The Indiana Weekly Messenger from Indiana, Pennsylvania • 1

5 I i 1 I i kJ l5 '3 gs 7' I i 7 i InMana WeeHi ef fenget I VM VOLUME No 40 INDIANA PA THURSDAY EBRUARY 7 1924 ONE DOLLAR AND A HAL PER YEAR LIST Of MARCH MS JURORS DRAWN OR TWO WEEKS MARCH COURT Men and Women on Both Grund Jury and Petit List Grand Jury Mrs Maggie Blose Glen Camnbell Edward Bostic Cherry Tree Samuel Braughler Cherry Tree Brickell Indiana Brown Creekside Samuel Craig Brushvalley Cora Campbell Indiana Thomas Duncan Dilltown Dinsmore Indiana Lisle Elder Rochester Mills Mrs Mary Groft Indiana John Gaul Glen Campbell John Irwin Arcadia Mrs Emma Johnston Indiana 6 rank King Homer City Merle Kinter Barnesboro Harry Lemon Saltsburg James Long Clymer McCullough Clyde Martha Pounds Indiana rank Runyan Plumville Miss Stewart Home Short" Clymer Mrs Mae Trimble Glen Campbell Petit Jurors Ashbaugh Indiana 3 Sadie Ake Hillsdale SButerbaugh Starford Mrs Grace Barr Homer City Roy Bash Commodore rank Clark Clarksburg Lillian Camp Cherry Tree A Clawson Dixonville Hazel Condron Home Taylor Craig Parkwood Margaret Campbell Penn Run 2 Alice Cassatt Dilltown David Crusan Tunnelton Annie Crawford Smicksburg Lewis Clark Indiana Sadie Daugherty Huff PI Donahey Indiana Ronald Dickey Smicksburg Elbel Rossiter Ida leming Indiana 4 aloon Armagh Joseph armery Glen Campbell Mrs Vernie ryor Clarksburg Millmay ry Blacklick Bessie Gray Indiana Alice Gailey Indiana A Gailey Indiana I Griffith Rossiter No 1 Mrs Bell George West Lebanon John A Gibson Indiana RD Abe Gromley Wilgus James Heberling Indiana Lina Houk Indiana Harkins Blacklick Mrs Cordelia Hazlett Marion Center John' A Hart West Lebanon Horton Ulen" Campbell A Helman Clymer Mildred Johnston Home Sarah Jamison Home James James Sr Glen Campbellrank Kalbaugh Blairsville Guy Kime Georgeville Thomas Long Blairsville Walter Loring Coral Charles Little Dixonville Roy Lockard Blairsville Indiana McGara Chambersville A Murdick Indiana 4 McClain Clyde Marts Edri Lester Matthews Cramer Mrs Maude McDivitt Clymer Annie McDivitt Rossiter Neil Rossiter I Commodore Mrs Hallie Patterson West Leba non Alex Ruddock West Lebanon Robertson Indiana 5 A Roush Plumville Shults Barnesboro Slater Blacklick Harry Smith Indiana Stuchell Indiana John Stadtmiller Indiana Stewart Clarksburg Shields Rochester Mills Andy Tomasco Blacklick Thomas Taylor Smicksburg Mrs Sadie Waddell Commodore A Wagner Heshbon rank Waddle Saltsburg Williams Glen Campbell A Walker Gipsy Road Bond Issue The matter of a bond issue in In diana county for good roads to meetthe share in the State High way program for addi tional roads on the 50 50 basis that is the state will pay 50 per cent of the cost of building certain roads if the county pays 25 and the townships 25 per cent Under the present program Indiana county is entitled to $24470225 to build roads on this plan but the county is not in shape ito take advantage of this offer un less more money is provided and we stand a big chance of losing this mon ey The money will go elsewhere if we don't meet the requirements This money is for roads in addition to the42 miles of primary roads we already been allotted and for which the State pays the entire cost Elder Peelor and Charles Griffith Announce Candidacy Elder Peelor ofIndiana and Charles Griffith of Marion Center have an nounced their candidacy to succeed themselves as members of the State Legislature Speaking collectively we are inclined to believe that to get the best results from our legislators they should have more than one termThere is question but they have produced results and have worked to the best interest of the county and results count ROM OLD MESSENGER ILES RECENT MARRIAGES i DEATH CALLS EX PRESIDENT REGENT DEATHS PERS0N1 MENTION WOODROW WILSON Hulda at twp MORE GAS LEASES Ap forts around the foot of the flag GOOD ROADS MEETING To this i union were born eight Commissioners by which the voters of men participated in The matter of a loan discussed and an with the County on his School for are of as In par Rev Lydic Song two 42 78 the Previous to adjournment these of ficers for the County Organization were elected: President Simp son Secretary Treasurer Blair Sutton Vice Presidents Hewitt of Dilltown Lewis Clark of Indi ana Miller of Shelocta and Bence of Marion Center the county may decide the matter It was agreed that $2000000 would sup ply funds enough to care for the pro jected roads and permission to bond the county for that amount will be Besides the she is survived Miss Irene Per and Mrs Jerry Jesse Beringer Sir! Bet Mrs John A indley of Greens burg is visiting her many relatives and friends in town this week Among the new residents for Indi ana are