THE CENTRE REPORTER FRED KURTZ, tditor { Wr TERMS, One year, $1.50, when paid in advance. Those in arrears subject to previous terms, $2.00 per yoar, ADVERTISEMENTS. 20 cents per line for three Insertions, and 5 cen. per line for cach subse quent insertion. Giher rates made made known on application. ——— CENTRE HALL, PA., THURS. Jan. og at NoruiNG was done in court on Sat- urday on the sheriff contest, It is ma- king fast headway flowy. — ccf tf It is not at all 1 creditable to the com- monwealth that the two quarreling Harrisburg to watch each other in dis- i. but it still has a strong hold, and it 8 | time to take more radical measures in pg poor of the great cities, but espec inlly in Chicago. compared with the poor of the cities. It is reported that in Chicago about tion, their sufferings have been increased by the freezing temperature that has zard, pealing for food and fuel, are dying from actual want. Chicago is filled with children, that skilled and many barefooted workmen are physicians in the vation. The preachers were reputable methods. ni misma ———— pn WELL, how do you like it? Con- gressman Arnold, Rep., of this district | the other day voted to give away 100 The bill, however, didn’t pass. Col. Spangler would have voted against it. Ap ——————— ne—— THERE is a cry Seite raised among the American people, “No more mill- fonaires for the United States Renate.’ The Senate is filled with millionaires —men of dollars without brains who buy their seats and enrich them- selves by plundering the government, and legislating nopolies. The cry is a good one. im ————— AT the Republican primaries Lewisburg, last Thursday, a voter was required to have been straight the year in to vole not have been permitted at the primaries. our county were as strict should be—some could having been bolters and traders. as that not vote for pon a Senator Gmdy, of Philadelphia, original Quay man, and who has a an | S00 is going to resign his seat in the State Senate because Quay opposed the ap-| pointment of a friend of Grady to a position at Harrisburg which made Grady mad. Now let Quay get mad = Senate and get even with his friend Grady. ff fp —— coming season, owing to the break in will be a revival in shad fishing at up- river points this spring. Shad in pay- ing quantities have not been caught above the Columbia dam for Now, the outlook is so promising that efforts to catch shad will be made all favorable points, from Columbia to the Juniata. 50 years. lf st Two wil ills Namsport Jawyers, Strieby day last week got into a regular knock words that passed between them. abuse of witnesses and clients no right to do. low conduct, blackened, right. he would get his it would serve the St fp THE ministers of New York in the] past two Sundays have been preach-| ing against the extravagance and dis-| play of wealth made by the rich in| balls and at feasting entertainments. These exhibitions of wealth are likely gies and enmities against seem to be getting all while the large majority get barely enough to live. This evil may yet prove the downfall of the Republic. tome’s downfall was from similar causes, nf ———— IN order to ascertain where a short age of $200 is to be found the govern- ment has already expended upwards of one hundred thousand dollars. There are one hundred men whose line of duty falls in the way of the mo- ney's mysterious disappearance. A few years ago more than two hundred dollars was spent to find a five cent piece, that was found at last in a crev- ice on the floor of the Treasury build- ing. But Uncle Sam is exact, and if a piece of money disappears it is certain- ly the best policy to trace it, regardless of the expense that may be incurred, dangerous business, as detection is al- | most s certainty, The board of health of New York has formally declared tuberculosis, or consumption fo be an infectious or communicable disease, a danger to the public health, and physicians in pri- vate practice and heads of hospitals and other such institutions, whether private or public, are required hereaf- ter to report all cases of this disease, and violation to do so will be punished a8 a misdemeanor. Under the sanita- Tg must be made for