Indiana Weekly Messenger (Newspaper) - July 6, 1904, Indiana, Pennsylvania VOL 49 NO 31 INDIANA WEDNESDAY JULY 6 1904 Fourth July Witnessed by or 1lrascd Visitors Indiana hereafter an in reputation for hospitality a of visitors from nil suctions of having testified to mer the celebration of our natal day Monday The was all that could be desired and the various features fill being on Hand The claim of something doing min as nearly justified as it over hasbeen in any towns and cities round about The crowds did not begin to arrive until after eight oclock and from thai time there was a steady ingathering from the country and by way of rail roads As was expected the northern part of the county was especially well represented has cer tainly reason to he proud of its baud fire companies and Each proved a great attraction The Blairsville National guard company ar rived early in the morning having marched up by easy stages With Jl the accoutrements of real soldier life they made a striking appearance The Lindsey firemen were the subject of much favorable comment The Civic parade started promptly at and made an entirely satisfac tory showing The Indiana and Green township bauds provided the music that caught the multitudes ear The various numbers of the program were well received especially an im number consisting of the burning of an abandoned chopping mill on Judge Whites Philadelphia street estate Despite the presence of three fire companies the building was de but as it was only an eyesore and not a landmark no regret was ex pressed During the progress of the flames the fire companies exchanged nu gallaut remarks and during the discus sion of the science of the flames snatched the victory The absence of Hon Frank the chief speaker was unavoidable and Eev G S Holmes of filled his place very acceptably The acrobatic performance was greatly applauded two men who between them had only one set of legs doing wonders on the bar won the purse of in the race the time 58 25 seconds was disqualified be cause of the violation of a technical ruling The mummers were all they were cracked up to be The big crowd got in the way and many of their pleasing pranks were lost forever to the world In fireworks nothing like Mondays display has ever been seen here They were entirely satisfactorily and to a great extent redeemed the fake exhibi tion given during the centennial The crowd frequently applauded some beautiful piece and when the display over were ready to go home Altogether the celebration was the best ever seen iii Indiana and reflects great credit upon the patriotic citizens who conceived and it Marion Center also enjoyed the prs of a large crowd in her beautiful grove while the sports at Shawnee Mitchells Mills and other places were attended The old soldiers were given a promi place in the celebration aud al though some of them are quite feeble tnost of those present stayed in line during the entire parade They listened to a number of speeches in the court house during the afternoon The hotels and restaurants were pushed to the limit to supply the huu with fogd notwithstanding the thorough preparations made Up until yesterday noon the scarcity con All who wished plain substan tial food obtained it but the luxuries were exhausted early in the afternoon Only six arrests were made and these were not for serious offenses There was comparatively little drunk enness on the streets and no disturb ances of any consequence the multitude remaining exceptionally orderly and easily managed during the entire day Inconsiderate drivers were kept out of the court of honor by the police ad ding much to the pleasure of the ped 1200 WHOLE NUMBER 2437 lfl ill A ilie Ilio Widely Fell A runaway mule is the direct of a strike at the Rossiter mines which oc curred Saturday and which affects 1200 men The miners walked out in the morning and the superintendent imme had he mines closed stating that a down for an indefinite period would bring the minors around They believe however that the lockout will not continue for more than weeks as the company will have to have the coal Thw miners are not prepared for a long strike Homo days ago one of the mules used in one of the nines ran away and in at tempting to cross a trestle fell and was killed The superintendent announced his intention of holding the drivers re sponsible for the mules in their charge hereafter Saturday he ordered a num her of the drivers to assist in shoveling coal and they refused to leave their mules whereupon they were discharged iho mines being strictly union all the workers threw down their tools Since then a deadly dullness has prevailed in the neighborhood and although the strikers claim that they are not worry ing considerable anxiety prevails as to the future intentions of the company There are four openings at Rossiter and all are closed ny of the Dakota r a VS The ly Silent s to b 4ives Hon Alton B Parker of New York is booked for the Democratic nomina tion for president of the United States But the many factions of that party have not been reconciled aud should they finally get together Mr Parker will not have smooth sailing The event which set the tide in favor of Parker was the decision of the Pennsylvania delegates in caucus assembled to vote as a unit for Parker This