CHAS. R. KURTZ, Proprietor. HISTORICAL REVIEW Incidents From the Early History of Centre Co. Republished. INTERESTING NEW FEATURE To be Established in the Paper—Will be Continued as long as it is Appre- ciated—Contributions to this De- partment Earnestly Solicited. (The following was compiled from vari. ous authorities and from reliable tradi. tion for the columns of the Centre Demo crat. Au interesting chapter of rare historic value will be published weekly and will supplylour readers with facts relating to the early history of Centre County. The large and costly histories beyond the means the this method all will be enabled to become conversant with the interesting history of Centre county, in were of masses, By its dark days, at little or no expense, save the great labor the writer will bestow upon it, for the ‘““love of the cause.'’) When the Europeans first came to this country, they found the western conti- } nent inhabited by numerous nations, to the name, ti This aborigines of this continent, 1000 whom they applied gh erroneously, Iodians. name was given to the having under a mistaken notion, of rived, as Columbus eastern shore of India of any others The themselves, Delawares or Lenni Lenape, or Linag people "” riz : the the Po emphatically, ‘‘the original were divided three tribe ato Bh ¥ Unami, the Wusalachtikos, and Mousys The Iroquois, as they were named by the French, called themselves Aquanus chioci ; that is, “United people.” They were called Mengwe, by the Delawares Maquas, by the Dutch; Eoglish and Americans Mingoes, by the They consisting were a confederate Mo- hawks, Cajuga, Seneca and Tuscarora ; the latter joined nation, ol Oneida, Onondago, them about 1714 “In common life,” says Loskiel, who knew them well— "and conversation, the They usually treated one another, and stran. gers, Indians observed great decency and In the con- verse of both sexes, the greatest decency and propriety They were "sociable and difference of rank, with all its consequences, pot to the hey were equally noble and free. with kindness and civility, without empty compliments were observed riendly was Indians. The only difference consisted mn wealth, age, be found among dexterity, courage and office.” The Indians were hospitable to stran- gers, To refuse the act or kind office of hospitality was looked upon as a flagrant violation of a laudable practice in vogue among the of the forest, Hospitality, they counted a most sacred duty, from “Whoever,” any one, commits a grievous offence, and not only abhorred by all. but tawny sons which none was exempt. said they, “refuses relief to detested makes himself and liable to revenge from the injured person.” In their conduct towards their enemies, as will be seen from the sequel, they were ‘bloody cruel,” and when exasper- ated, wvothing the their pemy assuag= or allay anger, hich rankled coucealed in their bosom, waiting only for a convenient opportunity to strike the fearful blow, inflicfed with fury that knows wo bounds mived in revenge upon their enemies were (hey, that they would solemnly enjoin it upon their friends and posterity to resent injuries done them. The long est space of time, the most remote place of refuge, afforded no security to an In- dian’s enemy. but blood of could HO deter. Drunkenness, after the whites were dealing with them, was a common vice. It was not confined, as it is at this day, | principally to the | amoug the whites, “styong -minded,” the male sex ; but the Indian female, as well as the male, was infatuated alike with the love of strong | drink ; for neither of them knew bounds | their desire : Drunkenness was a vice, | ugh attended with many serious con- quences, nay, murder and death, that was not punishable among them. It was a fashionable vice. Fornication, ad. ultery, stealing, lying and cheating, principally the offspring of drunkenness, were considered as heinous and scanda- lous offences, and were punished in | various ways. The Delawares and Iroquois married | | early in life; the men usually at eighteen, and the women at fourteen; but they never married If indian man wished to marry, he sent a near relations, an present, consisting of blankets, cloth, linen, and occasionally a few belts of wampum, to the nearest relations of the If he the formally person he had fixed upon. that made the present, and present leased, the matter ased was pro to the girl, and if the avswer was ifhirmatively given, the bride was coun the further ducted to bridegroom's dwelling without any ceremony ; but if the other party chose to decline the pro posal, they returned the present, by way of a Inendly negative, ‘After the marriage, the present made by the the re suitor, was divided among friends of the young wife. These turned the civiity by a present of Indian hatchets, corn, beans, kettles, baskets, &e. into The friend's , brought in solemn procession the hat of the new married couple, lodged in a latter commonly house till they could erect a dwelling of their own.” : An Indian hut was built in the follow. ing They pe the abounding in sap; then cutting the bark manner cled trees into