FORUST FIRE WARNING, A Little tare in the Observanen of & Few Common Sense Bules Wil Save Fenn sylvania’s Remasiniog Timbar, Phe time of the year has come whe brush d the press fishermen siong the mountain streatn t firegs and 8 great burping ar ce of mess fore timber loses, burning bis neighbor's barn will thoughtlessly allow his brush fire es- cape and burn over his neighbor's woodlot, which may contain in em- bryo building material for a hundred barns. The u-ual warning notices are be- ing posted on the Btate foreste, and the following suggestions are offered to those who are willing to help con- serve what remains of Penusylvania’s foreate, (1). If you see a fire, try to put it our. If you can’t put it out, imme- diately notify the nearest forest . fire warden, Hie name will be pablished in this paper within the next two weeke, (2). Break your match in {wo be-| fore you throw it away. If you are one of those who *‘can’t see no sens io that”, try il. (3). Bury your pipe ashes and ci- gar or cigarette stubs, or else throw them into a stream. (4), Have a cleared spot of at least ten feet in diameter around the camp fire, aud then be dead sure the fire is out before you leave it, (6). If you own or use engines, pu spark arresters on them, It may save you and costs and damages later on. (6). Don’t burn your brush on ¢ dry, windy day. Ifin doubt, ask the fire warden. (7) The Department of Forestry ie glad to have you rejort on the con~ duct of ite officers, but your report will be immeasurably strengthened if it can be establistied that you have dons your own duty in preventing sod ex- tinguishing fires. Democrats Want to Cat Plame, The Democratic msjority in the State Legislature, aided and sbetfed by the democratic legislative commitl- tee, of which E. Lowery Humes, United Bistes district attorney, Is chairmagp, is bent on more trouble for the Repuolican msjority, The fact noticeable that there are 80 many em ployes in the senate and house thal they are falling over each other, thal i*, those who are there—and it is alleg- ed that » number are not there whe have farmed their big-payiog jobs out to others, who will do the work ox a fitty-fifry basis, the original appoinot- ees remaining at home to look alter private interests. The Democratic legislators want to kpow if the army of employes cannot be cut down, aud to that end propose to ask for information from economy and efficiency commiesion. The Democratic legislative committee, in session at the Democratic state head- quarters at Harrisburg, bas prepared two resolutions, which will be offered io the Beoate acd bou.e embodying such requ st, ——————————— A A ———— Extended Drill at“ Poeun State.” is Ex.cusive preparations have been made for military drill at the Peonsyi- vania State College this spring. The Cadel regiment, numbering more than 1,400 students, will resume training under the direction of three United Biates armoy officers at the close of Easter vacation, April 11, Field maneuvers and batile forma tions will occupy a Isige part of the progam, the college schedules having been adjusted #0 thal the sophomore companies will bave a full half-day guder arms, The freshman sections wiil have a two-hour drilling period, Que day each week the twelve come panies will unite for a regimental drill, The eularged military program: provides for the sophomore companies to be commanded by senior officers, while the freshman troops will be handled by lieutenants from the jun- jor class, ‘Target practice will form » prominent part of the freshman train- ivg. The sludent signal corpe, attached to the military department, will trans mit orders from the college wireless atation to the troops in the field. ————— A ————— Deaths of Centre Countiane, William Henry Kochler, a dentist, at Bellefonte, aged sixty-six years, Mre, Maria Harpster, at Penneyl- vania Furnace, aged eighty years, Mre, Henrietta Foster, at Philips. burg, aged eighty-six years, Ready to Spray Trees, Tue undersigned bas purchased a modern spraying outfit and is pre- pared Lo spray trees iu the most effect- ive manner. Ihe spraying compound {s non~poisonous and is the kind used by the Yankee fruit growers, one ap- plication in the spring being sufficient to bring the desired resuit.