VOL. LXXXVI]. GRIM AND THE DEMOORATS, His Nomination for Superior Juadge =& Testimonial to Democratic Unity, In the midrt of non-partisar struggle that presénts more or less novelty to the average voter, it is well for Democrats to keep in mind thet Webster Grim is their party. He was nominated [for superior judge by a splendid vole, @ tribute to Democratic a testimonial to sistent advocate In of vania it is in fact, it i a a member of unity as well as a worthy = ' $e ri Grim, and ¢ { party prineip Penn yeaible to elect Mr. view conditions in Di 8 probable, providing Dem- ocratic voters give him their full sup- port. This office ought fo go to the party, and it is believed that a greal many Republicans, dissatisfied witl their own party, will vote for him. Having canvassed the state for gov ernor Mr. Grim is Le the people. He can, therefore, count with confidence that t« which he ty sup port arty fie preparing nex! year that pro Unite Biates ser the gov r, it should tak of the this foun dation in the shape of a solid vote fi i supeiior judgeship, se re not unknown on ODIAIDISE wr is entitled—the hi ila) heal As the j campaign » Of 1 k 3 arly. for a © mises yive-it a wv J ator and poseil ir advant ern € Ags situation fo lay the il N 7 i 3 candidate f 119 the Den (irin y lel evers 10 Crat m Webster on the \licket, 4 will his Ww him ure of ivfluaen Ve ou the campaig!: reason why s d the derstan forwai from whine purg i hist situation, It is tax-payers | ¥ 1 ¥ i #d In the | f fro is ri 1 Tea not the TT 8 sy to expenses male the FOR z and msintainiog, why should Les |} ean of mded (p raise the funds? fhe MIALIONS the sad fs the 3 would give ail ded, Thies paper is tor good roads, aud it believes to pay largely dopow , Bud more, Les Cort poratious ougat wey g of them, but sid Ww Ch more than {1 tow puing bound the bonds are issued. This corp game thst was told when steal was gol — » buildin jae Filet ¥ pay Yili not a ie iil } ny gum corporations if no ration tax story is the he capitol Ug on, were told 1 wasn't our money that was stolen, but the courts said it was, Y Y e - Heservallons for Children, Forester Jesse M, Houlz, locited op the Nittany reservation, gave the Reporter for publication the actions of the Biate Forestry Reserves tion Commission, as follows : Be it resolved that the Blate Forestry eservation grant the children of Pennzayivania free use of the State Forests as recreation ground, sul jset to the few ressounabls and necessary rules for the protection of the iand iteelf, and urges upon them the use of this land for all proper pu. poses, particularly for mineral and plant study, the collecting of wild flowers, the study of bird snd animal life, the gathering of chestnuts ano other wild nuts and fruits, snd the enjoyment of such pleasures ss are focident to the life of a child in nature's great out-of-doors, Resolved, farther, that all forect officers afford every resscnable tacilily in their power to the children in their respective neighborhood, for the eu Joyment of the privileges herein cous ferred, and of which the children are freely lnvited to avail themselves, Mountain Commission Sandsy, Funday night and Monday the rainfall summed up a total of 1,80 inches. The fall was gradual, and JD MURRAY DEAD, Contre Hall's Oldest Resident and Oldest Citizen In Polot of Restd:nce Passed Away harsday Evening, Ia the death of Jared Darios Mui ray, on Thursday evening of last week, Jentre Hall oldest resident and citizen in point of residence passed away. Interment was made on Baturday afternoon in the local cemetery, the services having been held at the home of the deceased and were conducted by Rev. RB. R. Jones, pastor of the Re- formed church, of which Mr. Murray was a for many years, and gave it during those years a gocd financial support, and regularly ale tended all services. The Murray family Is associated with the early history of Penps Val- ley, During the first or second year of the past century, Levi Murray came from Berks to county, and built a tannery Penns Creek. nember Union y along [u & very short time the floods carried away his improvements. Disheartened to some extent, the tanner started out to find a place suited to his business that, although located along a stream, would not be wiped out by a flood, He crossed Nittapy Mountain, and finding a quiet brook just below the top of the mountain, decided that that would be free from the perils of flond. The taunery was built in the t near the site of the farm house op place Ee fis the Nittany Mountain farm, and the ittle pond there now built by business, the Upper Brush Valley, porth of the Murray echool e, tl district taking his ' was On retiring from rl t jurray moved to y the school f i rge Murray was a son of Levi ge Murray en- sted in the 1512 war, snd on returo- ng to Centrecounly at the close of the war, located on { ff Lin feNabb, { When in his teens Geor be Murray farm, west eu Hall, Hi hd ch was 8 + wife was Naney j this uple, sud 106 1 the of dK son of this the homes ead J 12 ’ Centre Hall town that Mr, began wagon-msker shop, He work ne where 12 Ann hased father, home Inter—October Misa Mary hie bride's T J ¥ : iv erected 01 ot i Wagon - J I'nis is by E B furniture other under proved success. iarge