the ment of the disease among the poor in hospitals. Medieal science de- clares that the disease, being commu- nieable, is therefore preventable, It is sot forth that the mortality from | days in a week, that the | pists and C hristis ans may | scourge of hunger. philanthro- stop the Wy IN New York an effort will be made | to pass a law for a graded tax upon the | millionaires, i burdens upon the masses from whom the mill i{'lonaires fileh their This seem right, not the | not feel an extra tax 80 as to lessen the milli and it millionaires, HIS, would they would all, w the millions of toilers would feel the relief it brot them. are not bearing | burden at hile The immensely their fair si yet have more props | ted for less than ti comparatively. Legislation in | past fifteen years has been in the rection of making millions fi and oppressing the toilers. wealtny of tax. FETE 10s | ation, rty protec- money 1€ Asses the di- ir the few iti day 1s time a halt, otherwise the will come when to be | to begin leg | toiling the 3 | are in shape to take care of the Let New York start the ball | the millionaires, {to cry or ¥ ix the endurance of wrong will cease a virtue, tine islating fo millions of IOnaires Masses 1s iVEN, mise 0 " ntl EDITORIAL NOTES, i President M’'Kinley | membe srs of congress that he | call an extra session of congress to con- vene March 15. 1 elect has ident certainty got his cabine | cept Sherman for the State | Ohio Rey | busting over a successor for {seat in th it and is backed | tor Foraker and Hanna shall not hs | Charles L blood The new Pres has not publi CANS are on sherman’s Boss Hanna wants by M'l { FOV. e senate. ave Kurtz hot is running {states and is giving “thes of prosperity a eple an When zard west, reports bof full btained are o t is feared the acco {awful of lives lost and cattle When men coustantly regular nominees for local elect Republicans, it harm to the Democratic and such schemers sh to have their party i t when they have the udence t for an office, after having pro nothing else than assistant in ¥ sald fo mp lepubli- Cans, gl ad y —they may well feel benefits of such treacher to build up their party. to reap the as it - - » Oldest Latheran Minister Dead. . Nicholas J. Stroh, Lutherans in the early pastor in {ev nated jeounty | | | i i among Mifflin back i and became in Lewistown 1823 or "24, being the first resident pas- tor of this charge, during whose rate the first church { died Jan. 1st at his home in ris, 1ll., where he had 1845. Father Stroh was in Dauphin county, : pasto- dedicated, Mt. ded was Tes born Pa.. fit May the coming May would have reached the remarkable age of 00 years, wife died two years ago. His life the blessed word rest.” — Free Press, —l——— Late Union Co. Deaths, In Lewisburg, James aged 35 years. In White Deer, 61 years, 4 months, At Mazeppa, George Baker, aged 83 years, 10 months, In Glen Iron, Wm. J. Bhirk, age 62, In White Deer tp., Peter Ketchm, aged 68 years, 4 months, In Lewisburg, the widow of Geo. ¥. M' Laughlin, aged 60 years, ei i Pool Table for Sale, A good first class pool table, with a full equipnrent of balls and cues, is of fered for sale by the undersigned. It is a combination table with patent cor- ners, and can be used for either billiards orpool. Itis in first class condition and will be sold at a bargain. Call on or address, W. 8. Musser, Millheim, Pa. A A SS Proving Interesting. The short courses in agriculture at the State College have opened very suc- cessfully, fifty two students being in at- tendance, thirty nine of them in the Benj. ‘ponsumption in New remsid BRUSH VALLEY. The Caucus for Nominating Officers Was Well Attended, It seems all our Brush valley people are taking advantage of the snow by makes itself most prominent for the last four days is “golly, but that is Last Saturday quite a number were at the caucus, the people at least some, could not be kept out of town in spite | seems to have a peculiar magnetism, Charles Smull, of Bmithtown, at Rebersburg Saturday. wis in Nittany last Friday on business, We understand there will be anoth- er hotel in Rebersburg by next spring; we hope this is a real fact, in Union county with