VOL. XCI. COUNTY GRANGE MEEVFS. gree, Grange activities, Bome of ment, John 8, Dale, a district deputy. The Grange Park committee, in use as a shipping station, sell the same, T he anpual and quarter'y reports « secretary, David K. Keller. port shows the company for the conduct of busiuees, ing that when writing policies of itemizing each kind of gralo. request was granted. was also the flosucial features, The custom ple. opportunity to estisfly bunger. ———— A SA—— SECRETARY BAKER'S REPORT, From the Altoona Tribune (Republican.) of the Tribune, It 1918, FLAMES DESTROY BIG BARN UN GATES FARM, AT WADDLE, Eight Head Horses and Four Vows Perish in Flames which Kesulted trom Explod- lng Lantern, Friday Evening - Loss $10,000, With Little Insurance, The large barn on the George Gates farm, a mile above Waddle, in Buffalo Run valley, is a mass of ruine, a fire starting at 6:80 o'clock Friday evening destroying the big structure, together with eight head of horses, four cows, over 100 chickens, grain, bay, and a most complete equipment of the best and most modern farming machinery. LANTERN EXPLODED. The Gates farm is tenanted by H. B. Carson, who held a half interest in the stock, The farm really is two farme in one, totaling 260 acres, All the op- erations are done on a big scale. Oo Friday evening, Stuart Gates, a son of the owner, who wus assisting Mr, Car- son on the place, went to the barp with a lighted lantern to throw down hay from the mow. He sat the lan tern on the barn floor, and it is pre- sumed that the forge of air in throw- ing a mass of hay from the mow above caused the lantern to explode, The fire, thrown in every direction, soon reached a stage where it became be- youd human control. Mr, Carron at the tine was also in the barn but the two men realized that the only thing to do was to release the stock, Beven- teen head of flue horses were tied in their stalls below and the men at once set about to save them first. After the pionth animal was taken from the barp, the structure was a mass of flames, making it impossible to enter with safety. VALUABLE STALLION BURNED, Included in the eight head of horses was a valuable stallion, weighing over 2200 Ibe, Four head of fine Holstein cows peri:hed in the flames, among which was one for which Mr, Carson refused $135.00 last week. 100 chick- ens, which were wintering in the shed, also were destroyed. It is doubtful if any farm in Centre county was better equipped with mod- ern machinery than the Gates farm. Included in the list were a threshing machine, corn binder, corn planters, grain binder, gasoline engine, four buggies—all new—as well as all the other machinery needed to till prop- erly a farm of 260 acres. Nine sets of brand new harness went up In the flames, Because it has been the custom to haul the grain to market immediately following the threshing of it, only fifty bushels of wheat were in the barn when the fire destroyed it. Of coro there were 150 bushels; oats, 400 bushels: hay, from ten to twelve tons ; vesides plenty of straw and corn fodder, The barn was a substantial structure, one part of which was built only five years ago. No attempt has been made to make an accurate estimate of the loss, but Mr, Carson says that to say it ie $10, 000, is placing it at a conservative fig- ure, The insurance carried waa very little, consequently the lose sustained by Mr. Carson and Mr. Gates is » heavy one. The owner of the farm resides in Altoons, where he ls en- gag d in the coal business, It is with discouragement that Mr, and Mre, Carson face the future, Only stitutes, With practically the entire world looking upon the American farmer to supply the greater part of the food stufis during the year, more interest than has ever before been shown le stitutes which are held In Centre county six days beginning February 8, Meetings will be held at Port Matilda, February 8 and 9; at Centre Hall, February 11 and 12; and at Bpriong Mille, February 18 and 14. The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture which eupervises the meetings