Burrell Township School Settings Names To Teach ers
Burrell township school setting held at Blacklick on July 26 naming teachers for each school. RAST MANONING lists teachers for Tast Mahoning area with sessions on July 25 and a September 11 option. RAYNT township elected teachers with a long roster across districts and principals noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burrell
Burrell Township
Blacklick
Hodge
Ira Nippes
Smith
Myrtle McLaughlin
Cannie B. Houston
Macklick
Nellie T. Caulfield
Palmer
Lulu Crawford
Strangford
Paul Stewart
Enterprise
Minnie’ Ballentine
Kissinger
Nannie T. Gerard
Josephine
H. Rank
Merland Kissinger
Eva M. Conner
Morton
Ethel F. Stewart
Rast Manoning
Tast Mahoning
Brandon
Ruth Iamill
Mahoning
Anna Bruce
Hamill
Terps
Upper Creek
Leland Kapler
Stuchell
Cora Uncapher
Lowmad
Vada Walker
Pickering Run
Cora Walker
Reunion Near White Station
Public invited to the fifth annual reunion and basket picnic of teachers and pupils of No 4 No 5 and No 9 schools on Thursday August 23 1906 at the old school house near White Station Conemaugh township Indiana County Pa Program includes music addresses by H H Hileman J K Gilbertson J A Scott J T Stewart with Mr Gillis as chairman and Miss Laura Hobanagh secretary
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Station
Conemaugh Township
Indiana County
H. H. Hileman
Saltsburg
J. K. Gilbergon
Tunnelton
J. A. Scott
Indiana
J. T. Stewart
J. Gillis
Laura Hobanagh
Farmers Institute Bulletin Outlines Three Key Works
Deputy Secretary Martin announces the annual bulletin focusing on soil improvement daily interests and horticulture. Institute dates for Indiana county have not yet been set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers’ Institute
State Department of Agriculture
Harrisburg
Martin
Indiana County
Attempted Death by Own Action in Indiana Trip
Alice Holt described as a grass widow with Ernest-based parents and Anns Hare of Indiana drove home from Ernest on a pleasure trip when State Constabulary Sergeant Ward joined them. Miss Hare disclosed Holt planned self harm over family troubles. Ward attempted to seize a carbolic acid bottle. Holt swallowed a small amount. Ward injured by acid. Holt to recover after Indiana medical care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Holt
Ernest
Anns Hare
Indiana
Sergeant Ward
State Constabulary
Miss Hare
Ward
Miss Holt
McGinley on Top in Rehearing Bid
Charles McGinley proprietor of the Clawson House wins a writ of supersedeas after attorneys Messrs Cunningham and Wikin argued to Judge Orlady that he never had a hearing to revoke his license and that the court erred using criminal trial testimony. The writ returns October at Philadelphia Superior Court. McGinley resumes serving the public at 2:30 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McGinley
Orlady
Superior Court
Philadelphia
Relic of Forbes March Found by Railroad Excavation
A cannonball unearthed by Kerbaugh Construction Co during Pennsylvania railroad work between Derry and Bradenville is believed by experts to be a relic from Forbes march. It may have been lost by Forbes artillery crossing Chestnut Ridge in 1768, with felled trees marking the route and a British soldier’s grave remaining. Also noted is Mary Hayes, a blind Pittsburgh student who visited Indiana then returned home to begin a ten year music course after touring the new Presbyterian church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kerbaugh Construction Company
Pennsylvania Railroad
Derry
Bradenville
Forbes
Chestnut Ridge
Fort Ligonier
Hannahstown
Mary Hayes
Martha Hayes
Indiana
Harvey Kunkle
Pittsburg
Miss Hayes
New Presbyterian Church
J. Wilse Thompson
Laufman
Europe
Laufman & Co
Apollo
Rodgers & Rarehfield
Volta Iron and Steel Company
American Sheet Steel Company
Saltsburg Rolling Mill Company
Saliaburg
Freeport
1Fe
Oaksland Methodist Church
Coke Industry Interest Grows in Indiana County
Washington dispatch reports the United States produced over 32,000,000 short tons of coke in 1905, a 36.22 percent rise, with value also increasing amid record pig iron production nationwide. The US Geological Survey will publish a report detailing these figures and trends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana County
Washington, D.D C
United States
United States Geological Survey
Bank Closure Triggers Dual Suicides in Chicago Area
Milwaukee Avenue State Bank, a major Chicago outlying lender, closed by State Bank Examiner C C Jones after a near million dollar deficit and the disappearance of two top officers. The failure spurred two suicides as depositors faced ruin. Royal League officer J G Visser and grocer Henry Soepke took fatal actions within days of the bank’s suspension. Deposits and loans stood around four million dollars each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Milwaukee Avenue State Bank
