VO L. IXXXI v on
. THE SURYMEN. -— —
September Court Opens the Fourth Mon.
day In the Month,
The Reptember court will open
the fourth Monday in the month, on
the 25th, The session will continue
for two weeks. The jurymen-—grand
and traverse—are printed below.
FIRST WEEK —~GRAND JURY.
ton
Halli Moon
guson
ens, Benner
r, Ferguson
W. W. Tit
Isasc Ri
Howard
ow Shoe township
TRAVERSE ~FIRST WEEK.
erger, Walker
SECOND WEEK.
I. I. Gray, Half Moon
Thomas Eckenroth, 1
Willia
nionvilie
es ts, Hate College
¥ 1 °
y DORE
I, Walkey, Bellefonte
wwers, Bellefonte
M Hoss, Harris
r., Millheim
ton, Kush
mers, Spring
George Longee, Howard
Calvin King, Gregg
Willis H. Wyland, Bellefonte
Chester Moore, Howard
W. M. Garbrick, Liberty
Curtin Bettie, Rush
W. 0. Dougherty, College
Sl A ————
Boy's Strenuocus Country Life,
A boy who visited for a week in the
country found it so strenuous that he
returned to the quiet of the city, Ac
cording to his diary here’s what hap-
pened to him :
He was chased by a cross bull, fell
from a cherry tree, was shocked while
sitting near a telephone, fell on his
head from a lime spreader, was kicked
by a cow he tried to milk, was stung
by a hornet and several yellow-jackets,
was polsoned by ivy, tore his clothes
to pieces while picking berries, was
bitten by a turtle, fell out of the hay-
mow while huuting eggs, was beaten
on his legs until black and blue by the
wings of an old gander, stubbed his
toes, cut his finger on a briar scythe,
got the stomach ache from eating
green apples, and was seized with an
attack of prickly heat.
He seems to have experienced about
all of the joys of the farm except turn.
ing the grindstone for two hours at a
lick, and finding out that the black
and white pussy cat down slong the
lane wasn'c & pussy cat at all,
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INSECTICIDE FERTILIZERS A FRAUD,
Fertilizers Claimed to Have Insecticide In.
gredisnts That Will Destroy Hessian
Fiy a Fraud,
Last week the writer clipped from
one of its exchanges an item which in
substance stated that a particular
brand of fertilizer had mixed with it
an insecticide that was sure death to
the Hessian Fly. Belleving that here
lay an opportunity for unscrupulous
dealers to sell fertilizers for which it
was claimed to have this particular
virtue, the article was forwarded to Dr.
Surface, asking him to expose the
scheme.
Dr. Furface, the State Economic
Zoologist, responded as follows: I
wish to thank you for your letter of
August 5th, with clipping from ** Lock
Haven Democrat’ enclosed. I have
read this little article on the Hessian
Fly, the burden of which seems to be
that the regular and well-known
methods of combatting this pest are
ineffective, and that the application of
fertilizer containing an insecticide Is
all that is necessary to control the
Hessian Fly, Iam glad to have the
privilege of exposing the error of
both of these claims. In the first
place, no educated entomologist would
make the statement that the late seed-
ing of wheat is an absolute preventive
of ivjury by the Hessian Fly. All that
is claimed for late sowing is that this
wheat will escape the ravage of the
fall brood of Hesslan Fly which has
been deposited upon the wheat stalks
above ground previous to Bept. 25th,
If we could secure concerted action
smong the farmers, getting every one
to sow after the above date, and at the
samme time destroy voluntary wheat
plants that have come above ground
before this date, then there would be
no further trouble from this pest, If,
on the other hand, as has always been
the case, some farmers io each neigh
borbood sow taeir wheat early, these
fields become infested with a fall brood
which hyberuates io the pupa state on
the plants in these early sown fie lds,
sud batching in the Spriog deposits
the eggs of the spring brood not only
upon the early sown fields, but on the
late sown {elds in the neighborhood
as well,
As to the second thesis of Lhe au-
thor, namely, that insecticide fertilizer
kiils the Hessian Fly, I would say
that while the author has failed to
mention what constitutes insecticide
fertilizer, the principal of applying an
insecticide in the form of a fertilizer in
the ground, when the insect feeds
upon the plant is wrong in all the re-
quirements, like the tree dope buncoe
game worked #0 extensively upon the
unsuspecting farmer in the southeast
ern part of the State, whereby poison
is put at the roots of the tree or into
the bark and trunk of the tree for the
purpose of killing Ban Jose Beale on
the twigs,
a fps pl
Transfers of Real Estate.