trade, On to his brother, Marray became for the Excelsior reaper uy, sud jo that capacity travel. Lt easlern, southern and In 1878 he {ihe Murray store from the J. K. Miller, digsposiog of all er than druge, he his eulire attention to this Here again Mr, Murray was successful aa a druggist, built up » fue trade and & good name, Mr; Murray was a great reader and student. He acquainted himself with il questions of the day. Politically he was a Democrat, and believed in ite principles, and slways exercised the zen to cast a ballot, He beld various borough offices, bat never sought further honors, He was first school director to advocate teaching the higher branches during school hours in the local public chool, and his judgement was sce cepted as good and bis plan adopted, {1s was a public spirited man, and ak ways ready to further the interests of the community by, contribution of funds and personal aid. Mr, Murray was aged eighty-seven years, four months, four days. His wife died after they had lived happily together for more than fifty years, Fuere survive a daughter, Agnes Magdaline, wife of Dr. H. F. Bitner, also four grandchild en, Harry, Pitts. burg; Lawrence, Alaska; Ralph, a senior in Pennsylvania State College, and Lyno, at home, Two sisters and two brothers also survive, namely : Mra, lliza Houser, sged nipety-three years, Houserville ; Elmira wife of Fhompson Smith, Huntiogdon ; John E. Murrey, Lemont, snd William Abuer Marray, Ezq., Boalsburg, : The Gregg Farm Soild, i The farm known as the “upper” Giregg farm was sold on Saturday to Clyde E. Dutrow, east of Centre Hall, by James L. P. Gregg, representing the owners, the Misses Gregg of Miles burg. The price paid was $4500 cash. I'he place contains about one hundred and sixty acres, sbout one hundred aud forty of which sre clear, The farm lles west of Centre Hall, Mr, Dutrow’s son-ip-law and daughter, Mr, and Mrs. Raymond Walker, will move onto the piace in the spring. i Good hart ips Lhe, «8 Bil Af MUrray Dull up a nn in business Murray, Mr. ral azent Wompa «dl niddle over iE wenlero siales, pure i nercl ang 3 » isle 1 ga oth devoted dai neve, » privilege of a cit tha “ie 8 did no harm to flelds or rasds, roads in Pennsylvania was the State, whether for good roads, offer as a solution of ment authorizing the creation of a be roads that can be fairly called perm vn No individual part ti false business methods. Why should igh The methods of the State Hig ts knowledge of road it ' sritific i unsciensiie, i so haphazard that impossible from the Aue far built or ho i {itor r r i i General what has | Ww muc them, From the Auditor General's ice, State Highway Cou nore than $12 800,000, or m $ i Hed hey a tt} A ¢ st as | Bit tha debit wii OF } i 3 $e 188 But ¥ $4ss8 irom a yy £5 d constitutional amend of was paid. it there are political as well a in iii pose invol wi ins rsslid 4 Invol 4 in poaucs. litical machine, it is contended the HL rdinates throughout f hiey were servants ol ions as road builders, in their app swess as political manipulators and ”~ TEAUHERS' INSTITUIE, Session will Opa Monday, November 10 apd Vontinue Four Days, Buperintendent David 0O._ Eilers forwarded the Reporter information relative to the Centre County Teach ers’ Institute too late for last week's issue, but it is printed in this issue. | Ibe instructors and evening attrac | tions, judging from the literature at hand, are the qual of those of pre-| vious years, and some may be better, | I'he iostructors and speaker who | will appear before the convention ice] clude the following : i Bupt, Jas, 4, Peniz, State High school inepector, Harrisburg, Dr. Arthur Holmes, dean of the Colleges, State College. , Dr. Chas, CO, Ellis, dean of Juniata College, Huntingdon. Dr. Francie H. Green, professor of English, Siuate Normal school, Wes! Chester, Prof, Thos. I. Mairs, chief of the Department of Agricultural Educa- tion, Biate College. Prof, CU. C. Robinson, director of music, State College, will have charge of the music ; and Prof. J. 8. F. Ruth- raufl, Philipsburg, will be pianist, The evening numbers will be as fol- lows : Monday, November 10th, The Er- nest Gamble Concert company. Tuesday, November 1lth, Lecture, “The University of Hard Knocks," Ralph Parlette, Wednesday, November 12th, Con. cert, *' The Penn Btate Quartette, "’ Thursday, November 13th, Lecture, “The High Cost of Living, and How to Reduces It,” Dr. Madison C. Peters, Course tickets, with reserved seat, $2.00 ; single admission with reserved Everybody wants good roads, ave now to discuss and decide them. 18 not The (es amend- { gel ire 114 i Huionas 50,000,000, the problem a constit mnded debt for 8 w anent improy nn are now n would think the Way ¥ ¥ vl mperies i fe i rom average cost has been 8 economic win. Superintends nis, ins vs Fiveny ate, conl ily i present t of the machine fina din: The is run to nt was subor getten bui anized and / J Creamery Assured, It is almost certain that the mem- bers of Progress Grange will put into operation the idle creamery plant at Centre Hell, With little or no effort almost §500 bas been raised by sub scription. To this is added the $500 by the Centre County Pomona Grauge, giving a total work- ing fund of $1000, Furiber solicita tions for subneriptions will