McKean County Miner from Smethport, Pennsylvania • Page 1

hARRY L. BACKUb, Editor nd Proprietor. OFFICIAL PAPER OF THE COUNTY Per VOL XLVUJ I SMKTiiroRT. THURSDAY; JANUARY 12, vm NO: 2 THE FAMOUS CAPITAL CASES ENDED AT LAST, CHEMICAL The Capital Graft Actions Closed at Harrisburf. LaFrance Engine to Remain In Town --'Demonstration.

Satisfactory. At .1 meeting nf the council Monday evening the I.ar'rance i Chemical Kimine wliicii was sent ilere on approval, was S.tmrday afternoon both the LaFralico and AJax engines, won- 'jtlvi'n a thorough test back ot the 'lltimliton. block by representatives the borough co'uncll and each-engine (lid the work claimed for It I a very satisfactory though' the La- Framv the more e.xpon- Between'Attor-1 to piu'cliast- it In preference neys, the Msney I AJax. principally account Comei From is Not Made Known-- construction. to tho of the hiyh is mueh.more dur- Paid to Treasurer.

Harrisbiirg. one sweep "pf the spouse every' oapitul graft case, criminal and civil, wiped olf-tbe-sHttc--totiaT anil abl The councii.has turned the en- er to the Smeihiiort Kiro Uc-J j. TWO CHILD'REN BURNED. Lost Their While Lo'cktd in Their Home, at C.oudertport. tlie Knleqirlse-says: Last Thursday aftcniiiun.

just aa the 'Kntei-prlso was belli); tlireo little clill- of Mr. and Mrs. liic.w'StiiiKi .1, of tile tannery, were burned to death in a lire that.consumed the'house and all it contained. I a dlltlciilt to ascertain tho name of the family. Although the name'is StlnKonl, name'by which kiiown-at the tannery olllce and the nauio by -he.

re- which organization Is as stated last week's tCiityf- prlso. motlu-r'had gone a nearby store, leaving her three babies locked in the house. When she returned she' foiind'the little- dwelling in llames. Ily TOSMALt- FIRES DO VERY LITTLE DAMAGE. Cu'rlains.

Caught on 1 Instances. FIREMEN WERE NOT. CALLED 'OUT I the in his I Ff.UIT -TREES, and Smith pii'M-ntcd a terrifying The iVniicr. of an orcaacd in tho Pearanre as he 4 stood at the head of i suutficrn part if the stato writes to stairs and delicti the Slier- 1 1'rof. II.

-A. Surface, Hcunoaiir Xoolo- Itf was summoned and on his jt-'lst, the a of Ag- arrival Smith w.vs imlm-ed to slatinu lliat yoiing-fruit der; a 1 taken 'tij tin-' hospitalj tries ate i and i ward of the jail, where Ife now 'he a of rtru.i t'h Sus- Ties In a preearlons.condition. Insect, injury, lu- wrijcs for Sijjith was by 1 infurirtation. 1'ruf. Surface's letter to oOlll Drs.

Jle.il atid Hedieut. It-was found him Is given that the hammer blows had failed to f.icture thi: skull and she expected 'to. re-cover. and J. C.

House, on Friday Evening and Henry Hailman's on Monday i Quickly Discovered. Although, we have two lires lu luirouifh i i tlie pa'st wi-ek damage done does not exceed SIOO. formerly lived In rAlloKauy. FIRE'ALARM WHISTLE. Arrangements are Being Made to Use Whistle With Compressed Ajr.

The tire alarm has cldctitally upon 'The best treatment of your.young^ "yoiinj: orebard Kj" to 1 ke-ep It Jii absc- -cloan i a i the Jitt half of the siiasotu and a cover crop, Mich clover' iliirjip; the'second half and during tho winttri. llo.vvver. If you can the next best is -to i'. well i barnyard manure, even, if you find It ix-st 'to buy the nilinure in order been taken the Ilackus i d6 If tiii.i Is third-resource Is, to use commercial the uso. fertiliser, bv onu e'on- i i suits 'for tilted by'the State a a i the una'ters were bellied 1:1 cr-nr: afternoon by atturne.vs tm'd the- Stan- sets- Of this' Uarris.

ex-state tifrr lirtVntirintF- ninrf over Sl.liPO.tmO. II. ami s.evcn dis-1 gorgo Contrai-fiir Saniler- "son's "hand to the State for unpaid warrants. Architect "'Huston. unpaid warrants: I'ayru- Co.

a i claim, to for extras on capitol e.ich direction of 'Sehlllt a Hev. Tiiat i in. 1 -si riiiced w.is a i i and h'orri M. disaster. iu his itratuUiiother to she did nut r-poml hat Our.

l.arabr ft; tlii- i i a i i I on a a -the batince" Is made ihp of small "'Wje. a i paid the State treasurer, and the warrants tlirnc-d-baoli to tae treasurer. On the 'M suits brought throe years, apo re to-day discontinued, six. lieeii tried of wMcli the Siate liv- and lust Nobi'ily whu paid tiie inun-y. arid the ivfn-c to tell.

