VOL. LXXXVIL
1914,
CENTRE
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HALL. PA. THURSDAY. JANUARY 29, 1914, NO. 4
TOWN AND COURTY NEWS,
HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST
FROM ALL PARTS
CLEAN FARMING, LETTER FROM SUBSURIBERS,
THE INDIAN STEPS,
MAxBAss, N. D, Jan. 19, 1914
Editor Reporter
TO OUR PATRONS Se—
Farmerg Tarniog Barosg Into ight and
Well Ventlinted Structures—Unre of
Milik a Scientific Study,
John H, Chathum’s (reat Poem
From Tribune Press,
A limited number of Mr, Chatham's
poems are at this office, and are offered
for sale at the moderate sum of sixty
cents. The writer seks the readers tog
carefully read the editorial from the
Altoona Tribune, which refers to this
book of poems, and is printed below :
Friday's Altoons Tribuve says : The
Altoona Tribune plant is lesuiog from
its press a handeome and stirsclive
edition of John H. Chatbam’s j eo
epic poem * The Iadian Steps. 77 zg| Iver Bra
the poet Isurente of Central Penney). | #Pout
Vvauls thie, bis most ambitious «ff ng, | WEED
will be received with interest by bie] Mre
host of friends,
This poein, which deals with
Limes, is bused upon an histori i
currence, warfare between the too
Lenni-Leapspe sod the Buorqueban- | plant,
Issue
Enclosed find $2 00 for subscription,
Ohi ¢| to the Reporter, It is now past 23
thief |
|
aken leep hold on farming. ‘ |
Aken a eep I . | years sivce I left Centre Hull and|
| I have taken the Reporter ever sivce |
There remain but a few days during which The Cen-
smong the offenders against tre Reporter subscribers may be able to renew their subsecrip-
Deen haa hang bees ratel PA | and it fs more eagerly looked for now [||| tions at the old rate of One Dollar per year. The manage-
especialy that part of Jt devols | then it had been at any time snd Ill ment means to be fair and honest with all its patrons, and
the stabling of animals for the pro-| °° fing 4 . : | : .
duction of milk or intended for beef. |2P4?Y resding 3 mo . an oie will not make exceptions, but on and after February 1st, the
. i. ‘hen I sit and think | Sl : .
In this day of humbug uplifts and [1 ik {0 the Gm -— en » ? 0 [{|| subscription rate to all will be $1.50. When the first an-
spurious new thought, it is with a | = the mountaivs snd ||| Nouncement was made it was stated that this rise in price
senss of Yoru tha! Ne turn 8 TelOTN 1 C1 hilia and then Jook over this vast ||| was imperative to make the business yield sufficient to cover
vi someth real in it, a | ; .
Yilh something real Init, 1 | plain, I wish tell] expenses and leave a net balance. None of our patrons hesi-
to know that farmers are turning their vk there to climb the mountain once | ; : . : Ra :
: RGA 0 am 35 on mous'a n tate to accept the rise in prices of commodities which they
ag , Aud from it take a g of y : A
Ags! By aud Hom | Rom grow, or manufacture. The laborer today, locally no matter
in what he engages, will be called on to give but a day's labor
or less for a year’s subscription, while for years it required
more than a day to earn the price of the Reporter at the old
‘ate of one dollar per year.
And now the idea of sanitation has
wr
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unt of sickness,
1s
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J
house snd
te, (Georges Cioodbat
cleanli-
the
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Hall.
by
Enire
pine is LOW £4 up ©
at ’
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tite goes on. ‘eyer
Over nine
wrest | from th
were
y tons of hay baled
Ww.
& liny wag cut from
ihe whole yield
$ Fis ¢
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$
k,
Bit
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by
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is g | p can’t
b
help but to
ft riy
barps into light and well ventilated |
structures, fit for the occupancy |
animals intended to furnish
fond. r form
there is pothing shoddy.
ally one bundred tons,
of |
over dear
human |
i not
Rebecoa Fehoil is in Altoora
8 guest
old Penns Valley. Crops|
} | were much more than of half]
which | ‘4 ic ; !
field around Liere the past year, and
LGERDSs | | i i
I . this was due to the excessive drought. |
BTML, § xy x ' |
mei. | We had very little rain duriog the
his .p 3 !
| summed. 50 [ar this winter we have |
jand fur a limited time will be
about
It
the
women,
This is a i
India an
wi OQ. 30
BR oH v alantsi
x. 3 ia : il the RCiLYy ei
not only betler babies in
but healthier men and
is trua in and
Far
casrm t
of ti getting
has been a sutj ¢t
{
cily
roaore, it
ountry
i an
farm.
