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VOL, LXXXII,
Inaqaalities of Taxation Unjustly Tax
Real Estate Much More than Personal
Property.
The tax law reforms demanded by
the state board of agriculture antici
pate radical departures from present
conditions. Itisshown that real es-
tate taxes in the state aggregate $69,
000,000, while personal and corporate
property pays only $19,000 000. [bis
makes Lhe real estate rate of taxation
sixteen mills, while personal and cor-
porate property pays only three mills,
If personal and corporate property
were taxed at the same average mill
rate that real estate is taxed, personal
and corporate property would be re-
quired to pay $43,000,000, instead of
$19 000,000. Commissions, licenses
and other income from miscellaneous
sources, credited to personal and cor-
porate property, would increase, it is
asse’ ted, the income from that source
by $11,000 000.
Equitable collection of taxes, it is
also claimed, would result in real es
tate being taxed only $35,000,000, in-
stead of $69,000,000. The broad charge
is made that real estate owners are an-
nustly robbed of $34,000800. Fifteen
millions of this amount is directly ex-
torted from the farmers and $19 000 000
from residents in cities or towns,
whether they be owners or tenants,
It is this policy of the state, the
board claime, that Las driven from
the farms and rural communities, ac-
cording to the last ¢ansas report, more
than 100 000 people from twenty two
counties in Peonsylvania.
these discriminations sgainst the farm
aud home owners of Phansylvania, it
is insisted that the state either assume
a larger proportion of the local goverc-
ment, or give the local government su-
thority to tax personal and corporate
property in each unit of government
The Grangers throughout the state
leaders of whom has been Mir. Rhone,
of taxation. Concessions have
made to them in the past, but they
have never attained their ideal tax
remedy, but there are prospects that
the next legislature will yield at least |
to some of the demands made in the in-
terest of real estale,
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Auman Farm Sold,
The F. A. Avman farm, located
south of Bober, in the Beven Moun-
taios, was sold recently by Mr. Au-
man, who lives at Coburn, to John C.
Lingle, now living on the Ripka
property, near where the farm is lo
cated. The price paid was $825 Mr,
Lingle will occupy the farm after the
first of April
e— af csiss—
Crossman- lhompeon,
The wedding of Miss Elizabeth
Boal Thompson, daughter +f Mr. and
Mrs John I. Thompson, of Lemont,
to Louis Crossman, of North Yakamas,
Washington, took place in the Presby-
terian church at Lemont, Wednesday
afiernoon, at 2:30 o'clock. Rev. W,.
K. Haroish pe‘formed the ceremony
which was very informal. Mr. and
Mrs. Crossman went direct fiom the
church to the train and started for the
bridegroom's home in the far west,
where he is a large fruit grower
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Trausfer of Real Estate.
J. Edward Poorman et ux to George
W. Bpicer, January 8, 1910. in Boggs
twp, a tract of Jand. $491 72
E. C. Tuten, C. 0. C, to Blanche
MeClincey, March 3, 1909, in Unlon
twp., a tract of land. $1525.
W. H. Thompeon et ux to Carrie
Hall, January 17. 1910, in Bellefonte, a
tract of land. $588 50.
A. F. Markle to John D. Strub’e,
January 19, 1910, in State College, a
tract of land. $050,
Saccessfal,
After a great deal of effort and cor-
respondence Murray and Bitner the
popular druggists have suceeded in
getting the Dr. Howard Co, to make a
special half-price introductory offsr on
the regular fifty cent size of their cele.
brated specific for the cure of consti
pation and dyspepsia,
This medicine is a tecent discovery
or the cure of all diseases of the
stomach and bowels, It not only gives
quick relief, but it makes permanent
cures.
Dr. Howard's specific has been so
remarkably successful in curing con.
stipation and all liver troubles that
Murray and Bitner are willing to re.
turn the price pald in every case
where it does not give relief ;
Bo great is the demand for this spe-
cific that Murray and Bitner have
been able to secure only a limited sup.
