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McKean Democrat (Newspaper) - July 20, 1922, Smethport, Pennsylvania The Dert Hairat this week goes into More Homes. In of can county than any other weekly newspaper the Democrat coven the entire news Field Mckearin. It aits to be your paper. 46. . Smethport pa., thursday july 20, 1922. Per year. No. 29. Ground was broken . Thursday morning for Smethport Mason s hand some new Temple at tile Corner of main and Church streets. Electric line Progress. The on cd Sciric lighting is pro Gress nor nicely. The poles Are Noah in jul in place and Tho wires Are being Strung. Awing to Intel up Lions in a 1 transportation on a tonne of the rail strike the Carload of Shii Peel by the Western Vicic Trio co. To 111., on july 1 has not arrived which holding up the work on the main part of the Job. Seth Xor Mau is the very Eli cont uck Taij crossing is name favored Superino Eneleni Claige of this Field work for m i. Backus Anel is some Hustler. Stringing he h go tension wires on the it. Lezott end and have comp a Ted the work to Haxo Hurst at the line will follow the Shaw Way the construction the Keystone company the he h go tension we r 11 tracks now being to the constructed it. Three Ceu. Will of the work Backus has received free masons took an important Purl in Tho of this Region of Pennsylvania even Back to the Days of the foundation of the my. 1770. The first Lodge of masons to organised in Lle Keau county Union Lodge to. At Bradford. Cd metered March 7, 1s55. And con Ujj statute a August 3, 1s50, by the j from the of of Pennsylvania. Mckean Pittsburgh the use of we tvs a. O Lovelye Xuy. 3ss free and accepted Consumers of Trio of sons. , was charted Tik amount of charged for March a 1s07, and constituted on ils used and is in with this Lune 0, 1sct, by the pm and Lodge of inf of t Pennsylvania. Tin Imp of i is n Hpe a onry bus continuously hold by a by i these lodges for half a Sii Giitl and at the present Day we find lodges of free masons in ii Ilies in Mckean county. 1 two the first master of t sum. Lodge of masons was Hamuel c. Ii de and Ollil i a were Oiler members Small an at Llie Home of a with him As charter members of the Lodge in 1sg7. All Are now deceased. The meeting place of the Lodge was n f scr non the building known As tie Backus building which stands opposite the court House. In the year just j the meeting place of the Lodge was changed to the present quarters in Dubois. July , West highways on both of Llie cd using has been Sugg cried As Ibe new York Anel Pennsylvania state line name Fen tile new North South Hiigli As Well As the i in in Penn Highway which will the line Ion Highway and Pfob Abiy the objective of the Good. National piste before it is finished meeting that is scheduled to be which makes it a veal crossing h. Id at tie a Luinis country club at vow prime movers in the fuck Louii next Friel in. I tall crossing Are not hidebound on the t of a nature that will thing to Advance Anel also invite Ria Sec that j to Highway stand out in sons for such other names As Are Sug United suites Hii Sliv a mails is tested. And they want them Uri Mue h at too for tie meet no is to be held on tension from the fathers in the j Friday and Thiv Are prep the was Losis under Way with Llie wide lust . To i Ossa no i spread interest from town thu most App Roin late that ii is yet Luen along Hie route and pros cols of Subj -.-es1 Niles s me Cluj my .1 is in the local a m will it r Tiptn that i in Irisy to cd the h no crat would to bar 1 and has the name unc Lall crossing will i tin. a id l in incomplete unless the uni Click i some so c ians. Cut to la the nuck tails wfi.-. in i and Elvit Ove mixed by finneral Kane. . Name does nut suit i the firs place cd the Fin ice trails Are -.00 common. In the Sec Buffalo Pittsburgh Highway. To unite seven counties is the aim. And mrs. W. A. . Inder of Smethport. Were in Kane today while on heir Way to the doctor is county Medico director and will attend a meeting which will be held it Itiat place this afternoon for the of organizing seven counties into one big body which will comprise Eric Warren Mckean Elk Potter . Forest and veni Ingo coun ties. This is for the purpose of in i proving co operation in the carrying on of in dial work. According to statistics which were examined by or. Ostrander on a re Cint Teiji to Harris Borg this county leads in the comparative death rate of babies. The statistics also show that there Are More deaths by diphtheria in this county than in any other. C. Schnell medical director of Warren county will preside at this my tinier and it is expected there to ill be for tile health Dell mints of All other counties in Ibe proposed Ulep Bucan. big . So that tile malti1. Of a name cannot be left until like to ii to moment. Apartment 10 that