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McKean Democrat (Newspaper) - June 16, 1927, Smethport, Pennsylvania Ean Democrat volume 52. 00., inc. I tussle la , Kroitor Smethport., pa., thursday june 16, 1927. Terms-42.00 per year. No 24 Clermont Job started career Poleski his led revolt at Penitentiary the Scitem ius Howard Keavin Skipor using it. To life imprisonment his attempt to escape from Auburn. X. Y., prison where be was serving a Jong term for in e fatal shooting of Aenus Mcdonald a Geneva. N. Policeman following a robbery in City recalls i be fact that the Mckenn county jail Smethport was Oue prison from which Keavin. No cd for his club Venoss in escaping from jails and state s prisons did no escape. Init la tally Keavin s record of criminal activities dates from his incarceration in the local jail where be confined for fix months. In the snarl in of 101s, Keavin what was then employed As a brakeman of the free Railroad. At Ryart font. Foriue-1 partnership with a notorious Crim Inal Leo alias Rogers. Band concert tonight Liis evening at o clock the band will Render the follow ing program at the court House Square Pagoda Payne. Vocal a Lane in Spain b Cherie Jack Morrison. Grand from this metropolitan opera House Tobani. Clarinet in Tho deep Larondeau or. Ferry. M. S. Pinafore Sullivan. Rag Lake. Inc possessor of a Long criminal twelve members of the graduating he is of Smethport Hayli school. Prof and mrs. Stanley Bright or. And mrs. T. Powney the misses Kutlu and Leonore , Fofi saturday for the annual trip to Washington. D. C. Or to port his a school. Port Alle Gany Hish school and Condei spot Hish school Are making the Palir Rhunae record was sentenced from new York City to i he Elmira x. Y., reformatory but escaped from that institution and came to Bradford. Soon after becoming acquainted Keavin Anil Poleski robbed the Shaw Railroad depot and the store of Erlandson Brothers at Clermont near Smethport. The full swim Day a lady residing near the Railroad deput right of Way observed two men secreting some prick apes a. Shore distance from her Home and having heard of the robbery suspected them of being the thieves the lady sent word of the oct France to Michael Waltz. Shawmut Railroad detective of St. Marys and that official accompanied by the it. Marys chief of police started out on a motor Railroad speeder to intercept the robbers. Darkness had fallen when the two officers finally located the pair of sus Pec to soundly sleeping in a shelter House at a Al is Stop of the Shawmut some distance from Ole Mont. Along Side the sleeping men Lay their guns. Using 11 pot Kot flashlight noiselessly secured the weapons and 1 wakened the sleepers they . Their guns Only to find themselves covered. Keavin and per Earl were brought to National capital Togo Thor two special Pennsylvania rail big h. S. Class last thursday night _ f american legion and d. . Twenty one members of the of 1927, Smethport High school a Rived Lipton a at the annual gummed Emem exercises held last thursday evening at Tho legion lyceum. A Large crowd saw bears Chase 4 Deer latter Are leaving Woods f Deer suit Hjart with c. Joizil have the interesting King the apparent abundance in the close Tiroui Unity o he writer . Jones believes that these Ani and other ibid Deer which Timve l kno we sheep grower to the Road pc Uinos a and others of the parts arrived in Asaph Tyton saturday eve sunday tie impressive services Arlington cemetery in which Lindbergh. New York Paris aviator Ano a crowd participated were witnessed with a visit to the Nal Library and other Points of interest. Monday s called for a visit to my. Vernou and a to in on the Potomac River. Tuesday spent in More Erin in Washington. Yesterday the party visited Ollila. Delphia and today Ore in Atlantic City. Tomorrow they will return to Urs leaving the state in Pool to arrive Back Home Tomo Itow of the class Smethport and lodged jail. In the county 13. W. Jones sheriff at Tho time and conducted investigation which revealed the fact that Poleski