The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1908-05-13

will be gradually shipped to the COM
pany's yards in Oil City.
Jameson & Butler, of this place,
who have been drilling for the Francis
Oil Co., near Marienville, for some time,
are moving their rig to Brookston, Howe
township, where they will drill deep
well on lands owned by Mrs. A. p. An
derson of Brookston and Mrs. j. G. Geist
of Tionesta.
g. f. Watson is greatly remodeling
his dwelling, expecting to expend $1,000
or $4,000 in beautifying and improving
the home, according to plans and specifi-
cations furnished by well known archi-
tect. When completed Mr.. Watson will
haye one of the handsomest modern
homes to be found in this section of the
state.
Owing to the necessity of tearing up
Elm street in the north ward in order to
lower the gas main and for making other
improvements, traffic upon II from the
south cornor of the public square to the
Woliord property is closed for the time
being, and vehicles are using one of the
side streets and the old river road while
this work is going on.
Mrs. Elvira Sibley Crane, mother Of
Hon. j. C. Sibley, died Tuesday, May
9th, in Franklin, at the age of about SO
years. Death was due to the infirmities
of old age after a years illness. Mr..
Sibley is at present in the Holy Land,
ent time to attend the funeral. Mrs.
Crane who was the widow of Rev. Ezra
f. Crane, was also the mother of Mrs.
Ann Adelaide Miller, who married Gen.
eral Miller, of the Nursery, and E. II.
Sibley, also of Franklin.
Clarion county elected N. Il. Heeter
superintendent of schools of that county
at the recent directors convention, on the
second ballot, which stood, Heeter l05,
l.. l.. Hines, the present incumbent, 0S,
Il. Il. Brown /. The first ballot stood
Heeter 81. Hines So, Dayis Z, Geo. b.
Whitehill II, Brown 8. Heeter is a Clar-
ion county man, is married aud is aged
81 years. The Clarion Republican says
there is some talk of contest over the
election. A miscount aud the use of
money are to be the grounds.
For some time past Venango coun-
ty autoists have had trouble in having
their machine tires punctured while
touring on the country roads, and finally
discovered that some malicious person
was planting wire nails in the roads. A
Franklin detective was put on the track
of the offenders and was successful in ar
resting two boys who are charged with
maliciously placing the destructive nails.
The youngsters are in Jail and as they are
old offenders out on suspended sentence,
they may be sent to a reformatory.
The Deibel Oil Co., whose farm and
oil pro erty is located about three miles
out from Tidioute, and which is composed
principally of Tionesta citizens, namely,
j. w. Landers, W. G.. Wyman, G. g.
CASTOR and Daniel Walters, produces not
OulJ kOOu uCdl VI bub
raises considerable valuable stock. Last
week they sold team of colts, aged four
and five years, which were raised on the
farm, for 5000 90 spot cash. The handsome
pair went to the State hospital at North
Warren, and will be part Of the fine
livery of that magnificent institution,
The following ruling has been handed
down by Judge Criswell, of Venango
county. Each supervisor in the several
townships of this commonwealth shall be
allowed, in the settlement ofhis accounts,
the sum of 81. 80 for each day he shall be
necessarily employed in the ischarge of
the duties of his Office" The impression
has prevailed that supervisors are not en-
titled to compensation for services under
the new road law, and this decision was
handed down in test case. The ruling
is good common sense and decency COM
bined. No man fit to be supervisor
should be expected to give up his time
for nothing.
The experiment at propagating the
quail in this vicinity has proved to be a
success. Last year Charles l.. Smith and
others interested in these game birds
brought seven dozen of the quail from
the west and put them in charge of own
ers of farm lands, who agreed to feed the
birds and to post their lands against
hunters. Reports have been received
that indicate that all of the pairs of quail
have bred and haye multiplied. Derrick.
The propagation of quail in this section is
not an experiment. five could always
have such open, mild winters as the past
one was, the woods would be full of them
in short time. But hard winter with
the ground covered heavily with snow
for two or three months is bound to ex-
terminate the gamy little birds.
-G. II. Lowe & Co.'S we'll on the Clapp
tract, Hickory township, was finished
last week and was shot Thursday in the
second or Cropp hill sand. 1t will prob
ably make a two-barrel well. The well
was drilled to the fourth sand, but no
pay-streak was found below the second.
A location has been made for another
well. Bowman & Herman are drilling
well for the Killmer Oil Co. on the Osten
farm, Harmony township. Lowe q Co.
have we'll due today on the Mckee farm
across the river. Their next location in
that field will be on the Robinson tract,
adjoining the Mckee farm. Carson Il