The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-02-18


Tionesta, and Siggins # Oil City, per-
Termed an operation on P, j. Wurtzky of
Buck Mills, for appendicitis, last Thurs
day. The operation was successful and
Peter is coming on all right.
Real Estate Agent LansOn yesterday
consummaied the sale OF two desiable lots
in the north ward to George l. Davis and
X. {. Heath. The lots adjoin the resi-
dence properties of these gentleman and
were formerly part of the Angus Car
son orchard lot The purchase provides
each with more room to spread him
self.
The statement of the condition of the
Forest County National Bank pGbished
to-day shows very healthy state'of bus,
mess activity for that solid institution.
The business transaction on tho day the
statement was called for shows figures
running up near the half million mark
which must be gratifying alike to the Of
ticials, stockholders and patrons of the
bank.
The farmers institutes held here and
in Kellettville last week were perhaps the
most successful and best attended that
have yet been held in the county. The
evening sessions held in the court house
were attended by crowded houses, and
the people seemed wonderfully taken
with the speeches. essays and other fea-
lures of the entertainment There seems
to be agrowing interest among the farm
ers and people in general in these insti-
tues, as was attested by the large and
regular attendance of those from the sur
runding community Notwithstanding the
inclemency of the weather.
Outside the oil country, muses. the
bradford Era, the plain people don't
know what is meant by "dry hole" In
the oil country it is well understood.
dry hole is the kind that is drilled by a
hopeful combination of small capi'alits,
usually. They carefully secure lease
having "surface indications" and engage
contractor who insists upon heing paid
for his services. When the place is
reached where the paystreak should be
located, nothing is on tep but pulverized
dark colored shaie or other geological
formation duly ground into fine gritty
flour. This is very dry and on account
ofits dryness the well is called dry
hole.
s.. C. Calhoun, a well known attorney
of Emlenton, lost his pocketbook at the
National Hotel to-day in peculiar man
ner. lie had just come to town in the
Cooperstown hack and went into the Ma
tional where hs registered. He took out
his money to pay The hackman, laying
the same on the counter and then went
out. leaving the money lying on the desk.
When he returned it was gone. Calhoun
alleges that he lost Si4. 1t was careless
ness on his part and the hotel cannot pos
sibly be held responsible. Mr.. Leasgang
made every effort to discover the thief
and has accounted for every man in the
hotel hut one who was seen by Calhoun,
but he cannot give description of the
iellow.-Franklin News.
Somebody has been making and
breaking promises evidently over n Elk
county, according to the following item
from the Ridgway Advocate, and if we
remember Alright something of the sort
was floating around hereabouts some two
years ago: "Will somebody over in
Horton township please write up for the
Advocate nice description of that big
beet sugar factory that a certain prom
ising' Democratic candidate was going to
have erected in that vicinity some two
years ago. II is easier to jolly the farm
ers with few beet seeds at Uncle Sans
expense than it is to erect beet sugar fac
tories, but some people don't care for
their promises after election is over and
they have 'gold-bricked' the voters"
This is the best offer yet. By spec
isl arrangement with the publishers of
the New York Tribune Farmer, one
of the best weekly papers for the
farmer published in the United S ates,
we are enabled for a limited time TO
offer it to subscribers for 25 cents year.
The conditions are these. To all new
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pers go for one year. To all subscribers
now on our list paying up arrearag's and
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was ever made in this section. Remem-
ber this offer is limited, and will not be
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tage OF it come in or send quickly. Now
is the time to subscribe. If
Did you ever sit near the man who
knows all about the magician's tricks
asks an exchange. Did you ever sit near
a man who knows the performers music
so well that he huns it with him? Did
you ever sit beside the man who beats
time to the moonlight sonata on the back
of your chair? Did you ever sit beside
the man who cracks the lee urer's jokes
before the point comes? Did you ever
sit near tie man who during the perform
ance tells the people about him all the
news of the week? If you have ever
been near this man, did you ever ex-
press your feelings without breaking the
Ten Commandments, severally and col
lectively? Ii you have, you are in Jobs
class. You don't deserve to live on this
mean, sUrdid earth; you should be trans
lated.
Many friends have called on Philip
Williams, one of Mr.. Robinson's faithful
clerks, to extend happy fluctuations upon
the occasion of his marriage to one oI
Tionesta's best young ladies, Miss Louise