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ESTABLISHED 1856 Oldest Newspaper published in Indiana VOLUME 71 "INDIANA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1927 ONE DOLLAR AND A HALF PER YEAR READ the Old Files of The published WMk, COURT NEWS December sessions of criminal court opened on Monday with a long list of cases for disposal. District Attorney L. E. Miller has been confined to his home with Illness and Judge J. N.

Langham appointed Attorney J. complications which developed from RECENT DEATHS Thoiniis Bell Thomas Bell, aged 66 years, a veteran Pennsylvania Railroad engineer, of Blairsvllle, died at his home in that place on Thursday night with Wayne Tomb to serve as acting district attorney during the absence of fcit Mr. Miller. A numtoer of cases on the trial list have been disposed of by the offenders entering pleas and by settlement. In the case of the Commonwealth "'vs.

W. B. Compton, Kenneth ton and J. A. Dixon, supervisors of Gonemaugh township, the court directed that indictment be quashed.

This case was the outcome of a controversy over the use of a road owned by Conemaugh township. J. A. Markicivz entered a plea on a of misdemeanor. T.

D. Frideqa, charged with adul- tery, failed to appear and forfeited his bond. Allen Hughes, erating a motor vehicle while under the influence of liquor, entered a plea of guilty. Doyal Nicewonger, charged with violation of motor laws, pleaded no defense. Watson Brady, charged with violation of motor laws, failed to appear and forfeited his bond-.

The case of Mrs. William McCurdy, charged with assault and battery, was continued. The indictment was quashed in the -case of H. A. Beers, charged with larceny.

Albert Riddle entered a plea of guilty on a charge of larceny. C. L. Bair, charged with volation of the motor laws, failed to appear and forfeited his bond. Antonio Alderino pleaded guilty to violation of the prohibition laws.

John Larcorchick, charged with -larceny, was discharged. Judge Langham pronounced sen- ce on the following offenders on onday morning: an Injury to his left foot about two years ago. He was a native of Ireland, but came to this country with his parents when a lad of seven years. Entering the employ of the Pennsylvania Railroad at the age of 13 years, he worked in the Allegheny engine house and later as a locomotive fireman. At the age of 21 years he was promoted 1 'to-the position of engineer, which he held at the time of his death.

He was a resident of Blairsville for more than 40 years. He was a member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Enginemen and the Veterans' Association of the Conemaugh Divisibff of the Pennsylvania Railroad. He leaves a widow, Mrs. Margaret Bell; four sons, Frank and George, both of Blairsville, and John charged with op- and Robert, at home, and four daughters, Mrs. William Burnsides, of Blairsville, and Misses Margaret, Ruth and Susie Bell, of near Pittsburgh.

A sister, Mrs. J. B. Hughes, resides in Ohio. M.

Lutlier Learn M. Luther Learn, a well-known resident of Green township, died early Monday morning in the Dixonville Hospital, where he had been a patient for the past five months. Following a.n operation for appendicitis he suffered from a complication of diseases and his condition was regarded as serious from the start. The deceased, wjio was a son of the late John A. Learn, was aged 64 years, four months and 11 days, and resided all his life on the Learn homestead farm, near Cookport.

He was one of the substantial citizens of the community and was a member of the Cookport Lutheran Church, where the funeral services will be conducted by his pastor, Rev. William King, this afternoon, followed by interment in Mrs. May Johnston, charged with the church His wife died instruments to prevent con-i a number of years ago and surviving REAL ESTATE TRAM8FER8 WILL BE A BEAUTIFUL BUILDING FROM OLD MESSENGER FILES; PERSONAL MENTION Harry K. Fisher to Arthur The First National Bank of Incll- SIXTY-SIX YEARS AGO Leafli Wethenly, of Indiana, is Mrs. Groves 163 acres in Armstrong, ana, the oldest banking institution in Indiana Messenger Files of Voting her panrents Mr and December 4, 1861.

Wilson Bnd Oharleg Btarnille. 0et0 kin, two lots in Green, $2,250. lite abankome, tWO 1018 1H Wiceu, CHvth J. Stewart to M. Bennett Corner of Philadelph a and Sixth Sons, lot in Indiana Lyda B.

McCutcheon KNFSi'n Th. was in Smith, Editors. Ned Root and son, Oharles, of Wm. Fletcher Hall, a son of A. 'C.

