The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1910-06-01
The plowing in Of potatoe, /, becom.

ford county. The tubers are planted ii
the furrow close to the side where the so,
is turned. Every third furrow is plante,
and the next furrow coyers the seed. Tn
ground may be narrowed few days afte
plowing. Cultivation follows the sam
as for surface planted potatoes, but n,
shovel plow is used, as the sod keeps tn
potatoes covered and no additional dirt i
necessary. This plan, which has beer
adopted by many farmers, yields gooC
results.
"A black bear held up the passenger
train on the Punxsutawney- Be BellwooC
Division of the Pennsylvania railroad
Monday afternoon. The train had US
left Lloydsville when the engineer was
surprised to see half grown black beal
sitting on its Launches in the middle o.
the track. A succession of screams from
the whistle failed to move bruin and the
engineer was compelled TO slow down
When the train had approached to within
a few yards of the bear, the black fellow
took to his heels, keeping between the
rails for distance of about three miles
before he hied himself into the thicket.-
Punxy Spirit.
The County Executive Committee o
the W. @. Il. U. met in the Presbyterian
church, Tionesta, Tuesday, May "a. The
following members of the committee were
present; County President, Mrs S. NJ.
Sharpe; Rec. Secretary, Mrs. Ellen Cat
lin; Cor. Secretary, Mrs. Myrta Huling;
Treasurer, Mrs. A. b. Kelly; Superin-
tendents, Mrs. Cook, Mrs. Small, Miss
Augusta Cook, Nebraska; Mrs. Jones,
Newtown; Mrs. Warden, Mrs. Lynch,
Endeavor; Mrs. Derickson, Mrs. Wenk,
Mrs. Agnew, Mrs. Carson, and Mrs.
Adams, Tiones'a. Luncheon was served
in the pleasant dining room ofthe church,
after which the business session was
allied. PRESS SUPr.
C. II. Lowe Il Co. have fine pro-
ducer in well completed last Wednes-
day morning on the g. o. Baird tract, on
Dawson run, Harmony township. The
pay streak was struck in the third sand
at little over 800 feet and after only
part of the pay was tapped the hole filled
up 500 feet with oil. Drilling was sus-
pended for fear Of encountering vein of
salt water under the sand. The we'll will
not be shot at present. 1t has been
pumped only at intervals, but from the
showing made at these times the we'll is
certain to be better than 25-barrel pro-
ducer. This strike has awakene the in
terest of the oil men hereabouts and there
is a promise of renewed activity in all
fields.
Several railroad officials of the Balti-
more IL Ohio, and the b., II. d P. railroad
were here yesterday and we're met by our
representative men of the town, and rail-
road matters discussed, the chief PROPOSE
ton being that of stsndsrdizing the Bati-
more Il Ohio narrow gauge between Kane
and Foxburg. No definite agreement
was reached with either company, put it
looks as though the widening of the Bal
timore d Ohio road would be sure go.
AS to the Buffalo, Rochester and Pitts
burg extending its lines to Kane, as yet
May "a. In this connection Brother
Pickens. Of the Marienvilla Express, let
out few extra whoops last week and
says they have been assured that the road
will be standardized this summer. We
hope the in formation is correct.
VIM. Richards, of Mayburg, and T.
D. Collins, of Nebraska, are making
preparations to drill deep test we'll for
gas on the Cook lease, about a half mile
north of Mayburg, in Kingsley township.
The we'll will be No. 1874 on the lease and
will be located on warrant 5235. The
contractor is Edward Christy and he ex-
poets to begin drilling in about three
weeks. The we'll will be drilled to
depth of 1000 feet unless gas in paying
quantity is found before that depth. In
order to do this they are providing them
selves with a heavy drilling rig, every
portion being made in the most substan-
tial and lasting manner. The derrick is
lO2 feet in height and an extra heavy ca
BILE will be used for the work. A similar
test for gas was started in that neighbor-
hood sixteen years ago, when well was
drilled to depth of 1900 feet and aban-
doned, because the rig would not stand
the strain. The length of time required
cannot be estimated, as it depends alto
gether upon the luck attending the drill
ing. This venture will be watched with
interest by oil and gas men in all fields.