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VOL. LXXXIX.
BIG CROWDS ATTEND
List of the Exhibitors,
Delightful weather and big crowds
of people, especially on Wednesday
and Thursday, characterized the 1916
Grange Encampment and Fair. Be-
yond a doubt more automobiles were
perked on the grounds on Thursday
than in any of the recent years that
this mode oi travel has made inroads
on railroad trapsportstion. A con-
servative estimate places the automo-
biles on the park Thursday afternoon
at 500, :
The big exhibition building was
visited by thousands of persone, the
products of farm, gardep, orchard and
vineyard easily being up to the stand.
ard of former yeare. Lovers of horse
flash admired the Percheron stock
ENCAMPMENT
the Department of Agriculture de-
voted practically all its time and
money to showing the farmer how to
increase his yields, The present is the
first administration that bas made a
determined effort to show the farmer
how to get satisfactory prices for those
yielde, Former administrations have
shown the farmer how to fight the
boll weevil, the chinch bug, the army
worm and other insect pests. But
this ia the first administration that
has dared to make common cause with
the farmer against the usurer, the
transportation shark, the fake middle
map, and the other human pests who
in the past have grown rich on the
stabled by John E. Rishel. The farm: |
er had much to interest him in the dis- |
play of farm wagons, ensilage ma-|
chinery, ete., to the stately and band- |
eome 1917 model sutomobiles, of which |
there were a8 number of different
makes under canvas, i
SPEAKING INTERESTS FARMERS,
All the epeakers scheduled to appear |
on the various days were present and |
spoke to big sudiences of farmers,
A speaker who is well acquainted |
with Grange sflairse and movements |
in Centre couuty was Hon, W. T.
Cressy, who so faithfully and conp-|
ecientiously served the farmers as
master of the State Grange, ss well as
in both branches of the state legisla-
tare. Io his remarks relating to the
local accompl ishments of the Grange,
Mr, Creasy stated that the first busi-
ness venture of the Centre Connty
Pomona Grange was the establish
ment of a mutosl fire insurance
compapy, back in 1875, forty-one years
8go. The compavy bas a pledged
capital stock of $100,000, and carries
insurance to the amount of $2,000,000.
The company has been most success-|
fully conducted, the cost for in urance
being among the lowest of all the com-
panies doing business in the state,
All loseee bave been paid promptly,
and the fair dealing on the part of
those adjusting losses eliminated law
suite,
The Grange Encampment and Fair,
under whose auspices the speaker
appeared, hau is origin foriy-three
years ago io 8 one-day gathering.
Later on an additional day was added,
then three days snd finally a fou
week. In 1891 the present site of
twenty-zight scres was purchased,
and improvemercts begun, The io-
vesiment DOW represeuls an expendi-
ture of about $17,000, the tents alone
being worth $2000, |
¢. In 1906 there was not a single rural!
telephone line in Centre county. Ii
was then the Grange leaders discussed |
the feasibility of organizing a tele-|
phone compsny, with rules and |
regulations especially adapted to the |
needs of those in the rural district, |
Although strongly opposed a mutual
telephone company, now kpown ss
the Patrons Rural Telephone Company
was formed without a doliar with a
capital stock of $10,000, and now has a |
paid up stock of $7500 ; three hundred
and fifty telephones on several hup-
dred miles of wire, leading out from |
the Bell Telephone centers in Penne,
Brush, Nittany and Bald Eagle
Valleys. The undertaking has proved
most successful from all view pointe,
The Patrons Co-operative Creamery
Company is the latest creation ot the
Grange in Centre county, The plant
is located at Centre Hall, and 18 being
conducted in a business like manner,
showing a net profit, The chief aim
in this movement is to pay to the
farmers the greatest price possible for
their cream, and this is being done.
The speaker also referred to Grange
Arcadie, 8 monument to the loca:
Grange. Tbis eplendid hall, now a
center of social and intellectual affaire,
was erected ut a cost of $6000, in 1898,
and is now unincumbered,
“PUTTING THE FARMER ON THE MAP"
Carl Vricoman, assistant secretary o,
the Uulted States Department of Agr.-
culture, was one of the prominent
speakers Thursday afternoon, In his
talk on * Putting the Farmer on the
Map,” Mr, Vicoman said ;
What bas the Government done for
the farmer during the past three
? It bee passed the Bmitnb-
iu, which will put a deputy
dary of Agriculture, commonly
called a County Agent, in every
county in the United States, to show
individual farmers how to make the
science of agriculture boost the busi.
ness of farming.
