VOL. LXXXVII. BIGELOWISM IN OPERATION, Bigelowism is merely the expression of Penrossism in the state highway department. Brumbaugh, who ia the Penrose candidate for Governor, and who has definitely refused to oppose Penrose, hab been asked what he pro- poses to do with Bigelow, the Penrose highway commissioner. To date he has declined to say anything on this subject. Bigelow is for Brumbsugh, and the motto of the gang is, * The man who is not for us is against us.” No member of the gang forces is for suy man who is against the gang. While Brumbaugh does ro: dare to come out in the open for Bigelow, in s-cret he is for him. He would not dare to take any other stand, because he was nomioated by the gang of which Bigelow is a part, and must de- peud upon it for what etrength he has. Bigelowism in operation is the greatest enemy the good roads move- ment could possibly have. Between June, 1911, and October 1, 1914, Bige- low had received over fourteen and sa haif million dollars for use in his de- partment. During that time the amount actually devoted to road con- struction was a trifla over five and a third million dollars. The remainder, over nine and a third million dollars, went for experiments, inspection, galaries, expenses, padded and politi. cal payrolls, and other things that need careful looking into. The total extent of the road system guthorizad is 8 827 miles, The total completed or under contract in the more than three years is 217 miles, Of this less than 59 miles of state built and 45 miles of state aid highway are asciually done. The rest is merely un- der contract. This is some indication of what Bigelowism in operation and in the fall glory of its extravagance and in- efficiency means to the people oi Peousylvania, Toat is what Dr. Brumbaugh, until he shall come out squarely and eay that he is against Bigelow and Bigelowism, which will vever happen, must be considered as standiog for. This 18 what those citiz:ps of Pennsylvania who vote for Brumbaugh will vote for, This what those earnest and sincere men who are fighting Penrose, Peoroseism and Bigelowism sare pledged to away with. This extravagance, if it be nothing worse, makes a showing by the side of which the cost per mile of roads in New York, with all the reported and suspected graf, is po comparison. Mr. Voter, what are you goiog to do about it? is do tf fo If you waut boozs to be tap a every Cross road, vote for Seott for the legi-lature. He will do all he can to make bo2z2 run freely, ———— A — Ap —————— on Beott was nominated cured from those who opposed Mr, Gramley’'s temperance record -in shott, he is the booze caniidate for the leg slature, Vote for Mr. Miller for the State Legislature if you want Centre county to ve representel by some one who will favor econonuy in the sdministra- tion of state aflairs. by voles wse- A Ap —— A vole for Mr, Palmer and Mr. Tobias will be a vote to sustain the Democratic administration at Wash. fogton. You cannot :fford to with hold your support from a single Demo- cratic candidate if you sre 8 Wilson Democrat, Lf fp Xf for no other reason, McCormick ought to get your vote for governor, because he will give to the rural sec- tions better roads for less money than on the Bigelow plan, If Mr. MecCor- mick is elecied governor he will be able to bulld roads with the present revenue, and will not need a fifty million bond issue to divide amopg the boys. ———— I MAY ——— W. H Patterson, the Pemocratic candidate for Htiate Senator in the Centre and Clearfield District, stands for county-wide local option, work. man's compen ation lswe, child la. bor laws and a change of the high. way laws, He will havea msjority in both Clearfield and Centre counties He ls a Democrat of marked ability, and the Democrats of the 34'h Hens torial District will stard by him, —————————— AA ———— It was Vance C, McCormick, Demo cratic candidate for Governor, who furnished Mr. Berry with money to prosecute the capitol graiters at Har- risburg. From all appearances Mr MeCormick, if elected governor, will have a surprise of cqual importance when he lifts the lid and exposes the extravagance indulged in by the Re publican officials at Harrisburg. It is the fear that if Mr. McoCormick fis elected the trouble for the Republican state machine will just