V( 1... LXXX Vi 1 1. STATE GRANGE OR Lo JAL OPTION, Places It at Head of Grange Legislative Program, The State Grange, Patrons of Hus: bandry, has placed loeal option and support of Governor Brumbaugh in his fight for an option law at the top of its legislative program. The legislative committees of the State Grange, at its meeting upani- mously declared that the Grange has advocated local option for many years and added that the governor of this commonwealth is now advoeating the enactment of a reasonable, fair and just local option law and is deserving of our support and assistance.” The committee then unanimously adopted the following resolutions : “That we extend to his excellency, the governor, assurance of our active co-operation in attempting to secure the enactment of such a law, “That through the state, Pomona and subordinate grapges a campaign be iromediately instituted to the end that public sentiment favoring such a law mav be impressed upon the legie- lature.” ——————— i —— Laurel the State Flower The effort to procure a state flower for Pennsylvania seems to have culmi- nated finally in the choice of the mountain laurel, a very admirsble selection from’ many standpoints Some folks have felt that Pennsyl- vania wasn’t specially in need of a fl ower, whilst others were divided in opiniop, some advocating the selection of one flower, others warmly cham- pioning avother. The bill introduced early in the session naming the moun. tain laurel seems to have provoked no opposition and it went through the house without remonstrance, the eame happy fortune in the Thus it is now in the hands of Govern. or Brumbaugh and is entirely likely to receive his approval. having senate ——————————— i] AP AA Mrs, Heuney's Milline y Opening, of pext 3lst—have Tuesday snd Wednesday week—March 30'h and been set as the formal opening days by Mrs. Lucy Henney for her millinery showing. Mrs. Henney returned from Philadelphia lgst week where ghe purchased the mo:t beautiful assort- ment of spring hats for women, misses and small girls. The styles for this gpriog are the most beautiful that have been desigoed for mapy years and smong Mrs Henneys’ assortoment will be found hata for the stylish dresser as well as for baviog more conservative tastes. Mrs. Hen ney’s thorough knowledge of her customer’s tastes is always reflected io her purchasiog and she seldom fails to select goods which give the atmost satisfaction. Her prices, ton, are moderate when ¢rmpared with those ssked for the same quality of goods in ** style em. poriums,’”’ At her store raay be found all the style of which the city milliner boasts, but price tags bear figures far below those shown on the latier's gooda., Bemember the openiog days and come— Tuesday and Wednesday of next week. SS ————— A A sn. Hard on tne Ford, Of all the cruel things which have been said of the Ford cars, the cruel est beyond a doubt comes from a neighboring county. At a meeting of a literary society in one of the public echools a mock trial was being held at which the prisoner w 8 on trial for having called a Ford ear an automo bile, The jury rendered a verdict of guiity and the prisoner received a sally sentence, ————— A OS ——— Will Lecture at Spring Mills, Rev. B. H. Hart of Harrisburg will deliver a lecture in the Grange hall at Bpring Mills this ( Thura'ay ) even- fog. Everybody is cordially invited to attend this lecture, which is free. ——— A Pine Grove Miils Mra. Bmiley of Altoona is seriously ill with pueumonia at the home of her mother, Mrs. Goss, on Water street, Miss Goss is just recovering from an attack of pleurisy, Mrs. Bhulze of Cleveland, Ohio, re turned to ber home last Thursday after spending three weeks with her pa- rents, Mr, aud Mrs, Charles Martz, Miss Edith Dpnlap, who is teaching at Houserville, spent Bunday with her parents here, wu We are glad to say that Elmer Reed, who has been very ill from pneumonia for the past week, is better at this writing. Miss Helen Everts spent Bunday with friends at Btate College. Mrs. Kyle Osman of State College spent Buonday at the James Smith home, Mr. and Mrs, Arthur Peters of Oak Hall spent Baturday with relatives here, most those A ——— I —————— Mrs. N. A. Auman of Millheim is the