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,'t- } -f / ■:> M I'' I ’ l> FOR CATTARAUGUS COUNTY IN GENERAL ^alammtra Jturator FOR SALAMANCA, .n d VICINITY IN PARTICULAR Vol. 1. SALAMANCA, N. Y., FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER, 19, 1919. JAMESTOWNERS TAKE KINDLY TO ARMY FOOD Carload of Canned and Other Goods Sold O u t in Less Than Three •Hours at Public M arket. “We went clear over the top and a long way itrto No Man’s Land in the Battle of the H. C. L.,” said Mayor Samuel A. Carlson, commenting Mon day upon the sale of army surplus supplies which were snatched up in about three hours after the sale open ed in the Market Building Monday morning at 9 o’clock. Practically everything was sold at noon time, and only eighteen cases of tomatoes re mained on sale. These were sold Tuesday morning at 9 o’clock. “There were numerous disappoint ments,” said the Mayor, “among those who did not arrive in time to pur chase what they had planned.” He announced, however, that they will have another opportunity, as he re ceived word Monday afternoon that the carload of bacon ordered by the city is en route and that ^wo other carloads containing mixed varieties are soon to be shipped. Just what time the bacon will arrive here, is not yet known. Congressman Daniel A. Reed has written to the Mayor stating that he has complied with the request sent him, to speed along the shipments. The supplies Monday went like hot cakes. In fact when the sale first started there was such a jam of people seeking to enter the market that the police had to assume charge of things, and permitted them to en ter in groups to mitigate the confu sion. There were not enough clerks to take care of the rush, and Mayor Carlson himself pressed a news paper man into the service and they operated a stall together. The Mayor said Monday after noon that he estimated, fully 2,000 pople availed themselves of the op portunity of making purchases, most of them bringing a single basket in which they carried away the food. A thousand waited without, for over an hour until the doors were opened. The sum of $2,539.63 was realized from the sale of the goods, and otte cent extra was charged on each can of‘goods sold to defray the freight bills. In all, 17,000 cans of canned goods were sold. - The Mayor pointed out that even with the abundance of tomatoes to be found in the local markets, house wives could not can them for the price at which those already canned went Monday, 10 cents a can being charged. “I figure that taking the amount of business transacted Monday,” said the Mayor, “the city does a business equivalent to $2,000,000 a year.” The crowd was representative, and no single class of people availed them selves of the sale. Although the bulk of the supply was sold to people of moderate means, the people whom the city sought most to accommodate by the. sale at cheaper prices, said the Mayor. Samples of the goods were opened for the people’s inspection, and May or Carlson said he was informed Monday afternoon by several pur chasers who had used some of the supplies purchased for their noon day lunch, that the were of excellent quality and delicious. Some of the city firemen also as sisted in the sale of the goods. One good sized order of ten eases or more was placed by the Associated Charities for distribution to the city’s poor and City Auditor White stated that he had filled another order for a poor family. ------------------ 00 ------------------ Commissioners Appointed To Appraise Property 84th Anniversary of Baptist . Association at Gireat Valley In the case of the city of Sala manca against G. Moench and Sons Company in Supreme Court Monday an order was entered for judgment of condemnation of real property for public use to furnish the city of Salamanca with a street extending from the easterly end of Rochester Street to a point in Merden Street, to give access to the property of the Ashworth Odell Worsted Mills and the Fitzpatrick and Weller heading factory and provide a way for heavy hauling to and from the factory dis trict without going through upper Main Street. The city’s offer of .$500 to the company for the property was not accepted. Horn Albert A. Bird of Cattarau gus, Henry G. Whitlock of Salamanca and William S. Moftbii of Great’Val-. ley were appointed as commissioners to appraise the property. ----------- 1 ^0 ------ ’ . — Mxs. Charles K. Melkt of Buffalo visiting at the hoiii.e of Mr, and Mrs. ifV^atier Rnorr of CImtom Street. The 84th Anniversai^ meeting of the Cattaraugus County Baptist As sociation took place at Great Valley September 16th and 17th with the following programme: TUESDAY MORNING. Called to order by the moderator Brother W. Z. Georgia. Nominating committee appoint ed by moderator. 10:30-10:45 A. M.—^Devotional pe riod. Pastor H. C. Hajnvood, Free dom. 10:45-11:00—Introduction of new pastor and reading of Great Valley Church letter, 11:00-11:45 — Annual sermon by Pastor J. A. Swingle. 