LOUAL 1. 0, 0, ¥, GROWING, Members Admitted Satarday Evening Spring Mills yveam Give Degree Work, Baturday evening was a notable oc- ecasion in the history of the local order of Odd Fellows. Fifty or more mem- bers of the Bpring Mills lodge, among whom were the members of the degree staff of that Jodge, were guests. The staff, which by the way is considered one of great efficiency, conferred the first, or degree of Friendship, on two members. The Bpring Mills orchestra was also present, and their choice music was greatly enjoyed by all pres- ent, and aided much in making the degree work impressive, The various lodges represented on this occasion were these: Center Lodge, Bellefonte; Renovo, Boalsburg, and Pine Grove Mills. Beveral of the brothers gave excellent talks on Odd Fellowship. After the closing ceremonies of the order were gone through, refresh- ments were served and about one hun- dred and twenty-five persons partici- pated in this part of the program. The Spring Mills degree staff is com- posed of the following persons: B. F. Kennelly, captain; D. W. Bweel- wood, A. L. Duck, J. A, Wagner, W. H. SBinkabine, W. O. Gramley, J. D. Wagner, L. E. Runkle, H. W. Weav- er, William Neese, W. O, Ripka, J. 8 Meyer, E. 8. Ripka, 8. L. Condo, W, W. Jamison, T. M. Gramley. The musical features were under the direc- tion of C. E. Zeigler and W. C. Meyer, The Centre Hall Lodge, 1. O. O, F,, No. 595, was instituted thirty-six years ago, yand now has a membership of about eighty-five, Many of the mem- bers are scattered throughout the states, yet the local lodge is a most active one and is successful in a financial way, Its equipment is equal to any in the county, and although it does not own its own home, they havea lot on the diamond and a building on it that is bringing good interest on the invest- ment. The order is looking forward to a time when they will have a bome that will net them a handsome in- come, re ————— A A Breed Better Horses, Corn Contest for Boys, In the hope of increasing the corn crop of the state, the department of agricultural extension of the Pennsyl. vania State College will open a corn growing contest for boys. Any boy in Pennsylvania who is not over twenty years of age can compete. The stipulations are that the corn shall be grown on a plot containing forty square rods, or one quarter of an acre ; that the planting and busking, weight and measurements of ten speci- men ears shall be attested by two dis interested persons. Prizes will be awarded to the three boys showing the best results in each county. To the three showing the highest number of points, a winter course of twelve weeks at State Col- lege, expenses to farmer's week there and three books on agricultural sub- jects will be awarded, respectively. Boys desirous of competing will be given further information by address- ing the department of agricultural ex- tension, which will forward a circular of su zgestions. ——— — S———————— To the Boys and Girls, At a meeting of the lecture course committee it was decided to give an opportunity to the boys and girls to earn a general admission ticket to the next lecture which will be given Bat- urday evening, March 18th. To earn a general admiesion ticket, which is worth twenty cents, it will be required to sell one dollar's worth of tickets for this lecture. Tickets may be secured at the Re- porter office any time after Saturday morning, 4th inst., by any responsible boy or girl who wishes to earn his or ber own admission. Dr. McConnell, the lecturer booked for the lsst number in the lecture course, is undoubtedly the peer of any lecturer who appeared on the local platform. . —— A A —————— Fablic Sales, Pablic sales during the next ten days that will attract buyers are these : Thursday, March 2-—Irvin Barris, west of Centre Hall O - ford, Old Fort horses in Centre county at top prices near Tusseyville The Centre county farmers do not breed enough horses for domeslic use, to say nothing of putting home-bred horses on the market, At the Btate College horse show, last fall, the cisss of coils called forth special mention by the judge, who stated they were as good as