The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-07-12

readiness to send or give to the local
newspaper. This should be done prompt
ly, not three or four days or a week after.
1t would result in less complaint about
errors in death notices. Accuracy in
such matters is due to the family and
friends, as well as to the memory of the
departed. The average editor knows
considerable about many things, but he
don't know quite all the history of every
family in the vicinity.
Constable Hoover brought James
Forester down from Marienvlle last
Saturday morning and lodged him with
Sheriff Walker to await trial at September
sessions. Forester hired rig from j..
b. Watson some days previous, and prac-
tically ruined the horse, leaving him ly-
ing over the embankment at or near
Porkey for nearly SO hours, the animal
having struggled so hard to free himself
that he wore the flesh off one of his legs
until the bone was perfectly bare. At a
hearing before Justice Wilton the man
was bound over to await trial as above
stated, and in default of bail was incar-
cerated.
oil men will be interested in the fol-
lowing ruling of the Treasury Depart
ment relative to oil leases: Every oil
lease which has in its clause "or so long
hereafter as oil or gas may bo found in
paying quantities" or words to that eff
feet, has been construed to be continual
lease for moro than three years and must
be stamped with one dollar stamp.
The extension of lease under the same
terms and conditions as the original lease
is in effect new lease, and the law says
that "any memorandum for rent, nire or
lease of any premises" etc., must be
stamped according to the terms tn areof,
the same as new lease.
&C. w. Robinson is making rather ex-
tensive improvements in his store build
ing. An entirely new front is being put
in which will make it one of the most
imposing business blocks of the town,
and will add materially to its convenience
and commodity. AS result of this
change it was found necessary to cut
down the large elm tree which has so
long stood as landmark in front of the
store, and from which Elm street, our
principal thoroughfare, derived its name
The removal OF this sturdy monarch is.
regretable indeed, but the march of pro-
gress and improvement goes merrily on,
and all these must mSjpe way for the pro-
cession.
The Mercer Telephone and Telegraph
company has asked permission of the
Franklin councils to enter that city for
the purpose of establishing their system.
The company says it is the entention to
establish exchanges in the cities of Mead
vile, Emlenton, Titusville, Foxburg, Oil
City, Warren, and Tionesta. They win
use the best make of telephones and will
rent them at one half of the price the Bell
Telephone people are charging. They
guarantee to give the oest service of any
company in the business and will allow
the subscribers the full use of their lines
between Oil City, ,Titusville and Tionesta,
the same as the Bell company. Let em
come. The more the merrisr.
Another outbreak of typhid fever in
the village of Claringtou, this county, is
noted with much apprehension. EX-
County Commissioner w. d. Shields and
young son have been down with the dis
ease but are now considered over the
dangerous point. There is some cause
for the annual spread of the disease in
that section, and if the State Board Of
Health, which annually gets large ap-
preparation from the State<dhd for what
purpose we have never yet discovered,
might be found and removed. When ap-
pealed to to make some investigation of
these epidemics and locate the trouble
the board has inveriably answered that
it had no funds available for such work.
-Lanson Bros. have their new gas en-
gine now properly set and nicer run
ming machine it would be difficult to find.
1t has double the power OF their first en-
gine and moves the machinery in their
flonring mill with perfect ease. In fact,
if there is any complaint now it is of too
muca rather than lack of power. They
are now turning out fine lot of feed ,and
no customer will have to wait long for
his grist when he goes there for his grind
ing. They will be prepared as soon as
the new grain crop comes in to turn out
wheat and buckwheat -four and no one
need go farther than TioDesta to get what
is wanted in the line of flour and feed.
A good stock OF both now on hand, and
sold as low as can be,consistent with first
class goods.
Attention has been repeatedly called
to the carelessness of peddlers of sam
pies of patent medicines, throwing the
same into door yards or distributing
them in such manner that they fall into
the hands of children. In nearly every
case the nostrums are put up in such a
manner that appeals to the palate of a
child, who is very apt to eat the stuff,
with serious results. Yesterday sam
pies of pills said to cure the heedache
were thrown about the city. As in
great many cases headache powders con-
tain powerful heart depressants, it IS not
much wonder that parents are showing