11:45-12:00—Report of nominat ing committee and election of officers for ensuing year. 12:00—Recess for dinner. TUESDAY AFTERNOON. 2:00-2:15—Devotional, led by Pas tor J. N. Norris, Farmersville. 2:15-2:20—^Appointment of com mittees for session. 2:20-3:00—Reading of church let ters by clerk. 3:00-3:45—^Address, “Teaching the Bible in the Bible School,” Miss Isa bel Crawford, Red House. 3:45-4:15—^Address, Evangelism in Bible School, Pastor Norman Liddy, Franklinville. 4:15-5:00—Question Box, conduct ed by moderator. 5:00—Recess for supper. EVENING SESSION. Young people’s service. 7:00-7:30—^Devotional led by E. E. Evans, Olean. 7:30-8:00—Address, “Youth Will Not Be Denied,” Pastor P. H. Lynch, Olean. WEDNESDAY MORNING. 10:00-10:15—Devotional. 10:15-10:30 — Address, Baptist Care for Missionaries and Ministers, Pastor Merrit Miller, Salamanca. 10:30-11:00—^Address, Home Mis sions, Miss Morey, Aiken Inst., Chi cago. 11:00-11:30 — Address, Foreign Missions, by a representative of the W. A. B. F. M. 11:30-12:00—Messages from our state board representative, Dr. E. B. Richmond, and from Rochester Uni versity. 12:00—^Recess for dinner. wei 5 nesday a f t e r n o o n 2 :00-2:15—Devotional. 2:15-2:30—Report of committee. 2:30-2:35 — Appointment stand ing committees. 2:35-2:45—Unfinished business. 2:45-3:30—Sermon by Pastor T. J. Wheeler, Hinsdale. Delegates from Salamanca were Rev. and Mrs. Merritt Miller, Mr. and Mrs- W. L. Coston, Mrs. Joseph Hard ing. Mrs. Crawford, Mrs. Learn and Mrs, Herbert Suteliff. All delegates attending the conven tion were provided with lodging and meals at Great Valley. The next meeting of the associa tion will be held at Sandusky, Sep tember 16 and 17, 1920. Morgan Drew Sixty Days; Simmons Suspended Sentence Harry Morgan, aged 17, of Erie, Pa., and Arnold Simmons, aged 14,.of Olean, were arraigned before Police Justice D. W. Keating Friday after noon on a charge of disorderly con duct. Young Morgan was sentenced to sixty days in Erie County Peni tentiary and Simmons received a sus pended sentence. The two lads were taken into cus tody in a Salamanca hotel Friday fol lowing information from Olean po lice headquarters that the lads were suspected of forgery. They gave their names to Salamanca police as Arthur and Edward Layer. It is alleged that .the two entered an Olean bank with a check for $1,000 and wished to get it cashed. The cashier told them that 'a thous and dollars was a pretty large amount to carry around with them and gave them a New York draft for the amount. When next seen the two were in a Salamanca hotel where they attempted to cash the draft. The clerk questioned thef genuineness of the draft and notified Salamanca Po lice Chief Fellows. Two Salamanca patrolmen took the lads into custody and they were held until the arrival ^of Police Chief Dempsey, who took them back to Olean. Chief Dempsey and the boys ar rived in Olean\ about noon and ar raignment took place Friday after noon before Police..jJustice.,^ie^tiiig 'm 6ity \eoi*EL*r-They»^ere allo'^^ed to plead guilty to disorderly conduct. From what the-t^b boys testified, it is'bejieved that young Sihuhohs forg ed the thousani^ dollar check on Ms grandmother, but that the older boy, Iforgan, entked M m into doing it« PRODUCERS GAS CO. NOTIFIES CONSUMERS B e lfast and Angelica' May B e Shut Off A fter Decem b er 1st— $ 1 0 ,000 Electric Plant in Belm o n t. The Producers Gas Company of Olean; which furnishes all the gas in the villages of Belmont, Friend ship, Angelica and Belfast has served notice on every user in the villages XlRPLANE ATTRACTS MUCH ATTENTION M any Salam anca People Took Trips — ^Mrs. G. L. W iner First W o m an To y i e w C ity From Air. On Sunday morning Lieutenant Ray, who made so many successful flights at Little Valley Fair, came to Salamanca with his airplane and was all day the center of attraction, for of Angelica and Belfast and in the I not only Salamanca people but for large numbers from this vicinity. Lieutenant Ray rode his machine from Titusville, where last week, he gave exhibitions at the fair there. He made his first appearance over the city about 9 o’clock but the fog was thick and he did not attempt to land here but proceeded to Little Valley where he was familiar with the land ing field. He returned to the city shortly after 10 o’clock and alighted at the Fancher farm’ where a good sized crowd had already assembled. Lincoln a Parke, his booking agent had during the week made, arrange ments with several people for trips and Lieutenant Ray lost no time in starting his flights. Only one accident occurred dur- interlying territory that it will not be able to supply any gas in either of these villages after December 1st. This will improve the service in Bel mont and Friendship temporarily providing the Public Service Com mission approves of the shut off in the other two towns but it is ex pected that there will be consider able opposition. The gas company in