VOL. LXXXIV. POLITICAL UATES OF IMPURTANOE, Other Information QOoncerning the Com: ing Primaries and the November Elec. tion, The following calendar for the com- ing primaries and the November elec tion will be of interest to all who are concerned in these political events : August 5—-Last day for commis sioners to publish notice of offices— county, city, borough, ward, town- ship and precinet, August 30 -Last day to pay taxes to be qualified to vote at the fall primary. September 5 and 6—Reégistry assess- or at the polling places in boroughs and townships to receive applications from voters to register and to revise the May registration. September 7—Registry list to be re- turned to county commissioners’ office, Beplember 9—Last day to file pe- titions to have names printed upon official ballots. Ten names are re- quired on petitions for city, borough, township or precinet offices, Last day for commissioners to change poll- ing places for fall election. Beptember 23 — Forms of all ballots to be voted at the primary to be on file in commissioners’ office and open for public inspection. September 30 —Fall primary from to 8 p. m. October 3—Last day to file primary returns in office of county commis. sioners. Time expires at noon, October 4—Commissioners com- mence at noon to make official count of primary returns, October 7—Last day to pay taxes to be qualified to vote at the November election. October 14—Last day to file ex- pense accounts in the office of clerk of courts if primary expenses have been over $50 October 17— Last day to file nomina- tion papers for borough aud the town- ship offices October 30—-Last day for primary expense account to be filed with clerk of court if expenses have been over $50 November 7—Municipal election. December 4—City, borough, town- hip, ward and precinct officers elected on November 7 commence their terms, Expense accounts must be filed before oath of office is administered. December 9—Last day to file ex- pense for county cofficers elected and all candidates not elected, 9 sccounta for A A Wheat Growing The general practice in this munity among farmers is to grow wheat in a systematic rotation of crops, but the MeClellans, in Potter township, digressed from this prac tice to such an extent that their method attracts attention. About thirty-five years ago the eld- er Joseph McClellan, now deceased, purchased and began farming the Me Clellan homestead, at Tussey Bink, west of Tusseyville. One fleld of ten acres on the oppoeite side of the road from the building appeared to him to be especially adapted to growing wheat, The field was repeatedly sown to wheat, and for several years in suc- cession wheat followed wheat, Harry A. McClellan became the father's successor on this farm, and put into practice more extensively his father's methnds. In the thirty-five years the McUlellans have been farm. ing, thie particular field has been sown to wheat not less than twenty-five times, and there had been no fail crops prior to this season, when the growing grain was almost wholly de stroyed by the Hessian fly, The most remarkable feature of this little story about a wheat field border. ing on Tussey Sink is that the crop destroyed by the fly was the seventh crop planted in succession, and the field is now plowed and being fitted for the eighth wheat crop in as many years, com- ——— A A AAAI Willlamasport Commerical College, Fall term begins Tuesday, September 5th. This is the largest commercial school in Central Pennsylvania, and young people in this locality who are thinking of entering a school for book- keeping, shorthand, typewriting and preparatory work can obtain sll iofor. mation by writing for catalogue, Students who started at nine ditfer- ent commercial schools last year, finished at this school. It pays to at. tend the best, During the past year 164 calls were received for office help. We place more graduates than some schools have students. Get a business education at the Williamsport Com- mercial College and you will get a good position, F. F. Heavy, Proprietor, Buy it now. Now is the time to buy a bottle of Chamberiain’s Colie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, It is almost certain to be needed re the summer is over. This remedy has no superior, Foi sale by all d SAM JONES’ OPINION Of Petitioners for License, as Reported by # Sigourney, Iowa, Newspaper, Several years ago, when Bam Jones lectured in Bigourney, Iowa, he gave a deserved roasting to those who signed saloon petitions. This report is from a Bigourney paper : ‘‘ This nice little Iowa town, with a farming region around it makes one of the garden spots of the world; but with all your blessings you can’t get along without three saloons to de- bauch your village and ruin your boys, ‘because you need the money.’ ‘ Here Mr. Jones inquired of the surprised audience, ‘How much is the license here? Bome one answered, $ 300 each to the town.’ ‘Nine hund- red dollars altogether,’ resumed Jones, ‘What is your population? Answer, ‘2,000. The speaker then did a little calculating, and resumed : ‘ The liquor dealer walked up to you and sald, ‘if you let us damn this town, we will give you forty cents aplece. ‘Bay, what would a 200-pound hog bring?’ ‘* Answer, $12. ‘So,’ resumed Jones, ' hogs $12 a piece and folks forty cents a head. Bay, brother, don't you wish you were a hog? You and your whole family wouldn't bring enough in this town to buy a suckling pig. This is a little lower down than I have ever found them. For the piti- ful some of forty cents apiece you turn over your boys to be debauched, the hearts of mothers to be crushed, and the town ruined—all for forty cents. That is cheap ; but [ expect that is all you are worth, eh ¥ “I want to drop this out, There ia not a man of you that signed that pe- tition to bring saloons to this town, or county but deserves that every boy you have in your home shall fill =a drunkard’s grave, and your dsughters live in the embrace of drunken hus bande. What did you sign it for ? If you did not want your boys to drink, or your daughters to marry a drunkard, what did you do it for ? Stand up and talk back. You surely did not sign hoping your boy would not drink, but that your neighbor's would. Why don’t you say, ‘ To tell you the God Almighty truth, I did it for the forty cents. ' If the devil don’t get you for it, it is just because he don’t want you, and every man that will sign that petition—the devil will get the last man of you-but thank God, he wont get much, If you fellows that signed that petition don’t feel likes hog, you don’t feel natural, that's all.’ ”’ Aaronsburg, John Haines, boss carpenter, is roof- ing the residence of Alice Bright, Thomas Weaver returned home af- ter spending a few months at Akron, Ohio. Clyde Boob, oi Millheim, spent the Sabbath .with his parents in this place, Miss Mary Blover has gone to visit friends living st MifMlioburg and Milton. Harold Kreamer, of Rosecrans, is a guest at the home of his uncle A, B. Stover. Mr. Stahl, of Milton, is visiting his sister Mary at the home of Mrs. M. J. Deshler, The Citizens’ Band furnished the mpsic at the festival at Millheim BSat- urday evening. Mrs. E. A. Bower was called to Bellefonte on account of the illness of her daughter-in-law, Mr, Goodman and family, of Lewis. town, are visiting the lady's parents, Mr. and Mrs, H. E. Acker. John Detweiler and family, of near Centre Hall, were seen at the home of Warren Winkieblech. Mrs. Geesey and daughter, of Spring Grove, are the guests of Rev. Geesey at the Lutheran parsonage. Frank Guisewite and family, of Feidler, were the welcome guests at the home of George Weaver, Mrs. Thomas Bruogart and daugh- ter, of Rabersburg, were guests at the home of James Wert one day last week. : James Roush and family, Mrs. C. (. Bright and grandson, Mrs, Lizzie Bowersox and children and grand. mother Condo visited friends at Boals- burg. E. G. Miogle and family, sccom- panied By Mrs. ( Dr.) Miogle and daughter, of Maxwell, Iowa, spent the Sabbath st the home of George Mo Cormick, at Potters Mills, Rev. J. F. Holsopple, of Hunting. don, will preach in the Reformed church Bunday morning. All are in. vited to attend as he has an import. ant message to bring before the people, The teacher training olass under the instructors, Prof, Zeigler, E. A. Bower and Prof. Krape, Is Inoressing in number of members and interest, It Is hoped many more will join, AAP SAA The commissioners publish a notice of the primary election in this issue, rr THE NEW SO0HOOL CODE, A Few Poluts for the Henefit of Direc tors—-The Medical Inspection Provision, Behool directors will be obliged to give the new Bchool Code much study, if they wish to comply with its pro- visions, A few points are noted be- low : The occupation tax comes around in the new school code. Every male taxable must pay one dollar in ad. dition to any other tax he pays. Tax collectors must furnish addi- tional bonds if they are made the col- lector of the school tax. Heretofore but one bond was required. The school board fixes the commis sion of the school tax collector. The code provides very definitely for this, and school boards should seize the op- portunity to lessen the cost of collec- tion as much as possible, Bchool boards that have not taken proper action and notified the Com- missioner of Health that they do not wish to enforce the medical inspection feature of the new school code, will be obliged to enforce that feature, the time for action having elapsed for both the third and fourtly class dis tricts. The medical inspection feature may be ignored by some boards that have not taken action on the question, but their doing so may put the appropri- ation for the district in jeopardy. Text books and supplies will, until January lst, 1912, be selected and adopted under the old law. —— A ————————— LOCALS, Here we are in August ; next comes Heptember and the Grange Encamp- ment and Fair, Miss Ella Decker, who for some months had been In Duquesne, this