1911.
J. Frank Smith For Register,
Mr, J. Frank Bmith, whose name
upon the Democratic ticket for register
of wills helps materially to strengthen
and popularize it, is a native of Penns
Valley, and one of its representative
citizens, He was born in this valley
and has passed his entire life among
its honest and industrious people.
His father Jacob Smith, Esq., was also
a life-long resident of Penns Valley
and was one of its best and most re-
epected citizens. Mr. Bmith, who is
now asking the support of the voters
of the county for register, followed the
occupation of farmer until fourteen
years ago, when he entered mercantile
pursuits. During these fourteen years
he has so conducted his business that
he now erjoys the esteem and confi.
dence of the entire community. He
has earned that esteem by his prompt
attention to business, his gentlemanly
treatment of every one, and his strict
honesty in all transactions. He has
been liberal in his contributions to de-
serving charities, helpful to the full
extent of bis time and ability, to
those in need, considerate with all,
and has built himself a reputation
for real worth excelled by few in any
community.
Mr. ®mith has always been a Demo-
crat, but never an offensive partisan.
While be has always given of bis time
and efforts for the success of the Demo-
cratic ticket, it has not been in an
offensive way to those who differ with
him. For this reason his Republi
can neighbors hold him in just as high
esteem, personally, as do his Demo-
cratic friends, and but few of the form-
er can be gotten to oppose his selection
for the place for which he is a candi-
date. His entire fitness for the
place, intellectually, morally, in a
business or any other way, is beyond
question and is a matter that every
neighbor be has, or any man who
knows him, whether Democrat or Re-
publican—will be pleased to assure of.
Mr. Smith will be favored with =a
tremendously large vote on the South
side of Centre county and when he is
elected, which he is sure to be, the
people will find ic him one of the
most efficient, courteous and obliging
public officials who has ever been
chosen to public office,
When Josiah Prichard’s friends out
in Philipsburg gave testimony that the
candidate for county treasurer was ac-
tually a citizen of Centre county they
ought to have gone into detail and
named not only the years—but the
months and days. On such a short
time the months and days would be
an item worth considering. Now
with Comly, Dale and Musser it is
different, the careless general state-
ment that they were life-long citizens
would do. Josiah is just a baby in
citizenship compared to that of the
trio named.
D. R. Foreman, the Democratic
candidate for prothonotary, never got
a cent from Centre county in the shape
of salary. His earnings come out of
the funds that would otherwise be
paid to the prothonotary were it
possible for him to do all the work
pertaining to the office. His salary is
a private matter between himself and
his chief, and is not paid by :he coun-
ty as is the clerk io the commissioner's
office.
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History will show that every Re-
publican board of county commission.
eis lefs the county in debt. More
money under their management was
squandered than they could gather in
taxes.
History shows again that every
board of Democratic county commis
sioners cleaned up the indebtedness,
and left the county finances in good
condition. If you want the county
debt paid, vote for Noll and Grove.
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Who knows what scheme the
Bellefonte bar will have to put up to
Woodring sod Zimmerman if they
are re-elected. It might be the re-
building of the jail, the purchasing of
Bernard statuary, or a boulevard from
the court house to the Stale pen
ftentiary—no telling! If Noll and
Grove are elected no taxpayer need
fear of his money being foolishly spent.
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Every bit of real estate in Centre
county is mortgaged and will be for
¥ thirty years, thanks to the Republi
can board of county commissioners
who remodeled the court house, for
the consideration of having the ‘bar’
give thelr support for their re-election.
If this is not true, let the commission
ers speak for themselves,
It will take some fine figuring to
make ends meet In the county fi-
pances with a big interest to pay
every year, that Is unless the county
tax is raised. If you dot’t want the
taxes raised vote for Noll and Grove.
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What will the locating of the state
pen in Centre county do? Hurry the
Making a Great Campaign,
In referring to the candidacy of A.
B. Lee, the Democratic Watchman
makes these expressions to which not
ouly the Reporter, but all those ac-
quainted with Mr, Lee can subscribe :
Word comes to us that Mr, Arthur
B. Lee, the Democra'ic candidate for
sheriff, is making the best and most
promising campsign that has been
witnessed in the county for years.
