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McKean County Miner (Newspaper) - May 12, 1904, Smethport, PennsylvaniaMet ice at paper of the county Harry l. Backus editor proprietor Smethport pa., thursday May 12, 1904, girl injured on Railroad crossing. Miss Richardson struck p., s. N. Engine monday afternoon injuries Are not dangerous an extern Etc Lucky stepped on the track ahead of passenger train. Miss Maude Richardson daughter of or and. Mrs Thomas f Richardson who live on the Bank Street Extension Imu owl sea cd being a pushed to death Niide i a p n to us on Mound a note noon while Rutemu Tiisik to the truck at the Junco Iii of Pine and water stunts the escape Voith slight in Mies her Light ankle is Oil spin med Ami two of the Small Bones m the right men i Belmont n. Y May 8 four italians charged with Aud arrested Tot the in nor of John Van Doreler and miss Anna fan Ham reached this place yesterday and were., at Pace taken to jail where they Are now confined. At a 30 yesterday they were arraigned fore Justice of the peace mates and upon the advice of their interpreter i Nivol examination and w ill held to await the action of the grand jury Early in june the interpreter the one who kept the store at Camp Burke and he identified the four italians As the some ones w to were at that Catnip the prisoners kept on Friday night on their trip from Buffalo at Rind were talc ii to Beli nout instead of to fear that Public Scenti mint and feeling were so Stroug m Angelica that trouble might ensue conflict War news. Skirmishing and Small Battles during Kane gets the fast week. Has Russia destroyed her ships this report is us credited Yalu River Battle casualties Var news late at least 300 persons visit d the Jai to div nil to obtain at least a glance at Tho in Sones Nolod except gift 3 the past week has furnished Many wild War rumours of big Battles bu6 so far As is definitely Guowu none have been fought there has been a number of Small Battles i Poi Ted Between Skirm which both bides have Lent in a timbers i Leport of Tho casualties at 1 i jiul i nut the Battle of rhe of 81 Glass Tae Toiv the missing. Kush Equa route switch across b., Narrow gauge cars ditched Elisha k. Surprises the enemy and wins an. Easy 3 excitement runs High for time a. Eligha k Kane president of the Kush quiz Railroad company a com phased one of Lut pet defines last Mon Day crossing of the b By at Grade thus giving h Road Tho Appolin mtg of handling Pait o the a ight from the Peuitt poit wind our 01 the put Are. Back is Biel la Bruise Al Jud her held i Unilla Eov Rcd with slight uses in let Arm and Jud been of mibs who in 34 age Hud been visiting Cousin miss emm Aud had Fust St tried Home when the Accident happened fee Vav is w ate ing ome of the Joung children at the is who might Huv in Tho was admitted vide Nee against tin i isomers is daily Andt Heie is no doubt Jite Vei that the Light parties have 11 captured i l Max Nchone and Wou nuclei fio men killed Aud wounded on the russian Side Weie found Elead on Hie Field 475 won cud Aie in Jpn use hospitals and men were tid Jpn Pris Oueis most of the russians vrho Ila Mitau. W est of e i e Vox the a 6 Moi no Teri Reg Tiu time 1 toe Lay and positively identified Cheng where the japanese Kun to Raj monday Luoi Iulg he brought huge Kiev a of men to fee to port Aud g e thing m Cadine is to Surprise to 4 1c Pilici is As soon Astl Nio Mug Tiiu Ift Fri him slip he Stuit looking backward. Editor i Var e to Payne o Waverly. N. Y spending some time n knee making his Headquarters at the Rie Nung House having met him m ear Egone boat suit port where our acquaintance a very pleasant one in called on me soon after arriving Here and renewed the acquaintance of the past As is Well known All the old Sid obits of Smethport or Payne is. A son of the late Hon. Hiram Payne one f the first lawyers in this county one f Tho first newspaper publishers and one of the Early settlers of Smethport or with him of two the forester and Smethport published sept 27th, 1833, and the settler and publish Erting Smethport aug c6h, the first paper Wab published Biraui no and Hie tet Willirva Oviatt they Are both 20 column papers Iipp Coli inns to the Pige Aud about the same Dit Kusumam every respect Ulm Ery much Idika in the ten Reg no the b ,13 is. K tracks and Lului time the train got Back from Ormsby Kornei completely deaf did not he Ai the Appici Ehmig Nan or the warning of the child leu and stepped just m time ii the in Giue to Stuke