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McKean Democrat (Newspaper) - May 8, 1924, Smethport, PennsylvaniaCounty s Cha test Nkosi a kit the .11 out kor Ilio j sworn in into More i in and Rural in rmuio1 than r it i volume 48. Dum Ocita uussb1.i. g inc. . Bditoi1 Smethport pa., thursday May 8, 1924 per year. No. 19 r. Stull killed in Richmond a. Cinders arriving for Street improvement Council meets the regular meeting of the Smith port Borough Council was hold in the Council Chambers monday nigh members present were Karlen Hack Ett Abbey Shattuck Freeman an Ostrander. Have been Percente whereby cinders can be secured from Clermont via the p. H. A. And prop erty owners of Smethport who desire to place them on the various streets should communicate with i i. Riever Secretary of Tho Council. The prop erty owners Are to half of the Leisle charges on the cinders or. A. Of Transfer who Lias served efficiently As a member of the local of health for some time past re signed at monday night s meet ing. Ilia successor has not been appointed. It was moved by Karlen seconded by Hackett that the following Borough taxes be levied for general Borough fund 10 Mills electric mid 7 Mills paving 1 1-2 Mills. Carried moved by Hackett seconded by Karlen that be borrowed from the electric fund and added to the general fund. Carried., this indicates that the Borough electric department is in a most flourishing condition. All the Bills read Monda in Shes meeting were bordered paid. Smethport residents were shocked sunday when news was received that Lay Nond s. Stull a former Well known local Young Man had Beon shot and killed in Richmond a. The dead Man i wife was arrested Tor the shooting but has been released from custody. Or. Stull is .1 son of mrs. R. M. Leet who resides near Coleville. On. For in crat years past to has resided in Beaumont Texas with his wife. Press dispatches Stato that to and Wilfo separated recently. It is Allag de that or. Stull wrote his wife a let Ter stating that lie would apply for a divorce and would marry again and that mrs. Stull pro coed to Richmond. On the wife s arrival a. Narret took place and in the sumo that ensued receipt news of the you us mans Orson of Coleville. A Bro ther left for Richmond to bring the or. Stull shot. The wife was arrested but was acquitted by a Cor Oner s jury monday night. Body Home arriving hero tuesday. The victim of the Ira Gody a is a the funeral was held a the Home Nuiet Youns of habits who the Democrat figures in topics of the Day or. Hues is aware of the fact that a live Mew spa 1r a town on Tho map. Tho doctor informs us that on 1 a recent visit to Washington he Tiitu in Ltd i performance in i 1 Largo moving picture House in that City and was More than Over convinced Tia. Smethport is in i ail town when luring Tho rain Nitis of Trio current toph a of the i cd Aso. Compiled by the digest a Croil Tuil to Tho hmm Theon Socrat was hushed pm the screen Liat Lic a unusual i ecu Nitina for a Small town weekly per. Show inf that Tho Rural press can i itself heard if tie ii Roper Loftur is Ruhr. Of or. And mrs. O. G. Stull. A morning at o clock the Rev. Pastor of St. Luke a in this Vicinity. May improve Minard Road Inavon Iwuc ii in Licen h Birtcil to he the county from was Well esteemed by ill who him. Most of his life had been spoil. This Vicinity. In was about if episcopal Church. Smethport. Official it in was in the hordes his widow in Olhow. Corv Vilie or Skull was a one employed Stull of Coleville on . Mrs n sme lip orc As a motor e. C. of work on Hazelhurst Road being started is held for Ler. Up Tun Hill Mil through Alken and i jails to Simpson Ihly Mim nei1. Thu Cost would Bidi Tri cd by my county Mil Bradford township assisted by from nil pro Dueer. Tiler properly owners la the prop Visil is planned in Eun struck a Highway sign Iligir i in. on the Job of Conti Ictor Kolc Kenber Buffalo has arrived in it. Jewett to begin cons auction improving no Highway Between my. Jewett and Kasson the contract for which was awarded him some time go by the suite Highway department materials ars now arriving at it. Jewett which will be the contractor s Headquarters and work will be started once i the Road Between Hazelhurst and it. Jewett Wilt probably be closed monday. Traffic Between Smethport and Kane will Detour while construction work is in Progress by Way of Hopes were held that Tho state would advertise for bids for the improvement of. Tie remaining sap of the Smethport to Kane Highway be tween Scasson and