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McKean Democrat (Newspaper) - February 9, 1928, Smethport, Pennsylvania Mckean Democrat Lume 53. Oo., 1no ill Isikli , Kutob Smethport pa., thursday february 9, 1928 terms-42.00 per year. No. 6 i. Us pub All candidates Are striving to realize on promises to insure themselves against calamity now that big credits have gone forever who will be Winner of Chrysler leaders Are running so closely together that further shifting May occur at any time feb. S to co off cup standing of candidates wednesday evening or. Lyle Drake Smethport mrs. Alvord Bush Smethport or. Albert Bond miss Laura Field Smethport or. George Van Dusen Smethport. Miss Mildred Lewis Duke Center one of big surprises of Democrat salesmanship club Coll oppo n a Guj test occurred last night when mrs. Alford Bush who had been leading racers since opening of uie Campaign four weeks ago was shuffled Back into second position by Drake who had Heen running third. Mrs. Bush has been setting a Wear ing Down Pace since beginning a Pace that surely kills weak hearted and. Has kept a fairly Good Lead a overs turn of race. Only twice had she seemed in danger of being lapped by one other followers but time came when she seemed to be More daring on turns of course and just sufi client opening was made to permit closely following Lyle Drake to slip in on rail. It May be that mrs. Bush grew tired of Pace making and rather have one was Jennings Friend Riv. For. P. .1. Donohuk. Pastor of St. Elizabeth s Catholic Church. Smethport was a chum and classmate of Hui hey Jennings baseball s idol who Quiej in Scranton last week when two attended St. Bonaventure s Coll by. Allegheny in Early nineties. In addition to starting ills great baseball career at St. Bonas Jennings was also Active in other athletics. The beloved local priest was also a crack athlete but his talents found a place on varsity football eleven while has chum s turned to baseball. H. E. Tull former Smethport baseball Star played on that famous St. Bonaventure s team with Jennings and manager John Mcgraw of n new York giants. Tile warm Friendship Between father Donohue and or. Jennings continued through years and local driest was deeply grieved by passing of Man who contributed so much to our great National game. Signal lights deferred needed improvement would help business county com missioners would Board of health mothers assistance available for county of Pennsylvania fur Mut Liera assistance fund were Anik Hinedd in Harris Lerir today by Ulm Artmont of welfare. The ii count allocated to each county must to matched by i equal amount by county. Mckean county s Quoin for mothers in 01 pm pressure blamed for local in e More mls Louis Brand aged 30. An Austria Wood chopper employed at a Camp Nea Smethport who was recently arrested following his attempt to Force Entrance to residence of s. D. Fry on West main Street which attempt was Cour j a Genously repelled by mrs. I by who met intruder with a gun. Is a mystery Man at Mckean county jail Here. Brand who was taken to a rail for observation following his arrest after wandering All night scantily clothed despite fact that thermometer was below Zero is Tio ably demented. At first it was believed t Nuques of others take is Many times Case in professional racing. You never can Tell what these racers Are thinking of. What their schemes Are what their purposes Are in per mitting things that out aider like bad judgment. They know Deavor to place their plans into action. This one fact remains. Or. Drake and mrs. Bush Are separated rendition was after effects or Deler us resulting from a Long spree and that his mental condition would be come Normal. However his condition has not improved and is such a-3 to make i his continued detention necessary. The auttifrettles.-.-. Unable to learn one tiling regarding Man from other woodsmen at nearby Camp further than learning Liia i name. Brand will probably be adjudged a Lunatic and committed to in institution insane by almost nothing. If race wore to to decided at this hour or. Drake would win by paint on boat As irishman relates in describing closest race he Ever saw. Two death Hanry r1chmond subscriptions reve3-.se. The contestants according to latest Smethport residents were saddened i by news of of Hirry formerly a Well Ore Urrey at springy. Col 67 of Bucktail father son banquet great Success father Anil son Hamiyet of in detail Post. American Legeon. Huhl u Mot Ortist episcopal Church Din Ner monday evening was one of most successful enjoyable1 events Ever held it local veterans circles. O clock Bucktail Post