It bas created a new buresu called
the Office of Markets and Rural
Organization, to see to it that wheat,
gorr, cotton, and hogs have equal
marketing advantages with fabrics
and steel. Ducting ite first fifty years
produce of the farmer’s toil,
Other important recent legislative
enaciments in the interest of the
farmer are: The Warehouse Bill
which epables the farmer to borrow
money on stored grain; a bill appro-
pristing $75,000,000 for good roads;
gambler ; provision for the establishe
ment of official grades for corn and
out of grain grades and stabilizing
profite ; the creation snd rspid de-
Post; the
extension of the route for Rural Free
miles and service
extended to cover 3,200,000 additional
patrons in rural communities and
many other pieces of constructive
legislation, including that financial
magna charta of the farmer, common-
iy known as the Rural Credits bill,
bie last is the first important plece
of financial legislation ever passed by
Congress primarily in the interest of
the farmer. Carping psriisan critics
doubtless will attempt to find flaws in
it. Moreover, as the great Federal
Reserve Act had to be smended saveral
times soon after its passage, so this
bill may hsve to be amended in some
of its minor details, But four vitally
important facts shoud pever be for-
gotten, irst, this ll for the first
time in our history, writes the
prioeiple of rural credits into the law
of the land ; secondiy, it provides the
farmer with more capital ; thirdly, it
gives him longer time credit; and
fourthly, it gives him money at a
lower rate of interest. These are the
vital, financial needs of the farmer, as
every real farmer has long known.
Having given bim these things now,
we can safely take cur time about
experimenting and working out
details of administrative
The projected Tariff Commission
will give us a nou-political tariff
framed by experts. This will make
the collection of tariff revenues as
businesslike as the management of the
Post Office,
Believing tbat wealth should pay ite
share of taxes, Congress enacted into
law the Income Tax,
These are not promises to the farmer
but accomplishments for the farmer.
Moreover, as a successful agriculture is
industrial prosperity, by serviog the
farmer the Government has served
likewise both the legitimate business
men and the working men of the
cliiee,
Farmers of Pennsylvania! You
have good crope, high prices, the as-
surance of more credit and a lower
rate of interest for the future. You
have prosperity with progress and
peace with honor,
THE EXHIBITORS, J
Appended ie a lise of tbe exhibitors
in the varus departmeuts :
STOCK DEPARTMENT,
Centre Hall-J. E. Rishel, Percheron colt, 14
months oid ; Percheron mare, § years old ; Perch
eron mare sud coit,
Madissnburg~B, F, Yearick, horse.
Spring Mils—F, 5, Musser, 2 peus pigs,
FARM, GARDEN; ORCHARD AND
VINEYARD,
Centre Hall—Mm. J. K. Bituer, P, D, Swabb,
Mrs. Wiliam Brooks, Klmer soCledan, Mrs,
George Heckman, Jacob sprow, Mm Emma
Grove, Mis, G. UO, Benner, Mis. Andrew Zettle,
Mrs. John Colaren, Mrs, LU. W, Bradiord, Csthers
ine Bradiord, Mr. H. OG. Muller, Mims A. P.
Krape, Mrs. Wiliam Keller, 8. W, Smith, Mrs,
W. F. Fetteroul, Mme. H. Mowery, Mrs, Fred
Carter, H. F, Bitoer, Martos Boal, Mm Jeoub
Sharer, T, L. Moore, savilis Rearick, F, K, Frank,
Ciyde mith, Wham sweetwood, 8. W. Bigom,
Lyun situer, J. J. Arue;, Fwrenoe Krape, Grace
Miller, Mrs. Juhn Heckinsn, Mrs, K 5 Ripka,
Mrs. T.C Bariges, H, B, Fraukeuberger, George
Bryan, H.W, Frau, Margaret Govahart, Mrs, K,
8B. Wagner, D. A. Boozer.
