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McKean Democrat (Newspaper) - October 26, 1922, Smethport, Pennsylvania The Democrat this week goes into More Homes in Mckean county than any other weekly newspaper Mckean Democrat the Democrat the entire Newil of Mckean., it f to be four volume 46. Democrat 1 us Lishers Smethport pa., thursday october 26, 1922. Buckli Post american legion headed by or. W. A. Ostrander visited the Eldica Post of the legion tuesday evening to Boom the proposal to be upon at the election next month of erecting a county memorial building dedicated to the soldiers and sailors of All wars. The petition for this needed struck by a Large number of Citi Zens was approved by the county commissioners and the project has been endorsed by two Mckean county grand juries. The visit of the local veterans to Eldred brought assurances of Hearty support from Tho members of that Post Tho memorial building 1s designed particularly to provide a place for housing for All time the military rec ords of All county soldiers and sailors of All past indenture wars Jln the oct of mid a place for exhibiting military in h archives and objects of Public interest. Smethport High Defeated Bradford seconds the Eldred High foot Ball team which was scheduled to play Smith port at Kane s Field last saturday cancelled the game at a late hour on the plea of insufficient practice for awhile it looked As if no game would be played on account of All the nearby towns having games scheduled for that Day. However at the solicitation of conch Livermore of Smith port coach Hess of Bradford sent Over his scrub team and saved it should be understood that this team is not representative of Bradford High although they proved to be the equals of our second teams which played the greater part of the game. Bradford deserves thanks for saving . As several Hundred tickets had been sold. Score was 25-0 in favor of Smethport. Kane next saturday. Probably the Best game of the sea son will be played next saturday at Kane s Field when Smethport meets Kane one of the Best football Mach nes in this Section. Smethport is determined to win this game. Peh Fred Mccoy injured leg last week while Fred Mccoy was the act of removing the top off a his Home mis stepped and j Ough of Smethport. To refund no last monday night the Council Vot 1 to close a contract with the nor wich chemical company. East Smith port for the Borough to furnish the company with electricity. The con tract accepted read in part As follows the said Borough agrees As follows to extend its present electric line from the East Smethport Bridge along said Smethport Highway to Tho Kush qua right of Way thence along said right of any up to the n Norwich Chom Cal company s Plant. Including the transformers and meters installation of same for which the Norwich chemical Tommny agrees to a a Bonus to Tho Borough of Smethport said Bonus based on Cost if construction and not to exceed Foo. The Borough of Smethport further graces that in Case East Smethport eventually becomes a part of the Bor to the Rixford Defeated Smethport before a crowd of fully 600 persons one of the largest of Tho year at Community Field Smethport last Suflaj afternoon Huxford captured the third and deciding game of Tho series with Smethport for the of Mckean county by the score 5 to 4. Smoth ports usual first and second inning Jinx pursued them sunday and costly errors in those frames gave Hix Tord a Lead of four scores. From that time on the locate hit their stride and were playing winning Ball but when Well on the Road to Riel the from Rixford darkness fell and Lead the game was called in the seventh. The game was called late on account of an automobile conveying Rixford play ers to Smethport breaking Down. Smethport presented its regular lineup with Trio exception of red Farrell of Emporium who played Short and pitched. Red who is slated to go with Pittsburgh next year gave a splendid account of himself. Altres Walker started on Tho Mound for the locals but retired in the second inning in Farrell s favor. Farrell pitched shut out Ball the bal Ance of the game. Rixford a imply could not Sec his twisters. Sprague started for Rixford but was pulled when the locals got to him Pete Behan of the Pella Delphi la been acute for years the archives of our own historic civil War Bucktail Are scattered. The building will also provide quarters and a permanent museum for the county historical society it will pro vide rooms available for All county veterans organizations and War Relief of his legs. Or. Mccoy s Healing very