The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-05-15

Report of the Oil City Trust Compan,
| Oil City, Pa, to the Com m issioner o
Banking, under date of May Sd, show
capital and surplus of $S97 600 90; de
posits aggregate S3,7sl, 10000 and re
sources exceed s., $3.50, 100000. This is al
increase in deposits of over Si56, 900 o.
since their last statement.
Charles G. Adams, former Tionesti
boy, has our thanks for a copy of In,
Shriners edition of the Los Angeles Ex
aminer, giving a full and highly illus
trated account of the triennial meeting o
that branch of the Masonic fraternity
and incidentally booming that glorious
Pacific coast city as an entertainer of big
crowds and events.
The Ladies Aid of the Presbyterian
church have secured the services of Ger.
trude e. MacWhirk for an evenings en-
tertainment, a week from next Friday
evening, oath inst. AS an impersonator
dramatic reader and story teller, thi,
lady has perhaps 10 superior in this
country, aud you should not fail to hear
her. At the Court House
opened Thursday when party of boys
killed three good sized rsttlesnakes and
one of the copperhead variety that had
crawled down from their winter den on
the hillside to enjoy a sun bath on the
p. X. X. tracks. If the snakes bad es-
capped the boys they would probably have
frozen to death Monday anyway.
Long hatpins we're denounced in
speeches at the meeting of the Central
District State Federation OF Pennsylvania
Women's Clubs at Selins Grove last
week. Mrs. John Glley of Harrisburg
led the crusade and pleaded for legisla-
tion to make it a misdemesnor to wear a
hatpin that protruded more than a quar-
ter inch beyond the crown of hat.
Elaborate preparations for "com-
mencement" at Smith college, North
ampton, Mass, are now making and will
be on grander scale perhaps, than usual
oven for this famed institution. Forest
county is represented this year in the
graduating class in the person of Ethel
Meta May Scherer, daughter of Rev. and
Mrs. J. f. Scherer, of Endeavor. The ex :
ercises extend over June 18th and 18th.
Russell hopkins, Paul Carson and
James Haslet have rented the Hunter
island, opposite town, and will sow four
acres of it to onion seed this spring.
Flowing began last week but is held up
by bad weather. While the matter is an
experiment, yet the boys ought to real
ize handsomely from their investment ii
the crop is properly cultivated. The soil
of these islands is rich and peculiarly
adapted to onions.
Upward of 40 cans of wall-eyed pike,
better known to local sportsmen as white
salmon, were deposited in the Allegheny
river here last Thursday, the shipment
being consigned to the local camp of the
United Sportsmen's association. This
sort of work will undoubtedly add much
to the up-keep of the fishing sport along
the river, for if but half of the "fry"
should come to maturity there would be
an abundance for all.
Fl. p. Plyler, who is now superin-
tendent of the big lumber mill at May.
burg, Forest county, was in town over
Sunday visiting with his family and
among friends. Mrs. Plyler accompanied
him back to Mayburg and will visit there
for few days. Mr.. Plyler reports the
lumber business booming and though
they keep the big mill bumming all the
time they are about two months behind
with their orders right along. .-Ridgway
Advocate.
The Tri-County Natural Gas COM
pany has contracted for the drilling of so
additional wells, while plans are under
way for the drilling of as many more
during the summer. Pipe lines are be.
ing extended into the Hill ca eek district,
where several large wells have already
been brought in. Alterations to the
pumping station at Leeper, Clarion coun-
ty, are being made, in order to properly
handle the increased production during
the winter months.
"A fire occurred Tuesday night of last
week which carried away one OF the old
landmarks of Harmony township. 1t
was farm dwelling located near the
headwaters of Pithole creek, a mile south
of Neilltown. The house was built more
than sixty years ago by the late William
Mckinley, who built many of the houses
in this town back in the fifties. Evident
ly the fire was of incendiary origin as the
house was vacant, family having moved
out of it only few days prior to the fire.
Snow flurries of such density as to
scarcely see across the street. were
among the unreasonable weather con-
ditons that obtained all of Monday after
noon. Out on the bills we are told the
BTOunu WAS WHlte Win tne pedulllul
good share of the time and no regulation
winter blizzard could have behaved more
unseemly. This was on the 18th day of
May, in the year of our Lord 1912. Put
it down, and then when you rehearse the
fact to your children and they intimate
you are ''bug house," you can show 'em
the figures.
up at Warren where the liquor men
have organized and have blacklisted
many men of known Incorporate habits
aud those who are suspected of furnish
ing them with intoxicants, the scheme
seems to be resulting in good. There is
said to be fewer drunk men seen on the
streets and some of the men who have