The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1879-04-09
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convinced that Forest county is speed
lily to bo developed as au oil territory,
which it undoubtedly is. There is
more inquiry for leases every day by a
class of men who seem to mean bust
ness not to speculate in oil leases,
merely,-but men who want to devel-
ope. The low price Of oil for the last
two or three years has been the main
cause Of the neglect Of our county !;
coupled with the hourisking condition
of the Clarion and Bradford oil fields.
That it will rival, if not surpass those
fields in the near future, we do not
doubt; it is only question of a short
time. Already the oil men of the
lower districts are looking how the
lands lies here; they sec we are CEN
trally located, and no mistake. We
had conversation with Mr.. Geo. NJ.
Kepler Of Butler Co., who is a man of
many years experience, and who is
looking at this county with the idea of
putting down few wells at an early
date, provided he can obtain leases at
fair rates. He expresses himself well
pleased with the certain prospects of
Forest county in the direction of oil
in the near future. But there are
many who will try it in this section
this season, if our information is cor
rect The Grandin Bros, Of Tidioute
will, without doubt, continue testing
the Salmon creek region; and the
Woodland Oil Co., under the able
management of a. B. Rowland, Esq,
will probably develop some this sea,
son, as we'll as Dir. fowler, DR.. Sham
burgh, Kepler q Co., and many others.
1t needs no prophet to say that oil de-
velopments of a successful nature are
upon us, aud we expect to chronicle
many strikes in Forest during the sea
son.
The following is taken from a
Bradford correspondence to the Der.
rick The Jack Stroup meutiohed is
John Yves. Stroup, with whom neatly
all of our citizens are acquainted
"This morning at nine o'clock wager
was made by w. j. 1ozet, of this city,
that Jack Stroup Of Tarport, could
not walk from the oil exchange
crossing to Sawyer City, a distance Of
three miles and half in thirty five
minutes. The challenge was accepted
and Jack started off at n high rate
pressure, two men on horseback accom-.
Panying him to see that he did not get
lift from some train, or use wings on
the journey. Reaching Tarport a mile
from Bradford like the traveller in
Esop, he'threw his coat and hat and
increased his speed. He made the trip
inside the thirty.five minutes, with
fifteen seconds to spare. The starting
was witnessed by hundreds Of citizens
in this city, all Of whom expressed as
much anxiety in the result as if the
presidency of 1880 depended upon it,
All the borough officers elected
at the spring elections, except school
directors, were sworn in on Monday.
The new list as it now stands is as
follows: Burgess, N. S. Foreman
Councilmen,-North ward, j. S.
Hood, T. Z. Mabie, H. O. Davis;
South ward, M. Elnstein, L. Agnew,
j. A. Proper; High Constable, S. j.
Cambell; Constable, w. A. Hilands
Assessor, John Reck; Assistant AS
SCISSORS, d. S. Knox, II. o. Davis
Overseers of the Poor, John Reck,
A. B. Kelly; Auditors, j. T. Bren.
nan, f. E. Mabie, P. NJ. Clark.
With such men as these at the helm
our borough affairs will be carefully
looked after.
-Stewarts' Run is excited over
some cases of severe fever which have
occurred during the past winter. A
young man in Mr.. Vandalin's family
came from Bradford with the fever
and died; also his brother-evi-
IDENTIFY from infections from first case.
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