Mr and Mrs Asa arren and family from Shelocta to 268 South 13th street rank McCrea John Swasy Sam Ackerson Society Rev Samuel Lewis Death suddenly summoned discussed and those present made familiar with the twp twp Derry DerrySaltsburgLeechburgWhite twp AtwoodSmithport Gipsy twp I am Wilson died exactly seven to the day after the United severed relations with the Im German government On eb 3 1917 Mr Wilson went be Brewery Granted License Yesterday Judge Langham granted the Indian Brewing Co of town a license under the condition detailed in the order as fol lows: "And now ebruary 5 1924 this case on to be heard and upon due consideration therefore bond is approved and license granted as prayed for subject to a permit from the government as to the manu facture and sale of malt and brewed liquors in conformity with the 18th amendment of the constitution of the and the Volstead and all other Enforcement acts all product to be offered for sale or sold to be less than one half of one per cent of al cohol by Two Million County Bond Issue Asked By armers Recently petitions have been circu lated throughout the county asking the County Commissioners to submit to the voters of the county a bond is sue for $3000000 for the making of better roads throughout the county As a culmination of this project on Saturday representative farmers and business men representing alll por tions of the county assembled in the Court House at Indiana for a confer ence with the County Commissioners with a view of agreeing on a plan by which the loan project might be brought before our people for a decis ion There were 75 the proceedings was thoroughly years old she like her mother is a very handsome looking woman Come again everyone SIXTY THREE YEARS AGO rom the Indiana Messenger fies of January 30 1861 Clark Wilson Editor An elegantly dressed lady was ob served to be in the act of passing the corner of Calvert and Saratoga Mrs Margaret Beringer Mrs Margaret Beringer aged years who died on January 2 6 at home'of her son Harry Beringer of Ajpollo was a native of Cherryhill township this county and was the daughter of the late Archibald ow ler Sr Her clothing caught fire while standing in front of a gast stove and she was so badly burned that her death resulted the same day She was the widow of the late John Ber inger of Uniontown this county who died many years ago son living at Apollo by these inger of ry and residing Tree ther owler of Elderton ol lowing the funeral services held at the Beringer home in Apollo Thurs day interment was made in the olio cemetery Ex President died at on o'clock coming ing a period of 22 hours in which the former president was in a semi conscious condition The immediate cause of his death was exhaustion following a diges tive disturbance which began in the early part of last week but did not reach an acute stage until the morn ing of ebruary 1 Mr health broke four years ago when hardening of the arteries developed He suffered a gradual decline until the end His last works spoken to Dr Gt ay son his physician on riday were am a broken man! a broken ma chine Mr years States perial ruarv fore a joint session of Congress and explained the circumstances leading up to the break He asked for a vote of confidence and got it overwhelm inglyLittle more than two months later the United States was in 4he war Simplicity will mark the funeral of Mr Wilson in today ollowing services at his late home at 3:00 the body will be taken to the Bethlehem chapel of the Great National Episcopal Cathedral now being built on Mount Albans overlooking Washington where ser vices will be held ollowing these services the body will be placed in a crypt in the Cathedral where it may remain permanently It was the repeated request of Mr Wilson that he be buried as a private citizen Ex President Wm Taft is the only former president of the United States living today children: Springdale James and in the vicinity of Cherry She is also survived by a bro Your support and influence will be greatly appreciated Respectfully yours BLAISDELL The guests were Mrs IL town aged 84 years Thompson Trafford Pa Mrs William Morrison port Bell then? No sir! What? you support Brackenridge? No shouted the sc: earner I supports sy and the children and it's mighty hard to get along at that with corn only 25c a bushel New York Jan 22 Thirty eight cases of muskets containing two doz Woodrow Wilson his home in Washington Sunday morning at 11:15 The end was peaceful death in the form of sleep follow New Company Invades Indiana County The Morse Oil and Gas Company McKeesport has filed the follow ing on auu gas leases Green Township Elizabeth Adams Mary Cooper A Davis A etterman Eddie