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VOL. XCVIII
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BOTH PARTIES CONSIDER
ANTI-KU KLUX PLANK
DAY, JANUARY 3, (924.
SHRECKENGAST.—After an fines | Mrs. Slack Fractured Hip.
> Homan— Keller,
of but a day, Mrs. Hamilton E. Shreck- | In failing while walking through her !
A very pretty home wedding took
engast, of near Centre Hall, passed | bedroom on Thursday might of last place at the home of Mr. and Mrs, W,
away on Christmas at about five o'- week, Mrs. John A. Slack, in Centre H. Homan, in Centre Hull, on Christ-
clock in the afternoon. She became ill | Hall, fractured a hip bone, which has mas day at high noon, when Miss Pearl
while butchering the day previous, and j#ince caused her much pain and dis- Keller became the bride of Er-
although she was confined to bed her tress. She and her husband lve alone, Ww. of Mr.
fliness wag not thought to have been and it was an hour or more until help and Mrs
of such a sevious nature, consequently | could be obtained to'afd the aged lady |
ithe shook to her Immediate family and and again put her to bed. Opn Satur
friends was severe when the announce- day Mrs Slack was removed the
ment of her death was made. Funeral | Bellefonte hospital, and on Sunday an
services were held from the home on X ray photo was made,
Baturday. and interment made at Cen- of the hip
NO. 1
OWN AND COUNTY NEWS.
HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST
FROM ALL PARTS.
The Pink Label appears tits week.
Mre. Tessie Vaughn has been ap-
pointed overseer of the poor for the
borough of South Philipsburg.
The township road supervisors and
| township auditgrs in Centre county met
| in convention in the court house om
| Friday.
CENTRE HALL, PA. THURS
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TEA
a
THE DEATH
4
ARNEY.—Benjamin H, Arney passed
Stratagem of Leaders May KI “Invis- | sway at his home in Nidgara Falls,
ible Empire” As Campalgn Issue. early in the morning of December 24th.
—Klan Dominates Texas. He was well known about Centre Hall
where he spent the greater part of his
iife.
Mr. Amey was the second son of
Jacob and Rachnel (Myers) Arney and
is born In Gregg township, He ac-
quired the rudiments of education in
the local schoolg In Gregg township
and in 1856 was sent to the Academy
Naomi
Homan,
Homan,
’ nest Youngest son
The following dispatch was sent out
from Washington. D. C., and appeared
in the leading dailies of the larger
, Cities: ‘
When the Democratic National Com-
mittee meets to select the date and
place for the party's national conven-
The home was beautifully decorated
with suitable
for the Christmas season, and also for
the While Mr.
brother-in-law of the bride.
the
those tasty designs so
to
wedding, Stover, a
revealing a played a
| fracture bone, as stated march, procession gathered un-
tion it is virtually certain the incorpor-
ation of an anti-Ku Klux Klan plank
in the platform on which the Presi-
dential candidate is to run will be vig-
orously urged.
It is not unlikely that any one of
half a dozen Democrati¢ committeemen
desirous of having the klan eliminated
ag ah issue In the national campaign
will follow the suit of R. B. Creager,
Republican National Committeeman
from Texas, who recently urged his G.
CQ, P. associates to favor a declaration
repudiating klanksm.
Whether the Democratic
of the kian will address a letter
committee to have the subject brought i
up in open meeting before the commit-
tee itself has not been indicated. It
generally agreed by committeemen rep-
resenting Northern Sintes, where the
Democratd hope to substantial
gins next election, that if the plat-
form is silent’ on the klan blocks of
voters will desert the party.
There appears to be a growing senti-
ment among the leaders In both parties
that the most sensible sofution of the
kian issue is to adopt a suggestion that
both parties pronounce the kian un-
American and intolerable, threby
destroy it as a factor in the
of a President.
The Senate's
air thoroughly the allegations of Kian
corruption. lawlessness and fraud used
to bring about the and
election of United States Senator May-
field. of Texas. has encouraged leaders
in both parties who believe neither na-
tional convention can escape the charge
of being sympathetic toward the klan
unless a declaration is made against it.
