Promote Direct Trade At Chicago Co operative Congress
About 100 delegates gathered in Chicago for a three day All American farmer labor congress aimed at standardizing co operative methods and advancing direct trade with cooperative banking. A speaker from the American Society of Equity described Minnesota Iowa co operative practices and a woolen coat project that boosts farmer income and lowers prices for workers. He urged financial independence through cooperative banking and credit systems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmer-Labor Cooperative Congress
Chicago
Fr. A. Fuller
American Society of Equity
St. Paul
Minnesota
Iowa
Mackinay
Co-Operative Woolen Goods In Manufacturing
Equity Society
Lancaster Supports Daylight Saving Plan Endorsed by Local Bodies
A joint meeting of Lancaster retail merchants committee and the Chamber of Commerce and Manufacturers' Association agreed to notify Pennsylvania Railroad officials that both groups and their employees favor daylight saving. Lancaster sentiment is generally in favor and local plants plan to begin work one hour earlier and end one hour earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Retail Merchants’ Committee
Chamber of Commerce and Manufacturers’ Association
Lancaster
Pennsylvania Railroad
Ancient Glass Tumbler From Longstanding Quarryville Family
Mrs. William B. Keen of Quarryville treasures a 2 quart glass tumbler passed down through generations. She can trace its lineage to 150 years, noting her maternal ancestors were Nubers who ran a country tavern where such a glassier was used on the bar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William B. Keen
Quarryville
Light Produces Eggs at MacNeal Farm
At Upper Octoraro William H. MacNeal installed electric lights in his henhouses. Since January he reports hens waking before dawn and laying about forty dozen eggs daily. With market price near £1 per dozen, the private electric plant appears to boost production year round, especially if feeding and activity are maintained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. MacNeal
Upper
Octoraro
MacNeal
MacNeal Farm
Honey Brook Graphic
How Rural Carriers Deliver Mail in Heavy Snow
Rural carriers report roads blocked by three feet of snow with fields serving as passable routes. They first reach gathering spots like creamery and schoolhouse to deliver most parcels and papers. Some items are delivered by neighbors, while the rest return to the post office until roads clear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Jones
Immense Porkers Killed Near Mount Joy
Charles Staley near Mt. Joy killed two Chester White porkers that dressed 852 and 858 pounds each. The sizable hogs marked a notable local farming achievement and reflect large livestock in the Garden Spot area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles
Staley
Mt. Joy
Denver Fire Company Buys Denver House for Community Use
The Denver Fire Company bought the Denver House last week for 8000 dollars to serve community purposes. A recent fair at Ephrata under the fire company’s auspices netted 3100 dollars, helping reduce a prior debt of 4626 dollars linked to a former band hall. The Keystone Hotel, an old public house in the county, was sold to M H Hoke of Penryn from owner H M Fry. Hoke plans an implement house and remodeling of the property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver Fire Company
Denver
Ephrata
Keystone
County
M. H. Hoke
Penryn
H. M. Fry
Local News Snippets From Lancaster County Area
J H Martin assistant principal in West Earl Brownstown trekked five miles through deep snow from Ephrata to the township when cars failed to run, taking about two hours. A Manheim couple celebrates 50 years of marriage with 15 guests, noting a long history in Penryn and Manheim. Columbia Wagon Co of Columbia sees a receiver appointed amid high liabilities and reduced funds. A Clayton Neidermyer team’s runaway incident at Aden delays trolley traffic an hour. Minnie Weidler from New Castle Wyoming visited Akron and headed to Asheville with Mrs. Walters, chum to far-off kin. Manheim Athletic Association forms a 1920 baseball club with H E Trout as president and Joe Elliott as manager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Martin
West Earl Township
Brownstown
Ephrata
Norse
High Bridge
Clayton Neidermyer
Oregon
Aden
Conestoga Creek
Minnie Weidler
New Castle, Wy
Akron
Asheville
N. G
C. E. Trinkle
Washington
M. B. Walters
Lancaster
Walters
Wyoming
Farms Sell Cheap as Run-Down Condition Noted
Three Little Britain farms once owned by the late Robert A. Evans were sold on Saturday. An 114 acre tract at Fairmount went to Harry Runner for 8600 dollars, a 197 acre farm near White Rock sold to Howard and Paul Reath for 5000 dollars, and a 115 acre parcel at Ashville went to H. J. Drennen for 6500 dollars. The properties were in poor condition with dilapidated buildings, which explains the low prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Britain
Robert A. Evans
Fairmount
Harry Runner
White Rock
Howard
Paul Reath
Ashville
H. J. Drennen
Farm Sold in Erie County Ties to Horace Greeley History
A farm in Erie County changed hands recently and a title search revealed prior ownership by Horace Greeley, famed abolitionist and founder of the New York Tribune. Lebanon Trust Company sees capital rise to 500000 with 200000 surplus and 19 percent net earnings in 1919.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie County
Horace Greeley
The
New York Tribune
Family of Nine Struck by Flu in Harrisburg
