The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-11-20


Elk county if the following item from
the st. Marys Herald is an indication:
The regular November term of court
opens at Ridgway tomorrow. No
jury will be 10 attendance, as Judge
Mayer issued an order dispensing with
their services on account of the slim
court calendar which contains only
three civil and no criminal cases.
--Messrs. Kelly and Randall have
just started well on the Osten farm,
Harmony twp. This territory lies
between the Dawson field and the Car.
nahan wells. Grove Bros. are com.
mencing a well for the TiOnests Gas
Co., on Hemlock. 1t is oil they are
after. The Hardison we'll across the
river is making good progress and
must be down over 1000 feet by this
time.
NO business man says he cant
afford to patronize the local paper.
He might as we'll say he can't afford
to do business. The newspaper is a
joint stock affair, and every man who
has any pride in his town and his
county. will help hold up the hands
Of the man who is trying to run live
local paper, and boom and build up
the town in which his interests are
common and mutual.
Columbus Brown, well known to
the older heads, and especially to the
river men, of this section, died at his
home in Franklin last Sunday morn.
ing, aged 60 years. The Franklin
Ne,cs remarks: "The death Of 'Lum
Brown removes a familiar character
from Franklin. In the early days be
was a skillful pilot, and was known
along the Allegheny from the upper
tributaries down to Pittsburg."
Friends. citizens, countrymen
Hear me for my cause, and be silent
that you may hear" Now, before
Jupiter Tonans and all the gods at
once, l do solemoly affirm that DR..
Bulls Cough Syrup is an infallible
remedy for all lung and bronchial
disorders. If there is any man present
who disputes this proposition, "let him
now speak. or else hereafter forever
hold his peace"
One of the latest schemes among
the sharpers is to paste part of 10.
hacco stamp over the figure Of one
dollar bill, making it look like q
"tener." The usual plan of "the
artful dodger" is to purchase some
small articles and tender the bill in
payment. The work is we'll done and
takes an expert to discover the decep.
ton. One of the workers Of the
scheme was lately in Smethport.-
Miner.
We have made arrangements with
the Philadelphia Weekly Press, where.
by we can send that excellent, 10.page
journal, and the REPUBLICAN, to any
new subscriber for S1.75, the two
papers at nearly the price of one.
This advantage will also be given all
old subscribers to our paper who pay
up all arrearages, and one year in
advance. Sample copies can be seen
at this Office. Don't fail to take ad.
vantage of this offer.
The Plessautville Record knocks
the "Doc" Haggerty glycerine explo.
sion.insurance story that has been ped.
died around among our exchanges for
some time past, into smithereens in the
following terse manner: "1he story of
the finding of Haggerty, the supposed
victim of the glycerine explosion of a
year ago. has been going the rounds Of
the press. As the story goes, insur.
snce detectives located him at Kansas
City, and were bringing him back to
Pennsylvania. There is nothing
whatever to show that there is a spark
Of truth in the rumor. There was no
insurance, and there is no Haggerty,
aud the rumor was started by some
sensational crank, who is habitually
going short On the truth"
Another of those nice blotters of
which We have already made mention
shows a winged cherub carrying a
Dictionary Holder under one arm and
saying; II am making flying trip in
the interest of education. The basis
of education is the dictionary. and the
base of the dictionary should be a
NOyes Holder. The valued unabridged