rapidly. Injury is ulcer Nelns chemical company the said nationals who made a real record in the big show the latter part of the season succeeded him on this Mound. The locals hit Tho mighty Pete Nulton freely but were restrained by night fall from ending Tho work of cles Bonus and further that the Borough of Smethport will not permit any oth j or Partite to use the said electric line j unless said parties shall choir the marriage of miss Marie Mcgavi pro rata snare o Bonus on the ish of East Smethport and Philip Coone of Sartwell pa., was held sol enied at St. Elizabeth s Church wed bodies for office and meeting purposes j doming oct. 25th. Rev. P. J anal will furnish quarters available officiating. The Democrat and a Large Circle friends extend congratulations to the Happy Young couple. County National defense organizations in any future War crisis. During the late War this work was conducted in. Illy rented off Quarter such purposes Are. Is j Vij i build inf pro Pernik Rien t irid i u m Iii a Bordus deeds and records of my Keah. County s. Defenders of All wars the patrol Btl people a of Mok Eari county should be unanimously for. The memorial building project. Vote for it election Day. Truck runs away a Vord Al Lesry trunk of Uhlrig n meat Market featured in a hair we along and costly runaway saturday a witnessed the Home Klevit product Iofi of the Yankee Boodle Jubilee minstrels for the Benefit of Buckhall Post american legion under the auspices of the ladies auxiliary at the lyceum last evening. The production was a highly enjoy Able one and presented a Large array Den Smethport s local Talent in a Delight Denning Driver of the truck left he car Tran Ndang the v cirt on Green a tree to Makuc a delivery and while absent the vehicle got tinder motion. It made the turn from Green Street onto Union Street As accurately a if under a Driver s guid Ance and started Down the Steep Grade of the latter the or of a re steadily gain momentum and travelling at a rate of Speed. Fortunately no one happened in Tho path of the runaway car and it held to the Road for. Two blocks until main Street was reached where it diagonally across that thorough fare tip Over the curb and narrowly Clearing Tho space Between a Street lamp and a mail Box crashed into the front Corner of Oie Sasse Furni Ture store building literally tearing out the Corner of that St nature. Tho lower part of the store front was caved in the Corner pillar broken and clipboards torn from the Side of the building. To spite of the Wood work holding the Large windows be ing shattered the window Glass was not even cracked. The damage to the building is considerable. The crash was a Remc which was heard the length of main Street Ana first gave Rise to fears of an explosion. Ful program consisting of jokes Songa dances and after pieces. Prom the time the curtain Rose on the usual minstrel first part which was of a pretentiously spectacular nature there Wae action every minute the production was under the dlr motion of Leo. Bahn of Harrisburg and was presented under the supervision of an auxiliary committee of which mrs. Robert Hamilton was chairman. This committee together with every member of the Large cast deserve great credit for the Success of this splendid entertainment. A neat sum was realized which comes most acceptable to Tho Post Treasury. Preceding the minstrel performance the Smethport band rendered several selections on main Street and at the lyceum. Following is the Complete program cast of part 1 interlocutor e. A. Studholme end men right sum Sambo or. A. Ii. Livermore. Number of feet of said line used by them and said moneys paid by other parties shall be turned Over to said Norwich chemical company As a partial offset on said Bonus paid by the Norwich chemical company. Tho Borough of Smethport agrees to the e electricity to the said nor wich chemical company in accordance with their schedule a printed in their rules and adopted sept. Isth and Luth and. Said Oceh Dull reads As f i ,2 6 itsy.