Qua Candidate for Congress John Shirley Biography
John Shirley of Clarion is the Democratic candidate for Congress in the 27th district. Born in Kiskimine township, Armstrope county, he trained as a physician in Baltimore and practiced in Strattonville before switching to law. He served as Clarion county district attorney and has long been active in politics, marrying Sarah Carrier and raising seven children. He seeks to represent the people as a fearless advocate.
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John Smith Shirley
Esa
Clarion
Kiskiminetage Township
Armstrope County
Joseph Shirley
Elder's Ridge Academy
Indiana County
College of Physisians and Surgeons
Baltimore
Strattonville
Clarion County
Supreme Courts
United States Courts
Clarion State Normal School
Sarah Eilen- Carrier
Hichardsville
Jefferson
County
Frank Carrier
John T
Second National Bank
Ellen Frances
Ruth
Chas
Marguerite
Anna Kathryn
Shirley
United Presbyterian Church
Olivet
J. C. Telford
First Baptist Church of
Congress
Tracks Near Punxsutawney Advance Main Line Upgrade
Main line improvements on the B R & P railroad near Punxsutawney are nearly done with several new tracks in service last week. Over 1.5 million dollars funded extensions and curve removals north of Punxsutawney, while southward plans for new construction are scaled back signaling a through traffic route via the Indiana road. Two mine spurs, including Blaisdell near Rossiter, are active. A planned Pennsylvanian route from Pittsburg to Buffalo may shift, with abandoned south of Punxsutawney stations and potential second track along the rights of way. A West drama, The Cow Puncher, will play at Indiana opera house October 9.
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Punxsutawney
Pittsburg
Buffalo
Indiana
Butler
Baltimore & Ohio
Blaisdell
Rossiter
The Cow Puncher Comes to Indiana Opera House October 29
Hal Reids new play The Cow Puncher draws strong praise for its fresh dramatic approach and lavish scenic production. W F Mann as producer delivers a balanced cast and adds several strong vaudeville acts. The show opens at the Indiana Opera House on October 29.
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Hal Reid
W. F. Mann
Indiana
Local notes and incidents from the county
News items report mail routes shifted to trolley pouches for Clymer and nearby areas, thanks for peas from Delas Hetrick, carpenters at Jordan shoe store in Philadelphia Street, and a looming sale at a local bank. Objections filed to M L Weaver nomination papers. a Lancaster wreck in dense fog kills one and injures many. Brownie Gessler may barnstorm through Massachusetts. Johnstown bank stake purchase, a former postmaster freed to attend his wife’s funeral in New York, and a mule attack on a boy near Plumville ending in injury.
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Clymer
Delas Hetrick
Indiana
Jordan Shoe
Philadelphia
M. L. Weaver
Righteous Government Party
Cambria County
Genator
Dauphin County
Lancaster
A. M. Hook
Palace Rink
Brownie Gessler
Boston American Club
Massachusetts
Brownie
Johnstown
First National Bank
Citizens' National Bank
Citizens
Allegheny
New York State
John B. Loman
Garman's Mills
United States
Lindsey
Smiley
Plumville
Indiana Normal upsets Bellefonte on Normal field 15 to 0
Bellefonte football lost to Indiana Normal as Gailey Weed Elliott Hasinger and others scored in a 15 to 0 defeat. Substitutions and smooth operation noted while Principal Work reports attendance and school discipline changes, including excused absences for games.
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Norial
Dowds- Bellefonte
Indiana Normal
Bellefont
Indiana— Bellefonte
D, Gailey
Weed T Bes Sleppw
W. Smith
Metta
Elliott Hasinger
Succop Felges
Pee
Wagner Cattaline
Deees
Louden Coulter
Ohose Shoes
W. Pierce
Thomas Douglass
Qib
Wright Long
Lelb
Wycott L. Smith
Doran
Dr. J
Hammers
Indiana
Trooper Nugent
Punxsutawney
Prof
van Oot
Gibson
Ruffner
Coulter
Swank
Succop
MeKandless
Wright
Shields
Dillon
Ernest Work
List of Letters Uncalled For in the Mudi Ana Office October 10 1908
Walton H Allshouse Mrs Electa Edder Miss Cora Lee Emerson Ly Little Mya Jennie Marshall Miss Alice Moore Lon Peterman Miss Galdie Repine Miss Miomtaylor Héb er Wicket Vincenzo Federico Inquiring for letters please state they were advertised giving date James C McGregor P M
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Mudiana
Walton H. Allshouse
Electa Edder
Cora Lee Emerson
Ly Little
Mya
Jennie Marshall
Alice Moore
Lon Peterman
Galdie Repine
Miomtaylor
Héber Wicket
Vincenzo Federico
James C. McGregor
P. M
Quiet marriage announced for McGinness and Schofield
Notice from Pittsburg notes the absence from home delayed knowledge of the quiet marriage of Matthew McGinness and Nancy J. Schofield of Bellefonte. The announcement praises the couple and conveys congratulations and best wishes for their life together.