ls belong assisted by able speakers from the United States De- tatives of the Pennsylvania Commit. tee on Public Safety. Director of Farmers’ Institutes, C. E. Carothere, has placed J. Btuart Groupe, of Jersey Bhore, in charge of the section of the Btate of which Cen- tre county is part, and County Chair- map, John A, Woodward, of Howard, has arranged attractive programs for the entire series of meetings. Mr, Groupe is an expert on soll fertility, potato culture, hog breeding and corn culture, The instructors assigned for the —————— | “‘Humus and Soil Fertility MONDAY EVENING--7:80, | Query Box. | Addrems........... enssssessnsenmt sana IW. 0. Hackman | “Farmers Woodlot,” Illustrated Mr, Keller “Advantages of Farm Over City Life” TUESDAY MORNING-9:30, | “Poultry Farming” ....ou.,..ovvs0000.. ME Philips | “Possibilities and Realities of Grange Life™ Baestatenesssss nasasssassssnnnding. Bong TUESDAY AFTERNOON-130 { “Pruning” | “Twenty Years’ Experience With Hoge" ! tater ns ness tie. ans suns ss 2a saee HF. GIORDE | “How to Buy and Use Fertilizer”... Mr, Philips | | TUESDAY EVENING-7:80 | Women's Bession—Miss Rhone Presiding | Musio—~Amerion.. .................. The Andience ,. Verva Rowe | Vocal Duett, Mrs, Moore and Mis Bartholomew | Recitation rs ssssrsssenserss ian Bary SHIRT DORMS cecnnnsns so cu 00s 00s 2052 Instrumental Duett, ............... . Ruth Bartges and Beulah Foss “The present Food and Clothing Problem™ . veseess Miss MacDonald i i | i i i SPRING MILLS WEDNESDAY MORNING-10 O'CLOCK. Dairying—A special session to hear Prof, Fred Rausmusson, Professor of Dairy Husbandry at Btate College, Centre county meetings are: E. IL. Philipe, New Bethlebenr, Po.; F. H, | Fassett, Mashopper, Ps. ; ard Mrs, | Eugenia G. Benn, Willisweport, Ps, | Mr, Philips is an expert poultrymsn, | He will speak on poultry farming ; | selection of breede, incubating and brooding ; location, construction snd | care of poultry houses. M. Fassett is | an expert on orchard mansgement | snd the marketing of fruit, His talks | will include spraying, pruning hand- | ling and marketing. Mrs. Beon will talk on : Human dollars ; home sani- | tation ; and, the value of organization AMONg Women, | No farmer in Centre county can af-| ford not to attend the meetings at one of the designated places, | The programs for the Centre Hall | and Bpring Mills institutes follow. MONDAY AFTERNOON ~130, i Devotional Exercises. ........ Rev Josiah Still | “Care and Massgement of the Orchard | WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON-180, [uvogation “Homus, Foundation of Fertility” Mr. Groupe ‘Care and Msusgemeut of the Orchard” Kinsns ss auns « weashs sues ones ME. Fommett WEDNESDAY EVENING-T730, Women's vession-Mrs, Fisher presiding Miss Mabel Allison Recitation Miss Catherin Sinkabine “Quality sand Preparation of Food" «wo Miss Nancy Hunter Vooal Duett “Human Dollar’ messes. BORG “Social Life in Rural Districts”, Mrs. W, W Reitz “Reading and Song, ‘Mother ™ suitias wee . Mim H. Gladys Meyer THURSDAY MORNING--930 “Handling and Marketing Apples”, Mr, Fame! ‘How We Grow Potatoes at Profit” Mr. Groupe THURSDAY AFTERNOON -180. “How to Buy and Use Commercial Fertil. irom" er AN ae eee ME. Philips Twenty Years’ Experience With Hoge, — ver. Mr, Groupe Mr. Keller THURSDAY EVENRING.730, “Poultry” Tlustrated With Slides. Mr. Philips “Advantages of Farm Life Over City Life™ wha——y Mr. Groupe Soon Time For Income Tax, Don’t overlook your income tax ! i If your income is taxable—and it must be a modest one not to be taxable under the new law—don’t sit’ back awaiting an iovitation to pay up. To receive such an invitation will cost | you 50 per cent, extra tax and an add- ed penalty of from $20 to $1000. That is the cost of falling to make income tax returns on time. By “on time’ is meant on or before March 1. Ine fact that you receive no prior] notice would not save you from the pensity. Uncle Sam is not required | to notify you that you owe income tax. It is the other way sbout. The law requires you to notify him that] you owe