPANY HOLDS ANNUAL
MEETING—The stockholders of the Nit-
tany Telephone company met in their
office in Temple Court Bellefonte, Pa., on
Tuesday, February 13th, 1912, to hold
their annual election and transact other
business pertaining to said company. The
meeting was called to order by the presi-
dent, Ellis L. Orvis, and after the adop"
tion of the minutes of the previous meet-
ing the report of the secretary and treas-
urer, J. Frank McCormick, was read and
showed the company to be in good con-
dition, financially. Judge Orvis stated
in this connention that he did not know
of another small company whose patrons
received as extended and efficient tele-
phone service for the amount paid per
phone as did the patrons of their com-
pany.
Resolutions were read and adopted in
memory of Mr. J. C. Crider, the vice
president of the company, who died with-
in the past year. At the election of
officers for the ensuing year the following
were unanimously elected directors for
one year: JudgeEllis L. Orvis, Bellefonte;
William Clevenstine, Zion; Lincoln E. and Mrs. Nancy Eddy, of Lamar. Funeral
Swartz, Hublersburg; John H. Beck, Nit-
tany; J. S Rachau, Clintondale; Joseph
H. Hayes, Mackeyville, and Dr. S. J.
McGee, of Mill Hall, Pa. The board as
elected then organized by electing the
following officers: President, Judge Ellis
L. Orvis; vice president, John H. Beck;
secretary and treasurer, J. Frank Mec-
Cormick, of Lock Haven. s 2
— coe ce—
LICENSES GRANTED—On Saturday Judge
Orvis handed down his decisions on the
various applications for license to sell
liquor in Centre county, granting every
application. The list includes twenty-
seven tavern (or hotel) licenses, five
wholesale liquor licenses, and one brew-
er’s license. No new places were licensed
this year and none revoked or refused
though there are several changes in land-
lords. The complete list is as follows:
Philipsb'g Brewing Co..... Philipsburg. .Sec. Ward
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~-—This (Friday) evening's attraction
at the Scenic will be a pictured presenta-
tion of Vanity Fair in three reels. It is
by the Vitagraph company and has the
most flattering endorsements of both
press and public. This is one of the pic-
tures you don't want to miss, and it will
cost you only the regular price, five cents.
While Vanity Fair will be a good picture,
there are good ones every evening at the
Scenic, and you can always feel assured
of an hour's interesting entertainment.
rem
——Miss Edna Zimmerman, of Miles.
burg; Sarah Minnemyer, of Coleville,
and Luther Smith, of Bellefonte, under-
went operations in the Bellefonte hos.
pital during the past week. Fred Sour-
beck, Mrs. Susan Martin, Mrs. J. C. Derr,
Mrs. Anna McMullen and Mildred Haag,
all of Bellefonte, were admitted for treat.
ment. Nurses Minna E. Gergenski and
Mary O. Brake, are on the sick list, and
Mrs. Emma Bathurst, of Curtin, was dis-
charged. There are now thirty patients
in the hospital.
FLICKINGER.—Dr. Junius R. Flickinger, EVERHART—Shortly before seveno'clock Col. and Mrs. Jas. H. Lipton Celebrate | BROUSE—LANDIS.—A telegram received |
Demorvatic; Watcha | school at Lock Haven, died quite sudden- | hart, wife of A. ). Everhart, died at her |-
principal of the Central State Normal lon Tuesday evening Mrs. Martha Ever-
ly at 1:20 o'clock last Saturday morning | home in Altoona as the result of a stroke |
of gastritis, following an attack of acute | of paralysis. Deceased's maiden name
indigestion on January 29th. He was | was Miss Martha E. Riley and she was
born in Perry county and was fifty-seven | born at Boalsburg, this county, on Novem-
Their 60th Wedding Anniversary.
We know that scores upon scores of
our Centre county people, who learned to
know and appreciate Col. Jas. H. and |
Mrs. Lipton, years before they bade adieu |
Our Correspondents’ Opinions.
in Bellefonte Wednesday afternoon con- | —
veyed the intelligence that William H. |
Brouse and Miss. Helen B. Landis were |
quietly married in Philadelphia at eleven !
o'clock that morning. The bride is a |
daughter of Mr. and Mre. Al Landis, of |
rors ?
Jrom publication when the request is made.
