The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-05-05

booming. Population increasing and
prices decreasing at Hopkins store. 1t
The best we can purchase is not too
good for our customers when sold at the
prices we give you. Miles q Armstrong.
The prospect is very bright for a big
wheat crop. The growing grain stood
the winter well, and is now coming on
nicely.
You are always "dressed up" when
you buy your suit at Miles q Arm
strong's, who sell only the best goods,
cheap. 1t
-Tionesta's Anti Cigarette League will
hold another public meeting, Tuesday,
May 25. Notice of the program will be
given later.
Can you keep from laughing2 If so
you can win prize at the Spinsters'
Convention at the Court House, Friday
evening, May IA.
Landlord G. A. Randall is building a
new porch on the front of the Rural
House and making other improvements
about that popular hostlerry.
The general quarterly meeting of the
Oil City district of the Free Methodist
Church will be held at Oil City commence
ing Thursday, May 6, and continuing
over Sunday.
The house recently purchased by ].
G. Bowman is being moved to its new
| foundation on May street and Mr.. Bow
man will soon commence excavations for
his new residence.
"A young clergyman in the upper
end of the county has just written a
newspaper as follows: IA young woman
died in my neighborhc cd yesterday
while I was preaching the gospel in a
beastly state of intoxication."- -CJearfeId
Journal.
An Ohio editor says the hay fever is
caused by kissing grass widows. A
Missouri editor says it is caused by
grass widow kissing fellow by moon
light. An Iowa editor says it is caused
by fellow kissing the hired girl while
feeding hay to the cow. An eastern ex-
change is of the opinion that it is caused
by missing the girl and kissing the cow.
-Er.
Last Sunday morning Young Yet, a
Chinese laundryman, while going up to
the Methodist church dropped S575 in
currency. The money was in belt in
800 bundles around his waist. The belt
came lose and the high wind carried the
money in many directions. Search was
made and all but one roll of 800 was
found. TGdioute Ne'os. That heather is
we'll named.
-TionesIa's summer school, under the
direction of r. N, Speer, will commence
next Monday, May 10. Enough students
have already been enrolled to insure the
success of the school, and number of
others are expected. This is an excel
lent opportunity for all who wish to be-
come farther advanced in education TO do
so at moderate cost. For particulars call
on or address r. N. Speer Tionesta, Pa.
According to the Derricks monthly
oil report in the Pennsylvania fields
alone there were completed in April 4S6
wells, with SOS barrels production and
l2l dry holes. The gain over March was
II wells completed, 2,o74 barrels produc-
ton and dry holes. On April 80 the
Pennsylvania fields showed 1854 rigs and
474 drilling wells under way, a gain of
32 rigs and II drilling wells over March
We will present absolutely free new
1897 bicycle (either ladies' or gents
wheel in exchange for favor we wish
attended TO in Tlonesta, also another fol
attending to same in adjoining town
ships. No agency or selling business
We prefer those acquainted with many
young people now studying music. Fol-
full particulars write The Columbia Mu-
steal Association, 2l6-2lS South Third
Street, Philadelphia, Pa. 1t
One of the largest game preserves in
the United States will shortly be located
} in this state. 1t will contain twenty
thousand acres and will be owned by
: New York and Pennsylvania sportsmen
The tract embraces the eastern section o
Center county and part of Clearfield
The preserve is the best in the state and
game of all kinds thrive on it. 1t is pro.
posed to stock it with woodcock, quail
} grouse and imported French and English
game birds. Thousands of redleg French
) partridges are to be put on the preserve.
-Er.
, Improvements are still going OF
about the court house and grounds The
grading is about completed and new
sidewalk is being built along the May
street end of the yard. Now if the Com,
missioners will just tear down that un
slightly barn which stands in the south
eastern corner of the yard it will be
/ vast improvement. What's the use o
spending money in grading and Other
/ improvements to make the place beauti
ful, with an old barn standing in one cor
ner to overshsdow the whole thing. Be
sides, who ever heard of horse or COW
stable in a court house yard, before?
Last Sunday morning about 2 O'Clock
, the general store of Collins & Kreitler a
Nebraska was discovered to be on fire
and although every effort possible wa
: made to save the building and contents i
3 was of no avail as the fire had gained too
+ much headway before being discovered
! The books of the company were gottel
out, but are so badly damaged that th,
writing will have to be transferred I,
new books. few dry goods wer,
= saved hut not enough to amount to much
r 1t is not definitely known what was tn,
. cause of the fire, but the only plausibl,
conclusion that has been reached is tha