added iS votes to his strength and affected favor ably to him a number of delegations that were in doubt Many new presi possibilities are being brought forward as favorite sons among them Robert E of Pennsylvania Mr boom along with a score of others is not taken seriously but accidents often happen when booms are handled so and distributed so freely W J Bryan is still fighting No one knows exactly what he wants although it is known that what he does not want is to see any other man get the nomination It is interesting to note that David B Hill of New York is almost running the machinery of the convention He says that Parkers nomination is as sured The platform is still in course of prep aration It will not point with pride to the recent record of Democracy and will come out strong on the trust and tariff questions H a FIAKI M Son ol Mr and Mrs X Orated tor Almost r Frightened Horse Details were received this wee fearful death on their South ranch of a son of and Mrs N G Rose he daughter of W L of Indiana On Thursday tho boy was Mint to bring in a that was tethered about a mile from The animal luul been recently purchased and was rather wild Young Roso untied it and fastened tho end of the rope to his wrist Some mov ing object caused tho horse to become uncontrollably frightened and it dashed across tho prairie dragging the boy for threequarters ot a mile over the rough sod Long before distance was traversed he was dead and when tho grief stricken parents reached tho body they found ths face lacerated almost beyond recognition while his skull had been crushed and many bones broken The dead child was the oldest son of Mr and Mrs Rose and was of an unu sually intrepid character having been used to handling horses for some time Ihe Rose home is many miles from any town and one of the pathetic features of the terrible accident was the burial which was made within a few rods and in full view of the home Mr aud Mrs Rose went to South Da kota about two years ago where they hacl been prospering this being the first r hetlS in Miss J Stewart of burg is visiting Indiana friends IM McNeil of Indiana Monday mid Tuesday Wilson has resumed his position us reporter for D and Mrs John of trobe quests of Indiana relatives Mi1 and Mrs William Johnston of are visiting Indi Smith of Ml grandfather 11 C Crawford loaves in interest of library nt is H Smith lay for Pear Turtle relatives and Mrs T P Anderson of reek are the guests of Indiana Mrs Margaret Taylor is the guest of her daughter Mrs Charles M St of Lai robe Simpson leave sojourn at At and Mrs G 10 today for tow days lautie City McLain of is visiting his parents Mr and Mrs G Adams serious calamity them which had befallen Thrilling George Piles and Charles King of Latrobe returned Friday after being marooned on an island in Crooked creek for three days They had been travel ing m a wagon and after lauding on the island it began to rain The men took shelter under the wagon and when they attempted to ford the creek found it ten feet deep Escape was im possible as they had no boat and no material for a raft For three days they remained on the island living on woodchuck turtles fish and birds the water subsiding on the third day to permit their escape Teachers Scarce Reports from various counties in this section say that teachers are again very scarce this year but so far there has been no complaint of that character in Indiana county There are many appli cations for the better schools and those which offer little attraction in the wages are passed by The num ber of male applicants has increased but the directors say that they are too young averaging 17 years in age The same condition may develop in this county Jennie and Verde Ly Saturday for Detroit Michigan L ri 1 t r 1 1 for several Mo loft lo visit of Latrobe a former Normal student was an Indiana visitor Ibis week and Mrs Ed Cox of Wilkins are upending a few days at the A W Ewing Mrs Celia G Fish of New Florence was the guest this week of her grand father O M Ruffner Alex Williams and Miss Belle of are Indi ana visitors week T L of Peters burg Virginia is vis ting Mrs Jesse Lewis of West Lebanon Eva Work of Marion Center was the guest of her friond Miss Lrydick several days last week and Mrs H M Lowry and Mr M Stewart today SMITH Cor a Second Term on Hie harmonious than a religious was the conference at Indiana morning which nomi miled Ior a second term Hon W O Smith of Iho present representative from Congres The conferees from Clarion and Armstrong had hi en holding conferences while coming up I he Indiana branch and but one bal lot was required to end the anxiety Mr Smith was naturally highly pleased at Hie outcome and is determined to make the district morn prominent than ever in I and departments at Washington Major J G Beale it is said will push his claims with more vigor at the next conference when his friends believe he will stand a good chance of climbing into the hoots ended arly Thursday morning the Clarion contingent being anxious to get back homo from which they had been absent two days and a night and the organization was prac effected the top of tho American house stairs had been readied Upon Iho first ballot O Smith was unanimously chosen and the conference went out to wail on the train The conferees