pieces of six or eight feet in length, they laid heavy stones upon them, that they became flat and even in drying. The frame of the but was made by driv- 1 poles it to the ground, and strength. them by cross beams. This frame 1 " ! anda outside with had been pre. A Fine val deer pa Collection £, COMPrising a sum- { acres, is that of Joba G. Uzzle, at Snow Shoe, and has been maintained by him these many years. The park is na- supplied with all needed for the comfort of his deer, especially in win. ter The number of deer now in the forty The animals e and Mr, U and park is some are quite tam ze of his care is very proud The makes the We the royal parks in Eu. pets, well he may be. he animals bestows upon them sleek and fat question whether any of rope excel Mr. Uzzle's display of deer; M: the forests, perhaps none match it Uzzle's dis- play of denizens of foxes, bears, and such, in captivity but the beautiful deer are his delight. is fine, Has Undergone Fourteen Operations Michael to the Kane Summit Hospital to undergo bis fourteenth operation within three years. Five years ago at Cross Fork he fell on an icy sidewalk and injared his ack Kepler of Renovo, was taken Two years later it was discover. ed that some of his vertebrae had been fractured. He was taken to several hospi- tals in different parts of the State and by two was sent home to die, but, although a considerable portion of his backbone had been cut away, he has never given up hope A Peculiar Incident. At Wednesday of last week in which the the grade crossing accident on team driven by John Jordan was struck by fast mail and himself and two horses killed, a very peculiar incident occurred. The one horse was knocked to the side of the track while the other was carried to the ene of Granville and when remoy ed from the front of the engine it was dis- coved that both collars were around this horse's neck as well as part of the harness from the other horse. — Lawist own Senti- nel. Against Free Delivery, The postofiice department at Washing.- ton has decided against the establish- ment of the free mail delivery system at PhilipSburg, for the present, though the | receipts are ample, on account of some of the houses not being numbered and for the farther reason ‘‘that no move has | been made toward repairing the side- walks or laying new ones where needed, and that the people apparently evince little or vo interest in the matter "Ty rone Herald. : - | Horrible Find. Amos Ober, an aged widower of Pay- | ette township, Juniata county, died of | paralysis or heart fallure, and his ody | was not discovered by the neighbors un- [til about twenty-four hours thereafter, He lived alone, with a cat for his com- pavion, and when found the cat had ota his pose and part of his face and BELLEFONTE, PA., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1900, ACTIVITY IN THE COAL FIELDS Fancy Prices Being Paid on Coal Leases and Options. LARGE CAPITAL INTERESTED Central Pennsyl- vania Rapidly Being Developed Railroads are Building New Lines Through this Region. Coal Causes the Boom There is an industrial boom, unprece. dented in the history of Central Pennsyl. vania Recent purchases of coal land and options will aggregate something over £1,000,000 * [] Options for thousands of ago; but not a single acre in this section is on the acres went beggiog a month market to-day. Possibly the most important of the re. | cent deals was consummated by Attorney A. H. levy, of Hamilton, Canada, who | represents John Hamilon, a Canadian capitalist few days ago and secured options ou 60 tracts. He has filed a bond for the pur- chase money, over $500,000 The New York Central Railroad is run- ning a feeder into the undeveloped sec- tion. A Hillside a miles, tapping a fiel fg The through the Black L wg section, where a $ 1 aeid * spur iil be run from Indiana, distance of 130 (reat richness Pennsylvania is running a new line of equal richoess is awaiting de. MI In lwo weeks, ttle less than $5 aii par XD, OX hases of ands are innumerable posing of pasture hields hitherto rated at $1 an acre for hundreds Mining experts are swarmiog over the fields, discovering coal where it was not Jabez a was pad $ro00 even suspected, Fair, poor Cambria County farmer, ast week for a tract of mountain land be accepted last year in Mrs. A who had ayment of a claim of $400 melia Sullton, of Yellow Creek a small dugout mine on ber land for home consumption, a few days ago received an offer of $5500 for she had been trying to sell for $800 from a New York concern property which Coal men are looking at a tract Hill, Indiana A bid of $200,000 has made for it OOO-ace over near Cherry County, been Towns are springing up which were pot on the map when the census of 1000 was taken. The activity in seizing coal options has left only a few thousand acres in this section not taken Potters Mills Hunting News. The hunting clubs of this place re last, from a two The Juniors, or "R.AM." lead turned on Saturday weeks’ camp the highest There are three clubs in our village, viz "R. A M ‘Boers."”’ The “R. A. M."” club is an organization with officers of members, McCoy, F. A. Carson, Wm Frank Moyer, Wm. Work A. McKinney, Johnson, F. W club is mn and glee “Regulars,” and constitution, by<aws and and is composed twelve to-wit: |. F McKinney, joger, |. H Chas. Lucas, Sweetwooq, Bitner, C Samuel Ed Auman The season, thus far reported in the lead for the They exhibit. ed cabinet pictures of the club, taken in camp, by J. H. Bitner, photographer, showing the club and all game which consisted of four fine deer, one of which above club is was a s-prong buck and is the second largest deer ever brought to this place, | weighing nearly 400 pounds, The camp is also well decorated with pheasants and other fowl. The club was camped within 400 yards of another club which {came out with nothing but empties This shows the skill of the boys. and several empties, The third or “Boer” club composed of | some of our best huntsmen, were not in camp, but have two deer to their tally, { killed by J. R. Smetzler and Thos. Pal. | mer, The score stands as follows: R. A. M., 4 deer; Boers, 2 deer; Regulars, | 2 deer, es - Band for State College. Andrew Carnegie, of Pittsburg, has donated $500 to State College to purchase instruments for the band recently or ganized by the cadets of that institution, Arrangements are also being made to take the entire battalion, including the band to Washington in March to partici pate in the inauguration of President Mc. Kinley, levy appeared in the field a | Foreman and Jacob | The Regulars came out with one deer | ROOM FOR ANOTHER MARKER. Massacre of the Standford Penns Valley, 122 years soldiers, YanDoran Family in It the was last July that and Shadacre, were massacred in an Old encounter with five Indians near Fort, and only a week ago a becoming monu. ment was placed over the grave that holds their the Rive n Democt remains, an account of dedication of this monument was at length in last week's Centre at. We had frequently called attention to years performed, this neglect in the past few this duty 1 call Since has now been we woul attention to that | another incident would call tora marke: The Standford family which McBride's | massacred by the red gkins, and they lived pear Gap, was foully lay scalped about their home until some one happening along there, finding all quiet about the premises, on examina. | tion, found the bodies of the murdered family This massacre took place in May, 1778 lived at McBrides Gap, about three miles west of Potter's | The | one | The Standfords ‘ort dies were buried in a corner of of the fields of Ephraim Keller's farm. Henry Dale, grandfather of the now among the No stone marks Dales us, assisted in burial of the Standfords the grave, The Standford family came from Germany resided there as early settlers ‘he Democrat thinks effort sh an nade to ascertain where 2 the gt saat red Standford and tha ook Jacoh be wile scalt years on was | farm, three Henry who bel ford and four They were rie the fields the graves may be seen WAS kx phraim Ke of Potter's 1 ila, corner of one of on where their The following was obtained from an. other authority Arthar One of the but Bu letter boys them, after returned to the hanan, in a the an SOME years took with he escaped scitiements in I became acquainted with two of children in Clarion codbty, The nearest neighbor to the Stand s was Johan Wilcott, (Earlystown and the body of the daughter who was killed, was found on the path to Wi cott’s to which place she was trying to make her way. Lend ina and 184 hat boy's Pa. A ord In the Centre Democrat, of May, y 1831,) it was stated “Standford was a German who lived on the farm now owned (1811) by Peter Ruble. On the path leading to the spring Mr. Moore saw the body of Mrs. Stand | ford, scalped, and blood oozing yet from | the wounds. A few rods distant lay the | bodies of two children. Life was hardly | extinct in the body of Mrs. Standford.’ ‘he Democrat would repeat, here is an incident for a monument. Nothing interest of dot can add more to the out Eistory, than to it with that passer-by county's indi the the monuments will ate to visitor and spoils where pioneers had their encounters with the red man, and where the remains of the massacred lie in their final resting place These monuments would do honor to the patriotic spirit of our people State and County Census | The complete census returns for the State of Pennsylvania were made public this that the of the State is 6,302,115, an increase of week, showing population 1,044,101, or 19.8 per cent, over the po pulation in 18g0 when the total was 5258, . 