2 2, 2 2 A Che Circulation Over 4000. Ellis L. Orvis Sweeps Centre County ! 0 Large Republican Gains Throughout the Country. ROOSEVELT'S LARGE MAJORITY Some Startling Results In Centre Coun- ty--Democrats Win an Important Victory--Our Political Judge Was Rebuked--Complete Returns. CENTRE CO. MAJORITIES. THE ELECTION. CENTRE COUNTY, Doint orn : hasten on. All this was accomplished when Roosevelt carried the county by an unusual republican majority of 1338 The large majority cast for Roosevelt needs some explanation In this cam paign our democratic workers entirely dropped the National and State tickets, full well knowing that there were hope- less majorities before National issues were not and attention was directed to the judiciary fight, No public meetings held to arouse partisan spirit, knowing that hundreds of people contemplated voting for the On the other hand, in every village and way them discussed were democratic nominee, Ellis L. Orvis, station in this part of the county our | political judge with imported spellbind. ers held scores of public meetings, and organized clubs to stir up partisan spirit to save him. The result was that they gained votes for Roosevelt, who had no need for them and lost correspondingly | satisfaction to know that the effort is ap. | himself. The democrats abandoned the national ticket, hence the large plurality for Roosevelt, which under normal con. ditions would have been greatly reduced, Had it not been a presidential election, accompanied by a complicated, bulky blanket sheet for a ballot, Ellis L.. Orvis would have won by many hundreds more, The \ wedther was hne ever known in the ray with PENNSYLVANIA LANDSLIDE. ndications of Plurality o a Republicar Over 335,000. »~ George Hoover Shot Farmer Landed on The Cow Catcher. el Ho Hanna stat San Me ay night LB Tyrone. Th abou ocl was struck by a fast Bald Eagle freight train, demolishing his wagon and Mr thrown a considerable distance and land The engineer did not know of the accident until iniur ing one of his horses Hoover was ed on the front of the cow catcher arriving in the yards at Tyrone, when the scaleman noticed the form of a man the catcher The was stopped and the unconscious victim was removed, on cow train His head and face were badly cut and he was severely bruised about the shoulders He was removed to the operating room at the station and his injuries given attention wa - Nor a few fine compliments found their way to the Centre Democrat office, upon the active part it took in the recent judicial “contest and the forceful manner in which it presented the various issues to the public. We simply tried to perform an important duty, and it isa have preciated, BELLEFONTE, PA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1904. Vol, 26. No. 48. Un-official Vote Cast in Centre County on Tuesday, November 8th, 1904, BOROUGHS TOWNSHIPS, » Bellefonte North Ward “ South Ward " West Ward Centre Hall | ” Howard Milesburg Millheim .e Philipsburg—ist Ward i nd “ 1d - South Philipsburg State College Unionville Bennet Township by . (For Geueral Election Returns President 1904, resident 110, Judge Sup. Court { ‘Lappo my | Congres see Pages 2 and 3 of this issue.) #, | Ben Legislature, - » Proth'y. (1 "uoduny CENTRE COUNTY TEACHERS INSTITUTE © {3 Will be Held In Bellefonte During Next Week PROGRAM DURING THE WEER yuperintenden v Koch, Gertrude | VOCTeLArY Weiland Cordelia Acker Assistant Mabelle Norris Enrolling John A. Williams, M. E. Heber A. Moore, W James secretary clerks ling Door keepers—'1 T. Winkleblech Ticket B. Strohm agent COMMITTERS Resolutions James A. Feidler, Effie C. Snyder, Orpha L.. Gramley, Sarah J Waite, Jennie Morrison, W, E, Keen, H A Detwiler, Legislation—W, P. Hosterman, C. R Neff, |]. D, Meyer, F. M. Pletcher, D. H Robbins, S, Ward Gramley, H, E, Robb, C.O. Frank, J. 8 Rupp, W. 5. Gerhard Elections]. E. Wagner, §, C gate, E. 8, Stover, W, T, Pletcher, Mabel Warde, Educational Display—David ©, Et ters, Mildred Smith, Rebecca Moyer, Olive C. Miller, Helen Forshey, Mary A. Warde, Alice E, Buck, Hosterman, T. F Bath Wrye, Theop, Brungart, Ella M : : Sat indertaker at of the remains, for and giving him the necessary burial them in a box brought the Good Crop Report. Benjamin Limbert of Gregg can go up head for good crops. He thrashed out and received bushels of barley from four acres, by weight, an average 296 of 69 bushels to the acre; and oats 280 bushels from four acres, 70 bushels to the acre. The name of the Gold Nugget Mi would be pleased to hear from some one an average of oats is Limbert that has a larger yield a ———— Tur defeat of J. W. Kepler for election to the legislature comes as a sur prise to the democrats and many others In the last he record and this faithfully® re session made a good served county most : lms The pawnbroker acts as timekeeper Ushers—William Turner, John Walk. | for men who fight hard luck. HISTORICAL REVIEW OF CENTRE COUNTY Again Resumed Since the Campaign Closed A FAMOUS ROBBER'S. RETREAT Al Si WwW the famous long ago, 1 y not mnection between them their hiding place or rendezvous on ix Mile Run, Pa me Say Centre county lips of a much younger generation I have learned that these bold robbers had a cave re- treat along the bank of what is known Let that from the as Six Mile Run in Rush township, Cen tre county, in which they evidently spent some of their time and also hid their ill gotten wealth, This cave can be plainly are taken to it, brush covers part of the entrance seen if you as some A short distance above it and on the sum. mit of the mountain is a peculiar shaped series of rocks with a large one on top, known as the Turtle rock, from its peculiar turtle backed shape. The rock is known as Lewis and Conley's outlook, and it is well named, as from this rock on a clear day one can see as far as | Philipsburg, can distinctly see the village ¢e a these plar ttached to utlaws w 3) kept into the ox 180 gO large scale, a Iready been de CHAIRMAN TAYLOR. Too much credit cannot be given County Chairman H. S, Taylor for the untiring and able manner he conducted the campaign, and the great victory at its triumphant close, He was the leader and every committeeman, assistant, and voter who rallied to his support is en- titled to a full share of the honors, The work of the campaign was done largely by those under his direction. One and all alike can truly rejoice, for as the Captain says, there is “enough glory to go around.” s———— It was rumored recently that ex. | Judge Gordon of Clearfield, contemplat. led locating in Bellefonte—if Love was |elocted. The firm of “Gordon & Love” | now would be plausible. L&
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