VOL. LXXXV
CREAMY MASTER AGAIN,
Exchange
of
Directors
Stock Pur
Keystone Grange
Elected-000 Shires
chased,
of the
Grange tha corporation
through Htate
expects to establish co-operative buy-
The orgavizition Keystone
Exchange,
which the Grange
ing and selling among the farmers of
atl the
Clearfield
direc!
ors to manage the affairs of the corpor-
ation,
The
Palmer,
years
advanced MNtate
meeting in
when the Grangers elected five
the state, was
(Grange
®
B
five
elected are Thomas
Delaware county, for
T. M. Johuoson, Washington,
years ; William
county, for
men
for four Armstrong,
Liiree
Luz:rne
Bi
£1
ty, for tw
Erie connty,
arry 8. Shanline, Montgomery cou
itl
» years, and Archie Billion
for one year.
to
wrporation,
ge voted purchase
Kin the
d
£10 0 i)
OtYices for
the
in Harrisburg
ends to establish at once
formation upon erop a
and to
Cot 4
7 wl i r
ase of articles for
ditions
» pul
will also proceed
exchanges and
for
cro
farm
sition
It was voted by
y members of the
memobersiilg
Uil 1st is aj
s William T. (
ty Overseer,
rN Lk
i
secretary, J.
gales:
Biuoges,
: Hsapuan |
McK. Lyous, Chester
ber of execul
years, vi
county.
The place for the next 1
referred Le execu
Iuvitations were received
ive OO ite f
ive Cominiiiee,
or
Ulam Armstrong, Luz»
io t ive committes
York, |
Wilkes-Barre |
from
Lebauou, Willi
aud Greensburg
cflicers were instal
ne newly elecied |
led Friday morniog |
by Hon. Leonard Ruone, who
master of the
teen years.
Iurough it
Bparran, the
brought & report which w
siastical pred
ed on briefly stated are these;
i ’
Was!
Hiale Uravge for eigh-|
#24
secretary, John M,
legisintive committe
i% enthu-
I'he items
ly ade
Opposed Lo eng
territory ; in favo
fog law ;
10 sai
More stringent favored : |
opposed to Lhe central bank scheme,
ng liquor juto drs
of a stale antitrest
against grautiog liceuse |
OLS
laws sre
ship subsi ly, sud against tariff sched: |
maintain &
higher price for the home-consumed
product than they gel for that which
they export,
Favor the election of United States
peustore by pouular voie; pay-
ment by the state of the minimum
salary of public echiool teachers,
The Bproul road bill
and the conclusion of the
tion is reached thus:
I'he roads in which we are most
ules that enables trusts to
the
ls oiiticieed,
road ques.
in-
terested are Lhe roads (0 the store, the
station apd the msrket We
want the low roads stoned and drain
eu, the well drained roads king drag-
ged and the walter courses kept open
This will give us sail good roads and
will not peed the services of a civi
englueer or an Muported superintend-
ent, and we will uot peed to meet any
foterest charges on a bouded debt
We deunnd that the bill which bas ro
often passed the house levying 1 mill
additional on corpoiste sud persons
property for schools snd roads be
wade law, which law would produce
about $7,000 000 sncually for
great needs.”
Pisce,
these
lp“
-
Lady Bhow You, a hen that won
the vations! egg-laying contest at the
state poultry station, Mountain Grove,
Missouri, this year, wos sold at Bpring-
fleld, Missouri, for $800 by J. A, Bick.
erdite, of Millersville, Lilinoie,
The hen hse a record of laying 281
full-weight eggs this yesr, Bhe is a
CEN]
RE
PARCEL POST
Law Beoomes Effsotive January 1s8'--Pack
nges Limited to Eleven Younds—Sprolnl
Stamp Must be used
Postmaster (George M, Boal has
c¢rived instructions relative tothe
re.
new
parcel post law, which goes into effect
on January lst, 1913 The pro
vides ;
“ That hereafter fourth class
matter shall embraces all other matter,
including farm and
law
mail
factory products,
not now embracad by law in either the
first, second, or third class, not exceed-
ing eleven pounds in weight, nor great-
er in size than seventy-two inches in
SO-VENT POTATOES,
Consumer Growls and Grownr Is Not Sure
He Has a Profil at That Polos,
About the silliest thing imaginable
18 the everlasting complaining because
the farmer, the tiller of the soil, is get-
ting the cost of production and asmall
margin it,
for the products of farm aud garden.
