VOL. LXXIX,
PROSPECTIVE CANDIDATES.
A dispateh from Harrisburg an-
nounced that Mayor-elect
Pittsburg, will not accept the candi-
daey for the governorship on the
Democratic ticket. He prefers to be
the Mayor of Pittsburg.
Representative W. T. Creasy is men-
tioned in connection with the lieuten-
ant governorship.
* Farmer” Creasy,
would have practically the solid sup-
port of the Grangers of the State, of
whom he has been the official
tive representative for many
His candidacy would especially
strong this time, during the
as a candidate,
legisla
He
because,
he led all the on whieh
the coming campaign is likely to be
based.
in the demands for anti-railroad
lation and State tax reform.
movements
legis.
To attract the younger element of
the party, and at the same time win
the support of a large and very influ-
ential Republican element, it is
ously proposed by prominent
crats to give ex-Mayor Vance C.
Cormick, of Harrisburg, the
tion for Auditor General. McCormick
is generally understood to be a candi.
date for Governor, but it believed
that he would be satisfied with the
Auditor Generalship.
Demo-
Me-
is
exceptional
of Harris
personally.
McCormick made: an
record as a reform Mayor
burg, and is very popular
He is related to the Camerons and u
doubtedly world be largely supported
by that element of the Republics
party as a matter of
ship and family pride
ES —. —— —
personal friend
V/ORSHIP.
It Still to
Scotland,
of Are
‘doureo’
covered with a tl
the fires that are
ally.
clent Roman
several ru
tures can
wall”
Close to th
de bu
Oe seen let
Art.
more
French
There must be vitality
French art as a whole than you would
guess from a visit to the salons. Nay
there Is. I do not say
anywhere, The great dny gone
but still, out of doors—in posters,
{llustrations for the journals, In bijou
terfe, in the ornamentation of shops
even In the pictures In railway
minl—there still that the
plastic arts have a vit
more vitality than with
vulgar enough, but at Ik
London Outlook.
Ben Dirda,
Bea birds frequently spend weoks af
dea and are belleved to quench thei
thirst partly from the fat and ofl whict
they devour ravenously when oppor
tunity puts them in thelr way. The
keen eyesight of birds 1s well known
and sea birds have been observed
flocking toward the storm cloud about
to burst from all points of the vom
pass, and apparently drinking th
water as it descends from the skies.
A Duty,
Jimson—1t's very unpleasant to épeak
of this, but I feel that it is only n duty
to myself to remind you that you owe
me 85. Stimson (turning on his heel)
Don't mention it, old fellow. I'm glad
you've discharged your duty so well,
Explained,
“Why does a woman always get off
a car backward?”
“Because she's never quite sure she
may not change her mind and want
to get on again.” Life,
hy
3 are
7
ii
are Bigns
ve
aity in Ir
It is ofter
ast it is bold.
Het
I
us,
Work is a good thing. A great deal
of the meanness of human nature must
come out through the pores.—Dallas
(Tex) News.
Am——eha mar wwe er ae
DEMANDS MONEY REFUNDED
Attorney General Carson Holds that $250,
000 Collected ns Insurance Graft
Itelongs to State,
the
inves-
Responding to the request of
Legislative Commission which
tigated the vast system of fee graft per-
taining to the office of Insurance Com-
missioner of Pennsylvania, Attorney
General Carson sent to Governor
Pennypacker a decision as to the right
of Durham and his predecessors to re-
tain these moneys,
Mi that sums ag-
| gregating nearly a quarter of s.million
withheld from the State
{illegally by Durham and his predeces-
i
Carson decides
[dollars were
| sors, Messrs, Lambert and Luper, and
| by J. Clayton Erb, political factotumn
of ** the peerless leader.”
It is recommended by the Attorney
{ General that suits in equity be brought
| against these men for the recovery of
| the money. He is of the
{opinion that erimingl prosecutions are
[ not justifiable.
