The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1908-10-21

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Shields. The new owners will consoli-
date the two stores, occupying the newly
acquired buildings.
Proper Bros. got the tools fast in a
crevice in their well on the Proper farm,
German Hill, the last of the week, at a
depth of about hundred feet. The
crevice must be large one for when the
rope was cut off the tools fell over side
ways and the crew is now at work trying
to straighten them up.
Ed. Witherel of Endeavor has them
all beaten to finish, we think, on pota-
toes this season, and if not we'd like to
hear from any who may care 10 contest
from his patch, the bulk measuring
nearly half bushel and weighing 10
pounds and 7 ounces. These were not
necessarily selected, but "taken as they
come, and he has lots more of the same
calibre. Who can beat this buncbP Don't
all speak at once.
p. c. Hook enberry, game warden, were
down from Warren on Tuesday and dur
ing the day drove out into Limestone
Twp, where the men are at work on the
Tidewater pipe line, and arrested five OF
the workmen who are charged with
illegal fishing and hunting. The men
were brought into Tidioute, and were
later tried before Squire Henry Fuellhart,
The men were found guilty and the min
imum fine oftwenty. five dollars and costs
was given each of them.-News.
BRO. Sam Pckens, editor of the
Clarion Republican, has been nominated
by the Republicans for Prothonotary of
that county, and it goes without saying
that he ought to be elected. Ofcourse he
is up against a hard proposition in so
strong Democratic county, but Sans
good moral character, we'll known quail
ficatlons, and high integrity make him at
once formidaple candidate who will
have TO be reconed with, and his genial,
atlable manner should go a long ways
toward carrying him through. All of
Sans old Forest county friends, regard
less of political affi listions will hope for
his success by nice majority.
The latest nitro-glycerine horror to
occur in. this section was the blowing up
of the large glycerine factory owned by
the Harper Torpedo company, located a
short distance from the Rynd Farm, on
Oil Creek. The explosion occurred at
2:30 o'clock Saturday afternoon, and four
persons we're blown TO atoms, the build
ing was totally demolished, and scarcely
a whole pane of glass is left within ra-
dius OF a mile of the disaster. The dead
are: Peter Mcclure of Housewife, Darr
Feeley of Kaneyille, and two of his chill
dren, Raymond Feeley, aged 8 years, and
"Brownie" Feeley aged 7 years. The
same factory was blown up four years ago
when two workmen lost their lives.
The Franklin News hits the nail
squarely on the head in the following few
lines: Socialism is an undesirable politi-
cal faith, but there is no force doing so
much to make Socialists as are the eX-
press companies, who by outrageous
charges aud devices to make double rates
where there is not real need of it, by
hiring only such help as can be secured
tor inferior wages and by dodging in all
sorts of ways the just demands for dam
ages for things spoiled and smashed in
transit, help along the work of Debs.
When man suffers needlessly from cor
porations and is treated so that he has just
excuse for anger, he is apt to think all
corporations should be abolished and the
government do the work.
The drought has taken a new hold
and has now tighter grip than ever.
Forest fires are raging in many sections
and it is only by the most persistent eff
forts of large forces of men that valuable
property is being saved from destruction.
Since the falling of the leaves the fires
sections they are passing over the same
ground they did few weeks earlier.
Smoke is becoming denser each day. and
although in this immediate vicinity there
have been no fires of consequence the
smoke at times is almost suffocating.
Lumbermen along Tionesta creek and IN
other sections of this county are having
great difficulty in protecting their proper
ty, all operations having ceased for the
time being and the men placed in the
woods and slashings to guard property.
The prospect for rain is still not in evil
dence.