ply, and every one who is troubled
with dyspepsia, constipation or liver
trouble should call upon them at once,
or send 25 cents, and get sixty doses
of the best medicine ever made, on
this special half price offer with their
FARMERS SPEAK OUT,
Deny They Are Responsible for the Present
High Prices—FPrevent Gambllog Io
Fuod Produotas,
The farmers are rightfully eontend-
ing against the implied accusation io
some circles that they are responsible
for the present high prices, and deny
the charge that farmers are getting
exorbitant prices for their produce. A
strong stand was taken upon this very
thing by state agriculturiste at their
Harrisburg meeting when, in public
resolution they suggest the enactment
of legislation that will prevent the
grmblieg in food products, or the com-
bination of men and money to control
prices, rather than abstaining from
eating food products which are necess-
ary to maintain life,
Home of the objects sought in ap-
pointing the commissicn on country
life were to ascertain how farm life
might be made more attractive and
more profitable, thus inducing the
boys snd girls to take a greater interest
in agriculture and remain on the farm
rather than go to the city. *‘* Now
that some of these conditions are in
part belog realized,” the resolutions
declare, * the beef trust and kindred
combines get control of our food pro-
ducts, double the price to the con-
sumer and the farmer gets uvjustly
censured as a result. The only way
for farmers to remedy this evil lies in
the intelligent use of the ballot. Quit
sendiog men to our halls of legislation
who are owned or controlled by the
trusts, and tuen this illegal price-rais-
ing and gambling in food products
will be stopped aud the producer and
consumer brought into a closer snd
more friendly relationship with up:
necessary middlemen elimioated.
tl fp
CANDIDATES FOR Soarearons J)
| Of Census Appear at Centre Hall, Ssturday
for Examination -Blanks in Hands of
Postmaster Boal,
Rixteen candidates willing to br.
| Bide of Centre County were assembled
| in the public school building Saturday
morning, and there worked on the
George M. Bosl. The examination
of narratives describing
farmers, mechanics, etc, their possess.
ions, nationality, their sales, ete,, in
fact, a story such as & well-to-do farmer
or mechanic would tell a census
enumerator, and the sspirauts filled
the information imparted in th- narra-
tive io their proper places in blanks
provided for that purpose, The work
was called tedious, vexing.
The sixteen applicants were from
the various districts lying east of the
Ferguson township line to the ex.
treme eastern part of the county,
Every census district was represented,
except the two districts in Potter—the
South and West Precincla—which
comp mes the 27h District.
consisted
THE APPLICANTS
Domer C. Rachau, Madisonburg
Samuel G. Walker, Spring Mills
samuel C, Brungart, Spring Mills
Byron W. Hamel, Madisonburg
Jacob J. Kern, Spring Mills
Harry C Moser, Aaronsburg
Ciement C, Graumley, Rebersburg
T. M. Gramliey, Spring Miils
T. A Hosterman, Coburn
M. Claude Haines, Kebersburg
F. 5 Tomlinson, Asronsburg
= John H. Knarr, Centre Hall
= Edward E, Balley, Centre Hall
Robert C. Musser, Spring Mills
by Dr. Mattison Wilbur Chase, of
Chicago, who will appesr in Grange
Arcadia, Centre Hall, Baturday eve-
ping, February 19th, as the second
number in the lecture course
Io speaking of Dr, Chase, the Cen-
tral Liceum Bureau, at Harrisburg,
among other things says : No lecturer
has given more universal satisfaction
daring the past three seasons. One
chairman of a committee ( a physician )
writes . '' For societies desiring » first
clasa lecture, elevating interesting and
instructive with a good laugh, because
you can’t help it, every five or ten
minutes throughout its delivery, I
will prescribe Dr. Mattison Wilbur
Chase.” Dr, Chase has appeared upon
many of the best courses, and at
many of the best Chatauqua Assem-
blies North, East, Bouth and West,
His lectures are popularly characteris.
ed as elcquent intermingliogs of phil
osophy, wit, sentiment and common
sense,
Monday, March 14th, Ferguson's
Dixie Jubilee Concert Company, come
posed of three ladies and four gentle.
men, all colored, will appear as the
third and last number of the course.
They are great, and will ‘give the
greatest musical treat ever witnessed in
Centre Hall, :
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A rock social was held in the Meth.
day evenivg. The aflair was very
much evjoyed by the lsrge number
personal guaran refund the
money if i does not cure,
i J
present,
every one, and all expenses are paid
will be interspersed with musie, follo
MR. NORTHUP .
MR. DOCKEY
MR. KESTER . The Silo.
MR. DOCKEY The
MR. NORTHUP.
fulness,
MR. KESTER . The FE
THURSDAY
MR. DOCKEY
MR. NORTHUP ,
MR. KESTER .
THURSDAY
MR. NORTHUP .
MISS LOVEJOY
MR. DOCKEY
MR, JACKSON .