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years old. He graduated from Princeton | ber 22nd, 1946. In December, 1875, she © their eastern friends, to make their | this place, and for a number of years was | VI ¢ Former Semire Aiss--Long
in 1877 and served as principal of the | was united in marriage to A. J. Everhart
tendent of the public schools of Perry : they have lived every since. Mrs. Ever-
the Legislature. Later he wentto Colorado | terian church of Altoona and at all times |
and in 1891 he was elected to the Legis- a faithful attendant. She had no children
lature of that State.
to Pennsylvania and took the chair of | sisters and one brother, namely: Mrs.
history at the West Chester Normal. In | Rebecca Kramer, of Loop Station; Mrs
1896 he was chosen principal of the ' Sarah Rankin, of Altoona; Mrs. Jane Irvin, |
| future home in Kansas, will read with |
New Bloomfield Academy and superin- and in 1882 they moved to Altoona where | pleasure the following account of the | change. The bridegroom is a son of Mr" |
celebration of their 60th wedding anni-
| county until 1886 when he was elected to | hart was a member of the First Presby- | Yor oo which we get from the Kansas
City Journal:
Downs, Kas., Feb. 10.—The people of
and the sixtieth wedding anniversary of
Colonel and Mrs. J. H. Lipton, two “first
citizens” of the town.
Sixty years ago Monday, long before |
Edinboro State Normal school and when | of Washington, Pa., and Calvin Riley, of | there was a Lincoln day to observe, two
Dr. Elden resigned as principal of the Petersburg. Funeral services were held ; young people full of love for each other |
Central State Normal at Lock Haven he |
was selected to take his place, and has | by her pastor, Rev. H. L. Bowlby, assisted
held the position ever since. He was | by Rev. William Potter Van Tries, and | married at Milesburg, Pa. Cupid made |
highly educated and author of a number | this morning the remains will be brought no mistake in this match. From that
of text books. He was a member of the | to Bellefonte and taken to the Branch | day to this they have shared each other's
Masonic fraternity, the Elks and the Lock
Haven Board of Trade. Dr. Flickinger
at her late home in Altoona last evening | sad hope fox is fturg.- J B_Lipton |
other for better or for worse and were
sorrows and each other's joys and to-
; day are more fond of aach other, their
! friends declare, than they were on their
cemetery for interment.
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Resident of and Now Prominent in
Iowa Affairs.
{and Mrs. R.S. Brouse. He has held a'P.Gray MEEK Esq.
| position with the Eyre-Shoemaker Con- | BELLEFONTE, Pa.
| struction company the past two years and | Dear Sir: From time to time 1 find
an operator in the Bell telephone ex- |
i : lately has been located at Pottstown. Miss | much of interest in the WATCHMAN, but
| Downs, Kas., have two important events Big ,
In 1893 he returned | but is survived by her husband, three phish ivi a po birthday Landis left Bellefonte on Tuesday even- | it has grown upon me to always turn to
ling and went to Philadelphia where she | the obituary page the first thing when I
| was joined Wednesday morning by Mr. | remove the wrapper. Nearly every week
Brouse and after securing the neccssary |I find the name of some one with
license they were quietly married. They | whom I have in some way been associated
will spend their honeymoon with the | numbered with the dead. But last week,
bride's aunt in Wilmington, Del. and I was particularly and unwillingly inter-
with the Topelts in Brooklyn. Owing to ested in the notice of the death of Mrs.
the uncertainty of how long Mr. Brouse | Ephriam Glenn, whom I never before knew
will be located at Pottstown they will | to be your sister. I knew the family well,
not go to housekeeping right away. | from a near neighbor, and Methodist
BIcKETT—HULL—William W. Bickett, | Shale no oor Joint, when a ere oy
was well known among the school teach- | PEIGHTAL.—Millard Filmore Peightal |
ers of Centre county, as he frequently | died at his home in Philipsburg on Tues- |
appeared as one of the instructors at the | day morning after a year’s illness with |
Centre county teachers’ institute. The | tuberculosis of the stomach. He was,
remains were taken to Perry county on | born in Huntingdon county and was six- |
Tuesday morning for interment. | ty-three years of age. Forty years ago |
| | ; he was united in marriage to Miss Nan- '
CASSELBERRY.— Mrs. Mary Elizabeth | nie Howder, of Jacksonville, this county, !
