CENTRA PENNA GAS CO. ASKS FOR FRANCHISI New Wednesday Body Investigation—A sil Representatives of the Company Bi fore Ing—Actlon Council Even by Town Posi poned, Pending H0-Year This paper give ald a Gas ts presented to the Franahlse, i to aviv an sorvice nesday ever i over a peri vides a Or the service nt company fall be thin neriod of ¢ \ I {io & able Ww two Ven provided residents fsere demand service and to co the tions, ete, of comn The to that fonte borough. The franchise, give rates on gas. The question of rates must be passed on the State Pub Ye Service Commission, but the coun- cil would be justified on insisting that the franchise contain a ing that the rte the Ballefonte. Such clause the franchise granted the furnishing electric light and Under the franchise presented gas company and now eration hy council, it to raise the rate for sumers above that consumers, although the rate named the beginning of ice might the Tha SKervice mission would such a provide for ™w the Loree nform to regu'a rates the anv. franchise is sald to be identical gmnted the company by Belle of does course, not by provid- ty clause be same as a appears in company power by the consid- poasible Hall con- Bellefonte under is the Contre paid by at ho Com- the aor same Public undoubtedly if n sanct! ' chang: the charter fallad to unified mute gas Company wns req esented at yhert F eer, meeting o council hy R Hunter and th g nein. Mr. Murphy 1 again meet t} meeting. but 1 of the Reporter I, dd Drifted. If Amendment N { — te came to a appreciated “When You Smith. as I fl. vote ves on Amendment N buildings = 1 2. Penn ate needs more ugenns Bur wnlder™ “Pa” Burkholder called to this LE i it fis but den drifting from for himself NN ings -—ttdnking ————————————————— Draw Heavy Sentences, Luther E. Self large a1 In a was supposed to place in Sugar Valley, sentenced at Look Baird to pay a fine prosecution and to montha imprisonment in the Allegheny county workhouse, in (Minton county court John Probst, of Lockport, was later found alone in possession of a large still at a near the al- loged OCardner place given the same sentence request of thelr attorney when was the is evi found operating a Maquor raid on tts F. D Cardne: in July, was Haven by of $1600 undergo eighteen He costa of aod spot was deapite the for clemency Pr. Pattee Quits P, 8, C, Fred Lewis Pattee has heen of Penn State faculty for resigned and will de- literatu the 20 Dr a member thirty-four years, vote his to Christmas + tio to Winter Park. Florida “T want to spend the evening my life plans I have laid he declared. who time rev after n when he will and iterary h siinaet of with the for out accompli ment.” £100,000 Lutheran Church Barnea. The St. James Gettysburg of which Lastheran church at Rev. J. Earl of Philipsburg, is past. Wednesday of last week, causing a loss of $100,000, partly by insurance. The bullding, was largest edi fice In town. was entirely razed with the exception of the front wall and the bel tower at corner The is believed to have started from a short circuit in he pipe organ The bullding was erected in 1912 and ad a seating capacity of 1300 Bow. man, formerly or. was destroyed by fire on covered which the the one fire ———————_— AU SA SA Tree Planting Next Spring. The State Forestry Department ex. pects to have more than 8.000.000 seed: linge ready for distribution during the spring of 1926, . Those available wil include 2,900,000 of Scotch pine. 1,746,750 red pine, 1,106, 600 white pine and 1.332.000 Japanese iarch. Seven other species will be avallable in smaller numbers, 5 “ Unofficial Vote Cast in NTRE HALL. | of i | Hoover & Curtis Yel Bell Bell Centre Howard 1st Ward . 24 Ward 3rd Ward Boro Philipsburg. Port Matilda South Philipsburg Shoe Snow Stare College, State College, Unionville Benner, N Benner, 8 Boggs, P Pp P P 68 16 S50 139 a3 | 145 Hs 131 158 158 Haines, Haines. Halim Harris Has wr 1 { | HOOVER ( Thompson (Comes Through In Borough Majority Not Political ARRIES THF —— iver Issue 1] i sid thereof ore ture elections se standard bearers come through majorities The ¥ fashion: te for President stands In this aa - oo Hoover Smith The per “9 inddcata Derm Democratic President or religious a straight Rapublican Holmes within cast for Thompson for jarge fafled tint rats returns , of a the who the n th cent 0 support cenndidate fs for © issue voted ticket j which carried ten of | meeting t {the Legislature i A Prohibition The vot follows: a vote registered for all of the candidates on the ballot, n the borough in detail lone voter © in ns President— Hoover, R Smith, D KN. Senator R MoNalr Kutz Kane tT. Heed, D IL Pr State Treasurer Martin. R Moris, D Hart, Proh AndMor General Rn Eilienberger, Waters, D Superior Courte— Porter, R lossiter, D Congresses : R Costello, D Chase General Assembly — Holmes. R Thompson, ‘ . 