THE CITIZEN
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THURSDAY. AUGUST 1.1»5.
REPUBLICAN COUNTY TICKET.
FOR DISTRICT ATTORNEY.
A. M. CHRISTLEY.
FOR COCKTY SURVEYOR.
FRANK E. McQUISTION.
The Essential Issue.
Mr. Quay's persistent opposition to the
passage of the apportionment bills in the
Legislature convinced Gov. Hastings that
he could not manage his administration
successfully if he did not throw off the
Quay yoke and appeal to the party for
fair play. If he had tamely surrendered, he
would haye been compelled to serve out
his whole term under the tutelage and
direction of Mr. Quay.
The primary and essential issue before
the party in the election of a chairman of
the State committee is whether its organi
zation shall be manipulated by one
man in accordance with the well-known
methods of the Cameron-Quay dynasty,
or whether there shall be something like
equal participation in its management by
Republicans who have enough ability and
character to be something more than
mere dependants or servitors. This is by
no means a new issue. It is an old, but
oft suppressed one. This, however, is the
first time when It hat been clearly set
before the party. If Gov. Hastings were
the original aggressor, as the Quay ad
herents are so studious in trying to show,
that fact will not lessen popular respect
for him or weaken his cause. In the
sight of the Quay organs it seems to be
a high crime and misdemeanor; but in the
sight of the plain people it is a refreshing
evidence of the right kind of independ
ence within the lines of the party.
The success of the Hastings movement
will mean that the Governor shall enjoy
the privilege of managing his high office
with his responsibility not to Mr. Quay,
but to the people, and that is what the
State administration has primarily sought
for in its advocacy of the re-election of
Chairman Gilkeson.
The popular favor which has attended
the Governor's efforts to free himself and
his administration from dictation has been
largely strengthened by the general desire
in the party to rid itself of farther reapona
ibility for J. Donald Cameron's misrepre
sentation of the State in the Senate. The
defeat of Qnay for chairman of the State
committee is essential to the defeat of
Cameron for another term in the Senate.
That phase of hhe campaign is clearly
nnderstood by every intelligent Republi
can in the State. "Without Quay's aid,
Cameron will be practically helpless; with
it the same old battle would need to be
fought in the next Legiilature against the
entrenched machine, and the will of the
people would in all likelihood again be
oheated.— Pkila. BulUtin.
CURIOSITY ha* a more or less prominent
part in the make-up of every man, and
many a fakir and (harper ha* used this
trait in the average human as a means to
grow rich. Out in Canton, Ohio, accord
ing to exchanges, an enterprising individ
ual ia perfecting a plan whereby the
cariosity to see a real oollision between
two railroad trains may be gratified by all
who are willing to put up the necessary
coin of the realm. A railroad three miles
long has been built, on each end of whioh
a locomotive hitched to four fiat oars load
ed with stone will be placed. On a oer
tain day the locomotives will be fired up,
and when a full head of steam iB gathered,
engineers will pull the throttles wide open,
jump from the cab and Jet them go toward
each other and meet in collision. A rath
er expensive sport, as looomotivea cost a
goodly sum, and wonld in all probability
be totally wrecked, but the originator ex
pects to make money out of the admission
fees.
Two Wise Old Saws.
It is wise to estimate the future by the
experiences of the past.
A man is judged by the company he
keeps.
Applying these proverbs to Mr. Quay
and his efforts for his own advancement
and to secure power in the Republican
party, we conclude:
I—That1 —That Mr. Quay is looking ahead for
fature business in the line of politics, for
himself, for his associate, Mr. Cameroc,
for the oontrol of the Republican party,
for the distribution of patronage in his
own interest;
3—That Mr. Quay means to attain these
ends by and through Republican agencies
if he oan, but by Democratic help if he
must;
3—That Mr. Quay is friendly with the
Democrats and that their friendship with
him means satisfactory advantages to
them if be shall be successful.
How any intelligent citiien, cinversant
with political affairs and events, can reach
any other oonolusioni is inexplicable.
Quay has been engaged in politics as a
business for years. He has helped Cam
eron. Both of them want to dominate the
Republican party in their own and mntual
interests. Both want to distribute pa
tronage for the aid there is in it to their
machine organization.
Quay means,Cameron and Quay's success
will stand for both himself and Cameron to
control the Republican party if he can;
bnt he is not above resorting to Demo
cratic help if he needs it—note the recent
Apportionment defeat by the help of I)em
oratic votes. And the Democrats do not
help for nothing, nor for statesmanship nor
patriotic reasons.— Doyleutown Intelligen
cer, Hep.
Dodging va. Answering.
Philadelphia Press.
Senator Quay and Col. Gilkeson were
both asked whether they wee tor or
against Mr. Cameron's re-election as Sena
tor. Here are their responses.
QUAY DODOES. GILKESON
ANSWERS.
I am a personal
friend of Senator Inasmuch as the
Cameron, and our Hon. J. D. Cameron
official relations arc is in favor of the
most agreeable. He free coinage of si!ver,
bas never intimated and believing that
to me his desire for such a national poli
re-electicn. and it cy would be disas
would certainly be trous to the great ag
out of place lor me ricultural, manufac
to declare either forturing and commer
or sgainst my col- cial interest* of Penn
leegue in the ab-lylvania, I cannot
aence of his pro- favor Mr. Cameron as
nonnced candidacy, a candidate for the
which can in no Presidency, nor as a
wise be affected by Senator from Penn
tbe pending contro- sylvania to succeed
versy. himself.
THI matter of diet is a moral one, to a
far greater extent than we are accustom
ed to admit. Both in quantity and qual
ity it effects not only our bodily health
and mental energy, but also our characters.
The same rules cannot be laid down for
everyone. The amount of food that will
bring the faculties of one person into
healthful activity will deaden those of an
other; and the stimulating nourishment
that is healthful for one is poisonous to an
other. Every one owes it to birnself to
study the matter intelligently, with what
•ver helps he can obtain, and to say to ap
petite, "Thus far shalt thou go, and no
farther."
An Indian Outbreak.
