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McKean Democrat (Newspaper) - January 19, 1928, Smethport, Pennsylvania Ean Democrat plume 53. Smethport pa., thursday january i9 i928 terms-42.00 per year. Leaders neck and neck expect spills much interest manifested in Democrat s big subscription next saturday night eagerly awaited standing of candidates wednesday Jan. P. M. Can you pick the Winner credits or. Albert Bond miss Laura Field sine Liport or. Lyle Drake mrs. Alford Bush or. George Van Dusenb Smethport. 9o too or. J. Valentour Kane miss georgians a Gordon Hazel Fuirst. 60000 mrs. M. Mckiernan Crosby. Miss Mildred Lewis Duke Center 5 too mrs. Prank Lebarron Wright Corners or. Pierre Alison Smethport Liere still remains an exceptional Opportunity to join the contest and win a Chrysler "62" sedum or other prizes. 20 per cent commission paid to those not one of the prizes. The second of the sales Manship club is before the candidates and the readers today. Judging from this second count the race for the Bounty of the salesmanship club is going to be hot. The leaders Are go neck and neck right from the Start in fact there Are Only a few credits them. Just As soon us plans begin to materialize and the Dublac gets Back of their favourites each count will to exciting i when leaders Uro upset and the dashes for positions find new names heading the list. Race for prizes just started with today s count before us the race for the prizes can be said have just started. There Are several sections without Good representation yet. There is. A big Chance in Lar City Ownsby Farmers Valley Coryville and intermediate Points. The Only Way to lose in the salesmanship club is to oppose open Doe season at a largely attended meeting of the Keating fish Amo association held at the fire department club rooms last thursday night a vigorous Resolution was adopted opposing any move ment to declare an open season on Doe Deer in county this year. The Resolution will be forwarded to the state game commission. A similar proposal for an open sea son on does locally was advanced Dur ing the year just passed. Protests of county sportsmen availed in the open season being abandoned and similar energetic efforts will be made to pre vent any such open season during the coming year. Local sportsmen maintain that this county needs All the Deer it has with i a. Up n of the at thursday night s meeting Nomi nations were made for the several offices to be filled at an election at the next regular meeting. County Highway supt. Theodore Schultt is anticipating a Busy season for Tho state Highway malt Aliance heado.uartui3 for Mckean county in this Borough. In addition to Tho big amount of maintain Ance and replacement work thu county system of paved High Halo Gallo Cononico. 37, of now a hard boiled egg who Poa Inu As n. Doc Tor made diagnosis of patients by extracting omens from hard boiled efts and effected Miracle cures of ailment a by the More or less simple expedient of rubbing hand fulls of Bills Over patients bends held at Tho county jail. Sect Hiort awaiting trial at the ways several jobs of major importance Lloyt ref court charged May be carried out by the local staff and it in estimated that employment i will be Given to a Force of nearly Medicine without men in the near future License. Lei Oliu a Kinnet of a Man was Cap i lured at thursday night after a a Raltie. Kolni Kolc wit i e. W. Jones one of the jobs to be performed next of Smethport. Acting is Deputy be Riff. Summer is the construction of a six despite the fuel that the former county teen foot apron it the death curve at the approach to the Bridge this Side of wrist Comers on the meth Post sheriff has passed his sixty first mile Stone he buckled in to the Young giant when he Henaine belligerent and Shile m Road. This apron will Widen the existing curve loan extent from to struggle mailing As if be Glass factory in hands work will require four company houses have been purchased by number of Smethport residents a larg a Force of workmen started last Friday on the big Job of razing the Smethport factory of the interstate Glass corporation on Hilton Avenue. All buildings of tie Large factory together with Power plants etc., Are to be dismantled. Four Mouths will be required to finish the Job. Tho lumber. , etc., will by shipped away. Tho factory buildings arid contents Havo been by Abo Cooper of