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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1908
Page
1
Banks grow as custodians of both large and small funds. The article notes wider appreciation for banking service and its increasing usefulness. Further details discuss improved methods and public trust in financial institutions.
Walter E K Holt and wife transfer property to Oscar J Olson in Brokenstraw for one dollar. Gustaf Olson and wife sell to Oscar J Olson in Brokenstraw for one dollar. Mary J Little transfers to Alice M Watson in Pittsfield for one dollar. Mary J Little transfers to Sadie K E Calkins. John W Sly Estate sells to Matthew Diehl in Conewango for 1000 dollars. C H Kay et al to I C O F Hall Association Trustees in Youngsville for 150 dollars. West Warren Real Estate Co to F H Wyman et al in Warren for 850 dollars. Robert Bergman and wife to John Foley and wife in Warren for 2800 dollars. Seymour Dean and wife transfer to Isadore Cole in Bear Lake for 150 dollars. Eugene Cole to Edna Cole in Bear Lake for 1 dollar. Blanche Roy to Dell Roy in Warren for 1 dollar. Pearl B Kerr et al to Mary Ann Karr in Conewango for 100 dollars. Mary Ann Karr to Frederick A Peterson in Conewango for 3400 dollars.
Corry needs a dog catcher after failing to recruit a town man for the job. George T. Pettingill of Corry, despondent, attempted self harm by slashing his throat Friday after a period of ill health. The Tenth Pennsylvania Regiment reunion for the Spanish American War unit will be held July 31 in Waynesburg, with Greene county expected to observe a holiday in honor. Boneset tonic charged with causing disrepute and arrest as it was brewed in Wheeling with high alcohol content.
The Pennsylvania Gaffeyites are to back Bryan in the election, though their enthusiasm is expected to be restrained and subdued rather than ardent.
A great burning oil well in the Ozolume district near the San Geronimo river in Mexico has burned since July 4, producing about 50 000 barrels daily. The gusher, reached by rotary drilling, blew the 1800 foot pipe to the surface, ignited, and now cannot be controlled, with flames lighting the sky and mirrors seen hundreds of miles away. Local officials hope to shut it in, but it resists efforts to extinguish the blaze.
The West Chester News argues towns should grant railroad franchises sparingly and for short terms. Franchises must be time limited to force companies to fulfill promises and to permit renewal or refusal based on future performance.
A Philadelphia Ledger passage recalls a brief exchange where a motorman asks a truck driver to move off the track. The driver steers aside, thanking him and apologizing for the near collision while noting his lack of awareness of the car's proximity.
Gregory Brown Co announces a two week sale starting Saturday July 25 and ending Saturday August 8 offering all odds and ends at fifty cents on the dollar and greater discounts on regular lines with substantial reductions.
The forty seventh commencement closes as the most successful year. Fall term starts September 8 1908. Catalogue free. John F Bicler, Principal.
Wedding notices list the unions of George A Siggins and Lilly May Pillsbury in Warren, Peter C Holt and Minnie Pearl Barhite in West Salamanca, R M Allen and Phoebe Rose in Union City, Robert G Ongley and Edna B Smith in Titusville, Wayne Gron and Nellie Flinn in Kane with post wedding residences noted for each couple.
Obituaries from Youngsville Warren and San Francisco announce the deaths of Mrs. Nellie Belle Tobey Smutz at 45, C. L. Doty 43 in New York, and Captain R. R. Grindley 60 in San Francisco. Survivors and service details listed. Grindley noted as uncle to Warren residents. Funeral July 15 for Mrs. Smutz at Wesleyan Methodist Church.
In Warren on July 17 1938 a son was born to Mr and Mrs Samuel Samuelson of Chestnut Street. On July 18 1908 a daughter arrived for Mr and Mrs Earl V MacDonald. On July 20 1908 a son was born to Mr and Mrs W W Kendall of Gladerun. On July 19 1908 a son was born to Mr and Mrs W E Rice.
Joseph Nolan 22, a Clarendon tannery worker, drowned Sunday in a pond near Booker's Mills while swimming after stopping along a narrow gauge road. Two boys found the body Monday. coroner's jury ruled accidental death. Funeral held Tuesday at North Clarendon Methodist Church.
Farmers near Coudersport report a terrible stench on Tuesday as thousands of dead fish lay along the river banks and drift in the water. They halted haying to clear the corpses, and the cause remains unknown though suspected acid pollution.
A historic advertisement touts Hoff Business College in Warren Pennsylvania as a dependable place for business education and a path to good employment. Proprietors I J Horr and L J Homes invite inquiries for particulars.
The quote asserts that investing in learning endures beyond material riches and cannot be stolen. It emphasizes wisdom as a man's most secure possession and a safeguard against loss.
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