The Indians of the north-western part of
"Wyoming, just south of Yellowstone Park,
are somewhat on the war-path, but the re
ported massacre of the inhabitants of
Jackson's Hole turned out to be a fake.
An exchange says th%t "the discontent
and present hostile attitude of the Ban
nock Indians are due to an attempt of the
Wyoming authorities to overrule by vir
tue of an acc of their Legislature a treaty
of the United States. Wyoming has its
game laws and attempts to apply those
laws to the Indians, who have a contract
with the National Government by which
they are allowed to hunt on the unoccu
pied lands of the United States in consid
eration ef making their permanent home
in a Government reservation. They have
performed their part of the contract, bat
when they propose to exercise the privi
lege of hunting guaranteed them by the
United States Government they are ar
rested and fined for violating the game
laws of Wyoming. Not content with this
some of the white frontier ruffians fired
into the band of Indians, killed a number
oi them and so incensed the whole tribe
that it is now on the warpath.
The Bcene of the disturbance is directly
south of Yellowstone Park. It is a splen
did game country, and it has been pro
posed to include it within the park. There
is a propriety in this proposition consider
ing the national park as a game preserve
and not simply as the scene of great natur
al curiosities. The Bannock Indians at
present have a right to hunt there. No
law of Wyoming can contravene a treaty
of the United States, even though that
treaty is made with a comparatively in*
significant band of Indians. The latter
know nothing of the Wyoming game laws.
They only know that being on a peaceful
expedition and within their treaty rights
they were arrested, fined and some of their
number killed. No wonder these Indians
are gathering together in force and that
the law-abiding white settlers of that
region are alarmed. The latter unfortu
nately are usually the victims ol these In
dian outbreaks provoked by the frontier
ruffians, whose brutalities have caused
oountless Indian wars, in which much
better people were cruelly punished by the
indiscriminating red men."
ATTOENBT-GBNBEAI. McCormick lately
sent an opinion to the Department of Pub
lic instruction, which practically suspend*
work under the Compulsory Education law
until next year. The fourth section of
the act requires Assessors to make a regis
tration, at the spring assessment or direct
ly thereafter, of all children in their re
spective districts between eight and thir
teen years of age, so that the county Com
missioners oan certify the names to the
secretaries of the several districts. As
the act was not approved until May 23rd,
after the spring assessment had been com
pleted in all the counties, the Attorney-
General decides that the section must re
fer to tbe assessment in the spring of 1896,
and he has so instructed the Department
of Public instruction. This decision will
save the expense of a special registration
this year —a work that had already been
entered upon in some of the counties.
A MONUMENT will be erected to mark
the spot where General Washington with
his army crossed the Delaware December
25, 1776, to attack the British at Trenton.
The Bucks oounty historical society, of
this State, took the matter in charge and
appointed a committee consisting of John
8. Williams, Thomas C. Knoles, Robert
Eastbnrn and Henry C. Mercer. They s
met and accepted from Mrs. Twinning, of
Stockton, N. J., a stone weighing two
tons, from which the monument will be
out. The form of the monument will be
that of an obelisk, eight feet high, with
base, tbe whole resting on a foundation
laid in cement, rough-dressed on three
sides, the fourth chisel-dressed and bear
ing a suitable inscription.
Performed A Great Work.
The death of Dr. A. W. Crawford, at
Emlenton, on July 14th, removed not only
a genial and highly respected citisen of
the oil regions, but a man who, in bis time
played a most important part in the his
tory of petroleum. While United States
oonsul at Belgium 30 years a£o, he suc
ceeded in bringing the attention of tbe
European world to tbe merits of tbe ne«v
American illumlnant, and established it
as a permanent article of export. Tbe
work of Dr. Crawford in this respect was
of the greatest importance, and the mark
et that he nelped to create hsbs grown to
enormous proportions.
These were two fortuitous circumstances
oonnected with the early history of petrol
eum developments that have reoeived lit
tle attention from the chroicler of the
events relating to tbe beginn ng of tbe oil
industry. First was the fact that Colonel
Drake chanced upon the shallowest spot
in the oil region* where petroleum might
have been foand, when he located the
first well, and second, when the time
camo for the introduction of the light
a progressive, citizen of the oil ocantry,
represented the United States at Antwerp,
and was able to exert his influence in
quelling European prejudices against the
new American light and assist the export
ers in establishing a market for it, making
it one of the staple artioles of export of
the new world to the old.
These two circumstances had much to
do with the building np of the great Amer
ican indastry. Had Drake chanced upon
a dry hole, bad some other man than Dr.
Crawford been United States oousnl at
Antwerp the development of the industry
might have proceeded ju»t the same, hat
it would have been postponed probably
for many yearn, and the whole history of
oildom might yet have remained unwrit
ten.
Dr. Crawford modestly disclaimed any
credit to himself for the important part
he preformed in introducing the new pro
duct to a foreign land, but the fact re
mains that he was at the right spot, at the
right time to do the right thing and that
he was the right man for the doing of it.
Antwerp became the leading port of con
tinental Europe for the petroleun trade,
and Antwerp qaotations on refined oil
ruled the business oentre* of the old world
from London to Bombay, and from Pekin
to Yeddo. —Oil City Derrick.
A Cypher That Didn't Work.
The story is told of a prominent oil
producer of Pittsburg, who was putting
down a wild-oat well a few years ago.
He was naturally anxious to keep the re
sult a profound secret, so that, if he made
a strike, be might secure some leases in
the vicinity before the news got out. He
was on the ground all the time, but two days
before the well came in was called home
He arranged with his contractar to
telegraph him as soon as the drill reached
the sand He knew, however, that
secrets will sometimes leak out of a
telegraph office, and so he told the drill
er that the sentence, "Pine trees grow
tall' would mean that he had struck oil.
The driller promised to do as he was
ordered. The mingled satisfaction and
vexation of the producer may be imagined
when two days later he received the
following telegram: "Pine trees grow tall,
she's squirting clean over tbe derrick."
His hope that he should have no com
petitors for leases was disappointed.
Lutherann at IdletctM.