And we don’t wonder. Mr. Lee les
the kind of a man who can do that
sort of thing. He is a gentleman
whom to know is to admire. To
shake his hand, crisp and strong from
work at the anvil, to look Into his
clear, bright eye, and recelve his kind-
ly, honest greeting, is to make one
feel that he has known him for a life
time, and known him as the good,
manly map he la. It is to tie you up
to him for good and make it a
pleasure to do for him what you can.
And beside being a good fellow, he
is the kind of a man the people want
for sheriff. No blaster, traggsdocio,
bullying or prejudice about him,
The unpleasant work that falls to the
lot of that office, will be done by him
in a kindly, unostentatious and sympa-
thetic manner. The unfortunate will
be shown every oonsideration that
official prudence will permit, and he,
poor fellow, whose property goes up-
der the hammer will be given every
chance that an officer can extend.
Besides, Mr. Lee has earned the good
will and hearty support of every
Democrat, by his own work and ef-
forts in behalf of his party. He has
not been a drone, but an earnest work-
er for his party's success at all times
snd under all circumstances. Nor
has he ever been offensive to those,
who as Republicans opposed his ef-
tort. He has treated them In =a
gentlemanly manner, always recog-
pizing their right to differ with him,
in a way that brought po bitterness
or cast no reflaction on their honesty
or intelligence.
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In the candidacy of Daniel A.
Grove, of College township, one of the
Democratic nominees for county com-
missioner, the people have a man who
as a citizen, in public and private life,
possesses those characteristics which
are bound to insure to the taxpayers
freedom from further high taxation.
He is a capable gentleman, always in-
aspiring the confidence of the people
who know him best. He comes from
one of the old industrious families of
the county who have always earned
their bread by the sweat of their
brows, toiling day after day in the
flelds as farmers. While this is true,
Mr. Grove has been a constant reader,
and as a business man he has few
equals. Few men are beller known
through ut the county as for years he
has been dealing in horses and stock
in connection with his farming which
has brought him in contact with a
great many men who have found that
he is a good, clean and able man, Mr.
Grove's thoroughneas for detail, his
capacity for work, and the painstaking
manner in which he performs all
duties that devolve upon him, com-
bine in making for him an equipment
in the performaice of the people's
business that insures to the important
office of county commissioner, an in-
cumbent of whom Centre county will
be proud. He has been successful in
his own business which is a guarantee
that whatever he does while in office
will be to the best interest of those
whom he will represent. The value of
such an efficient man in the commis
sioners’ office cannot ve overestimated,
Those who will take the trouble of
looking up his record will find that
his trained familiarity with business
in general makes him competent to
fill the office to which he is aspiring.
He therefore should meet with the
hearty support of all taxpayers who
believe in the practice of economy in
the aflairs of the county,
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If the reason given by the Bellefonte
Republican newspapers why Meears,
Woodring and Zimmerman spent
$255 000 for remodeling the court house
is true they could not take the oath of
office, even if elected. Their party or.
gans positively state that the agree-
ment entered into to remodel the court
house was made for a consideration
the support of the Bellefonte bar and
the county officera for renomination
and election. The wider the publicity
of this statement the better, as it clear:
ly shows the extent to which thess of-
fliers would go to reelect themselves.
The one thing they did not consider
was that the parties to this agreement
represented but a small fraction of the
tax payers whose money was spent,
Josiah Prichard, the Republican
candidate for treasurer, has been a cit.
zen of Centre county for eight years,
Two months and THIRTEEN days
according to correct caloulstions. He
is considerable of an infant compared
with the candidates be defeated who
building of the state roads through the
gounty,
LETTERS FROM SUBSURIEBRRSY,
Reporter Subseribers’ Correspondent Col
umn-New Department.
