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McKean Democrat (Newspaper) - March 18, 1920, Smethport, Pennsylvania My Kean volume Xiv Iii mocha i l Iii skiing Smethport pa., thursday march18, 1920. This Psi i Kil Advance no 12. Favor holding reunion in Smethport. At a meeting of. i Osl. J Auer Ian Iori hold last week tie j members voted in favor of Tiu Piryt county convention of the american my local shot Hiort. Re in Nili Iii is Ilso voted to . With in curtail of j Smel Hjort in making . For the Liis Tjai Heriot. I the ii ice of holding the first an ii Al convention will be decide d by the county executive Toni Millie of the i lesion in which body each Post in i the county is represented by a Ber. These arc four posts in the county Viz Bradford Kane i Oil Alle Eany und since Pori. It is Gratifying to Smethport residents that Tho Brad Ford Post Rico gazes the county seat Tho logical place for holding the first county convention and it is hoped that other posts will follow their example. Smethport is extremely anxious to entertain the Valient sons of Mckean county and pins which have already been formulated would insure Hern a Royal should Urey decide to come Here. Tho convention will to an annual event and will be held ally Anatoly in different firc Kean county towns. The air of am will undoubtedly be arranged to include executive meetings of the legion parades and drills of service Snow passes off without flood. Tho great accumulation of Snow passed off i quickly under the Law thursday null Friday. On i relay Niflis the. Water in the nearly at Lloil Siage bin the Ico passed out without Lanini Irik and while the water a ovoid file lower Mart of the Boro Alfh on n Olson Street. Tho flood Ilid Asai Imi in nor Lions and cast Street and me Shpori res dials any . A d of in 1 i iday Ullin wed to subside and the Ali ave the forepart of ibis week the j in of i be Snow. Own Iho River tin situation was to o a Itilio on Ali. Briny Ini n did near Portville Illa Iii hooded. G. Scott Smith retained. A cording to sent out from Jar Risburg last thu vivid Jusi ment of the icon o. 8 with o. Scon Smith of Rei inc a the i pfc dec. T in Dis Rich comprises Crawford. Brie. Elk Torst my Ocean Mercer Venango and counties. Canopus ladies night was enjoyable. Tho so cond. Ladies Niti no of the Sim Ili Pui a col opus club was held at u Rukhl . At o clock j i Many members and their i indic a to the of Over 50 won . As was the tvs Wii i Misof events to occasion Calif Htiu one. In is tin 1 in i club to Giuld laches Renoi i in future. Of t to was to of kill aril .1 Secretary of ill lean Cham a of Conyl Crifo. Who Wax to ulivas Jid mooting on by minus i betterment to appear owing to Ness. the session was a Lively h from shirt to finish. The Reml Cis i Rolly were All in a jocular mood Herd of Deer leave Boyer farm. 11 Herd of four Eil doer which sought on the Hillside on tiie of u o. Ii Oyer Nocjar Smeil Purl is i weeks ago have m Gono Back into the Woods wit i the ims Spiik of Tho heavy this Hird. The largest in Ullin Niy during it lie silk la a in i from Llu the in were Well men and a card of Field sports. The pcs i Bililies Are great and the Forth coming first reunion will be eagerly Awai cd by soldiers and civilians alike. Friday s. Keno Republican an event which will prove of interest to every former service Man will be Stag in in Smethport next summer acc orc ing to ten alive plans in wiil be first my Ocean county reunion of the american legion. Bradford Post Al a recent meeting Voied Lonnie in Effort to make the reunion a Success it is the tors Tepost in the. County to in qualified by endorse the holding of in reunion in Smethport. The Kane pos will doubtless Lake such action an. Will spare no Effort to co operate i the fullest extent. From the count reunions will evolve the National re unions which in future years will re place the Mui onal Encampment of the g. A a. Whose numbers Are ing so rapidly that it is Only a matter j few years until Iho. National g. I for better Dairy herds the annual meet our of the Mckeav county farm Bureau was in us at l in or dirt House yesterday a Large Aitken being present. Highly interest no Trogi Xinis Given at the fore to in and afternoon session j. M. T. Phillips of Fonn Syl s great so Dairy auth oily to Liverty an address on nil div Dair horns and Dairy e. K. Of state Pollogi state f pm Bureau Leador cd line the farm Bureau pro Gojii