VOL. LXXXVI.
HURSDAY, JUNE 5
oJ,
BILLY. TO PROTECT COUNTY.
Representative Gramley Introduces Meas.
ure that Will Kelleve Centre Uonuunty of
Unjust Expense,
The acquittal of William Hogan
who escaped from the pen, by a Centre
county jury, largely or perhaps wholly
on account of the fact that Centre
county would be obliged to not only
pay the court expenses, but the cost of
maintenance as well, led Representa-
tive C. Li. Gramley to introduce a
measure in the house that will no
doubt become a law, The measure,
which is reprinted below provides that
Centre county, where the pen is lo-
cated, as well as counties in which
Reformatories are located, shall be
protected against court cost and main-
tenance charges in cases where prison-
ers are brought before the county
court. The proposed law is as follows:
Bection 1, Be it evacted, etc, That
hereafter any aud all prisoners or con-
victs escaping or attempting to escape
from the several peaniteutiaries and
reformatories of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania or from the lands, juris-
diction and control of the officers of
said penal institutions, shall be tried
in the counties where eald escapes
shall have been committed,
Section 2. The costs of the trial for
escape or breaking away of couvicts
aod prisoners from the several peni-
tentiaries and reformatories of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, or
the violation by said convicts and
prisoners of any or all of the penal
statutes relating to escape, shall in
each instance be borne and paid by
the respective counties of the Com-
monwealth fromm whose courts the said
convicts shall have been committed to
the said penitentiaries or reformatories,
Fection 3, In case of conviction and
sentence of said escaping convicts and
prisoners, the costs of maintenance of
said convicts and prisoners under such
new sentence shall be borue by the
county from which said convict or
prisoner sball hava been originally
commitied.
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The “Wisco sic 1d a."
The Appropriations Committee of
the House has set aside $1,470 000 for
the Pennsylvania State College, $1 000 -
000 for the University of Pittsburgh,
$555,000 for Temple University, and
$1,500,000 for the University of Penn-
syivaoia, Ian , addition the Htate
makes a liberal provision for the
Hechool of Indastrial Art and similar
institations.
If the much vaunted ‘Wisconsin
idea’’ were adopted in Pennsylvania
practically the whole of these enor-
mous sums would be devoted to =
single college, preferaoly the State
College, and the facilities of that
school would be enlarged so as to give
instruction to from 5000 to 10,000 sta-
dents in a very large variety of sub-
jects, This would be an admirable
thing for Btate College, which no
doubt would prove itself worthy of
this splendid benefaction.
per
Hasting Under $5000 Hall,
William H. Hasting, brother of
former Governor Daniel H, Hastings,
is under $5000 bail for his appearance
at court, in Dauphin county, on a
charge of felonious asssult with {atent
to kill four policemen in Harrisburg
about two weeks sgo, an aceount of
which appeared io these columns
Hastings had gone to the home of
Ross Hickok to discus some money
matters, and while there he drew a
revolver and fired several shots at him,
one bullet entering the thigh, Police-
men interf-red, and a 8st battle took
place, Hastings acted as his own at-
torcey.
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Letter trom ©. A, Barger
Fditor Reporter .
We are jost getting settled in our
new home and think_we will feel
ayven 0a Qt we did in
«t nestles among the hiils of
south eastern Ohio. The hills alsne
give it a more home like, sapect, than
the level, rolling country of western
Ohio.
I have charge of the Jewett Dis'rict
for the Harrison and Jeflerson Tele
phone Company. This co-operates
thirteen exchanges under a Bell sub
license. There are four exchanges iu
my district,
We are receiving the Reporter at
our new address, so we are again able
to keep In touch with the happenings
of Centre couuty,
With best wishes to the Reporter
and ite readers, I am yours, very
truly
C. A. BARGER
Jewett, O, June 2, 1913,
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dJohustounbaogh-Eokley,
Alvie Johnstonbaugh, of Linden
Hall, and Miss Lula Eckley, daughter
of John R, Eckley, of near Centre
Hall, were united in marriage at the
United Evangelical parsonage, in
Centre Hall, om Friday morolog, by
the resident pastor, Rev, F, H, Foss,
THE PF, O, SURPLUS,
lavestigation by New Postofice Department
Reveals Juggling of Figures to Make a
Show,
Flatly denying claime of former
postmaster general Hitchcock that the
postal system was self sustaining dur.
ing the Republican, administration,
Postmaster General Burleson on Hat
urday made public the report of a
Postal Burvey board, severely indicting
the Republican regime.
