VOL. LXXXYV,
STATE ROAD-BUILDING.
Question Moch Discussed in Rural Seo
tions Since Sarveyors are in Valley,
Since the surveyors, under the direc-
tion of the State Highway Depart-
ment of Pennsylvania, have been sur-
veying through Penne Valley, a new
question is up for discussion among
those interested in the welfare of their
community, With a view of casting
light on several phases of the road
question the writer quotes a few para-
graphs from the aot of June 1, 18911,
which act establishes the State High-
way Department, and is the only law
under which counties, boroughs and
townships can secure state-aid for road
building, previous a:ts on the state-aid
points baving been repealed,
To begin with it will be well to un-
derstand that the two bundred and
pinety-six ( 296 ) routes, from county
seat to county seat, laid oit by the act
referred to above and to be built and
paid for wholly by the state, will be
known as State Highways, and roads
otherwise built by counties, boroughs
end townships to which the state con-
tributes a part of the cost, are known
as State-aid Roads. The route now
being surveyed from Lewistown to
Bellefonte, which is route number
twenty-seven, will be built by the
state and wholly paid for by the state,
and is therefore a State Highway.
Township roads, abandoned and
condemuped turnpikes forming a part
of State Highways will be taken over
by the state prior to June of this year
Oentre Caualy # Ministerial Union,
At the meeting of the Centre County
Ministerial Union, which met in ses-
sion on Monday morning, January
29th, after its reorganization, by re-
electing the officers to serve another
year, the object of the call of the meet.
ing was stated. The secretary of the
Bellefonte Ministerium presented the
resolutions adopted by that body, and
recommended them for adoption by
the County Unlon. After careful con-
sideration and discu-sion, the follow-
ing resolutions were then adopted by
this body :
We most earnestly and courteously
request that you use your inflo-
ence in securing as the nominee of
your party for the Pennsylvania Btate
Legislature, a man who will pledge
himself :
(a) favorable to and willing to
vote for the Local Option Bill that
will be presented to the Pennsylvania
State Legislature by the Anti-Saloon
League
( b) opposed to all bills that may be
introduced in tbe Penopsylvanis State
Legislature in the form of anti-temper-
ance legislation.
The Executive Committee was in-
structed to present these resolutions to
the various chairmen and also to inter
rogate each individual candidate for
the primaries.
The County Ministerial Union ad.
jourped to meet at the next esl! of the
Executive Committee,
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Growth of the Grange,
Toll roads, owned by corporations or
individuals,
all the routes now laid out are com- |
Highway from Lewisburg to Belle-
fonte will be built as far as Centre
Hall, and then, after all other State |
Highways pow laid out have been
built, the state will take over the pike
from Centre Hall to Bellefonte, Dur.
fog this time the pike company will
conduct their improvements, collec
tion of tolls, ete,, as heretofore,
Bection three of the law provides
that the state may purchase machin.
ery, wagons, horses, ete, for road
building purposes, or it may have the
roads buiit by contract.
Section seventeen provides for the
erection of suitable signs, haviog tae
words ** State Highway, '' the year of
construction, distances and directions
to villages, ete. Trees may also be
planted along the B ate Highways and
taken care of by the state,
Section eighteen provides that the
material used In construction of Btate
Highways ahall be selected by the
State Highway Commissioner and may
be of brick, gravel, cinder, oyster-ahell,
or other materials ; the width of road
bed to be not less than twalve feet,
Hection tweoty provides for the pur.
chasing by the state of material and
labor for repairing State Highways
STATE HIGHWAYS THROUGH BOROS
The question which most interests
the residents of Centre Hall is whether
the State Highway Commissioner will
build a State Highway through the
borough limits of Centre Hall, The
Btate Highway Commissioner has the
power to do so and pay tre bill out of
the state fuuds if he wishes, but he
cannot be compelled to build through
boroughs. Section ten of the act
covers this feature, and ie reprinted
below :
Bection 10. Anything herein con-
tained, ot muy apnortionmeat of the
Btate ioto highway districts, shall not
be construed as including or in any
manoer interfering with the roads,
streets, and highways io any of the
cities, boroughs, or incorporated towns
of the Commonwealth: Provided,
That where any road street or high-
way within the limits of any borough
or in any Incorporated town shall
form a part or section of any State
Highway, as herein described, and the
same, orany part thereof, is vot al.
