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Soldiers APprove Demowrade Meas.
ures,
Publications devoted to the interests
of men who in the Army and
the Navy during the lateiwar are notify-
ing the Republican Congress about to
c:uvene in regular session that there
can no longer be any doubt as to what
fought
these former soldiers and sailors expect
in the way of compensatory legislation.
The recent convention of the American
which represents’ a large per-
their wish
Legion,
centage of these men, made
es quite plain,
it may be said,
approved
by
The Legion,
a program that has been anticipated
Secretary of the Interior Lane and Rep
Scott chairman of
ommit-
resentative Ferris,
the Democratic
tee. Each
member of the Presi
Congressional (
of these—one an important
lent's Cabinet
the other an ab e legis slator—had studied
their investi gat} ons in the form} f
The
have financed t
soldiers and sailors either ir
or ia th i
These bills lay for mont
holes during the special
gress. The Republican
their inertia that they
hear from the American Leg
word has come and it is
Democra
measures they proposed woul
of homes for
nly
the purchase
the cou
e city as the men preferred,
hs in pigeon-
Con-
for
session of
pretext
wished
Tha
1
approval
was
rion.
an
proposals which, out
an opportu
of pure
a.
Even if the bills are enact
partisanship, were denied
ity to pass.
ed in the
months’ time
» penalty t
bear bec
Use
r
ten
form to
re
lhe
ae
case ©
of El Paso, Texas,
preme <«
>slern states,
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Death Rate Decreasing
ihe
ryre
Vv Eval
ia and tabercal
these three iseases alone would
caused 91, 3 than actually
occurred,
a ———
Purchase Coal Property.
Kelly Brothers, of Snow Shoe, who
ve developed into coal operators of
extensive type, as evidenced by
their big operations in the Central field,
are going into business on a still much
larger scale,
h
1
ine
Their newest venture is the acquiring
f the exteasive coal mine interests of J.
Fred Kurtz and P. McGinness, of Con-
nellsville, and the Bygate estate of
Pittsburgh, at Champion on the Monon-
gahela river, The consideration is said
to be $347,000,
The vein is known as the Pittsburgh
seam and is six feet thick, with no par
lings, and of good quality. It is said
the mine, when worked to its full capa-
city, has ad output of 600 to 800 tons of
coal per day,
Three Fires at State College.
Last week there were three slight fires
at State College, the greatest loss being
to Alpha Delis 5igraa fraternity house,
which loss was about $2000,
An oil stove exploded in the residence
of Miss Mary Foster, doing slight dam-
age to furniture and fixtures,
A show window in the Gentzel store
took fire in an unaccountable way while
all employees were in the store, The
Joss was about $50,
Rebekah Officers.
The Lady of the Valley Rebekah
Lodge, I, O. O, F., installed the officers
for te first half of 1920, in Grange Ar-
cadia. The installing officer was Mrs,
Thomas Hazel, of Bellefonte, District
Deputy, assisted by Mrs. Smith, also of
Bellefonte, After the installation cere-
monies refreshments were served. Mr,
and Mrs, Cole, of Bellefonte, accompa-
nied the officiating afficers and attended
the sessions, The officers installed are
as follows :
Noble Grand, Mrs. T. L. Smith,
Mrs. W. M. Luse.
Secretary, Miss Elsie Moore.
Treasurer, Miss Lena Emerick
Warden, Mrs, T. L. Moore
+ Mrs. J A.
Vice Grand,
Conductor Shultz
i ou ters,
Luse.
Mrs. |
. M
porters,
Smith.
Altar Bearer
Right
Jones,
Left Altar
Brubaker.
dry ide Guar
Boy Scout Activities.
The preventative work of
Scouts of America cannot be tabulated
in statisical form but beyon
ian it in 1}
tion itis t
ps A AAT
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
The mailing
package antities has al
. Showing ag incligation or
starte
part of the people to heed the advice.
Centre Hill
m
a
arf, of near
sold
tises his sale
to
for
Report.
er. Mr, Rossman will locate in Mifflin
burg but has not fully decided what
line of work he will take up,
Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Mittetling return-
ed from Baltimore, Md., the latter part
of last week. Mrs. Mitterling has al-
most entirely recovered from her opera-
tion and 1s in the best of spirits. Be-
fore returning home her condition was
such that she was able to do shopping.
SOY time His far
some Line His fal
"
who
/. Horner
Joho W
next sg
ago
, adver
ring ssue of the
3
in this
It was planned to have the road to
Bellefonte opened to travel this fall, but
it appears now that the public will be
obliged to make the detour during the
whole of the winter. Owing to the
shortage of fuel, a shipping embargo
has been placed on some of the material
needed.
The windstorm during early
morning hours blew in the big plate
glass window in the new Hagerty Bak-
ing Company's plant on North Front
street, Philipsburg. It was roken to
pieces. The glass measured to feet and
7 inches by 6 feet © inches and was
worth $1235,
While splitting kindling, last week,
sh
wid
off the end of the second finger on the
left hand just above the first joint, He
is not particularly proud of the shorten.
ed digit, but it is proviog to him that the
more you cut off of a finger the longer it
is or at least it is more in the way,
HALL. PA.
