VOL. LXXX VIII. HORSES AVERAGE 8210, The Yoder Sale of Western Stock Largely Attended sud Animals Bring B'g Prices, About four hundred people attended the sale of westero-bred horses at Centre Hall on Friday, held by Yoder Brothers, Twenty-six horses and a span of mules were sold at an average price of $210.00 a head. The highest priced team was knocked off at $515.00 to Charles Rossmoan of Millheim, They were the first animals sold. The higheat priced individual animal was a percberon brood mare, in foal, which was sold for $27500 All through this was the best lot of horsea ever put up for eale in the locel market which fast proving to be an excellent one for, the horse seller. The Pad and square dealing of Mr. Yoder, and his efforts to brirg only the best animals here for is gale, is being appreciated by buyers of horse flesh. Following is a list of their addresses, number bought, and price paid : purchasers, of aniusls = x = £560 OB ch SF 1 0 65 CD HOD B. BR. Byler, Bs William Qtoner Sr ' » 108, Aar pson, Jr r, Lock | Linden Hall, Meeting of Tel: phone Uo, The Patrous Rural Telephone Com- pany held its anoual meeting in the court house Thuredsy of t week The well reg companies that form The fivavces of the first class condition. las meeting wis attended by | the eighteen local the Company esentatives of corporation, Ero There are no up-| in paid obligations, and there is a hand- some sum in the treasury. After closing the business of the old year, there was an election of officers which resulted in selecting for presi. dent, Hon. Leonard Rhone: vies president, Joseph K. Bittner; tress urer, D. M. Campbell ; secretary, BS. W. Emith. —————— i —— Farty for thannon Boozsr Mr.sod Mra. D. A. Boczer gave a party in honor of their young: st Shannon, on Thursday night, a or more of the jad’s being ion- vited. Ice cream, cake, candy, salted peacute, and olber good things served and the evening was spent in a | sOn, LOTR friends WwW Tre f manner which was er jryed to the uot most by the youpg folks I't ent Margaret Huye!t, Carrie Mitierling, Either Parsovs, Ret Adaline MeClenshan, ford, Catharine and Dorothy E G1 James Bweetwood, Dwight and Jacob Raiph Joh Hisck, . Bmith, Lyon Bitner, Harold Keller 1088 i Fess Emery, Miriam Ruth and Kreamer, were : fCCH Catharine Brad- Ruble 8 Jor es, Fi gs, RB y nner Packer, zaibeth Bweetwonod, d Nharer, =o Henney, oO { lyde : ——— Milihelm Goys In the Tolls, Boyd King snd William Lasuover undertook to let the barley-corn drank rule their sections, ino one day Irst week they They tanked ap | for fair and then went to the toll gate above that entered the house and grestly frightened Mra. LL. P Avmanp ; later into the home of D. P. Weaver, cuffed the rasn of the house, and esused Mre, Weaver to fle to the cellar becsuse of seversl fired from a revolver. The followiog morn. ing 'Pquire A. B. Biover of Aarons burg, at the instance of Mr. Weaver, issued a warrant for the arrest of the two ¢ flapders, and in make sure of the eap'ure of the men the aid of a Bellefonte policeman was secured A day later Maiza and Jower and Police Dunlap, with the warrant in band, went to make the arrest, Lsuver was met on the road and at once made an effort to escape. Heo waded through E'k Creek, and not being in a condition to make a big run he scught sbelter in a dwelling house to which [lace he was tracked and there captured. King surrender. ed himeelf. The two men were taken to Fort fre without having had a hearirg, that formality pot baving been requested by them, AA I sf A BARODA 13,742 Sehool Ubv'idreen in Contre Co, Centre county has 13,742 ehildren betwe nr the ages of 6 to 20 years and 9.740 or 70 8 per cont. of them attend tchool, sccording to a recent census bulletin. Fhe data contsined in the report relates to the year 1910 and hae only recently been made public, The distribation, by age groups, and dhe number attending school, is ss fol lows: * Age | Total Number tow