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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1917
Page
5
The Prohibition conferees of the 28th district met in Oil City on August 23 to nominate E H Beshlin of Warren as their candidate for Congress.
Company C of Bradford leaves Moon day for Camp Hancock Augusta Georgia as the first unit of the 16th Regiment ordered south. The move suggests the entire regiment will follow soon.
Dr. W. H. Hay a renowned specialist long based in Youngsville buys the former Corry Cancer Sanatorium and will relocate the Hay Rest Cure to the site.
The bark peeling season closes as Hart Henderson job at Bucher Mill and Cherry Grove completes first. Operations in that section end with log removal and stripping of hardwood lots, signaling the end of the company’s lumber activities there.
At a lodge meeting Sheffield I. O. O. F. decided to request a dollar or more annually from each member for a fund to pay dues of members in war service and aid dependents. Any remaining money at war’s end will go to the Meadville Orphan’s Home.
Public Service Commission Chairman W W D B Ainey presided as Erie Corry and Waren challenged Pennsylvania Gas Company for failing to post tariffs. The preliminaries pave the way for a general rate hearing in Oil City next month on natural gas rates.
Warrenites praise a bountiful huckleberry crop this week. Rainy spring delayed ripening but berries are well filled. A few river Indians sold berries near the tracks, leaving shoppers limited to small local offerings.
A freight wreck on the Pennsylvania lines at Sheffield halted traffic for about four hours. Ten cars left the track in the Sheffield yards and several gasoline cars caught fire threatening nearby property. Wreck crews from Kane and Eric fought the blaze and the line reopened late in the evening after the flames were extinguished.
A gasoline powered speeder on the D A V P R R struck a man walking on the tracks near Newton late Sunday night. William Slocum, Newton section foreman, was driving the speeder with his wife and four children. Fred Totman was struck while on his way home. Slocum’s infant was hurled. three other Slocum children and Slocum suffered injuries. The injured were taken to Titusville City Hospital.
Local chatter says liquor is supplied to soldiers in uniform. Dealers are suspected of knowing buyers. Police found 100 empty bottles at a khaki gathering point.
Warren oil refineries form a mutual insurance company expected to capitalize from 500000 to 800000 dollars. The group hopes to save about 30000 dollars annually in protection premiums.
Oil City resident Willis J Hulings has filed mandamus proceedings in Doughin county court to compel the Secretary of State to certify his name for the 28th district congressional race. The hearing is set for Monday the 27th.
Mrs. Warren Johnston saw a deer and a fawn about 50 feet from her Glade home while walking toward a visit with her grandsons. The pair darted into the woods when they spotted her.
A Edinboro farmer offered 1 dollar for 100 bushels of potatoes after asking 1.25, stating he paid 5 dollars a bushel for seed and cannot sell at a loss. The Independent notes the market slump pressures growers.
Milk distributors in New Castle recently increased wholesale milk by two cents causing a public uproar. Newspapers criticized the move and prices were trimmed to 11 cents, sparking organizing by local women to push the price back to 10 cents.
John Angwood of Warren caught a muscallonge weighing 20 pounds near Lakewood on Chautauqua Lake. The struggle to land the long fish was described as with considerable difficulty during the Saturday fishing excursion.
Lewis Eldens and his son Albert Eldens of Stedman New York faced a hearing in Salamanca before US Commissioner Whipple on charges they threatened the life of President Wilson. The son allegedly said if drafted his only hope was to be taken to Washington to shoot the President. The same report notes the resignation of George A. W. DeForest as chairman of Warren county exemption board, with E. M. Hodges of North Warren named as new member. The board has not yet chosen a chairman and DeForest will still assist as possible.
A touring car driven by George Colvin and a Scripp-Booth roadster collided Saturday morning at Pennsylvania Avenue and Market Street. Witnesses say the roadster was traveling at high speed. Colvin’s front axle was badly bent while the other vehicle escaped largely undamaged. The police officer’s car was damaged as well and the roadster fled, its driver unidentified.
The Warren chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution donates a kitchen trailer valued at 725 dollars to the ambulance company that recently left Allentown for France. Five Warren boys serve with the unit. The Boch ambulance section uses one trailer to feed the men and wounded.
The public misimpression that LeRoy C Eddy of Warren also known as L C Eidy has been drafted is corrected. A Pittsfield area LeRoy C Eddy with a similar name has been drafted and examined, not the Warren attorney candidate.
Conneautville and Cochranton plants are major money makers for the boroughs. North East transfers exceed $10,000 to the general fund from the water department. Mercer Council has endorsed purchasing the plant there.
E. O. Cooper the buttermilk man of Lander was arraigned before Justice Wheeler on a charge of shooting Jay Cowles. He was held over for Quarter Session under $1,000 bail. Bail was provided by Rev. O. E. Williams and Joseph Healy. Cooper claims he fired in self defense.
The Warren County Fair runs this week with strong exhibits and races drawing large crowds. Wednesday featured Children's Day and Sheffield Day with a Sheffield band, businesses closing at noon to let workers attend. A notable attraction was an oil well shot on site, with Company I providing a daily drill before the grandstand. The Tidioute band played Thursday and the Youngsville band was slated for Friday.
Reports on four hundred of five hundred eighty six men examined by the Warren County board indicate 155 named are certified for service. Sixty two more must be procured to meet the county quota plus ten percent for those returned from mobilization as unfit. Camp exams will be stricter and about ten percent may fail locally.
Pittsburgh on Aug 20 Pennsylvan ia crude oils rose to new highs with Pennsylvania at 3.50 a barrel while Corning reached 2.60 Cabell 2.57 Somerset 2.40 and Ragland held at 1.10 The 25 cent Pennsylvania advance is one of the largest on record and oil men predict prices may reach 4 a barrel or higher pending possible government control over production refining and marketing units.
Professor Fisher of Yale asserts 99 percent of the population is below par in health. He urges a national health department, military training via schools, and bone dry legislation to end alcoholism as part of a broad public health program in Pittsburgh.
The passage describes using an egg to wash hair. Break an egg into a basin and beat until yolk and white mix. Rub into roots and scalp for about half an hour, then wash with white soap and warm water. Rinse in several warm waters, finish with cold. An alternative is one part aqua ammonia to ten parts water.
County figures show wards in Warren borough with taxables totaling 16,271 and real estate values across wards. The year 1916 to 1917 raised 477,286.48 for all purposes including school and state taxes, with detailed ward breakdowns for real estate, exemptions, and taxable property.
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