ready improved or reconstructed ac-
cording to the standards of the State
Highway Department, or in soy msn
per «qual tu said standards, by the
borough or inwrporated town, the
Biate Highway Commissioner, by and
with the consent of the borough or
town councils, may improve or recon.
struct such unimproved section or
e«ctions of such road, street, or high.
way at the expense of the Common.
wealth, Auvnd provided further, That
soy such road, street, or highway, or
suy part or parts thereof, forming a
Btate Highway within the limits of
avy borough or Incorporated town,
shall only ve taken over, at tue diegre-
tion of the Biate Highway Commis-
sioner, for reconstruction and main.
tenance by the State Highwsy Depart.
ment, when the failure to go take over
such road, street, or highway would
leave an unimproved gap ln a contin.
uous improved State Highway.
The maintenance of any road, street,
or highway, or of any part or parts
thereof, improved or reconstructed as a
Btate 'dighway in any borough or fp
ooryorated town, or the maintenance
During the year 1911 there were or.
ganz d jo the United Btates 453 new
greuges ; there were reorganized 60
granges There were issu«d during
the year 453 dispensatious; 453 original
{Charters ; 63 duplicate charters; 688
| Bevent Degree certifica’es ; and 3432
Hixth Degree certifioates.
The Bell telephone subscribers st
Millbeim, Coburn and Rebersburg are
on a fair way to get the rates adjusted
in a way that will be satisfactory to all
concerned
{ Continued from Previous Column, |
of any State-ald rosd heretofore im-
proved or reconstructsd, and which
road forme a part of a State Highway
ia any borough or incorporated town,
shall be done by the State Highway
Department ; and fifty per centum of
the cost and expense of sald mainte
nance shall be paid by the respective
borough or Incorporated town in
which sald work Is done, as is provid.
ed for in the Lane of the maintenance
of State-ald roads: Provided, That
where any road, street, or highway, or
soy part or parts thereof, in any bor-
ough or incorporated town, has been
heretofore reconstructed, ss a State-nid
road, with bricks, or other material
than a telford, water-bound maseadam
road, or which may bereafier be re
constructed as a State Highway, with
bricks or other permanent paviog
material, the said orick or paved road,
#'reet, or highway shall be malutained
according to the standards of the State
Highway Department, by the borough
or incorporated town, wholly at the
cnet and expense of the borough or in-
corporated town {on which said road,
street or highway, may lie : Provided
farther, Taat if soy borough or in-
corporated town shall neglect or refuse
to malotain any such brick-1aved road,
street, or highway, forming a part of a
State Highway, according to the
standards aforesaid, the State High-
way Commissioner is hereby author.
ized and empowered to maintain sod
repair sald road, street, or highway at
the cost and expense of said borough
or ibcorporated town, after giviog
thirty days’ prior notice to the ooun-
cils of any such borough or incorpor-
ated town of the inteation to do said
work of msaiotenance and repair: Pro-
vided further, That upon the neglect
or refusal of any borough or incorpor-
ated town to pay such cost and ex.
penses within sixty days after the
completion of such maintenance or re.
pairs, the State Highway Commission.
or shall take such action as is neces
sary to golieot the same from the said
borough or incorporated town refusing
to make the required payment: And
provided further, That all improve.
ment, reconstruction, and mainte
nauoe of any road, street, or highway in
boroughs or Incorporated towns shall
be of the same character as that done
in townships,
BTATE AID ROADS
Beotlon eleven provides that
boroughs may build Siste-nid Roads,
fifty per oentum of the cost of which
shail be borne by the state, and
twenty-five per centum of which
be borne by the county. The section
further provides—
“ That any borough which Is will.
ing to pay one-half the owt of oon
struction of any such road may make
direct application to the State High.
way Department.
In all cases in boroughs the state
will render aid only where a Hiate
Highway or Btatessid Rond has heen
| Conthunded at foot of dérs ddlumn.]
Mt t bo
a ri
LE —— FROM SUBJURIBERY
Reporter Sabseribars’ Correspondent Col
umn-—New Department.
