Ve OL. LXXIX. THE PRESIDENTIAL SUOUKESSION, When we are told that Benator For- | aker may retire from the Presidential | race if the President shall definitely | decide on Secretary Taft as his politi- | cal heir, it is time to ask whether we | are living in & républic or a monarchy. | Is Rooseveltism to be stamped upon | every branch of the Government dur- | ing the present administration, and | then, so far as the Republican party | can accomplish it, be transmitted by | Executi /e decree to the next adminis- | tration ? The President is filling his Cabinet | with personal favorites. He breaks | through established precedents ss a boy breaks through his toy drum. He is forcing his will upon both bragches of Congress by all the resources at his command, one of the chief of which is patronage. He is to transfer a mem Is ber of his Cabinet to the Supreme i { | Court in an eflort to secure judicial | opinions to his taste, and he is report- ed to have decided on another mem- ber of his Cabinet as his own successor. |8 How far does this fall short of imper- | ialism ? Bat plenty of Republicans are not iu politics. They have received nothiug from the President aud expect to re | ceive nothing, and we believe they are | still the free citizens of a Re public. | We believe that they will insist oo | nominating their Presidential candi- date. Senator Foraker mav retire in| favor of Secretary Taft ; that is mainly a matter of Ohio politics, Bat it is] not believed that Republicans general ly have lost their political manhood and will permit Mr. Roosevelt to make | their presidential candidate Mr. Moody is a very respectable wan | and a good lawyer, but it wil hardly | be pretended tbat he is a oan of great | legal attainments or vininent at the bar, At thirty-seven he became a District Attorney, where his duty the prosecution of eriminals. At forty-two | he was elected to Congress, and he re-| mained there till appointed to the Cabinet four years ago. This shows how limited bas been the bar, It is very geverally understood that the President has selected bim for the Supreme Bench with a view io get ting favorable decisions on laws thal he bas forced sud intends to force through Congress This process is commonly stigmatized as * packing the Court.” It is highly improper, sud when charged iu previous cases Liss been regarded se a grave 1+ flaCiou on the President. Furthermore, the At- toruey General ought to be the Presi. dent's advirer in the selection of Jus tices of the Court. A ——— n President Roosevelt told the payer correspoudents that the Patiniua Caual project is the grestest enterprise fu the history of the world. Cato would bave said the destruction of Carthage. Caesarthe crossing of the Rubicon. Coumbus the discovery of | 8 uew world. Carnegie the develop- ment of the steel industry, aud Kocke- | feller the creation of the Standara Oil | monopoly. Mr. Roosevelt is wrong, as all the others would have been. The! greatest enterprise in the history of) the world wes the creation of Eve, —— > LOCALS, James E. Stuart sud family have moved froma New Bloomfield to Wii- kinsburg. In Clinton county all township and borough officers will be nominated under the new Primary Election law. The county commissioners have order | ed new ballot boxes to be made for that purpose. Mrs. Maggie Harper returned from the western part of the state Iasi week, She was accompanied by her sister, Mrs. Coxe, who will remsiu here for the winter, Mrs, Harper did not re. ceive the news of the burning of the large stable on her lot in Centre Hall until she was ready to return home. Among the former residents of Cen- tre Hall who is pow visiting among friends and relatives in and about town, is Mrs. Jerry Miller, of Dubois, Bhe is very much plessed with her pew home and its people. Bince mov- ing to that thrifty Clearfield town, two of her children—Jobu and Marion have married, and have settled down in that place, State Commissioner of Highways Joseph W. Hunter Is taking steps to have the road supervisors in each county form an organization, the ob. Ject being to get them together for the of the good roads ides, It Is too early to judge the results