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JURORS FOR FEBRUARY COURT,
Grand and® Traverse Jurors Who Will
Hear Cases at February Court,
The jurors deawn for the February
e¢ourt are appendsd, This is the first
lot drawn from the six hundred and
fifty names placed in the jury wheel
by the Jury Commissioners ;
GRAND JURORS
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Miberty
* Austin, Milesburg
Dreiblebia, State College
we J. H. Ross, Harris
William Kumberger, Taylor
Jerry Glenn, Boggs
James KE. Smith, Ferguson
R. T. Conley, Union
G. C. Bhonwalter, Philipsburg
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Subscription List Growlag,
Al no time during the present man
agement of the Centre Reporter, ex-
cepting ite first month, have as many
new names been added to the sub
scription list of this paper as have
been placed there during the month of
December. The Reporter is striving
to give the local news, and in no case
does it hesitate to print local news
matter of a complimentary character
when sent to this office,
Flinn Will Oppose Penrose,
Flinn, the Republican boss of Pitts
burg, sent out a statement Monday
saying: “lam in this fight to the
bitter end to prevent the re-election of
Benator Penrose and to eliminate the
Philadelphia control both of Repub
lican party aflairs and legislative
action. Iam not however, a candi
date for aseat in the United States
Senate myself and will not be under
any circumsiances,’
More Houses Needed,
The dwell houses in Centre a
omy, demand,
are not
ito homes oo could
cost would
FROM MICHIGAN,
Former Potter Township Man Writes of
Experience of Life in Michigan,
It is seldom that a letter from the
“ Wolverine!’ state appears in the
Reporter, consequently I will write to
your readers something about the
country in the vicinity of East Tawas,
Ioeco county Michigan,
In the fall of 1883 I was smonpg the
many Pennsyivanians who drifted
westward, the majority of the Centre
countians locating in the middle west,
but myself and a friend in September
of that year took ship at Cleveland for
Detroit, expecting to return by the
next boat. On reaching Detroit, after
an exceptionally stormy trip, we heard
the tales of the Northwest—the north-
ern lumber belts and the big wages
paid woodsmen. We also learned that
Tosco county was the * storm center”
of lumbering operations. Short of
funds, we decided to make the trip of
1756 miles afoot, but soon discovered
the unpleasant features of walking,
and so on reaching a railroad station
by permission we mounted a freight
and rode to Baginaw, Here we hired
to a man for $30 per month, and went
to the woods some miles north of East
Tawas. In the spring we went to
Whittemore, a village that had just
been started, with but several rude
houses and a store. Now it is an in-
corporated city, and Is surrounded
with a rich agricultural country.
Wheu we came there the country
was a forest with only an occasional
settler, and wolves, bobeats, deer and
bear were plentiful. After the timber
was cut, the land was offered at from
$2.00 to $10.00 per acre, which was
readily bought up by laborers, who set
to work to improve a home for them-
selves, Now these laborers have
model homes.
In Michigan we have ideal soil for
potatoes, cabbage, sugar beels, hay,
oats and wheat. Also a good cattle
growing country. Butter and cheese
is largely manufactured in Bouthern
Michigan, and gradually is becoming
au important industry farther north.
In Banilac county, just across the
Saginaw Bay, in the * Thumle,” the
dairy business is exclusive. Here the
choicest bred cattle are grown, and
many are anpually shipped to the
Buflalo market,
Sugar beet growing Is an important
feature in Michigan, and the manu.
facture of sugar from the beets one of
the most important industries. There
are sixteen factories in Lhe state, four
of which are in Bay City, the com
bined capacity of which are one mil
lion tons. The Bay City factories
paid out to farmers pearly $1,000,000,
The beet sugar crop of Michigan's
sixteen factories is expected to reach
200,000,000 pounds, against 177,000,000
Inst year. This would mean a value of
$10,000,000 this year, as against $5,000
O00 last year.
I'he beet yield was good this year,
despite the unfavorable dry weather,
aod yielded about ten tons per scre,
the price being approximately §600
per ton. The cost of planting, caring
for and harvesting an acre of beets le
estimated at from $25 to $30, making
the net income about $30. The palp
is hauled vack to the farm, and fed to
cattle, but no credit is given for them
although au excellent food,
The lumber business is 8 vast affair
in the Upper Peninsula. The fishing
industry is another, as is also the pick.
ing of hucklsberries from the vast
unuckleberry plains an important item.
abbage is largely grown, as well as
sll common vegetables, and as much
as $250 can be realized from a single
wre. Corn yields ss high as one bup-
dred and twenty bushels, Hay is also
grown for market, the average price
veing about $10 per ton. As a rule
there is lovely weather during the fall
months, with little or no snow until
after Christmas,
FRED A. BTIFFLER.
