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McKean Democrat (Newspaper) - August 2, 1923, Smethport, Pennsylvania Mckean county s weekly nbw8papeh the Netth Fot the Mont 2 of my Kean the in Mocroft your into More Tio Niev in Smethie Ikirt and my i Jalc Kerrtu county thaa lire a it til a by any Oiher county it envy air ii volume 47 Dumschat i co., inc. Smethport thursday August a 1923 per year. No. 31. Snot port s nine Lias callers journeyed to Oal Evon last sunday and Dur ing their stay in that Metropolis showed Valeton s team a few about the gentle Art of playing Ball. The score was 10 to 5. Secured ten tallies and they had just half that number. Opened Strong and when the first Frame ended three of their men had touched the rubber. They Scorell again the second. Smethport woke up in Tho third inning and when the locals left the Bat the. Score stood -1 to 1. The fourth stanza tied Lite score and sixth saw six Smith Polites Gallop across the Home plate and Frieberg Galeton k hired Mound Man was knocked . Of Ash cans. He was re v placed by Bep Dell who held the locals fairly Well. Galeton added another score to their total in the latter part of the same. The buttery for the locals was Tom no interruption of operations at Bradford refineries expected fears that Ilva Cord would shut Down were dispelled yesterday following interviews with officials of the three plants in the City and the representatives of refineries in nearby Lowns. Rumours have been current that local plants were considering temporary shut Down owing to inability to com Pete with the California Fields production of Oil which has inundated the Market. It was stated authoritatively yesterday however. Thai All three of the local plants will continue to operate. At the Bradford Oil refining com Pany it was mated that All the refined products Are being disposed of As rapidly As they Are refined and that there will lie no interruption in osterday and All 1 of last night orations. Similar were riven out at the Emery re fining company and at the Kendall Plant. At the casing head Gas company it was slated that no interruption in operation will occur As the company is und r contract to Purchase the Gas from which the gasoline is extracted land that regardless How Adverse the j. J. Johnston proprietor of the smell ipod laundry found Litlo Charles Wheeler of Uia Donl last monday noon asleep by the Side of the Road Between Aiken and hew. Or. Johnston who was monday noon. Or. Johns ii who was driving along the Road toward Sinith porn the lad and took him to the t. Ii. Walker residence at hew. He Hen telephoned to Simpson to notify the stricken parents As he sew of the lost child before leaving unit place. After spending most of the Day yearn the wilds near Simpson during which time lie was searched for by 150 Oil Metal from leases in Aiken Simpson and Davis City Little Charles Wheeler aged Between g and 7 years son of or. And mrs. Frank Wheeler of Kail Road Sti get. Ibis City was located at about 1 o clock monday afternoon. He my Clark and Mccowan. J. Cooper i Market the company must continue substituted for the latter when Crow to operate. Hurt a linger. A Povis from Warren Are two harm Tull played his first game this season ail not on his toes at Short was Busy knocking pull 2-baggers. Kohn Maclo a Fine catch in right Field and Mckenna rapped out j some Small will close this morn ing. The Crow Levlock Plant which has been in constant operation for 35 Auto dealers meet the county Nuto dealers held a meet i ing Here monday night which opened a dinner at Tho grand Central and was continued at quirk s Hall. Two ii by one dealers Wero present. H. C. Delft us Secretary of Llic Penn Sylvania automobile dealers was pres ent and spoke on organization and the used car problem. Firms who signed As charter Mem Bers at the meeting Are As follows c. White motor company Brad Ford Kane Cin Rugo company hew City garage Smith Perl garage 13. Shields co., Al Rcd general garage co. Of Bradford Scherer and Carlson port Allegany Anderson. And Trio iras Kast Smet Hjort and James quirk and sons Smethport. The. Remainder of the organizing firms will he signed to fore August 10th. Plans were made for attendance at the state convention in Erie the 13th and huh of August f. Ii. Idun Gvillo was elected chair Man of a committee to attend to the display Lye it the association will have