Juggling of figures to show a sur-
plus that did not exist; *‘unpjustifi-
able methods of bookkeeping ;’ a
‘ruthlessly enforced policy of Taft
economy, '’ crippling of the public ser-
vice and a conspiracy to embarrass the
present Democratic administration
were the sweeping charges made
against the Republican officeholders,
The report was the result of an in-
vestigation made upon orders of Mr.
Burleson by the fourth assistant post-
master general and the chief clerk.
Instead of a surplus of $200,000
claimed by Hiteboock in 1911 the re-
port asserts that an actual deficit of
over $750,000 occurred,
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Story of the Wolf,
From the Altoona Tribune, ;
Itis only two or three years ago
that farmer P. F. Conser, of Millheim,
Centre county, and his son Harry,
while plowing in one of their upland
fields saw a large black wolf trotting
across the furrows towards the Seven
Mountains in the direction of High
valley. BSioce that time wolves have
been occasionally tracked in the Seven
Mouatains and vicinity, so that they
cannot be classed as extinet in this
state. Twenly years ago they were
numerous in the Beven Mountains.
[no the Busquehanna valley they hung
on until the middle sixties,
‘‘ Black Headed Bill” Williams, the
famous Bucktail scout, says that the
Iast time he heard a wolf call on the
Round Top, not far from Lock Haven,
was one night in the early fall of 1863,
when he was home from the war on a
furlough. Civilization gradually
forced them south until they made
their final stand among the Seven
Mountains. The last pack of wolves
was wiped out in White Deer valley
not more than hall a dozen miles from
the town of Maney about 1878,
John Blair Linn in his" Annals of
Buffalo Valley ’" tells of a pack of fifty
wolves found buried in a snow drift on
shade mountain during the cold win
ter of 1835. * Old Dan’ Treaster, the
patriarchal hunter of Treaster valley,
used to tell of some remarkable experi-
ences with wolves. Bome nights he
asid they were so rampageous around
his shanty that the good old man was
unable to go out and feed his stock in
the nearby barn. Oae wintry night
be went out early to elude his unwel-
come visitors, but the wolves scented
him and surrounded the ba p, making
it necessary for him to spend the
night amcag the horses and cattle,
The wolf is a wily animal and if he
can pick up a living, will defy hunters
and trappers. The old hunters of
Penvsylvania say that wolves became
scarcs because the gawe animals and
birds on which they preyed were re-
duced to scant numbers by sportsmen,
Very few wolves were caught in traps,
consequently records of bounties paid
on them are not numerous in the couns
ty commissioners’ offices. Perhaps
the most picturesque wolf in Pennayl.
vania mountain history is the one
that used to iollow the night packet-
boata on the old canal from Williams.
port to Lock Haven, He could make
out the bright lights of the boat from
bis path along the top of the Bald
Kagle mountain and barked wildly as
he trailed it to its destination,
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When you hear youngsters talk
about hiking tell them that Mrs,
Hannah Bmith, who was eighty
years old in March, walked from
Bellefonte to her home west of Centre
Hall, last Saturday. Her son, James
Mowery, died in Bellefonte, and as is
recorded elsewhere in this issue was
buried from the home of herson above
town, and it was to attend his funeral
two days liver that she made the
trip. It was a mothet’s love and not
notoriety that induced the woman to
perform the feat cited,
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The Pink Label,
The piok label on your paper indi-
cates that all subscriptions paid be
tween April 5.h and June 21d are
credited for the first time. If you
have paid subscription during the
period designated, please examine the
Iabel carefully and report &t once if
you have not received proper credit,
gt, aa ma]
The Peunsylvauia Monument at
Gettysburg Js belug still farther em-
beilished with life-size bronze statues
of the Pennsylvanians distinguished
in the war. This will Include such
men as Gov. Curtin, Gens. Hancock,
Meade, Hartranft, Humphreys, Geary,
Gregg, Reynolds, ete. Eight of these
have already been placed In position.