for 11 coming year. G. C. Mcbride of stale College a definite talk on the plan of the Grange Dank of to Dairy cattle into la Section of the county ii developed l iat Farmers in the Vicinity have already subscribed for Carload of Ayrshire cattle through the. Local Bank s plan while seven to steins have already been subscribe and it is exec decl to Complete oar in a Sori time. Of county agent p. S. Grossman in a. R. Encampment will be a. Thing of no arcs of the Finan the past. Service men who Are not j of like Bureau for the year ended already members of inc legion should i total recen not Hes into to join an order which is i Mission is and Mem their Best Friend. Y in r the from comity coi i ship dues Hills paid during s1.m5.9 51.31 the program was interspersed by flow of Clever repartee which merry mile to tiie gathering. In Iho us Soncuy of president j. W Loi inn t. F. Ilung Iville. Vice profi Olli cited in his usual pleasing Lanner. Minutes of previous mooting Rea my approved. T. F. Hungiville won attend Jim prize a Flash Light Given by p. I Grossman. R. 1. Potter and m. M. Pomero conducted tie prize awards with the following results mrs. Clurg Chalwick prize of to of cd my by l. E. Minn. Mrs. C. . A pair of gloves riven by Samuel f. Fry. Mrs. Koto Toiv Cir. A. Tea Strainer Ven by c. Masser. 1j. S. A pair of socks Given by t. H. Morrison. J. M. Wiant. Playing cards Given by Guy b. Mayo. Mrs. P. S. Grossman pair of indies , Given by j. A. Xellis. E. Cd. Potter pair of while Given by m. S. Rubin. Mrs. R. If. Box of Candy Given by g. C. Douglass. G. C. Douglass tie Given by we Monheimer. Mrs. E. E. Drake bottle of toilet water Given by j. C. Backus. H. Denning bottle of toilet Given by t. F. Hungiville. Mis. Win. Mannheim to. Box of face Burgess of Emporium. March Slae game if Clors a of in for killing a Deer in 1-if-Illy and they wore Flani d -5100 and arrest Cal Inci filed John chief bin peas and Foreman n the Lanner a who it is alleged has been a Viola r of fish and game Laws or years. Hit until recently no evid ence could by be collected which would him. arrested were Harry Spring i George Willet. T. S. Fisk and Herman 1 Molina All Well known Cameron county men and residents of Emporium. Foundation of of try fortunes. By mrs. Maria Carter an Sigil Cal in n former Issue of the Democrat the ural week of Juno families Camo Inlo Sinelli Orl and Ett Lod licit. Calvin comes was the Iris while child b a ii in inc county. Ill was i brother in Lla Viil comes whom will renin inner. Thori several other children in inc i my lev. Ill tills i Iii in was or. Asa Ham Iii father of a. Henry in Ruiu and Llam Lin. The later inner Iii Rev. Moses Crow. Shu died in Early years. Myron d. Married Harriet Urwin . Or. Asail in Len died soon utter Eumont Hoo find iffy. His family to can for Llu in solves. I Yron was Only to years old. He used to Peel on the Hill incl or mind. Thomas Holmes and Henry Ilan Ilin would help him to Driftw it on u hand sled to Iho Holmes and Rich mond Tannery just across the Marvin Creek Bridge near the Cump guns is works. Holmes and Klc Lionil would buy his bark and with tills Money to bought his school . Laler he carried Tho mall on a mule s Back to Olenn. The mule As always said of them was contrary. Pyron would gel the boys with Karrol slaves and clubs to Chase him out of Lown. When once sin leu there was no More trouble until be was ready to come Back when disaster in chunks. Claude i a Ciulli lilo lax Nuin bought disaster 111 was pair ailing Lilin Trio Oiher Day. In Trio unit place he win asked by Smol Lippi to gentleman to got Lelit Elk of jul cashed. The acco mutilating Aulo Man Iier formed 1 Llilas and ills exl trip in via is Sim a Lipton to on Rolong to the Ellico to deliver the Money discovered he had lost it. Lie up his car and it caught Illi Iivo 111. I la ills Iliad hooded his lie in Iuli n ii Lucli run k it Fiir age where the was soon subdued. About lhl.1 time he happened to 1 glance. In Ilju do Trio pump in nil of the garage und saw a. Roll of Bills on he ground. Picking it lip to found it was ills missing Money. Lie Hart dropped it while replenishing his Lank who fuel Somo time earlier. An hives Dpi lion revealed Lluc fact trial Iho damage Dono to the car was slight so left the a Arnao in 11 pretty Happy Frame of mind. Given car orge Mitchell. Cupids Defeated at St. Marys Tho cupids we re Defeated by the is. Marya Basket Ball team in