The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1909-10-13
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week.
Anna Bsptie OF Grand Valley is the
guest of her sister, Mrs. Geo. X linestiver
Frank Henderson is suffering from an
attack of tonsilitis.
Mrs. NJ. F. Cstlin and Mrs. Maud Ber-
lin spent Saturday in Warren.
Mrs. VIM. Rudy and little daughter
Irene, who have been visiting relatives
at Neffs Mills for several weeks, re-
turned home Saturday.
Mrs. VIM. Goode returned from Wes-
tons mills las; week. She was acco pa
MED home by her mother, Mrs. Hollsm-
by.
Mrs. J. II. Stllman and children, ma
bel and Ray, and Mrs. A. Bauer, drove to
Stewart Run, Saturday where they will
visit their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
Whitten.
Mrs. c. Y. Detar was Warren visitor
Wednesday.
Mrs. Julia Rudy of East Hickory, and
Mrs. Sam Reyner of Tylersburg, were
the guests of Mrs. Rudy's daughter, Mrs.
j. Nj. Ault, over Sunday.
Mrs. L. NJ. Porter and daughter Bessie
are visiting relatives near Emlenton.
Mrs. II. B. Dotterer spent several days
at Golinzs last week. She was assisting
in nursing her mother-in.law, Mrs. W.
II. II. Dotterer, who has been very sick
at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Fred
McNsughton. H. b. Dotterer and son
Melvin spent Sunday at Golinzs.
Mr.. aud Mrs. VIM. Hartman of May
burg were in town Saturday.
Mrs. A. NJ. Dunk,s and daughter Lo.
retta were in Warren shopping, Saturday.
Miss nellie Davis of ronesta is visiting
friends and relatives in town.
Two large bears were killed In this
vicinity last week.
ANOTHER CORRESPONDENT.
On account of the extreme dry weather
the forest fires are becoming quite nu-
merous, the most extensive fire being
near the large lumber operations at Six
Mile. AS yet no material damage has
been reported but one can never tell
just when this dreaded calamity may
swallow up his belongings.
With the open season for small game
near at hand, those who always have the
time to get in few days ahead of the
season just to be in good practice when
the eventful day arrives, have been doing
a good business the past ten days. One
individual reports is woodcock for one
days shoot, while we know of several
others who have been slaughtering the
pheasants and squirrels. Even little
bunny gave up the ghost to some sport.
The writer has had his eye on a score of
fine black squirrels for the past two
weeks and at the last moment we learn
that some party, who is not our friend,
has been fessting on our game. Small
game is not the only variety we have up
nere either, for last week coterie of
hunters succeeded in bringing down two
bear. One was killed the fist of last |
week. while the other one was bsgged |
Thursday. These were fine specimens
and were very fat.
BY the bursting of a six-inch oil line,
the property of the Standard Oil Co., at
Hastings, one day last week, considers-
BILE oil escaped into Tionests Creek. L. |
r. Brennan and VIM. Harrington placed |
a boom across the creek at Big Minister, |
five miles below the break, and sue
ceeded in tanking about 200 barrels of the
fluid. They placed several tanks on the
bank and by using steam pump gath
cred up all the fluid in sight. This would |
remind the old timers of the balmy days
on Oil Creek, when oil was more plenti-
full in the valleys than water is today.
Considerable comment is being agltated
regarding the supposed petrifed horse
that has been viewed by many at the old
abandoned camp at Four Mile. The
horse is one that was owned by W. S.
Gillespie, who was jobbing on Little
Salmon Creek for the Salmon Creek |
Lumber Co. The incident occurred |
about 81 years ago, when the horse be-
came unfit for work and was turned out |
TO seek its living by grazing on the excel
lent pastures that abound around the va
cant camps. Becoming restless and
wishing to seek new pastures he hiked |
across the hills to the poor house, as it |
were. and took up his residence at the |
above named place. 1t is evident that
the nag, in trying to avoid rain storm,
sought protection in a small building.
Becoming weary of standing and to rest
his aching joints he gently laid himself
down and has continued to do so ever
since. The room being much too small
he was unable to rise and as no assistance |
was available his life soon ended. The |
first impression one gets upon looking at
the horse is that of an animal resting |
with his head thrown back and looking |
you square in the face. After a close ex-
animation by the party, they are in al
most every case sure to pronounce the |
animal quite extinct. Pronouncing il |
otherwise than dead issue would be |
sure to be horse on the individual. The |
horse was a large one when it met its |
fate but upon recent visit it was found |
to have become much smaller by souve-
mir hunters removing what was easily |
secured by The assistance of jack knife
properly used. No doubt the real cause |
of the peculiar state of the animal is that |
the horse was fed large quantities of ar
senic and other poisonous remedies and
that this had something to do with the