THE; citizen. THURSDAY, MARCH ii, 1897. NEV ADVERTISEMENTS. NOTE—AII advertisers intending to muke ehanites In their »ds. should notify us of their intention to do so. not later than Mon day morning. Administrator's sale, estate of Levi McGowan. Bickel's gentle reminder. Pape's Spring bonnets, hats. etc. Redick & Grohmann's drugs, etc. Ruff & Sons shoes. C. & T's money saving sale Cooper's low prices. Bntler Produce Cos groceries. Wheeler & Wilson sewing machines Henry Biehl. Piano for sale. Administrators and Executors of estatos can secure their receipt books at the ZEN office. - ■ - -■ LOCAL AND GENERAL, Saxonburg is dry. —The grip is letting go. —Spring is due on the 20th. —Robins and blue.birds here again. —Co. E will drill on Friday evening. April 12. —The women are already worrying themselves about Easter bonnets. —There are forty applications for li quor licenses in Lawrence county. —Saxonburg is to have a celebration next Wednesday—St. Patrick s Day. —Sucker fishing will be due when the present muddy floods fall and clear. —A safety-gate is operating in Butler for the first time—that on Centre ave. —Toads tooting in March is something new. The heavy rains brought them out. —A man loves to read the good that is written of him; his friends love to read the bad. —The devil would never leave the pit if he had to wear the same coat every day in the year. —Some people who are good at fault finding wonld growl about the weather if it were raining money. —Hungry midnight mechanics have lately been trying to burglarize our grocery stores. —"Easter is coming," remarked Mr. Rooster. "Yes," replied Mrs. Hen: "lin laying for it." —"This is a pretty good take-off," re marked the barber as he shaved off the Populist's whiskers. —The Evans City Globe changed hands last week. Mr. Young of New Castle purchased it from Mr. Wiehe. —"Star Pointer" changed hands in New York last week for $15,000. A Chicago broker bought him. —An immense audience attended the High School concert, and the concert netted $l5O for the building fund. —Next Wednesday is St. Patrick's day—But the Corbett and Fitzsimmons affair will be the great event of the day. —About a hundred different kinds of "packers" are used in oil wells, and Mr. David W. Black of this place has patent ed another. —Stamford is the name of a new P.O. located at the Yellow Creek creamery in Muddycreek twp. E. H. Shideman tie is P. M. —The average walking pace of a healthy man or woman is said to be 75 steps a minute. A slight shower runs it up to about 100. —The league of the Evangelical Luth eran church held a pleasant social in Boos's Hall Tuesday evening. A neat sum was realized for the church build ing fund. —While McVay was taking in "Ho gau's Alley," last Thursday evening, sneak thieves broke into his news room, and after the show he had about $5 in small change less to carry home. —This week finishes our story ' The Mistress of the Mine" which, we think, has been greatly enjoyed by a number of our readers. We will select another in the near future. —There are dangerous boards walks all over Butler. A young man lately fell from one on Race street near the junction of Jefferson and seriously in jured himself. —ln this world a man must be either anvil or hammer. Longfellow was wrong, however In this world there are lots of men who are neither the one nor the other—they are simply "bel lows." -—Some people are punished for their misdeeds and untruthfulness while in this world, says "the Ram's Horn," and some other wicked folks will get theirs in the world to come. —We don't know much about deep gnow in this locality. It has snowed every day this month in Minnesota and the Dakotas. Railroad trains are tied up in every direction. Snow lies to the depth of three feet on a level all over the Dakotas, and in the mountain re gions the depth is four feet. —A lady in a neighboring town is said to have adopted a happy plan for bringing her danghters home at a rea sonable hour from parties and entertain ments. The last one home must get up first and prepare breakfast. The result is always a race home to a void being the last one. —Several inches of rain fell last Fri day and next day the condition of the roads revived the funny stories one used to hear of teams disappearing below the surface. Now is the time for road su pervisors to take lessons in road-making —a dirt road must be well drained to be passable at all times. —At a meeting, Monday evening, the Springdale Hose Company decided to purchase a new cart, and the following committee is duly authorized to solicit and collect funds for that purpose:— Chas. A. Collins, Edward McCoy, John Feigle, John McCune and Peter Hes kins. A generous response is solicited. a If this attracts your attention it is iv to remind you that, provided you W have received a bill of your indebted - I ness from us, either for subscription ' or job work, or, if you know yonr self to be in