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VOL. XXXVI. NO. 22.
TIONESTA. PA., WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12. 1903.
$1.00 PElt ANNUM.
THE FOREST REPUBLICAN.
Fores
Repub
J.
BOKOUGH OFFICERS.
Burgess. F. It. Lansmi.
Council men. Vr. J. C. Dunn, G. O.
UsHtnn, J. It. Muse, O. F. Weaver. J. W.
Landers, J. T. Dlo. W. F Killmer.
Jn.iUc.et of the react C. A. Handall, S.
J. NetlAV.
Conale S. It. Maxwell.
. Collector 8. J. Setley.
School Directors L. Fulton. J. C.
Boow.den, J. K. Wenk, It. L. Haslet, E.
W Bowman, Ueo. Holemau;
'
FOREST COUNTY OFFICERS.
Member of Congress Joseph C. Sibley.
Member of Senate J. K. P. Hall.
Assembly V. W.Anisler.
President JudeVf. M. Mndsey.
Associate Judges li. H. Crawford, W.
II. II. Dottoror. .
Protho'notary, Register A Recorder, e.
J. O. (loist.
SHerrf.-Zieo. W. Noblit,
iVeourr KrHl. A. Kellor.
Commissioners C. Burhenn, A. K.
Shipe, Henry Weingnrd.
'Vixtrict Attorney H. D. Irwin.
Jury Commissioners. Ernest Sibble,
Lewis Warner.
Coroner Dr. J. W. Morrow.
County Auditors W. II. Stiles, Geo.
W. llolemnn, H. A. McClnskey.
County Surveyor I). W. CUrk.
County Superintendent 1Z. E. Stitr.ln-
ger.
llrtulnr Term of Court.
Fourth Monday of February.
Third Monday of May.
Fourth Monday of September.
Third Monday of November.
Church and Mnbbnili Hchool.
' Presbyterian Habl'ath School at 9:45 a.
in : M. E. Sabbath School at 10:00 a. in.
Preaching in M. E. Church every Sab
battveveiwug by Kev. O. II. Nickle
Preaching in the F. M. Church every
Sabbath evening at the usual hour. Kev.
Mutlarvy, Pastor.
Ner rices in the Presbyterian I hurch
every Sabbath morning and evening,
Kev.' R. W. Illingworlh, Pastor.
The regular meetings of the W. C. T.
U. are held at the headquarters on the
second . and fourth Tuesdays of each
ini'tUu.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
TU'.NKSTA LOIN IE, No. SCO, T. O. O. Y.
1 M eots overy Tuosday evening, in Odd
Fellowe' Hall, Partridge building.
FOREST LOOtJK, No. 184, A. O. U. W.,
I Meets evoiy Friday evoning inA.O.U.
W. Hall, Tionesta.
CAPT.GKOKOI5 STOW POST. No. 274
ti. A, It. Meets 1st and 3d Monday
evening in each month, in A. O. U. V .
Hall, Tionesta. '
CAPT.GKORu'k STOW CORPS, No.
137, W. It. C, meets llrst and third
Wodiiesday evening of each month, In A.
O. U. W. hall, Tionesta, Pa.
rpiONESTATENT, No. UN, K. O. T.
1 M.. moeis 2nd and 4th Wednesday
evening in each month in A. O. U. W.
hall Tionesta, Pa.
T. F-RITCISrney-at-law,
Tionesta, Pa.
CURTIS M. StIAWKEY,
ATTOKNEY-AT-LAW.
Warren, Pa.
Practice in Forest Co.
AC .BROWN, ,
. ATTORN EY-ATLAW.
Olllee In Amer Building,'" Cor. Elm
and Bridge St, Tionesta, Pa.
W. MORROW. M. D.,
T)l. ..!..!.... tliirirnnn HaIiMm..
Olllee and Uosidotice tliroe doors north
of Hotel Agnew, Tioneta. Professional
calls prompt respoudod to at all hours.
DR. F. J. ROVARO,
Physician it Surgeon,
TIONESTA, PA.