could be found anywhere. This indicates that there is no necessity to go to the far horses, but that they can be bred in Penns and Brush Valleys as well as soywhere else. To begin with the scrub brood mare sad scrub sires should be eliminated. With good dams and sires, and proper feeding the question is pret ty weil solved. s———— I —————— Feeding sectures, In response to requests by palrons of the Btale College Creamery, there will be offered in the lecture room of the Dairy Building at Btate College, on Tuesday evening, March 7, at 7:45 and succeeding Tuesday evenings un® til completed, lectures and practice in the making of properly balanced and the most economical rations from the feeds available on our loca! markets. Any one interested in the mixing of rations and selection of feeds for dairy cows is invited to attend the lectures. Practice will be given in the figuring of rations, with help for those who de- pire it. Those taking the work should bring note books and pencils. There will be no charge, the only requisite is, be on time at 7:45 p. m, H. E. VAN NORMAN, Professor of Dairy Husbandry. Taberculosis Lay, April 30th has been set aside this year as ** Tuberculosis Day ’ and will be observed in 200,000 churches in the country in a manner similar to that of ** Tuberculosis Bunday '’ in 1910 when over 40,000 sermons were preached on the prevention of copsumption. In this firet official announcement of the oceasion made by the National Associa- tion for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis the leaders of the move- ment state that they hope to enlist all of the 33,000,000 church members in the country. 15 Post Onrds For Ten Cents. A special sale of postcards is on at the Reporter office. Fifteen cards, three of which are birthday cards, for ten cents. Bent by mall, postage paid at this end. The quantity ie limited ; send In your order early, Every card isa good one. No discount on this offer, . Centre is not the only county that has a large crop of candidates for local offices. All tbe adjoining counties have a large number of volunteers, aud Potter, west of Centre Hall Thursday, March 9-—George Breon, west of Centre Hall Friday, March 10-—Jerome Auman, west of Old Fort These are all large sales. More defl. nite information will be obtained by referring to the Reporter sale register and posters. E. Smith Smith, The marriage of Witmer Bmith and Miss Elizabeth Bmith, both of Belle fonte, took place in Willismsport, Thursday of last week. Mr. Smith is manager of the Bellefonte Commer- cial telephone exchange, sud Miss Bmith was also connected with the company as financial agent. The groom is a son of Mra, Maggie Smith, of Centre Hall, and the bride is a sister of Dairymsn W. J. Bmith, also of Cen- tre Hall. Congratulations. y Execation April 25th, For the murder of Hulda Baudis, October 16th, Bert Delige will be banged Tuesaday, April 25th. ——— A ——— A NOVEL INTRODUCTION, Dr, Howard Co. Makes A Special Price. The Dr. Howard Company hav entered into an arrangement with Murray sod Bitner's drug store, by which a special introductory offer will be made of 25 cents on the 50 cent 822 of their celebrated specific for the cure of constipation and dyspepsia, 8) remarkably successful has Dr. Howard's Specific been in curing con- stipation, dyspepsia and all forms of liver trouble, that Murray and Bitoer will return the price paid ln every case where it does not give relief. Headaches, coated tongue, dizziness, gas on the stomach, specks beiore the eyes, constipation and all forms of malaria and liver trouble are soon cur. ed by this sclgatific medicine. Fully nine out of every ten pases of rheumatism is simply rheumatism of the muscles due to cold or damp, or chronic rheumatism, neither of which require any internal treatment, All that is needed to afford relief is the free application of Chamberlain's Liviment. Give it a trial. You are certain to be pleased with the quick relief which it aflords. Bold by Mar ray and Bitner, There was nothing summer-like about February. March may prove more spring-like, later on. A so Chamberiain’s y this plan. It cough, relieves the Iu opens