—1I., F, SPRING MOVINGH, Potter Toworthip Farmers Who Are Chaog- log Lopostion Alan Changes dence tn Centre Hall, farms it er township sre taking plece this I'ne following changes on Pott gpriog: Harry Burris from Yeage:- » Durst farm at Esrlystown, tenanted by Willism Btover ; L. R. Lingle quits the farm at Earlystown snd moves to Btate College ; Harry E. Fye from the Goodling farm to the Liogle farm; Irvin Bhuey follows Harry E. Fye; Robert Glasgow quits the Spicher farm and has not yet fully decided to ‘his future location ; Daniel Fohringer succeeds Mr. Glae- gow ; James Callaban quits the Joshua Potter farm and will farm st Bhingle- town ; Wesley Treasler follows Calla- han; Mr. Tressler quils the Dauber- men farm and is followed by Edward Jamison who leaves the William Homan fare, on which Mr, Homan’s sop, Edward, begins farming with his bride; Frank Bible quits farming the W., H. Meyer farm to drive cream route about Coburn and followed by Mr. Hackett, of Milroy ; D. Gelss Wagner woves from his farm near Tusseyville to become a citizen of Centre Hall, and M. N. Miller leaves ine Adam Heckman farm to succeed Mr. Wagner; George Black from Pleasant Gap to the farm of Prothono- tary D. BR. Foreman at Potlers Mille, formerly the Alexander McUoy fario ; John Bt & youpg son David Stoner, sud his bride, begin farming on the Ed, Kline farm, purchased by David Bioner, at Tusseyville ; Roland Zettle Hpang farm snd Genigel Lr ed tawhn tot 28 0 fn is LET. of J RILES Luc ne vacated the er move onto rges Valley ; ferw i ' is rLUOCC BG. anucl Kitneleller who vacated the John kee farm ; Roy Martz fol. lows Kiiuelelter ; Herbert Grove quit and moved to Horner follows ed by . the QGrosuman farm Altoons and Mamue! (drove on that farm. Tbe usual number of changes are taking place song residents in the vorough.,. On Church street Bamuel Rhoup moves to Hecla to take charge of the club house and is followed by Prof, W. O. who sold his property sel spring to J, L. Tressler, of Linden Hall, 0 moves here; George Breon moves Lo the house pure chased by Mre., Lasura Lee, formerly occupied by John Ruble; the Ruble family moves to the 82, E, Weber prop- erty on Main street, formerly oo- cupied by Harry Miller; Harry Weaver moves to where George Breon leaves, having purchased Lhe property ; Orvis Weaver moves into own howe, which he has built pear the 1siiromd station. On Maln street these changes take place : Prof, L. O. Packer moves to Plilsburgh and ia followed by George W. Tressler of Penns Cave ; Miles Barger quits the Herlascber prorerty avd moves to Potters Mills; Lawrence Runkle moves from the Al, Durst house and foliowe Barger ; Harry Miller will oc- cupy the residence quit by Ruukie ; F. P. Geary quits the Booger property aud moves into the 2, FB. Kreamer bome which he bought ; the Kreamer family moves to Lewistown ; Mr, snd “ire, Henry Kreamer will move where Geary vacates ; George Bradford va- cates the Jouu Biack property and moves to Mifflin county, and is fol. lowed by Cleve 85. Bruogard, of Tus seyville; Clyde Stover vacates the Colyer property and moves to the Clement Luse property on Hoffer street, vacated by John Geary who moved to SBapbury; Mr, Wilkinson vecates the Thomas Grove property and follows Btover. Oa Hoffer street Elmer Btump vacates the Neérhood property apd moves to Mt. Union ; W. H. Runkle follows Stamp; J, F. McClellan moves into his new home on Maio street and is followed by D, Gelss Wagner wbo purchssed the place bisson-ic-law veacales, James From moved from Spring Mills to the Vonada house in the Keller district, east of town, which he vought ; the Vonada family moved to Burnham. A A ——————. “ Dry” Viotory in Beaxer County, Prohibition forces of Beaver ¢ounty won a decided victory last week when Judge George A. Baldwin, In a sweep- decigion refused forty-one out of forty seven applicants for liquor license. The entire county will be dry except for four retail houses in Woodlawn sud two in Aliquippa. The decieion makes a net reduction of eleven saloons in the county. In banding down his decision