DR. J. C. 1)UNN,
PHYSICIAN AND SURCiEON.
and IRUlGIVr. Olllee over stare,
Tionesta, Pa. Professional calls prompt
ly responded to at all hours of day or
night. Residence Kim St., between
U rove's grocery and Uerow's restaurant.
tatj j it siiinixs.
j ' physician and Surgeon,
OIL CITY, PA.
17 R. LANSOX.
P Hardwaro, Tinning Plumbing.
Tionesta, Pa
St SKTI FY
. ' "JUSTICE OF THE PEACE,
Kacps a complete line of Justice's blanks
for sale. Also Wank doeds, mortgages,
etc. Tionesta, Pa.
HOTEL WEAVEIt,
E. A. WEAVER, Proprietor.
Tills hotel, formerly the Lawrence
House, has undergone a coinpletochange,
and is now furnished with all the mod
ern improvements. Heated and lighted
throughout with natural gas, bathrooms,
hot and cold water, etc. The comforts of
guests never neglected.
CENTRAL HOUSE,
J UEKOW A UEKOW Proprietor.
Tionsola, Pa. This is the mostcentrally
located hotel in tho place, and has all the
modern improvements. No pains will
be spared to make it a pleasant stopping
place for the traveling public. First
class Livery in connection.
pilIL. EMERT
FANCY ROOT A SHOEMAKER.
Shop in Walters building, Cor. Elm
nd Walnut streets, Is prepared to do all
Kinds of custom work from the finest to
the coarsest and guarantees his work to
give perfect satisfaction. Prompt atten
tion tfiven to mending, and prices rea
sonable. JOREN.O FULTON,
Manufacturer of and Dealer in
HARNESS. COLLARS, BRIDLES,
And all kinds of
HORSE FURNISHING GOODS.
TIONESTA. PA.
S. I. HASLET k SOIL
GENERAL MERCHANTS,
Funrituro Dealers,
AND
UNDERTAKERS.
TIONESTA, PENN
THE McCTJEN BLOCK,
Sale Opened
t3 .'!i
Bags and Suit Cases. The Well-Known Stock of the McCuen Co., the larg
est and best assortment in Western Pennsylvania. This entire stock will be
literally swept out by the assignees,
The well-known experts in converlina merchandise into cash, Messrs. BIG VAL
UES and LITTLE PRICES, The McCuen Co. twins. Come and see them sweep.
T
erms of
SALE WILL CONTINUE UNTIL SATURDAY, AUG. 22, Opening Day, Saturday,
Every article in our stock is marked in plain figures, so that reductions can be
THE McCUEN CO.'S FAMOUS
RTADY-TO-WEAR CLOTHING.
iou Men's Skeleton Coats .and
Trousers, homespuns, Surges,
tweeds. These Suits are Alfred
Benjamin & Co.'s make, none
bettor, and are the comfortable
and fashionable su:nmer attire
for gentlemen. Prices were $10
lo $22; sale price $5.00 to $12.00
Men's All Wool Suits, former
prices $8.50 to $10.00; s.alo
prices $1.50 to $G.00
A special lot of Young Men's
Pn'ts, ages 15 to 20 years, sizes
32 to 3ii breast; prices were
$12.00 to $10.00; sale prices
-. $ii.00 to $8.00
Men's Worsted Cheviot All Wool
Knits, former prices $12.00 to
$13.00; salo prices $7.50 to $0.50
Men's f:ne Black and Hlue Serges,
strictly all -ool; former prices
$12.00 and $15.00; sale prices..