Included in the graft pointed out by
| Mr. Carson are the $141,223 wsctuary
| fees that Erb pocketed and the salaries
charged up to the State by Durham
for political hangers-on, who did little
{or no work in the department except
to draw their pay regularly. In this
lis. is Reed, the Balter juryman, and
stone, brother of ihe ex-(Governor.
Mr. opinion covers the
legal phases of the question exhaust-
lively, reviewiog the successive laws
| by which the possibilities of fee graft.
ing were multiplied.
By violation of these laws, he de-
clares, the State was deprived of its
Stute's
i
i
{
i
Carson's
rightful income from the Insurance
Department,
fA ps
Hebersburg,
Wm. Hackman has gone into the
George Wate sold his fige driviug
to Dr. John Hardenbergh, of
Mr. Boob and
of Aarons|
on business.
Henry Meyer, Es
Heury Gilbert, both
were in town Friday
v
Ha
ur
i= confined to
| his bed, suffering from s earbuncle on
the back of his neck.
George Walkley, of
i]
i
teat wlieionte,
viciuity visiting his sister,
ler and C. H. Smull have
ntract to dig the cellar for
W Louse,
Johu Z
{taken the o
{ Mr. Douty
| Wm
‘ii
CRIT
Bair was not successful in dis. |
farm
| lapd which be oflersd at public sale,
| of young
| literary club will a mock
their Friday
All »re invited to attend.
tweuly scres of
men's
court
evening
The members the
give
tirial in hall,
Jared Kremer sid wife, who spent |
in Har-
returned
the greater part of the winter
risburg snd Puilsdelphins,
home last W eduesday,
The 1. O OQ. F. lige gave a sham
initiation i
ning he
much sug liter
i their ball, saturday eve
hall crowded,
was lnduiged iu.
Krumrioe,
Won ano
Creorge all ebergetic
piace, died last
after only s
Interment was made
the Union cetuetery Saturday,
young mau of this
Wednesday eveniug,
week's illness,
it
inc clone —
Letter to Bradford & Hrisbin
Centre Hall, Pa.
Dear Sirs § ** It costs as muuch to put.
as good "'—a common
saying sod true—it costs much more
| to put-on poor paint ; more gallons,
Poor paint is paint and barytes or
| paint aud sand or paint sod lime or
{ paint and chalk or paint aud benzine
jor paint sud water | these are the usual
i cheats | there are others,
| It takes more gallons of paint alud-a-
| cheat tno of houest paint; and the
| cont of the labor of paintivg is so much
ia gallon=oue gallon costa as much as
| a1 other, for labor,
| This is the way to reckon your costs
|for this year ; but bow about next
| year?
Paiut Devoe, und next year costs
| BOLD | year after text the same | the
satue for several years,
Paint anything else, and your costs
recur according to what you paints
with. Home of the mixtures weat one
year | some two | some three,
It costs twice, three times, four
titwes, five tirues, as much to paint
with a cheat as to paint with Devoe,
Yours truly
F. W. Devor & Co.
New York,
Kreamer & Bou sell our paiut,
————— A A rr I iiss
Aduins' Bill Passes House
The so called Adams’ Bill, 1noreas
ing the national spyropristion to
Agricultural Experiment Siatious
from $15,000 to $20,000 per year at
ouce with a subsequent Increase of
$2 000 per year uniil the total reaches
$30,000, was passcd by the United
Btates House of Representatives,
8
Prospective Wedding,
The wedding of John Mitchell, of
Lemont, and Miss Janet McFarlane,
of Bowlsburg, will take place some
Hime during the month of Margh,
i“ Write “
of men and women, natives of
[ As previously announced,
Ups"
Penns, Georges or Brush Valleys, who
are making life a success in other see-
The Centre Re-
porter from week to week. These con-
number of
writers who have kindly consented to
tions, will appear in
tributions are made by a
aid in condueting this
EpiTor ]
department ,~
‘* Mankind is more indebted to
industry than to ingenuity. The
gods set up their favors and in-
dustry is the purchaser. Let us
pay the price.” * Though old
the thought, and oft expressed,
"Tis his at last who says it best.”