state, is now in Chicago. The Linden Hall Mission Band will bold a festival on the lawn in front of the residence of Robert McClellan, st Liuden Hall, Baturday evening, Aug- ust 12th, Mr. and Mrs, W. B. Mosser and daughter, Mise Margaret, of Millhelm, left for points in the west last week. Mrs. Musser and daughter will visit relatives at Beloit, Wisconsin, and Keokuk, Iowe. Miss Margaret will enter college at Beloit this fall, # Both Misses Jodie and Busan Rearick, daughters of Rev. snd Mrs J. M, Rearick, and graduates of the Central State Normal School, st Lock Haven, have been elected to teach school in the vicinity of Will ismsburg, Blair county, where the Rearick family now lives. While cutting firewood at his home in Bellefonte, Herbert Auman, fore. man in the Keystone Gazette office, met with an accident. He was swing- ing a double bitted axe when it caught on a clothes line and glanced oft onto the top of his head inflicting a wound several inches in length, Mr. and Mm. C. L. Gramley, of Rebersburg, were guests at the home of Mr, and Mrs, George Emerick last week. They came here to attend the funeral of Mrs. G. W. Hosterman. Mr. Gramley was formerly county superintendent of schools. In a gener. al way he approves of the new school code, and thinks the defects can be remedied by future legislation, Two boys, Porter Buyder and Harry Winkleblech, while helping serenade Mr.and Mrs. Boyd Winkleblech, at Feidler, last week, were severely burn- ed about the face and hands when some powder became accidently ig- pited. The former lad’s eyes were seriously lojured and at first it was thought that he would lose the sight of one eye, but such did not prove to be the case, Currency sent through the mails is altogether safe, In the eleven years the writer conducted the Centre Re- porter there have been no losses where money was sent through the mails for subscription. Of course, checks are better, but there is no danger o f losing your good money if it is sent through the mails. If you do not use printed envelopes, write your name and ad- dress on the envelope on the upper left corner, Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm D. Fleming snd the latter's mother, Mrs. Emma Weaver, of Wheeling, West Virginia ; D. Earl Fleming, of New York Oity, and Julian Fleming, of Pittsburg, father of the young men, arrived in Centre Hall on Baturdsy evening, and are stopping at the Centre Hall hotel. The West Virginia contingent of the party will remain fora fow weeks, this being Mrs. Weaver's first view of beautiful Penns Valley. The others will stay for a week only, when will return to their pisces of business. The former Mr. Fleming is a merchant tallor, and is conducting a thriving business ; the senior Mr. Fleming is rounding out his nineteenth year as an agent for the Johnston Harvester Company, and the janlor Mr. Fleming is With 45 waditing fir in New York ty. Hay Urop Ehort, That there will be a heavy shortage in the hay crop this year is indicated by the reports submitted to the National Hay association in session last week at Niagara Falls, every hay growlog section has suffered from drouth. Illinois reports a per cent. crop ; Indiana 55 to 60 per | cent. ; Ohio 70 per cent, ; Massschu- | setts 75 per cent.; Michigan ar d] Pennsylvania 80 per cent. ; Minne- sota, West Virginia and Y 3 ie Tennessee less than half the average production, New Jersey is un exception, reporting a fine crop. In New York state there will be about a 50 per cent. crop of timothy and practically no clover for the market. Canadian members were ad- mitted to the sssociation. Hay will be admitted free of duty from Canada under the Taft reciprocity. Btate Defonts Millhelm, On old Beaver field Baturday after. noon, Millheim was defeated by the Beaver Club, of State College, by the score of Sto 1. Owing to the strong defense of the Beaver Club it was al- most impossible for Miliheim to drive the ball safe. Time and again the ball left the bat with a merry ring, | but invariably a Btate flelder turned what appeared like a safe hit to an out, Kidder, the Millheim twirler, | pitched a strong game, but his sup- port was weak at times, and many of | states runs were unearned. It was Kidder's two base hit in the sixth in- ning which scored Miller and thus | saved the visitors from a shutout, meeps Spring Mills Bhem Hackenburg and family spent | Sunday visiting hie parents at Smuil-| ton. Mr. and Mrs. George Gentz: spent | Banday visiting friends in Georges | Valley. { Mrs. John Meyers spent a few days | last week visiting her mother at Re- bersburg. Mr, and Mrs. Piercs Vonada, of Co. burn, were Bpring Mills visitors on Baturday. David Rimmey and family, of Pleas- ant Gap, were guests at the home of 8. L. Condo over Bunday. Mise Margaret Smull, of Rebers- burg, waa a guest at the home of C. E Zeigler for a few days last week. Prof. and Mrs. Charles H. Auman, of Bellefonte, visited at the home of the former's parents on Sunday. Benjamin Donachy, Eiq , of