Tunnel Cave-In Forces Work Slowdown At North End
Heavy rain caused a rock and earth slide at the tunnel north of town halting work and injuring two men. Foreman Jimmy Diniana and about 60 Italians quit. Sheriff Josias Neal removed the workers from the shanties. Pacifico Natale, 34, was buried by earth but is expected to recover. Doctors G. E. Simpson A. F. Pu rington and J. M. Torrence treated the injured in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh
Jimmy
Diniana
Ben
James Gorbett
Josias Neal
Pacifico Natale
Peter Clawson
Ninth Street
G. E. Simpson
A. F. Pur|ington
J. M. Torrence
Aged Man Laudermilch Disappears Near Indiana
Edward Laudermilch an elderly farmer from near Indiana vanished after visiting his daughter Mrs Henry Nolle of Pittsburg. He came here on September 15 to pay for a grave monument and was last seen September 16 after staying with Mrs Margaret Nagle. His money was on him and the disappearance prompts fears of foul play or accidental loss in the woods. search efforts have yielded no trace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Laudermilch
Henry Nolle
Pittsburg
Laudermilch
Indiana
NoWe
Air. Laudermilch
Margaret Nagle
North Sixth Street
Discharged At Hearing In Illegal Liquor Case
At a hearing before Squire J. Crogs man, John H. Snyder and James C. Douglass of Rochester Mills were discharged as there was no evidence to hold them for court. Rev. R. E. McClure of Blairsville, representing the Anti-Saloon League, prosecuted. Foot Laceration Involved in Glass Injury. Murray Aiker stepped on glass, severing an artery and weakening from blood loss until Dr. G. K. Simpson treated the wound. Typhoid Fever At Creekside. Miss Frech, daughter of John Frech, is among patients and her condition is reported as serious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Squire J. A. Crogsman
Town
John H. Snyder
James C. Douglass
Rochester Mills
Rev
R. E. McClure
Blairsville
Anti-Saloon League
Murray Aiker
John Aiker
School Street
G. K. Simpson
Creekside
Miss Frech
John Frech
Roger
Harry Stuchell
Beusk? Valley
Township
Milton. Snyder
Mitchell
Reported sale of coal and Iselin land purchases
The Goodyears reportedly sold coal interests near Primnville to Adrian Iselin though belief is uncertain. Iselin interests and Pittsburg and Rochester Coal and Iron Co plan to buy over 1,000 acres in Montgomery Banks and Green townships with tracts listed for Susan Lowman W J Neil John A Graham T M Graham and others. Also notes a marriage between James Dodds and Clara Elizabeth Friesel at 8:30 pm with local attendees and family observers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goodyears
Primnville
Adrian Iselin
William Read
Soldiers Run
Jefferson County
George Millinger
Ernest
Millinger
Falls Creek Coal Company
Dubois
J. Wood Clark
Beech Creek Coal and Coke Company
Purchase Line
Montgomery
Banks
Green Townships
J. R. Ruffner
Ellsworth Manner
H. T. Jamison
David Learn
Joseph Myers
John Berkett
A.J. Lydick
Mary
James O'Kief
John S. Barr
Qeafenderfer & Getty
Deatenderfer & Getty
Jacob Ferler
RR. Smith
Susan Lowman
W. J. Neil
John A. Graham
T. M. Graham
Alex, Cunningham
Mrs. Bell Jewell
George C. Dickie
Methinley
Jewell
John A. Scott
James Dodds
Town
Clara Elizabeth Friesel
Pittsburg
Miss Friesel
R. M. Russell
Pittsborg
Dodds
Indiana Normal School
M. E. Dodds
Edith Dodds
Mr. Dodds
Aimee Friesel
Miss Edith Dodds
Lora MaccPheron
T. Barr David
G. P. McCartney
Church Street
Deserted Barn Mystery: 88-Year-Old Man Gone Two Days
Matthias Smith Sr., 88, living with his son near Creekside, wandered Thursday and was found Saturday noon in an old hilltop barn. He cannot recall details due to unsound mind and was weak from hunger and exposure but otherwise unharmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matthias Smith
Matthias Smith, Jr
Creekside
Estate Divided in Will of Peter Leib of West Wheatfield
The will of Peter Leib of West Wheatfield township was filed this week. He leaves $300 to his niece Catherine Stokes of Germany and $30 to each of nieces Margaret Lester and Mary Zinn of Pittsburg. The remainder goes to his widow Lila E. Seib, who is named executrix.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Leib
West Wheatfield Township
Catherine Stokes
Germany
Margaret Lester
Mary Zinn
Pittsburg
Lila E. Seib
Lucky Exhibitors at Indiana County Fair Published
The sixth page of this week’s Progress lists exhibitors awarded premiums at the Indiana county fair. Money is now in the hands of treasurer A W Mabon for premium payments, and successful exhibitors are urged to call at once for their cash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. W. Mabon
Will Build a Dwelling on Oak Street Lot Purchase
