vv Circulation Over 4,300 “ oo. SOME EXTENSIVE LIMESTONE DEALS Large Operation to be Started Next Monday. BIG BOOM FOR PLEASANT GAP Other Operations are Likely to Follow - a Valuable Seam of Rock Located-- Causes Some Lively Dickers in Real Estate--Capitalists Interested. the most location and good out. i At this t time nearly all the large operations about Bellefonte are owned by one com. ave been sold at fancy prices “Ae the “American rhea EY, ampioyed 44 ros Stone Co” who, up to this time, secured | all the desirable land and practically business. being x me A Bellefonte, who arefully vein and traced it for p and down the valley oCate it , being able to from what is known as Mec. Bride's Gap to the Perry Gentzel farm above Zion he interest On most of the properties secured options and endeavored to capitalists for th of the same, Numerous schemes started purpose expioiting were with no success, options would expire and renewals became an While Mr. Schaf fer was working and planning, merchant William H. Noll, of Pleasant Gap, also aware of the value of this seam, noying tothe owners was had as Mr approaching Noll farm west The result movemetits attracted others, been working along similar lines Schaffer upon him for an option on the of Pleasant Gap discovered of these and as a Monda a argest in Centre County. o land lying between the two des Gap and Perry Gentzels has been eagerly sought the past few montl me was sol fancy price and others covered by options ing at McBrides along the Commen Gap, going tward base of the moun the ble on eas following are valua- of feet tain, properties account this seam 1 ropping aving out almost So wide and ass around g8 per cent 1-H. E 1 SOQ Zimmerman; 2--Woodring, to LL Rerick, with the limestone owned by the American Lime & Stone there on Monday Large buildings are now being erected ; and hoasing boarding these ommence work there for on pext for who will Stephen B, Finegan, nen, ued his position to accept the superintendency of this new operation ARrount y Thur and rally park sdny families friends twelfth the auspices of the Veterans’ Association of Clinton county, Amdhg noted speakers secured for this occasion are ex.Governor James A. Beaver, of Belle fonte; Captain W. C. Kress, of Lock Haven; and Comrade John Daly, of Ros mola annual picnic held under the —— Took Carbolic Acid Miss 1da Yost, da Yost of Lax k Haven. on Saturday night by boli The real unknown ighter of took her swallowing Greorge own life CAT. cause for the rash Miss Yout's died several vears ago of acid deed is mother and she had the younger and sisters resting on her ders. care of a number brothers young shoul. the “Am, Lime & | BELLEFONTE PA, SOME DOINGS IN STATE POLITICS H. Berry Makes a Ring ing Speech, INDEPENDENTS WILL REVOLT Candidate W, Will Not Stand by the Penrose Gang of Plunderers--The Organization Plea are Hirelings Harter and Tuten for the Gang. Mayor ne same party : to me The 1 surance every citizen monwealth that if be is 4 Philadelphia boollers and’ not bandle w their personal a 0 the state funds re ring his term fi vant all over the state want { yO) see you quit “We Lincoln, Roosevelt hold in the old reading youth t reads for us steal.’ “But the Nation, the uncovering, Weaver is from work blicans IN our shalt not Repu taugh Thou grafters in ate and grafters whom Roosevelt is the grafters whom John uncovering, the grafters everywhere, have long been teaching their followers their own wd ver sion of that commandment. They read it: “Thou shalt not thou art A politician.’ This is said bers of the steal unless what Charles Emory Smith and he is one of the stalwart mem republican party "Pennsylvania has all the elements of greatness, and yet politics are low and debasing, We have had a boss. gov erned party and a boss-ridden Common wealth ita THURSDAY, AUG AUST 24, 1906. “We + birth {or and baptize 50 Year lofty 4] DOWer, is impregna tained itself wblicans manhoo ling fabric Repu he only read the solely tolerated fonte Republic going on hngs never le actual — A BIG CROWD Snow zz Watson 2:, Warfiel Each shot 25 Dalls A F. Roth as referce. Hayes Stewart scorer, “hee rock uma From 130 10330 pn © there was es . Al 2.30 pm eevee o of the lay took ne Del wer aar WILLIAMS REUNION _- OUR BRIDGE BUILDERS tertan magina der there is nothing too good wnty ommissionet and especially those who have done business the past of last year, year From the number bridges awarded in Centre in unty, id be thoroughly enjoying the lake breezes while at Erie this week county Vanous parts of the co they shou BN A The Prohibition State convention which meets in Williamsport will be the centre of interest in political circles of The fight over ment of William H. Berry candidate for state treasurer, will arouse great interest There is every pect that it will be a real fight, with plen- | a ty of argument on both sides of the question the state the endorse. Democratic pros | ler made a forlorn-hope moe HISTORICAL REVIEW JI CENTRE C0. A Former Editor of the Centre Demo crat who Became THE GOVERNOR OF CALIFORNIA Made the Long Journey to the Pacific With Wagon--An Interesting Sketch of a Famous Man--Was one of the Pioneers. : yanty Des A the Jackson campaign of 1828 with en- and continued the PUBHenation | until 183. afver which aw He was adm tted 840, and } bar in edt ian went ry ile a th tees re 1 NK had not much more than Sacramento on his ret when appointed Minister to He this position four years, manifesting his usual energy in the discharge of his of ficial duties, and one of his achievements is of peculiar interest to Pennsylvanians He arranged for a competitive test of American and English locomotives, in which American locomotives won, and thus paved the way for the general use of American-built locomotives on Chilean railways Returning to California in 1861, Big: for Cone gress in 1862 and was defeated; Califor nia during the Civil War was thoroughly Union and Republican. In later years he served as delecite to National Demo- eratic conventions and held one or two ppointive offices of a non-political kind but _in the main he devoted himself to let was held A ————— i - Continued on page ‘ —— Vol. 27. No. 338. FACT, FUN AND FANCY Bright, Sparkling Paragraphs--Selected and Original, MAN. FP ROUD MAN A may An No odds | an can't iow dearly } All these are nothing ion't appointment es J parte to a place in the Cab net 1 have heard of the man McGinnes,” re- plied Mr. Kacx, “who kept a saloon, lay his bartender shouted upstairs Nm O'1 LAAT n - ws Re-Un ¢ thousand were rts of Centre — A Good Game. lle, Ky.. association, I'he Louisvi team of the' Ameri. in Lock Septem “Davy” Dunkle is a member of and will upy the pitcher's The opposing team will be selected from the best players of the Dodgers, Renovo and Jerry Donavan, Johnay Lush or Ritchie will be the battery, m—— A Curiosity. Monday the writer was shown a fully developed apple blossom taken from Levi Grubb's apple tree at Milesburg, which 1s bearing a large crop of apples, Wm. T. Hall had the blossom and vouches for the story being correct, He says there are more blossoms on the same tree. CAN will play ball Haven afternoon y 29 this clud Wednesday er oot box
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