had a bad criminal record but that Keavin event. Hov. C. M. Of the smell Jort or. K. Church delivered Iho invocation and Benediction with Well chosen words appropriate to the occasion. A highly interesting feature of tin. Evening wan a number of to rendered by the High school i Rlee club Hie direction of mrs c. And with miss Lenore Lemmler As accompanist. The Ossay delivered by Hiss n to Oas Liin and the address of a nil John Salu Lahorian and valedictorian wore and delivered except locally Well professor by ight. Head the faculty of Smethport High school in the absence of representatives of Post. American legion and tie Ija Dies auxiliary made the presentation of lie medals Given annual by those organizations to the boy and -Jli-1 of the eighth Crado consider Cal after careful investigation to to most valuable to their class from every standpoint. Miss Lulia 1c. Hubbard received the auxiliary medal and Harold Bright was awarded the legion my dal. Mrs. Rose Iler zog on behalf of my this place f the belief that to animals were being driven from he Woods by bears or. Jones states that the so prot of Leer on Bis farm opposite Tho county Leme on the Creek Road at Borough line. Is an every Day one. R some time past the Well known ocal Man been scattering Salt on Side Back of his farm and Dally Buck and Doe Deer and fawns come to the spot to lick the Salt which is to doer palates. The Man states that the car casses of a. Door and Falvyn were recently found on Iho Bill Back of Tho 10. B. farm on thu Vin Crook. Lich wore thought to have be ii killed by Dois. Lining of Boon found i i tie forests of so Jitou thought to Ivo killed by dogs were really Lillie by bears. Me nays he arrived at this conclusion one Day last week when he four i Tir a Buck a. Doe and two mall fawns in full night on the South of his farm pursued by two. Black bears. _ or. Jones secured a Good View of Iho four Deer and their two Piir Tho Deer wore running at great. Tie local Man Wils at Tho up i Al the apparently heir a Zed Clumsy bears displayed i the Chase. It is the local Man s theory Tuut the bears can overtake the fawns and that when they do the Doe door which Are ordinarily Able to outrun the bears attempt to rvs eur their offspring with the i Viilet that they arc ulna killed by the raiding bears. Meeting of the Keating Fisl Konn chapter d. A. H., presented the annual prizes for excellence in Ameri can history Given by that order to miss and Andrew Van fanotto Anderson Dyke. The oddness of the evening was delivered by nov. T. K. Colley pastor of the first methodist episcopal Church us Imp disc making the interesting trip Are Lymm rattle Volley n y Rev Abbey Clarissa Backus. Gerald cup Well aria Downey Clarence Gregory. Alyce Hall Mertz Elsa. Johnson Mil Johnson Frank Spadafore Ada stud Holme Thomas Sullivan. Gladys Tan refinery fades r Prospect of d he in Oil refinery be built in Smethport or nearby Farmers Valley goes glimmering according to an unofficial i Amor now current. It la said that the parties who recently negotiated with the of several nearby Sites regarding hid never committed a crime before terms of Purchase with a View of or Althou a he was 11-rted in Elm a. N. dec Tang another Oil refinery have finally As a wartime draft evader. Decided to locate in Limestone x. Soon after their incarceration in the and that i Slie has be local mail Poleski attempted to incite the prisoners to revolt and one Day using a Section of room handle. Reached through the bars of the outer win Dows and broke out a number of panes of Glass. While the disturbance was sat its height mrs Jones summoned her Hus band from the sheriff s office in Tho. Court House and that official entered the prison after discarding All soap and keys on his person which cured and slaked out Liore for a Large new Plant. Cussins gets jail term for shooting judge j. W. Boiton. Presiding at hearing of motions at the sicken Utah Mil. Court House this Borough Las might have been 11 led in a. A l delivery thursday several prisoner Hurt he been overcome