the ns and aids nature In restoring the to a healthy oon. dition, “Sold by Marray & Bituer, LETTERS FROM SUBSURIBERS, Reporter Subscribers’ Correspondent Col. umn-New Department. Freeport, ILL, Feb, 25, 1911, Editor of the Reporter : Possibly a few lines from this section will be of interest to your readers. The long protracted drouth, at length, is broken, and the fastidious house wife is again permitted a generous use of cistern water, Last summer the rainfall was light all over this section, yet crops yielded heavily, Of course, vegetation adapted itself, and drew the reserve moisture, stored in the subsoil, from the heavy snows of the previous winter. The winter, thus far, was compara- tively mild with littie snow or rain until the past two weeks We, too, bad a long siege of icy weather. The snowfall of two weeks ago, together with the rainfall and thaw of the past week, has brought about a very critic- al flood situstion on the lowlands here. The Pecatonica River, which passes through this city, was more than a foot higher than was ever known, being fifteen and one-half feet above the low water mark. Mshy of the mapufacturing plants were tems- porarily crippled and bad to shut down. Hundreds of poor people from the settlements near the river had to abandon their homes iu boats leaving their cellars and winter supplies, and, in some instances, their stock to the mercy of the angry, Icy waters, A number of the heavy iron bridges that span the river were in imminent peril, as were also many homes in the flood ed district ere the waters subsided. At some points in the city, the river was nearly a mile wide. Fortunately no one was drowned. The public sale register for this locality, like that of the Reporter, is one of unusual length. Btock of all kinds bring good prices at our sales. Teams bring as high as five hundred dollars, while good individuals sell as high as three hundred dollars. Good cows sell for from sixty to seventy-five dollars. Brood sows, too, sell at fancy prices, Many farms in this county have changed hands the past year at from one hundred and twenty-five to one buundred and seventy-five dollars per acre. The older generation, many of whom have grown wealthy, and wish to rid themselves of the strenuous life and responsibilities of the farm, have sold thelr farms and stock, and retired to the city. The cry of “back to the farm" has become a sort of contagion and there is quite a noticeable exodus from the shop and factory and a scramble for the small farm and the less complex and more independent life of the country. Corn is worth forty and forty-five cents; oals twenty-five to thirty cents, wholesale. Hay ( clover or timothy ) is worth fourteen dollars per ton; bail ed straw, seven dollars per ton ; apples from one dollar and twenty-five cents to two dollars and forty cents per bushel, according to kind and quality. Grain fields and hay meadows are in fine condition, The sentiment of this section seems rather to favor Tafl's reciprocity messyre while the Ket seems to strongly oppose. There is a good reason for this, of course, as it costs more, when everything is taken into sccount, to grow a bushel or ton of soy of the farm commodities in the Kast than ou the gheaper and newer lands of the West and Northwest, Hence without discriminating tax the eastern farmer has to face every un- fair competition. But in the entire tariff arrangement there is always some one’s ox which is likely to bes gored. With sugh strong supporters as Heoritary Koox, Champ Clark, James R. Hill, of the Northern Pacific, snd Wilson, Bacretary of Agriculture, in whom all farmers have the greatest of confidence, President Taft can feel oousoled that regiprogity or free trade with our neighbor Canada, may cer. tainly end profitably to all concerned, J. H, BTivrFLER, —— ——" McConnell, Illinois, Feb, 22, Dear Editor Reporter ; Although it was some time ago, I want to say something about my trip to the esst, Iaet fall, for apples. On reaching the Pennsylvania border line, Perry Jordan, who accompanied me, and myself began looking for ladened apple trees, but nothing could be seen in this line