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McKean Democrat (Newspaper) - March 15, 1923, Smethport, Pennsylvania county s Aitu atus i1 Lewsi at Joku the Mont Novra for pc mom iut one of my Kean Hob into More flu Max in i Irnel in county than in i Rani Ziril in lick run nor we dlr. It is mom her Der by volume 47. co inc. Smethport pa., thursday March 15, 1923. Pen yeah. No. Ii Confer with com. Wright regarding completion co. Highway system Road outlook_8eems Bright t. F. Hungiville returned yesterday from Harrisburg where he represented Smethport with the delegation of my Kean county Good roads boosters who Square Peg closes t a pronounced by critics la have been one of the St plays produced in now York in recent years could not overcome the apathetic in which the Metropolis is greeting theatrical product ions this season and closed after a. Several weeks run which proved costly to the producers. Loona Hogarth. U Smethport girl and her husband Leonard Doyle were agreeable to All parties prominent members of the cast and concerned has been reach attracted nattering notices during the1 drop suit course the run. Tho billboard of n its last Issue says of a Square the closing of a Square Peg i probably bring regret to All who saw i is thursday announcement was it. A Square Peg was a genuinely made of a settlement in the action re Good play of real american life and by mrs. W. Hoyle and were it the state Capitol tuesday in i p. The interests of the completion of Tho Inake a succ6ss_ Driscol Hoylo of seek pa., and we. Of Point Carbon. In. Cousins the limited Power of he f in u acre farm whirl he worked him i is a wonder even to in High Lions Olio knew Tho Namu r a which the slaved and starved. H is also that his life was Une of i living Driad of being attacked by robbers lured by exaggerated that he kept much of ills Wealti so a Recd about his lonely farm Home. His House was barricaded when the Sun wont Down each Day and a shot run was always in Handy reach of the bed. However his saving was not in vain in View of the fact that accumulation of wealth of his lifetime do a world of Good through the channels in which in Lias been distributed. Sky Pilot in Comfort at Home Kane Republican. Monday in Mak Twenty Miles remaining unfinished each town in the county were in the Hrady production which is now party which met Highway j Rpss of Wright by appointment produced de by assemblyman Maxwell Moore of in Iho near future. Port regarding the aged preacher s Holmes Gilfillan erect modern office build ing at their Plant work be started soon Holmes it Milan jnc., Smethport dealers and manufacturers of lumber also manufacturers of the 13uckus automatic pin betters for Bowling alleys soon begin work on a Largo mod Ern Olla cd building it their big Mechanic Street Plant. The new building which be of Brick and steel replace the Large three Story wooden building it the coi Ner of water and Mechanic at cots which housed the Holmes it of Llillie establishment in the Days before the Eldred Eagle has been sold Trio Al Rcd i Sagle newspaper Anil printing Mollico was sold on monday by ii. Loiarro More House land Broiher. Leon of Pittston. Both of lie Young men Are practical print ers Ami have been engaged in Tho bus i incas for a lung time so that eur Trail should be greatly Mcnoll led by Thea change. The Eagle started in 1878 by i late a. D. Gould and purchased by u. I. Sickal in has been issued without interruption and under but 1 two different proprietors until thin Itsuo. The Community has supported thu Ragle generously and Tho paper has always stood for Tho Best interest o the local Community. There is every reason to Beli ovo that the Morehouse Brothers continue to hold the old. Bird right on the porch where it has roasted for so Long and Tho Community without doubt Hora to the Liberal policy of support which has marked the passage of Tho Many years past. Tho Sale was made necessary owing to the amount of business find b Bradford. Col. A. D. Burns was chair i con orians to visit Man of the Mckean delegation. Or. L. J Bradford rotarians a a tins la 1. To on his farm. Shortly he county a. J. Pond club hold at Munn s h s cd ath he executed a Wil Lviv drawn out and costly one. I u life i l i 1 i Firner died at the county Home. Condition and the Best method of Plant expanded to its present Fig. Wincn lie entered As a paying patient i Lendir him Aid. The following reply i where its Yards factory and Sawmill my fam inn Oen associated a Days prior to his death Novern was received today her 5 my. Following a several week s Smethport. A. March ill is resulting from a fall from an editor Kane Republican 10 covers Over two blocks. Spokesman. The delegation was companies by the Board of county com miss owners. A. J. Bond. O. S. Gahagan and j. P. O Connor. The Mckean county men were Cour Vul. ii thous by received by the Highway com by the Greally missioner who listened attentively to Barship of the club the outline of the Highway situation in thirty co Noriann Sintich this county As presented by the Dele j ones. H. H. Wiil rant monday noon changes of the s by Laws. In creasing Tulp from to c5 and provid ing for a of dues Wele adopt these by Laws changes were Nec Mem to your Letu a received this after Noi ii ii win in in in