State Bank
C.C. Jones
J. G. Visser
Royal League
Henry Soepke
Street Railway talks stall settlement on Fifth and Sixth streets
The Street Railway Company met the Town Council twice and presented a new ordinance seeking right of way on Fifth and Sixth streets while refusing to release streets under old franchise. A three member committee will meet to decide franchise limits and surrender terms. Businessmen back the council, demanding strict accountability. Bids opened for sewers on Philadelphia and Washington streets. J D Kuhn of Greensburg awarded the contract. Six Sulky Plows for sale at auction near the railroad station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Street
Street Car Co
Philadelphia Street
Washington Street
J. D. Kuhn
Greensburg
Barn Fire Destroys Neal Family Barn Near North Point
A barn on the Neal property near North Point was totally destroyed by a Sunday night fire. The cause is unknown and the loss is estimated at 1600 dollars with 150 dollars insured through Thompson agency. Also notes a Saturday matinee racing event at the fair grounds with limited heats and several participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
7. J
James
Clara Neal
North Point
Thompson Agency
Fir Grounds
Clay
J. Richards
Trilby
Elmer Manner Cromwell
Olai
Nichol
Homer Bartlabaugh
Marvel
Timberlake & Moore
White Township Parents Urged to Vaccinate Children
White Township school directors demand all school age children be vaccinated before term. The State Supreme Court upholds the vaccination law, requiring teachers to deny admission to unvaccinated pupils upon doctor certificates. Violations risk fines from five to one hundred dollars or up to sixty days in jail. Parents and teachers must enforce the law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Township
State Commissioner of Health
Prohibs Name Castle as Governor Candidate
Prohibitionists led by Swallow face a tough path to block Lewis Emery Jr as reform governor nominee at Wednesday's state executive meeting. Domination by Homer L. Castle for governor appears likely, while Mansell may not accept a second spot. Uncertainty surrounds J C Rummel for secretary of internal affairs and H W A Cory Jr's potential nomination for auditor general. Swallow denies links to Standant Oil and refuses further comment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silas
J.C. Rummel
Shippensburg
H W. A. Cory, Jr
Wilkes-Barre
William T. Creagy
Seation
Swallow
Castle
Emery
Prohibition
Harrisburg
Pittsburgh
J. A. McKinney
Titusville
Standant Oil Company
Local Marriages Reported in August 1906 Notices
NMR Lester Ballglyer Williams and Esther M Williams of White township wed on Wednesday August 1 1906 by Squire James Crossman at his office. James Stokes Brownlee brakeman on B R & P to Punxsutawney weds Lula Laney of Ponssutawney July 5 at Buffalo NewYork. William Bache Brownlee and Minnie Grace Weis of Heilwood joined August 1. Mr and Mrs Work performed ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biokes—Laney
James Stokes
Punxsitawney
Lula Laney
Ponssutawney
Buffalo
N.Y
Brown Lee— Wars
William Bache Brownlee
Minnie Grace Weis
Feilwood
Aifrak
SanhoRy
Jial Miv. Rownlee
Heilwood
Buckwheat Reunion Excursion Tee to Ondville
A note announces a Buckwheat Reunion at Ondville on Thursday August 9. The Buffalo Rochester and Pittsburgh Railway offers excursion tickets to Gidedville and return for one dollar twenty five cents, departing Lodiana at 7:00 am.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ondville
Bocs Vaeal
Goodsville
Buffilo, Rochester
Pibshargh Ry
Gidedville
Lodiana
Visitors and guests from many towns fill local social page
A long list of personal mentions notes visitors and brief travels. J L Peterman spent Monday in Buntilo while Tudge 8 7 Olford and wife visited Atlantic City. Mrs Warner Wolf from Greeley Colorado visited Marion Center. Various residents including W J Patrick, Thomas Hastings, Paul Graff and Bertha, and Mr and Mrs John Watson visited Atlantic City. The item also mentions trips to Mackinack Snow Teland, Cambridge Springs, and a stay at the Windsor Hotel Jeannette and other visits to Glen Campbell Puxsutawney and Cherryhill township.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tudge
Olford
Atlantic City
Warner Wolf
Greeley
Colorado
Marion Center
W. J. Patrick
Burnside
Thomas Hastings
Punxsutawney
Paul Graff
Bertha
Philadelphia
New York
John Watson
Church ‘Street
Ira A. Myers
City Grocery
Prank Myers
Mra. McIntire
New Laechburg
R. D. Hetrick
Church Street
J. N. Langham
Mackinack and
Snow Teland
Thomas Sheppard
Pittsburg
Young
Lilly Lonergan
Adam Wissel
Sarah St. Clair
J. C. Wallace
W. R. Loughry
Cambridge Springs
Schuyler Davis
Ebensburo
Miss Sechler
Cherrytree
George Schertainger
Windsor Hotel
Jeannette
Gilmore Bell
Western Union
Sunday School Conventions Across Townships in Clarksburg
