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FOM INA GRANGE MEETS,
County Graoge Members Assemble in
Grange Arcadia—Elect Officers and
Disguss Toplos of Interest to Farmers.
The Centre County Pomona Grange
held its fourth quarterly meeting in
Grange Arcadia, Thureday of last
week. There was a good attend-
ance from the various Granges
throughout the county, and a
number of qaestions of special interest
to members of the order were dis-
cussed,
A class of about twenty were given
the Fifth Degree so that they will be
in a position te take the Bixth Degree
at the meeting of the State Grange at
State College in December. Officers
for the ensuing two years were also
elected. They are as follows :
THE OFFICERS
Master, Willard Dale
Overseer, A. W. Dale
Lecturer, Leonard Rhone
Steward, George W. Gingerich
Assistant Steward, W, E. Grove
Chaplain, G. L. Goodhart
Treasurer, Frank WW Musser
Secretary, D. M. Campbell
Gate Keeper, Wallace White
Ceres, Florence Marshall
Pomona, Anna Dale
Flora, Mrs. D. W. Bradford
Lady Assistant Steward, Mrs. D. A. Grove
lasurance Auditor M. A. Sankey
Directors to Telephone Company, Leonard
Rhone, John 8. Dale, Willard Dale, D. M. Camp
bell, 8. W. Bmith,
The installation of the officers: will
take place in January, at Centre Hall,
One of the topics that came before
the body wae the meeting of the State
Grange, which will be beld at Btate
College, December 2ist to 28rd. A
program bas been arranged, and
printed below, which will be carried
out as nearly as possible as to time,
STATE GRANGE FROGRAM.
TUESDAY, 10.00 A. M. Opening of the Penn
sylvania State Grange
Appoiatment of Special Committees.
HWA M., The Worthy Master's Address.
1.30 P. M. Presentation of Resolutions,
Officers and Committees Reports,
750 P. M. Frogram for Public Meeting.
Music by Orchestra,
Address of Welcome in behalf of Centre
Co. Pomona Grange, by Hon. L. Rhone,
Response by the State Master, Hon. W. T
Creasy.
Address in behalf of the town, by J.
Allman,
Music
Dramatic Recitation, Miss Williams,
derson,
Address in behall of the Penn. State
College, by the President, E. E. Sparks,
Respouse by the Becretary of the Legisia-
tive committee, John A. McSparran.
Music,
1000 P. M. Reception by Centre County Po
mous Grange to delegates and visitors
1030 FP. M. Luncheon,
WEDNESDAY, 845 A. M. Reports continued,
1.00 P. M. Trips through the buildings,
grounds and experimental farms of the
Petunsyivania State College.
7% P. M. Exempiification of
Degree,
£30 P.M.
THURSDAY, 545 A. M. Report of Special Com-
mitlees
1.00 A. M. Memorial Services,
1.30 PF. B. Reports of Special Committees
continued.
730 FP. M. Reports of Special Commitices
continued.
10,00 P. M. Closing of the Grange.
Balore the close of the meeting the
fo'lowing resolutions were adopted :
WuereAas, The real estate owners
sara annually robbed of $34,828 882 —
fifteen millions of this amount is
being directly extorted from the
farmers, and nineteen millions from
the residents of cities and towns,
( whether they be owners or tensus \
and as it is this policy of the state
“that has driven away from the
farms and the rural communities, ac-
cording to the last ceusus report over
ons hundred thousand people from
twenty-two counties in the state ; and
whereas,
A movement has been started by
the agtomobile owners and certain
other personal property owners, to
fores upon the farmers, by intrigue
with the township road supervisors,
costly state roads at seven to eight
thousand dollars per mile by either
fmposing still further excessive taxes
on farm and homes or entailing upon
them large volumes of county and
township road bonds ; therefore, be it
Rasolved, by the Centre County
Pomona Grangs, in regular session
awsmbled at Centre Hall, Pa., this
18th day of November, 1909, that we
enter our emphatic protest aghinet
either the county commissioners or
township road supervisors entering
into any such sgreement with sald
combinations,
Resolved, that before there be any
futher agreement to construct costly
township state-roads thst we demand
that the tax laws of the state
be amended so thst the auto-
mobiles, banks, corporations, bonds,
mortgages, salaries, professions and all
forms of personal property be taxed at
the same mill rate that farms and
bh >mes ate taxed, and that said taxes
be levied by each unit of ‘government.