$3.50 to $8.50
Men's Fall Weights, double
breasted, twilled cheviot and
worsteds; former price $13.00;
sale price $8.00
Special high grade worsteds of
the correct, new mixtures and
y patterns; former prices $13.50
to $15.00; salo price $10.00
Large assortment of Dressy Suits,
in blacks and dark blues, fine
unfinished worsteds and Clay
and Martin weaves; were $13.00
to $20.00; sale prices.. $12 to $13.50
Fashionable Pusiness Suits of tho
proper mixtures; were $10.00
to $15.00; sale prices. . .$7.50 to $9.50
Motornien and Conductor's Blue
Suits $7.50
One line Men's Grey Scotch Chev
iot Stilts, all wool, high-class
makes; former price $17.50;
sale price $8.50
Some fashionable high-grade Eng
lish worsteds, Suits in plaids,
mixtures and stripes; formerly
$20 to $22; sale price $8.50
Good Wearing Puslness Suits,
pure all wool, fashionable color
ings, at
$3.23, reduced from $0.no
$4.50 to $'5.00, reduced from $12.00
$5.50 to $7.01), reduced from $15.00
$8.50 to $!.00, reduced from $22.00
MEN'S SPRING AND FALL
OVERCOATS, TOP COATS
AND RAIN COATS.
Short Coxy Top Coats, former
prices $10 to $15; sale prices..
$7.50 to $10.00
Medium Weight. Chesterfields,
former prices $12 to $22; sale
prices $3.00 to $14.00
RAIN COATS. I
The rrcst popular garment now worn.
Absolutely waterproof. I
A hrr' variety of fashlnnibln )
n.ixt'ires, former prices $10.00
to IM.Hi; pale prices. $7.00 to $1 1.01
$!': R:;in Coat for $7.00
Every article in this immense stock is reduced, save contract goods. Sale continues until Satur
day, Aug. 22, but the early buyers will profit most.
BIG VALUES and LITTLE PRICES, Assignees of
TJUii ilLCU U HilM
Sale Strictly Gash.
2o;i!e l.-ci'es' llain Coats also re
duced; $10 q-.iallties $7.00
Small to medium sizes; $12 quali
ties $8.00
Small to medium sizes; $15 quali
ties $0.00
RUBBER COATS AND
MACKINTOSHES.
Men's Rubber Coats; $3.50 quali
ties $2.25
Men's Rubber Coats; $4.00 quali
ties $2.49
Men's Rubber Coats, $5.00 quali
ties $3.98
Dovs' Rubber Coats; $3.50 quali
ties $2.00
MEN'S TROUSERS.
Men's "Turn-Up Bottom" Outing
Trousers
Former price $2.50 $1.73
Former price 3 00 2.00
Former price 3.50 2.50
Former price 4.00 3.00
Men's Working Pants. 75c, 85c and $1
Men's All Wool Trousers
$2.50 qualities $2.00
3.00 qualities 2.50
3.50 qualities 2.73
4.00 qualities 3.25
5.00 qualities 4.00
MEN'S WORKING CLOTHING.
Overalls and Jackets, good light
weight 25c
Jean Pants 25c, 50c and 75c
Canvas Cloves 5c
Mule Skin Gauntlets 10c
Half Hose 5c
Petter to best grades 42c to 75c
Working Shirts 10c, 30c and 42c
Asbestos Gauntlets . .' 25c
Working Caps 5e
Bandana Handkerchiefs 5c
CHILDREN'S GOOD CLOTHING.
No trash. Mere's real saving; here's
fjreat economy.
Boys' Blouse Su'ts, ages 3 to 10
Were marked $1.00; sale price. $2.00
Were marked $5.00; sale price. $2.50
Were marked $t.on; sale price. S3. 00
Were marked $7.00; s::le price. $3.50
Child's Sailor N'orfolks, one of the
very latest styles
Were marked SI. 00; silo price. .'2 50
Were marked J5.ni); salo price. .:?."0
Were marked S'l.oo; silo price. SI no
Were marked $7.00; sale price. $5.00
One entire lot Child's Vestee
Suits. rd"es 4 to 8. were priced
$5.00 to $8.00; sale price $1.50
One entire lot of Child's Russian
Plouse Suits, sizes 3 to 8, prices
were $3.50 to $1.00; sale price. .$ 00
All Children's Wash Suit CNT-
KALF the marked price.