Good Elmer Hagen Joiner Joiner Caroline Keith Clark Keith Rich ard Lanier Bertha Long Amos McDonald Pershing Pat terson Richard Williams and Ida Roberts Pine Township Edith Edminston rank Long Catherine Morris Lucy Miller Wilmer Roser William Sides Steffy John Williams Williams and Sarah Wil liams The Morse Oil and Gas Company are new operators this county and are' working a new field Hileman Biesinger James Hileman and Mrs Gene va George Biesinger both of town were married in Pittsburgh on "Wed nesday The couple expect to reside in Indiana and will occupy the new brick dwelling which will be erected in the spring by Mr Hileman lot corner of Seventh and streets Kline Hqnry Charles Kline and Miss Henry both of White township were married on Wednesday by Rev Baker at the Lutheran church par sonage of town Miller McCreery George Miller and Miss Lillian Mc Creery both of Derry were married on Wednesday at the Lutheran sonage of town by the pastor Baker Wallace Agey ollowing an illness of only weeks Wallace Agey aged years a well known resident ot Indi ana diet! In the St rancis hospital Pittsburgh on riday forenoon Stricken suddenly ill with a nervous breakdown his condition became so serious that he was taken within a few days to the institution but he failed to respond to the treatment His passing came as a shock to his wide circle of friends in Indiana where he lived all his life or seve ral years Mr Agey was one of the ef ficient employes of the Indiana post office and in 1919 he became one of the city carriers and was in the ser vice when suddenly stricken ill He was a graduate of the Indiana high school and the Indiana Normal and taught school for several years Ear ly in life he united with the irst United Presbyterian church and was much interested in all the activities of the congregation and was a prom inent member of the bible class His sturdy character and pleasing personality won him a wide circle of admiring friends He was a son of Mr and Mrs Sloan Agey of town who survive with his wife who was formerly Miss Edith Lock hart and a young son John and a sister Mrs Charles Playfoot of Clarksburg The funeral services were conducted on Monday afternoon at the Agey home on Wayne avenue Owing to the illness of his pastor the services were conducted by Rev A Lawrence pastor of the Second Unit ed Presbyterian church and inter ment followed in Greenwood ceme tery Marriage Licenses Charles E' Kline White Hulda Henry White George Miller Lillian McCreary Johns Ruth Sproull Jay Henry iBelle Blose Audrey Cessna Esther Smith Omer Shoup West Wheatfield Tear! McAdams 1 West Wheatfield Birthday Party Mr and Mrs Thomas Peelor gave a dinner riday evening for Bair who arrived at his 51st milestone the day preceding groundhog day With good roads and a ranklin it is cheap er to go to Indiana for a birthday dinner than to stay at home especial ly when the distance can be covered in two hours and fifteen minutes It has not been so cold in lorida thirty years as at present Many leaving and going to California Indiana and Jefferson It is estimated that in 1924 Jeffer son county will have under construc tion about 31 miles of road and Indi ana county 42 miles says the Punx sutawney Spirit This is a real program for two counties that have been in the mud for years but shows what a determ ined effort on the part of the people can accomplish At the spring pirmaries the people of Jefferson county will have a chance to vote on a bond issue of $500000 and Indiana county will vote on an issue of $2000000 If both of these issues pass Indi ana and Jefferson counties will no longer be the by word of passing mo torists The bond issue should pass in spite of sectional differences It should be so arranged that townships deserving roads shall get them if they are will ing to do their part knock the issue until you have thought it over carefully It means good roads in the county lifting thousands of people out of the mud Boost it to flag had been thrown to the wind The gentlemen who were standing on the pavement moved in order to al low her to pass when the lady in question "suddenly halted and looked up at the emblem of disunion re marking with emphasis will not pass under such a flag it is treach and deliberately walked through the mud in the street in order to pass Western Politics Do you support Abe Lincoln? No sir! Do you sup (Continued on Page Two) (Political Advertisement) Platform on Which Dr Blairsdell Stands To the voters of the Thirty seventh Senatorial District of Pennsylvania: I announce my candidacy for the Republican nomination for State Sen ator in the Indiana Jefferson district at the coming primary election April 22 1924 and at this time