Nine members of Joseph Ripp’s family at 634 Woodbine Street Harrisburg are ill with influenza at Harrisburg Hospital. Both parents and seven children aged 9 months to 11 years are affected. Forest County to liberate 50 deer with six from Michigan and beaver from Canada to follow. Blair County veteran Miss Kate M Stewart teaching temporarily at Lakemont Park during Miss Wieland’s illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Ripp
Woodbine Street
Harrisburg
Harrisburg Hospital
Herbert L. Beatty
State Game Commission
Forest County
Michigan
Beatty
Canada
Kate M. Stewart
Blair County
Lakemont Park
Miss Stewart
Miss Wieland
Helfrick Freed From Jail On Judge Wittmer Ruling
A. C. Helfrick, formerly Belleville National Bank cashier, was released from Mifflin county jail last week on an order by Judge Charles W. Wittmer of the central district United States court. The sentence was commuted from nine to two months after embezzling funds from the bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mifflin County
Charles W. Wittmer
Central District United States Court
Helfrick
Belleville National Bank
Desertion tale and wild cat bounty in Pennsylvania court notes
In Northumberland county court Judge Cummings hears testimony that John Miller of Deibler’s Station deserted his wife after long domestic strain. A $75 monthly alimony order is set. Nearby, William Weiss of Germansville shoots a 50 pound wild cat, dynamites a rock lair, and collects a $10 bounty from game warden Geary. Two Union county nonagenarians die of age, each previously never ill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Miller
Deibler’s Station
Cummings
Northumberland County Court
Miller
William Weiss
Germansyville
Lehigh County
Weiss
James D. Geary
Slatington
Third Bad Accident Involving Nicholas Gettle Near Marietta
Nicholas Gettle, a farmer near Marietta, is in serious condition after being caught in a corn shredding machine. His foot was drawn into the fly-wheel while he tried to kick a belt, leaving his left leg broken above the ankle. He has prior injuries from a kick to the head and a railroad coupling incident with earlier little hope for recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nicholas Gettle
Marietta
Died at 92 Jacob Zimmerman temperance advocate dies
Millmont dies in Mifflinburg at 92. He supported temperance all his life and saw his hopes realized. He leaves a son A J Zimmerman editor of the State College Times. State Game Commission reports 2 018 deer 472 bears 5 180 turkeys and 46 000 quail killed in Pennsylvania last fall totaling 3 600 tons of game. PA hunters 400 000 in 1919 and 315 000 in 1917. last year 86 000 more resident hunters obtained licenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
State Game Commission
Ex-Service Men Astonish College Instructors At Penn State
About 100 rehabilitation veterans at Pennsylvania State College, aged 25 to 26 on average, enter college with diverse prior schooling including grammar and high school, many achieving high grades in the first semester. John Bohn and Charles Reiter stand out for their performance and rapid grasp of coursework. All served in WWI, many wounded, with government funding for a year to prove progress toward civilian life education. Programs include agriculture, engineering, mining, and liberal arts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania State Collee
Penn State
John Bohn
Lebanon County
Charles Reiter
Pittsburgh
School of Liberal Arts
Peak of Shoe Prices at Hand Says Retailer
J. J. Sensenbrunner, presiding at the Missouri Shoe Dealers Association convention in St. Louis, says shoe prices have peaked for manufacturers. Consumers will pay more this season as retailers ordered in advance, with a 3344 percent rise in costs over the last three months. He cites Europe’s adjustment and German tanneries resuming operations as factors influencing higher prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Sensenbrunner
Missouri Shoe Dealer’s Association
St. Louis
Sensenbrunner
Europe
Germany
England
Oldest Conestoga Traction Conductor Dies at 55
Richard M. Hatton, aged 55, longtime trolley conductor and the oldest conductor of the Conestoga Traction Co., who began service in 1891, died of pneumonia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard M. Hatton
Conestoga Traction Co
Dry ninety seven years Barr Spangler of Marietta
Barr Spangler 97, claimed oldest active business man in America, runs B. & C. S. Spangler dry goods with alert energy. He presides over First National Bank of Marietta, once a director and vice president, and remains a church trustee. wife 92, farm tales and whiskey anecdote conclude a portrait of a durable country gentleman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barr Spangler
Marietta
America
Spangler
B. & C. S. Spangler
Pennsylvania
First National Bank of
United States
East
Donegal Township
York County
First Methodist Episcopal Church
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Munsing
Cooper
Detmer Woolen Co
W. H. Buch
Lititz Fire House
Manheim Hotel
Implement House
Manheim
M. J. Burkholder
J. T. Weber
Columbia Wagon Co
Bad Straits
Columbia
Isa
Weidler
Manheim Athletic
H. E. Trout
Chas. W. Barthold
H. S. Bomberger
Hi. C. Stauffer
Joe Elliott
Henry Witmyer
C. B. Taylor
Keystone Macaroni Company
Lebanon
Union County
Frederick Althof
Beecham
Frey
Has. H. Frey
East King St
Lancaster, Pa
Wingert & Haas Hat Store
John A. Haas
Queen St
Heinitsch’s
W. A
Brown County
Indianapolis
Brown
T. ©. Steele
San Francisco
Dove of Peace
Ww. W
Wgiee
Appel (Ae Go
Appel
Queen Street
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