The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1911-08-16

1t transpires that Phil Blum came
home from Bradford last week to nurse
some severe burns which he sustained in
gas explosion. A we'll on which he was
working had just struck the sand and was
"gassing" heavily while the bailer was
being run when the owner, who was in
the derrick, struck match to light his
pipe. There was nothing to 1t but a big
fash of fire enveloping the whole derrick
space. Phil was waiting at the mouth of
the hole for the bailer to appear and got
the full force of the explosion. Both arms
were severely burned to the elbows, and
his face was also srverely scorched. He
is getting along all right now, and will be
able to return to his work in couple of
weeks.
DIR. Edward Glenn Henry, of Tio-
nesta, has been taken into the office of
DR.. j. b. Siggins as assistant. DR.. Henry
is graduate from the University of
Pennsylyania class of 1911, with a record
of9S per cent, the highest standing of
any student passing the State board ex.
animation this year. He was reared in
Tionesta and comes here with the highest
recommendation as to reliability and
character. DR.. Siggins was graduated
from the University of Michigan in 1888,
and has been practicing medicine and
surgery in Oil City since 1886. He is con-
sidered among the best in both lines in
the State and his practice has reached
proportions where he must have assist
ance.-Derrick.
William s. Pacs, president of the Ve-
mango Motor Boat and Canoe club, Oil
City, received letter Friday from J. w.
Arras, assistant engineer of the War De-
partment, Pittsburg, of pleasing contents
to local navigators. Engineer Arras
writes that Mr.. Cook of Nebraska, Forest
county, Pa, and force of government
employees are working at distractions
along the river and will soon be in Oil
City. That the Department has written
Mr.. Cook TO place himself under the di-
rection of Mr.. Pacs and cooperate with
the local navigators' association in dredg-
ing channel and removing obstructing
rocks at and between Oil City and Rock
mere eddy. The engineer adds that Mr..
Cook has been authorized to hire teams
and to use scrapers where they can be
worked to advantage. The letter closes
with the assurance that the Motor Boat
aud Canoe club will receive every possible
assistance from the Department short Of
the construction of dams.
In this issue of the REPUBLICAN is
published the new law relative to forest
or woods fires, the cutting of trees on
other peoples property, ETC., passed by
the Pennsylvania legislature last winter.
Those inteyested-snd that takes in about
everybody-will find this piece of legisla-
tion drastic enough to suit the most
venomous taste. Stringent laws are
necessary in order to prevent woods fires,
or the wilful cutting of timber or trees on
another's property, but TO say that by
stepping upon another's property and
thereby "do or cause to be done any other
act TO the damage of said land, shall sub
iect the innocent offender to heavy dam
ages and Imprisonment, is rather too much
so. And woe betide him who "negli
gently" allows fire set in clearing
TO get away from him, thereby causing
any damage to the land of another, for he
shall be liable to be thrown into prison,
and made to pay heavy damages bes des.
1t looks as though the legislators had
overstepped themselves in their efforts to
be stringent