VOL. LXXIX. 1906. NO. AN OBJEUT LESSON, The farmers produce the raw material from which grain alcohol is made. Increased demand for the raw material is to the manifest advantage of the tiller of the soil. The farmers would be among the largest users of denatured alcohol as a cheap substitute for gasoline in driving agricultural machinery, By the treatment of the Free Alco- hol bill in the Benate of the United Htates, where it is now under consider- tion, the farmers may be able to reach a right conelusion whether their in- terest or the interest of the Btandaid Oil Trust ( the chief maker and vender of gasoline ) is the more Important factor in controlling the Benate's action, i ———————— Attorney General Carson has done well to institute proceedings for the purpose of depriving the railroads of the Staie of the graft they have been receiving in the shape of the extra mileage book fee, For no valid reason whatever they have for years exacted vast sums of money from the traveling public, of which they have had the use and for which they have made no return, Not content with pocketing or rather keeping control of this money for their own use, they have compelled the holders of the books to comply with many other annoying and senseless restrictions. The reasons sssigned by the attorney general why their practices in this mavnper are il. legal and unconstitutional are volumi- ous and almost spy one of them ought to satisfy the courts. Combined, how- ever, there can be no doubt what the popular verdict will be on the merits of the case, or what the final judgment of the courts should te. The persist- ence of the railroads in this mileage book abuse makes it very clear that their management needs regulating by the strong hand of the law. ——————— A AP —————— senator Cullom, whe lotroduced the bill to suspend the collection of duties on building materials for Ban Francis- co, is from Illinois, whose chief city received a like tavor thirty-five years 8go. Benator David Davis, author of the free quinine law, was also from Illinvis. Beunstor Cullom did all he could to secure favorable action on the reciprocity treaties, but the ‘stand pat’ element was too much for him. He said two or three years ago that most of the Republicavs in bis State aud in the Northwest were favorable to Governor Cummins’ idea of ime mediate tarit! reduction, but he and they are not quite enough iuterested in tariff reform 10 break with the GG, O, P. on the issue, sr tm————r————— The president of 8 Georgia railroad says he hal to pay $33,000 more for Lhe rails for au extension of bis live than a foreiguer would have had Lo, sud the president of the Mexican Natioun! says that he got rails for use in Mexico st $24 » tou delivered in Tampico, when he had to pay $28 a ton at the wills for rails to be laid in the United States Allowing fur the co«t of transportation, the foreign price was about $5 less than the domestic. Yet the Steel Trust pats | itself on the back for its extreme mod- eration iu uot taking sdvautage of Lhe present demand for rails to put the do- mestic price still higher. fsb One of the iuteresting incideuts of our export trade is a rush order for ten tons of three-eighths-inch steel rings for India. These rings are to be woven into chain armor, for which there is constant demand among the Orientals, As a garment of this sort weighs on an average about eighteen pounds, this order covérs material for more than a thousand suits that will turn a knife point, resist a sword blow and perhaps flatten a pistol bullet at a little distance, ——— —-— Naval officers who are to arrange for the participation of the Atlantic fleet in the Jamestown Exposition in 1907 have been determined upon. The com- mission will consist of Rear Admiral P. F. Harrington, chairman, com- mandant of the Norfolk yard. The second member will be Capt. J. E. Pillsbury, chief of Atlantic fleet, When the cause of humanity and a spoliatory tarifl for the gratification of human greed come in conflict, ss In the appeal of Ban Francisco for free buildi:'g material, it is pot bard to predict the triumph of the tariff, Blair County Uandidates, The Blair county Republican con- vention will be heid Wednesday, June 6, and the following candidates are be- fore