Indiana County Teachers Institute Opens With Strong Enrollment
The fiftieth annual session kicked off Monday at 1 30 pm with a large turnout despite gloomy weather. Supt Stewart and Miss school girl greeted attendees as Rev Lewis Hay and Rev A Judson Furman gave opening remarks. Speakers included Prof Charles Albert of Bloomsburg Normal and Dr Lincoln Hulton on education and life, with Mrs Anna Friedman delivering a practical geography talk. The day ended with adjournment until Tuesday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana County Teachers’ Institute
Supt. Stewart
Ma’rme
Zo'vlock
Stewart
Gibson
Cumbria County
Excell
Lewis Hay
Lutheran Church
A. Judson Furman
Hugh A. Jackson
Salisbury
Charles H. Albert
Bloomsburg Normal
Albert
Anna E. Friedman
Buffalo
Indiana County
Lincoln Hulton
Frebrew
Bucknell University
Nada
Veterans organize local chapter of Spanish-American War group
Indiana county boys who served in the Fifth Pennsylvania Volunteers move to form a local post of the Veterans organization. Captain Meade Mahan and Lieutenant Harry Fee lead the effort. a town meeting produced a petition for installation. Officials plan quick action to muster in the post within two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana County
Fifth Pennsylvania Volunteers
Meade Mahan
Harry Fee
Malan
Social Notes Highlight Indiana Society Events
One of the season's most enjoyable affairs was a card party by Misa May Clements at Philadelphia street. Royden J. Taylor hosts a dinner at Wayne avenue this Saturday evening, December 28. The town's young men stage a Masquerade Ball in Library Hall next Tuesday, with Gernert's Orchestra of Pittsburgh providing music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Misa
May Clements
Philadelphia Street
Royden J. Taylor
Wayne Avenue
Library Hall
Indiana
Gernert
Orchester
Pittsburg
Seibel East End to host Indiana Five at Library Hall
Monday evening December 30 the Seibel East End team faces Indiana Five at Library Hall with regular admission. Pittsburg Logs push a strong game hoping to seize a scalp. Seat gate Friday December 27 lists special features announced for the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seibel
Indiana Five
Library Hall
Pittsburg
Judge White Sits In Argue For Statutory Rape Case
A brief session of the Gourt News court heard motions and a gas dispute delaying action. William Thomas faced sentencing after a December verdict of statutory rape and adultery involving Lottie May Huston. The judge sentenced him to eight years at the Western Penitentiary and one month in jail for adultery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White
William Thomas
Lottie May Huston
Thomias
Thomas
Samuel Qunningham
Miss Huston
Western
A Listing of Names Across Towns and Marriages
A dense OCR list shows pairs of names with places such as Blairsville Blairsville Green two Indiana and Vandergrift. The text reads like a registry of couples and locations including Horton Grant two North Mahoning and East Run Rochester Mill and Cnah Creek with numerous individuals and spouses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. TR. Winberg
Josephine L. Frants
Hortons
Homer W. Hamilton
Lauretta D. Brubaker
Blairsville
Anson ‘S
Vosburg
Kittanning
Flora Luhring
White
John M. Bush
Ellen Best
North Mahoning
Lewis Walker
Maggie Burker
Grant
Henry W. Winberg
Horton
Nora Premathe
J. C. Dunlap
Vesta Brown
Flora
Edward Marietta
Livermore
Mamie Betker
Waat Overton
Charles King
East Run
Mary K. Snyder
Rochester Milla
Howard A. McCreary
East Seas
Olive E. Braughter
Rochester Mill
James Whitacre
Cora McCracken
South Mahoning
Cletus W. Dilt
Buffington
Corsa E. Bracken
East Wheatfield
Simpson Garrett
Estella Nagle
Indiana
Harvey M. Walker
Edith v. Lichteberger
G.M. Brady
Banks
Rosen
Davis
Montgomery
George Powell
Sarah Green
Cnah Creek
John W. Fulton
Vandergrift
Jesse E. Marlin
Great Camp at Somerset Could Spark Major US Land Sale
Negotiations to sell over 10 000 acres in Pennsylvania to the United States Government near Somerset are advancing toward completion. A large permanent military camp is planned, with Pittsburgh interest in locating one of four camps in the western part of the state. About 1 000 acres in Somerset County were not yet secured. In another item, William Armstrong aged about 83 near Cherrytree suffered paralysis early Tuesday morning and may not recover.