Sheboygan, are -visiting in the lot In Indiana, $7,000. tTr -1 J. JL.i.cbiiii ovii SSM? "ruSK this we of Harry and Mffl Smitt. te $9,500. English, architects, drew the plans by a letter addressed to his faither, O'Neal, of Odena, Ohio, is ames D.

McCunn, th proposed structure. The build- was ne engagement of Pikcville, spending some time with his father, tr lin ft fl hv 1 0 0 fcifit clllu. Will i TIT -r. ft Kentucky. lot Walter I.

Potts to Maude S. Miller, lot in Indiana, $2,650. Geneva Bobich to John Shizzone, lot in Center, $2,000. Joseph Soisson Fire Brick Company to Citizens Title Trust Company, 27 acres in West Wheatfield, $500. engagement of Pikcville, spending some time with his father, Being a member of Mar- John of the Fourth ward.

Thompson, of grift, spent Sunday with ihis father, J. Wilse of Railroad avenue. Dick Stephens to Viola M. Stuchell, capital ing will be 60 by 100 feet contain every facility for cc modern banking business and for the shall's regiment, he took part the comfort and convenience of its hottest of the fight. During the en- patrons.

Work on the new structure a cme nt. his right T'heek was scored Hfl. -bal! ilnd -by a site of the proposed building, is va- rebel, the ball entering the cheek and catecl. passing off beneath the ear. The Delia Vance, of Pittsburgh, a The First National Bank was or- wollml is bat sl jg, and jn not unfit former high sicihool teacher at Plum- ganlzed on January 2, 1804 with a iHe, is spending a few days with In- capital stock ot $200,000.

1 he ill fat fvionrlo 123 acres in Blacklick, $2,000. officers were: President, James Sut- Matthew Bartlebaug 1 formerly of rHim cliana A Conner to Sterner, lot ton; cashier, William C. Boyle; direc- green township, this county, in com- Johnston, formerly of the pany with a son and are Nicely Beef of Indiana, has ac- in Montgomery, $246. tors i.yj.ui.11*£>*-' 1 Hazel M. Graham to First National John fiVe aC1 eS hl EaSt Alexander Stewart.

The institution ties of his country. to L. T. McKee, has The Supply Company. John R.

Peterson to L. T. McKee, nas of The bear kil Jed tet week Mr -Lyken Ruffner and Boyd Spewre de- lot in Conemaugh, $3,600. QT than The present Joseph Metz, of Bmshvalley township pajr Wednesday morning for Los Alien Grahani five 1 acres in East officers and directors are: President, was a large one, the 'hide of which Angeles, where they expect to Wheatfield, $2,952. James S.

Blair; cashier R. we jghed thirty pounds. spend the winter. James W. Robinson, lot in Indiana, $19,000.

RECENT MAKR1AGES MeCrci J.ht-Lewis Major I. McCreight, and Miss Frances E. Lewis, both of DuBois, were married in the Presbyterian ghed thirty pounds. penc i the winter. The home of Peter Coy's family, in Jay Myerg and Roy returned P.

Taylor and Ernest Stewart. IS YOUR Ml jiN THIS LIST Three diildren Wrn. Johnston's family, in Armstrong township, William, aged 21, died on the 16th Elizabeth, aged 18, died on the 21st, Three, deer were brought down in am NancV) aged nearjy on the have returned to then- (home in She- took the State ttion for undertakeirs. Wilmer Miller and her son, Clarence, after spending some time wM Miss Laura Sharp, of Indiana, 25th. lacta.

0 tlhe (pleasure 'of Shaking side in DuBois. Church at Brookville on December 3 last week by Rev. Shoemaker. The bride is a site of Gush Cushion last weeK. daughter of Mrs.

Sara E. Lewis, of Homer Stephens, of Pine Plats, will in White (township, children Eochester Mills. The couple will re- deer meet for next few age 10, hands with Mr. J. C.

ParneU, of South weeks died on the 2nd, -an 3rd, a son, Sixth street, this week. Mr. ParneU Willard of Livermore went aged 12, being Uh-e fourth in has had a serious seige of sickness G. E. Willard, ot Livermore, went t.

fiio(m the Hugh D. Smith Derry the Ligonier valley and thu, iamaly which mas iDeen caiiea on Dr. Robert J. Diven, a native of Washington township, Who has MAilRIAGE LICENSES shot asix deer the first Anne F. Justice Smiclcsburg jyj iss ji ary Olive Wilson, of Liver- within the last month.