Sunday Schools of Armstrong Conemaugh and Young townships hold a convention in Clarksburg with sessions starting yesterday and a large attendance. On August 14 and 15 Brushvalley Burlington and East and West Wheatfield townships will host another convention with an interesting program prepared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armstrong
Conemaugh
Young Townships
Clarksburg
Brushvalley
Burlington
East
West Wheatfield
Building a Feudal Castle by West Mahoning inventor
John McGormak, inventor of the turbine water wheel used at Niagara Falls and other plants, resides in West Mahoning township Indiana county. He is constructing a large native stone henge with towers arches and turrets near Smicksburg McCormack Station on the Buffalo Susquehanna line, in Norman style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John McGormak
Niagara Falls
West Mahoning Township
Indiana County
Buffalo & Susquehanna
Smicksburg
McCormack Station
Local items note town changes and events in Indiana county
Marl Lewis buys a Cadillac in Indiana. Plainville seeks to form a new borough from South Mahoning Township. Shakespears Club picnic at Twolick Country Club reports twenty attendees. Carl Hasinger sprains his arm during trapeze work. Gillus jailed twenty days by Squire Hodge. Mrs Thomas Lawson dies in Massachusetts from heart disease with family at bedside. Replogle sells Alexandria Hotel in Kittanning to Steddiford. praised for building friendships. Thropp wins Democratic congressional nomination in Bedford. Doty endorsed for Assembly. Tony Ferris fined for illegal shooting in Iselin. Physicians exam in Harrisburg yields 405 applicants with 355 successful. Vallella arrested for selling liquor to minors. bail posted. Company A lat regiment reunion set for Marion Center August 21. Three railroad workers killed in a collision near Reibold cut-off. Humane case: Fresa Perry placed in Industrial Home. Sagamore mining town booming near Indiana county line. licencing question cited. Weather authority note from Pitt Gazette Timex. Ada B. Kinter elected instructor at Girls Industrial Home. Coulter family reunion in West Lebanon. many descendants attend. Creat Kit Tanning Fair at Kittanning August 14–17 planning features and attractions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plainville
South Ma‘honing Township
Shakespears Club
Twolick Country Club
Carl Hasinger
Mia
Kate Stadtmiller
Blairsville
Gillus
Squire Hodge
Thomas Lawson
Massachusetts
A. Replogle
Alexandria Flotel
Kittanning
Steddiford
Wilmarding
Replogle
Joseph I. Thropp
Congress
Bedford
Doty
Assembly
W, EH. Almes
Tony Ferris
Iselin
Squire J. J. Hirick
Salisbury
Paul St. Clair
Indiana
Frank Widdowson
Dixonville
Harrisburg
Frank Vatlella
Clymer
Vallella
Squire M. B. Kline
Henry O'Hara
Company A Lat Regiment
P.V
Marion Center
Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburg
Reibold
Baltimore & Ohio
Harry Field
Butler
Jerome Hanlon
Brakerman
Joe Smith
Punxsutawney
Fresa Perry
Homer City
Thompson
Sagamore
Armatrong County
Deaths Of A Week Artley McQuilken Stewart Goy Pierce
Death notices list Charles F Artley of Blairsville Burnside township John Thomas McQuilken of Burnside James Stewart near Homer City Blanche Stahl Goy of Barnesboro Clay Pierce son of John Pierce Flora Margaret McLaughlin of Conemaugh P H Laufman of Southern Pines pensioning long life in era. Details cover ages and funeral plans.
Premier Open Competition at Indiana County Fair
Fair managers announce a banner year for the Indiana County Agricultural Society with all classes opened to competitors from Armstrong Cambria Indiana and Westmoreland counties. The move broadens entries and invites local growers to join.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana County Agricultural Society
Armatrong
Cambria
Tudiana
Westmoreland
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Chambersville
Archie Fleming
Hawthorne
Crepa
B. Eagles
J. L. Peterman
Buntilo
Jack M. Fisher
Chattanooga Tenn
Fisher
Jacob Clowes
Washington Township
T. B. Clark
George
Niagara Palls
Toronto
National Association of Photographers
Mr. Clark
Sebastian Christ
Brookville
Chist
Isaac Watt
James M. Watt
Christ
Jane Pollock
Wast Oak Atrest
Annie
Roas Work
Grinnell
A. J. Pollock
Plumville
Will
Akron
Thomas Johnston
Fourth Ward
Ren
Marl Lewis
Pittsbury
Timex
Pin” Thompson
Inia
Pin
Ada B. Kinter
Marlon Center
Coulter
Robert Coulter
West Lebanon
Myre Coulter
Samuel Coulter
Cunningham
Russel
H. M. Martin
Artley
Charles F. Artley
Blatraville
Digseagee
M Quilicen
John Thomas McQuIlken
Burnside Township
Clearfield County
Obtewart
Misa Jane Stewart
Greenwood Cemetery
Clay Pierce
John Pierce
Flora
Monongahela City
Devers Church
Big Ran Lodge
Pierce
Big Ran
M'Laughlin
Margaret McLaughlin
Isaac McLaughlin
North Washington
Kiskiminetas
American Sheet
Ebenezer Graveyard
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