The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1892-12-07
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ough and townships must make nom.
nations for officers to be elected at the
February election. The borough aud
township auditors will see to having
the tickets printed. In boroughs all
nominations must be certified to the
auditors at least five days before the
election and in the townships seven
days before. The tickets will all be
printed on one sheet, the same as the
tickets for the general election,
According to the Derrick's report,
the totals for the Pennsylvania oil
field for November are as follows:
wells completed, 165; new production,
1882 bbls. dry wells, 40; wells drill
ing, 229; rigs, 129. Compared with
the October fgurss, this is u decrease
of 1,941 bbls. new production. The
two fields of Mcdonald aud Sisterville
completed 76 of the I65 wells, and
and furnished 50 per cent. of the new
yield. Summarizing the entire oil
field, Pennsylvania shows 6 8S2 bbls.
new production, Northwestern Ohio
7,549 bbls. and Indiana 1850, making
a grand total Of 17,481 bbls new pro
duction, being a decrease of 9,279 bbls.
from the October showing.
"A Swindler has been working the
business men of Girard by inducing
them to subscribe for a Western paper
and promising to write up the town"
10 the next issue. Quite a number of
persons paid 50 in advance and are
now somewhat impatiently awaiting
the arrival of the first copy.-Erie
Times, We can't see why this scheme
is much more of a "swindle" than the
usual scheme of writing up towns by
itinerant advertisers. The patrons of
the latter may think they're getting
something for their money, but in
reality they don't realize much more
return than did the business men of
Girard. That's no way to advertise,
and shrewd business men soon find it
out.-FrGnkIin News.
Edwin NJ. Riddle, who has been
in the East for the past two weeks,
called hither by the illness Of his
mother, has had a busy time of il
shaking hands with old Tionesta and
Forest county friends. Eds most iu.
innate friends failed to recognize him
al first glance, but a smile and a show.
dy.do" from him were enough. That
big crop of whinkers caused all the
trouble. 1t isN pleasure to know hat
our old friend has done we'll in his
western home, St, Joseph, Mo, and
that, as chairman and secretary of the
Republican committee of his county
for the past eight years, he has been
n Of the staunch party workers who
have been making great inroads on
the Democratic lines of that State.
About two weeks ago j. w
Stroup. of the borough, was struck on
the head by a piece of board thrown
from a circular saw, the stoke knock.
ing him down, but apparently doing
no serious injury. Three or four days
later he became suddenly i'll, and was
taken with cOnvulsions. A physician
was summoned and it was some time
before be regained consciousness
Since that he has been confined TO his
bed critically i'll, and his physician
believes that the stroke he received
fractured the inner portion of the
skull, and that q splint of the bone is
pressing Cd the brain. The injury
having left no mark on the outside
the spot cannot be definitely located,
thus making an operation very diff
cult. Such a course, it is thought,
VIII be necessary, however, ere he eau
get we'll.
The Hon, Will Smith. who is just
about to enter upon his second term
as a legislator from Jefferson county,
has the happy faculty of looking on
the bright side of every detail of life,
and never fails to remind the readers
of his paper, the Punxsutawney Spirit
to do likewise. Here is one instance
This is the hunting season, when the
bear, the deer, the pheasant and the
long cared rabbit have to hustle to
keep their souls and bodies FROM being
divorced by a rife ball or a charge OF
shot. But the person whose business
it is to go hunting for trouble has all
seasons for his own. You eau make
yourself as miserable as you please, as
we'll as those about you, by anticipa,
ting trouble and imagining impending
calamaties. With all your hunting,
don't go hunting for trouble, Very