A contribution to this column comes
from J. M. Keener, town clerk of An-
aconds, Colorado, Mrs. Keener before
marriage was Miss Nannie Corl, well
known about Boalsburg and Pleasant
Gap, at which latter place she lived
when married, a few years ago. After
referring to a remittance for subecrip-
tion, Mr. Keener says :
A few lines from this section might
prove interesting to eastern people. In
this particular community we canpot
boast of great accomplishments in ag-
ricultural lines, but we can say with-
out boasting that we do havethe great-
est gold mining camp in the world,
Gold—what the poor man works for
and the rich man fights for! We
must not be understood to convey the
idea that all who undertake mining
make a success of it, for some make
large fortunes while others go broke,
the same as in all business undertak-
inge.
Tobis camp, until 1891, was known as
a cattle range, but since then as the
Cripple Creek district. The lowest
wages pald for labor around a mine is
$3 00 per day, and from that up to $5 -
00. There are some workings that are
as much as from 1600 to 1700 feet below
the surface, and have fine and exten-
tensive machinery. Tosome this class
of mining may be thought hazardous,
but where good care and judgment is
exercised there is little or no more dan-
ger than in other occupations, To
carelessness is attributed nearly all the
accidents at mines. Io quartz mining
the formations are nearly always pret.
ty hard, and there is very little danger
of the ground caving.
When you become interested in gold
mining you are always making esti.
mates of the size of your future roll
or bank account, We have a few con-
cerns that flod good values at grass
roots, and we call them * sunshine "’
miners. To those not accustomed to
seeing gold mining the mines and ma
chinery are a wonderful sight, and
while many thousands from the east
yearly visit Cripple Creek camp few of
them see the detalls of gold mining.
We invite the Reporter readers to come
and look over the mines, believing
they would be pleased with what they
could see here,
The climate in Colorado cannot be
beaten anywhere. The evenings and
nights are nearly always cool, and
during the day it is pleasant,
From the Pacific Coast comes a
message from David B. Kline, He is
located in Los Angeles, California,
and is interesied in the Pacific Sash
and Door Company, a large maoufac-
turing concern that ia proud to say it
manufactures everything it sells ex-
cept the raw material. Mr, Kline
says this :
My wife says her subscription to
your newsy paper expired in Beptem-
ber, aud she says having had it regu-
iar she must still have it. Then, too,
this is election day to decide whether
or not women may vote. I think
they won out, and I am glorying over
it, so I guess I would better send you
the subscription. Mis. Kline was
Ella E. Roes, daughter of David Ross,
of Linden Hall, and is just as bright
and besutiful as she was when we
we were married, forty-two years ago,
only mature, motherly and a noble
women. Your paper is fine, and is
enjoyed by us and other Centre county
friends living near us.
LA fp
Cost of Unmpaigaing,
The sum total spent by the Republi-
can candidates in the preliminary cam-
paigo is considerably more than was ex-
pended by the Democratic candidates.
The candidates not mentioned below
spent less than fifty dollars.
DEMOCRATIC
A. B. Loe, Bherifl...........coounsvin
D. J. Giagery, Shetifl......onsvirinnns
James Schofield, Treasurer occ.
John D. Miller, Treasurer. ........couue
Frank Grebe, Treasurer ...
J. Frank Smith, Register..........cco.n -
W. H. Noll, Commissioner. .....o...coue
D. A. Grove, Commissloner............
W. A. Stover, Commissioner
C, U, Hoffer, Prothonotary...
R. D. Foreman, Prothobotary........ -
D. Paul Fortney, District Attorney
1. Kennedy Johnston, District Att'y
8, Kline Woodring, District Atty
J. M. Keichline, District Attorney...
Pow a
Total...
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REPUBLICAN,
George H, Yarnell, Sheriff... cui inn
R. T. Comly, Treasurer..........
John 8, Dale, Treasurer.........
E J. Willinms, Register.......c..crvmein
G. Willard Hall, Register...........cc.
FI ER ra
of the county.
Bathgate -Noesg,
At the United Evangelical parson-
age, in Centre Hall, Wednesday of last
week, Willie B. Bathgate, of Lemont,
and Mies Amanda M. Neese, of Belle
fonte, R. D., were united in bonds of
matrimony by the pastor of the bride,
Rev, B. A. Boyder. The groom is a
student in the Pennsylvania ralirosd
station at Lemont, and the bride is a
daughter of Mr. aud Mre. James N cese
and ie a seamstress, The young couple
will start housekeepiog lo the near
future,
Stale Urange to Convene.