tt
ue
y the life
16 away
tha
pens, has been inspi oniy
long hours, hard work
¥
H Laer ¢oudt i
t}
but
life, or
¢
Catlse i
$
of violated
certain
Lar
le, farmoing
grog
han it ever ocouy
iid
B
Lhe
and watering of the
beef {2 i
tha
ORL
wooine
iz study, beginning with
COWS ro duced under
diff
It no
may take
agricull
place in
fatt
under
open air conditi
by P
biz improv:
rent ns ti formerly, |
Ww appears that as great change |
ice in tl
industry
a
artment of
taken
The
pl it de
Lisa
the care of dairy
of cattle int
3 . frav es § Te
sheds furnishing
ne, as recommended
yvivania Blate College, i
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b
men er ii
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nulated filth,
The more general us
or
flooring
material for
{ had the finest kind of weather, not
very cold and no snow,
that
All the snow
far would hardly
it
fu lla: 9
DRS [ellen sg
}
make two inches, The coldest that
| but at that it isn’t very cold
{ the air Is so light and dry,
{ We have all been well 80 far
iwinier
| who read this are erjoying the same
b essing.
Wishing
you a prosperous
aapory ses«on throughout 1914
Yours respectfully,
Mrs J. H. Price
before
Mrs. Price marriage was |
Mies Mary Emerick, a sisterof M. L |
Emerick in Centre Hall. Her hus-|
baud Is a liveryman, and with her |
forwarded pictures, |
which was of the livery barn
that there is some.
thing doing in the livery business in
Maxbase, Another picture shows her
Miss Jennie, who
LO every young man about
that le Bhe is the
Maxbass
tone exchange —EpIToR
letter she several
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He Of
which indicates
daughte r, “ looks
i here
FOO0
ged the card over.
thief operator in the tele.
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Hosixarox, Kaos , Jan.
Deets Mr, &
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old
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brought in i
liness. Mint
terial do no
recept
flaida.
creasiy
Bele
Now
g the sug
the quarter
steelwork pipl
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old-fashioned
alices of is kind
Coes money,
ghap form an
vw
DATO
It is
t
ith appli
true it
0 all good things
sil glands th
ih that
but 89 «
Over and above
of the freq m of foo
disease germs epgendered
To th C2 (lit {the
T€4]
sylvania le 4a
€ 4 je8tion
d pro from
by filth,
farmers of Penn.
1 tbat wher
i LE
'
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{
it
vi
3 i even
the newest! and most expensive
sauces have not
has been ap immense gain in the total
of cis result of
appli
been installed, there
anliness as the the
growth of these ideas,
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pt —
Killed Elk,
From the Millheim Jourosal, which
is near the eat of trouble, is re printed
account of illegal killing of elk :
Two game wardens arrested Perry
and William. Hoover, who live near
Bober, in Peon township, for having
elk meat in their possession, £40 gallon
vessal of the wild meat ia
ing been found io
were taken
pickle hav-
their house, They
0 Bellefonte, where they
were given a hearing bef re "Bquire
W. H. Masser, who fied Perry Hoov-
er $200 snd costs of prosecution, Be.
log unsble to pay the big fine be wae
commitiel to jail, William, the
younger of the Hoovers, was discharg.
ed, Lie being a boarder at the hore of
his bro her,
Later the wardens aguin made their
sppesravcs, They started for the
home of Bert Kern, west of Coburn, to
arrest him. But Kern, early in the
morning, bad come to Milibelm, in
company with Fred H, Btover, who
went before 'rquire F, P Musser and
Bwore out a warrant chargivg Kern
with killing ao elk, The warrant was
pleced in the hands of Constable J.
H. Maizs, who brought Mr. Kern to
the 'equire’s ofee, Kern waived a
hesring and pleaded guiity to baving
shot an elk in a field near his home
about the 23:d day of December. He
was fined $200 and costs, which he
promptly paid,
a
Ikior Fat it Up to Counce,
Hon, Fred Ikler, who will be recall
ed ae haviog delivered an address on
the oceasion of the High PFehool
graduation exercises under Prof. A. 7.
