VOI... LXXIV. CE
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WORDS FROM YERKES AND CORAY.
HOW THE BEAR WAS KILLED,
7 MEK. STRHROHM SIL EXT “
Conrt said: The office for which y on have named me is non-political, and
I would belie my record of eighteen years upon the beneh and would
betray and insult my supporters if, in the event of an election, I could
cution of any duty of my office, or if I should stoop so low as to allow
myself or my office to be used to the prejudice of or to the favor of any
party, class, interest, enemy or friend. As a judicial officer I never have
is that, if eleeted, I will devote all my strength and ability to a faithful
discharge of the duties of my office. 1 will obey and uphold the con-
stitution. I will endeavor to interpret the law justly, relying upon its
sound principles, following established rules and giving due weight to
reasonable precedents.”
J Yerkes' trial of eighteen years on the bench has given as-
surance that these declarations mark the heart and mind of the man.
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“Regarding the office of state treasurer,” he says, “I would suggest that
it should cease to be regarded asa ‘plum tree.”
pay rol bonds of indemnity. It should not
for contingent expenses, unless specifically itemized.
It should pay no officers except those elected or appointed in pursuance
F It shionld not withhold appropriations for public schools or
in the interest of favorite banks. Its transac.
tions, its assets and its accounts should be so open that any citizen of
the Commonwealth desiring to do so may be ahle himself
fauriliar with them.”
her words. under treasury manageincud Ar. Coray the
be lifted”and the books open. That is what we have wanted
for vears in Pennsylvania, even if itdoes send some people, members of
the treasury ring, to St
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receptacie for padded Is or
honor vouchers t
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THE NOVEMBER ELECTION.
Elections will be held next month in Iowa, Maryland, Massachu
setts, Nebraska, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia. With
one exception—Virginia-—all of these States were carried by the Re
publicans in the presidential election of 1900. Unless all signs fail, Vir.
oinia will, as ususl, return a Democratic majority. Iowa, Massachusetts,
ew Jersey and Ohio mv be counted in the Republican column, al
h in Ohio the Democrats hope of carrving through |
plendid eandidare for governor, Colonel Kilbourne, who will get |
The Ohio canvass this year, how-
- has been an nnusoally g affair
i In Nebraska the Democrats and Poy
ket, and may carry the State, although the Republicans are
nt of winning. The o the fight
vania, where the Democrats and independent Republicans have
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nt fixture a
$44 »
will
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nave some
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rge proportion of the labor vote,
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i1et for that State, aiways nvely in|
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108, mists are supporting |
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greatest ne attaches inj
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made common cause against the Republican State mach
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of American
ind administration.
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There 18 no State
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vis vear. but the contest between Tammany on one sid
wins and evrtain reform and revenge elements on the other
ntrol of the government of Greater New York has attracted gen
I'he politicians are in doubt now as to the result of this |
red | sg. maki
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Shepard and Low Vigorous canvi
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are enga
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hiree speeches a day. Both are men
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re MunICiiNii HHIVAass
Tammany is meeti
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of Boss Platt and
inovement has undoudlely n
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the reform
believed will win. odds
decidedly in
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on party lines, and that of course means a Democratic victory.
ENGLISH TIRING OF WAR.
The growing discontent in England over the Boer war is an en
conraging sign. It took seven or eight years English
that the war of George III. and Lord North on the colonies was a
great blunder, but conviction came at last. A cable dispatch to the
New York “Herald” of Sunday says of the change going on in the
English opinion of the Boer war that “sentiments which a year ago
would have been denounced as pro-Doer are now openly advoeated in
the strongest jingo papers.” This shows the growing discontent over
the prolonged war. Martial law in Cape Colony, cutting oft London
from all news save such as trickles through official sources intensifies the
general irritation. With more than two hundred thousand troops to be
maintained in South Africa, while new borrowings and still higher
taxes loom np in the near future, itis not surprising that there is dis-
content It will take more decided shape in time, as it did in the case
of the American colonies. The conviction of a Boer commandant of
treason and his exeeution with thatof others give an idea of the sangui-
nary character the war has assumed, and will stir up the Boers of Cape
Colony and Natal to more vigorous efforts to aid General Botha. Prac.
tically the whole rural population of Sonth Africa is Boer. The British
are mostly confined to the seaports and the mines All the population
of Dutch descent are united in dislike of the British, and they are not
likely to be enred of this dislike by martial law and executions for trea.
gon and disloyalty.
to couvinee the
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The American people are glad to see that President Roosevelt,
like President McKinley and Cleveland, does not favor tearing down,
altering or enlarging the White House, but "believes that the historic
mansion, rich with the associations and traditions of a century, should
be kept as it is. Noting the suggestion that the White House is too
small for his family, which is the largest that has ever occupied it, the
President states that be is well content with it as an official and per.
sonal residence, and that neither he nor Mrs. Roosevelt desires any al
terations or additions. We hope the noble mansion—true in its ideas
of republican simplicity —will stand as it does to-day for hundreds of
years, It should be reverenced by Americans as Windsor Castle is by
the English.