of the new road law, as there is little visi ble to reflect either way. It is estimated that there are Been hundred deer in a game preserve of 4000 acres, all with wire, slong Rattle Buaks run in Clinton county. Eight years ago there were 400 deer in the enclosure, and the Otzinachson Rod and Gan Club bas made it a rule Was his career ut UeWS- NOVEMBER COURT. Commonwenith Cases Heard, and Verdicts by ths Jury, Commonwealth va, Robert Watkins, | indicted for larceny, prosecutor Daniel | Bhuey. This case is from Spring town- ship and is for the taking of six tur- eys. Verdict of not guilty. Commonwealth vs. John Dulen, Sr, | Michael Delaney, Br, and Joseph De- | laney, indicted for malicious mischief, i prosecutor D Z Frain ; indietment | quashe d. Commonwealth ve John Dulen, Sr., Annie Dulen, John Dulen, Jr., Daniel Delaney, Joseph Delaney and Michae! | Delaney, indicted for malicious mis- chief ; indictment quashed. Commonweslth vs. Britton Mongan, iodioted for malicious mischief, prose- cutrix Eliza Walker. Defendant lead guiley. Commonwealth vs, Alva Fetters, dicted for assault and battery, prosecu- trix Eliza Walker. Defendant plead guilty. Commonwealth {for mslicious in- same, indicted mischief, prosecutrix va HALL. ment of a Justice of the Peace. A ver- dict was returned in favor of the plain- tiff, Robert Cole, for the full amount of his claim —$50. Friday morning Judge Orvis passed sentence on the following : Boyd Reed, charge malicious mis- chief, Sentenced to pay $15 fine, costs of prosecution and undergo 30 days imprisonment in the county jail. Alvah Fetters was sentenced to pay $10 fine, costs of prosecution and stand committed until sentence is complied with. The charge was assault and battery. Mrs. Eliza Walker was prosecutrix. Britton Mougdon, charged with ma- licious mischief, was fined $5.00, costs of prosecution and stand committed until the same was paid. Newton Kline was sentenced to pay costs of prosecution in the Florey case, and stand committed until the same was paid. I'he jurors and witnesses were all discharged, and court adjourned Thurs. day noon. The grand jury reported that the i his case is from Belle- fonte and the Commonwealth's aile-| gations are that the defendant stoned | the house of the prosecutrix, breaking I 8iX I'he in thin Charge on ] offense the window-lights accurring MRE carpet in the office of the jail is much one, # suitable table and whatever files and rolls that may be needed in the cowm- the ~flenses charged in the which | ‘night Liat {two previous indictments upon | the defendants plead guilty. The de ! fe dant alleges to this case that he did | not stone the house, but one of his jown witnesses sdmitted that the de i fendaut had thrown Ver-| { dict of guilty. Commonwealth Willis phens, charged with assault one stone. vA, Nie tery, prosecutor Jared D Sowers, Commonwealth Joseph Ross, |’ Boy + Reed snd George Reed, indicted | for malicious prosecutor UG W. Ustheart Joseph Ross and Boyd | Reed plead guilty ; Reed did | not appear iu court, Commonwensith vs vs mischief, {eorge Newton Klive, | axsan it battery with mit rape, prosecutrix # Florey. This case is from Belle- ai the defendant entered the bouse of the prosecutrix on the Zod of Javuasry, 1908, between the hours of 11 and 12 daytime, the allegations not being fr publication, a of which defendant denies, Ver of not guilty and defqndant to ” thw Costs Robert Hendershot, three (ounts ©: eulering store with stiempt to commit a felony | ceny, and receiviog stolen goods. | Prosecutor Frauk FP. Bisir. This is the case where Mr, Blair's jewelry : was robbed on the night of October in Bellefonie, the takivg of goods out of the store to the smount of $387 50. Defendant waived the fludings of the guilty sud fo ¢ Anul fonte, Common seslth’s 01 room | inr- indicted slore - fy grand jury Ben | tev ce was suspended Robert Hepdershiot and Thowpseou, indicted ou three ibuiglary ; larceny, sod stolen gomis Ber zor, policeman. his is the case of | the burglarizing of the dwelling ad night | taking of | | property to the value of shout $7200, | |: | Defendants waived the finding of the | grand jury Header | shot was sentenced (0 the He formntory | avd afl yg of $1 00 sud costs ho posed, Fhompson was sentence d to pay a flue of $1.00, resiore the stolen goods su i] in the Huut- sud plead Harry COU : receiving Prosecutor Willism | sud the ud plead guilty | dade RO Hnptisontue nl ingadon Belormatory, Gust Neiwdrieh, 8r , sud Gust Neld- rien, Jr, indicted ou two eounis ; sauit, aod assault aod osttery | cutor, Abraham Hausonun. is fromu Kush township, near Cases nova. Commonwesitl's allegation was Lhat Mrs. Levers, who had been sick for a short time, was uusble Lo be moved from & property snd that it was injurious to her health. That the de- fendauis nssauited ber by taking her from the premises, placing ber in » buggy snd hsuling her to Winburne, a distance of three miles, while the de. fendants’ allegations are that neither of them touched the person, that they were requested by the mother of Mrs. Levers to get a buggy snd haul Mrs, Levers to Winburne, that mother and sister of Mrs, Levers put her in the buggy snd she was taken to the place she desired to go to. I'iat neither of the defendants touched ber or any of the other ladies of the house. Verdict of not guilty ; costs divided equally between prosecutor and defendants Joseph Cender vs. Lillle C, Reeder, being anu appeal from the judgment of the Justice; the case Is from Belles fonte and ti e netion Is brought to ree cover on a book account agaiost de- fendant, the goods making up tue ao- count being sold upon the credit of the defendant and upon her Sohiiact Dee fendant denies such contract, snd that the bill should be claimed sgainst the of defendant's deceased husband. oN Prose Finis case R 8. Brousevas. J. M. Oliger and Margery Oliger, being an appeal, and frou Bellefonte, was tried ; action is brought to recover on a book sccount, io favor of plaiutifl for $8 21. Other civil cases on the first week's list were disposed of as follows : Gerberich, Hale & Company vs. F. Betz, continued. Walter stephens, executor of O, L. Behoonover, dee'd, ve. Andrew Som mervilie, beivg an appeal, contioued | at costs of defendant, Mary K. Gray ve. High Standard Garment Company, being sn sppesl, setiled. Frank F. Irvin va. Rosa 1. Pearce, judgment eonfessed by defendant in M. Court convened Monday morning, sud Joseph Ross, who had plead guilty to charge of malicious mischief, was sentenced Lo pay costs and balance of suspended, Toe following selulence A. W. Hafer, trustee, vs. L. CU. Hearick, opened judgment continued al costs of defendant, H. T. Hall, trustee, ve, John M, Robb, belug case in replevin, settled. J. U. Huson ve, Geo. W. Gill; being an action iu «jectmment, continued. Grant H, 1 hompson, trustee 10 bank rupley to Murray Lumber Company, bankrupt, ve. Samuel Gault, an olion Willis Witmer vs. Edward Sellers, section In trespass, continued at costs of pisintiff, Harry Krape ve, Howard Brick Com- puny, au action of trespass, co tinued. David Le Kerr va, Geo. W. Brown, a] Clement Dsie, sduy'r of Annie Brown, deceased, Verdict $427 20. Lewisburg Nstiousl Bauk ve. Leus W_ Duscan, asdministratrix of Wm. P. | Duuesn, dec’d, who was endorser for saudy tidge Fire Brick Co. Defend. {aut cont seed jJudgiuent lo open court Lsuderbscl-Barver Co, Coster, rustve, -setiou coutiuued, Muoilie Miller ve, Iusurauce Co. of North Awerica, action in sssumpsit, CuliviuUed, Cyrus Bruvgart aud Wm. B. Mingle, executors of Hebecea Spare, dec’d, ana use of Jonu Kiter as no individual, vs, Jou titer, executor of Margaret A, Hiter, deed, Acyon scite facias sur Judgment. Verdict tu favor of plain. Lil for $637 45, $660 45 being to use of executors ol Hebeces Spare, deed, Jusepu Li. Montgomery sod John M., Builuck, executors of Moses Mont. guiuery, lale of Bellefonte borough, de- ceased, va. Frank M. Curtin, adminis. trator of Josephine Curtin, dec’d, and ber heirs, Beire facias sur judgment, Verdict ju favor of piaintift for $1457.36, AA A — The Hecln Hanters, . The Hecla hunting narty returned home Friday from thelr anoual hunt in the Allegheny Mountains, at Baker run, io the northern part of Clinton county, with four fine deer, The purty was composed of six old deer hunters : Shuman and Willlam Zim- merman and