100 Boys' Double-Breast ed Scbo'1
Suits, all fancy mixtures and light to
and do not show soii) fcrner pricf?
medium shades frho colors that wear
$:l.."l) to $7.00; Ibes-e Sill's will prmi-
'.ivciv lie sold nt $1 i'0 t-i fr'cn a Suit.
Prv-s' thro-piece Suits (wish ve-s's)
half the r"rruhir tvlce crit for
OIL CITY,
aturday, August 8th,
Worth of Men's Boys' and Children's Clothing", High
Class Tailoring, Furnishing Goods, Hats, Caps, Trunks,
DOYS' NORFOLK S'JITo.
I Those marked $1.00; sale price.. $2. 50
Those marked $5.00; sale price.. $3. 50
Those marked $i!.00; sale price.. $4. 50
i Boys' Knee Pants
I 15c, 35c, 42e, COc and 80c
Boys' Top Overcoats, Tans, Blues,
Oxfords, sizes (i to 14 years;
marked price $5.00 and $3.00:
1 salo price $2.50
The new Covert Top Coat, former
i price $u. 00; sale price $..3.75
j CHILDREN'S HABERDASHERY.
I Boys' Star Waists, white and fancy
colors . 75c
j Children's Underwear, small sizes,
I a small lot of gauze
I 5c per garment
Fad Play Suits 25c
Boys' Shirts, collars attached 10c
Boys' Lightweight Ribbed Under
wear, former price 50c per suit;
sale price 25c a suit
Boys' Shirts l!)c, 25c and 35c
Yankee Boy Stockings. . 10c, 3 for 25c
Boys' Pajamas 75c per suit
Boys' Caps, fancy colors, former
prices 50c, 75c and $1.00; sale
price to close 25c
Boys' Suspenders 10c to 25c
McCuen Co. Waists and Blouses,
newest pattern 39c
Boys' Wash Knee Pants
Icq, 20c and 35c
Boys' Combination Union Suits... 40c
Boys' Black Cat Stockings, best
quality 20c
Boys' Night Shirts 35c
Bovs' Bathing Suits "0c
The Child's Ideal Waist 19c
The Sampson Waists 39c
MEN'S NEGLIGEE SHIRTS. !
I
Some great ones 19c, 24c and 39c
Some of our best makes in $1.00
qualities; sale price 42c
Pest $1.50 qualities $1.00 !
Extra qualities at 75c, that were!
formerly $1.00 and $1.25. I
Kighmie Unlaundered Shirts.... COc I
Fine French Flannel, collar at
tached; salo juice $150;
One special lot, newest patterns. ?,5c
Best $1.00 to $1.23 qualities S"c
Best $2.00 qualities $1.50
White Unlaundered Peerless Shirts
42c!
Suk and Wool Golf Shirts, former j
price $3 oo; now $1.00
Fancv Stiff Bosom Shirts, for
merly $1.00. $1.50 and $2.00 75c !
MEN'S NIGHT SHIRTS. j
Pue qmlities 39c
7'c qualities 50c
$1 CO qualities KOe
Kiilier fine Muslin or Outing Flan
nel at above prices.
Pajarrps 1
" $1.00 qualities 75c
1.PU qualities $1.00
UNCERWEAR. j
Ncn's BUck Bull. i k'v:;:n Shirts i
""'1 I'r'MVf'W :.'f r-Ml'ttV 10c
UUlvIJrii.lM I, -
AT
PA.
U cd lialbriggau Reinforced
Drawer 20c
The McCuen Co. Balbrlggan, ex
tra Reinforced Drawers 40c
The McCuen Co. Mesh, extra Re
inforced Drawers; former price
75c 50c
Fancy Colored Balbrlggan, Mer
cerized Silk, $1.00 qualities 50c
Pines. Pinks and Ecru Suits
A fine French I. isle Shirt and
Drawers, former price $1.25;
sale price 75c
A Lisle Net, Lisle Thread Shirt.. 23c
Best Grade Elastic Jean Drawers,
75c; second grades 42c
Thirty complete lines of the finer
gr.ulrs all reduced to cost.
