£5 fr VOL. LXXXVII. FALMER DEVLINES FEDERAL OFFIOE Reprosentative, After Uonference With President, Announces Intention to Work for Good Government in Penusyl- vania, A staf! correspondent of the Phila- delphia Ledger sent from Washington this statement : Representative A. Mitchell Palmer, who became a candidate for United Btates Senator in Pennsylvania at the behest of President Wilson, had a long talk with Mr. Wilson, on Thursday of last week, the first since the election. The conference was sought by the President and presumably dealt with Mr. Palmer's future, After the talk, which lasted for near- ly an hour, Mr. Palmer announced that he would not accept an appoint ment from the Administration and would return to Pennsylvania after the end of his rervice in Congress to continue his fight for good govern ment in Pennsylvania. This is his present intention. It is understood that in his conference with the Presi. dent Mr. Palmer made his position clear, although Mr. Wilson suggested that he accept a Federal appointment. President Wilson assured Mr. Palm- er that he desired his co-operation in Pennsylvania; that he was entirely satisfied with the direction of the party organization in Pennsylvania and would not lend his influence in any way to restore the so-called ' Old Guard.” In other words, Mr. Palmer will continue the Federal dispenser of patronage for Penpsylvania, and will have a more extended field than here- tofore, Mr. Palmer will be recogniz:d by the Administration in the distribution of Federal patronage in every section of the Btate except the districts repre- sented by Democratic Congressmen. Inasmuch as there will be fewer Dem- ocratic Congressmen hereafter than in the present session Mr. Palmer's pat- ronage allotment will be greater. He has no intention of retiring from poli- tics, but will devote himself to the practice of law, The president has expressed great re- gard for Mr, Palmer, and those who appear to know things say that they would not be surprised to see Mr, Palmer enter the Cabinet in the next year. There has been talk of Becre- tary McAdoo retiring before the presi- dential campaign to direct President Wilson's campaign, and it is not im- probable that Mr, Palmer may be ask- ed next year to become Becretary of the Treasury. Thapkoflering Services, The annual Thankoffering service of the Woman's Home and Foreign Mis sionary Boclety of the Lutheran church was held Bunday evening. The offering totaled simost forty dol. lars, The opening service was con- ducted by Mrs. B. W. Bmith, after which Grace Fye, one of the Mission Band, recited a poem fitting to the oo- casion. The remainder of the even- ing was given over to six Penn State students, representing the Prohibition League of Pennsylvania State College, an organization comprised of seventy- five or more students, The first address was by R., E Kel ler, class of 1915, who touched on the social problems. R. M. Decker, class of 1916, followed, confluing himself largely to the evils of the liquor trafio as it exists today. Both young men presented their subjects in a strong aud forceful manner. Together with the speakers named above Messrs. A, L. Gillespie, ’16; BH McCracken, '17 ; H. P. Vail, '16; and E J. Perry, ’'16, formed a quartet that rendered stirring prohibition muse Among the selections was Evangelist Bunday’s famous temperance song that thrills the tabernacle entitled, “De Brewer's Big Hosses.”” The words are printed below : 0 de Brewer's big hosses, comin’ down de road, Totin' all around ole Lucifer's load ; Dey step #0 high, an’ dey step so free, But dem big hosses can’t run over me | { Chorus) Oh, no | boys, ob, no | De turnpike’s free wherebber I go, I'm a temperance ingine, don't you see, And de Brewer's big hosses can’t run over me | 0 de licker men's actin’ like dey own dis place, Livin’ on de sweat ob de po’ man’s face, Dey's fat and sassy as dey can be, But dem big hoses can't run over me | O I'll harness dem hosses to de temp’ anos ort, Hit em’ wid a gad to gib ‘em & start, I'll teach "em how for to haw and gee, For dem big hosses can't run over me! The students came to Centre Hall in a car driven by Percival Rady, ————— AI A ———— Williamsport Commercial College. This is a high grade business insti. tution in which young people are trained for office positions—book- keepers, stenographers, private secre. taries and government positions. Good