Ilgen, as council for the remonsiraniy
against liquor licenses in Columbia
county, in a powerfol argument, de
glared that for thirty years the courts
had been sskiog for evidence of law
violations, They now had it, spd
they could not make fish of one snd
fowl of another. The weve was up to
the judees and the only question was
whether they bad the moral courage
+
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closed find check
renewal of
i
for one dollar
to the
"
subscription
fo another vear. 1
wporter you are ra'siog
fubscription price sfter Feburary
16014. I eculd n get sloog
it for Peuns Valley ia my
and it my
d scqusintences.
fi pr good
d also bad eight days of rain,
sod two light snows, but it didn’t ny
long. We lovely weather for
January,
Wishing
orter
2 bY I
tha
tour
f
sy
firm
t
without
native home,
friends an
We
ops, ai
tells ns of
bave 18
spects for
on
bave
u
all a prosperous
year |
remain.
Yours truly,
YRS, AGNES MARKLE.
Dear Mr.
We herewith enclose you $100 in
payment of subseripiiou for the com-
ing year. The Reporter is certainly a
welcome guest at our house once a
week,
Business has been rather dull the
past six weeks, but it is looking better
now aud we think we will have a very
good year sud especially do we think
0 gines your friend, Mr. Wilson, has
come oul and stated that be is going to
give ud prosperity,
Clsy Reesman called on us some-
time sgo snd 1 also expect brother
Clyde to visit us within the next week
or ten days,
Trusting this finds you er joy iog the
beet of health and with regards to you
add cur many friends, we remain,
boeping to hear from you at any time.
Very truly yours,
W. W. Boon,
Cioeionati, Ohio, Jan, 24, 1914,
Smith :
——.
Editor Reporter ;
Enclosed find money order for one
dollar to advance my subscription. It
ia thirty-one years since I left Bpring
Mills and I must contibus to take
your paper to keep me informed,
The winter through which we are
passing ie without a precedent within
the memory of our oldest residents ;
but one morning have we had zZaro,
and that was rather early in the fall,
There has bean no fall of snow worth
the mentioning uotil yesterday when
sbotit two or three inches fell, and if
the warm weather continues that will
#oon be gone Carpenters have been
at work on a large implement house
here in town for several weeks with-
out the loss of a day on aecount of bad
weather,
Respectfully,
C. P. LemzeLy, M, D.
Lens, Lil, Jan. 19.
Please find herewith a check for
another year's subwoription to the Re.
porter, without which we wea'd be
entirely lost in our western home,
We have Leen having ideal weather,
not very cold sod no snow worth
to perform a disagreeable duty,
that the everlasting grind of
standing out so prominently,
i
i
paid in ac
thirty. Conditions
Tod:
T
the newspaper office is not
When
Then the newspaper
ar is the limit. This ruling,
HE CENTRE REPORTER
»
Transfers of Real Estate f
May B. Corl et bar to Perry Adams |
tract of land in State College. $450, |
Perry Adams et ux to Forest L.|
Struble, tract of land in State College. |
$4000 |
Mary M. Kane to G. Antis Confer, |
tract of land in Howard twp, $1800. |
Alfred L. Mapledoram et al to!
Minnie B. Clifford, tract of land ip |
Philipsburg, $750
Frank Rittenhouse et ux to Robert
B. Hind, tract of land in Philipsburg. |
$4756 !
Mra. Clara Mayer to Grace Mayer, |
tract of land in Philipsturg. $1
Wm. A. Confer to Minnie Jamison,
lot of lnnd in Gregg twp, $750. i
Isane M. Orndor!, trust to Milton J. |
Yearick, tract of laud In Haines twp. |
$180.90
Henry Thompson et ux to Jackson |
Kiine, premises in Howard boro.
£1750 i
James Daws et ux to Thomss A.
Crovover et al, tract of land in Rash |
twp. $10 |
Martha Gelte et bar to Claude A. |
Gette, tract of land in Rush twp.
———— pp — A
“The Tale of a Hat”,
The above is the title of s musical |
comedy, rich in bumor, sentimental, |
and fall of harmony, that will be
rendered by a combination represent. |
ing the Knights of Malta, Boalsburg,
in Grange Aroadis, on Baturday even-
ing. The comedy was twice render-
ed at Boalsburg, and is spoken of in
the highest terms. Some of the
characlers will be found to have ability
tuuch above that of the average home
talent *' stars ”’. Their strong hold Is |
music, and whether sentimental or
humorous, always rich in harmony.
Admidion, 25 cents, reserved seats,
30 cents ; children, 15 cents. The
reserved sess will be limited, giving
general admission ticket holders the
great bulk of choice seats, Children
will be given front seats, ample pro-
vision having been wade for them.
The procesds are for the benefit of
Grange Arcadia Hall fund, a semi-
public cau se,
—————————
Sheriff Lee Bought Farm,
The Michael Duck farm, purchased
several years sgo by Adam N. Finkle
of Spring Mille, was last week sold to
Sherifl A. B. Lee for $6000, The farm
contains one hundred and eightysix
acres, aud lies along Binking Creek
between Centre Hill and Spring Mijls.