end of town but was place Lack Diamond does not Buffalo boosters of the Pittsburgh Smethport has two democratic com m1tteem in. Sine Liport h is two demo crate county t. Hung Volle and Thomas Claret. Mi1. Act Ive interest in the party s la half in the h not Only As disclosed at the convention. Is a signal that the Campaign this fall will be the most warmly con Tho democratic county committee held Ilu annual meeting saturday afternoon at the hotel Lolley Brad Ford for the purpose of electing of tic i s ail preparing for the fall Cam Ropreseulatlvc-8 from All parts of the county Wero present several women. Many of the old time. Democrats who for u number of years have not been Active in political affairs were present at lie gathering and the meeting Hatti Day was Ono Ibe liveliest and most meetings that has been held by. Tho democratic county committee in this Sicili in for Hie past four years. Among those who were present at the meeting wore j. Frank Snyder candidate for Congress from this Dis col. Fred Korr can diddle for t filed slates senator and Don tested of years. Without the assistance of offer the Atn actions that tourists Pur Highway association s popular pro Vullo has been More or or. Ices Ilunga pass Lac a child threw a lighted tic nearly Cross continent tourists. Were prominent at inc recent match through a window and a Tain caught fire. Last night about o clock mond naturally sting Els com and that Resi a Ould turn away most tourists seek Denis of is Elson Street discovered the ing Beautiful scenery and recreation. The building of the Lodge fou Lodge and its membership Roll Hundred flatly six names of since. Sc7j including deserted office building of la old Ber Havo if they Are to use in. Black Dia meeting in Dubois to Advance the movement we Jeremy a Good Road con an d Pitts in Hora is their Naclion Betm Een Buffalo Burgh via Bradford and in b if Tail be made. Shows three members of de building Vas a mass of flames when i War. The firemen arrived but the Blaze was that is mentioned in most his Lur Bennen. Woodsmen bark Jet. The following being a quotation therefrom ceased members. The membership of j a two present members Date Back to 1871 and js72, thus they members of Smethport Lodge for Over. Fifty years. Tho members of Mckean Lodge no. 388 f. A. M. Have Tho thought of the erecting of a suit Able Temple for freemasonry by its members arid to this end the efforts of the master of the Lodge its ofus quickly extinguished chemicals peelers men of nature recruited in i in a Brief address to the Huri ols origin of the fire is a mystery. The mountains through which be Road assemblage. Dan s. Ferry assistant will course made up that famous or Secretary of the huf Inlo club gave Tho bottle House hitches. Or. , special agent for the canopus club has from a special trip to ind Ana in an Effort to and the adoption of the to would be a fitting memorial their civil War deeds. I , la Fui Lher Moro Ibe name Chen sneer wol.kei-3 to take Stock in. Naturally suggests nature and it is Mew York state. With the support Buck till poll lonely for Many years but having decided that the time in Ripe for a political upheaval we May look for a strenuous Campaign and l history discloses what Tommie can accomplish for Bis party when lie gets Busy. With nil he old guard in line and determined to make the greatest com pain in the history of the county and the greatest array of unimpeachable candidates in recent years the elect Loi this fall has a very Roseate Hue democracy in state and county. Of a member of the stale executive committee As soon As Tho Jire Cinnlt Ren Remonta lives asst milled county chairman Simpson called the mooting to. Ordor. Fiher r. Johnson of this City Wii chosen chairman of Tho meeting and Charles Cir Der was elected Secretary Loco re Simpson of Derrick City Tho present county chairman waa again unanimously elected chairman for Tho coming year. C. W. Gardner Wii selected Secretary and Frank p. Ish Enwood was chosen treasurer. Mrs. R. J. Oates of it. Alton waa elected Vico chairman. After the routine mutters Wero Dis posed of ii committee on resolutions Pennsylva Ininns an out no of the work accomplished by the automobile club of Buffalo in promoting improvement of the Buffalo Pittsburgh High any in the Mckean county proposed i Cal cooperative bottle nature that the tour its want. Be i and interest of the automobile club of factory or. Fielman met with the sides the Highway will course through Bradford Anil i local committee ii Cloonin he tuesday but definite i Miles and Miles of the natural association in Pennsylvan Atter of organizing the i of. The Bucks and a hoists will not said or. Fen a the local Orbani consist Long of t. F. Hui Gvillo Smethport mrs. Anna gate3 of itt. L Alton George u. Montgomery of 01 Kino r. W. Hilton of