were Indiana county Dr If L John S Fisher and T E Armstrong county D B S M Jackson j Apollo and A J Elliott Leechburg Clarion Thomas E M Wilson II M Rimer Clarion Jeffer son James G Mitchell Hamilton J B and T M Punxsutawney congres A SI ol HHh Heart While Indiana Mrs of Blairsville died suddenly at Thursday morn ing at the home of her soninlaw and daughter Mr and John Luther of Railroad avenue Mrs Ruffner had seemed in the best of health and spir its during her visit and intended to re turn home on the triun She had risen to dress for the trip Mrs Luther heard tho of a fall in lir mothers room and immediately entered to learn the cause Mrs Ruffner had died before she could reach her side The deceased was i years of widow of tho late John Ruffner These children survive Mrs Luther John James to Thursday evening and in terment was made in SS Simon and Judos cemetery Saturday IMS AI ltl Was fs Tlu With in lo tor a brief stay at Atlantic City Rue Griffith of Port Royal Virginia was the guest of her aunt miner of Death coming cast last containing was robbed in a Scott was sitting Additional Filed On Tuesday eight additional petitions were filed in the McGaughey coal field cases The petitions are of the same nature as the previous 50 and are returnable the first Monday in August As there will be no court that week the petitions will not come up until two weeks later Martha B Arnold John N and Rebecca M Lahl enter one petition aud rhe names of the others follow William King S H Shirey Leonard Learn John N Arnold Albert Martha B No wry Martha B Arnold The land of all the above parties is comprised in the field of acres leased by John McGaughey of Indiana who afterwards disposed of his right to W H Stamey E D Carter and others It is against the latter that the move ment is being made Miller BH in the Fifth By a narrow margin Captain H A Miller of Hollidaysburg was elected major in the Fifth regiment his ent being Captain D M Caldwell o Indiana The election was held Fri day at by Lieutenant Bare and filled the vacancy caused the death of Major West Those pre sent from Indiana were D M Cald well H W Fee and Richard W Watson Only one ballot was to settle the contest required di run ted a A charter was granted at Harrisburg last week to the Grand View Realty company of Indiana The company has a capital of and these are the directors Robert Milliken H H Siev ing G E Simpson and L A Wheeler They recently purchased the Joseph Bath farm south of the town and will lay it off into lots Daily Train to Well rum The R P management is con the establishment of daily pas senger service between Indiana and Wehrum and a favorable decision is ex It if probable that at first a passenger coach will be attached to one of the freights which leave Wehrum in the morning and return in the evening It was thought there would bo little demand for a train south of In diana on account of the sparse popula tion but the demand has been steadily growing ever since the road opened Should the service be inaugurated it will contradict the statement that the R P had agreed with the P E not to run south of this place in competition with the latter companys The Buffalo management is pleased with the splendid traffic on the Fourth and another train to run north may be added to the schedule The matter of be considered Sunday trains is also to Will Test Now Invention The ventilating apparatus invented by E W Griffith of Indiana will be given a thorough test next week in one of the mines of the Pittsburg Buffalo company located near Pittsburg The mine has been prepared for the installa tion of the machinery which Mr Grif fith states will it of smoke fumes foul air and dust in three hours supply ing fresh air from outside The officials ol the company seem to bo confident of the success of the device as the mine has been fitted with permanent instead of temporary fixtures Should the test be a success it will at once he adopted for all largo mines and in the future will bo used to ventilate public buildings Mr Griffith shipped the machinery to Pittsburg Tuesday An Machine Hoax A number of the employees at the railroad station at Ernest wore badly seared last week by the discovery of an alleged infernal machine in the baggage car of the local passenger train A satchel containing small amounts of glycerin and dynamite had been shipped from It broke open at Ernest and the rumor spread over three counties that an infernal machine had been discovered As it was a little unusually rough handling might have caused a serious disaster William Diamonds William Jack sou of Hon S M Jack was one of the prizewinners at Schen ley park Pittsburg ou Monday lie took the high jump easily in five feet six inches the prize for which was a diamond In the broad jump he took second place securing a dia mond Took Too Much Miss G Brinker of Heights aged 20 years who had been using morphine on account of sickness took an overdose last week and died from the effects Funeral services wero held Wednesday u I Mrs Eva G Thompson last week Mrs Dr R W Allison and daugh ter Anna of Wilkinsburg arc guests of Miss Mary C Allison west of town of Buffalo is tho guest of her mother Mrs Maria Grove and Dr E P Grove Mr and Mrs Robert Taylor of Pittsburg are visiting the formers pa rents Mr and Mrs Alex