Resolved, that as the public roads
are for all the people, therefore all the
sople and all business interests ought
Po bo taxed for their construction »
Eh
Lat the best interest of
Thai the ed by the
T
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the Filth
Conferring the Sixth Degree.
, to the end
hie
LETTER FROM KALAMAZOO,
A Michigander Tells of Mt, Plonsant School
House, and how Col, * Jack" spangler
was Initiated,
In your issue of October 2ud the
writer was grieved to learn of the
passing away of one of his pupils,
Rev. G. W. Fortney, who attended
school with his brothers and sisters at
the old Pine Stump school. His fa-
ther was living on the Msjor Neff
farm, and the writer had bis home
with them during the school term,
Georgie, as we called him, was a
bright student and was well liked by
all his playmates.
In the early forties those of us living
in the vicinity where Centre Hall is
now located, bad to attend school in
Earlystown., About 1845 the « Mt.
Pleasant school house was erected one
mile west of Centre Hall, on the Lin-
gle farm, and “ us kids ”” were happy.
For a number of years the trustees had
trouble in selecting teachers that
would remain through the winter.
In those days the teacher had to build
his own fires, aud in cold weather the
stove, during the night, would climb
on some of the seats and next morn-
ing the teacher would have to play
freeze cut until the
came to help him get it to its place.
The writer fears that but few remain
who attended school at Mt. Pleasant.
Before the German Reformed church
was built in Centre Hall, Sunday
schools were weil attended in this
same old school house. Likewise
epelling and singing schools, the lat-
ter conduc'ed by Prof. Bol. Meyer.
The spelling schools were attended by
members of the neighboring schools
pnd eides were chosen to spell each
other down. Cobbs speller was used,
and there were some participants the
* pronouncer ’ had to go outside of
Cobbs before he could down them.
But thos: days have passed, apd but
faw of us remain that can recall the
events that took piace in old Mt. Pleas.
ant. The writer would be pleared to
bear from any of his old schoolmates
st that point.
In my former letter I mentioned
about the initiation of the kids that
came to Centre Hall to live. In the
early part of the sixties, in the last
century, John Spangler leased the
Witmer hotel property, and his son
“ Jack,” as be was then called, was
selected for the ceremony. David
Rhinesmith was living onthe McMinn
farm, about one mile east on the Brush
Valley road, Dave had a nice lot of
pears on trees nearby bis house, It was
planned to have Jack gn along for a
mess of pears, Rhineamith was on to
the job, and had his guns loaded.
When Lhe party reached the trees,
Jack and Charley Miller climbed the
tirees to reach the fruit and drop it
down, Jack was in the height of his
glory, when suddenly the guns com-
menced to crack. Miller called out,
I am shot, and Jack left the tree with
a leap, and made tracks for home at
lightning speed. But he dared not to
let up, as guns would crack at his heels
every few moments. It wassgome time
before Jack tumbled, but when he dia
he fell sore about it. Butall new-com-
ers had to be initiated, and no ex-
ceptions made,
HENRY DASHER,
Kalamezro, Michigan,
a Mount Plessant school house is now totally
obliterated. 1t was a log structu ¢, and was lo
cated on the south side of the Brush Vagiey road,
at a point opposite the log house on the east side
of the Bross homestead,
Dr, Census to Feel Farmers Valse,
This is the heyday of the farmer,
and old Dr, U. 8B. Census is going to
diagnose him pretty carefully for fear
that with ease comes evil, that is, the
neglect of those essentials which have
made his prosperity possible, even if
it is not permanent, because he could
not stand prosperity. Census taking
every ten years is a tremendous task.