Casselberry, widow ot the late Joseph | and the young couple went to Philips-
Casselberry, died at her home in Howard | burg to live and that town had been their |
township on Tuesday after an illness of home ever since. Mr. Peightal was a!
several weeks, aged seventy-two years. painter and paper hanger by occupation !
Her maiden name was Mary Elizabeth | and an industrious workman. His wife
Palmer, and she was born in Broome | died only a short time ago but surviving '
county, New York. Most of her mar- him are three children, two brothers and”
ried life, however, had been spent in | one sister. i
Howard township. Surviving her are the | ! ! '
following sons and daughters: Meda, in | Younc.—David Paul Young, the seven |
California; George, of Williamsport; | months old son of Mr. and Mrs. Yaa
Edward, of State College; Ellen, of Young, of Bush's Addition, died on Thurs- |
Buffalo; Lewis, Frank and Mrs. Lloyd | day afternoon of last week of pneumonia. |
Haines, of Howard. Rev. R. S. Taylor, | His parents, three brothers and three
of the Methodist church, had charge of ! sisters survive. Burial was made in the |
Weddion day, if such a thing were pos-
sible,
They moved to Kansas in 1875. For
more than a quarter of a century they
ran the Lipton house at Downs, the most
noted hostelry in Northwestern Kansas.
A few years ago Colonel Lipton decided
to retire from the hotel business and
turned his house over to another. But
he soon tired of the *‘simple” life in his
handsome new home, and he took the
caravansary back, turned it over to the
children to operate, sold his home and
with his life companion moved back into
the hotel, where he expects to spend the
rest of his life.
Perhaps no man in Northwestern Kan-
sas is better known by the travelers than
Colonel Lipton. He always has been a
| special favorite with the “drummers” and
the politicians, and his friends among the
Republican leaders were legion, although |
| he was a “hard-shelled” Democrat.
Once when he was living in Abilene the
Republicans held a Congressional conven-
tion there. It was a stormy gathering.
Delegates were clawing at each other and
some were pummeling each other on the
floor. It was a fight to see which faction
of Snow Shoe, and Miss Helen T. Hull, of
this place, were quietly married at eleven
o'clock on Tuesday morning at the par-
sonage of St. John's Catholic church, by
Rev. Father McArdle. They were at-
tended by Miss Carrie Anderson, as
bridesmaid, and Walter Williams, of
Snow Shoe, as best man. Following the
ceremony a wedding breakfast was
served at the home of the bride's mother,
Mrs. Mary Hull, on Allegheny street, at
which there were twenty guests. Mr.
and Mrs. Bickett left on the early after-
noon train for a wedding trip east and
may journey to Michigan before return-
ing home. The bride is a well known
young lady of Bellefonte and has many
friends. The bridegroom is a telegraph
| operator and works as extra on the Bald
Eagle division.
cated in Snow Shoe and anticipates a
i permanent position with the railroad
company in the near future.
Lately he has been lo- |
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn as earnest christians,
and the valued church associates of my
own sainted father and mother and as a
| “moving picture” or perhaps a panorama,
; all such associations of my early life
pass before me now in a pronounced
| visionary way. Ephriam Glenn always
{gave me free access to the best apple
| tree in the orchard and to the gathering
"of all the walnuts my nutting ambition
| desired anywhere on the old Packer farm
; and I can never forget that they always
met me with kindness, something the
memory of which will cling to any boy or
; girl. The older boys were my playmates.
| I met Mrs. Glenn several times during
| my visit to State College, and while she
| remembered little Sam Baker, she could
i
| not harmonize the boy and man. They
| are going fast, back there in the old home
{ country, so many since my visit three
| years ago.
i I mail you under separate cover, papers
.|in a hospital at Kalamazoo, Mich., on
‘| Monday afternoon. Mr. Bitner had been
"| ing there the young man died. A num-
the funeral services which were held in
the church at Howard yesterday morning,
after which burial was made in the
Schenck cemetery.
