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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1916
Page
10
County Town News items recount visits and family relations across Barnesboro and nearby towns. Names include McMillen, Leasure, Fisher, McQuown, Parry, Reithmiller, Williams, and Ellis with trips to Indiana and Nebrask a for gatherings and services. Preaching at Baptist church and various visits fill a broad social ledger of the week.
Mrs Emmitt Hoover with children returned from Pitcairn after a month away. D Hy Wyant and family with Mrs Lars Beck and Mrs F G States came back from Lingermore Camp near Mahaffey after a week fishing. Mrs A T Simpson, recently injured in a fall, is home from Punxsutawney hospital. Mrs Harry Beck improving after illness. Mrs I G States hosted N C Shaffer and wife with two children, Mr and Mrs Ralph Johnson, Frank Bell and WW B Whitaker of Curwontville as Sunday guests.
Miss Grace Gibson visited sister Mrs Hart Learn in Kenwood. Blairsville businessman R D Holmes was in town. John H Smith and daughters Sara and Adtha, Mrs Jennie Stephens and William Sides attended Ambrose Sabbath school convention. Perrin Duston, Penn Run student, spent Sunday here. Zenas Hines family hosted at Frank Amond home. Mrs William George of Pittsburg visiting Josiah George family. West Lebanon band serenaded Edgar Colling and bride at G W Collins home. Mrs Lee Cunningham and son visiting Tarentum at John Cunningham residence. Mrs Elder King and Mrs M O Himes called in Clarksburg. Joseph McCracken listed sick. Communion at Presbyterian West Lebanon next Sabbath. Viola Moore returned home from visit with sister Mrs Tom Hoffman in Johnstown.
Homer City resident Mr Lamrose and family visited Johnstown. Miss Flo Campbell from Josephine stayed with Fred Roberts. Dr Thomas St Clair of Latrobe visited his parents. John Robertson, Harry Wickinger, and Harry Wier traveled to and from Johnstown. Vandergrift guests Mr and Mrs Scott visited. Ward Parks of Indiana dropped by. East Run notes mention Miss Cora Mae Mumau Latrobe and Miss Verne Farnsworth shopping Indiana. Others include McCune visiting Spangler, Langham from Moss Creek, Winifred Stiffer from Cherry Tree, Mrs Albert Mountain guest of Mountain family, and a baby born to B Stevens.
The Russian war office says 100 officers and 14,000 men captured as Russian offensives press southern front gains. German forces fail to retake Le Mort Homme positions after heavy bombardment and liquid fire. British troops advance in German East Africa, taking Kilimanjaro area villages, while Korongwe and Yanza positions fall near the coast. Salonika reports martial law shifting Greek bases to Volos, Dublin notes Sinn Fein clashes with police with seven arrests.
Warren S. Stone grand chief of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers after a New York conference with adjustment board chairmen said he was certain of winning the eight hour day for about 400,000 members. He believed strike breakers could not force terms and planned to gather Western information on railroad plans for any emergency. He thought the unanimous July strike vote would secure the eight hour day.
Market quotes show Butter-Prints at 324 percent and cattle prices ranging from common to prime, with fat cows 4 to 8 dollars, heifers about 6 to 9 dollars, and calves 6 to 12 dollars. Sheep and lambs offer primes up to 7.75, hogs around 9.5, and mixed freight prices listed. Chicago prices mirror beef, pork, and grain futures with July wheat at 1.02, July corn at 1.44, and oats at 39.44.
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