THURSDAY
MISS LOVEJOY
MR. DOCKEY
MR, NORTHUP .
or the questions may be placed in
The Institute lecturers are th
ville; R. P : Hex
C. Lovejoy
Hon. A
here for a day, at least
GeoYge L. Goodhart will be
local committee are D
Director, Prof. P. H. Meyer.
nester, Grampian
State College
L.. Martin,
K. Keller, D.
Misused Confidence,
Country merchants in some sections
are very much worried because some
of the leading merchants in the large
cities are advertising that they will
hereafteg pay the freight on purchases
made from them, The country
merchants are soliciting the country
newspanrers to ald them in advocating
the idea to patronize home trade.
Ooe merchant wrote a columun-length
article for his home paper, and in it
produced the best arguments why the
home merchant should be patronized,
but the letter was written on station-
ery which had beeu printed in one of
the cities where these stores he com-
plained of are located, and the en-
velope was printed by
ment ! The editor was so
over the audacity of the local
chant that he fell over dead, snd
stead of using the local
appeal to patronize home trade, the
space was used in publishing the
obituary notice of the editor,
Among the thiogs =aid in
obituary were these : —That he was sn
honest citizen ; paid his debts, and
stioted his family to do #0; he had
confidence in all American institu.
tions ; was loyal to his friends and
never took a mean advantage of his
enemies ; much of his time and much
of the space in bis paper was devoted
to the welfare of his home town and
its people ; his heart waa in perfect
condition until he saw, with his own
eyes, that the men he waa helping to
win fame and sccumuiste wealth by
advocating home trade at all times,
were themselves patronizing the
government printing office and the
Inrge city print shops for their sta-
tionery. That wes too much for him
—he died of a broken heart.”
shocked
———— A MAA
Stabbed Home Wrecker,
rn township has been set on
edge over the outcome of the elope
ment of Mra. Frank Thomas spd
Stewart Harpster, both residents of
that township. The elopemerit oc
curred several months ago, and at that
time there wae considerable tnlk in
that community, since both parties
were married and had fomilies,
Harpster was a rural mail carrer from
Spruce Creek, and Mrs. Thomas wae
one of the patrons along the line,
from his wife and stated therein that
she rued bargain, and that if he
sent her money enough to pay ex.
penses, she would return from the
middle west where they were then
located. Thomas sent her the cash,
but a second note from the erring wife
made demand for more of the same
kind of goods, and this was fortheom-
ing. Io doe time Mrs. Thomas ap-
at her former home, sssumed
household duties, and matters drifted
on as though nothing of oote had ever
occurred in the sweet relations be
There will be two sessions
open to
which
All sessions are
by the The program
3 I : J
£8
state,
EVENING.
Joy and Girl and How to Keep
m1 We Need.
MORNING.
and Management of the Dairy
y of the Home Maker,
1a
iY.
m the Farm.
Hug
EVENING
y of Farmer's Organizations.
nish their subjects,
provided for that p
D
ry W. Northup, Dalton
ckey, Elizabeth.
Miss Sarah
Jackson, State College.
f Institutes, of Harrisburg,
The other
L. Bartges, 8. W. Bmith.
tween Mr, and Mra. Thomas.
This condition continued until one
8 short time ago, when
Harpster had the nerve to enter the
Thomas home. Of course, a fight en-
sued. Thomas was sposrently win-
ning, when Mrs Thomas made moves
which materially aided the intruder,
It was then that Thomss became des
perate, drew his knife and pluoged it
into the side of the villain who wreck.
ed his home. The blsde of the weapon
missed its mark, striking s rib snd
did no serious damage. Harpster
evening,
created
quarter io
little or no
sympathy is expressed for the former
\
Wane a large angle lamp
at
no
little excitement in the
A
Lamp Barsts,
serious threatenings of a blaze. It
was due to the good judgment of the
Mis Clara Krape,
{that a conflagration wes averted, and
| Inter to the assistance rendered by B,
change, at about ten o'clock Miss
the
down that the oil io the bowl took
The burning oil dropped to the
floor, and then the trouble began.
| Instead of screaming, Miss Krape call
jue only person she could secure an
answer from was Miss Roxanna
| Brisbin, Mr. Brisbin went to the
| assistance of the girl, who was obliged
to crawl under the switch board and
| over a balustrade in order to reach the
i locked door through which help had
| to be admitted. The flames were then
|extinguished with considerable diffi.
| culty.
| During her wait on help, the
| operator kept down the flames by
pouring sand on the fire as it dropped
| from the lamp. It was impossible to
| smuther it at first, as the fire was in
After the Ismp exploded, and the fire
sll on the floor, the blaze was outened.