A general that anti-klan
planks will recefve serious considera-
tion.
Texas Democrats,
contempt for party members who have
formed klan alllances to win votes, pre-
dict the Senate's hearing of the contest
against Mayfield will prove the major-
ity of voters In Texas of
the invisible empire.
They declare evidence will be
is
because, al-
lifted
the
in Lock Haven, an institution well
known ag that time. He began life
a clerk in the store conducted by Arn-
ey und Ross at Centre Hill. being a
son of the senior partner. Later he
engaged as a clerk In the store of Wil-
Ham Wolf, Centre Hall, Daniel
Hall. During 1863
went west and took up rallronding with
the Wabash
positions,
at Danville, In
began the erection of
opponent@ the he had
tthe grrom Dr. Peter Smith, and
ald in
turned™ home.
and
Hess, Linden he
company, filling various
including that
Iinods.
i
On farm Just purchased
it was to
these tmprovements that he res
1870
A
and the
that to
Zeigler
It was in his marriage
Miss Mary
Miiheim
is
took place in
following spring the
make A.
Centre Hall, and
1893 Mr.
Dr. George Arney,
owned by C. Krape, located east of
here they lived until
when Arney and h brother,
purchased the Arn-
ey homestead referred to in the preced
This
and
paragraph. piace then be
home
moved to Centre
1818
in Niagara Falls, New
death
Mrs
ing
they lived
Hall
their
came their here
until they env
ing here in to make home
and a
. York, where
selection
occurred.
survives the decensod
A
Wha
: Arney as
apparent purpose to
Apparent pury does also Mile Arney
Mr,
this community, and by
“a som,
regarded In
his
unselfish dealing with Centre
highly
Arney
nomination
hor
Hal
its inhabitants are under
ough
obligations to hm. The borough water
plant was erected on the Arney tract
the
Arney
the
lease and before expires -
Mr
a
under =n
fely
tion of the leases.
should land
of strangers
might be
time came
this into hands
expectation unreasonable
the opportune
thought
offered
the
made when
With the
venting such a condition
the
of pre
entertaining only
he
borough
the
sell outright to
occupied by the plant and spring
The
fer was = generous that it was as once
of
together with the water right of
are enemies :
and the minutes the
accepted
council proceedings i= a resoluticn set -
kindly
on
sub-
ting forth his generosity and
mitted to prove the klan dominant
in the Lone Star State
though in the minority, it has
the klanemen into key places
party organization.
Luther Nikels, chief of
George E. B. Peddy. Democratic nomi-
nee on the "Republican ticket against
Mayfield in the Texans Senatorial elec
tion last year. and his chief assistant,
Seott Woodward, of Texas, with a
score of trained investigators, are busy
at their heddquarters in the Hotel
Shoreham indexing the hundreds of
documents they purpose to offer as
exhibits and preparing tb question
more than 50 witnesses,
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Hold-Up in Lewistown,
A well directed billiard ball was the
means of capturing a bandit in a Lew-
fstown pool room during the holiday
season. The bandit gave his name as
Lester Smith, address “anywhere” He
entered the pool room with a Joeal
character named Pear! Miller and while
Smith held the gun Miller raked in the
cash from a crap game in progress and
what loose change could be shaken
from the pockets of the twenty-eight
men in the Herman pool room. Miller
clafms he was forced to do his part
One of the men made a break for an
exit and while Smith gave him atten-
tion, Jesse Henry secured a billiard ball
and hit the bandit on the head. stunn-
ing him. He was immediately pounced
upon and badly used up. In the
scramble Smith fired three shots, one
bullet striking one of the men in the
leg, passing through §t and cutting a
gash in the other jeg.
Smith was finally overpowered and
taken to the hospital. After the smoke
cleared away a search was made for
the $650 1ifted, but could not be found.