Harry R. Bower et al to 8. C. Bow-
er, July 25, 1011, tract of land in How-
ard twp. $200,
J.B, Williams et ux to Trustees U.
B. Church, April 29, 1911, tract of land
in Worth twp. $1350.
Elias Breon et ux to Harry E
Breon, June 14, 1903, tract of land in
Spring twp. $600,
E. B. Meeker et ux to R. B, Daugh-
erty, May 1911, tract of land in
Burnside twp, $53.30,
E. C. Tuten C. O. C. to Sarah K,
Auman, August , 1911, tract of land
in Haines twp. $550.
C. 8B. Musser admr, to O, J. Auman,
May 20, 1911, tract of land in Haloes
twp. $3000,
Mary Ann Haffly et al to O, J. Au-
man, May 20, 1911, tract of land in
Haines twp. $600,
Gertrude M, Musser et bar to James
P. Waddle et ux, June 30, 1911, tract
of land in Patton twp, $3800,
John Magreks et ux to Mary Bhaok,
August 4, 1911, tract of land in Bnow
Shoe twp. $500,
Paul W, Baudis et al to J. Frank
Gates, April 15, 1911, tract of land in
Patton twp. $1200,
Mary M. Gates et al to Jacob O,
Meese, July 1, 1911, tract of land in
Loveville, $325,
Mary Ellen Garbrick et al to Harry
E. Garbrick, July 1911, tract of land
in Bpring twp. $960,
William Alexander et ux to Nannie
M. Coxie, in year of 1910, tract of land
in Harris twp. $75.
Sarah Moyer et bar to Nannle M,
Coxie, May 13, 1610, tract of land in
Harris twp. $60,
Florence D. Pope et al to Nannie M,
Coxie, March 81, 1911, tract of land In
Harris twp, $100,
————— AIM SA ———
Messrs, Knepp & Weiler, of Lewis
town, recently made three trips to
The Kerlin's Grand View Poultry
Farm, Centre Hall, for the purpose of
conveying over four bundred 8. CO,
White Leghorn hens and twenty male
birds across the mountains to stock
their new plant at Lewistown. They
evidently believe in starting right
9
ay
and kcow where to get good stock,
LETTERS FROM SUBSURIBERS,
Reporter Subscribers’ Oorrespondent Col.
umn-New Department.
We are having ideal crop weather,
Crops of all kinds are several weeks in
advance of the ordinang season,
Droughty conditions for about two
weeks in July caused the pastures to
dry up. This and the intense heat for
a while threatened the corn and late
potato erop. The recent copious rains
give assurance of heavy yields of both
crops. Early potatoes are a luxury.
Only the wealthy, or the more fortu.
nate ones, could afford to even wear one
suspended as a watch charm. For a
short time, farmers, who possessed the
luxuries, sold them for the modest sum
of $2 00 per bushel. They are still re-
tailing at from fifty to sixty cents per
peck.
The hay crop was fairly good in
yield, but the acreage seems COmMpAra-
tively small. Timothy, on the writer's
farm, yielded two tons per acre on the
average. It now sells for from $18.00
to $22.00 per ton—Lhe highest for over
thirty years.
Threshing is well sdvanced and
small grain is fairly good in yield and
quality. Fruits of all kinds are plenti-
ful here this season, Bmall fruits were
in great demand at high prices be-
cause of their entire absence last
season, while apples are a drug on the
markets at fifty cents per bushel.
