Local clubs split with Christiana and Reamstown on a busy Saturday
The Christiana game ended 2 to 0 with Christiana beating the Silk Millers despite plenty of errors by both teams. Reamstown defeated the Silk Millers 14 to 12 in a wild affair marked by multiple two base hits and a costly injury to Weftiman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jip
Forrey
Tri-State Company
Christiana
Reamstown
Lititz
Denver
Geo. W. Carman
Columbia
New Holland
Silk Mill
Geist
Lichty
Stork
Weftiman
R. H O
E. Storb
Nee Geist
O Weaver
Keiser
Killian
Varns
W. Geist
Shaub
Swoper
Reamstown O. A
Bucher
Aeeere Weaver
Walters
City
Kcher
Wake
Boueh
Loercher
Woper
Weaver
Ki Rian
Wael
Dean Trome Avime Weaver
Biote
Inings
Reamstow Ha
Holland Waar
Denver Press Reports Raid on West Cocalico Creek Poachers
A Denver newspaper recounts a second raid by Lancaster City liquor interests on West Cocalico Township, seizing fish and nets from creeks used by locals. It condemns brewers distillers and lawyers as poachers and calls for protection of residents, ending with loud condemnations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
West Cocalico Township
Lancaster City
Cocalico Creek
Sun Flower Club Works Tobacco Field Near Mt Tabor
On a Friday, J. P. Rut ter, William E. Harner and C. A. Baby, members of the Sun Flower Club, helped harvest about two and a half acres of tobacco at Mt Tabor. They received two square meals from Mrs. Baby and afterward joked they were sore in every muscle from the day’s strenuous work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. P. Rutter
William E. Harner
C. A. Baby
Sun Flower Club
Charles A. Baby
Mt Tabor
Trolley Line Debate Spurs Ephrata to Hershey Route Talk
Citizens of Ephrata and nearby communities in Dauphin County push a proposed trolley line from Ephrata to Hershey. Local meetings discuss route alignment and potential benefits for northern points along the corridor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ephrata
Hershey
Dauphin County
Rivalry Between Swedes and Dutch for Susquehanna Trade
The passage traces 1640s onward tensions between the Swedish and Dutch over control of Susquehanna river beaver trade with the Minquas and related tribes. It notes Swedish fairness and acceptance by Indians, Dutch complaints of lost beaver trade, forts and trading posts blocking access, and the broader claim of Swedish dominance in the Delaware trade network. It cites Jesuit Relations, Campanius, and colonial records to map the competition and routes via Minqua Creek, Schuylkill, and Schuylkill Bever’s Rede.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesuit Relations
Andreas
Nudde
Delaware
Minquas Creek
Minquas
Christiana
Schuyl- Kill
Wood
Kinsessine
Printz
Susquehanna
Campanius
New Sweden
Conestoga
Schuykill
Fort Beversrede
Schuykirk
Bever's
Sweden
Minqua Creek
Acrelius
Schuylkill
Cannassetego
Lancaster Court House
Economic Barometer Signals Strong 1907 Growth Across Sectors
Government figures show postal receipts likely to reach 180 million dollars in 1907, up from 168 million in 1906. National bank deposits rise to 4.38 trillion, railcar shortages emerge amid prosperity, customs receipts reach 314 million, and total receipts for the year hit 622 million versus 558 million previously.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post Office Department
Comptroller of Currency
Interstate Commerce Commission
Thresherman Hurt in Farm Accident at Barr Corner
John Grabill, a threshing crew member, lost the index finger of his right hand when a heavy log toppled during a straw carrier transfer at the West Main and Custer Avenue farm of Jason D. Barr. Dr J B Kohler treated him, then he was taken to General Hospital, Lancaster, before returning home Sunday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Smoker
Jason D. Barr
West Main Street
Custer Avenue
John Grabill
J. B. Kohler
Groffdale Hotel
General Hospital
Lancaster
Salisbury township High School Dedication at White Horse
The new Salisbury township High School building at White Horse will be dedicated this afternoon with exercises. County Superintendent Brecht Rev Cleveland Frame Rev Haezler Chester Diller and Prof H G Shimp will give addresses. Music will be provided by the Pequea Presbyterian church choir.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salisbury Township High School
White Horse
Pequea P. O
Brecht
Cleveland Frame
Pequea Presbyterian Church
Haezler
Limeville
Mt. Zion
Chester Diller
Franklin and Marshall College
H. G. Shimp
Denver
Friends of Education
Publisher Writers Help Subscriber Settle Duns
A subscriber enraged by a mail notice visits the editor who shows him duns for paper type and rent. The editor explains he can settle all by asking several reliable gentlemen to help, leading the subscriber to relent, pay up, and renew for another year.