positions are always open for bookkeepers and stenographers, Winter term begins January 6th, Bend for catalogue and free trial les sons, F., E. Harry, Proprietor, TIPS TO CHRISTMAS SHOPPERS, “Mall Your Parcels Early” Heads fug- gestions To Preveut Rash At the Fost office This Year, Postmaster General Burleson joined the ‘shop early '’ campaign when he issued his Christmas suggestions to the public headed with the injunction: ‘* Mail your parcels early.” Official sanction for the use on parcels of the caution **do not open until Christ. mas,”’ also was announced, Among other official suggestions is a warning that names and addresses of senders should be written on each package and also included in the pack- age. The postoffices annually are con- fronted with the problem of disposing of thousands of parcels that have lost their tags or outer covering and bear nothing to identify the sender or ad- dresses, The suggestions point out that books or sets of books may now be sent by parcel post, packages weighing eight ounces or less taking a rate of one cent for each t #0 ounces or fraction thereof. Regular zone rates apply above that weight, Following are additional official rules applying specifically to Christ. mas packages : “You may insert in parcel mail written or printed inscriptions such as ‘Merry Christmas,’ ‘Happy New Year’ or ‘ With best wishes.” Upon fly leaves of books you may write simple dedicatory inscriptions not of a personal nature. Other written ad- ditions or insertions subject a parcel to letter postage, “If you desire a written communi- cation to accompany your parcel en- close it in an envelope, affixing first clasa postage, and tie securely to out- side of the parcel. Place the stamps to cover the postage of the parcel upon its wrapper and those to pay postage of the communication upon the envelope.” 105-A:re Playground for * State With more than 100 acres of Btate property set aside for recreative exer- cises, the Pennsylvania Btate College has the largest playground of any col- lege in the country. In addition to the 25 acres already devoted to outdoor sports, the board of trustees recently voted an additional 80 acres for play- ground purposes. This area ls being laid out in soccer fields, tennis courts, lacrosse flelds, baseball diamonds, and football gridiroos. This action by the trustees ia tut the beginning of a comprehensive sys tem of outdoor exercise that has been prepared by Ray BSmith, gracuate maoager of athletice. The basic idea is to get more men interested in some sort of physical activity out of doors. It is expected the new area, situated on the west campus, will be ready for use in the early spring. i — AM ss One Qent Telephone Tax, The Bell Telephone Company hss solved the problem of collecting the one cent tax which the government has levied on all messages amounting to fifteen cents or over. A special piece of mechanism has been devised and placed on many coin box-tele- phones. This meant changing thou- sands of coin box telephones in the system, a tremendous job In itself, The tax of one cent is to be inserted as directed by the operator, in the quarter slot of the eoin box by the person who sends the message, The law applies not only to all messages on which the rate is 15 cents or more per message, but also to all messages on which the total charge, including overtime, amounts to 15 cents or more, A. — a —— The F. and M. Disease in Mifflin Co. Begin ning of last week twenty-five cattle, fourteen sheep, and eighteen hogs, representing a total value of $1,024 were killed for Oliver P, Harp- ster, tenant on the Koepp farm near Lewistown, the cattle having been affected with the foot and mouth disease, A day later it was discovered that the disease was among a herd of twenty-three cows, the property of H, M. Muthersbough, in Granville town- ship. ———— A —————— Transters of Real Bstate, W. C. Heinle to E. Frank Vail, tract of land in Rush twp. $1 00. A. M. Kerstetter et ux to Charles E. SBhreffler, tract of and in Spring twp. $1,400, John Hamilton et ux to Charles E. Male, tract of land in College twp. Mary E. Miller et bar to Sadie Em- hiner, tract of land in Bpring twp. Mary E. Miller ot bar to Annle M. Rider, Aract of land in Spring twp C. T. Gerbrich to James Morrison, Jace of land in Bellefonte borough. Wells, tract of isn in Benner twp. $650. wy George Bohuy ler ot ux to Clayton H. gio, Sank