Judge Baldwin eald: “The country has been experiencing a wave of prohibi- tion recently and from the sentiment displayed the vast msjority of persons do not favor the licensing of liquor in thelr community, I have taken this into consideration in handing down the list in the coming year,” —————— I ——————— Ex-3heriff A, B, Lee, who until re- coutly was in the garage business at leckmap, Wi fis ROYER, Spruceiown, adv Bpring Mile, purchased the coal yard of H, L, Brian at that place, ENTRE HALL, PA., | “The Rigus of the Times, Rome time sgo the Centre County Pomons Grabge arranged for a eeries of public meetings in Centre county at { which State Mester MceSparran was to have been the prirveipal epenker, When the time for Centre Hall meeting csme, Mr, MeSparran found hie hed other matters of importance to attend to which left the loos] meeting without a epeaker, It devolved on Prof. C, R. Neff, maater of the county organization, to see that these who might come out to hear Mr. McSpar- ran were not dieappointed, and thie was dope by inducing Dean R., L. Watte, of Pennsylvania HBtate College, to act as substitute, Dean Watts con- sented and the audience was pleased, because it knew he had more than a message of words, and no sentimental truck. The speaker stated that * The Bigns of the Times’ might be a proper plirase 88 a title for his remarks, His talk was one of encouragement, telling what others similarly and others lese favorably situated were able B0= complieh, Production was the busi. ness of the farmer gs viewed speaker aud all were encoursged | grow more from the rame bpumber of acres, The success ol the Kuropean war depended largely upon the ability of the several countries to feed their armies—it was virtoally a food war, In view of the lowpring war cloud, it became the duly of the his vtmost to prodoce that the ne tion's right might t ened, The youths on the farm came in for a good share of the speaker's attention, He recited the great work belrg complished by boys and girls forming corn snd various other clube, and how | these were epconraged by the farm | bureaus being organized throughou many of t progressive sections in the state, and anticipated grest complishments when the Centre county farm bureau became operative tho to Q farmer to do arm @ Elrengib-| Bi~- © BC. ———— eo ————— Methodist Conference for Looal Option, The Central Pennsylvania Meth dist Conference, in in Ls town last week, adopted resolutior persion Wis- | urging the State legislature Lo pases & local option law, The resoiutior which have already been f Harrisburg, are: Central sylvania Conference to the Legislature of Penna: ’ itwardeqd lo I» y 2 elil~ ihe Resolved Lha!, whereas there universal movement toward the al tion of the traflic in bolic liquors for beverage and Whereas this tendency is emphatic where- 'S A use of alk snd purposes, ally manifested in our country in twenly-six slates have the traffic, and it has been greatly re- stricted ip ever increasing areas in re- mainiog slates, We earvestly request the Legisinture of Peobpsyivavia lo take an initial step lu the same direc- tion by the passage of a local option jaw for Pennsylvauis, We also urge the passage of further advanced legislation on the same sub- j ae incorporated in measures ready introduced for staiatory and con- stitutional prohivition of the liquor traffic. E. A. Pyles, 5. H. Hart, W. E. Rwartz, John H, Dsugherty, E, H, Yocum, C. W. Kanes, A. 8, Bow- map, Thomas 8, Wilcox, M, J. Run- yap, W. Emerson Waris, A. Law- rence Miller, T. Simpson ctapsfield, J. F. Glase, William J. Sheafler, Carl V, Drake, J. 8B. Scuser, Horace Lincoln Jacobe, ———————— $170v fur MifMlia County Roads, The board of viewers io condem~ nation proceeding to abolish the six miles of turnpike between Lewistown and Reedeville, rendered a verdict in favor of the turnpike company for $1750, Experts had estimated = the value as high ss $18,000, . When consummated this proceeding will abolish two toligates and free the connecting link of state highway bee tween Mifflintown apd Huntingdon via the Pig Valley route, a distance of fifty miles, S————— GE Full Term or Lose Eiate