and tackled tha Bel rebellious Poleski Bare handed the combat which followed fierce but Short. blow at the Poleski started n sheriff s head with club Init Tho club hit the Stool roof of to Coll and the plucky Jones closed in on Iii As Ailant and soon Ron who Hud appeared before the Jun term of. Criminal court last week. Harry cussing of Bradford we pleaded guilty to aggravated assault the charge growing out of attack by the defendant upon his a Siangc wife and a male escort during which mrs. was shot slightly a Xor Man kiefei1 of the Plant of bad a. Narrow escape anal injuries sunday morning Lis car was wrecked by a. Hit and run River near Coryville. Or Kiefer. Proceeding along the Highway towards Homo in Studebaker i Rote to e association an organisation composed of Over i to local sports men bold at the Hose House last thursday night the proposal of the Pennsylvania. Game commission to thu Colle Hose the Pyramid of life As the of talk which was has he. and greatly enjoyed by Hose present. Mrs. B. President of. The Loard of education presented dipl i-t3 to Lynn Clareasa Backus Herald Cap Well Ada Downey Helen Naomi Gaskin Clarence Gregory Alice Hall Hertz mar rare Wiull Audrey Tyde Elsa Johnson Emil Johnson of Mery Kohn Mary Morton Mundy Frank Spadafore Stickles Ada sati Riholm Thomas Sulla an Margaret Swanson Gladys Tanner a Complete program of tic commencement exercises follows invocation Hev. C. M. Whyl in. A love s old Sweet j. L. Molloy list not and Joseph club Kazini Gas Kin. Presentation of legion medal to ill f. Bright and auxiliary medal to Julia k. Hubbard. Son Tatevos of Post and i Lindy. Open Pennsylvania counties Foi touring car was first shooing of Doe Deer during thug year s passed by a Man driving a Chevrolet so Ason was vigorously de Coupe and travelling at a High rate of Speed Between Larabee and Coryville As Tho local Man drove through Coryville to noticed the Chevrolet standing in front of the garage at that plane. The Driver started his car a a or. Ice for wont by and Noar the top of the h la this Side of Coryville at Tomj-Le-1 to pass the Smethport car. The club by unanimous vote adopted a Resolution voicing its disapprove any open season to kill femur at this moment n car came Over the lop of the Hill from the opposite direction and the Chevrolet Driver in a desperate Effort to avoid a head on collision Cut in ahead of the Cofer hitting Tho left front wheel of the local car in such a. Manner is to attorney Claude Shauck a Mem Ber of he club was authorized to notify the game commission of Hie loca.1 club Al action in Protch thir against the ruling. Similar notion i. Being taken by sportsmen s Organ inca Lions throughout this Section of the state showing that Tho open season -1 decidedly unpopular. Indications now Point to the Gam new shrine at i St. Elizabeth s j is work of Art will be dedicated with ser vices starting sunday a shrine lost. Theresa will to dedicated in St. Elizabeth s Church on sunday Juno lit with Wol inn and in pro hive sen ices commencing Lut o clock n. In. The a brine. Which is one the most Beautiful works of Art designed by the celebrated do Pralo so stuary company of Chicago Iii., has been installed in the magnificent local Church edifice. While father a j. Dononue pastor of St. A Lisabeth a rus in Rhino lost. Summer obtained an impressive relic of St. Theresa Tho Little Flower of Jesus. The relic. In to be permanently Pri Yei Yed in the shrine. A Trad our in Honor Theresa will on sunday after Tho Dedi cation of Iho shrill and of Al close tuesday Juno 21st. The services will to in charge of the very reverend Poter k. Kramer of thu carmelite , Pittsburgh a. The new shrine and its statue of Onerato halt is of inns Sivo proper ions and perfectly with altar and Interior of the local Hurcil. The dedication of ibis Beautiful Vork of the sculptor s Art is a culminating achievement of the thirteen Rul Toul years that father pastor of St. Elizabeth a has to Tho spiritual needs of the local Parish. Tuesday father Donohue in course of an interesting