Grasshoppers, la certain localities,
are proving very destructive to every-
thing they relish—fence boards and
fork handles Included. It is very
seldom these pests prove troublesoms
here,
No destructive storms thus far, but
the season was a record breaker for
heat, Several times in July the max-
imum was 104 degrees in the shade,
while the other extreme waa forty
degrees with light snow flurries the
previous day.
At length, after much quibbling,
debate and argument, Taft's reciproc-
ity act has received its flaishing
touches as far as the United Btates is
concerned. Laurier, Premier of Can-
ads, and his liberal parliament, who
are supposed to be ln control of the
government, seem to favor the agree-
ment, while the conservative element
is blocking the passage of the act.
There is reason to forecast that Premier
Laurier will be compelled to ask for an
election so that the people can decide
for themselves whether or not they
favor reciprocity with this country.
However, we may expect masatlers to
pend for at least six months before the
sgresment becomes operative, if at all,
between the two sections. President
Taft exarted every energy to force his
pet scheme through Congress. Con-
gresaman seemed to disregard the
wishes of their constituents in their
haste to forca the measure to a fioal
passage. The near fature will demon-
strate to many of the doubting
Thomases whether the plan, in opera-
tion, is wise or foolish ; whether of
benefit or otherwise to the great pro-
ducing class of the United States.
Freeport, IilL J. M. BrirrLER.
Rev, Daniel Gress, of Harrison City,
writes the Reporter thus: Every-
thing i» moving along nicely. Doro-
thy who had been critically ill is ime
proving. Crops are generally good.
Weather hot, occasional showers,
Would like to see the good people of
Centre Hall and vicinity bat will
hardly come that way this summer,
I trust this will find you all well,
Thomas G. Wilson, writes from
Hazel Green, Wisconsin, that * corn
never looked better than it does now,
The weather is fine. We are all well,
and send our best wishes to our
friends, '’ he continues. ' Mr, Wilson,
while a resident of Centre Hall, was
connected with the Howard Creamery
Corporation,
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Farmer's Institates.
The dates on which the farmers in-
stitutes in Centre county will be held
are these: Kaugleville, December 4-5;
Centre Hall, December 6 7; Storms
town December 8.8,
All institutes in Centre county will
be attended by J. H. Peachy, of
Belleville, with the following staf! of
assistants : E. B. Dorsett, of Mans
field ; Fred W. Card, of Bylvania ; M,
N. Clark, of Claridge; Dr. W, T.
Phillipy, of Carlisle ; W. H. Stout, of
Pine Grove ; F. H. Fassett, of Mes
hoppen ; U. O, MeCurdy, of Harte
town ; George E. Hull, of Transfer ;
Charles T, Corman, of Carlisle : Prof,
T. I. Maire, of Btate College ; Mrs,
Jean Kane Foulke, of West Chester ;
Charles M. Barnitz, of Riverside ; F.
E. Bonsteel, of Bear Lake ; W. Theo
dore Wittman, of Allentown ; Mise
Arabella Carter, of Philadelphia ; Dr,
J. H. Fank, of Boyertown ; Shelden
W. Funk, of Boyertown ; W, A. Cook,
of Btate College and Mrs, Sarah B, F,
Zigler, of Duncannon,
Read the Reporter,
DEATHS,
“ Buocess worthily achieved, a high
reputation in a chosen calling, social
prominence gained through an irre.
proachable life and natural gifts, are
elements instinctively applauded and
rewarded by the world at
These graces may be [und
subject of this sketch,
The above is the opening sant
in an article in the Center
date of February 27, 1902, on the oc
casion of an ‘ Educational Conf.
ence ”’ held at Centre Hall a few
previous. The lines refer to James B.
Btrobm, then a resident of Potter
township, and a teacher in the public
schools of Centre Hall. The quota.
tion is reprinted because the Reporter
during the more than nine years in-
terveuing maintained the same high
opinion of the man—now dead, and
buried,
Mr. Strohm’s death occurred Batur-
day morning and interment was made
Tuesday morning on the family plot
in the Centre Hall His
age was fifty-seven eleven
months and a four days.