MEN'S UNION SUITS OF
UNDERWEAR.
Beautiful qualities to sacrifice.
A Buff Shade Ribbed Balbriggan
Suit, former price $1.50; sale
price 75c
Extra fine White Lisle, former
price $2.00; sale price $1.50
Finest Blue Mercerized, former
price $3.00; sale price $2.00
A fine Egyptian Lisle, fine derby
ribbed, former price $1.50; sale
price $1.00
Finer grades of Swiss In) ported
Union Suits reduced In proportion.
HOSIERY.
Good Seamless Half
Regular 20c Half
colors
Hose Gc
Hose, fancy
2 pairs 25c
Hose, fancy
20c
Hose, fancy
42c
Black Half
7c
Hose, fancy
10c
Hose, fancv
.3-,e, 3 pair $1.00
Hose, fancy
75c
Regular
colors
Regular
Half
Half '
75c
colors
Good Seamless
Hose
Fast
ilal'f"
Half
ilaVf'
Regular
colors
Regular
colors
Regular
colors
25c
' 50c
$1.00
! SOME SPECIALS.
Men's and Women's Belts, half the
marked price.
Men's and Women's Stocks, half
he marked price.
! Men's Brown anil Tan Stiff and
! Soil Hats, former prices $2.50
to $5.00; sale price 50c
, Boys' and Children's Soft Hats,
former prices 50c and $1.00;
sal" prices 10e and 25c
Ladies' Felt and Straw Hats, trim-n-.ed
and untrimmed, half price.
Special lot of Men's Straw Hats,
none sold for less than $1.50,
ami up to $1.00 25c
Kaiser Slocks, fur Ladies, were
$1.00 to $2.00; s;,le price 33c
Kaiser I '."11 s. for I allies, white I'.
K.; Wfte $) on 25c
Ladies Knox Siilor $1.00 each
I'lack Sill; Kais'r Belts, were
Jl.'O 5nc
!'ll's Canvas Gloves 5c
yen''- V- 'ti f -r 5e
McCUEI CO.'S
o CaootlM Ciinrgori at Sale Trie'. Xo Goods on Approval.
A'o ooI Fixcliaiigt'ri on Saturday. Your Money Itaek al
ways if not Natisfied.
TAILORING-
HIGH-CLASS
WORK ONLY.
Made to your order in our own shop
by expert tailors.
Light, cool Crashes and Scotch
Cheviots, Sack Suits to order,
former prices $30.(lO; now $22.00
Scotch Cheviot Worsted Suits, In
medium to dark mixtures, for
n.er prices $30.00 to $35.00;
sale price $25.00
Black and Blue Worsteds, Meltons,
Thlbets and Unfinished Worsteds for
Dressy Suits, former prices $33.00 to
$15.55; pale prices, Sack Suits. $25.00
to $32.00; Cutaway or Frock Suits
$5.00 more.
Some medium to Heavy Weight
Suitings carried over from last
season
$30.00 Suits $22.00
35.00 Suits 27.00
40.00 Suits 32.00
45.00 Suits 33.00
Trousers
$ 8.00 Trousers now $ fi.00
9.00 Trousers now 7.00
10.00 Trousers now 8.00
11.00 Trousers now 8.50
12.00 Trousers now 9.00
13.00 to $13 Trousers now. 10.00
Rome sweeping reductions In medium
lightweight Overcoats
$30 00 qualities $22 00
35 00 qualities 25.00
40.00 qualities 29.00
HATS MEN'S WOMEN'S,
BOYS' AND CHILDREN'S.
Largest assortment carried by any
r.tore in Western Pennsylvania. The
finest Straw Hats, Including Knox
and Youman's celebrated styles, are
half the plainly marked prices.
Boys' and Children's Felt Hats..
