The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1911-09-20
The Billikin oil Co. struck a big gas

The Billikin Oil Co. struck big gas
well on warrant No. 1927, the Clapp lands,
in Tionesta township, yesterday. The
we'll is on the eastern end OF the tract and
the gas was found In the Clarion third
sand at 98l feet. 1t Is estimated to be
good for several million feet per day. 1t
is located about half mile from wells of
the Tionesta Gas Co. The company had
several oil wells on the lease but no gas
heretofore. Drilling was stopped yes
terday when the we'll was ten feet in the
sand, to move the boiler back.
"A number of oil operators in the
vicinity of Plumer, this county. have
Joined together to drill deep we'll. The
location is on the Oberly tract OF land, on
the road from Plumer to Pithole Creek,
and about half way between the two
places. The rig has been built, and
everything is on the ground ready for
work with the exception of the boiler.
The work will be done by the Housewife
Drilling Co., and 1t is the intention TO
sink the we'll 5000 feet unless oil is found
in paying quantities at lesser depth
Oil City Derrick.
In the conference appointments made
at Dubois last week, Rev. w. o. CAL
houu, who has so acceptably filled tie
pulpit of the NJ. K. church In Tlonests for
the past seven years, was transferred to
the Meadville district with Linesville and
Harmonsburg as his charges. The
worthy parson will be much missed by
our people, not only as an able divine
but a genial, useful and all round good
citizen as well. The REPUBLICAN joins
his many friends 10 wishing him sbund-
ant success and complete happiness in his
new field of labor.
With the calm, cool demean)r that
has characterized him since his arrest for
the murder of Emile Amann, on the
night of January 81, John NJ. Andrews
received the death sentence in the Warren
county court Friday afternoon. There
were few in the court room when 1t was
imposed. d. U. Arid, Andrews attor-
ney, at once filed an exception to the SEN
tence and an appeal will be made to the
Supreme Court. When asked If be had
anything to say, Andrews replied; "Noth-
ing that think of, your honor, under the
circumstances. l think everything will
come out all right"
Erie royalty entertained the veteran
survivors of the famous old SD Regiment
at their reunion in that city last Friday.
Out ofsn enrolment of 273 members of
this magnificent organization SO were
present on this occasion, every company
being represented. Company G, recruited
at Tlonesta by the late Capt. Knox, in
1861, was quite we'll represented. as the
following list will show: Capt. Peter
Grace, Robinson, H., the last captain of
the company; Jonathan Albaugh, Will
lam Albsugh, East Hickory; John II.
Berlin, George s. Hindman, Whig Hill;
Daniel w. Clark, William Lawrence,
Tionesta; Thomas Collins, Titusville;
James NJ. Knox, 0lean, N. Y; W. P.
Siggins, West Hickory; Charles C. Van
Giesen, President. Jonas ShuLk of Whig
Hill, also Forest county veteran, but
not a member OF Co. G, was with the "old
boys" from this section, who speak very
highly of their entertainment by the peo-
pie of Erie, where the regiment was or.
ganized by Col. John W. McLane, and
from which place they left for the front
just so years ago on the day of the re-
union. Cory will entertain the veter-
ans at their next reunion,