the people : State Benate—Cham- bers O. Templeton, Tyrone, and Will- lam 8. Hammond, Altoona. Asse bly—Harry A. Thompson, Tyrone, Bheriff—A. L. Hare, Hollidaysburg ; C. D. Beegle, Altoona ; J. B. Riddle, Hollidaysburg. Director of the Poor — A. Lee Fleck, Tyrone township, Dele gate to Btate Conveption—H, B, Boys- ter, North Woodberry township. THROUGHOUT THE STATE. News of n Semi-Looal Character Gathered from the Exchange Tuble, Work has been commenced on new school building at Osceola Mills, to cost $50,000, Farmers at Bendersville, Adams county, have shipped to the east in the last two weeks 2500 bushels of potatoes. Twelve-year-old Fred Dubler, while on an errand at Farrandsville stepped from behind a freight train directly in front of an express and was beheaded. H The Keith theatrical syndicate has secured a lease on the Phoenix block, Tyrone. The building will res modeled, and put into first class con. dition, bree Union county farmers are greatly hindered in their work this spring by the inability to procure workmen. They are weeks behind their schedule on that account, Bradford physicians are after buteh- ers who slaughter or sell the meat of baby ecalves—bob veal-—which they say was responsible for the death of a boy there recently, The body of Charles Freer, who jumped from the Market street bridge at Williamsport on the night of April 9, was found on a sand bar in the river near Halls Btation, There are rumors that the town of Clearfield is to have two new daily pa- pers, Fhe Monitor and The Repub- lican, each contemplating, it is said, the publication of a daily. After seven years’ service as in spector of rifle practice iu the National Guard of Pennsylvania, Benator F. A. Godcharles, of Northumberland, has resigned his inspectorship. The oldest member of the National Guard of Pennsylvania in continuous service at the time of the division en- campment at Gettysburg, July 21.28, will be presented with a gold medal, valued at $50, McKesn county farmers are elated over the decision of some men with money Lo establish a cheese factory at Rixford, which will give the grangers a warket for their dairy products, msuy of which now go to waste, Unable to determine how public seuliment ran on a proposition to es tablish a township high school, the directors of Madison township, Arm- strong county, called a meeting of ail the taxpayers and the vole was favor. able, by a large wsjority, I'he state committee of the Lincoln party wet in Philadelphia and de cided to hold its state convention oun Fhursday, May 31st. The place for holding the couveution not de- it probable that Chiladelphia will be selected. was cided upon but in Hobert Pitcairn, resident assistant to Presideut Cent, of the Penosylvauis ratirond, aunoutced that he would re- treon June l. Mr, Piteairu, who is a resident of Pittsburg, has been in the ew ploy of the company for wore than fifty yeurs. He sturied as a Liesse (fger, sud worked his way gradually to his preseut position. Mr. Pitcairn is sevenuly years old, Physicians are especially interested a8 physical peculiarity of John Shearer, an employe of a steel plant at Latrobe. Oudinarily he weighs 1850 pounds, but when he is working it varies from 166 to 170 pounds. In case he does not work for a few days his weight goes to 180, and on the first day he resumes his labor he loses from 10 to 14 pounds. After the first day he loses no more weight, So ————— A —— A Newspaper You Must Have, These added features make next Sun- day's North American the greatest Bunday newspaper ever offered in this territory, Fiction Bection— First instalment of * A Rock in the Baltic,” corking ro- mance by Robert Barr. Printed before book publication. Complete during mouth of May. First of $150,000 series of twelve novels by grest authors. One each month, Basoball Section—Sixteen pages in color. Contains schedules, records and prospects of national game in big leagues, minor leagues and among the semi-professional and amateur clubs, Articles by experts and players, Scores of pictures, A Baseball Game— To be cut out and mounted. Selentific and practical, For rainy days and evenings at home. When properly mounted it is as good As any twenty-five-cent game that you eso buy, An Art Bupplement—A