members Ami fathers wit i survivors of civil and Spanish american War As special guests of Honor took seats it banquet Board. Eighty seven were served delicious menu was prepared and served by ladles auxiliary of Post and was i repast to Unger loner in memory. Commander Edwin join Holm de of a toasts those who responded were col. Wil son Colegrove Veteran of civil War sheriff Rhone Spanish and world War Veteran j. J. Allison Spanish american War Veteran Rev. W. E. Van Dyke e. A. Studholme. Or. W. A. Ostrander c. M. Colegrove e. W. Workley and county commiss Ioner t. F. Idun Giaime War time food of me Kean county. Prospect a of paving of seven i Borough streets this to urn Mer loomed at february meeting of Borough Council Huld tuesday Eva Init. Tho Council deferred action on proposition of installing four electric Stop and a Light signals on ?.rai Street. Provident a. Ostrander announced to Council members that me k county wort willing r Iloray of expense of Hill Here yen in Vithor Siili of court House if Council win Ilkiv Toto author is with is i ent for one Block hot woe n main and Kins Rind Santo Stroei for one by fuck he Ivor to tin same de Tsi Orovil Lif ires with or some similar water bound subset Nocot would be a marked to a Jitt Bouse Proiti cry if would provide Imp for automobiles of court and Nuur imy would be civic improvement Alco. The Council needless to state Wasj intone Attl in matter boing1 referred to Street committee that hint committee Confer with county commissioners in regard to arranging a definite Norree menu for paving1 of two blocks on either Side of court House. Not Only did Council favor Oil men arrested for filling ditches of pave considerable stir caused in Mcminimy nil circles during Pant week As result of l launching of a Campaign by lie Highway department to Stop practice of dump ins Iho hand pumping from Wells into ditches along1 paved highways o a county. N result of test arrest Tom of a if Irry least for Iho Perm Petroleum company a la was nun a test Case is to be mud company. La rough us superintend enl who was arrested last work. Tic Rase out i criminal court i Smethport. Or. Mot Gar having Poste Bond when arraign Oil before. Live Drift a acc Trato in Bradford. O or pm Haugck. Smethport no tar a marked s Endeavor t prove that state Lias no right t cause for cup tying san in in i Ngu in d i Thea. The Highway department con torn Tinl Greasy fluid overflows on to a voc with rendering them Slippery at underwriters expert visits town and witnesses tests More Wells to be purchased con orians Are told dangerous to Trabuc. During past few months two arrest have Boon made in Ono Label drillers dumped nov Viii v 11114 in. N i i i i. I n. Lickl us la wild u 11 l 1iiui above proposal. But expressions Puiu plugs into Highway favourable sentiment were brought for county Highway supt. Theodore Ward by a further proposal that Borough similarly pave Pulton Street Lor three blocks from water Street to Green Street which would provide a direct paved he Gilway from fire it to Hull soda Schmidt of Smethport is causing1 warrants to hot issued for offenders against Highway Node. More arrests will by made if necessary it la stated. Station on making1 for motor fire trucks to respond to alarms there quickly which is not now Case due to Grade and Muddy condition of thoroughfare. Fact is further cited Liat j school houses representing a great sum of taxpayers Money Are to ated a Ion 15 that thoroughfare. Tho Democrat in common with in Jority of citizens Hopes that Bradford fight card kid Vandernick Smethport featherweight scored a clean knockout in second round of his Battle with Frankie schang1, much touted bin Dfouri Fiir while sell or local middleweight nude a a inching bar of at regular mooting of Trio met port Cono Pusi club held it a Oon any luncheon at grand hotel Mann Day noon a serious lit Way of securing n Low ring fire insurance rates in snot i Orl revealed by f. Holmes Hauman of club committee which 103 been working for hitch .1 reduce 011 in , Ivor. To men hinted that a repro tentative of insurance under. Visited Smo Thorl recently to Nve Stigailo local and o full recognition of of i cio3icy of this Lown a splendid fro Lepearl tent and its unusual equipment of modern trucks and apparatus including a Large motor pumper and a Stettn Tiro engine was unable to give town a. Better rating duo to Low pressure. My. H no pcs slate t that n of a lid Rontu on Mechanic Street it Iho no nil of Halmus gel Lllan Shower Only a Poablo Stream through n. 50-foot line of Homie. Tho under expert further asserted that Pool Tilow Dike on Street where