had wandered to tin Between Aiken and main Road lying hew City and Allegheny Bridge club passed through town the big Oil Rell Nery of the Mckean Bounty Kenning company at Farmers Valley opened last tuesday afternoon the Plant which is Ono of the. Finest and most economical of its kind in tie country has u capacity for refining Crudo Oil of about 1-uo barrels Dally. Three 600 barrel Firo stills and two Coo barrel stills Malco this output possible. Tho steam Power Plant consists of two 250 h. water tube boil ers which generate steam. It 100 pounds pressure. The pumping equip ment is steam driven. The company has installed their own electric Plant which furnishes lighting and Power for motors Coal conveyors machine tools oct. Water is obtained from four deep Artesian a cts drilled near the refinery. Gasoline naptha kerosene number 300 burning Oil Wax distillate for use in making Wili products and steam re victim of terrible t Accident Dies in Kane Hospital Conrad heed Brce year old son of , Ami mrs. W. Ii. Used of Mayburg Forest county who sustained Terr lilo injuries about the head in the Nul Omo bile collision Niar Muric Nellle thurs Day afternoon died at the Keno sum Milt Hospital last night at about 10 o clock. Will to taken to Mayburg this afternoon where funeral will to held. Conslo Asho was affectionately called was a Bright Tov Ablo Little Fol Low and his death is a severe blow to Tho devoted parents. His Skull waa fractured and Litlo Hopo was hold out it any time following Tho Accident that the child had a Chance to recover. The condition of Oscar Moore at Kane who is in the Hospital suffering from a broken leg sustained in Tho sumo Accident is reported to to rest ing As comfortably us possible today. Frank Mcneal who is being treated at his Homo for slight concussion of Tho brain and severe bruises la to ported slightly improved today. Need and Herman itch track boy victims of Tho Accident were Noble to we better will jul Etith n Ion of Socol hits. Team spirit. Tie Clarendon refinery in evidence time. Tho local leu in came Home i Ihly pleased with Galeton s hospitality. An the team was royally treated by their hosts. Picked by a Sineth Purt laundry Man and taken As far As inc Honyiu of to h. At Keu City. Or. Johnson knew of the lost child1, before leaving Simpson. Or. Wheeler and others left it once for found that the boy was the lost lad Anil Tomk him Boneli to a quip Rich to the waiting arms of his stricken Mother. County deice Iive a Alison of t who to Simpson monday s for their Homes at Rod Lufte morning a incl old fire Tiu products turned out Forest county yesterday afternoon. Forty Iive Eldred cars passed company. Ralph Hettrick will leave this after noon. Tho boy s Mother mrs. May 10 unlock this mar Cotine of will be in tank morning Enro Ute 16 Kane. Tito Ahe-1 hold of the Oil Corn Ortlon also will j Irease miming form indefinite poring. At almost a in is san la the wheel. the Tiff flute refinery and Othor . Jov i a suit in it of he Plant in the Warre lit. Jewell plays Here next sunday of. And on the 12th we Start a four Jenme District Are , aug Callei. Twenty .Iles in Thyl considering a shut Down Yany club of Eldred Injo their annual picnic there today. The cars were gaily decorated in red White Anil Blue and the delegation la Laded by a hand was an interesting sight it passed along Street. Machine was equipped with a line motor Horn and As the cars pass Eil on Ong i i by Imin was by Oving a Eldi eco Lias reason to be i ibid of l Slown spirit car lots Only and Tho company has u Fleet tank cars numbering Between 35 and -10 available Lor this purpose. Crudo. Oil is secured by Means of a -10 Sinilo pipe line running to Tho works from Tho cold Volle Bordell and valleys. Tho Oil la fed by Gravity. Lot track la still a patient at Tho hos Pital. And reported to he recovering from her Republican july 28ui. Tho death of this three year old Chi ill is Tho outcome of a collision which occurred last Friday near Benville. Pa., when a inane car driven by Frank Mcneal crashed into a truck the storage Tankage on Tho property with the in 1ms a capacity of 5-100u barrels. , tha occupants of h. Stroud of , a member at can Bollt Tho Servos with port Allegany. 