Lewis- burg, is spending his vacation with his mother, Mrs. Maggie Donachy, Mesars. G. Cleve Genizel and B. F. Kennelly spent a few days camping sud fishing st Paddy Mountain last week, and captured 252 eels, The Spring Mills Methodist Bunday School picnic held at Penns Cave on Saturday was a decided success. Quite a number of persons in addition to the members of the school took advantage of the opportunity to spend a day at this famous resort. The usual enjoy- ments of a picoic were indulged io, in- cluding croquet, quoits, football, and baseball in the afternoon, between teams picked up among the meu and boys. At the noon hour a feast was spread which sent a thrid of joy through the minds of all as they gazed upon the delectable edibles which were despatched with a gusto by the epi- cureans. After the children visited the cave the adults viewed its wonders and all returned home proneuncing the occasion a most erjoyable eveut. Woodward, L. L. Weaver and family spent Bunday afternoon at Coburn, Ralph Kreamer, of Pean Hall, is visiting his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Kreamer, Mr. and Mrs, Harter, of Miflinburg, spent Bunday with Mrs, Harter's sis. ter, Mra. A. M. Yeaiick. / Miss Mary Foreman, of Spring Mills, spent Saturday and Bunday at the home of Thomas Wolfe. Mr. and Mrs. N. W. Eby speut a day last week at the home of their son, T. G. Eby, at Millheim, Dr. and Mrs, Hardenburg, of Millheim, spent a few hours at the home of Dr, Ard, last Friday after- noon. Mr. and Mrs, Harris Stover and daughter Mabelle spent the Sabbath with Mrs. Btover's mother, Mrs, Wolfe. Mrs. George Btipes and daughter, Miss Lottie, of Toledo, Ohio, returned to their home after spending two months at the home of the former's sister, Mrs. (Dr.) Ard, Harry, the four year old son of Jomes Bmith, died Friday evening. sisters and one brother. The funeral was held in the Evangelical Associa. tion church, Tuesday morning. Ber. vices were conducted by Rev. CO. CO, Carls, The corner stone for the Masonio Home, at Elizabethtown, will be laid Tuseday, Heptember 26th, DEATHS, John T. Allen, a former resident of Bellefonte, died in Williamsport, Bun- dey morning of last week, at the age of seventy-nine years. He had been at Williamsport, A leg was broken in the Weed & Allen mill at that place when a cylinder head fell upon it, [his had given him considerable troubleas the bones refused to grow together again. He was the first engineer to drive an engine over the Bald Eagle Valley Railroad from Lock Haven to Will- inmsport, Had he lived until the 16th of this month he and his wife would have celebrated their golden wedding anniversary. Besides tLe widow, four children survive, Mre. Daniel J. Kline, aged fifty-six years, four months and sixteen daye, died very suddenly of heart failure at her home near Roopsburg on the 20th of last month. Her maiden name was Margaret Poorman, and she was born at Baoow Bhoe. Her husband NO. TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS, HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST FROM ALL PARTS. The Centre County Fair will be held at Bellefonte, October 5rd, ith, 5th and 6th. aN. Tuesday, August 224d, has been the date set for the Business Men's picnle on Heels Park. Mies Laura Mitteriing for 8 week visited with the family of H, E. Ho- msn, at Btate College, Mies Helen Harper, of Bellefonte, came to Centre Hall last week and #pent the time with her cousin, Mies Verna Enerick, Mrs. John Coldren, who for the past three weeks has been with her mother, Mrs. Clara Burd, st Asrons- burg, returned to Centre Hall last week, Landlord 1. A. Bhawver, of Mill- heim, lost a large hog a week or so 8g0. An examination after death showed that the hog's throat was almost closed with fat, C. A. Buttorfl, of Ferguson Valley, survives as do also the following chil- dren : William, of Spring Creek : | Mrs. Elizabeth Pickel, of Coleville - Mre. Catharine Fulton, of Half Moon | Hill; Mrs. Annas Barnhart, of SBup- Edward, at home, Funeral services were held the follow- ters were Rev C. W. Winey. C. C. Shuey and Rev, Interment was made At the age of sbout seventy -four years, George Quick, sn aged resident of Boggs township, died at his home | Inst week. Death was due to gan-| grene, His widow and five children survive. Interment was made Friday morning in Advent cemetery. At bis home in Buffalo, New York, Thomas Gardoer, a native of Centre county, died Sunday morning of last week of pneumonia. Decessed was! aged forty-five years and was born st Rock Springs, this county. Ioter- ment was made at Buffalo, Monday evening of lset week J. Cyrus Kryder, a well known resident of lower Nittany Valley, died in the Lock Haven hospital, after undergo-| ing an operation. Deceased was aged seventy-three years and leaves a widow apd five daughters, AA ——————— Transters of Hen! Estate. John I Thompson, et sal, executors to Sarah Elizabeth Wieland, June 19, 1911, tract of land in Pattoa twp. $500 John Hamilton, et ux, to John