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Pennsylvania
United States
Thigy Great Reservation
Pitteburgera
Somerset County
William Armstrong
Cherrytree
Greensburg
Cambrian County
Local holiday visits noted from several towns
Mr Charles Sansom of Clarian spent Sunday in Indiana. Mrs Delos Hetrick visited Blairsville Monday. Miss Myrtle Feltwell of Sewickley visits friends in town. Royden J Taylor returned Saturday from Cornell for Christmas. Sanel Culp in Pittsburgh Tuesday night for Bon Hur. Harry Houck left for Homestead for work. Thad Bush of Butler holidaying with parents. Harry B Marshall playwright from New York visiting family. Jane Wilson returned from Detroit Thursday. W Stanley Ray State printer hosted by John P Elkin. Nan and Emeline Craighead home for holidays. Mrs Samuel R Galbreath and children travel to Apollo for Christmas. Clyde Guthrie, Frank Cunningham, Mark Watson home from Lafayette. Anderson George, now in Kittanning, visited father last week. Lin Moorhead County Surveyor home for holidays. Hidgar M Mack student at Lehigh University home for holidays. Elmer Ellis of National Tube Co McKeesport home for Christmas. Mia Francis Glover of East End and Erma Cunningham visit Brooklyn relatives for two weeks. Doctors John Edward Laughlin and Harry Laughlin of East End spend Christmas with parents. Kemper Sutton and Day Brownlee home from Princeton. James Hammers, Edwin Wood, Ney Prathero, Wallace Stewart, Harry Stewart and John Brallier from Philadelphia also home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Sansom
Clarian
Indiana
Delos Hetrick
Blairsville
Myrtle Feltwell
Sewickley
Royden J. Taylor
Cornell
Sanel Culp
Pittsburg
Harry Houck
Homestead
Thad Bush
Butler
Harry B. Marshall
New York
Jane Wilson
Detroit
Anderson George
Kittanning
Lin Moorhead
Wintondale
Hidgar M. Mack
Lehigh University
Bethlehem
North Ninth Street
Elmer Ellis
National Tube Company
McKeesport
Church Street
Mia
Francis D. Glover
East End
Erma Cunningham
Brooklyn
N.Y
John and
Edward Laughlin
Harry Laughlin
North Sixth Street
Kemper Sutton
Day Brownlee
Princeton
James Hammers
Edwin Wood
Ney Prathero
Wallace Stewart
Harry Stewart
John Brallier
Philadelphia
North Point
Grant
Marion
Hattie Murphy
Miss Murphy
Senate
A. O. Marsh
Indianapolis
Pennylvania
W. D. Wilson
Clarion
Latrobe
C. M. McDaniel
New Brighton
G. H. Moore
Verona
D. OG. Hogue
Watsontown
J. 8. Paul
South Fork
Edwin F. Willis
Belle Center O
Thomas N. Sowers
Roseville
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Nineveh
Johnstown
Derry
Canomnaugh
West Penn Division
Altoona
Conway
John Pfeffer
Marion Center
Pfeffer
Plan to Elevate A. V. Barker in Cambria County Politics
The Pittsburg Post reports a Cambria County judiciary contest may halt, with Judge A V Barker favored by Attorney General Elkin and Governor Stone for the Mitchell vacancy on the superior court bench. Elkin seeks the governorship, Stone desires him to win, and Cambria County factions threaten to influence nomination and election. Republicans drift from Barker, Democrats gain, and county voters distrust the contest as an attempt to overturn an honest victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. V. Barker
Pittsburg Post
Cambria County Judiciary
Frank O’connor
Mitchell
Superior Court
Elkin
Stone
Cambria County
Cambria
Judge Barker
Plorry
Barker
County Commissioners Offer Bond Redemption Promise
In a column a motion from the County Commissioners states readiness to redeem the last $9,000 outstanding bonds from the 1900 02 issue. With this redemption the board will have redeemed $22,000 in the past two years and aims for notable economy records.
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Board of Commissioners
Oil Find Sparks excitement on Rapp farm in Armstrong County
In Kittanning two a well on the Rapp farm drilled for natural gas began showing paying quantities in oil. A Homes Torpedo Company representative at Butler detonated 40 quarts of nitro glycerine and a greenish fluid and sand erupted above the derrick. Cleanup and pumping tests will reveal daily yield.
