The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1913-04-09

and Sunday, when the weather man gave
us a taste of real blizzard, put a check
on all sorts of vegetation, which was
making rapid strides under the warmth
of April sunshine and showers. But it
was perhaps just az we'll for II isn't best
for even old Dame Nature to get too fresh.
Trout fishing will be legal next
Tuesday, 10Th, and not day sooner, You
may catch 40 in one day and they must
be six inches or over In length. The
Tins to quit catching trout is on the last
day of July. A strict observance of these
facts will save you from getting into the
clutches oi the fish warden, or the bastie.
-After 3 shutdown of nearly three
weekswhiie waiting on delayed wire
cable, drilling on the Council run well
will be resumed this week, and Manager
Richards hopes there will be no more
interruption from this on. The well Is
down 1900 feet and it il expected every
known sand will have been pass ID
through 10 the next five or six hundred
feet We still predict hundred barrel
well. at the very least
d. B Tobey, acting for the Korb and
Beery Lumber Company, of Fryburg,
sold to Coleman and Harter, of Williams
port, last week. the Kahle tract of timber
on Hemlock run in Piuegrove township.
This tract comprises 700 acres OF pine
timber, and the amount involved in the
sale is approximately $50, 900. Seneca
Kicker. This tract lies adjacent to tue
Clapp timber lands, now owned by Cole
man, Harter IL Co., and adds nice lot of
timber to their already fine possessions.
Our former Forest county citizen,
Geo. w. Mong, who has spent the past
eight or ten years In the far western oil
regions, his last residence being at Mari
copa, California, has gone to Burma
India, under a three year contract. to
drill some wells for the Burma Oil COM
psny, extensive operators in that country.
George has become quite expert In the
western style of oil we'll drilling, and It
was oubtless his knowledge of the busi-
ness that got him into this job, which we
hope will turn out to his liking, and that
he may keep his health and come home
with good bunch OF "scads." His
family will remain In California during
his absence.
AT the annual congregational meeting
of the Presbyterian church Thursday
avening, Mr.. w. @. Incl was elected
ruling elder of the church. The board Of
trustees was increased from three to five,
and four now members were elected, as
follows: Samuel d Irwin, @. NJ. Arner,
S. s Sigworth and Jas. II. Kelly, to serve
for one, three, four aud five years, respec-
lively. Mrs. Jennie Il. Agnew was
elected treasurer for the ensuing year
The reports OF the several societies and
officials connected with the church we're
received, all showing a very healthy con-
dition Of affairs. AT the morning services
Sunday Mr. Incl was ordained as Elder
In accordance with the usually impressive
services of the Presby yterisn church.
Landlord Pierce had narrow escape
from serious accident with his auto
Saturday evening. In coming up the
at the west end of the river
bridge he was Obliged to stop to avoid
a collision with a number of rigs and got
out to crank the machine. The brake
was accidentally released and the machine
backed down the incline and over the
steep bank above the bridge, going al
most to the waters edge. where 1t was
stopped by big rock. Mrs. Pierce and
MISS Edna Cropp were in the machine at
the time, The former jumped out but
Miss 0ropp stuck to the machine until it
stopped Neither was injured. After
the machine was hauled out by team it
was found it was not injured in the least.
Standard Oil officials at Wood River,
H., have announced that 40 new stills will
be erected at Wood River during the COM
ing summer to manufacture motor spirit,
the newly discovered substitute fer gaso.
line. The irst of the 40 stills will be in
operation by April |. and others will
follow in rapid order. Motor spirit, ac-
cordng to the manufacturers, Can be
obtained for cents less a gallon than
gasoline and will run a motor car 25 per-
cont farther than gasoline. 1t is designed
for use in motor trucks. The
new oil does notevsporate as readily as
gasoline. The officials say that the
scarcity OF crude oil is becoming alarm.
ing, and that unless the process proves
successful, it will be but a few years
when all the oil fields are dry. Agentle-
man who has seen sample of this new
essence says as producer of smells it
heats the proverbisl tan -yard-the odor
being far more pungent and disagreeable
than gasoline.
Bro. White of the Tidioute News
offers the following suggestion which
might be good one: Following the
lead of Pittsburg, why not construct a
seventy foot dam at some point on Oil
Greek above Titusville? II such dam
will keep Pittsburgh from being drowned
out every time there is heavy dew along
the upper Allegheny, why wouldn't a
similar structure save Titusvile aud Oil
City from an annual food? Following
along further, why not two hundred foot
dams on the Allegheny and Monongahelia
above Pittsburg to rave floods in the
Ohio? If the Pittsburg "cat will fighp
why not the otbers? OF course ali these
dams would go out, but The undertaker's
fees are just as high at one point as an
other and why should Pittsburg save on
its mortuary fees and not the other placesi
A aatisfactOrv answer tn these uuarips