guest of her brother, F, P, Geary, School Balldiog Aire, Friday afternoon, immediately after school had been dismissed, the +4 Asronsburg school house was discov ered to be on fire. A spark from the chimney falling onto the shingle roof is supposed to have started the blaze and in a short time the entire roof was afire. Asronsburg was not with. out its fire hose and good water pres- sure, however, and by quick work on part of the residents, the building was saved from total destruction. The school house is a two-story frame {building and hes four rooms, only | three of which are occupied. Only [two weeks more of school remained | for the term at the close of school on Friday, a A —— i Purchased Big Timber Tract, | John H. Miller, known as the lum- | ber king of Mifflin county, has an- {nounced the purchase of the largest | tract of stahding timber in the state, | The tract is located pear Robertsdale, {contains 2 500 acres underlaid with {coal and one prosperous mine is now in {operation within seven feet of the line {of the Miller tract. The purchase was imade at a cost of $35,250 Sawmills | will be shipped there soon prepared {for five years’ work aud as rapidly ae {the timber is cleared away coal mining will begin. ———— A —————— | Violated Foot-&-Mouth Disease Quarantine, E. L. Davis, a calf dealer and mar. ket man of Birchrunville, Chester county, appeared in court and pleaded {guilty to sa charge of violating the foot. jand-month disease quarantine regula {tions of the Stats Livestock Banitary | Board Mr. Davis, who hss stalls in the Philadelphia markets, purchased veal calves at various farms and slaughter. ed them without inspection. The skins were concealed in barrels under layers of dressed poultry and shipped to Philadelphia with out disinfection Mr. Davis’ arrest followed the finding of several barrels of contraband hides on the platform at the raliroad station, sli ——— Are You Changing Location 7 If you are changing your location this spring do not fail in asking us to send the Heporter Lo your new sddress, to give also your old address, This is absolutely necessary, snd besides, will save us a lot of trouble and sunoyance, Again, give your old, as well as your vew, address A fp Transfers of Heal Estate Joseph McCann to John D. Cox etl al, tract of land in Taylor twp. $128, John D. Miller, Treasurer, to Com- missioners of Centre Co . tract of land in Snow Bhoe twp. $5.12 Commissioners of Centre Co, to Fred W. Thomann, tract of land in Boow Shoe twp. $41 91. Amelia Ulrick et bar to J. Bpigel- meyer, tract of Jend in Millbeim boro, $400 J. Bpigelmeyer et ux to W. R. Young, tract of lsnd in Millheim boro. $500 June A. Walter et al to W, R Youug, tract of land in Miliheim boro, $600, ‘ Lehigh Valley Coal Co. to Robert Cooper, tract of land in Boow Bhoe twp. $64. J. T. Leathers et al to Margaret Mease Keller, tract of land in Spring twp. $200 Kobert A. Beck et ux to David Mil- ler, tract of land in Bpricg twp. $2,500. J. C. Strubie et ux to Margaget E, Reed, tract of land in Ferguson twp. $2,800. Jesse T. Leathers et ux to C. K. Btitzer, tract of land in Bpring twp. $600 J. Ellis Harvey et ux to Samuel M, Smith, tract o« land in Curtin twp. $500 william T. Nieman et ux to Carrie Lid Nieman, tract of land in Union twp. $1. Catharine Clark et bar to Verona Wilson, tract of land in Rush twp. $1,000. Margaret Hszel ot bar to G, Emory Grenoble, tract of land in Gregg twp. $400 Citizens’ B. & IL. Assn, Phbg., to Shenel Stine, tract of land in Philips burg boro. $900, H. Laird Curtain et ux to Beatrice Susanna Kephart, tract of land In Milesburg boro, $500, Mary A. Snyder to George A. Von- ada, trac: of land in Potter twp, $1,060, W. M. Grove et ux to George W. Zorby, tract of land in Potter twp. $125, Thomas Arastrong to Eropest E, Demi, tract of Jand in Philipsburg boro. $500, ——— —— A number of the members of the Evangelical church assembled at the home of their pastor, Rev, F, H. Fom, Friday evening, and after enjoying the evening in a social way returned home, leaving a nice donstion with their pastor's family. THE FARMER GAINS, Demand for Wheat Bound to be Greater than the sapply, Whether War Contin. ues or Not, If any one gaing by the present world