Warden Francies sna His Comm lesion 435
sociates in Penns Valley Friday,
Although Warden John Francies
has been in Penns Valley on several
previous occasions, last Friday was the
first time the commission went over
the proposed sites for the penitentiary
in this valley. The commission cone
sists of Mr. Francies, W. E. Sankey,
William E. Price, Thomas A. Dunn
and C. E. McPherson, and these
gentlemen piloted by William B.
Mingle, Esq, made a deteiled in-
spection of the site lying immediately
west of Centre Hall, bounded on the
south by the Boalsburg road. Laurel
rug, in the Beven Mountains, was al-
80 visited, as it is from it the water for
the Centre Hall site would be ob-
tained.
No site in Centre county presents |as
many advantages as does the one here,
The drainage is perfect, there is the
minimum amount of waste land, it is
contiguous to a large body of state
land on which the state has started a
narsery, the railroad passes through
the center for the entire length of the
tract, there are numerous springs of
the purest water along the mountain
side, there being but few small proper-
ties and consequently the population
of the territory below the average,
On leaving Centre Hall the Boals-
burg site was looked over, Mr. Fran-
cies also having been on it on four or
five previous occssions,
What the commission said was noth-
fog more than favorable expressions of
the fitness of the site for the purpose
in view, and tbat the spread at the
Old Fort was first-class, This was
dropped everywhere, as no doubt that
all the sits hive many good and
necessary features.
BELLEFONTE CAPTURES PRIZE
The sbove was written on the day
Mr. Francies was here. Bince then
things have transpired that leads the
Reporter to believe that the McBride's
Gap site will be selected for the instit-
ution. This site extends to near
Bellefonte, and includes the Reynolds
farms. Bpring Creek passes through
it for the greater part of its length,
and the braneh railroad leading from
Bellefonte to Lemont passes through
the ecuthern section, close to Nit.
tany Mountain. At this writiog
( Wednesday morning ) the site has
not been definitely approved by the
commission, which held a meeting
Tuesday afternoon, yet it may be ac-
cepted as true that Bellefonte has cap-
tured the prize.
The site includes all of the Col. W,
F. Raynolds farms, which alone con-
tains 2685 acres, these lie north and a
little to the west of McBride's Gap.
Between them and McBride's Gap lie
the farms of I. J, Dreese, Commissioner
H. E Zimmerman, John Ishler and
Howard Grove, which are also ioclad-
ed in the gite, and contain a little lees
than 1000 acres, making in all 3600
acres of valley or farm land. This
added to the 1100 acres of State land
on Nittany Mountain, owned by the
state for some years, will give the
state a tract of almost 5000 acres,
Calculating from options known to
have been given, it is estimated the
state will pay about $200,000, or a little
more, for the valley land, and the
probability is that Mr. Reynolds will
receive in the neighborhood of $60.00
per acre for his holdings.
The commission isexpected in Belle.
fonte some day next week, probably
on Wednesday.
Just where the prison will be erect-
ed is a matter of speculstior, Bome
think it will be at McBride's Gap, and
others on one of the Reynolds farms,
farther to the north.
Ino writing this article, as far as it
refers to the selection of the McBride's
Gap site, the dispaiches to the dally
papers from Pittsburgh on Tuesday
bave been coosidered.
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LOCALS,
Potatoes, apples and onions wanted
~The Howard Creamery Corp.
Rev. B. A. Boyder, who attended
the State 8, 8. Convention held at
New Castle will give echoes of the
convention at Linden Hall, Saturday
evening, and Lemont, Bunday eve-
ning. Everybody invited.
Mrs. J. H. Boon and daughter, Miss
Alice, came to Centre Hall on Friday,
and are at the home of Mrs. Boon's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. D. Brisbio,
Miss Alice had been attending school
in Germany during the past few years,
Much of the news concerning the
state penitentiary you will read in the
papers this week is little less than spec
ulation. About the only thing that
is known-—and that is alt gether un-
official—is that McBrides Gap will be
selected once the commission acts,
It was eight years since John A,
Strunk went to Vernon, Kavsas, from
the Nule farm at Plessant Gap, and
engaged in farmiog, and as such bas
been successful not only In growing
crops but in financiering. He is in the
east, and at present Is the guest of his
brother, Willlam D. Btrunk, near Old
Fort. Home time sgo Mr. Btrunk sold
his farm at Vernon for almost twice
thesum he paid for it, andl moved on.