no Ard to or. 13. Brewer would ii rein h s Large Cost be to Rev. P. .1. Jinn hat since he came Here his men lands. Of no pastor of is. Elizabeth s Catho Tal cond Tion is bad. He is the new addition nol Only great the Side of water Street also lie to meet the re remels Oil growing business de that someone is going lie Rimili. His spiritual assisted in car no fur him Juring Burn him up. As you know he has a his . Father Donohue was Nam broken Arm. And he wants to Lake the Edas administrator of the estate. To off All of the time. While his cousins Magner bequeathed the i not Blu pc that or w 11 Ever be sum of each. I wbk. It mesdames Boyle and or. May be possible that when the weather increase the facilities of Tho Plant a but be an ornament to that Section of town. With the Kagle fur Over 30 give ills attention to other business particularly thai of music publishing in which he has been engaged for Over is Yojiro and move to Tia building next to the Post office As soon As it can to Convent by done the new proprietors reside in the is. Underwood residence on idd son Kagle. Be vaguely estimated what Money he available for construction work this a year but was agreeable to a plan presented by the local delegation that on motion of b. F. Red Field the club voted to arrange a suitable testimonial of Magner. Alleging unsoundness i of mind of the testator in favor of a i prior executed by the Hermit april 1. Is97 which named the Hoyle Sisters the first Baptist Church Rev. S. A. Renicks pastor Rev. T. Muir the Rev. T. Muir. A evangel isl preached his first Sermon sunday gets warmer and he can out of doors his condition May improve. . T do nol know of any family that morning Al a. See could Lake care of him. While his Dis i Jesus and on sunday night. Tho Good he frequently Irit a to great need of a the ser position mrs. Osgood Honor guest at delightful reception wednesday afternoon. March 7th, a most delightful reception was Given by mrs. Ii. Robinson. North mar Vin Street in Honor of mrs. O. Osgood of Clinton mass. Mrs. Osgood entertained the guests for two hours or More with her very the above construction arrangement. The delegation returned quite optimistic Over the possibilities of Mckean county being Able to secure a Liberal i mileage of. New Road construction this summer Between Smethport and port Allegany and Between Smethport and it. Jewett. The following made Tea trip col. A. To a. Or. A. L. C. E. Jewett. E. I. C. Allegany. T. F. X the Mckean county men returned High in their Praise of the Fine Courtesy showed them by commissioner Wright assemblyman Maxwell Moore. A Harrisburg today says Highway commissioner Paul d. Wright told a delegation of Mckean county citizens in is not the function j of the state Highway department to j tired the state Highway department to direct the state legislature in its appropriations. This said the High Way commissioner can spend what the legislature gives it go away when Nightfall comes but we continue for two weeks from evangelist mule is i interesting talk on Camp work Are always Able to Max him to conic the entertainment spend their summer months with their in these Days of spirit tracts divided so As to insure the com Jerred Letlon of every foot to be constructed i by the time Snow Falls again. the county delegates agreed to acted u p the electric fire firer of the Smethport fire department which was returned from the factory recently after undergoing repairs was in stalled tuesday on a special platform on the fire Bell Tower by Borough concerned. Presiding. After being in feb. 7, the Case was continued this month. In the meantime the contestants through their counsels successfully negotiated a basis of settlement outside of court which is satisfactory to All parties electrical manager Norman. Or Norman says the alarm is now in first class condition and should give Good service a Pushbutton for its operation has been in stalled in hallway leading to the cell room of the lockup and an underground conduit leads from the based of the Tower to Tho Central of the Bell Telephone company so that in Case of fire the alarm Hay be opera Ted by phoning in to Central or operating the push Button Borough building. Otill til h i i i t v u i u i i i recovered Shattuck of Smith port and Wilson and Fitzgibbon of Bradford represented father Donohue and attorney. Ouy of or Nevi port and Mullin and Woods of Kane the estate of John Magner revealed on his safety Deposit Box at the Hamlin Bank it Trust co. Being at and in Frost o0 ads i Sre gating Over in addition to the Magner farm in gift Ord hollow j the contents of the Box were Kane i school Bonds Liberty Bonds nil issues s2s.ooo pocketbook con-1 Ery truly c. O. . Supt. Mckean co. From the foregoing letter is i Dent that the sky to known in the Woods Camps in this freshing to hear a Man who accepts the entire Bible As the inspired Book of Good and fearlessly proclaim the Section of the state. Is in about the doctrines of the Bible. He have Best circumstances be made Many meetings this Weohr. Friday possible for him it the present time. A right his subject be Healing for people have made inquiries i body and saturday evening concerning him and offered to help a fund a till this is also True of several newspapers 1 who have offered to co operate with the Republican in efforts to extend financial help to or. Brewer. The Republican is in receipt of a letter and photograph from master Howard Wolfe spec lit of Pittsburg Frh. Me ii adj Angl list w no offers to i him m Ino Tju Porin Aid or. Brewer in any Way that he i ten Dent of the sunday school or. Guy we Hopo to have a great meeting. Sun Flay a m.