its notice states that it has been operating un der increasing difficulties due to the depletion of its source and the gra dual exhaustion of its fields and it is only a question of time'before the four villages will be without gas. The company has driven a great many new wells but almost entirely with out results. Belfast and Angelica are j ing the day when in landing upon the first cut off because they were the last taken on and are furthest from the source of supply the most of which comes from Shinglehouse, Pa. The depletion will later effect East Olean, Boardmanville and Port Al leghany as these towns are supplied by the same company but on differ ent lines. Belmont and other towns have been almost entirely without gas dur ing- the most severe winter weather for the last two or three years and the villages have already planned on electricity. At a public election the village board of Belmont was au thorized to spend $10,000, to en courage an electric light plant here but so far the hoard has not made any satisfactory arrangement although it is hoped that some arrangement may be made to bring in Niagara power. —^ ------ 00 ------------- John L. Ryan Leaves for Tulsa, Oklahoma John L. Ryan, who for the past 29 years has been manager of the Sala manca office of the Iroquois Gas Company and its predecessor, left Sunday for Tulsa, Okla., where he assumes a lucrative and responsible position with the Oklahoma Gas Company. Mr. Ryan came here when a very young man, entering the em ploy of the gas company as tele grapher and on account of faithful ness to duty was early promoted to the position from which he now pass es to one of higher responsibility. Mr. Ryan has been variously identi fied with the civic life of Salamanca and with his wife took prominent part in the Victory Loan campaigns and in Red Cross work. Their 25th wedding anniversary occurred August 25th when a number of their friends surprised them at the Andrews Theater, showered them with rice and after escorting them to their home spent a pleasant evening. A lunch eon was served and a beautiful sil ver steak tray presented to Mr. and Mrs. Ryan. J. T. Vallely who *has been man ager of the gas company’s office at Cattaraugus succeeds Mr. Ryan in the Salamanca office. Auto Crashed Through a Plate Glass Window David Hancock of Olean, a former garage owner, and his automobile started to go through the plate glass front of Fitzgerald Brothers’ cloth ing store at Olean. Mr. Hancock was turning his car around in front of the store, when his sleeve became caught in the gas con troller of the steering wheel. , The gas was turned on, and the car leap ed toward the store and into the win dow. Stopped by a big iron pillar, the machine was half way in the store, while the engine continued to go at a high rate of speed. A man hurried to Mr. Hancock’s assistance and stop ped the engine, ------------ oo ----- - ----- Was It a Joke on Smith? William Smith, constable of Alle gany, lost his seven-passenger auto mobile in Olean Saturday. Police Captain William Barnick recovered it in less than thirty minutes. After Constable Smith reported Ms loss, the captain telephoned to police of neigh boring cities anff towns, asking poKce departments to watch for the ma chine. The captain then took the trail. Mr. Smith said he left the car in front of the Elks Club, First and State streets. The ^ptam found it at Second and Henley, two blocks away. return from the third flight the axle of the landing gear was bent. These repairs took about an hour. The flights were of 15 minutes dur ation, at a height of 1,200 to 1,500 feet and $15 was the charge per trip. On most trips only single passen gers were carried but on several oc casions when the combined weights were not too great, two passengers were carried. Mr. E. F. Fenton and daughter Marjorie, Mr. E. S. Brown and daugh ter Marian, Mr. Worth of West Sala manca with Master Paul Maroney and Gilbert L. Winer with Rockwell Riordan were included in those mak ing the trip where more than one pas senger was taken aboard. Flights were made quite regularly all day Sunday and Lieutenant Ray also made ,a goodly number of lirips on Monday, leaving toward 7 o’clock that night for Cattaraugus. Mrs. Gilbert L. Winer was the first Salamanca woman to view this city from an airplane. Another woman to make the flight Sunday was Mrs. Beach of Cattaraugus.. Among others who braved the trip with Lieutenant Ray on Sunday and Monday were: Hon. A. T. Fancher, . M. C. Hubbell, Hadley Rhodes, James Hughes, Tony Verona, Robert Rod- wald, Chauncey McCann, J. E. Wells, Patrolman Frank Forman and Wal ter Yazak. At the Andrews Theatre Tuesday, September 23d This is a story of an interrupted stage career. Five years ago a bright young man named Harold Orr was given his “chance” when he ’origin ated the darky role of “Jasper Jack- son” in the original “Million Dollar Doll” musical comedy success. For three successive seasons he toured the