For many years tlhe farmer war ga
He was obliged to sell below
It was
above in some instances,
slave,
cost, Lo say nothing of profit.
Lis willingness work from
daylight until after dark that made it
possible for bim to make s living on a
rented farm, if he owned it, to live
only to
ar,
and girth combined, in form or
kind likely toinjare the person of any
nor
poatal nployvea or damage the mai
ot and |
i
matter
perishable
equipment or her mail
nota character within a
resaonably
ds
heerved
period
portation and livery,
It will be « that the rates of |
White Piymouth Rock,
.
that
increased fr
tage are largely reduced and
3s limit of weight is
wonnds, Parcels will be
ivery offices
» :
at all free del
‘ rural
His residiag o ana
n
they may | registered
corded sg
Ff
iL
@ on payment of
Vs
a apecial delivery
servi 1# usual
Moss
Aout ed ivaiant their
in an
ual
1 payen
vasiue, Lut
i t of a fee of five ¢
ut they may be mailed
? '
junantities of not less than 2 000 ide
stamps sliced, ti
I'he postotfice department {a urgin
1 }
icity
ity be
giveu
es of the
ollowing festug
+ postomast
arcels must
cinags mail
for
Lie ape cial pa. Ce i
Ze ** held
age stam pe were not used,
AI A —————
Roebarsburg.
Mrs
Sidasy Brumrine is at present
as on her face
John Rudy, of ssl us, speat part of
this woek a ills place among
tances,
Min
4 9 isin
willis
Aasronsburg, |
was in this [uesday sud
to d» some |
i
Sarah Leitzel, of Asronsburg, |
the
$
ding this week at
home of
Mowery, where en;
ERINsIress
Viuters,
the winter |
paients i
Ly
Qoraez: Lo
sold on
driviag
’
hils |
Mayer, of Loganton, who lost his
o Earl |
old
and faithful bores by death.
Ihe hog cholera is still ragiog in the
eastern part f th val ey.
Wolf, far
four fattening Logs with tha
8 Adam |
a ner, quite recently los
dreaded |
disease
Herbert wan
past two months employed at
Hmull, who for the
Tyrone
at his trade of masoning, has returned
and will io the
to work for Mr,
Howard,
Peroneron colta
foar yeara old
brougut to this place from Crawford |
and placed in the stables
at Lhe hotel, where Lhey are offered at
private sale. This fsa fice lot of colts
and they take Lhe eye of the buyers,
Misa Maude Moz, of Middleburg,
a lady in her twenties, who is visiting
at Livonia, took ill suddenly and Dr
J. W. Bright was at once sent for.
Has pronounaced the disease to be ap-
pendicitia, sud a few days later he ase
gisted by D-. Ball, of Lock Haven,
performed sn operation, The young
Indy ia now getting along very well,
hots near future
Mazo
begin the}
i
marbie man at
E ghteen fi ge
ing from two to
rang
were
county,
Road Appliontion al 718 Miles,
Figures compiled at the state high
way department show that from June
1 to December 1, applications were
filed for state aid in the construction
of 718 milea of highway, This is the
largest mileage kuown fo a similar
period,
make an interest of two to three
er cent. on his investment,
Consumers now ere kicking because
getting fifty
potatoes, what
farmer “is cents ws
Al
consumer like to have
: average yleld of potatoes
tra ¢
Haty Is not over one hun.
scre, which at fifty
Lies
were
bushels per
ODusiel wold
edd potatoes
0 to $1560
riers were
' G0 for
i $38 00 per acre.
worth
per bushel, and
obliged t u
peed,
Before
ist also deduct the
preparing the peed
Linrvesiiug
«1, interest on
1 ¥ * $
piemenis
ursed the
{ithe crop?
I
t year f
man who
these
ome out
po-
and |
i
of to-]
Mt |
ds, |
§
False |
a bushel,
"the farmer
bis meth
lips
Linden Hall.
WV lel
wilh
and and family
3 friends in Reedaville |
returniog in the evening.
Mra JH
£3
fie
|
Rwt and son Lynn were |
al y i
WK Beliefonte shoppers on |
Juited
hristmas
Evangelical church will |
hold Tues- |
day evening, the
Mra, Mine
Fortoey
a service on
fourth.