Memory gems and moral
cepts such as these the superin-
tendent of schools of Btephenson
Ilinois, Prof.
Grove, a native of Gregg town.
Re ]
Bd t
A
De
9
pnd,
pre-
indus ddd. Sid
county, Cyrus
ship, reared alouy the still waters
instills
the winds aud henrts of teachers
of Sinking Creek, into
sod pupils under bis supervision,
All papers
he prepares are filled with
drawn from our rich Euglish
tongue, pure and sparkling.
Prof, Grove no doubt inherits
many of the sterling qualities
from his father, Mr. John
Grove, and his power of dis-
criminating so keenly in the
of koowledge, selecting for others
food that will fostill ideals without
witt-holdiog the essentials of modery
educational lustruction, is the fruit of
that early training io the family circle,
where Lhe why aud wherefore of things
was sifted out. And from such a
home all the children, three sous and
if
exatuination w liich
Kets
fleld
one daughter, began life as teachers in
the public schools, sod all of them
Were sn honor to Lhe profession.
Atl Lhe {
age of seventeen
teachiog lo the
he began
native
stale, aud aller following the work for
HHinois
schools of Lis
and
1X years went to taught
lu Various parts of Slephieuson couuly,
further equipping himself
ing the Northern
SCHOO;
Ly atlend
ludians Normal
sud Wisconsin University at
Madisou, wheu he was elects d to the
privcipaisaip of Lhe
Oravgeville
F
to
wl
enls, elecied the
J
by
tad
Uelug
sUpeliulendenCy
Prof.
friends Oy bis straight-forward Wi)
iyiog Lim
county
iu 1 8 Inrge
tsjority. Grove tay
doing tulugs, al once Lyp
aud the office came Lo Lhe mal because
He bad
oustituency who recognized
of bis qualifications, a large
Lim
foremost educators « {
ns
ue of Lhe that
believed him
the of.
be Lite diguliy of Isboriog for
seClion of the siale apd
LO De a ual who would exsit
five {0
bers ald Lol Use IL wo advatoe meilinh
iuletesis He bas shown biased! Ww
be a progressive aud public spirited
citizeu, na d vu wavy a public ogcasion
Ly driviug
Dole sotue Vital! issue 80 thal the
fo
lie Das msde a ** LiL’
peo-
ple wor Lis 1neasdre preceplor of
their chntidren.,
Lie large atiendauce and high stau-
dard stisived by the first county fusti-
tute conducted by Prof, Grove was
commented upou ss follows by the
Freeport Eveuing Standard i: * The
lustitate a bugbear to
tenchiers has vanishe ! in this county,
tbauks to the paiostakiog efforts of an
excellent, progressive, euthusiastic
superintendent.”’
All examiuation papers and pro.
grams for local lustitutes are prepared
by the county superintendent, and the
wide rauge of subjects covered, from
usture study in the primary grade to
the higher mathematics, rhetoric,
botany aud soology in the higs
#chouls, shows the breadth of his
knowledge. These papers are sn ex-
ample of modern educational needs,
aud besides the regular examination
questions are filled with facts of school
Inw, vchiovol management and gems of
literature to enrich the teachers’
vocabulary,
Prof. Grove is prepared to speak ou
all lines of school work, aud is very
popular outside of his own territory.
since belong in Illinois he has made
fifteen visits to his aged parents, in
(Gregg twp,
——————
Rev. Hergatresser Elected,
Au election for pastor was held io
the Pioe Grove Mills Lutheran charge,
Sunday, the same being conducted by
the former pastor, Rev. C. T. Alkens
The result was the unanimous election
of Rev. Ralph Bergstresser, of Selling
grove,
Rev. Bergstresser ls at present a stu-
dent at the Burquehanua University,
aud will graduate in June, and shortly
thereafter he will assume charge of the
pastorate to which he was elected,
The young man stands high in his
class, and is well qualified. He Is
single now, but before taking up the
work io his pew fleld he will marry.