D, shots order to Constables Number Attending Behool 8.9% 4,007 2,687 2,462 A——————— A SIA NIN Progre s Grange will bold a bar guest for Its members to-night ( Thursouy ) ia 1,604 7s DRUG STORZ IN NEW HANDS, Prof, H, A, from BB. M Boon & Uo, ed last spring by B. D ray & Bitner, has again | THE 0,0, ¥F, BANQUET, | ———— | and Enjoy Anulversary Oonslon, Plenty of « Ents” snd Good Music Com. bine to Brieg Good Cheer, Friday night was the anniversary of the local three.link fraternity and, as schools. Mr. Dodson took charge of the business Baturday, retaining Miss commemorate the ocension, Undoubt- { bled at such a time wae on hand. there { purposes to qualify as a druggist by taking a full in pharmeey in some first-class college. This business was established about i876 by the late J. D. Murray, and wes conducted by him until he incapacitated for business, when H:- F Mra. Bitner became owners, coursa became Dr. and the nees last fall because he saw it was a good proposition, and his judgment proved to be correct for he realized handsomely on the venture, Prof. Dodson is well suited busipess and will be abla to customers in manner He his family will oceury the apartment the second floor of the drug store building the fe to serve a satisfaclory and on —— a Fourth Month of Sc hool, Half of the school came the borough lsst week term of fo a close grades who havea perfect record in The reports follow ; Report of Primary school for fourth month : Number enrolled, males, 13: femaales, 17; d- attendance, total, 30 12; nl Average atler 15 ; Males, HY; meles, females, total, 27 Per cant endanoes, 9 Th dey ORG Dr ent every : John M. J “Ey IT all neller, month yer, y Lottie Martz, Grace MeClenaban, Kathryn Wagner, Mary Weaver and Florence Zstile Those present every John Meyer, Keller, Grace K athryn Wagoner durivg Ruble, day Jos ph and Mary Weaver grade : Whole nom ber in attendance during month, male female 18, Pe during month, male 93 Pupils present every month : Isaiah Emery, Newton Craw- ford, Fred Lucas, Harold Breon, “mith, Harry Franklin Intermediate 158 cent. of attendance femusle 62 day during Howard Albert Bmith, Daniel Grogs, Paul Fetterolf, Ruble, Miles Buyder, Albert Emery, MecCls Ethel Frank. present everyday during term Emery, Fred Lucse, Howard Harold Breon, Albert nahan, Pupils Isainh Emery, Bmith, Psul Hoye. Albert Luella Ruble, Emery, Visitor : Hszsl Ripka, W. B. Garis. Whole Grammar school : femua’e, 16, total 28 ance during month, males, 10, females dor. A fst} SL Aversge attendance total Per cent of attendances during m females 94. Average attend. ance during term, males 94, females 95. Those not absent duriog month sre: Lynn Bitper, James Sweetwood, Ernest Frank, Rslph Henpey, Fred. teuben Zottle, Elizabeth Hweetwood, Mirlam Huye't, Margaret Emery, Gladys Joues, Pearl Rablg, Ruth Parsons, Adaline McClenaban, Dorothy Ruble, Those not abgent during term : Frederic Moore, Reuben Zettle, Miriam Huyett, Gladys Jones, Pearl Ruble, Ruth Parsons, High school: Number in attend. ance, boys, 8; girls 10, total 18: aver. sie nitendance, boys 7, girls 10, total 17 ; per cent of attendance, boss 88, girls 95, total 92 Puplis present every day during month, William Aroey, Mary Dipges, Grace Ishler, Esther Parsons, 11a Bweetwood, Paplls pres ent every day during term to date, Mary Dioges, Visitors, George Booger, Patrons are cordially invited to visit the schools, H. A. Dobson, Principal, A —— A rt SAAS: Notles To stockholders, Notice. —~A special meeting of the Jentre Hall Water Company will be bield ai the home of the president on Saturday, January 23, 1915, at 10 A, M. The purpose of the meeting is to elect a director in place of D. F. Luse, decenned, erie Moore, H. F¥, Breyer. President, Centre Hall, Pa, a rs As MS APS, Ho. The State College Times makes note of thew changes among farmers : John Garner wiil work the Charles Boyder farm after April 1. The present ten ant, Harry