VOL.LxXXIX. LEITERS FROM SUSORIBERS, J. H. Jordan Writes from McUonnells, 1iii- nols, on Season's Urops, Kteo,-Is 1 ook- ing Forward to Trip Kast, Dear Bir j= A look at the label on my paper con~ ‘ices me that a 6" would look bet- be than a “5”, and I herewith en- ¢lose money order in payment for that figure, what we are doing in the west, Farm- era did no’ do as well this year as they did a year sgo, Our ¢oro had a bad summer to make a good crop—too wet and cold—besides, it got frosted to an extent in August and the remainder nlso in September, but oats and wheat were good, We had some corn ship- ped in from the central part of the state and it i» very nice corp, selling for 70 cents a bushel in ear, shelled for 78 cents, so you see we still have some thing to fall back op. Everything is bringing pretty fair prices at the yut- lie enles ; cows sell as high as $60.00 to $00.00 per head; borses are selling quite se high as last year ; hogs are selling from $6.00 to $6.25 per huu- died, live weigh', so with these prices we are not baviog hard times yet. Pleuty to eat and plenty to wear, snd good long rights to sleep and rest. We have not had very much snow out We are having very nice The one here as yet, wealher for this time of the year. coldest we had yet was zero, morning two weeks ago. We are settled now in McCounells, Illinois, and would be very glad to nave some of our friends from the east us in our pew home at Kast McConnpeile,. We will try to treat them just as kindly as they treat us when we come east, but ope thiog we will not have for them and thst is pound spples and deer meat, but saus- come {Oo see sge and saurkraut we have, aud so on. i try to feed them well if t! ey e us in the west, ys from Oak Hal, Centre eame lo our place three weeks seo last Thursday morniog before I was out of bed apd gave me a very pleasant surprise. They were Claude Whitehill and Wayne Hanvs., Both are bright looking boye, and weren't here long until they commenced cast ing glances in the direction of our pretty echool ma’ame, They told me that in about a week they expected to go further wes!, to St. Pau!, Mione- sole, to work on a farma where they According to loss We w we 10 Two county, would get good wages, the old saw, what is Oak Hasll'a is Illinois’s and Minnesota's gain, for it is a gain boys out here in the west for they are excellent boye to have arcund—willing workers avd good naturel, William Royer esme rere last week from North Dakota told me he wae going back to old tre county. He might have some attraction back east for all we know, I sma looking forward to the time in can again go friends of school days, and my I trust that my bealth may be spared until that tine, At present I am recovering froma a severe illness with grip that kept me housed up for three weeks, keeping we from looking alier my business afl sire, With best wiches for all my friends, Iam, Very truly, J. H. JorpaAN, MeConnells, Iilinoie, to get such and Cet he near future when I my relatives, es and visit 12 Below Zero In Minnesota, Editor Reporter: # # * Wehave hed a very nice fall and winter up to the holidays, but in the last few daye it is trylog hard to produce real winter weather, It snowed and blowed and last night it cleared up and the thermometer drop- ped from 20 above to 12 below zero; some change, isn’t it? ; we thought so sl least, We bad pretty fair crops in 1915, My oats yielded fifty-three bushels per acre and hay about two tone, and I got fifty bushels of mixed clover seed, which netted me about $200.00, besides selling six steerer. We pold over $100.