Both Governor Stone and Justice Potter treat the reported leak
age in the supreme court by the latter very gingerly. Judge Potrer de
clines to say anything on the subject, while Governor Stone in his care
ful denial, white rejecting thy “Press” report of the telephone corres
pondence as & whole, does not deny that he received early information
from Judge Potter as to how the supreme court stood on the ripper bill.
This information the governor used in the Legislature, and there is
little doubt that Recorder Brown had the same knowledge and from the
same sources of information. The recorder can see no harm in it, and
declares the court has always been leaky ; that the Potter offense “has
been done hundreds of times before,” and that the supreme court “have
communicated with me in almost a similar manner” It this is so—if
such a grea: public offense is common—is it not about time the supreme
court was reconstracted § One way to help dothat is to elect Mr.
Yerkes and return Mr. Potter to his partnership with Governor Stone.
Jacob Mowry, of Juniata township,
Bedford county, aged 82 years, cut and
tied eighty-four shocks of corn in one
Gond Year Glove I
& Davin Beliefonte. 4
: vd in un Corn Field,
| The large bluck bear that passed
{through the front yurd of the premis-
les of F. I Arney in Centre Hall last
Thursday moroing, and punched holes
through the fence that surrounds the
| same instead of climbing over it, met
{ his dooms iu the corn fleld of Michael
| Decker, east of Centre Hall,
{ Old bruiu bad bis good sport,
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life,
| After being chased by Dairyman J, WW.
{ Smith and Barber F. P. Geary for a
| quarter of a mile the shaggy old fel-
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| thumb to their pose and wiggle their
hand, snd then disappeared forever—
te them,
At about half past nine o'clock
the morning bruin set to work
husking corn iu Michael Decker’s corn
| field.
the Reporter that Mr. Decker had the
largest kind of corn, and that
kind of coru bears like. Accordingly
the beast headed for the Decker corn
lot, aud plucked an ear here and there
In this field
slone 8
in
at
| to his entire satisfaction,
was Frank Decker working
{he thought—but upon straightening
{up bis back to rest muscles, he
|spled an assistant but eight steps dir.
tant. It was bruin standing fully six
| feet high, lookiug out over the coru,
’
his
| led himself to where George
ich aud Edward Riter were
corn io ao adjoining field. Decker de
eribed his compauion as &
legged, bisck son of & guu, aad Gip-
getich and Riter couclud-d iL was a
bear, sud their Judgment was right, |
Aguu! O, for ua gun! Riter scoured
the ueighbortbood for a gun, abd HBunl-
iy found guus sud guuuers al Uyrus |
With three
the bauds of Cyrus sud the senior]
guns iu
Deck |
Ciluger- |
+ bey found bim io
Givurge
ihn
Fie younger Sureckeugosl
LW ite
~ilead Lear.
Tu the wenn time Mrs, Frank Deck-
burried io
oh brain down with
th case Le showed Hght,
Fue carcass of biuiu was taken lo
it
weighed
wid Into seVeu pails, Is estimunivd
fully two
Cal Cans
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— EE I DE
A sweet Morel.
As a good deal has recently appeared |
iu priut regardiog the coustimption ul
sugar in this country, the various
sources from which it is obtained,
amouut of duty paid thereon, ete., the
fuliowiuyg facts are given :
Ibe wal coustmption of sugar in
the United States last year was 2.219.»