tos rented farm, which also proved
profitable. His principal crops are
hay sod corn. He also follows bay
baling, which in bie section of Kan.
sas is done right from the fleld with.
out stacking. He will remain In the
east for six weeks,
THE CONDENSING PLANT,
Spring Milla Likely to Land an Industry of
Importance, ~
The citizens of Bpring Mills are be-
ginning to believe that the necessary
conditions will be, if they have not al
ready been, complied with whereby the
Pennsylvania Condensing Company,
of Mill Hall, will erect a duplicate of
its home plant on a somewhat smaller
scale at Spring Mills. W. O. Gramley
has been the promoter of this enter-
prize and in all probability hls efforts
will be crowned with success. The
site selected for the plant is west of
the railroad station, on high ground.
Hon, William M. Allison, who is al-
ways alert when the interests of
Spring Mills are in question, was
called up on the telephone and asked
whether he had an expressicn to make
as to the correctness of the statement
that the condensing plant would be
built at once. Hie reply was that he
could give mothing definite, but indi.
cations pointed strongly to the com-
pletion of the plans whereby the erec-
tion of the plant would become a re-
ality.
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Spring Mills.
Miss Margaret Weaver, of Millheim,
spent Bunday at the home of W. H,
Myers,
Mr and Mrs. Bepjamin Musser, of
Missouri, are circulating among friends
in town,
Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Burkholder, of
Bellefonte, were guests at the home of
M. T. Duck, on Saturday.
Railroad Agent W. L. Campbell and
family, of Coburn, were guests at the
home of C. E. Zeigler, on Bunday.
C. M. Gramley, of Rebersburg, a
representative of the Reo automobiie,
was a brief visitor in town last Friday.
John D. Miller, of Hublersburg,
Democratic candidate for treasurer,
was a pleasant visitor in town on Fri-
day of last week.
Harvest home services were held in
the Methodist church on Bunday even-
ing. The attendance was lessened by
the inclemency of the weather. How.
ever the services were beautiful, and
much credit is due the ladies who eo
beautifully decorated the church.
The erection of a planing mill at
Spring Mills by Messrs. Archibald and
Irvin Zettle will be another enterprise
added to the list. These gentlemen
are expert carpenters and hustlers as
well. There is no reason why a plan-
ing mill here should not prosper under
their mansgement.
The Pennsylvania Condensing Com-
pany have secured the necessary sub.
scriptions for bonds to warrant the
erection of a $100,000 milk condensing
plant at Bpriog Mills. The building
site has been staked off and lies be-
tween the raiiroad station and the
creamery. Work will begin at once
on the erection of the plant. As this
is an enterprise that will not only give
employment to local people but will
be beneficial to the entire valley, the
people of Bpriog Mills are justly proud
of the fact that the project has mstur-
ed. The promotor, W. O. Gramley,
deserves much credit for his undaunt-
ed efforts Lo secure the necessary funde
and have the enterprise located here,
Messrs. Ralph and Philip Bhook
spent Thursday at State College.
William H. Allison, of New York
State, is spending a few days with his
father, Hon. Wm. M. Allison.
8. E. Lohr, of Ohio, came east to re
move his family to that slate. The
Lohr family have lived here for three
years and have gained a host of friends
who are sorry to see them leave.
Communion services will be held in
the Presbyterian church Bunday after-
noon. In the evening Rev. W. D. E.
Beott, president of the Lutheran Syn.
od, will preach in the Lutheran
church.
A few of our people attended the leo-
ture at Centre Hall on Saturday even.
ing. Among them were Dr. and Mrs,
H. 8. Braucht, T. M. Gramley, Miss
Orpha Geamley, Windom Gramley,
snd Prof. Moyer.
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Harris township.
Bervices will be held in the Presby-
terian church Bunday evening at
seven o'clock,
Mre., William Dawson, of Bellefonte,
was a visitor at the home of William
Patterson last week.
Mrs. Will Waguer, of Juniata, was a
guest at the 8B, J. Wagner home tie
early part of last week.
Mrs. Mary Cox with her daughtir
Elizabeth, of Altoona, visited with
relatives in this place Friday and Eat.
urdsy.
Mrs. A. E. Barger and Miss Esther
Fleck, of Altoona, were visitors at the
home of E. W, Bweeny for several
days of last week.
A. H. Hosterman, Mrs. Henry
Hosterman and Mr. and Mrs, H. C,
Rothrocit attended the faneral of Mrr,
Frank Smith on Monday.