Uvizel Hurst Trio first of this month. However there has been some delay arid bids will prob ably not be lot until next month which will greatly minimize prospects of the badly needed Road being completed in its entirety this season. The surveyors on the port Allegany to Roart which Vitt be in Bear pens k. Hogarth of Smethport. Maj Tan county. Conme protector Carl Benson of it. Jewett and Potter county game protector Harry Van Cleve. Of Coudersport have completed the Job of constructing five traps on the nearby Norwich game preserve and live straps on the Portage for the Pur pose of. Catching Mckean county hears alive to be shipped to other counties to relieve our Ursine population which had become to dense life and property. Orrnsby and Over the pm proved this summer arc nearing the end of their labors Tho present Road is being shortened by the elimination of numerous set Hru and Tony Brothers of Lewis run. Ami Antonio alias Joe Murphy of whose arrests for the inn tier of Mcdougall. Used Lew is run Apiary Man on the night i to. Were described in the demo last week were arraigned in for Uderman Foley of Bradford afternoon. At the hearing count detective Ellis ii Mado information the prisoners changing the Vith the murder and the three acre committed to the county Jai said to. To in splendid condition i lessor anal Adol Builter. Both of Typo i asked Icli has been fully l in Dii Iii York. Jar. Ipp tills Typ in b 1 of i i unfortunate woman suffered from temporary men Tal derangement death came tuesday mrs. Carluc a. Pattison i Smoth porn died at the county Homo Horo about o clock tuesday oven uni from Ihn off cd of Taki Nir dichloride of Mercury last saturday mrs. F Tullson was suffering from Imp ovary mental aberration at Mic time she swallowed the Poison. Mis. I Iii san who ins been away from Sun Liport i or soul s Elmo Camo to to lift Homo evening and fur admittance. Superintend Taylor noticed that Sho did r Normal Ami without Aak no matted her to it is s ill will l Olmom is Komi service is con Irons in a Oisiu Ullh i re also us lil in inc some Lime the Yurao at to Limiti that my. Pratl Chi a is violently til. Or. Robert Llinat event Gnu the Phil will by inter Eil in running the mail the few lies Down the Hill to this place in prov cent which would not Only Ide a badly or Cili to Highway by remove a tin Supply. Go. Town1. Summoned and i mod by Ilise overed that tin patient had Ilion . Which was verified by lie a Mclim herself who stated that aha dichloride. Later an Emp Bottlo that bad contained dichloride was found. Mrs. Po.tti3on had. Jeorge. With a. Int or. An of lease at Simpson last saturday Ornim about o clock. Or. Kelly. Whoso Homo is in it. Jewr s a Driller on ,1 Homce Ett now Well. 1 Titis week or. Hogarth and Bis As in inns Ruc Inu two More craps at Norwich. He in. Forms the which published j Ris the. First news of the action of til slate game commission o rid county of its overabundance of boars. I that bears last week a raid on the sheep clock of a residing i not setting out Trees i along in ,--.rciilf-nt of erred ii the u is i n in Vir in a Iron nerve it the Rosie St the even Papfi a Smith Kirl to await trial for this u most brutal murder in the Calmir annals of Mckean county. V. Dote live Allison and or Joseph Kerr who performed the autopsy on the Bock of or. . Tony Spehar gave testimony against Murphy implicating the latter in the murder. Murphy was it pc Sei Teil at lie hear ing by Chi tide w. Tusk. Sineth porn i Norney. While the Spehar boys wore represented by Hon. It. Stone Ami miss Khz Ibeth o of Rte tie i re Lep Rev. C. Lawton succumbs to Short illness Broth by the Poison with her when Sho entered Tho Home. Nit can to assigned pm mrs i Attl Sou s i Misli act Only that her mind had become unbalanced. Sho possessed properly and a congenial Homo and i Here was not a reason in world for her seuking1 death. Everything possible was done Cor Tho woman but without Avail. The death of trip Rov. Ouy b. ton dist Cpl Scopazi sufi exp of voc curved at tins parsonage tuesday afternoon about o clock following a paralytic stroke. Rev. Lawlon was rtt Ricken with n violent attack of illness two weeks ago. week it was thought that i liar puss Fil Lam stage of Ilie illness Lull Hurt Coni Litton took a Pio Nimro a turn for t Lus Wurst the by l . The Lizul of i or. I a i n 1 i of t who sol continued on col. Is p i t of list Anil ills by a Sli Nilor the in for life tar a of vigor ill i in had inn mrs. I Lut Laon Cara. Of h eerie , v Ftp to been spent in