Married. ception, was fined $100 and costs of prosecution. Allen Stratton and Elmer Hoover, charged with larceny, were ordered to pay a fine of $300 and serve not less than one year nor more than three years in the Allegheny County Allen Hughes, charged with operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of liquor, was fined $200 and costs. At the session of naturalization held on Wednesday, conducted "Vby Judge J. N.

Langham, assisted by Attorney R. M. Idderton, of Pittsburgh, 110 foreign residents of the county applied for citizenship. The applications heard included first, sec- ohd and final naturalization papers. At the conclusion of its work on the parents is a daughter, Mrs.

Irvin Adams, of Wehrum, and a son, John, of Phoenix, Ariz. He is also survived by these brothers and sisters: A. R. Learn and Mrs. W.

C. Treese, of Clymer; Mrs. Frank Young, of Cookport, and Ward Learn, of Greensburg. Miss Velma M. A complication of diseases was responsible for the death of Miss'Velma M.

Wentz, aged 23 years, of town, who died on Sunday at the Cresson Sanitarium. The deceased, who graduated from the Indiana High School, was an instructor schools four years, dent of the Teachers' Training College, of town, and would have graduated from the college with the class this year had her health permitted Edri Dan Carson crack shot wM a TTciaaio JlitUl Hessie Johnson John brought down the limit in Dollie Hughes Dixonville West Wheat field Township this season. Albert Morohgat of Lilly, the Nov. 'by J. E.

Coulter, been engaged in -mission work in of iCherryhilil to Alaska for 16 years, was the guest oi it-wp. his cousin, Mrs. Van Horn, of K. Indiana, the past w.eek, and his old F. schoolmate, Rev.

0. M. Offutt. Rev thelst Tomb Rev. J.

D. Knox, Co-onerative Aviation Successful hunting in Blair county, near the ol he 9 Spring-s, Diven, who is a brother of W. C. Div- co-opciative Cambria county line, Monday, killed a to Miss Sarah of Armagn en, of Lewlsville, is well acquainted J1 The West Wheatfield Township Co- i ne paint elk, weighing 450 pounds operative Association held its annual meeting at Huff last Friday evening. At least.

80 deer have killed iCunmmcd on Pane A neatly printed report shows that the asscoiation did a business for its members of now nearly 100 members. in the county flcers were re-elected for next year: announced today. She was a stu- Venango county (hills during dayg of present State May Not (Get Cook Forest. with iconditions in Alaska and is the author iof a story of an Alaskan dog, and a number of short stories of the north country. ess th present son There are tne seven a UlL Unless approximately $70,000 My These of- hunting season, state game protectors -Commissioner-elect and Mrs.

M. uiic the grand jury made the her to continue her school w6rk. She resentment: was a member of the Parkwood fcy be raised beiore January 1, it is probable that tne Cook Forest will sold Mack. A copy of the annual report hunteirs in the mountains ol West- aoco r( ji Ul to current news dispatches. may be secured by addressing the sec- mo re land county in the first day of the iState Marshall anrived ihome from their western trip Saturday.

It was an eventful trip for the couple and while in Sun D'icgo -they met many former retary at Huff, lowing presentment: The -County Home was found to be in very good condition and the mates comfortable and contented. We recommend the painting of the in' terior of the be completed as soon as possible. The Willard Home was also found to be in good condition. We recommend that new floor covering be placed in the children's play room. We commend Mr.

and Mrs. James White and- Mrs. Stahl for the very efficient management of the County Home and Willard Home. We Recommend thafe new carpet be placed on the floor of the grand jury Grange and the First United Presbyterian Church, of town. The funeral services were conducted by her pastor, Rev.

Dr. J. C. PinUerton, Wednesday afternoon at the home of of Walnut street, and interment followed in the Greenwood her parents and a FOllO LUC LL. ii vy kJ cl 1 II Haswefl, drainage engineer ot Wright reported.

State College, who was accompanied The Inidiana Red A Club arrived home Wednesday field la-ainage demonstration will be held on the farm of H. P. Ligget next. pence anc i Q. M.

then adjourned merits. residents. They weire en tar- latter being for- at home. Mrs. J.