Btruble, will occupy the Kauffman farm, near Bellefonte, hav. ing recently purch sed the property, ——— A ——— Bafe, sure, and speedy, deseribes the setion of ** Oi) of Glades’ in croup, colds, asthe, burns, and frost bites, 253 wud B03 «wes Moyer Brothers, a in Grange Arcadia, Bloomsburg, Pa. {consisting of I O. O. F. members and | their families. The night was a grand one, sledding belog in prime eonditior and the temperature being at a point which no suflering from the cold to who from distant country sections, Grange { copslons d thoa Came the 0 80 gathering. ie second floor of the building was used as an aspembling place and was soon crowded to its epacious capacity, There was po epecial program pared, but there was not ment, the vast crowd pre. A dull moe. arjoying then per ing hall was ives in various ways, J he pr & march to the di Three t fu! angth of our ti mmenced, bles ¢ the the Grange thirly were Were Mr. and Mrs, end Willian Hampel Margaretta Hi Oon, Fresaler, Robert Suyder, State College : end Mrs Emerick Unionville Wasson, Belle + 1. E E. Moore, Mii. roy ; Mr. and Mra George Sharer and Z R W. H Williams, Andrew Mark, Epring Mille, Vy Hamuel : ; Bamuel Bitner, 8 ie : daughter Bertha, wn; Among the guesta were two of the the Emerick, fhe Mit. f three living charter members of wi order, namely, Mr, BD Brisbipo, KR. F narod abe and absent one is Willism fliz we, rom, urg ——————— LOUVALS Thomas Kelater of Asronsburg sps nt Friday at the home of his niece, Mrs J oldron Fisher of P«nn D Farmers hn M EM to succeed the late of stirance Co, Fran Hall was F. Luse Mutus) elected As secretary the Fire It a MA daughter waa bo tn Edward Wilecx The little ane J. W A iasughter of Lhe late Mr. and Marcas, rn Mra at [ows, ja a Kennedy, the mot} grandniece er Bruecs WN, Lingle “EY .. ite Alice Robb, of Thomas 8 Swar'z of Tusses ville, remove frem Bellefonte legs where hersen, NE negied with the pany, The Centre County Pomons Grange mother Mrs will to late Col Robb, o Trust Com Oll- Farmers’ lives will meet in regulsr session in Grange Arcedia, Centre Hall, Thursday, 28th inst. A special meetiog of that body will be held at Epriog Mills, Baturdsy, 30ih. There will be two sessions at each placa, The Iatter part of last week John G. King celebrated his eighty fifth birth. day. Mr. King is quite active for one of his age and is seen on the street every day aud always in good hamor, Few men at five plus eighty are ss sound in mind and body as he, E. B. Ripka, the Hamiiton-Brown shoe salesman, returned home Thure dav afternoon a'ter completing week's work, in a condition caused him uneasiness because of a very sore throat. He is confiued to his horae but is making rapid prog. ress toward complete recovery, his which Messrs. Harper and Durst sre put- ting the finishing touches on their newly-built garage, on Hofler street. These young men purpose to make their garage as perfectly fireproof as it is possible to make ote, and in a very short time will be ready for business in the satomabile line. Both are ex. cellent mechanies and will undoubted. ly draw a large trade from the auto. mobile owners, The Millbeim Journal tells this joke on the constable of that burg: Host. erman & Stover put their display horse from the store Lo the street sand hitched him to a sleigh. The horse ard sleigh stood there all day and to. ward evening some one notified Cone s'able Maizs that a horse had been tled In front of the bardward store all day and that he had not been fed st noon, ‘Jeok' went to get the horse, intending to take him to the hotel ban and feed him. He bad siresdy loosened the horee before be discovers od the joke. THURSDAY, JAN FROM STATE OF WASHINGTON, Mrs. E, G, Hoff .r Writes Inierestingly of Conditions in Far Western State and Contributes to Glory of the Columbia Hiver, Mrs. E. G. Hoffer of Bossburg, Washington, in a recent letter to the Reporter, said among other things : “Then dull in this * Inland " this winter, but with the will without are Empire comivg of spring t doubt be renewed activity, The crop for the coming season are A wet fall bas molstened the ground to a good depth, and there iz sufficient snow for a covering. We had a very cold wave in December but atl writing (he weather i# mild. Cattle raising in this state is ol the Increase, but the swine business little overdone. Papers the coast are re here prospects very good, present secns to be a that suming. As you perhaps know, voted prohibition last fall. We are all well at present.” followir written by abil alate mills on our slate £ FODR WAS i excellent OWE From Minnesoin Fditor Repo fer ; Plesse find ¢ with owed which please credit order for wy $1 00 sub ) thie Uentre Reporter, as | miga it ry much it tinued. The news from wy old discont Ie is very ints scription t culd v were hi resting to me, We bad an swfully eold December and it proved un record breaker for the past twenty six pretty thermometer d years. They tell me cold times. The not get above z ro for far ss Javusry has been iL Was at d fourteen days sod got down ss iwe PW, Niy-8IX D= ie fice po far, the thermometer register. } 88 Lwes above on But i= not over yet; we are still looking for snow and morg eoid weather, As 8 rule we have about six weeks of good winter weather here. We Lave had no lg rpenk far. still on the go. I will give you some of the prices in this part of the stale; $1.58 ba ; earn, 562; bran, §1.40 per 100 ibe,; flour, §7 50 per bbl; hogs, 62; beef, 52; veal, llc; Lides, 13§2; eggs, 283; outler, 80: ; potatoes, 356c ; oarrote, 50c per bu; woud from §2 50 to $4 00 per cord, Yours truly, J. H. MERSINGER, Habeka, Mino, Jan, 14, 1915 A fi ——— Letter from Missour!, IO a» Dig ty-eight some days, winter snow of 80 Automobiles are War whest, "T 503: oats, Editor Reporter ; Ene owed please find check for $1 50 for a year's subscription to your paper. Weare having a very mild winter, Tho glass factory here has been run ning steady, but not to ite full capacity. In a short time it will ran on full time and capacity, knowing that we are bordering on a prospercus time, We sold the wheat from the plant's farme this week, in Bt. Louis, netting us $1 gradiovg No. 1 red. This wheat waa grown on low Jand, suffered a eevere drouth, yet yielded twenty. eight and ope-<hsl! bushels per scre. Our corn crop wes sioost an entire failure Inst year on mecouunt of the drouth which began early ion Apri sud continued vaul late in August, I hope you und sil my friends in Peoneylvania are well and prosperous, Yours very respectfully, J. K. EOSTERMAN, Crystal City, Mo , Javuary 18 1915, he ————————— New Uleihiog Nore, Max Herr was a caller at this office on Monday morning and stated that be had leased the Bartholomew store room, now used for an ice cream pare lor, tor a period of five years, aud in the near future will open an up-to-date elothing store in it. i MA SD Fundey night and Mondsy we had °7, more rain, ARY 21, 1915. > «J NO. DEAT, Two of Penn's Valley's Most Aged Residents Fass to Heyond —Yirs, Lucinda Runkle and John Stoner Dead, Iu the death of Mre, Lucinda Rup- kle, which occurred Wednesday of inst week, Gregg township lost one of its most estimable aged ladies, lo polot of years she had advanced far beyond the time sliotied to most peo- ple, having re.ched the grand sge of eighty-eight years and eleven monthe, About four years sgo Mre. Runkle fell and dislocated her hip, since which time she was required to use crutches to make her way about the house Wednesday afternoon, at about two o'clock, while seated comfortably i ter chair, with her daughter, Mies dalile Runkle, nearby, her head wee seen Lo suddenly fall forward, Upon reaching her mother, the dsughter discovered | that life hed left her, Death was attributed to a paralytic stroke, Fuveral services were held Tuse-yville church, Saturday, RH Jones of the and interment fol.owed iu ery at that