her she was thrown some distance and bit Uek m the do h tvs lieu the mils and the Einbu Dukment on the Norm silo of the truck where she Hud in i semitone Lions Wai edition until flu w is picked up some of the Memi i thut Saiu and assisted into the Lund House Mech Al assistance was summoned my Coitt and worn one of the sus Peets As having been of the murdered Tiliti both garments were missing from the pm m Honse alter the murder Junies cuke 10 vein s old also visited the suspects to Elan Aud i Keiiti find Gioria a being of Tell or Chadwick the Eull and upon examination found Suff mag from nervous Shock and a juices As above stated the Accident happened it about 5 to and she was struck the of Sci noon Tram which was Over three hours late in the evening miss Richardson had recovered to moved m a carnage to her Homo Aud although she will Laid up for some time her injuries Are in Way consid ered dangerous miss Richardson says that she saw the approaching Tram in time to have got Back out of the Way but she had stepped on a Board that pitched sharply toward the track and when she attempted to take a step backward her foot caught and before she could make a second at tempt the engine hither it seems Al most miraculous How the Young lady escaped with Buch slight a juices con Side nub the fact that the Tram was run Mug at a Fauly fast rate and the w Hole Tiam pushed aver her while she was my at the ski of the track _ two children cremated. Prom Tho Austin Republican we Iii Enthat Oil thursday evening april 28, the two Little Gills of mrs a t Ellen of costello were nod to death a a fire that destroyed their Home the Republican 111 Pait says Bont fifteen minutes of eleven o clock lies of fire wer Elierd and near neigh found to their dismay that the Wisp of mrs a at Allen Watts on fire James Loran w As the first Man to Arne on the scene and rescued mrs Wil my men Eric and Little son from the oof of the front porch whither they had Oen forced of go the suffocating Jame s then with others who had a n de at the Seene climbed to the porch us made Despe to efforts to reach the Alitae girls of mrs Auen but we riven Back the smoke and flames women cried moaned Aud prayed and Strong men sobbed nothing could e done human hand and half ast eleven the Only children of a wid wed Mother and her Home were no italians w Horn he and seen walking to the a direction of the in go Dir ii uni on the evening of the tag eel Giorgia l As the kudu Elf flip he Louv his Nerv e cupid Ivanel new objects to ii out in ins cell he is m Elirado Loiue Thimig Pipii Entov but whether he it ers mob Mol Tuce 01 is haunted in the of the a Euclish i Geniv in the Louelva farm Lions is unknown Olivi youngest Ollie is greatly eds dressed also he Eloes not e p i fill is expected to soon Bienyk Down hid Eon f Ess the details of the crimes detectives from Buffalo and the of i county have been sex Orteg themselves to the utmost in 3.1 air ing evidence against the men Aud they have already sufficient to convict them the people of the county Are Niue h wrought up Over the affair and threats have been made to the prisoners but it is now a peeved i hat the Law will dispose of the wretches without inter Ference the father of one of the ital urns is an employee on the Sha want Road and is. Chartered at Camp Burke. He strangely enough has not visited the prison it is believed that he sons cab his Sou is guilty and does wish id the russian Vonn Dod Chi bios Mavil Liemiul japanese dispatch has been received Here to Tho Ettelt that the russians have electro cd their sleet in port Ai their Jmaj 12 m a m Oil Kiib of steamers Alining from new discredit the stoic of the Elemi russians of the Fleet at pent Vitam when t lie others passed 1 Oit Vitam last night Wenc div they a Scalchi Glohs Flushing from the ships and forts Sheie Weie no signs of the japanese Fleet in the victim to it is i further stated that communication Bod not been inst Direel with port Ait our when the steams Lett new Chaug Luiere had not been a Tiiu Foi a week the conduct of the russian troops is lid to have been excellent throughout i a 35a i events of Lieut s Hud the guard were pie Ltd Well m then own hands the Iii torn up few some distance and the Fig being partially m position killed american soldiers ambushed. S. Dispatch from Mam i dated yester Aysas Lieut Imfield Harper and j men of f comp mry of the 17th rated states infantry were caught on Tay 8, in. An ambush several inn Rod Moros two american officers and 