begin, that js spurring to action every Penrose lieu- tenant to fight the man who hates graft, NEWS FROM STATE CULLEGE, [tems of Interest to the Farmer and General Fuoblic Wh'oh Will bs Publish. od Weekly, Pennsylvania State College has secured the services of A. O. Vorse, formerly with the Philadelphia Public Ledger, who will fill the capacity of college news editor, Items of interest in all departments of the school will be prepar:d by this writer, and the Reporter will from time to time pub- lish such articles as may prove profit- able reading to the general publie, and to the farmers especially. COLLEGE BUYS LIVE STOCK. To convince the farmers of Pennsyl- vania that it pays to buy live stock for fattening purposes, the State College has just bought two car loads of cattle, aggregating sixty head, and a car load of horses. These animals will be fat- tened on a ration adapted to Pennsyl- vania conditions, and will be gold after the experiment has been conducted for five months. At that time, about April 1, a cattle feeders’ convention will be held at Htate College. The cattle were purchased in West Vir. ginia, and the horses at Chicago. The feeding experiment will be con- ducted to determine the effect of dif ferent feeds for fattening purposes. POTASH BHORTAGE A GOOD THING. The shortage of potash due to the war in Earope is a good thicg for the American farmer, according to Dean Watts, head of the School of Agricul. ture, of the Pennsylvania State Col- lege, He thinks that in trying to solve his fertilizar difficulties, the farmer will be thrown upon his own resources, and learn how to work his own salvation in that as well other troubles, out National A-sociation of Vegetable Growers, in convention at Philadel phia this week, said it was a mistake for the growers to persist in their de- mands for the complete elimination of the middleman or commission mer- chant, * Fewer middlemen are desirable, said Dean Watts, *‘ but it is folly to think of feeding this country’s mil. lions and marketing the great quanti- ties of garden vegetable without the assistance of the commission mer- chant, To my mind he is an indis- pensable factor in conducting the pro- duce business. * The solution to the cost of high liviog,"” said the Dean, ** lies in getting the producer aud coun- sumer together, ’ To facilitate that plan be advocated community growing of vegetables and fruits, Esch town or small city should grow pearly enough green vegetables and fruits to supply i's demands, That system would permit of low trs peportation charges, smaller cost to the consumer and greater profits to the grower, because middleman would be required. no VACATE HOMES FOR STUDENTS Four professors, occupying houses on the Pennsylvania Biate College campul have been forced to vacate them to make room for thirty girls who want to study scientific house. keepiog. The young women entered the ipstitution with the Freshmsn olass, and are earolled in the course in Home Economics, Forty-seven girls are in the class this year, an increase of thirty over last year, More than 200 appilicants for admis sion to the Freshman class were turn- ed away because of lack of accommoda- tions, the registration being confined to 646. The total registration in all de- partments is 2 265, an iocresse of 23 over last year, Including the summer session, there have been 3,250 students instructed at Penn State during the year. This is ao increase of 300 over last year, Iu the two-year agricultural course, the class was limited to 146 Last year there were 117 enrolled in the suort course, BOTH GOVERNORS AT COLLEGE, Governor Tener and the Governor. elect of Lhe #tate will visit the Penn. sylvania State College on Pennsyl- vania Day, November 13. They will participate in ceremonies attending the presentation of two steel flag stafls to the college by the P. O ©, of A, Hites were selected this week by R. L. Sehuyler, of Lock Haven, and J. C. Strayer, of York. Both stafls will be on the campus, near Old Main build- ing. One will fly the National dnd the other the State flag. The battal- ion of college cadets and many meme bers of the order will have a part in the program. Addresses will be made by the Governors, MI MS I William E. Tobias will carry his home county of Clearfield, where both Le and his