August Bth, 1895 is tbe date of tbe
annual grand reunion of Lutherans at
Idiewild the finest picnic grounds in the
state. This promises to be one of the
largest and most pleasant of these annual
gatherings. Nine special trains have
already been arranged for, on all the
roads leading to Idiewild, special excur
sion tickets will be on Hale at all principal
points, at the company's fixeu rites.
Noted orators will be present and address
tbe people, good music by tbe Greensburg
City Band and a noted Glue Club will be
a delightful feature of tbe day's pleasure.
The profits from the sale of refreshments
sold on the grouuds, will be donated to
the Greensburg Seminary. A good square
ineal can be had for 25 cents, All Semi
narien and people of all denominator are
invited. Lay aside the cares of business
and cjuie to Idiewild for a pleasant day'.-
outing. Remember the date, Thursday,
August Bth 1895.
NEW LAWS.
The following act? of the late Assembly
were approved by the Governor:
No 204.
Sec. 1. Be it enacted, etc. That all
persons who shall own and use only draft
wagons on the pnblic highways ol this
Commonwealth, with tires not less than
tonr inches in width, for hauling loads ol
not less than two thousand pounds weight
shall, for each year after the passage of
this Act, receive a rebate of one
fourth of their assessed highway tax. Pro
vided, however, such rebate shall not ex
ceed in any one year five days' labor on
the highways for road or highway tai or
its equivalent in cash to any one person.
Sec, 2. Auy person complying with the
provisions of Section 1 of this Act, who
shall make and subscribe to an affidavit
she or they have, for the preceding
year" owned and used only such wagons,
with tires not less than four incties in
width for hauling loads not less than two
thousand pounds in weight on the pnblio
highways of this Commonwealth, shall be
credited by the supervisors of highways of
their respective districts in which such
in are levied and assessed with one-fourth
of the road tax assessed and levied on the
property of such persons. Such credit
shall not exoeed in any one year five days'
labor on the highways for road or highway
tax to any one person, or its equivalent in
cash, and any supervisor of nigh ways is
hereby authorized to administer suchotth.
No. 21S.
Sec. 1. Be it enacted, etc. That no
person shall at any time place in any of
the waters ol Pennsylvania, any torpedo,
giant powder, nitro-glycerine, dynamite,
lime, electricity or any other poisonous or
explosive substance for the purpose of tak
ing or catching fish.
Sec. 2. Any person or persons offend
ing against any of the provisions of this
Act shall be guilty of a misdeauieanor,
and on conviction thereof shall be fined
fifty dollars for each offense, and undergo
an imprisonment of not less than thirty
days, or more than one year.
The attention of the school directors of
the oounty is called to the following Act
of Assembly recently passed by the legis
lature:
Sec. 1. Be it enacted etc. That the
board of school directors and control of
each school district of this Commonwealth,
be and they are hereby required at least
once during each full school term and pri
or to the first of January of each year, and
within thirty days after tbe close of each
annual school term, to have taken out,
removed and hauled away all excrement
and waste matter from every omt house or
water closet connected with or standing
upon the premises of every public school
in the Commonwealth, or have the same
properly disinfected, and they are requir
ed to have every outhouse or water closet
properly scrubbed, washed out and clean
ed, the inside walls white washed, and the
vaults or receptacles covered with a layer
of fresh dirt or dry slacked lime witnia
ten days of the opening of each annual
school term.
Sec. 2. That the president of each
board of school directors or controllers is
required each year to certify, in the regu
lar form provided for that purpose, that
the requirements of this Act have been
fully carried out bofore the district can
draw its annual appropriation from the
State.
STATE PENSION LAW.
The new State pension bill grants pen
sions to enlisted men of Pennsylvania who
were in the service of the United States
in the war of the Rebellion between April
14, 1861 and May 1. 1865, who are not
pensioners nor applicants for pansions
under the United States statute*. The
bill directs the auditor general, on proper
application and under rules, regulations
and restiictions such as he may deem
proper, to place on the State pension rolls
any officer, soldier, sailor and marine qual
ified under this act. It provides further
that such pensions shall be granted to
those whose services between the time
specified was at least ninety days. The
rate shall be a monthly allowance of one
cent per day for each day's actual service.
In adjudicating pension claims the auditor
general shall require proof that the claim
ant is free trom intemperate habits Pay
ments shall be ma<)e semi-annually, and
Bhall cease when the pensioner moves out
of the State or shall be pensioned by tbe
United States.
SKW TRESPASS LAW.
"Any person or persons who shall wil
fully enter or break down, through or
over any field, orchard, garden or yard
fence, hotbed or greenhouse, or who shall
wrongfully club, stone, cut, break or
otherwise mutilate or damage any field
crop, nut, frait or ornamental trees, shrub,
brush, plant or vine, trellis, arbor, hotbed,
hot or green house, or who shall trample
or in anywise injure any grain, grass, vine,
vegetables or other growing crop, or who
wilfully take or carry away grain, corn,
rye, wheat or other field crop, fruit or
vegetable, plant, nuts or berries, or any
fruit or onamental trees, vines or shrubs,
whether the same may be attached to the
soil or not, shall be subject to a penalty
not exceeding fifty dollars for each and
evers offen se."
Clanon Captured.
The survivors of tfce Sixty-third, One
Hundred and first and One Hundred and
Third Regiments, Pennsylvania Volun
teers. held a delightful and memorable re
union at Clarion, Tuesday. They were
royally entertained at the hotels of the
town at the expence ot the citizens.
The publio buildings, business houses
and residences were gaily and profusely
decorated with flags and bunting. About
500 survivors of the regiments named
went there and between two aud three
hundred other old soldiers
As a special trair. having on board just
one hundred of the veterans was nearing
the depot at 2 p. m., a salute of 31 rounds
was fired from the town cannon, the gilt
of the late General Greenland.
In the parade that afternoon, Mrs,
Agnes M. Hays, a daughter of General
Alex Hays, the first colonel of the Sixty
third. marched with the veterans of that
regiment.
At the park Burgess Ross, on behalt of
the citizens, dpoke cordial words of wel
coma, after which the veterans were as
signed to their quarters at the different
hotels. There was an enthusiastic oamp
fire in Normal Hall that night.
