The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1894-02-07

produced by a large carbuncle on the
back of Nicholas Weants neck. The
boys up at Nebraska have been liberal in
the epidermical donations, and our old
friend Nicholas is coming along in good
style.
Mr.. Sibley is such hustler that the
weekly papers in the district he repre-
sents experience difficulty in keeping
tab on his Blizzard. Right
yees are, and there for, short spell it
took right smart daily to keep in sight
of the supple Congressman-ex Congress-
man Congressman.
-Ex-Sherif Osgood treated the little
tots a merry sleghride on Thurs
day afternoon last. His sleigh contained
q little girls, and each one was having
more fun than the other, judging from
appearances. Since Mr.. osgood intro
duced the sport sleighing parties for the
little ones have become quite fashionable
j. N. Perrine Esq, business mana
ger of the Derrick, was up last Friday to
see the board of County Commissioners
concerning the printing of the ballots for
|
was awarded the contract, which is apro-
digious job, but the Derrick, which has
four other counties besides this, seems
equal to almost any task in the printing
line.
"A private letter from Geo. w. Whit
man, former Forest county boy, con-
veys the pleasing intelligence that he has
made ten-strike in one of the Ohio oil
fields, near Mungen, Wood county. He
has a nice lease on which he recently
struck a l0O-barrel well, and considers
his property worth at least $25, 900. We
hope Georges biggest hopes may be real
lied.
An error occurred in our item of two
weeks ago concerning the. boy Willie
Lowman, now in Jail awaiting trial on the
charge of attempting to set fire to build
ings in Marienville recently, ard in JUS
tice to the boy and his honored parents
we feel should be corrected. Except in
the case of the public school building, we
are, told on good authority, the attempt
was not made on dwelling houses but on
outbuildings.
They are enjoying a boom at the
Clarion Normal school this year. The
attendance has been larger than ever be-
fore during the fall and wipter terms,
and the outlook for the spring term is
encouraging. The new buildings in
course of erection, when finished, will
make the equipment of the school as
complete as to be found anywhere in the
State. $4,000 will be spent this year for
improvements.
VIM. Tobey of Kellettville was Wis
itor to town one day last week, and when
asked about his late runaway accident,
mention of which appeared in our Kel-
lettville correspondence, he said, per-
haps, since our correspondent knew Sc
much about the runaway he might give
some information as to whit had become
of the two new robes and blankets which
were split in the upset. "Will Walks
! will walk up and explain, or he may be
discharged from the staff
9 The daily newspapers have had quite
profitable business in selling Worlds
Fair views. They offer each part of the
views on receipt of two or more coupons
cut from the newspaper making the of
fer, when the coupons are accompanied
by ten cents in money or postage stamps
as there are from 10 to IA parts in a full
: set aggregates about one dollar in cost
, not counting the price paid for the paper
4 from which it is cut. AS the views car
| be bought five cents for each part with
out coupons the profits are considera
C ble.-FrdnkIin Citizen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marsh Goss, Mrs. r. j
= Hopkins and Mr.. and Mrs. II. ]. Hop
s kins and daughter, Florence, made NJ
a party from Pleasantville, who thi
n morning willingly gave up their snow
bound homes in the north for the per
II fume laden breezes of Florida. The par
Q ty was to be joined by Mr.. w. IL. Cor
Il nell of Titusville, and their designation
was S. Lake Weir, Fla, where Messrs
). Hopkins and Cornell are largely en-
=, gagged in orange culture, and where tn,
n former has a beautiful home. The par
I. ty expects to remain south two month";
i or more PieaSdntUHLe Record.
IS The two Charlies-Russell and Xii
mer, will soon be in position to furnisl
Is the people with the choicest poultr.
a stock, or rather, the eggs to raise tn
l. stock from. They have receives
n from some of the noted poultr,
Of raisers of York State a number of FIN
IS bred fouls, and are now ready to bool
orders for sittings of eggs, which will b
+ supplied in time for early Matching
"a Their breeds consist of Light Brahmas
" Barred Plymouth Rocks, Indian games
= B. b. Red games and Blue Pyles. Thes
A. are among the best breeds, and it costs n
ar more to raise good chickens than com
in mon.
The DeTTick'S report of oil operation
\ in January shows increase i'm all depart
i ments of field work. During the mont
IN lss wells were completed, with a nev
a. production of s,6Ss bbls., being an in
> crease of II wells and s4s bbls.as compare
a with December. About 1900 bbls. Of tn
4 new production is in the Southwest field
There are 435 wells drilling and rigs III
a slight increase over December. In tn
Lima oil field, l90 wells were completed
% ,s-itb q paNV r,ro1uofiar, of $50 blla