Mr. and Mrs, William Bearson and
Miss Hannah SBearson, of near Grand
Island, Nebraska, who were called to
this place on socount of the Illness of
their brother James Searson, spent a
few days of last week with relatives at
Boalsburg. :
8. E. Weber spent part of a day of
last week at Austin looking over the
ruins. When ssked if the socounts of
the disaster given by the papers were
exaggerated he sald 00, it is impossible
(Continued ob fobt of bext column, )
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LOOALS
ing extensive repairs,
Potatoes, apples and onions wanted
~The Howard Creamery Corp.
Communion services will be ob-
served in the Presbyterian church at
Spring Mills, on Bunday afternoon.
Jared Brown, of Potters Mills, who
has been in delicate health for some
months, has been seriously ill during
the past few weeks,
Now is the time to fill your bine
with coal. All sizes always on hand
J. H. and B. E. Weber, Centre Hall
and Oak Hall station,
/ Perry H. Luge, on luesday, brought
home a fine team of horses purchased
in Union county some time ago. They
are drafters, and are as black as coal.
Mr. and Mrs, L. L.!Bmith and
daughter, Miss Ruth, last Baturday
went to Altoona and until Monday
were entertained by friends in that
city.
Tuesday afternoon Miss Bertha Me-
Cormick, the chief operator in the
Commercial telephone exchange, went
to Altoona, and will be the guest of
the Egolf family.
Those who wish to contribute
canned goods and other articles for the
Tressler Orphans’ Home, at Loysville,
are requested to bring the same to the
Lutheran church, on Baturday even-
ing, where a committee will receive
them.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Finn Btover, of New
Derry, in the Pittsburgh district, came
to the valley last week, and among
other people visited] Mr. Blover's
father, Ber jamin Stover, near Potters
Mille. Mr. Stover returned home on
Tuesday, but his wife will remain
here for a while,
J. M. Goodhart, for many years an
active business man in Lewistown,
and now president of a trust company
recently organized, was the guest of
his brother, George L. Goodhart, io
Centre Hall, last week. Mrs. Good-
hart is in the west amoag friends, and
that was partly the cause for his com-
ing here just at this time,
Dr. J. K. Hosterman, who ls look-
ing after the interests of the Pittsburg
Piste Glass Company, at Crystal City,
Missouri, came east to attend the
funeral of his sister Mrs. J. Frank
Bmith, whose death occurred last
Friday. Dr. Hosterman has io charge
the real estate of the company, which
inclodes a town of two thousand popu-
iation and a large farm where general
farming Is dove,
A number of bills for subscription
were sent out duriog the past week,
and it is hoped they will be received
in a business way and prompt response
be made. An effort is being made to
put the Reporter on the pay in ad.
vance plan, so there will be no such
thing as getting mixed up in the post.
office department ruling with refer.
ence to the twelve months subscrip-
tions in arrears.
Dakota dry-farming is being experi
mented in, or rather successfully prac-
ticed, by T. M. Oaman ons two hun-
dred scre farm. He expects hie
wheat crop to yield forty-bushels per
acre, and an entire grain crop of three
thousand bushels. Bome wheat crops
yleld as much as forty-five and more
bushels per acre. Mr. Osman is lo-
cated at Mercur, Utab, but the greater
part of the summer he was on his
farm io the rorth.
{ Coniimwed from Previous Column, ]
to give a correct description of it on
paper.
Rosella Dale, daughter of Mr. and
Mra, Charles Dale, died at the Belle
fonte hospital on Saturday. Inter.
ment was made at Boalsburg on Tues.
day. Bhe was operated on for appen-
dicitis. A fuller account of the death
will appear in this column next week,
Michael Beguner, one of the oldest
men in Boalsburg, was stricken with
paralysis on Monday afternoon. He
had spent the day with his sister, Mise
Mary Begner, at Btate College, whose
birthday occuired ou that day and
they were having a little party in her
honor. As he was in the act of get-
ting into the hack to return home he
was stricken.
A number of little boys and girls en-
joyed Thursday afternoon at the home
of H. 8. Harro, at a birthday party
given for Leroy Harro, the only boy
in the family. They engaged In
various ohildish amusements after
which refreshments of ice cream, cake
and other goodies were served. He
received a number of nice presente,
Those present were Frank Hosterman,
Elwood Btover, Kenneth and Harold
Ishler, John Mothersbaugh, Sarah and
Katharine Gingerich, Helen Meyer,
Elizabeth Tharpe, Leroy, Cecil Hen-
rietta, and Virginia Harro,
Mrs, E. E. Brown psssed another
milestone in her journey through life
on Bunday. A num of her lady
friends surprised her on Saturday with
a handkerchief shower, and on Bun.
day her class of boys in the Bunday-
school presented her with a Bible.