15 men were killed and five men Ere wounded the amt Ash occurred Simpa tem on the cast Shore of Lafe John my Gorder Aud hum Rainham but latter the Heads of both victims Weie crushed hoi ably me aus of a head j Vav renew Van goal Perwas stubbed nine times with a sharpened Hie after Jav arils found nearby and miss pm Nham was stubbed 12 times after the woman had been stricken Down she evidently made an Effort to getaway from Tjie fiends two pools of blood some dist me apart showed where she had Fiille and where she was a mlle killed she was drag ged the feet to Ane thei room Weihn you Cordei evidently did where he was first trick ii Down the Athene us picnic. One of the most hugely enjoyed social event1 m High school circles was Tho in Csc Given at Tho school building last thursday evening society is composed of girls and the evening was Over the Young ladies proved themselves to the Best of entertainers. The lower Hall of the school was tast ily trimmed to re present a picnic ground and with its miniature Trees Flowers Moss water Etc made it an Ideal spot the upper Hall was decorated w ital my and Flowers Tho Athene uts gue St for the evening were the faculty Mem to the military situation in Manchuria Are foreshadowed m official dispatches Given out Lute last night the War commission of May 8 the japanese forces cautiously moved Roin feud Wang Cheng towards cd cig which is so Miles East Woith of Nev Chc nug and it is the opinion of the general staff thut they should Certoma reach their destination within two Days if the japanese occupy Hai Cheng wit port Arthur effectively Cut oif new Chaug which the russians have Al ready Elrama titled Vav of ult pabs into the hands the entire Leo Tung Ikuru Ula 111 fief Sivo pent Arthur mid ramps a ipg w Ould Omu Amu d Thorn the Sutis icon Felt at the ii Stubli h in ii t with port is Inci used the Kuo Valedge that e trip Load of ammunition has been these words the us Cuffin ated priest shall became a fruitful Field How prophetic in that Issue gho Dib Corwin is Aii noun Cal As a. Candidate for county com missioner and Harry Abbey for county Anel Tor were a familiar As household words in this county forty verb ago Rie Luerd Chadwick announce that he is not a candidate Fri a seat 111 the next legislature in opposition to the regu 1m in nominated Dembei Atie Republican find dares the legislative distil was composed of the counties of me Keun Potter and Lycoming Hie judicial Eli strict was then com posed of Mckean and Potter counties Aud All the court business w As evident to transacted in sme Liport. The court proclamation announced that a court o common pleas orphans court Cour of Quarter sessions Etc for me Kean License com Bel monday. Practically lie contest except on the new applications. Decisions will Given to Day. Judge gave sensible advice liquor to sold to criminal writing to cease. License court. Convened at 2 A. Monday with judge Joseph w Bonton on the Bench. The applications were heard Ariel the judge s decisions will banned Down this afternoon. Immedi Atell after opening court the Elerk read the is Roj Al Psi is lie on spes Iii Sec. Not furnish intoxicating seniors to Pel sons mail or female a Hoire generally known to Long to the e Rii Iun u classes 2 bar rooms must Closel not later than 10 30 o clock each evening and not open eel until 01 dmar business in the morning while bars Aie so no inn is inn a sold or Fiu nihed except to Bouti Udo Onesti of the House m their own loom in the hotel and permitting persons to occupy rooms for the Mere purpose of furnishing them intoxicating liquors after the Bir is closed w ill deemed a wilful violation of suggestion 3 wholesalers Aud Liot Tler Are sex peeled to cease Selling and delivering toxic rating liquors at 10 30 x clock in the piling and not Ell spam until the usual business hours in die moing these Houes must not sell or deliver intoxicating liquors to and unlicensed place w Inch Sells in i out iou of the Law and these Hosi s must not Tell deliver or liquors to. Houses of prostitution gambling houses or other places of bad reputation and which Are glue rally known in the Community to us could gather then forces or Kane bad captured the switch giving him new Splete eos Niaud of the situation a Larse Crew of the Dusky sons of Italy two trains Aud teams under the ice soul supervision of or Kane and us lieutenants kept Bush and at about 2 p m had their track completed to such an extent us to enable them to run a Small Dinky engine upon