Belielonte~Mrs John Spearly, Mm. Lewis
Marshal, Mrs, Wilard Dale, Mos. CU, BH, Heok:
mau, Mrs, D M, shiveiy, Mm, D, A Grove, Ed.
win M, Grove, Mm. 85. 1 Puormali
Lemont—Mrs. XK. ¥. Wiliams, Johts Grove,
Axemanu-Mrn Com Jodon,
Oax Hail=Mrs, Mary Whitehill, Mrs, C. B,
Qonter,
Linden Hall—Harry Horner,
Spring Mills Margaretta Trosslor,
Juilsn~ Hd K, Matern, R, H, Merits,
(Voutlaued st 1004 of next columa,)
STRUCK BY FREIGHT TRAIN,
Samuel! Immel Escapes Death at 1oosl RH,
RK, Station. Too Mach Ocmpany With
“John Barleycorn” HBiinds Mim to
Danger,
Famuel Imme), a man of near seven-
ty years, and baving a reputation for
being seen in an intoxicated condition
more often than in 8 sober state, nar-
rowly escaped death Baturday morn-
ing when the local freight train, east-
bound, struck the old fashioned buggy
in which be wae riding as he attempt-
ed to cross the tracks at the Centre
Hall station, The freight had slowed
down for the stop and was going at a
very slow rate of speed when Imme),
apparently unobserved by anyone,
and blind to danger because of hie in-
toxicated condition, started over the
tracks. The horse passed over the
second rail when the pilot of the loco-
motive struck the buggy, Immel was
tossed about on the cowecatcher for a
few seconds and then deposited to the
side of the tracks, unhurt save for a
few minor bruises on the arms and
legs. The buggy was slightly dam-
aged. Two * half pints,” filled to the
cork, were on Immel’s person and
escaped unpspilled. Immel’s bottled
stuff was the only medicine necessary
for him, and after fixiog up the buggy,
he started on his journey to the, Walter
Garrity place in the Beven Mountains
where the old man makes his home,
a ——
Veteran Ulab Reunton vancelled,
The members of the excutive com-
mittee of the Centre County Veteran
Club held a meeting in the grand jury
room 2{ the court house last Tuesday
morniog with the president, John
Hamiltor, presiding. Owing to the
unsettled condition of the country on
account of the iofantile paralysis
epidemic it was unanimously decided
to cancel this year's reunion, which
was to have been held at Pine Grgve
Mille on Saturday, Beplember 23rd.
It was further agreed that next year's
reunion will be held at Pine Grove
Mille. The committee voted to con-
iribute ten dollars to the Centre county
Soldiers’ Mellel! association for the
benefit of the dependent families of
soldiers now on the Texas border.
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Henry Ford is For Wilson.
Henry Ford, noted sutomobile
men sclurer aud humanita ian and a
life-long Republican, stated last week
that be aud his peigbbore were for
President Wilson because they con-
stantly see 80 much good io the
things he is doing.
Au ioterview with him wss pub-
lished In the Ban Francisco Bulletin
snd attracted wide attention. In
part, it is as follows :
‘** Because of the many good things
President Wilson has dope, [ think
be should be commended and heartily
appreciated. I don’t want to draw »
paraliel between the professions and
the aima of the Republican and Demo-
cratic parties.
** Every neighbor you meet will tell
you the good things in the sadminis-
tration of President Wilson, 1 feel sa
these people do about what he has
done and realize keenly that his great
neutrality policy during the European
war bas had the patent successful
result of keeping this country st peace,
The efforts of his opponents to try and
make political capital because of
President Wiison’s determination not
to measure swords with poor deluded
Mexico have already ended in distimet
faliure.”
J. F. Bible, at Centre Hill, har de-
cided to quit farming and will make
sale of his stock and machinery on
Friday, March 16th.
. . - temp —
( Continued from previous column, )
Rebursturg—Geraldine Hackenburg,
Madisonburg-J. BE Miller,
Philipsburg Mis, Alfred Hagyard,
Bosisburg~Mm. H. 8, Harro, Uecll Harro,
TOTAL NUMBER OF ARTIVLES, 1479,
FANCY WORK AND ANTIQUES,
Centre Hall-Mammie Brooks, Mrs. George
Heckman, Sara Zettie, Mrs, John Coldron, mma
MoUoy, Florence 8. Rhone, Grace smith, Mm. DD,
W. Bradiura, Mrs, Wiliam Keller, Grace Miller,
Mrs. A. FP. Krape, Mra, Hl. F, Bitaer, Kile Boal,
Mrs. Jacub Baarer, Mrs, W. F, Brmadiord, Mm,
Clyae Smith, Dr, H, F. Bitoer, Kisateth Sweet
wood, Mm Musser Coidron, Savilia Rearick,
Mrs. Margaret Smith, Florence Krape, Mrs. 8, W,
Smith, Mabelle Shar r, Ms John Meckman, M.