Eastern cities, establish ing a highly successful reputation with the theater-goers, as each sea son progressed, each town along the tour became just like his own home town to him, but suddenly one even ing while he was entertaining a ca pacity audience at Cumberland, Md. his call from IJnele Sam came. After tl^e performance his understudy was called and presented with his stage wardrobe, his wigs and make-up for Mr. Orr had been called upon for a new role. His understudy went on playing the part of the “potato peeler” while Mr. Orr joined Uncle Sam’s big show for 22 months where potato peeling was often a reality. With the sign ing of the armistice and his army dis charge the produ3ing company im mediately offered him his old part in their new production “The Million Dollar Doll in Paris.” Just recently this summer when in terviewed during rehearsals in New York, Mr. Orr said; seems like starting all over again, ^u t I’ve a brand new box of burnt cork and a few new steps in my dancing shoes and I’m going to do my best to make them laugh again.” Mr. Orr heads a big company of forty people presenting sparkling new edition of the “Million Dollar Doll in Paris,” at the Andrews Theater next Tuesday evening, September 23d. Seats go on sale Saturday. ------------------------------------------ 00 ------------------------------------------ Four youngsters of Glean who had eriMenWyhe^B'readmg Sbbtfl: fhe'Hos-' ton rioting/ undertook p> cr-'-ate a small riot in South Clean ' ' ston ing the home of one of the residents. Two of them paid fines of |5 each in pofice court and two others were let go with iMsvere reprimands Jiidfo Xeaiiiig.' Steamer To Go Down River With Hope of Reviving Traffic For the first time in many years a steamboat will make a trip down the Allegheny River. ^^The Alle gheny” is scheduled to leave Olean September 20th for Pittsburgh, Pa It will make the trip in eight days, according to announcement. The trip will be made in an effort to boost the improvement of the Alle gheny River as navigable stream anc to attract attention to the 22d an nual convention of the Allegheny River Boatmen’s Association wMch will take place in Kittanning, Pa., the latter part of September. The steamer which will make the trip \is now under construction in West Hickory. Captain Thomas E Clark, president of the association and Captain Thomas E. Dunlevy, are in Olean, looking over the river con ditions in this section. A number of river officials, who are interested in the development of the river, will make the trip. Living quarters have been built on the boat for them. Albert Lawrence, of Tion- esta, will be the pilot of the boat, and William Carney, of Pittsburgh the en gineer. Olean is looking forward to the start of the trip with keen interest, as it may mean a revival of the days when Olean was a navigation center. This city was at one time'the term inal of the Genesee Valley Canal which connected the Erie Canal, at Rochester, with the Mississippi basin through the Allegheny River, and which was an important artery of travel in the old days. fVesi End Notes Miss Pearl Gates spent the Sabbath with her parents at Randolph. Frank Goodman who has been ser iously ill the past two weeks is better. Mrs. Elwards’ and Mrs. Henry’s lit tle children have been sick the past few days. E. L. Noyes is on the trial juror list and has been serving there the past week or so. Willard\ Jackson of Center Street, who has been very sick the past ten days is some better at present. ' Mrs. DeWitt Wood of Little Valley has been the guest of her sister, Mrs. William Moffat of Washington^ Street, th^ past few days. Mrs. F i^er has returned to her home on Maple Street after spending the past two months visiting relatives in Little Valley, Randolph and Buck- tooth Run. Mrs. Cutting of Washington Street is failing in health quite noticeably the past few weeks. He^ son and wife of Cleveland, O., are expected in a few days. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Osborne of Warren,. O., arrived here last night by auto to visit H. P. Earl of Maple Street. They expect to visit relatives here for the next two weeks. The school meeting at Salamanca Tuesday evening was attended hy abfeut 25 from the West End and they gained the day in regard to the fourth teacher as heretofore and the 7th and 8th grades will be taught at the West End. Robert E. McConnell for Superintendent of Poor ■I Robert E. McConnell of Machias, nominated in 'the primaries by the Democrats as their candidate for sup erintendent of poor has decided to make an active canvass and to ask for the support of his friends both Re publican and Democratic in his can didacy for this office. Mr. McConnell is well known throughout the county and will doubts less receive the active support of his many friends. That Mr. McConiiell is capable of filling the position to which he aspires is eonceeded by all and the following clipping from the Machias Star expresses well the