- 00 worth out of our garden—just =a farmer's garden—by ralsing six bushels of navy beane, at $4.00 per bushel, and 600 heads of cabbage, vell- ing over a ton of that, besides all the other vegetables, such as string besnes, tomatoes, onions, cucumbers, parsnips and esrrote, turnipe, beete, berries, pop corr, sweet corn, snd pie pump- kin ; sil fetched good prices, Wel’, that is al", wishing the Re- porter a prosperous year, and just as always looking for the Reporter to get the news of my dear old birthplace, It will soon be wwenty-nine years since I left old Centre county, but I still think of some of the pranks I used to play and the good old times I had, JOHN H, MERSINGER. Bebek, Minn. Jan. 8, 19186, ’ Reenlis Event of 44 Years Ago, A write-up concerning the history of the Centre Reporter, supplemented with s photograph of ite new quarters, which appeared in a recent issue of the Publisher's Auxiliary, drew fort a reminiscence of early days from E, Ho, Garver, editor of the Worth County Times, of Grant City, Missouri, who when a youth learned his trade on this paper, later establishing himself in the newspaper business in the west, where he prospered, Mr. Garver’s letter is so interesting that we publish it in fall: Dear Friend Bmith : { was very much pleased to see a ploture of the new Centre Reporter office iu a recent issue of the Puablish- ers’ Auxilliary and entertained by reading the history of the paper from its inception down to the present own- ership, Looking at the piciure brought to my mind the memories of the loag ago, It brought back to my mind the first line of type I set in my career as editor and publisher of a newspaper, That was in the autumn of 1872. I was in the office one day and Mr, Kartz asked me if I wanted to learn to set type. At the tims I was attending the Centre County Nor- mal, conducted by BSaperintendent Magee. As I intended to teach school I told Mr, Kuriz that after normal closed I would come into his office snd stay until school begav, I remember the first type I set, I prided myself with ability to set type as well as the other printers in the office, knowing that my educational qualifications were perhaps better than theire, I set about half of a galley and proudly took proof of it, Mr. Kartz read it and marked the errors and placed it on my case for correction. That proof slip will always live in my memory. No face of a smallpox patient was ever more thoroughly marked than was my copy. It was corrected with pen and ik and 1 tried bard to make my- sell believe that a epider had fallen ip- to an ink bottle and upon emerging from it had crawled all over my proof sli. When Mr. Kurtz sssured me that my setting was po worse than that of other beginpers I took heart snd remsioed on the job, The event taught me a wholesome | seon which pearly a'l boys must learn before be- coming equipped for the great battle of life. At that time I was very much smarter than I am now with all of life's stern experiences, I almost forgot to say that when I worked on the Reporter the office was upstairs in Billy Wola warehouse, The contrast between the office bulld- iog then and the new one marks the evolotion of time, E. B® GARVER, Writes From Her Sick Room, The following letter comes frm Mre. Anos E. Bwariz of Lewisburg, well known to many of the readers of this paper, and whe, her friends will be grieved to know, is suffering ir- teneely from a chrooie ailment : Dear Readers and Many Friends : Wish you sll 8 happy and prosper- ous New Year. Iam always glad to read the letters written by so many of my old friends in different localities. bey bring bsck memories of dass goue by that I erjoy in my sick room, where I have been for the pest #ix years ucable to walk, and suffers ing #0 greatly that I am slmost unable to endure it any longer. I hope to read many more lelters from my friends in the future. The rest of my family are sll well, Yours respectfully, Mes. ANNA E, BWARTZ, Editor Reporter : We are erjoyiog good health this winter so far. I am still employed by J.C. Packer. Bunbury bad its first community Christmas tree this year; it was thirty-five feet high and was lighted in all colors. We had but very little snow so far this winter, We had a mommer’s parade on New Year'sday; it was a mile long. $512.00 were given in prizes and there were some beautiful floats, Wishing ali my friends in Centre county a bappy New Year. WiLriax F. LINGLE Eunbury, Pe., Jan. 4, 1916, A ST —— @Graber.drwin, Miss Helen Irwin, daughter of Mr, and Mre, James J. Irwin, of Bnow Shoe, was ubited in marriage to Howard D. Grober, the ceremony being performed by the Rev. R., F. Ruch, pastor of the Methodist Episco- pal conurch in Bouth Williamsport, Mr. Gruber Is on the faculty of Lebigh university and after