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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1911
Page
4
The Indiana Progress, an old weekly newspaper edited by Moorstead, lists editorial staff and notices, with a weekly charge of five cents for advertisements. It is published every Wednesday morning and includes postal subscription details and office information.
A health note urges regular exercise to improve circulation and tissue health, stimulate waste elimination, develop muscles, aid digestion, and clear the mind, enabling more efficient and effective work.
Representative James T. Henry of Blairsville proposes a $1000 appropriation to refurbish the monument marking Canoe Place, the corner where Indiana Cambria and Clearfield counties meet. Erected to mark the Proprieties from the Indians, the 1768 treaty site sits along Little Cushion Creek, with the Purchase Line historic path nearby.
The biennial forestry report for 1908–1909 notes about 1200 acres logged in the county over the two years. In 1908 508 acres were cut, 680 in 1909, with 142,000 feet of hemlock and over 2.4 million feet of other wood in 1909. Total mine props and bark and pulp wood figures are listed, alongside 1909 yields of 1,040,000 feet of hemlock and 1.9 million feet of other woods. No fires in 1909. 6,464 acres burned in 1908. Losses from fire estimated at $14,920.
W. B. Wagner of Heshbin, a prominent local businessman, says he will seek the Republican nomination for County Commissioner in the upcoming spring primary. He notes his past defeat by a narrow margin, highlights his business experience, and appeals to taxpayers for support of an economical, careful administration.
The play The Thief comes Tuesday evening to Library Hall and reveals a wife Marie Louise driven to deception to please her husband. She steals to fund fine clothes and shifts blame to a friend's son, who confesses. In truth Marie Louise is the thief. Reserved seats go on sale Saturday.
A string of public notices and brief items from the town include a bankrupt sale after a merchant hesitated to advertise his failing business, the Burgess HN municipal peppermint venture cutting town taxes, and thanks from J G Lewis and family for support during illness. Also recorded is a court note on Burkhart’s light sentence for conspiracy tied to Bertha Cruver’s death and a brief club thank you.
A mixed set of items weighs in on self worth, urging the value lies in mind and morals rather than body cash value. It contrasts idle haste with careful planning, and includes a business opportunity note by IL W Harmon seeking a buyer for a store in Rural Valley, Pa. The column also attacks deer hunting laws and calls for reform, led by comments from “One of the Old Hunters” and praise for Judge Telford.
Old Nimrod denounces the Hunter's License Bill now before the House of Representatives. He objects to the Game Commission's push and reports that sporting clubs back the measure to tax farmers and landowners. The plan would require a $1 license and a $25 penalty, seen as a step toward higher future taxes, harming recreational sport and rural hunters.
A long column lists varied classified notices and ads including seed potatoes, livestock queries, farm labor wants, sale offers, and real estate. Items mention Carmen seed potatoes, Holstein bulls, dairy cows, vacant properties, and farm jobs in Indiana and nearby towns with rough postal and pricing cues.
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