It will be recalled by many of the
renders that Mr, Btrohm suffered a
severe Irjury while bringing a
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in the
Heporter,
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dave
cemetery.
years,
THE LATE JANES B. STRONN.
prisoner from Tyrone to Bellefonte.
This was two years ago this month.
The man, who threw Mr. Suohm
from the train at Port Matilda, was
Ld
ly
DEATHS,
Born in Mifflin eounty in 1833, Janu-
ary 28, Daniel Wion died at his home
in Centre Hall Sunday, aged seventy-
eight years, six mouths and fifteen
days. Wednes-
Hall, Rev,
the Lutheran
te, officiating in the
pastor. There
sneed a wife and these
Frank Wion, Bellofonte ;
Busan HKeish, Pleasant
Margaret, Hall ;
William Carson, , Bpring Mills ; Mre,
tichard Brooks, Centre Hall ; also,
fourteen grandchildren and five great-
grandchildren. Mrs. Henry Swab,
Centre Hall ;) Mrs. Catherine Reed,
Reedaville ; Mrs. Ella Gross, State
College, are surviving siaters.
Oa February 25, 1858, M/. Wion and
Mary J. Bwab were married at the
home of George Swab, on the Vantries
farm, this side of Linden Hall, by
tev. P, P. Lane, pastor of the Luther-
au church at Centre Hall. The couple
began housekeeping in a tenant house
on the farm now owned by D. J,
Meyer, near Linden Hall; and a year
thereafter began farming for
seives on the
Toterment was mada
day morning, at Centre
Fred Barry, pastor «
church at Bellefon
of
absence of 3 regular
the rie
KUIvVive
¢hiidren ;
Mrs
Miss
Ciap ;
Centre Mrs,
theme
Ch~ist Giogery place
now Lloyd Brown ); from there they
moved to one of the Bparr farms in
Harris towopship, then to John
(ingery farm ( now Martin M. Keller
Nell farm,
Thirty one
Wion
the
Henry
Hall,
sud Mrs.
years
Lo
80
Mr. moved Lhe
fi . fiat re ty y .
aller iivinog Lhere Lairty-one years
NO. 39.
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS,
HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST
FROM ALL PARTS.
Landlord Bhawver, of Millheim, is
the owner of a new Ford touring car.
Paul Murray will be home from
Chicago the latter part of next week.
A new sleam heating plant is being
installed in the Lutheran church at
Millheim.
Muncy is talking of erecting as milk
condensing plant to cost something
like $175,000,
Miss Theresa Shields, of Bellefonle,
has been the guest of Mrs. Charles
F.Bhaw, in Centre Hall, for the past
week,
4
Miss Tacy Kreasmer, of Johnstown,
is at the home of her father, Merchant
W. H. Kreamer,
where she will
time,
in Centre Hall,
remain for a short
Becrelary cof Agriculture Wilson
now comes out with a statement
we are having the poor
cora, potatoes, oats and
years, The July drought
Mra. T. LL
her children, Friday of last wes
went to Elysburg and Sunbury, wt
that
we of
bariey in ten
Bel or
did it.
5
Moore, accompanied by
she will visit her mother and gist
Hhe will be gone for about two we: ka,
Misses Anna and Grace Hig
to Altoona last wees where {
ter will spend a week
ide
Mise Btover will
$5
res ih
been elected to 14
city.
ach sclhioo]
fa
£
Peter Barbridge, an Austrian, He ap-
the broken limb and dislocated
but the ipjary no doubt
ginning the
paralysis or something akin to
that caused his death.
Day by day for a pariod of eighteen
months, Mr. Btrohm grew weaker,
until for a few months he was entirely
helpless, nol being able to or
even move a flager. All this time his
mind was clear, and up to a short
time ago was able to read. But why
speak of this aflliclion when the man
bore it without complaint ?