the first of February he and his wife will be at howe in Bethlehem. The biide Speaking of the Ftreet Lights, There is more or less agitation o the part of a few directly interested citizens to place street lights in ihe diamond and at the railroad station of one, two, three or four times Lhe power oi those located at other points alor g the same street, and the move- ment finde favor with some of the councilmen, If there is wveed for lights of a higher power at these points it is for the accommodation of the near-by busivess places, or for safely on sccount of the railroad crose- ing. In either case the taxpsying eltizens bave a right to expect that no favors be shown. If the diamond section thinks it must have more light than elsewhere in town, it is up to the business places near by to furnish snd pay for it, Ifa light of greater power is needed al the railroad statior, it is up to the Penpasylvaniv Rsilrosd Company to furnish and pay for it, We have no need in Centre Hall for daylight at nigh’, but we do need moderate lighting at all pointe, aid mdderate lighting at all points can be met by a moderate tax, and a moder- ate tax csn te pald without inecon- veniencing property owners. There is no more need of going to extremes in street lighting than there is to favor selected localities and individuale, Let us have a fair deal io all matters, —————— i im——— Hay Crop of 122 Tone, The Reporter's acres last year yleld- ed considerable over one hupdred snd twenty-two tons of hay. There was baled within the pest three weeks 114 tony, and about eight tous (markeied for $136) wus sold during haylog, makiog the total baled snd sold 122 tous, and enough left to feed a snall stock until the 1916 crop is cul, thisy was harvested from fifty-one snd one hall screr, i(weniy-seven acres growing sifaife, While this ia a fair yield, it js pos sible to increase it fully fifty per cent, A considerable portion of the scresge bas been cul successively for six years, and some of it for more than twice that length of time. A A AY AR Toll Uates Taken OF Hoads, rt ALO An order was received last week from the State Highway department directing that the roadway controlled by the West Kishaccquiliss Taropike company, in Mifflin county, be thrown open as a pablic higuwsay. The rate sigue from the toll hi uses slong the line of plke were immedi- ately removed, thus converting it into a free-for-all highway. The toil road of the West (ailing company extended from Heed: ville in the direction of Belleville, and the abolishing of the toll gates came only after a loog sod strengous fight on the part of auto owners and others, Kishsoo- ss ——— Issued New Hook. Co!, Henry W. Bhoemaker, presi- dent of the Aloons Tribuve company, favored this office with a volume of his latest literary effort, it being a biography of Cespisin Logar, an lo- disp Chief, who figured prominently in the early history of Bisir county. Captain Logsr, unlike the gonersl run of the Redmen, wa: a man of broad priuciples and endured many persecu- tions at the bavds of the white mar, for whom he aiways held the highest esleen, without retaliating with Lhe tomahawk and scalpiog knife, ————— A A ATTN Everyday Dangers in Trades, A popular appeal for the prevention of occupstional disesses has been io- stituted by Commissioner Jackson, of the Department of Labor and Iodue- try, by the publication of a series of small pamphlets, prepared by the di- vision of industrial hygiene and engin. eering, calling attention to the every- day dangers In various trades, This series of small pamphlets lo entitled “Timely Hints.” The first folder of the series, for employers and employes, points out to the employer the economic value of safety in the factory, and to the employe the danger of dust, impure air and personal care. lessees. An appeal for the prevention of in- dustrial scoidents and diseases is voiced in the second pamphlet of the series. This folder declares that more than three persons are killed and 150 injured every day in the industries in Pennseylvanie, and that 50 per cent, of these scoidents are avoidable, A wep. arate folder for elevator operaiors points out that $0 per cent, of