Purchased the VanTries Clearing,
What is generally known ss the
VauTries clearing, near Linden Hall,
was recently purchased from KE. M.
Huyelt, the Jumberman, by Samuel
Gingerich, who lives near it. The
tract contains sixty-two or sixty-three
mores, and lies between the Brush
under cultivation. The price paid was
145000,
DEATHS,
MES. JOHN FRYBARGER,
The Orangeville ( Illinois } Courier
has this account of a death : Mrs.
John Frybarger died at the residence
of Ira C, Behadel, where she had made
her home for some time. In the
death of Mis. Frybarger Oneco town-
ship loses its oldest citizen and one of
the early settlers of the county. For
several years the deceased had been in
an almost helpless condition.
Mra, Elizabeth Frybarger was born
in Gregg township, Centre county,
Pa., October 17, 1815, and was a dsugh-
ter of Henry and Maria Ault. Bhe
was baptized on October 25, 1815 by
Rev. ligen. Bhe was confirmed in her
youth as 8 memoer of the Reformed
church, and was united in marriage
by Rev. Peter Fisher to John Fry-
barger, on October 29, 1832 Mr. and
Mrs, Frybarger started for the west in
1841 and made the trip by wagon and
boat, Their first location was al
Cedarville on a farm of 160 acres
which they purchased. The house
was a log cabin without windows,
Not long afterwards they moved to a
farm npesr Orangeville. This con.
sisted of 152 acres and here they re
sided for twenty years, bringing it to
a high state cultivation. Later
they moved to Orangeville, where Mr,
Frybarger died, February 1868
She was aged 94 years, 3 montbs and
5 days.
The deceased is also survived by a
#ister Mrs. Charlotte Richard, of
Cedarville, and a half sister Mrs
Louis Bweely, of Chicago.
of
ye]
toy
JOHN I
From the Orangeville ( 1
John L. Mosser died Wednesday
morning at the home of his nephew
Robert Musser,
Deceased was born in Centre county,
Pa, June 18 1525. He was the
youpgest of six children and sat an
early age he moved with his mother,
to Lockport, New York; was
married June 19, 1549, at Lockport to
Miss Emeline Hildebrand. Mr. aud
Mra. Mosser moved to Oraugeville
some time before the death of Mrs,
Mosser, in 1903. After their marriage
they moved to Ionia, Michigan, where
they resided for a number of years
While a resident of Michigan Mr,
M seer held the office of county
treasurer of Ions county, and also
other affices of public trust.
Leaving Michigan, tt e deceased and
his wife moved to Fond du Lac, Wis
consin, where they .esided for seven
or eight years, previous to their com-
ing to this county.
Deceased ia an uncle of George F.
Swartz, of Freeport, and Mrs, James
Crawford, residing on Bouth Gaines
avenue, Freeport. Robert Musser, of
Orangeville, with whom he has made
his home for several years, is also a
nephew.
The foneral was held from
Musser home in Orangeville,
MOSSER.
nods } Courier
the
MRS, WESLEY KORMAN,
Mrs. Wesley Korman died at her
home near Curtin, early Saturday
morning, after an illness extending
over a year. Aboul a year ago she un:
derweut an operstion, and since that
time she gradually grew worse, until
death finally came to her relief. She
was aged fifty-five
The funeral took place Toesday,
interment beiog made at the Meyers
cemetery, on Buffalo Run, the bury-
ing ground of the Witmers.
Mrs. Korman, before marriage, was
Mise Jennie Witmer, dsughter of
William Witmer, of Buflalo Run,
She is survived by a husband and six
children. Also her father, and one
brother, James Witmer, of Hunting.
don, and these sisters—Mrs. John Fel
ding, of Linden Hall; Mrs. Aaron
Thomas, Centre Hall, and Mrs. Joho
Kline, of near Bellefonte,
School Children Sled-Ride, 3
hirty-one pupils composing simost
the entire roll of the Tussey Sink
school, in Potter township, taught by
Miss Ruth Rossman, were out for a
sled ride Friday afteruoon, coming to
Lentre Hall, and while in town all
paid their respects to the Reporter,
They were able to make the trip be.
cause of the big heart of John B. Wert,
who hauled them with a team of four
good horses,
THE SCHOLARS.