Syracuse. N. Y. Fur Somo Elma past. R. E. Durdock has been the splendid factory houses on Hilton Avenue. Purcha Sora of those desirable properties Are bunion Petty House and. Two Lols a huge Oil development j. J. Johnston local Oil worker who its present dangers will to eliminated j had i Sugii Terud an ill wind. His Oppon is employed on the. Development tin. Lesser Oil Vulpi Iii on. A several serious accidents Havo recurrent presented do appear aug a of having de at this Point. On the other Side of Row Hill on the Smethport Bradford Road. A Long count. Hundred Dollar Hills will cure and is now Ong ged in sink ing 120 new Wells. i dirt win cure Many a fictions of Mankind the majority of1 time Twenty strings in addition to this construction work human beings will admit but there is f engaged in putt supt. Schultt will Complete the work i a limit which Doe of placing a top dressing on part of the of Nied Icin of pavement at the foot of the Hill a two Miles in length which has badly Dimintri Ganteil. Will be re con i strutted and widened two feet. Been in u debate wit i a , of wildcats being curried from the Field a stretch of Battle wit i bin toes pointing sky Losaso at the Edge of a Lollini n. A. Gives an interesting description of tile Waller Daniels House and lot Henry Fields 2 houses and 2 Lota mrs. O. J. Burd lok. House and 2 lots Felice Stra Ward Down Anil out even beyond help activities on the great lease a Vino House and 2 lots Rosario Coe tie Messer Oil cd. Inn chased the Castro House and 2 lots Elmer Kip lense recently for a Conan duration of Lei i House and lot Ruy Nichols Hou Macadam Highway connecting Smo Thorl. Crosby and Colegrove. Which was built last summer. The report of this great Road build ing activity will be cheerfully received not Only by motorists who will Benefit by the contemplated improvements but by residents of Smethport which will Benefit greatly by the Busy operations. S not Eracli the realm when local banking circles faced a shortage of Bills As a result of a sudden demand on the part of it Allan Amoric in residents curiosity i quickly "o-t011 the work to completed Spring. Tina is the biggest Oil development in was aroused. The financial advisor of one Well known Hillan american Citi zen who about to investigate what miraculous Nroa live j100 Bills would effect secured an outline of the bogus doctor s plan of operation and the plot continued on last Page col. 1 Gram near Sawyer two years ago. Since Tho Oil company drilling pro ing mails delay entering or by not entering at the Keating association is perform ail. Everyone will be paid for their j ing a splendid service to lovers of that the contract for carry Elmo and those who can Excel will be life of this Section having been instr info Tlle mails Between Smethport and far overpaid in receiving one. Of the i mental in cooperation with the local Fine prizes. Then there is the keen j chapter of the Izaak Walton league the Welcome news was Given out coming and four outgoing mall3 daily sport of the Competition As the race comes to a close and finally the great when the awards Are delivered. This is the largest free distribution of awards Ever made in this fish. Community. Many Are going to be in restocking streams of this Section with fish besides other activities cause it reforestation and re stocking of forests and streams with game and made Happy with this generous offer and while the race is still Young is the time to enter. Call at the Democrat or phone and the contest Man Ager will interview you. Explain our plan in detail and enter your name among those who Are racing on to splendid rewards. Take a look at the standings today and figure out for yourself just How easy it is to gain a position among the leaders. Not too late local Dairyman wins medal at Harrisburg state show w. W. Barnum. Local milk Dis Tribu Torand erf ornery Man. Receiver a Mes Sage tuesday apprising him of the fact that he had won the third place medal Jin the pasteurized milk contest at the j state farm products show in car Risburg this week. Or. Barnum won in in pc lotion with some of the Lead Dairy firms of the site. As follows and a. M. Local Institute hellcat Eldred the annual local Institute of. The teachers of 4nnln. Norwich Keating the main line of the a. R. P. 4-10 p m had been awarded by the Postoff toe 5 3.2d department to the Smethport and it. P. M the. Recent curtailment of the