acc dents on elevators occur at landinge, and are due to carelessness, Htéam voller firemen are warned that last vear in the United Biatés there were taught for several years in the publie schools of Biate College and bas a host of friends there, Mr. Gruber several years ago was on the faculty of the Peon State engineering school, The Bufislo Flouring Mille, at Low- isburg, bas been sold to W, D, Deitrich of Philadelphis, who is large- ly interested in milling plants in varie us sections, 467 boller explosions, which killed 148 and ir jared 816 persone. This pamuob- let omiie attention to safeguards for prevention of boiler explosions, Employes in wercantile estabiish- mente sre encouraged to obtain plenty of fresh alr, proper amount of res!, and to observe vvery precaution that would make eronpe possible dn time of fire. iL Lewistown {ta Income Inst COUNTY GRANUE MEETING, Installation of Officers and Reports of the Managers of the Uounty Urange Enter- prises the Ohlef Fentures. The Centre County Pomona Grange will hold a regular meetiog in Grange Arcadie, Hall of Progress Grange, No, 96, Centre Hall, Thureday, January 27. There will be two sessions—10 », m, and 1 p. m., with one hour’s inter- mission for luncheon, The installation of officers will take place st the morning session, All the County Grange business en- terprises will make their anbual re- porte, which should be of interest to every member of the Order. Mr. Thompson, representing the Fiate-Uentre Electric Company, will be given a period immediately after the noon luncheon to tell how Grange Park can be lighted with electricity, and the advantages of his proposed plap, The enthusiastic s*ssion of the State Grange held at State College ought to inepire members of the Order to give the County Grange their presence, It is urged that officers of subordinate Gravges lay before their members the necessity of attending this session of the County Grange, sud thus make it a record meeting. 4 tt—————————— The four bapke in Penns Valley re- organized, Lut po changes were meade in clicers. The working forces of the several banks follow : Penne Valley Banking Company — President, W, M. Allison; David K. Keller; nesis'ant Charles D. Bartholomew ; Carl Aumar, Millbeim Peuns Valley Banks Heorg-n'zs, cashier, cashier, assistant, Banking Compapy-— President, D. D. Royer; vice presi- dent, A. E. Bartges ; cashier, ®, Ward Gramley ; assistacte, D, L, Zuby, P. H. Musser, 1916. Miss Belle McCoo!, aged six'y years, died Tuoesday of last week, at the homestead of the late General John P, Taylor, two miles west of Reedsville, he cause of death was a hemorrhage of the Junge, Bhe was ill only a day. Mies McCool was a faithful and effi client housekeeper of General Taylor for twenty-four years and since his death two years ago she resided with Williameon Taylor, 8 nephew of the Gienera!., #Bhe is survived by three sisters, Mre, Klizabeth Davidson snd Mre, Davidsor, widow of the late Lew- is H, Davidson, and Miss Mary Mc- Coo!, all residing in Milroy. Mra, Iuterment Hill cemetery, dsy at the home of Davidsor, Milroy. made io Church Reedaville, Miss McCool was the daughter of factory. Bhe was a cousin of McCool uf Pot er township, Mrs, Arabella Blover, wife of Elias | itover, died at her home in Bmit} | towr, on Thursday afternoon, follow. ing an extended ilinesr, having been coufived to bed for the past thirteen! weeks, A complication of diseases | was tue cause of her death, Funeral services were held on Mor-| day morning in the Reformed church | at Asroneburg, interment being made | at that place. The | charge of Rev. BR, B. Jones of Centre! Hal’, Mre, county fifty» loug hein, BETVICHR Were in | Hlover in Clinton | age time was a resident of Besides born ght vear whe , but fora BA near M her hosband she is Milibheim Nalionasl Bank G. ¥. Frank; vices president, Frank ; cashier, J. G, Eby ; assistants, L. W. Buover, Randall Miller. First Nationa] Bank, Btate Coll first President A. y A. Ke 0 | vice — President, W, L. preident, C, H, Foster ; Foster ; second vice! « Markle ; esshier, Da-l vid F. Kapp ; sesistant cashier, N. E. Robb, president, a, F ss fp Zz F. GE lostall Ofoers, ntre