of in Penn twp, MILLHEKIM TALENT IN COMEDY, Appear in Grange Arcadia—~The Rendition First.Ulnss and to a Full House, When the new town hall in Mill. beim Is constructed, a prominent niche must be given to the Ladies’ Civie Club of that town. This organi- zation is untiring in its efforts in col- lecting funds for the most needed pub- lic improvement in that hustling, bustling town on Elk Creek, in lower Penne Valley. It is local pride that is stirring the youog, middle-aged and old, ( that is if anyone having at heart the welfare of his or her home town maybe called *old’”,) to activity. When their object is secomplished, which it is certain to be, the part each one had in bringing it about, will be a most pleasant recollection. This es- pecially will apply to those who as amateurs entered upon the stage and gave their best eflorts to entertain the homefolk and these of neigbborin,: towns, The musical comedy, under the title of ** Our Minister's Honeymoon,” given in Grange Arcadia, Thursday evening, was rendered in fine style, The comedy is one much more pleas- ing than ** Our New Minister,’ and required more talent in various direc- tions to present il acceptably, Every character represented rendered his or her part in a most creditable manner. Without detracting in the least from thuee who so ably supported them, the writer does pot hesitate to say that the strong charsctefs were Miss Mus- ser, n8 bride, and Miss Guteliue, a member of the Bunday-school class, The former looked every bit a bride— sweet and bapdsome, and her perform ance as & soprano soloist gave credit to ber alma mater, Oberlin College. The Iatter’s sweel volce, bewitching smiles and twinkling eyes in “ The Joy of Living,” “I want to Goon My Own Honeymoon," and choruses, brought palm to palm all over the house, Mini ter Brown (Guy BSprioger) and his friend Teddie Bpangles ( Lloyd W. Btover ) were quite at ease on the stage, and their singing was delight. fal. ’ The house was well filled, the door receipts having been over fifty dollars The program indicates that the following Individaals participated io the rendition of the comedy : Mrs. C, E McMellan, Mrs, A. Kessler, Mrs Clyde Boob, Mrs. Annie Highel, Mrs H. F. McManaway, Miss E%ith San key, Mrs. T. F. Meyer, Mrs. W. J Throssell, Mrs. W. 8B. Musser, Mra. J. LI. Winegardoer, Mrs. J. 3. Eby, Mrs. G. E. Homan, Mm. H. H. Leitzell, Miss Mary Gutelius, Mr. Alber Stover, Mr. Btuart Breon, Miss Irene Wat. Eine, Miss Adah Bmith, Miss Lsurs- bel e Mneser, Miss Mary Bhelton, Miss Viola Boob, Mim Esther rtover, Mr. Lloyd W, Btover, Mrs, Stuart Keen, Mr. Guy P. Bprioger, Mise Margaret I. Musser, Mrs. G 8B. Frank, Mrs. W. F Bmith, Mrs. F. O. Hoater- mean, Mr. Joseph W, Relfenyder, ——_—— A — ———————— COBURN Chas R. Meek spent Bunday even. ing st Fiedler, George Moyer ls slowly Improving at this writing. W. C Kerste!ter wears a broad smile since the arrival of a new son, James N. Alters made a business trip to Bellefonte last Friday. Miss Lida Winkleblech spent Ran- day with her friend Marion Kerstetter. Revival meetings are still in prog- ress, and will continue during this week, Nicodemus Luse killed the largest hogs In this burg ; the heaviest one weighed 586 and other 493 L. E. Stover and Bamuel Lingle bought another tract of timber from Dr. Kidder at Boalsbarg. The reservoir of the citizane’ water plant has been dry for the past week ; hope we will soon have water again, Bright Barger, who underwent an Sperstion is getting along very nicely. e expects to come home in the near future, . Mrs. Frank Bible from Centre Hill was a welcome visitor at the Nico. dete Luse home over last Wednes- ay. They expect to have a rural mail route from Coburn to Woodward in the near future. Walter Barchatt spent his Thankes- giving vacation at his home in Nanti- coke, Otvis and Cyrus Blover from Gly- don, Minnesota, spent a few days with their sister at the home of J. E. Harter, Mrs. Thomas Kaler and daughter, Mr. Z A. Weaver, visited Henry Kaler at Lindale one day last week, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hosterman and grandson, Dean Boyder, ta few days at the home of their dsugh- ter ana, fhomas Motz near Wood- wa Large Gift to Loysville Home, The Loysville Orphan's Home, an Institution owned by the Lutheran church, received a substantial gift when a farm of one hundred and seventy-two acres was turned over to it. The farm