MEADOWDALE, Washington,
Dear Friend :
Enclosed you will ind a money
order for one dollar for which please
extend my subscription one year.
I see by reports you have some below
zaro weather in Pennsylvania. These
enld waves we are fortunate enough to
escape. The grass here is green the
year ‘round as it never freezes hard
enough to kill it,
We have had one snow of a few
inches in depth which laid only a few
days when a Chinook wind came and
it soon disappeared. This will no
doubt be all we will have as we only
have about one snow a season,
Yours truly,
W.H FPorrer
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From 26th West 58'd Bireet, New
York, Hon. Henry W, Bhoemsker,
formerly secretary at a foreign post,
story-writer and owner of the Reading
Times, published at Reading, Pa, and
the Bridgeport Telegram, published st
Bridgeport, Connecticut, writes the
Reporter this complimentary sentenor:
“I could pot get along without
your valuable paper and enjoy it more
with every issue ’
———— At AAR
Laureiton ¥, OU BEobbed,
The other morning when Poatm ae.
ter Frank Schnure, theobliging official
who serves the public at Laursiton
opsued his office for the transsction
of the day's business, he discovered
that his strong box eontaining the
office money and a lot of stamps had
been sppropriated during the night by
some robber, and he was shy a nice
sum of cola of Uncle Bam's realm.
Mr. Behnure has been accustomed to
taking his eash box home with him
every night when he closed his busi
ness. Monday evening he was in at.
tendance at some social funetion ip
the town, and his son was in charge of
the postoffice. The young man when
he closed the office, locked up the
funda in the strong box and forgot to
take the case along with him. The
thief evidently was aware of this fact,
and made an entrance through the cel
iar of the building and then easily got
in tourh with the treasures. He took
the box containing about $150 in cash
and other valushles in stamps, ete , the
loss to the proprietor being nearly
$250,
AAAS
New Agoutsa Un LL. and T,
Quite a number of changes in the
Pannsy's big family have been unof-
ficially snnounced, the promotions
having taken eflnct February 1: D. W
Wendle, station agent at Montgomery,
and formerly of Lewisburg, Is transfer
redd to Watsontown : A. E Grove, of
Millmont to Elizabethville; E. ¢!. Ra.
del f om Liverpool to Osk Hall; G
W Meyers, for five years a clerk in
Milton Rove to MeElattan ss agent
Meyer's place in Milton will be taken
by H. C. Moyer, formerly chief clerk
st MiMinburg. G M Johnston was
transferred from McElhattan to Glen
Iron, succeeding W. A Odenkirk, who
retires from the railroad service, at
least for the present,
ie ———
Yietor Grange Visited,
Twenty-seven members of Progress
Grange paid a fraternal visit to Vietour
Grange, at Oak Hall, Saturday after.
noon. Messrs. Samuel Durst, Cloyd
Brooke, Carl Auman and Samuel
Gingerich farnished the sleds and
aleighs to take the members to Oak
Hall.
A regular meeting was held by Vie
tor Grange, and during the sessions a
number of addresses were made by the
visitors,
a...
Oard of Thanks,
Mrs. J. H. Lambert and family, of
Centre Hall, return thanks to their
friends who so kindly assisted them in
oaring for her mother, Mrs. Franors
Colyer, during her last illness, and
farther aided them after her death,
and at the burial. paid.
SAI HUA AAPA,
Transters of Ren! Estate.
W. Fred Reynolds et ux to John A
Witmer, tract of land in Bellefonte
$225
John LL Holmes et nl to OC. M
Cronemiller, tract of land in Ferguson
township $300
Sarah J. Breoo to 8B, Ward Giramley,
traot of land in M Ilhelm $425.
Howard R. Pratt ot al to Seth B
Pratt et ux, tract of land in Union.
ville. $1.
Harvey J. Markle ot ux to Ardell
Lou's, tract of land lu Spring twp
$850.
} H H Eisenhath to John P, Walt,
tract of land in Pann twp. $150.
Rachel M. Walker to Hezekiah
Walker, tract of land in Boggs twp
$l.