The bmithsand Haipcr.
John B. Brown made a highly interest
ing capture Wednesday evening in She
nango township. The information on
whioh the arrest was made was lodged
with Alderman Bowman Wednesday
evening, and was made by G. C. Harper,
the well known South Mill street butcher.
The information makes the charge of
adultry against Thos. H- Harper a brother
of the prosecutor. Another information
was also lodged against Mrs. Eva Smith,
of Sbenango township making the same
charge, and by 10 o'clock Detective Brown
bad gathered them in and had tbem on
their way to the county jail.
The story cf the informant runs as
follow*: Tom Harper lived near Millers
town, Butler county, with his wife and six
children until a year or more since. Mr.
ana Mrs. Smith also lived there. Last
summer, the Smiths went to Ohio and
Thomas Harper it is claimed went there
with tbem. They all lived there together
for about 8 months when tbey came to
this county and took up their residence in
Sheango township Harper secured work
at the tin plate works. It is thought be
was employed on the construction of the
new buildings. Meanwhile Harper's wife
and six children lived at Millerstown,
Bailer coanty, and are said to have been
in a starving condition.
Finally Harper's brother took pity on
the wife and children and made these in
lormations. The warrants were given to
John B. Brown, and he started out about
8 o'clock to bring in the parties Going
to the house where the Smiths and Harper
live, he found Mrs. Smith near the bouse
and did not make her acquainted with his
mission just at the first by any means.
He felt sure Harper was nearby and he
wanted both of them. Asking Mrs. Smith
if Harper was there, she answered: "Yes,
did you want to Hee bimT" Mr. Brown re
sponded: "Yes I want to see him about a
little matter. I wanted to see him about
why he is not sending more money over
to his wife-" Mrs. Smith stated that it
that Was all it would be all right, and that
they were very much afraid of a police
man coming. Suspicion being thus al
layed, Harper, who was lying in some
weeds at a short distance from the house,
jumped to bis feet and came towards
Mr. Brown. When he came up close
enough the detective said to both of tbem,
"I want you both. Come along wfth me."
They both came, and were committed to
jail to await a hearing Monday morning
next at 0 o'clock. The log house in which
tbey lived was near Sheep Hill. The
woman had a razor in one of her stockings,
and when arrested, gavo it to her husband.
She appeared to have great solicitude for
Harper, and said: "I would do anything to
save Tom from going to prison."— Xetc
Cattle Uiuirdian
CHICAGO, Philadelphia and Toronto are
clamoring for the privilege of hanging a
man named Holmes, who while in the
drug business in the different cities, made
I a business of poisoning people.
SAXONBURG ITEMS.
Mis» Louisa Marterer is at home with
her parents and will stay till Fall.
E. R. Kennington and A. A. Knoch were
in Bntler last Wednesday.
The telephone is in good running order
and has proven a great accommodation to
the Saxonburg public.
Al Knoerr has been on the sick list for
the past week.
John Krumpe took charge of the Hotel
Lanbe last Monday. Now for license.
It the person who took the watering pots
from certain lots in the cemetery will re
turn the same they will receive the thanks
of the owners.
Ben Burton of Middlesex twp. has the
sympathy of the community in the loss of
his baby girl.
Bauman left for Allegheny Co.,
where he has secured work on an oil well.
Charlie Schoenlag sold out last Satur
day. E verj thing in the shape of house
hold and other goods was pat under the
hammer. Charlie is going to West Vir
ginia.
A. A. Knoch contem plates organizing
a violin class at the county seat.
The dance given at the opera house
Wednesday evening was quite an affair. A
very enjoyable time was had. Prof.
Muder's orohestra furnisned excellent
music.
A. H. Hammers and Elmer Helmbold,
both of the Pittsburg Century Club, are
training for future races and have selected
Saxonburg as tbeir training headquarters .
Miss Sadie Pieil spent several days at
Tarentum, but returned in time for the
dance.
Professor Knoch is decorating the out
side of the opera house with several coats
of Buff paint. Something the opera house
was sadly in need of.
Elmer Helmbold is training for another
road race, and hopes this time to land a
winner.
Mrs. Helmbold, Clarence and Jimrnie,
arrived home last Friday, after a weeks
sojourn at Evans City.
Some people seem to delight in holding
political offices and do not heed the law in
regard to offices that are incompatible.
The case of the Post-master at Saxonburg
is one which should be looked into as in
addition to being Postmaster, he is secre
tary of the School Board and Town Clerk.
These latter offices are paying ones, and
according to the constitution of the state
of Pennsylvania cannot be held by any
person holding an office under the U. S.
Government. The postmaster's attention
has been called to this law, but he persists
in hanging on. The attention of the
school directors and town council has also
been called to this matter, but it seems
they either don't care or for some reason
or other do not demand a resignation. If
the postmaster will not resign it is the
duty of both the town council and school
board to oust him.
The very few hats, ribbons and other
millinery goods left over trom spring stock
at McKee's, will be sold at actual cost to
make room for fall goods. Call and see.
The town oouncil held a meeting Mon
day evening, but nothing of importance
was transacted.
QUAY'S friends secured him one dele
gate in Greene and one in Columbia, two
of the strongest Democratic counties in
the State,—last week Of the twenty-two
delegates elected since the light begun,
twenty are lor Gilkeson and two for Quay.
Hirthday Party.
The surviving members of the family ol
James McGinnis, deceased, for many
years a resident of Butler county, met at
the home of Joseph Carey, Maharg, Pa.,
July 11, 1895, to celebrate the sixteenth
anniversary of Earl Carey, Mr. and Mrs.
Carey's eldest son.
The MoGinms tamily separat
ed lor many years and it was believed that
J. M. McGinnis was dead. But, through
the untiring efforts ol Mrs. Carey, a sister
of Mr. MoGiunis, he was located, and the
family met and spent a day never to be
lorgotten. For "the lost was found and
the dead was alive," and many had come
together to have a good time and to eat a
dinner that could not be excelled.
After dinner the history of the family
was read by Mr. Greenlee ol Lotona, Ohio.
