The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1909-03-10

kor yOuuB Wo u ootIoT say ldsI Woohi auu
all but year or so of that time has been
under the efficient management of its
present owner and editor, Charles T..
White, who has kept 1t clean, reliable
and honorable newspaper. Your next
door neighbor, the FOREST REPUBLICAN,
which this week enters upon its 42d year
of existence, extends congratulations and
best wishes, Br'er White, and hopes that
we both may attain to the aflluent period
before 1907 is written at the end of our
"take."
"A Nebraska correspondent says:
Morris Neal, champion checker player of
Nebraska, defeated County Supt. n. w.
Morrison, who lays claim to being the
champion OF Forest county, in series of
games at Nebraska on Monday evening.
Supt. Morrison was not in it with the
Nebraska phenomenon. Neal white
washed the professor in the first two
games, made the third draw, and in the
fourth the professor threw up the sponge
with four men on the board to Meals
seven. The people of Nebraska claim
that Neal can beat anyone in the county.
As an evidence of the prompttude
with which the Chinese do things we copy
the following paragraph from an English
paper published at Hankow, China, Of
last November; "In consequence of the
deaths of both Him. the Emperor and
the Empress Dowager, a proclamation
was issued yesterday by the Viceroy at
Wuchang to notify the public to keep
quiet and should any one be found 10
create disturbance he will be shot at
once" Now, that's an order with the
hair on, and it is not likely there were
any boisterous demonstrations while the
funeral procession was passing at least.
While rsfIling or CHANGING off articles
of more or less value is not daily occur
renee in Forest county, it is common
enough to make it worth while to call the
attention Of persons who engage in that
sort of thing to the fact that the Lacka-
wanna county court recently fined man
$50 for railing off calf The law forbids
the selling of chances on any article as
we'll as rafiling. The only reason those
engaged in either escape fine or imprison-
ment is because nobody takes the trouble
to enforce the law. Somebody is going to
be picked up eventually by personal
enemy or by more than ordinarily vir-
tuous individual, for the same law rules
in all counties.
And now the city council of Frank lin
has voted resolve to investigate itself,
ugly stories OF grating having come to
the councilmanic ears which they desire
to have Strengthened, proved or disposed
of in some sort of way. Mayor Emery
has Joined in the desire for investigation,
and says the probe is to be applied to all
officials, himself included. Ginger blue!
but we'd hate to believe there has been
grating in the Nursery" However,
hew to the line, gentlemen, and let the
chips fall where they may; even into the
mouth OF French creek, and if they
should clog up the sluggish old stream
let her be damned and overflow.
'Twouldn't hurt the whole county to get
good washing out, maybe.
Quite little excitement was aroused
in Clarion few days ago by the report of
another shooting case in the north end of
the county, but upon investigation it was
found not to be serious case, fortunate
ly. The story goes that George Agnew,
of Leel or, and Amos Walton, of near
Marienville, had been in the last named
town Thursday of last week and report
from that place alleges that they had
been drinking. 1t is stated they went
out to Waltons house and had a pint of
alcohol, which they we're drinking. Some
discussion arose and Walton got down off
a shelfa revolver, and while the two were
tusseling for possession it was accidental
ly discharged the bullet striking Agnew
in the side and making painful but not
serious wound. Agnew IS all right again.
Just such circumstances, however, fire.
quently result more seriously.-Clarion
Democrat.
Miss Kate Andrews, former Tio-
nesta girl, was one of the winners in the
Derrick's Bermuda Islands Trip" con-
test, which closed last Saturday evening,
having received 324 1856 votes. Miss Anna
c. Kinney, who writes the baby poetry
for the Seneca Kicker, will also go with
the party on his fine trip. Having been
one of the contestants and falling only q
tew votes short of the winning number,
she goes as a special guest, court sy ex-
tended to three other contestants who
we're very close to the winners in The
vote-getting. During the contest, which
last d less than two months, 433,
1888 votes were cast. The leader in the
contest was Miss Lena Linder of OIL City
having 6S4, ,0S5 votes, and the other win
ners were NJ iss Kate Horgan, OIL City;
M ISIS Nettie o. Brien, Franklin, and Miss
Bertha Weaver OF Nickleville. The party
will sail from New York city on March
10Th, and returning, arrive in that port on
Easter Sunday, April llth.
Hon. G. G. Thompson, for years one
of the most conspicuous lawyers of the
Warren Bar, died in that place on Friday
morning. He was on his way to his or
flee when he sank to the pavement and
expired in a few moments after being
taken into one of the stores which he was
passing, heart failure being the cause OF
death. Mr.. Thompson was aged nearly
63 years, and from poor boy worked his
way to high station with his fellow men.
He was thrice elected to the legislature
-. .,.,I In
of the house, winning the confidence and
| ast, am of his colleagues TO such an extent