AA —
A regular meeting of Progress
DECREASE IN AREA OF FARM LAND
Average Value of Farms 85715 -Horses
Lead 1 Valve of Domestic aAulmals
Pennsylvania's farms decreased
number and acreage, while their value
increased in the decade of 1900-1910,
according to a bulletin on agriculture
statistics for the state, just issued by
the United States census bureau.
Notwithstanding the fact that the
population of the state increased 21.6
per cent. from 1900 to 1910, the number
of farms decreased 2.2 per cent., the
acreage of farm land 4 per cent. and
the acreage of improved land 4.1 per
cent. the decrease in farm acreage be-
ing greater in proportion than that in
the number of farms. The average size
of farms decreased 1.6 acres.
Farm property, which includes land,
buildings, implements, machinery, and
li estock ( domestic animals poultry
and bees ) has increased in value dur-
ing the decade $201,646,000, or 19.2 per
cent. This great increase was principal-
ly due to increases of $87,759,000 in
the value of buildings,of over $55 000,000
in the value of land and of $58,850,000
in the value of farm equipment, includ-
ing implements, machinery and live-
stock. Of the increase last mentioned,
about two-thirds represents that in the
value of livestock.
AVERAGE FARM WORTH $5715.
in
The average value in 1900 of a farm
with its equipment was $4000,
ten years later it was $5715.
average value of land alone
20.70 per in 1900 to
1910,
The land area of Pennsylvania is
proximately 28,692,480 acres. Of this
or 64 8 per cent
included in farms. Of the
12 673,519 acres,
reported as improved
. of the total
while
The
from
$3392
rose
acre in
ap-
area, 15 586 832 acres,
are
acreage,
cent. are
representing 44.2 per cent
land area of the state. The total
acreage of farm land decreased 784,183
acres, or 4 per cent during the last dec-
ade and the acreage of improved land
decreased 535,604 acres, or 4.1 per
cent.
219.295
The number of all farms, and there-
fore of all farm operators, is 219,295.
Of the operators, 164,220 are owners,
3961 managers and 51,105 tenants, Of
the owners, 154,088 operate exclusivesy
land owned by them while 10,141
operate land which they rent in addi-
tion to that which they own.
Three-tenths of the farms in Pennsyl-
vania are in the “50 to 99 acres
group, while more than one-fourth are
in the “100 to 174 acres” group
Thus, more than one-half of all the
farms in the state range from 50to 174
acres in size.
Of the Pennsylvania farm operators,
93.4 per cent. are native white and 6.3
per cent are foreign-born white. Oaly
546, or two-tenths of 1 per cent. are
non-white ; 543 being negroes and 3
indians. Of the native white farmers,
23.7 per cent. are tenants, as compared
with 17.5 per cent. of the foreign-born
white.
farm
or 68.2 per
land,
FARMS IN STATE.
HORSES PASS CATTLE,
During the decade, domestic animals,
poultry and bees combined increased in
value $39,041,000, or 38.1 per cent.
While most classes increased in value,
they changed in widely differing degrees.
The greatest absolute increase is noted
in the value of borses and colts, being
nearly seven-tenth of the net gain for
domestic animal as 8 whole. The rela-
tive increase was 66.2 per cent. Horses
are now the most important class of
livestock in the state, as judged by total
value, whereas in 1900 csttie ranked
first. The latter class shows an in-
crease in value of only $4,167,000 or 9.7
per cent. The largest relative increase
is found in the value of mules, 120.9 per
cent. Lhe total value of swine in-
creased $1,794,000, or 30.8 per cent,
and that of poultry, $3,191,000, or 71.2
per cent. Sheep and lambs show the
only noteworthy decrease, amounting
to $708,000, or 15.3 per cent.
The value of horses and cattle repre-
sent about 82 per cent. of the value of
all livestock. Swine and poultry are
almost exactly the same in value, and
together represent about 11 per cent. of
the total. Mules represent 4.5 per cent.
and sheep 2.8 per cent.