Smethport and c. H. Denn Longcr of Brail Ford Wero selected and prepared Tho resolutions which Are printed below. Tie meowing was brim full of enthusiasm and reminded Ono of the when canal _ delegates. Method of making Metal rust proof i feeling of. Optimism prevailed on every new process at local Plant. Or. C. B. Ross of Tho Parker Rusl proof co. Of Detroit mich., has been Here ibis week instructing the oper elves of the Backus Novelty co. In the Early any conventions dates wore chosen by co a lock is already Ren Side and the feeling waa generally sex derail proof against oxidation by a pressed that the republicans would special process and the procedure now i have hard sledding thin their to be installed is expected to Render it record of my Rulo in. The. State Tor. The a nearly indestructible from the a wages split As determined and Purchase made1. Plans for the Temple de Terminel necessary contracts for the building and completion of the Temple have been inn de. The site selected is at the Corner of i main and Church streets opposite the i episcopal Church mid a diagonally across from thai court. House. The lot j has been vacant for some forty years. The Corner was formerly in Llie Busi Ness Center of Smethport. Lifty years Anel More ago. 1-Krc was the Large stoic by iding of William has i Kell on either Side wore the county seat hotels to the East the House and to Ilu West the Astor House. Across the Street was the t Village hardware store and the Black is Tren Raal fire at at o Sioeli morning Leo was by the smell of Sioke Anel the rear room of toilet shop Over c i lives to to on ii e. An the alarm was sounder and the firemen i response led promptly. The building is a Fram and had the fire drained Ucli Lead Way be or a was Elisc Oveid it have resulted in a bad fire. There was loss to the. Stool i from smoke and Wuu a. The damaged. Or. Samson formerly conducted a shop in Smet Sporl was tire Sonie time ago. J prop into and % c a Iaco Ilnyo crossiuu1. Is Natur the no too for in a nigh of Tho Bucl inc i Are through Oji ii in the Mot attain. Fair the More that h will a Cro Spint Sunil Urooj illicit it will Cross Tho from Inonu tidally completed with the assistance of members Mckean county. Pa., the automobile pm Apiary. of ail. Metal to Jose k Viya to a lest improvements in the menu facture of t lie r products which have a world wide reputation ant d str Button. Chib of. Buffalo placed his Wilto announce democratic. Woodwind Lort. And tur Nond by Kigns Aloner the i Loni Buffalo to to the no of Oxe rpt the roid Iron tors of arc cont Inird on 8. Col. Rushing paving of local streets men co. Have a Large Force he ing utilized from excavations being at work on tie West main Claude Shattuck proper and to com 5" laying Concrete next week col. Geo. Kafir col. George Ken o exp Itna of last i tilt i Vania Oil a lev the guest ills in rat . In clean wlm ill in the intes is i Riold t mry Mence s til ii Job will be started on tin in Street paving from Mai streets j re Wilb. is f b Smith shop and another this bus Ness a Nev from the Point where the residence w. Miti Hill is Al the present t me. Clown to the drug store nil the pack j us build inf. Ice it two build Nofs remain. Old and jail i Carod on Couri House Sile important parts of the Busine a Centre and air or Days. Tho will be con. Traded o Brick two stories High and w ii j largely Atten eled and was a most last Eji of Concre to a rightful event in of the Road by tween Sinot Hiort and j word. An in arc Sling program of a Odin Lutc Dudnes Day ath left. And swimming events was will he opened for Public ire of the Day. About three weeks. He is a heparin residence. In Cove with i d in if in Jon tin in Vord it company s desire a the Vust mail Stryl next . I tie lid. Air. Drino rat in in was the con sire to past two and .30 commit Treinen present it meeting Wero fill eel with and told of Tho dissatisfaction in. All districts of the county with Tho and i ministration of the slate s Ufa ill a. Tho state finance plans. Of the Romla Nna Ulo Harr Lusbure. July demo of the tn.vpayci-3 Money of Trio cratic state comm Alec nuance plan Given Mckenn comity by was a noun Tel tonight by slate chair he full Refus big to meet Miu Austin k. Mccullough Follon Lnor the half Way Ami of with tie commit to Enlil re 100 Ali Sci of tee Bead my by r. A. To Lyle a of Clear roads in or clean whereas Neld. And will cons St of raising ,0 Mulca Onur fifth 000 by Siinnos in conty. of Thlu been promised this county having already been Una Eltun. Of ult. Ii publicans will the plan is to raise 5s.odo in one cry n to Dollar Nve and ten Dollar co i heat a Thlu Tilo tribute on each 5l0.nnn m Dol voters throughout Trio Sirato Lar gifts its 5i2.sn.i a in Sudo lots and in tribu1tc-.ns. Two the re Sondee to Calls b. In . From the. Chair for i a marcs