Some stories found in local and area newspapers describe the ongoing efforts in 1910 to complete the surveying of the land over which the Midland Pennsylvania Railroad would be built. […]
GRATZ MAN, 74, KILLED BY AUTO Harry E. Umholtz, 74, was instantly killed when struck by an automobile on the highway near his home in Gratz Friday evening. He sustained […]
The Midland Pennsylvania Railroad, begun in 1910, with plans to connect Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, with Ashland, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, turned out to be a colossal failure. In addition to […]
Early in 1910, notices began to appear in the local and area newspapers of the coming of a new railroad, the Midland Pennsylvania Railroad, to the Lykens Valley. The notices […]
The Midland Pennsylvania Railroad, begun in 1910, with plans to connect Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, with Ashland, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, turned out to be a colossal failure. In addition to […]
FUNERAL TODAY FOR GRATZ PHYSICIAN Dr. William Ellerslie Lebo, age 66 years, who had been a practicing physician in Gratz the past forty-four years, died in the Harrisburg Hospital on […]
HEGINS MAN KILLED BY FALLING TREE Leslie J. Good, age 29 years, of Hegins, lost his life when struck by a falling tree, while he was cutting timber on the […]
FUNERAL HELD TUESDAY FOR JAMES HOFFNER James F. Hoffner, age 61 years, widely known business man, died at his home, West Main Street, Friday afternoon, following a heart attack. He […]