James B. Strohm was asell- educated
man. Born on a farm in Potter town-
ship, this county, almost 58 years ago,
his father equipped him for life by in-
stilling habits of industry, and such
education as might be galoed by reg.
ulary att: nding the public schools and
Academy at Penn Hall, These insti-
tutions laid only the foundation work
of an education. Possessed of an acute
mind he set to work to develop him.
self by continual wide readiog and
hard, earnest study. His mental cul-
ture and ability fitted him for compan-
fonship with the best intellecis,
It was daring 1872 that Mr. Strohm
taught his first public school, and that
in his own township, Without inter.
mission he taught until 1589, when he
was chosen clerk to the county com-
missioners. In 1800 he was elected a
commissioner, and three years there
after he was re-elected. His record as
a commissioner was absolutely clean.
Unlike many public office holders,
Mr. Btrohm, when his term of office
expired, returned to his country home
snd resumed his chosen profession —
that of public school teaching--which
he had made his life work, In 1900 he
became a teacher of the Grammar
schoo! in Centre Hall, where his
services were highly appreciated, and
in the spring of 1908 he became a resi-
dent of this place,
When W. E. Hurley, sherifl' of
Centre county, was in need of a
deputy early in March of 1908, he
came to Mr. Btrohm, who was then
teaching the Grammar school in
Centre Hall, with such a tempting
offer that he accepted. After he be-
‘came afflicted with the disease that
caused his death, he resigned his
position, and returned to his bome in
Centre Hall where his death occurred.
During his prolonged illness his
faithful wife gave him her entire at-
tention, and no one could have been
more attentive, He was always ap
preciative, which greatly lightened
her burden.
There survive the deceased the
wife, nee Maggie Evans, and three
children, namely, Rufus, in London,
Eogisud ; and Mrs. A. E. Person and
wa: Lhe be-|
of disease —cre ping
{-
a be
BpCARK,
they retired from farm life and moved
[he deconsed was 8 member of
snd attended
caureh when living near
Mr. Wion wes a
that
Bellefonte.
an iarge and |
aud suffered little
pain during his lifs. He
four weeks, !
physically strong,
. mn i
was ill fori
Sunday evening of last week George |
W. Bager died at home of his!
daughter, Mrs, Ammerman, |
of Bellefonte, afier an extended illness
with Kidney trouble. Decessed was!
aged sixty-five years avd eleven days. |
By trade he was a carpenter, and was |
the
Charles
highly respecied io the community in|
Burviving are i
. & dsughter, Mrs Charles |
Ammerman, of Beilefoute, and
sister, Mre. Harry Bowersox, of Not-|
Michigan. loterment was
made at the following |
Tuesday, the services being conducted |
by Reve, Winey and Shuey.
gon, John E
one
Bellefonte
William A. Taoyer, aged almost
township Bunday night of last week,
death being due to a paralytic stroke
received several weeks ago. He was a
carpenter baving followed that trade
from early life. A brother, Captain
Alexandef Tanyer, of Kansas, survives
as do also the following children :
Mrs, Harry Imboden, Mrs. George
(iraham and Alexander B. Tanyer, of
State College ; J. E. Tanyer aud Mrs,
N. G. Krebs, of Pine Grove Mills, and
Mrs. Milton Bhuey, of Ferguson town-
ship. Burial was made a! Pine Grove
Milis on Thursday.
Although she had been a sufferer
from kidney troubie for some time, the
death of Mrs, W. Scott Crain, of Port
Matilda, was a surprise to her many
friends. On the morniog of Friday,
4th inat., she was seized with convul-
sions and never recovered, death com-
ing that evening at about seven
o'clock. Deceased was aged thirty-
three years and leaves to survive her
husband, three small children, =a
brother, Quay Williams, and her fath.
er, William H. Williams. Two days
after her death interment was made
in the Presbyterian cemetery at Port
Matilda,
At his home at Beech Creek, John
Hunter, a veteran of the Civil War,
died Wednesday of last week, of a
complication of diseases, His wife,
two daughters, Mrs. E, J, Morrison, of
Jersey Shore, and Mrs, Roy Shook, of
Williameport ; three sons, Torrence
and Charles, of Beech Creek, and
Jonn, of Chicago, survive. He also
leaves to mourn his loss three brothers,
I. T., W. H,, sad 8. H. Huuter, of
Mill Hall, and our sisiere, Mrs. A. E.
