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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1916
Page
10
Counts of visits and greetings across families in Huff County include Mr. and Mrs. Harry Mack with daughter Myrtle, Mrs. Joseph Mack and daughter Baula, and numerous gatherings with relatives in Blatraville, Johns town, West Fairfield, and Punxsutawney. Also noted are school social events, outings, and local employment moves shaping community ties.
Washington Township residents share visits with neighbors and kin from Carneytown and Indiana. Preaching at Viva Points postponed. Plumville and Heilwood callers visit. Bell school pupils entertained by teacher R. M. Burns. A Plymouth Rock hen laid an extraordinary egg, 5 ft inches by 7% inches, noted during a Heilwood visit.
Abram Hicks and family were guests of Mr and Mrs Michael Harwick near Walier Monday. Cyrus Rummel and son Denver visited Punxsutawney Saturday. Gusta Ayers is ill with measles. Mrs J C Stear went to see her mother Mrs Lucinda Neal of Punxsutawney last week. Mrs Neal suffers a severe pneumonia attack. Charles and Clark Reitz Bob Elkin Twila Ream and Ernie Hicks were Punxsutawney callers Monday. Cy Rummel and Will Neal hunted at Big Run Wednesday evening. Buzz Anthony visited near town with Byron Anthony. Mrs Beam visiting her daughters Twila and Beulah for a few days. U B church revival meetings postponed due to pastor illness. Mrs Ray Crawford visiting Brookville for a few days. Abram Hicks visited his brother W J Hicks at Trade City Saturday. Mary B Crawford visited her brother Frank near town a few days last week.
The United States maintains merchant vessels may carry arms for defense and warns Germany and Austria not to abandon assurances on submarine warfare. Sweden and other nations inform the state department of new policies in response to threats to sink armed ships after April 29. Separately, President Wilson opens 434000 acres in Arkansas Ozark National Forest for homesteaders with April 20 opening.
The Town Council of Homer City Pennsylvania enacts a ordinance authorizing the laying out and opening of specified streets and alleys Indiana Street Greenly Street Oakland Avenue Columbian Avenue Miller Avenue Harrigan Street they shall be marked on the plan filed by G T McGrea and conform to future subdivisions Repeals any conflicting ordinance This ordinance was enacted January 1916 and approved February 1 1916 by the Chief Burgess and Clerk.
Market quotations list live cattle, hogs, sheep, lambs, and calves with prices across Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Chicago and Chicago area markets. Includes butter prints and various grade ranges, with bid ranges for cows, bulls, heifers, heifers, veal, and pigs, plus grain futures for May wheat corn and oats.
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