NEWS: Items from the Cambria Freeman, October 10, 1902, Cambria County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Patty Millich Copyright July 2008. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/cambria/ _________________________________________ Cambria Freeman, Ebensburg, Pa. Friday, October 10, 1902 LOCAL AND PERSONAL W. B. Duncan, of Blairsville, has purchased and taken charge of the Park hotel in Johnstown. Mrs. E. R. Dunegan of St. Augustine is visiting with her daughter, Mrs. A. E. Bender, in Ebensburg. Ebensburg's football eleven will play a game with the Patton team on Saturday next as Patton. Andrew Strittmatter, Esq., a well-known citizen of Carroll township, fell from an apple tree last week and was severely hurt. Mr. Andrew Duman and family, of Barr township, left on Monday for the West, intending to locate some place in the State of Oregon. Mr. George H. Roberts and his sister, Miss Bird, arrived in Ebensburg on Wednesday evening after a six months visit at Minneapolis Minnesota. Mr. Jerome Flick and his son, A. C., of Allegheny township, were welcome callers at this office on Tuesday. Mr. Flick is an old friend of the FREEMAN, having been a subscriber nearly a quarter of a century. Orran W. Kennedy, superintendent of the H. C. Frick Coke company, at Uniontown, has formally accepted the Democratic nomination for congress in the Twenty-third district, composed of Fayette, Greene and Somerset counties. Martin and Adam Haag, 16 and 10 years of age, sons of Lewis Haag, who resides near Lawshe, Clearfield county, were seriously injured by a powder explosion on Thursday afternoon of last week. The oldest boy, Martin, was very seriously burned about the arms and hands. Harry Topper, a Gallitzin brakeman, fell from the new stone railroad bridge, east of South Fork, on Friday morning and was severely injured about the head and body. He suffered scalp and facial lacerations and had his left arm broken. He was taken to his home at Gallitzin. Don O'Conner, youngest brother of Judge F. J. O'Connor and Attorney James H. O'Connor of Johnstown, lies seriously ill of blood poisoning in Harford, Connecticut, the result of an ugly bruise on his left hand. An operation has been performed to relieve the trouble. Squire Luther of White township and D. E. Notley, of Barnesboro, have secured options on 20,000 acres in Chest and White townships, the price for the coal rights, averaging from $25 to $35 per acre. The Beech Creek railroad is believed to be interested in the operations going on in the territory now being leased. Mrs. C. Foster of Chicago, and her son, George Foster, of Greensburg, were visitors to Ebensburg on Monday, the latter returning to Greensburg on Tuesday, while Mrs. Foster will remain for several days visiting friends. Mrs. Foster was for many years landlady of the old Cambria House in Ebensburg but left here about eighteen years ago. Thomas Blake and his son, Thomas, the latter aged 16 years, were severely injured while at work near Barnesboro Thursday of last week by a fall of a large rock from the mine roof. Mr. Blake had his collar bone broken and was otherwise badly bruised and it is feared internal injuries have been inflicted. The son had his left leg so badly mashed that amputation may be necessary. George Shantz, one of the three men who escaped from the jail in Ebensburg on Tuesday evening September 29th, was arrested in Altoona on Thursday evening of last week and was brought back to jail on Friday. Shantz's father resides in Altoona and the escaped prisoner was captured while visiting the paternal roof. On Saturday George Steckroth, another of the fugitives, was captured in Altoona and brought back to jail.