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McKean Democrat (Newspaper) - May 26, 1921, Smethport, Pennsylvania The thurs., May 26, 1921. Page Ethah ioe3o new dog Law. Approval by governor Sproul sat urday of the House Bill establishing a new flog License act and repealing the old act of 1917 transfers authority for enforcement of the Law from the commissioners of the Var Lous counties to the state department of agriculture. The new Law will prove a Boon to sheep poultry and livestock raisers because it will lie More strictly in forced than was the old Law Tut will result in a loss of considerable reve nue to some of the counties. Under the old Law the counties retained what was left of the License moneys after reimbursing Farmers whose livestock end poultry was killed or injured by stray doge but under the new Law All turned Over to the License Lees Are the state. In 1920 the total amounts collect of from dog licenses in the was this sum 032.07 was expended in the killing of stole Auto now in jail. William Reed aged 20, and John Grant 18, were placed under arrest thursday morning tit in Warren pa., for the theft of a touring pm in now York i Truclio j Blacksmith shop dwelling and trolley Road goes under the Hammer. Olynn May Little ill Vor Imi is 11 Terrill Wallop the Western one half an acre More or less except. Tuff and reserving so much of said lot As is occupied by a barn of j. E. Case. Improved and having thereon a Road southerly about eighty 80 Rodu to Tho North Lino of the Hornblower hot Ghenco West forty eight 48 rods i to the Northwest Corner of said lot thence South sixty nine and two tenths 69 2.10 rods to the Center of the by j dred Road Phonco along the Center off said Road Westerly about Bradford last wednesday evening Hrin Learned. Like Duvold of 9 o clock on school Street. The car fold it has handed i knockout to n which was a Studebaker was owned j Ginuth null the traction lines will take by Charles Sikler and was stolen by the count us far us i lie present Man the two Young men from school Street i a Guient is concerned june 4th, whoa Here it had been left standing. When the property will be sold at Public Tho theft was discovered or. Sikler at once informed Tho police and Cap. Sale to satisfy u judgment of fore closure pilfered it. Car to the police at Salamanca my. Jewett Olean and Jamestown and giving the License number Etc. Thursday morning the Warren police telephoned that they had the thieves and Captain Foster and patrol men Kehoe and Mclaughlin at once started for Warren to get the men and the car. It seemed that there was a rip in the automobile top which had been Tain Frank Foster got Busy on the with the gaining popularity of the telephoning descriptions of the automobile the Western new York Pennsylvania like Oiler carriers of its kind has been losing out. Tue Sale will take place in the court House in Little Valley and will be conducted John k. Ward this City referee in the Case. Plus nth is the equitable Trust company of new York. There arc three cities on the lines stray dogs and reimbursing banners j described by Captain Foster Over the Lor losses and the remainder 275.04, reverted to the counties which the Money was collected. Lili la Telephone tint Dieter Warren in in tooling the streets Dis covered the Olean and Salami non in this nil Bradford in Pennsylvania. State Kesi of the villages of Allegany Boli Var Genesce port Ime Kipps Creek Ami Little a Nellcy in new York and City Shii Irli Honse and Ceres in Pennsylvania and the farms along the new jaw goes into effect next Ord. Year. Dogs six months or Over must be licensed on or before january 15, next year. A License fee of Al for male for uns payed females for Ai Kennel of ten flogs or less and for., More than ten dogs is provided. The county treasurer is to get a fee of 10 cents for each License issued. Assessors also Are to get five cents for each dog enumerated in their District. For killing and disposing of a dog a Constable or other officer in to get instead of As under the old Law and also will receive a fee of for the seizure and detention of any unlicensed dog found running at Large. The Secretary of agriculture May appoint special employees to help enforce the act. The Bill As originally introduced pro. Video that the moneys should go to the counties but in the closing Days of the legislature the Senate amended the measure to provide that the state should get the Revenue in return for its enforcement of the act. County