Kush a c e r Nua Railroad passenger schedule to i Walnty of the splendid local bus service one Tram each Way Dally. He Iown the bus company started carrying i again Timve real mail service the mails yes Day and connects with for the present at least the new Tho a. A p. By. And the b. O. By. Daily mail so will not include at it. Jewett. There will be four in sundays. Fred r. Brennan is. A. C. Trounces Dies suddenly Emporium cagers display nor machine like , . Brennen. For Twenty years a Resi every phase of the Dent of this City died suddenly at j fast s. Liberty and and Eta Ted Allegany and. Sect snort Bor ousts Muthe achoo Houge at Eldred on saturday january 14, with a. Large percentage of the. Teachers of this Section in attendance. The pro Gram which was an excellent one pm body info a number of timely subjects was As follows address on the county Library plan. Miss Evelyn Matthews Harrisburg for a. School Section miss Evelyn Matthews figh school eng Lish. 4-8 and Rural Section or. history i. Hart arithmetic. Section miss Welsh chairman nature study and Art round table. High school Section. I. House., chairman. The grading of pupils. 4-8 and Rural Section. Or. Tuinman. Geography. Section Fiss Rice chairman. Number work round to and lot Morlo Cross House and lot John Dragone House and lot. Al Lii aiders of purchased the Largo combination of Alpo building and Resi Dence of the Plant. The. Smethport window Glass factory was erected in Moo by Hon. R. W. Hilton and was later acquired by the Camp interests. H was operated As a hand Plant until 1908 when machines were installed. In 1319 the Plant was almost entirely to built and in 1920 was included in the big merger effected when Tho inter Watato window Glass corporation was formed. Soon after the interstate company was formed a of new blowing machines was made., the factory seemed destined to become a Pany decided the Plant Ivaa. Not Largo enough to be operated at a profit and the last run was made in 192fi. When the Plant was shut Doton for Good. The factory gave employment to Over 200 men. When the Plant was originally built at a time when there was a prolific Supply of Fine lumber at Low Price a number of Fine houses were erected for employees and it would be extremely costly to duplicate any of the build Ings today at the present Cost of Lum Ber. As soon As the factory buildings Aro removed the land will to graded and this portion of town made an attract residential Section. Death summons mrs. Ada Young of Smethport were sad Home. No. 4 South to nest. Avenue a. C. Quintet rolled there is yet time to enter the con test and by real work systematic licenses arrive plication and planning your chances in Cost of about two in Are As Good As those who began their county treasurer b. R. Boiton has tllou3h had not been in Good health night the Nuril work when the contest opened. The received fishing licenses to 1- a be Over the fast amp Orburn Lvi in n Jet us at j to Futor Ronert lust Thurson v 57 to -10 in perfection in Decd by the death of mrs. Ada Tayl or chairman. Correlation in by p "l6 Tovin 3 prominent and beloved and the widow territory is Large the inhabitants num Erous and a great interest i manifested for the of the new licenses will cos. On All sides. All this a nuns a our sue of 11.10. The fund an simulating Moi a than a Mere possibility from the extra cent charge will he none of the surrounding sections have j been extensively canvassed. Many j streams. Subscription a await the wide await contestant. This is almost an unequalled Opportunity state for re stocking issued Ifor some time past. locals Ivor Rosnelt of a attack which was Emporium one of the fastest brought on by a. Goitre from which or. I combinations seen on the consider i Cal floor in Many but Captain Khoii Niston s warriors per conducted infect in defense and irresistible o first prizes have been won by late dates for tax appeals county commissioners a. To. Bond w. H. Halpenny and t. P. Hung Tville entries in these contests As our files set As a Board of appeals at the will show. Persistency and the spirit Mckean county court Hoose in Smith of hang to it have the Power port next month to ii ear county tax on to Rayers in connection with the the the comply appears on Page triennial ele list of of to Day s behind them and helped them Success. They were made of fighting Quality anal would not no knowledge defeat therefore