The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1901-05-01

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Tho Democrats OF the county held
their primaries last Saturday. There be-
ing no contest for any of the Offices, the
affair was void of interest. +. A. Keller
OF Pigeon, was nominated for county
treasurer, and d. W. Clark OF the borough
for county surveyor.
Remember the lectures of Mrs. l.. K.
Bailey Friday aud Saturday evenings Of
this week, in the NJ. +. church, under
the auspices Of the county W. c. 7. U.
The lady is speaker of national note
and those who attend expecting much
will not be disappointed.
A well prepared report of al impor-
tant educational meeting recently held at
Clarion Normal appears in this issue,
written by Miss Christine Agnew of this
place, a student at that institution. The
subject OF township high schools was
thoroughly aired at this meeting.
BY the burning of a hotel in st.
Marys, W. Va, at which they were lodg-
ing one night last week, James Hagerty
and Jerry Welsh were obligei to jump
from an upper-story window to save
themselves. Jerry lost all his clothing
except the SUIT he had on. Four men
were burned to death.
The Pan-American postage stamps
will be placed on sale throughout the
Uuited States to-day, May lst. II is no
intended to be sold exclusively in place
of the regular series and will only be sole
when asked for. Stamped envelopes o
postal cards will not be issued with Pan
American stamps imprinted thereon.
Out last week one day in compan,
with Joe Scowden TO ''wear off the wir
ege.n Weather too cold yet, streams to
high, and they weren't biting much, bu
when we declared 10 the half hundre,
anxious inquirers that we got severa
dozen (between us) we meant 1t, and
25 lsize not given) constitutes severa
then we didn't lie. We got 'em.
Lest it be forgotten that Clarion is t
haye a railroad we want to say that W
are told the survey is about complete
and the work OF making drawings, etc
preparatory to letting contracts is no'
under Jdcksonidn. Unless tn
new railroad promoters get bigger hu'
tie on than heretofore people may thin
the JdckSonidn means to be facetious.
1t is stated that the water in the sma
streams, in which trout are found, are
good fishing condition. The water ht
fallen and cleared up and there is no al
parent reason why good catches shoul
p, not be made.-TituSUille Courier. Not
: particle of reason why, not particle, e.
4 cept, possibly, that the trout won't bit
and that there aren't whole lot of Il
= spec. beaut's left to take the worm.
g According to recent act of assembl
d owners and lessees of land may kill ra
bits at all seasons of the year. As Bum
O does not own any land himself, and mu
It necessarily at all times be on somebot
o else's premises, he is in naperilous state.
!. Pmry Spirit. That puts the matter
!. the indscriminate slaughter of the inn
> cent little bunny in a somewhat diflere
and much more pathetic attitude.
:. The Ladies' Home Journal has col
missioned Ida Sharper Hoxie, the we
known author, to 60 to the German Hf
~ Mountains and write of the raising a
10 training of canary birds. She will pi
: ceed to st. Andreasburg, "rhe singi
> Village of Germany" where 10000 car
ries are reared every year, and spe
W " some time in the home of one OF the m
- successful breeders of these peerl
AZ singers, gathering material for the al
Gle.
-Tionesta will be in the base
swirl this summer, enough funds havi
+" been pledged 10 guarantee well fit
aS up grounds, and for necessary paraph
n' nelia to begin the great American ga
US in proper style. A good battery is
sured. aud Of the in and out fielders
'ns always could scare up enough to "'
most ANYTHING we tackled. Work on
ell diamond has been going on for sew
lys days past and the team will be ready
nd all comers whenever they come.
ca management will endeavor to give
the patrons some good clean ball, none OF
ult hmm order. and if they succeed in k'
md ing down the loodlum element ana
49, the kiekers off the ground they can
'i pend upon the people to sustain a
We elnb here this season. Without this
les effort to keep up the proper interes
the game will be fruitless. Play ball