Those who were present are as follows,
Mrs. Jane McGinnis, mother of the family,
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. McGinnis and daugh
ter of Pittsburg, Mr. and Mrs. Robert
McGinnis and Mr. and Mrs. F S. McGin
nis, of Sturgeon, Allegheny county; Mr.
and Mrs. R. M. Snow and three children
and Mr. and Mrs. Cook and daughter, of
Butler; Mr. and Mrs. Jewell, Raymilton,
Pa ; Mr. Stewart Greenlee,Uartstown,Pa.;
Jos. Greenlee,Lotona,Ohio; Geo. Whitten,
Salem, Ohio; Grant McGinnis, grandson,
Parker; J. W". McGinni? and Mr. and Mrs.
P. J. McGinnis and three children, of
Stoughton; Mis. O. P. Childs and three
ohildren and Mrs. J. S. Cooper,of Maharg.
After a few remarks in behalf of the fam
ily by Jos. Carey, and the singing of the
hymn 'When Shall We Meet Again,"
prayer was offernd by Mr. Greenlee, and
all went home feeling thai they had spent
a day long to be remembered.
W. S. Dixon.
&AKlfl 6
POWDER
Absolutely Pure.
A cream of tartar baking powder. High
est of all in leaveninir strength.— Latex
Uuited States Government Food Report.
roval. Bak inu Powder Co.. 106 Wall St., N. Y
D L. CLEELAND
Optician,
125 S. Main, St.
JOHN W. BBOWH. 0. A. Abramh.
ABRAMS & BROWN,
Real Estate, Fire and Life Insurance,
HtTMLTOR BUILDIMO,
Nkar Court Houhk. BUTLER, PA
Inoorance Company of North America,
102dyetr, Assets 40,503,000; Home of New
York, Assets $9, 160,000; Hartford of Hart
ford, Aasets $8,645,000; Phoenix ot Brook
lyn. Assets $5,500,000. New York Under
writers' Agency,
Staple Groceries
Should be not only staple in name, but
staple in quality, freshness and purity as
well We never buy inferior qualities
because they are cheap. The volume of
our business comes from low prices that
are made possible by nulling quantities
on close margins—etc.
HENRY MILLER
Opposite P. 0.
DEATHS.
WHITZGALL— At bar home in PitUbuig,
Jaly 14, 1895, Mrs. Henry Whitzgail.
daughter of Christian Steighner of Clear
field twp.
LOWRY—At her home in Oakland twp.,]
July 24, 1895, Mrs. Caroline Lowry.
widow of Geo. Lowry.
TRUYER—At the home of her son,
George, in Bakerstown, Jnly 16, 1895, [
Mrs. Catharine Trnrar, in her 76th
year.
She was the mother of Chas. A and Geo.
Truverof near Bakerstown and Mrs. Emma
Campbell of Bntler.
BRO WK—July 20, 1895, infant son of A.
L. Brown of Evans City.
CHRISTY—At his home in Concord twp.,
Jnly 25, 1895, Andrew Christy, in his
82d year.
Mr. Christy was one of the old oitizens
of Concord, and was a quiet and peaceable
citizen. Four sons and several daughters
survive him. His wife died some years
ago.
JEFFREYS —At his home in Millvale,
July 24, 1895, Richard H. Jeffreys, form
erly of Butler, aged 24 years.
KELLY—At his home in Worth twp..July
19, 1885, Thomas L. Kelly.
"Mr. Kelly has spent his life on the farm
where he died and was recognized as an
honest, uprigh* and a true Christian man.
He was a member of Wolf Creek U P.
Church,at wnich place the funeral services
were conducted on Sabbath morning by
his pastor. Rev. J. B. Whitten, in the
presence of a large concourse of relatives
and friends of the deceased. He leaves a
wife, three sons an.l three daughters, who
have the sympathy of the community in
their sad affliction, Mr Kelly was in the
68th year ot his age."— Signal.
McCALMONT —At his home in W. Sun
bury, July 25, 1895, Robert McCalmont,
aged about 70 years.
BURTON—JuIy 28, 1895, infant child of
B. P. Burton of Middlesex twp., aged
7 months.
MARTIN—At her home in West Stuibury,
Sunday, July 28, 1895, Mattie, daughter
of Ephriam Martin, aged 14 years.
McLAFFERTY —At his home in Butler,
July 28, 1895, Frank McLafferty, aged
20 years.
KELLY—At the home of his sister, Mrs.
Maxwell, in Butler, Tuesday morning,
July 30, 1895, Richard Kelly in the 54th.
year of bis age.
Two weeks ago last Saturday afternoon,
Mr. Kelly mentioned to his brother Com
missioners that he was not feeling well,
and said he would go home and lie down.
Next day he seemed to be threatened with
pneumonia, which in the course of time,
changed to fever. Then his left arm
swelled up remarkably, which indicated
blood poisoning, but his case did not seem
hopeless, until the day of his death.
He was bulled, Wednesday, in Mt. Yar
num cemetery near North Washineton.
He was born in Washington twp , was a
school teacher for many years, owned a
tarn and resided in Allegheny twp, and
was elected County Commissioner in 1893.
His wife, whose maiden name was Bil
liard, and eight children survive him.
Auditors' Report of Middlesex
Township-
James Whiteside in account with Mid
dlesex as Supervisor for the year ending
March 30th, 1895.
DR. CR.
To amount of duplicate, f 571 88
By Work I 347 35
By cash 224 53
Total 571 88
Henry Lefever in account with Middle
sex Twp, as Supervisor for the year end
ing March 30th, 1895.
Amount of duplicate #644.
By work 4 1 ® 00
By cash 226 00
Total 644 00
POOR
R. Trimble and J. Hayes in account
with Middlesex as Poor Directors for the
year ending June Ist 1895.
To Bal. from 1894 208 34
To am't of duplicate 561 84
Total 770 18
CR.
