The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-01-10


turkeys in the United States within 10
years. The census bureau has issued q
bulletin showing that in 1910 there were
only 3.6SS,70s turkeys on farms in this
country while in 1900 there were 1884,
O95. At this rate the turkeys will be in
the dead class in 1920. There was also a
reduction Of about 80 per cent. in ducks
during the 10 years and the number of
geese dropped considerably.
-Brookvile is the first town in this
part of the State TO take advantage of a
recent law that allows municipalities to
take over the towns water supply from a
private corporation and issue bonds
against the plant to pay for it when the
amount necessary to purchase would ex-
ceed the debt limit allowed by law. AT a
recent meeting of council bids for the
water bonds, amounting to $4,000, were
opened and the bonds disposed of at par
and a small premium. The town took
over the water plant January 1.
Dairy and Food Com missioner James
Foust stated today that persons found
selling oleomargerine without 1912 IL
censes would be arrested forthwith says
the Harrisburg Telegraph. The law pre-
scribes that new licenses must be obtained
on the expiration OF the license period,
and as all licenses expired on December
81, trouble is brewing for some people.
The dairy and food division is issuing
licenses at rapid rate to people all oyer
the state and agents of the division are
watching closely the sales of oleo.
The weather of the past week has
been seasonsble enough to satisfy the
most exacting knocker we should say.
Saturday morning thermometers regis
tered all the way from zero to and be-
low, according to location in this place.
Sunday night started in harsh and frlgid,
with murcury running as low as 10 to IA
degrees below the at 1890 O'Clock, al
which rate II must have been close to the
bulb before morning had not the weather
works boss thought better Of it and let up
trifle, so that by daylight 10 degrees
above was indicated by the most reliable
thermoms.
-Estimaters have been at work during
the past few weeks making an estimate of
the timber lands of the Cook estate in
this and Clarion counties. The work is
being done under the direction of the
State with a view to purchasing the land
for State reservation and public park.
The project will be taken up by the next
altogether probable that an appropriation
for the purchase of the two or three
thousand acres will be passed, Much OF
the property is covered With virgin pine
and most of it is still heavily timbered
with other woods.
William NJ. McKim, one of OIL City's
residents, died at his home in that city
Saturday afternoon last, after an illness
of two years from diabetes. He was born
at Curwensville, Clearfield county, Pa,
March 25, 1858, but had resided in Oil
City since he was ten years of age. In
1879 he entered the railway mail service,
and in 1890 was appointed postmaster of
the city by President Harrison, and again
in 1900 by President Mckinley. Mr.. Nc
Kim was well and most favo ably known
in Tionests and vicinity aud many friends
here wA| hear of his death with sincerest
regretf
Rev. Carroll Smith and wife, who
spent a number of years in Africa as
missionaries, will hold a farewell mis-.
sionary meeting in the f. M. church;
Newmansville, Janury 14th, at II a. m,
and in the F. NJ. church, Tionesta, on
the eame date at 1880 p m. The many
friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Smith will be
glad to attend these services and give
them farewell handshake and bid them
God speed as they return to their field of
labor. They leave Tionesta January
18th. An Offering will be taken at each
service for Mr.. and Mrs. Smith. Let us
come oyt11 hear the farewell addresses
of the dSySted missionaries.
Among the final opinions handed
down by Judge Tanning befoSe leaving
the bench in Bradford county with the
old Year to make way for his successor,
is one of statewide interest td1kgricul-
tural counties. X. j. Brink. of Rome,
brought amicable action to recover bounty
on two foxes be killed. The Bradford
county commissioners declined to pay,
as the state legislature had made no APP
preparation. Tbe Psaintifi contended that
the county Should pay him and look to
the state for remuneration. but the court
holds that the county is only the agent of
the state, and in 'the failure of the COM
monwealth to provide funds, is not liza
BILE. Outside OF the big populous centers,
every county in the state has long list
of unpaid claims for bounty. and when
the legisla,RWAils or refuses to make an
appropristiA covering this account ID
simply means that the State repudiates
an honest debt.
Harry NJ. Shafer, the new principal
of the Clarion State Normal School, is "a
native of Illinos-and is of German Eng
lish decent He began his schooling ~
the rural districts and later attended
Eureka college in Illinois from which he
graduatedst Is, and in 1899 graduated
from. Harvard university. For some
time after this his seryifes were given to
educational werk ii California, Oregon
and Washington states. His next work
was as Professor OF History of Educstion
and Philosophy m the University of Pits
burg. When the new Bureau of Pro-.
fessional Education was organized, State
Supt. Nathan c. Schaeffer selected him as