The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1904-03-16


--Oil market closed at Sl.7l.
New hats, new hats at Feit's. 1t
oil and gas leases at this Office.
Hopkins sells the Douglas shoes II
-NiA lot of silk dress and waist pat
terms just arrived at the Joyce millinery.
April aud April % are to be OBJ
served as Arbor days throughout the
State.
-Uniontown has aecured the Pennsyl-
yania State Prohibition Convention. The
date selected is June 8.
-Do you want to prepare for teaching? ?
Attend the Clarion State Normal School.
Spring term opens April 5. 1t
"A dollar saved is dollar made. You
can save many dollar by purchasing
clothing a( the New York Clothing Co.
sale at Kelettville, Pa. 1t
Eighth, ninth and tenth grades as well
as high school pupils are invited to attend
Edinboro Normal. Next term begins
Mar, 2Sth. John +. Bigler, Prin. II
Republicans should not neglect the
primaii les next Saturday afternoon, but
should turn out to man and cast their
ballots for candidates of their choice.
New goods are arriving daily at the
Joyce Millinery and preparations are be-
ing made for grand Easter opening. the
date of which will be announced later. 1t
Over in Indiana county they elected
woman a poor overseer at the February
election, She was nominated by the Re-
publicans, endorsed by the Democrats,
and the Prohibtionists didn't dare oppose
her.
Following is the list of letters lying
uncalled for in the Postoffice at Tionesta,
Pa, for the week ending March l6, 1904:
Miss Martha Byers, f, A. Wheeler ~ Co.
card, A. f. Beardsley 2 cards.
ID. S. KNOX, PM.
The price Of oil seems to be some.
what on the slump, though for why does
not seem to be plain. A drop of three
cents on Saturday leaves the price at
Sl.7l. and operators fear still lower
price as the spring approaches.
Our readers should not neglect to
keep run of the new advertisements, and
all weekly changes in advertisements.
The advertisements in a country paper
are often just as important as the reading
4
AT the regular meeting OF the boro
school board Monday evening the tie
which occurred at the February election
between A, G. Brown and w. j. Camp
bell was decided by drawing lots, as the
law directs, the choice falling to Mr..
Brown.
Ready to wear clothing costs much
less than made to order and we can fityou
Just as well. We will take your measure
Our ready to wear stock of clothing is
much larger this season than for several
years. All splinter new and up to date
Come and see. Hopkins store. 1t
The only contest at the Republican
y
for president judge. The Candidates an
nounced are Samuel Cunningham, S. j.
Telford, and Harry White. Judge White
has been on the bench nearly twenty
years, and is almost seventy years o
age.
Although it is not generally known,
the last legislature passed bill increasing
the amount counties must allow for the
buriald of oil soldiers, from S35 to $50
This must be given in all cases for thu
burial of honorabiy discharged soldiers
who do not leave enough property tt
bury them.
"A course in cook ing lessons will b'
given in Tionesta by Prof. Ed. Detlef'
and wife, beginning April II and contin
uing five days. Those who have not al
ready subscribed to be pupils are cordi
ally invited to send their names to Mrs
Suie Nj. Sharpe. The price of lessons il
81 90 for the course.
1t is reported that the Standard Oi
Co. is going to build the largest oil rein
cry in the world at Kansas City and pip,
oil from the Kansas field, nearly 20
miles distant. The refinery will be 10
Gated on the Missouri river, ten mile
south of the business centre of Kansa
City, where 100 acres of land has alread,
been purchased. The plant we'll emplo,
100 men.
The total production of petroleum ii
the United States, since Col. Drake strucl
the first we'll near Titusville in 1859, ant
up to the end of 1902, has been CAREFUL.
computed at l,l65, ,2S0,727 bbls. Tha
means that if two and ono-half feet wer
allowed for the height of a barrel, and
the barrels of oil were laid so that thei
heads touched they would encircle tn
earth two and one-quarter times or tn
total amount, Pennsylvania and Ney
York produced 53,0 per cent; Ohio "a.
per cent; West Virginia ll.3 per cent
Indiana 80 per cent, leaving 0 per cent
to be supplied by the States of Kansas
Colorado, Louisiana, Illinois, Missouri
Indian Territory, Wyoming, Michigan
and Oklahoma. Spectator.