Thc'curtaln. has f.illi-n on IV'insyl- vania's s'camlal. A A A Resp'ected Passed Saturday Last. says: bjrn fu FAKE MURDER STORY. trr-of li.inic'l and ll.mna'.t caliu 1 tu this vision tbe I'd was a small child.

Siu- had an. i a i fur yv.irs. tlii- i i i i cirri'dl May, slie-w-i- her wiiviy iiv ile.tth Sll'- i i i of ROEbER-SHAFFER. he aid thel'-'- was Vil into tjie roaai to lind tlie la i at If It tn oTStaln as it to he c.il!.-,! a and pl.ii-e -it in pcsi- I feitllixi-r, nin; froln I line i be laid to the pounds t.lv i i atvi- 1 1 air nr a Tiie r.itr.iti lrv i a compressor will be' purchased he used applying i a vp' -u-n t.i tho lit' can to tlireo her, ly: A. .1.

er. of X. Mrs. K. Cni.ii:.

i.i:,l C.iri'.'nter ijl Oak i A Started.a Story of that List Saturday Evening. I place evidently a and to a excitement I i the to do started stoiy. Saturday eveninv; thai of t'ais boro'iiKh hail shot and killed a girl that, i i a sotr.e indefinite spo.t in the-south Side of town. file local police.and a number 'of citizens', hastened io-that part-of the town, to'learn the particulars and assist in.capturing tlie-supposed mur- 'n-M i i i i a i i. I'rq; imer'ii derer, bu't their lon walk.they 'could llnd no slg'nj-Hf anything unusual having happened in that quiet and peaceful' community and they to their usual duties.

It has not the originator of the story or'hOw--it got such, healthy start without any parentage. This is. perhaps a for Its. author for name come to the. very thins should the right uars (it tho young 'who 'was.

given credit for committing the crime the chances.are make" interesting for the person who started, the story. CIRL SUES FOR $30,000. A Young Man from Kane In -Breach pf Promise Case; The llrst breach of promise suit brought in 'the courts of McKean county a good many years was started here on Tuesday by Miss Ma-, bel Lillian Cupp of. Kane to recover damages, from James Montgomery, of the same place, to the amount of The young lady alleges that Mr. Montgomcry.hJis-sometime past marriage to her, but later has apparently changed his mind and therefore she asks thelcourt to give her Judgment against her former lover I the sum of 530,000, as a.

sort of to her wounded affections. This case promts :6 to be extremely Interesting and -will bo watched with only by'the legal fraternity, but many- in thd county. Millinery for Winter. My Millinery display for Winter now ready and yoti are looking for the 'really correct things In ladles' call and tee P. H.

C. ME'ETING. Tuesday. Evening Was Greatly Enjoyed by Members-- Officers Installed. Tuesday evening, a lu.

110. of the 20Q members of the order of Protected. Home Circle, met thei-r lodge rooms in the I. O. 0.

F. building and spent a Very '-enjoyable evening. Ralph H. H'urdlck. wag initiated into' the mysteries of fraternal order by tHoTlegree team ladles, under the" skilled leadership of XlrjS: Mollle' E.

Pierce, and tho work was never more beautifully, than on this occasion. Tuls'was also the- uigli't for the "semi-installation ofliccrs, which w.as done In a Well Known 'Farmers. Valley Young Man United in Marriage at Austin. "This mo'rning at at St. lini- (Tlirlvn.

piifiirtue.d tiie that unites nier Hucilcr and Mrs. Orpholia Shaffer. -The couple iverr'atl'cndi-d (iey)-y tun ami i bri'lc, "'1'he hapjiy couple, leu on the a-ain for a shoit weddlnj; trln, a which They i make their future In. Austin. Mr.

n'nd Mrs. Itocder are among uur must ii.ipiilTir-citiieiis.aiiil thvif nijiny wi'J 5uin us irt vxtendiui; con-' AntuiuMivii. aiid itucdi-r eame to Smeth- piil-t las; wi-ck am! Siinday i iiis paivuts in Valley. The is .1 son ol' ali.l Airs, i a Valley and is i i i has iiiaiiy frieiuij v. an ivNJi him and lii'ide a I-MU :li.p.