arrears with its, that we 1 would be greatly obliged if you'd I make prompt settlement, either by J calling at the office or sending the/7 amount, and receive proper c redit v —The monthly reception of the Y. M. C. A. was held Thursday evening. It was conducted by the ladies of the M. E. Church, who deserve credit, inas much as the reception seemed to us to be the most successful and pleasant in the annals of the Association. The pro gram was in three prime parts; Ist mu sical and literary, 2d refreshments, 3d a basket ball game, the first ever played in Butler. It is a game that should be come popular. LKGAL NFATS J BALANCE OK GRAND JURY FINDINGS. | Commonwealth versus: | Lin Early, rape, a trae bill. Charles Kerr and Wm. Kelly.furnish ing lienor to minora and to persona when intoxicated, not true bills and county to ( pay costs*. I Reed Spang and Theo Bracken, as 1 sanlt and a&b. trne trills. Oliver Pisor. a&b, not a true bill and j county to pay costs. Ed. Cook. a&b with intent to commit rape, a trne bill A. T. Conley. forgery, a true bill. Martin Culligan and A. A. Slator. j a&b, a true bill. lin Early, inveighing and enticing to . have connection, a tnie bill. Wm. Varner, larceny by bailee, not a true bill and prosecutor to pay costs. Wm. Kennedy, surety of the peace. March 4. came into Court and plead guilty and was sentenced to pay costs, and to enter into his own recog. in the sura of Woo. with approved security to keep the peace for one year. W. C. Collins, false pretense, not a true bill and prosecutor to pay costs. George McCrea. a&b with intent to commit rape, a true. Charles Ennis. fraudulently obtaining boarding, a true bill. Charles Ennis, false pretense, a true bill. John Krumpe. selling liquor to minors and fhruishing liquors to minors, true bills, and the Court directed a rule is sued to show cause why his license should not be revoked, to be heard \\ ed nesdav, March 10. Joseph McKee, selling liquor to mi nora and furnishing liquor to minors, true bills, and the Court made the same order as in the Krumpe case. John Ganskr, a&b and attempt to stab, true bills. Ed. Furguson and ilenry Glenn. lar ceny, not a true bill. W. P. Brown, felonious assault.point ing tire arms and agg. a&b.true bills on three counts. TRIAL LIST. Commonwealth vs. Arthur Slator, a&b. March 8, jury returns a verdict of guilty. Scott Thompson, a&b, with intent to commit rape. Last count quashed and defendant plead guilty to a&b. George McMillen, seduction, f&b, continued till next term. Linn Early, inveighing and enticing to have connections. March 8, defen dant plead guilty. Martin Culligan and A. A. Slater a&b. March 8, jury found defendants guilty in manner and form as indicted. Reed Spang and Theodore Bracken, aggravated a&b. was settled. Linn Early, rape, March 8, plead guilty. J. W. Mercer, larceny. March H, by instruc.ions of Court, jury found de fendant not guilty. W. P. Brown, felonious assault.point ing fire arms, and agg. a&b. March 'J, jury found defendant guilty of a&b. Alex Beers, embracery. March 9. de fendant plead guilty. Robert Ash. embracery. March 9, defendant plead guilty. L. C. Wick, a&b. March !t. jury re turns a verdict of not guilty, and prose cutor and defendant each to pay half the costs. David Hawk, larceny. March 8, jury found a verdict of not guilty. Charles Ennis, false pretense. March 10, not guilty and county to pay the costs. Charles Ennis, defrauding boarding housekeeper. Maach 10, guilty in.man ner and form as indicted. George McCrea. a&b, with intent to ravish, settled. Steve Ellsworth, embracery. March 9, defendant plead guilty. John Gansco, a&b and attempt to stab. March 9, defendant plead guilty. THE GRAND JURY PRESENTMENT. To the Honorable Court of Butler Co. As we close the work devolved upon us as grand jurors, we beg leave to call your attention to a few of the public places in the city and about the county buildings and if not too presumptions offer a few suggestions. Having inspected the bridge on South Main street, we consider it unsafe and in a dangerous condition, and would recommend the bridge to be made wider and a walk be placed on each side not less than four feet wide, with a proper and safe railing. Also that safety-gates be placed at the railroad crossings on South Main street. We also visited the lock-up, but words are too feeble to express its con dition. We also visited the jail and find it clean, but unfit for the purpose intend ed, apd a disgrace to the people of But ler County, who boast of their intelli gence, in the closing years of the nine teenth century. We would recommend a new jail building, as the foundation of the pre sent one is in a bad condition. The prisoners cells are not enough in num ber, and the building entirely inade quate to the present needs. The male and female departments should be sepa rate, and a hospital ward provided in the building isolated from the rest of the prisoners. We