$47 tous, aud based on the average iu. |
crense of 6 34 per cent. duriug the past |
19 years, tue coustmption this year |
shivuld 2,360 685 OF this
quantity 1,000,000 wus iu round fig
ures will come from American sources,
say Louisiaua being abie to produce |
350,000 aud Porto Rico 150,000 all being
free of duty, leaviug 1,500,585 tous to}
come frou other sources sud ou which
duty is paid. The average duty
assessed is $36 per ton, or a total of
$48,081,080. ‘Tue price of all the sugar
cousutued, however, being enhanced
to the extent of the duty of $38 per
ton or a total of $34,001,060, it is evi-
dent that $36,000,000 additional is paid
by the people iu order to provide the
the Government with 49 millions for
revenue, of wnich the Government is
pot now in peed. If the duly is taken
oft Cuba sugar, the beuelit of 85
millions goes to the people,
A
Johnstown is now suffering from an
epidemic of typhoi! fever, due, it is
believed, to the low water supply
There are 34 cases in the hospitel alone,
Andrew Koontz, a well-known farm-
er, was gathering hickory nuts, on
Clear Ridge, in Bedford county ; he fell
from un tree and sustained br juries
which resulted in bis desth u few
bours later. The deceased was aged
shout 45 years,
The bowiy of Charles F Dietz, a
young physician of Lock Haven, who
was employed by a Wiilllsme=port phy«
wicinn, was found fn Lyoomibig oreek,
pear Cogn station Lt ie presune d
the yourg msn wus Kicked off a
freight train foto the creek and
drowned,
Th bard rain Buoday morning s
week loosened the stone abutment st
the west end [the trolley bridge, aid
Lhe |
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De tous,
! Fist snudideey Mude Putiiie
Although solicitations fran many
| kourees have hoen | he
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ion Mr. J. B. ft
{ candidate for the of
{ ; y
jentof publie schools of (
faaijyr
tiy Lieut
Sirotan
OF 4
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COouniy,
{he is silent on the sub jee!
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tonly to await
primes ilaly
Pee.
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further ip usmionae
of
{desire from sd
{ lnymen.
| Mr. Sirohm is reser
ins one of the tench
| Hall schools, The s
| borough re vognizing
'
LOth schioo ors
11 ployed
the
fl f
w 4d £ enitre
tof Fann
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i thie HlHess OF ST
strohi for a higher
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BI5ER 09 wid
tional aflairs, ut teeeil nweeting
Faee-
of
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| signed a memorial
| come fn
usk'ng hig to
fir the office
superintendent, at the same
their undivided
convention in
candidate
| eounty
| tie pledging bim
| support at the
| next,
| Of the
| received bearing directly and indirectly
the
numerous communications
on the candidacy of Mr, Strohm,
will the
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{ following show trend
sentiment
Pa.
I am informed
CoLiear Twp,
Epitor RErort R
that Mr J B candidate
{ for the office of county superintendent
that 1
posit ion.
Strohm is a
Let me say
{favor a new man for the
Yours, ~——_ Director.
Porrer Twe , Pa, Oct
My Dean Sir
office and
for one man
the
a1
hires terms
sufll-
Phere ought to be a
the
a fra tion are (quite
cient
new man at helm of sie
Yours, ———— Director,
Ont, 21,
To Tue ReportER : If Mr
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1901]
Srohm
a beporne a eandidate for
otinty superintendent
of
Truly yours,
, he may expe nt
the full support the board of this
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Pesxs Twe . Oc
My Dear Mv
called tes an article in your paper of re.
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attentinn
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MIRC was
ent jesae whicn alleges that Raperin.
tendent (iramiley ol gegh voles
jst at the
ithe ¢
bal
irs tote held in
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10 reelect him on fl rut
iret
What a bhiatl'!
Was the gentleman misquoted
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The frequs ney of the ahinve inquiry
probably demands an answer, and the
th
ted.
answers by saving if Lhe
“gentleman was not! misqu
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While the Reporter is ny
tO one
nil
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munications from all guariers on
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stil jects, fie personal matiers will
friend or foe. Cor-
The Reporter first announced the |
Glrege
of
hopes |
first the name of Mr
Sirohm as a candidate for the same!
position. Will you, Mr. Strobm, bea |
candidate ?
Harrison for the offi
io aunnounee
Sty
MeCormick-Hewen,
The marriage of Hon. John T. Me
Cormick and Mis Frances Katherine |
Hewes, both of Bellefonte, took place |
at thé Methodist par- |
sonage, Tuesday evening. Mr Me}
Cormick is well known in Cenire|
county, hav ng been a member of the |
legislature and superintendent of the |
Commercial telephone company. The |
bride is a sister of attorney C. P.
Hewes,
Episeopni
lp
Arbor Day
Tomorrow, Friday, is Arbor Day.
Who will do a kindness for the gen-
erations too young to plant trees 2 Who
will plant a fruit tree, a shade tree, a
nut tree, or a tree to grow saw logs ?