motor Pum per and steam fro engine Are usually placed in operation in Case of fires in Biml Micsa Center of town would Only furnish Throe hours Supply of Vulor. As a result of this rather Bleak outline of local fire Protection situation considerable discussion of Means of bettering existing Supply was indulged in which brought Assurance from. W. P. Upor Nten dont of Smethport water company that local cufrri7u.riy was already working increase. Or. Walsh stated that his company posted bulletin and would place mrs. J Bush in Lead and or. Drake in second j Richmond position with same margin Young Man. Which supremacy that now exists. His in Colorado Albert Bond u another that been tuesday. He was doing very consistent work Hue last night s count proved too much for him and to dropped into third place. He has a Large following and thins tells us that Albert will be run Cycle milling co. Of Springs on heels of Leader again some nine i born in Smth Sporl i Council will adopt this paving program b a speakers landed Bucktail no for wartime service ind Man Sun Mol. Of for Type of civic service t or Richmond had Heen in failing for Sevell year.-, being forced n hta position with Golden Ning in a. Very Short time. When racers have settled Dov continued on Page. Col. 3 Isth. I860, son of Edwin and Julia Richmond. As a Conns Man Hie and Iii owned and con of sanitation rendering since in Pur theater when if was about to lie dismantled completely rebuilding Lars Structure and providing Smethport with a Perman ent of which any town could feel proud. Following banquet Large assemblage adjourned to legion theater where athletic and am in Smethport and would live employment for a number of men who j Steve for four on a card at graders re armory on wednesday Nigest of last dried font i Lra gave follow Irik account of Icid Vandernick s per in of r tier hips prettiest Ali i fighter in card. Trio have Felt general Industrial de i i tin fans perhaps prettiest Ali pression which Lias meant enforced. I no Iii costly idleness. Lour jul Wiit lad handily Kafoed tiie Borough to links to its electrical Bucky Norris in town Blocky Norrah of . Mer Cameron county sheriff was re they Nic yesterday and found Lateur and hopi apr 1 Given in a temporary ring of Ipanis being Young he was in marriage Rosl Sinif matches Between or Ini r. 1 continued on is pig-1. I l. Dev Arment earnings has Money to do work and paving must lie done sometime. It is Good business policy for a municipality when it Money to do work of this kind which must eve a a drug store i of e. Employed As Ronda to b. B. K. of nits were to carried out. It of of Only by p. The work Ywell by Anzio local featherweight in to roil Lul and in so doing that he is a two filed puncher with More than average ability As a a stiff left to jaw sent or Hinig Oil Wiy to oblivion skin after Hie opening of second j and it up wild a or. The Osher aide of waa preparing to Purchase two Largo Wells which formerly Hup plied interstate Glass factory. N o further action was taken by tiie club. Club Unana Boualy passed a Resolution urging Council to Purchase and install four Stop and go Tref Lluc signal lights on Street. Jas. Quirk and it. It. Set Hie Wero named us a committee to. Present Trio Resolution to Borough Council tuesday night. President Hon. J. Sou ton presided at monday s meeting. The attendance prize went to b. T1. Starsky. Ro.t.1 from Ali tree Noss Boon to Chr Elk tint put Tii to Richmond Niu nity. Time to favor Mcc j a pleasant Call. With his family to uie West Jas. Bloomster Pennsy Norris removal from office for Tel Friendship agent at cananea principal reason that he happens i of a of older kl.xunstoi-. Who to be so popular in his own Republican of Section and was a Myrln of county that voters elected him is 3tn sheriff several times despite fact that he is a Democrat attracted wide a sur Lvi relatives Are his Mother. N. A Council could select tvs me than present fur that Loe if a Street improvement As or will local unemployment problem Scutella murder trial in Progress this week in of i Vila of Olcan Del a Jiudice of spread attention not to Indiana station sent at Eist Smethport for. The Pennsylvania Railroad for several j years Post. Has been transferred to i Canad a. N. A. Where he has taken a Miner and Lioom Char get Willii to murder of Sci Tolla Olean last fall h Joseph a Boon Crosby and Smethport will meet in basketball game Friday night yellow jackets one of known Tamn m Bis Toction will meet tie a. C. In a at lotion lyceum i tills Lio Rouglin. Tilday night. The jackets i trently issued 1 a o incas Anil arc said to to confident