Stover, Mrs. Maze Calderwood and
Mrs. B, A. Palmer, of Mill Halli, and
Mrs, Jane Bmith, of Lock Haven.
Irvin D. Jordan, a telegraph operas
tor on the Bald Eagle division of the
Pennsylvania Railroad, died on the
4th lost, at Howard, from hemor
rhage of the bowels. Deceased was
aged about twenty-eight years and
was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
Jordan, of Fruitdale, Alabama. His
wife, to whom he was married only a
few months ago, one sister, two
brothers and his parents survive,
Burisl was made at Jacksonville the
(Continued on lay de page. |
The fine weather the latter
iast week permitted much of the oats
crop to be ** hauled in ”’ in pretty f
the Lhor
Week
ar
consideri igh
Gg
th ef
the rains é re
gave it.
The watering trough iu the Gap on
Nittany Mountain is sgein restored
and man’s most faithful
again permitted to quench
from the little strea
through the gorge.
The Lock Haven
Association disclaims all connecti
with the business men’s plenic
held at Hecla Park, on 226d, and
asked the Lock Havenites who hb
pisces on the commitiee to resign.
'
SRLIDOs) "
its Lhirst
m that coms
=
Jusiness
Says the Millheim Journal : There
is considerable complaint in
neighborhood that the pelato thievs
are al work and
have been visited by
the work at night and eventually will
run against a sure thing in 1
caught io their nefarious work,
numerous
them.
wing
The pike from Centre Hall to Belie-
fonte is in finecondition. There isnot
a prettier drive anywhere in the alate
than from Centre Hall to
Gap, across Nittany Mountain,
moubtain road is in simost
condition—thanks to the good
agement of the Pike Company,
Pleasant
The
v /
peri t
nal-
Rev, George Hawes, of
was elected pastor of the Bellefonte
Presbyterian church to succeed Rev. J.
Allison Piatts, who several months
ago removed to Wilkinsburg, Meven
candidates were voled on, and 153
voles were cast, Rev. Hawes receiving
a plurality of 30 and a mejority of 8.
The Patrous Rural Telephone Come
pany held its third quarterly
meeting at the Garman House, Balle-
fonte, Thursday of last week. The
meeting was guile largely sttended,
and there was cousiderablle enthusiasm
among the members. The local
branches have been thoroughly weld-
ed together for mutual protection,
Monday of next week Mrs. A. E.
Kerlin, sccompanied by her nephew,
F. 8. Loog and family, of Washing-
ton, D. C., will leave for points in the
west, Before leaving this stale they
will spend two days in Johostown,
and from there they will go to Chics
go. Their destination is Mauhatten,
Illinois, where a month will be spent
with Mrs. Kerlin’s sister, Mrs, C. C.
Flink.
Charles Miner, of North Rose, New
York, was in Centre Hall for several
days last week. Mr. Miner was in-
terested in the Centre Hall snd Co
burn evaporating plants when they
were first operated. He is located in
the New York fruit belt and ja inter-
ested in fruit growing and i= also a
shipper, his ttip here having been to
look up the prospects for apples in
Central Pennsylvania,
The fall term of the Look Haven
State Normal School opens September
11th, and already almost all of its
rooms are reserved. Now is the time
to engage rooms If students desire to
have any choice whatsoever. The ex-
penses are moderate and the advan-
tages are of the very best. Its faculty
is made up of college and university
gradustes who have had wide ex
perience as teachers. Being located in
the central part of Pennsylvania on
both the lines of the ivania
railroad and the New York Central it
Braddock,
following Monday.
Is easily scoessible. Write for ite
catalog. :