was purchased through funds donated by Frederick Mehring of Keymar, Maryland, The price was #100 per nore. NEWS OF 1881, Notes Taken From Filles of The Uentré Reporter of Thirty-four Years Ago, February 6th—Benjamin F. Bitner of the Loop intends moving to Jasper county, Mo , the coming spring. One hundred new dwelling houses at River Hill, located in the barrens in the neighborhood of Lemont, are to be erected for the sccommodation of ore workers there. Hugh Runkle of Orangeville, Ill, is in to his old bome on a visit. The following purchases In real estate have recently been made : The farm of Wm, Ruble near Earlystown was purchased by Col, Joseph Neff, for $6000. The farm of John B. Bit. ver in the Loop was knooked off to Em. Ettinger of Asarousburg. The Red Mill and forty acres were purchas- ed by Robert Lee, at $5500 Married—On the 23:d of January, in the Reformed church at Centre Hall, Calvin J. From to Miss Nellie E Harpster, both of Centre Hall. 10th—B. D, Brisbin Woll’'s large bull, it dressed February slaughtered John near Potters Mills ; pounds, Uriah Black near Potters Mills, in his 55.h year, is seriously ill and not ex pected to recover, (G. L. Goodhart from near this place has had shipped from Ohlo a pair of thoroughbred Chester swine. They are very fine and admired by all who have seen Lhem, Wednesday morning body of snow and ice Boozer's barn caused the roof lo cave in snd break out one of the aides. The strain was so great that large beams were snapt apart like sticks, The Y. M. C. A. of Centre Hall wili hold an anniversary on Saturday. upied by Lucian Hall, all its 1232 immense Henry the on The dwelling oc Spicher, south of Linden w ¥ Rs destroyed by fire, ith nearly The family when the fire was first discovered Prof. Jos H. Feeher is again in Cer tre Hall lostrocting the vand, Thi boys are getting along well under hi {irection. a————————— LOCALS Millheim, contents war absent Horse sale at Monday 14th, Bee adv, Victor A. Aumin was confin bead for a few days Inst week suffering of the heart, ed from an sflection Mrs. B. M, Campbell and Mrs, Peler Shires of Millbeim spent Batordsy al the home of Mrs Rebecca Murrey The Millheim meat market was purchased from R E. Berry by H H Leitzall and he took possession Toes day of last week. Miss Lulu Homan snd brother Wairen spent a few days st State Col lege as guests of their sister, Mire Chester Homan, Within the last yesr three horses have died for W. E Btover, who carries the mall between Loganton snd Rebersburg. Boxmakers in the United Blates use more than four and a half billion board feet of lumber each year or more than one-tenth of the entire lumber cut of the country. Thiee books belonging to the Prog. reas (irange library have not been re. turned and the commitiee urges that the parties holding same plesse re turn the books Baturday afternoon at which time the hall will be open. All vooks must be returned to the state ae a new supply will be on hand in a few weeks, Jacob Bharer, Master of Progress Grange, and Mis, Sharer, and Hon. Leonard Rhone represent the local Grange at the State Grange at Mead- ville. Mr, and Mere. Daniel Corman of Spring Mills, Austin Dale of Boals- burg, Mr. snd Mre. John 8. Dale of State College are also at the same gathering as representatives of their respective local granges. A short time .ago the restaurant of James M, Crisemuan in Milroy was broken into and a large quantity of cigars, tobacco, ete, stolen, Some time later the booly was unearthed under the floor in a tin shop in which Howard Norris worked, and this re- sulted in his arrest ms well as that of Rush Carson and Elmer Fuliz, com- panions of Norris. The turee young men are {io the MM n county jail, Mr. and Mrs, Howard Homan are in the east, baviog left their howe in Fullerton, Californias, » few weeks ago. The couple stopp d in several of the large cities on the way east. Mr, Ho man resched Centre Hall on Friday, and ja greeting old friends here while Mrs, Homan remained iu Altoona It is about five years ainoe Mr. and Mrs, Homan left Altoona for the Pacific Const State, nod they bave been get. ting slong splendidly in that truly wonderful section, Several lots were purchased by them in Fullerton, and since five dwelling houses have sprung up on them. Mr, Homan is a con. tractor, and believed the most profit. able thing to do would be to build for hiaselt. NO. 48 Guo OLD PENNBYLVANIA, Caitfornian Froclalms Virtoes of Keystone State Alter Giving Pacific Qogst Hisle Her Due We look forward every week with great pleasure for the arrival of the Re. porier, for you know it comes from home and always tells us something of our dear friends. 