The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1911-02-15
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ming, Feb. 18th, In the basement of the
NJ. E, church. Business of importance Is
to be transacted and every member Is
urged to be present.
AT Franklin Saturday the jury in the
case of Charles A. Steele vs.. the Lake
Shore road rendered a verdict for the
plaintiff in the SUN of $l4 $50 for injuries
sustained by him near the Eclipse re-
finery on Jan. II, 1910 The jury was out
about two hours and half.
Citizens of Kane were stirred up last
Thursday by a report that Edward Ad-
ans, the Kane boy, who has been miss
ing since April last, had been found at
Lakewood, N. Y. An investigation
proved that there was not the slightest
foundation for such a rumor.
According to "Oil and Cas-" Pitts
burg paper, Jim Brann, once high sheriff
of Warren county, and twice its repre-
sentative in the Legislature, has been
"msking slathers of money in the Okla
homs field" He is now engaged In
opening up some new territory.
Thomas Bros. started their mill last
week. 1t is located near their home on
the Smokey Hill road, and the boys ex-
pect to be kept busy the greater portion
of the year doing custom saving as well
as working up good deal of stock which
they expect to buy in that locality.
Last week NJ. l.. Krseer, of Sheffield,
began drilling his one mile deep oil well
a little deeper at Barnes. Up to Friday
he had made the hole about forty feet
deeper, when the work was stopped by
the breaking of the walking. beam. Part
of the casing fell into hole and he now
has fishing job on his hands.
According to the Franklin News a
gas well, said to be good for 1900, 900 feet
day, was brought in last Wednesday
three miles east of Sandy Lake. Those
interested are John l.. Mcbride, E. M.
Freck. James p. Vogsn, Bert Mcbride,
W. d. Shelly. The company has 800 acres
under lease and has made another loca-
ton.
Mrs. Nancy j. Davis, widow of the
late Alfred j. Davis, died Saturday morn
ing last at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
w. S. Pierce, Warren, Pa. The deceased
was aged SO years, death resulting from
the infirmities of age. Her husband died
last year at the age 81 years. She was
the aunt of our townsmsn James d.
Davis.
j. S. Vail is erecting mill on Cor
man run, branch of West Hickory
creek, Harmony twp, and expects to
keep busy for an indefinite time on a
tract OF timber he lately acquired in that
vicinity. f. f. Norton's mill, on the
Hugh Miles farm, near old Fagundus, is
running steadily and turning out consid-
erable lumber of various kinds.
As a result OF the oil developements
up Tdioute creek there will be lot of
wells put down in the vicinity. So far
no one knows anything as to whether 1t
is pool or belt, and only the drill will
tell. Many figure that it is belt runn-
ing northeast, and land is being leased in
that direction for number of miles, and
1t is stated that drilling will be done
very soon. 30 says last weeks News,
and IL adds: Clifton No. 4 is big we'll;
1t isn't big well, and there you have it,
But all admit a paying producer.
Railroad officials have been advised
by the postoffice department that the
qusdrennial weighing of mails in Pitts
burg territory will begin about Feb
ruary Goth. The country has been di-
vided by the department into four dis
tricts for the purpose of carr ying out its
plan of mail weighing, and once in four
years in each district the m ,ils are
weighed during period of los days con.
secutively and the tonnage figures so OBJ
tanned are used as basis for calculating
the amounts to be paid the railroads hav-
ing contracts for hauling the mails dur
ing the ensuing four year period.
Robert Shots, aged SO years, a form
er resident of Tylersburg, Pa, was killed
at Beamon, Virginia, Saturday, Feb. 4tb,
where he was employed on sawmill, by
being caught between log and the boom.
The body was brought to Tylersburg on
the following Monday, where the funeral
services were held on Tuesday. Inter-
ment was made in the Hsgan cemetery.
The deceased Is survived by three broth
ers and five sisters, as follows: Amos
and George Shots. of Tylersburg;
Charles Shots, Mrs. Joseph Miller, and
Mrs. Charles Mesly, of Youngstown, o.;
Mrs. Martin Jacobson and Mrs. Fred
Mincer, of Russell City, Pa, and Mrs. r
Dunkle, of Kellettv!lle, Pa.
Mrs. Phoebe Emick has arranged to
dispose of her livestock, farm machinery,
etc, at public auction on the 9th of March
at 10 a. m. The sale will take place on
the premises of the late Stephen Emick,
Harmony township, and the articles will
consist of two cows, a 2.year-old heiier,
pig and a number of chickens, a quantity
of hay. oats and straw, wagon, top buggy,
bob sleds, cutter, hay tedder, moving
machine, horse rake, reaper, cultiyator,
plows, and many farm and garden tools.
Also stove, bedsteads, chairs, crooks and
other household furniture. Terms, sums
over $500 four months time, with ap-
proved security, and under $780, cash.
The farm is also for rent. Remember the
date, hour and place.
| Many raadars will inin The REpunI1.