United Btates “Benator Robert M.
LaFollette, of Wisconsin, has accepted
an invitation to speak at the opening
session of the convention of the Penn-
sylvania State Grange in Scranton on
December 12. Other speakers at the
convention will be Congressman Dav-
id Lewis, of Maryland, and Obediah
Gardoer, recently appointed United
States Benator in Maine, The conven.
tion is to be in session from December
2th to 15th.
J Instalintion of Rev, Barry,
“On Bunday Rev. Fred W. Barry
will be installed pastor of the Centre
Hall Lutheran charge with appropri-
ate ceremonies. The charges to the
people and the pastor will be deliver-
ed by Rev. W. D. E Beott, president
of Central Pennsylvania Bynod, Loys-
ville; and Rev. D. R P Barry, of
Hartleton, the latter the father of the
pastor. The time for services is an.
nounced under the head of church)
appointments =~
tic —
Transfers of Hen! Estate.
Lehigh Valley Coal Co. to John
Bodensak, Heptember 19, 1911, tract of
land in Snow Shoe twp. $50
Lehigh Valley Cosl Co, to Janes
I. Yarpell, Beptember 16, 1911, tract
of land in Boow Shoe, $100.
H. R. Fulton to R. L. Walls,
August 31, 1911, tract of land in Col-
lege twp. $1.
Leot W. Jones et ux to Abram E.
Habm, December 25, 1885, tract of
isnd in Philipsburg. $1.
/ George M. Boal exr to James W,
Bwabb, January 25, 1611, tract of land
io Harris twp. $2000,
/ Robert SBaith to Ervia E. Zsttle,
pril 1, 1811, lot in Gregg twp. $1 50.
Matilda A. Dale to Maude E. Bhuey,
May 2, 1911, tract of lsnd in College
twp. $150,
William L. Foster et al to Bamuel
E. Weber, Baptember 15, 1911, tract of
iand in State College. $600,
Robert B. Hosterman to Luther
Weaver, May 29, 1011, tract of land in
Haines twp, $50
John B. Bumgardoer et ux to C. A.
Miller, October 14, 1911, lot in State
College. $7000
Harry F. Chaney «t al to Badd
Thompson, October 6, 1911, tract of
land in worth twp. $5600
Laurence L.. Miller et ux to William
M. Btevenson, October 12, 1911, tract
of land in South Philipsburg. $300,
Harriet T. Kartz to Michsel F. Hsz-
el, October 3, 1011, lot In Belle
fonte, $1200
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Aaronsburg,
Charles Hosterman and sister, of Co-
burn, spent Bunday with their uncle.
Bara B. Kline, one of the aged ladies
in town, was to Loganton, last week.
Mr. and Mrs Siam spent Sunday
with the latter's brother, John Halves,
Mrs. Wilmer Stover and daughter
Mary spent Saturday at Iogleby with
a sister,
Mrs. Emma Beaver and daughter
Delva, of Millheim, called on their
many friends on Saturday,
Nevin are spending their month's va-
cation in Reading, Bedford and Jon es-
town.
Mr, Tiddle, of Akron, Ohlo, is spend-
ing a few days with his chum, Roy
Stover. From here he is goiag to vis-
it his parents at Mifflinburg.
Lizzie Yarger, after spending a few
months iz Harrisburg and West Falr-
view, is back to Aaronsburg and will
be at the home of her brother-in-law,
Mr, and Mrs. Eugene Wolf and
children Walter and Estella, and Mrs,
A. Kessler, of Hollsopple, were Bun-
day guests of Mrs. Luther Wert and
Mrs. Effie Weaver.
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There is no couaty office to be filled
at this election where experience
counts for so much ss in the office of
prothonotary. It would be almost im-
possible for any man unacquainted
with the work to take bharge of the
prothonotary’s office, and that wso-
counts for the reason that so little is
said about candidate Diehl, because it
is well known that no one who hag bus
NO. 42.