ploture of the Champion Athletics, American League. Fine Printing. Perfect pho- tographic reproduction. Ready for framing. Regular big Sunday section and newspaper. Orders must come . Demand never equaled, This will be the biggest and best Bunday Issue of a newspaper printed in Philadelphia. IS ——— in Most men msrry into the Trouble family. [ As previously announced, ** Write- Ups” of men and women, natives of Penns, Georges or Brush Valleys, who are making life a success in other see will appear in The Centre Re- These tributions are made by a number of tions, porter from week to week. cone writers who have kindly consented to aid in conducting this department ,— Eprror ] % Sed Lo» 3 Pr ng yy) ddd Bn BD BALD BBIDTS LET : & 2 ly wight ggasi 3 Signin. A R22 ArLrr dgndgnigh Hg 3 py TTT TTY TiTY WILLIAM J, rr rer eeey HANNA, RENOVO, <3 wi Jusiness integrity combined with ceaseless industry are sure to win ree- ognition and respect. Character is the best capital and gives honor with- out exciting jealousy. A country merchant in selecting a clerk demands qualities which will hold the confi- dence of his customers : a young man to whom the most menial work about the store, that only remotely serves the purposes of general advancement, is cheerfully entered into: who takes as mach pride in general cleanliness and artistic arrangement and display of goods as in serving the wealthiest customer ; who makes his employer's interests his own by ceaseless industry, thus discouraging loafers and solicit ing trade ; who is always cheerful, and in personal appearance as neat and cleanly as uis work will possibly allow him to be ; who knows how and what to talk, and when to keep his counsel; snd whose personality at tracts and holds trade. With this general introduction of requisites for a young man entering a business career, William J. Hanns is presented as one who reflects these qualities in large messure, He is a son of James Hanna and was born on the old Bhook farm, about one mile east of Peno Hall, in Gregg township. After laying the foundation of a good education in the public be entered the general store of Mr. Will iam Pealer, in Spring Mills, in 1885, In this position he served as general clerk, assistant postmaster, assistant book-keeper, and janitor. Into this diversified apprenticeship he pit ener. gy and conscience, and displayed as much pride in scathing dust, re-ar- ranging goods a= in his own personal Appearance, Io January, 1592 he becsiue chief clerk and book-Keeper in the general store of Lewis Putt, in Renovo, which position he held until 1902 when the business was dissolved on sccount of the death of Mr. Putt. He is st pres ent employed in » hardware store in the same city. Mr. Hanna is unmarried, sod in politica is equally as independent, be- stowing his franchise upon the candi- date whom he belleves to be the most trustworthy. He is a true friead, and exalts business relations beyond the mere acquiring of wealth, tf LOCALS, schools, Johu Spicher celebrates h in seventy fifth birthday today ( Thursday.) A small barn is being erected by Benjamin Emerick. Aaron Thomas is doing the carpenter wor k, R. C. Palmer, of Lindeu Hall, will buy wool this season spain, and promises to pay all the market will aflord, The newspaper isa law book for the indolent, a sermon for the thoughtless, a library for the poor and an admon- isher for the lawless, It may stimulate the most indifferent, but it cannot be published without cost and sent free to subscribers, Messrs. William A. Neewe, E. E. Smith, E. P, Shook, W, W, Neese and Jacob D. Breon advertise that they will apply for a charter under which to open a union cemetery in Gregg township. The corporation will be known ss the Liberty Cemetery As sociation, A note from Prof, J. Mitchell Gare brick, of Hummelstown, states that the Hummelstown High School com. mencement exercises will be held May 81st, and that the class contains seven members. Prof. Garbrick is the prin. cipal, and is a native of College township. Btate Highway Commissioner Hunt or began a general survey of all the roads in Pennsylvania for the purpose of compiling a new map showing their length and location, As there are nearly 100,000 miles of road in the Blate, it will require