VOL. XCI MORE PORK FOR CENTRE CO. Government Calls for 1200 More Hogs from Centre County. In order to help suppiv the demand for meat the Centre County Farm Bur. eau has included some definite work on Economical Pork Production in the Bureau Program for 1918. The Department of Agriculture has nnsylvania for a 5 per cent. in- Farm U.S, asked Pe in Pork production for the com- for crease ing year, Centre County's quota this increase is 1200 hogs or an increase A careful » of Centre county's agriculture has that increasing during the past year, mber of hog that can be about 500 brood sows, pork production has been Dem- 3 put on by a nu at raisers in the county has shown } least a large part of the grain bill ng green feed through saved by providing Feeding ex growing S at the season the College where forage » used have shown a saving of feed 1n ta 4: z0 in the oratr nr tO $34.50 10 the grain Pre lucing 100 pounds of pork. Since the 1S urge demand for meat nt and as pork $s wrt} miele oduced at rofit with quick asks further has been a big der ) meat t abroad countries the fiscal year 1910-17 fiscal inds This winds, and the o> poun is yO —— A Final Appeal. wh ree the alm $e Who at 18 agmirati his nation, makir fio ht ighting a malicious foe i ndsdo Hsrotect Pyro LC which have praised been name of all t 1 1 ; tie hallowed memories of fn this God-honored nation ; je of her constitutions and insti sn the rn he in the pan Of Der present ; in the name nade of self, and in ’ bos ves avs d . COuUsS demands on re well > n the welfare ; the IT OoWh many patrioti the name of the gracious God and Fath- er of us all, who claims our best service, we beg of you to measure up to your full Oy buying There is an old proverb which duty all the bonds you can, Says, of men, but of kindness are sons of Be a child of Heaven by your Words are from the sons from the generous deeds to this Liberty Loan. Wu R. Pickex, Chairman of the Committee, —— Middleburg Buys Water Works. Middleburg borough council has com- pleted negotiations with the Middleburg Water Company for the purchase of the water plant at the fixed price of the company, 850,000, Every member of the council was present «and voted in the affirmative on the purchase. Ar. rangements will be made for the issue of bonds to run thirty y.ars [or the pay- ment of the plant, TRACTOR DEMONSTRATION FOR CENTRE COUNTY. Demonstration to be Held on Beaver Farm, Thursday, October 31st. The tractor demonstration that is be- ing arranged by the Farm Bureau will be held Thursday, October 31st, at one o'clock, on the Beaver farm just of Bellefonte, This is the first opportunity that the farmers of Centre county have had outside to see several tractors in actual operation on thesame field and at the same time. The demonstration will be made just as Each machine will be required to do good plowing and practical as possible, at a uniform depth No racing or fast The only data fuel plowing will be allowed that tion, The plowing sod ground will be noted is the consump demonstration will in consist lude the and will inclu following makes of tractors International, rd . rordaston, Case, Waterloo Boy, Bates Steel ¥ The demonstration will start prompt- ly at one o'clock. In case of rain it will d the following day Make your ow to be there R.H County OLMSTEAD, Agent ah Centre County Boy Cited. wrge Huosi : fantry nger, npany IL. A Atl Two Electrocuted at Rockview a'tend VETAge 94 any day e B: ic rns A A ut Tax on Automobiles in Half. "n Ber cant laxes Nn passe : rot Kel OrCyCies wele he senate fit na auance x ratiid + * ie Tapia proge VAT TeV ner thas # . Ig the Lax on iles and motorcycles the committee fixed t same post on ¢ as on automobile trucks asd tractors, the ten per cent tax placed by the house on automobile tires and accessories also was reduced to House taxes of ten per cent, on sport- ing good, cameras and photographic The tax on De per > to four ten per on candy was approved 1 The house provision levying a ten per cent. tax on yachts and other pleasure voats selling for more than $15, was accepted, All of men's the house provisions relative to and momen's wearing apparel were accepted unchanged. Under this schedule, men, women and boys will be permitted to pay $50 for suits or over- coats without subject to tax, while women's dresses will be exenpied, Lhe house proposal to tax women's costing less than $40 hats costing more than 8: ¢ was accepted, but the provision placing the limitation ot $2 for men’s and buys’ hats and $2 for caps was revised so as to make $6 for the former and $4 for the latter. Remember that whether you will or not, your vote this year will be viewed by the Nations of Europe from one standpgint only They will draw no fine distinc. tions, A refusal to sustain the President this year will, in their eyes, be read as a refusal to sus. tain the war and to sustain the efforts of our peace commission to secure the fruits of war .