condition it is the farmer, and the farmer of Pennsylvania bids fair to get his share of whatever the profit may be. According to the report of the state department of agriculture for the year 1914, the wheat acresge of Pennsylvania was 1,312,000 and from this the crop amounted to 28 000, 000 bushels. Reports gathered so far indicate that the acreage of wheat this year will be increased by at least ten per cent. , which means an increase in the total erop of nearly three million bushels. At the present value of the grain this smount will give to the farmers of Penopsylvania many mil lions of dollars, a substantial increase lo the asiready large wheat return of the state, Pennsylvania now stands twelfth smaong the states of the union in wheat production, and although its yleld cannot equal that of the great wheat producing states of the middle west, this added amount will probably retain for the state its present rank, Whether the great war across the ocean continues or pot, the demand for wheat is certain to be greater than the supply, and the United Sates will naturally be looked to as the granary of the world ; and as a result, America will be compelled to supply the greater part of the world’s demand for next year at least and probably longer. At any rate, the raising of wheat prom- ises to be a profitable business for the farmer of Peounsylvania ss well as all other states, providing crop conditions continue ss propitious as Iast year, and a8 they now indicate, ———— Value of Farm Sock ia State, Only ten per cent. of the farmers of the state mre feeding steers for the spring markets, sccording to estimates just made by the buresu of statistics of the department of agriculture. It is stated that thie is a smaller number than ususi and is attributed to the prevalence of the and mouth disease for the last few months The bureau makes an estimate that there are now 1 053 500 mileh cows in the state walued at $61,108 000, Ma ture horses mre given st 511 812, val 76 771 800, and mature mules at 43 352, walued at $6672 612 Many muies have been bought for ship ments to other slates, presumably for export, but the figures are per cent, higher than five years sgo. The number of mature horses is about the same as 1910; cows two per cent more The estimates of the number of ma- ture hogs in the stale fa 613 000, val ued at $9 000 000. The sheep of Lhe state are not as numerous sa five years ago and are valued at $3.56580 460. The aggregate value of mature horses, mules, cows, hogs and sheep in the state is given as §157,107,172. ——— SS ———————— Prizes for Best Corn Girowers, The Centre County Pomona grange has: organized a central corn club and deputies mre now engaged in forming community clubs throughout the county. Three prizes wid be offered by the central organization and three aweepstake prizes will also be offered for th: entire county. The work is in charge of John 8B. Dale and J. J. Jan- quish, The idea is to induce the youths on the farm to take an aclive interest in the growing of corn. ES ———— A ATR SII REBERSBURG Last Friday William Frank lost a valuable boree by death. Edwin Guisewite, who had sale on Saturday, left with his family for Ban- dusky, Ohio. Williama Minnich of State College spent part of last week at this place at the home of his son Lester. Rumor has it that a Mr, Vooada of Feidler will move to our town and oe- cupy the house Edwin Gulsewite vacated. Mr. and Mr George Btover of Livonia spent last Bsturday at this piace as guests at the home of Monasss Gilbert. Howard Moelzger has taken charge of Snyder Miller's barber shop while Mr, Miller and wife sre spending a month in Illinois visiting with their daughter, Mrs. Jordan, Lee Wolf of near Wolfs Store is the happiest moan io that section at pres. ent, all on socount of the arrival of that wee little baby boy, * On Iset Friday William Bierly moved into the house which Ammon Hazel vacated and moved to Boals burg. Edwin Frank moved into the house Bierly vacated, and Harry Garret of Rockville moved Into the house Frank vacated, One day lsat week Mr. Brungart arrived at this place with his house hold goods from Altoona and will move on his father-in law's ( Clayton Bruvgart ) farm, which was tenanied