It is now tenanted by Solomon Liogle,
who will continue as tenant,
i
5
(Continued from previous column )
mentioning. It isthe finest kind of
weather for stock, which pastures sll
winter on the oorn fields,
Very truly,
Jon A. HOSTERMAN,
Menno, 8B. D, Jan, 21.
Mre. J. Wilson Moore writes from
Missouln, Montans, in this way :
Find remittance for Reporter. We
wore greatly plessed to see a te of
the Reporter's new home, and it ger-
tainly must be a fine addition to the
old home town,
We have had a very mild winter.
No snow stall, Our city Is quist, but
very few idle men. The mil's an
{ Conntinued at foot of next olan )
mines are yunniog fall shifts. W
lug you ud yours a prosperous year,
LAUNDEY FOR HOSPITAL,
Bellefonte Hospital Makes Appenl to You
for Ald-Mrs. J. BE, Ward, Uhalrmas
Committee,
Mrs. J. E. Ward is chairman of s
commities who will receive funds to
equip the lsundry atthe Beliefonte
Hospital, and she as well ss all those
Joterested in the county’s hospital
will be pleased to receive a contri
bution for that purpose.
The following prem will give you
the hint, and no doubt cause you to
act :
TAKE THE HINT.
in every home that's half & home,
A isundry one must have
For shoets and towels and table cloths
Like folks, must have a bail
Our hospital is just 8 home
For sick and weary ones,
jut, O, the livens to be cleansed,
They seem like tons and tons,
A buliding has been built, you know
To do this laundry in
But we can’t get the tubs And things
‘Cause we've run out of “Tin,
A quarter bere, a quarter there,
And soon our fund will grow
Till » laundry will be fitted up,
That we'll be proud to show,
Dear Friend, you've spent a week or so
Upon & hospital bed:
You know what comfort comes
With clean sheets and snowy spread
Please take the hint and send & quarter
For | must make this long verse shorter
As A dBA
Tuseeyville Property Sold,
The house and lot and biscksmith
shop, at Tussey ville, owned by Sherif
A. B. Lee, was sold to Emmet Jordan
of Colyer, who will take possession of
the same next Monday. The price
paid was $1300. The home is where
Sherif Lee lived and the shop where
he did business prior to his election to
office.
Mr. Jordan is a good mechanic, and
will engage in blacksmithing and
general repairing. George B. Lee,
who carried on business at this place
for two years, is now located at Biate
College, and is on the night turn io
the electric light plant,
A ————
Wagner Farm Sold,
John H. Wagner of Potters Mills
#old his farm in Georges Valley to
Philip Leister of Centre Hall. This
ls the farm formerly owned by Mr,
Bmetzler, and contains a little over
one hundred acres. The price paid
was $5000. One of Mr. Lelster's sons
will become tenant on the place after
it ia vacated by Elmer Harshbarger,
A I er TAA.
More Scientific Information.
The agricultural extension bill, pro-
vidiog for federal aid in the dissem!-
nation of scientific farm information
by practical experiments and through
publiostions, passed the house by a
vote of 177 to 8. Under the measure,
the various state tural colleges
would receive federal funds to finance
plans for acquaintiog the farmers with
facts established by the department of
sgriculture. :
*
Penn Bird Usptured,
Mike Jabanobl, one of the prisoners
brought to Rock View from the West
ern Penitentiary snd who eecaped
aboit a month or six weeks ago, was
captured in Harrisburg by one of the
who took leave at Lhe same time,
free. Mike is in the Bellefonte jail,
nocks, which commenced in year
1635 and culmicated In 8 great battle
at the foot Fussey Mouutsin,
uear Rock Bpriugs, Centre county,
romantic Jove story runs
the
of Lhe
Lhe
poem, which is Olled with musuy lines
of philoevphic
beauty,
Mr, Chatham has
since his early youtn, but
Markham he was 1
before
spread, rtowe years ego he call
attention of Lhe presider
due to the striking lege the |
ludian Steps snd that gentleman used
ition prose form in
Mountain Btories of |
Since then research has demonstrated |
the legend to be au historical fact and
as 8 result the beautiful poem hss
grown from it. It will make in
trough
nieaniug and
DBE WILDE Verse
ike
yond middie 1ife
Lis reputation became wide
fi
ib
iLO
;
,
nd
nd of
bis collection of
that
LF Tess
Penusylvauia ae suiong ils verses are |
exquisite tritutes State Col
Bellefonte, to many of the towos|
along the Bald Eagle Valley, with |
special reference to the of |
Curlin aud to the poet's birth place, |
Lock Haven.
