GUILTY OF MURDER IN FIRST DEGREE CLEARFIELD JURY'S VERDICT AGAINST JOHN O. KEELER. AFO RMER BELLEFONTE CITIZEN On Trial For Shooting a Clearfield Brewer, Concluded Last Only Defense Was That He Was Intoxicated. trial of John ©. Keeler, the former Bellefonte man charged with the murder of Joseph W. Roesner, proprietor of the Clearfield brewery, came to an end at Clearfield on Friday noon, when the jury, after deliberating eighteen hours, returned a verdict “Guilty of Murder in the first degree.” Keeler's attorneys at once made the usual motion for a new trial, there- The John O. Keeler, By courtesy of Clearfle Ar The server all through ti the witnesses lawyers, and VOusSness, Many © sides a ft prisoner was i trial prompting little hing his ner- 14 and showed very let striking him in the back and entering his bod where It st pursued him as he tempting 4 out gether Ko let pasa) mi { entering ma The the center « remained 1. Keeler in the next room vd ind Ge Carson were | of the igRin ‘arson where tt and re- ~N it arm also ned opening their id that the that Keeler drink at the me of the killing that he did not know what he wi A mber of witnesses te Kealer's peace able The prisoner his own defense stated that he had dissatisfied with his work from to t but denied vholesale st and threats imputed to by a number of the Commonwye witnesses He sald he drank consid during Friday and Saturdas remembered getting on the train DuBois and off when It ut the brewery, and then go- to the bar-room In rear of the sald he saw Kircher there and then his memor falled him und he did not come too again until down on the raflrond bridge below the tannery where his son told him he had shot Mr. Ogden Crowds hung around the court house until a Iate hour Thursday night waiting for the verdict, and many ugly remarks were sald to have been of to be able t« " was so afl expected mind as doing A n gtifled t« reputation been time the him Wit} me, wien '® erable and from stopped Ing up office getting made as to what should be done to a | Jury bringing in less than a first de. gree verdiet under the evidence in the «Continued at bottom of next col) Friday— { of | | Pensioners to be Paid Without Sepa- rate Vouchers Under New Act, From this date Tyrone people who receive pensions from the federal gov- ernment, will be paid except in cer- tain without separate vouch- ers receipts from the pensioners, with an act of congress August 17, 1812, which di- rects that the checks for such pay- ment shall be transmitted to the pen- sioner's last known address and pro- | vides further “That postmasters, delivery | letter carriers, and all other employes are prohibited from dellver- | oo any such mall to any person | whomsoever if the addressee has died | | CARON, or | In accordance {appoved clerks, postal or removed, or in the os of a widow believed by the postal employes in- trusted with the delivery of such mail { to have remarried; and the postmaster {in every such case shall forthwith re- { turn such mall with a statement reasons for so doing and If because of | death or remarriage, the date there- of, if known For the purpose of Indentification of the mall matter to which said fon applies, the envelope will have its face, in addition to the return quest, the following instructions To the postmaster This act of August 17, 1812, prohi- bits the delivery of this letter to any person if the addressee has died or re moved, or being a widow, is believed to | have remarried, and requires its re- turn forthwith, in any such case, with a statement oft he easons for i {ing, and if on account of death or | marriage, the date thereof, if known | Paragraph 642 of the pos- tal laws and reguls ms of 1912, as amended by postmaster eneral’'s or will 3 the delivery except ir A" AE modal from on ANE on 2, section pens nat ARRESTED AT SON'S FUNERAL. | Constable Wait Retakes Mrs. Drake, | Who Returned to Lock Haven. | An un Temingte rOOOr su al n cemets after ti woe ry SUES THE COMMISSIONERS. Sher # Testin of g L ! I Northumberland County egality of 1911 Fee Act. wily: Determined to ha ’ ris i vdely Iuded the bill the } DOD larg Dau small being Vogel's Minstrels Tonight. One of the many fe presented by John W Minstrels vhich will hou tonight, Is a beautiful and dancing number, entitled, f Event." The idea was ved by Manager Vogel and ar by Barney Fagin, the world's producer of Intricate dances chorean moseiments The in laid at the famous Bheeprhend Bay race course, and the prancing thoroughbreds are at the post awaiting the wignal for the start, they get the vord ‘They're off," hoof-beats are heard in the distance