The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1904-02-17


taned severe injury while at work in
the lumber woods ut Loeta, last week.
He was rolling log when it came back
at him catching his foot and rolling part
ly onto his legs inflicting severe irjury,
although breaking no bones. lie was
brought to the home of his mother, and
DR.. Bovard has since been attending him,
who believes it will be several weeks be-
fore he will be able to use his limbs TO
any extent.
The leapyear party given by the
young ladies of Tionesta in Bovard's
Hall last evening was certainly the most
swell affair in the terpsichorean line that
has been attempted here this winter. The
hall was tastefully and appropriately
decorated for the occasion, the music was
rendered by the popular Fessenden or
chestra, of Oil City, AN appetsng lunch
was served and those who did not enjoy
themselves were probably not present.
How successful the girls were in captur-
ing partners for the waltz through life
will come out later.
"A market will be held by the Chris
tian Endeavor Society at the home of
Mrs. John Robertson, next Saturday af-
ternoon, Feb. 20, beginning at 2 o'clock.
Choice pies and cakes, crf am pufis and
tarts, cookies and doughnu's, baked
beans and brown bread, with other dain-
ties will be on sale. The amount realized
at this market will be for the Presbyter-
ian church furnishing fund, so the En-
deavor Society earnestly solicits the lib
eral patronage of the members of the
church and congregation, and of all who
are interested in this undertaking.
Take it out on the hills in most of the
country surrounding, the seighing is
still fairly good, and 1T wasn't for the
bare spots here and there sleigh would
safest to go on wheels if your trip is one
of any distance. There has now been
stretch of fully three months during
which the sleighing has been what one
might call pretty good, although at no
time has II been excellent. But for stay
ing qualities the winter can safely he
ranked as the leader Tor several genera
tions past, and there's more to follow,
it would seem.
Local exchanges are passing around
an item which seems to indicate that
there is some truth in the adage that"hs.
tory repeats itself" Twenty. one yeas
ago Louis Rosenzwig, an Erie attorney,
was elected from train on account of not
Laviug the proper kind Oft ticket and in
walking back to the station fell through
a cattle guard and was permanently dis
abled. he Lake Shore paid him 500, 600
damages. At the last term of court in
Erie county he had a claim against the
p. & l.. l.. railroad which was settled out
of court. The basis of settlement is said
to have been $4,000
AT the joint installation of the Ladies
and Sir Knights of the Maccabees, Tues
day evening of last week, the following
officers of the Lady Maccabees were duly
indicted into their several stations: Com
rnander, Lady Lou Carson; Lieut.. Com
mander, Alice McCrea; Past Command
err, Pauline Smearbaugh; r. X, Mary l..
Thomson f. X, Jennie Il. Agnew;
Chaplain. Lady Swanson; Medical EX.,
DR.. Dunn; Mistress at Arms, Florence
Thomson Sergeant, Kate Anderson
Sentinel, Margaret Bristow; Picket, Car
oline Matha At the conclusion of the
installation OF the officers of the Sir
Knights, which service was performed
by Sir Knight Charles Clark, Lady
Lounsbury called Lady Smearbaugh to
the platform and presented her with
beautiful gold bar pin, from the Ladies
of the Hive, for her faithful service dur
ing the past year.
The following information is sent by
the Department of the Interior; Atten
ton is called to the fact that a wall map
of the United States, prepared under the
direction of the Comm ssioner of the Gen
eral Land office, has been issued for sale
by tho Department. In addition to usual
map features on this are shown the sew
eral acquisitions of territory upon this
continent by the Government of the
United States and other features: Along
its lower borders are small maps of Gu
ba, Porto Rico, Pine Islands, the Hawaiian
group, Guam, the Philippines and the
Tutuila group of the Samoan Islands.
This map is about 5 feet by 7 in size,
mounted on muslin and attached to roll.
ers ready for immediate use, and sold for
so cents per copy. The Department also
publishes separate maps of the several
states and Territories in which public
lands of the United States are located.
These separate maps are unmounted and
about 2 by 3 feet in size and are sold at II
cents per sheet. The law permits the
sale of only one copy to an individual,
but to schools and other institutions as
many copies can be furnished as may be
desired. All remittances in payment for
maps should be by draft or postal money
order made payable to the order of the
Financial Clerk, Department of the In
terror.
Shot a Finger Off,
NJ. l.. Range, constable, collector and