Smethport and Vicinity. Sho is survived by one brother Henry Allen of and Osif . Miss Hose Allen. The held at the borne of mrs. u Lii of Mechanic ill eel this morning ,11 o clock Llo a. K. Van Dyke Rector of it. Luke s Kris coital Church Olli Clat was Guido Roso ill Frum i wounds. .1 was i i the injiir.1 maker. To in baseball affairs quiet this Spring i bid won since ins sojourn the i lev. Or. I. vis True i in every sense Nuiet of a n is i lit. Or _ --11---- r i death of Little Mary Ann tiie i Iii f Jold Revfi s. A. A. F King wan sorely Uvo Ning shortly Elm la. Dearll Flum liitle daughter. Mary in six . Uno St Lickon with a n of Tiina Ilith in monday it we Kami i spite Tui the t medic a skill child s in v in i Lily Bright. Ii i i s f.i.-. Of the a in by twee i ind Cal ovine. The Trees my ppr a 10 be of . j Type. jains Are being excer Cis Day county Highway vans for memory v by Servanner i i -.u. A j will i i. Ill i la the. I., a. I a a . I of it Smith s men in setting them out and it is thought these Trees will thrive. Two years several Hundred Young Trees of the european Larch specie were set along the High Way but did not thrive practically All of them now being dead. Include he usual a of to w. Aos at in. Followed by in to under. Exorcise. At Hill the Wil be in Hon or of Post. No. .117, a. R. The local also Fay. Morrison. Kir Iii Clark. i in etmans of fans to perfect some sort of m . dec-1 Halstrom. End r. S. Would reorganize fire department at a meeting of the Smethport fire department hold last thursday night preliminary slops were Laken to change Tho by Laws of department to Ormil n reorganization. It is planned to place a number of the younger exempt members who de sire in Back on the Active list the idea is to limit Iho exp input list. In future if the present plan is do pics. Members of the in be come exempts it the end of live years service but in doing so would Relin Quish privileges of the club rooms and ill. H. A slim other re guns. On the other Himl Mem we. hers can Ronnin Active As Long As they r. Burdick desire. The proposed change in by Ralph Laws will be voted upon at the Mel j h. Hic ing next next month. Boys potato club completed at the luncheon of n. Smethport Corpus club monday a r f. The Cerril county As-1 Crossinn Thel Leo. W. Mitchell Amos heed loj Lollon Leonard Booth Edwird it .1 f with All. I b Tho a la crush i m1 i by m we was b.-, a j Miry Ann w to born 2g, j. I i. I Jid. Her Pren a Slie by the lyceum will soon be completed repairs to tire. Snit port lyceum. Luck Tail Post. American legion. Ire progressing . A new floor is being installed in. The his ement in i end of the the is in ii it of. Clin Reh Liis at o clock the . Ii. In . Of old pm. Sup Rin Icid Iii of my Ole in strict of the Moi Odin Epi Copil Church lying. Trio body will a taken to Hart Lemd. N. A. morning for inner men. Tev is survived by his wife and Ono son. of red Mil hink. N. Of. Rhe ills and under supports Thomi Lelion of the pot no club i f k. .1 n h it r Hin i pol. Car ninth i my even level in this o n. I i i f v of by of the Ron pus j vim the the i. Club the sponsoring Corpus Wil each assigned a. Hoy by tiie is of toe the v.oo11 a county murder Case for Smethport Jean and Alvi k. Were conducted at j the residence monday after the i Vav. Arthur cd Rogson of cider sport. Former pastor of the to i Thodis Krisno jail cub cry Ami the Rev. K. Van Rector of St. Church of eclat nit. In ferment made in Rose Hill . Those in from out own it the funeral . A. R. . Mrs. W. I. I .ucb.vnan. my miss Virginia Finley. Ill of Mercer. Lvi 10. C. Potter ins notified i a new Tinl with a Nur ins to drawing boy Niru s from a hit. Following is the result my Mukit h r. L. Fry k. Lii donors in a room vol i a v Foniri the s yield. Job in in 1. Bov at m iridis s w. P. Welsh Init the Ivury r re to Deo. Co e i he i Teml i a t o. 1 m Irmon a Nin i n i ii i a l o Tohoni proved Hiu Hwy in this i --1 a i Ali. Re of or no y met i j n of tie now Stato motor patrol who Aro Nta in cinder sport. Were in ,.i-e Hurt to conduct i regular Mya Coutv it the line Lily Ekimi nation of new Drivers of Veha Les. An Nusu Illy Large took Tho tests. In Franklin explosion my j i Vanklink. A. My Nitro Gly --1 i this Job Cerine explosion it the Peise Maka Eonard dickers left to the i o it Brandon ferry near Here killed on to a this u when it exploded at noon to i . N is miss Alice Irons of Bradford no -1 Vincent Bloomster la Smethport Over sumy. Maaaralu.,

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