Hall Castle, K. G. E., on Friday night jostalled officers for the current term. More than sixty mem- bers of the local Indge witnessed the impressive ceremonies which were in charge of Joseph Reifsnyder, D. G. (., of Millbeiw, and who wae nseisted by the following testo, all of Millbelm W. H. Breor, H, C, Hamioger, D. E. | Keen, OC. G. Hassinger, B. O. F.C. Colyer, and Jess Wilson, newly instslied officers are ; Musser, asi ( i Ne nerk of Exchequer, 1. A Kooper of Exohe A. C. Ripks fir Herald, E. M. Brown Worthy Bard, The Worthy Chamberland, G Ensign, B. E Potier Esquire, Robert Glasgow First Guardsman, William Garis Second Guardsman, E C, Lulz Martz TT juar sae ¥ Fows A. Crawiord Followlog installation refreshments were served, The Centre Hall Castle, since its organization in 1906, bas en- joyed a steady growth sod is in exce!- lent condition financially. Dr. Bleriy Composes New Nationa! Hymn, The Freeport ( lilinole) Bulletin makes mention of a new national hymn, written by Dr. Alffed Rierly, well known here, in this wise : A new pationsl bhymp, entitled * Homeland of the Free,” hss been published. Both words and music sre from (he pen of Dr, Aifred Bierly of Chicago, well known ss a composer and pote lisher of muasle, As can be seen from studyiog i*, the new song is fluent in style, herole in character, and is in such a range that it is within resch of all singers. The melody is pleasing, and the skilifal modulations and occasional use of the minor modes gives plenty of richbess and variety to the harmonie structure, Mr. Blerly’s composition has all of the qualities that a song of this kind should have, and deserves to be wide- ly known and used, ———————— A ——————— Dr, Spangler Killed, Dr. J. G. Spangler, of Mapletor, was struck by a fast eastbound passenger train on the Peureylvania Railroad st that place snd instantly killed, He was ob his way to visit a patient prior to starting on» business trip to Bedford county snd on aceount of the rumbling of two freight. trains failed to hear the spproach of the train that struck him, He was widely known ss a physi olan, sotive in Republican politics sna sod served on the board of fon examiners, Hissequasintance through Penns Valley Is due to bis connection ildren: J. W.1 ver, Lewisburg ; Mre, Harry Mill-| Centre Hell: Mee. P, D. Orndor!, Mrs. A, B. Ker Harry A. at brothers survived by these ¢ My Htover, Coburn ; Also snd namely, Christ Asror, William Asror Loek Haver, and Mre. Henry Benz, Siate College. stover, Lw0 one sister ; Mr. Anvetita Elizabeth, wife of 4 morning at the Ailtoons hospita’, of peritonitis, { Wednesday. Fhe was admitted to the 3 i Twenty-second on January 30, 1884, nenr daughter of Mr. and Mr. Joseph Parker, married Thaokegiving Mmhe is survived hie on day, If by tic} £ § i and four #iniete mpg two brothers, who reside io this ¢ Nervices were held at the he day morping, afler which the body here taken to Bprucelo for inlermuen’, LRA wih Mire, Matilda J. the Little hospils!, noir, lant week, Bhe was born Nov. 18, 1843, county, Wie,, fifty years agn, where she was united in marriage to PB. E. Cothermar, whe preceded his wife to the grave last March, Mre, Cother- man’s maiden name wes Miss Matilda J. Winklebleck. There was one child born to this union, —— a — The Boro vouncll Reorganized, The Centre Hall borough oounci', on Fridsy evening, met {o reorganize snd have sworn in William J. Bmith, the dairymar, the only rew member of the body. Daniel Daup was again re-elected president, and W. Frank Bradford, secretary. The president appointed the usual committees for the current year, The only question up for discussion wae the locating of the street lights, for which the Btati-Uentre Elecirie Company began planning the eree- tior of poles and fixtures. It was decided that lights should be placed at each of the streets and alleys on Pennsylvania Avenue and Church Streete. The power of the lights to be ueed was not touched upon, The council i» now composed of the following members : Daniel Dsuyp, J. H. Weber, William B. Meyer, WW. Frank Bradford, F. V. Goodbart, John D. Luoss sud Willism J. Smith, The retiripg member is John A, Martz. Cotherman died at in