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Rapp
Kittanning
Homes Torpedo Company
Butler
Armsprong
Second Payments on Iselin coal lands details
Attorney John A. Scott to be hung this week and next as payments are made on Iselin coal lands. January 4 payments include Robert Allison 576 dollars J A Martin 959 dollars W A vang 1 033 Mrs E Keigan 1 269 J S Johnston 16 H J Cannon administrator 516 Dr Andrew Smith 1 400 J K Myers 1 218 Nancy Reed 833 D A Smith administrator 641 D A Hetrick 1 139 J M Cummins 999 G Dickay 1 993 W Warner 1 073 W F H Warner 1 071 James and John M St Clair 908 T B Cummins 1 609 Fremont Stephens 841 Mya Joseph Dickey 1 939 L McKinron 4 206 M I P Carson 1 180 T J H Fleming 820 Thomas Simpson 408 G GC Dickey 2 424 S A St Clair 105 S J Henry et al 1 060 T J Brandon 708 M T Fritz 1 183 S M and John Stewart 1 247 Indiana County Deposit Bank 748. January 23 payments include Jacob Munshower 1 166 J M Winsheimer 1 719 G C Dickey 510 J W Johnston 85 D J M Davis 471 James Allison 1 074 Harrison Munshower 548 W A Fleming 798 Wm Nicholas 594 J A Henderson 425 James Bethel 488 Edith M Giuste 846. other payments January 19 William Ponda executor 1 727 January 25 J R Pantall 1 221 January 18 D W Simpson 1 440.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Scott
Iselin
Robert Allison
J. A. Martin
W. A. Vang
E. Keigan
J. S. Johnston
H. J. Cannon
Andrew Smith
J. K. Myers
Nancy Reed
D. A. Smith
D. A. Hetrick
J. M. Cummins
G. ©. Dickay
W. Warner
W. FH. Warner
James and
John M. St. Clair
T. B. Cummins
Fremont Stephens
Joseph Dickey
1. McKinron
M. I’. Carson
T. JH. Fleming
Thomas Simpson
G. GC. Dickey
A. St. Clair
J. Henry Et al
T. J. Brandon
M. T. Fritz
John Stewart
Indiana County Deposit Bank
Jacob Munshower
J. M. Winsheimer
G. C
William Ponda
JT. R. Pantall
D. W. Simpson
Real Estate Transfers Noted for Blairsville Area in 1901
A compiled record lists multiple transactions in 1901 involving Blairsville townships and surrounding areas. Entries include transfers of acres and lots, payments ranging from 150 to 3,500 dollars, and several power of attorney and mortgage notices among parties such as Sutter, Gilmore, Greenock Coal, Ebensburg, and the Westmoreland Guarantee Bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julia Ann Sutter
Milton H. Sutter
Canoe Two
John Ek.douglass
Greenwich Coal & Coke Co
Green Two
W.R. Calhoun
Gilmore
Blairsville
William Vorlage
J. S. Gilmore
Westmoreland Guarantee B. & 1
Recorder of Deeds
John A. Miller
Elizabeth M Spires
William D. Bigler
John St. Clair
Matilda Cunningham
John D. Conrad
Blairsville Land Improvement Company
Charles W. Dahlinger
Burrell
Blair W. Shaffer
Ebensburg & Blacklick
R. Co
Buffington Two
Vinton Lumber Co., Ltd
Ebensburg & Blacklick R. R.co
John M. Byers
Jacob Walker
Exr
Elizabeth M. Bagley
Green
John H. Campbell
Oliver BH. Wella
B. W. Shaffer
Annie & Campbell
Buffington
Kunkle
J. H. Uber
Homer City
Mortgage Trust Co
Pennatod
N. Banks
Massive Fire Ravages Madeira Village in Clearfield County
A Saturday fire in Madeira Clearfield County leveled the J K Kirk Co hardware store and a large adjacent hotel plus fourteen other business houses and residences. About 100000 in damage occurred from 3 PM basement blaze to 6 PM containment. Principal losers include Clark Hilemann hotel Boan Alexander J N Moore J P F Connelly and J A Scho store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madiera
Clearfield County
J. K. Kirk & Co
Clark Hilemann
J. H., Kirk & Co
Boan Alexander
J.N Moore
J. PF. Connelly
J. A. Scho
Four Burned to Death in Jefferson County Fire
A fire at farmer John Ashbaugh's home near Summerville, Jefferson County, killed four family members and left another fatally burned. Mr. Ashbaugh, who woke to refill the stove and slept through the blaze, suffered serious injuries while trying to save his wife and children as the flames and cold weather hampered rescue efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Ashbaugh
Summerville
Jefferson County
Ashbaugh
Mr. Ashbaugh
Inspection Orders for Pennsylvania National Guard 1802
Orders issued from Barksburg directing the Pennsylvania National Guard and Naval force to be inspected in armories beginning February 1, 1802. Inspections to be conducted by Brigade Inspectors under the Superint and at dates between February 1 and May 16 as designated by brigade commanders.