Central Pennsylvania has been
birthplece of many prose writers
note, smong them U., J. Joues,
of the classic work,
Juniata Valley ;'' Ne
author of * Best Seller”
several poets inciuding the
K. Huft araway Mos
James H. Campbell, produce iy
of the Busquetincoa Among these!
writers Mr. Chsihsm now lakes his
pince, assured of a fawe ss firm yi
greunded as theirs,
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Viiisge
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historical
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are not familiar with his writiogs sud |
heartily recommends the Iodian Steg
as 8 poetical production of the first]
magnitude predictiog that it will find |
a permanent pisce amoug Lhe
great narrative poems of our pstion,
A
feaily
Basquehauna Boye Celebrate Victory,
William B., Bwartz, a student
Sasquebsvps University,
sends the Reporter the
message : !
Susquebsuns University bosats of
one of the fastest basketball teams in |
i
:
ul
proudly
i
the state. Bhe opened the season by |
defeating Lebanon Valley College at!
Selinsgrove by the score of 35-11. Dur-
ing ber esatern trip she defeated Dela.
ware College, at Newark, Delaware,
by a ecore of 26-14, and next diy won
from Mublenburg College, at Allen-
town, by a score of 33-21,
Upon the return of the players they
were met at the traio by the student
body who gave them rousing cheers.
On Monday night the boys made a
large boufire in honor of the recent
victories. As the Oaming fagots leap-
ed into the icy air, the boys gave thei:
college yells and sang songs, which
were followed by thrilling experiences
told by the coach and players, and then
came refreshments.
The students and friends of Susque-
hanna Ualversity are looking forward
to the approaching coolest with
Buckopell, the old rival, A large
delegation from the student body will
accompany the team to Lewisburg.
oS A MI ABI N,
A NOVEL INTRODUOTION,
Dr, Howard Co, Makes a Special Price,
The Dr. Howard Company have en-
tered into an arrangement with Mur
ray and Bitoer drag store, by which
a special introductory offer will te
made of 25 cents on the 50 cent size of
their celebrated specific for the cure of
constipation and dyspepsia.
Headaches, coated tongue, dizziness,
gas on the stomach, specks before the
eyes, constipation aud all forme of ma.
Ilaria and liver trouble are soon cured
by this eolentific medicine.
Murray and Bitner have been able to
secure only = limited supply, so every
one who wishes to be cured of dyepep-
sin or constipation should esll upon
them at onge or send them 25 cents by
mail and get 60 doses of the best
medicine ever made, on this special
half price Introductory offer, with
their personal guarantee to refund the
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tenanted by his son, mer Rossman,
Brown RB Decker, 8 youth of six-
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Melvinsod Rutbh-—wo as havdsome
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le youngsters ss can be found any-
here, and the mother is justly proud
James H. Runk
will change locsti
ie and Hugh Runkle
# next April. The
latter will move the farm owned by
A'torney W. G. Runkle, Just below
Bellefonte, and the former will move
from that farm to the Runkle bome-
stead at Tusseyvilie now occupied by
the iatler,
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Mrs. J. 8. Showers, who lives sever
al miles south of Centre Hall, was in
town on Friday snd favored the Re-
porter with a call, Mrs, Bhowers
thinks everyone ought to take the
home newspaper, aud thinks the Re
porter will be cheap as dirt at $1 50
per yesr. And, of course, she has the
right idea,
Among the pleasant callers at this
office on Tuesday was Fergus Potter,
Esq , of near Linden Hall, Mr, Potter
hisd nothing new to report but to say
that Dr. A. E Keat was quite 1, and
that Mrs, Kent was improving. The
former is at his home at the Potter
homestead, and the latter st the Belle.
fante hospital where she has been for
several weeks,
Bert Park, the eighteen year old
lad from State College who is in jail
for havitg committed a burglary in
Btate College, confessed to having
entered a number of stores, ete, for
the purpose of stealing. He also made
game of Ferguson and College towne
ship school bouses, and on looking
over his personal effects, pencils, and
other school supplies were found
smong them.
“The Ban Diego Uslon”, one of
the largest and most modern papers
from typographical polat of view
published on the Pacific const, hes for
i's manager of the credit and colleo.
tion department, A. L Vagt. The
publication is issued at Ban "
Californie, Mr. Vogt is the husband
of Miss Emily Alexander, the eldest
daughter of the late De J, F.
Alexander, and will be readily aod
with pleasure recalled by the readers
of this notice, :