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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1917
Page
5
The Atlantic Refining Company plans a Grand Valley gasoline plant costing 25000 dollars with a daily output of 3000 gallons. Some tank material is already at the site and ground breaking will occur this week.
The 111th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry reunion will be held at the fair grounds on September 12. A large attendance is anticipated. Captain J. J. Haight of Cooper Tract leads the arrangements.
The wholesale liquor store of Hawley E. Wheeler on Pennsylvania Avenue West was sold at sheriff sale for 600 dollars. His household goods brought 150 dollars and other property 50 dollars. Purchaser was Salome Leonhart, his mother-in-law and the woman who sold him out.
Mrs. Mabel Dallas of Sugar Grove was elected president of the Warren County W C T U at the Tidioute Presbyterian Church meeting which closed last Thursday. Other officers chosen include Mrs. Elizabeth Ranson vice president Clarendon Mrs. Sarah McClellan corresponding secretary Warren Miss M L Jackson recording secretary Spring Creek Mrs. Etta C Hatton treasurer Russell.
Warren marked a calm Labor Day with few crowds, unlike 1916. About 500 residents left early to pick blackberries along the river, returning with large baskets as the crop proved exceptional.
A. F. Kottcamp secretary of the Y M C A. will leave Warren between Sept 15 and 30 for Camp Lee Petersburg Va to serve as general secretary of one of the twelve Y M C A Buildings. He has leave until January 1 and will be aided by two under secretaries a religious work director and a physical director. The Warren county draft is going to Camp Lee.
Hudson J. Bierce 79 died last Wednesday at 2 Henry Street after a heart attack in his bathroom. Health officer for eight years and secretary of the Warren Board of Health, he served the borough nearly twenty years and was a Civil War veteran with three wounds. Funeral 3 p m Sunday at 2 Henry Street with Eben N Ford G A R in charge and firing squad.
Beatrice Wetmore daughter of Mr and Mrs E D Wetmore was united in marriage to David B Turner of Colorado. Rev A R Taylor of York officiated. The couple was unattended.
Russell resident Garrett Burgett a liveryman and longtime figure contracts smallpox. Several people are exposed including a newly married couple who were driven from Corydon to Jamestown by Burgett. He remains under quarantine.
Cyrus Siegfried, son of Colonel John M. Siegfried of Warren, is commissioned as first lieutenant after training at Fort Niagara. His brother-in-law Dr. Paul B. Stewart also enters service as a surgeon and the pair expect to leave Warren next week.
The Jamestown Bemus Point segment of the state road opened Tuesday allowing travel from Westfield through Jamestown to Randolph for 45 miles on paved surface without detours, the first time since construction began five years ago.
Millard Skinner died Wednesday at his Sugar Grove home after a long illness. He was 46 years, 6 months, and 19 days old. He leaves a wife, two children, one brother, and four sisters. The funeral was Friday at 2 P M from the home with Rev. G W Fuller officiating. Burial followed in Five Point Cemetery.
Warren county estimates a total potato yield of 340000 bushels with 100000 bushels as excess crop. D B Hitchcock, chairman of the war agriculture committee of the chamber of commerce, released figures. The county planted 3000 acres in 1916 and averaged 44 bushels per acre, yielding 110000 bushels.
News reports the marriage of former State Senator Lewis Emery Jr of Bradford to Miss Elena Card of New York at the bride’s mother’s home in Port Hope Canada. The groom is 79 and the couple will tour Peru for their honeymoon where Emery has mining and rubber interests.
Rector of Trinity Memorial Church Warren Rev W H Jones named chaplain of the Second Ohio Artillery. Though past 40, his Plattsburg camp service and two years of exemplary work helped him secure the commission.
An order from Warren county court formalized the renaming of Warren E Emergency Hospital to Warren General Hospital. Directors voted June 19 to amend the charter, but court action was required to legalize the change, making the institution officially Warren General Hospital going forward.
The Pennsylvania apple packing law became effective on September 1 requiring all state grown apples in closed packages to show in plain letters the packer authority, true variety name, and minimum size or count. First violation carries a $50 fine with $100 for each subsequent offense.
Sam Gaima, recently back from Pittsburgh where he faced a federal liquor charge, is again implicated in supplying alcohol. He appeared before Justice D. G. Blackman and was held under bail of 100 dollars for trial at the next Criminal Court term, bail posted by E. I. Glassman.
Philadelphia residents Mr and Mrs George W Van Ronk announced the engagement of their daughter Edna to Rev J W Smith pastor of the First Presbyterian Church in this city. Smith, a popular preacher, recently returned from an Eastern trip and said he would not run on the dry ticket in the Twenty eighth District. The wedding date was not announced.
Warren County announces the first 5 percent draft for September 7, listing ten local men: Leslie Hanna, John Norman Ahlgren, Ben Kinnear, Siegfried Elof Anderson, Leo Price, William J. Sandoff, Alex Pisco, Fred Liberty, Alex Reno Morrison, and Charles Enos Olson. Each entry includes street or route, occupation, and Warren address.
A new act changes dog license procurement from assessors to the County Treasurer or a Justice of the Peace. Dogs must be licensed by January 15, 1918, with taxes $1 for males and $2 for females, and tags must be worn on collars title.
Frankfort Kentucky report states Larue county birthplace of Abraham Lincoln supplied 132 men for the national draft with no exemptions or disability rejections. Representative Ben Johnson cites full registration and examination with all men appearing and none claiming exemption. Johnson calls it an unparalleled showing in draft history.
The article warns that clear water can harbor invisible germs and that color and odor do not guarantee safety. It explains that boiling water for five minutes kills typhoid bacteria and that chlorine can also disinfect water when properly used.
The editorial predicts silver will regain parity with gold as war ends and paper currency expands in Europe. It argues remonetization could boost purchasing power, aiding America as a major silver producer and vault owner, with Mexico and Peru benefiting from renewed silver prosperity.
Washington reports the American Red Cross has developed plans to feed and care for Americans held in German prison camps. A prisoners relief committee is organized in Berne Switzerland under Ellis L. Dresel of the American legation. About a hundred Americans are held in Germany, many civilians from sunk merchant ships. German policy yields rationing that keeps prisoners malnourished, contributing to high death rates among Russian Serb and Romanian captives.
Four young women have been appointed by Supervisor L C Way to serve as nature guides for camping parties in Rocky Mountain National Park. These student guides, certified by federal exams, offer talks on flora and fauna for a nominal fee, with Estes Park as the gateway town and early interest already high.
Albert Hosmer aged fourteen from Parkman became a bullfighter of sorts when a bull owned by his father charged him as he fed an apple. He grabbed the bell ring, leaped onto the bull, rode it around, and after the bull paused, fell to the ground. He then pinched the bull’s nostrils and escaped over the fence before the bull charged again.
The Warren Mail invites readers to recruit correspondents from their towns by sending a weekly letter. It promotes the Print Shop for sale bills posters calling business cards envelopes and letterheads with prompt quality at a fair price.
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