Money, State appropriations to school die tricts can be mesured only by the schools being open for the minimum term clearly specified Ly the school code, Time lost last fall because the infantile parsiyeis kept the bare across the school doors cannot be counted as a part of the term, says State Buperine tendent Bhaefler, The penalty for less than the minimum term Is a loss of rank as well as some of their money, - a - Will Install New Grange Officers, The officers in the newly organized Grengeat Zionwill be formally installed next Wednesday evening by Prof, C. B. Neff, Master of the County Grange, seeisted by Mre., D. W., Bradford, outlawed nt LH al- Sunday and Monday mercury crept up into the sixties, and coupled with bright sunshive muade the days most delightful, FROM THE SUNKY SOUTH, Dr, Ed, L» Miller ¥ays Febras'y Frost in Florida Killed All the Frault, The Past Winter a Record Break r for Tourists in the Peunlnsuls, Editor Reporter : Encl tion on the Reporter, oeed find $1.50 to pay subecrip- thing we can boast and flowers all the time; the climate in the world, The the 3rd of February bit us pretty coe fi nest rout on most of the vegetables, I lost most of worth, The only thing I have out of the crop is 200 boxes of tangerines, me $400,00, up What garden truck I had was frozen, I have my garden stuff to eat. I have some potatoes i bloom so we will have them to eat by the time people up there are At the price they are now will be glad for them, The IGRVeR to bi ar. I bad five acres of corn planted thi winter and expect to raise a lot of con for my own use. Our chickens are iaying very good and we have a lot of young chicks, There were a bi I ceriall taken the freeze and are BEYOV Lave on new il starting ¥ € H of in bt fore, tourists it ther Ever g lot Pomp ach, ever city times people ccaid [ were and sg 1 FO town any crowded, get WeE hardly BOO0L~ modations, th Pe 38,000 peoy will tourists ir All are 4 it Ni, had pa 80,000, give yu an iden of atl LUrg this winter and Tan . We r 3 4 i. Ep, L. MILLER, } P. #5 1Iburied OWI RIoVe Ding my | { fruit, 1917. yisterday from wa loads « (O60 Florid ———— wr ow Me 3 . Re int Dore, #, Muar, 22, Condition of Wheat ia Ground Below Aver | age $ b ¢ frequent tr saws during the win- the wany days duriog fields have had a male th ie while y rered wilh 1 the were not #1 rial of the whe ut the 4 7 udition reducing 1 eCcL in condition of ground through March 1, the c¢ throughout the Blate was miate, of repos the Pennsylvania Department «f Ag- ricu per 1916 this wheat orted to 87 In at tue as representing LN cel it tite of an aversge © condition of the was 84 per cent, Io many of the Biate warm days followed by cold brought about heaving the ground snd much of the fall wheat was force: out, The changes in the wealher will likely cauee jarge acreage to be plowed down the spring snd from present tions the 1917 yield of wheat will below that of the past year, In the great wheat ccunties of Lan caster, York, Frankli , Berks, Chest. er aud Cumberland diti~n io these counties Lencss ter, 856 per cent ; York 88 per cent; Chester, 85 per cent ; Cumberland, per cent. Ihe same weather hae bad a deteri- ing ‘fect on the rye which was sown in the fall and the general average condition on March 1 is reported at %0 {er cent, a: compared with 84 per cent. A } OA! ARO, fr $5 DG wheat t sections the nights inuchH up of EOWD #® in indica- Le the aversge con- in 2 57 SAP — Free Leciare «t Linden Hall, “The development of the Young Man " is the subject of a lecture which will be given in the U, Ev. church at Linden Hall to-morrow (Friday) evening by William Wood, a Penn State graduate, class of 1916, There will be singing by the State College High school quarteile and a violin solo by a “Hiate” student, Male citizens, twelve years and older are urged to be present. No admission will be charged. ————— 1 AAP —————— State Collcge Piauning Improvements, The borough of Btate College is planning extensive street Improve ments, At a recent meeting of the council provision was made for the preparation of plane and specifications by the borough engineer, with an estimate of the cost, for the