it, The on'y notice be gives la notice to pay heavy pensity for failure to make tax returns within the prescribed | time. | i Many sincere expressions of sorrow followed the snnouncement of the death of Miss Jennie Hues, of Spring Mille, who died at the home of ber grandmother in that place at two o'clock on Bunday morning. Just on the threshold of womanhood she was stricken down by the great White Miss House for and painstaking operstor in the Bell telephone exobange in Bpring Mills and Jast August was forced to quit on she went to the Monto Alto sanitar- ium where she spent about two months returning home in Deocem ber, showing some improvement, which however, was only temporary. Bhe was the daughter of Mr. and Mre, John Hoss PATRIOTIC CONCERT IN GRANGE ARCADIA Centre Hall Thursday Ev’'g, February 7th Solos, Choruses Monologues Readings, Etc. Two-Hour Program Begins at Eight O'clock TOWN AND COUNTY HEWS, HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST FROM ALL PARTS Mrs, George W. Bradford, of Milroy, Is visiting her daughter, John A, Martz, Have you sent that soldier friend yours the “sSmilage’’ book you p ised yourself you would? Mrs. D, R. Foreman, of Beliefont spent a few days last week friend in Centre Hall, Farmers’ Institute at Centre Monday and Tuesday of next w» Make your arrangements to be pr Milk consumers in Centre Hall now paying ten cents per quart is a rales of two cents over the | price, Dr. E, E, Bparke, presiden State, Is in the south where he [i GAE w ’ FARMER: AND WAR SAVINGS STAMPS Campaign to Acqusiat Them With Great Investment Value Will Soon be Projected, A campaign to acquaiot the farmer with the great Investment value of the war saving stamp is to be projected by the national war savings committee, Boomers of the loan believe that when the American farmer gets really ac- quainted with a thrift stamp and a war savings stamp, Uncle Bam will pot be able to print them fast enough to sup- ply the sgricultural demand. A farm- er can invest any sum from 25 cents up to $1,000, If the farmer likes secrecy, he has thie advantage with thrift stamps and s virgetampe. No one, not even the government itself, until the day for payment comes, can know how many he owns. There sre in Penvayivania 220 000 farm owners or farm tenants, They produced last year $450,000,000,80 aver- sge of about $2,000 esch. Since they do not have easy access lo savinge banks and building ssesociations, the 25-cent and {4.13 stamps would be sn ideal sponge to sbeorb the surplus money of these farmers. Nothing equal to it for investment purposes has been devised in the United Blates— as gilt-edged bond gusranteed sgainet loss by the greatest government on earth, Besides it paye $4.50 annual in- terest and js immune from the income tax collector. aas——— I-A] ——— Pennsylvania Stock Figures, According to the figures just issued by the Crop Reporting Board of the Bareau of Crop Estimates of the U. 8, Department of Agriculture, there are in Pennsylvania sat the present time 580,000 hotses, 53,000 mules, 960,000 milch cower, 918,000 sheep, and 1,291. 000 swine, Compared with January 1, 1017, the following changes in Pennsylvania are indicated : In numbers, horses have decreased 6,000 ; mules increased 5,000; miich cows decrensed 20,000 ; other cattle in- creased 53,000 ; sheep increased 83,000 ; swine increased 117,000, The average price per head of horses bes remained the same; mules have increased $1.00; mileh cows increased $12.50 ; other cattle increased $6.00; sheep increased $4.60 ; swine increased $5.40, lecture to the soldier boys in 1} tonment camps. He begins at Fior Penveylvania soldiers at Comp Hane cock are taking strongly to the Al ta girle, The records show that fi teen per cent, of the boys who marry seloel for wives one of the Georgia maid A. W, Rokenbrod hss sold ou! hotel st Laureiton, the Pennsylvani Inn, snd expects to return to Loc Haven with Mre, Rokenbrod., formerly conduc'ed the Bpring 5 hotel, 5 Mr.and Mie. M. 1. Emerick daughters, Mra. C. D. Mitterling, Misses Lens snd Carribel, and C, Mitterling attended the funs ¢ EK. Emerick, at Thursday. 