Republican opponent are well known, by 1500 mejori'y, His Democratic neighbors in Centre coun: ty shou'd do ms well by him. He is clean, able and free from Penrose and corporation ivfluence and control, and the kind of man needed In Congress, iy 1.0. O, F, INSTALLATION, T,M Gramiey DP. OG, M,, Indvocta Newly Elroted OMcers Tuto Chnlrs—The Lodge Keom Filled to Its Capacity, At a epecial meeting of the local three-link fraternity, Monday night, District Deputy Grand Master T. M, Gramley, of BEpring Mills, installed the newly elected officers to serve for the current term, The hall was taxed t) its capacity, no less than eighty members of Lhe order, including visi tore, being present to witness the im- pressive ceremonies attending the in- #tallation. After the officiating officer inducted the cflicers-elect inlo their respective chairs there was no other busicess for the evening because of the fact that it was a special meeting. An hour was devoted to good of the order and Mr. Gramley was called upon to give a short address. As his previous visite, Mr. Gramley gave a good talk on Odd Fellowship, ita purpose and its duties He is thoroughly imbued with the epirit of the order and is one of the bighest types of all that this worthy fraternity stands fog, His talks never fail in their purpose snd the local order, acting on his advice, never fails to gain impetus and grow in membership snd usefulness. A collection was lifted to go towards a fund to used in buying instru- ments for the boys in the Bunbury I 0. O. F, orphanage who will organize a band. Over ten dollars were drop- ped into the hat for this purpose. A'ter the close of lodge a iuncheon, consisting of sandwiches, sweet pick- les, Ice cream, cake, and coflee, was eerved. Aun hour or more was devoted to this feature of the evening's pro- on be months : William Fiedler, P, L. Bmith, N. G.; Harvey Mark, V. G.; T. 1. Moore, Rec E W Crawford, Trees, ; E. W.Crawford, R 8. N.G ; John E. Heckman, L.. 8B, N. i John Delaney, R. RB V. G.: Wesley Bharer, I. B. V. G William Homan, Warden ; Heckman, Conduztor; J. 8 8tahl, Chsplain : Robert Smith, K. B. 8B ; A, RB. Krebs, L. 8 8B; Charles Crust, Ioside Guard. WwW. Whitemsao, Outside Guard. G L. ad { 1OOrge ian ; J. ian, Among the visitors Edward Willisme, Frac k MeClintie, Charles Lor], of Boalsburg lodge Clark Her man sud T, IL. Bmith, Niate Co. lege; GG. B. Bitner, Irvin Zsttle, were of NEW OFFICERS OF PP. GG MIL LOT District Deputy Grand Master T. M. Gramliey installed the following of. ficers in Paone Valley Lodge No. 276 - ' Pioe Grove Mills, Friday evenivg : Y. Elder, P. G hus, T. N G, ; John M., Willlame, V Ralph Walker, Rec Spsog- ler, Fin. Bec. ; E OC. Musser, Treas. : W. K. Goes, Werden ; C. H, Meyers, Conductor ; Dr. K. M. Krebs, Chap iain; H. A. Eider, N. G. R Harry McCUrscker, N. G. L.. B.; Roy Peter- son, R. B. 8. ; Jacob Neidig, I. 8. B.: J. KE dressier, I Guardian ; James Hoover, Outside Gaardian : B M. Gardner, V. G. R. 8 ; Kilmer San. day, V. GQ. L. 8, About seventy-five Odd Fellows at- tended the ceremonies and after the meeting a Juncheon of oysters and ice cream wae served on the first flor of the bulldiog. This lodge owns ie own buildicg, i= clear of debt and is one of the most flourishing lodges in Penvs Valley. Amoog the visitors were E BH Ripka, W, A. Neesa, U. G. Decker, of Spriog Mills lodge; A. CO. Loogee, Lewistown ; R. M. Gordoer, Bloomsburg ; Clark Herman, Wm, Kennedy, John Bhope, W. W, Woom- er, J. F. Hampton, H. C. Nichols, of State College. Homan, (1 Meg ev. L. 8, Mo side INSTALLATION AT BOALESRBURG, Baturday wight the newly elected of. ficers of Boalsburg lodge No. 584 were inducted into office by T. M. Gramley, District Deputy Grand Master. The pew officers follow : Bamuel A. Stover, P, Etter, N. G. ; George E G ; Earl Baird, G.; Earl Meyers, V. Ree. Bee ; W, H. dtover, Fin, Beo.; D. W, Myers, lrese.; Homer O Barr, Chaplain ; Ed Zoug, Warden ; John Klose, Cone doctor; KE. H. Williams, Ioside Guardian ; Wm. Boone, Outside Guardian: D. W. Zmg, R. 8, to N G. ; Jacob Zong, L. 8.to N. G ; Leslie NollR. 