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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1898
Page
4
War reports praise Dewey Sampson Hobson and other naval commanders for victories in Manila Bay and Santiago Harbor with no American casualties. The piece extols bravery and notes political opinions, local visit by Joseph Marshall and critique of road conditions near the capital.
The county board of farmers institute managers will convene at the county commissioners office on the third Tuesday of June to arrange locations for this season's institutes. Members include a local State Board of Agriculture rep, county agricultural society reps, Pomona Grange, and county Alliances. If unable to attend, send a letter to the chairman at Indiana. A suitable hall should be provided free by the hosting locality. S. M. McHeney, Chairman, Pipe Organ and Song Recital. A pipe organ and song recital will be held at the Presbyterian church on Friday evening, June 24, 1497, at 8 o clock. Proceeds fund organ repairs. Admission 25 cents.
The report mentions Mr Hl H Roberts of Kansas City who visited his parents at Pine Flats and returned east on Thursday after tee time. His mother accompanied him to Liver nore before visiting relatives. Rev J M Welch left Monday evening for Bellevue to stay with his mother and attend the Cowder family reunion in Hickory Washington county.
Sheriff Neal conducted eight property sales including five acres in Homer City to E W Smith for 265 dollars and 56 acres in Brushvalley plus 244 acres in Cedler townships to W B George for 3025 dollars. Also three lots with a hotel in Cherry Tree to Indiana County Deposit Bank for 45 dollars and 229 acres in Young and Blacklick townships sold to Nathan A Means for 100 dollars. Other parcels included 109 acres in Cherryhill and a share in Central Hotel sold to Wm Barnett for 1070 dollars, 4 acres in Indiana to Benjamin Scanlon for 100 dollars, and 75 acres in Buffington to Robert Mack for 460 dollars.
Miss Tweet Garman from this place and Miss Jessie Smith a former Indiana teacher were both re-elected instructors in the Jean nette public schools. Miss Charlotte Dickey of Blacklick has been elected a teacher in the same schools.
The Co Working Society of the Lutheran church of Smicksburg hosts a lawn fete in the churchyard Saturday. A strawberry lawn fete is set for Washington Presbyterian churchyard in Rayne township next Tuesday evening. A flag station will be established at Turner's coal works along the Indiana Branch, north of Blairsville. Also advertised is Sure La Grippe Cure with testimonials and a list of local sellers. The Indiana Building and Loan Association notes money to loan, promoting stock as a gilt edged investment at Farmers' Bank Building, Indiana, Pa.
The speech lauds immigrant glassworkers at the Northwood Company plant. It celebrates loyalty under the American flag, recalls Dewey and 1861 battles, notes Indiana County volunteers marching to Cuba, and praises proprietor pride. Also mentions indigestion remedy and a lawn fete at Homer City M E Church.
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