carrying away of the surface water and the grading and oiling of the principal streets of the town, Beven big items are included in the contemplated ime provements, ———— A SP ASAT —————— Milllaery Opening Apel) s and 6, Mre, Lucy Henney ls in Philadel phis this week where she ls making a choice selection of spring and summer millinery, Bhe anuvounces April 5th and 6th as her opening days. EE ——— Wants “ No Sreating.” Mr, McKay, of Luzerne, introduced in the house lsat Wednesday an anti tenting bill in which the pensity for violation ls made $5600 flue or three months in prison or both, DE TH OF J Prominent Cliizen Passes Away Alter A IHiness Covering Beveral Years, The followivg is reprioted trom Th Au Antonito Ledger, published at topito, Colorado, duet of 4 wid refers to a Potter township, a notices o vhose death sppeas the column din of the Heporier asl week : James B, Neff, president {ager of 1 he Conejos o-Op. | Milla & Mfg, | yesterday 1 { and man )y led his at morning st about | diabetes for several years, . The linger h vd br ught een confine greater BalLoOuU two [ing disense leon plic on lore, He had to his house f i time f ir & part i pron iureday months, re unced signs of coma ur i | | Wi } pps 1 Tt and death i when on was not ex pected Friday | passed quis into the | Hin wife ly great beyond y B deughter who has just arrive leerly "teens, were at the bedside i i i {the end came, | ania sixty “uy t 2 became a citizen of ( n 1887, wh this s five rch ssed | Felts His CU ¥ {BOW OW Li 1 U5 r Auntouite, | went success al ifartmiog w conspl pre YUE, ne of the minent | one {that faroais this vicinity could profitable, ig nade highly With ofits of several successful in moved Years tie bank he sold his farm and to Antonito and made investments Wid in the milling coveern of bh he be slne tuespeger severs! years sgo and sted president at tl year. » t 11 YO if DegiDuUIDg FTesent orld i ilo hig tin bis dealing with his uo than Jems Nefl, His I iourned by the hes ed no man family, to duty or produc B. lied his lege, Fridsy bight [a paralylic stroke ui y winter during th ’ uring Lh Le Ver lily re- He wes and Rache Falrbrook } ge W. Meek and was born atl ago. He was a de George W. Meek, femme, who settlea now the D. epring of 1782 life was that of a # LS ELTS of Cag onary peendant of Revolu . kon ia at Faitbroo (3. Meek far Mr what w, io the Meek's entire Iarmaer ui ved bard ware business, He RG ii ten years ago when he re- to Blale sud entered iring a few Odd Fellow, everythiog r the betterment of the munity, Politicslly a corat and re f i the College, Te 5 w B® i 4 ®t yf oy 8 BL Granger, aClive 1D By Een da t hich made § ww staunch In ligious:y a copeielent member Methodist church, Hie who wes Emma Weaver, survives, as well as one sister, Mrs, P Gray Meek, of Bellefonte, made in the pew Gr Mille on the wife, Barisal was cemetery at Pipe Mouday moruiog, Rev, McKay Riley officiating. ve William Henry Corman died at his home st Cresson on Ssturday after- noon & week sgo as the result of & stroke of paialysie, rustained a short time previous, Deceased was born in Gregg township, this county, on April Sth, 1861, hepce waz almost fifty-six yéars oid. Ou October Z3rd, 1881, he was married to Miss Lydia Rookey who survives with two ehildren, Charles of Cresson, and Mary, at home, Mr. Corman was employed as night walchman at the Cresson car works. church, the 1. 0. O, F,, the P. R. R. relief sesccistion and the Ridgely Protective association. Funeral ser. vices were held in the Cresson M., E. in the Union cemetery at Summit, A A —— Computeory Military Training in Schools, Before the present session of state, The resolution introduced House and has been passed, ————— A SS —— Pleasant Gap. relatives at this place, James Herron, a few days visit at Pittsburg. has oooupied the farm, SE TOWK AND COUNTY NEWS, HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST FROM ALL PARTS A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. G. H. McCormick, at Potter Mille, un the 19th, n © Mies Mamie Stump, who is employ _ | ed at BelWwfonte, is vieiting her mother | 80d sister in Centre Hall, Mre, Lucy Henney is in