YX nmorHy LADD. jul :
AT acher Early in Last Century-—impres-
sions Left from Accounts of a Mother.
How many readers of this paper can
recall or have ever heard of Timothy
Ladd ? Yet if Penns Valley ever bad a
man worthy of a monument, that man’s
name heads this article. When a boy'l
often sat at the hearth fire and listened
to my mother as she related incidents in
the life and work of this molder of char-
acter, a teacher far in advance of his
times,
He was of New England birth, well
educated, being a college graduate. 1
cannot give the exact year of his coming
to Penns Valley, but it must have been
about 1820. He was in every sense of
the word a teacher, a man of high moral
character. From childhood he was a
aripple, and was unfble to stand up-
right. On his hands he wore heavy
buckskin gloves, or shoes, and walked
on his hands snd feet.
His school was in Potter township,
about half way between Potters Millis
and Centre Hill, in a log school house
on the bank of Sinking Creek, near what
was called the * red bridge,” just west
of the bridge now also known as the
“red bridge.” Ag was the custom then
he boarded around with the patrons
of the school. of the scholars
lived three or four miles from the school
house. A winter and summer term
were taught—the winter for the larger
boys and girls, and the summer for the
smaller ones. In bad weather horses
were used to transfer the children to
and from the school, and my mother re-
lated that it was an amusing sight to see
an urchin astride a horse holding the
reins, and Ladd perched on behind,
looking more like a big toad than
Some
a
Yet it was & great pleasure and
considered a great honor to tote the
teacher. In that day school books were
few in number, but Ladd's big bushy
head was a store-house of koowledge
and information, and in the school
house or home he never lacked for sub-
jects or material to use in his teaching.
My mother sald it was their allotment to
entertain the teacher one month in the
term, and that month all the members
of the family were scholars, and Ladd
the teacher. In the long winter even-
ings, from far and near, neighbors would
gather in to hear Ladd talk, sing and
play the fiddle. He was a great student
of history, especially of Revolutionary
times, and back to the early days of our
country. His personal experiences were
often very amusing. He was in no way
sensitive as to his deformity and would
often tell of his being taken for
wild animal by children and their fleeing
from him. He was always cheerful,
gentle and kind, * him but
to love him."
It is related that at a public gather.
ing Ladd was called upon to make some
remarks, and on taking his seat on the
platform he forgot to remove his band-
shoes, and until he discovered his mis-
stake appeared as if he was standing on
his head while addressing the audience.
My mother said he had a fine delivery,
a rich, clear voice. He was very fond
of music, and his violin was a source of
great pleasure not only to himself but to
his friends as well. It is said when
moving from one place to another his
fiddle was always strapped onto his back
as were many other personal belongings.
Timothy Ladd's school was always
opened with prayer, reading the Bible
was a daily exercise, the teacher giving
a short exposition on the passage read.
Who can measure the influence of such
a life 7 The impress of this good man’s
character upon all who came in contact
with him could not but be stamped
upon other Lves, and thus transmitted
to generations yet unborn.
J. M. GOODHART,
Lewistown, Pa.
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Pennayivania German Sceolety,
Rev. L. Kryder Evans, of Potts-
town, is 8 member of the executive
committee of the Pennsylvania Ger.
man Society that held a meeting in
Harrisburg on Friday, Addresses
were made by ex-Attorney General
W. U. Hensel, Lancaster ; Secretary
of Internal Affaire Henry Houck,
Lebanon ;
Public Instruction N. OC. Bchasefler,
Lancaster; KE. J. Btackpole,
man,
Bone
none Knew
foal Boclety, both of Harrisburg.
vania Germans for the advancement
of the state especially that of Governor
George Wolf in founding the state
school system through his approval of
the school sot in 1834. Other speak-
ers were Prof. H. H. Reichard,
Buffalo.
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the corridor will
principal to the
receives it.
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TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS,
HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST
FROM ALL PARTS.
The little babe of Mr. and Mrs,
Moyer Gentzel, in Decker Valley, is a
sufferer from whooping cough. The
child is but two months old.