The Pine Grove Mills charge is com.
prised of the congregations at Pine
Grove Mills, Gatesburg and Pine Hall.
day when in
Why not advertise lo the Reporter?
Subscription List Corrections,
Reporter was corrected this week,
label,
fully, and compure them with the fig-
ures on a previous label,
have occurred, notify this office
once. Do not delay notifieation if you
discover an error.
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CYRUS GROVE, ORANGEVILLE, 1L1
LOCALS
Ti
Robins have put i
ie Lent season is here.
1 their appearance,
The robin red breast is the most
bird
John
Ware
come
Olewine, the
recently
Hellefonte hard-
mina, purchased
Franklin
M P
taken vio!
auto,
A if
last week, bu!
improved,
Miss An
was in Centre Hall,
Mrs. EF
Ward
.
i
the gues! of
aunt,
Dr. ll. E
change hie |
izabeth Jacobs.
has de
fern
ition from Belief
Carlisle, |
office
ae
irs J
where he will open «
of Went
fut}
ell down
Messmer,
x ¥
Valley, secidentally un stair
way sand fractured her arm =
bine, rain and wind
condition last week Sunday nigl
grew colder, and Monday morning
f
Was [rozen.
Boozer, an electrician
the
in
f ivania
loyment « Penna
wl Comp iy,
home over Runday
Rails At al Altoona, was
Charles Sheckler and Miss Elsie
Z ttle, both of Milesburg, nephew and
of Mra. Jahn
Hall, were
family
nie Oe
Breo
Kiienis
respectively,
f
west of (eg
Fre
ite
a1 aver
~~ 1
inday,
“The Arena’
slrong
Although
devoted to
is largely
and thought-com-
peiling disenssious and to papers deal.
ing with political, social and etonomic
problems, each issue contains one or
more extremely floe contributions of a
purely literary character,
Mr. and Mrs. D. J. Meyer, Merchant
and Mre. HL W. Kreamer and Mr.
and Mrs. George H. Emerick attended
the funeral of George Krumrine, at
Rebersburg, Saturday. Mr. and Mrs
Meyer tarried at that place for several
days, returniog home Monday.
Mra. Rhone, wife of Hon. Leonard
Rhove, wiv has been suffering from
hemorrhages of the bladder, has been
quite ill at intervals during the past
ten days. lo the absence of Dr. C. 8,
Musser, who Is pursuing a special
course in Philadelphia, the patient Is
in the hands of Dr. H. 8. Braucht.
By an order of the Post Office De
partment, the Penn Hall post office
will be closed after the 15th of this
jmonth. That office han had a splen.
did mail service, receiving and send.
| Ing out mail both east and west, in
the forenoon and afternoon. After
the time mentioned above, the patrons
of the Penn Hall viflce will be served
iby rural esi rier from Bpring Mills,
Today ( Thursday ) John Williams
| moves from the Gregg farm, west of
| Centre Hall, to the farm of ex-Judge
| A. O. Furst, west of Bion. A large
| vumber of neighbors are assisting Mr.
| Williams io thie moving operation,
| He will not be oat of reach, however,
as he will be connected wi h the farms
ers about Centre Hall by telaphone,
the Furst farm being located on
Branch Company No. 5, The Patrons
Rural Telephone Company.
Ef ————
Stricken Blind,
A slight stroke of paralysis left
Uyrus Luse, of Tyrone, entirely blind
for several weeks. The sight of one
eye Is slowly being restored, and Sats
urday Mr. Luse was able to distinguish
an object, but yet unable to identify a
person without the aid of senses otler
thay vision,
Mra. Charles Grimm, of Madison.
burg, a deughter of Mr. Luse, and
Perry Lase and son Ralph, of Centre
1906,
.