Samuel Helos, of Hecla ; Perry Heins, of Hublersburg ; John Zimmerman, of Johnstown, and A. P. Krape, of Centre Hall. Each killed a deer except William Zimmerman and John Zimmerman. ve. R. M. in sssumpeit, Bottorl-Woodling. Elmer J. Bottorf and Mise Maude D. Woodling were married at the | terian Manse, Friday sveolng, Novem. ber 30. Both are residents of Lewis to kill but buck, which ac i " da sonnan i wi, but is ve INCIDENTS OF 1879, porter of Interest to 1900 Readers, [ Note : The spelling of of proper names 18 the same as found in the files of the Reporter.) MaArcH 20—Charles Royer and fami- ly, of Georges Valley, left for Kansas this week. David Ruhl, of Boow Bhoe, will oc- cupy the Potters Mills hotel after April lst, The gemithshop of John C. Btover, in Haines township, was destroyed by fire Friday morning, at about three o'clock. The heirs of Aaron Levy, the found- er of Aasronsburg, are making search of the records in Centre and North- umberland counties to establish their claim to a large tract of land in and about Asronsburg. Levy was a He. brew and owned a large body of land in Haines township. The heirs are making a great effort to establish their right. A. OC, Mingle, for the past five years clerk in the store of William Wolf, in Centre Hall, Monday took a similar position in Bauland’es new store, in Bellefonte, Duncan & Bon, Bpring Mills, have secured one hundred tons of plaster which is offered for sale to the farmers, Bome of the jurors drawn were: Potter, J. B. Lee, J. A. Keller, Miles, N. Korman, Joel Morris, J. C. Burket, M. J. Hall, Jas, Corman, J. P. Frank, L. Grim. Gregg, P. Bhook. Penn, W. B. Bmith, F. Bowersox, A. A. Frank, B. G. Guteliuse, H. H. Wiser, J. Bankey, J. C. Bmith, Andrew Harter. Gregg, J. A. McClintic, Wm. Heckman, H. Krumbine, W. B. Bit per. Harris, 8. Bailey, Ferguson, J. B. Goheen. Hasines, F. Dutwiler, R. B. Hosterman. Miles, John Wolf, Henry Corman, J. KR. Burd. Potter, J. Dinges, L. W. Kimport, D. F. Luse, M. J. Decker, A. McCoy. MarcH 27—The following citizens of Potter township intend going west in the spring: Wm. Leichty and family to Oblo; John Leichty and family to Indiava ; David Stoner and wife, John snd Alfred Hessig to Ohio ; Irwin Treaster snd Henry Leighty to Kausss Wednesday night, o'clock, a fire broke out in so outhouse sttached to the dwelling of DD. K. The timely arrival of a dozen men extinguished the flames, although at one time there was great danger of the dwelling belog consumed. The fire originated from a heated iron flue, The following promotions were made from the primary grade to the inter. mediate grade in the Centre Hall schools : Amanda Krumbine, Anole Miogle, Ella Roses, Samuel F. Snyder, A. D. Gregg, Edward Wolf, Wm. H. Tobias, Lizzie sweeney, Badie 8. Ross, Maude Nefl, James I. Suyder, Wagner Geiss, George Krise, From the inter mediate Lo the grammar grade : Elsie Geiss, Katie Bechtol, David Sayder, Harry Dioges, Sadie Gfrerer, Robert Wolf, Jobu Famer. Prof. W. A, Krise was principal, aud B. H. Aroey president of the school board, APRIL 3- Evideuce is being taken in Peuas Valley for the urtin-Yoeum contest, John Bhook, formerly of Farmers Mills, has moved to Harrisburg. Jess Dunlap, of Gregg township, has returned from Kanpsas, aod is much displeased with tbe conditions found there, APRIL 10-Philip Joliet, is here on a visit ; as ever, W. J. Guest & Co. have opened a marble yard in Centre Hall P. 8B. Meyer bas taken charge of the Red Mill. George Meyer, late of Pine Creek Mills, in Halves township, has taken charge of the Linden Hall mill. D. F. Luse, of Centre Hall, bas in. vented a hydrant which is closed by the pressure of the water. Married —8amuel M. Long and Mies Ella Korman, both of Spring Mls. . March 13, Jacob Bharer, of Zion, and Miss Elizabeth Agnes Smetzler, of Marion township. . . Murch 27, Harry Bottorf, of Williamsport, and Mary Runkle, of Tusseyville . March 25, B. O Deininger, of Mill beim, and Miss J. A. Wolf, of Aarons- burg. a little aller 11 Mersinger, of Jolly sud fat —————— I —— Keith's Theatres, A children’s feature is the top-liner at Keith's Chestnut Street Theatre, Philadelphie, this week. This is the presentation