until Centre county was reached. We secured 175 barrels of apples, fifty-three gallons of apple butter and twenty-four quarts of chest- nuts. The car resched here in good condition, and the apples sold readily, The Pennsylvania apple has a superior flavor to any other, and the former Pennsylvanian knows this and always prefers apples frown the old home stats, On our tip east we made a narrow escape from losing our lives, Just west of Fort Wayne, luilsus, our (Conttaued on foot of wext column, | DEATHS, The following is from the Orange- ville ( Illinois ) Courler, and refers to the wife of a former Poiter township resident : ‘ Mrs. Mary Amelia Jordan died at her home east of McConnell last Sat. urday evening at 10:30 o'clock as a re. sult of a complication of diseases and following a surgical operation, Wed. nesdey, February 15 Mary A. Frank was born in Germany, October 11, 1863, and was married to Frank J. Jordan, February 18, 1883, passing away on the twenty-eighth anoiver- sary of her marriage. To this union five children were born, one dying in infancy, Her husband snd the fol- lowing children survive: Harry, Wesley and Hattie, at home and Dors Trester, of near Orangeville, The funeral services were held from the home Tuesday morning at 10:30 o'clock and later from the U. B. church in McConnell, Rev. Mr. Bahr, of Lena, and Rav, Mr, Metsker, of Orangeville, being in charge. The Basswood male quartette furnished the music. A. 8. Bechtold had charge of the fuperal arrangements and the pallbearers were Will, Bamuel Lewis and John Homan, John BStabe- now and John Fields.” At the sge of asixtyseven years, Mrs. Mary Smith died in Altoona at the home of her daughter, Mra. OQ. E Moore. Bhe was found une yascious, and died some hours afterward. The deceased was born and raised at Pipe HH. EE COUNTY Week at the Haag House. Lust week mention was made of a bar quet held at the Hasg House by the former and present sherifis of Centre connty. All the sheriffs now living, except two, pamely Condo, of York, and Runkle, of Punxsutawney, were present. Below is printed a list of the sberifls in rotation as elected and appointed, the deputies present being marked with the asterisk : DD, W. Woodring {rom 1569 {0 1872, B., F. shaller from 1872 Ww 1876 T. J. Dunkle from 1852 to 1885. W. Miles Walker from 1885 to 188s Bobert Cook from 1888 to 1891. W. A. Ishler from 1891 to 1804 John P. Condo from 1894 to 1897, W. M. Cronister Trom 15897 to 1900, Cyrus Brungart from 1900 to 1908, H. 8, Taylor from 1908 to 1906, Henry Kline from 1906 to 1909, W. E. Hurley from 1909 tiie, List of deputies serving daring these years: *H.Y + Bisa: Jom 1868 to 1866, L. A BhaflerTrom 1872 to 1876. *L. T. Munsoa from 1876 to 1579 Reuben Spangler from 1879 to 1842 David Dunkie and W, D, Dukemsn from 18% to 1585 W. D. Dukeman from 1 * Hobert, Wilson from 15 G. W, Crawlord from 1891 to 1804. caver 1594 to 1897, 1597 to 190 *W. F. Reese from 1908 to 1900. * Harry Goss, J. B. Strobm and WN, from 1909 to date, I A AAAS Fastorates being Filled, Gradually the vacancies in the several pastorates on the south side of WwW. W F. Reose Grove Mille, aud was the widow of the late Thomas G. Bmith. survived by ten children. Bhe isl Mrs. Thomas W. Murray, born at Washington Furnace, in Nittany Valley, died at her home at Boow Shoe Intersection, aged fifty-eight years, Her husband and several children survive. After suffering for a year or more from gall stones, Miss Mary E, Eckley died at the Bellefonte hospital follow- ing an operation. Ble lived at Valley View, near Bellefonte, and was aged fifty-six years, Miss Alice M. Meyer, of Lamar, daughter of Mra. Margaret Meyer, died after an operation for goitre, Inter- ment was made at the Mt Bethel cemetery, Rev. H. I. Crow officiating, Charles Gross, of Half Moon town- ship, died from tuberculosis, aged thirty-four years. He is survived by a wife and twochildren. Bamuel Gross, of Centre Hall, is a brother, Ralph Thomas, son of Thomas Bertram, aged almost sixteen years, died at the home of his parents on Spring Creek, near Bellefonte, John Howley, who came to America from Ireland in 1554, died in Belle- fonte, aged seventy-six years, Bamuel Vaugh, of Bandy Ridge, aged fifty-five years, born in Rush townaehip, died Inst week. A I A AABN. Population of Boroughs, The boroughs ia Centre county have nothing to boast of in ingrease of population, and the same story will be related when the population of town- ships is made known. The census re- poris on boroughs appears below : 1910 1900 4145 $216, 358 oo. BIO6 Hp 51. 