commissioners were largely instrumental in having the new Law passed. In Many counties the com did not want to bother with enforcement of tie . And in instances claimed it Hurt their political ambitions because of the Crit islam directed against them when they enforced the Law rigidly. Where livestock is killed or injured by unlicensed dogs the Secretary of agriculture is to hold hearings to determine the amount of damages. Crosby chronicles mrs. Mcdonell was the guest friends in Smethport saturday. Or. And mrs. Frank Mattison outbuildings. Also All that certain piece parcel or tract of land situate in the township of Annan county of Mckean and slate of Pennsylvania bounded and described As follows a Kenning at the Southwest Corner of lot formerly owned by George Kenney in the main Road leading from tort Allegany to Eldred thence North 82 degrees West ten 10 rods to a Post Corner thence North thirty Aix 36 rods to a Post and Stone Corner in the North line of old lot thence East nine and nine tenths 9.9 rods to set Post and Stone Corner thence South thirty seven 37 rods to the place of beginning. Containing two acres and forty Square perches. Seized taken in execution and will be sold As the property of John Nunn now by substitution William let and. Mini Strator of the Esufe of John Nunn deceased w. H. Owens at Tho 95 rods to Tho East line of c. K. Mcdonald s lands thence North about one Hundred 6cventy_eikht and one half 178.6 rods to the Planco of begin Ning and containing about 96 acres of land be Tho same More or less above described real estate having located thereon one two Story Frame dwelling and one Framo barn together with other out buildings excepting and reserving from Tho above Des. Cried lands about ten acres previous. Y sold to Leanther Mcdonald also to serving the joint use of Tho water from the Spring of Tho above described lands to Ada And l. M. Curtis. Seized taken in execution and will to sold As the property of Herbert c. Blasdell Julia b. Blaisdell and Law rence h. Miller at Tho suit or instance of Omar Curtis. Chas. C. Van do Boe attorney for plaintiff. J. P. Robinson sheriff. Sheriff s office. Smethport a. Of the lines formerly came to the shop plug centers on the electric cars. Revenue fell Oft greatly when Tho an to Mobile became a popular transport. Many setbacks Timve hit the traction company in the inst five years and to the Block the Carmen s f son Leon of Olean spent sunday with two years ago was a big fact i these have All counted with the Gunso Pine wagons toward sending the lines strike of Factor. The Iron was tied up for n Porio d of More than one Hundred Days and there was not one cent of Revenue in All that time. The Olean Carbarns and cars were damaged considerably by the mrs. Ray Gifford was the guest of j rioting in this City friends in e. Smethport saturday been relatives. Or. Mcdade was a business visitor i Buffalo this week. Or. And mrs. John Berg Are visiting friends in Olean Over the week end Pauline Manwaring has the guest of friends in port Allegany this week. Mrs Swanson entertained a few ladies at her Home monday evening. Or. James Mcdonell was a business i visitor at Buffalo monday. M. Hancock co. L.l1n, attorney. 2. All that certain piece parcel or May 0., 1921. Nov May 12 19 26. So Hool Days Are the Chance of a child s. Life. To Imbibo that knowledge which will enable him to Mako his Mark in Tho world. Defective eyesight will hamper him. Take care of his him that Chance. My glasses weak eyes. Thomas h. Morrison attorney at Law. All Legal business Given prompt and careful attention. Promised to be careful. Thursday morning game wardens Hogarth and Benson visited the Brad Ford High school where they wished to see a certain Young Man and deliver to him Al. Curtain they did. It seems that the Young fellow was out shooting targets not Lone since and shot directly through a boiler House on the r. H. Sebree lease out West Branch which was rather a dangerous proceeding and might have proved serious to anyone either inside or on the opposite Side Oil producers up against it. Oil producers in the Pennsylvania Field Are going no Gal not a hard proposition. Recently n movement was pro posed by the producers to restrict production nud by so doing Force the Price up. Now. To show How completely at the dictation of the Standard this week a Cut in Price was made and yesterday the old enter pipeline com Pany came out with nil advertisement stating that about 50 per cent of the Pennsylvania