John Horner Rebooeoa Cox
Alma Stover May MoClellan
Samuel H. Horner Bessie MoClellan |
Mary Wert Mae BR. Frazier
Catharine Martz
Paul Martz
Clayton Martz
Harry Horner
Theodore Taylor
George Taylor
William Glasgow
Maude Horner
John Frathy
Stear! Prager
Bumuel Glogerioh advertises his
house and Jot in Centre Hall, on
6.
“NO.
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS.
HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST
FROM ALL PARTS.
The lsst February electicn
next Tuesday.
comes
The weather man has been verving
us with sbout ss many kinds of
weather as there are days in the week,
A pew Episcopal church to cost
some thirty thousand dollars is to be
erected at Philipsburg,
Grant Charles, of Boslsburg, has
accepted the position of traveling
salesman through Centre county for
the Camp eandy company, of Tyrone,
Baturday afternoon and Mrs,
8. A. Boyder, of Centre Hall, went to
York, where they attended the foper-
al of a relative. They, returned Tues.
day.
Rev
Tuesday is election day.
Inst opportunity to vote in
You had
It is the
February.
better turn out ; do your
local offices,
Carpenter Henry C. Gettig moved
y at Colyer
Meise, the latter having been vacant
Druggist C., H. Morris,
who some
James E. Bolt, youngest son of Ja-
land. The elder Solt lives at Gettys-
burg.
The contributors to the February
Human Life include Alfred Heury
Lewis, Vance Thompson, Ads Patter.
son, Rufus H. William E
Wing, Bruce Barton, and a host of
others,
Plainfield, Illinois, lina
ed by several fam «. f¢
burg and vicioity 1 vee
ture homes. The fsuiilies are those of
J. W. Beaver, E (. PF. P,
Mionick, N. W. Her-
bert Condo,
A special foreign missionary service
will be beld in the Reformed church,
Centre Hall, on next Bunday alter
noon, during the Bunday-school hour,
from 1:30 to 230. Offering for the
suppoRt of a Chinese boy student in
the Boy's Bcheol st Yochow, Ch na
The country newspapers are urging
their subscribers to pay up so that the
msil privileges will not be taken from
them. Among the Reporter's sub-
scribers there are ouly 8 very limiud
number who neglect to pay in advance,
and to thess an appeal is made to for-
ward their subscriptions at once,
Gillmore,
been select.
Asrons.
their fu-
1
He
Bressler,
Edmunds and
The Pennsylvania State College
base ball team has games scheduled
with Cornell, Princeton, Pennsyl-
vania and Navy. None of these
games will be played on Beaver field,
but ten of the twenty-one games to be
played during the months of April,
May and June will be on the home
ground.
Wilbur Lewis, in Character studies,
will be at Asronsburg, Saturday eve
ning, 12th ipstant. He was recured
through the efloris of Prof, R. U.
Wasson, principal of the Asrousburg
schools, and other public spirited men
in that community, who have
guaranteed the payment of the ex-
penses incident to the lecture,
The sucessor to H. E. Lutz ss eS
miller at the Centre Hall Flouring
Mille, conducted by J. H. and 8 E,
Weber, st Centre Hall, is Harry M,
Barrick, of Alexandria, He iss mid-
dle aged man, married, and comes
here with the best of recommends.
tions. Mr. Barrick will occupy the
home recently purchased by the Web-
er brothers, now tenanted by Waly
Sharer,
One evening last week County
Treasurer George G, Fink entertained
the board of county commissioners,
their clerks, the county suditors and
several others. In giving an socount
of the banquet, which was held at the
Brockerhof! house, the Republican re-
marked that County Auditor R. D.
Musser looked more like a future
county tresetirer than any other man
present. There is only one thing that
is wrong about Mr, Musser, and that
is his politics ; otherwise he ls good
goods,
Do you want the people who make
up the population in your territory—
your trade territory-to buy at home,
Mr. Merchant ? It is reasonable to
thiok that you do. Why not tell
them what you have to sell through
the columns of this paper, Advertise
ing by local merchants encoursges
buying at home, If the city merchant
did not advertise the people in the
country would not know of his exist
ance. An honest advertisement, large
enough to be seen without irjuring
Church street, for rent or for sale,
es
the oyes, is worth noany times its cost
merchant. :
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