Freeport, Il # iF in Ce: snd re coun went to Green A A — Branch Telephone Uo Reorganines, The Pioe Stump Rural Telephone Company, a branch of the Patrons Rural Telephone Company, Isst week reorganized by electing the following officers : President, W. E. Tate; vice president, J. A. Heckman | secretary, J. T. Potier ; treasurer, W. 8, Brooks; sgent, Guy Brooke. James CC. Goodbart sdvertises a with the Millhelm water plant, which yus Hoanced largely if wholly by stook sale during the month of Marob, i i | NO. 2 TOWN AKD COUNTY NEWS. | HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST FROM ALL PARTS A dasughter was born to Mr, and Mre. Earl Lulz Wednesday week, Bundsy night about an iveh of stiow and sleet fell, covering the dark spots on the old brown earth, HB, UC, Brungart, the Regal sutomo- bile agent, is attending the big suto show in Philadelphis, this week, "quire Carson and Walter Garrity of Potters M eporter callers Mills were on Monday, Mr. Garrity is not a frequent visitor herr, but ie always a welcome one, Minsesn Huth Ur. Mary Wagrer of fucsey ville, wine r's sister, Mre, ¥. J. McUlellar, and f ily, in this place, Mre. T. W, Bimkios wae called to Puiladelphia last week the &~- owing to Mr, O', MM. Hood, who for nine years Timer, has gone to Ottawe, Canade, to accept a position with the Censdian government in the bureau of printing The “ wel” pisces in Peuns Valley lie pretty closely in a bupch-—"lentre §4 be up to those to whom a “ wel Epot ie a necessity to adjust their tir wii Eerary #0 that they hit the spoils at the right time, D. Geiss —_ vlad ple] if og oy inted In of Vaguer, who cor the april making sale, has been disapp tile tenant reco: eidering the ont y 13 tle fue 'y vg culo the plser, co ntiuue farming for Yagner will © another year, at less!, That popular malady, grip, erippled the Reported's working force last we to the exter $ t of indisposing both « # Nina Slick snd L for Ct Lars {ines gpeversl 3 Mitterling, Elsie Blick came {0 daye, the rescue, | s With ber help at the cases, W., Harrison Welker, Erq., of B Hew mE f the twenty -fret distrie!, com- g Centre, Clea field and part of Mr. Walker eed i Fie YERIS, Mr. and Mre, John n Thu Wilson 1. wing who held R Bruce iny 1, marshal ing sel on fire . Hunter, near lived at He men in the Altoona yarde, and stir buted the loss of his jb to a report made by Mr, Buster, 8 barn Bellwood, Cras woo Hwou a, Walk BB L'a ive Henry Rupp, who for the few years hss been employed on & f farm in Gagr, New York, is visi at the hone of Mr. and Mrs, rge E. Heckman, below towr, where he lived for 8 number of years. Henry has decided that Penns Valley is the best place ye!, and consequently will remain bere if be can find employ- ment, The Centre Hall school board met in its regular monthly meeting on Thursday night. H. F. Bitner, secre- tary, reported the receipt of $24.98 from the county commissioners, which represented the share for the borough school district from the balance of dog tax money over the amount paid mut for sheep losser. This was the first money received from this sources in a vumber of years, C. L. A. Caer, employed by Hostor- man sod Stover in Millbelm for a period of five years, has located at Mo- Keesport. He was a member of the school board, and stood high in the estimation of the people of Millheim, His place on the school board is being filled by H. T. Frank, sand Joseph Reifenyder was appointed an suditor by Judge Orvie to fill the place made vacant on the board of suditore by Mr. Frank baviog been elected a school director, The large barn belongiog to J. Al vin Grove of Lewisburg, and leosted on the road leading from Lewhburg to Buffalo Roade, was totally destroy od by fire, causing a loss of over §10,- 000 to the owner, who stocked the fare. There was about $4000 irsur- anor. Hesides the iarge barn there was copsumed large quantities of graip, twenty-two head of eaitle, nine hoises, twenty-iwo hoge, and a lot of chickens. ihe fire was caused, it is supposed, either by an incendiary band or by tramps who roosted in the past iit g Ges baro. The farm was tensuoted by Eimer Farley, . » -
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