BRANCH COMPANY NO
| Of The Patrons Rural Telephone Com.
i pany Organized Friday Night—Line
from Centre Hall to Linden Hall,
In four days time Branch Company
| No. 7 of the Patrons Rural Telephone
| Company was organized. Stock was
{ subseribed sufficient to extend the line
itre Hall to Linden Hall, and
| fourteen persons have contracted for
telephones,
| Charles B. Neff, west of Old Fort,
| Friday night, for the purpose of or-
{Ranizing the company
of the
The chairman
WwW
Durst temporury
received
commities, MN Mrith, ap
Edward
tied
fic
follows, the els
p nted
Becretary, then pom ing.
Lionw for rr Phe result was 4s
Mion In each irstant
bwing hy se station :
Brive |}
Preside ’
SEAM
¢1 41% $ 5, : of
willl + i Pda wire
eight milex,
[and three bupdred poles
Fhe telephone line will begio at Lhe
with
Ww.
Ww.
{ Linden Hall,
residences of D
fF Dr. J.
loops to the
Bradford on the
Boal, and to the
i
i
i
Hal, were jr Zrone recently to visit
H. Breon, on the farms of Capt. Geo,
I+ gpect-
The line will reach the
f
Lf
ively,
homes
whom
sre telephone subscribers :
J. Cloyd Brooks
Richard Brooks
Nefl Brothers
NMamuel Durst
D. W. Bradford
John H
John Frazier
IL. R. Lingle
D. L.
Alvin Stump
George W, Bradford
Harry { umings
Frank E Wieland, Merchant
Mrs. J. W. Keller, Merchant
The names who
glock aod the amounts are appended
$10
10
ox)
Breon
Bartges
of those subscribed
"Tog ress range
gmona srauge
i thone
¥y
oad
Durst
W. Bradford
Nefl Brothers
F. E. Wieland
L. R Lingle
P 1.
James 1,
Bartges ,
Lytle
Alvin
Bichard Brooks
J. W. Keller .
Rev. J. & Boal
George W. Bradford
Harry Cumiogs
5. W, Bmith .
Dr. H. F. Bitoer ,
ou. #
itp
Mrs
Hall a Usnadidate Again
Hon. J. K. P. Hall will be a candi.
iate for re-election. His district has
been chavged to the extent of adding
Clinton county, sud now comprises
the counties of Elk, Cameron, Clarion,
Forest and Clinton,
The Hall family represented the old
district in the Beaate almost continu.
ously ever siuoe it was created by the
Legislature of 1874. The late John G,
Hall, a brother of the present Senator,
served from 1579 to 1886, Harry Alvin
Hall, another brother, served from 1864
to 1888, and the late William H. Hyde,
a brothersin-law, from 1002 to 1908, J.
K. P. Hall has served since 1908,
i ————
The Entertaloment,
The entertainment given by the
members of the Junior Base Ball
Team, Saturday night, in Grange Ar
cadia, wes all that could be desired,
Each of the boys played his part
well, and there was no hesitancy at
any time for words. The make-ups
were quite elaborate and suitable,
Each one of the amateurs is entitled to
special praise. The house was well
filled, and the sudience was attentive
and appreciative. The gross receipts
were fifty dollars,
Miss Barah Breon rendered several
solos in her usual good style. Miss
Clara Krape presided at the piano.
Sale of Fancy Goods.
A sale of fancy goods will be held at
the home of Mrs. G. W. Hosterman,
Saturday afternoon and evening,
March 8, the benefits to be applied
toward the payment of the debt on
the Reformed church. Mrs. Hoster
man's Sunday school class will hold
the sale, and at the same time lunch,
foe cream and cake will be served. Of
course, all are invited,
Prof. P. H. Meyer will organize a
class in music In Boal Hall, Boalsburg,
Baturday evening, March 8rd.
body interested in music is invited to
join this clas,
(
NO, ¢
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS.
HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST
FROM ALL PARTS.
The Bhaffer-Hazel reunion will be
held at Hecla Park, June 21,
Vietor Grange, at Oak Hall Station,
elected ten new members at a recent
meeting,
).
This is the month of public sales,
One or more are booked for each day
of the month.
