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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1921
Page
2
Woe received another carload of Weber wagons of all sizes. Fowler & Towle advertise subscription rates and terms including cash in advance and various renewal periods. The notice mentions stoppage of subscription at expiration on Wednesday January 20, 1924 and lists prices for six months and one year.
The program for a two day teachers institute at White Oak Flat School lists devotions attendees and multiple topics. Highlights include the advisability of keeping permanent records of scholarship attainment and the proper administration of music in public schools. A lunch is provided and invitations go to friends interested in the schools.
Pennsylvania State Police reported 1920 activities show $47097 in stolen property recovered and 150 arrests, up from 7846 the prior year. Troops logged 1250000 miles patrolling, seized liquor tied to federal prohibition, and reported 7494 other offenses. Butler troop made 2105 arrests, Greensburg led in property recovery.
Mrs Joseph Brall aged 32 and her eight year old son Jonah died after slipping through ice in Cowanshannock creek at Yatesboro on Thursday. They were skating with companions when the boy fell in and the mother plunged in to save him. Both bodies were recovered about a half hour later.
Richard Cywsiday of Glen Campbell visited his daughter Mrs. Harry Couser on Saturday. Mrs. D. R. Calgan on sick list. Lizzie Burkey and her two children Myrtle and Lester of Lock Haven visited Ettie Walker recently. Ode Stump’s smile reflects a new baby girl. Robert Rupert moved to Troyan to work in the mines. Mr and Mrs John Farr of near Cherry Tree visited brother A. G. Learn. Lewis Walker of Georgeville spent weekend with relatives in Wilgus and Gipsy. Jno. D. Walker was a business visitor in Marion Center.
Obituary and bereavement notices from a 1921 issue note Mrs Melinda Shaffer Moora died January 8 921 at age 71 1 2 with brief family attributions Two memorial poems mention her children and lament her loss including James Moore and multiple Moore descendants Also notices for Salem Sheesley memorial and Joseph Fyock family
We desire to thank friends and neighbors for their kindness and sympathy during our recent bereavement the illness and death of our dear mother Mrs Oliver Riggs Sr Also for the floral offering and use of automobiles Oliver Riggs Sr and Family January 26 1921 1tp
A garbled note shows a reader urging consistency and regularity from The Wake Town Paper. The writer emphasizes returning to a known, steady style and repeating familiar signals to satisfy loyal readers.
The undersigned auditor appointed by the county orphan's court of Indiana to adjust and report the distribution of money in the hands of The Savings and Trust Company at Indiana, executor of the estate of Mary Winew, deceased, will attend to duties at J. Tal Tope Page in Indiana on Friday February 28, 1924. All interested may attend. MAHAN, Auditor. Taadhvun, ia., January 2, 1981.
Frank McCrea visited the county seat last Friday while Russell Herlinger made a call in Homer City on Saturday. Local routine visits and calls highlight a quiet weekend with notable residents in town.
Vera Copeland, drawn to New York by a talent for villain crafting, encounters a grotesque man in a Greenwich Village cafe who becomes her muse. Their meetings spark plots and sudden profits as Vera sketches him, imagining Poe and Maupassant inspired tales.
In Washington township Indiana County a sale describes multiple tracts totaling several acres with detailed metes and bounds. Conveyed rights include coal and mining rights, with reservations and easements such as a race and flow rights over adjoining property. The sale is authorized by court order and to be conducted by G I Lohm and the Potts as trustees. The notice is dated January 20, 1921 and signed by Clerk Lorqowile.
Attorney C. Chapman files actions for the estate of Tilomas Baksa Deconged, outlining proceedings and legal requests. The notice identifies the decedent and party counsel, indicating formal probate or related estate matters proceeding in court.
Notices describe rates for column insertions and sample ads. Items include sale of a registered Guernsey cow and a nine month old Tegistar Grorney helfer, both to be tested and marked. Blacksmith wanted for general work near Lione Willson or South Bend. A man wanted to crop farm, contact C L Hudson Creekside Pa.
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