The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1909-01-13

Pa, whose financial failure in the early
days of the oil excitement created havoc
with a number of fortunes, died poor
man in Philadelphia on Monday, aged so
years.
g. H Lowe & Co. completed and shot
their No. IA well on the Mckee farm,
across the river, last Friday, and have a
fine producer. Len Snyder, who recently
drilled a well on the Edward Hepler
farm, in Tionesta township, for Baker
Bros. OF Freeport, Pa, is moving the rig
to the adjoining farm of Reuben Kline,
in Washington township, Clarion county,
and will drill we'll Tor the same parties.
G. II. Lowe and the Kicker brothers
finished their second we'll on the Henry
Kitch farm, near Neiltown, the last of
the week. 1t was shot Monday and is
showing up for a fair producer.
The supreme court sitting in Phila-
delphia last week handed down decision
In the ejectment suit of T. d. Collins and
others against L. s. Clough and others,
reversing the decision of the court of this
county. The case was tried in the Forest
county court in September, 1907, with
Judge Thomas of Crawford presiding,
and full week was consumed in the
hearing. At that time decision was
rendered for the defendant, Mr.. Clough.
This verdict is now reversed by the SUI
preme court, which is in Mr.. Collins
favor, and the cause will again come back
to this county for re trial.
The jury in the case of Clarion Coun-
ty VS.. William Zortman and Mortgage
Banking Co., on trial in the Venango
county court on change of venue from
Clarion county, rendered verdict on
Saturday in favor of the plaintiff county
in the sum of s2l .037 so. The suit was
brought for $4,000 damages. 1t lasted
ten days and was bitterl, contested at
every point. The case was brought to re-
cover damages for defective construction
10 the erection of the county poor house
for Clarion county, near Sligo, and has
been in the courts almost from the time
of the completion of the buildings, three
three or four years ago.
Word has been received by relatives
of Charles Samuelson of Chambers Val
ley, who was killed by Axel Swanson
last February, that Swanson was killed
while being transported 10 Sweden.
Swanson was insane, was so adiudged by
the jury of this county at his trial for
murder, and be was ordered deported.
On the way across the sea he was taken
with an insane fit and attacked the mem
bers OF the crew of the ship, and in the
melee that followed was injured so that
he died. Accordingly he never reached
his native land, aud Sweden will be
spared the expene of keeping him con-
fued in an asylum for long term OF
years. Warren Times.
The following item from the Erie NJ.
E. Con ference News in the Pittsburg
Christian Advocate of January 7, 1909,
will be read " ith much interest by friends
of Rev. j. L. Hllard and family in For
est county, of which they are natives, and
where they are still held in loving re-
membrance: "a large company visited
the parsonage at Clintonville, refresh
ments were served, the pastor was pre-
sented with a gold watch fob, aud the
pastors vile with a generous purse OF
money. Also fine donatian OF things
good to eat was brought. The friends at
Peters Chapel also made the pastor a
present of fine set of rubber trim med
harness. There were also appropriate re-
membranes in regard TO Thanksgiving,
Christina and New Years dinners. j.
E. Hillsrd is the PASTOR"
Judge Crawford, than whom no bet
ter river pilot ever manned craft, had a
bit of bad luck with a fleet of four heavily
loaded flat boats down about Scrubgrass
last Thu sds' night. Starting from OIL
City late in the day with the river two to
three feet above safe rafting stage he was
overtsken by darkness, and at the point
mentioned orders to the men at the rear
oars were misunderstood and they pulled
the wrong way, which threw the boats
head for emost into the bank, the upshot
of which was pretty bad smashup. Mr..
Crawford was averse to starting on such
high water, but the owner of the boats.
Mr. Doverspike. was willing to take the
risk" The loss may run up to twelve
or fifteen hundred dollars, depending on
how much of the wreck can be saved.
Mr. Crawford was also unfortunate in
losing good gold watch on this trip.
The January number of The Ladies'
World has three features that would at
tract attention in any magazine because
of their timeliness and method of treat
ment. Ella B. Argo, a Southern Journal
ist, describes ride taken one afternoon
with John d. Rockefeller in Augusta,
Georgia, and it is done so simply that
you feel that you know more of the great
man than ever before. The centenary OF
Edgar A llan Poe is to be celebrated next
month, and Clara Il. Laughlin, the we'll
known writer, tells the story of the poets
unfortunate life in way that is more
fascinating than any fiction. Laura A.
Smith writes Of the Country Life Com
mission and the influence the Consoli-
dated School has on the social life of the
rural districts. If the standard of this
number is kept up, the year will be re-
arkable one. New York; Fifty Cents a
Year.