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McKean County Miner (Newspaper) - November 20, 1919, Smethport, PennsylvaniaMamm v i rom k. Knaw ult or vol Lvi Smethport. A. Thursday nov. 20. No. 47 sleeping Hobo rudely wakened wiggled his knee at an Inopportune Morrien and was mistaken by Hunter for a Rabbit Lam Friday afternoon Carl Ohman Foreman at the acetone factory at but slav port while Hunting Rah along the Pennsylvania fight of Way in the Vicinity of the fair grounds saw a movement in the weeds near the Railroad track which he thought Inson. Took him the neighbourhood of tha county Home Only have the Man Dally refuse enter the establishment. As could not be allowed remain in the open he was placed in the lockup and sunday sentenced of made before Burgess Warley Gifford. Under the name of duals this same tramp was sentenced May 17 191? the workhouse at Allegheny for Days under the tramp act of this was suspected of having started a Forest fire which did great Oil property. He is a Well known character in the Bradford police courts and sheriff Jones is also Well acquainted i with his record it seems cannot resist the Call of the wild but Between the charge of shot in his system and what be has coming him under the tramp act of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania which upon in death of mrs. E. E. Heath. The Community was saddened at john80nburo was Defeated the. Johnsonburg i football team met defeat at Kane Field saturday i news of the death of my. K. E. Afternoon in a thrilling game with Heath which occurred at her Home but port i. The local team seem a on Kant main Street at o clock Eil have things about its own Way thursday morning. She bad been in during the first and second health for More than a year past and. three touchdowns. It was Only during a Tew Days Johnsonburg seemed come life period before her death that it a nil threw it scare into the local that the end was inevitable How made suffered from a severe Hurt however the Jio tue team look that developed beyond he iterate Brace and managed come Man medical skill. During the past out with a Victory. Score 18 12 year mrs. Heath had consulted with the games at Kane Field have Ali the most eminent specialists in this been of More than Ordinary interest and certainly deserved larger crowds Beaver Colony is Floii Shinoi near Zeville few people Are aware that ill than a Short distance of Smethport a col ony of beavers. America s most inter Estling and valuable animals. Is flourishing in a manner encourage the state commis Sion Start other colonies. In this of the state. Game protector i. K Hogarth told part of the country and at times her condition seemed improve but eventually she resigned herself await the Call with a patient and curl Stan like fortitude. She was one of god s Atlantic big Airship lands Atkus Zequa carried eight persons and pounds of express forced Down by Frozen Radiator Friday Friday afternoon a Large air plane passed Over be Southern Borders of this Borough flying West it waa proceeding slowly evidently in Meci Cal distress. Later in the afternoon word came that the plane waa forced eight Kerr major Herbert c. Brackley principal Pilot colonel Archie Miller commander of Mitchel Field our Ine Charlca and Douglass Malcolm of the american Fullway express who travelled u the charge of shot in that direction the result was a wild yell far beyond the Power of any. Bunny and or. Ohman was horrified discover that he had shot a Man. John Ferguson of Bradford was taken at once or. Ohman s Home Bis wounds were attended . And or. Burg Chadwick summoned. Doctor found that Moat of the charge had struck the Man in the leg. But scattering pellets had hit Tim in uie nose ears and upon other or his Anatomy. It was plainly evident that Ferguson was a p. Of the professional variety who thoroughly Good woman beloved by All who enjoyed her Friendship Une ready sacrifice Selt for others a worker for the Good of humanity. Her death is a Loas the Community and she was the last survivor of a family prominently identified with development and welfare of this Vicinity her husband has the sincere sympathy of All in his bereavement. Ovalyn Forsytte Heath waa a daughter of the late Daniel f. And Forsythe and. Was born in Smethport june 21. I863. She married Elmer e Heath june 5 1903. Iai bid Down beside the. Railroad Jack for a snooze. Obman s Home when Constable c b. Dick-1 Spring. The beavers was placed in the Woods tin the Banks of the East Tork of he was. Kept at of Bis stamp he probably Ley run about one half mile i e until saturday pretty thoroughly tamed until next so Arvhie in the direction of aus big Black Bear was killed in his Ryard in Green who on Tai n Creek Road Between Colegrove Corners visited the m Libr Ohice tuesday and gave de of the., killing of a Black Bear weighed nearly 4uo pounds in door Yara thursday night. _ the Bear had made several visits the Dee Elvis in or. Green s Yard Vert within w feet of tile consequently he others mtg on tin Witch for Bruin. A . Visit.