The next day Miller was arrested as
an accomplice and is charged with hav.
ing carried the money out with him
when he left the room for a few min-
+ Utes during the fracas and gave it to
D. Spearing. who is also under
dealing
On learning of the death of Mr. Arn-
ey.
asking information. The
such that
printed without a change of word:
Falls, N. Y.,
1823.
in
the writer sent a note to his son
reply is
counsel for
a character it & here re-
Niagara
December 28,
Mr. 8. W. Smith,
Centre Hall
Dear Mr
with mother in telling you how deeply
letter of
sympathy and condolence after our re-
bereavement. It such
occasions. when one who has been dear
to us, departs to penetrate the Great
Mystery, that such letters yours
make those left behind feel how broad
is the band of human sympathy.
Father was fortunate in that he re-
tained all his faculties to the last. He
took a keen interest in current events,
more 80 than I have been able to do.
We had a mdio receiving set for
mother and him, which he was able to
operate. and it wag a source of great
pleasure to them. Sunday evening he
enjoyed many of the old-fashioned
Christmas hymns sung in the Cavalry
church at Pittsburgh.
He retired as usual about ten o'clock,
and at 3 A. M. he and mother were
awake admiring the moon shining =o
beautifully on the snow which had fall
en. At five they called me, at which
time he complained of neuralgic pains
in his chest. The pain was intermit-
tent, and he slept at intervals until
shortly after six o'clock, just as the
physician arrived he passed away with -
out a struggle. Death wag due direct-
ig to heart fallure, a natural conse-
quence of old age.
Hervices were held at his residence ng
2 P. M. on Wednesday, December 26th.
whence the body was removed to a
vault in Oakwood Cemetery for com-«
mittal service wheve it will rest until
(Spring. It will then be brought to
Centre Hall where he wil finally rest
until the Awakening
He was born Dec. 5th, 1840,
Very sincerely,
A. MILES ARNRY.
P. 8~Mother reminds me that fath-
Penna.
Smith Permit me to join
we appreciated your kindly
Cent i= on just
as
Farmers and Poultry Raisers: Are
| You getting your share of exxs? Are
was a
Penns
years,
in the wicinity of
Cave. Her age was fifty-four
two months and fifteen days.
i
|
i
i
}
i
otis, M
inn.; and Mra James Scholl, of
Mrs
kindly
a woman of
retired
Shreckengast
disposition
was
and
a help-
| before,
i
| The five los on He
D.
th
| Thomas from the
were sold through
Wer
|
1
i
| Marcellus A
| Way about two miles
| burg. ht
of
who 18 been
i
i bed because nn
ent
& i, 1
(Le)
reet) pur-
N.
estate,
The
have’
along
Middie-
high-
his
of
ite
to
out,
«WH
arch where
PY young couple were made
wile by
The beautiful
thelr pastor, Rev,
and
of the
The bride
with
Bible.
Danlel
© mng ceremony
was used, wore
white satin net and
Miss Agnes
blue satin
SL. man. After the ceremony
was served, of which
The young couple will wvisdy
Pennsylvania on a
moon and wilt reside on the
H. Homan, along the pile,
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Christmas Day Wedding,
C.
a
a
ing hand in her circle of friends. She
Bervices,
SHIRES. —
Scranton
Michael
hospital,
dicd
26,
of
Shires in
Decem be
a
aft
ab.
r
an operation for the removal an
SOBHE On
Mr. Shires was born at Warriors
Mark, February 1862. When a
“
his parents moved to Potters Mill
the lungs
Br
-y hoy
manhood he took up the pro-
.
fession of school teaching, and taught
Potter Hall
this
and Centre
success ol
he was both
He
township
He was
of work ;
and
in
ne Heaipiin-
a
mrian instructor engaged in
being that of insurance and at the time
About
rend
forty-eight years ago he mar-
Miss Vianna McCormick. of Pot-
and to this union were born
five children The wife und three chil.
dren preceded the husband and father
Mrs
i
bers of the family Bol
of Altoona. ut J
Shires, of Roaring Springs,
Charles
is sister, ni
Interment was made in Scranton.