Mrs, Nancy A. Bummerson ls back
to Cross Forks, and is now with her
daughter in that place. For some
months she had been in Galeton,
An item in the Orangeville (Illinois)
Courier makes mention of a publie
sale where corn shocks were sold at
ninety cents each making an average
of $39 60 per acre.
Ex-prothonotary W. F. Bmith, of
Millheim, is acting clerk in the pro-
thopotary’s office while clerk Fore-
man is campsigniog, and that iosures
good service in that office.
William Ra2ish, of Balona, and Mies
Annie Neff, of Avis, were married re.
cently. The groom formerly lived
with his parents in Centre Hall, and
is a nephew of Frank Relish, of this
place,
The Peunseylvanis grand jodge of
Odd Fellows has already eontributed
$1000 to the Au<tin fund fir the ree
lief of members of the order and their
families. Io c=s2 of fulure need a like
sum will be forwarded.
Ouoe of the first steps being taken by
State Higawsy Commissioner E. M,
Bigelow is to have sign posts erected
on the routes of the msin bighways in
the state. These posls will be placed
in advance of building the roads,
Mre. George W. Bmith, for mauy
years a resident of Bellefonte, 1ecently
#2!d her home there to Gast Armor
and shipped her goods to Waverly, N.
Y , where she will make her future
bome with her daughter, Mrs, George
W. Van Nortwick, nee Miss Erma
Smith.
One of the best corn fields in this
section is sported by Frank Bible,
tenant on the Meyer farm, st Cntre
Hill. William Colyer, below the Old
Fort, also has a firet-claes ficld of corn,
although not planted until June, some
of the plowing for which was aleo
dopein thst month. William Bress-
ler, on the Luse farm, also hes a floe
crop of the golden ears,
The heroism of three young lady
operators of the Bell telephone, who
displayed unususl courage during the
Austin flod, has been handsomely re-
warded by the company, who gave to
Kathleen Lyou a check for $250, and a
gold watch with s commemorative in-
scription ; to Miss Lena Binkley, a
check for $100 and to Miss Hszel
Kospp a check for half that amount.
Mr. and Mrs. C. I. Grenoble will
again take up housekeeping at Yeager.
town, where Mr. Grenoble expects to
open a Jewelry store. During the
past six months he was in Phils
delphia and gave his time to the
study of watchmaking, engraving and
optics, and was awarded a diploma.
Mrs, Grenoble during this time was at
the home of her father, I. J. Zaubler,
at Spring Mills,
Charles A. Widle, superintend:nt of
Tresslet’s Orphan Home, at Loysville,
together with his wife, daughter and
son, were thrown from an sutomobile
that turned turtle, yet thé injuries
sustained were slight. Mrs, Widle re-
ceived a fractured rib, and the daugh-
ter, who is a school teacher, a lacerated
lipand an injury to her ankle. The
boy was under the suto when it land-
ed, but was not injured. Baperin-
tendent Widle was driving the ma
chine and was making an effort to
get it out of soft ground on a steep
hill when the accident occurred.
Millheim, but now in a New Jersey
penitentiary serving a year's sentence
for having swindled a pumber of
merchants, sent a representative to
the men whom the woman had flesced
and settled all bills, The man who
performed this service for her is W. F.
Slegal, and the Milibeim Journal says
he is the same man who came to that
town lest Juve and claimed a horse
and harness that was sold to George
Bhowers, of Wolfs Store, a horse that
was sold to P. F, Confer, and a buggy
sold to Bamuel Weiser by Miss Miller,
and made the parties pay for thelr pur.
chases again,
T. F. Royer and Jonas Bible were
contest spoken of several weeks ago on
socount of blood poisoning that set in
on his hand just about that time, but
which is now very much better. He
is a corn cutter of note nevertheless.
At the beginning of the corn cutting
season thirty-eight shocks were cat
and tied by him in just one hour and
fifty-eight minutes. He bas the proof
that the shooks were of some size for
there was husked from them an aver.
age of one and one-fourth bushels of
corn,
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