East Tawns, Michigan,
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The Mission of the Parent.
The parents of the pupils of the Cen-
tre Hall High School have a mission
to perform. It is nothing less than to
insist that their children devote suf
ficient time to their studies to enable
them to cover the ground lald down
in the course which recently was ap-
proved by State Buperintendent
Schaeffer, The day of High Bchools
conducted on paper is past—the work
must now actually be done, It rests
solely with the pupils to Sudide
whether or not Centre Hall will be
of the High Bchools iu the state to
secure a portion of the appropriation
set apart for Borough High Schools.
Heretofore all boroughs could, if the
directors chose so to do, call their
school a " High School,” but recent | solos.
made available state funds
ure up to a standard also set by an act
of the legislature, It ia the plain duty
Jute to lusiet % pou thle Shiite
dolog utmost to mest ents
nis of thé school Iaw and
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ary, 1907,
TEACHERY INSTITUTE
Live Questions for Discussion by |
Teachers and Directors.
A teachers’ local institute will be
held at Boalsburg Friday snd Satur!
day of this week. The Friday even-
ing session will be given over to Rev,
Ambrose M. Bchmidt, who will lecture
on the topic ** Across the Atlantic snd
Fhrough the Mediterranean.”
The subjects for Balurday morning's
session are :
What makes the ideal
Margaretta Goheen,
recitation ?
schools. C. R. Nefl, A. P. Noll
Mistakes in teaching. B. H. Bot
tenbiorn,
Saturday afternoon: The sacred-
aess of the teacher's contract, BW,
smith,
The essentials of a good school,
Ww. Johnstonbaugh.
Recitation. Margaretta Goheen.
Examinstions. M., E. Heberling,
Miriam Dreese, James B. Btrohm,
Is the custom of changing teachers
#0 frequently in the rural schools a
good one? D. K. Keller, R. B. Har.
rson.
Chairman Rothrock has also pio-
vided a question box, and the program
will be interspersed with music.
Boalsburg has always had good in-
stitutes in the past, and it is only
reasonable to presume that the sp
proaching one will be of the same
character,
An invitation
G.
John HH. Mersioger, formerly of
aenr Tusseyvilie, now comfortably
atusted at Bow Bells, North Dakota,
writes the Reporter thus :
I bave now lived in Dakota for
eight years, and while my thoughts
often drift to my old home at Tussey-
vide, North Dakota has become my
real home, It seems altogether home-
ike to me because my family aod
interests are here, sud where they are
1s a man’s real home,
Crops in this part of Dakota were
aot 80 good this year, but we cannot
always expect heavy crops. We bave
good soil in this locality, and mine is
among it, but the drought struck us
inst season and greatly lessened the
yleld. To tell the truth we had jost
about a one-third crop. But that is
oot the worst feature of the present
condition--prices have greatly fallen
on farm products, and money is scarce.
We scarcely kuow what money looks
like; we read about it-—money--but
do not see it. You may judge how
scarce money is when I tell you that I
was obliged to draw a check in order
to get the enclosed money order.
Concert at Madisonbarg,
The first concert of the sesson will
be held in the town hall in Madison.
burg, Saturday evening, January 18,
at 7.30, under the direction of P, H.
Meyer, of Centre Hall. The chorus
selections will be by fifty voices, inter
sported with quartettes, duets and
Admission 25cts, « hildren un-
der twelve years of age 160ts.
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Robbers After Eby's Best.
On the night of January 20d, rob-
bers entered the residence of N. W.
| Eby, at Woodward, and csrried away
| some cash, shoes and as quantity of
In the morning two
empty purses were found lying on
chairs in the kitchen. These had
been taken from bureau drawers and
the contents were appropriated.
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LOCALS,
Have you learned to do it?
1908,
How sbout your label?
Write
Does it
The next crop to be harvested is ice,
It will require some zero weather to
ripen up the crystals.
Clyde Bradford, the drayman, was a
caller the other evening, having coms
here on a mission for his mother, Mrs.
Catharine Bradford.
John J. Arney sud son, M. I. Aroey,
of near Centre Hall, attended the leo
tures during the Farmer's Week, at
Pennsylvania State College.
D. W. Bradford is giving most of
his time to the sale of DeLaval cream
separator, and sioce Isst spring has
sold quite a Jot of machines.