Don’t refrain from planting =» fruit
tree becatise you cannot pick fruit from
it tomorrow, for perhaps you have
lived many years without your brain
or muscle producing soythiong of spe
cinl value,
Don't refrain from planting a shade
tiee beeanise you think you may never
ve able to sit under the shade of it
Generations to come may pronounce
the planting of that very tree a contin.
ued blresing. Under the shade of it
birds may sing, lovers may woo, and
many s tired body rest,
Don't refrain from planting a nut
trew beens 41 in slow to bear fruit,
Theve will 'e gewerations born after
vou are dead, mod you are responsible
for the condition in which vou buve
this world You ean add miueh for the
comfort of o hiwrs who are sure to come
after you. Will you do it by planting
Just ove tree ?
A MI MA HSN
Merchant U,V Lovg.
SPRING MILLS PA, Om, 22, 01,
washed awss the earth underueath the
truck ut that pointio such nn extest
that the oars have nol Fan soross
slice Passengers are otdiged to waik
, walked five Fa;
an oy anyugan
from te bridge Ww Reedavilie.
Mr. Buithii— Pie se seserve space for
me Prexi week's Reporter. I wm in
the city this week, buying wy fall
ine of general ne of anime,
Le.
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1901
NO. 41.
LOCAL ITEMS,
rye
Lhe weather daring the past week
WN «ft delightful
Hit
The Pre shivterian Bynod of Pennsyl-
Alle
11: teed next YeRr iu
sal
Millbelm, had Lis
«1 from $1700 to
Brush
Friday
ONO]
sad
On
’
(it advertise
bor tins Advertiserpents
ure nlwnys placed for some particular
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purpose, # particular one
aver.
Mrs Mary Odenkirk, widow of John
Odenkirk
Old Fort
of
for years propiietor of the
hotel,
es OU per
was granted a pension
month, and $107 00 back
pay.
Mr. and Mrs
Ocean City, after
of
visiting with friends
George N. Stanton,
and relatives in and about Centre Hall
for a mouth, returned bome Saturday
of lust week.
Dr. Wm.
located at mnt
March, pulled up stakes and left for
his pative city, Philadelphia, Toesday,
(
Madisonburg
Eisenhardt, » ho was
=inoe
where he will practice his profession,
3
We
Ex-Commissioner John Walf, of |
bersburg
TE Toes
We
had
cullen
Mr
was one of the
«fen
finn
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day at the Reporter
thinks Brush Valle y
Hot 8
% Crag 1) rim Le pre wisi
twenty-l
ve 5 Cars
bate
Prisbhytering church
There will no
TY 0%
sl Lhe pinc
tit
Bexisting
grin
. Finney iu
Muni}
Le lading services,
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The criticism by the Soutasru press
$5 $ $ . is 3
resident Rooseve thay De Ur just,
fact
is tore thin! l1Kely a that
the entertaining of the Noy
A hi ¢ H
r political purposes
her «du-
ra
it
rf atl the Use Was her
mets Lhiat 1
+h
Wet Va,
pl Ww his
far
A ri tai
Suiueriy A resident
Roe, PEs Thats gal
ngin
mm at the former place
rs
{ Hae
the order of,
Mrs
1, Bre 1h
Wy
i gentivimnn, Rindly
i¢ Or Or iis We Wilt
ely
fied Alfred OC
lent s
Mrs 5
Mrs
Sinck,
{ ew in
finr
Catherman is a sis
The t athermans are
in farm and
ig in Union estioty, ure
very comfortably situated.
of
in
Miss Zolla McGeehan,
Dr. McGeehan,
this place, was recently married to C,
T. Lee, Wesley,
the present home
daughter
formerly located
t
Bi
Venango
the MoeGeeha
The doctor + X pects
county,
¥
Of
to leave
Wesley
There
shortly and locate elsewhere, |
seems Lo be a general exodn
to
ward citigens points be
the
magnets, and the owners flad employ
the country districis better
and contented
fre
workers more than |
ters. Those who moved from Wood.
ward recently are Edward Ketner and
Elwood and Samuel Orudorf,
County Commissioner Philip Meyer
Mothershaugh, George Fortney, Will
jam Woods, John Gingerich, Dr. L.
E. Kidder, J. M. Wieland, W. A,
Baumgardner, of Boalsburg, Jacoh
Mever, of Linden Hall, Adam Ripka,
of Centre Hill, Mr. and Mr D. F
Louse, Mra. W. H. Mever and Mm, F.