be made during the next week. - IRS A ———— the Pink Label, The Pink Label appears this week. This in licates that credit has been given on the label on your paper if you psid subscription between the dates of August 26th and October 20th. "fhe pink label appesrs on all papers, but it is of particular interest only to those who paid subscription recently. Look the label over, and if an error in credit has been made report at once. AP ———————— Arkansas will be Dry, By atstaining the validity of a law by the last legislature, the Arkansas supreme court placed in the hands of the “drys’ a weapon by which they expect to wipe out practically every saloon in the state, The law provides that even after & community his voted ** wel” a peli tion bearing tne signatures of the ma jority of the white adults must be pre- sen ed to the county judge before he oar grant any liquor licenses, The ne gro voter, who has been a factor in ve ling many communities wet, is ex. cluded from sanctioning the granting of licenses, by provision of sn emer grooey clause attached to the bill, de clarivg bis exclusion from the licens ing petition to be imperative for the seat, 50 cents ; general admission, 385 ————————— —S—— «A bit more ral on Friday night. cents. immediste preservation of peace, health and public safety.’ , DEATHS & ollet ( Illinois Mre. Philip Mersinger, one of Joliet’'s best knows swomen, died Bunday morning at 2o'clock at Bt, Joseph's hospital after a short illness, pneumonia beipg the cause of her death, Although in poor health for ‘he past year, Mrs, Mersinger's death was a shock to her many friends, as fow knew of her geudden illness. Harsh ¥. McCormick dsughter of William MeCormick and was J Press, the Margaret at Potters Pennsylvania re her girlhood days were passed and her marriage to Philip Mersinger who died December 1906, was brated, Mr. and Mersipger Joliet in 1878, when Lhe city 11 WHR and born Mills, Centre county, wh cele » n HTH. Lc but came had 000 population, reinger was prominent «ll charitable works, for many years she of the advisory ver Crosse hospital, Mrs, Me in § Was A of Bil member board and the workings of the f i hospital were sl- to her, for she cers the moves ways of de t w ep inleres pion ment ablishiog it, Another org Mersinger was on was the . £ & i A8 OLC of Lhe ig ent anization of which Mrs, of A tT ’ Woman's ic ¢ the organ‘z re Business club snd ite eariles! days to the lime the club work laid gave sharter uarier Leny as mem shrine { bap- the men before Mrs, matron ud she much While rite gor was fu Chicago organizati 3 : WAR { VRE BIF0 swders ele the ill sltend re. Mersing EC Whe slate sud wes vicago Cat Cluband oliet (at death valuable ve ry niIvived i one Chi y fle ‘ Qrinicy of ber at the end, Bare of us and Roseville, Andrew Robert New Richards Mersinger of cE wephews, isbamsa, and ughfare, r of Wee Hal. Kennelly a cousin ceased, held to- k from N. Oltava Rev. The funeral services will be morrow after: the = O'Clo al urder Wf George the takiog parlors « Chamberiin & Bo to E. church at cAdam will =: o AM 2:30 i nciate, he brother named by the er there survive these other namely ; Samuel, Los Angeles, C James, Warren, Vv address unknown; Maggie, also in west. Joliet pag brothers, slifornia; $43 Ohio: 2, i pp tl If You Have a License, Middieburg Posi You may talk about your *' bheppy hunting ground,’ but with all those trespass notices, ‘our nit”, There's one consolation, you iuay shoot al the man in the mad. x _ re ee Grent Work for the State to De » Altoona Tribune, The state is slow in paying its ob- ligations to the friendless, the aban doned or the unfortunate child. But some day it will realize that preven. tion is cheaper, surer, more effective than attempls at cure, Ima — Woman on Agricaitural Board, Ex-Governor Jamss A. Beaver, Bellefonte, and Mrs, Jean Kane Foulke, West Chester, were appointed members of the state board of agri- eulture. Mrs. Foulke is one of the department of agriculture corps of farm demonstrators a=4 succeeds R. I. Young, Middletown, WAI A AA ASIAN Letter from Oregon, Roseburg, Oregon, . . Editor Reporter Inclosed find subscription card, We appreciate the Reporter very much, as it is brimfal of home news, We are also pleased with the stand your paper takes for clean politios in Pennsylvania, We have a fine climate here, and have not yet had a killing frost this fall, Prove picking has just been finished. The crop is the largest in years, All other fruit la plentiful, There are many new people coming here, most of whom are attracted by the fine climate, Davip E. HExNIGH, Qotober 18, 1918, NO. 42 TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS, HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST FROM ALL PARTS ADVERTISE! want to reach Advertise | the trade, Don't be alraide , 8% they say, gE way, nag Ww pay of Dr. Illinois, Mrs. wife Smith east last Bmith, of Elizabeth, came week to attend the funeral of her mother, Mra. Nancy Heckman, aud returned home on Tuesday. D. GQ. Misses Keebler and Ishier, gradustes f the Philadelphia school for the Blind, will give an entertainment in (#range Arcadia, Centre Hall, Thurs. lay evenlog, October 30ih, 8 o'clock, I'he numbers will consist of readinge, vocal and instrumental music,