—
THOMAS. —Misg Linnie Thomas, for
many years a resident of College town-
ship. died at the Dunville hospital of a
of diseases. Last
accompanied
comphication Bep-
her sister,
Mrs
where shes
AWRY.
She was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs
Evan Thomas, early settlers at Oak
Hall, where she was born sixty-three
years ago. She Mved there until after
the death of her parents when she
went ty, Lemont and made her home
with her dbster. The remains were
taken to Lemont where funeral serv
ices were held, after which burial was
made in the Branch cemetery.
—
PENNINGTON Henry Chay
nington. a veteran of the Civil
died last Saturday at the home of his
nephew, Mordecai Miller. at the old
toll gate house, near Bellefonte, as the
result of a sudden attack of heart fall.
ure. He was a son of lsac and Sar
ah Pennington and was born in Potter
township edghty-three years ago He
served during the Civil war in Compa-
George Willlams, to the bospital,
too, became ill and passed
Pen-
war,
married Oatharine Miler who,
seven children, preceded Mm to the
grave. He leaves. however, one &is-
ter, Mra. Ella Ackley, of Utah. Burial
was made in the Union cemetery, Belle-
fonte.
.
ROSSMAN Mrs, Willlam Rossman
died ag her home at Pleasant Gap,
early Sunday morning before Christ -
mas, from a complication of diseases.
She had been Ml for six weeks. Two
years previoue she underwent an op-
eration for a cancerous growth and
this disease was the direct cause of
her death. Interment was made Wed-
nesday following her death at Pleas
ant Gap. Rev. J. W. Wagner, pastor of
the Lutheran church, officiating. Her
age wns 53 years, 3 months and 17
Guys. The husband survives. but no
children. - Charles Rimmey, formeny of
Centre Hall, is one of the surviving
brothers of the deceased
(Other deaths on inside page)
5 —————
COAL—ALL KIN
Chestnut, pea, egg: cunnel and soft
Best
ord
quality at reasonable prices
oo, wives |
Wossa ago Mr Sankey and hi
went to the woods to oo
it
they had gotten quite a few
pulled over sina Mer one
hin won to cut 4 th the
As
t Ww
the ground boy
the
swinging the sharp muetrument,
and struck Mr
distance
Sankey on
We fu below
The
which
ny
i
3 ’
Dhow
bled
inflicted an
wotnd
Th
and for
profusely
ewe dad later infecied
the
repos
of
in became
ame it
wae feared
He
inttey
i vitin
would not survive Wise tend
out anne the part fast
week, hosvever, and is sald to be gel
nicely.
“ tl A—
Dale~~Hunter,
vilvrwing
nlc
The ¢
fer £705
5
Dade
me reprinted from
ite Times
1 %
i
¥ i
Mr. Ed.
College
Hunter
of
in marriage
fis WITenee ay
H
united
win both Ntate
by
m
Were
tie
Samuel Martin,
Deny
ot p Christmas
in Presbyterian manse
The
the bride's father
thee
Beaver avenue Ce Imon yy at
Mi
Was
tended by Craig
Rachel,
Mr
Hunter. and her sister, Miss
and the
M1: Jobin
The bride
Hon
a responsible position In the treas-
of the
parents of the groom. and
® 8. Dule '
is a granddaughter of the
Benjamin Hunter and has
Pennsvivania State
Mr
John 8 Dale
{ College for wile Dale
and Mm
| of Htate College 4 graduate
the
gince then has been agricultura; assist.
tw Years
in Animal
Hustsundry in class of 1520, and
Behool
Following the the
a wip to our
cron y happy
oouple eft on National
| Capital and other eastern cities. They
[Will be at home to their friends after
| February ist on the Walnut Hill Farm,
| purchased fast spring by Mr. Dale ad-
Joining the Club. They
| expect specialize in potas
{toes fruit and poultry. The many
| friends of thee young couple wish them
{a long and successful career.