several years to complete the survey, INCIDENTS OF 1877. Local Items Taken from the Centre He. porter of Interest to 1900 Keanders, [ Note : The spelling of proper names 1s the same as found in the Bles of the Reporter.) OcropeR 11-—Prof. Phillipi landed in his balloon near Centre Hill, and was found almost overcome on account of the cold. He started at Bellefonte and sailed across the mountain, Lock Haven Markets : butter 25 to 28¢ ; eggs 16 to 18¢c ; potatoes 30 to 40¢ : chickens 30 to 60c per pair; cabbage 5¢ per head; lard 11 to 13¢ per Ib, apples $1.00 per bushel, Ocroner 18—8tover’s hotel, at Coburn, was opened Thursday. Gren- nioger’'s new store and dwelling, at the same place, are up, OCrorERr 25—Dr, Oliver K. Forster has located at Rebersburg. Henry Witmer, of Hactleton, has been appointed government store- keeper at distillery, Penn township. John Boozer is painting the store room in the new bank building, George Durst will move Lack to Cen- tre Hall in about two weeks, and J, Henry Keiler to his new dwelling on Nittany Mountain, Cyrus Durst, of Harris township, lost five head of cattle by death, and nine others are sick. The cattle were recently purchased in Pittsburg, M. Luther Emerick announces that be has located at Btone Mill and is ready to do all kinds of blacksmithing, Henry Bollinger, of Centre Hill, is about to move to Missouri. NovEMEBER 1—-Markets : Butter, 25 to 25; egrs, 20; potatoes, 30 to 40: lard, 11 to 12} ; apples, $1 to $1.25 per bushel. Coal can be bought at the Forks for $3 60 per ton ; a saving of at least $4 on a ton before the railroad was built. Yony Kreamer thinks he has dis. covered coal on the farm of John Haines, near Woodward. He and a few others have taken a forty years lease on the land supposed to be ander. Inid with coal. The Forks House, Perry Stover pro. prietor, was opened Thursday of last week. A large number of railroad of- ficials took dinner at the hotel on that day. NOVEMBER S8—Irm T. Cottle will make sale of his household effects and move to Kansas, D. C. Gingerich traded his farm at Linden Hall to Alexander Brothers for their stock of store goods at Mill- Mr. Giogerict. dis posed of his goods 0 Dr. Stamm, of Boalaburg, for the Stamm mill proper. ty in Harris township. Samuel and Isanc Noll, of McBride's Gap, near Pleasant Gap, were thrown from: a buggy. The Istter was reuder- en unconscious and died within a few hours. The former died several days theredler., NOVEMBER 16—A peculiar sceident, resuitiog lu the death of a two year uid sou of Morris Furey, of near Pleas sit Gap, happened a few days ago. A pan containing meat was temporarily sel on a chair, when a little sister en- tered the kitchen, which was dark, carrying the child, She sat the boy into the hot frying pan. Death re silted the next day. Mra. Calvin Meyer, of near State College, had her arm broken in two places, caused by a horse running away aod throwing her from the buggy. The contract for carrying the mails (daily) from Coburn to Millheim, Aaronsburg and Woodward was awarded to Willis Musser for $230 per year. Cobstable Klein will carry the mail from Spring Mills te Penn Hall for $60 per year. Dentist J. C. McEntire moved to Centre Hall, aud occupies the “ big house, ’ Amos Oberdorf sold his house and two lots to Dr. J. F. Alexander for $1600 ; also six acres of land at $114 per acre. D. C. Keller also purchased six acres from Mr. Oberdorf at the same price, NOVEMBER 22-Amos Tyson and Frank Shutt, of Harris township, each shot and killed a Inrge bear in Under- wood’s Gap. J. Frank Rearick is teaching instru. mental music at Pleasant Gap. T. R. Zeigler, of Rebersburg, has his house under roof, A.J. Gramley, the Rebersburg saddler, sold his house and lot to Jacob Brungart for $2800, Married—October 4, Adam Korman and Miss Candace Roush, all of Haines township . . . October 18, David R. Bweetwood and Miss Virginia Wolf, both of Bprucetown . . . October 11, J. L. Bricker, of Boalsburg, and Miss Clara E, Wertz, of Lewistown. EE Judge Mayer Operated On, Judge C. A. Mayer, of Lock Haven, who has been ill at the home of his daughter, Mrs. J. B. Coryell, in Ger mantown, for several weeks, is not improving to the extent that his family snd friends. had d be would. On the advice of