67 563 « B00 7... 1800 Bellefonte — Philipaburg Slate College Howard... Centre Hall Millheim....... ax Milesburg « 581 wm A AAA, Chamberisin’s Stomach and Liver Tablets are safe, sure and reliable, . and have been praised by thousands of women who have been restored to health through their gentle aid and curative properties. Sold by Murray & Bitoer, a4 44 . TN 7i4 [ Continued from Previous Column, | tralo was derailed, but as luck had it, our car remained on the track. J. H. JORDAN, This message from one of the Re porter subscribers in Nebraska ought to jar the Postmaster General who made the ruling that * weekly publi. cations must be discontinued after twelve months subscription ls due, Here ia the message, forwarded -on a postal card : Nebraska, Feb, 21, * Dear Mr. Smith : Will you please continue to send my paper, the Centre Reporter, 1 do not hyve the money at present to pay for it, but just as roon us I oan get it T will forward it to you, as I do not want the paper stopped, as I would be so lonesome without ite Centre county are being filled. The burg charge, when it elected and issu. ed a call to Rev. M. D. Geesey, of Orristown, to succeed Rev. B. R. M. Sheeder who vacated the charge some months ago. Both Lutheran and Reformed pastors have been installed st Rebersburg during the past few months, and the Boalsburg Reformed charge just recently officially install. ed Rev, 8. C. Btover, and the Luther- an pastor at Pine Grove Mills, Rev, 8. J.Bhultz, is also a comparatively new man in that fleld. The Reformed charge that regretted the departure of Rev. Daniel Gress is also contemplat- ing filling the vacancy in the pear future, and after that is done the pastorates in Penne and Brush Val- leys will have been filled. Transfers of Heal Estate. William Laurie's exrs, to Isaac Mil ler, June I, 1908, tract of land in Belle fonte. $600, Hamill Holmes et ux to Hiram Thompson, January 28, 1911, tract of land in State College. $4000. Moses Thompson's exrs. to George B. Thompson, February 4, 1911, tract of land in Patton twp. $10,000, L. F. Calderwood et ux to J. P. Gates, April 14, 1910, tract of land in South Philipsburg. $450, F. W. Crider et ux to Joseph Se- pcish, January 31, 1911, tract of land in Saow Shoe twp. $300.20, Asron W. Reese et ux to Annie Spotts, June 30, 1903, tract of land in Port Matilda, §20, Sarah E. Garis to Anna M. Brown et a!, January 30, tract of land in State College. $6000, Thomas Foster ot al to P. R. Au man, March, 27, 1909, tract of land in State College. $2300, J. A. Harpet’s heim to Mary A. Moerschbscker, February 7, 1911, tract of land in Bellefonte. $1800, Fracklin Galbraith et ux to Mary G. Woodring, December 24, 1902, tract of land in Bellefonte. $528.80 Carie D. White et bar to Mettie M. Hufl, February 14, 1911, tract of land in Bellefonte. $600, John Gallo et ux to Mary Gallo, March 9, 1908, tract of land in Rush twp. $30, Sarah A. Homer to Orvis Lee Horn- er, January 4, 1910, tract of land in Potter twp. $5. George B. Thompson et ux to John E Thompson, February 4. 1911, tract of land in Patton twp. $5,000, F. W. Crider et ux to Ira Harpster, August 16, 1910, tract of land in Halfl- moon twp. $611, ”~ Tusseyville. Martha, the little daughter of Mr, and Mrs, John Wert, has been sufter- ing from the grippe the last few days, Miss Della Rockey, who visited friends at Tusseyville a fow days last week, returned to her home at Fill more, William Martz and family and Mr, Frazier and family spent an evening Inst week at the home of William Bitner, Mra. John Rub) and Miss Spangler, of Bugar Valley, spent a fow days at the home of Mrs. John Bpangler, at Tussey ville, r . Mr. and Mrs. Joka Deihl spent Wasiilugton’s birthday at the home of Mrs. Deitil’s