BOY SHOT IN THE Accidental Discharge of Firearm Proved to be Serious--Victim. is Expected to Recover. Kane. Jan. -Sylvester Jlahoney, aged son of Mr.

and A. Mahoney-, residing- at J.amont Siding, about' four miles from here, was. shot In the right lung, Homer Adams, 12 years of age, last Saturday afternoon. -The shooting, happened while boys were playing the homo of Ha-F ry Adams. At the.Kane Hospital the ball was' probed for by Dr.

Kvan O'Neil Kano and after considerably difficulty, was removed together with a small cloth which was carried into the wound. The a a entered from tlnsulshcd. ciir-ain and tie a siillli-lent length of time to resident within-a mile Jow franie badly scori-hvjr and lilh wmlla teT.il hoics were burned In the TUo tiro from waste baskvt iM-ariiy, in the llttlo a piece-oft-ari'-r i he of tire, but thought out. 'I'he damage is'coai- 'small and is by ill: 1 On furynuon the huuso' of Hi nry on lire iij a ii.il In enough. "All e( Uxvs 'if rl bad; till; if you he Vaulii.id shi-p or Novelty Kr -lii-mum to to quickly charge the -tank present the' a a her that lingyrate' Oiem.

to is 'in ,11 'iM'iine'tlicm back, In i.V.:-r-ir.il r' W-IM-; 't to this. s.Iiimld, by all i in i i Hie alarm siu-Jt at u.d turned-in. Hut until the i i you can mit but iiistalled un the huse at nore e.irne.-:l- tli-in I ad- niclit. a I or. 'it you rut 10 inrl- r.

Krow an i lie' advisable to rlns' the 1-cll-on the -iryhard if yo-i j.it. ot i i reuai oije the of fihu! til-- -dimr dr.it: t'. i'a-ii r. the ahnoat I i i "dmtely lire mucli Had th'. lire nutiiitiL' ctiuid l.il'.taan Tin- Swedisii ciiiireh.

lai'l LOOKING FOR HER HUSBAND. A Port AHeyany Woman Stnas'ned a. Door of. Neighbor's- House -To Find Him. Last Mrs.

(leu i a I'ort ivate.l qi in til it --uiioU- and -Ti'inn. Tnero i whu i i a a 1 it; lile i ai'--- i a ilf Ml, ll i i ind. -il- -v i a i i i i .1,1. 1 1 in tin- lireli'Vil t-oillil re.K-:-.ed I st 1)s ,1, did nut reach holm- the prup- ii.ne' tnunner by After the, business meeting tho-la- the back. dies served eleKaull of Ivd- wln Adams, the.

boy whD' disappeared and was The tn- tcti 'enjoyed- 'by. all "The balance of the evening was dancing play. Ing. This order has paid to Its'mCmbers benefits amounting to over $17,000 and is in'a rhost flourishing.condition. I NEAR KANE.

Caught and "WhTrled His Death--Alone When It Happened. rhuthT aiToll well pumper, employed by the Kane Glass company on wells located about' two miles from this borough In the Me- Dennott farm, was killed by being caught in tho' belt the engine. Ills body was found by a man nanied Anderson. No 6ne tho accident and no It able to explain how It'happened. It is presumed-tint I.Indermuth'was caught In tho machinery In eoma say- soon after It started in the morning! A Deceased was about 45 ago.

His wife died'two years ago. His 1 mother and a brother live here. T. ho were taken In charge by Undertaker Smullini and prepared ATTEMPTS MURDER AND SUICIDE Little Valley Man Attacked Woman With a Hammer and Then Cut Throat--He Will Dte. Little Valley.

X. Jan. ward Smith murderously assaulted his wife yesterday morning and atter trying to take her life, slashed his throat with a razor. Mrs. Smith, although terribly injured, Is expected to recover, "but the man.

la hourly growing has' no chance of so mysteriously last April- never heard of thereafter. jured boy. will probably, recover. ALL SHOULD HELP. town will become, a good business so long as Its -business men rely on a few merchants to make the-elTort to bring trade.to town.

Too often the -men in a few lines of trade are about 'the only ones that reach out after custom. Other merchants -until- -these own-Induce the. poo- pie to come to town, and content thorn- selves the trade that naturally drifts to their stores. A business man should ask himself If he Is doing bis sharo to attract people to come to town to trade and help the entire business community and- no town Is a success unless all lines aro working to extend the trade as far as possible, and trying to bring a largo territory In the circles which tho town. Is the business center, tuthfully remarks an exchance.

