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" Pear no man, and do justice to all men."
Vol. I.
SEWICKLEY, PA., SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1904.
No. 23
THE ELECTION.
Bitter  Gontests in Pittsburg and
Allegheny—The  Orphans
Knocked Out.
UP TO COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
The election in the borough on
Tuesday resulted in a victory for the
Republican ticket in both, wards
with the exception of the office of
assessor in the First ward, in which
case there was a tie vote.
As far as we have been able to
learn the highest price offered for
individual support was $25.
The results in both wards follow:
Gouncil—R. R. Brown, R.
School director—S. B. Liggett, R.
Assessor—James Buckley 196,
James M. Little 196.
In the Second ward there was no
opposition to the Republican ticket,
and it was elected. The ticket
was:
Gouncil—W. F. Straw.
School director—H. L. H. Blair.
Assessor—John S. Gaston.
Auditor—Gharles B. Richardson.
The tie vote on the assessorship
in the First ward will be decided by
the county commissioners. It bears
the same relation as a vacancy arising from any other cause, and the
commissioners have the power of
appointing any one whom they see
fit.
In Leet township the election
passed off smoothly. The contest,
like in Sewickley, hinged on the assessorship. Mr. Harry Reno won
cu'; for that office by a vote of 94
to 72. In the First district he polled 52 votes to his opponent's 40,
while in the Second district the
vote was Reno 42, Steger 32. Mr.
Reno has held the office of assessor
for 12 years and his election for another term will give him 15 consecutive years in that office.    He
has resided in Edgeworth for 56
years and has been postmaster for
the past five years. His proficiency
as a public official is clearly proven
by the above enviable record.
The result of the triangular political contest in Pittsburg shows a
decisive victory for the administration, or Gitizens' party, who elected
27 members to select council,
while the Republicans elected 10.
In the common branch the Gitizens
secured 25 and the Republicans 26.
As nine of the latter were supported by the administration and will
likely line up with it in council, it
will give the Gitizens full control of
all departments of the city government. The Orphans were completely bowled out, only one councilman on that'ticket-being elected.
Y. M. C. A. Notes.
The men's meeting on Sunday,
February 21, will be held in the
First Baptist church at 3 P. M.
Rev. Leroy Stephenson, of Lewis-
burg, Pa., will address the'meeting.
Good music will be in evidence. A
cordial invitation is extended to all
men.
Resolutions.
Resolutions adopted by the Young Men's
Christian Association of Sewickley.
Henry W. Oliver, a member of this
Association, died at his residence in Allegheny on February 15, 1904, at the age
of sixty-four years, ,
Mr. Oliver was much loved and respected by all who had the honor to
associate with him. A sincere man, a
good citizen, always kind, considerate
and ready to help his friends or others in
distress or difficulty. He was a very
successful business man, fair and honorable throughout his career.
His gifts to this Association will be a
memorial to his generosity and unselfishness, the young men of the Sewickley
Valley will ever revere his name.
His friends will speak of him with
appreciation of his many traits of character which make the true man.
To his family we offer our sincere
sympathy in their great bereavement,
comforting them with the thought that a
true and honored man has gone to his
heavenly home.
CRAP GAME RAIDED.
A Gambling Den on Division Street Broken
Up—Several Devotees Escaped.
Muffled Table Used.
COMPLAINTS   AGAINST    HARD   CIDER.
A party of crap shooters was arrested on Wednesday evening at 10
o'clock by Chief of Police Morn-
ingstar, assisted by Officers Mc-
Kenna and Glaspill. The place
raided belonged to Willaim Turner,
colored. Ghief Morningstar forced
the door open, and in the excitement several of those in the room
escaped. The police succeeded in
arresting Lexie and George Williams and George Wells. The trio
were locked up for the night and
had a hearing on Thursday morning
before Squire Johnson. Wells and
George Williams were each assessed
$5.50 fine and costs, and Lexie Williams was released, it being shown
that he was only a spectator.
The game was being played on a
muffled table, a blanket being spread
over the top. A bedstead was
placed against one of the doors as
a barricade, and those who had the
password were admitted by a rear
door, This necessitated the breaking open the door, as noted above.
Officer McKennafired several times
in the air to frighten the fugitives,
but was unable to stop them..
At various times lately rumors
have reached this office regarding
the presence of speakeasies in this
town, More tangible information,
however, has come to us recently
from   responsible   sources  which
cannot be passed by lightly. According to our informants, there is
an establishment in the business
section of Beaver street where hard
cider and other intoxicating beverages are dispensed, especially to
the youth of this place. It is alleged that two barrels of hard cider
besides a quantity of other spiritous
liquors, are received every week at
the place mentioned, and that young
and middle-aged men may daily be
seen reeling out of it in all stages
of intoxication.
When Ghief Morningstar finishes
his work elsewhere he might wend
his way to the business section of
the town and find plenty of work to
do. We understand that some of
our citizens are collecting evidence
to be used against the violators of
the law, and that in due time it will
be forthcoming.
Crippled by the Pire.
There are several Baltimore fire
insurance companies which were
compelled to go into the hands of
receivers by the recent fire in that
city. They are the Home Fire Insurance Company of Baltimore, the
Firemen's Insurance Gompany and
the Old Town Fire Insurance Gompany. Richard B>Post, of the Pea-
body Fire Insurance Gompany, of
Baltimore, announced that the company will pay policy holders in the
burned district 40 cents on the
dollar.
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