014 the population was returned at 4,282,891 the | percentage of increase during the decade from 1880 to 1890 being 22.7 per cent, Centre county, the new census shows, Ten years previous, in 1880, | bas a population of 42,804, whereas in | 180 it was 343,260, a decrease in ten [years of 375. Thete was no prosperity | for old Centre | Sixteen counties of the state show a | decrease in popalation, . - Furnace Will Start. The iron furnaces, known as the Pow. | elton furnaces, at Saxton, Bedford coun. ty, which have been idle for the past ten years, as a result of the fluctuating con: dition of the iron market, have been re. sold to a company of capitalists and will the Saxton Furnace company. Charles H. Scott, of Philadelphia, is president of the new organization, and William Lauder, of Riddiesburg, has deen chosen general manager, You can always cerity of a dog when sin. d upon the tail, wags his built and put in first class condition and | be put in operation under the name of | KARTHAUS | TO CLEARFIELD Another New Railroad Being Con- structed, ARE AFTER THE COAL TRADE Many New Towns ar Springing uj the Central Portion of the Sy Demand for Coal Causes the this Season The portion railroad betw haus has been start of Work in about one a few d about £20,000 > section ry mile as there are four It haus the line road wh mile of and there connects with tl and Ene rails The official compiete the line thin SAYS a A Renovo special Sit sylvania railroad « trol of the We MMPany tern New syilvania and Allegheny mors have been dia Clearfield and New York Central Ra Houses are going and railroad ug yards branches have been established and water svstem A gravily secured from a bailfdozen wountain is being stalled springs, The deal by which the Clearfield Indian Coal Company came into posses of coal Arcadia | The land n previously secured by the The D and B, or Moshannon veins, underlie the sion of the 1500 acres which bas just been ¢ territory, on a part of is situated me 1021 acres company tract, and it is estima- ted that they tons of will produce 100,000,000 coal Three openings are now in oper; and they will cach have an output 1000 ton daily within six months tonnage cast will be controlled b Pennsylvania division of the New Central INDIANS NOT DECKEASING The t ment from March 4 July 3 nal expenditure by the govern. } on account of the Indian service 178g, up to and including 1900, has been fos 455.217, ac cording the annual reportof Commission « er of Indian Affairs William A for the fiscal Jones The expenditures year ended last July amounted to f10,1776, 107. Of this amount least $1,130,000 was devoted to the cause of Indian education at The report reviews the change in the sys. tems of transporting supplies by which supplies are shipped in open market by common carrier at tariff or better rates and estimates that this saves twenty per cent. in cost Under the head of obstacles to self sup- | port of the Indians the report deprecates the ration system, annuity payments and the leasing of allotments. The ra tion system. The Iodian population of the United States is about 267.800, of which 45,270 receive a daily ration. The ration is. sued and its value vary according to the tribe. Wreck on the Bald Eagle. An east bound freight was wrecked Thursday night on the Bald Bagle Val ley road about two miles east of Julian, Thirteen cars were derailed and the track was torn up for a considerable dis- tance. No one was injured, sili — Poets take in the beauties of nature, Their wives usually take in washing. | buck that weighed S— VOL. 22, NO. 46. FACT, FUN AND FANCY. Bright Sparkling Paragraphs—Selected and Original. Uneasy lies the female head that wears no new bonnet, [] her father This This is an age of hustle, and is The Estate of Man sweat, A the ght for three meals man busties from early dawn unti 1:4 +3 oF katydids sing aday and a ¢ at night and verwork he is verwork be saves through t youth so a uxury, his ife’s late as been vic that when he grows he can wear silk hat and sit on the knees of but when bis hair tar to snow and whiskers grow thin and gravis afternoon be fiods he bh timize ed and grievously buncoed by his own sm and shattered a his tured his Jong hopes. - - - alculations, and that rheamat poor relations have dreams and put Mistaken for Deer, ate Ran, was ww. W. , of Reading, on a bunting trip on py Robe. ru fired Win. a While guiding M. J Polnde Hier Simon oe. of S xter and he was mistaken for of Hyner at first sight and the ball a deer Mulh from ert Mulhern, bis chester rifi= passed through Ailes missing the heart by about The # fall and Allee, who wore a brown suit, was taken an ing rest was of hunters for a deer as he dodged and out be. hind the trees. He may recover —— in Furious Tornado A terrible tornado yesterday spread death and destruction through Tennessee Ninety loss and 18 towns devastated and Mississippi lives were Latest Gossip. The talk of the town is the great price redaction sale of clothing, at Faubles. A dollar can be made do almost double duty during this great sale. Any one who cares to save moaey shosa take advantage of this opportunity, Killed a Big Deer. Jacob Test, of Philipsburg, while hant. ing for deer last week, shot and killed a 195 pounds. Tun latter part of October the Altoona Iron company gave notice that on the | 1st of November the price for pudding would be reduced from $4.25 to $3.00 per ton, and when that date arrived the {ron workers refused to go to work, Satur day a compromise between the company and the iron workers was effected, the price per ton being $340. Reduction of wages don’t help to keep the dinner pail full,
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