It is the greatest single operation
uudertaken by Uncle Bam, with the
exception of the Panama canal work
and the assembling of an army in the
tine of war. The American census is
the largest, costliest and probably most
accurate of any taken by the civilized
nations.
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From Milibelm Journal,
3. R. Boob, of Plymouth, arrived In
town last Thursday evening and will
spend a short time with his father,
Nathaniel Boob,
@G. OC. Hosterman, of Boalsburg,
visited friends in this section on Fri.
day and Baturday. He came to be
present at the Hosterman reunion
near Asronsburg.
Mer, Willinm L. Bearm and young
son, of Baltimore, Md, arrived in
Milibeim on Saturday evening snd
were guests of Mr. and Mrs, J, H. B.
Hartman until Tuesday,
| Mra, 8. A. Cole, of Plymouth, after
spending a week with relatives and
friends In this section, returned to her
was accompanied by her alster,”
Orvis Schull, snd little daughter, who
RE HALL,
interested in fruit growing was held
at Bpring Mills,
and afternoon. The meetings were
attended by a number of prominent
farmers in Penns and Brush Valleys,
but pot by more than one tenth the
farmers that should have been there.
The meeting was open to all.
conld have failed to realize that the
discussion of the sulject of fruit cul-
ture by Prof. H. A. Burface, head of
of the Btate Zoological department,
would be one full of instruction, yet
but two score of people were in the
ball. Those present were amply re-
warded, and there was just as much
entbusiasm ss though the audience
had been many more times as large,
PROF, SURFACE TALKS,
The opening remarks by Prof. Eur-
face were devoted to giving the re-
sults io a financial way from some of
the large orchards in various parts of
the country,
The first of a series of points
Decessary to euccessful fruit growing,
said the speaker, was the selection of a
#ite for the orchard. There is not a
square foot of surface in Pennsylvania,
according to the statement of Prof.
Burface, that will not grow fruit of
some kind at a profit.
AIR DRAINAGE
Air drainage is a necessary condi-
tion. By this is meant that the air
must have free circulation where it is
proposed to grow an orchard. Lack
of ventilation propagstes disease
germs ; is condusive to early frosts,
BOIL DRAINAGE
Good soil drainage is another point
to be considered in locating the
orchard. If the soll is not naturally
dresined, tile draining will do. A
drained soll is more loose, more fertile,
more oxidized. A deep soil Is more
preferable for fruit growing, but if the
soil is shallow—underiaid with rock
use dynamite to loosen the rock before
planting. Fruit trees will not grow if
they stand in water. Bolles that re-
tain too much water should be sub-
soiled, i
Proximity to market is a point that |
must be considered when growing
peaches, plume, pears, and the like, |
but does not enter futo the question te |
as large sn extent when growing |
apples,
PREPARATION OF
The preparation of the soil should
begin several seasons before the trees
are planted. It is preferable to follow
some cultivated crop—eorn, potatoes
and the like—followed by crimson
clover and rye in succession, which
should be turned down in the spring.
These crops act not only as a cover
crop and prevent freezing, the wash-
ing away of solusble nitrates, but fur.
nishes organic matter, which is high-
ly necessary. Plow deep. Prepare
the soil similar tothat for corn or
potatoes, except to plow deeper,
SELECTION OF TREES,
Bel:ction of trees is an Important
poiut. Apples, pears, quines, and
their like, should not be more than
two years old. Peaches and plums
one year old. The younger the tree is
when planted the less the shock to it.
Peach sud plum tiees should be but
one year old, Trees of the same
variety are not amore hardy if grown
in the north than ia the south,
Varieties of apples were discussed
but briefly. Leading var eties, accord.
ing to the speaker's ideas, were York
Imperial, Grimes Golden, Wine Bap,
sod Gayno. Prof. Burface argued in
this way, that the man who wished to
plant an orchard should plant for
profit rather than to cultivate the
taste of the publie, cousequently the
varities named were selected,
TREE PLANTING,
Plaotiog of the trees, and previous
care was given particular emphasie,
When the trees are received from the
railroad station, great care should be
taken not to expose them to the sup
aud air. If received in the fall for
spring plantiog, ‘‘ heel them in.”
