The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1908-03-04

The house and lot of Mrs. Jacob
Hood, in the upper end of town, was
sold Saturday through the Arner agency
to John FL. Cropp, of Green township.
Mr.. Cropp will move his family into the
house as soon as possession is given.
Owing to the continuance of the re-
vival services at Nebraska, preaching
services will be held in the Tionesta M.
Il. church next Sunday morning at II
o'clock, taking the place of the evening
service. The subject of the sermon will
be peculiar People,"
"A Warren man has been again hon
ored for his worth. This time it is w. II.
Allen who has been appointed as attorney
for the State Railroad Commission by
Governor Stuart and was who'll y without
solicitation. Mr.. Allen is 10 be congrat-
ulated upon his appointment and the
commission upon its choice.-Times. He
is son of Hon. o. G. Allen. The posi-
tion pays 81 900 year.
-Pittsburg authorities state that that
city is being flooded with spurious fifty
cent pieces. The bogus coin is good
imitation. 1t is made of a composition
of zinc and lead and is coated with a
mysterious preparation that resists acid
tests. 1t is feared that the gang will en-
deavor to float some of the bad money in
the country districts and merchants and
others are warned to be on the lockout
for it.
&C. w. Osgood makes the following
report of February weather conditions:
Total rain II inches. Total snow fall 421I
inches. There were zero days in the
month as follows: Second and fourth
just zero; 9th, % below; 10th, below;
llth. 2 below; Goth, 9 below. The same
month one year ago, 1907, showed 9-l6 of
an inch of rain, and 10 inches of snow.
The river closed with ice Feb. I'd, and
broke up on the 14th, 1908.
In the Commissioners Statement,
published during the month of February
in connection with the County Auditors
Report an error occurred which made it
appear that the expenditures in the county
account were $40 900 more than they act
ually were. The items of expenditure are
correctly given but in tire footing figure
2 was inserted instead of figure 1. The
footing OF that account should have been
Sl7 ,750Sl instead of S27 ,75O.sl.
j. A. Stoyer, at his premises, near
VOLTS Corners in Tionesta twp, Satur-
day, March IA, 1908, will offer the follow
ing property at public sale: One COW,
two shoats, moving machine, one.horse
wagon, set single harness, set heavy
haI ness, quantity of hay, one side range,
book case, beds, carpets, cooking uten-
sils, and other articles too numerous to
mention. Remember the date. Sale
begins at | o'clock p. m, sharp.
According to the Oil City Derrick,
there has been wonderful revival in the
freight business of the P. R. r. and many
of the train crews some time ago laid off
have been put back to work. 1t is stated
that no less than 40 trains were run over
the river division starting from Oil City
or Olean, on Feb. %. 1t is also said that
these were not trains of empty cars but
loaded ones and classed as new business.
Yesterday IS trains left Oil City for Olean.
The Derrick's report of oil operations
for the month of February in the Penn
sylvania field shows 32l wells completed,
3,0il barrels of new production, and 80
dry holes. This is a decrease of 50 in
new wells, 3i4 barrels in new production,
AZ less in new work over the January re-
port. In all the fields combined the de-
clines are shown as follows from the jan
uary report: 1903 completed wells. 3 3,l09 in
new production, and 96 in new operations
Farmers of this vicinity who have
sugar camps are preparing to open them,
making ready for the first suitable wealth
er. Ifthere is virtue in hard freezing,
this sugar making should be the best for
a number of years. While the industry
is not one of great importance in Warren
and adjoining counties, there are still
many farmers who make enough syrup
for their home consumption and OCCASION
ally send little of it to market.-Warren
Mirror.
All subscribers to the Forest County
Summer School, and all who are willing
to contribute toward the continuance of
an institution meaning much to the well
fare of the town, and a great deal to the
future of the entire county, are requested
to meet in the Council room next Friday
evening, at half past seven, for the pur-
pose of organization, election of board
of directors, and the consideration of
matters pertaining to the school. Let us
all turnout.
AT meeting of members of the Pro-
hibition party at the court house on Mon
day the following names were presented
as candidates for nomination by that
party at the April primaries: Assembly,
r. S. Lynch, Endeavor; Prothonotary,
II. NJ. Mexican, Endesvor; Sheriff, Jacob
l.. Klinestiver, Hickory township; Coun-
ty Commissioner, Asa Heath, Tionesta
twp, and j s. Henderson, Hickory twp;
Auditor, j. G. Bromley, Tionesta boro,
and A. w. Albaugh, Hickory twp; Jury
Commissioners, VIM. Lowman, jerks
twp.
No greater evidence is needed of the
growing popularity of the Clarion State
Normal School aud the efficiency of the