HALL. PA., T
MASONS WILL DEDICATE
Grand Lodge Hall at Elizabeth Today
(Tharsday ) —Finsst Ballding In State,
Elizabeth will be the mecca for 10,-
000 or more Masons from Pennsylvania
snd other states, who will go there to-
day ( Thursday ) to attend the dedi-
cation of the Grand Lodge Hall,
This hall, first to be erected of the
series of buildings that, with the land
Contre Hall Defeats Millhesim
By the score of 7 to 6, the local base-
ball team defeated Millheim on
Grange Park on Memorial Day.
What appeared to be an easy victory for
Centre Hall in the first half
game, culminated in an
finish in which the visitors made a
gallant effort to land the game.
W. Bradford was on the mound for
the home team and proved his versa-
will eventually represent an invest.
ment of $5,000,000, will be used as the |
administrative headquarters of the]
homes, the general dining room,
library and places for social features, |
as well as for the accommodation of |
175 membere, and the necessary em-
ployes.
Iu charge of the ceremonies will be |
the following officers : William
L.
ter; J. Henry Williams, 1ight
shipful deputy grand master ;
wor- |
grand warden ; James B, Krause, righ
worshipful junior grand warden ; Wil- |
liam B, Hackeaburg, right worship-|
ful grand treasurer, and John A |
Perry, right worshipful grand secre- |
tary.
On June 1, 1011, ground first
broken for the Grand Hall.
The building is now completed, and |
will be fully furnished iu time for |
dedication. The cost has been $425.-
000. Elizabethan in design, fireproof
and constructed of the best
the building is the fluest
Penusylivania,
Was
Lodge
materials,
of its kind in
It is 425 feet long and
56 feet wide, the dining
sion being 145x42 feet, with
58 feet in height.
in the dining room,
commodate 500 gpests,
extension is 101x62 feet,
is 2% stories in height. A large library,
that will eventually house many thou-
sands of volumes, is at the west end of
the hall
The buliding in
woud, oak and chestnut, It ¢
310 rooms.
ing alley, 20x25 feet,
the west is a large reading and smok-
ing room, and to the east a
room exten
a ceiling
There are 450 lights
whica will
I'he Kitchen
The building
is finished hard
itaine
In the basement is a howl
Lonoecting on
barber
shop, a four-t)n ice plant, ice cream
freezers, tive large refrigerators, storage
and butcher room,
Upon the first 1]
parlor iotersecling a sun poreh,
feet. A large library room ls
vorthwest eud, flaely furan
ladies’ reading room is stiscl
uring 20x25 All columns
are carved in ornamental designs,
In the building also, Is a committee
room, 25x56 feet ;
IK)
the
A
ens
on
ished,
ed,
feet, the
A reception room, 55
x25 feet, and a 62-fout music gallery in
the dining room. The kitchens are at
the east end of the hall,
eqaipped with potato peelers, dish-
washers, steam tables, freight eleva.
tors. Upon the second flyor are 31
sleeping rooms, each 14x15 feet, There
are also lavatories and committee
rooms. Upon the third fl jor are 6]
sleeplug rooms, 16 bathrooms and
washstands,
At least $20 000 is being spent upon
the furnishings of the buildiog., The
hail contains 100,000 feet of electric
wirlog, 1500 lights, thirteen 32.-horse-
power motors aud indirect steam heat
supplied from a power house,
At the present time there has been
completed the power plant, to the east
of the building, 3000 feet distant, and
to the west Lhe sewage disposal plant
is nearly flaished.
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Union Qonaty Deaths
Io MiRlinburg, Oliver Perry Cather.
man, sged sixty-five yesrs, Mrs.