When planting Is going on a mod
bath would be beneficial to keep the
roots from drying out,
i
THE 8011.
Apples should be planted not less
(than forty feet apart, and peaches
eighteen feet. The speaker, by illus
tration on the board, showed h
an apple orchard could be filled |
with other fruit. «
To show the rapidity with which
trees could be planted he gave his
Putin o3 boriencs and method em.
ployed in ng an apple orchard of
fourteen sores. This orchard wes
scored out and planted in one day by
fournen and two boys. h than
two per cent. of these trees falled to
£rw,
CULTIVATION,
For the first three years the orchard
should have the same cultivation as
that given a corn crop. Any cultiva-
ted crop may be grown between the
rows of trees, but a sowed crop should
crop only, For a cover, winter vetch,
Cow peas, oats and crimson clover,
may be sown,
Apples will grow well in a sod if the
#oil is not impoverished by removing
the crop. Cut the grass and spread it
under the trees, and if the trees are
not making rapid _ growth enough
apply barn yard manure and fertl-
lizers,
COMMERCIAL FERTILIZERS,
The plant must have a balanced
ration, so must the animal, and so
must the tree. A comparison was
drawn between an old tree and a hog,
and a young tree and a pig. The pig
must be fed diflerently from the hog,
and so the young tree must be fed
differently froth the old tree. The
hog will fatten on corp, the pig will
thrive on shorts. Young trees should
be fed thus :
32 pound nitrate of soda
nd dried blood
} pou
nd tsanksge
2 pounds potash
+ pounds acid phosphate
1 pound muriste of potash
For old trees the first part of this
formula should be divided by two,
and the latter increased by two,
PRUNING
Prune when in leaf to check growth ;
prune when dormant to develop
growth. Pruning should be to direct
growth rather than to correct it, Keep
the tree tops open to let in air, warmth
and sunshine,
DISEASES AND INBECTS.
The fruit grower bas two pests to
contend with—plant diseases and ip-
sects. Insects may be divided into
two classes—the chewing insects and
the sucking insects, The first may be
destroyed by spraying. Hpraying is
effective jast in proportion to the com-
pieteness of the work. The sucking
insects must be destroyed by iusecti
cides,
BORDEAUX MIXTURE.
The well known bordesux mixture
is composed of the following jogre-
dients ;
3 pounds copper su fhate
4 pounds unslaked lime
WM gallons water
For codling-moth use the bordeaux
mixture plus two pounds of arsenste
of lead, or one-third pound paris
green.
The talk included many other im.
portant formulas and subjects not re.
ported in this sketch. Those who
tunity to hear the discussion, have
missed much information needed by
the small fruit grower and farmer who
hias a amall orchard,
ORGANIZATION OF SOCIETY.
Oae of the objects in calling this
meeting was to organize a fruit grow-
ers’ association, with a view of de.
pug the fruit growing industry
in Centre county. After a brief talk
on this subject by Prof Surface, D, D.
Royer, of Kebersburg, was nominated
temporary chairman, and C. T, Fos-
ter temporary secretary.
A permavent organization to be
known as the Fruit Growers Associa-
tion of Centre County was effected by
electing as president, ex-Sherift Cyrus
Brangart, of Centre Hall ; First Vice
President, D. D. Royer, Rebersburg ;
Second Viee President, Prof. W, Pp.
Hosterman, Penn Hall ; Secretary, E.
P. Bhook, Spring Mills ; Treasurer, J,
J. Arney. : ’
Executive committee, T, M. Gram-
ley, A. Barges, D. K. Keller, together
with the president and secretary of
the association,
It was decided to hold the next
meeting of the association at Spring
Mills,
PERSONS PRESENT,
Penne Cave Penn Halle
William Weaver LW. P.
ph Ae
Juoob F, Musser HH. Rach Rachau
Mille
Dr. H
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3 Gramley
a: hemi
E Royer
¥. hook
.