-, thut Vicinity i hit mily Natl a Kunii with him returned ruin his work at in a. Hoilly at one o or. Ii jul away ,r.j" Bruin. Or. Given ran out with a arid tired nine by lulls into denial which consequently became 1 ii i Vith life and Hoo n save up the two men divided Caw ass and Bear meat is now that locality. Maxl at that in june 19j7. A a member of the travellers i club and of the order of the Eastern Star when a Young girl she accepted e position of organist of the meth Ojst Church Anil tilled that place for More than 20 years. She was of St. Luke s Church and the funeral wan held at near Kush Equa and proved be the Large Hartley Page air plane that left Mineola l. I. Early Friday morning on what was intended be a non the big Airship carried a Crew of eight and a Load of express matter weighing pounds. Vice Admiral Mark Kerr was in command of the plane which landed la a Large level Field the Landing being made from height of feet without Accident. The commander and Crew were greatly pleased with the Field As a Landing the express shipment consisted of women s fun and suits consigned Chicago inns. The getaway was in excellent style though it came several hours Uter than the mechanics had a Long struggle starting the four engines which were self As there was no hangar available Large enough shelter the Craft originally built bomb Berlin the Atlantic was refitted when the Lon Don Dally mall offered a prize for the first nonstop flight across the place Tor government the air plane was forced Atlantic Ocean and wag sent har make i hour Grace a t., attempt that Bishop of Liberia Rov Walter h. Overs. Paid. Rec Tor of the Church of ascension an parishioners at Sun Day morning s service that he would accept tile Bishopric of Liberia which he was elected by tins House of Bishops at the recent general con Merit Lon of the protestant episcopal Church of America. Or overs in announcing his at 2 rom Iston. Thesy beavers Inonu lately settled housekeeping and tireless in Tlusty after he manner of their kind. Original pair Are now the head of i a numerous family and their offspring Are also on the Kooi work. Tin1 beavers have made three teams across the Stream the Glrst and larg est having a length of Hundred and titty feet Bull of the logs which the animals gnaw from Trees which attendance a the funeral were or that o clock the Rev. W e. Relating. Interment was Rose. Hill cemetery. A Large number of sorrow ing friends were in the last sad rites. Among those from out of Pawn in Tare Torst felled by the Sharp Teeth of Henry Alvord of Bradford. Tin beavers. These logs Are ind mra heartl1, the water Over a previously or Potter of Whites chief says boy bandits Are Busy that it is won Iler Ful ii a i the work by these 1 tie ind i Tiu it Soi Ini a tree Lilly seven in he. In .1 number of Yot ints my in Ili ameier. Hail Kina Neil . Ali Init who Are travelling a Ilan at. Tin butt hut in falling Genius Inch Ami unless they change lodged in la Oulu a tree their ways very a Iii will unil them useless hours of labor for Ali Heip it yes Torda y Laden with in this Ron trs Tor Mil i do pounds of express and carrying exhibition p Rigos v Konert and Xinis. Have leased the country several months of the year in order or the Liberia i. Lleida no Tii Wirt lyceum from James quirk Galze he financial activities be. Aad plan furnish Winter amusement work or the people of Smethport with basketball As the leading feature. It h understood that the forty or. More co basketball players of the town Are a the formation of Baring been a missionary that is the extended Over Large territories of Juso Lizarrago was found dead on boys and valses those who Are India la the a Grisdale Road near Olean Sun-1 ing in i Petty thievery the Day morning. He had been killed dangerous practice while Tho quilt by knife wounds. Evidence is Good. There is surely trouble August f Sanocky As the Perpe ahead for. Those who do not. Trator of uie deed and he has con i in self defense a quarrel Over there will be a game of Basket Africa outside of Liberia throughout drovers residence a prominent in with teams representing and Navy branches among sex Jervice men High school. Glass factory and other teams. For , betterment town team meet outside succ4s3fu, a developing teams will be