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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1916
Page
6
Father N. P. McNelis, long time pastor of St Bernard’s in Indiana, presided over a history of Catholic settlement in the area. The article traces early arrivals, the growth of the parish from a frame church to a brick edifice begun in 1869, and notes the 15 year pastorate of McNelis, the most enduring in the parish.
The Indiana water saga begins with Joel and Gilmore Fink drilling a gas well in West Indiana, discovering water at 325 feet. The Indiana and West Indiana Water Companies form in 1886, later consolidating into the Clymer Water Company of Indiana and West Indiana, then evolving through pumping plants, filters, and a 3,000,000 gallon reservoir by 1906 07. By 1910 the network spans nearly eighteen miles of mains, ninety hydrants, and a daily 3,000,000 gallon capacity serving about 1,300 customers as Indiana Borough expands.
Captain D W Simpson drills a company of reserve volunteers as part of Progress Files feature recalling eighteen years ago. The local scene shows early effort to mobilize civilian defense with emphasis on discipline and readiness.
The article recounts Reverend Boniface Wimmer's visits to Indiana in 1847 with preaching arrangements at Monastery and M. Steger’s leadership. It notes Father Adam Tanner’s five year pastorate improving parish life and the community’s enduring defense support. It mentions 13 men in the company and leaders Elkin and Judge White in Washington advocating Indiana volunteers for Mt. Gretna and the second detachment.
The first city water board included G W Hood Edward Rowe Jacl Fink Joseph M Fox Gilmore C Fink with Hood as president and Rowe as secretary. A pumping plant and iron mains were laid under Edward Rowe’s plan, with Bowers supervising the heavy cast iron pipes. Reservoirs on Hood's hill supplied 130 psi. construction began in 1886 and water reached the mains by June 1857. The Pattison residence on Church Street was among the first homes flooded but saved with little damage. another early incident occurred at a local furniture factory.
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