by Newton Weber, Mr, Weber will move on Jasper Brungsri's farm, foot ued at one situated & short distance north of this place, ' Beonn.ors Visit tate College, The senate appropriations committee vieited the Pennsylvania Btate College one day last week and made a tour of the buildings snd groupde, looking in- to the imperative needs of the institu- tion. A mass meeting of the student body was held at the Auditorium. The members of the committee were entertained by the Cadet bard and the Penn Btate quartet. The following senators were on the platform : C. J. Buckman, Bucks; H, W. Behantz, Lehigh ; A. K, DeWitt, Lu, zerne ; OU. W, Bones, Columbis, Mon- tour, Ballivan and Lycoming; C. A, Boyder, Bchuykill ; Franklin Martin, Mifflin, Juniata, Perry and Cumber- land ; J. W. Hoke, Adams and Frank- lin ; J. W. Eundsley, Fulton, Bedford and Bomerset ; Charles H, Kline, Al- legheny ; John P. Moore, Allegheny ; J. Frank Grsff, Armstrong snd But- tre; J. W. Blewnart, Washiogton and Greene ; Elmer Warner, Carbon Mon- roe, Pike and Wayne. so —cct—— pimimrfbemmp— Jackvon Post Iostituted, A cawp of United Bpanish-Ameri- can War Velersne, to he known as Lieut. George L. Jackson Camp No. 70, was formally instituted at Belle- fonte Monday evening of last week, Dr. J. V. Foster, formerly of Centre Hall, is a member and holds the office of Bergeant Msjor. The officers were installed : Commander, A. J. Nealis ; meander, H. 8B. Taylor: Jr. Command. er, Milton Reed ; Adjutant, B, D, Get- tig, Esq. ; Quartermaster, George N. sunday; Officer of the Day, E. ER. Taylor ; Officer of the Guard, James Morrison ; Chaplain, H. F, g: Historian, N. B. Bpangler, E q.; geon, Dr. R G. H. Hayes; Dr. David Dsle and Sergt. Mejor, Dr. J. V. termaster Sergt., John Color Bergt. R. Color Bergt., George Musiciapr, Toner Hugg following Br. Com- Trustees, Frauk FEmith; F Morrison ; Br. Daley Jr. I'bompson oster ; Quar- Clarence “~ —————— ps Report of Fritaary School, Report of Primary school for sixth month ending Wednesday, March 17. Number in sttendance, males 18 Per cant. of sttendance, males 52, femsles 88. Those in attend- ance every day during month : L Keiler, Miriam Joore, Dorothy Pack- Ruth Runkle, May Smiih, Flor- Zeottle, Vispns Zsitle, Luther Krebs, Joseph Ruble and Harry Barg. er. Those everyday during term are Beller and Joseph Ruble, fa fn 14 i nies tile er, epoCe in stlendanoce Lottie AIA tl LOUVALS The rogins have sppeared sgain in full chorus after haviog been frozen out by King Winter for several weeks D. K. Keller bad bathroom fixtures installed in his home on Chuich street last week. term in this The seven months’ school the township comes to a close week, Byron Piatt, who filled a number on the Centre Hall lecture course several years ago, leclured in KReedsville last evening. Mrs, C. G, Barnes left for New York, Saturday, where she will spend two weeks with her dasughter, Miss Estella H. Barnes, Lester Cummings, an express mes senger on the Pennsy, runoiog from Altoona to Pittsburgh, is visiting at the bome of bis brothers, Harry and William, above Centre Hall. Mr. snd Mrs, Clarence Kuoarr of Clinton county, who were recently married in Bellefonte, spent a few days of their honeymoon trip st the home of Mr, and Mrs, Maynard Meek- er, near Centre Hall, Work on the Gramley building in Millheim i» making rapid progrees, The brick have ail been lsid ; a No. 1 tin roof is on and the lathers and pissterers are busily engaged at the present time, Messrs. B, D. Brisbin, L. L. Bmith, and E. W, Crawford made a trip in Mr. Smith's new King car lo Belle fonte, Fbureday evening, where they listened to an eloquent address by As sociate Judge Beuson, of Erie, Grand Master of the I. O. O. F, lodge in Pennp- eylvania, Mra, Levins Martin of Millersburg, Perry county, snd Mrs, Jennie Motter of Harrisburg, arrived at the home of Mr. and Mre. A. P. Krape, one day last week. The latter lady, who is =» cousin of Mrs, Krape, returned in a» few days, but Mrs, Martin, who is Mrs. Krape's aunt, will stay for a week or more, That the dread foot-and-mouth disease ls abating in Pennsylvania is evident from the most recent order ie sued from the State Livestock Sanitary Board, This order, issued Inst week, places