Philadel- phia this week making her selection of ladies’ millinery for spring and sum- mer wear, Mr. and Mrs, Harry F. Hubler, of 1 Lock Haven, enjoyed a brief vaostion at the parental home in thie place, asst Thoreday. W. Barper, formerly of "i Centre Hall, moved ou Tuesday from Hall to Clintondale where he urchased a farm last summer, D. W. Bradford, the DeLaval cream separator agent, is starting the spring | work with a burst of speed, having taren orders and delivered ten mas- chines last week, { George eit ih 1 A big district convention, embrac- ingallthe P, O. B. of A, camps in Union ecunty, ie planned for June 30th I.ewisburg. The Btate President will iikely be there, I'he present condition of the earth roads of Potter township is a strong argument favor of modern high- ways, snd May 24—-Good Roads Day —ahould see a lot of work done toward that end. il J. C. Rossman is holding public sale {to-day ( Thursday) at the late resi- | dence of his mother, Mre. Polly Rose- man, deceased, on Nittany Mountain. A big lot of articles will be offered for enie, ns well as the real estate, Ibe Boal troop engaged in regular drill last Ssiarday sod Sunday, wind- {ing up with a irip on their horses to | State College and back to Bosalsburg. It is altogether likély that the troop will shortly be mustered into the fed- | eral service for home defense. | Ralph E. Diogee, who for five years has been the efficient clerk in C. F. Emery’s store, will give up the sre work on April 1st. He will be vmsployed throughout the spring and summer by the State-Centre Electric company in building their line down through Pepne Valley. Asron P, Zerby, of Bellefonte, was be guest of his brother-in-law, Daniel Daup, in Centre Hall, the latter part of last week. Mr. Zerby is contem- piating spending the summer months in Iilinois, on the * black #o0il,”’ as he pute it, because it makes him feel younger when on the farm. Cel. H. 8, Taylor aroused the patri- otic spirit in one bundred students of the Bellefonte scademy whom he ad- dressed last Thursday afternoon on the necessity of military instruction. As a result of the speech he had the entire student body on the fled BSat- urday afternoon for drill. The Record and Bilar, of Walson- town, will raise ite subscription price tegioning April lst. The editor makes it plain, too, that all wotices of enter- tsigments, suppers, and other appeals for public patrousge, designed to make money, will be charged for at adver- tisiog rates. The Record and Star ie a clean newsy paper and is worthy of unstinted patronage. Mr.and Mre. John KE. Rearick, whose marriage took place last Thurs day a week ago, spent the latter part of last week wiih the bride's mother, Mre., Mary Goodbart, in this place. On Saturday they lefi for Altoona and Martinsburg to visit relatives, and the beginning of the week started for Lit- tie Rock, Arkansas, where the groom is considering purchasing a farm. Eighteen bead of Holstein cows soid at an average price of $106.00 a head at the public sale held by R. D. Musser, near Spring Mills, last Thare- day. The demand for good cows hae been a feature of all sales this spring. More farmers are looking to the milk producing qualities of cows thie year than ever before and find that good mileh cows result in respectable look- ing checks coming in quite frequently, An exciting runaway ncourred at Coburn last Friday, says the Millheim Journal. W. ¥, Musee’, a Penn town- ship farmer, had unloaded some shonte at the Coburn Grain and Creamery company’s pens and the horses he was driving became frightened by an ap- prosching engine and ran at break- neck speed over the bridge and out the street. M. H. Bmith and W. F, Bmith, of Millheim, were driving to- ward the runaway team and the form. er jumped from his wagon to catch the fleeing horses and they turned to. ward the sidewalk in front of the Ree formed church and struck a telephone pole, with force enough to break the pole, which was kept from falling on Smith's wagon by the wires holding it. The runaway was stopped, howe ever, The wagon sod harness were considerably damaged. t .
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