and immediate. ly after the finish the jockeys appear neatly attired in the regulation col- ors, representing the world's famous owners and stake winners, to Vogel's Big City appear at the itures be oe) ranged magter and te rps neene case, It is sald that Keeler told a lcouple persons on Thursday evening | that he preferred a verdict in the first ‘degree Lo one In the second. of the | provia- | re- | RENONSTRANGE i - | | | STRONG PETITIONS FILED FROM PHILIPSBURG. OPPOSED TO ALL APPLICANTS ~8igned by 356 Citizens—Claim They Are Not Needed. county is set for December 14th, At of those who coming year presented to court for Centre Saturday morning, {that time the petitions desire icense during the {in this county will be the court. The complete list will be found on page of this issue, as ad- | vertised by the prothonotary and coms | 34 applicants. The list has been ractically the same for the past few with only some changes in the of the proprietors. The num- yw is smaller than some years when there wer over forty in inty licensed sell prises p Years, names {ber n back, | place Hague or A | he “" from the co to 0 there will remonstrances cover every in that town. this large Philipsburg fore granted 1 « X $ “ coming session bunch of that heret then remon- ndividual are Ie in oda - 1} 4 Necessary woomm the enter Were nNeCcesnat for 1OGA of the publ and talnment Strangers and For that it will of the demonstrators A cona munit modatior the enter- traveler reason Biv yw at In thal such n does not ex that com Railroad For Sta erybody about lege. loge te Co ap 8 Vill ¥ d railroad © Penne near future been rum stified ad offi 1 line from and then virbrook to reek branch mident vania For {to by iain re were iu Lg) ist month a « been located it Siate were engaged In running lines from Lemont to Fairbrook, and still at work the job intimations, from those sition know, the comple link is assured what we consider information All objections iiding of the road appear to me and active operations expected an early date wpe of en Rineer College who are There who are tion of We mive reliable to the | be over may be on ire in the connecting this from at Red Cross Seals, city and town In the States a determined effort in mnde sell the greatest num ever sold This comes fact that so much good in the fight against tu. it Is hoped to procure more money than ever to strengthen and maintain the forces. There In I nothing you can do with your money to which so large a part goes right to the work done than by buying Red Cross seals, Beveral local merchants have them on sale at one cent each, In ’ I'nited heing ber of seals through the Is being done berculosis that yer to From That Place—Includes Hotels | Wholesale Dealers and the Brewery | ! | i | The annual session of liquor license | be the burds “ey ean, of {POOR HOUSE ONLY ONE INMATE, AGAINST LICENSES, EXHIBIT AND LECTURES TO BE GIVEN NEXT WEEK IN CENTRE COUNTY. BY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. Display in the Grand Jury Room at | the Court House—Lectures to School Children, and the Public in the Ev- | enings. Next week there will be an ant display in the grand jury the Court House, in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania Department of Health, | that should enlist the interest of ev- eryone in Centre county The time | selected for the exhibit will be from | the 16th of December to the 23rd, and | is will be devoted entirely to the great | enemy of the human race in this | clime known as tuberculosis, or com- | monly termed consumption. The De- | partment of Health has been conduct- | ng a general crusade throughout the | slate on this topic. Other states are O-operating along similar lines, and | the federal government has devoted much attention to the same top The alm of the department ipply the public with illustrations that will show the nature dis- cane, and the fatality tl t- ed with it There newing under sepne more | ind what are modern tions for the f this contag ileal with import- room at by the | is maintained tuber HO afMicted tuber the publi to ive condition as to Hable 0 contre th will mean important ate “roper Ee inder make | adis- scussion a1) 1 in This many tiie qa AIMS TO BOOM PHILIPSBURG New Board of Trade Plans to Enroll Many Members Industry. that the The New Window Glass ted Centre mpany in workers ices of the Mercantile and moters and Pitts have without the question of a shown the publi the week, that in lat me indefatis | orkers These men they feel « that the money necded orou establish- ment be secured mpany, pro ureh, donbt Inst anbheo- financier ely are sa) n