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IRDUSTHICUS CHILDREN
Secretary Gf
¢
Divi
D
Ag
the Awards of
Achievement,
Prior to Novem
i years of
nd, second,
the Recre
issued “Cer
to be award.
industry
’
for
if the
Above silat.
every
'
in
aie to
who
ermment
age
C30v
eve
s shal
th 8 teacher whe
i the award in ac
! foregoing rules
g 2 h0quent
2. Covers
Novem
anditions to
T
Achievemont
retary of
ev Det
ich p
& ike yourself
to be evidenced by
Savings and Thr
aiso Treasury Savings
Lot us teach the habit of
thrift and
push the sales of Stamps and Treas
iry Savings Certificates with renewed
zeal and vigor so as to encourage peo-
ple to Invest thelr savings in these
government securities In.
in some wild eat and aky-
rocket stock.
This office
not
Bur
Stamps,
Certificates
is at your disposal. Do
hesitate to call for ald and ad-
vice. Meanwhile may I count on you
for comn non council and joint efforts
upon which the success this move
ment depends?
GEORGE BE. LLOYD, Director.
oO
More Eggs.
““ More Eggs” is th
tonic the market
most
today,
Reefer's
hens
out of an
Reefler's
scientine
It makes layers out of loafers.
“ More Eggs” stimulates
and makes a champion layer
ordinary back-yard hen.
This great egg producer is being used
successfully on the Kerlin's Grand View
Poultry Farm, of this place, and the
Ketlins are offering-a $1.00 package on
a money-back guarantee, for seveaty-
five ( 75) cents,
on
y our
ps AAA ——————
Billions for Pensions.
$222,129,292. 70 was paid to 624.427 per-
sons during 1919 as compared with $179,
835.338.75 to 645,898 pensioners the year
before. Total pensions paid to date on
account of the Civil war was $5,299,859,
500.39 and the total on account of ail
wars $5,617,520,402.30 including $035,
211,605 51 on account of the Spanish.
American war,
Co A PATTI.
Big Sales of W. 8. 8,
A day's sale of W/ 8. 8S. hard to
match anywhere was made recently by
W. Harrison Walker, chairman of
Group No. 3, when twenty-six $io0
Treasury Savings Certificates were sold
by him, makiog a total of $2,600.
aha
Nove
i Bary
Saving
to save
maining
i year,
| pupil
roemby
reguing
| ings
{ have be
{of and |
f ments ©
sald Third
The am
shall he filed
exercise her |
meriis
{ peward
LOGAL AND PERSONAL.
out your Christmas package now,
wait ; it is time to do it now.
ot
£4
:
pu wi
Mail
Don't
Union ghurch, Farmers Mills, will
hold their Christmas service, Friday
evening, December 26,
Time to mail your Christmas pack.
ages. Be sure you wrap your package
well and address it plainly.
William Harding, of Lewistown, a
member of the Indian trail huating par
ty, fell while jumping over a smal
stream with such force as to break a
knee cap.
“Mrs. Rodger T. Bayard, of Tyrone,
was one of the many Grangers to at-
tend the sessions of the State Grange
which met in Pittsburgh. She was
formerly an officer in that body and for
some years bas attended the annual ses.
sions,
Under the proper heading will be
found the announcement of the sale of
live stock and implements by John W,
Horoer, tenant on the Kidder farm near
Linden Hall, Mr, Horner, some time
ago, purchased the Daniel C. Rossman
farm, just west of Centre Hill, and will
move onto it in the spring. He is a
hustling farmer, and is “making hay”
+ while the stn shines,
1919.
THE DEATH RECORD.
H. Holt,
Horr, —William
known farmer of Howard township,
died suddenly, after returning from
Bellefonte on the afternoon train,
Tuesday of last week,
a well
on
RaAv.~Mrs. Lucy Ellen Ray ¢
the home of her brother, Thomas E.
Houtz, of Selinsgrove Jefore marriage
she was Lucy Ellen Houtz, daughter of
Christian Houtz, and was born near Le-
mont. She was aged fifty-nine years
five months, Interment was made at
Houserville. Besides the brother name
above there survives another
Cornelius D. Houtz, of Lemont
died
at
brother
Herrinocex~Mrs, Sarah
Hettinger,
Hettinger, died at
Lutheran church, in
Tuesday of last week, at the aj ge of sev
enty-five years, six months and
of Beast disease,
Elizabet}
James
the
we % 1.
widow of the late
her home near
Georges Valley
one
day.
Interment made
in the Lutheran cemetery
¢
3
the fogeral services being condu
Was
or
Rev. Weaver, pastor of the Aarons
Lutheran charge.
was Sarah Eliza
her one «
Her maiden
beth
ug
There
Annie
Ludwig.
survives hter, Miss
at home,
EE ————— A A = A A AANA.