FARM WAGES INCREASE,
Nearly two-thirds of the farmers hire
labor, the average amount expended by
the farmers hinog being $184. During
the decade the total expeuditure for
lapor increased $8,964,000, or 53.8 per
cent. which is one of tae greatest reia-
tive incronses in Pennsylvania agricul
ture during the decsde. About one-
fourth of the amouut reported as ex-
pended for labor is in the form of rent
and board, At prior censuses no tabu -
Intion was made of the number of farm-
ers reporting expenditures for labor,
About six tarmers out of every ten
report some expenuiture for feed, and
about six out of every ten purchase fer.
tilizers. The total amount reported as
paid for fertilizers has incressed $2,116,-
000, 9r 4301 pas cunt, a, daviag the decad:,
average per farm repartiog being
Grange will be beld Saturday after. | 0°
uwdad.
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CENTRE COUNTY CENSUS REPORTS,
Array of Figares of Great Interest to Far.
mers end Others in the County.
The fluures below ure tsken from
a census bulletiy just issued by the
ceonstis buresu sud refer to Centre
exnty, A study of them will bs of
interest and vulue to every farmer in
the county,
Population, 1910 reas
Population, 1900......cccoonieieres
Number of farms, 1910.........
Number farms in 1900
Color and nativity of farmers
Native WHEEL... commreorns ssnrsnss sessnsssss
Forelgn born white,
Negro .. » po
Number of farms classified by em
Under 3 acres ersten
BAD DABIEE ssssssesrsvnsscanssssnsssas sorsenes
10 10 19 acres.
20 1049 acres...
43.4%
42,80
2.608
2.358
2,466
100 10 174 acres
175 Ww 20 acres
250 10 499 acres
OO to “99 acres. ease
1000 acres and over............ !
LAND AND FARM AREA
Approximate land area, scres —...........
Land in farms
Improved land in farms.
Woodland in farms.
Other improved land in farms...
Per cent of land ares ju farms .
Per cent of land Lmproved
Average acres per farm... RA
Average imp oved acres per farm
VALUE OF FARM PROPERTY
All farm property .....c. cose 8 13.886 911
All farm property in 1900. 8 12.028 v4
Per cent. Increase, 1900 1910... 10.9
land. Soh . 6.220914
land in 1900. a 6,903,200
Buildings - 4.209 484
Bulidings Ri SUB..conmmsnrince 8,186 200
implements and machinery..... B22
Implements ete. in 180 05.760
Domestic animals, poultry, bees 1.961 617
Dodestic animals, ete, io 190 1,258 764
Averays Ya Utes
| properdy per farm. — 5,114
Ta d bull dings per farm... LE Fa
Land peracre....... —— 2.70
Laud per acre in 1900 8.20
DOMESTIC ANIMALS
Farms reporting 4 mestic stlmals
Value of domestic animals. ........
Catto
Total number.........
Dairy cows
Other cows
Yearliug helters
Calves ——
Yearling steers and bulls
Other steers and bulls
Value
Horses
Total number...
Mature horses.......
Yearilog colta ......
Bring colts
Yalue
Mules -
Total number...
Mature moles
Ya'ue
Swine
Total number.............
Mature hogs
Bpring pigs
Value
Bheep
Total number
Rams, ewes, and wether.
Epring ianbe..
Vaiue
Goats ~
Number ...cc
Vaiue...... A —————
POULTRY AND BERS
Number of poultry of all kinds...
Valoe ;
Number of colonies of bees.
Value. ———
Farms operated by © OWENS... cocvssn cones
land in farms opersted by owoem,
acres.
Valoe of land and baidiogs on tarme
operated by owners. — NC %
Farms operated by tenants. —- we
Land in larms operated by ‘tenants,
acres. — -
Value of land and bulidings | on terms
operated by tenants.
Farms operated by managers... wo
Land in farms vperated by managers,
Valve of land and buildings o on 2 farms
operated by managers... will
FARM EXPENSES
Ml
“he
1100
>
fd,
2.510
1.888 472
23,208
11,95
1,910
1.923
3,762
1.864
up K
#5888 3%
-
a
130,066
“4,221
1.042
8,934
1,632
151,064
126.32
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Labor
Farms reporting...
Cash expended...
Rent and board farnished...
Food —
Amount expended...
Fertilizer
Farms reporting...
Amount expended... -
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NO. 6.
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS,
HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST
FROM ALL PARTS.