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McGinness—Schofield
Pittsburg
Matthew McGinness
Nancy J. Schofield
Bellefonte
Grand reception highlights at Normal school improvements
Indiana residents toured the Normal school after a summer upgrade led by Dr. Ament. Visitors saw replicas and originals of major statues across floors including Minerva from the Vatican, Leucothea, Diana of the Hunt, Michael Angelo’s Bust of David, Apollo Belvedere, lying Mercury, and Venus de Milo with Louvre provenance. Many rooms were opened for inspection during the Saturday event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Normal School
Norsmal
Ament
Minerva
Vatican Museum
Rome
Vaticans
Munich
Leucothea, Ly Luca Della Robbia
Diana
Louvre
Paris
Michael Angelo
David
Vatican
Mercury
Reunion of the 105th Regiment Heads to Reynoldsville
Members of the One Hundred Fifth Regiment will depart Punxsutawney Wednesday evening for Reynoldsville to reunite on Thursday. The town is decorated and plans a grand but short celebration as veterans prefer recounting battlefield memories. Companies A K F draw recruits from Punxsutawney Clearfield Indiana and Venango counties. Jefferson Traction Co. sets 59 cent round trip fare. Indiana veterans gather at Punxsutawney to ride together by trolley.
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Reynoldsville
105Th
Punxsutawney and Vicinity
Co. K
Henry Altman
Clearfield
Indiana
Venango
Jefferson Traction Company
Punxsutawney
Public Sale Held At Markle Residence October 23 1906
Public sale at the late residence of Mary A Markle on Friday October 23 1906 at 1 pm offers two draft horses a Conklin wagon harness buggy sleigh cow hogs copper kettle timber gold watch and chain and charm chickens and various farming items. Terms cash under six dollars else six months with security executor G S Markle. Also Cunningham Co buys country butter for cash and pays for eyes at their grocery department.
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Mary A. Markle
Bale
Tucker couple to move west to California in October
Going West, Mr. and Mrs. Charles I. Tucker of near Tlitmylie will leave October 26 for California, where they will reside thereafter. They are now having a private sale of their household effects.
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Charles I. Tucker
Tlitmylie
California
New Richm ond Coal Mines Open Near Richmond
New coal mines are starting near Richmond after years of effort. Con Burns owns land west of Richmond and formed the Richmond Coal Company to develop the field. Operations begin on the hill opposite the water tank by Savan station with a branch railroad planned from the 3 R P road. Local trade will be served first. broader markets await the railroad. J C Work will lay out a block of building lots as a new town emerges. Officers: Cornelius Burns president, William H H MccCrady vice president, C W McCrady secretary, H W Buckingham treasurer.
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Richmond
Con. Burns
Richardson
Burns
Richmond Coal Company
Savan Station
J.C. Work
Cornelius Burns
Burnside
William HH. MccCrady
Glen Campbell
C. W. McCrady
H. W. Buckingham
Mahaffey
Auto Breaks Down After Republican Meeting
Last Friday Republican leaders J N Langham George J Fell and Charles McClain met in Armagh after a railroad trip while Leslie Pattison and W J Neff rode overland to Indiana. The auto failed after a late return, and the party walked from Mechanicsburg toward Homer City before resuming travel on a trolley car to reach home early.
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J. N. Langham
George J. Fell
Charles McClain
Armagh
Messrs
Leslie Pattison
W. 8. Neff
Pattison
Indiana
Ivery
Spealers
Taft
Glock
Wanghaim
Feit
McClain
Mechanicsburg
Langham
Nes
Homer City
The Cow Puncher at Indiana on October 29
A western play titled The Cow Puncher starring Tom Lawton and Geraldine Graham features special scenery costumes and electrical effects. The production from W. F. Mann is described as a complete big show with a college girl lead and a typical frontier romance.
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the Cow Puncher
Indiana
Tom Lawton
Geraldine Graham
W. F. Mann
Wanted Subscriptions Manager for Indiana Affair
Help wanted for a permanent Indiana based man to manage expiring subscriptions and secure new business by effective methods. Salary 1.50 per day plus commission. Reference to Success Magazine Blog New York Room 12. Buckwheat season pays 70 cents per 50 pounds. Bags available promptly. DAVID ELLIS & SON. 21-w-4
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Success Magazine
Indiana
New York
David Ellis & Son
Wanted W C T U Buy a Home in this place
The W T U union purchased the Hamilton property at 726 728 Churet Street for a new home. The old building will be torn down and a large assembly room plus officer rooms and a janitor flat will be included. First and second mortgage bonds offered at 6 percent. Submit your lowest price promptly.
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W. GC. ‘Tr. Union
Geo. T. Hamilton
Churet Street
Cyolumbig Plate Glass Company
Caye Democrat
The
Democrat Ofilus
Local Notables Make Weekend Visits and Moves
Armagh resident Billol Johnston was in town Monday while several visitors from Pittsburgh Philadelphia and Butler spent days here. Notables include Rev J C Felt visiting, Miss Rosina Weaver on a flying trip to Pittsburg, and Miss Althea Segner returning from Philadelphia. John Johnston and Mrs Charles Bee returned from travels. John McGregor joins American Steel & Wire. J Clinton Thomas moves his family to town. Mrs Nancy Wilkinson returns with a delega tion of women.