ER —————
Letter from Michigan,
In a letter from Adam Q. Stover. of
| Detroit, Michigan, the farming
{ditions in Michigan are depicted
anything but profitable and agreeable
| Mr Stover went to Michigan from
| Woodward many years ago and en
gaged in farming until physical debil-
ity prevented continuance, THe was a
large factor in developing the country
Center Hille
to livestock,
oon -
an
{lightful farming section: # was also
| hlehly developed socially, religiously
| and educationally. Today his farm.
worth before the war 325.000, is with-
out a tenant, as are also three farms
adjdining it, and some thirty farms in
the township. To him it js almost un-
believable thay the present conditions
actually exist.
Mr. Stover fg a brother of Mra. M. LL.
Emerick, in Centre Hall, and a bro-
ther-in-law of the writer.
A A SAAN
Musser Home Sold for 81500,
At a public sale the William BE. Mus-
ser home. in Gregg township, along the
highway leading from Centre Hall to
Madisonburg, was sold to Robert Will-
lame for the sam of $1500. The prop-
{oF consists of. a house and lot. The
purchaser is a lumberman and is now
operating on a tract of land, near the
Place he purchased, belonging to Jacob
Musser, :
A IPA SIA.
If you have as hunter's license it
{well to bear in mind that you are ob-
wedding solemn -
of D. L
prety was
Hite
Elizabeth
HOH
dan
he
he 15
besos, bride of Gi
Theodore
Mrs WwW. R
Diecerniber
g
ana Cs
The
perform -
hristas decorations,
JIE Ceremony was
presence of the immediate
the bride amd
I. Fred
groom. by the
Bingman
of Lemont, and Ruth 1. Bw
ite College, wore flower Eiris
Wrous dinner was served
re gifted and
#
de
employed
t State
of
A
"i
r. Hite
%
home
on
brie
| years, ever since
has kept
ine comnfortab
richest blessings
————————— —— A JOT 5.15 3.
Pastor Recelves £800,
of th
hiehem, ”
ONC UsSIOn on
Bet
Soy Hees
Fr
4
© SeTINon
"A Shrine of Ves the
P
‘Ven
gi
morring in Trinity exh yer
an Church ankford 16 and
ambrin sire Philadelphia Sunday
by th
before Christmas, Lie
i
with
orrEng Piase
tor. Rew Shuitz. he was pre-
by Jacob
Iw via rd
sented a purse of $360
Blastz, member the
of
a of
trustees the church, on behalf of
the Congregation
| The above is reprinted from the Phil.
Revord and refers to a son of
PF walt Ev-
pasioriite in Centre Hall when
adelphin
J
angel ical
{the Presby tes
Rev 8h z who served the
“in minister vhs a boy in
his teens
i
Phillipe Property Sold.
P.
Colver,
D
and
Phil-
will
Hunters purchased the
lips property, above
use it for thelr lodge during the hunt-
ing season. The price paid was $585,
Samuel
to the
hunters being
nari “Hell-Paw This
cid has been quartered in the Lingle
property, west of the
{Phillips place, for a number of years,
Witiam Jordan having been the chef.
With this tract there are aboug ten
acres of jand, and this will go to the
hunters good friend William Jordan.
Hs AA AA ATA.
County Commissioners Organize,
The commissioners met
Baturdny and effected an organization
electing John 8. Spearly president
of the board, the other Democratic
member being James W. Swabb, while
{Harry B. Austin is the Republican ma-
jJority member.
| The chief item of business transact-
‘od at this session was the selection of
A Clerk and amedetant clerk. attorneys
and court house caretakers. The fol-
lowing persons were selected:
Chief Clerk Claude Herr.
Amsistant lerk-~Mise Marde Doll.
County Solicitor-8. D. Gettig.
County Physician—Dr, Trwin,
Janitor—J. W. Benner.