interview recalled to the Democrat editor that his first assignment after entering the priest Nood was to the local Parish is is Sig nut. Soon thereafter he was called uppers do of the Road caused the vehicle to overturn Back into the Roadway. Or. Kleffer was pinned under wreckage and Wii badly injured. The Chevrolet Driver continued on his and course without stopping to Render assistance. The local Man was pinned under the weight of the wreckage in such a manner that he would have perished had not we. Cunningham of Roulette arrived at Iho scene to extra the Nick of Cate the injured Man time. To take charge of a Church of his own and after several. Years was sent Buck to Smethport to become priest of so Elizabeth s in at that time Tho local Church was hardened with a heavy debt enuf Llort by the erection of Tho present Beauty. Ful. Church and parochial residence not Only Lias. Other i Creed season on 3ots originated in Central Pennsylvania counties where the nil Niala became so numerous i that they Are a menace to farm crops a condition which does not in Mckenn county or its adjoining counties. The Central counties will probably be Euah led to get rid of their surplus doer but counties of this Section a there Deer Are just starting to come Rpp i Back in sum Elent numbers to provide or. Kir offer brought to smell Good Bunting will not be compelled to witness n general massacre of Deer next fall. During the Post Spring an on the King Street Froit tag a premises has been rtt Zed to be., re placed by an attractively garage building a Volch in How pro to locally in addition h Large new Pigeon Nanri poultry hours been built on the property. Those improvements Havo enhance in appearance and value of the Church property to a marked degree. Port where or. Robert Hamilton at tended his injuries it being found that the Accident victim had suffered n cracked shoulder Ami numerous Nln fill cuts and besides the effects of the severe Shock. The automobile was badly damaged by the crash. Dered him hours do combat. From that on neither Poleski t _ by ill a Iii no i or showed any desire to re re no pleaded guilty i Volt Alt Hont has a. Proo i Tannry Vns sentenced to measure Theodore Schmidt now county ,0 Pray s3 nil co3ih. He Highway superintendent was employed j was i presentation of u. 3. History prizes to have signed the name. Kenn chapter. A. R. In a Spanish a Roszkowski club. Essay Emil to. Johnson. T. R. Colley. Presentation of 1 co of Daly president of Tho Hoard of of Narrof i Ort in Rua. X. Aide l by his wife made n daring escape from that Jill. Year after being it Liberty for Ico Ivin the writing Tho patient s condition is improving. To to ordinal. Ino if conformity. A Venn -i.il. Of. .1. Yivon d. D. Of Eriov Anthem How Lovely Aro . Tii a. K i Vandyko. Rev. It. N. P. Verso of hymn inn. Holy communion. psalm. 1 i icky. Through Tho Roar of Tho j s Vino no hymn Biri Nofire the Roar Wall with Orrlan i Ion Iftoni Trio Flossel ill a spiritus. Her Xton Sivo or Snagos toy if. Hymn 503. Tho to . .1 new one. Milf a Rev. C. C. Wall. Of garage Lim Fri Lav no rat when mrs. I profs Fri Root driving a Peorl is roadster into Fango of Rin in i mrm. Ron toil by to Kress Tho v Bloke pm runt my Auto thief joined circus during Tho past week county Detec Tive Jack Allison received a letter from mrs. Ciao. Wife of a Gaia re owner in Springdale. Ky., which Bravo further particulars concerning lilo locating of a Chr Wolet Coupe stolen from Norman Schroth Smethport Young Man in april at Springdale recently. The letter stated that the car was Jill Herat by wrecked by a Man who gave his run 1 us chos. Heams later sold All removable parts which possessed value to a Mays Volle by stink Lealer. The stripped car at the Davenport garage in Springdale. The letter stated that reams was a Nice by a woman companion and that couple left up Rinsdale to july the Walter main circus which was exhibiting in a nearby Tho garage owner s wife is of Tho opinion thai reams started the car and Sileli Bently jumped out and that the vehicle hit a tree along the High Way with Moat disastrous results. County Etc the Allison has Learned that Branim. Who is also known under the alias of Graham is a native of . A and is wanted in that City forgery. A warrant is also in Oil City for the Man s arrest. The Croth car was stolen from Iho Kara so in Mechanic Street on the of april 22. Shaffer. .1 steam shovel operator played by d. L. Dennis contractor on j n a inn god. Kress fortunate injury. . 