8.8. ; Albert Kyler, L. 8. K, ; David Glasgow, R 8, to V, G3, ; H. M, Hosterman, L. 8. to V. G. Noble Grand Etters furnished the cigars for a smoker after lodge, Those present from other lodges were A. J, Cummings, Centre Hall; W, H, Roush, Onlvin Trostle, C. H. Myers, Emory Parson, Pine Grove Mills; C, G. Decker, W, H. Bmith, E 8, Kipka Spring Mills, I ——— A W——— Mr. Miller, the Democratic candi. date for legislature, carried a gun dar. ing the sixties, He is worthy of your support, Vote for him. Washiogton Excursionis.e, The Penpsylvania Railroad Com- pany ran an exdursion train to the National Capital over the local branch Saturday, the train leaving Bellefonte about eleven o'clock p. m., and arriv- ing Monday morning, reaching Centre Hall at two o'clock. Tickets were sold from the different stations ag fol- lows: Bellefonte, 76; Lemont, 95; Oak Hall, 5; Centre Hall, 10; Bpriog Mills, 2; Coburn, 26, The local ex- curslonists were Misses Margaret Jacobs and Lena Emerick, Mr. and Mrs. J G Dauberman, Edward Ho- man, William Gfrerer, Reuben Garis and Mies Tate. ———— i fp ft — Will Qait Mercsutile Business, C. W. Bwarlz, who for a long num- ber of years conducted one of. the best snd most complete country stores in Penns Valley, at Tusseyville, has de. cided to quit the business some time between this fall and next spriog The condition of his health has made this imperative, Mr. Bwarlz has not definitely decided where he will move, he having several locations in view He is now reducing his stock by ofler- ing big bargaine in all lines, including the most seasonable goods, Hee his advertisement in this issue, EE —— Spring Millis Schools Will Keopenu on 261h The Bpring Mills public schools, which were closed Tuesday of week owing to an epidemic of measles, will reopen on Monday, October 26h, the jast sccording to a statement made by principal, Prof, W. RK, Jones. mmf —— * Incorrect Figures in Farm Sale The Reporter, in giving the figures in the of ex-Bherifl Brungart's farm to George Horner, 8go, stated §5500 as the price paid. The correct figures are $7500 for the cleared land and $200 for the: wood land, sale a few weeks mini ostfresm— Deaths of Uentre Countisns Mra. Mary Barnhart died at Curtin, following a stroke of paralysis. Her ange was eighty-one years Miss Eve Vonada, aged seventy-six years, died at Zion, of spoplexy. Ira C. Johnson dropped dead in the corn field farm of Leathers, in Howard township, after baving completed his day's work Heart fallure was the cause. He was seventy-one years of age, Mrs. Avon Martz, a native of Grove Mille, died in Ashtabula, followiug an Burial Mills, Bhe on the Claire Pine Ohio, operation. was (drove Was ff age. aii ——— AAIUALS P. eveuiog ing of the Y,. B Ihuredsy A regular meet will be held this hold a regular meeting Naturday sflterncon st two o'- clock. Progress Graoge will weal, Buflalo gluten feed, brap, chiop and middlinge, all the very best grades — Weber, Ceun- tre Hall, Cotton seed meal, oil An express load of high-grade 11 nols borees will be sold by F. O. H« terman, at Millbheim, Mouday of next week, Fee ad, Miss Margaret Jacobs recently re- tured from a week's trip to Pittsburg aud Johnstown. At the former place she wae entertained by her iriend, Miss Helen Bandoe. Guy P. Bpringer moved his barber shop io Millheim {uto the room formn- erly occupied by the postoffice. The room is peatly painted and papered and makes a fine location for a barber shop. Mrs, L. W. B. Person will be at the residence of Mra MM. E. Btrohm, in Centre Hall, October 221d to 26 bh, in- clusive, with a complete line of the intest New York siyles in ladies’ and children’s millinery. adv, 2 Mr and Mrs. J. 8B, Getchell and son of Youngwood for a few days were guests of Mra. Gelchell's parents, Mr, and Mrs, Cyrus Broogart, Mr, and Mrs, Getchell, before arriving in Cen. tre Hall, spent a week in Jacksonville, Florius, where a sister of Mr. Getohell resides, Mesare, John Puff, William Fiedler and Samuel Gross, who are working at State College, attendeu installation coremonies of the local I. OO, O F. dge, Monday night. George Near. hood and William Bloom were aleo present. G. W. Rowe of Boalsburg, who ls a member of the loos] order, attended the installation, Dalryman Wm. J, Smith witnessed a beautiful sight one morning last week while on his milk route, On the rond in front of the Presbyterian church a covey of fifteen quail were gathered snd he drove close enough to them to 1 joy the sweet twittering of thess