The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1908-03-25


there are quite number who have yet to
be heard from. 1t will be but few days
until the ruling of the postal authorities
takes effect, April LIST, and publishers
will no longer be permitted to send pa
pers to subscribers more than one year
in arrears. 1t is not our desire to cut off
a single subscriber, but we have no choice
in the matter, and we trust this warning
will be needed by all. After the date
specified unsettled accounts will have to
be placed for collection.
Hal Bortzer, the young son of Elmer
Bortzer, of Dawson Station, stepped in
small hole and fell, last Saturday, iDjur-
ing his left arm. 1t was at first thought
to be broken, but visit here to DR..
Dunn proved tho injury to be disloca-
ton at the elbow.
Mr.. Everdon. of the merchant tailor
ing establishment of Lacey q Everdon,
Oil City, was business visitor in Tones
Ia Friday. This firm is successor to the
are building up fine trade in the city
and surrounding country.
The Allegheny College Trio, W. Il.
Thomas, impersonator, ]. A. Bortz, vo-
calist, and r. r. Ross, violinist, will give
a concert in Bovard's hall, Saturday
evening, March 2Sth, under the auspices
of the Christian Endesvor Society. An
evening of rare pleasure and profit is as
sured. Admission, 25 and 10 cents.
Following is the list of letters lying
uncalled for in the Tionesta, Pa, post
office for week ending March 25, 1908;
Mrs. Lusetta Huff (card), Mrs. Floetha
Shaw, Mr.. James, laundry agent, Mr..
Harry X. Bellman, Mr.. VIM. McNally
(csrd), Mr.. Harry Davis (card).
D. s. KNOX, p. NJ.
j. G. Myers, promoter OF the proposed
casket factory for this place, left this
morning for his home in Tionesta. A
meeting was held in the Opera House
last night and considerable amount of
stock of the proposed company sub
scribed for. Dr.. Gass has the stock sub
scription paper and will give information
to interested persons during the absence
of Mr.. Myers.-Sheffield Observer.
1t is stated that since the tuberculosis
dspensary was first established in Erie
5000 eggs and 1900 pints of milk have
been distributed among INDECENT patients,
and the statement gives some idea of the
work being carried en- by the dispensary
under the auspices of the state depart
ment of health. Six eggs and one quart
of milk per day is the allowance of each
patient in INDECENT circumstances and the
state 'pays the freight"
The district conference ofthe Wesley
an Methodist Mission was concluded at
Titusville after a four days session, and
the list of ministerial appointments was
announced. Among the nearby appoint
ments made was F. NJ. Fike, Pleasant
vile; w. A. Backus, Stewart Run; f. d.
Goodwill, Titusville. Rev. L. w. Strong
former pastor of the Stewart Run church
was appointed to the church at Sugar
Grove, Warren county.
Let young man at twenty years of
age put twenty dollars at interest, in
stead of expending il for tobacco. Then,
at the beginning of the next year repeat
it, and include also the principal and in
terest of the preceding years, and thus
continue to do from year to year, until he
shall have reached the age of seventy; the
amount he would realize would exceed
thirty thousand dollars. How many of
our young men will try it?
Mercer may not obtain the proposed
$3.50, 900 court house to replace the one de-
stroyed by fire several months ago. The
old court house was insured for $4,000,
which amount the insurance companies
have absolutely refused to settle on that
basis and now the companies holding the
policies threaten to restore the old court
house to its former condition. A Sharon
firm has made bid 10 restore the build
ing for S32 900. The insurance sdjusters
and Commissioners are battling on the
proposal.
-Inasmuch as the ducks are now fly
ing northward, a word or two concerning
the open season for wild water fowl will
be interesting to local sportsmen. Under
the act approved by Governor Edwin S.
Stuart on April 10, 1907, the last legisla-
tion on the subject, the open season for
wild goose or swan or wild duck, or any
wild bird belonging to these families is
from the first day of September to the
tenth day of April next following. Dur
ing this period such wild fowls may be
killed, with the exception of on Sunday,
and the number in one day is not limited.
The ll-yesr-old daughter of Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Ticket Agent Atherton at
West Hickory has been ill for several
weeks, and her peculiar case is attracting
the attention of ofphysicians in this vicin-
ity. Her case is said to be one OF hys-
terra, the child also refusing to partake of
of nourishment. Specialists were brought
from Buffalo and other cities, who
brought about no betterment in her con-
dition, and the life of the girl was finally
despaired of. An Oil City physician
finally took hold of the case, and it is now
given out that the girl is improving and
beginning to take some interest in life.
Charles OFT, who is engaged in getting
things in shape at Tionesta for the begin
ming of work on the State road there