Henry Hopp, also in MifMlionbarg,
aged eighty-one years. At Mazeppa,
Busan, widow of Daniel Rangler, aged
eighty-lwo years,
They are
Dw
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Towns that furnish free sites and
water, exemption from taxes and the
capital, while strangers supply the ex-
perience, to establish new industries,
awaken to find everything missing, in-
cluding the strangers. However, they
have the experience as an asset, Lan.
caster county hss msny such monu-
ments of folly, includiog some seven
or eight canning factories, built at a
cost of from $5000 to $10,000 each, to
can vegetables, but up to this time
they have specializad iu picking stock-
holders, A little gatheriog in this
office and a side trip to KE verson,
Chester county, saved a rovbery of
this character in Centre Hall,
A ———— A A AAPA
Roosevelt got six cents damage from
the Michigan editor who sald the
former president got drunk, lied and
cursed. The rough rider proved that
he took not more than two glasses of
champagne, a mouth full of beer, a
tablespoon full of whiskey, and brandy
at one time. Both parties paid their
own coals,
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The supreme court reversed the
decision in the case of Miss Lillie Dale
agalost the executors of the Iste
George Dale, her father, Miss Dale
will be sllc wed the brok account pre
sented by her against the estate,
tility as a ball player by pitching in
as #plendid fashion as he handles him-
self in any other position on the dia
mond, Oaly four hits were garnered
eight of the
enemy made a vain attempt to land
Only in one inning, the
he in any real danger
and this was simply due to the fact
#
and
very,
ninth, was
to such an extent that Mil heim
‘he inning ended when R. O. Musser
landed,
While the
man
game was not ons of
featured by much sensational playing,
in
left; Garis caught his first game behind
the bat and he handled Bradford's de.
For
Kerlin made several good catches
livery faultlessly. the visitors
day when we turned his back on =
4 y } f . > " “aT }
short fly to left centre and caught ti
ball while running in this msnner
R. Musser pitched well
hit did the most damage,
in spots, but
was almost iavariat found when a
It was a good, clever game, and
ng
1
wo leas was manifested
friendly spirit exist between these
t times
arbiter of the
artial
at all
Victor Jones was Lhe
game aad his decisions were img
On every occasion.
The { re
who and what they did.
mi shows
wing ec
$18
occ
Smith Finkle
At the Lulheran parsonage in Cen-
tre Hall, Rev, F. W. Barry in
Friday evening Lioyd
Smith, of Johnstown, and Miss Mable
Finkle, of Bpring Mills
accompanied Ww
Mr. Mrs,
Miss Ruth MeCool and George l'homas
Ine groom is a son of Mr. and Mrs.
Micheal Bmith, of Potters Mills, and
is a clerk in a raliroad supply house in
Johustown,
united
marriage on
They were
parsonage Ly
Ashbridge Thomas,
the
and
Ihe vride is the daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mra. C. J. Fiuokle, of
spring Mills. Toe young couple ,on
Monday went to Johnstown, where
they will take up housekeeping.
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Dedioation of tt, Joha's Chureh,
Oa Bunday afternoon, June lst, St
John's (Union) church was rededi-
cated. Kev. F. W. Barry conducting
the service and Rev. BR. R. Jones,
preaching the sermon.
The church has been completely
renovated. ‘The spire was removed, a
new rool was placed on the building,
the whole structure received several
coats of paint. A steel ceiling, paper-
ed walls, painted pews, wainscoting,
aud aew carpet, together with new
pulpit and reading desk, summarize
the internal improvements, The total
expense will reach between $900 and
$950, all of which is provida 1 for,
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Invitation to State,
The Pennsylvania State College in.
vites the farmers of Centre county to
visit the institation on Friday, June
13th. The details of the various lines
of experimental work which are being
conducted will be explained and the
practical application of these resuits to
farm practice pointed out, The
visitors should assemble in front of
the Agricultural building at one o'-
clock in the afternoon,
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Eivotrio Plant on Honey Creek,
MeClenethan Brothers, of Reeds
ville, have broken ground near Nagi.
vey Station on Honey Creek, for an
electric power plant with a capacity of
1000 horse power with facilities for en
larging ss the market for electricity
tocreases, ‘The power will be used by
the Cambria Iron aud Steel Company
st their stene quarries, and trolley
lives ure to be extended from Reeds
ville to Miiroy and nearby points,
I AAP AISI
Duriog the first five days of June
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NO. 2
NEW DEATH HOUSE,
Bil Providing for Elsctrocution
Governor,
Up to
The senate passed finally the house
bill providing that all condemned
murderers shall be put to death by
electrocution. It provides that all
electrocutions shall take place in a
building to be erected at the pew
western penitentiary being construct
ed in Centre county. The execution
shall take place within a week to be
named by the governor in each case,
After a man is condemned in any
county, the governor will lesue a death
warrant naming the week in which
the electrocution shall take place.