picked from the Active Lyle s of own under a proposed arrangement Bas n he netball players can use the shown he ame g Tor practice practically without Cost that moved the Bishops the Biff theatre building will be yes Keg he disposal of people who wish Testate honors Bradford Era rat for . Dances or .Fetings Money is Given As the cause men lived in Buffalo. Both Hall at the lyceum Between two local teams tomorrow night. Of his Docte Black mystery proves be mostly bunk upon investigation a Black mystery is now reported a text themselves that May Lead ser be at Large in East Smethport a iras injury of the mysterious person dangerous character garbed As i i in fact a Smethport in Black clothing although would stand More than an even the general supposition was that the Jot being solved by a Coroner s jury miscreant was a inn. .a1 while the wll Dost sort of stories Humber of people in Kane a few weeks have set afloat concerning ago. Seriously injuring one Nuitai and snit port s mystery. Chief of. At special music Oscer. Of this be of Rougny frightening people of both Dickinson Haa informed the. Miner notice meeting of american legion Post methodist episcopal Church no m a Union thanksgiving service " Svenung nov 21 in the alive Church. Sunday m the e rendered the Okor. Preacher. Held a Raen Are urged w tie Rev. Arthur Oregon. The morning Sermon will Christ Center and notice All former clan Mett Dairy i who Are inconvenienced Ira not getting our milk can get matk or Tream by Callig for same at our pet Dence. 1 a Miller i adv i w 1, add 47 w i. E. G Potter. Post commander Paul j. Dunn Lnor. Post adjutant. the ladies Aid society of the 9t Elizabeths Church will hold a rummage Sale in Tho basement of Sinea since that time various towns that the Only grounds Loriea have reported similar characters and a foundation is that one it is evident that the fad appealed citizen passed a Man or Home person with a. Perverted tense of humor or overwhelming hankering for notoriety in this Al Falty. It is an extremely dangerous amuse ment for any person thus inc As Many Cut Lens Are not going . On the bodily injuries sustained by the Kane Man and if obliged .be in lonely tonalities after the Church Friday afternoon. 47wl take measures pro cd in Black garments in a lonely local Ity last Friday the person in Black made no hostile move whatever and the Cut Len Only mentioned the in a joking Way since Grange Bank Sells first Treasury savings certificates. Of Tui Mlay november Kofi. The u National. Hank of Sinh port. Sold two saving first saving i Fertil Ica is if that denomination sold in the county. The Price of a aged i years. 9. Months and j9 Treasury savings certificate daughter of mrs. Ida Hicks november is during dec de Hawks victim of the death of Royaline licks. At her Home in Norwich. Saturday Ember they will Cost Jan the owners will re the government. Nov 15 a few Days before she chive from with the dread disease. N a a Treasury savings certificate earns diphtheria she returned from Olean the owner interest she underwent an operation they never depreciate in value. The for removal of adenoids and tonsils certificates can be redeemed two she was a daughter of the late months of a Purchase upon ten Days Hicks who Jav Hole engaged in notice at full coat Price plus the in his work As a creased value of per month their a the certify Brak Erann. Was killed at East Smith they Are exempt of All taxes except port a Over a year ago. This unfortunate family have sincere sympathy of the entire com Caes Are registered by automat la tmm.. The child was., burled in system when issued Tor the Purchla. Rose Hill cemetery Suntay. Beldi or. This makes them Safe against slate tax. This the Tual interest returned. The give of her father. Loss or destruction. The Are issued in Accident Little girl Margaret seven year Cerutt Attesi Cost during of or. up. F. Keyed of Cros november and js4.c9 during Doc Era by while running jump upon the Ber. Their mature value on january fender of an automobile drives by 1st, 19w is n6.person can but her Uncle fell and one of the Worth of certificates or wheels of the car which was in Invar savings Stanfa in. Oie year ton passed Over her left leg. Causing Ismel port has sold Cermel fracture knee Aad that Tami the Side walk the Accident happened monday and of yarns into Clr Clintion. But in old people Are assured that there is absolutely nothing be alarmed at. In the last few norths. The child was brought Here and. Or. Of. Scott Smith of Kane chair w. Man county the Little u a pleasant Caher at this of face Iury. N a Salt factory manner. Yesterday
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