The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1908-09-23
Constable Mobpey and a corps Of men

| fighting forest fires. Persons should be
very careful in starting any kind of fire
now as sparks carry 50 easy and where
ever they alight a fire is the result. The
constable has had quite time to get
water. Wells are dry in town that were
meyer known before to have shortage
Marienville Express.
Morrow, Carson Il Co. IS No. 2 we'll on
Dale island, below the mouth of Little
Hickory creek, was finished and shot
yesterday. 1t is reported to be showing
up better than the first well. The well
being drilled on the Kelly lands, near
Mayburg, was finished the first OF the
week and was dry. A well for II. d.
Collins in the same field was finished at
the same time and was also dry.
VIM. Guiton, Jr., who is awaiting
trial on the charge of selling hired
livery rig, was given hearing last
Wednesday before Squire G. A. Randall,
charged with the larceny of gun. from
Jesse Overlander. He was held in 5000
bail. Guiton then brought a counter
charge of felonious assault against Over
lander and at hearing before Squire
held in 5000 bail.
REV. and Mrs. o. II. Nickle, formerly
of Tionesta. were rendered farewell re-
ception one evening last week at their
| home at Gladerun, a suburb of Warren,
where the reverand gentleman has been
stationed the past year. The Evening
Times says of the affair: About rs were
present to enjoy the occasion. Refresh
ments were served. Mrs. Nickle was the
recipient of valuable present from the
ladies of the church. Rev. Nickle re-
sponded in his pleasing manner, thank
ing the people for the many courtsies ex
tended him, hoping they would always
emulate the highest criterion of a Chris
tian life. Rev. Nickle in his years work
has discharged the church debt, and has
won the highest esteem and cooperation
of the people in Glade.
"A London newspaper has got them
all agoing on the following new show old
is Ann" problem: In the United States
the Mexican dollar has exchange value
of ninety cents. In Mexico the American
dollar has the same value. On the from
tier of the United States, where Texas
joins Mexico there are two saloons, one
on each side of the frontier. A man buys
ten cent drink of whiskey at the Amer
lean saloon and pays for it with an Amer
lean dollar, receiving a Mexican dollar as
change. With this he crosses the border,
goes into the Mexican saloon, hands over
the Mexican dollar for ten cent drink
and receives an American dollar as
change. He finally wakes up with bad
headache and the American dollar with
which he started. Who paid for the
whiskey?
-Selden McCray, who is one of the
successful farmers at Hunter station,
three miles below Tionesta, where the
records every year, was in town Friday
with big pumpkin, and when we say
"big" we mean it. This particular speci
men tipped the beam at ninety-six
pounds and was the smallest in the lot of
several that "Sel." raised this season, and
the reason he brought up the smallest is
because be couldn't handle the big ones.
He is sending the incest one to the Stone
hnr roir 1, 10 and uoinhc
one hundred and fifty pounds. This
sounds like big pumpkins, and they are,
too, and if body doubts it Selden will
be on hand with the goods. This variety
kin. They are said to make splendid
pies, and it is safe to say one of them
would make pies enough TO feed Con-
gressional district two years.
The annual dinner at the County
Home, given by the Tionesta w. G. T,
u, ably assisted by Mr.. and Mrs. Wenk,
managers of the home, was a pleasant
event of last Wednesday. Fifty-three
persons sat down to bountiful and very
appetizing dinner which was served in
the large dining room, prettily decorated
for the occasion by Mrs. Wenk. A sacred
service, conducted by Rev. W. o. Cal
houn of Tionesta, was a helpful feature
of the program. Among the guests pres
ent from distance were Mr.. and Mrs.
Freese aud the latter's mother, Mrs.
Baer of Buffalo, n. Y, Mr.. Baer of Cali
fornia. Mrs. Jennie Partridge of Pitts
burg, Pa, Mrs. Ralph Haines of Marion,
Ind, Mrs. j. G. Bowman of Titusvile,
Pa, and Mrs. j. G. Martin of Lancaster,
Pa. The day was very enjoyable one,
not only to the inmates of the home, but
to all who participated in making it a
success. PRESS SUPT.
Notwithstanding the unprecedented
drought which has prevailed for the past
month or more, the low water mark has
not yet been reached in the river here.
On Sept. 6, 1894, j. d. W. RecK made a
low water mark on the middle pier of
the river bridge, with a chisel cutting a
scale of feet, the date and his initials on
the stones of the pier. Mr.. Reck has
been keeping close tab on the stage of the
water now and in company with j. w.
Landers made an examination of the old
mark on Tuesday and found that it yet
lacked one inch of being as low as in
1894. At that time the bottom was dry
between the pier and the shore next to