| |
WALTERS. —Philip Walters, for many
years a resident of Centre county, died
on Tuesday morning at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. Ira Segner, at Lamar, of
general debility, aged 84 years and 6
months. He was born and raised in Nit-
tany valley and spent the greater part of
his life in the neighborhood of Snyder-
town, following his occupation of a mill-
wright. He is survived by the following
children: Ezra, of Kansas City, Mo.;
Edward, of Valley Falls, Kan.; Samuel,
of Chicago; Mrs. Amelia Dornblaser, of
Valley Falls, Kan., and Mrs. Ira Segner
services were held at the home of his
daughter at Lamar at 10:30 o'clock
Thursday morning, burial being made in
the cemetery at Snydertown.
| |
MooRre.—Following a brief illness with
pneumonia Mrs, Margaret Moore died at
her home at Kane on February 10th,
aged fifty-six years. She was a daughter
of Thomas and Mary Irvin and her early
life was spent in Centre county. She is
survived by her husband, James Moore; |
one daughter, Mrs. Clyde Miller, of |
Buffalo, N. Y., and the following brothers
and sisters: Mrs. Alice Lecompte, of
Bradford; Mrs. W. T. Shirk, Bellefonte;
Henry Irvin, Runville; George, of Shef-
field, Pa.; Mrs. Tillie Spotts, of Union-
ville, and Ellis Irvin, of Wisconsin. The
remains were taken to Waterford, Erie
county, for burial,
! |
BiTNER.—]. F. Bitner, a son of Joseph
K. Bitner, of near Farmer's Mills, died
located in the west the past few years
traveling as a Jumber salesman. He was
taken ill and after being removed to the
hospital his father was notified. He
started for Kalamazuo but before reach-
ber of years ago Mr. Bitner was principal
of the Centre Hall High school. The re-
mains will be brought home for burial.
| |
LANTZ —At Lewistown on Monday,
February 19th, at 10.30 a. m., Mrs. J. Max
Lantz, widow of the late Dr. J. Max
Lantz, peacefully fell into that sleep of
the blessed which knows no awakening.
During her husband’s thirty years minis-
try in the Methodist church they were
located at Mt. Holly Springs, Wrights-
ville, Mechanicsburg, Chambersburg,
Williamsport, Lock Haven, York and
Lewistown. She was the mother of Rev.
J. Max Lantz, of Spring Mills.
| |
CoNrFER.—Mr. and Mrs. Sylvester Con-
fer, of Romola, are mourning the death
of their four month's old baby boy,
Charles Ray Confer, which occurred on
Saturday evening after five ‘'day’s illness
with water on the brain. Rev. W. H.
Patterson, of Blanchard, had charge of
the funeral services which were held in
the Disciple church at Romola on Mon-
day afternoon, burial being made in the
cemetery at that place.
| |
MiLLer.—Harry G. Miller, only son of
Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Miller, of Pleasant
Union cemetery on Sunday afternoon. could capture the convention and name
HARPER—SMITH.~ A very quiet wed- ' giving the home estimate and details of
ding took place at the home of Mrs. | the passing of General Jim Weaver, which
JAWBONE BROKEN.—Paul Shaffer, aged
twenty years, son of Bigler Shaffer, who
' lives near Centre Hall, is in the Belle-
fonte hospital with a badly broken jaw-
bone and an eye so seriously injured that
it is impossible at this writing to tell
whether the sight of it can be saved. The
young man was one of a party of young
people who were coasting down Nittany
mountain into Centre Hall last Saturday
evening. Shaffer fell off of the sled and
before he could get out of the way anoth-
er sled ran into him, knocking him un-
conscious and inflicting serious injuries.
He was picked up by his companions and
conveyed to a physician at Centre Hal)
as quickly as possible, but when the latter
discovered how badly he was hurt ho di
vised taking him to the Bellefonte ;
pital. He was brought here the same
evening and upon examination it was
found that his lower jawbone was broken
square off at the left side of his chin and
the upper jawbone broken up near his
right eye. His eye was aiso badly in-
jured and his upper lip cut into the bone.
To set the lower jawbone the physicians
were compelled to get Dr. H. W. Tate to
drill holes and insert two pins to hold it
in place. He is now in the hospital, rest-
ing as easy as it is possible for 2 man so
injured to do and with chances favorable
for his recovery, though he will likely
carry the marks of his injuries all his
life. !
