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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1917
Page
5
Miss Bertha Kibler former Worthy Grand Matron of the Order of the Eastern Star died Sunday in Corry. She made many friends in the city and was widely visited by acquaintances.
Officials and employees of Warren County courthouse organize the Easy Chair Farmers Club to cultivate a five acre tract near town where they will plant potatoes.
A Warren County survey by the Chamber of Commerce aims to revive idle land. The committee plans to cultivate 1,000 acres out of about 5,000 acres of suitable farms, addressing land use and seed supply challenges to boost regional crops.
A dealer in second hand materials shows the rise by selling old pipe for as much as it cost twenty years ago to buy new pipe. Demand for second hand casting and tubing is high across the oil regions due to scarcity of new pipe, with many junk runs growing since the war began.
The Public Service Commission says all grade crossing gates in Pennsylvania will be striped black and white by mid July as part of standardizing crossing protection. Watchmen will replace red flags with a 16 inch Stop disc to warn motorists.
Soren Gergerson, 65, longtime inmate at the State Hospital in Warren, died by hanging Sunday. He tied a double noose to the bed and dropped forward, strangling himself with his face close to the floor. Born in Denmark, he left no relatives in the United States besides a stepson.
A plan to supply seed to Warren County farmers proposes the county buy seed after harvest and take security for payment. This would let farmers avoid upfront investment and obtain seed cheaper via bulk purchasing. The proposal will be reviewed by the county attorney for legality.
A newly made flag by Jamestown N Y Worsted Mills workers is described as cosmopolitan. Wool from American sheep was processed by Americans and a multinational team including Italians Swedes Germans English Belgians French Albartone Albanian Irish Turk Pole and others, all said to be Americans at heart.
The Mail office serves as a hub for legal blanks and sign cards and other stationery with competitively priced options.
The late Levi Smith left 50 000 to charity as part of a broader will including generous family bequests and multiple charitable provisions.
The New Struthers Hotel at Pennsylvania Avenue and Liberty Street sustained about $1000 in a fire that began around 10:25 p.m. last Thursday. Fire was confined to the walls beside the back stairway, with damage limited to those areas.
Hearing on the petition of the Pennsylvania Gas Co. and United Natural Gas Co. in Harrisburg was postponed from May 18 to a date in June to allow complainants more time to gather evidence. The two gas companies agreed to the extension.
Ethel Howe aged 14, daughter of Robert Howe, placed a dynamite cap on a stove near a blasting cap kept on a farm. The cap exploded, mangling her right hand and leading to the amputation of three fingers at Warren Emergency Hospital.
Rt. Rev. Bishop Rogers Israel of the Episcopal diocese of Erie will be assigned to a post with American troops in France. He conferred with Secretary of War Baker in Washington and will depart for the front early in June.
The Pine Grove School Board keeps the tax rate at fifteen mills for 1917 after lifting five mills in 1916 to fund a 20 000 dollar bond issue for a new school building. Costs now exceed estimates by 3 000 to 4 000 dollars due to higher materials prices. bonds if retired may raise the millage again before project completion. Basement work is underway with Warren Contracting Company progressing satisfactorily.
The Census Bureau estimates the 21 to 30 year old male population in western Pennsylvania cities for draft registration. City figures include Altoona 1130 Beaver Falls 1353 Braddock 21168 Bradford City 1454 Butler 2763 Carnegie 1169 Charleroi 1195 Connellsville 15465 DuBois 1466 Duquesne 1996 Erie 7519 and others such as Greensburg 1548 Harrisburg 7201 Homestead 2246 Johnstone 6852 Latrobe 1139 McKees Rocks 1994 McKeesport 1994 Meadville 1380 Monessen 2163 New Brighton 927 New Castle 4113 North Braddocks 1514 Oil City 1929 Olyphant 996 Sharon 1861 Sharpsburg 897 Titusville 871 Uniontown 2078 Warren 1473 Washington 2161 Wilkinsburg 2322.
B Vladeck, newly named editor of the New York Forward, argues Americans should understand and be patient with Russia's post czar autocracy transition. He notes the Council of Workmen and Soldiers Deputies as a labor party shaping Russia’s future, calls for democratic replacements in officials and judiciary, and warns against misreading the revolution as pro Germany.
Lists of jurors drawn for the Common Pleas General Quarter Sessions and Oyer and Terminer in Warren. Names cover numerous occupations and towns such as Warren Freehold Conewango Sugar Grove Pine Grove and Youngsville with jurors for grand and traverse panels and the specified June 4 1917 convening time.
The Public Service Commission of Pennsylvania will consider a certificate of public convenience for Conenango Township Electric Company to supply light heat and power in Conenango Township Warren County. A public hearing is set in Harrisburg June 6 1917 at 9 30 AM. R W Stone solicitor.
Glade Township will hold a meeting in Warren County in the solicitor’s rooms to discuss township matters. Details remain unclear in OCR fragment but indicate official action and location.
In Warren County Common Pleas Case No 25 March Term 1917 Elizabeth Johnston Libellant sues Victor Bh Johnston Respondent. Subpoena alias return Non est inventus restricted notice to appear July 2 1917 at Warren Court House to answer petition and explain why divorce should not be granted Sheriff GEO A W DeForest Warren Pa May 17 1917.
A humorous exchange from the Louisville Courier Journal about twin children one blond and one brunette. The mother jokes they could not afford a maid so each parent washed a child and the outcome differed by who did the washing.
The Public Service Commission denies the Mead Township Electric Company appeal in Warren County Pennsylvania. The case involves the Mead Warren County and Pleasant Township Electric Companies and a solicitor's actions during May 17 to 24.
Chemists explore adapting horse chestnuts for human consumption focusing on removing bitter compounds and saponin-like glucosides. Nuts are described as over half starch and sugar with some protein and fat, offering notable nutrition.
The two girls help their mother with the dinner dishes. Jane insists she dried a plate so vigorously it seemed to perspire, while her sister questions the claim, prompting a light kitchen-room moment.
A Philadelphia Bulletin snippet notes a shopper questions genuine gold fish, while the seller replies the items are rolled plate and not genuine gold, indicating a sale of imitation goods at a low price.
A shopper notes that low cost footwear often carries hidden costs and poor durability. The remark suggests value lies in reliable quality rather than cut prices.
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