for i i) this industry in Bellefonte understood that of the week these appealed to by a neighboring to locate the new industry “in that town” Instead of Dellefonte, with the irance of “that town” that “thelr” business men are willing and ready to put up the required capital, But we understand the promoters here are more than pleased with the sue cess they are meeting In the securing of the desired funds for the new In- dustry They say the Bellefonte peo- ple are wide awake and the industry will stay In Bellefonte of easily ring the promoters LL Will Apply For License. Jacob Bassinger, of Johnsonburg, who recently purchased the brick hotel property on Main street, Beech Creek, In circulating a petition for signa- tures asking the Clinton county court for liquor license. Beech Creek bor ough has been without license for the past thirty years. | that | rush Remarkable After doecrean Decrease of Dependants Farm Was Established, fri inn almsho lown i“ in to bree I8 not attri? perous times nor other phenomina but i to siveness, sincerit of purpomss ficiency of administration of overseers of the poor of Ru ship, Centre county Rush township's almshouse was apt named. There was always a grand for shelter and ald and included in the rushers were a number of rich grafters., last year ninety-seven per sons were supported by the township poor fund, but this year thers A township single Of m 79 tes iy mers record of pros natural ARETECr and ef the sh town lone! hard AE is affairs the two ly is but TALL CORN GROWN | Where 49, — IN GENTRE COUNTY PHOTOGRAPH OF A FIELD NEAR AARONSBURG. STALKS WERE 15 FEET HIGH Many Ears Were 13 Inches in Length Part of an Ensilage Crop Grown by Luther Stover—A Large Yield How it Was Cultivated. Have you ever heard the fairy tales from ansas where they raise the remark corn on record? the grow so high that most ble (8 EXTRA PAGES th more = ibers by than any other pa in the Merchants get 1" returns or ir moneys when advertise Centre Democrat the most homes reason hes veral wusand He regular eo mn per host they because jt goes into Light Plant Purchased. owners of the “Nittany Light He & Power Company of State « lege” transferred their entire plant fanchises on Saturday to a new The deal was consummated at the fice of A. A. Dale, Esq. in Bellefonte The name of the old company will be continued and the plant will be con ducted for the time by the same eom- ployees, The plant was purchased the company who contemplate the erection of the large steam power electric station on the Moshannon and have franchises through all this sec- tion of the county. Among those who were tend to the formalities of fer were Asbury Lee, A.J Mr. Wrigley, of Clearfield, and Sena- tor Fisher, of Indiana county On Bunday morning they started for home by way of Bnow Shoe in their autos mobile. Further developments are ase sured at an early date that will in« terest this community. and firm of. hy here to ate the trans. Musser, and Horse's Kick Proves Fatal, William Butler, aged about 15 years, son of Harry Butler, living two miles south of Woodland, while attending to some horses In the stable last Friday levening, was kicked In the groin by one of them, and was so severely in- Jured that he died the next day. ed | th- a mmense dyramite 0 heen they nen have them, have Son t of ver ears and good de- } hels ! corn were between length, the quality sweel, making me asting This riety re- more mature and for be planted early, the season { oar i 14 inches is and is very wt 1} us ro CArs time to m later Quires that re and it r This ason it st pons close to the which had a dozen plowed up winter was of manure, ivated near plowed, and over and drill During the field five The name of Maryland must be conced- Stover is a good farmer field the best of culture, ny kind of corn would large growth under As an instance of farming we can cite that he had three acres of wheat that yielded him 9% bushels, while three acres of corn produced 458 bushels, parti iar was the dressing al cult een gis ! In the spring Iv as ep \ before plantiy Wi RONG fertilized with the grain the summer | cultivated times, =} and level of Pride it variety the the in From ahovy that Mr and gave his that mont have attained a these conditions his Intensive Lat] Roosevelt Gets California. Roosevelt carried California Ly 174 votes, although he will have but 11 of the State's 13 electoral votes, The other two will be cast for Wilson. These figures are final, but will not be made official until the returns from Los Angeles county have been forme ally audited.
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