The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-10-15

The quail season opens to-day,
but where is the individual who has
heard in many year in this section
of country the note of Bob White2"
1t is said a small bevy has been seen
near this place during the past sum
mer, but there is some doubt about the
correctness Of the story. Twenty five
years ago the neighborhood was full of
them. But hard winters have thinned
them out to nothingness.
Tho Leechburg Reporter gave up
the ghost last week. It's editor,
very "amoosin' cuss," thus bids adieu
to his readers: IL struck this town in
the early spring of 1890. Through
the English Syndicate which controlled
certain breweries and newspapers, l
became connected in official capacity
with the Reporter. The object of the
syndicate in obtaining control of this
journal was to work up healthy sen.
timent in favor Of breweries. My
mission has been a failure / retire
from the field after several months
hard work with my labor for my pains
This town is fne enough to booze, but
the express office has the call as the
medium Of procuring it, My original
package venture did not pau out as l
had hoped. | sold a great deal Of
tamarack, and gave four tin cups with
each keg, free of charge, but Congress,
with perversity well known as
characteristic of that body, kicked the
prop from under the Fuller soft snap,
and left ME high aud dry, and my
colleague, Silverman, playing checkers
with his Jewish nasal appeudage be.
tween the bars of the county bastile.
leave the town. l don't believe that
many tears will be shed at my depart
ure. go unwept and unsung, to
locality where | can put a bottle Of
whiskey under the depot platform
without having it stolen.
julius CESAR SKIMMERHoRN."
-Ou Saturday night last Mr.. and
Mrs. G. w, Bovard received the very
sad intelligence of the death by acci.
dent OF Mr.. James McElhaney, whose
wife is sister Of Mrs. Bovard, aud
paid her visit about six weeks ago.
The accident occurred near Peters.
vile, Butler county, on Saturday
morning, the particulars Of which are
given in a dispatch from Butler, as
follows: "James McElhaney, prom.
uent producer known all over the oil
country, went out to his wells on Sat
urday morning, reaching there about
10 o'clock. He was assisting to draw
the rods, when by some mishap the
tubing line became eDtangled around
the sucker rod board above, causing
it to come crashing down through the
derrick. Mr.. Nc Elhancy heard the
crash and exclaimed, "Look out boys" "
involuntary ducked his head forward,
the board coming end first struck him
squarely on the back of his head,
crushing in the base Of his skull and
breaking his neck. Death was in.
stantaneous, aud his hand, when pick.
ed up, held in death grip the reverse
lever. He was carried to the hotel
and the sad intelligence conveyed to
his family. The body was taken to
his home in Butler last evening Mr.
McElhaney had operated in the Mil.
lerstown and Bradford fields and had
accumulated quite a fortune He
moved his family from Millerstown to
Butler little more than year ago
He was 40 years of age and leaves a
wife and two grown up children and a
host of friends to mourn his untimely
death" Mr. and Mrs. Bovard left on
Sunday for the scene of the distressing
occurrence, and were present at the
funeral