state my position on matters of public interest I am in favor of the direct primary and laws to protect the rights of vot ers Women should have equal rights in party council ederal State and local taxes have become oppressive and I favor laws for the reduction of the same I am opposed to the centralization of government and favor giving more home rule to counties town ships and school districts I favor relief for the farmers and absolute fairness in the enactment all laws in which the working man well as others may be interested other words a square deal to all I will make every effort to secure for this district the consideration that it deserves in the matter of construc tion of permanent roads I favor a continuation of the bud get system and the reorganization code as adopted at the last session of the Pennsylvania Legislature and any constructive amendments to make them effective to the end that the ex penses of the State may be' kept well within its income I approve of the Eighteenth amend ment of the ederal Constitution the existing laws for its enforcement and any additional laws which may be ne cessary to make it effective includ ing laws for the regulation of brew Literary Society Program ollowing is the program for the Brushvalley Philomathean Literary Society to be held riday evening ebruary 15: Song Roll Call Reci tation Vernon Shannon Recitation Ethel Rugh Essay Stanley Allen Essay Jettrude Rugh Stunt Willis Coup Stunt Rev ord Joke Class Dean McCrea mgr Joke Class Ho mer Spiers mgr Piano Solo Lola Davis Piano Solo Myra McCrea Recitation Martha McCrea Recita tion Clyde Stewart Trio Mrs Wm Altemus mgr Trio Mrs Da Select Reading Naomi Nellie ord Smith of Punxsutawney Is Candidate or Congress Smith of Punxsutawney edi tor of the Punxsutawney Spirit who I served two terms in Congress from 1908 to 1912 and several terms in the State Legislature will likely be a can didate to succeed Strong pres ent member of the lower National House of Representatives from the 28th Congressional District Mr Smith in both the State and National Houses of Legislature served his constituents faithfully and ener getically and his candidacy will make the other aspirants for the honor set up and do considerable figuring Col Grimm of Kittanning and Rev Davis of Blairsville ex head of the state dry forces are also spoken of as prospective candidates amily Dinner Party Stewart of School street In diana had a family dinner Saturday ebruary 2 Wolf off Mrs Eva her mother Marion Center and Uncle Charles Griffith of ort Royal Va and her cousins Mr and Mrs Bair of Trafford Death suddenly summoned Rev Samuel Lewis aged 67 years a native of this county who died on Saturday from apoplexy at his home at Osceola Mills Clearfield county While In his usual health that day he suffered from the attack and pass i ed away within a few hours His death came as a great shock to that community where he served as pas tor of the Presbyterian church for 32 years He was one of the able and helpful ministers of that section and called suddenly in the midst of his activities his passing closes a most useful career devoted to the uplift of humanity The deceased who was well known in the northrn sec tion of the county was born and reared in Canoe township in the vi cinity of Locust and was a son of the late William Lewis His wife died a number of years ago but surviving are three sons and three daughters also two brothers Linus Lewis of town and Iddo Lewis of Marchand and a sister Miss Catherine Lewis of Wilkins burg The large attendance at the funeral services which were held at Osceola Mills on Monday gave evi dence of esteem in which he was held in the community Mr and Mrs Linus Lewis and Miss Mae Da vis of town were among those tending the funeral services Marriage licenses were issued in Ebensburg Monday to Harold Bay ley of Commodore and Miss Grace A pie social will be held at the Williams of Pine lats and Mike Manor school house on riday eve Mucha and Miss Helen Hudak both ning ebruary 8 of Colver Attorney Elder Peeler made the principal address of the convention in which he explained the law governing such loans Lewis Clark president of the Board of County Commission Richard Hancock I ers and Simpson president of Indiana county friends of Richard the County Good Roads Association Hancock a former well known resident of Clymer were shocked to also made addresses as well as other learn of his sudden death at his home members of the convention The pro in Detroit Mich on Thursday with Wias thoroughly neart trouoie ivir naucuvn uau ueeu 1 i umuiuyeu us a luieiuuu iu ur: automobile factory for the past 15 object of the loan in all its aspects years He leaves a widow