D. A. Booger, the liveryman. has s
oumber of Portland sleighs on hand,
and as a consequence was looking for
snow and continuous cold weather,
Rev. W. M. Rearick, of Mifflinburg,
has been the recipient of a fine spring
Portland sleigh ss a gift from the
Normal Claas of the Dreisbach church.
Adam L. Keller, of Haines town-
ship, sold his dwelling house and two
lots in Madisonburg to Jacob N.
Royer, of that place; consideration
$200.
The Knox boomers are sending news
“ dispatches ”’ from Washington.
Just on what ground they assume that
the Reporter owes them a column of
space is not stated,
The stand taken by the Centre Re-
porter op the temperance question put
this paper in step with public senti-
ment, not only in the United States,
but all over the world
Lumberman E. H. Zimmerman,
while sat work on his saw mill in
Brush Valley, was so unfortunate ss
to have one of his toes crushed by a
block of wood falling onto it.
E. H. Fishburn, of Grand Island,
Nebraska, who twenty-one years ago
went west from Nittany Valley, re
cently was the guest of Mr, and Mrs,
Robett Bloom, west of Centre Hall,
J. B. Heberling, who has been con-
ducting a furniture and u
business at Pine Grove Mills for a
oumber of years, will locate at State
College in the spring and engage in
the same business,
J. Calvin Vonsda will move from
name of the tenant is unknown to the
writer,
In his list of Masonic appointments
Grand Master Orlady,
LOCAL AND PERSONAL,
Paragraphs Picked from Exchanges of
Interest to Reporter Readers,
Millheim Journal—
Bimon R. King spent the past week
visiting relatives and friends at Shick-
shinny.
Mr. and Mre. D., L. Zerby spent
Christmas week with thelr dsughter,
Mrs, T. R. Buck, at Berwick,
James N. Leitzel, of Bpring Mills,
spent Baturday and Bunday at the
home of P. P, Leitzel, on Penn street,
Henry Stoner, of Centre Hall, and
David Stoner, of Tusseyville, visited
their aged father, John Btoner, Bat.
urday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. O. Housman and
daughter, Nona, spent last week visit-
ing friends and relatives at Howard
ana Lock Haven.
Mr. and Mrs. William Bwarm, of
Wilkes-Barre, were guests last week of
Mrs. Bwarm’s parents, Mr. and Mrs,
J. H. B. Hartman,
Mrs. W. H, Klepper and three chil
dren, of Lock Haven, are visiting at
the home of Mrs. Klepper's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Kreamer,
Eugene Wilson, of Whetham, Clin-
ton county, spent several days the past
week at the home of his grandparents,
Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Emerick.
R. Linn Emerick, who is connected
with the state forestry scademy at
Mont Alto, spent his vacation at the
home of his father at Smulilton.
Mrs. John Hardenbergh spent Christ
mas with her parents at Philadelphia,
and on Baturday Dr. Hardenbergh
went to the city. He returned Tuesday.
Lester and John Musser, C. F. Miller
and Orvis Bhull spent several days last
week at the Green Knobs in the Beven
Mountains, hunting bear. They re
turned Saturday without success.
Prof. and Mrs. 8. Ward Gramley, of
Wilkinsburg, spent the Christmas
bolidaye in this place, the former home
of Mrs. Gramiey. Prof. Gramley is
engaged io teaching in the Pittsburg
public schools.
Democratic Watchman —
Miss Kathryn Brisbin has recovered
from the operation she underwent, in
a Philadelphia hospital several weeks
ago, and was brought home last week,
very much improved in health.
Mre. T. H. Harter had the misfor-
tune last week to step on a pail which
penetrated her foot to quite a depth.
While it caused quite a painful wound
no serious consequences are an-
ticipated.
The deal was closed this week where-
by Dr. R. G. H. Hayes has secured
the Thomas A. Bhoemaker property
on the pike. The consideration was
the Hayes property on Bpring street
and $10,000 in cash. Dr. Hayes ex-
pects to move his family there in the
spring snd make that their fature
home.
Keystone Gazetie—
Forrest Bullock recently purchased
a plot of ground just south of the
steam laundry on Water street, and as
soon as possible will erect a and
modernly equipped carriage snd re
pair shop.
