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.
.
’
*