1 within a Short Eva. Wednesday. H3c Bre by innings .123456789 Galeton .300100010 a 4 Smethport 00013000 o to 12 .4 Bachdell and wan and Coo per a Mcgowan Tull 2, Sio Wilson 2-base-hits Kenna sacrifice and lib Dermott. T struck Freeburgh 9, Buch Dell 2, Clark 3. Base on Clark 2. Free Burgh 2, Duc Dell 3. Hit by pit Clied Brill Mcdermott. Grass fire at e. Smethport last Friday afternoon an Nam in was sounded from test Smith port and the local fire trucks made a Quick run to the any farm where it was Lac Deverea that a passing train had started a dangerous fire in a wheat Field. The alarm was turned in because it was feared for a time the fire would get out of control and Burn buildings nearby. Damage to any. Wheat amounted to about Foresi. Lefoi e to rent bed the 7nain Rural. The boy told or. Allison after be ing found that he went to the Woods to Inok for his aunt whom he believed to be ferrying and walked and walked. He was terribly frightened at the dense Ess and blackness of the Forest and cried from Liiv. Finally he became sex lausted and Laid Down to under a tree Nna slept. A Nen tiny broke he walked some More and Fin-1 i Ujj oily came across a path a Rulch was easier to walk in and followed it ultimately reaching the rond where he was fount by the Jau Miry Man who the. Eldrea ski rec has the Foll Diviny of who slated hint Trio Plant was Liuell to run with lilo greatest Economy to Stiblo. To explained that Trio two 150 loot Kellogg Brick Slacks Ono serving the boilers and Trio other the stills were a treat Factor of economical operation and. Also that Oil mechanical Coal conveyors Lofald Lea sen the overhead very considerably fifteen men will to employed nor Mally Boins formulated to enlarge the Plant when. To say i a ii ruins tie Outing of a file dial meet nth of the Bridge club was held tuesday even ing at b. I. Marsh s furniture store to discuss the project second i Ninual Outing and picnic. This will to held next thursday leaving Ellred at 8 o clock is n to Smethport it. Jewett Hazelhurst and Kolne. Whore there is a. Fine v j picnic Grove which the Outing will e held. The main plans wore left in the hands of fhe executive committee and the committee. team s next five dates Low Jit. In Etc. Aii kist 5 port of legacy Here August 12 there August 19 Here August 2fi there september 2. Learning that lie wits the lad who was lost carried him As for As. Row and then notified the Simpson people. All Are invited to go As state wide census. Of Are also he residents of Center Garabeo Coryville and All the outlying it Hrim desired to brim that the Tittle Chall at or As 100 autos in Lino. The de band Heon invited i so i lat or find music fur the of a Lair May be assured. J i sen Tod a very sad appearance. His a meeting of he Mckean county no Kair association directors was . The list of the in Jared pub Lilied n the Kline he publican for Friday i3t is follows Connie Rood 3 years for actin de so ill Hent badly Cut mrs. Mary if Ettrick tic Deffe pa., Cut Over right Eye broken Collarbone of car Moore Jjck Cupal of car compound fracture of right ankle Tho hid makes this Ralph red Cliffe Cut and bruised Reod Hettrick hoa6 of business makes it mice scary. On outs and bruises Herman Het the entire Workings of the big 3 years old seriously Cut about refinery Are Moat modern Type Lleni find orcs Kane and this new Industry will undoubtedly concussion of lir Nln head mid Lin of a material Benefit to Smethport. Fico a Ruscil. Five others were slight the was ratified when Tho Lead on Only his shirt Anil trousers and that his arms and Rore Ciul were automobile traffic. a which time it the state wide census of motor w the former Well known traffic on in cml a Engineer All i i. O. A Iliili of this division of the has trikes unite in. N plans finished for convention Are by any i two cars met it to Crossroads. Auto in and Aho tit Keno Oro becoming tin almost daily occurrence find it is hoped this inst awful crash Jwill put Foar into the minds of some reckless Drivers in this Section. For the 15th Minimi co11 de tuesday. In this Loci ii count was kept at glister City. Cily Farmers Volloy county Home on the Ion . Road and at the Bronsh line on s Roet die count covered four clays. July 2fiili to so that the of or Vanir to Freolo j terhost in present Iser having resident dead Foi an no station. A Tom Callnn of i ii ils "1t1011 in in expected to be exp Issod a wish Structure will lit in the into and cell in a Vico of thu the my Cimity. Of to the crowds this fall. Vory Midi Lumly at her Home in Haiti not