150 D . seen en iO0 Proposed Free County Library— Yon ..... ae No atu One Ml Tax f Yon ... ‘sua Nn No . Casas snni 1563 Amendments to State Constitution YES NO . 29 190 214 65 26 187 is 208 72 163 40 177 me 35 No. 1 a . No. 2 (Penn Btate) No. 38 (Forests) No. 4 No, & No, No, ~ Rep, In Rep. Gen’) =, Senntor Congrovs Assembly a “a D Holmes Thompson Costello I. Jobkn 119 180 150 206 246 205 165 70 796 115 bi 8 a5 185 21 849 hl Ho Hh 24 85 18% 41 106 71 53 154 Gg. “hi i 19 17 oh 12 16 11 in 1 and reat negntiy € A tal of the f nes ww There are almost 400 regident 326 w as cast In borough in the borough mm———— AA DEMOCRATS DEFEATED IN MANY STATES Hoover Breaks Solid Soath—Wll Re ecelve 400 or More Electoral Voles —landsiide Due to Religious tolerance. In- A Republican sweep from ooast to f final returns Indi have to coast ia recast when from Tuesday's elect in. that fifths on are Hoover will of the bations are his eredit four States and » of large proportion The South seems to have been broken correspondingly tithe Electoral a Goliad The to College volts landslide is dus almost exclusively gious intolerance New Htate. the Republican Franklin D elected Governor red home majority for although a York, Governor Smith'n gave a substantial candidate, Roosavelt Democrat, i Two and Florida, dences States, Virginia substantial be counted The corn beit accepted the Sout. ern showing they Ww the Republinan column farmers seem to have Hoover oampaign promises. Masea- chusetts and Ride Island are two New England States to accept the Dem | porate standard gearer’s program. Lou | Isiana, Arkansas, Mississippi, Aalaba- I'ma, Georgia and South Carolina remain | Democratic, . | In a number of States where Hoov- fer won over Smith Democratic gov- Lorpnors and State officers were elected by substantial majorities, | Governor Smith sent Mr. congratulations in this form: evi in are that nH Hoover “I congratulate you heartily on (Cont inued on next column) Stighway Centre ( Bond Iss Fan Library ’ - - - - » - ” - ”~ 133 dere a 61 119 65 128 16 PL) 97 156 150 re “oo -- “ay 2 | ae 11 “0 10 HOOVER LEADS STRONG IN CENTRE COUNTY Gets Third Term by Large Holmes Majority Over Thompson—Penn Is Favored in Near. In Vote On 8.000.000 State College iy District Bond Issne—Remalning Amend- ments Defeated As Well As Library Proposition. Centre county gave its largest Repub 1 volte | ent any « wv Prosi vor that office or ther at any Rock - ribbed Republican presd INCAS TY, time ia history gave deckion « political during Demooratk majorition list re “i “" The not © n the den Iv foreign tions, the in bark was n conditions entire. In fut © remit is due fo to politics ire elec. Tuesday will Democrats who on lepubliioan to voted bur onl foe, John I. Holmes was elected a mem- ber of the General Assembly for the third time. His large tit many Smith did t straight Den the mn the old in opposition polit- the fact opposed but voted the opposition by head of Demo Holmes would likely His election, there ix due to Democrats majority who not cut the ticket, But ocrates to the ticket. Mr have been defeated not due to any personal pope or rault of services during tive two terms Regarfiesa of for Mr we have term. for the orate fore, is vlarity, render. oa Ye the Holmes were just as effective third consecutive district in the county for the Second Ame an $2.000000 loan The result in not known, ita Pittsburgh legislator served Aas A has already renson, the votes canst him for a Almost every voted a majority #ndment providing for Penn State Collegy State at this here ia due to the opposition and Philadelphia The Centre County tion negatived district, in of in time little hope Di eA RY library proposi- wns in nearly every a AI A AAAS IS. ROOSEVELT LEADS FOR GOV. At 2:00 o'clook Wednesday afternoon an news dispateld over the radio stated Democrat, Ottinger, Republican, York at that Roosevelt, had a lead over for Governor of was predicted New fs election time, (Continued from previous column.) your victory, and extend to you my sincere good widbes for your health and happiness and for the success