the attending physician Mr, Mayer was removed to Ntover's or heim, and then a hospital where he will undergo an Dog Protects Chila, A two and a half year old child of Gus. Myers, who resides along Jacks Mountain, in Decatur township, MifMlin county, says the Belleville Times, would now probably be dead bad it pot been for a faithful shep- herd dog. The child being a good walker for one of its years, wandered from the house one evening several days ago without shoes or stockings, On missing the child the parents be- came alarmed and commenced to in- vestigate, but no trace of the child could be found, Becoming dark, searching parties were organized, and the mountain was searched the whole night long. About dawn the next morning one of the searchers stumbled over a dog near a clump of bushes, To hig surprise the faithful animal was nestled completely around the child, which was almost unconscious from cold and exhaustion, A ——— Walls from Minnesots, Mise Edna Kirk, of Lewistown, will be tried in the United States Court, at Lewistown, on May 7, charged with having used the mails to fleece men under promise of marriage. Mise Kirk is a niece of Mrs. Lucilla Patter- son, of Lewistown, who wae arrested one month ago on a similar charge. It is believed they were working to- gether. Miss Kirk was arrested last week by Deputy United States Marshall Lapp, of Harrisburg, Halvor Btarndvolt, of Thief Falls, Minnesota, alleges that he answered a matrimonial advertisement of Miss Kirk and that after an ex- change of several letters he proposed and she sccepted him. She wrote that she did not have the money to come to him, he and he thereupon sent her $34. never heard from ber again. ————— oe —— AYE, He The Heckman Home Burned The residence on the Adam Heck- man farm, located about one mile east of Lamar, was totally destroyed by fire Wednesday of last week. The home was tenanted by the owner's son, John Heckman, and was one of the best homes in that part of Nittany Valley. The fire was due to an over heated stove-pipe, it is presumed, as the women folks were ironing when the flames were discovered. Nearly all of the contents of the house were destroyed. It was with the greatest difficulty that the barn was saved from burned, as on several straw about the barn was ablaze. The house will be rebuilt as soon as possible by the owner, who lives in Lamar, being occasions the i———— lia Hard to Heat dated this following Mouroe dispatch county, soe The Stroudsburg, sinle, sounds as though of it might have origivated with some of the Stroudsburg Normal School trus- tees. It is hard to beat ; With twelve inches of snow at Mount Pocono, the residents sre en. joying sleighivg. The Pocono Moun- tain region resembles mid-winter, much to the disgust of the hotel men, who for the past two weeks ave been getting things in order for the summer season. Freezing weather prevails. Grant Turner, a mail carrier from Cresco to Canadensis, froze his fingers while on his route. Bellefonte Pinnt Sold, The Howard Creamery Corporation sold the Bellefonte plant—creamery and fancy grocery store—to J. Harrie Hoy, who took charge of the same Tuesday. W. Gross Mingle, who had been in charge of the main office and the Belle foute branch of the Howard Creamery Corporation for almost five years, will move to Centre Hall in the near future, and give the Centre Hall and Coburn plants his personal attention. The object is to handle, in connection with the creamery business, produce of all kinda, Held for Malling a * Dun, Charged with having vioiated the postal laws, in sending a ‘dun’ postal card to Jonathan Barnhill, ex- Postmaster Samuel Richards, of Mait- land, Mifflin county, was arrested at his home. The oftending card is alleged to have referred to Barnhill as follows : ** You are no better than a midnight robber, unless you pay this bill or part of it.” Barnhill says the bill is seven years old, and therefore outlawed. Richards was held for trial in the United States Court here on May 7. It is not an offense to write or print a'dun’ on a postal card, but the Iauguage must be proper, Next Year at Lock Haven tion, LI, 0. O. F., will hold their an niversary celebration in Look Haven, April 26, 1907. This year's anniver- sary was held at