1a a letter from J. H. Jord Conupell, Illinois, to the Rey Jordsu says that the grain yesr io that section was go however, did not mature, res much soft and mouldy corn, 1 4 lis and nd D. fF = i Last Ualonville, The Philipsburg Ledger ls passed into the Philipsburg busioess men, 0 H. B. Scott, repesentative in eral Assembly. In due time t] ger will appear as a semi-weekly. Private Calvin C. Rice, of th Field Artillery, Camp Han overstayed his furlough, was locke in Lock Haven last week. Hi Niagara Falls and claimed bh of funds and got Do respo company commander for money him. The Dewart Creamery Comps doing a nice business since begin: operation st Centre Hall last Farmers from all sections are bs in their milk, receiving pr ahead of anything ever paid before the lscteal faid. With the com epring and improved conditions travel, a big truck will be pul luo vice for gathering the milk. Says the Btate College Times: No matter what the weather men g ues, W. H. Baird is going to hav vegetabler, and the other day plucked from his cellar war garde: some luscious rhubarb, the sislike which were two and a bail inchs circumference, and he is now te his friends all about the good pie wife bakes and how appeliziog | stewed. Mr, and Mre. Robert Lingle snd two §acchterr, were arrivals from Dao- hauds of & part Te w The Pennsylvania Committee of | and was born st Spring ! fills twenty- tl t t . i gvidently caging tbe Geman tiger Pablic Safety advises you that If you | four years ago. Her fath er survives se four years ago fire destroyed their It will take its place among the im- buque, Iows, on Friday, sod will mortal documents produced by have made for world freedom, It is now a little with the Imperial ment, bay. year to augment it by a million and half of the best fighting world ever saw, clinations are toward peace, the seas. He describes the home with practically all their house. hold effects, Now even an infinitely greater misfortune has visited them. ——————— AP AA—————— Be Patriotic. One of the many ways we can be patriotic is to observe the Hoover and Garfleld regulations regarding the consumption of food and fuel. We are not now to copsume bread baked from whole wheat flour, no matter how much we chance to have on hand or how easily we can avoid the regula- tion. As to fuel, let us save as never before, regardless of the size of our bank sccounts or quantity of coal in the bin, ‘ Merchants, also, should not hesitate to express their patriotism in the ob- servance of the regulations of the sale of flour and consumption of fuel-the saving of fuel by the closing of their places on Mondays, It migit be well to pass the word along that arrange. ments locally have been made to report those not conforming to the Garfield Hoover regulatiovs so that if there have been any violations of these or- ders in the past, it will be extra hezard- ous to repeat them in the future with the expeciation of escaping the pen ality. The Gatfleld order calls for the clos ing of stores, shope, etc, except those definitely exempt, during the entire day. Stores selling foods may remain open until noon, but only food is to be sold, Ibis urged, however, thet the food-selling stores aleo close during all Monday. A A { Continued on lugde page. ) are a $1000.a-yesr single man or | well as one brother—Geo rge Huss, of woman, or s §2000-a-year married man | Bellefonte, Mise Hum was » faithfal or woman you owe income tax and | member of the Reformed church and you must bunt up snd make returns her pastor, Rev. R. R. Jones, will have to the tax collector of your district. charge of the funeral services this There are, of course, some limitations | (Thursday) morning, burial to be a8 to what coostitutes income but don’t rely upon your own idea of them. Communicate with the Internal Rev enue man of your district and keep on the safe side. Internal Revenue deputies have been stationed at the following places to receive income tax returns: Cham- ber of Commerce, Philipsburg, Feb- ruary 