-.-3.p. M., a nines Meef in for women Only. Evening we ask the prayers of All Christian people for the revival please remember the Date from March Alth to 25th. Large family of girls. 150, climbing mountains boat rowing horseback Riding Tennis and All manner of Phy Sical exercises that Are calculated to develop and strengthen the body. Girls ranging from eight to seventeen years of age Are taught and cared for there. Their experiences Aro Moat interesting and at arid delicious mrs. Robert Dugel and mass Helen Bouton assisting. Or. And mrs. Osgood would Elko to in. I y of Deposit in Banks and historian id to the superin s _ a school or. Guy this remarkable a Lull is Only s Dickinson on his -13 birth any presented years old. But sways Large Vonjj Rpp him a Beautiful Luble. Tons with the Fervour of his discourses. I he is the youngest licensed preacher in the world. Col. W Shoemaker natural the sunday school spent n. Very their family for the coming pleasant evening a the Baptist Church i then on Friday night when the reds entertained the by Here s to the Home nestled under the Tho Home for Tho Camp no Shobe. 1 he the terms of settlement Kev. F i interested to help. Altoona. Is also in this matter and anxious aside from Var on i receiver for internat l. Brother Hance at St. Luke s sunday brother Gou Vinour Hance. Founder of the b t. Barnabas nine. Gibsonia pa., visit St. s episcopal Church and speak at the morning and Etc Nung services no and Frei t sunday March is. Brother Hanco has visited Smethport on numerous i occasions and local people Are Greally interested in the Noble work he carrying on it . The institution known Ris Tara St. And Barnabas Home was begun in a very a Ford touring ear belonging to Guy and the balance of the Slat it is. Postollict., i a ulc International Clay Ivo nets c not for us to Tell members of the Lac Baptist Church tuesday Evenin the court cents and no of Philant Iphia which owns and Slature what sums they shall give while or. And mrs. Lickei son were incl the i Varnen of u a re. In so War us. Perhaps the legislature cannot attending a revival meeting inside the sol. The t under stint ,1 to r it of filed appropriate Money sufficient to build edifice. The robbery occurred Between i the me Danu a Rlou Vorm f a v a by w Elk Moltion in bankruptcy All the roads required by the people and o clock and was not Dis j settled a portion o t air of i Inkon to t he r 7 u k d strict Nitts burp by brother Hance hut so of Pennsylvania. To that Case it covered the my eting ended and estate upon co s n or n no nor Al Ciao manager of the fully Haa it grown in recent would seem to me the logical thing the owner started to go Home the Lcuy i Mavo fun i frn t i Lant or k named receiver for the h it its now recognized As Ono to do if Ito Issue additional Bonds Cov chief or thieves made a Complete of the estate j drench i east., in and Western Rols in of great Philant holc rowers in ering the Cost of necessary construe away and left no sign of a Clu. N preacher seems determined to resume talc is Inch a Chain of several the on detective Allison was Noti i of mrs w p f n Al the inc Torlogh. J a is free to All creeds Ond colors the Mckean for the j lined of the robbery and immediately i in Smethport ome j the co. Is on of the j things Are demanded Urro and for the j Large St concerns of its kind in Lexja. Fri endlessness and j j j j j j jul a ill construction of seven Miles of durable communicated with the police of near Highway Between Kasson and Jewett four and one fourth it. Miles Between Farmers Valley and Larabee Miles Between Farmers by towns. Last evening detective Allison unt he was of the controversy. For settlement notified by the Bradford police depart ment that officers had found the stolen that City yester and eight Valley and Tara Bee and eight Miles car on Jackson Between port Allegany and Day afternoon. Patrolman Jmc laugh in support of their Contention that i Lin of the Bradford Force who they deserved this construction they located the car stated Thot two men pointed to the fact that Mckean i were in the vehicle but succeeded county has already bonded itself j escaping. He secured a Good look at it is understood that the court costs for the Brief duration of the hearing reach the sum of nearly and that the lawyers fees aggregate father Donohue his own counsel fees. In addition to the above the claim about present a place for least him. Central club no More Tho Central club after years Ulia juju Iii i this seems the Best. Fence and it is understood that the incurable disease. Bankruptcy proceedings were taken As talc work is maintained wholly by a result of the efforts of a number j voluntary offerings and is founded. J of stockholders who desire a co Rani i full la and prayer of a nation of the company. Tho slate heavily and in addition to Road con-1 them. The authorities possess la is estimated Striction in