beautiful birds before they took flight. Very few coveys of quail are to be found in Penna Valley and there is no game that should have more con sideration from the huoter than the harmless qusil, the friend of the farmer, R_1o, 1914. NO. 40 NEWS OF 1850, Notes Taken From Reporter of Thirty-four Yenrs Ago, Getober 21—-Th. dwelling house and an outbuilding of William one day last week ; all contents were burned, Bpring Mills ** on the hill?’ of quite a number of new residenc:s to summer vesort. Bpriog Mills “in hollow ” is having a vew store ing In course of erection by RK Duncan, baild- H. H. Groh, Michael Moore of Potter Harris township. October - Potter one of its oldest township lost most of David and death re:pec wd citizens in the land, which His age was geventy-one years, The Hancock basket picnic, sppoint- ed for Friday of this week, on Nittany Mountain, bas 1een recalled on account of the democratic same day at Bellefonte, Samuel Bmith of raieed twenty-s'x cloverseed from four Ihis is a yield hard to beat, near Centre tushels of oo § scres of ground ———————— of ones Birthday Surprise Party A pleasant birthday surprises 1 was given io hon wood, second 1. A od, at Centre Hall, Friday evening. I the young Iady’s seventy Anniversary Bweelw their home and the p well laid that it IRO8 wag possible to rise. Ice refresh: served and games indulged in late hoor. Those present were Mary Delinda Mary Mary Whiteman, Carribel Emeri Lillian Emery, Ishler, KE: Rowe, Carre Sweetwood, E Hweetwoo!, Messrs Bailey, Ralph Luse, Perry McKinney, Auman, Thomas Foss, James Williaa a genuine cake Burj Cream and other nents Migzes Polter, (Fracs hel Willlsm Carl Keller, Hweel- James Bweelwood, wood. ———————— Baby and Mother Bitten by Rat : » child of Mr. he two year-old Mrs. John Potter, who latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. H Lingle, on the Brockerhofl farm belo Olid Fort, was bitten by a rat on the ball of the thumb while asleep in its cradie, one night inst week. The wound gave the child severe pain and a physician was to relieve The following night the the child to bed with that same bad rat, tiv ive called its rullering. k didn’t mother 1« ber and or its cousin, pounce 1 M.# mark on her arm. To add insult to injury the rodent, al er being scared off by Mrs. Potter's scresming, ran over the of Mr. Potter who lay nearby, and disappeared, then rat-destroyiog device and pols been sel 10 exierminale house, 0 Potter and leave its face since every fins 0 that Ah them in ———————— A A — Wilkiuson-Henthall shall were married in Philadelphia Tuesday evening of last week. They returned to State College Wednesday morning. Mr. Henshall is assistant in shop practice at the Eogineering building, while his wife is associated in the millinery business with Miss Myra Kimport under the firm name of Kimport & Wilkinson, -~ hy LAA Piscing Machinery for Ol Drillicg Heveral weeks ago the Reporter aiated that drilling operations for oil were soon to begin near Rebersburg, and the Millheim Journal of last week stated that the first work of plscing machinery had begun, The Journal's sccount follows : Leases on over six thousand acres of land in Brush valley have been obiain. ed by Ballivan & Goodwin, of Kane, Oaly a few of the Brush valley farmers refused to lease their lands. The jeases were secured several years sgo and the people generally thought that there would be no prospeciing done, but on Monday three carloads of well- drilling machinery arrived at Coburn and was hauled by Brush valley resi dents to the farm of J, H, Gephart, west of Rebersburg, where the first test will be made. Foor men arrived in an automobile from Kane on Tuee- day and started to place the ma chinery. Before the leases on the land were obtained Bullivan & Goodwin sent taeir geologist to Rebersburg to make an examination of the prospects for oil in the locality, snd he reported that Brush valley was in the same geological stratuni™as the oll fields of MoKesn county and a sample of sand taken from the borings of a deep well was tested and found to contain oil snd to be similar to sand stratunas found in the oil belt. In fact the lod cations look so favorable that Bullivan & Goodwin have decided to dig pro» vect holes to test out the walley wholly at thelr own