crude produced since the first of the year had gone into storage that the storage tanks were about full that unless the producers quit View operations and such dwells As would be injured if they Are not pumped they would take the Oil As storage would be exhausted. This Calls he producers in to far As showing them Fiat they have Noth tract of land lying and being in the township of Ceres county of Moscan and state of Pennsylvania bounded and described As follows beginning in tie Center of the Public Road thence along the Center of said Road East thirty 30 rods to the Northeast Corner of the burial ground thence South 22 rods thence East sixteen rods thence North Twenty two 22 rods to the Center of said Road thence along the Center of said Road East fifty 50 rods thence South five tenths .5 rods to the Cen Ter of said Road As continued thence by Center of said Road North de Grees East about forty seven 47 rods to the Center of the present King s run Road thence by the Center of said John Clark D. C. M. Smethport a. Office hours 8 to a m., and 1 to 1 p. M. Office and residence la Clark Block. H. L. Mccoy physician and surgeon. Office la Odd Fellows Block. Read Tenee Corner main and Byron Smethport a. William w. Clark to port Olean new Yemc of the building. The boy promised ing to do in the matter of establish to be More careful in the future. The ing prices. Should conditions reach a e. A Keenan attorney and counsellor at office adjoining residence Nln Smethport a All Lego promptly attended to. Have your clothes Home made they Are better dyeing dry cleaning in ing. John Karlen main Smethport a. Made1 record run. Saturday night a. Johnsonburg Man who wanted to go East on train 680 missed the train. He Sot his car and gave Chase expecting to catch up at Ridgway but when he arrived there the train had left several minutes before. He then burned up the rofl Between Ridgway Ana St. Marys and arrived Here two minutes ahead of the train. He left his car stand on Erie Avenue and wired Back to Johnson Burg from along the line and sunday some parties came Here and took the Cap Back to the paper county Gazette. Carelessness of the Marksman had been reported to the wardens and their investigation and lecture was the re Star record. Point where the producers Oil will not taken there will he a serious Condi Tion Eagle. F a popular Road. It is predicted that the Road Lead ing to costello from Homer township is Likely to become one of the great routes of Potter county since the county detective arrested a Man driving the same in an intoxicated condition who told a weird Story of meeting a stranger on this Highway who not Only give him a drink but pressed upon him two bottles of booze Gratis just to show his hospitality. It la liable to to one of the Best worked roads in All Jour Nal. Forest fire subdued. A menacing Forest fire was sub Duel in the Nick of time Friday on the Floyd Newman lease. A. F. Moore farm on the Sawyer City Road. The fire was discovered about 10 o clock in the morning by a member of the Newman family. After a vigorous fight no Nigist the flames on the port of about 25 men including those at work on the Newman and adjoining leases the tire was got under control Early in the afternoon. It was re ported to be entirely out by Friday night. Members of the Bradford fire de pigment went to the scene of the Maze in the afternoon but found it Well under control when they arrived. A fairly substantial area of Timber is reported a destroyed. Had the fire not been subdued in time very great damage might have ensued a Many Oil Well rigs were in the path of the Era. Seed Corn. Pride of Tho per by. Learning.1-80 White Cap yellow Dent. 2.00 Iowa Gold mine. 2.00 Luce s favorite .3.10 White Flint 3-00 new Tork state yellow Stowell s Evergreen Sweet c. C. Lowrey dead. Charley Nickel plate Lowry known for years As the most genial sociable and All round Best travelling passenger agent on the Road died Sud Denly at Bis Home in Holland n. Y., tuesday morning death being caused Corn .15 fertilizer. 48.00 26.00 on fertilizer sure crop.1.8-2. Per ton potato Garden 2.8-4. 16% acid phosphate discount per ton for Cash with order. We Solh have a Good Stock of Gross seed and can make prompt shipment prices Are about the same As they have been. Portville Mills Portville n. House for rent. Desirable House with or without Fine farm on improved Road few min utes from Center of town. A rare Opportunity As to terms Etc. Apply it Campbell farm or phone shr22, Smethport a., a do of sheriff s sales. By virtue of sundry writs of Fieri facial and facial issued out of the court of common pleas of my Kean county and to me directed. 