NEWS: Cambria Freeman; 1909; Ebensburg, Cambria Cnty., PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Patty Millich Copyright 2010. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/cambria/ Cambria Freeman Ebensburg, Pa. Friday, 23 Jul 1909 Volume 43, Number 30 **[Newspaper faded] Local and Personal Mrs. Susan Davis and Mrs. Mayme Davis of Ebensburg were in Conemaugh Saturday with the Howard Davis family, while Mr. and Mrs. Schuyler Davis, also of Ebensburg, were among relatives in Moxham. They made the trip in T. Stanton Davis' car. The four year term of enlistment in the United States Navy of Clifford Jones, Esq., a son of Mr. and Mrs. William A. Jones of this place, will terminate in October of this year, after which he will return to Ebensburg and re-engage in the practice of the profession. While visiting with relatives in Carrolltown, Thelma Stoltz, youngest daughter of M. J. Stoltz and wife of the Mountain House, fell on Saturday and received a cut on the forehead requiring a number of stitches. Miss Josephine Klucker, a member of the staff of the nurses of the Cambria Hospital, came to Ebensburg Tuesday morning where she will spend her vacation with her sister and brother. Mrs. A. E. Bender and son, Philip, returned to Ebensburg Saturday after a visit to Johnstown, where Mrs. Bender is taking treatment for throat trouble. Miss Mildred Owens of this place has as her guest, Miss Emma Sheeler of Westmont. Miss Margaret McDonald of Altoona is the guest of Miss Thecla Shoemaker in this place. H. B. Rodrigue and wife of Pittsburg are visiting E. C. Parrish and family in this place. Miss Augusta Bader of Johnstown is the guest of Miss Louise Blair of West High Street. Mrs. James Dick and children of Baltimore are visiting relatives and friends in this place. Mrs. Agnes Lynch of Altoona spent Sunday in Ebensburg with her sister, Mrs. F. J. Hartmann. Philip Shoemaker of this place is suffering from an injured knee cap sustained by a fall a few days ago. Mrs. Miriam Davis Jesse Davis and wife of Pittsburg have been here the past few days on account of the death of Jesse's grandmother, Mrs. Miriam Davis. Fred Barker Leaves Fred D. Barker, Esq. of Ebensburg drove to Cresson Tuesday evening in his automobile and took train No. 10 for New York, whence Wednesday he sailed for Florida on the Mallory Line steamer Rio Grande. Mr. Barker as already announced in THE FREEMAN, has purchased a celery farm in the Everglades State where he will remains until next May. On the trip down the steamer will stop half a day at Key West and get into Tampa next Monday. Mr. Barker will be joined by his wife and children in September, while his parents, ex-Judge and Mrs. A. V. Barker and sister, Miss Helen, will go down when Indian summer gives way to winter weather, late in the year. Mr. Myers Reaches Gibraltar The ship on which Attorney Herman H. Myers sailed from New York a couple of weeks ago has reached Gibraltar and although no word has been received from the Ebensburg gentleman, his friends are satisfied that he has arrived safely. From Gibraltar Mr. Myers will go through Spain, Italy, Switzerland, France and England, sailing from Liverpool in September on the Luciana. Aged Loretto Man Sees Ebensburg Charles Miller of Loretto, well known through the north of the county, was in Ebensburg Monday. He walked into the drug store of the Hon. Edmund James. "Why, how are you, Charley?" said Mr. James. "You're looking remarkably spry for a man 80 years of age." "Eighty, did you say?" replied Mr. Miller. "Eighty? I wish I was only 80. I'm 91." There were a number of summer visitors in the store at the time and [they] gazed in astonishment at the young looking 91 year old. Mr. Miller is still in hopes that the state of Pennsylvania will pay him for cord wood ordered for use on the old Portage road. When that road was in operation, Mr. Miller had a contract to furnish wood for the engines. A great quantity of this was accepted and used, but about 200 or 300 cords were allowed to remain in the woods and rot, Mr. Miller receiving nothing at all for it, although it had been ordered. Mr. Miller at one time succeeded in having a bill introduced in the State legislature, providing for the payment of this debt, but it failed of passage. Cseplo a Prisoner in County's Jail – Extract Murderer Gives Detective Cover No Trouble on Trip here from Windy City Brought Up Wednesday Detective Alex Cover, in charge of Joe Cseplo or Chapler, confessed murderer of Albert Deering, arrive in Ebensburg Wednesday afternoon and placed his prisoner behind the bars to await the action of the grand jury at the September term of court. Detective Cover had no trouble in bringing his prisoner from Chicago, where he