of Vecuna. Amonjr j other whim this season Alliey i be fast i cared learn at Eldred. On other hand Smethport Lias lost two Nies to Eldred this year. I til a event promises to he Well Worth attending and All fans should to present. Another prelim in Nich find Onn sl3tor, Tion. The treatment courageous of Ufa place. Llis widow officer received from his political j iwo Richmond of enemies smelled to High heavens. Despite indignities he has suffered or. N Orru has never lost heart Mont and Edwin Richmond of Cal Ensor. Ill and. One daughter. Mrs. Or buoyancy. He comes Hack smiling and refuses to become hitter and friends Are As staunch and As numer j of Yore. He s a real j i Man. Philip Waldemaier of Colorado apr Infra funeral services will be held in col ado Springs and interment made in Post announces mrs. Smith s condition grave coming musical comedy members present at tuesday continued on Page. Col. 2 Iglins in in tit to Villey. N. Y., death of mrs. Willis Wink charge of station in n Simbir capacity. I or. And Bloomster and family i sirs mus Wink. Aged 21. Of Ruf will take up their residence in Belfast. Falo Nway morning at t. A. As soon As disposition is made 5 00 o clock of splendid residence property they i up Norm this week. Cha.1. Of Punxsutawney. Noted criminal lawyer who has frequently participated in trials in Mckunn. County court in Smethport. Is own a s a Kenyon Trio Oneal of Lla murder wan of tie th., of kill of Smethport and in ass Jar a his new or. Do Sivonn has House on Kant Stift form Ray owned by cd Aldo Frost Lac condition of mrs. Andrew Hur Tail Post no. M. Amer year. So. East Smethport re of ins contracted revived terrible Burns when her with rim 15. Kok.-i-.-. I i in caught fii-5 from stove last . Fans . this in a very critical condition at of a musical that s thai Bradford Hosp Al where she was taken h of Lali it cast at legion following Accident. To Hope is april Irith and 17th. Apr tanned for her recovery. I tack Smith a Boarder who came to. Conducting appeals i ump Adams at. Mrs. Smith s Rescue and received county commissioners a. J. Rond. Cd Mont. Bis been i r Insi erred to of mrs. A Toul Burns of both viands in Extin w. Ii. Halpenny and trios. P. Hung Ali fishing her burning clothing will he Vullo were in Kane tuesday and my. Incapacitated for several months by Tew to yesterday conducting tax a his injuries Penis. Tho commissioners will hear on Bank Street this Borough or or a Kenyon it Natany local friends while regretting formerly of Smethport. Vork departure _ of this splendid mily. Hlls. J Jar Comly detective Jack Al will join with Democrat in wis mtg in no of has brei a ending every Success in their now Home. Of Buffalo and her James Donovan formerly agent at been in instr Rcd to East i a a Ripe Slair Ken family Irive die division Engineer Here i of a of Vav. Head friends in their Sid i i if Sivali Deal. Davis jars. Alice Jrolf h for Len pro. Ary Between Crosby juniors Narf Smoth Jorl juniors will to featured. E Elii Botlon put on. By these Young sters is alone Worth Price of admission. See stars of 1035 in Art Ion. Immediately following big game which is scheduled to Start at Benson s orchestra will furnish music for a dance at lyceum. Association of Bradford. New agent at Clermont Borough auditors report to be published next week tiie Board of auditors com Keating fish game Assn. Will elect officers important meeting of Keating Kim game association an Organ of local sportsmen will he held Firo club mom this. Thursday evening at o clock at which officers will be elected for tiie coming your. Refreshments i will be served following inert ii. I of Lii re Runty is now part of which Glen Vliem is Lien , uns a Kmit import business j Many county Home charges week. A nog. K. Costly quarantine violation x. A. And his plice Rikon by and ii. K. Till n lid Rcd to Cost i Der Brenir of Derrick Smith previously a Fin for Annu in report f tuesday City for allowing bin children to i r at twins Dale. Subscribe for Democrat. I appeals for Smethport and nearby i townships in this Borough 77. W. Hilton of Bradford was a i business visitor in town monday. Tiie report shows a House while it was aug condition of Borough finances. It lined for Mea Sles when he was arrest will appear in Iho next Issue of de by a state health department of ulcer Democrat. And arraigned before a magistrate. County commissioner t. P. Isuzu Al Vullo info nos Aro so in rites at county Home this Borough at imps ent time. This is largest Numier of charges in history Olla institution. Try Democrat Fob printing

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