of Master Gabriel & Co, in which appears the original ** Buster Brown" in * Auntie’s Visit,” with George All impersonating ** Spike,! Buster's dog. The return of Cressy & Dayne, in Cressy’s play, * Grasping an Opportunity,” is hailed with de light. The Electric Crickets are a special feature. Ten Brooke, Lambert & Co, give a musical sketch, and the Carmen Risters entertain with the tanjo. Haopa the Great, character im- From Yeagertown. Bome items of interest to Reporter readers, concerning Mifflin county, are reported by a correspondent from that section : There is some diphtheria in Yeager- town. The peopie are very kind and friend. ly to strangers, and one is made very welcome in the church. All the Cen tre county people now living here lik it very much. Boarding is four and five dollars week, and not always good at that, At the Btandard Bteel works the mer are paid every two weeks. All the payments are made in gold, unless 1 li change can not be made in that coin Paper money is seldom seen over her The Mann axe factory is running every day and so are the Logan Iro and Steel Works. In fact, the Logn: and Standard works run day and night, and are back with their orders About four thousand people ployed at the works, and wanted, There are a number of people Centre county who are now making their homes near Burnham and are employed there, given : John Grenoble, Hurry Btover, Will Madera, Will Foltz, Jacob Bitl William Stover, Wilbur Shires, Amo Alexander, W. P. Alexander, Roberts and wife, Mrs. Mary Charles McCool, James McCool, Harter, James Moyer, Calvin, son, Robert snd Daniel David Bowers; Mr. Millbeim ; John Buyder, of Wood ward ; John Condo, Amos Dunk] George Musser, Homer Treaster, Heu ry Roop, Curtis Bhaffer, and two so: of Bamuel Long. The tower man at the Junction that 140 trains pass there every twenty four hours. At the five big carloads of coal are burut in one power house in 8 week, About nive carloads of tires and wheels wre shipped every day. Every two weeks $160,000 are paid out for The bydraulic press in the rolliog mill hae a pressure of 675 tons, Two 600 power engines are required to run press, and it almost stops the when the press is started, Are em Hore sre fron I'he names of rorue are Ralph | Birkiu Jali leven Kennelly wifsnyder, BAYS Slapdard inbor, Lore this engines here i Bn 48, TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS, HAPPENINGS OF | LOCAL INTEREST FROM ALL PARTS. Next comes Christmas, Snow Mondsy morning. H gs are bringing fabulous prices at public sales, Centre Hall was not represented at court by a juryman., If inst Friday rules this month, the #' her will be 0. k. Piil D. Foster is the new proprie- tor of the Nittany Inn at State College, Mre, / “eently the guest of her sister, Villism Gottschall, of pear nburg, Rabbit we Adam Bartges, of Coburn, was Mrs, Mif- fl hunters did not meet with nach success during the past season, A very limited number were killed by weal hunters, od Mrs Mille, Mr a Perry were Krise, town of near in Thanks- before returning ate ¢ Lonberger sale, and (Frove N. Riu tiannah id will Mills correspondent er, private gale, wer farm for April at Re gel possession we re sre not ready for winter. is yet much work to be done be- p snows will welcome, Wait, & (joe fies t all in the crib. , Walt, Dietz i, wife of of Maylown, ving K Rev, in Centre here on ac- of her mother, 8. H. is been called illness fred Durst, ertha Earbard, of Milroy, est of Miss Laurs Runkle, tre Hall hotel, over Bunday, the daughter of Sta- geut Earbard, at Milroy. Lehn ATLBTA is A party of workmen with | are putting down i of Curist Sharer, at Dry hol- Cold stream, where good i Coal are believed to exist, a diamond holes on Lest ider, of Pine Grove Mills, B. Louder, of Osk Hall, appies from a ladder. 