Sloan Craig 5 point and Edward McKee, -of Preparing For Christmas Cheer. Indkma) the result of Each year during the holiday recent mountain trip of the Park- I son it has beea customary for the wood Hunting the last session of hiture $450,000 was etl tlie state for tihe ipurJhase of Back Hunting this stand of virgin timber in Mrs Arthur nson am ft eve- Peimsittvania, for the purpose oi con- hte of Mrs Jamis Two 'of the members, Russell' verting it into a state-park. 1'he yr.ce South Kunkle, bought at winch the foret wsaa olterec to tho of state was i to be 1 raised by ipuiblie -i-raowcript'ioM. William J. Craig, 8 point, Merle wi su ceSHiul und lhe heirs Following an illness of less than i oc Lg es churched, societies and other room, that new lighting fixtures be installed, and that the radiator in the women's lavatory opposite the grand jury room be removed.

We recommend that a door be cut between the office of the county superintendent of schools and the room now userl for storage purposes, so as to provide a private office for the superintendent and his assistants; also that new carpet be placed on the floor 'of the superintendent's room. We also recommend that the bedding in the jury room be cleaned and fumigated and the wornout bedding be replaced Avith new. We recommend the replacing of ''broken window lights and the repair of the leak in the roof of the passageway between the jail and court room; the clearing away of the litter from 'the lobby of the jail and the cleaning and fumigating of the jail building. 000 IN INDIANA THIS WEEK Poultry and FarinNProrturts Show at Armory Is Attracting Many Visitors Approximately 600 birds exhibited by 44 breeders, are displayed at the annual poultry and farm products show, which opened in the Armory yesterday and is the outstanding attraction of the county event. There are also most creditable exhibits of corn, small grains, potatoes, apples and eggs which are attracting the visitors.

The show is open.each morning at. o'clock and will remain open until 10 o'clock each evening, closing on Friday evening. two weeks, Mrs. Margaret Agey, wife of J. Sloan Agey, died ning at her home on from a complication of diseases.

The needy families our county. to wait longiar fchc fil gt of bhe year be One iof Lycoming county's most en- fore Disposing of Uhe property. and welfare organizations us i ast i hunters is W. J. Gass, of However, some of the heirs 1JIVO Wayne avenue i to distribute Christmas baskets to the Irigh a hose 82 years fail to tocen p).

i ng or a division tho es- deter him in the hunt. Gass bagged tote it is understood, deceased, who was aged over 80 years, was a daughter of the late i James Pindley, of White township, Following her marriage the couple, these families resided on a farm southeast of Indi- Ohristmas it has been suggest- ana until 35 years ago, wt located in Indiana. The deceased a lifelong member of the First Unitod tions uiai To reven duplication and iover- an point toU.k recently. 0 malce sure that none of a this bit 10 Floyd Wilkins, of town, did not miss this bit ot mounfcains thla Church, of town, itoc nfc and families, whom they intend to neip, Shaffer YlfcJili.lJlV-'ilIlH^ii-)*"' 1 i much interested in the Mission- to the American Red Cross, 40 South Andrew Rush, aged 18 yeans, one ol Society and other church circles. Ninth If this meets witlh the the of the Temipletoin Tlie funeral services will be Conduct-; tlhoge i nte ireste(l, iplease at Medix Run, s'hot a five 3 lists, as soon as possible, so that is Armstrong county J.

C. Pinkerton, and interment will Committee will have an opportun- hunter credited with ibruigimg d'own and it seems 'highly probable that unless definite action is taken before to ihunt January 1, by those anxious to pre- seiTe the virgin timber, that ii will be sold to the highrai, Democrat. A F(irty Pound Turkey. son, Mr. and Mrs.

lleiulersen, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Maulc, thr; Rev. and Mrs. F.

B. Foster, Dr. and Mrs. DaLkis SutLon, Dr. and Mrs.

Clay and Alex. T. Lowry, Miss Kletinov Wilson and Mr. awl Mrs. Benjamin Junker and iheir daughters Miss and Miss Dorothy.

ti ohureh the First next 'Sabbath evenng. i'in weather the past with The weeks is in much both in Indiana iu Hu'tli runs nrul'id a K'ood few days he lists and a deer. follow in Greenwood Cemetery. Be- al rff an iz at i on who have the Charles Playfoot, residing Agey home, survives. Max O.

Ban- Max O. Barr, aged 35 years, of win, a son of the late Pindley Barr, Salbul lay al lomwm Lewis i-lollo- "Tom, C'iiiei: oi' tlie Sem.u'a t. rail the 4U-pouiid bi'onxe turkey ibcloiigiug o-ut anyway. to Aliss tiara ileitx, of liroada re.s, was a-vvarded fiisi; at 'Show held in Cuica- Merris Beef Company, with of- buildings in the 4th win a son of the late Pindley Barr, flees and buildings touted in Bnl of town, died on Thursday at the! ward has been purchased by Armour Hamburg State Sanitarium, The de-; and Company, of Chicago, and ceased was a resident of Indiana for haye asgu met i change of the buf Jlil'l, in Ruyburn tovvn- and less than two milus from many years and graduated from the Indiana High School in 1910. For i The coal pariey of coal and -lied by cre- Deer hunters wno aiave from the mountains Report kills as Charles Hilty, -Dr.