the new track a Ross Tho k t and the the . We Vader Staniel that Borup Vij Jutizi. Aud Potter counties would held at the cent House at Smethport on the l St monday of september next i James Taylor was then sheriff of the Asa a Artivell Proton Ottury every old citizen will recollect Denton Taiylor one of the substantial men of the county he was the father of the late a n Taylor and Grandfather of mrs d c Young Asa Sartwell was Roswell and Geo a Sart Well of Smethport Atelj delivered to the tories this complaining Bee Iuse those in charge of the Kane held Ball Gion Nels ask rental Feir blimps these gentlemen Are hold ing Tor about m in Erie on the a Giol inels and the Elu not i 1 that Thev i in Milord Tei Punj this amount out Eif then own Poe kits and the Lefoie ask a Leutel for them one of the gentlemen in formed the writer that the Weie willing a. The list of jurors drawn to sen eat the term of court referred to Are James Buchanan e Freeman Corm Knapp i. J Cook Chadwick j Otto Ira i Curtis w Gillip Brewer 1 Burcutt Sartwell mid h Cole Nuu Hes names will All Neon Mac Elba the old spot lips Mauv of them Havus Issep deut m the county Tod Hon Attward Flanick was president i4b.abited.ov used Taw beakers the setting up or or tiny a unit of h ird or Chance in eur Jabout a Ponee such j or 1 cards 01 Auy oth method of determining who shall or the dunks is unlawful and and whte permits of this character will Render himself liable to me his lice Asp revoked and not again renewed this court 5 we Jaimot approve of w hol salers offering inducements to customers was of pres trading Stamps pro ruining Nate checks or other devices Aud if any him of this kind is being done it should at once discontinued top consider a compliance with the above for the of the Coli Muziii it and tin welfare i to and Trust that person Vav Homie cutuly d and ii Tho Hie ised a to end Mooij Mon Cliar Topi and Ali Pivni til per Wasel Emem the press Noe of the enemy s to Llo Auy thug that was fair and army Aud that As As they were relieved which is apparel Ali or the eve of being of their they were willing w to is apparent or e o air response another on braid Ella grounds hould used is e used on jul Daft of the courts at that time and following ims iut Joseph Otto and Joel Bishop w Eie Haa a a Timber of Pru ate u tiers i it it. Inti Stintl will not i a fluid Stiggi Nous the court 70s but ton p j following this the judge said that he cute judges col we p agent a dip o times acres of Farni land for ale anger vis it Ella groups to now lying off port Adams thut he ground a should used property of Jones is f of i lint n on we his e Philadelphia anyone who wished thei ground in sergeant , and the North bound flyer struck Aud in Hittle there was came principal Stanley and Wilson senator Frank Boll a versatile Eom stauty killed feel Leitch do the sonar oth Edian or Bell is nearly go years last night Leitch has orsome age and served Over three years in Thel x which were Watt eur with the k Tho of nerf in granting i Edian or 136u is us crossing last night Jap Fuji Early Ebay eur urn woo age and served Over three years in Thel Neal the had mercantile business bang done in Sineth re Cinon he has Hee Ninne theatrical i arned for Domestic use across i part and Vicinity business the balance of his life Aud has to r r tract and while so employed As i have occupied More space than i a enviable Rpp tation for originality i a track the Nyer or Leitch a bonded to when i commenced this his first big Success was made in the came to place to font Twenty five communication i will close the subject character of Rube the town ago engaged m the Blacksmith 1 for this week Constable m Way Down when in the oui Otto shop. His first i sincerely yours he made a tremendous hit with was seume Stiver died Sev orig nil and very funny song a Era years ago and he afterwards Mai n St Lii c i i a bound hound with a Woolen string two very Clever men Are Brvant ined mrs for the evening were the faculty Mem a a Black face comedy musical Bers of the sorority and Adelphi Socie Burnham has a pleas a few invited guests games of a riffs Coleman of Eldred. Him he also leaves three iguana ii Maud of Mindanao of tors killed m the us Bush ties and a few invited guests were indulged m Audi during the evening the lyceum orchestra the assemblage with several pleasing Unm irs. Last but not the least was the ban Eniet everything to tempt Tho sixty or More guests was of the table and it is Bers. Attention q a. R. Ire