When the warden of the penitentiary
{gels the warrant he will notify the
the condemned man to the peniten-
Those who will be permitted to 'wit-
his assistant are one physician,
than six
Hewspapers,
representatives of
The bill becomes effsctive as soon as
approved, but will
demned man who committed
prior to the
not effect a con-
murder
date of the approval of
act.
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Local IO, O. F. Coafers Degree,
Ou lovitation from Boalsburg lodge,
0. ¥., to confer the sec
f
forty members of
nd degree,
in-
fiuding the degree team, attended the
The
1.0
f
the local
order,
being about one hundred Odd
iance,
Fellows
jeside the delegation
Hall, of
State College, Pine Grove Mills, and
in allen
from Centre representatives
iheim lodges were present,
atudidate to be instructed ig the
of the second
Li berger,
performed
degree
and the
the work
nanner.
made
for the good of the
Was
Was
visit
in a
lable
brothers
ad-
and
oy
Sandwiches,
short
order,
served
lodge,
joslsburg
cake and coffee made up the
¥
: committee in charge of
program went
:
L4
of the to no
&
» which due jus-
the large body of
wie in
rej
done
feparing such
sumpluous ast
ti oT) Was Ly
in a flourishing
Its hall fs fitted with the
furniture, and a player
it
the
alsburg lodge is
sondition,
finest Kind of
piano evidences Lhe fact that when
comes to music, Boalsburg has
finest obtainable,
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Transfer of Real Estate.
R.
tract
to Evan L
Philipsburg.
Thomas
land in
Thomss
Jones,
$500,
William
f
03
J. Royer to Edward A.
Horner, tract of land in Potter twp.
$350,
Harry Beck to Thomas D. Decker,
tract of land ia State College. $550,
Harry A. Robbins to Mary E. Cole,
tiact of land in Philipsburg, $200,
Harah J. Richards to Edward Craft
tract of land in 8B. Philipsburg. $50,
R. Milton Krebs et ux to Clayton
Corl, tract of land in Ferguson twp.
$50,
Joan Crawshaw et al to Harry B.
Miller et ux, tract of land in Philips-
burg. $500
Margaret Hartsawick to F, M, Alex-
ander, tract of land in College twp.
$250,
Louisa Smull to George H. Smull,
tract of land in Miles twp, $1 00,
Geo’ R. Clark et ux to William K.
Oaman, tract of land in Ferguson
twp. $400
Willard Crispen et ux to Harry F,
Crispen, tract of land in Baoow Shoe
twp. $1000,
F. W, Crider et ux to Andy Wat.
owitch, tract of land in Soow Bhoe
twp. $120,
John Hamilton et ux to Jessie E.
Davis, tract of land in State College.
$350,
Mary A. Lons et al to Thomas F,
Lons, tract of land in Spring twp.
$65.
John Hamilton et ux to KE, B. Erb,
tract of land in State College. $400,
John B. Musser to J. K. Gramley,
tract of land in Miles twp, $3500,
Mary Martin to Harvey Lutz, tract
of land in Walker twp, $1225,
John Hamilton et ux to Arwilla
Heberling, tract of land in State Col
lege. $1100,
Willism L. Foster ot al J. A,
Fries, tract of land in College twp,
$400,
When your child has whooping
cough be eoareful to keep the cough
loose and expeotoration easy by giviog
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy se may
be required, This remedy will also
liquify the tough mucus and make it
easier L0 expeciorate, It has been used
successfuily in any Spideuios hd is
safe and sure, For by all dealers,
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS,
HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST
FROM ALL PARTS
The Pink Label appears this week,
Take a look at it. .