T Taylor Hugh H Hill of a medical student was the guest of Miles of North Sixth street Sunday McConnaughey of Marchaud was in Indiana Thursday in the interests of the fair E Anthony is his vacation at the homo of his Mrs Sarah Anthony Railroad avenue Lawrence Vogel of Mt Pleasant and Adam of McKees Rooks return from a visit with Indiana relatives today Mrs J J Miller of Pittsburg is visiting at her former home in Indiana the guest of her sister Miss Charlotte and Mrs Luther Roof left this week for Wildwood North Carolina where they will visit relatives for six weeks and Mrs Matt Yost of Butler tho Fourth in Indiana the guests of Mrs Yosts mother Mrs Martha Gompers Daniel Morgan and H H Steving f Pittsburg were visitors at tins homo if the hitters uncle Henry If Stc his week Walter Scott a Valley California week with a satchel worth of gold ore mysterious manner near a window and claimed that some onu had tossed tho valuable baggage out of the car window The empty satchel was found near New Florence Scott although ho appeared unconcerned over tho loss reported it to Philadelphia detectives and an investiga tion was at once started with iho result told above The investigation will bo continued Scott had stopped off at Pittsburg and had spent some time in seeing the sights there before continuing his journey As soon as the robbery was reported tho Pennsylvania railroad officials at Phila delphia ordered a search for tho satchel which was found by Foreman John Tho officials seems seem in to tho belief that there is more to tho story than appears on the surface Scott was eu route to New York to have the crushed gold ore assayed There are many assayers in the west but Scott says ho wished to have tho assay made by a friend of his who lives in New York MRS Mrs Long aged years died Saturday at her homo in Blacklick from general debility Mrs Long was twice married these children by her first husband surviving Eden Dun mire California Mrs Ja cob Long Blacklick Adam Charleroi Mrs Nancy Gurris Salts These children of her second marriage are also living Mrs Foster Palmer Blacklick Robert Long La trobe Mrs Mary Now Jersey Mrs Shirley Blairsville Funeral services were held Tuesday by Rev S B Laverty and in terment was made in Blairsville cem etery Milkmen Anxious The puro food inspectors are making things anxious for the dealer in adulter ated foodstuffs section tor Foust with four assistants inclu ding James McGregor of Indiana and a chemist wero in Johnstown last Fri day Eightytwo samples of milk wore secured and these wero tested for for aud other preservatives Tho result will bo announced later As tho entire state is to bo covered in tho crusade Indiana dealers will bo visited and probably within a short time 1KA STEWART Ira Stewart aged 27 years died Tues day June 28th at the homo of his sis ter Mrs Mary Clark of Natrona Pa Mr Stewart was a son of Mr and Mrs Scott Stewart of Blacklick township tins county and had been working at Natrona for some time The remains were brought to Indiana Thursday and taken to Washington church where funeral services wero held by Rev W J Wilson aud interment made WILLIAM William Sowers after a painful ill ness with gastric ulcer died Saturday morning at his homo in Coral Mr Sowers was aged and is survived ved by his wife and one child The re mains were taken to Mansfield Tioga morning where interment was made yesterday M Alfred M Mitchell died Thursday at his home in Altoona Mr Mitchell was born in Indiana county 15ij years ago and was a coal miner until two years ago when he moved to He is sur vived by his wife and six children MRS HARRY iORMAN Mrs Delia Gorman wife of Harry Gorman died Friday at her homo in Montgomery township after a brief ill ness Funeral services were hold Sun day interment being made at Hills dale MRS L L WILLIAMS Mrs L L Williams aged about fiO years died Monday at her home in Her husband and five children survive Mrs Williams was a half sister of T B Clark of Indiana who is attending tho funeral today eving Traffic on tho Ridge branch of tho R P at Parkwood is not to justify tho keeping of an agent there aud Theodore Wilson of Dayton who had been in charge of tho station re turned to his homo last Turned It Ap Over lo On Thursday Engineer A W Jones reported the Indiana branch of B P completed and turned over Ji miles of the road from Ernest to Black lick to the railroad manage ment There is still some work to be done including the finishing of the In diana station which will be completed in the course of a few weeks and Charged Mrs James Work of arrested Saturday at the instance of H Sho is charged with assault and battery and will be given a hearing before j A next Saturday Professor Edwin E Bach former principal of the Indiana schools and lately employed in the same capacity in Johnstown has entered suit for damages against Dr E J Burkhart of that city Dr Burkhart is accused tho report that Professor Lach indulged in intoxicating liquor Homo time ago the school board reached the conclusion that there was no basis tor the statement j Mill Sold The wellknown Saltsburg milling dis solved John Hershey purchasing tho interest of M V Patterson The latter will continue as manager temporarily on Tc The electric storm of last Friday burned out telephones Tlie bine