Peliuds Potter, Mm, CU, M, Amey, Mn, K 8
Ripka, Fernie Heckman, AuDa Grove,
Keedavilie—=Mm, J. B, Hooley,
Lemont Mts, Bars Ktlers, Mary Whoitenill, Mrs,
RK. F, Whiiams, Mrs. Wiliam Hours,
Bellefonte Vedas Davia, Mrs. frank Davis
Mrs. Jobin Speany, Mrs. Lewis Marsbail, Mo, U
MH. Bhivery, Mm, Jennie Gummo, Mm, © M
Heckman, Margaret Davis, Mrs J, ¥. Gartboff, |
Slate U Mis. OU, Musser,
Tyrone - Un ue Moore,
Altoons—Mrs. B, F. Herman,
Howard Zeima Yearick,
Axeinann Mr, Cora Jodon, ,
Rebersburg - Geraidine Hackeaburg,
Samuiiton- Emma Saul
Loysvilie- Ethel
Preasa it Gap=Jeoan
Spring Mills Margaretta Tressler, Mrs, George
Michael,
Miltheim~Qora Sechrist,
Cleveland, Ohlo—sara Goodhart,
Potters Milis~ Kiizabeth Sankey, Mrs, Marogllus
Sankey, Robert 8 .hkey, H
Tussoy ville=atre, Ida Miller,
TOTAL NUMBER OF ARTIOLES, 100y,
Lutheran school,
The BIE Milton Fair,
Beptember 26, 27, 28 and 29 are the
dates for the big Milton Fair. Racing
on the last three days and the best lot
of horses ever seen on one track will
contest for the $3500 in purees,
On Wednesday there will be the
2:10 trot and 2:14 pace, purse $3560 ;
2:26 trot, 2:30 pace, purse $350 and
half mile running races fof $200,
Thureday—2:18 trot, 2:17 pace, $350
purse ; 2:16 trot, 2:20 pace, $350 purse ;
2:22 trot, $350 purse and two running
races $150 each, one a mile and one a
half mile race,
Friday—Free for all, $350 purse;
2:19 trot, 2:23 pace, $350 purse, and
2:17 trot, $850 purse and two grand
running races, three-fourth mile dash,
$1560 purse and a consolation race for
the runners back of the money, $150
purse,
An additional $100 is put up for the
first horse beating 2:10 in a race,
The track was never in such perfect
condition as it is at this time,
New starter and many new horses,
wiil make this feature of the Great
Milton Fair the best ever seen on a
balf mile track.
The exhibits will be better than
before ; this includes every class and
division, More attention has been
given this important part of the an-
opual exhibition than in yesrs past,
sod the result will justify those in
charge of this work for their extras
efforte.
One of the festures of the cattle
exhibits will be a herd of Brown Bwies
which will be shipped here by CC. M.
Robinson, the well known breeder and
exhibitor of registered Brown Bwiss
cattle, whose stock farms sare near
Conpesut Lake, Ps. This will be the
firet herd of Swiss Brown cattle ever
exhibited at the Milton Feir,
For the fiest time the Fair Assocle-
tion is making inducements for sutc-
mobile clepliaye snd lodications point
tu su Automobile Bhow that will ex-
cel any that has ever been seen around
Milton, The premiums on these ex-
bibite are regulated accordiog to the
price of the car for the sutomobiles
and according to the capacity for the
automobile trucks.
Dr, Dizon to Ulean Up the State,
“If I live and hold my present
position; within a year's time I pro-
pose to have every small town aud
borough in the Biate of Pennsylvania
cleaned up. Some of thew are already
receiving our serious atlention,’”’ said
Dr. Bamuel G. Dixon, Stale Health
Commissioner, Saturday, in speaking
of certain infected centers in the
Siate,
“At present we are preparing for
clean-up campaigns in 140 small towns
and boroughe. Through a law enscl-
ed by the last Legislature we have the
power, if the town officials refuse to
clean up, to enter the place and do the
work ourselves. The law authorizes
us to send the bill to the town snd it
uas to be paid,
“This law has bad a salutary eflect
on negligent officiale. The 140 towns
and boroughs I have mentioned are
vegotiatiog with us now, and I expect
to have them in good condition within
twelve monthe. Within a year's
time, if I live, I axpect to see this
State one of the cleanest and best pro-
tected from a healih point of view of
any fo the Uglon, Oar efforts, of
course, will depend upon necessary
appropristione for the work."
i ———
Big Freshman Olas at ** State.”