1 don’t believe there ls a state in the union that can equal Pennsylvania for climate, scenery, sand, in fact, snything. When we first came to California we thought * cen heaven be more beauti- ful,” but we were told that when one had been here for several years one will want a change, and we now find it just that way. Bummer here fs besutifal, and everywhere there are the most beautiful flowers, but one tires of this sameness, and would sp- preciate a genuine Pennsylvania blizzard, My mouth watered when I read of the butchering days in Peunsyivanis, for I know the great feasts that attend them, and it i& only in Pennsylvania thet done, Hogs here are raised and fattened largely on fish and garbage, corn belugone of the serials that here. The little that is grown is emall in the ear and full of black worms that lie tight on the grain und r the husk, I think it would be impossible to find a single ear not inhabited by thie pest, not with sll doors and this is cannot be grown his surely does seem like windows sowing and ae can eat in the yard under ) the beach for bathing, fake a slreet car and in two hours oy Lowe in the snow, Bat all this seems srtificial, although real for God msde it 80, but Pennsyl- vania for me and my y * winter 1 open, flowers bloomiog, planting being done. Christmas dinner the palme, go 1 then you are on Mt, family. Mrs Many E Logg, Los Augeles, Calif, a —— Hreon Farm Sold, Perry W. Breo: his farm Roe pisce ai a . on Baturday, sold sg the Van Valzsh and one-half D. gum $8275. hundred and twenty scres, ninety-five of which are clear. Mr, Bartholomew expects to devole the place to poultry and hogs, Mr. i also sold his town prop- erty, of 8 house, stable and other outbuildings, to Berjsmin H. Arney resent tenant. The con- sideration was $2000. At present Mr. Breon has in mind locating at Blate College, and in all probability will buy a home there, wi located one miles west of Ce Barthols The farm of tre Hall, to Chas mew for the of nian one 1s HTe copsisti the 1 ue 1 Oldest Odd Fellow Dead William B. Emmal, 97, said to be the oldest Odd Fellow in the world, died lsst Tuesday in Lexington, Ken- tgcky. He joined the order in 1839, A I AP ATTEN REBERSBURG Harvey Corman is at present on the sick list, Daniel Corman and family of Penn Hall spent last Sunday at this place, Mra. James Moyer of Potters Mille spent several days the past week at this piace with her son Mifflin, The barn on the Bierly farm, situat. ed a ehort distance from this place and which colispsed under ihe heavy weight of snow Iset winter, is at pres ent being rebuilt, 3 Mies Margaret Woods, who spent several weeks visiting relatives at this place, left for her home at Scottdale, Charles Faxon, who is employed at state College, spent last Baturdsy and fupday at this place with his family. Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Diehl, who visited reiatives for a month in differ. ent parts of Illinois, returned to this place last Friday, William Weaver of Johnstown ia st present at this place buying up a car- load of apples. He is paying 60 cents a uundredweight for choice apples. On Friday morning the people in this vicinity were shocked to hear of the death of Mrs. George Corman, Mra. Corman’s health was failing for the past eight months, sithough her condition was not coosidered serious until the angel of death suddenly call ed her Lo the far beyond. On last Baturday the members of the Lutheran church of this place made up a donation of eatables and took it over to Mare. Henry Detwiler, Mrs. Detwiler was in dire need of as sistance ss her husband left her in destitute circumstances and has not been heard of, One day Issel week while Mrs. Adam stover of Livonia was helping Heory Straiam to butcher, # ¢ had oo easion to enter a closet in the house. At this place there are two doors close together, one leading into a closet and the other into the cellar, Mrs. Stover thought she hed the door that leads into the closet, but instead she entered the door that leads to the cellar, and before she was able to correct her mis take she fell down the cellar steps. She sustained severe bruises about the head