Cultivating corn is the principal
part of the program on the farm,
The third annual Zeigler reunion
will be held at Hecla Park, Saturday,
June Zlst,
Clarence W. Weaver hss changed
his place of residence from Powelton
to Pennsylvania Furnace,
B. H. Arney reroofed his barn last
week, the work having been done by
T. Li. Bmith, the local tinner.
After the of next January
farmers will be paid the full value for
all condemned and
killed by the authority of the state,
first
diseased cattle
James Galbraith, of Bpring Mills,
was in Centre Hall on Thureday of
last week. He was noting the ime
provements being made in the various
sections in town,
A Ford runabout car is now taking
Dr.J. R llison over the country,
He made a deal with the H. C. Breon
agency at Millheim, who took the
Metz car ’
G. A
over,
Miss Catharine Kepler, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Kepler,
Pine Grove Mills, underwent an opera-
tion for appendi the Ballefonte
etting along very
William of
cilis in
} tm} 3
nospilal. she
well al present.
he Christie ¢ th ‘hesira was
increased by two, one night last week,
or
Mrs. Bmith at that time having pre.
sented her husband with tw
This
that p
in
mages
ART
Dalles,
ten
Smith
a boy and a girl
children ino artic
family.
Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Colyer,
Thursday morning of last week,
to Harrisburg to visit Mra.
brother, Clarence F. Heim
Mr. Heim railroad
former resident
on
went
Colyer's
and wife,
Was AB
pring , and
began railroading on the L.. and T.
Samuel T. Koch,
in Centre Hall having
come here for the first time in several
From here he went to Boals-
burg to visit the family of Amos Koch,
Mr. Koch and
ia Dar
, having
death of
if & man,
of B Mille
of
Darragh, was
on Saturday,
Years,
at the Boalsburg laa
his mother have been living
ragh for almost seven years
gone there shortly after the
hie father, George W. Koch,
Mr.and Mere. H G. SBtroimsier, of
Centre Hall; Johan Ishier, Harry
Feese, Ralph Ruakie and Brace Wea-
the Gettysburg excursion.
Friday. The excursion was
not very largely patronized by resi-
dents west of Lewisourg, from east of
that point large numbers of people
took advantage of the cheap rate to
the greatest bttiefield in the states,
Miss Louells Reynolds sad Prof,
Jotun Carral, both of Rsedsville, drove
to Penns Cave oa Sunday, and for
several hours were guests at the home
of the writer. Prof. Carral was princi-
pal of the Reedsville High School,
which closed its te.m last week,
and Miss Reynolds was as teacher in
one of the lower grades. Bolh expect
to go west within a month—ihe form-
er to Texas, aud the latter to Bt.
Louis,
ver joined
sists on
The Memorial day servicas were
observed in Centre Hall in the usual
manner, The line of march was
formed in various portions of town,
the veterans, children, I. O, O, F. and
K. G. E. entering. The march was to
the cemetery, where the graves of the
soldiers were decorated, and the audi
ence which was larger than usual,
went to the Methodist church where
the ceremonies were completed. Rev,
F. H. Foss was the speaker for the
occasion. There wae also music and
prayer.
D. Earl Fleming, of New York, was
in Centre Hall over Memorial Day,
Mr. Fleming since 1906 has been em-
ployed by the American Audit Com-
pany, whose headquarters are in New
York city. He is at present at Scran-
ton, where he and several others are
working on the books of a large cor
poration. Duriog the time Mr. Fiem-
ing has been with this auditing com.
pany, he has dose work in many of
the larger cities, which makes his
position more desirable than to be
continuously in one New York office.
When their little son was bitten by
a rattle snake, Mr, and Mrs. Thomas
Nale resorted to the old and familiar
remedy of applying fresh blood to the
wound to draw the poison from the
victim. The parents and their little
son, Ernest, aged ten years, who live
near the first tunnel below Coburn,
were walking through the mountains,
when the snake sank ite fangs into the
boy's left ankle. Mr. Thomas tied a
band about the limb to check circula«
tion of the poison, and on reaching
home a cohicken was killed and a por
tion of it laid over the wound. Dr, G.
8. Frank was called and gave profes
sional aid, snd every hope is entertain.
v.
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ed for the youth's full recovery.