under complete quarantine only one county~-Lancaster. The quaran- tine continues also in a few towaships in & number of other counties, most of Xbich mia the eastern part of tue H NO. 12 NEWS OF 1851, Notes Taken From ¥iles of The Centre Reporter of Thirty-four Years Ago, June sth=-J. B. Bolt, Centre Hall's enterprising butcher, killed a four weeks old calf that tipped the scales at 110 pounds, A new shaft “was lately sunk on William Emeriek’s farm at this place, for ore, and a rich vein wasstruck, A party has leased it mand is already en- gaged in getting oat ore. Biogular to relate, on last Saturday two horees were straogled by their halters, io this county. The one wae a horse of our landlord, David Moyer, who found it dead on Bundsy morn- ing, having been choked during the night, horse of Williaa Swab, living about mile from here, B® which was alsostrang- led from the seme cause, John Bankey will oon ralse his new barn-40x52 th--The recent heavy falls caused about = fool or more water to collect in tie cellar of Woll's slore, June rain f i The corner stone of the Evangelical church, in Asronsbarg, will be laid on the 19th of June, Married—At M. E ‘rarsonsge on the evening of thse 2ad of June, by Rev. G, Penepacker, F, aud Miss Allie Purd: ine A. Foreman both of ie, this county. if * hu Harpsier of the J un d-Rev., Ji Ksnsas preached Lutheran church last Bsbbatla, The dwelling b at the head of ase of John Long, Penns Creek, about three miles east of Centre Hall, was destroyed by fire on noon The dwelling and Thursday efter- = houses WEE 8 large i« od b upl T.ong and AONE Al was $2000, with wae iw f LL» y Nal Of 41 one oy families, t 3 his sons. The loss iDsUrance, Rev, John town Harpstier, who left o nine years ur ago af a Lutheran Guotar, Indias, He will return to return- his field of labor iz & short time. A AP w— Baliditg Booms for Lewhbu'g Lew ie # upon the erection With the opening of spring burg will commen of a umber of A trust ¢ &il * u . sabstantis! uildings aiid be cor mpany b fog, to - icted of marble, one of the finest ban k ntral part of the stat ulidings in Of Evan- piace lhe present about 1st, A gel slru : ow April al church, to re ture, will be Lez iil, besides a DUI- of dwelling houses, EE. Deaths of Cemtre Countians, Mrs, Mary B. 5i ard seventy ager died at Blanch- of a complication of diseases, aged Me yer: ‘lata Valentine died st Belle- l the age of seveuly-ight years, rs —— PENN HALL Rev. D. M. Geesey took dinner st the home of Frank BM useer on Bundsy. Lola Ulrich wisited her friend, Bertha Hendersom, at Slate College, over Bunday. Misses Gladys Meyer, Mary Bartges and Bsrah Fisher returned home on Friday to spend their Ester vacation. Harry Bhultz of Xebersburg visited at the home of bis aocle and sunt, Mr, and Mrs, Matthias Wesgley, over Bunday. Harry Ulrich and family, who mov- ed their household goods from Miles burg to Spring Mills in Mr, Boavely’s home semelime ago, begsn hourekeep- ing there on Monday. They were staying with their parents until thie time, Ralph Shook and family spent Sun- day with bis mother, Mrs, Austin Long spent Tuesday with her parente, Mr. and Mrs, Daniel Corman, Irma Bhook visited her friend, Flor. ence Bartger, on Sunday. Rev, and Mrs. Geesey visited at the home of Lucy Musser on Saturday. James Houser purchased Dr. Braucht's Ford touring oar, Mra Guise ls apendiog a few days with her daughter, Mrs. Rosman, at Spring Mills this week. Mrs, Harry Ulrich and son Ken neth spent last week visiting friends and relatives at Bellefon'e snd Miles. burg. Mr, and Mrs, Wallace Mumer snd his mother made s Trip to Millheim on Saturday. ~~ Homer Decker of Fine Grove Mills visited at the homae of his’ uncle, Rot ert Hettinger, Inst week, Mr. and Mrs, EKJdoyd Houser and Mre. Houser’s father, Mr, Hennigh, spent Tuesday at tixe home of Mr, snd Charles Hennigh. Daniel Cormuan took his brother George's eight-year-old daughter to raise, Lulu Boob is agsin working at the H. B. Herring hose this summer, Nineteen erstwhile foreigners in Centre county becsmae naturalized this month and will be entitled (0 the bai lot this fall, TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS. FROM ALL PARTS Carl Bylvis of Avis is the guest of