their efforts were greatly rewarded. Ask yourself thin question Are the the go toners or the All you to do is to to Start Ami r will you it every turn in til it. Do not an left Al ily to pass you by. You will i cell a. M. The old the i i knocks it your i a this she is Oiye ring you i Beautiful Yon sleep automobile or other valuable iv1 enl of and pays you Well for your time routes Arul win in should you unfortunate in not win next Coit saturday night Nung one of Tho prizes. You yet have talc next credit count of the Hales n wonderful Ehn Noe to win. Do not club will be on permit foolish Pride to hold you Back continued Page. Col. Kiene1 2 4-s Anil Rural Section. Or Bright. English. 2 Section. Noriss Ireland. Cli ii Man. Arlin nov Reading round table. Brennen had suite Cpd for Able time. Funeral services be county auditors at work the Mckean Connly Board of Audi at the House. Monday afternoon at 2 offensive had the game the tors consisting of d. A. From 1i. and Wai Ley Gifford Are or. V la. Inn fire Well o clock. Rev. Or. W. W. Weller. Pas a Start to finish. The visiting team with the Worl of conduct Tor of the i first methodist episcopal composed of real athletes who not Only ing the annual audit of Conn Church will officiate. Interment Williarm Rue sportsmen but real gentlemen. To s finance at the court to family j Johnson former and Basket Star of Upsall Collare made Lake place in Wilcox h burial plot. The deceased was born in Wale Obj first in the a. C. On August 14. 1s7t. And attended the i up thursday night giving a Stellar san you of that Community. Leaving i Hitlin at Center. Wilh and there at the age of if Jimi Send going Johnson this Borough. Bank stops carts mad dash of the Hito Dewitt Clinton Young local merchant and banker which sad event occurred at. Her Home on West main Street tuesday evening it o clock. For several years past mrs. Young had been in poor health from a relent illness. Despite her the prominent lady faced the ravages of this illness with a cheerfulness and courage truly remarkable. By sheer will Power she kept about never los ing her kindly Contact wit i friends and keen interest in events sustained in Ner abiding Christian Faith. Mrs. Young was sorely stricken Wilh a recurrence of her affliction a few weeks ago since which time her con a Durant touring which ill ton grown weaker in parked at right angles with North to deceased lady was born to whore he for a jumping Tho the s. A. C. Is to Date of vets father and son banquet announced the of the and bin it Yijin it ii h. 1.i. of by n a v. Of in your r the time employed in the Genera store x by c. div dual players of no -1 Tun re into. The in the office the Smethport Glass would lh., i-.-.-. A run i i ill Stiitt and a ii Kerl at Rig lit angles with North j no deceased lady was born in renter inns Linn in front of its owners Smethport a exist 7, 1852. One of three business establish Neul Trio b. P. Of children of Ambrose Niles and Elidad int or n flown evening . In Kilton i in Light is and Fuller Taylor prominent Pioneer dents of this Section. The was Ono of the leading financiers of North Western Pennsylvania in his cosy one Jinp Lyt a in Lith. I or off a , h to. She married to Dewit Clinton win i a rash Young in tills Borough. Sepi 3. 1s71. Fam Linto this Union live children however., Throe of whom died in and s Iho Tivo who i a Hort Muiir v in a. .1 fur he main my or Tho first rho Horr Iii Ned to his lion in tills afr. Iron non to survive n wife and the following children Romainn ions i kills. Id 19 Rachel 12 arts a lion of t f. Is b 1 in 1-t _ i in ii liquid voters done him wrong for Hie spoil Tho s. d. Woll known it. Alton my c. Is Wilh one of the Best Man. Must boor double Crossi i ask Tisall circles of the recent election. He Only succeed i1 1 being stud Holme Young passed to the 1 on. Fore to devoted Mother. Or. Few Nuny in kil3. Repeatedly i univ run Liris loved this Noble Wnnie 1.11 no ver factored in her Faith and raided by the Wisdom of her creator. Mrs. Young wan one of the founders urn Krnet port Travelo club and for several terms serve d us Sidney. Feed 6 also two Brothers. Join and Charles of Wilcox. Lnell Letlon of continued on Page. Col. 3 Oral. Served us president old . that of the Lead info women s organisations of North Western Pennsylvania. She was one continued on Page 5, col. 3

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