Big Boost for Lewistown.
Lewistown got 1
its bi boost in a
rosea
n hh
long time when the Visc
artificial
ere, and purcha
ufacturers of
ate th
lying between
¢ ia nd
of LS
Lewistown Jun
one-half
Marc us Hook,
€ mp: ic ¥ ed
At about the same
town Housing and
lifted the « ops
pany
d ing fa
:
al Fi em
————
Lecturer Gray
Congressman Finley
diapa, gave a
strange Arcad
War
two
Great
The speaker
Reckless Hunters.
are hunters and
Some hunters should be
until they are willing to us
About
i$
when in the woods with a gun
the most recklessness on the part
of
i by
3 above Philipsbu
men
8.
h team
were geotling out
than & ao
One bul
was disp a set
Mile
bunters layed
Ru:
six Philipsburg
zen shots
iit one
orses in the tail, another passed
and
the
s————po
Transfers of Real Estate.
James Wilson, et ux,
et ux, tract in ¢
to Philip Con
Twp. ; $c00,
Conemaugh B. & L. Association
William Wright, Jr.,
$390.53
George W, Elder's exrs. to Laura M.
Peters, tract in Halfmoon Twp. ; $11.-
000,
rell,
Spring
{io
tract in Union twp,
——————— AT MP A
Notice to Borrower.
If the person who borrowed a set o
chain trace harness from me will return
it immediately, it will be highly appre-
ciated.—S, W. Smith,
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
Next Sunday, 21st inst., will be the
shortest day in the year.
Mr. and Mrs. FP. W. Bradford, of Cen.
tre Hall, for a week or more were guests
of Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Shadle, of
Charleston, West Virginia,
About three inches of snow fell on
Saturday night, Sonday night and
Monday were decidedly cold, the ther-
mometer registering about nine degrees
above zero,
Mrs. Sarah Kerlin, mother of A. E.
Kerlin, of Centre Hall, and who makes
her home with her daughter, Mrs,
Fred Morrill, at Amesbury, Massachu-
setts, some time ago became totally
blind, and is now in a Baltimore hospital
where she will undergo an operation
which it s thought will restore he sight.
It appears there is an undue pressure on
a nerve, and unless the nerve is affected
from a too long pressure upon it, the
operation no doubt will be entirely suc.
cessful.
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TOWN AND COUKTY MEWS V3
HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTER 8T
FHOM ALL PARTS
A———
Between now and the 2th |
little boy will at least try to be
There will be some good ns
atthe 8. W. Smith
5. sale
27.
Please put us wise
will say ought to be
you don’t find it there.
~ 1s
ig most f las
followed
L
Hal!
fre od
and
Kua
2 re
fF 3 r Cau
of her daughter, Mrs,
iefonte .
Harry B
for the wit
~Hon
Sentt of
xy, of Kane
ngressional
can Nati r ny
can National conven
Tune 2)
Mion ove
1CARO
bed
ering ¥
og il se
MO Aa ere
one of his
ale wit
th your
f aveard 3
Mrs, } Maynard Me
uate
does goo
he’ Bellefonte Central
tion house at the
at Pine Gr
rails and
OG
WLIMIDuUs otf
we Mills, was removed
ties are also being taken up.
‘his leaves the coal sheds as the only
evidence of a railroad ever been
operated in Pine Grove
having
Mills.
Mrs. Bell Kerstetter, who makes her
home with her nephew, E. W. Crawford,
had the misfortune to fail and dislocatd
her hip bone and also fractured it. he
lady is eighty-one years of age but fis
getting along very well. Dr. HA H.
Longwell was the attending physician.
C. Al. Weaver, who lives below Aa-
ronsburg, is gradually moving his farm
machinery to the Stoner farm south of
farlytown, and will occupy the place
himself next spring. J. Hobert Barger,
the present tenant, will .uove to Spring
Mills onto the Allison farm, near the Al-
lison mill.
The Bald Eagle Telephone company
and the Nittauy Telephone company, lo-
cal companies doing business in Centre
county, indirectly connected with the
Commercial Telephone company, have
filed schedules with the state depart-
ment asking increases in telephone rent.
als.
Paul Smith, son of Merchant an
Mrs. C. M. Smith, one night last week,
entertained the members of his Sunday.
school class of which Mrs. W. W, Ker
lin 1s the teacher. The class is made up
of both boys and girls and is regularly
organized. Splendid refreshments were
served, and Paul was remembered by
his companions by presenting him with
picture. ”
Hunters familiar with the Seven
Mountain deer, gave a particularly
large buck the name of *‘Bismark.'
He has been seen many times, but was
ables to elude the gunpers until last
week, when a twelve prouged buck, be-
lieved tobe *'Bismark,” was killed by
Bruce Close, of Lewistown. The fools
ish buck was browsing in an open field
when Hunter Close got a bead on him,