The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-03-22

ton is relief from the great mountains
of snow that have impeded all kinds OF
work and travel this while back.
The blue birds and black birds have
come to join the robins in their effort to
bring cheer and joy to the annual spring
opening. The transition from deep
seated winter to fairly good spring
weather has been sudden, but none the
less welcome on that account.
BY reference 10 our announcem ent
column 1t will be observed that the can
didstes for County Superintende OF
Schools are also going to be in the run
ming. The directors convention takes
place on the first Tuesday of May, being
the second day of the month, and none
but school directors have anything to say
about who shall hold down the office for
the next three years.
The boys are rigging up for the snck-
or fishing campaign, which will be fully
on when the river drops back into its
bed. Some ofthe more enterprising and
wide awake kids found the land fishing
fairly good on Sunday, picking up a
number of nice specimens in spots where
the water from the gorge receded 80 rap
idly that the fish could not keep up with
it and were left in small pools.
Mrs. Annagretta Lanson, aged SO
years, mother of f. X. and Chas. A.
Lanson, of Tionesta died at her home at
Louisville, Warren county, Sunday eve
ming, 10Th inst, of infirmities incident to
| old age. Mrs. Ianson was life long
Christian, a member of the Lutheran
churcn. Besides our townsmen, one son
and one daughter, living in Louisville,
have gone to attend the funeral, which
takes place to-day.
"A Michigan potato shipper was in
Pittsburg on Tuesday with eleven car
loads of potatoes. Each car contained
$50 bushels and he had bought the pota-
toes in Michigan for II cents per bushel.
dug the potatoes they were selling for %
cents per bushel. The farmers refused to
sell them at that time, and the best price
they can get for them now is u cents, and
later he thinks they can be bought for
much less than that.
The surveyors who have been work.
ing along the Allegheny river between
this city and Warren and whose presence
in this section has caused all sorts of sur
misses and conjectures as to the Erie rail-
road building a connecting link between
Oil City and point on the main line near
Salamanca, N. Y, are now quartered in
this city. The survey has been completed
as far as Walnut Bend. A number of Erie
officials were expected to arrive here
Sunday, but on account of the high water
and the consequent annulment of trains
OF the branch, they could not reach the
city from Meadville.-Derrick.
-Ho'ace Jones, one of the pioneer
residents of this section, died at the home
of his son at Trunkeyville, this county,
Wednesday morning of last week, aud
his remains were Inferred in Tidioute
cemetery, after funeral services had been
held in the Presbyterian church of that
place. Mr.. Jones was in his eightieth
year, and had many favorable acquain-
tances in this community, having been
reared near what was in olden times
known as White Oak, now Trunkeyville
station. Afterwards, for many years he
conducted gun shop in Tidioute, from
which place he removed to Pierce county,
Wisconsin, making his home there for a
term of years. BY his rugged honesty
and genial companionship Mr.. Jones
made and retained host of friends who
will hold his memory dear while they
live.
Every man in every town during the
course of his life'time has to ask a favor
of an editor-not an exception to this rule.
A man may escape a doctor, keep clear
of the court, but once in his life at least,
every man has to go to the newspaper to
have certain piece put in, a death no.
tice, marriage notice, ETC., to have his
name printed in or omitted from an item.
1t is therefore to your interest to treat the
editor fairly. He desires to be fair; he
would rather do The right thing than the
wrong thing, but if you give him kick,
dent OF it may be found in the top of
your own hat some day and you will
never know how it got there. Don't
think you are immune; don't think that
Providence has especially favored you.
Your time will come, and when it does,
it will be a fine investment if you have a
friend in the EDITORS ofiice.-Lock Haven
Express.
From injuries received by the ex-
plosion of boiler, at sawmill on the
| Powell farm, Hudson Kline, one of the
best known residents of the Lineville
district, died Wednesday evening last.
Mr.. Kline was engaged in making shin
giles, aud had been at work with his son
but a few hours Wednesday when the
boiler exploded. Mr.. Kline was knocked
down, his right arm falling against the
large circular saw and cut off, Neigh
bors who heard the explosion hastened to
the mill and found Mr.. Kline unconscious.
The son was badly scalded and suffering
from shock. The injured men were
taken to the home of Squire Powell and
physicians summoned. Mr.. Kline was
in very critical condition from loss of
blood and his death occurred at o'clock.
The son was later removed to his home,
and although badly scalded 1t is not
thought his condition is serious.