Maxwell to a by the _ for my Mbeni of Apik j Baptist sunday school Pulci the capt isl sunday be Hool it i it sle Day v on main Street dimensions front by 72 feet. The scones floor will be devoted to n Lodge room. Tho first floor will be devoted to soc fal or club room purposes for Mem Bers of the Craft. An important feature will be the lower or basement floor where social will be held. A main Entrance wiil be Marvin Creek Road on Lii assume pro Poi t on which will justify Kass in Eft Orts of the. Good roads enthusiasts who were instrumental in getting h iinv1 a i of turns next to ibis e ily. I or t Wil l use in the. Project through. Tie last Concrete was spread about improvements to o clock and was accompanied by fair grounds prolonged blasts of lir St am roller a Force of men started to work this j whistle when the last was Clos d. From the Church Street to this i lacing the Mckean county fair the in Sherita tracks a so Nevi floor with suitable driveway. The grounds in first class condition for Street. Main Entrance to the will big to be held sept. 12 this work done by Cohen co. Has into the club room floor from main i to is. Tho Racetrack is being placed in on rushed to completion in a Street commodious porches will be on i in first class shape and the buildings satisfactory manner under the Abl the East Sid. Modern heating Light fire being repaired. I superintending of by Emery who is ing plumbing and ventilating sys being commended very highly Mak prospects Are rather Remol a for the improvement of the Highway Dently believes you an far he yesterday pm blur t. Hung Vilh of a of s. 1-Yaak Snyder Calif Lorlite for Congress. Resolutions. The Homo Cratti Early of mice in county in Ein assembled de its Faith and allegiance to Tho Jgr at and immutable principles of Elc Fine aviators for tres in a racy on which on country is passing on posted land fou Iuli a. To Are proud of the great Are you trespassing when you fit contributions by which. Over property dial is posted against i has Bren privilege d to Servo trespassers asks the Pui Isy nation. Are proud to recall Justice of the peace c. C. Ilo Wau is not Between Kasson and my. Jewett for morning Fontil Lieut the six Miles com Nevin and Lton t i a some time to com Elf Ted last night be tween Atavis Ramum. Hind Kasson cover Tho worst Jimart of aviators hero conducting the it. Pc Watt Highway. The void Between Kasson and it. Jewett. Where connection is made with the paved Road to i. Jewett is in splendid shape. Class or clique but stands free to work for Tho Best interests of the nation Ris a whole. Are proud of the achievements of the last. And its terns will be employed. Messes Llyd k Murphy company of Ridgway have the contract work Lor Tho Temple which will be carried on tinder terms Mado with the masonic con building association of Smethport. G w. Mitchell. Chairman. Operate a motor bus line Between it. The members of the local masonic i Jewett and Smith pent. Cleveland s ledge Are Lobo congratulated on their j petition was opposed by the d. R. Of Enterprise in Flonc no ibis Temple and Kush Iua railroads but was which will be a Beautiful by Idiner and granted in site of those demure a credit to the town. Motor bus from it. I ins every Day . When work was Jewett to Smethport. L fcsib1 Wil 1h- i ening of this e. C. Cleveland of my. Jewett Thor Tiro vehicular been granted a certificate of Public i la High Lyls Sini e last i Smethport the will a convenience by the slate Public her isum Mei Between a Mold vice permit info him to soil Helstern part of the there still remains considerable work for Tho Cohen , such is ers. But this will be rushed to completion without interfering the prompt opening of the stretch. Start work on residence. As a i mentioned last Mattoi Ney Claude w. Shattuck will com Mence by gilding operations at once Smethport Defeated Shinglehouse. County fair grown on the the baseball game sunday be j these Ives ii Ali Intlehouse and Smethport used. Resulted in n score of 9 to 2 in favor j should interest Farmers. Knows the prizes offered by the attention of Farmers who Are i.s-. I arnhem. The gun Al agent for ing Norwich Carbonate of product Are Well Worth Michigan Limestone is called to tin Vink for. Prizes offered by we. to the Best exp hits shown at the. Mckean Bradford Man gets Smith. I i record and passenger Al sets each on info Mailon made by Wilson. The o. Cube. Of near town. J reforms and progressive. Legislation the fliers landed her i term of with iwo air planes and have contrast to the . , do nothing Poncy of lie publican administration. I a of the shortcomings of he irese it administrate on during a Lime in which Acton and remedial legislation has been vitally needed would he Sii perilous. To is common knowledge and is

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