The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1909-11-24

W. G. Rodgers, the representative oi
the Kerr Monumental works of Oil City,
has been in Tionesta during the past week
engaged In setting some monuments Is
which his firm put out. He is ready at
all times to consult with any who have
need of anything in his line and is pre-
pared 10 give the closest figures on the
finest line of material and perfect work
manship. A postal card request will al
ways bring response from him, or call
at your home or place OF business.
The snow and rains of the past few
days have brought the long desired rise
In the river, sufficient to allow the run
ming of number of boats and barges
from Nebraska and Hickory. The fleets
are ready to start on the downward
voyage as soon as the high wi nds subside
sufficiently to permit of safe navigation.
The Forest Barge company has ten
barges and steamboat hull TO run, while
the Nebraska company has several barges
and three or four fleets OF fistboats on the
way. Albert Lawrence and Lewis Cook
are the respective jobbers in charge of the
running of these craft.
Editor Baker of the Ridgwsy Advo.
cate, who spent month in New Mexico
and came nome shortly with that "satis-
fed look" beaming on every part of his
countenance, is writing some mighty nice
articles descriptive of his trip to that land
of climatic sslubrity for his paper. In
summing up he says: ut is also great
for the restoration of the nerves and the
most delightful place to rest and recover
from overwork. l have tried it and 1
know il helped me even in a sojourn Of
only three weeks in the delightful eli
mate, for could sleep, and eat and rest
as never could anywhere else."
The Punxsutawnew Spirit of a recent
date tells of the successful hunting trip
of the Oakmont Hunting Club in the
wilds of Canada, the thirteen members of
which brought home 26 deer and two
bears. Walter s. Brown, a brother of
q
member of the party and with a friend
brought home four deer and the two
bears, a mother and cub. Mr.. Brown
killed the old bear, while his friend got
the cub. Two other cubs escaped. The
Punxy hunters state that the train which
brought them IN Toronto carried 300
hunters and 500 deer. Mr.. Brown is the
gentleman who caught big fish here last
year.
AT Tidioute the telephone question is
now uppermost in the minds of the peo-
pie. 1t is the same old question which
every considerable community of people
has been called ubon in recent years to
decide. The Central District and Print
ing Telegraph company, as the Bell is
known in this section, owns and operates
system in Tidioute. 1t has franchise,
granted free by the borough quite good
many years ago. Lately promoters of an
independent company, composed of Oil
City men and others, have been in Ti-
dioute and asked for franchise in the
streets for the purpose of establishing an
exchange, later 10 be connected with the
lines of the Forest Telephone company
doing business in Tionesta. Hickory and
other places in that territory. The town
council has been considering the subject
and at recent meeting received an ap-
plication for the franchise. At the same
time there came a communication from
the Bell company, advising council to re-
quire goodly sum for permission to use
the streets. 1t is understood that at the
next meeting which will be held in De-
cent ber, the franchise will be granted
upon the same terms under which the
Bell is operating.-Titusville Herald.