Record breaking enrollment in all
departments of Lhe Pennsylvania
State Col ege is indicated by the
heavy registration for the freshman
clase. A. H. Espenshade, the regie-
trar, announced on Toesdsy that 770
applicants had been admitted to the
new clase, This is an
mote tuan 100 over any previous year,
RALPH RUNKLE’S BODY FOUND SUNDAY
MORNING IN STATE OF DECOMPOSITION
Hidden in High Grass on Bottom Land on Fleisher Farm, a
Mile from Home,—Committed Suicide by Firing Bullet in
Brain,—Body Lay for More Than Week in Open.—Buz-
zards Fly Close to Body and Searchers Make Discovery.
Che search for Ralph Runkle, the |storkinge. A heavy silver open face
young man who left his home at Tus- watch had stopped running st 7:45 o'-
seyville Friday night, Beptember Bib, clock, A few coins were the only
came to an end Bunday morning st other personsl belongings found on
ten o'clock when William Bitner bim, The rifle was lying with the
made a gruesome find of the dead body | butt lightly held under the left leg,
in the bottom lsnd oo the Fleisher wnile the barre] lay scroes the right
farm, tensnted by John KE. Rishel, leg and pointed ekywarde. The posi-
about one and a half miles north of tion of the gun proves that the
the young man’s home, and only a young man was in a sitting position
few hundred yards porth ofthe Pine and beld the muzzle close to his head,
Grove school building. The Bunday making it possible to pull the trigger
morning searchers—Messre., William with Lis finger,
Bitner, James Spangler, and David NOT YET 21 YEARS OF AGE.
omens arated bo tia spot | The unfortunate young wan was sp
buzzards which were sitting on fence Prosehiog _mantiood’s estate fu ite
’ bea and on the 20th of next month would
posts close to the dead man, The body have been twenty-one yesrs of a
’ : : ge.
wae in an sdvanced stage of decom posi- He was the youngest son of Mr. snd
tion, having been exposed to the ele- Mre. John L. Runkle, who farm the
mente for a period of eight and obe-| go boo" besides his parents
half daye. The flesh wae stripped survived be tt brothers * a
i #0 by three brothers : Morrie
from the face and the ba'd skull with | of Lamar; Lawrence. of G :
: . 4 ; y of Centre Hall ;
a bullet bole in the frontal bone direct- Wilbur, st home.
ly between the eyer, wulely told of Immediately after the body wae
the young man’s manner of ending found a grave was dug In the Tussey-
hie lite. ville cemetery and at 6:30 o'clock SBun-
day evening sll that wae mortal of
Ralph Runkle was laid to rest.
Funeral services were held on Tues.
day morning at his late home and a
sermon followed io the Union church
at Tusseyville by Rev. R. R. Jones.
CARRIED OUT HIS THREAT.
Thus Ralph Runkle carried out his
threat which he had msde in a letler
to a young lady with whom be had
become infatuated and who failed to
r'ciprocate his love, That the young
man bad become temporarily unbal-
anced mentally through his Jove aflair
is certain beyond a doubt,
LEFT
It was inst Friday pight ope week
ago that young Runkle left his home,
When bis parents retired for the night
fhe father observed his son avritiog a
letter, but thought nothing of it be-
cause the boy had worked hard on the sccount of the young man’s disappenr-
farm that day and revealed in his ac- ance, printed io a previous issue, the
tions nothing tost might show he was Dame was Dot used becsuse it was
laboring under great mental strain. thought the young lady was entirely
Taking his Savage 808 caliore rifle lopocent of any wrong sand was in no
snd bicycle the young man left home) way respo. sible for his sct, The
about ten o'clock. The letter was ad- Reporter wisnes to say, however, that
dressed to the young Brushvalley the name was withheld to conform
maiden who taught school at Tussey- with the general policy of thie paper
ville a year sgo and with whom | in such cases, and not because i: did
Runkle fell in love, although it is said | not have the right to use the nsme of
that he could never muster up enough | the school teacher if it chose to do so,
courage to speak to her. The girl up- A request Lo withhold her name from
on receiving the letter and a photo- | an account of the incident would have
graph of the youpg man, immediately been proper, while a command to do
turned it over to his parents, for in it so, with news spers of less discretion
be said that his body would be found | than the Reporter, might be met as a
lylog io a fleld. He then closed by | banter,
writing ‘* Farewell, ——eem coe a?
