The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1909-06-16

Tionesta, and Mrs. Laura G. Holdren of
Rochester, N. Y, representing Reck,
Cooper X Co., lessees of the Blossom and
Lacy farms in Green township, we're in
New York city last week and effected a
settlement of the matters in dispute be-
tween the less' es and the owners, the
Lacy Farm Oil Co., by purchasing the
royalty and the land in fee. The prop
erty is the valuable oil lease on Cropp
Hill and consists of $50 acres of land.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Ii e%ndeavoring to provide pure drinking
water for passengers and to this end has
installed a DEVICE that is sanitary in every
respect. The cooler runs the water
through coiled pipes, which are surround
ed by ice, and nearby is a slot machine
which csntains parafin cups. The drop
of a ent in the machine allows the cup to
drop out and the person who desires a
drink may use this individual cup. The
cup may be retained and will serve for an
entire trip.
Editor r. X. Godding of the Kane
Republican has been appointed postmast-
er of his town filling the vacancy caused
by the recent death of Col. l.. Rogers.
Serves him right for standing up at all
times and under all circumstances for the
grand old Republican party. If lie is
satisfied to take the kicks and jibes that
usually come to a fellow that steps out
into the open and fights the battles of his
party, he ought to be willing to serve it a
few years in office. Take a little sweet
with the bitter, as ii were.
The REPUBLICAN, through an over
sight last week, failed to note the seventh
birthday of its good look ing and sprightly
neighbor, the Sheffield Observer, and so
we hasten to offer All apology and con-
gratulations In the same breath, to Bro.
Shick the w~ide-awake editor of our well
come exchange. The Observer is max ing
good as the representative of n of the
liveliest towns in this end of the stale,
and its prosperity is evidenced in the
makeup and general appearance of the
paper. Good luck and continued pros
perity, neighbor.
According to a special from Sharon
both j. p. Whitla and +. H. Bull have
written to Attorney General Todd, of
Harrisburg, they would not accept reim-
bursenent from the state out OF the
SIS, 900 reward offered for the apprehen-
sion of Willie Whitla's %kidnapers. They
ask that the amount be expended or
placed in the hands of the person or per-
sons rightfully entitled to it for causing
the arrest of the Boyles. Messrs. Bubl
and Whitla are said to have paid out over
$500 for detective, legal and train hire in
their effort to locate the kidnapped boy.
AT the meeting of the borough school
board Monday evening teachers for the
ensuing term of school were elected, the
corps and salaries being the same as last
year, as follows: Principal, +. W. Gill,
500; Assistant Principal, Room 5, o. l..
Moore, $50; Room 4, c. f. Felt, $50; Room
3, June Herman, $50; Room 2, Katherine
Osgood, $50; Room l, Blanche M. Pease.
$50. The tax levy was also fixed at the
same rate as last year, thirteen mills for
school purposes, and five mills special.
The term is to be eight months, but the
time of beginning was not definitely set
tied upon.
The steamboat Nellie Hudson, at
K%ittanuing, which has made visits to
Franklin when the stage ofthe Allegheny
river would permit, is to be rebuilt. The
during the high water. when she broke
loose from her moorings and stranded on
a bar below Ford City. The owners are
negotiating with the Forest Barge com
pany at Hickory for the building of a
new hull for this boat, and it is probable
the company will begin the work shortly.
1t will be somewhat out of the usual line
of work, but we guess Judge" Carson
and his crew will be equal to the occasion.
The Hickory township school board
has elected the following teachers for the
ensuing year: East Hickory, Miss Laura
Smuiz, principal, Miss Iva d. Carpenter,
Miss Julia Anderson, Miss Laura Nc
Kean, Miss Christine Anderson; AL
baugh, Miss Mamie Engdahl; Church
Hill, Miss Clio E. Green; Queen, Miss
Dora Rosen; Otter, Miss Ethel Douglas;
Beaver Valley, Robert Huling. The
White school has been discontinued and
consolidated with the school at East
Hickory. A two room addition will be
built t. the school house at the latter
place, only one of which will be occupied
at present. The length of the term will
probably be seven months, with eight
months for the high school. Time of
beginning not yet decided.
If nothing happens between this and
ripening time to destroy the prospect
there will be a bumper crop of peaches
throughout this region of country if there
ever was one. Every tree of bearable age
is loaded to its fullest capacity with the
fruit and there is every Indication that
the crop will come to maturity, as it is
we'll along in that direction already, 1t
won't matter, therefore, what has bee ,me
of the delaware crop" this year, as we
shall have enough and to spare of our
own raising to supply any reasonable de-
mand. Cherries and pluns also promise
a great yield this season, far above the
average OF former years. The apple crop
is not so promising, from all reports, al
though the trees and orchards along the