his fit and two j Headquarters Mcky an the daughter is now mrs tans g a b., 1 p t miss Sopona sur Guam Wojs the daughter is now mrs Iaus Thott g Soprano v Oice her Choice of of Creek or Leitch w As order j above the average m fact miss Burn nearly eighty j ears old and a. Member of i Lui s sign Gisone of the most enjoy k t y Lodge f a a de feature of the Bill the Coann Abo ate of the Bill Tho Coann Aue Feany j family singing and dancing specially first Liquie Mut Iii it Ift and seconal Lieuten Sint to Mph h a a the 17-th infantry lion Woodruft was born in Indiana id entered the Eivich in the state of cd York Lieut Hall was Horn m Labama and was promoted to his Lien Nancy from the we have it and have. It poultry netting barbed , Grelen mis spank log Hobo churns Cream oar tutors. and. Everything at goes to a oomph to. Stock. Holmes. Gilfillan. Sub tribe to . Sat dint All. Die it Midnight the lob nth Price departed for their Homes loud in Ihor Praise a to the Yonne ladies for the pleas introducing babe genl me the Charm of childhood and the skill of a Sylvan s no equal advertised letters. Master. Uhi full a. Feature with Al g Field s minstrel can or Medlej Fred gun Hinkof Chas to desired Tom form the writ Isof such letters who we no doubt actuated ii honest motives that such utters written with the intention of m Aluciic Iii the court in Cli posing of the License applications Ore in of the he and Render the writers liable to indictment Here after if Tiu sch let ters Aie received Thev is ill he pre Seiv pm Aud r id m open Couit he also stated that certain ambitious adv Oates seeking licenses for their were accustomed to procure to write letters to Early Elay there was evidently very Little the Jyi the purpose the granting of licenses this procedure said is unwarranted applications should made publicly and if these advocate s persist in such epistolary correspondence it will have weight toward the refusal of licenses solicited m this manner the court proceeded to read the names of the applicants and their Bondsmen there were four new applicants two hems from Kane Ralph p Yerton of the Uneeda hotel Dawson p Crowe of the Park Avenue hotel there were various objections to the granting of these licenses chiefly on the grounds of non necessity. There were two new for Otto port each of whom sought Cheu is a number of Citi Zens objected to the granting of these Licen that Thev were Nimee Essiri to the w Elt ire of the Bor a merely yours l Rogers Kane May 9, 1904 memorial sunday May held in St Luke s protestant episcopal Church at i o clock p comrades will meet at Hall at 2 so ant to Emily posted notice to advertisers. My ftdv01 Tisei s should Rem Imbi r thut of id Rols Nipius artist Jimoh this ortion Liot liter than 1 p m on Lup Silav in Der to in the Fol Low Oil Issue of the or Xii to must strictly ii Foresi ten Rale so it would to will Kopisto this where Tho and Man can see it. A car Load of Barb and smooth Fence wire just received at a c. Hamlin a hardware Afore. The work of Misti Carroll is nothing John mrs Mary Maloney Short of phenomenal Parkohi s timed p o Neill Thos Olf Ham Frankie dogs arc 0110 of the toe at itunes of the Rake Jim Giles mrs Albert Sloan Bill the child in never lire of watch qcorg0 Taylor miss Gertrude Putty ing the intelligent not Iii of the pc most Dingo Raffael Don de Uible pot dumb animals whose Al Cist hum Nii Mel Ghenco hold the Atten calling for these letters p Euse r Hall at 1 30 p m to assist in the ser vices for that Dav As his the older Folk As Well As the All unclaimed letters sent to the dead1 letter office1 two weeks from a tape Arlve rising tic Tion of children and is a Delight to All prices 35, 3d Iid 50c i have a Large Stock of trunks Salt cases and travelling bags at my usual sub Oribe for the executive comic Pittee. Iti the civic Aud Othni societies of Sronet poit and Vic mity Are invited to assist in the ceremonies of the they w ill Slepoi t to the mar Hall v to to uss Ned a p Aoe m the Praete command a g. Coli Vinander. Attest h. M. Choate the Tisot. Tho we real it Rietburg snide i to nifty a is now 111 and will to Mizue a without v in atom nil til the holidays people Aii Epport Nuitt of Uund Iii a term i. Weeks or Lioio at i trifling expo so Temis Hei ii. On Jnive 13 Unel Jonh m for Cata Lorios Ond Al dress a assortment of screen doors and windows to select from. We also make screen doors and wind Dpi any to Ordein _ Holmes Guiuan

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