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Newspaper
Valley Vigilant
Location
Saint Johns, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1905
Page
2
Readable text fragments show a brief local item with limited names and places. The piece hints at a small event or notice but lacks clear details of people, dates, or actions.
Weatherly reports a heavy snow event with 13 inch drifts in the valley last week. C F and Mrs Miller rode to Weatherly to visit Jacob Miller, the uncle of the former. Jonas Gerhard improved after illness. The mail carrier was delayed for four days, and locals note ongoing activity as the week closed.
Sunday gatherings include Jobn M Nuss family and Miss Robinson of Hetlerville with Wah 3 W Snyder family. Several residents ill recovering from chicken pox epidemic. Roads drifted. various residents visited each other in Nescopeck and nearby towns. Fox hounds lost, a cow with calf for sale at N B Yost Zenith, and hides fetch high prices via M Naugie Zenith Pa.
An advertisement promotes Tootache Dr Macdonald Hemmerly’s cattle powder as pure and honest in weight, listing multiple reputable local dealers and warning against inferior powders. The note claims the seller is committed to lasting business and references customer praise. A separate obituary item mentions Jacob Eroh, a Hazleton contractor and builder, dying suddenly in Hazleton.
Summary of Luzerne County financials 1904 1905 including receipts disbursements and cash on hand. Notes corrections detail transfer of funds from the two mill levy for a new court house and adjustments to cash on hand figures. Recapitulates receipts 1904 and county road and election expenses.
Expenditures in detail of the county fund list assessment taxes Mapes taxes and various fees. Includes printing auditors justice and constable fees witnesses fees and discharged cases. Court expenses show county offices and commissioners costs with totals for county controller and related items.
County financial report lists expenditures for the new court house fund with names such as Wilson J. Smith and Michael J. Lynch, plus salaries, engineering, and contractors. It shows grand totals for court house costs through January 2 1905 and a separate section on county resources and tax levy. It includes assessed property values for 1904 and notes the total valuation and tax adjustments by the county commissioners. James M. Norris swears to the correctness of the accounts.
District Register Hoffman and Judge Arnosky named in local election slate. Frances Mos teller improves after critical condition. Rev. Corelli unable to officiate. services set for Rock Glen church Sunday at 2. Coal sale announced for Hazle Mountain pea coal at Black Ridge siding with arrangements by A C Reise.
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