was arrested last Saturday. Cseplo was handcuffed to the officer and together they occupied a berth in a sleeping car from the Windy City to Pittsburg. The murderer slept during the journey but the local sleuth took no such chances and remained awake during the night. Cseplo made no hostile move and conversed pleasantly with his custodian. [snip] Will Carry Veterans Free State Appropriates $6,000 for Transporting Soldiers to Cold Harbor Gov. Stuart has fixed Wednesday, Oct. 20th as the date for the dedication of Pennsylvania's monument on the battlefield at Cold Harbor, Virginia. The state has appropriated $6,000 for transporting honorably discharged members of the Pennsylvania regiments in whose honor the monument is being erected, to and from Richmond, Va. All applicants for transportation must have their names in the hands of Josiah Hissong, secretary of the commission, Point, Pa., not later than Oct. 1st. Wanted His Wife and Drew Knife as an Inducement John H. Lambing Got Her Consent to Return to His Home Woman Sent Appeal to Father Although he and his wife had separated last December and had not lived together since, John H. Lambing several days ago arrived at the conclusion that he wanted his wife back home again. So, according to the woman's story, he appeared at the home of Ellsworth Davis in Cambria Township Monday, drew a knife and threatened to kill her unless she returned home with him. The woman went to her husband's farm, but managed to get herself released Wednesday and she is now in Johnstown with her father, Herman Shaffer. Mrs. Lambing had been keeping house for Ellsworth Davis for some time, living there with her two children. Monday Lambing appeared on the premises and demanded that she return home. She refused to do this. Then, it is declared, Lambing drew a knife and made threats of killing unless she accompanied him. This the woman finally did. Before she went, however, she prepared a letter to her father in Johnstown, asking him to come to her assistance. Tuesday the Johnstown man went to the Lambing farm near Strongstown, Indiana County, to get his daughter. Lambing saw him when he approached the house and immediately uttered dire threats. He declared that Shaffer would be more than sorry if he did not at once climb into his surrey and go away, it is alleged. Shaffer came to Ebensburg and secured advice from an attorney. He then went before Squire Oliver Evans and had a warrant issued for Lambing, surety being the charge. Constable Dick Evans was sent after Lambing and brought back the man, his wife and the two children. Lambing gave bail in the sum of $500 for his appearance at court and the woman and children went to Johnstown with Mr. Shaffer Thursday morning. Mine Dust Cause of Explosion in Lackawanna Mine Testimony at Inquest on Friday Shows Gas had Nothing to do with Let-Go Came from Dynamite After listening for two hours Thursday evening and most of Friday morning, the testimony of miners, physicians, inspectors and mine officials, the jury impaneled for the inquest into the cause of the disaster of June 23d at Wehrum that resulted in the deaths of twenty- six miners, returned with a verdict to the effect that the explosion resulted from a charge of dynamite igniting mine dust, no gas figuring. This is in accordance with the contents of the report submitted by the state inspectors. They were of the opinion, too, that the explosion would have penetrated to every part of the mine had the dust not been wet in some places. The investigation was conducted by Coroner J. S. Hammers of Indiana in the offices of the Lackawanna Coal and Coke Company. State Inspectors, C. B. Ross of Greensburg and Joseph Williams of Altoona, were the only inspectors to testify. The report of the inspectors was read and a number of the miners were questioned as also were the mine officials. The testimony of Lew Johnson, son of Supt. W. N. Johnson, was taken at his home which he has been unable to leave since the explosion. The jurors impaneled were Franklin Sansom of Indiana; Thomas M. Doherty of Graceton; Harry Kallaway of Heilwood; Edward O. McConville of Heilwood; Harry P. Dowler of Heilwood and J. Dalton Johnson of Blacklick. Patrols Streets with Gun Mrs. Bell's Spectacular Search for Daughter Leads to Her Arrest Altoona, Pa., July 22 Hearing that her daughter, Mrs. Elda Nale of Windber, Pa., had eloped with another man, Mrs. Henry Sell of Duncanville, came to this city in quest of the supposedly erring couple. After purchasing a revolver, Mrs. Sell patrolled the streets. She met her daughter in the crowded shopping district, and drawing the revolver, attempted to shoot, but she was disarmed by one of the city's street cleaning force and afterward arrested.