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THE CENTRE REPORTER.
8S. W. SNITH, Editor and Proprietor.
CentTRE HALL, . . . PENNA.
on
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THURBDAY, APRIL 1907
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porter are one dollar per year in advance.
ADVERTISEMENTS.~20 cents per lines for
three insertions, and 6 cents per line for each sub-
sequent insertion, Other rates made known on
application.
Keith's Theatre,
Vesta Victoria, the popular English
comedienne, is the leader at Keith's
Chestnut Street Theatre, Philadelphia,
this week. She comes from a success-
ful season in New York. After a solid
year's success in New York, Rice &
Prevost are now appearing at Keith's.
“The Stunning Grenadiers,” with
Meredith Meredo, prima donna so-
prano, is another head-lines. This
the first appearance in the Quaker
City of the London and Paris hit.
Watson’s Farmyard Circus is the mer-
riest of all children’s acts, being a
miniature Barnum and Bailey show,
Bert Leslie & Co., in ‘“ Hogans Vis.
it” ; Murphy & Francis, '' After the
Ball ; Willa Holt Wakefield, famous
English pianologue artiste; Frank
Fogarty, America’s foremost genius of
Irish wit, are others of interest, while
a crowning act is the thrilling and
daring European acrobatic wonder
performed by the Great Metzetti
troupe.
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Progress Grange Program,
The following program has been ar-
ranged for the meeting of Progress
Grange, Saturday afternoon :
Recitation, Annie Durst,
Song by the Grange.
At what distance apart should corn
be planted to secure the largest yield
per acre ? David Bartges,
At what time of year should celery
plants be set out for early and late
crops? Annie Bible.
The proper way to cook asparagus to
make it palatable for the table. Mary
Stump.
The proper feeding of
young cattle to keep them in a healthy
care and
and growing condition.
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Pasture for Cattle
er a aa—
INCRIMINATING EVIOENCE PLENTY,
——re
Ex.State Treasurer Marrls
on Huston — Loaded
Bronze,
Blames It All
Iron for Solid
The capitol graft probers developed
some interesting facts last week. The
first session of the commission was
held on Wednesday and the collusion
between Architect Huston
tractor Sanderson was again clearly
shown. One of Haston's draughts-
men testified that some months before
the contract was let he was employed
designing furniture and fixtures for
Sanderson, who appeared to have
known in advance that he was to get
the contract. Another witness testi-
fied that Payne & Company had ‘‘pad-
ded?’ bills for glass, and the session of
that day was wound up by the reading
of a letter from former Governor Will-
iam A. Stone repeating his
denial of complicity in the contract
with Congressman Cassell’s company
and Con-
previous
for the steel filing cases and expressing
the opinion {hat the contract was in-
valid, because the Board of Public
Buildings and Grounds has no right
to make contracts for future delivery.
He intimates pretty strongly that the
minutes of the Board meeting were
doctored by Becretary Htott who was
at the time a clerk in the State
urer’s office as well as Secretary of the
Board of Pablic Buildings
Grounda.
Treas
and
This fact brings to mind an incident
of the time of the transfer of the Treas-
ury Depsrtment from Mathues to Ber-
ry.
to bear on Mr. Berry to retain
expressed desire was disappointed Gov-
ernor Pennypacker insisted on his re-
tention in the office of Becretary of the
HOUSE SITY ON THIRD TERM.
Heads of Grafters to Remaln-Muzzlie He
pester in Hands of Governor
to remove the * types”
resolution hy all
cans. hit
was supported the
Damoacrats and a few Repu
was lost,
The house also defeated
“ requesting Roosevelt
third term.” When the speaker
mitted the resolution to the house
“noes’ were notably strong on
Democratic side,
a resolution
Lo
centrated, but there was a large
ber of
three times as
of the floor,
Only a few ©
‘noes’ scattered
large
aver
tepublican
ayes’
his rights in promptly
resolution lost,
The MeClain-Homsher
Freight bill
Stuart. It
l'rolley
was signed by
extends to tr
Hiey
corporated, whelher surface, u
ground or elevated, the right to do
express or light freight business
the Balus Grady i
Mupeiling
the
publication every
papers of the names of the proj
publisher or owner and the
editor
man
They now go to the Governor
west ff
The Heporter's Register
Board of Public Grounds and Build-
ings.
with the consent of the then
afford to let any one else into the ge-
crete, It would be hardly
to deceive dis
the after the
closure by his penny-a-mile excursions
publie
(00d fenced and
salt, for cattle,
pastorage, Ww alter
Apply to
LUCAS,
Boal Estate, Boalsburg, Pa.
