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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1918
Page
3
S. E. Robinson, after 14 years with C. W. Beckley, buys an interest in the Beaty lease at Blue Jay and takes on new duties in the operation.
Reports from papers nationwide note geese flying north in the past two weeks, indicating an early spring. Burglars entered the home of Walter Babcock on Hazel Street and stole a gold watch. Seven does and one buck were released by game wardens at Sugar Run. deer reportedly came from Michigan. Mrs. G W Campbell reported three robins in her yard. Youngsville hosts Pomona Grange on March 7 and 8, a meeting rescheduled three times due to Corydon flood damage.
Wesley Platt son of Rev. D. A. Platt died recently at Camp Hancock from pneumonia. Rev. Platt who served as district superintendent for the Franklin district of the Methodist Episcopal church is now located in Erie.
Warren Schuler son of R H Schuler from Warren was seriously ill with pneumonias at Camp Lee as a recent draftee but is now improving his condition. The report notes his wartime service status and healing progress.
State police traced foreign activity across the region and raided a site in Oil City last Wednesday, seizing arms. Principal Robert Young of Russell schools announced his bid for county superintendent of schools, joining C. S. Knapp seeking another term and KE Mixer of Clarendon also running.
William Brennan while cleaning a spring on the Fiscus farm near Jackson Run lifted a board and found a two foot spotted adder beneath it. He has the snake to prove the tale.
Leonard Larson of the Carver House introduces a new wrinkle in Warren with a flirty clerk Miss Jetta Ross formerly of the Gayosa Hotel in Memphis Tennessee. August A Keller and Fred Schaeffer have bought Archie O Andersons bicycle shop in the Keller block basement two doors east of the Mail office. Anderson is listed as an expert mechanic in the aviation section of the U S Signal Corps.
Thieves entered Maitland store on the East Side by a transom and took clothing. This is the third time the shop has been despoiled. Paul Nathan of Warra, brother of Mrs. R. G. Chapel, narrowly escaped death at Fort Worth Texas when his aircraft avoided collision and sustained damage but caused no injury.
The Tionesta Valley Railroad Co. offers a $100 reward for the recovery of engineer T. P. Mullen whose body is believed washed from a locomotive plunging from a trestle near Gilson into Tionesta Creek last Wednesday morning. The engine has been removed from the creek.
The Grandin Opera House in Tid ioute reopened after six years on Tuesday evening February 12 with Yonnie Yonson Minstrel as a home talent entertainment by Tid ioute men for the local Red Cross chapter. Four hundred dollars was raised.
Company M Third Regiment Infantry will be mustered Monday evening by Colonel L. D. Long at the State armory in Hickory street. Corydon residents in flood distress appeal for relief. Warren County Red Cross seeks food aid.
P. D. i Swanson of Irvine breaks his right arm Wednesday afternoon while cranking his auto in Youngsville when the crank back fired and struck his arm.
Mrs. E. W. Weatherby of Russell died several days after breaking a hip when she fell on an icy area near her home last Tuesday.
William Boyett of Werren and Miss Stella Souter of Buffalo wed last Saturday at First Methodist church Buffalo and will reside there. Russell Meley of Claendon was arrested Friday charged with passing six forged checks on Sheffield merchants. Claverdon Hp held on $800 bail for related count.
The body of an engineer remains unrecovered from Tionesta Creek after an accident last Wednesday. Search parties have scanned the creek banks and adjacent areas with no success.
Sam Randall was struck by a baggage truck in Pittsburgh near the railway and suffered serious injuries requiring hospital treatment in Pittsburgh and Warren. He was later taken to his Jamestown home on Friday.
W. J. Kiernan of Clarendon had a $60 watch stolen Monday night while in the crowd at Pennsylvania station as drafted men departed. He recovered the timepiece on Wednesday.
Orrie K Boynton died on the first Friday in Tulsa after a brief illness from pneumonia and complications. The body was moved to Warren for burial. He was 83 and survived by his wife, parents and three brothers.
H W Pollock of Elm street confirms word from his son Hugh that he has reached France with the Foresters section of the Engineers. He left Warren some time ago to join the unit. Heber Jones of the same company has also arrived there.
Arvid Solomson died from asphyxiation Saturday morning in a bathroom at Ludwig Johnson’s Hickory Street home. Investigators say escaping gas from an instantaneous heater caused the tragedy.
W W Briggs former Russell resident died Sunday at his Frewsburg home. He is survived by his wife, a son Harry of Jamestown, and a sister Mrs Henry Bailey of Irvineburg. Burial was Wednesday in Russell Cemetery.
B. J. Headland, inmate at Rouse Hospital Youngsville, tried to kill himself by stepping in front of a Pennsylvania train on Feb 18. He died Feb 24 without regaining consciousness. Funeral and burial held at his daughter’s residence in Sheffield.
Hundreds bid farewell to 26 draftees sent to training at Camp Lee. They received lunch sweaters helmets trench mirrors and smokes before departure. Belmont Donaldson named captain and Samuel Chestnutt and Glen Hutchinson named squad leaders.
Seventeen cases are listed for trial at March Quarter Sessions to be held next week. District Attorney Fiddy will make his first appearance as Commonwealth prosecutor. Key cases involve three Sheffield Italians Frank Campisano, Jimmy Franteno, and Tom Castano who engaged in a cutting affray at a Sheffield hotel. The indictment against Frank Crull, who tied to it his wife, will likely be continued due to his health precluding trial at this time.
A World War I trench anecdote describes soldiers moving a weapon under cover to a new position at night. Despite camouflage, the Bowie shelling continues, as the subaltern explains the tactic and its unintended outcome.
Constable F Ruel Andrews of East Haven Connecticut, town dog warden and fire warden, is named director of explosives. In the village post office he shows the government commission, while bystanders joke his wife will hear of the new duty as there are no explosives to direct.
Willie Hackenschmidt fifteen of Salmon Creek parked a 250 pound black bear in his Warren farm wagon after pigs chased and deterred the animal. He fired both barrels when the bear released a hoglet.
In Spring Creek Township Warren County Pennsylvania letters of administration have been granted to Charles C. Wales. Creditors are asked to pay promptly and those with claims must present them duly authenticated. Administrator Charles C. Wales December 29 1917. Jan 86 times.
In Warren County Common Pleas No 44 December term 1917 Eva G Scott Libellant Everett E Scott Respondent alias subpoenas returned non est inventus You are ordered to appear in person before the court at Warren Borough on the first Monday in March 1918 to answer the Libellant’s complaint and show cause why a divorce should not be granted Sheriff Geo A W DeForest Warren Pa Jan 25 1918 Attorney Geo B Munn Jan 31 4 times
Letters of administration on the Estate of John Besson of Columbus Township Warren County granted to the undersigned. Creditors must pay promptly and those with claims present them properly authenticated for settlement. Admx Addie Besson February 4 1918. Feb 7. Six times. Subpoena in Divorce No 20 December term 1917. Carl Sigfrid Ek Libellant vs Mabel Ek Respondent. Respondent ordered to appear March 4 1918 to answer complaint and show cause why divorce should not be granted. Jail terms omitted. Sheriff GEO A W DeForest January 81. Four times.
Lancashire cotton mills will be converted to airplane production to ease hardship from layoffs caused by cotton shortages. The shift aims to provide employment in the region and sustain industrial activity during the disruption to textile output.
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