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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1904
Page
3
Personal brevities note heavy demand for dwellings as Indiana County experiences a housing shortage with more than a hundred new homes needed. Rent climbing to record highs while many seek options April 1 move ins. Local real estate firms report limited vacancies and rising room and office space demand.
Arm strong township residents met at West Union schoolhouse and formed a company to build a farmers tele phone line from Parkwood to West Lebanon with about 20 members. An ensuing meeting will finalize work plans. Officers elected: President William Byers Secretary Thomas Anderson Treasurer W H Blackley. Birthday Anniversary and other local notices follow, including engagements and medical testimonials.
Reverend J W Crisswell, pastor at the Presbyterian church of Binksville, resigns due to ill health. He joined as associate pastor in 1889, led after 1895, succeeding Dr Hill upon his death. Public notices list upcoming sales and auctions with items from Mechanicsburg and surrounding towns.
A 144 acre Rayne township farm with 85 acres of timber, a frame dwelling with telephone, barn, springhouse, wagon shed, corn crib and outbuildings. Also two orchards, fine fruit trees, lime vein, good water, and timber development not affecting surface. Terms negotiable and possession available. Also multiple private sale building lots on Third School and White streets, a Sorrel driving horse outfit, house and lot on Church Street, and a 140 acre rent farm near Indiana. FOR FURTHER DETAILS CALL OR WRITE OW. T. WISSINGER, Tanoma PA. Also SHARRUTTS offers bargains on men’s shoes and other listings.
The Pittsburg Dispatch unveils The Bargain Hunters a novel contest to test reader shopping skill. Prizes of 40 dollars weekly are offered as stores and billboards spread the clue, promising an engaging money saving hunt for readers.
Attorney J N Langham recently named consulting attorney to the Attorney General Knox departed on Wednesday for St Louis on official business. He will travel to Indian Territory and Oklahoma during a two month visit. Dr Wood s Norway Pine Syrup is praised for easing coughs colds and early consumption symptoms.
The first week of court opens March 7 with a long list of grand jurors from multiple townships led by Armstrong and Wintrsville names and splits. The second week begins March 14 with numerous jurors including Banks Blairsville Blacklick and Mahoning districts, listing many individuals and their towns.
The Oliver Typewriter claims unmatched durability and quick, visible writing. Pittsburg offices like Carnegie Steel use 175 machines daily, Jones & Laughlin 58, Crucible Steel 45, Heinz 15, and many others rely on one to ten machines. Indiana users include Jack & Taylor, David Blair, S. J. Telford, and H. M. Lowry as proof at home.
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