The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1909-07-28

"eIls ready 10 snOot today en- the Lacy
lease' in Green township. both Of which
are showing up for good oil producers.
The shooter passed through here this
morning on his way to the wells.
Notices are being sent GU, by Secre-
tary Kalbfus of the Game Commission
calling the attention of the wsrdens to the
fact that while the new law denying for.
eign born residents the right to own fire.
arms went into effect May LIST, the COM
mission desires to be fair in the matter
and no prosecutions are TO be brought
against the foreigners until a reasonable
time after the notices telling them of the
law shall have been posted. These no.
tees were delayed in printing, and are
only now being sen to all parts of the
state.
The U. s. civil service commission
announces that an examination will be
held at Kellettvllle, Pa, for the position
of fourth class postmaster at Nebraska,
Pa, on Saturday, August 81, next. The
OOhhip u tuO pOobtldolOI Nv tulb
Office was 1886 for the last fiscal year. APP
plicants must reside within the territory
supplied by the post Office. Application
forms and full information concerning
the requirements of the examination can
be secured from Nebraska post office or
from the U. s. Civil Service Commission,
Washington, n. G.
The Ramsey general store at Utica,
Venango county, was entered by burglars
Thursday morning, supposedly by two
tramps who were noticed lounging about
the railroad station the previous evening.
They were evidently after cash, but Sc
cured only so cents from the cash drawer
and 81, which belonged to the anti-horse
thief association, and had been deposited
in the safe by the treasurer of the associa.
II. E. Ramsey, brother of Mrs G.
G.. Castor Of Tionesta, is manager of the
store, and although his residence is next
door TO the store, he did not hear the glass
as the thieves smashed in a window
to gain entrance. Nothing else was dis
In the store.
Some of the boys are telling a good
snake story on Henry Grubbs, which we
give for what 1t is worth. A few DAYS
ago while driving a moving machine for
G. K. Gerow, on the John Fitzgerald
near Hunter Station, the machine
the head off a big c%opperhead
snake. Shortly after this while running
the same machine on n of the islands
near that place he discovered another
big copperhead. Getting out his whip he
the horses, caught up with the
snake and cut off its tail after three trips
around the field, and on making three
more trips cut off its head. Now that's
''going some.' even for a snake
and Henry says there's more ways
Of killing a snake than with a club.
"A pathetic coincidence is furnished
the tragic deaths last week of John W.
and Homer Beck, cousins. The former
was aged 30 years and was killed in a
collision on the Pittsburg, Fort
Wayne IL Chicago railroad, near Wooster,
o., on the morning of Tuesday, July 20.
and Homer Beck, aged 81, was fatally in
|ured in a rear-end collision of traction
near Monarch park Oil City, on that
same date, and within a few hours of the
same time. Homer was the son of George
Beck and John the son of Jacob Beck,
brothers, who were born and reared near
in Clarion county, as we're also
Homer and John. The interment of the
two men took place Thursday afternoon
n the Lutheran cemetery at Venus. An
immense concourse of friends and neigh
Dors was present at the obsequies.
State Fish Commissioner w. 4. Me-
was in the city over night on his
way to Mesdville. Yesterday Mr.. Mehan
a meeting of tannery men at
Ridgway, at which the Elk Tanning
Company, the largest concern of the kind
the world, operating fifty tanneries,
he Mosser Company, and others were
represented. The meeting was held for
he purpose of devising means to do away
with the pollution ofstresms by the waste
tsnneries, and it would appear from
Mehan's report that this much to be
desired result would o be attained.
The experimental plant constructed at
has proven quite successful
md is self-supporting. Mr. Mehan also
Informed the Leader that the large paper
Mills at the head of the Clarion river in
Johnsonburg had been given three
months in which to equip their plant in a
manner to avoid the pollution of this i'm
waterway. CORY Leader.
The annual camp-meeting of the Oil
Jity district, OIL City conference, of the
Free Methodist church, will open at
Pleasantville, tomorrow, July Goth, and
continues to Sunday, August sth, inclu-
i've. The meetings will be in charge of
Rev. M. B. Miller, d. E., and the local
,astor, Rev. G. E. Weaver. Among the
ministers who are expected to
% present are Bishop W. A. Sellew, OF
N. Y, Rev. s. X. Wheatlake,
If Urbana, ILL.,, Rev. J. P. Brodbead,
If Fair View, Africa, and Rev. A. D.
lshniser, of B%lairsville, Pa. In addition
o these all the ministers and evsngelists
If the district will attend and lend their
assistance to make it one of the best
'amp-meetings ever held. Those from
who have engaged tents for the
Meeting are the families of Rev. E. L.
Monroe, H. M. Foreman, j. G. Bromley,
4. E. Daniels, Mrs. Anna Bradbury and