his aunt, Mra. John Coldron. Clyde Bmith day. was home over Bune A.J. Bhook of Bpring Mills was a business caller at this office on Mon- day. Mre. Kate Saunders was confined bed with tonsilitis while the sale to of her household goods was going Maturday. On, Hon, C. Larue Munson of William. sport will deliver the commencement address st the Bellefonte high school on the evening of May 27th, The trout season is only three weeks ofl. Rod and tackle are already being cleaned of dust and put in shape so the big one doesn’t gel away, Prof. H. A. Dodson attended the funeral of his cousin, Mise Carrie Nmith, at Bloomsburg, Bundsy. Miss Bmith was a public school teach- er in Lhat town. on Don't forget the lecture in Grange Hall to-morrow ( Friday ) evening, | ev, B. H. Hart of Harricburg. There will be singing by a selected choir, The leciure is free to every- body, wr J No foreigners will be permitled to new penitentiary ings at Rockview this summer, accord- ing order recently received. Both ekilie d mochanics and laborers must be American born or naturalized citizens, work on the build- to an will a ood Wednesday, May 26, 1 is prog 5 this day lo arrange for every able-bodied msn to doa day's work on the re This is a plan which has worked cut successfully in a number of Blair county observe Roads Day on Rel sade, olber counlies, Gus Kerlin, @ Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Kerlin, of Liverpool, recently Was luce in a chil service examination for railwsy mail clerk and will begin work in a short time. His father is known in Penns Valley, having been born sod raised at Colyer. Wm. Hoover, ranger in the Greens Valley district under Forester Leonard Hall on Hat- a supply of feed for Hoover reports the fo young timber as very great, the same haviog been caused by the snows duriag the past winter, on of 3 8 OF fryi < FEF ES weil Barnes, wes in Centre urday laying ia Mr. his horee damage One of the big sales in Mifflin coun- ty wae that of the Jacob Zouk estate on Friday. A bpumber of registered cows eold for over one hundred lars, while the thoroughbreds demand- ed almost the hundred mark ; small calves from fifteen to twenly dollare. The sale amounted to $3408, dol- J.T. Noll, the contractor and ps:nt- er from Pleasant Gap, wae a business caller at this office last Thursday, Mr. Noll is recovering nicely from a recent operation. He looks forward toa big boom in his home town this summer when fifty or sore houses will be con- structed, nearly thirty foundations for which are already completed, There'll be no more of the modern dances, or any other kind, at the Belie- fonte Academy. This order has been issued by Prof. Hughes, principal of the academy, wsfter serious considers- tion following the preaching of Evan~ gelist Orr who pointed out #0 strongly the evileof dancing. Socials, at which gamer will be played and refreshments served, will be substituted, Beliefonte is going to have well ed. ucated teachers, Is school board re- cently passed a resolution that no teacher shall be employed in the grades who is nol a graduate of = state normal school or its equivalent in professional training. Those who wish their salaries to increase must take three courses at a summer school of recognized standing. On Monday morning Carl Auman entered the emaploy of the Penne Val- ley Bapking Company, ss clerk, to take the place of William Bradford who will help his father, W, F. Brad- ford, conduct the Centre Hall Roller Flouring Mille, after April Ist. Auman is = member of this year's graduating class of the local high school, but quit school oa taking up his new duties in the bank, Mre. Lucy Henney returned from ber trip to Philadelphia lest weak, Her main object was to purchase the iatest spring maillinery, but she also followed the crowd on several ocos- sions and found her way to the big “Billy” Sanday tabernacle. Mrs. Henney's idea of the great evangelist is that he beggars description. He is more than humsn, she thinks, and ex- pressed amasement st his wonderful physical endurance, despite the fact that he is slight of build. His presch- ing appealed to her and she was much pleased for the opportunity to hear
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