~The success of the Charity Bal-
Masque given last week by the Woman's
Club, being due to the co-operation of
the club workers and their friends, whom
we are unable to see individually, we
take this opportunity of thanking every-
one who in any way contributed towands
lessening the work of the committe
The kindness in preserving the Ch }
trees was especially appreciated, as'it
made possible the use of evergreens in
abundance in the decorations, wi t
further mutilation of our forests and
extreme weather alone is offered as a
reason for not collecting them from all
parts of the town. Generous individual
contributions did much to encourage us
in such undertakings and the enthusiasm
aroused by the ticket sellers had grati-
fying results by the numbers both in
bers are all certainly much indebted to
everyone who even in a small way aided
them in carrying to success their annual
used in the different departments of their
work.
CHAIRMAN DANCE COMMITTEE.
——Miss Anna V. Williams, who has
been the owner and editor of the Philips-
burg Ledger the past twelve or fifteen
years, on Monday retired from the edi-
torial chair, having sold the paper and
plant to H. W. Boulton and Ralph Rich-
ards, of Houtzdale. Mr. Boulton was
formerly Republican county chairman of
is to appeal the case toa higher court
which it is likely they will do.
mask and as on-lookers. The Club mem- |;
the chairman. When the scene of bellig-
i was at its height, Colonel Lipton
| stepped into the hall and in his loud
resonant voice yelled:
St Litem, | sa) won
you utable Repu to is
fight; consider yourselves
arrest.” .
That yas Yen Abilons was wild 2d
woolly,” a Repu ns from other
counties, fearful that the town had a "bad
man” for marshal, immediately quieted
down. A committee was appointed by
the two warring factions to apologize to
Je omen the a ON oe.
e a
would not take them to jail for the of-
fense if they would not repeat it. The
convention thereafter was conducted in
an orderly manner. The delegates did
| not find out until the convention was
i over that Colonel Lipton was no officer at
lall, but just a “ripsnorting Democrat,”
bent on some fun.
Ten years ago Monday Colonel and
Mi Lito Stcrvell Pity DUS) a
versary was a even
a section of the State, No of
their pioneer friends remembered them
with handsome presents. In 1907 when
the colonel retired from the hotel busi-
ness the members of the Kansas-Missouri
Hotel Men's Association, in cenvention
at St. Louis, adopted a memorial to him
and his wife and dedicated to him a poem.
The last verse ran:
“Oh, you rare old lover! Oh, faithful knight!
With your sweetheart of long ago.
Your are many days from the warmth and light
Of the summers you used to know;
But you need not yearn for the glamour of gold,
Of the fields you were wont to roam.
Oh, the light for the hearts that are growing old
Is the light of the lamp at home."
Colonel Li was born in Pennsyl-
there
every Presiden
States but four. He was born before the
day of railroads. Thomas JefferSon and
John Adams died just one year before he
was born.
He was 13 old when Andy Jack-
gat de a he
elegraph, telephones, electric ts
all our modern necessities were never
dreamed of in his early He has
seen more than half of the es come
and the Kansas legis-
lative war, than he has fingers and toes.
His who has been his constant com-
of merchandise of register J. Frank Smith,
at Centre Hall. The building was pur-
chased several weeks ago by Arthur Kim-
Larren will give a rendition of the farce
comedy, “Maggie Pepper,” at the Y. M.
C. A. Miss MacLarren is an artist of
more than the ordinary ability and is
praised for her talent wherever she ap-
pears. It will be an entertainment you
cannot well afford to miss.
—Of course, when your hens com-
down.
mence to lay the price of eggs will go
Charles Smith, on east Bishon street, at
10:30 o'clock on Monday morning, when
her daughter, Miss Lulu M. Smith, be-
came the bride of Mr. Jerome Harper.
About a dozen very intimate friends were
present to witness the ceremony which
was performed by Rev. George E. Hawes,
of the Presbyterian church. The bridal
couple were attended by Miss Lulu Har-
per, of this place, and Edward Harper, of
Curtin. A delicious wedding breakfast
was served at twelve o'clock and later
Mr. and Mrs. Harper left on the 1:25 p.
m. train for a wedding trip east. Both
Mr. and Mrs. Harper are among Belle-
fonte's best known residents and their
many friends wish them a long life of
success and happiness.
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HoFFER—IRWIN.—John C. Hoffer, son
of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Hoffer, of Philips-
burg, and Miss Ruth Irwin, daughter of
the late William E. Irwin, of that borough
were married at eleven o'clock on Tues-
day morning in Trinity church, Boston,
Mass., by Rev. Dr. Alexander Mann. Mrs.