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Billol. Johnston
Armagh
Tom McGilick
J.C. Feft
John Felt
John R. Caldwell
Windber
Rosina B. Weaver
The
Normal
Pittsburg
Jed Oatman
Thig Place
Creekside
Edward Lindsey
Warren
Sue H. Willard
Philadelphia
M. C. Watson
Frank Loring
Youngville
W. J. Broadmeadow
Rorsiter
Sidney McLanahan
Marion Center
Althea Segner
John A Findley
Church Street
eBaver Falls
Anna Thompson
West Oaks Street
John §. Johnston
Vander
Charles Bee
W. E. Dodson
Elizabeth Young
Lou Anthony
Wilkinsburg
Mary J. Wilson
Alex Thompson
Plumville
John McGregor
American Steel & Wire Co
Suray UT Uoused Works
T. A. McKinstry
Jordan Shoe
Punx'y
Mack
J. Clinton
Thomas
Brookville
Daugherty Planting Mill
Nancy Wilkinson
Blat
Reynoldsville Going Some Plan To Turn Township Into Apiary
Reynoldsville businessmen announce a bold project a corporation with 30 million employees aims to organize a stock company and convert half a township into a vast apiary to produce thousands of tons of honey for American and European markets Bee-keeping already supports local farmers and the industry appears active in the area with strong local momentum Pioneer plans suggest a potential revolution in honey production.
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Reynoldsville
United States
America
Europe
Koonts Opens Own Meat Market After Graff Failure
Homer W. Koonts, formerly cutter for George W. Plotzer, buys the meat market slaughter house and machinery from W. J. Graff, who failed last week. Koonts, a reputed butcher, expects large patronage and promises the market will offer the best products at the lowest cash prices.
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Homer W. Koonts
George W. Plotzer
W. J. Graff
Regent Deaths and Ebensburg Local Deaths
Regent deaths report the marriage of Olney W. Davis and Rose Pitman at the bride's sister's home with reception to follow. John A. Blair, former Cambria County official, dies in Ebensburg after a long illness, age 99, survived by six children and longtime Democratic ties. Mrs. Charlotte Hannah Martin, wife of Robert Porter Lewis, dies suddenly in St Paul at age 64, sister-in-law to former local druggist George R. Lewis.
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Davia—Pitman
Olney W. Davis
Cambria Steel Company
Franklin
Rose Pitman
J. —. Leffel
Wattington Street
Slater
Mr. Lewis
Hbensburg
Blair
John A. Blair
Cambria County
Ebensburg
Jane Ann Evans
Blair House
Engagements and weddings across Indiana county era
The Bellefonte and surrounding area print notes engagements and marriages from early October. Nancy C McClain and Harry J Hinterliter announce their October wedding plans. Annie Elizabeth Ramsey Pugh and DeWitt Pawling wed in Wayne. Claude Hoover and Catherine Haggerty wed in Rochester Mills. Other couples include Samuel Roy Cunningham and Catherine Miller. Robert C Gibson and Mary E B Smith. Charles Keller and Sara Clawson. William A Miller and Ya I Fails. Jin us Rishell and Anna Bone. Emma V Love and Ernest B Shumaker. Merle Williams and Vernie Mottern. Couples plan honeymoons and new homes in Indiana, Pittsburgh, Johnstown, and nearby towns.
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Pugh—Fronefield
Joseph M. Fronefield
Wayne
Annie Elizabeth Ramsey
DeWitt Pawling
Pugh
Norristown
Blacklick
Pennsylvania Railroad
Miss Ramsey
Philadelphia
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W. B. Mann
Indiana Opera House
G. S. Maricle
Cunningham Co
New Richmond
Harrie
Hinterliter—McClain
Nancy C. McClain
James A. McClain
Spangler
Harry J. Hinterliter
Pottsville
Miss McClain
Nora McClain
Patton
Harvey D. Lingle
Hinterlitersa
Watchman
Hoover—Haggerty
Claude Hoover
Catherine Haggerty
Rochester Mills
J. D. Brownlee
Gibson—Smith
Elderton
Wm. L. Price
Robert. C. Gibson
Leechburg
Mary EB. Smith
Widerton
Keller—Clawson
Charles Keller
Sara Bowman Clawson
William Clawson
Greensburg
Miller—Fails
Wiliam A. Miller
Ya I. Fails
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Samuel Fails
George G. Buns
Homer City Presbyterian Church
Miller
Rishell—Bone
Jinus M. Rishell
White Front
Misa Anna Bone
Central Presbyterian Church Parsonage
J.B. Hakins
J. B. Love
Blairsville
Emma V
Ernest B. Shumaker
L. S. Shumaker
Corry
New Bethlehem
Merle Williams
Heilwood
Vernie Mottern
Daniel Mottarn
David Berkey
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