The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1893-04-26

-Excavating for the foundation of the
new addition to the Presbyterian Church
is in progress, and active work will begin
in a few days. The new improvement
will cost in the neighborhood of $4,000.
The people in Western Pennsylvania
who knew Ben Hogan, the pugilist, while
he was the "bad nan" of oildom, will be
interested in the news that he is now an
artist of no mean repute. a copy Of the
daily O%regonian, sent TO thiss section from
Portland, says 1.-THE largest oil painting
in America of The Yosemite valley will
be exhibited at the Worlds Fair. 1t was
painted by Ben Hogan, the reformed oil
region pugilist and dance-house keeper,
who is now engaged in %evangelistic work
in that city. Clarion JackSonian.
"A very lazy attempt was made to rob
May, Park q Co.'s bank last Thursday
night. The thieves had forced the win
dow on the north side of the bank, and
had carried in a large sledge hammer
stolen from Scowden & Clark's shop,
and several punches and cold chisels
AAbih DAhhi oebNBs ~ WIS JhhNAhAb bhNg
were evidently frightened away, for they
had made no attempt whatever TO crack
the safe or vault. Either that, or having
contemplated the magnitude of their job
were too lazy to go on with it. The latter
theory finds the most adherents, and is
perhaps the correct one.
An exchange notes the fact that Judge
Archibald, of Lackwanna county, has
decided, in a test case, that the county is
not liable for the pay of borough and
township auditors for work performed in
printing and distributing election ballots
under the Baker law. They must look
to the borough or township for the com-
pensation. This decision will prove in
teresting to many counties, Forest among
the rest, and should it be sustained by
the supreme court, will settle a question
that seems at this time to be considerably
mixed. The auditors had a duty inn
posed upon them at the late spring cleo
tons thai was new and arduous, and
some one should be responsible for the
trouble and expense to which they were
subjected.
The following from the Tidioute
Ne'Os will meet with pretty general en-
dorsement throughout the country: The
plague at Irvineton is still undated. In
fact is increasing. We called the atten-
ton of DIR. Lee, Secretary of the reputed
State Board of Health, to the condition
of affairs at the infected place and was
astounded by the information that prac-
tically the Board could do nothing. DR..
Lee in his communication says; "The
State Board of Health, as you know, has
a very limited appropriation and is there
fore unable to do anything beyond indi-
eating the necessary precautions and con-
veying authority to local officers" And
here we desire to differ with the learned
Secretary. There are a number of things
the Board can do. First of all, resign,
that the common people may not rest
under the belief that the Board is for the
protection of the public health. What
else they can do is of no moment, once
the Board is wiped out of existence and
the farce of playing health protectors
lone away with. If the great state of
Pennsylvania is so parsimonious, or the
Health Board so ~extravagant that no
funds are available to further the object
and aim of the Boards being why the
sooner the people understand it the better.
But that affairs at Irvineton are in a de-
plorable state goes without the saying
and where help is to come from we con-
fess we do not know. That danger from
infection exists and is liable to spread
along the lines of the three railroads is
also true. 1t seem to us also that it
practically kills the Springs for at least
this year, for if the people of I%rvineton
care so little for themselves as not to use
precautions as between themselves what
can they be expected to do in the way OF
public safety?