flames played freely around the big switchboard and the hello girls aban tne office temporarily The R P doing a ry passenger business on the Indiana branch Marion Centers receipts last j month amounted to and Indiana contributed other stations ing proportionately and Mrs J Huh of Stewart Station were guests of Mrs Baits pa rents Mr and Mrs S J Thompson this week John Moore ol former Indiana i Fourth hero of Turtle Crock and Invin wero among who spent the Mrs John Hood of Jeannotto re Saturday after few turned Saturday days with Mr and Church street u few Mrs Thomas Hood Nominate Swallow The Prohibition convention at In last week nominated Dr Silas C Swallow of Harrisburg for president Dr Swallow is little known outside of Pennsylvania Tho platform departs from the usual form and besides tho declaration against the use of liquor partakes of some Democratic and princi ples General Nelson A Miles was prominently mentioned for tho nomina tion but at tho last moment refused to bo a candidate New Sal In rK Coulter Huff who large op tions on coal in Westmoreland county opposite Saltsburg says tho Press havo their homo in Kansas takin fair on tho w pay Contractor Contractor James H Corbett who has done much railroad work in county is now at his home in villo In a few days lie will go to California to engage in the contracting business there Tho hist stones on the Wehrle build ing were laid last week and tho hand some structure will likely be ready for occupancy about the middle of August A special meeting of the Indiana Fire association will be held Thursday eve at oclock Al firemen should be present 1 and Mrs Frank D Glover Of East End Pittsburg are visiting Hovers parents Mr and Mrs A S Cunningham Miss Pearl Hash of Indiana who Was assistant principal of lie buiK schools last year will teach at next term Professor and Mrs S L Lowry of tho Normal leli last wool for in the St ay McLuin Davis and d Miss Maria Davis in Indiana Satur day evening after several j journ in southern California I a student at Me Business school is spending his vacation with Ins uncle and aunt Mr Mrs E W Griffith Dr Mrs Hen of Belli are guests at the home of Mr parents Mr and Mrs Thomas Lowman street and Mrs E McCoy wero guests this wee the of Commissioner and Mrs M McCoy and other relatives Ti following parly left Thursday evening tor tit Louis Misses of Morrison Edna and Siella Bothel of Anna Pollock Mrs Sarah Pollock and S It Pollock Indiana started operations to Contracts have been and a open a new mine lot for tho tipple bridge across tho river the coal to he loaded a short dis tance cast of tho West Penn railroad bridge near the farm Social Miss Nixon will entertain at her homo Thursday evening in honor of Miss Phyllis Moorhead a member of this years graduating class at Normal Miss Helen Elkin has issued 2fjO invi tations for a reception at Library hall Friday evening July 8th Many out will bo present and the affair will ho one of iho most brilliant of I he season Margaret Belle daughter of Mr and Mrs W H Watt of DuBois aud Wil liam A Truby of wero married Wednesday evening at tho homo of tho brides parents Mr and Mrs Truby visited Indiana friends Thursday after which they left for their future home On Juno Rev Lewis Hay united m marriage at Indiana tho following couples D J Coates of Reynoldsville and Miss Mary B of White township H B and Miss Crecia A Smith of Indiana Charles Bly and Clara L Lay ton both of Indiana Louis and Wilson both of Grant wore married at Indiana July Itli by J A Grossman Esq Another Now Company A company of Indiana and Johnstown capitalists was formed last week for tho purpose of manufacturing hollow con crete blocks for building Tho name of tho now concern is tho Indiana Concrete Construction Co and tho directors arc J L Crr J R Richards J H En glo J D Campbell John H Scott aud W H Morris Tho capital stock will he and enough has boon sub scribed for the securing of a site and other preliminary work ot at J Courier The Courier tho only daily mper in the county suspended last Friday The editor Charles announces that lie has other which will take all his time I lie Courier will ho issued reg again before the snow Will Observe 4 Services Ilie Presbyterian congregation of In diana will observe communion in the First United Presbyterian church next Sunday evening at Preparatory services will be held in tho same church Saturday afternoon at two oclock From R page Indiana Saturday over 1 see advertisement on 8th Mans Homo in Tho name of tho man who was found lead by tho roadside near Saltsburg ast week was Peter CLaughlin whoso homo is in It is probable that was a victim of tho heat When seen staggering in tho streets of Saltsburg he was taunted by boys under tho impression that lie was drunk The remains were taken to for burial Injured at Factory Blair Alter employed at the factory ot tho Indiana Ladder company while working at an emery wheel Friday had a small artery in his right hand severed Will Operation Miss Amanda Anderson of West Church street leaves today for the Mercy hospital at Philadelphia un dergo a third operation Several mouths ago amputation of her right leg at the knee became necessary and a second operation followed The wound did not heal properly and another oper ation will be made this week