10. T. Pancost. Perm s Young son. George stricken Wirlin the or Kidy of my Al Werl s ago and is convalescing. Oba Rotor after Clug sent Sinot port build in a 1ob. Chargin conversion. Or. Ryan an card d by the to 11 Ion Rod be i highly ror firm a of in be Ici addition to Olds i scholarship endowed by club Hunting Lodge local lady to be awarded to a of for Benefit a Tiv s it Liberty for Nimi lib. To Ivin was pc Niton Inry i of of and arrested by John r.1 in Iossif who and hold under Bill i 1 Oloan when to to shoot a Volt of prisoner i it Tho next form court in a Pool mom in int City. At a rial. N i . in noches Ter Kravin sentenced wih , Tho , action it is said. Arrows in Auburn prison on a a which out of a co Tilro Versy Over a business wind degree Mur or this a do in. Of year he and Freedom Finkl companion Mado a but Kravin suffered Ai la riot which r Ulton in Lio Irik j in jumping from inc Tor Kiilo-1 before the bund Rod could a driven on trial for hip Lif a Ling a unit fun Affonso for his part of the Wall and was i1 during his incarceration in Tho local .1.1 in Kraal a was frequently visited ills wife but those visits wore stopped by sheriff Jones when the woman Des Pite to fact that she was always reached before iving allowed to onto Tho jail attempted to smuggle a s saw to her hns hand Poleski in Eavins partner gift inca j his police reputation of being a Des subscribe for the Democrat. Of Norwich school to receive diplomas 1 Tho commencement of the High school. Coles Rovo. Will most Iiri on revolt american criminal tory. Claim ing at to Rod of in a Hall at that for to Oular Ftika not ovo Ning. Juno posts with incompetent of facials Whosel o clock. I addition t lox to of lilo of la . An of on the club s has i or Krompl l. Tho Neil Liosi a ii in Ulios Tho of to i if i l j is it. It will be a ipod bunk i Tho vill now Provido so a Pius for the Ontic of Ullh Clell. Coh Progress being made on new potato Creek Road d. I from to a Mma Utu St to mooting of i to ri.u-Ihnnr-1 or to Lulu 3. To Tho if will of t the building Canadian Camp George i Arbour. Loo Al contractor a now enc Liged in building a Hunting and fish Long Camp of pretentious de sign fur a. .1. Gilfillan. Local manufacturer at c Mil 1-Ako in Eastern on Tarlo Canada. Or. recently purchased an land in Gull from Tho Provin cell of Ontario and in oils to spend much Timo during the us a mar month in Tho Beautiful Region a Boob abounds in wild game and Fino the Lior Uigh of Knevi Hiort and Radii Tho me Thorr Illish pc tool. Kiich a Thoy must lie in Slid High school to any Dnard Aineth in of la Foo or trn Ivor and in Nood of Tov ii a d expenses Thorold. Nor p Teel i a h firearms i cd of five will receive Diplo Mas. The Rev. Chilton of will deliver Tho address on this occasion. Of building Iho paved Pom Creek Road . Shift Henrt in Gallup Comers Homond a Ole Jav ivc 10 a Rodin a on tin snot poit of Iio Job is a Vir Lnor cum Plomann. for laying Tho Stone surface. Jojo Defeated Smethport Tiv to of All door Atoil the Indoo tibents by a score 7.4 in a rame it commit pity i Lorl. Fust. Smo Thiart last sunday afternoon. Death of infant daughter or. And Arthur my Jermott of cd Stroot Are mourning Tho. Juno St which sad event occur Rel monday Juno 13th at Tho Roath of their infant daughter Bort family a Fidenco. Tho bereaved in s have the sympathy of the Community in their affliction. Try Tob printing potatoes for Sale a limited Quantity of Good sound potatoes at pc a Bushel. A. K. Sticklers East Smethport a. Phone 179k4. Dd2t23-2 v

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