his daughter Alice for three weeks, Wednesday with a pleasant smile, Prof. H. came home last at home over Sunday. Miss Ida Small, of Chicago, ing her old friends at Rebersburg; she her is visit- will gpend part of the winter at native home. Albert Steininger, of near Laurelton, moved his family to Re- Wm. Walker's Union county, bersburg, into house last Stewart Weber and Milesburg, were Most ho Thursday. family, of near Sunday. their home over of our people have filled I8eH Wve COBURN. of the Nominating OM. cers for Peon Twp Result Caucus for Bowersox, who Dr. Munday Miss making Milli a visit to her parents Blanche her home with Frank at home on on fry ein iI, Wis friends Mamie Garthofl visited Rebersbarg over Sunday. Forest Harter, of Farmers Mills a lady friend spent part of der the parental roof. N. F. Miss al Sunday Braucht our obliging ars a broad P. H. Stover has far recovered that he “ey was able to come down stairs last Saturday and sit on a chair. E. Harter place, Sal and James nuel Ard among the sick at this The « ww of the continued cold snap. are oal dealers are happy in conse- quend Pe taking adv rsons having ice houses to fill are antage of the ice on the dam i is of superio Baker other morning at 2 o'clc whicl Dr. the r quality 's chimney was but ts A We SOME One Was Passing that way and cried ch caused quite an at the there f<me no oe Lhe { 1 € of that portion of til they discovered resident wn that Ws no danger. The or Peun frye for nominating officers ip, held the r on Saturds ay afternoon caucus townsh Was in ol building ited if Election, (. hn Hoffa, J M. Bower, A.W. 1 erseer of Poor. rest follows, Judge Hs Alexander; In- Di- ard; So- acob Franken- James E. Har- tice of the Peace, J. F. Gart- Auditor, W. E. Braueht; A. L. Auman. Hesult of the Friday evening, School Wing irich, J B. F. wre tor. J« (s f rectors, 5. pervisors Nan. ders: Ov berger: Tax Collector, J HERES { Town 1s depublican caucus held Jan. 2 the offic day of Elee- at ither Guisewite: B. Motz; School Judge Inspector, Isaiah Henry Win- Bupervisors, Walter Henry Directors, C. Kling T Levy R Kooney ; Ww. ‘i Spigelmyer; F. Auditor, Town James Hosterman; Tax Justice of J. Collector, Vonada; Clerk, ie Peace, —— OAK HALL. - of Interest From Our Neighboring Town, Items The weather here was four on Tuesday about two degrees below, Wednesday from Mr.'J G. Irvniand E. B. court, The school, made a call on our school, Friday to hear the recitations. The Friday before they came too late. Come again boys and girls. Mr. Wm. Sellers is loading anorher car of paper wood, call on him for a solid bob sled. There was a sled load of young peo- ple from this place left on Wednesday evening to make a call on the family of James Searson at Linden Hall, they reported a pleasant time, The ice teams are busy hauling ice from the dam of John Rupp, the ice is no less than eight or nine inches thick. Our end of the township is well blest with eandidates for spring election, there are five from this end, Jho. A Rupp for treasurer, W. H. Close for Justice, C. J. Stamm and Jacob Kling- er for Inspectot and E. B. Peters for Supervisor. We hope they may all be elected. Ye Ira Korman‘made a business tip io Centre Hall on Wednesday. + Get your me Villy #8 Vou i i i i i INCOME ACCOUNT OF RAILWAYN, the In Report, CuicAaao, January 25. The Inter- Btate Commerce Commission has jssu- | ed its report on the income the railways of the United 18046, Interesting Figures Furnished by terstate Commerce Commitee country were $1,120 646.5662. This at the rate of $6,510 per mile, and wasn better showing than in 1805 or 1804, al- though it falls below the record for the Operating B15, or $4,380 Of the amount of gross earn. was were $754,791 per mile, ings] $325,468 891 was by the passenger departments, $772,071,874 freight, $250,129 other earnings from operat ion and the balance Dividends paid were $54,083 732, st 3 ' by unclassified earnings. again- $54,332,850 the preceding year. the not in any degree confined to The net earnings of roads were any par- but were well distributed all over the United States, To — THE GREAT BLIZZARD The great blizzard has caused much suffering in the west stock, thermometer AMOng persons and live The registered as follows ; at various points In Iowa 13 below zero ; in Nebraska North Dakota Altoona 4 be- 12 below : in 2 below in Cleveland 4 below ; in low, i je { av paest day in a persons were cold in In Chicago it was the ox twent and by ti y-five Years, bitter 1ed listed as overcome in that ci fairly In the grees below zero was rep | £5 ty, who were resct an frozen condition. around Bt. Paul 25 de- ried, region and in some sections traffic by railroad been blocked, Wo lpr When you can buy good at the same prices others ask dy clothing, you will be the oppo can prov .