that Iown tuesday evening by the score of 00 to j of a in Jaq i won in Imi ally High Ilu Rint Tho year. Lowing to tin of an Alcomo i bite for Iho county narc no. This Ile repairing building. Luc Iii is Omro on the an who quirk mild Ink Oji Siivon a nigh was if on a balance i Irons try this subs in Miil Lin Tazic .1 in of Ilio Urenn s expenses economical y on Marcel by Liiv. Luis Jilji Ihlow. On monday h. A Pliler Ilio local cont Tchur Shaviro a Corot Tor to i lie Dan Aye Lorio the lire. Although the main Jarl of Usu Liall n Iho a Coil Loci Ranio Rhrou Tzvi Chr of lire Anil is for in spies diff Ohmic the of inc Imeldi Iii i birr can fun. D. A idly Lod will i in who Lam a. One loses one. Motion Nide by j. C. Backus int like on House lip continued for weeks. So cond of by e. C. Drake and carried. M m. Pom Roy. Of the commit to on Fil Vighi. Up joined that Iho moved in Ruul out of on of per . This docs not incl Milf Coal. Lviv san nun a Arri Pil in and Oik of ions dior month in Clef liner or Al and he Miculs Wood. Til Ron i o in my is Ghoul ions por month. Due i. The v 1 of 1 r1 Skod 10 about i 1 of i ii d Durinick who motion nit Rio by t. Ii. Morrison so Fliss Florence Apple dead. This Community shocked esterday morning by news of Hie do Iii of miss Floronce Apple daughter of or. And mrs. J. N. Apple which oct other boys would him Ken Rod the curved at Iho of mercy Saino Way. Me went twice a week Lal. Buffalo. X. V., at 11 o clock tucs if 1 rom Ember he carried mail for Day Nihl. Following tin illness of two or More. To then went to miss was stricken to school and to live with in weeks Aco and. Following a re a his so scr. Pc anole Olio bad mar Lori was liken to the .losinlo.1 iwo a Mold Oditt minister Rev. Moses works ago. As staurt in. The demo i Crow son of David Crow of Sec Luport. Oral last week her condition became his sister Only lived n Short Lime then independents will get Oil Warren pn., March inde pendent recliners who for seventeen years Havo been buying Pennsylvania crude from Tho South i Enn Oil Welch notified la fam february 10 that their Supply would to Cut off. March in have readied an agreement with Joseph Scop chairman of Tho boned of the South Pennsylvania which a a Suros a continuance of their Supply acc Ruib to Iho National Petroleum rows. While the South Pennsylvania no longer will furnish the sixteen into in Nrec it a Ennis. Who have depended upon it Supply on an Ullock. To serious that her parents were sum a the Home was broken up. He had to Money to her bedside. The latter 1 come Buck Anil Jcj to school Here of last week her condition became again finally educating himself until improved and or. Apple retried smell porn Hui tuesday her condition took n pronounced turn for tile worse. Apple was born in Stet port 25 years ago and attained Lovely Young womanhood Viere. She was one of Tho town s fairest daughters a Young lady who by her rare of he was admitted to the bar and entered into partnership with his brother Orlo j. Hrim l Iii. They were in an of fice together for years Nufler. Orlo lost his health and Byron still did business and divided the proceeds with his brother. By this time Henry had grown into manhood and they decided to Start a Cliar Cier and manifold Talent w1ileli waa in n room in cleared herself to n wide Circle. Homo in Zilp around lie re friends. Slie was a graduate of the i a Civ there Wab Smethport school. She had i one room six la. One lion basis. It will sell one. Purchaser in amount equal to that the refiners have been Kitling. Namely 22 per cent. O the. Oil Boullit by South Punu Sylvan la this Nurr Demerit world out been Loial a in Llu Fialo for two years where y be had been engaged in news paper work and leaching her chosen profession. Al the Lime so was Stric Ken with illness she was employed As a primary teacher in schools. The Len Lalu City crude. In nut a tic in in Siwic on i lie right is you entered was i a Row of with thread Needles Lions billions Hooks Rind eyes. Their first Bill of goods j1s.oo. On other Side of the room was Jim bar Ter s shoe slip and Bench Oliero he made and mended boots _ Willi or. C. D. Chem Borlan. Sec relay and general coun acl of the National Petroleum association find w. E. Mill president of the Fred Ozark company and chairman of a committee Aptil need to can Vesg and report upon the of the crude situation by Iho re Lynors lit n mooting held in plus Burgh following the off