place, Mrs. unly r in the by I urch Of G- wv, Reformed co the I: iv tunkle wae { sod following hier John K. Run! ie, ie of last aseccinte judges in Centre born in Uunlor to the county, the unr isge ived near 5710 aud Here they ! meuy years apd now owned hy i hy ued farming f raised 8 large faully, il by SHIR C Ni ‘pon the death of Mr. Runkle, thirty years sgo, Mrs. Runkle removed to Spring Mills and ¢ re<ident there & faithfal BOLE ntinved 8 until She was Let Re! her death ber of the if Furviving Lem yrmed church sil her her are four and A. N, Beruar. J. H., Centre Hall: ladelphia; Rev, J. N, Newport ; Mires Ballie, Bpriog Mills : Mre, ( Rev.) W. A, McClellan, Rock- Mrs John B. White, Altoons. to Mr. Runkle's first survive: D. CC. Runkle, Pitts- burgh; J. A. Runkle, Californias : Miss Amelia Runkle, Oklshoma, One sons three deughters ; Ban dino, Celifornia ; Dr. RB C., Phi i wood : hese children wife namely, Daniel Geary, Newport : Mrs, William SBtaart, Axe Mann, and At the remarkable sge of ninely-three years, lacking four days, life's journey cane to an end for John C, Bloner, st his bome in Millbeim, on Thursday Inet at three o'clock in the afternoon. For a vumber of years he had been a burden to bimeelf and others becaure of the loss of his mind, but his wonder. ful physical strength wae slow to show any sign of wenkening. Sunday prior to hie death he ate heartily, and from that time on he rapidly drew to life's end, Fupersl setvices were held Ture. day morning and interment followed in the oid cemetery in Millheim, Rev W. Dooat of the Reformed church officiating. John Btoner came to this country with his parents from Germsny when he wae but eight years of sage. When a young man he jabored hard snd saved every dollar he could scquire, denyicg himself all luxuries as well as many things which others considered as absolute pecessition Lo life's welfare As a result of this strict economy he soon sccumulated wealth, which took on the shape of big farms and st one time he owned no less than ten of the best farms in Centre county. He owned considerable property io Mill beim and at one time the mill pro- perty at Woll's store. For a number of years he was president of the First Natiooal Bank at Millheim, snd was a big stock holder. Mr. Bloner was twice married, his first wife being Mice Elizabeth Lingle, who preceded him to the beyond twenty-two years age, To this union ten children were borp, nine of whom survive ; namely, Mrs, Lavina Walters, Bpring Mills ; Henry Htoneér, State College ; Mrs. William Mayes, Millbeim ; Busan Long, Col yer ; Mrs. Ellen Smith, Freeport, Iii; William Btoner, Joliet, Ill; Mrs. George Zorby, Tusseyville; Reuben Stoner, Washington state; David stoner, Tuseeyville. To the second wife, who was Mise Mary Greap, sand who suivives him, one child was born Miss Lizzie Stoner, who i= at home. No brothers or sis ers survive. Mr. stoner wes a member of the Reform. ed church since Lis second marriage. ei —— Mrs. Klizabeth Neese died sudden'y at ber home in Bpring Mills Tuesday morning while seated st the break. fast table, death being due to an apo plectio stroke, The day previous she bad visited her nephew, J. M. Heok- man, and was in her usual good health, Funeral services will be conducted in the old Chapel near Penn Hall Mon day morning, snd interment will be wade in Heckman’s cemotery, Rev, W. Dopat, the Reformed minister of Anronsburg, ofMlcistiog. Mra. Neese wae seventy threo years [Continued on inside page. TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS, ——— HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST ‘FROM ALL PARTS Dr. J. meCluney Radeliffe of Phila. deiphis spent a few days lsst week with friends in Lewistown, Mrs. Milford Luse sttended the fue neral of her grandmother, Mrs. Anna 8. Kerstetter, at Tylereville, Friday. Bix of the children of William Kuarr, a farmer livivg west of Rose cranes, were ill with diphtheria at one time, The