- KeporTER, advantage of rtunit 2ett od ellefonte, in u - Niubweribe forthe AWFUL PLUNGE TO DEATH, Bad Fate of An Engaged Couple While Driviag on Sunday, Gothle, Numidia to visit friends, On their way evening | and within a mile and a half from the imits of Shamokin, the road suddenly caved in and the parties with the team dropped into an old mine working to the depth of about twenty-five or thir- {ty feet. Miss Gothie not reaching home by 2or 3 o'clock in the morning, her mother became alarmed and feeling had hap- pened, called her son, Joseph and he with with team to search for the missing couple, Driving up Sunbury street they started what is called the road toward Numidia. About a mile and half from the borough line the team stopped suddenly. The found a hole about convinced that an accodent i companion a on new one men jumped out and forty feet in Giraber heard and calling to them told that he and Miss Gothie the hole, badly hurt snd the lady and team dead. They were directed to go for This they did o'clock Graeber was taken he hurt it is possible that About 8 o'clock Miss diam- eter in the road. them were in ropes and as and about 5 out. sistance. ne was leg was broken and “0 not (soll is will ae cOver. ches of dirt. toh been and t winnle in Mi #1 Gp in J 1e parties were Ave Rr Wire mmokin Mrs. E. E ried some time next month among the be Miss Gotele is a Smink, of Sixth street Weekly Report veTRl Wenther slorm Hnowf enit tic} inca Philadelphia & Erle R. R. Divisior and Northern Ce ntral Railway. Time it effect Rov, Ib Tabi 1896 LEAVE MONTASDOR, EAETWARD Traine 14, (Dally except Bundy t Willkerbarre, Hazleton, Pollevi Harrisbar rg and intermediate stations. arriy at Philadelphia at 300 p. m , New York, OJ m., Baltimore, 4.10 p mm, Washington 4.1 connecting at Philadelphia for all points. Through passenger conchos delphis and Baltimore. Parlor can Wo Fh phia 1p m~Traln 8. (Dal except Funda For Sunbury, Harrisburg and inlermediaie tions, arriving atl Philadelphia at 628 p 15, York. 4.23 p.m. Baltimere, 600 p wnat 7.16 Pp tn, Parlor car Lhroug phis, and pas enger conches w Poi Baltimore, bok p. m~Traln 12. [Dally ¢ For Wilkesbarre Raziel ol for Harri sburg ar ai at Phil delphi 11 Baltimore 10.40 Wilkesburre BOip m For ¢ Aunb ie stallions, New Yurk B from Harris} Philadelphi undisturbed 10 & m Harrisburg as Philsdeipt week TRAIN H { ¥ xe and in n, Was ars 10 Ph 4 1K §.i5 8 adel Fut iid i you are able pay *i00 for a bicy- cle, why be content / with any but a \ ITS STAT li Nineteen years cf reputation for by the certainty of quality should mean much to any as 100 Beautiful Art Catalogue of Cola Columbia Agent; POPE MFG. CO ou ® 8 Pe k building the best bicycle, backed ssured by our scientific methods, .» Hartford, Conn. and town. If Columbias are not n sunday. up. dd trad West-bound from bow phin at 13 JW GEPHART, Gepersl Buperintendent. BH4EFOR TECENTRAL RAILROAD To luke effect May 25, 190 EAR(W AND, WESTWARD STATION. iii Whiten er cr . Hut ters, «Fillmore Brialy. Waddie Aronia Cromsd SAT rine aA TRhe, wowon owns AI ss vnc mic y Hate { oliege.. .- 2 i Wk wy wl wl GF SF wf 5 Ww Worniog trains from Montandon. Williams Lock Haven and Tyrone oubect with tr.in Ne 7 for Bate College A flevnen trains from Mon. tendon, Lewisburg snd Tyrone connect with Tein No. 11 for State College. Trains from hs Joliege connect with Penoa. 1. R. trains a3 {Daily except Sunday. F.H, THOMAS, Sap. Ly FSIRABLE PROPERTY AT PUBLIC BALE. wef greed 3 , w10 about two snail wren and wid fresh
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