Pennsylvania. Save clue As to the identity of the car i receive to1 the now York commissioner for a Road Highway is and their arrest to expected to in Karl re Oug Tat Tey simply Bradford with the n new York improved borrowed the car for a ride. They to is thought that they simply in pc been deducted. Am Ely share i pens i for of b Highway system. Cost Jos ride the late John eccentric who Magner lived a was Ted in if caught j Many years. When his plight be severe manner in j came known during his list Al lip a county court deals i indescribable filth greeted those who. cd of stealing invaded his ramshackle Homp to i three men Are at present serving pen-1 him Succour. Dirt and Bones several lodges move. In teary terms of five years each for scraps of decayed food Werp a Irr Ipri rubbery from his abode literally by the bids Hal Billows in Sronet port the theft of a Stude baskets full. He practically starved from la garage of Hon. Years Uro Iho for Iho con one but att and nil die Central club is now an Inci corporation for Dent of local history. J _1 selection As r y was nol Only k a in James s . Standing in other after this month the Odd Temple on main Street he devoted i biker exclusively to Odd Fellows Lodge and j Jav club purposes. Severn lodges which rented the Odd Fellows Lodge room arc compelled to seek other ii arters. The Eastern Star Orange. P. If. A. Wood men lodges present tenants of the to o. O. F. Hall probably rent main Street Hall of James quirk. Or. Quirk is planning to convert that spleen i did dance Hall into Lodge . Smethport woman hears e. G. Potter a candidate i Niece by radio death of Olof Johnson the death of Olof Johnson aged 84 lend years occurred Al Ormsby monday and noon from Hearl trouble. Or. Johnson was an old time Pursuit of live no to save his frugal Dent of Kauv. N n Mode. People. H Only i h Ian mrs. Byron d. Ames e fully j mrp. Lyron d. Ames the wife of Madej Lyron n. Ames of Orcen Street died at a a. Thursday. March St. In in she was in her 73rd year and was great j born on the Isle of Wight great Brit Ain. Sph came to Smethport 22 yearn a Wise. Ago. Which she has been sick for almost two of the months and longed for the end to come 1 As she suffered a great Deal. Mary Pulmer engine at Dyke sister in Law. Slip had Many friends at the special meeting of the bar in Smethport and was a lady of is Oligh Council monday night the plan t traits of character i previously considered fur installing1 the Unertl was held sat inlay after an electric water pump below the to the family residence. Rev a Little Dyke on water Street to provide thur Oro Jrsn of Tho m. K Church Many opinion of the during who High pressure water Supply for fire by Rev. Renicks of the ban Tir it a ref i i . Protection in the business Section was Johnson of j1soo. j in Grafl a Man of it of the Church but or. than average intelligence a ten so Thor he when j i services Ali be held from in Early life Magner was a Carpen the swedish lutheran Church Lod in ii r and a Good one. He was a Normal s. of Allig a y Young Man who mingled freely with Bis in Tilting. Burial at Fellows and participated in their act i null win a the do Ith of Hie fact that the a Pittsburgh Cost As Over list Church officiating. Interment was in Rose Hill cemetery. Or. Allison not run county detective j. .1. Allison has there ready for instant ded As the the Foremost con Tho popular for re election of to proper time announce his attorney of Mckenn county. During h s term in office or inn per formed in tors non nor which to a Strong deter mining Factor with the Vot ers in making their Choice for District attorney next november. Her Noil " v Gram arranged by the Waldorf Astoria hotel. New York c ily Ronde red voral solos from n commit top consisting of t a i Lile position. Tho Popula and toy Abbey have of ixe s i Csc Civ her plans of i or of Micro to for him to consider Lac race for to this important decks head s months i it and his Broth or r cont Nudd to amid a a lid time of death of her Neil siiri Nind nos up to Imp death. Was 70 m in net s Intel led to saving. Into Slid in the by Tnp. Jow to in in i to the proper Lions his stale Rui attained at the time of , in View Eldred Man supt. Of new work. Farmers Valley refinery Jeorge . Chest at the in fraud lip it Oil Rori Sifry. Has or in equipment a Cor Mittoo was also at the new a nor by. To figure on a new roof for a Mansville Ash i Vilirie. When he assumes his now j i in life was up tanks at the i a Forill of re Villers Briner roof . Over Yihong boing. Linery. Is possible nov in. I his origin in i Iho even family it it a Vulors. Stockholders meeting the annual mrm tint of stuck that holders of the Mckean county a air i association held at the Kcc-1 rotary a office. In the Orange rank even Tho the Oftle appeared to he with a his easy reach. Following or Olson s do ceiling not to run. Chief Solt of die Nind Force police department Doc Ifil to lips Omo a candidate for sheriff on the he Publ can ticket. Art Henry n popular Eldred Man is out for the nomination for building m. Monday March at 2 h. J. Rice secy. P. Easter hats we have yours come in and get it in my or on March 16th of j7th. A Fine Lino of a intern hats to on display it 10 White s Ehy

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