The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-06-26
NEWsY NOTES.

hieS DhShn ID Autnony, WHO mas re-
turned from the Yosemite Valley, denies
the report telegraphed from the East that
she had resigned the Presidency of the
National Suffrage League. She says she
has not resigned and does not intend TO
do so.
Miss Suzanne s. Beatty, has been adj
mitted TO practice law in the courts of
Clarion county. Miss Beatty has long
been Court stenographer in Clarion
county and her admission to the bar is a
graceful compliment to a gifted and
brainy woman.
The Supreme Lodge, A. o. U. W., re-
Gently in session in Chicago, elected
these officers: Master workman, j. G.
Riggs, Lawrence, Kas.; foreman, J. G.
Tate, Nebraska; oversoer, w. S. Robson,
Texas; recorder, NJ. w. Sackett, Penn
sylvanis; receiver, John ]. Acker, New
York.
Judge s. Newton Pettis, of Meadvile,
ex-minister TO Bolivia, had his leg bro
ken at Jefferson, o., on Monday of last
week. He started to ride from the depot
in hack when the vehicle in which he
was riding colli6ed with another with
which it was racing and was overturned
and'the judges leg was broken.
Efforts to settle Frederick Douglass will
contest out of court have failed and Mrs.
Nathan Sprague, a daughter of Mr..
Douglass, will commence a suit to en-
force her rights. The action will be
against Mrs. Douglass, the widow, her
brother and Lewis H. Douglass, who are
the Administrators of the estate.
Horace Greedy told this story of him
self: Soon after he went to learn the
printing business be went to sec a
preachers daughter. The next time he
attended meeting he was considerably
astonished at hearing the minister an
nounce as his text: my daughter is be-
ing grievously tormented with a devil"
Brig. Gen. Wiley has announced that
the Second Brigade camp at Glencairn
will be named "Gen. w. w. Greenland
Camp" in honor of the late adiutant
general. The valley railway company
have completed siding the entire length
of the camp, and the water and gas COM
panies are laying lines over the grounds.
Beyond doubt, Titusville can boast of
having the oldest bicycle rider in the
country, says the Herald. Mr.. James
Rice, aged 50 years, has recently learned
to manage a wheel and now enjoys spin
as much as the younger riders of the
city. Mr.. Rice is an active business man
who does not appear to be over sixty
years old.
Judge Greer of Butler is solidly
against the idea of gowning occupants of
the bench in Pennsylvania law courts,
and expressed himself as follows: There
is no sense in the idea; it is at variance
with all notions of American patriotism.
No one will ever get me in gown-It is
all can do to keep my coat on now, and
unless man wore it minus other clothes
it would be We very disagreeable. Robes
were worn in time when they were in
tended to awe the people. In this day,
if a judge has not enough dignity with
out attempting to secure it in such a
manner let him get off the bench. I
don't know what Butler county people
would say if should rig up in one. 1t
would cause breeze, though.
| A decision of interest to oil men and
owners of producing territory was ham
ded down by the Circuit Court at Find
lay, Ohio, Wednesday. Hitherto it has
been the custom of large oil companies to
acquire as much property surrounding
producing territory as possible and de-
velope it at their leisure. When they
have fully protected themselves by leas-
ing all the territory available, they would
drain the oil by wells on adjoining pro.
perty, and thus save the expense of drill
ing numerous wells. A land owner
whose property was being drained in
this manner by the Ohio Oil company
which held a lease thereon, made a con.
tract with second party to drill eight
wells. The Ohio Oil company got an in
juction restraining the latter from devel
opiug his lease. The court, in dismissinl
the injunction, decides that the owner
may proceed to develope his land, the
Ohio Oil company having failed to do sc
under its contract. Many thousand acres
of land in Ohio are affected by this de.
cision, and it is likely that hundreds O
additional wells will now be drilled in
| order to hold the leases PittSbatrg TeLe.
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