Mrs. Will
, of Harrie |
Li. Tressler
tw nts
va Fortney,
i
3
fitle sot
the J.
Ah Bi
burg, ae vigiling at
Mrs, Kate K who
CWO Im
mmarer
at
gpent |
the past
hb
ba here, returned to |
me at Biate College on Batur-
Ned Keller, who has been a student
University, returned
on Balurday for the Christmas
at
Dajinsgrove
vacatior
J
Hn
ha Gir mill
to this place
where hie has a contract to raw a lot of
lumber for J. H. Rosa,
I'he tuany friends of Professor 8B, (.
Milier learn, with regret, of hia serious
itloe
rarichh moved his saw
the Kimporl tract
as with erin at his home
He is a son of Mr. and
diphti
far
near hes
Oa Bunday evening while on the
way from this place to Hiate College
Mr. aud Mre. Lee Brooks and uncle
Joseph Grows, were thrown from
their buggy at the turn in the road
near Levi Roau’s near Lemont, They
attempied to pass a buggy, but got too
close to the bank. The buggy up set
and the horas ran away but was cape
tured and brought back by Earne-t
Wagner. Aside from a few bruises
all escsped serious irjuries,
I — —
Christmas Post Oards,
Christmas post cards are on sale at
the Reporter office at the popular price
of fifteen conta per dozen, Bent by
mall, postage paid, Every oard is
new,
———— A ———
Probably the oldest person in Blair
county died when Mrs, Lydia Bixler
passed away at her home in Altooas,
st the mye of niueiy five years seven
Milroy Hotel Man Falls Throug
Thirty Feet,
Bamuel 8B. Brown, familiar
as “Btackey’
Hotel man, was seriously |
Wednesday of
morning of that day he and
l
ot
drown, the
nat
Ween
others had gone to Midd
thinking to make a short
home of Hiram Baker, whi
wae awaiting him, Mr,
re fils
re
ped oft a Reedeville car at the Jianeti
Broan
of the Burnham trolley tracks on
Yeagertown side, and attempting
cross the high trestle beariug the
ley tracks over Huck Run, |}
his footing and fell between
thirty feet t
gromnd beneath, sustaining
ie nN
i & |
16
distance of the
| He was picked up by iron w
i
ithe Lewistown hospital
taken to a near by house, and u d
summoned. Luster he was rushed
f
g yy 68 ;
found to be suf! fro
ring
lof the
brain in
{ bruises sud iscerati
was found upon ti
and bis face
ORE JTLAEE,
ishut, I'nie
{
winecial
& prin
I ——
Agalost
Cat the comedy
the Rev J M ¢
burg Lutheran Chu
Comedy iz
a critic's role al a rehearsal «
entertainment being
by the Munday school sup
hn Kreeger a wealthy
nemter of the church i
ger has resigned and a &
congregation threatens,
Mrs. Kreeger, follow]
tion her
minister, called the
the
Mr, Guss cialms i
or
=,
husbsnd sod the
Mr. G
rehearses Toke up,
the
ieilweon
IV {1a
dictator and
& enltertsinme
i= irreverent sud pot at all suitable ss
a sacred cantata
ls
Corn Shredder Does Damage
Walter IL.
bersburg, got Lis right
Hackman, of
hand
i and
was the middle and
the third joint, ar
the finger to the joint,
The young man, 6 be
ginning of the
ing the shredder for Harry Royer, and
work was being done for
were crushed to
little
who is in
twenties, was opers’
neighbor of Mr. Roser,
Dr. Frauk and Dr.
irjury
peveral fingers being necresary
¥.
Bright
attention, the ampuiation of
gave {i
EE a
M. M. Keller on Gperating Table
Farmer Martin M. Koeiler,
Centre Hall, was taken to the
fonte hospital on
west of
Be
f
Thursday of
week, and Friday was operated on for
a rupture. Saturday Mr. Keller
prospects that be will fully
He had been suffering from the rup-
ture jor a considerable length of time,
sud finally the pain breame almost
unbearable,
—————— A —— AP — T=
No Vapor Next Week
With this paper the Reporter has
{lseued in 1912 fifty numbers, and as
hss been the custom for many years,
not ouly with the looal papers in
Centre county, but throughout ti
state, the Issue during Christmas week
will be omitted. The next esas of
this paper will, therefore, appear on
the second day of Javuary.,
The Centre Reporter wishes sil its
patrons and ite fricuds a Merry Christe
mas, 8 Happy New Year's Day, and
the prosperity deserved during the
entire year,
oi M5 AM
The Reporter tuppiem wit.