expense, TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS, | ————— | HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST FROM ALL PARTS Forty-five cases of have { developed in Bpring Mills during the | past week, measles The Millhelm public schools are { closed owing to an epidemic of measles among the children, Ward Gramley recently improved Sppearance his in ilheim with a coat of paint, Noll of Pless- aud his assistants, are psiot. the of residence {| Mi Contractor John T. ant (3 Ap, ing the exterior of the Huyett home, Emerick and Hazel | Emery sre sesieting Mrs. Lucy Hen- llinery store during the rush fall season Misses Verns Philipsburg has organized 8 Demo- { eratic Club and named it the “ Wood. row Wilson Ciub of Philipsburg. 77 It has over one hundred members and is still growing. Inthe case of J. DD. Wagner versus «Jd. Finkle, ia ¢ second week of , the parties settled their differ +2 before the case resched the jury, t had proc eded to trial. fh vil ing people from tnessed a reproduction {on canvass of the Philipsburg smash. trains at Beenie Friday night. railroad the at f Ol {up | thealrs Bellefonte, Among Lhose who sitended York fair last week, not mentioned the in were Messrs, Will- Lather Emerick, yd Brooks and i ; last week's paper, fam Commings, | Charles a. | 3d Use NE. STE 0. Bairfoot and W. J. Smith » Williamsport on Friday r : f snl UIE para i BeCOoonl { autoed to i } ah kl witness the Cali and day's program of the iren other fealu inst Dig- #2 ih re the Merchant's | play Week celebration. Prof. W. R t i Rez 8+ i sriod dui: the is Jones is spending g which his school ng Mills, at the home of parents, | R R {J es, Mra J baby daughter | are visiting her parents in Harrisburg 3 orl ¥ : | Closed BL Bpriz his VEV, al Mre. 3 1 RIG ones 3 al weeks Bartholomew (iramiey, Giramley to { delphiia Thureday, for the i receiving treatment of her eyes at the The trip was car, returning SOCOM Win. Phila- purpose pha Fugene of ailsl. bapde of a #pec made in the Gramley Sunday. Mr, snd man of Altoona atiended ti Bie Cf recall propery Mrs. Emma Mrs. Homan mpauied ber son to Alloons, Tues EO Oa will Keep ee for tw { Archie and who are enployed there. ace abort UUme will to day, and in 8 Cleveland w lhiere she er BODE, Clayton, Lewistown was at Centre Goodhiart, on last spd Friday. Mr, (Gabagan i= 8 pensioner of Uncle Bam, beiog a veteran of the Civil war, and also of the Pennsylvania R. RK. hav- ing that company for al- most forty years, He is related by marriag - to the Goodbarts. Mrs. C. F. Shaw is again at the home of her father, Dr. G. W. Hoster- man, having recently returned from L.aucssler where she has a host of friends and relatives, Saturday nf next week she will leave, unsccom- pauied, for her home in Berkley, Cali- fornia. Bhe will take the Bouthern route, via New Orleans. Prof. Bhaw was obliged to return to his work at Berkeley College several weeks ago. Lewis Gabagau of the guest of J. C. Goodhart Hill and also of GG. L. I'buredsy worked for A number of residents were greatly sunoyed, Thursday, by the visitation of a drunkard who claimed he hailed from lewistown where he was em- ployed se a barber. He was feeling fine and showed fight when order- ed to wove on. He struck for Belle. foute, apparently, late in the after- noon, but st nine o'clock st night again appeared on the porch of the 8. J. Rowe home and raised such a disturbance that help was summoned and the bad actor was again shown the way cut of the borough, but in no gentle manner, A horse belonging to Mrs. J. Miller (#vodhart and tied in the alley at the home of Mrs, Gooduart’s sister, Mrs, (Gi. W. Bushman, scared at flying pa- per, Bunday afternoon, and broke loose and backed through sa fence in the alley into the lot. Here it became eatangled in the pouliry wire sur. rounding the chicken yard, breaking the buggy and tearing almost all the harness off iteelf. After going through another similar fence of wire petting it dashed to the street where it was caught by Rose Bushman, The animal, however, was free of its bridle and gave no opportunity for holding it, consequently it again had its free dom and dashed down Church street to Main street and turned downtown, It wan captured after running tquares. Cio.
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