Hoffer, mother of the bridegroom, and
Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Holly, the latter a sis-
ter of the bride, were the only Philips-
burg people present at the wedding. Mr.
to the Bermudas and upon their return
will go to housekeeping on south Front
street, Philipsburg. Mr. Hoffer is em-
ployed as a clerk in the First National
bank at Philipsburg.
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ROBERTS—DENIUS.— A quiet wedding
was celebrated at the home of Mrs. Clara
Dennis, on Bishop street, at seven o'clock
last evening, when her daughter, Miss
Helen G. Denius, became the bride of
Robert E. Roberts, of Berwindale, but
formerly of Bellefonte. Only a few
friends were present to witness the
ceremony which was performed by Rev.
Fred W. Barry, of the Centre Hall
Lutheran church. The young couple left
on the evening train for a brief wedding
trip after which they will go to house-
keeping in a home the bridegroom
already has furnished at Berwindale.
THREE COUPLE MARRIED,— Whether or
not there is more magic in the marriage
cermony as said by Rev. Wiltord P. Shrin.
er, of Lock Haven, a former pastor of the
Bellefonte Methodist church, the young
people of Centre county apparently have
a desire to have him tie the knot, as he
married three couple within a week. On
February 7th he united in marriage Henry
E. Fye and Miss Edith M. Quick, both
of Moshannon; on February 8th William
Dugan, of Bellefonte, and Miss Alice
Smith, of Nittany; and on February 14th
Ernest LeRoy Adams and Miss Clara E.
Watson, both of Unionville.
PPO or
a well known young man of Pleasant
Gap, and Miss Alma Horner, one of Nit-
tany valley's fair young ladies, were
united in marriage at the Methodist par-
sonage at Spring Mills, on Wednesday of
last week, by the Rev. J. Max Lantz.
The young couple have the best wishes
of all their friends for their future hap-
COWHER—SOLT.— Saturday evening at
eight o'clock Vernon G. Cowher and Miss
Mary Solt, both, of Bellefonte, were united
in the holy bonds of matrimony at the
United Evangelical parsonage by Rev. J.
F. Hower. Their many friends will join
in wishing them much joy and happiness
throughout their wedded life.
FOO nn
~fow did you like Washington's
! birthday?
and Mrs. Hoffer will take a wedding trip |
BURRIS—HORNER.— Samuel N. Burris, |
' I have thought would be of interest to
you. [knew him as a staunch Democrat,
as strong in denunciation of immorality
in his party as I in mine and especially
on the liquor question. It was my pleas-
ure a few years ago to occupy a Pulman
birth across the aisle from him on Gov.
Cummins’ special which made a three
weeks tour of the southern battlefields to
dedicate Towa monuments, and I was
always near pleasure’s summit when we
paired ourselves. It wasmy pleasure to
stand on the spot on the Corinth, Miss.,
battlefield where he won his fame and
spurs, as a man, a citizen, a christian
gentleman, he was one of God's noble-
{ men.
! I also enclose clippings, and have made
: markings, referring to another gentleman,
ja friend, a fellow Pennsylvanian and a
! good fellow, but Not a “favorite son.”
| Glance over what the Iowa Press has to
| say. It may be information to you and
| if you are told anything about harmony
| in the Republican party in Iowa, tell it
i that the party is shot to pieces. “Born
| and bred,” “dyed in the wool," as I am, I
! am ready to vote for a good Democrat
i for President, if you old-timers use good
sense and nominate a man.
i Iam glad to know that vou were so
well connected and that Mrs. Ephriam
Glenn was your sister.
Des Moines, Iowa, Feb. 12, 1912.
SOP — creme
ANNIVERSARY.— Last Saturday Mr.
« Matthias Thal, of Benner township, was
seventy-seven yearsold and his daughter,
Mrs. Alfred Beezer, gave a surprise party
for him at her home near Roopsburg.
Mr. Thal naturally was the guest of
honor and many useful and valuable
presents were given him in commemora-
tion of the event. Vocal and instrumen-
tal music and social intercourse made up
the program of the evening, until a late
at the Brant house Thursday evening.
Mrs. H. W. Tate's card party, given at
i Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cure heart-