Christ Decker, of Zion, purchased
the Woodcock property on Linn street
from the Valentine sisters. The pur
chase includes a beautiful residence on
Linn street, and two houses facing on
Lamb street,
Mills County News,
Items of interest clipped from Mifl-
lin county exchanges :
Reedsville: Gen. Taylor is very
much better and present indications
point to his being able to be up to see
the old year go out and the ovew one
enter in. . Dr. B. R Kohler, of
Reedaville, and his brother, Dr. W. H.
Kohler, of Milroy, are in Nampa,
Idaho, having been called there last
week on account of the serious illness
of their father, Dr, Fred Kohler.
Milroy: W. O. Rearick is spending
a few days with friends in New Bloom-
field. . . . Miss Ella Phillips returned
home after a pleasant visit to her friend
Mrs. Andrew Calhoun, in McClure.
Yeagertown : Charles Grenoble and
wife, of Ceutre county, have been en-
Joying a few days’ visit with home
folks, on Mann avenue, . . . KE. P.
Tate returned home from Pittsburg on
Baturday where he had been spending
some time with relatives and friends.
+ ++ Mrs. Homer Treaster, who had
been seriously ill for some time, is {me
proving and hopes are entertained for
her recovery, . . . Mr. and Mrs. John
Grenoble spent a few days with friends
in Centre county.
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TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS
HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST
FROM ALL PARTS,
The union prayer services are being
well attended.
Concert at Madisonburg, Baturday
evening, January 158th,
Keep in mind thet it is time to ad- »
vertise the date of your sale in the
Reporter,
How are your New Year resolutions
holding together ? If they are broke n,
blame the maker of them,
Chairman George L. Goodhart is
working up interest to make the
farmer's institute at Centre Hall a
success,
It appears the borough counell is
discussing the light question, and that
Centre Hall is not to remain in dark-
ness all the time,
Mr, and Mrs, F.
Bellefonte, celebrated their golden
wedding recently. Mr. Green for
many years has been conducting a
drug store in Bellefonte.
Mr. and Mrs. Cleveland Mitterling
will begin housekeeping in the Stroh-
meier house, on Church street, which
John Durst will vacate on moving to
his own home, beyond the station.
Merchant J. Frank Bmith, of Cen-
tre Hall, over the Bell wires, talked to
his brother-in-law, Dr. J. K. Hoster-
man, in Detroit, Michigan. The con-
versation was conducted with entire
satisfaction,
Leap year is not what it ie cracked
up to be so far as the girls are concern
ed. They bave no more ways of cap-
turing husbands this year than they
have in all years, but those ways are
plenty all the time,
Recently the heirs of Daniel Bress.
ler, deceased, sold the land in Penn
township, belonging to the estate, to
Mrs. Sarah E. Homan, of Ridgway.
Consideration $1200. The tract of land
will hereafter be used as a pasture lot.
Messrs. Burd & Weaver, last week,
plastered the interior of the United
Evangelical church. The wood-fibre
composition was the grade of plaster.
ing used, which permitted the work-
men to complete the work
mediately.
Merchant T. B. Budinger, VW
Shoe, was fined one hundred dollars
for selling oleomargarine without a
license. The oleo wae properly stamp-
ed, but the merchant had simply ne- -
glected taking out a license to sell
that particular product.
Just to show how well J. Calvin
Vonada attends to his farm work,
oeighbors say of him that in the
years he has lived on the Rishel farm,
in Potter township, be has not
away from home for a single
por ridden on a raiiresd,
record.
Rearick, the furniture dealer, will
soon be able to occupy the large sddi.
tion to his furniture store which is
being built to the rear of the present
store room. Io the mesn tine the
Dinges store room is being occupied
by Mr. RBesrick to sccommodste his
iarge stock of goods, ~~.
J. D. Peck Smithgall, principal of
the Austiu, Potter county, High
School, was in Centre Hall during the
two weeks of his vacwtion. He wes
formerly the principal of the Centre
dall schools, and is one of the school
men whom his pupils aod those ins
terested in school work are always
glad to see come back. >
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wion, scoom-
panied by their son, U. Harry Wien,
of Bellefonte, were guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Harry Bwabb and Mr. and Mis.
Daniel Wion, the latter part of last
week. Mr. Wion is one of the many
prosperous farmers in Nittany Valleys ©
The junior Mr. Wion is a ysenor st
Pennaylvatia State College,
James Houser, of near Spring Mm,
accompanied by his son-in-law, Barl
Bartley, were callers at the
office last week. Mr. Houser is tenant
on the Coburn farm which contains
over two hundred acres, but finds farm
help too scarce to continue farm opes
rations on such a large scale, conse
quently he has leased a smaller farm,
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