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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1917
Page
2
The Indiana Progress is presented as a historic newspaper page item listing editors and proprietors A Moorhead Ralph Moorhead and related details. It notes publication practices and subscription terms with references to obituaries and poetry as part of its content mix.
The Progress declares no rate increase for subscriptions despite rising costs for paper ink and other production items. Readers urged to renew promptly if their paper shows an expiration date of Jan 17, as subscriptions lapse without notice.
Mrs. Elizabeth Diven aged 93 second oldest Blairsville resident died Tuesday night. Survived by children Joseph Sharon Jesse Follanshee W Va Robert Cokeville Mrs J A Kerr Mrs John Lucas Annie Diven. Burial Blairsville cemetery Friday. Also notices on Mrs Hannah J Hoskinson aged about 80 West Wheatfield died January 26. Survivors include Della Gertrude Cribbs Amy Owens Ralph and half sister Agnes Coulter. Funeral at home then Blairsville cemetery. Alice B Croll, 61, died January 8 at Robinson home. Widow of David Croll previously of Newrytown. Survived by Edwin Francis and Gertrude Foust, all at Robinson. Interment Germany M E church cemetery. Mrs Elizabeth Jr Downer, 68, died at son Supt W M Downer’s Ernest home. Survived by son WR Downer and daughter Mrs A K Miller. Burial Bellevernon. Enoch Ball Jr 27 died January 21 in Namine. Lived in Numine. parents and eight siblings. Burial Rural Valley. Isaac Kerley 68 found dead in Blairsville home of son Arthur. Burial Blairsville cemetery. Rev Dr S T Mitchell 69 died at Agnew? wall after 49 years Scottish? Pittsburg conference M E church. Served in county. Mrs James Treasure 70 died in Holivar. Survived by husband three sons John George Jobe Bolivar and daughter Annie Steffy Fairbanks.
Cart Barr son of Mr and Mrs L Barr of Taylorville died at University Hospital Philadelphia after a brain operation. Funeral at Taylorite Cemetery Thursday at 2 PM. burial in the church cemetery. He was a member of Taylorville Presbyterian Church, married to Nelle Hancock, leaving widow and two children Carlton and Winifred, plus four sisters. John B Miller, Latrobe resident, died suddenly at home aged 80. Survived by widow and three children. Jane Adamson, 74, died at home of her son Robert Adamson in Rossiter, survived by two more sons and a daughter. Thomas Witte, 67, of Washington Township, died at daughter’s home. funeral held at Stifler home with burial at Greenwood. Carl Wawara Boyer, 14 months, died of bronchial pneumonia. buried in South Bend. Memoriam for Robert Glenn Carnahan, died Jan 20 1917, aged six months. Card of thanks from Lisle Carnahan family for kindness during illness and death.
Local teachers gather for a two session institute at Cross Roads school house Rout Makaning township on February 17 with devotional exercises, welcome address, and topics on ideal country schools library periods rural teaching force and home influence on schooling among participants including Frances Hinwie Mildred Mabon and Ruth Walker with Supt. Chapman.
The Y M C A boys win both the dual athletic meet and basketball against Punxutawney Association in the gym. Indiana dominates events with 3% points to Punxutawney 6. The basketball game was one sided, Indiana 41 Punxutawney 31, with a return meet set for Punxutawney next Monday. Junior boys to Panxetawney for a dual meet. about twenty lads travel. The Y M C A basketball team faces DuBois Y M C A Friday night, a big draw. Senior Junior and Freshman classes contest in gym events next Saturday. Blairsville Brakeman fatally injured in Robinson. Hilary Axe, 25, dies after being struck by a freight car. Funeral with military honors at Blairsville cemetery. A Verona shooting leads to the arrest of Philip Bruno in Heilwood. Bruno linked to fatal Verona crime. A correction notes a remonstrance against a liquor license in Hallwood, 140 signatories. Auction notices for farm sales in Kenwood, Clymer, and Rayne townships. Entertainment planned in Plumville by Minerva Manchester. A boy in Burrell Township fined for killing a song bird. Marion Center Normal to open May 1 with instructors. Dutch supper planned by Christian church Ladies’ Aid for Feb 15.
Court proceedings list a master sale of Harvey Miller deceased estate. The order directs matter to be offered for sale under court supervision with details obscured by the damaged text.
A detailed 1917 property description in Conemaugh Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. It outlines land bounds, neighboring landowners, and measurements along roads and property lines from a central public road near Livermore to various marked points. The legal text specifies traverses by several landowners and markers, ending with references to surrounding parcels and structures.
The notice invites bids on a sale of property under a master and lists a planned incorporation of a firm to produce coke and related products. It names Cunninghamm, Past Ranks as solicitors in Indiana and includes details about mortgage conditions, anticipated corporate structure, and the governor’s approval process. Also appears a column of classified notices with rates and local ads for jobs, services, and lost or wanted items.
Letters of administration granted for Catherine Xishiz of Stayne Township. The administrator, W. J. Rising, requests all claimants to present authenticated settlements. Known creditors should file proofs at the office by January 31, 1907.
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