'e way aud be fell to the pump that throws 200 gallons of water a misute, and craves that 1ift 75 tous | Some of the tires made here ure ninety six inches high and weigh 1800 pound Iu the boring miil are thirteen © engines of 125 horse power each. ” Theré€ is nothing new to tell the pub lic about the Dale muurder Neither there any news withhold man that is looking wise aud pretend. ing be Knows it all, is assuiniog thal attitude because Ruows poihivg al all. i The whole Dale case remaius a com plete mystery, with uo ead util to begiu the uuraveliog. ini ww Ale | “ he usugiug A joke rests on a number of people who confidently pointed out an agen stopping at the Centre Hail hotel to ve a detective. He was the real those who did not know hiw, thiag A veteran of the civil war called at the Reporter office sud argued tust the county ought 10 have a traiped blood hounds to thieves, roboers, murderers, «ic poluted wut the «reat part hounds played in discovering escaped prisoners and deserters from ithe ranks Ihe expericuent is belug tried io som counties in the state sud eX tended to Centre county cr J ————— : Ny Look at Sour Labol : If you have paid subscription to The | Centre Reporter between Ociober 21 find = Please exami ioe, pack of Hi=Cave iH te Diood MATL "we and December 3, you change on your label and report if incorrect. If you have not paid subseription Iately, take a good look at the label on your paper and decide whether you ought or ought not to sdvaucs the date one or more years. It is these dollars that pay the Reporter's bills, While your acoount may be ase good as old wheat, it would be an awful sn noyance to both of us tc be obliged to trade them toa New York or Phila- delphia house for one of the Reporter's unpaid bills. I A AP ATRIA, All Blown Over, The election is passed and the capi tol scandal has “all blown over” Yes, as predicted by many Repub. |® licans, the capitol scandal bas blown over, but it has blown over almost every contract, so that now it appears the fraud fe much more than was even hinted at before the election. If Goveruor-elect Bluart keeps half his promises some of the high-muoky- mucks will be * blown over the peni- tentiary walls. The World and Heporter- 81 65. One dollar and sixty-five cents will wil dhe igndig New York "lib Ug both legs below the ‘, PERS 80 JF cents per iter 25 cenis per pound roduces of the farm far in price Lae main crops. price—65 cents : ut 40 ceutls for seveuly pounds. in Miil- is being of water Lhese wheels are a new siyle Vance in of Wheat Is 8 ueasly Cora Auwau’s roller flour mill, the Jourual, a reiunrks sella, eqiipped with new set Wiens vershiol aud are gusrauteed to ran sail the mill with less old wirblues required. Le leCLivery la hau Lhe Atmwng the larmers who will change ext spriug is Andrew F. will move from the farm of is fate Jerry Suavely, east f Oia Fori MeClhiutic farm, at ills, fecenily putcussed by er. lhe S.avely farm has vel Teuled, Calious ys WhO “jli~iaw, s $0 Lhe Falls i. 4. Zu LoL ye € toad soross the Seven Moun- of the roughest in this em obuLly, Yel several young rods travel it fre- would bave to worse (0 Keep them vi Loe Daudsowe youug iadies eisite Haid more tusu 8 week ie youn side” UK IL Ly sighs 3, 8uQ 0 wom aig aay it Tani Giibert, a fouileen year old ut aie, went iuto the eal by for gawe, sud io a iuto close coutact lie iad in EKoee pants itew a bead sud fred, hitting brain pelween Lue eyes, Killiug bim instant. ly. lhe bear weighed ove bundred sud twenty live pounds. Ie Natioual Grange takes notice of the practice of selling American goods to foreiguers cheaper than they are sold si bowie, aud 18 bas declared itself tu favor of reduciug the tariff io pro. tected articies that are sold cheaper to foreigners Loan 0 our own people. [bits indefensible practice is going to cost the Republiosus many votes the prxt time the sete is squarely raised. There was an oversupply of turkeys in the vicinity of Lewistown at Thaoksgiving time. A south side farmer had an unusual experience as a result : He hauled a number of fine turkeys across the Seven Mountains, and was obliged to bring them back, because the price had fallen several cents lower than he could have had at his own pens on the premises, Jesse Bigelow, of Belleville, has re- ¢ wered from the effects of an aocol- dental ehot fired on Jacks Mountain by Corry Reed. Bix number five shot entered his arm and one his wrist, and a number struck hia on the back of the head nod inlioed - i Calle veal,
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