EDWARD
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LOCALS,
More like spring.
Mister ash pile : Git,
Going to Lock Haven Friday ?
horse in Jersey Shore. The animal
was ridden to Centre Hall by James
Fetterolf.
An overcoat containing private pa.
of
pers was taken from the residence of
Dr. J. Allison Platts,
sneak thief.
Dr. Charles H. Albert, president
Bloomsburg Normal School,
the orator Memorial
Aaronsburg.
Mra. W. O. Rearick aud Mrs. Jacob
Bible, both of Milroy, were in the val-
ley begioning of this week, and while
here were entertained by relatives,
by a
of
will
Day
De
on at
Mrs. Sarah Ann Herlacher, of
flinburg, is the guest of Mrs. Mary
Rearick, in Centre Hall, The ladies
are cousins, and frequently visit each
other,
The near approach of the sheep
clipping season leads R. C. Palmer, of
Linden Hall, to announce that he
will be ready to buy wool ss soon as it
is on the market, and will pay
highest price for the product,
The engagement of Miss Beatrice
Barclay, youngest daughter of Cone
gressman and Mrs, George B. Barclay,
of Sinnemahoning, to Hon, Harry W.
Bhoemaker, of New York City, Las
been announced, the wedding to occur
in June.
The Republican Btate convention
will likely be held in Philadelphia,
June 6th. The office of treasurer is
the only state office to be filled at the
fall election, consequently the work of
the various party conventions can be
quickly performed,
Dr. George P. Bible, of Philadel-
phia, and his brother, Frank Bible, ex.
Recorder of Centre county, were in
Centre Hall Tuesday, guests of the
Bible sisters, east of town. Dr. Bible
is on a lecturing tour, and remained
here but for part of a day.
B. E. Weber, of Boalsburg, the ju-
nior member of the firm of J. H. and
8. E. Weber, doing business at Centre
Hall and Oak Hall, is in Centre Hall
at present looking after the interests of
the firma during the senior partner's
absence in Philadelphia.
The Tyrone Times has this to say :
Howard H. Bricker, of Boalsburg, is
again in Guido C, Boecking's drug
store. Howard is one of the most af-
fable and genial clerks in this section
aud we are pleased to inform Mr.
Boecking’s many patrons that he fe
back at his post again.
Btaggering to our matter-of-course
ideas on the punishment of crime is
Brand Whitlock’s article, J What
Good Does iv Do?" in the May Every-
body’s. The brilliant’ young Mayor of
Toledo presents what is usually termed
the idealistic view with a eogency
and wer of ‘conviction that are
bound to arouse
Mif-
the
that the
the
would be
of the
people
by magnificence
He
Repub-
prevent
pine imitation of mahogany.
agined that the success of the
lican ticket last fall would
investigation and
an
thus guarantee
immunity from punishment.
HARRIS TESTIFIES
The principal witness on Thursday
was former State Treasurer Frank
FF *
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Harris, though
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3
the testimony «
her witnesses was interesting. Harry
Calvert, of Pittshurg, one of the Secre.
taries of the commission testified
he had purchased from a firm
city a set of andirons precisely
those put into the « aj itol as BP cially
designed.
hey were not specially d
t had be
the dealer said, it
for ten «
signed,
ot
) : $ er iad
in the regular stock list
dozen years. The price he paid tot
Pittaburg firma was $23 a
the State paid §73 60 a set and allow
the
amount for specially designing
gal thio
Huston four per cent. on entire
them
I'he testimony of Frank Harris was
really pathetic, He simply pleaded the
baby act. Huston completely deceived
ever he pleased with the Btate funds
They were all hypnotized by the bril
liant and dashing young architect, he
added substantially, and that gentle.
went wrong.
interesting, in view of this * confes
ted to testify. As Justice Moody of the
during the trial of one of the
the witness stand during preliminary
proceedings Is equivalent giving
them an “ immunity bath.” Probably
Governor Pennypacker will not be
summoned to testify for the same rea-
son. He is anxious for a summons, ac-
cording to gossip, and would probably
tell a curious tale of woe, But he is so
directly in line for criminal prosecu-
tion that it would be a pity to open up
a way for his escape,
to
Harris made a poor witness, He con-
tradicted himself and confused every-
body. But he made it clear that the
conspirators had set out to loot the
treasury to the last dollar and would
have achieved the purpose if the elec.
tion of William H. Berry to the office
of State Treasurer had not interfered
with their plans. He admitted that
the law had been violated and the peo-
ple defrauded. He acknowledged hav-
ing signed orders for * trimmings ”’
which would have cost §18,000,000
One contract, that for a granite wall
around the capitol park at an expense
of $3,000,000, was revoked because the
people of Harrisburg kicked, he said
But he was fooled, he added. “I am
innocent,” he despairingly declared, at
the close of his testimony, “and I did
not know until now that the State
was 80 badly defrauded.”
