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Newspaper
Clearfield Herald
Location
Clearfield, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1913
Page
12
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A comprehensive listing of local government and borough officials includes Congressman Charles E. Paton Curwensville State Senator Joseph Alexander Madera Assemblymen J Currier Grantian A S Moulthrop DuBois Peter McDermott Morrisdale President Judge Allison O Smith Clearfield Prothonotary John H Moore Register and Recorder R M Reed Treasurer Miles Wrigley Mahaffey District Attorney James H Kelley Sheriff Ed H Woolridge County Surveyor Thomas Moore Curwensville County Commissioners J S Richards W C Langsford H L Bowman County Auditors A G Woodward T E Moore G W Bell Coroner Dr J I Pollum DuBois Jury Commissioners Harvey T Smith Curwensville T Jeff Bell Bells Landing School Superintendent W E Tobias Clearfield Borough Officials Chief Burgess A H Woodward President of Council C E Roseberry Clerk of Council J D Connelly Borough Solicitor John H Urey Borough Treasurer H S Whitehan Jr Chief of Police Earl McHenry Patrolman John Astley Tax Collector L C Brown First ward councilmen Fred Kerr Hobart Callahan Ed Shirey Second ward councilmen John Davis John Kennard Ward Logan Third ward councilmen James Waple Harry McKilvain Morris Wrigley Fourth ward councilman H O Buck Ed Shunk C E Roseberry Street Commissioner M F Graham Justice of the Peace F G Chorpening John C Barclay Constables Thos W Moore Thos Reilly
On June 7 1913 a Call for a traffic officer in Clearfield argues the growing car numbers require enforcement to protect pedestrians. It notes motorists have right to use pavements unless laws are broken and urges a city watch to guard women and children at crossings.
A lumberman urges delaying trout season to reduce spring forest fires, arguing May or June fishing would lessen fire risk as woods dry in spring. Critics fear later fishing, but the idea prompts discussion ahead of 1915 legislative action involving forestry, fish, and hunting groups. Governor Tener signs acts curbing loan shark abuses and margarine coloring.
A column drifts through varied musings about Wall Street noise, John D Rockefeller's fortune, Nippon, alumni banquet traditions, Kipling, Victoria’s sons, building for the future, and a Chicago professor’s conjecture on June marriages. The tone mixes opinion and social jabs with light humor.
Mme Jules Siegfried criticizes militant suffragettes for turning the suffrage cause into ridicule during the Paris congress. Lady Aberdeen joins in condemnation of boisterous protests behind Emmeline Pankhurst's ideas, warning of potential revolutionary consequences and damage to women's equality efforts.
In Epsom on June 7 Miss Emily Wilding Davison the militant suffragette who was severely injured during the Derby interference with the king's horse has worsened doctors deem the symptoms grave and an operation likely.
Mudie's lending library in Bloomsbury London burned in a fire with estimated damage of 25000 dollars. Militant suffragettes are suspected of starting the blaze.
North Tonawanda N Y June 7 after her grave was dug and undertakers sent to a Buffalo hospital for her body Mrs William F Kelley was found alive and improving at the hospital. Kelley had phoned the hospital thinking his wife was dead and the charities commissioner had directed a grave to be dug and an undertaker to take charge. Also noted were the deaths of Chris Von Der Ahe former Browns owner aged sixty one in St Louis and Eugene Michael O Callaghan vicar general of the Manchester NH diocese aged sixty eight born in Kanturk Ireland.
Trading opened with urgent demand for Canadian Pacific and New York issues as leaders. Railroads and industrials rose while some specialties declined. Pacific maintenance drew notice, and broad liquidation pressed many stocks to new lows with Am Can and Chesapeake and Ohio dropping notable amounts.
New York market notes show flour receipts at 21 000 and shipments 39 0 with ranges for spring patents from 4.66 to 5.2, winter straights 4.50 to 4.70, spring clears 4.30 to 4.30, and winter low grades 3.75 to 4.15. Rye flour listed fair to good 3.50 to 3.80 and choice to fancy 3.00 to 4.00. Cornmeal described as strong, fine white and unnamed grades follow.
Public notice from Lewis Brown the collector calling all individuals owing back taxes to Clearfield Borough to come in and settle their accounts immediately.
Political notice declares Oscar Mitchell as a candidate for Judge of the 46th Judicial District under the Washington Progressive party rules. The announcement specifies the party affiliation and the state electoral context for the judicial race.
Market notes for hog trading in Chicago and Buffalo show receipts around 18 000 in Chicago with slow sale and prices near 8.70 to 8.80 per unit. Buffalo hog trade appears strong with 6 400 receipts and prices around 8.80 to 8.90 per unit.
Police report the chief ticket clerk James McNair of the Pennsylvania Railroad and his assistant Ralph Pally were shot dead at the Pittsburgh station. A former ticket office employee, recently discharged, is suspected as the assassin.
Cloudy weather described alongside two legal cases. Mrs. Rachel Racley of Watertown wins a $7,000 verdict for injuries linked to her hospitalized husband who died after seventy five hours. In Riverhead a $600 fine is recorded for illegal shooting against Andrew D. Meloy, former president of the State Game Protective League, who advocated hunting licenses.
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