This Is a hunch that can bo taken seriously by a number of Smcthport who: are crying "hard tnt not spending ft oent to attract to much the h.iilise a been st' Tbe loss was eov by insuraiue. tfl- a i a a 'tu Sei-ntl weeks ago Smith-left home recovery. weeks a after fre.quently'-(luarrojing with hl.s wife, man and oftnn had' little 'arguments'with Smith OTcfihoitcy.matters. Yesterday morning he returned, home and i went down town. In "utlery, plant; he told.

the. workmen that he Intended to kill his before night, but nobody paid any' at- trmrron-RrWs threat. 1 a. m. he went to the house, secured a hammer and without warning murderously attacked his' wife.

The 'woman's screams for help alarmed her daughter, Winifred, who ran to the nearest neighbor. Smith repeatedly struck at his wife wltH the hammer. The bones of of'her hands vvtre she watded.pft blows. Several times th'e infuriated mart succeeded in landing, lusty b'ows upon her head 'Her scalp was 'tit In many places and. finally a well aimed blow felled-her 'to tho floor.

As Smith prepared 'to finish his work, shout irom the door caused him to pause. Constable Thomas had been i i calti- 11 a-s of i In very ferti- For some unknown to tlie "indeid, i builii tSem up i Mrs. Khapp suspected that he and make pirnd.orchards hail oarelessl.v.wai:uered fo the home "I.nut.- a trei or time to i i botlvr a a v.itlc.n. therefore she started oiit tind. him.

of a' neighbor ami. was spemlins "the i feet tall, when a ey'enins with other members'of gentler Of course she. was not Jealous but she wended her way to domicile and upon receiving response to her timid, knock, tried tho 'door and'upon'finding ceedcii to punch out a', panel In the door. She then reached through, unlocked the door and entered. "The dialogue that followed between' the la- present has, not been recorded but we have It.

on good authority that tiftcea and transplanted. I doubt if is ii.v'siblc to a a a such trees make-, good trees of them afterward. I can assure you that I would rather have a one-year-old'uee transplanted' cut back to a than, a fifteen-feet- tree trarisTilanted and cti.t back to six feet. "If the'trees have, started now, it Is not necessary to feel lo.discouraged to think they 'should be taken out. but" I am satisfied that yon should a something more than a lifere': rium'erous remarks of nlirate soda or other the disappointing part the whole 5 no H'ml her' Also, you 'sliould carefully and sec if the'y'arc PECULIAR ACCIDENT.

Horse Backed into. Furnace at Garb- age Plant. A hea'vy Iron-grey' draught- horse, owned "by' H. L. Dale, backed' into the furnace'at the city garbage cremato'ry Wednesday; at.Oil City, says'th'e Derrick, and efforts at Its 'rescue Ineffectual, It was shot and killed.

The horse had been hired to Armour and was In charge of Fred Sloan, who drove to the crematory with furnace Is a- pit, the mouth of which'la-on a level with the floor of the receiving room. The fire In the furnace had been going out but a short time when Sloan arrived, and he backed the sled to'tbo The horse's feet slipped on the Iron, floor around Uio mouth of' the pit and to hind summoned was tho legs dropped. Into' the hole. Efforts house as Smith drew a razor from his pocket. The man evidently Intended to cut his wlfo'e throat, hut the slsot of the constable caused him to chango bis mind and he drew tho keen-edged ra- lor across his throat with a savage sweep.

Running to the top of the then defied the-consta- to stop Us further a means of scale or other pests, and if rr should be-sprayed with the right ma-. terial at the risht-tlmo and in-the Tight manner; I you Tvill not think a am I write, this communicatioa in a spirt of helpfulness, rather than of -criticism. If 1 can extend to you any further service, 1 shall be! glad to do so." From 'Ballroom to Pulpit. A big religious campaign being days In the Union church -at East by J. A.

Hlgby. You want to hear hlmi H.e speaks what and ho speaks. Come out and bring your friends. He Is ably assisted by a good band 61 sing- The St.ite payj the tuition of.prov pectfve teachers, at Kdlnboro Normal. Th'e present session begati Jan.

3, planks'and by shoving tlu heavy Iro'ijj a Scnd for catalog. lid against the animal was Janl 2. lt Th'n-F. Blgler. and It dropped to the bpt.tom.- Water' was turned In and the fire drowrusd out.

arid for more than an' hour men with block and tackle tried to raise' the horse to Finally It wai'ihot with rifle horroTed from Not Without Hope. A man may bo absolutely Impossible, but somewhere there Is who doesn't think eago Record-Herald, for Tha.