high regard in which he is held in his own home town. The Star says: “One result of the recent primaries was the placing in nomination of Robert E. McConnell, a well known and popular: Machias man, as the Democratic candidate for County Sup erintendent of Poor. The honor came to Mr. McConnell entirely unsought as a spontaneous tribute to his fitness for the place, and is therefore more ap preciated by him than if ins name had been slated for the position for a 'year past; - ’L l JRepublica^ strong hold, an elec^on can hardly he ex pected, although Democrats have been elected, before now even in old Cattarauguit \Should such a faim overtake our capable feRow townsjmn, &iete is m qwestifm .but be intake good.” At a meeting of the Common Coun cil here Monday night the Council awarded contract for sewer improve ments in the southwestern part of the city to Bunco & Carroll of Olean* This concern was low bidder for tbe job. Their bid was $19,885.10. Arrangements have been made with Charles Groat who appeared be fore the Council for the right of way for the sewer through the river flat of which he is owner. The distance being about 900 feet and Mr. Groat asked the city $200 for the right of way. ' Bids will be opened on October 1st by tbe Council on tbe sale of bonds to cover a cost of improvements of Maple Street Building and for the new fire truck and fire alarm sys tem. The installation of the nlw Gamewell fire alarm system is al ready under way. Superintendent Huler and mem bers of the Water and Light Com mission were in attendance at the meeting and again put before tbe Council their argument that the care of the fire alarm system did not pro perly belong to that department. Su perintendent Heller addressed the Council saying that the employes of the water and Light system already had their time fully occupied and. could not properly take care of this addition of work. He also told the Council that there was no room avail able at j:he,water apd light plant for the installation there of the battery system. The Council voted to erect a con crete building to house the battery system at the rear of the city hall. The City Building is to be remod eled along tbe lines considered by the Council at a previous meeting. The offices bf the City' Comptroller and City Clerk will occupy the same po sition as at present, the center of the building wi^ll be used for the fire apparatus including the new truck, while the south side of the building will be devoted to the uses of the po lice department. A contract will not be let for this work but will be done under the di rection of the city officials, the city buying their own material and hiring their own labor. Mr. W. H. Hazzard, Mr. F, H* Hicks and Hon. A. T. Fancher of the Hospital Board were present and ex plained to the Council that they and other members of the board did not have the time to attend properly to the affairs of the hospital’and asked that the management of that institu tion be assumed by the Common Council. The Council decided to pass, upon this question at a special meet ing to be- held in the near future. Reports were received by the Coun cil from City Comptroller Gardner, City Clerk Elliott, City Judge In-^ man. Chief of Police Fellows and Mrs. H. R. Finch, commissioner of: Charity. ------------------ 00 -------- - ---------- Burglars Are Active in City of Jamestown I No. IT COUNCIL AWARDS SEWER CONTRACTS O lean Firm W a s Low Bidder— H o t* pital Board W a n ts Council To H andle the H ospital. The third burglary of a home with in three days was reported to the ' police Monday night by Chris George, 113 Sprague Street, who said that while he was at his work Mifnday\ someone entered his home by break ing in a rear window, and took three gold watches and $7 in cash. Two of' he watches were made in Europe and’ were prized highly by Mr. George. The burglary, the second one to oc cur in daylight, took place while Mr, George was at work, and his wife' leing out of the city, no one was in the house- The thieves used a flat- iron to break open the trunks in which the valuables were stored* The police are still working on the . cases whieb occurred over the week end, the home of Mr. and Mrs. Abe' Present, 21 Kingsbury Avenue, hav ing been entered Saturday night, while the family was away and a gold watch, a ladies^ necklace and $10 in . money being taken here. The other burglary took place at the home of Lewis Orispyh at 12 Lov ell Avenue Sunday afternoon. Ar ticles to the value of $15 or $20 were !aken, including an open face gold watch, an opal ring, a stick pin, $2 in pennies, $5 in thrift stamps and a silver necklace. — ---------- -- ------ 00 ----------------------- _ Mrs, I^L Kalamanka and Misa Mar- fha Pinkoske gave a sundry shower Monday evening a t the home of tbe foriner'in honor of Miss Frances K j^ >eTek, whose marriage to Mr. Wilfiam : ^lamanka will take place Monday. : junch was served. Covers were laid; for fourteen guests.
