The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-01-04


acaler at this Office one day last weeks
snd wasn't in any too good bumor oyer
the fact that the railroad company had
cpt that place out as flag station, ulak
| ihg 1t necessary now to walk mile and
halfto town, II on foot, or drive -four
and halfif in conveyance, or else stay
at home till the river is fordable or wait
till old Boreas closes the stream with an
Ice bridge, any one of which contingent
.cies Is darn bore any way you take It.
--Hqre's bet question that is threaten
| ing toicause trouble e'at.one OF the horse
and mule barns at the stock yards: A
makes two bets with B, each of which is
| $40. Then A says; "I'llbet you $40 to,
| $40 that you don't win both ofthose bets"
B accepts. AZ believes next day that he
lost The two $40 bets and pays b $40, the
extra 800 being the $40 he bet against BIS
$40 that he wouldn't win both $40 bets.
Later il is found that A wins one of the
$40 bets. How much shall B pay back to
| Az The answer is $50, but can you figure
it out that way 2-Kansas City Times.
Here is a new one. A man entered
the Farmers hotel, Cai mems Mills, Pa,
stating that he was out of money and
that he had nothing to eat for two days.
The landlord sent him to the dining
room and told him to eat a good meal.
While there he pulled out a handkerchief
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The waitress picked up the bill and took
1t 10 the proprietor When the man got
through with his meal TO leaye the hotel
the londlord said: Me waitress found
twenty-dollar bill which you dropped
on the floor at the table The regular
price for dinner is so cents, but as you
deceived me, stating that you had no
rnoney,I am going to charge you 70
cents" and handed him back si9.25.
Shortly after tbt fellow had left Mr..
Westoyer discovered that the bill was
counterfeit. t.-Ex.
The new officials elected in. this
tounty Ia November we're inducted = p
heir respective offices on MondaS A
week, and will hold down thSfS "
Positions to which their party has fselect-
ed them for the regular terms. Repre-
eniative Robertson assumes his place in
the House a EIs.<tluFg, so ably filed
last term hY Hon. c. w. Amsler. Judge
I5,Kue'aer takes the chair which has for the
past five years been occupied with digni-
~ and honor, both to himself and the
county, bylJudge r. B. Crawford. Treas
Wv. II. HafrisonF takes charge of the
eoursy "strong box ,ysiu place of F. A.
Keller, rho has had byksar the latest job
in the coornty Qr the psAt three years.
That thSnewl hcials will cquit them.
selves with cfeu.do, d TIE
people who electeu without
saying, and the REP hes each
aud all pleasant a cum
bency of their res
The iurnishil the
rooms of the IT," s@com-
pletsd, and th, nrst annual
meeting of ste ,o re Monday
evening. The 70 secosCd story of the
large Kepler u * is devoted the use
oftHs Club, and great trans, q ma'ion
scene has been Isiacted in thS,ftt Z and
furnishing of 40 new quarters Nnqs It's
doubtful ~9sther tlsssNestern pa q tn "a
State afford more SiliiR or pleasantef
suite Of ro., 4 AN these. Billiard land
pool table, has been installed in the
large douba, rooms on the south tier
while ons NO o. side oi 'oe hall thu
reception and beer
handsome, .ereu pm
vidsd wit l.ne large
with elegant furniture
crate 9nd modern des'
organization are ST
rigid,S enforced rut
will live long and the
society of the menfo' -
Anthony MAJ
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