Giant Tomato Grows in Green Bank Garden
Henry Rodman of Green Bank nurtured a mammoth tomato described as perfectly formed and red. When plucked the fruit weighed twenty four ounces, a notably large specimen for the garden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Rodman
Green Bank
Great Meeting of Farmers at Rutland Park Plans Form Day Out
A large agricultural gathering is set for the next Wednesday at Rutland Park with the Churchtown Band providing music and a noon picnic. Ephriam S. Hoover of Lancaster Rural Route 3 chairs the event with a local committee inviting farmers to bring exhibits and family lunch to enjoy a profitable outing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rutland Park
Churchtown
Ephriam S. Hoover
Lancaster
Institute
Ile
Post Office Demands Full Sets of Mail Order Booklets
The Post Office Department requests mail order houses provide full sets of their booklets advertisements and printed matter to secure evidence for a potential debate on fraud order law reform. The move could trigger radical changes in the character of printed material used by certain mail order firms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post Office Department
Free Headstones for Soldiers and Sailors
Headstones for graves of old soldiers and sailors will be supplied free on application to the quarter master general of the United States Army in Washington D C and sent to any address. Formerly supplied by county commissioners the system was changed. Applications must be made only on the first days of January April July and October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Army
Washington, D. C
Dear Old Home book praised by Cleveland Plain Dealer
Review notes The Dear Old Home by Mrs Sara Ellmaker Ambler from Little Brown set near New Holland. It follows two city children and grandma in the countryside learning the simple life of plain folk with religious values and friendly exchanges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sara Ellmaker Ambler
Little, Brown & Company
Thomas Mellvaine
New Holland
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Ellmaker
Walker
Christiana
Walnut Bottom Farm
Alfred Busmaker
Esaias Himaker
Vast Drainage Projects spark debate on swamp reclamation
The article surveys major U S swamp reclamation efforts from California to Florida. It highlights Lake Okeechobee being 20 feet above tide and notes the Kankakee Marshes in Indiana with land valued at over 420 per acre. It argues drainage could unlock tens of millions of acres of fertile land for settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacramento
San Joaquin
California
Kankaskee
Indiana
Minnesota
Ilinois
St. Francis Basin
Mississippi River
Virginian
Mooreglades
Mississippi
Florida
Hince
Okeechobee
Great
South Florida
United States
We Don’t Do Miracles We Cast Out Devils
In a Providence area town a pastor at an evening prayer meeting confronted two youths who mocked the service. When asked why they were there one replied they expected miracles. The pastor took the pair by the collars and cast them out, declaring they do not perform miracles but cast out devils.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silk Mill
Terre Hill
Lititz
Eby’s Orchard
McKendricks
Mac
Lancaster
Denver
Providence
New Holland Bank Installs Electric Protection System
The Electric Bank Protection Company of New York installs a complete electric security system at the New Holland Bank. All vaults and entry points will be electrified. Two large gongs in the banking room and one outside will ring when touched. Indicators reveal tampering. Cutting wires worsens the alarm. Installation lasts about three weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Holland Bank
Electric Bank Protection Company
New York
The Peanut Crop's Value and Scope in the United States
The peanut crop in the United States exceeds 15 million dollars in value and yields around 400 million pounds. About 400000 acres are devoted to its culture for market, employing nearly 400000 people. It grows on marginal soil and, with proper care and marketing, can yield about 100 dollars per acre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
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Silk Millers
Alk Chandler
Borland
Martin
Jackson
Trego
Peters
Jonb
Ferry
Oliver
Gochnauer
Glowner
Harner
Iuton
Sheaffer
Pee
Snader
Bair
Carpenter
Forry
W. Oliver
Townsley
Indian History OF the County
Thresherman
A. M. Sweigert
John Buchanan
Sarah B. Fritz
Duncannon
Franklin Menges
York
Henry W. Northup
Dalton
E. M. Gehr
Cedar Lane
Duircannon
M. R. Good
Narvon
M. P. Whitaker
P. H. Emery
Cambridge
David Patton
Israel Clark
Aaron Wenger
Honey Brook
Amos Martin
Benj. Summers
South Hermitage
R. E. Good
Co. R. Gehr
William Zorn
Fetterville
A. W. Snader
Adam E. Good
R. No. 1
Gap
L. D. Wenger
Bareville
G. Seyfert
Bowmansville
David M. Gehman
Book Review
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