Canton, I AIA SPS ——— TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS, HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST FROM ALL PARTS. Mr. and Mre. John J. Bower, of Bellefonte, have welcomed the fourth child—a daughter—to their home. D. 8. Glasgow, of Tusseyville, was a caller Monday. He is a tenant on the M. F. Rossman farm, and is somewhat of a hustler on the farm. D. J. Nieman, the clothier, pur- chased the RBnook store building in Millheim, for $4750. The property was sold by the estate of J. P. Gephart, Ex-Bherifl John Spangler was taken suddenly and violently 111 at his home Wednesday afternoon. For several hours he was unconscious, but at pres ent he is about in normal health, A letter has been found in the li- brary of the Order of Lazarus, at Rome, written by Publius Lentulius, su officer under Pilate, to Caesar, de- tailing the appearance and actions of Christ at His trial, The Youngmaustown, Asronsburg and Old Fort tollgate houses were sold. Mrs. Aaron Weaver bought the one at Auronsburg and G, C. King the one west of Bpring Mills. The house at Woodward was bought by Dr. W. P, Ard, Morris Breon, who is engaged in the plumbing business in Altoona, was at the hore of his parents, Mr. and Mrs, Perry Breon, at Potters Mille, for two or more weeks. It was Mr. Breon's intention of returning to Altoona the beginning of this week. J. Bpigelmyer has a force of men en- gaged in razing the old buildings ou Main street, Millheim, on the lot he recently purchased from John Stoner, Mr. Bpigelmyer will move the building be now occupies on Penn Street onto the new site snd remodel it into a first-class store room. Next year's session of the Central Pennsylvania Methodist Episcopal conference will again be held in Ty- rone, the five presiding elders at a re cent sitting baviog decided unaui- ously to mccept the invitation of the First church of that place which en- tertained the conference this year. A lelegram from Mise Cora McCUor- mick, received by her brother, W illism F. McCormick, of Altoons, stated that she was ‘‘safe and well; baggage burned. ”’ Miss McCormick was Rong the lourists who were iu Sau Francisco, during the recent disaster. She was stopping st one of the large hotels, Messrs. Foreman & Smith, last week, received a car load of MoUor- mick Harvest Machinery. This con sigunent is in addion Ww a large vumber of implements sold by them thal were shipped locally. The amount of money invesied sunually by fariuers for machivery would greatly SUTPrise everyone if correct figures could be obtained. The postoffice department has de- cided that children going 0 aod from school shall not be allowed to get their parent's mail, but the Reporter is not authorized to say that Postmaster Boal will enforce the regulation. To some postinasters this has been a great trial, as some children come to the of- fice twice as often as there are mails during the day. Dr. George P. Bible, of Philadelphia, will deliver the commencement ad. dress to the graduating class of the Bellefonte High School, June 7th. Dr. Bible is connected with a school of oratory in Philadelphia, and Inid the foundation of his education in the Centre Hall public schools, as did also the superintendent of the Bellefonte schools, Prof. J. D. Meyer. Some one gained entrance into A. Kessler's clothing store on Main street, Miliheim, and carried away two pairs of shoes, a suit of clothes and several shirts, according to the Journal. The clerks in the store bad neglected to properly fasten the front door of the store room and the thief no doubt had taken notice of this and pried the door open with little difficulty, If you are in search of a new location ~a& place where church, school snd social advantages are given emphasis, and where you can live out your allotted number of years without fear of pestilence or famine, come to Centre Hall. This is just the right size town to settle down in and enjoy life, Everything for the comfort of life can be bought here and $10 will go as far as $25 will in large cities. The Review of Reviews, more than any other monthly magazine pub lished, deals with the news of the month, “California's " F. Baer: pal Ownership in Rates and
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