The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1904-06-08
oil market closed at sI.62.

oil and gas leases at this office.
-HopKins sells the Douglas shoes II
Wall paper at Dunn's drug store.
Hopkins matches all comers in price
Never used Lawrence? Try...it thii
sprlng-see DR.. Dunu about 1t. 1t
Ladies' ready-t wear wash suits
skirts and shirt waists. You will fine
the best hne al Hopkins store. 1t
For sick headache take Cham berlan'
Stomach and Liver tablets and. quicl
cure is certain. For sale by DR.. j. G
Dunn. If
The White Star sells only the choic
est of groceries, canned goods, confec
tions, etc. Besides the famous "Tabl,
Queen" bread. 1t.
Sam. T. Carson captured three foo
raltler alive Monday. Don't know wha
Sam intedns doing with it, but as house
pet think we'd prefer a yellow dog.
"A reward of $40 will be paid for tn,
return TO J. II. Kelly, Tionesta. Pa, o
all English setter dog white, with brown
pits, brown ears, brown spot on top o
tail. Disappeared Thursday morning
June ?, 1904. 1t
WIN. Iserman, resident of Helen
Furnace, Clarion county, died at the For
est Hotel, Marienville, on the 10Th ult.
after short illness, aged 80 years. His
remains were inferred in the Marien
Vile cemetery.
The Derricks oil report for May
shows II new wells completed in the
Pennsylvania fields. There were ll2i
rigs and drilling wells, and gain of q
wells was shown. The gain in new work
was 81 and decrease of AIS barrels In
new production was noted.
The NJ. Il. and Presbyterian Sabbath
schools are rehearsjng for "children's
day" exercises next Sabbath, the latter
taking the place of the regular preaching
service in The morning, and the former
will be held in the evening. A cordial
invitation is extended to both these in
teresting exercises.
Fifty county and local fairs will bt
held in Pennsylvania next fall by agri-
cultural societies. The amount of pre-
mums offered by these societies is $780,
10, aud at the most of these fairs there
will be racing Fairs will be held in this
section at Stoneboro, Kittanning, Butler,
Clarion, Cambridge Springs, Brookville,
Punxsutawney, and New Castle.
"A special sent out from Spartansburg
is to the effect that figures received there
this week indicate that the largest cream
cry in the State of Pennsylvania is locat-
ed in that borough. The creamery has
l53 patrons and the average daily receipt
of fmilk is a 800 pounds. Contracts have
just been signed with New York firm
Tor the entire output of butter for the
summer months for the United States
Government.
The family dog of Fletcher Lackey,
who resides at 0ldtown, three miles up
the creek from Tionesta made a vicious
attack upon his little year-old daugh-
~ last Friday, aud would have killed
( mad not older members of the family
sine to the rescue. The child's hand,
Nshoulder and head were badly lacerated
by the brute whose actions cannot be ac-
counted for, as he was not known to be a
vicious animal. The dog was promptly
shot, and the child is getting along all
right.
"A Nebraska, Pa. correspondent states
that load of timber for the Watson
Lands Lumber campany's barge yard
has arrived there fl ON the State of Wash
ington, the shipper being Il, S. Collins
who is extensively engaged in lumber
ing near Ostrander, Wash. 1t is n long
ways to bring material for barge building
and is somewhat in the nature of "carry-
ing Goals to New CASTLE" but iflt can be
made to pay, the barge building industry
in this country is destined for yet long
lease of life.
There is North Missouri editor who
is very fond of honey. This editor makes
frequent trips to Kansas City, whenever
he makes one of these trips he stops at 8
hotel where he can always get honey
On recent trip he was accompanied by
his wife, and as they were approaching
the city he told his wife he was nearing
the place where he. could get his honey
That night as theydned at the hotel, hi
turned to waiter and asked: "Where il
my honey?" With broad smile, tht
waiter replied: "You mean that littl,
black haired one? Oh she don't worl
here no more" The editor is still ex'
planning to his wife.
David f. Stroble, one of the pioneer
residents of Clarion county, died at hi
late home, at Strobleton, juno I'd, 1901
He was born in Centre county, Octobe
lG, 1925, aud removed to the communit,
where he spent the balance OF his life
sixty-two years ago. June ., 1888, he wa'
united in marriage with Mary Kinch
Tfe deceased was brother of our towns
lady, Mrs. Herman Coleman, who, will
her sons, Samuel and Jacob, attended th
funeral, which was held on Sunday last
The services were attended by an i'm
mense concourse of friends of the de
ceased, for he was a man who was great,
esteNned by all who knew h!m.