The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-01-27
LOCAL AND MISCELLANEOUS.
oil market S.s6.

oil market $.S5.
Don't fail to read whiteman's' new
ad. in this issue.
Heath & Killmer have new ad. in
this issue. Read it.
Read the new advertisement of Jas.
t. Brennan at the head of the first local
column.
Don't fail to read. Miles q Arm
stron's new ad. this week. They are Of
fering some great bargains
Tho Bonner property, next to post
Office. is for rent. Late improvements,
best location in town. Inquire at Breh-
mans agency. t.
j. Il. B0mgatdener has started gem
eral repair shop in the Kepler building,
opposite Hotel Agnew. Sec add. in an
other column.
Walter w. Wilson of Clarion,
student at Princeton College, has been Sc
lected to captain the base ball team OF
that college for '97.
-Messrs. Fred Morck and L. r. Free
man have sold their interests in the
Queen Run oil lease to Mr.. Hardenburg
and othor partners. - Warren Mail.
AT the business meeting of the Liter
airy Society last Friday evening it was
decided that in the future debates would
be held separately from other entertain
ments.
The foundation for the soldiers mon
ument in Clarion has been completed
and the erection of the monument will
be continued as fast as the weather will
permit.
internal Revenue Collector Bigler
claims that Western Pennsylvania is the
banner district in production of rye
whisky, as it produces about ninety per
cent. of the country's "old rye"
The report of the Auditors OF Erie
county shows that nearly 81, 900 was paid
to farmers last year for sheep which had
been killed by dogs. The report also
shows that $1,000 was collected in dog tax.
Hosea Myers, one of Frankbus' pro-
minent citizens committed suicid Mon
day morning by drowning himself He
was in good condition financially and
no cause can be given for the act except
insanity.
"A Missouri farmer is securing the
country for a fellow who eloped with his
wife and his mule. He announces that If
the mule is returned all will be forgiven,
as 1t will be no trouble for him to secure
another wife.
Wild cats are getting very numerous
in this neck % woods and great many
have been killed this winter by our hun
ters. The last one reported was killed
by Ed. Graham and S. n. Haslet, 'on In
diana camp last Friday.
Tho second annual convention of the
Forest County Sunday School Conven-
tion will commence in the Presbyterian
church at this place at 1870 this Wednes-
day afternoong Quite a number of dele
gates are expected to be present.
Andrew Carnegie, the multi million
aire, was once a messenger boy in Pitts
burg at $3.50 per week. John Wana-
maker began work at Sl.25 per week.
There you are boys, you all have the
same chance, if you only know how.
1t is said that over in Williamsport
the women indulge in prize fighting, and
the authorities recently granted two pu-
gilistic females permission to engage in
a five round bout. There is plenty of
''scrapping' between some of the gem
tier sex of this place, but "dey don't do
it wild de mitts."
Following is the list of officers nomi-
mated at the Republican caucus held in
Tionesta township, Saturday, Jan. 23,
1897; School directors, John Wolf, w.
w. Thomas road CON-, VIM. Mckee;
auditor, p. A. Hepler; overseer poor,
Ernest Sibble; collector, Jesse Carson;
treasurer, VIM. Lawrence justice of the
peace, A. e. Moore; clerk, j. W. Mong;
judge ol election, Asa Lovejoy; inspector
of election, Hartman Lawrence path
masters, Chas. Moon. Fred Dryer, Bert
Thompson, @. f. Ledebur, Ernest Sibble,
Henry Sibble, Henry Smith, ,Jocob Mealy,
A. w. Mong, Aaron Fenstermaker.