giviog the girl's name, TOWK
BEARCHED FOR DAYS,
The entire community about Tus
SSyVilie was ina futare Gees tt youu FROM ALL PARTS
man’s disappearance a © ght} ood Herring, the convict who
that some one would come across his
; escaped from the western penitentiary
dead body, but in spite of diligen! Roo
robing by a party numbering as |® kview, a short time ALO, Whe
sem K {captured Isst week near Unionville,
high as forty persone, no trace of him
could be found. A trip was made to| 9008 Markel, of Tyrone, paid his
Burnham where it was thought he sunual visit to Veatre Hall 1ast week.
might bave gone to work in tbe big FOF eight years he bas been with the
steel mille, but to no avail. The West Virginia Pualp sod Paper
abandoned bicycle was found on Satur- | COmpany.
day morning following his departure, Mr. and Mre. David Haines, of Meo-
standing by the roadside pot far from | Allistervilie, were in Centre Hall last
his home. A thorough search of the | Week, guests of Mrs. Catherine Conley,
flelde close to where the bicycle stood (Wi bh whom Mre. Haines made her
revealed nothing. | home lor msny years prior to her mar-
SELECTED THE HIGH GRASS, riage.
The unfortunate young man could| To-night (Thursday), § o'clock, will
not have selected a spot more suited | Witness the instituting of a new Order
for such a desperate deed and ope |'D Centre Hall, when a camp of the P.
which might have been passed unob-|Y: B. of A., recently organized, will be
served than the one which he chose, | /OTmally instituted. J. W. Yeimey, a
The fact is that that very field had |*\8te worker, will be present snd have
been hunted over time and time again | charge of the ceremony,
W. V. Harehbarger, the poultryman
in the search for the missing young |
of near Bellefoute, dia not fail to ate
Le young ledy with whom Ralph
ankle, the suicide, was in corres.
pondence and pleaded for the recipr.-
eation of his effectione, netifiec the
Reporter not to use her nsme in con-
nection with an scoount of his death.
Although the girl's name was known
at the time of the writing of the brief
HOME AT NIGHT,
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AND COUNTY NEWS,
HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTERES]
The attendance of young women ls
enlarged by more than eighty this
year in the freshman group. With
two days remaining before college
opens it is expected that the nomber
of lucome students will reach 8500,
Becapse of the lack of accommodations
only those who can qualify fully can
be admitted,
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$2,225 000 Revenne from Anto Lic:nses,
Total receipts from sutomobile li-
censes for the current year passed the
two and one quarter million doliar
mark on Mouday. Daily receipts
average about $2,000,
Created in 1906 merely ss a police
measure, the sutomobile license has
become one of the not inconsiderable
revenue producers of Lhe State's busi
nese, In 1908, the first year, total
receipts were $42,000, Last year they
reached $1,600,000, This year they
probably will run in excess of $2,500,
000. Total cost of operating the Auto-
mobile Division Is about $100,000 per
year,
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The Bower Memorial United Evan.
gelioal eburch, at Berwick, was total
ly destroyed by fire Baiurday morn.
fog, The edifice was bullt ssveral
Fo800 ago pt 8 00nt of $45,000,
man. It was a piece of bottom land,
thickly covered with a growth of wila
grass, three feet in beight. It wae
easily possible to walk within ten feet
of the body aod not discover it. Here
it was that Ralph Runkle decided that
death was sweeter than lile without
the one whom he loved,
Consensus of opinion is that the
young man made straightway from
his home on Friday night to the field
where he killed himself, To sub
stantiate this belief there were several
parties living nol far distant who
claimed to have heard a shot some time
before the midnight hour, The young
man no doubt did not wish the re
of the gun heard, for instead of using
a 808 cartridge he used a 32 calibre
revoiver shell, This was made pos
sible by the use of an auxiliary
chamber which ls inserted in the
barrel, It le known, too, that Runkle
had purchased seven shells of each
oalibre fiom a local merchant a few
days previous,
DRESSED IN WORK CLOTHES,
Young Runkle was dressed in hie
work clothes when found. He wae
mious his coat, and wore a blue strips
ped shirt and kbaki trousers which
wore loserted In a pair of colton
tend the Grange Fair last week. He
made the trip in his Studebaker oar,
snd this mode of traveling indicates
that his business is just ss good se
turniog out munitions for the allies. ™
The old Runkle homestead at
Tusseyville will change tenants somes
tme between fall and spring, Hugh
Runkle, who for a number of year
occupied the place and who now lives
near Bellefonte, will return, to the
homestead, while James Rookie, the
present tenant, will live with® his
brother, W. Groh Runkle, Esq., in
Belietoute,
where he now ls, The boy
an excellent help on
appeared contented wi
youth,