15 to March 1 —————— a J Free Seeds for Your War Garden. Through the courtesy of Congress” man Rowland, we have for free distri- bution a limited supply of garden seeds, Oall at the Reporter office for a pack, bat please do not send the children for them unles you send with them a note requesting a package. Ora postal re- quest will bring them to you free, Congressman Rowland as well ae ourselves are anxious that these seeds should fall into the hands of those who will put'them to good use, —— AA TIA———— Preserve Your Ulassifioation Card, Registrants under the selective draft aot are being urged to carefully pre- serve the oards sent them by local boards, indicating the class in which they have been placed under the new rulings. It ls declared that these cards ate now more important than the orl ginal registration cards, as they indi oste that the holder has not only regle- tered, but that be has received and ex- Patriotic conoert, to-night, made at Bpring Mille, David Zimmerman, a native of Hecla Park, and for years a very suo- cessful business man in the city of Pittsburg where he was a wholesale dealer in tess and coffees, died at his home in that city on Thu. eday, aged sixty years. He wae troiibled with tuberculosis fo: s number ¢ f years and traveled extensively and eo nsulted the best phyeiciane in the coun ‘ry for the sake of regaining his health , but to no avail, His wife, five brothe rs and one sister survive ; namely, Jolin, Clive, Lewie, William, and Shomwn Zim merman, and Mrs. H. C, Ro bleon, of Milesburg. His body was sh ipped to Hublersburg where burial w ss made on Sunday. Edwin G. Hostermawm, brother of Dr. G. W. Hosterman, «ff Centre Hall, died at his home at VVolfs Btore on Thursday night, after ary extended ill- ness due to rupture, He was aged abeut fifty years, He wae a farmer by occupation ani a memiwmr of the Ree formed church. His vrife and three children survive ; namely, Mre, Ware ren Beck, of Peoris, I'linols; Harry Hostermar, of Philadel phis, and Las ter, of Loganton. Fuumeral services were held Tuesday mor sing and burial made at Rebersburg. ecuted his questionnaire. 13 Betow-—~Whew! Hall than at any other time this win- est to this mark was 11 degrees below, December 30th. done, below ; 8rd, 3 above; 4th, 2 below 5th, 18 below. Next? Stedded from Bellefonte to Old Fort, Barlett, Mr, and Mrs, Harry Smith W. Oairne, Mr, ana Mrs, E. J. Gehret Mra E. 8. Ripka, of Centre Hall. ————— kewplog an eye open and those whoee is the Hoover and Garfield orders. spend some time with Mr. Lingie's parents, Mr, and Mre. W, P. Liogle, in Georges Valley Mr. Liogie Lae just left a hospital in the west where he spent several weeks following sn accident on the Illinois Central raile road, in which he was slightly crippled. Mr. and Mrs, W. B. Martz, of Tus seyville, drove to Centre Hall on Hate urdsy t)» question William Bailey in regard to their sop, Clayion Marie, who is in training at Camp Haocook, Augusta, Georgis. Of oourse, the young man keeps in touch with his parents by letter, but the mother felt better satisfied to receive some ene ocoursging information from one who recently left the soldiers’ camp where the two boys were members of the same troop. Io addressing letters and packages for mailing the county should be used, In many cases the use of the county greatly facilitates delivery especially when addressed to a small town or to a point formerly a post office and now served by a rural route, For instance, a letter addressed to Centre Hill (Uen- tre county) or Colyer (Centre county) or Unionville (Centre county) would be certain to be delivered. Without the county name the firet letter might be forwarded to Centre Hill, a local point in Backes county, the second to Collier, a local point in Fayette coun ty, or to Bellwood, where there ls al- #0 & local point ealled Colyer, ole. From these instances it ‘will be sen that in many oases the county added $0 the address raeans much in gusrans teeing delivery. . ’ *
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