The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1913-03-05

John Gould, who resides on one OF
the Kribbs farms on the Whig Hill road,
in Kingsley township, was one of our
pleasant callers last Thursjay, having
been here on jury duty. He informs us
that Twia, his I2.year-old daughter. fell
a distance of eight feet from haymow
on Feb. 23d and fractured her left arm in
the elbow. DIR. Serrill Is attending her
and hopes to get the little patient through
without a stiff arm, of which there is
considerable danger.
Almost every mail brings them in
pairs like these: When renewing their
subscriptions Frank II. Morgan, a former
TionesIa boy. writing from Monongahela,
Pa, says: "We value the paper as meet
ing friend from our old home town. and
can't do without t." Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
now located at Morgsntown, w. Va.
say: I'VE find we cannot do without
your valuable paper" All of which
testimonials are greatly welcomed in the
hNoThko pTlub subp'
William II. Roth, whose serious Ill
ness at the OIL City hospital following the
week, died at that institution Sunday
night. He was aged nearly ~ years, and
was born in Buffalo. n. Y, where his
early life was spent. He was identified
,tl, ka oil rnr
more than 40 years, and was known as
one OF the most genial. whole souled
landlords in his day, generous almost to
a fault, and his demise will be regretted
bv host Of friends. His wife, four sis.
ters and two brothers survive.
The Fessler company IN their well
on the Clspp tract, on Sibbald run, Hick-
ory township, found good pay streak Of
oil Friday In the Cropp Hill sand. They
were planning to go To the fourth sand
but the we'll was shut down and shot
Monday, making fine showing for a
paying producer. Just what 1t will do
cannot be told until the we'll IL rigged for
pumping. A power will he installed at
once. The sand was found at 200 feet
and there was "a feet, the last two feet
producing the pay. Work will begin at
once on a second we'll, the location hav.
ing been made about 400 feet east.
-AcknowledRmont Of subscription re-
newals il made as follows. with thanks:
James Whitman, Ed. Rudolph, Endesv-
or, Pa; John Gould, Kellettville, Pa;
Mrs. J. N. Rsthfon, Lickiugvile, Pa !;
Chas. Miller, Sheffield, Pa 4. J. Rey-
ner. Marienville. Pa; A. w. Mong, L..
W. Mong, w. l. Weitz, A. l.. Thomson,
Tionesta; Mrs. c. Fitzgerald, Clarion,
Pa; Mrs. G. J. Stewart, MorgantowD,
W. Va; f. X. Morgan. MonoDgahela,
Pa; John Coon. Clarington, Pa. news;
w. l.. osgood. Starr. Pa; j. X. Meley,
Clarendon, Pa; Geo,ge l. Davis. Sharon,
Pa; ID. B, Shields, Marienville, Pa.
-Myron Snspp. a we'll known Warren
county resident living at Henry's Mills,
fell from telephone pole on Sunday and
fractured his spine when he struck the
ground forty feet below. A private tele-
phone is being erected in that locality
and each man does portion Of the work
Sunday afternoon Snspp was engaged at
the top of pole holding to crossarm,
when this gave way. The injured man,
when It was found that his back had been
broke en-, was rushed to Sheffield, where
he WAS placed aboard a train for Phila-
delphis, where he will be treated by a
noted specialist. His wife and mother
are distracted with grief.
In its monthly oil report for Feb
ruary the Derrick says that in all the
fields there we're 1896 wells completed
with new production OF 49.47 barrels
AS compared with January there were 50
fewer we'll completed and decline OF
6,5S4 barrels in new production. In
north western Pennsylvania and New
York, division which includes Ale
gheny, Mexican, Warren. Elk, Venango,
Clarion, Forest, Jefferson, Mercer, Butler
and Armstrong counties, there were 1856
wells completed. The new production
amounted to 249 barrels. These figures
show l6 fewer competitions and 50 barrels
decrease In new production. There we're
"a dry holes, an increase of s. and 20 gas
wells, and increase of three. The fail
ures In the district we're unusually large.
The number of productive oil wells in
February was ia as against l39 in Janu-
ary. Each district with the exception OF
the Middle Field shows increased work
Allegheny adds IS to its January report
Bradford Is, Venango. Clarion q and
Butler six.
e. r. Fitzgerald, of Nebraska, on
Monday returned to his home accom-
panied by his daughter, Evelyn, aged
years, who for three weeks past has been
a patient in the local hospital suffering
from an attack of erysipelas caused by
the irritation of strap on her skin
around her hip which is in tlcted with 8
tuberculsr trouble. II WAS thought an
operation on her leg would be necessary
but the physicians, after careful exsmi'
nation, decided IL would not be impera
tive at this time. Mr.. Fitzgerald is hav.
ing more than his share of trouble. Only
month ago he buried his wife, who
died from bone tuberculsr, and ii We years
preceding he buried boy on account o
the same malady, and he states he has
another child at home with the same al
Fiction. This is what can really be call
ed hard luck. The little sufferer while
laying on the cot at the station, seemed tc
take life cheerful, being only little
homesick, and wishing for the journey tc
soon come to an end, so she could see hei