LOADED IRON FOR BOLID BRONZE.
Probably what Harris said is true
but nobody ever imagined that he was
such astupid. Pennypacker encourages
that sort of luapression about himself,
but Huse: is took pride in his reputation
8s a keen business man. He was bu
Nellie Mis
all To
Miss Mabel Gilbert
has eome to make hb
Clymer Btover's
Warren Winkleblech
with friends
Mr. and Mre, George Weaver spent
Pa
Meyer, at Coburn
Mr, and Mrs. Milton
Btover visited
A decorating committee
of the a
of
will deco-
the graves Miers at 6
o'clock in the evening Memorial
Day Prof H. Albert, of
Bloomsburg Normai School, has been
to the address, He
comes highly recommended, and it is
f DAries
gecured make
desired that every one arrange to be
present.
I MAA
Genile and FE Mective,
A well known Manitoba
writes: * Asan inside worker I find
Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver
Tablets invaluable for the touches of
biliousness patural to sedentary life,
their action being gentle and effective,
clearing the digestive tract and the
bead.” Price, 25 cents. Samples free
The Star Store, Centre Hall; F. A.
Carson, Potters Milla ; C. W, Swartz,
Tosseyville
editor
Smith, the Fhotographer,
W. Bmith,
be in
Ww.
will
May 3
the Photographer,
Centre Hall Friday,
miliated, he said, not because the treas.
ury was looted and the people
dered, but for the reason that the
methods were * unbusinesslike.” His
testimony was no more ineriminating
than that of other witnesses, however
William F Bauter, of Philadelphia,
president of the Williamson Brothers
Company, brass and iron founders,
swore that his firm had farnished
loaded iron frames for the bronze chan-
deliers sand that instead of being solid
bronze ae required by the specification a
and represented to the State, they are
“loaded” iron with a thin sheet of
bronze ms a coating. The value of
these fraudulent chandeliers was four
cents and the charge to the State about
four dollars snd a half a pound.
plun-
idea of th
ter is not new
A Poor Artist,
Patience Do you Ktiow
artist?
Patrice—-Yes, but 1 don't like him
“Why not?”
“Oh, I like a man who can look yon
in the eye.”
“Can't he?”
“Why, he can’t even paint a picture
of a person who can look you in the
eye!"-—-Yonkers Statesman.
Jules, the
Characteristics,
are
every
“Geniuses
them touch
rn across.’
“Most of "em touch every friend they
run Across almightily try to
Louisville Courier-Journal.
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post
Some of
or tree they
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No man ean wear one face to hime
golf and another to the multitude with
out finally getting bewildered as to
which may be the true. Hawthorne.
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That has no SLACK WIRES,
That is LOW IN PRICE
to submit prices.
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weg *RRED JLIMOUTR ROCK RGGS—Any
one w ni Barred Plymouth Rock '
from a fine Bock of fowls, call iy iv soup
W, F! SHUTT, Centre Hall
CAUTION AN persons are hereby cantioned
not to harbor or sell my wife, Dora E
Dubbs, any goods, as she has left my bed and
board, without cause, and 1 will nol pay soy
dein vontsaoiad by
eam N
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8 DUBRS, Pleasant Gap, Pa.
RAY AND TEAMING-The undersigned
announces that be in
kinds of draying, teaming farming lots,
Prices ’
CLYDE E. RRADFORD,
Centre Hall, Pa.
~ Csutre Reporter $1.00 m year.
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H. 8. TAYLOR
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
Office : Opera louse Block | BELLEFONT
Opposite Court hock | ara
All branches of | business «
ey egal attended to
i A UCTIONRER--W, 1. Runkle, Centre Hall
sn for 2
< RL engagement as an anctioneer |
| R RENT. ~The :
oa 1 a dartigned Nh fet Tor Tent
west of Tussey ville.
JOSEPH GROSSMAN,
Belistonte, Pa.