parents, Mr, and Mrs. Samuel Floray, at Tussey ville, A son was born to Mr, and Mrs weekly visit to me, ; Very truly, 1" _NO. 9. TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS, HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST FROM ALL PARTS. Mr, and Mre. Samuel Durst enter. tained a large number of young peo ple at their home on Friday night of last week, Keep in mind the lecture tomorrow ( Friday ) evening in Grange Arcadis, by Dr. H. A. Barface. Doors will be open to all. Mrs. Anns Bell Hettinger has changed the date of her sale from Thureday, March 16, to Friday, March 17th, Please note the change, The real estate of the late J. W. Hafey, in Asronsburg, was recently sold by Dr. 8, C. Musser, a¢ sdminis- trator, to O. J. Auman for the sum of $3,600, John Griffith sold his store, at Pleasant Gap, to C. K. Btitzer, former ly a Beotia merchant. He took pons. sion of the store on the first of this month, John Bmith, of Bpring Mille, who bas been indisposed for some time, took an eastern trip lest week. He Was sccompanied by bis daughter, Mrs. W. C. Gramley. During the past ten years Lewis- burg's population decreased three hundred and seventysix., Mifflin- burg gained one hundred and twenty- three and is now 1,559. Ralph Zimmerman, of Millheim, while at work on the saw mill owned by his father, E. H. Zimmerman, got his hand iuto a saw, the result being a number of bad lacerations. The marriage of John McCoy and Mise Mary Harris will take piace at the home of the bride's mother, in Bellefonte, next Wednesday. Invita- tions have been issued for the event. * Daisy, '” who did service for many years on a farm, went the way of all horse flssh Bunday morning, She was the property of James 8. Stahl, and although somewhat aged was useful. The last date set for the dedication of the re-built court house is Friday, May 19ib. This agreement resulted after a conference between the county commissioners, Judge Orvis and Judge Beaver, The horse chanced off by the order of Knights of Columbus, in Bellefonte, was purchased from L. L. Smith, in Centre Hall. The winning number was held by the Potter-Hoy Hardware Company. The population of Bellefonte asccord- ing to the last census is four thousand one hundred and forty-five, a loss of seveuly-one in ten years, and a gain in twenty years of one hundred and ninety-nine, J. W. Conley will make public sale of his farm stock and implements, Friday, Marca 3ist. The Conley farm, as stated before, will be farmed by A. P. Krape and his son-in-law, Harry C. Relish, Lycoming county has the distine- tion of having a female rural mail earrier. She is Mrs. Harrer, the sub- stitute for her husband, E. E. Harrer, who serves the rural route between Roaring Branch and Liberty. Rev, C. D. Caris has been returned to Bpriog Mills by the Evangelical conference, at Williamsport, as pastor of the Penns Valley congregations, Rev, J. H. Rosenberger has been ape pointed to the Sagar Valley field. George Bmith, of Ualon county, who for some time had been employed by John Neese and the Nhooks at Spring Mills, and Gardoer Long, = son of Samuel Long, of Furmers Mills, on Monday went to Freeport, Illinois. Their intentions are to engage as farmers, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Heckman, who for the past year or more lived on the Dr. Frank Farm, just this side of Millheim, made sale of their personal property, snd on Monday started for Lena, Illinois, where they will move onto a farm either ss farmers or see sistants, A special sale of post cards is on at the Reporter office : Fifteen cards for ten cents, postage paid at this end. Three cards in every lot are birthday cards, tae others ware a selection. Every cird is cleais 20d all right, This is the best offer ever made on cards. Order early. The dwelling Qouse owned and oo coupled by Mrs, David BShawley, at Axe Mann, was burned recently, have ing taken fire early in the morning. The family escaped with buts few be- longings. The loss was considerable above the insurance received, which was $1080 frem a St. Louls company. Adam Kreamer, of Btate
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