The rumor that J. B. White would
remove his family from Centre Hall is
incorrect. They will remain where
they now live,
Ex-Prothonotary M. I Garduer has
moved his office from the Foom in the
% i.1
Masonic alGing Lo rosmes 34
$ i
third f
¢ »
ra for of Vemple Court
# Axruce migith
i
{tens
| Mise
“Tal
Rev
euler
ade ip
1a where
nym Me Was »
May BRhatie, at
iy p
day
Ci # L
Ades
5 ja
PRY toe
{4
!
Wily
i
led of the Lut
He will
within a short time.
J McElhattan,
in Penns Valley, as was also en ja.
min Rickard, of Nittany, who will
move on the Showers’ farm, south of
Centre Hall, in the spring.
fed pastor eran chureh,
Pnilipsburg. assume charge
HN. Bhowers, of
Was
of
The remains James Wilson, s
signer of the Declaration of Indepen-
dence, will be removed from Edenton,
North Carolina, to the Christ Church
cemetery, Philadelphia,
C. W. Bweetwood returned to Ell
wood, Illinois, to resume tiling opera.
tions in which he is engaged. He has
been east atl the home of his parents at
Potters Mills,
Lew C. Irvin, has
leased a cottage at Atlantic City and
will og
BUILINEr season,
since December.
of Bellefonte,
en a boarding house during the
He family
Will move to Atlantic ( ity about the
first of April
and }
11s
A surprise party was
Lee, wife of Dr. George Lee, 1
given Mra
bLursday
evening. Quite a number of persons,
from both town and country, were i
aitendance. The
Lee's birthday
O0CAsion was Mrs,
An effort is being made in Howard
“4 liquor ii
Edwin Henderson,
lord of the Howard Hotel.
to prevent the iseuing of
ense Lo is innd-
A petition
a license in Eagleville,
W. W. Krape, editor of the Freeport
[linois ) Standard, is a Republican
candidate for the nomination for legis-
Istive honors. Mr. Krape is a native
of Clint 'n county, and is a relative of
the Krapes in this county,
Prof. aud Mrs. John 8. Hosterman,
of Bellefonte, accompanied by the lat
ter's mother, Mrs. W. Park Cummings,
of Lancaster, were the guests of Dr.
and Mrs W. Hostermao, in Centre
Hall, Baturday and Sunday.
&
Rev. A. L.. Reeser died at his resi
dence in Lewisburg, Friday morning,
after a lingering illness of several
mouths. He was aged seventy-four
years. Interment took place from the
Evangelical church Monday.
Spurred by the offer of the Baldwin
Locomotive Company to subsciioe two
dollars for every one the men could
raise, $20,000 being the limit, 550 em-
ployes of the Standard Steel Company
al Burnham, have organized a branch
Y. M.C. A.
J. Witmer McCormick, of Columbis,
South Carolina, just completed two
dwelling houses, and has begun the
erection of the third. Mr. MeCormi sk
purchased a number of lots in a new
section of the city, and his investment
is proving very profitable.
George Rishel, who lives on the
Jacob Kerstetter farm in Penn town.
ship, made sale of his farm stock and
implements preparatory to moving to
Aurora, Illinois. Charles E. Stover,
of Haines township, will occapy the
farm vacated by Mr, Rishel.
Christian Bitner, who for a number
years lived at Manhattan, Iilinofs,
purchased a splendid farm south of
that town. The farm contains one
hundred and sixty acres, and the
price paid was $16,200. Mr. Biter is
a native of Potter township, and is a
son of John Bitner, deceased.
Ina note from Benjamin Musser,
president of the Citizens State Bank,
Jewell City, Kansas, of recent date,
the gentleman remarked “our winter
has been a record-breaker, Had very
few cold snaps and at no time below
zero. The Reporter, of course, is just
as newsy and as welcome as ever,”
The citizens of Armagh township,
Mifflin county, laid aside politics and,
although the township is Republiokn,
elected 39 avenge of Democrats to of
fle. W.O. , Republican, and
Mr, Houser, one of Milrcy's leading
merchants, a Democrat, were elected
voted
in favor of cash road tax
by a inrgy