— Roosevelt, in 1598, If it was necessary to sustain the President by electing a Republican congress in 18g8, it is much more important to elect & Democratic con- A vote for Tobias for Congress will be a vote to sustain President Wilson's war policies. gress in 1918 to sustain President Wilson, mS ROWE YOUNG DIES AT camp! \ ON Former Tusseyville Boy Victim of Influenza at Camp Greenleaf, Georgia, Miss Virg Friday, A telegram received by Young, at Centre Hall, nounced the death of her on brother, tam Rowe Young, at C Georgia. The young from the effects of the less than a week's dread disease Rowe Young was and Mary Ro ] near Tusseyville., | one seven montl of years and the past four years he Delaney, at Earlystown, ed a valuable farm hand ed by tl friend shi soldier family. a letter from t the outt + oy ¥ s+ % CRASS ID ac pa have Deen made while in one ca ulated wi were inno although exposed to the disease Br President Wilson's no The i | instant a proval Italians 1 Freuch, and the had no culty in understanding what the Presi o" * dent said and what the note meant, It is only in the United there these like Lodge and Slates | bts and are uo ftom ane Republicans Talt, Se misgivings emioent Mr. Representative yne Mr. Roosevelt, Fess, the Chairman of the Republican Congre ‘sional Committee. There 1s certainly fat Hal poihing in the President's lead men to note could divide on Hues, and it is strange indeed that the only public criticism to which it has been subjected should come from Re- publicans, Republican | leaders have exhausted the resources of the English language in their pl dges to support the President, but now that a unitdd front is as neces- sary in diplomacy as it is in military op- erations they attack the President in a rave crisis and create for the German Government an opportcnity to claim _that the American people are not united, This 1s a curious way to win the war, partisan BOYD SMITH WRITES LETTER FROM FRANCE. Is Cutting Timber With Forestry En- gineers. — Letter is Written to His Father, Emanual Smith, at Pot- ters Mills, 1918, " welcome k of you all and gee » wien i think of the that am guitg to have when back [hat 1s about all we to louk ahead to; also letters m home i avent been away irom « tmp since I was on pass, so you can guess | am quiet life, Well : ‘ Well, I will have to close as i { 18s my bed time, Love to all. As ever, your son, Bovo E, AAR SB SMITH, Tussey —Goheen. A very quit wedding was solemnized at the home of Mr. aod Mrs. William last week, when their daughter, Miss Margaretta M. Gobeen, was united in matriage to Mr Sipking valley, Edward Only Tussey, of the immediate family was present to witness the cere mony which was performed by Rev, Walter T. Harnish, of Sinking valley, The bride for a number of years was principal of the Harris tovashp High sthowol, 7. 1915, NO. 41 THE DEATH RECORD. STUMP. — Levi Stump died at his home at Spring Bank, about two and one half miles west of Millheim, on Saturday morning at 7:45 o'clock of diseases inci. dent to old age. On April 9th He ed his eighty. third birthday, Teacn- He enjoy: ed comparatively good health uj | short time before his death and fined to his bed only a week. Stump was a son of John Stump and was born Many years ago he removed t« yunty and spent reater life as a reside He ne time owe Sp na was : Jame Ld Matilda's leading in that place « x years. For vears he ated with his brother, Ed v " ¥ y of x O00 8 DE KE her bus # vryil : 181 maa, ness pleresis his wife, three sons and two ters and several brothers and sis Dalive wy was aged sixty-lthree years. was in the hotel business nearly all fe, first at jersey Shore, then at sf ! ang { Oro ven where he had vears at of was of the past cle Lewisburg, charge the new Cameron House. Barial made at Wellsboro, * President Harrison, in 1808 argued thus If the word goes forth that the people of the United States are standing solidly behind the Pres ident, the task of the peace com- missiogers will be easy, but if their is a break in the ranks—if the Democrats score a telling victory, if Democratic Congress. men, Senators, and Governors are elected Spain will see in ft a leem of hope, she will take resh hope and a renev a of hos. tilities, more war may we neces. sary to secure to us what we have already won, If it was necessary to sustain Pres- ident McKinley by electing a Repub- lican congress in 18508, it is very much aore important to sustain Pres. idept Wilkon now by electing a Democratic congress, i — TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS, HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST FROM ALL PARTS Many coal bins Deen 3 ng the pas 0 a ton for preparing to is record 5» “or wel iS Town an rious exer e war's ¢ a State { I denartment urteen head of thoroug Guernsey eattle, the property Charles Lutz, who lives on the road lead ng yn Baffalo Run to was ordered killed by the State author State College, ties, a short time ago, owing to tubercu. The the cattie when new stock was in The loss to is estimated He the State to a ce to losis, disease 1s supposed have taken troduced, a few years ago Mr. will be reimbursed by Lutz at $1,000. unt. but not tain sum amon anywhere near the representing his loss, that in store for the members of the local E . at their meeting oa Friday evening. Harry A. Herbst, of Bethle. hem, Past Grahd Chief of the State Ca:- tle, Knights of the Golden Eagle, sud. denly Popped in on the meeting and presenting his credentials was soon call ed upon to speak. His three-quarters. of-an-hour's talk was brimful of interes: - ing and valuable information for the lodge members, and all felt that his presencé there was a real treat. Mr, Herbst, a short time ago, returned from Richmond, Virginia, where he attended the meetings of the Supreme Grand Cas tle. He gave the lodge members an in- telligent report of the proceedings. Mr. Herbst's coming to Centre Hall was due to the fact that his son is a student at The Pennsylvania State College and a member of the 8. A. T. C. He came up to pay him a visit and learning of a meeting of the Eagles ov Friday oight cane Co Centre Hall, It was a very agreeable surprise wa .G
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