William Wiilbur Coleman, C. M. Aiil- fi'ieiids from Miss on Atoi.diiy. 'J'oni al.su scored second on weight. The prize winning turkey is a Jef- returned j.

erson oun ty 'product and was raised by Mrs, J. P. Shields, of'Baxter, from Miss lleitz, who 'has 'i as a turkey raiser, re- Mrs. Ifotivc! townsliij). who ek, will make 'her parents, Mr.

arid Mr of X'irginia. of i sa the past home with her Robert Hoff, 1917 he was married to Miss Harriet down the second timfl who survives with tovs aneny Ohristmas for the two children. He is also rvl ved by strikin i ners looks hopeless. S. these brothers and sisters: Mitchell, Mrsrstanton Morris and Mrs.

Ollie Newton, of town; J. Oscar he' Vegctsible Growers' Convention A Vegetable Growers' Convention will be held at the Court House in Indiana on December 30, with Cessions at 10 a. in. and 1:15 p. m.

J. Hufflngton will give two illustrated talks on vegetable growing, and four or five local market gardeners will discuss different phases of the truck gardening and market gardening business. A complete program of the convention will be announced in next week's papers. About 3b acres of ground have been is trees and last spring Clarksburg. With more than 550,000 legal hunters in the forests, seeking the more than 150,000 (bucks, Which are legal prey, game commission officers School Hoard The regular bi-annual reorganization of the Olymer School I'L M.4"« 23,000 seedlings were planted, and th(j numiaer i a in deer re conducted in the Baptist Church trees that were ten years ago IT'lrwIn on Sunday, followed by interment in the Irwin Cemetery.

Mrs. George" Miller Mrs. George Miller, aged about 40 her home The Miller been residents for many years at Stariord, where Mr. Miller died about a year ygo. Surviving the parents a son, George.

The funeral services conducted at Punxsutawney, the owner, M. C. Stewart, of Center township, are now in for Christmas trees. dose to 10)000 La Uoard was held irecently. Lynn Wid- new member and W.

N. With the addition of a 00-cent schocll tax, owners of Philadelphia will to pay $2.80 tax on The a.ssorisiment.s of all ere also increased. The IIL-W liglits o.f red and g-reen fro mthe llitz theatre to Ninth were IUIIMK! on Saturday night. tiu; biiiv jMi-ts, about one hundred feet apart, were festooned with -green The visitors to Indiana will a this Christmas. The Templetori, Who succeeds victims.

ihimself, wa Smith, of 'svlvauia. was elected president to succeed A a hoarhc held hrfore Sqmre Bruc( agnev, who was captain rotirlw morrtber. W. N. a vote ot 55 to 31.

newly Senate last mill-US two new members, Illinois, and Vare of Penn- Smit'h was turned down by 53 28 -and Vare lost out The Senate gave, Reed, of where the family formerly unu interment followed in the eem- K. Smith Tuesday, Peter Kopson and Ci eek Hunting Camp, In T(inip ton, vice president, J. Busvivi.hie, of Buck Run, charged Huntilug dori coun ty, this year, has re- and John Pom- tho eld lion of both bn with burglary, larceny, pointing fire tul7ied with a nne 8 poirtt buck, which treasurer. The following com- At the time Van he shot early in the week. He and miUces wm fc appo inted by the presi- voted on in the Senate, word came Robert George were the only mem- dent the Ins idc icommittte.

City that his palatial full power to )bh Smith and Vare. was being arms and assault and battery, were held for court. The two men were IvOIJUH, vjcuijju Cient (A! Uic J.JI.TIV-H- accused of robbing and torturing Mr. Qf the iQ buok up to ohnke, Lynn Widdowson; Out- res-idence had been broken into and etery at lhat place. (Contlnuea on and Mrs.

Ulysses Sickenberger, an aged couple of Cherryhill township, in their home 'on November 30. the time he left camp. (Continued on Five) side committee, James St. Clair. N.

Templeton. all his private stock of liquors W8S vstolen..