and two children in Detroit his father Rich ard Hancock Sr of Clymer two brothers red and Harold Hancock also of Clymer and one sister Mrs Nellie Barr of Indiana a daugh ter in law of ex County Treasurer Barr Mrs Barr her father and two brothers attended the funeral in Detroit on Saturday hflv aa en each together with a quantity of i sniall child and although over fifty ball and gunpowder were seized to day by the poice on the steamer Monticello which was about to sail for Savannah 'ifty troops arrived at ort Ham ilton from West Point today or Springfield A delegation from the Republican Executive Com riirtee of Philadelphia passed through tne city yesterday enroute lor spring field where they go to press the claim of Senator Cameron to' a seat in the cabinet upon the president elect Pittsburgh Post An Incident at ort Sumpter One of the Baltimoreans who re cently returned from ort Sumpter details an impressive incident that took place there on Major Anderson taking possession It is known that the American flag brought away from ort Moultre was raised at Sumpter precisely at noon on the 27th ult but the incidents of that flag raising have not been related It was a scene that will be a memorial thought in the lives of those who witnessed it short time before noon Maj Ander son assembled the whole of his little force with the workmen employed on the vis mgr Douglass Select Reading Enwfield Song Class John mgr Song Class Donald Davis mgr Story Mary Coup Story lorence ord Bit of Humor Clarence Mc eaters Bit of Humor Cun ningham Debate Resolved That the Japanese should be citizens of Affirmative Mary Truby Alma Rugh negative Clyde Mikesell Myrtle Mill er Dialogue Lillian Wakefield Dia logue Ruth Evans Literary Society Program The following is the program ot the Gordon Literary Society to be held in the Gordon schoolhouse in Blacklick towmJiip Thursday eve ning ebruary 14: Select Readings Viola Gibson Laura Pahel Mrs Ackerson Thomas Mikesell Mrs John McIntire Mrs Mock Quota tions Elmer Streams Royden Long Mrs McCune Mrs Howard Altman Song by aye McQuown and Marie Shields Joke Class Reed Ho mer McCune Joe Mock John Lydiek Shields Intermission: Song by Society Recitations Louella Smith Earl Strong Gladys Lewis Dorethy Stuchell Clair Smith Esther Lvons Ira Mikesell Jr Topic Do You a vor the Mellon Plan for Tax Reduc tion? by streets Baltimore at which a i Stanton Moms and lorence Mitchell both well known in lntliana were granted a license to wed at Bed ford last week William Banks Esq after a pro tracted illness has returned from Cambridge Springs in good health and will resume his practice of law at his offices in the Brody Building 681 Philadelphia street We were pleasantly greeted Satur day last by the presence off Mrs Eva Railroads Run Special Trains The and rail roads offered their services to the Barnes Tucker company in trans eries and distilleries as outlined in porting men and supplies to Shank bills for that purpose which failed town and the quick work in getting to pass the Pennsylvania Legislature to the 'ill fate miners was mainly due in the session of 1923 I will vote to to the railroad companies for their appropriate an adequate sum of mon splendid service There were hun ey to enforce said laws dreds of men that were doing duty They had to be gotten to and from the mine and as the highways form ed a slow method of transporting any large number of men the convenience and capacity off the railroad proved adaptable port Dougias? No Sir! Do you sup Thompson and her son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Bair of Trafford Mrs Thompson as our many readers know was editor of the Messenger for several years and nat urally wanted to see the chair and table where she spent many hours getting out copy for the paper We Samuel Thomas Steffy Samuel Thomas Steffy died at his home near Smicksburg on Thursday after an of several weeks at the age of 7 6 years He was a son of John and Phoebe North Steffy and was born in Punxsutaney later mov ing with his parents to Marchand where he lived the earlier part of his his life The deceased was united ment made ni irrin rrn frx Mori' TVTnMonrv Siartf 1 1 0 0 tkln nrnrn hnrn mrrni children two of whom died in infan cy He is survived by the widow and the following children: John Eva Mrs Dawson at home: Al bert and James of Dayton and Mrs Lnkehart of near Davton He was a member of the Smicksburg 1 submitted to the voters of the county church and was also a member of th A Primary Election (J II 11 IT 141X0 A4 14 (5 A A of Punxsutawney uneral services were conducted by his pas tor Rev McConnell from his home Interment was made in the Smicks burg cemetery g''' "7 hi? 1 ZlZli 3.