and breast and arms, At firet it was thought that her fall might prove fatal, but we are glad to mention at this writing that she is 01 a fair way to recovery. stone ridges with the plow, It is a settled question with farm experts clay in the fall is beneficial, TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS, HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST FROM ALL PARTS Farmers [upstitute— Monday Tuesday of next week. After a suspension of three months, the Howard Hustler again appears, H. I. Foust has changed the date of his sale to March 3, so that it will not conflict with the sale to be held by George F. Potter, and A horse belonging to farmer Harry W. Frantz, at Earlystown, was found sick one morning last week and died during that day. Two hundred farmers are the short course in agriculture at Pennsylvania State College. The term of twelve weeks opened on Wed - needay. taking “Oar Minister's Honeymoon ” will be rendered iu Grange Hall, Bpring Mille, on Baturday evening. The Rc porter stakes ite reputation on recom- mending the company. Robert J. Bmith of near Millheim tuetained a fracture of the right arm above the elbow, one day last week, when he was thrown from s moto: cycle owned by R. E. Berry. Mies Jennie K. Reifsnyder of Mil « beim is on sn extended trip through the west, her objective point being the Pacific comst, where she will visit Mrs. Wallace Weaver, nee Miss Ida Breon, at Riverside, A thousand persons attended the teachiet’s local Institute beld at Tylere- ville, the beginping of last week. That looks very like the people in Bugar Valley were interested in eda- cational affairs in their own locality. The Millheim town council will en- force the ordinance psssed in January, 1909, which forbids the erection or construction of any wooden buildings within the territory in which stood the buildings that were recently destroyed by fire, The extraction of gasoline from cas. ing-head gas ( natural gas from oil wells ) hae become one of the impor- tant adjuncts of the natural-gas indoes- try in the United States. The product is used for motors, lighting and all the arte. The president of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union in Me. Conpellsburg snpounces that the names of all persons who sign spplica- tions for liquor licenses in Fulton coun- ty will be published in the newspapers of the county. Bamuel Gross has been disabled for a week on account of a nail having penetrated one of his limbs above the knee, He is 8 carpenter and was working at Stale College, the injary having occurred by breaking a shingle, in which there was a nail, over his knee. Canada is fully awakening to the evile of intemperance, and now is ssk- ing that all grog shops close at 7 o'- clock p. m. The government pro- poees to fortify itself with a law to compel the closing of baie at any hopr selected by it, and give municipalities the right to limit by mesjority vote the pumber of licenses. A Pine Grove Mille correspondent represents that it has two aged citizens who are capable of mountain climb ing, and proves it by saying that Will- iam J. Dale, eighty-two years old, and D. L. Dennis, seventy-sight years old, walked to the top of the second moun- tain on Thaokegiviog Dsy, returning in the evening, none the worse for the jaunt, While a hunting party were amuses ing themselves shooting at a tin can, & pump gun was accidentally die charged, and a number of the pellets entered the body of Mr. Nearhood, a farmer of near Howard, who was one of the hunting party. The wounds were over the heart, and while serious it is not thought they will prove fatal, The injured man is in the Lock Haven hospital, A carload of horses was shipped from Coburn station on Wednesday of isst week, says the Journal, to Phils. delphia markets. The horses were purchased by Thomas Miller of Phila. delphia, assisted by G. E. Homan, Milibeim, and were mostly high- grade. H. G. Gilmore, of near town, sold every hopse—aix in number—he had on his place and, of course, will be looking for good ones at the next sale in Millheim, Monday, December 14. Harold Keller, the youngest son of Mr. and Mre. D. K. Keller, sustained a compound fracture of the lower part of the ulna in the left arma W afternoon of last week while playing a game of football with his associates, Dr. H. H. Longwell reduced the frac
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