was taken out with Joti v 0-Ri h tie of last year in Many ways. Insurance or inc a for be j five Pho i i Roelink of tin can of the fair As has been heaves one brother Gardner in Lynn Law Looi Dod of the Volin i Leer kit Euirn s Asro Cantlon to to held j in Kin Portuni to connection wit i who i annual Day if libration monday and Tuc ulay Sercl Mii 4th, Tho Gionini Iii to on intents Iii la plans to Nikac this the 1.1 Roesl Day cd it by ii Tenn Giuld in this Section of the Smith port boys return from training Camps the Smeish port Young Man to Tho r. H. Government s c. It t. C. Earn p. Returned hat no last u uck. All won enthusiast to Over their sex n month s Injen Sivo in brunches of Mill Inry pc i vice. Recent data Street to the Roii iils so a Row of cars can lie Wii president improving August 1. Pro Sirlone san physics is in at Tho 1 de Side of p idea t h n re decl Nicl Lapi night tint Whie Rhion executive was still n very sick Man j dated. A in tie racing be t h t v. O cd n pos of h . Coli it to in the county rare. I inn was received from the o celebrate opening of a pavement Blanc f will Rek Vito the of in trip to will Prears in to in review mayor in Cut and army Trune rals in his condition was much Imor Revod. His temp Rad ire turn in had to nil Day. His in Nihi Tir bored ban any time by county Atsion Sibih far ii Rani tent on of he i Radford Smethport Wil Hutti is Suro to Church no 11 Bonn con birr. At Schnoir. With in Illary precision Iho be tall fell line fat Baltimore Ami hat a Dick Lions Looker i Favorale to clo Noral Sawyer warned that there would uns nil j Downs some time to come. I cd a pre Sirti it will Recovo r i is Klinl on Neil ill in Pill. United i marriage i it s Voinis i t i. In ii fru i be in Only -7. Nil of l i i ice. I Hoji. K. Re filly is. 11---. Ill ill j Othni s. The a riffs will j2t.o. C Onet res. Crimes Street Nival Atti a Cliotis. k.nnc-. Neil Wilh Tui Riei on r limn1 St Crl Ami Soldier Linin it will the inf. Lie Devn Tuzii streets. Inn. Men. Women and to Hildren cheered announced turn Rel 1 us 1.-, ii inn to of Mivi r Tri Visi in liver rpm. And Ili ii a ii lows . will hive re u-.-. Nf-arm., r Jar Trio toys line Lifen i sniff Liy vents n my a riffs that the fire of Lac citizens Miu Laty training i ire fru to Kivon and the it serve i i Irons opon t o ill. Pirimi. Co no o to l City will lie ii i a Colin of the Sirl Colln to Ikon Flur Inu the Dunco for the the or renin in i of Hie Ifni inns in u is Iii part. The will Anil r til. . f i rally Hinr. 1 ht1 a Maori uni i Reich a will not cuing at Camp Meacle Tho i 1 Kyrc. Isl if. D the ill. Mihr. Com at state gasoline tax .-1.1 u. I hot Raisl Iii a. J for july on june ?.iles to i Junior boy scouts leave Taleel m incr Oahe of for camping trip 000 Over the same month in slate j Somji of Trofin or c Huirles a. F Nyder in Nunno Jeff in i c r n a pc Tod ii. To a Roll or Foi the is v in to the garage a . N Man. of w on dins fun Wei a 1 n w of a s trip. to Nirol of its Driver in non int j the y Wint in cars rim in in if i and child injured in fall Hose 2nd prize. Of Tho third corps area Ann Tinl and Hal. Is prize. Tor mrs. K. A. Winds of sri Mill and Tinli snarl 1.1 Imi Lioy an ski Dot insurance fell bile live. Main let and except for their Piu in her a Parr Vry i if Jan ill Lay Ivice. 2nd Josith Tho Tinl nine Camp men Are Lisier Iliani Loii wis i ally re and lies conic Iny in from he in Rike line a platoon of Monteil police head to in. In and. Mi.-. .1 company in c 1 Trio procession. Hris Radier Genera m i d no Pii Sis or. And mrs. 2nd i Uin. Ifni old Kiske ride at Hend l Ifo Dipiny Willi n uni column. Him were Mas soil i of men in 2o.nn who colors of the thirty fourth and to St and in Allegheny county Camy will lie under in they of clean a oui ily r Amend to Democrat six months Oene Kip Sirom. Ilii Ullh Mills any s cont finder notify i in Kra Ethni to adv it the w-1 card 0? thanks with a ii Lii Iff Wenden slim in Cip irly i wish to Hank Rill neg him a and. Or Jrsn a font from its . S Mic the sino Liti Orl a Irr for. Band Crim and silent Smethport Ami fenders and to Kimpor ii pulp during the Fli p Irist i j for Tho of the. Puns from liens Laidly Werk. Adv l the gift n serial Lias limbers Rind caissons of the h 1joy dickf.rhon-. In this Issue. Continued on Page 5, col. 3 n no twelfth and the , i ring

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