John Turner 78 00
W. Porter ?8 00
John Stuble 9 2 5°
Jacob Ryan 18 00
Mrs. G. Fair 8 00
Nanay Adams 5° 00
One pair shoes 1 5°
Duplicate 4o
Repairing 2 5°
Shoes 1 2 5
Clothing 3 11
" 2 78
Shoes 1 '5
Grave digging 2 00
R. J. Anderson, M'dse 3 55
Charles Cowan 9 9 1
Order of H. Lefever to audit 3 25
H. Lefever 4° 61
J. A. Croft 26 87
Wm. Logan 3 2 7 2
J. R. Logan 7 '7
Rebate 14 00
Collectors per cent 19 69
Exonerations 4 44
M. Stepp 94 69
Overseers charges 5° 00
I>r. Reese 5 00
Wm. Watson 3 00
Bal. due twp "5 °9
Total 770 18
SCHOOL.
S. A. Leslie in account with Middlesex
Twp. as Treasurer of School funds for the
year ending June Ist 1895.
To amount from 1894 29 89
Rec'd from collector i7°4 4&
State appropriation 1345 00
Lease on School
property No. 7 100 00
Borrowed money 13 00 00
Rental on lease 'o 00
Total 4569 35
CR.
J. M. Shepard 268 25
W. C. Stupes 279 35
Wm. Stewart 268 25
Dassia McKinney 225 70
S. B. Ogden 268 25
C. J, llalstead 268 25
Maggie McKarrier 268 25
Minnie Harbison 231 25
James Mcßride 42 55
J. David Dodds 834 50
W. J. Marks & Bro's 86 23
E. O. Thompson 6 00
A. L. Cooper 121 oj
P. E. Cooper 228 36
W. C. Stupes 75
J. C. Stewart 261 50
Sheldon & Co 98 3°
American Book Co 161 90
Hal. Park 3 00
U. S. School Furniture Co 96 77
Ginn & Co 29 00
Manerd Murl & Co 45 20
D. C. Akin u 00
A. W. Cooper 4 00
A. Monks 22 5°
Thomas Chantler 7 5°
R. Tillable 9 75
J. S. Burton 103 20
}. Dugless 54 Si
S. A. Leslie 3 <*>
J. Ferguson 8 45
S. E. Cooper 75
R, A. Marks 25 00
J. B. Wilson 6 19
S. A, Leslie 3
C. B. Frisbe 2 00
S.A.Leslie 3 00
Auditors 6 00
Sarah Cooper 1 J 5
Treasurers per cent 88 89
Total 4452 9°
Bal. due twp 116 45
Total (4569 35
S. C. TRIMBI.K, J
J. A. CROFT, /Auditors.
J. W. COOPER, J
Are You
Using
NATURE'S
COMPOUND?
By all means do so. It is un
doubtedly one of the beat remedies
on the market to regulate the Liver,
Stomach and Kidneys, Purifies the
blood, au excellent tonic Tones the
system and is purely vegetable.
Sold by Druggist?.
Price sl. six for $5.
Sci. Fa. sur Mechanic's Lien. |
A. D. No. 31, Sep'tTerm, 1895. j
SAMUEL KERR vs A. OWENS and |
THOS. TATE, Owners or Reputed i
Owners, and STEPHEN ELLS- !
WORTH, Contractor.
WHEREAS, Samuel Kerr has filed a
claim in Court of Common Pleas, for
said county against A. Owens and Thos.
Tate owners or reputed owners and Step
hen Elsworth contractor for the sum of
one-liundred and twelve dollars ( #112.00
being for actual labor in drilling and
dressing tools on well for the improve
ment and development of a certain lease
hold, situate on the H. A. Hespenhide
farm in Adams Twp, Butler Co., Pa.,
bounded as follows to-wit: Oil the north
bv lands of Cooper, on the east by lands
of Davis; on the south by lands of Sam
uel Balfour and on the west by lands of
Wm. Thielman; (The farm 011 which
lease is located is bounded same as above
containing sixty (601 acres more or less,
and Whereas. It is alleged that the said
sum still remains due and unpaid to the
said Samuel Kerr: Now we command
you, that you make known to the said
A. Owens and Thos. Tate owners or re
puted owners and Stephen Elsworth con
tractor and to all such persons as may hold
or occupy the said leasehold and property
thereon, that they be and appear before
the Judges of our said Court, at a Court
of Common Pleas, to lie held at Butler,
on the Ist Monday of September next, to
show cause, if anything they know or
have to say, why the said sum of #112.00
should not be levied of the said lease
hold together with the property thereon,
consisting in part of one wood rig. one
Ajax boiler and engine. 625 feet of 6'4
inch casing, 1625 feet of 4"s in. casing,
1453 feet of tubing and rods, one bull
rope, one belt, one 100 bbl tank and all
connections to the use of said Samuel
Kerr according to the form and effect of
the act of Assembly in such case made
and provided if to him it shall seem ex
pedient. And have you then and there
this writ.
WITNESS, the Hon. John M. Greer,
President Judge of the said Court at But
ler, this 15th day of Julv, A. D. 1895.
SAMUEL M. SEATON,
Protlionotary.
Sci. Fa. sur Mechanic's Lien.
A. D. No. 30, Sept. Term, 1895.
E. D. WASSON vs. A. OWENS and
THOMAS TATE.
WHEREAS, E. D. Wasson has filed a
claim in our Court of Common Pleas, for
said county, against A. Owens and Thos.
Tate, owners or reputed owners and Step
hen Elsworth, contractor, for the sum of
#137.50, one hundred thirty seven dollars
and fifty cents being for actual labor done
in drilling and dressing tools 011 a well
for the improvement and development
of a certain leasehood, situate on the H.
A. Hespenhide farm in Adams township,
Butler Co., Pa., Bounded as follows, to
wit: On the north by Cooper farm, on
the east by Thielman farm, on the south
by the Samuel Balfour farm and on the
west by the Davis farm. (The farm on
which lease is located bounded same as
above.) containing sixty (60 1 acres, more
or less, held by Owens and Tate; And
whereas, it is alleged that the said sum
still remains due and unpaid to the said
E. D. Wasson; Now we command you
that you make known to the said A.
