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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1908
Page
5
Farmers report two weeks of dry weather injuring corn as ears retard and fodder spoils. Several field owners deny impact while others fear yield loss. Ground hardness slows wheat planting and silos are filled to protect feed amid discouraged prospects.
Bailey, director of the New York State College of Agriculture at Cornell, will accept the Farmers' Uplift commission chairmanship after initially declining. Unclear if he will resign his Cornell post. friends expect a temporary absence to lead the campaign. Wayward notes mention grain damage suits from the Late Shore railroad in Youngstown courts.
A state industrial report by John Ty Rockey shows 1,422 fatal and 6,190 nonfatal accidents last year across Pennsylvania facilities. Most occurred in coal mines with iron, steel, and related works following. unsafe labor and child labor bans are urged.
A historical note catalogs early peach varieties such as Early Fillotson Early York Amsden Alexander and Triumph. It discusses their ripening times leaf traits vigor and regional suitability, plus later introductions like Carman and Greensboro and the influence of breeders and growers in Texas and beyond.
A Labor Day celebration excursion organized by B. and C. KR Bare departs Union Station at 8 40 a m with stops at Gardenview Gardneenue New Castle Junction and returns from Ellwood City at 4 a m Adults travel at five cents and children at three cents Accessible details and exact stop names appear in the notice.
A rural youth buys marked down oxfords and leaves a shoe horn in the shoe. After a week he reappears with the horn showing from the back, claiming the horn wore down his heel. The merchant explains the horn’s proper use and the youth departs surprised.
Spokane report states the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul line from Taft Montana to St Joe Idaho costs 11.4 million dollars or 190000 per mile, the largest such sum for a line of similar length. It includes 60 miles with go tunnels, the longest over 10000 feet through rock, aiming for peaking traffic within five years and possible double tracking to handle wheat shipments from Palouse and Big Bend areas.
RK N Nelson visited Elwood City last week to complete the purchase of the undertaking and art furniture business of Milliken and King. He will manage the Merce r store part time from Elwood with occasional visits, while devoting his full time to the Mercnier store. Nelson previously lived in Plaingrove township where he spent his boyhood days.
A scrambled ledger of realty transfers shows multiple transfers across wards and townships with prices ranging from $1 to $1,600. Parties include Robert W. Reggokds, Kenneth E. Smith, William Wallace, Clarke Lemke, Hiram Milter, E. Roberts, William Waller Ford, Wan. Powlast, Margret Moffatt, Francia Moffat, Willis O. Mayberry, Matthew Howls, Pood Watson, John W. Canon, Reeder trustee, Jacob N. Caver, Martha B. Thimt, Willia Tint, Joseph Gere Inch, Chait We. Rubtineion, Joseph Tobinsony, Adgeph Ace, Harald Clyde Moon, Neahannock. The notes mix ward locations and dollar amounts indicating property transfers and ownership changes.
A chaotic incident in Youngstown involves accused slaps to Mrs. Catharine Jordan after a pig erasure dispute. The affair centers on a judge’s court hearing where alleged actions against Jordan are examined.
P Tillinghast was appointed receiver for the First National Bank of Niles Ohio as its failure links to the Akron China company and other notes. Rock Creek Banking sued, making the bank guarantor for 70000 on paper sold by former cashier E J Job. President William Herbert and acting cashier CG Wilson insist depositors will be paid in full. Deposits top 450540 and assets 825000 with 300000 capital and 125000 surplus. Directors sought to reduce capital stock to tide over the crisis but were denied by the comptroller.
The auditor general’s office seeks to determine if state taxes are a preferred lien in court rulings. The case targets 22,060 corporations paying tax on capital stock loans and gross receipts, arguing unpaid taxes gain priority over other claims. The State contends taxes on capital stock loans and gross receipts, excluding manufacturing, create a lien with priority over all others.
Miss Alm Barry visits Rochester to see relatives while Mesdames Dunbar and McKelvey tour Petersville. Mrs Mantel Reakin shops in Butler ahead of the week. Miss Myvale Watters visits Butler to see the Weigel and Watters families. Mrs A A Beers stays with daughter Mrs Walter Galbraith in Butler Institute Hill. Miles Grace Blair returns from Euclid Beach to stay with Mrs D Mussel in Wokinsburg. Mr and Mrs HW Waterman visit sister Mrs Sara McMil lan in Kensington. Blanche Thayer, stenographer in New Kensington, enjoys a vacation on Jefferson Street. Miles Finn Miller plans extended stay in Syracuse with sister Mrs Charles Kan. Mrs P Broore and two children visit W H Diss Rosie Geatt in Harmony during the week.
The Haselton farmers of the Republic Tron and Stool company will relocate operations shortly after a prolonged downturn, signaling a major shift for the local agricultural and manufacturing sector. The move follows extended market challenges and ongoing financial pressures affecting the firm and its workforce.
A puzzling OCR fragment promotes IKLI O dessert mix described as dainty and economical. It claims instant preparation with water and cooling, flavored options, and a tight texture. Mentions a 10K package and warnings about fake products and competing brands.
Pennsylvania Health Commissioner Dixon urges boiling all drinking water due to typhoid risk from polluted streams. He notes decades of open sewers and ongoing cleanup, but stresses vigilance as streams run low and contamination concentrates. Authorities strive to fix old sewerage, yet the public must boil water from public and private sources to prevent infection.
Mrs. E Bi Higley and her three children of North Jefferson are expected in the city about Tuesday or Wednesday next week from a summer vacation spent with Mrs Higley's relatives in Centerville Pa. Dr Higley now at conference will stop at Centerville on his return and accompany Mrs Higley home.
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