regular quarterly meeting of the Centre ( Pomons Grange will bs held in Grange Arcadia, Thursday of next week, ounty The 1talian Government just placed an order in Bt. Louis for eight thou- sand horees to be furnished in lots of two bupdred each day. C. E. Harter of Lock Haven, s forme er native of Tyleraville, is 8 candidate for county treseurer in Clinton county, on the Democratic ticket, Miss Berigha Strohmier, on Thurs day, returned from Cleveland, Ohio, where she visited for several weeke, Sue was delighted with her trip, William C. Wal dent of the Lewisburg National Bank, succeeding James C Mune bury. The institution is the oldest in Lew isburg. Mrs the guest of Mre is was elected presi. Packer of Tr 14% W. H. Bmith of M P From here iliheim was (Geary, one day #he went to the A. Fenkey K last werk home of atl Potters Mir. and Mrs “iit M im, M. A young Wa £2 in the vicini! Mille week badly torn and mwoatilsted when that it wes unfit for use as food, Robert B. Burns of Jersey Bhore have fesued printed sn- nouncements of the birth of a daugh- ter Roberta Naturds Janusry 9h. Mi Nios Bnyder, ased by a pack Pine Grove and wae so found fd y of one day Imst Mr.and Mra. dernice—~on Ys Mre. Burns was su The Millhelm Journal states that D. J. Nieman informed it thst he intends erecting s store building on his on North street, Milibeim, aod opening a store in it. Mr. Nieman now lives at Jersey Shore, A horse t Host erman of near Woodward was kicked on the leg by another horee with such force its broken. The anims! was a valuable but Mr. Hosterman bad it killed to put it out of misery. Joh n C. jot elonging to Warren that leg was Ohie, elected an sgent for Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Company, generally known as the Centre Hall company. His territory is Centre Hsil borough and Potter township. E. M. Huoyett is director for Mr. Rosstoan’s district. Rossman the Was The Lick Haven authorities have ordered the destruction of 8 number of poplsr trees, because il is known that trees of this kind are a nuisance on streets and roadside, snd in maoy towne and cities dare pot be planted. The poplar should be removed from all #lreels, Adsm Heckman, for many years a inrwer in Potter township, after April 1st, will be a resident of Miillheim, he having purchased the home of the late Jonathan Harter, in tbat town. The prica paid was $2100. Daring the last two years, Mr, Heckmsu lived at Penn Hall. Andrew Jamison, a native of Ire. land, but a resident of Lycoming coun ty for a number of years, and of Green township, Clinton county, from 1858 until his ceath, died st Rossmsns at the age of eighty-seven years. He was a2 lumberman snd farm r sod was widely known thioughout Lycoming snd Clinton counties. His sage was eighly-seven years, Messre. Charles W. and Frank M, Fisher of Penn Hall were among the Reporter's callers the iatter part of Isst week, haviog come to town on busi ness. The latter Mr, Fisher, at a re- csnt meeting of the directors of the Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Com- pany held in Bellefonte, wes elected secretary of that company and suo ceeds D. F. Luse, deceased. Since he has been 02 the board of directors, Mr, Fisher has taken » grest interest ia the welfare of the company, and corralled considerable business for it. He will make an efficisal secretary, The famous eagle osse in Mifflin county was passed on by a jury who de- clared the game warden guilty of theft of an eagle killed by Edward Pefler of Granville, After Peflfer kill ed the bird, a game warden aud took it. It was afterwards sent to Harrisborg, Judge Woods reserved his decision upon a point of law, If the verdict is not set aside, application will be niade for a new trial or the case appealed. The court instructed the jury that it could convict only it, in their judgement, the game wardes intended to sppropriate the bird to his
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