Owens and Thos Tate, owners or reputed
owners, and Stephen Elsworth, contrac
tor, and to all such persons as may hold
or occupy the said leasehold and proper
ty thereon", that they be and appear be
fore the Judges of our said Court, at a
Court of Common Pleas, to be held at
Butler, on the Ist Monday of Sept. next,
to show cause, if anything they know or
have to say, why the said sum of #137.50
should not be levied of the said leasehold
together with the property thereon, con
sisting in part of one wood rig, one Ajax
boiler and engine, one 100-bbl tank, 625
feet 6# inch casing, 1625 feet of 4% incn
casing, 1454 feet of tubing and rods, one
bull rope, one belt and all connections to
the use of the said E. D. Wasson accord
j ing to the form and effect of the Act of
_ Assembly in such case made and provid-
ed if to him it shall seem expedient. And
have you then and there this writ.
WITNESS, the Hon. John M. Greer,
3 President Judge of the said Court at But
-3 ler, this 15th day of July, A. D. 1895.
3 SAMUEL M. SEATON,
3 Prothonotary.
AVE BELIEVE that
we have achieved the
(distinction of produc
ing the finest garments
ever made in the coun
ty, and cheaper than
"TO BE , , ,
same ca» be bought
FIRST elsewhere in the State.
AS TO THE variety
IN
of our Stock and beau-
AN Y- ty of its Styles we have
TIIING own opinion; bu
we would like yours
TC
also—it will add to
A distinction.
FOR THIS SPRING
DIS
■ we have secured a large
TINC- number of special con-
TION " netJ ' suit P at "
terns. They are the
Plato. I cr y newcs t no/elties.
Select early. If you
'don't want a suit now
jwe will reserve the
pattern for you.
I
ALAND,
Tailor.
W. L. DOUGLAS
CUAC 13 THE BEST.
RIT FOR A KING.
3. CORDOVAN,
JKT IK FRENCH I CNAHTUEO CAL/V
LAF \4.*3.«J FINE CAU&KANGAHOQ.
■fe.»Wgf|T * 3.50 POL|Ct,3 SOLE 3.
It IT] n'S ol "'.
BOYSSCHOOISHOES.
UJIVP" BROCKTON. .MASS.
Over One Million People wear the
W. L. Douglas $3 & $4 Shoes
All our shoes are equally satisfactory
They give the best value for the money.
They equal cuitom Ihoea In atyle and fit.
Thsfr wearing qualltlea are uniurnaind.
The price* are uniform,— •tamped on »ol«.
Prom $1 <0 $j saved over other make*.
II your dealer cannot supply you we can. bold by
ALEXANDER DOUTT,
WUITESTOWN.
ljecs and Bee Supplies For Sale.
Such »H Sections, Brood Frame*, Hives,
Foundations, 800 Smokers, etc.
JAMES C. MURPHY,
Mercer Street, Butler, Pa I
Or J. I? MURPHY, at S. G. Purvis & C«.
R LETTING RESULTS
thin. M from any injurious «üb*tance. till#. M
Lii'OJ AWOHUB IXBOCID.
We GUARANTEE a CURE or relund your monajr.
Price •3.00 u«r bottle. Send 4c. lor IfHtiM.
numuirl MEDICAX. co . Boston. um.
BUTLER COUNTY
Mutual iFire Insurance Company,'
Office Cor.Main & Cunningham
ALF. HICK Prm
ttKO. KKTTKKIR. YU* Prw.
L. 8. MrJI.IKIJI. Sf-'f *nd.Tr*»»
DIRECTORS:
Altred W iek. Henderson Oliver,
Dr. W. Irvtn. Jaine* Stephenson
W. W. Blaclcmore, N. Weitzef,
F. Bowman. il. J. KliDgler
Geo Ketterer, !Chas. Kebtjun,
fceo. lU-nuo. iJoiin Koeulnn
LOYAL S. McJUNKIN. Agent-
Professional Cards.
Dr. N. M. HOOVER,
I3T E. Wayne St., offioe hours. 10 to 12 M. and
i to 3 P. M.
G. il. ZIMMERMAN.
PHYSICIAN AMD SUSUJEO: ,
office at No. 45, S. Mala street, c*er Uty
Pharmacy.Butler, Pa.
L. BLACK,
PHYSICIAN AND BUKOSON,
Mew Truutmau Building, Butler. Pa.
SAMUEL M. BIPPUS.
Physician and Surgeon.
liOO West Cunningham St.
J. J. DONALDSON, Dentist.
Butler, Penn'a.
Artificial Teeth Inserted on the latest Im
proved plan. Gold Filling a specialty. Offloe—
over Schaul's Clothluic Store.
DR. S. A. JOHNSTON.
.JENTfST, - - BUTLER, PA.
Gold Filling Painless Extraction of Teeth
ud Artldeial I'eatQ *i a >Jt I'U M a . specialty
Itroii ijxila or Vic aIU ) 1 Air or Local
aj;«ajtiei 11.
■) ttja M3C vl iljr'i i t s: . of Lowry
ome.
oeric-j cioul V! 111 u i ni cia t l iyi
V. ivIcALPINE,
Dentist,
13 now located in new and elegant rooms ad -
otnlug his former ones. All kln.ls of clasp
plates and modern gold work.
"Gas Administered.''
A. T. SCOTT,
;ATTOKNEY-AT-LAW.;
OTlce UI;NO. 8. South DUmoud, But!«sr, Pa.
DR. McCURDY BRICKER.
Office at UOS. Main St.. Butler Pa.
Office hours 9to 9. and 10:30 to 12. A. M., and
1 to 3, and 7 to 9 P. M.
W. H. BROWN,
Homoeopathic Physician and
Surgeon.
Office 12ti S. Main St., over Bickel's shoe
store.
Residence 315 N. McKean St.
A. M. CHRSITLEY,
ATIOKNEY AT LAW.
Office second floor. Anderson Block, MoJu 8%,
near court House. Butler. Pa.
IRA McJUNKIN.
Attorney at Law, Office at No. IT, East Jeffer
sou St., Butler. Pa,
S. H. PIERSOL.
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Office at No. 104 East Diamond St.