1 will expose at Public Sale at the court House in the Borough of Smethport Mckean county on monday june 6, 1921 at 1 o clock p. M. Genuine Bull Durham tobacco makes 50 flood cigarettes for Loc All that tract 1. The defendant s certain piece of land situate interest parcel in the Vil Lage of Point in Annin town ship county of Mckean and state of Pennsylvania bounded and described As follows bounded on the North and West by the j. E. Case lot the Maccabee lot and the Knapp lot and also the Public Road bounded on the East. By lands of Charles Taylor and Tvelt Hla Taylor his wife and on the South by the North Bank of the Creek. Beginning at an Iron stake being the Northeast Corner of the j. R. Case lot thence along the North one of said Caso lot North 66 by acute kidney trouble. Deceased for Many years was a per Odi Cai visitor to Eldron and his Jolly. Degrees West fifty one 51 feet to an was always a signal for stake in the South Corner of the i glad band. He was about 75 years of nge and for the past few years had been con ducting a confectionery store follow ing his retirement after Many years service with the Nickel plate Railroad. Tie was a brother in Law by marriage of Jacob Lemmler and or. And mrs. and their daughter mrs. John my Verllyn attended the fun dieral which will he held today. His widow Eagle. Geo. F. Hoffower. Chiropractor port Allegany bldg. Maccabee lot thence along the East line of the Maccabee lot and Tho East line of the Knapp lot North 33 degrees East one Hundred and thirty nine 139 feet to an Iron stake in the Public Road it being the Northeast Corner of the Knapp lot thence along the Public Rood South 74% degrees East one Hun. Dred four and six tenths feet to an Iron Post in the Road thence South 33 degrees West two Hundred and seventy five 275 feet to the Bank of the Creek thence along the Bank of the Creek southwesterly about sixty five Portville Mills. We Are quoting grass seeds f. O b. Portville As follows terms strictly Cash. Pine tree Timothy 4.00 per by. Medium Clover.14.50 per by. Mammoth Clover .1-1.50 per by. Alike Clover.15.00 per by. Alfalfa Clover 15.00 per by. Pea Vine Clover 15.00 per by. Timothy Ond alike about alike per by. Jumbo seed Oats .80 per by. Seed bags extra at 40c each. To also have seed wheat six Ilow de Barley seed Corn and fertilizer. When in the Market ask for prices. To please your palate b whether its fresh meat or g poultry that you b its boiled Ham smoked Tongue b or Mutton chops corns Hare to p have your wants taken Oare of. B there Are no choices nor i there meat of greater tenderness b than what you can obtain Here. Geo. H. D e n n n g 105. Aduf Portville Mills Portville n. The Democrat c months for Al. Spec Ial Back to Normal offer. Full line of Rexall remedies just received h. C. Wells pharmacy drugs medicines leather goods sundries. Home Comfort pays Well Monty invested in Home Comfort Good fun better dividend than perhaps any other Way you can invert it Home sheer and Comfort is a mighty help m equipping your family for the bottle of life. H. H. Sasse Smethport or. C. R. Long dentist. Anderson and Carlson building. Office to 12 and 1 to s. Insurance Agency of w. F. Specht Smethport a. Fire life and Accident insurance placed in reliable companies Penna. I the Wright House. J. 8. Hull prop. 65 feet to a. Point South 33 degrees j Smethport s leading hotel West from the Olnee of beginning i remodeler and refurnished. Hot and the Democrat covers Tho news Field of Moke an county. Office hours 0 to 12 2 in n 7 to s thence North 33 degrees East one nun cold water. Private Baths. Homelike except a Lonny and Friday evenings tuesday and saturday Forenoon. Rcd and fifty three and Ono half feet j surroundings for the travelling to the place of beginning containing Corner main and Mechanic Comfort for weary feet do you Drudge along through each working Day with the of numerous foot Ai Wnenta us doily awaiting salvation at and House slippers to remove your then permanent Day time Relief a or. Schotts foot dec tiers prevent fallen Arches Otra lighten week Ina Tepa relieve coma ban ions and callous to relieve and Correct weak Anklow rheumatism Flat foot cramped toes and tired and aching feet. And at that Yosry a pair. Anderson and Carlson Smethport Elojia

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