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Barksburg
Stewart
National Guard of
Pennsylvania
Guard
Naval Force
Old Fiddlers Contest Honored At Pittsburg Night
Arthur Love Aaron Loughner and Jared Loughner from Latrobe entered the old fiddlers contest in Pittsburg Friday night. Robert Love of Yunnelton won the prize for best accordionist. Aaron Loughner earned distinguished notice with his fiddle.
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Pittsburg
Arthur Love
Aaron
Jared Loughner
Latrobe
Robert Love
Yunnelton
Aaron Loughner
Notable Obituaries from Somerset County and Nearby Areas
Lydia Dibert of Johnstown dies at 72 after heart failure survived by eight children including Francia Torrance and Florence Dibert. Elizabeth Manner, 80, dies after a fall. she was blind yet maintained neat work until her husband’s death. Ephriam Wilson, known as zone bone and onion skin weather prophet, dies at 74 near Irwin. James S. Dinwiddie, longtime Pennsylvania Railroad conductor, passes at 1937 Fifth Avenue Pittsburgh. David Green of Latrobe dies at 64. 18 children born to him. Wim Arthurs, 89, dies in Allegheny. former Indiana resident. Andrew Patrick dies at Glen Campbell at 88 from heart failure.
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Johnstown
Frank Dibert
Bureka
King Grant Dilbert
Scot Dilbert
David Dibert
Mast End
Bethel Church
Ephriam Wilson
North Huntington
Westmoreland County
Irwin
Ephham Wilson
Pennsylvania
Pittsburg
Dinwiddie
James
Pennsylvania Railroad
Fifth Avenue
The
Relief Association
Arthurs
Wim
Allegheny
Indiana
Andrew Patrick
Glen Campbell
Nova Scotia
Baker's Mines
Blair County
Marriages Reported Across Local Area in Recent Week
A sequence of recent nuptials includes Aaron Steel of Hust Mahoning wedding Miss Elizabeth Oldfield at McDonald with the ceremony on Christmas morning. M. Glymer Ave home witness. Vandergrift couple Jessie Marlin and dno W Fulton wed by Is Lee Perry. Blairsville pair Homer W Hamilton and Lioretta Brubaker marry at the Presbyterian parsonage. Anson Vosburg of Kittanning weds Flora Luhring. Thursa Sylvester of Derry and Harry Bennett of Bolivar married in Derry as pastor Rev. Geo. Rogers presides.
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Glymer Ave
Dno, W. Fulton
Vanderrift
Jessie I. Marlin
Sidney Marlin
Is. Lee Perry
Christian Church
Hamilton-Bruda
Ket
Homer W. Hamilton
Mise Lioretta D. Brubaker
Blairaville
Presbyterian Parsonage
Bf, Beazell
Thursa Sylvester
Derry
Harry Bennett
Bolivar
Local notes and political candidacies from the region
A Kent, Pa resident secured a valuable portable fence patent and six more patents were issued to state residents. Reports from Greensburg, Marion Independent, and Pittsburgh note a railroad and political developments, a baby abandonment, a hunting accident, a church leader candidacy, and medical updates as well as postal and yard plans in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Scegera
Washington, D.C
Henry Knee
Kent
Bonds Called In For Redemption At County Treasury
The county bonds outstanding of the issue of 1900 2 will be redeemed at the County Treasure s office on and after Jan 1 1902. The holders are requested to present them for payment. County Commissioners J W Nua Clerk.
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J. W. Nua
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Teachers Institut
Company F
Fifth Pa. Vols
Gourt News
Ligensed
Somerset
W. Stanley Ray
John P. Elkin
Nan
Emeline Craighead
Samuel R. Galbreath
Apollo
Clyde Guthrie
Frank Cunningham
Mark Watson
Lafayette
Armstrong County
Big Clearfield County
Deat
Bueklrolius Edd
Aaron Steel
M. ‘“Y Steal
Hust Mahoning
Misa Elizabeth Oldfield
McDonald
Steal
Washington County
Wai
Benjamin Haywood
Mercer
Pittsburg, Bessimar & Lake Erie
J. J. Dilts
North Mahoning Township
J. A. Blakely
Young Township
John W. Miller
Brushvalley
Eix
Harry J. McAteer
Huntingdon County
Pattisan
Huntingdon
Franklin
Peter Smith
Kenwood
Green Twp
Dr. Stephens
John Ff. Faulk
Allegheny Two
Jacob Hoffer
Benjamin Hamm
George Grimm
Reese Jack
Frank
Peter Morrow
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