H. H. GOUCHER.
Attorney-at-law. Office In MltcUel! building
; Butler Pa.
COULTER & BAKER.
ATTORNEYS AT LAW.
OPti'-e in room 8., Armory Building, BuUer
Pa.
W. C. FINDLEY,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
office on second iloor J( the Huseltsn clock,
Diamond, Butler, Pa.. Koom No. 1.
J M. PAINTER,
Attorney-at-La w.
Ollce— Between Postofflce and Diamond, Butler
ft.
A. T. BLACK.
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
NEWTON BLACK.
.itt'y at Law--OfHce on SouMi Bide or' Diamond
liut er. Pa.
BERKIMER TAYLOR
Funeral Directors,
151 . MainlSt. - Butler PP.
Hotel Butler
]. H. FAUBEL, I'rop'r.
This house has been thorough
ly renovated, remodeled, and re
fitted with new furniture and
carpets; has electric bells and all
other modern conveniences for
guests, and is as convenient, and
desirable a home for strangers as
can be found in Butler, Pa.
Elegant sample room for use o
ommercial men
WE MAKE WHEELS
Quality Guaranteed the BEST.
OUR LINES. WEIGHTS AND
PRICES
ark RIGHT I
THE I
ELDREDGESBELVIDERE
IN TWCNTV-FIVK STYLES.
WRITE FOR DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 1
National Sewlno Machine Co.
BELVIDERC, ILL.
.Trade Stimulators.^
<D O
Here's a Tip:—
****"' August must be a big month for trade with us.
You're aware that all kinds of goods are advanc- mmm
ing.
"ZL Not so with us.=
La To-day we offer a Car Load of
Becl-room Suits, qj
New Fall designs and the best values you ever
Ll_ saw. |T|
*■" Here Are- 1 '
z jHMI4 I
1 Is a Bed-room Suit, $lB.
■ '2, Is a Bed-room Suit $25. aJ
F" 3 Is a Bed-ruom Suit S2S *
_ If you can't save
- to $lO- -o
On each Suit, Don't buy. I
■ | IN OUR I m
jl SHOW WINDOW H
You can see a lot of odd CHAIRS marked
$1.94: + 2
I for your choice. Old prices were
#4. #5. #6. $7. and $9.
U NO DUPLICATE, -n
CO -0-Tardy Buyers-0- C
Will Never See Them..
< Campbell & f
° Templeton. *
=OFF
SHOE; Sale.
On account of the recent change in the firm, all stock be-j
longing to tht old firm will be sold regardless of cost. Lots
of stylish lootwear will go at half-price, and plenty ofdesirable
goods at one-third their original value. This is no fake
we mean just what we say. Bring this ad with you and see 1
What we will do for you. We have room to quote just a few
prices :
A Ladies Genuine Hand Turned Shoe sizes 2.J v .o not the
latest style, but price was $3.00 now will go at SI.OO. A
Great Bargain.
Ladies' Oxfords at 50 and 75 cents, worth SI.OO and $1.25.
[Hoy's Dress Shoes at SI.OO did sell at $1.75.
: Childrens' Shoes 50c cheap at 75c.
,All mens' Low cut shoes to be sold at SI.OO per pair, actual
, value $2.00 and $2.50.
A pair of Men's Fine Dongola Top Calf Shoes in Congress or
Lace at $1.50, Can't be beat for $2.00. We have what,
you want and "everything goes." We have bought an!
entire new stock for Fall, and our present stock must be
moved. Are you in it? Then don't delay.
A. RUFF & SON.
C.XD.
SUMMER
J Goods are in demand now in V
J order to get the best of old Sol- f
/ We provide everything need- J
V ful in order to be eool and com- f
\ fortable. f
V Hata and Furnishings for )
J Men Boys and Children are \
} our specialties and we only ask /
C an inspection of our goods. j
C we know they are satisfac- £
Colbert & Dale,
McCANDLESS' HEAVE CURE
1 have a Heave Cure that will cure any
case of heaves in horses in forty days,
used according to directions, and if it doe»
not do what I claim for it, I will refund
the amount paid and no oharfres will be
made for the treatment. The following
testimonials are the strongest proof of the
medic.nes j-ower to euro:
A. J. MCCANDLKKS,
Butler, Pa., 189?.
MR. A. J. MCCANDLBHS:
On the 2nd day of April, 1892, I com
menced to use your new cure for one ol
zr.y torses that had the heaves very bad,
and continued to use the medicine for
alv at forty days and the horse did not
sh' >v any signs of a return of tnem. It i*
no *• almut a year since I quit givin the
m"d\c'\no <»nd the horse has never sowed
an r signs of heaves, and I feel stisfied
tbi t he is properly cured.
W C. CBISWBLL,
Butlor, Pa., April 3, 1893.
A. J. MCCANDLKSR;
I have used your Heave Curo and found
it will do the work if used acoordug to di
ections. Yours truly,
J. K.McMiLM*.
L. S. McJUNKIN
Insurance and Real Estate
Agent,
17 EAST JEFFERSON ST.
IJUTLEH, - PA.
W. E. RALSTON'S
For fine Watches, Diamonds and
Optical Goods of all kinds.
f Examined Free
of Charfre b >-
H - R. FRENCH
Graduate Opti
cian, at No. 132 S Main street,
Butler, Pa.
SYES EXAMINED FREE OF CHARGE
R. L. Kirkpatrick, Optician and Jeweler
to t'ourt House, Butler, Pa.. graduate
I,a Fort Harolotfleal Institute.
Hotel Williard
Unopened and now ready for tLe
commo latioa of th-j traveling pub
ic.
Everything; in first-class style.
MRS. MATTIE REIHIHG, Owner
X H BROOKS, Clerk.
ChaDtaoqaa Nursery Company.
- OFFER—
Liberal Terms To Agents,
Big Inducement to Customers.
High Grade Stock at Lov Prices.
New Specialties. Seed Potatoes, <io.
Hen Wanted.
In Every Town, Steady Work. Fay Weekly.
Address,
//. B. WILLIAMS, Strc'y,
Portland, iV.jK^