of your administration” | | | { 8, 1928, WOUNDED HUNT] PHILIPSBU HG It DIES AT HOSPITAL Part of Heen uth's In Head Had Hunting Grassilat 3 Blown Away Aceldent, Wednesday STOLE COMMUNITY TILL, tha foo t BMT SMAI GAM] NOTES Vir; nd Mrs Frifay evening Adsh a nt a n- Mrs W1¢ Grove nti friends of Mark w M1 partook hen about A rir waoighing r-rel phen mornipg by one of the ’ ioirteen 13 Yiavy of Old Fort supervisors the Heaslck forestry Club ant Jotun CC Potter game were in road Med with t where a nteoraecta oe road leadin went fr Sunset hots Mo There to pet wild One of the popular ways a was selected a group of sportsmen from Schuylk who wit them a flock of a farmer along Od Nittany = om Keven intaine ave and wave and wave Nixtany Moun- Hunters A's W reve on tain from hy Pine Grove, distance adont ill county carried home 1 ? from the of town gixty-five cents pound the bird a good bar ag againgt ramping the moun- quest of the much coveted game season fine Hird bought ving wast At per was gain faine in at this of hunters from Lan- Schuyikin counties spent in the mountains about Tyieraville, last week very Two groups caster and pone time Howard and Their kit wna amall s—————— Horses Bring Falr Prices, Thirty-five head colts were auctioned Hall hotel stable noon by Edward mal shined here was sold. the bidding during the latter part the sale lngped. The best single horse sold for $180, Some teams sold for near the double of this sum. The ave erage knocked off fAgure including horses, colts and pony, was $105. One buyer purchased six expecting to resell at 4 margin next spring. The attendance at the sale was about the average in numbers at similar pres vious sales, The auctioneer was I. F. Mayes and the clerk C. D. Bartholomew. EE Ee PA STP The State Department of Health ree ommends a temperature of from 68 to 72 degrees as proper for heat in the home during winter months, Such n temperature for Te home would savo many tonsa of coal although it might produce a bit of goose flesh. and the Centre afte ani. although of f Towa horses off at on Saturday Terrell. Every © horas, NO. T0WN AND COUNTY NEWS HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST FEOM ALL PARTS. of the Read ays ap. Bee trapped including n sino 4 chil week's n gs Hving there away Daun, DOOD and B. the two wor ined, ints from i o ved | The National Chain Stores Assoclas be he Wools a sending newspape ré { age aXe ng tha lame of stor a mannef } which whan} poor Wools 11 chain sto business its kind! The vield res 577 bushels Se township Jas by Four Is and big n Miri acre and Iman in grow the The contest Mifflin County growers grew “wr bushels pe of potatoes county mo ® { Gsranvilie peer Reuben tu He year was Town also rest WHE "J Potato 500 CON © other over vamhe two over bushels and four over 350 acre Te ments urteen amend« not probably - n, but because n thos county seats vote for president and othe# ices. Neither is the ree an indication of what fold regarding the the official vote will required to determine their fate. John 8. Slack will take up farming as a permanent oocupation next spring when he will move onto the Wallace Kerstetter farm, one mile west of Cow burn. He bas already procured somé of the horse power. Mr. Slack took up ralroading a number of years agd and located at Coburn and later at other points. The radical measures adopted by the Ponnsy as $0 curtailing manpower on its lines lof him without hope of being reinstated in the service veslt on the 8 yet doubt in a Close marge in sections th wae many not the important € vote 0 ried to FO the it hye like sult for president view the voters ‘amendments, so be Was various Centre Hall gave the State Collegéd bond fssue good support. The voting with many may have been slightly tinged witty selfishness, and yet the great majority supported it because of the worthy object it would ald State College has become an important outs fot for produce and various farm prow ducts from all portions of the valley, and fz also giving continuous employe ment to a number of men and womelf from here a nd nearby. There are ems ployed now from the borough five gix girde and women and more than & doen men. Among those who are res called are CC. W. Boomer, Andrew Marg, Charles Coldron, Jefferson Slick, Byron Garis, Herbert Garls, Isaiah Emery, Ele wood Smith, Trvin Zettle. Reuben Dots tle, B. 3. Grove, Wm. Fladier, Milford Lause, George Lutz, Gervin Shaeffer,
Significant historical Pennsylvania newspapers