Firemagy—George Harpster,
7 i
The place was taken over by
who passed It over
the
Hunters.™
| Klinefeltor,
i Pottsville cub
some distance
county on
Will Erect Home,
A bullding jot. next to the Reformed
parsonage, was sold by John DD. Moore
to J. Elmer Royer, for $600. The ot
has a frontage of fifty feet. Mr. Royer
intends building a dwelling house on it
The post office at Zion was discon-
tinued on the firm of this year. The
{mail for that village will be delivered
by a rural carder from Bellefonte.
Mr. and Mrs. PF, M. Fisher, Miss Mary
Fisher and Miss lola Ulrich, of Cen-
tre Hall, were entertained over Christ-
mas by Rev. and Mrs. E. Roy Corman,
{in Bunbury.
Mifflin BR Moyer, Mr. and Mrs. Harry
of Rebersburg, were among
those who enjoyed the Masonic ban-
in Grange Arcadia. {ast Thurs.
day evening.
Royer,
quet
Mrs. Belle Whiteman and son, John
the Whiteman restaurant
a few dayg during Christmas week
and spent the time with Mr. and Mis.
{ W. Geary, in Newport
closed
fi
it
‘haries
Lewisburg is preparing t, vote on a
wind issue of $117.000 for the erection
of a school building in the western sec-
of the borough. This section has
| just been incorporated in the borolgh
Son
The Lewistown and Reedsville Elec-
operate three 21-
Lewistown over
Company will
xissenger busses in
A wix-oent transfert t, Yeagertown and
| Reedsville.
Vilam
¥
Yeagertown
C. Creighton, postmaster at
years under the
losevelt administra-
ns, died ug his home in Yeagertown,
after an filness of about
eleven
and
aged 72 vears
The
seg uired
Miftheim recently
8. Frank in a
R. Auman, has been
Mra. Saray E. Homan
being remodeled and enlarged
property
Dr,
H
purchased $y
i in
her
in
by G.
2
*
trade with
ang
bw
Mr.
their
of
Mrs William 8. Sick took
grandchildren to the home
parents Mr. and Mrs Bruce
at Struthers, Ohio, Sunday be-
Christmas. The Christmas season
at the Auman home before
and Mrs Slick returned.
and
tw
their
| Auman
fore
{| was spent
{ Mr.
Miss Leng Breon, formerly an oper-
ttor in the Bell telephone exchange at
Centre Hail, but now similarly engaged
at State College, stopped at Centre H
ene day last week on her way to visit
her parents Mr. and Mrs. John F.
Millhwim.
preon, at
Christmas was observed in the Re-
formed, Methodist and Lutheran
churches in Centre Hall by rendering
appropriate wervices. Each of them
gave pretty scenes tableaux or pan-
tomimes. and the speaking and acting
of the children was highly creditable,
a8 was also the chorus and solo sing-
ing.
Farmers and Poultry Raisers:
you getting your share of eggs? Are
you getting highest prices for your
eggs? Our purchasing system enables
us t, well HIGH GRADE Laying Mash
at ROOK BOTTOM Prices and our
breeding system assures you ABOVE
MARKET PRICES for the right kind
of egen. Let us serve you-—A BE.
KERLIN AND SON.
Mre. D. J. Meyer, who spent most of
the time during the fall months in Ty-
rone withe her son. John D. Meyer, in
his apartment fn the First National
Bank in that place, 8 now in Colum-
bia. South Carolina. with her daugh-
ter, Mra, W. J. McCormick, where she
will reminfin for the winter. Mrs. Mey.
er had not beep in the best of health
for a time, but is now back to her
real self and is enjoying life.
E. C. Harter, of near Spring Mills,
who ig living retired on his farm. in
company with Miss Weaver, his house.
keoper, was in Centre Hall a short
time ago jooking after several {tems
of business among them being to ad-
vance his subscription on the Report.
er. While not farming himself, Mr.
Harter deprecates the condition of the
farmer today, but is not letting mat
ters interfere with the pleasant mood
he is alwayw found to be in.