.10c, 19c, 22c,
39c. 49c and 09c
Caps, 25c
19c
Caps, 50c
Men's and
Boys'
qualities
Men's and Boys
qualities 39c
Men's and Boys' Caps. 75c
qualities 49c
Men's and Boys' Caps, $1.00
c u-il'ties C9c
Men's Soft Felt Hats, browns and
ll"ht shpdes. $2.00. $2.50 nnd
$3.00 qualities 50c
M-r's Black Soft Hats, $1.50.
$2. HO and $2 50 qualities S"c and 9Sc
Men's Beaver Cowboy Hats.... 42c
Men's Stiff Hats, browns and light
shades. $2.00, $2.50 and $3.00
qualities fi9c
Men's Black Stiff Hats, correct
shapes. $2.50 and $3 00 qualities
$1.39
Childr-n's White Duck Hats and
Tanis, 50c dualities 25c
Children's White and Colored
Duck Tennis Hats 19c
1 a fib's' Knox Sailors. $l.oo and
$5.00 qualities 1.00
lnlies' Felt Hats. $2.oo to $5.00
ciu-ili'ies 5oc and l.oo
Ladies' Trl"imed S'raws and
Trlainu'd Felts. $1.00 to $10.00
e.nlities 3 r.O
Ull ULW , a.
1903.
Aug. 8.
seen at a glance.
THE McCUEN CO. TRUNK AND
LEATHER DEPARTMENT.
(In Basement.)
We carry the largest stock and as
sortment of Traveler's Goods in Oil
City.
Telescopes One-Third off; sale
prices
45c. 55c, f,5c, 85c, $1,.00 $1.25 & $1.80
The McCuen Co. Suit Cases; our
regular $1.00, $1.25 and $1.50
Cases, 3 steel hinges, lock and
catches
22-inch 85c
24-Inch !)0c
2-lnch $1.00
Regular
$ 3.50 Cases, 22, 24 and 2G inches
$1.95 to $2.50
4.50 Cases, 22, 24 and 20 inches
$3.00 to $3.50
5.50 Cases, 22, 24 and 2 Inches
$4.00 to $4.50
li.00 Cnses, 22, 24 and 2(5 inches
$4 50 to $5.00
10.00 Cases, 22, 24 and 2(i Inches
$7.50 to $8.50
$12.00 to $25.00 Cases reduced In
proportion.
Club Bags, or special leather;
some slightly polled
45c, 5c, 85c. 95c to $1.25
All Leather Bags, linen lined;
sale prices $1.85, $2.25 and $2.75
Trunk Strp'is 39e to 42c
Shawl Straps 19c to 42c
Trunk Tags 5c
Satchel Tags 19c
Fine English Grain Leather, Senl
nnd Alligator Bags, sewed in
steed frames, formerly $(5.00 to
$24.00; now $4.50 to $lfl.00
We guarantee every Trunk we sell,
whether the price Is $2.00 or $20.00,
to be made of selected bass wood,
steel bound, with steed bottoms.
$ 3.50 Trunks; sale price $2.25
4 50 Trunks: sale price 3.25
5.50 Trunks; sale price 4.25
fi.50 Trunks ;sale price 6.00
7 50 Trunks: sale price 5.50
8 50 Trunks; salt! price fi.50
looo Trunks; sale price 7 50
High grades of Steamer Trunks.
I adies' Skirt Trunks. Theatrical
Trunks. Hat Trunks. SoIp Leather
Portmanteaus, all reduced In propor
tion. UMBRELLAS.
Self Opening Umbrellas, fine new
rain-proof cloth, 2'i Inch 80c
Self-Opening Umbrellas, fine new
rain proof (doth, 2Slnch 85e
Mercerized Hercules, very strong
improved frame, cannot turn
Inside out. 2fi and 28-Inch $1.49
Mercerized Hercules, very strong
Improved frame, cannot turn
inside out. 30-inch 1.55
Scotch Gingham Hercules, extra
large. 3o and 32 inch 1.00
Fine Taffeta Silk Umbrellas, for
Men and AVomen.$1.39. $1.49 & 1.69
Finer crades reduced In proportion