OO Ba rfoot, of Centre Hall; Mr. and
Mrs Joseph Bltnerand Mra. Charles
A Krape, of Spring Mills, were among
others who went to the Pan-American
recently.
A good percentage of farmers are
taking advantage of the law giving
them the right 10 srevent hunting on
their premises by posting notiess The
law referred to was passed to protect
Innd-owners aganst the hog-hunters
who were destructive ta propery
when passing over hunting grounds
The innocent must now suffer for the
bog-hurter's misdeeds In some cases
farmers compel hunters to pay tie
stipulated fine, had of which goes to
his own pocket,
Mr. and Mex. El Crawford met
with an necident Tuesday that termi.
vated very fortunately. They were
driving to Tussey ville and going down
the Fort hill the horse they were driv.
ing beenme Trightened and in plang
irg about thrust his fore feet into one
of the rear wheels of a buggy in whic
were sented John Miller a d a lth
son of the Craw fords The wheel was
Hiroken {nto fra ments, and in the ex.
citement Mrs. ¢ rawford Jumped from
the buggy. Afer the excitement it
TOWH AND COUNTY HEWS.
HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST
FROM ALL PARTS,
Miatlon Agent Frank Bradford
juirrels the first day
of the bunting season,
Killed ten grey sc
Miss Graces Boob was the of
Miss Grace Cran ford, daughter of Mr,
Mrs F. M. Crawford, Belle
Wer =unday,
guest
¢
uid of
fonte, «
D A livervman
ness manutaciurer, Tuesday
dozer, and har.
took his
dsught r Edith to Puiladelphia where
she will attend school,
D . Keller shipped 8 08r oO
Friday of
{’ f
i
sheep
morning of last week, and
Moudsy morning Samuel Black sent
to the east & car of shoats and fat logs
The Beven Mountains Potters
Mills were covered with snow Friday
of lust The
was Lhin, but the peaks looked white.
near
morning week, covering
Two supervisors Indiana
slise they
n county
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hinve been sted bee to
failed
comply with the w requiring loose
sone to be removed from the public
highway,
Mes Jose i
i.
ie d
at
week,
her
of
was
took
h and
home ut inst
Her
Hires
sre
Cus
fr First wr t bug
100s nol have Lhe infor.
from bis judgment would
Pag
ne of
al
Samuel Sisck, of nesr
Yet
that point
Hyer, BeVeuly
Veurs.
sday a week he reached
and bss the perve ad
iy i
ap pear-
Hiv
¥
be Lwelily years tis ju r
Mlewart re
§
foona home fLir-
Mrs. Decker,
|
who
{a her,
re-
jour
. # - t+ 1
covered sullicientd
fey.
Miss Blanche Duck Saturday morn-
ing of last week returned to her home
Miss Duck is em-
ployed in New York ss ste usographer
aid (ype writer for
near Bpring Mills
large
atl
a produce
home for
firmu. Bhe will remain
t a mouth.
ut
Lyman Smith, carpenter and purs-
having a
vise 4’ Angouieine
but
pear grown
one
on a
yenrr sgo last
Chive of the pears weighs one
{ree planted
James Conley, of Freeport, Illinois,
Ww.
Mr
of near
Conley went west
Conley,
He is now en-
and i# in good health physically and
financially.
Mra. James Odenkirk last week ar-
rived in Centre Hall and will remain
here for the next six months, Mr.
Odenkirk has been here for two
months or more, and finds his old
home quite good enough after having
lived in many parts of the west, in-
cluding almost a quarter of a century's
residence in New Mexico,
A number of property owners have
filled up in front of their properties,
from the walk line to the street, mak.
ing a decided improvement in appears
aoces, besides preventing water from
standing thers during wet westher,
here are other properties which need
the sume improvement, sand vo doubt
will reorive attention before winter
le in,
Mr. and Mra. Edward Royer, of Al
teona, attended the funeral of the Jat.
ter's sister, Mra. Bible, of Potters
Mills, lust Baturday. Mr. Royer had
been to Philadelphia during the week,
acting as purchasing agent for the eo.
operative wsociation of the railrosd
employes of Altoona, who are endeav
oriug to shield themselves against
overohmiging hy the grocerymen of
that place. There is a bad feeling be
tween many of the Altoona merchants
and railroad employes, growing out of
the methods employed by the former
of aoliectiog old accounts by atinehing
the pay-envelope or check of the P
yivania rulirosd employes,