or. Seep of the a Nnoli minion of he arrangement for her parents she is survived a blocs Ormand two sifters. Dorothy Anil n this a Paul of Ilid Gway am and Robert of Home. The in Jilin went in the body ivus Louii pit to smolt i port last nip in and the will to him from Rit. Charoll. The Lino to to announced later. To his store. Taif nest All Miil of this fill sun1--. Ormand m up the , Ville ii. S. In an or Distio Nianxiu a at the r no by score to to 1 i. The ii. S. Tram do i of cited the h. S. .1 Iho i.v-1, a Cir. by la Scon i of Tho Ooin Misc on to l Inrod. J. F. Of Tho Cui Miguer. Ronek a a Lii i i la. C in Insil a e Chi Jidi l Mvi. By k. Loi ii Ltd h m by grief was been lot Diho Wondon blinds and to a with in Iron Hook. Racli Trnini be Siw Ashi Oronne in i Solil. A Blind Sii Famo up and with arrangement Sam vol president of the. Ftp Lenlon he lining comic and Ami vice president of the n. Lorry s Coin will by Iho buyer for the inc Pendents. Or will lie allowed 2. Tier cent or the nil and will give us delivery orders n the National Titi sit company for the Ali livery of Tho Oil to the various refiners. Start drilling a. J. By it has started Bucktail Post invited to Johnsonburg. . . Rock in. Re an from Posi. Anu ricin be to he their duos is at a a i to i. Tho in in r. A Trio ".lit1 ii. S. Have loss on list in own a Nurl. Do pleasant surprised i i ill .1 mrs. S. S. A y it Litu Iio i Nir. to a Ilis of Mil .1 now Ion. I la Illo. of in co "11 j Golib Alful time by Iho . T Roszik it m Ido the it on m. A. K. A. Sun Liollio. 1 i Ciru spent sunday in town with ref moved r. It. I Ottar. Seconded by ii. . a rising of Ali lir Trivun Mrkona i Hill. I la to minty. Has is a of who Ilo Alli of of within the in the Elc Lisi. Ild t.1. D l w -Il-.i. Trio in by nil to White s millinery. mall Ivory Palir rns in Ali of Blouse Al t. His d to Bol Wilfy i any Iliani to Liat kind no in. This Man i i iiromisi1. My Brol Hor Neier inn until Ivull a fro to died. I i a Ril Nyji Orok and h Mist i rail. Enlil i tit m on him. Or nov ill Ninlin i in Ali. no is to a i Lirl it consisted of Eno Hal a pc d Viilo h a .11 Tell c. Cd a. Farm lease on mar Szoit is. Wore Iho Only a Hinches in Lawn Ninny pc new. O of tin bist schools ill Snaiar. I Iii 1 hire from and All Over the coun lw.i-5 Viry Small. Franl b. Ii run to to i a i of Iii ii i Coll. Iho 1 or Undi be in purr in in t in court r Werro nil or cond i rooms d of Nutry or re two so i a in d i tips and friends. J the c. T. Will meet with or. Clips. From Man to Day evening. March 23. A business mooting will and be fld Fril Owril by a i will be served for in i the first of a so Ries of Chain minor for tie members Trio Stock co. All next Whf a Al Liin . A Charp of each no Gill. T Lay a pro conc lion. Trio m As of i Emporium is is Simer. Mrs. H. I. Loi Man. A Montic ird. Carried. Adjourned no n t landlord Hull Hrul Proy Iarud Liringis for Tho occasion was Pronty by All is Trio menu. A do which notice Mok -.ir. Nim Al air ass Orinion will a in National Hank unil Dinar m Rich it p. M. Ii. .1. Rice. Sec a. Otivich inborn child it who lyceum Dill pick null Lon week. veal with Sage dressing. Thrown Maon Roni and c hoes hot h a incl apply a i Wii i Ico Pron Kllc i Stoffl of. Front to rooms Lyrl kit Ohr a. Until who Aslor House conic Loic i so he of him move into thit. This was in i Don t or Mokhor this was built of but Tho second Rio was Brick the front built of Stone and was much Launcr the first one. There Winro piles of logs on lilo court House suit Cire. When i first re Mctier it. Trio melb Neilist of Nruh Sior in who or 11 n in Dors. The. Hip list Church Stoml on Stroot. Where or no in. Cliar Loy ii Ruilin and others to in. Lino lands per .1 ri1. " to for pc Rev and Wolfl Lorom i or they ill in i incl in Phi a very Kirgo land. Ivin Ornels wire All Mado nut 11. Only to them Tho Why buying from thought Tibai a were going to come Somo Sharp lmim1 on them and would not Riko on any Hank and demand Oil nil Coin Silvo. And Gold. So 73. D. D i Lowry in mlle. Tone and think Jurat o olm Sload went to new Orleans Banks ii ought up the Coin put it Inlo bags secured a Democrat Ivar on and delivered in to Trie land owners so there was no Chance for them to Hack out Ami they had to accept it. This land for lib school House Given to Tho Borough by John Keats apr quite a lot of additional land o con limed

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