The Yots in Venn,
The vote cast in Pennsylvania at the
recent election for Btate officers, 51 1,179,
is just 64 per cent. of the aggregate
vote for presidential electors in 1908
The Republicans polled for thelr
candidate for State Treasurer a little
over 60 per cent, of the vote for Taft,
The vote for the Democratic candidate
was 65.5 per cent! of the total given for
Bryan. This indicates somewhat
greater sctivity in the opposition than
in the party in possession. There is a
difference of 41,000 between the highest
and the iowest candidates on the Re.
publican ticket and of 48000 between
the highest and lowest on the Demo-
crat ticket, the variation being largely
accounted for by local interests, The
Prohibition vote is a pearly fixed
quantity from year to year, but the
Socialists mustered only about two-
thirds of their vote of last year. The
highest Republican candidste hss =»
uis jority of 90,000 over all competitors
and the lowest a msjority of 35,000
over all, The Republicans polled
about 55 per cent. of the total vote, as
against 58 per cent. in the presidential
year,
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Yeager Swing Co. Heorganizes.
The re-organization of the Yeager
Bwing Company was effected and the
following officers were elected : Presi®
dent, A, R. MeNitt ; secretary, Don-
ald Potter ; tressurer, Frank Craw-
ford ; general manager, Claude Cook ;
directors, Harry C. Yeager, of Belle-
fonte, E. M. Huyett, of Centre Hall,
and P. P. Griffin, of Lock Haven.
Ten thousand dollars have Been placed
in the tremsury to begin business,
The intention of the company is to at
once begin the manufacture of the
mission swings snd furniture which
met with such favor with the buying
public. Work has been commenced on
repairs to the plant and as soon se
possible will be put into operation.
With these men st the head of the
concern the Yeager Bwing Company
will be safely maovaged, snd in time
become an important industry in the
county seat,
$45,000 Lamber Deal,
Mention was made on previous
occasions of the extensive lumber
operations sbout to be opened near
Waddle Station, by the MeNitt-
Huyett Lumber Company, where the
firm will soon begin to cut on a timber
tract containiog almost four thousand
acres, the price paid for which was
$45,000, which sum was paid to the D
M. Bare Paper Company. The timber
land is located in the townships
of Ferguson, Patton and Half Moon.
The Hagen carpenters, a force of ten
or twelve men, have been erecting
dwelling houses, office, stables, ete,
during the past month. The improve.
ments are of 8 much belter character
than is usually the case at saw mills,
and this is on account of there being
no dwelling houses of any character in
the neighborhood.
A A A PARANA,
Guo Maike, Boar Escapes.
Had it not been for the balking of a
guo in the hands of Clyde Bradford,
one of the Bradford hunting party, a
pretty little story could have been
told, relating the incident of the kill.
ing of & bear that marched right op
to him. The bear wss wounded by
another member of the party, and was
keeping a watch on ils foe, when it
chanced to almost run over Mr, Brad-
ford. To prevent being run down,
Bradford tells, that he actuslly stuck
out his gun io front of him to lead the
bear in a more round about way.
The trouble was all caused by the
firing pin cn Mr. Bradford's gun being
broken, and just then hs wished he
could bave been within arm’s length
of an arsenal,
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Terms of Office Lengthened,
The adoption of the amendments to
the constitution and the schedule will
have the effect of lengthening by one
year the terms of two county officers,
namely, A. B. Kimport, prothonotary,
and W. G. Runkle, district attorney,
Their terms will now expire the first
Monday in January, 1912, instead of
1911. The election of their successors
will, of esurse, occur in November,
1911.
At the 1011 election, taking it for
granted thal no vacancies will occur
between now and that time, there will
county.
Alfaits for the Hens,
If you are in the poultry business
for eggs, foed alfalfa. Shipped in
bales of eighty to one hundred pounds,
at one cent per pound, f. o. b, Centre
Hall, Sales for cash with the order,
__NO._46._
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS.
HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST
FROM ALL PARTS.
Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Strunk are in
Karthaus, Clearfield county, among
relatives of the latter, and will remsin
for two weeks,
Are you reading the advertisements
in the Reporter? If you are not
doing #0, you will not be able to dis
cover the bargins sfloat,
John B. Harper and his daughter,
Mrs. Ada Runkle, Tuesday of this
week, moved from near Potlers Mills
to Burnham, where Mrs. Runkle will
conduct & boarding house,
Charles W. Casner, of Juniata, and
Miss Esta M. Winkleman, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Horace W. Winkleman,
of Nittany, were married in the Luth-
eran church in Lock Haven,
A fat hog belonging to M. 8B. Fied-
ler, of Millheim, was found desd in
its pen. The porker ate all its feed
the previous night and it is thought it
strangled. The hog would have
dressed close to 400 pounds,
Charles Grimes, who lives in Miles
township, about two miles from Mill.
heim, is still able to work although
over eighty years of age, He is a
wagon maker by trade and one day re-
cently pushed a new wheelbarrow,
msde by him, to Millheim.
The Euogard hay balers have hee
in this community baling hay for the
farmers. The ouly alfalfa baled in
the county was baled by them for
HB. W. Bmith, in Centre Hall. The
quality of the hay was very fine,
Wailace Keeler, sged sixty-six years,
died in Bellefonte. He was born in
Half Moon Valley, but for many years
lived in the town in which he died.
He was engaged as a laborer. Buiviv.
fog him are four sons snd ope
daughter,
Frank Lastempo, the convicted mur-
derer of Antonio Mszz.n0, who cecu-
pies a steel cage on the “econd flor of
the Clinton county j /, who was to
bave been hanged December 9th, has
been granted a respite by the governor
until January 4th,
Thursday morning of last week, M.
A. Bankey, of near Potters Mills, saw a
doe and two fawns browsing in the
neighborhood of his barn, but when
they scented his presence they gallop-
ed away at bigh speed. It was a
pretty sight, according to Mr. Sankey’s
notion,
Harry E. Bible, who tor some years
has held a position in the M. P. Brum-
batigh general store, in Altoona, has
accepted a position in the Gable de-
partment store. This is conclusive
evidence that he has no intention of
leaving Altoona in the spring to
follow the plow.
Ex-County Commissioner W. A.
Hannah, of Woodward township,
Clinton coanty, who was sfflicied
with gangrene, was obliged to have
his right Jeg amputated above the
koe». He is past seventy-three yeurs
of age, but stood the operation very
well, and since has been improving.
The home of Mr. and Mrs. A. O,
Hosterman, east of Asaronsburg, wae
the scene of a gathering in the nature
of a family reunion of the Hostermsn
children. All the brothers and sisters
were there, and only a few of the
nephews and nieces were absent. An
elaborate dinner was served, and all
enjoyed the day immensely,
Messrs. J. H. and B. E. Weber, who
are preparing to handle a large num.
ber and complete line of farm imp'e-
ments next season, are putting out
sulky plow that is giving very good
satisfaction, Two of these plows were
placed on adjoining farms at Earlys-
town, the purchasers being Elmer
Royer and Abner W. Alexander.
John B. Harper, Mrs. Ada M.
Runkle and William MgKinney, of
Potters Mills, Friday of last week,
attended a hearing in Bellefonte,
Mr. Harper has filed a claim for a
portion of the funds io the hands of
the auditor, Harry Keller, Esq, who
holds the proceeds from the sales of
real estate and dowery interests of the
Peter Durst estate,
The Penns Cave Telephone com,
pany, a branch of the Patrons Rursl +
Telephone Company, is making pro.
visions to double wire its line to =
point at George F, Emerick’s. This
will give the company’s patrons first
class service. The wire is on the
ground now, and work will be com-
whenced as s00n ms experienced men
can be secured to do it,
Harry Trackenmiller, of Zion, and
family, who last March went west to
the State of Washinglon with the in-
of old
miced to return once more to
unty to