-. D a ._2 6 before the 10th of the months follow ing. Minimum Chargo 2.50 per month and the said Borough will riot increase this rate during its present contract with the Keystone Power corporation said contract having been made for a period of five years and further that that the said Norwich chemical company May use the electricity for my of their own purposes but May hot resell to others. J Cicore Bones de. Bouton. Left Side or. C. Long. Sleep Morrison. Circle Jar. Livermore or. Lone j. L. Morry e. E. Bouton j. M. Want Lester Taylor Francis Hussey Gerald Denning Ralph Provin. J. E. Gather Van of quirk Robert the truck was literally reduced mor Bill Arbert Johnson j. . E. A. Studholme. Tojo a Irma Wells Taihei of Tojo Bouton Marlon Potter Carrie Clarnc Dorothy Hogarth. Birdie Monheimer Kitty Hungiville. Iva Bush Leota Hovis Rosa Provin Ruth in my Helen Bou junk and was towed to the main Street garage of the opposite Corner. That no one was injured in this unique Accident miraculous. Is nothing Short of car for nurse assured. Postmaster Workley states that the subscriptions for an automobile for the Community nurse miss Mollie Mccabe Are priming in at such a rate ton Mirabel Hamlin. Incidental music part i opening vocal overture 1. The is to warrant the Purchase of n Ford through the quirk Agency. One cd tick 2 for has been received. I Len Risley of the has incapacitated for few by a severely tooth. Democrat 3. The past i ulcerated land of the cast. Where the Lazy Mississippi i vocal welts gather. A club of St. Mary a vocal Solo and Hungiville and chorus. Continued on Page 8. Following i Moffatt Bohan is p Cunningham if Cady c Tyler of Sprague a 3b Tho a h h to a e o. A. Dennison and r. P. Hapgood Purchase Bra Ofori sunday Herald. Announcement is made that Ila old a. Dennison and Robert p. Habgood Lavoi purchased the Bradford sunday Herald from the Ada estate ind that or. Dennison Iryll take charge of the newspaper and business today. Or. Donnison is a newspaper Man of Long and varied experience having been connected with the Era in an capacity for to Weity five years during a portion of which time he was one of its owners and having been associated with the Oil and fins journal of Tulsa okla., this Mckean county farm Burma hold us annual meeting Wod Nesdal october 2ith in Tho court House. 1 attendance Enthus Ruam and Vaj Abl instruction Given it far exceeds Thoa of Tho past. Nearly every farming Community in the county was represented. Tho big features of the meeting wer Tho addresses of Dean h. L. Watts and prof. A. A. Borland of Batu College both speaker made it Clear that successful Farmers of Trio future must aply science to Tho farm in order t compete with others at a Pront Reater Effort must to Given to the Dairy head Rof. Borland said no Farmer who keeps the Pelffer calves can afford to re a Puro bred this was mad Ery Clear by showing records o scrub herds improved from less than too Pound cows to in thre generations by heading the Hord will n Good sire. One of Uio interesting features o the meeting was reports firn the Farmers of their unusually great Suc Cess in dollars and cents by co operating with the farm Bureau and state College. In next week s Issue an extended report of Tho meeting will Tel some of the results the following were elected directors of Tho farm Bureau for the coming year h. R. Hilton port Allegany play Mosier Coryville Eugene pfc Carcy. Turtle Point d. L. Dennis Eldred f. J. Dieter Bradford and a. T. Imareon kane1. Sirb Nieport afer Peeler c donning is Farrell As p Tull 2b Clark if Walker a of 29 6. E 21 8 2 a r h to a e 4 3 4 4 1 0 Mckenna of 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 i 0 0 0 0 0 31 4 7 21 2 3 score by Rexf Ora j s 1 0 0 0 Smethport 000310 winning Pitcher Prague losing Pitcher. Walker two base hits Coop or Peeler Cady sacrifice flies of stolen bae is Wolven 2 wild pitches Sprague 2 passed Ball Cady. Peeler bases on balls off continued on Page 8, col. 4 the turn hirers win Welcome him Back Nortu of service in the Field. Buffalo courier and other Largo publications. Iio is thoroughly familiar Ith Titis comm until find Many local to it s understood or. Habgood will take o Active part in the Mam Pimont of Tho Herald which was edited for the past Twenty five years by the late mrs. Ada Cable. Bradford Era Mon Day. The Democrat in common with or. Dennison s multitude of Mckean county friends welcomes thin Brilliant newspaper writer Back to Northwest Ern Pennsylvania. Under his manage ment the Herald is bound to retain to place As one of the greatest Jour nals of this Section of Tho state. Shower for Bride elect. One of the most delightful events of the season was the Shower Given by the misses Mem and Harrk to tones and Mary Deary at the Home on thursday Ever Lnor october in Honor of miss wll red o Brien Bride elect. The guests who numbered eighteen were1 very pleasantly entertained the forepart of the evening following which a delightful luncheon a served. The rooms and tables were or decorated. Bugger tiny the spirit. Misa o Brien was he recipient of Many pretty

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