Domer 8. Ishler, who Is tesehing
school in Harris township, will be-
come a student in Valparaiso College,
Valparaiso, Indiana, at the close of his
school term.
" Dr. E E. Bparks, president of Penn-
eyivanias State College, with his fami-
ly, will sail for Egypt on 2ist instant,
He will return in time for the June
commencement exercises,
Jobn C. Rwsman is recovering
rapidly from a recent serious illness,
“undsy he was down stairs for the
first time, snd hopes soon to be
able to be out of the house.
The borough councilmen did not
hold a meeting last Friday nizht,
which was the stated time for the Feb.
raary meeting. Hpecial meetings are
held without notice to the public.
The professors, their wives and
sweethearts, the stenographers snd
book-keepers, making up the agricul-
tural department at Pennsylvania
Mtate College, were at the Centre Hall
hotel on Friday evening.
The stove In the Sand Hill school
house, 1:1 the vicinity of Howard,
toppled over, The tescher, Mies
Ethel Bitner, organiz-d a BNOW-CAITY«
fog brigade, and this saved the school
bhouee from destruction by fire,
A large milk condensing plant will
be erected at Lewisburg, the construo-
tion of the building to begin at once.
Che bulldiog alone is to cost $30 000,
Watsontown brick will be used, and
the plant set on one scre of ground ale
ready purchased.
Two Elk lodges, one in Franklin and
one iu Oil City, were adjudged guilty
of selling liquor illegally by the
Vensogo county court. Visiting
members had been sold liquor, and
the court instructed the jury to bring
in verdicts sgaivet the Jodges.
Treasurer John D. Miller will be-
come & resident of Bellefonte by
April 1st, sod will live on Curtin
Street. Mr. Miller will make sale of
bis farm «tock and implements Wed-
exday of pext week, as will be seen
by referring to the sale register.
Miss Effie Ishler, daughter of Mr.
sod Mrs. George lshiler, is teaching
instrumental music in Tyrone and has
a oless cf thirty five. Hhe attended
grandmother in
Centre Hall, on Friday, but was
obliged to return to Tyrone immedi.
ately afler the services,
Mrs. James BSpicher, of Cresson,
Mre. Emma Hofman, of Derry, snd
Mrs George W. Ishier, of Tusseyville,
were the children of Mrs. Frances Col-
yer, who attended her funeral on Fri-
day. Mrs. Probert, of Derry, was aa-
able Lo be present on sccount of a babe
102 young to be taken on such a long
journey.
The estale of Chambers O. Temple.
ton, former state senator in the Blair
and Huuotingdon distriot, was settled
up in court st Holidaysbarg. His
creditors were mainly trusting clients,
who gave him $108 000 to purchase
fradulent and bogus mortgages. They
will receive two cents on the dollar,
Fempleton is now in the western pen-
tentiary.
A week or two sgo mention was
made of the fact that Geo. P. Thomse,
of Nittany Moun‘ain, was looking
sbout for a farm with a view of pur
ohasing it. From the Howard
Hustler it is learned that be bought
the A. GQ. Confer farm in the ridges in
the vicinity of Howard. Mr. Thomas’
Nittany Mountain farm is included in
the penitentiary site.
From the Gozstte it is learned that
C. Y. Waguer, the miller, is one of
the men who believes with all his
heart in improved and modern meth.
ode, as wae illustrated when he recent-
ly purchased a twenty horsepower
traction gasoline engine, gaog plows
and other machinery in order to cone
duct his farm in Esover township.
He expects to do his plowing, cut
«rain, haul it and hay to his barn, ss
well as do all other heavy work with
the engine and improved machinery,
thas introducing inv Centre county
the methods typical to the greatest
farm o:« the west,
The following is taken from the
Orangeville ( [ilinols ) Courler, and re.
fers to sons of Mre, 8. R. Kamp, of
Lock Haven, who is now with them
in Belvidere : Rufus Lee moved to
Belvidere where he and his brother,
John Camp, have opened a grocery
store. Mr. Lee has bean a resident of
this vicinity for a number of years.
About twelve years ago he oame west
from his home at Look Haven, Pa,
and since that time has resided here,
He is a young man of good charscter,
hoaest and reliable in every way.