County Commissioner J A Campbell bought a lot on East Oak Street from William Bennett for 1200 dollars. He plans to construct a modern dwelling with Steen of town as contractors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Campbell
East Oak Streat
William Bennett
Mr. Campbell
Steen
Stolen Harness Report From West Lebanon
A report from near West Lebanon notes a theft of a set of new buggy harness. Henry has a clue pointing to the thief and the property quantity, with the owner awaiting arrest. The fragment cites an arrest potential and unidentified details about the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Near West
Lebanon
Henry
Indiana Baptist Session in Homer City Boldly Addresses Mission Work
The 19th annual meeting of the Baptist Home and Foreign Missionary Society convened at Homer City Baptist Church with sessions on improving meetings and expanding gifts. Leaders discussed women’s work, education, and Hawaiian missions, while the 27th annual Indiana Baptist Association elected officers and authorized a four-man missionary team to advance county missions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana Baptist Association
Homer City
Baptist Home and Foreign Missionary Society
W. D. Bush
Town
The
Missionary Society
Harry King
L. M. McGee
Scott Chambers
G. A. Buchanan
A. J. Furman
Indiana
Jessie Dunmire
Ambrose
J. A. Maxwell
McEeesport
Elmer &. Hall
Purchase Line
Women's Baptist Home Missionary Society
Maxwell
Jnior
Foreign Missionary Society
Julia Coffin
Allegheny
Arabella Williams
Arizona
Christiana A. Walker
Glassport
N. Y
Hawaiian Islands
Elmer E. Ball
John Farnsworth
Eastrun
Miss Williams
Eli W. Hall
E. M. Ansley
Chambersville
Elmer E. Hall
R. B. Dunmire
J. Clay Kimple
J. T. Davis
Blairsville
Leroy Stephens
Philadelphia
Elias Rowland
Brushvalley
Baptist State Educational Society
William J. Coulston
Greensburg
Elmer BE. Hall
John T. Davis
Mahoning Baptist Church
Plumville
Calvin A. Hare
Bucknell University
William
Garfield Fire Clay and Reese Hammond Firms Faces
In Hammond the Garfield ice Clay Company and Reese-Hammond company properties are tied to a larger industry shift. The American Refractory Company, newly formed, has secured an option on the Garfield Fire Clay and Reese-Hammond Mire Clay plants. It is uncertain if the failure of the latter firm will impact the sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bolivay National Bank
Sammel H. Hughes
Town
Harry J. George
Blairsville
Reese-Hammond Mire Brick Company
Pennsylvania
Westmoreland Savings and Trust Company
Greensburg
Bolivar
Bolivar National Bank
West Wheatfield
This
Westmoreland County
Reese-Hammond Fire Brick Company
Hammond- Berkey Supply Company
Pennsylvania and Kentucky Fire Brick Company
Kentucky
United States Enamel Brick Company
Fairmont
W. Va
Curwensville Fire Brick Company
Curwensville
Union Trust Company
Robinson
E. M. Lockard
Lockard
Hesegrocer Es i
Cranuian
Pennsylvania Anchor Oil and Gas Company
Breathitt County
W. R Hamilton
Indiana Ment
Dayton Fair Crowned The Most Brilliant In Local History
Large crowds attended the Dayton agricultural society fair in Armstrong County on Thursday. The track was in good shape and races were strong. Exhibitors from the county won multiple premiums including M. H. Johnston for matched team and single horse in general class, and H. D. Hildebrand for heavy draft horse grades. 5. W. Getty also showed sheep and draft horses with premiums won.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton
Armstrong County
The
Agricultural Society
M. H. Johnston
Near Town
H. D. Hildebrand
White Township
W. Getty
Chambersville
Daugherty Plans Major Planing Mill Expansion
Indiana builder W. B. Daugherty doubles his planing mill capacity with a western addition and new equipment. The plant now employs 16 men, stocks 400000 feet of lumber, and features moulding machines, tenoners, a band saw, rip saws, a dado line, and more across multiple departments. Yard runs from Philadelphia to Church streets, expanding local building supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daugherty
Mit
Indiana
W. 8
Philadelphia Street
Church Street
Colors Clash At Normal School Class War
The Normal School drama of rival colors ended with seniors and middlers clashing over orange and black hues. Princetons colors sparked the fray as both sides claimed the top shade during a chapel showdown, with caps and belts adding to the spectacle. The friendly contest settled quietly after a lively exchange of hues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alusxea
Wba
Princeton Fame
Thetoo Heilans
Snk Terbatonine
Londay “Medaleg
Also Mentioned on This Page
Iseln
Baptists
Hosmer City
Indiana Ministerial Association
John Jamison
Committee On Public Morals
D. J. Waller
Second United On Church
Black
En Orange
Gamreaa We
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