The Centre Reporter this wick ron
Euivm mn full pave coppleme rain.
{rg several odamme of pu voa!
“
i
months and twenty-one days,
-
waiter, ae well ue advertisiug,
HOTTY
ted Ey AR
irr by Rev, |
Willisma T
s,
ea. Nittany
Ho
Wan
v sel ¢
Ve 1 6 4 W
and |
Alton
1a Pennsylvania
of Haont Batata,
Loe, sheriff to B. 8B. Mo.
ao of land in Boggs
Arthur B
Cormick, 1:
twp. $45
Arthur B
Eokart,
$310
John M, Wieland et ux to IL. B
Kidder, 2 lola ja Siste Colleze, $1400
John spencer to John Bodenessk,
tract of Innd in Baow Shoe twp, $500,
Lutheran Church trastees to How.
ard KE. Wells, lot in Spring twp, $1.
Lioyd Eckenroth to Sadie (\, Hie,
tract of land io Spring twp, $333.83.
William Hile et al to Lloyd ' Eeken.
roth, tract of land in Hpring
$300
W. D. Zerby, guardian to Sadie ©.
Hile, tract of land In Spring twp.
$06 66
Margaret H. Ammermans’ heir to
HA. Ellis, premises in Boggs twp.
Qa
Lee, sheriff to Mary CO.
prewises in Marion twp.
twp,
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS,
FROM ALL PARTS
Hon, B. K. Focht
candidate for . congress
be
years
will sgain
two
ance.
tel al New of
landlord
terlin
th
few
Whi
reteller was A
go was destroyed by fire.
Mra ebweces *echoll is at the home
n Georges Valley,
Miss Anaole
Harter, |
her niece, Weaver,
Hall's
t be
Lewer will be wo
ire greatest
w altained 7?
$500 wo
may i
rt}
Lid
VOT.
wie] Klinger
will f
tenant
yw Charles
the Van
Hall, Mr.
%
YY EAVEr AS on
f
ies farm near nden
farm,
ureiion
‘ f '
ome of ber grandfa ner,
Se may remain for
#5
Fie
wi
#yivatia bHlate (
d
ne
be
sted in Maryland, an
th Th
34]
laf
¥
10 LOE 0llioe,
iss, gn WwW Wes
posiLor Will
the day before C
D. C. Keller, at Phot
on Wednesday celebrated the
uristmss,
d Mrs
anuiversary of their wedding.
aflair was celebrated io a fitting
: 1mber of invitations were
de
ud among
atud relatives in Ce
those who ree
A Aate Coaley, and
were Mrs.
Keller,
ow windows in Mont
rlothing store, in Bellefonte,
atiraclive, and shows
the part of
Montgomery's the
the exterior.
clothing purchased at
has a distiaclivs qaaslity,
clothed with Moutgomery’a
ia t well clothed.
especialy
ft lasle
Al
yw | I il oa
XM on
fee
‘El he
wator,
Every pi s of
this slore
'o be
hing
and Mra. M. P. Masser, of Z on,
e in Gregy townehip on
1 Moaday. They
father, David J.
ait feeble, The
his eighty.
He was recently visited
Sneeder, his former
gave him much
tad
he
nq
ir.
Sunday,
or ir. Musser
fourtl
i" in
aA
LL
th
by Rey
asior, is
comfort,
Charles W, Weaver, of near Linden
Hall, announces sale for March 19:h.
This will be one of the largest sales in
the valley, and among other stock will
be offered seven head of horses, forty
five head of cattle, thirty hogs, snd a
fu'l line of farming implements and
tools, Most of the implements sre
new. Tals will bes clean up sale, as
M:, Weaver will quit farming opera
tious although he has not decided
what be will d> afer he disposes of
hia stock, ete.
for a period of two years as a farmer
by 8. W. Smith, will quit his post
some time after the holidays. Mr.
NT is something of a horse trainer,
and daring the time he has been
employed by Mr. SBmith trained six
three year olds in good style, and is
now gettiog the seventh into line.
,
this role, and invariably took the raw
sotmale, snd step by step with little
or no assistance brought them under
£00d management.
3 as
¥
7
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