With It was a card bearing these
words and sigoatures : This Bible was
presented to Mrs. E E. Brown on her
sixty-ninth birthday, October 22, 1911,
by her Sunday-school class.—Harold
Coxey, Roy Coxey, James Tharp, Nor
man Young, Roland Young, Ralph
Rishel, Guy Wieland, Keller Snyder,
Harry Kaho, John Stover, Jobn Pat
terson, Albert Meyer, Paul Rupp.
handled on rocky hillsides,
for two or three horses,
NEW
work as well,
reduced to the minimum in
GRASS SEED
The draft
the
Lilt
the New Idea,
ve many superior qualities,
superior in quality.
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CLOVER SEED
: It is made
Does its Work
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The cut here represents
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engine is
ALFALFA SEED
Beporter Regliter,
Esther Kern, Coburn
8. L. Condo, Spring Mills
William Kerr Foster, Miflinburg
J. M. Goodhart, Lewistown
George L. Goodhart, Centre Hall
Tharies W. Weaver, Centre Hall
Helen M. Rigler, Lewistown
Mm R.A Sigler, Lewistown
J. K. Hostermman, Crystal City, Missouri
John A. Strunk, Yates Centre, Kansas
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Lame back is one of the most com-
mon forms of muscular rheumatiso,
A few applications of Chamberlain's
Liniment will give relied, For sale by |
all dealers,
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The Ladies’ World for November is
right up to the high mark set by re |
cent issues of that magezine, and com- |
pares very favorably with many of ite’
more expensive competitors. |
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The best plaster. A plece of flan.
vel dampened with Chamberlain's |
Liniment and bound on over the af
feoted parts is superior to a plaster and
costs only one tenth as much. For
sale by all dealers,
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Lost Time.
The late Sylvanus Miller, civil en-
gineer, who was engaged in a railroad
enterprise in Central America, was
seeking local support for a road and
attempted to give the matter point
He asked a native:
“How long does it take you to carry
your goods to market by muleback?”
“Three days,” was the reply.
“There's the point,” sald Miller,
“With our road in operation you could
take your goods to market and be back
home in one day.”
“Very good, senor,” answered the
native. “But what would we do with
the other two days "Boston Record.
The Last Luxury.
Ten year-old Arthur had been telling’
impressively of the number of servants
employed In his home. He continved,
“And our house is fixed so that If you
want a drink or a window raised or to
go upstairs or anything all you have
to do is to pull a chain”
“But what do you want with so
many servants in that sort of a
house?" asked one of his hearers.
servants to pull the chains." ~Judge,
CWANTED” AND “FOR SALE" ADVS.
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sore, In
cheap
FOR BALE — A small
good condition. is offered sor
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BEAGLE HOUSD TO DEAL —-Want to ex.
change for a fox hound, or will sell W. A.
RUNKLE, Centre Hall, Pa.
COLTS FOR SBALE-~Two Percheron spring colts,
and one yearling colt weighing 1100 pounds,
E.T. JAMISON, Spring Mills, Pa. BLpmid
MONEY WANTED-$1500 wanted ; can give first
morigage o4 (wo houses and several acres of
land near State College. For further pariic.
inrs address, K. AT, care of the Reporter,
driving borse six
sold cheap,
Pa.
Academy ; no bread baking : Bo laundry
work ; liberal wages and a comfortable
home. Reference required. Apply to MRS,
JAMES R, HUGHES, Bellefonte.
HEATERCortiand Home ventilator heater for
sale. This heater is in the best of condition,
and was sel aside because a heat plant was
installed. Will sell reasonable. ALFRED
DURST, CENTRE HALL, PA. 0.42
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automobile. J. V, EOSTER, M. D., Centre
Hall 0.48
HELP WANTED-A girl or woman is wanted st
the Delphi House, State College, to do wash-
ing and general house work ; no cooking.
Answer by letter. MRS, F, KE. HOMAN,
Hiale College.
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good dwelling house, and out building are on Lhe
Promises | ale good cisterns, and Mey of frul
of all kinds. The property is sale until
Seplember 15, afer which oft 10 sell is with.
‘The reason for selling is on account of
vance. age of the owners. For
lars apply wo the on Sather
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Youngdale, Pa.
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