Al- bert Musser, July 1, 1911, tract of land in College twp, $410. Arthur Y. Cassanova, et al, to Will- iam Shaw, et al, December 22, 1593, tract of land in Rush twp. $65. John Ibberson, et ux, to William Shaw, May 22, 1567, tract of land in Rush twp. §1. L. Frank Mayes, el ux, to Henry F, Evey, July 17, 1911, tract of land in College twp. $1500, W. C. Bierly executor, to Barah Bierly, January 20, 1911, tract of land in Miles twp. $500, David Burd et ux, to Luther M. Stover, May 25, 1911, tract of land in Haines twp. $35 AP ———— Arrested for Killing Does. The following dispatch appeared in Tuesday's North American, and was sent from Bellefonte : Five business mean of Bellefonte and a resident of Pleasant Gap are under bail for a hearing at an early date on the charge of violating the game laws Inst fall by shooting two does. The men are L. H. Gettig, Bsnjamin Gen- zel, Isanc Miller, E J. Eckenroth and Harry Btover, of Bellefonte and Dave Moyer, of Pleasant Gap. The warrant was sworn out by a Clearfield county game warden. All the defendants protest their innocence and declare that the only deer thst they shot were bucks, two of which they brought home with them. I GSS ————— Egg Regulations. The Btate law on eggs Is very strict and farmers and egg producers would do well to be wore cautious in market. ing their eggs. Prosecutions are daily occurrences and it affects the producer as well as the dealer. The egg dealers in this community are com- piaining of the many bad eggs being offered and were they to report to the department much trouble and expense would no doubt follow, AAI SAA ASAI An ordinary case of diarrhoea oan, as a rule, be cured by a single dose of Chamberisin’s Colle, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. This remedy has no superior for bowel compiaints. For sale by all dealers, Mifflin county, formerly of near Col- yer, has been critically ill for several large carbuncle The Bouder silk mill at >Jilton was recently sold at public suction for $10, 000 subject to a mortgage of $50,000, The mill which employed 125 persons when working had been closed down for a year, Asher Bahl, who for a year or ‘more has been in Altoona where he is en- gaged in the butchering business, is on 8 ten days’ vacation, aud of course is spending part of that time with his parents in Centre Hall, While feeding wheat into the roll ers in the Gamble & Gheen flouring mill, at Bellefonte, last week, Charles Smith met with an accident. Ouae of his hands got too close to the rolls aod the result was two fiogers badly pinched and the nails torn off, The Poller township school board held a meeting Saturday, bat was un- able Lo secure a suitable teacher for the grammar grade of the Potters Milla schools. John Wetzell, who taught there last year, was re-clected in Jupe, but resigned accept a school of the same grade in Centre Hall. Dairy and Food Commissioner Foust is very much pleased with the result of the recent investigation of milk. Four thousand samples were taken in one hundred and fifty cities and towns, but io eight instances was formaldehyde discovered, snd no other preservatives were used. About two hundred samples were below the standard. to Ira Machamer, a lad of thirteen years, while in a stable playing with other children in Lewistown, deliber- ately drew a pistol, took aim and sent a bullet through the lower limb of Verna Btephens, eight years old. The youth is said to have terrorized his playmates with knives and revolvers but this is the first time he put his threats into execution. A tract of 4 800 acres of timber land in Huntingdon county, near Markles- burg, is being developed by the Grieco and Caprio Brothers, of Lock Haven. A standard gusge railroad eighteen miles in length is being constructed, and a concrete bridge over a branch of the Juniata river costing $20,000 is being built. Besides the lumber, paper wood, bark, elec, on the tract, itis un- deriaid with coal and iron ore and valuable clay. Grasshoppers have made their ap- pearance in many sections of Pennayl- vania in great numbers. During the past few years the pest has been on hand bul hatches were too late in the season to do harm. This year the in- sects have already attained three- quarters growth, and if dry weather continues, much damage will be done by them. Dr. Surface, the state zool- ogist, recommends sp aying with ar- senate of lead in the proportions of two pounds of the lead in fifty gal Jone of water, Of course, flelds thus treated cannot be pastured, or the crop used for hay. A most painfal accident occurred to Herman, the ten-year-old son of Ed. ward Spicher, of Dix Run, recently, Mr. Bpicher was hauling rails and had his children along on the He cautioned them to hold fast when they came to rough road which caused the wagon to do considerable Jolting. In spite of the warning Her. man was thrown from his position showed a great deal of pluck du Bellefonte hospital for treatment and
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