would recommend that the building be built of Butler County stone, and all material and labor, "where possible, be furnished by Butler County, and the building to cost not more than seventy-five thousand dollars. We find the Court House in good con dition, with the exception of a few changes which we will suggest. We recommend the rear seats in the Court room to be raised, and electric bells be placed from the Court room to the dif ferent offices in the building, to facili tate the business of the Court, also iron railings in some of the offices similar to that in the Treasurer's office, and the counter to be moved forward in the Clerk's office. The closet in the rear of the Jury room is in a bad and unhealthy condi tion, and should be replaced with a bet ter one, and the tiling in the halls should be repaired. We find that some of the officers are greatly retarded in discharging their dnties by parties making the offices their loafing place, to the serious incon venience of those that have business to transact with the officers, and it would be wise for the corridor loafers to find a new home. The boiler house is in good order and condition. We return thanks to the Judge for his kind treatment and assistance in discharging our duties and to the Dis trict Attorney for his courteous treat ment. To our Foreman, Dr. Bard for the able and masterly manner in which he discharged his duties. ( The janitor Mr. Kamerer, for the faithful manner in which he discharg ed his duties, and the good condition of all things under his care.. C. N. BARD, Foreman. NOTES. On petition of citizens of Centre twp. for public road C. F. L. McQuistion, Craig Smith and Scott Cruikshanks were appointed viewers. E. F. (jr. Harper was admitted to practice law at Butler county bar. On Tuesday Jas. McKee plead guilty to Selling liquor to minors. His license was revoked, and he entered into recog in the sum of SI,OOO for his appearance at next term. John Krumpe, selling liquor to min ors, the hearing was postponed on ac count of sickness of defendant. He to keep his bar closed until his case is set tled. A partial hearing was had Wed nesday afternoon and Krumpe was given till Saturday to plead guilty. A rule was granted on the School Di rectors of Adams twp. to show cause why they should not be removed from , office, returnable April 12th. I Juror Wni. Snyder was excused from i service on account of sickness. James i Campbell of Allegheny county was j drawn as a juryman in Butler county. • George Stepp. who plead guilty t<> a&b. wa« relea-pd on his own recogni zance and bail to appear at June Term. The will of Elizabeth Nkillinan was probated and letters to James C. Skill I man. The Hotel Butler license was trans ferred to Mr- Alice Faubel, last Satur day. Adam Damlach was refused a new trial vs A. L. Fisher. | The will of Margarei Koonce of ; Washington twp. was probated, no let ters: also will of Henry T. Lang of Sax | onburg, no letter?. i Eliza Stewart ha- petitioned for a ! commission in lunacy for Laura Stew j art. Judge L wing of Allegheny county has I decided that the act of Assembly, pass I ed in 1895. giving special school privi | leges to the children of soldiers of the I late war unconstitutional. The bill i passed to enable orphan children of - >l - diers to attend school in whatever di trict they could find the best accomm > ! da t ions. "and then to allow the s. hool ; board where they attended to charge up the expense of "their schooling to the • district in which they resided. The largest verdict ever idveu in Law- ' rence county was received last Wednes , day morning by Judge Wallace .n the | case brought by Miss Elizalieth Smith against the city of New Castle. About' three years ago Miss Smith was walking I on South Jefferson street one evening j and slipped from the sidewalk and fell, i receiving injuries that have kept her in [ bed the greater .part of the time. She i went from New Castle to Youngstown, j where she now resides, but brought suit j against the city for $25,000. The case j came up for trial in 1894, and a non-suit: was entered. The case was taken to the Supreme Court, which reversed the lower court and ordered the case for trial. It occupied the attention of the court for a week, and concluded with a verdict for SIO,OOO in favor of the plain tiff. Much of the evidence was of the expert kind. LATE PROPERTY TRANSFERS. A 1 Ruff to Lucy Iman 50 acres in Con cord for s 11)75. Sarah P Young to S P P Young ;i lots in Lancaster for sl. Wendel Hickey to C rdelia Monks 25 acres in Middlesex for *950. Mary J Hup to McElrov & Mays, quit claim to 130 acres in Fairview for S4OOO. County Commissioners to J B Humes lot in Butler for S2OO. Thos G Lyon to J C Shaw lot in But ler for $675. S M Wiehl to Mary Zeigler lot in Ze lienople for SIOOO. R Krause to A Krause 48 acres in Winfield fur S2OOO. John H Tebay to Laura E Sloan 8 acres in Venango for >455. John Davison to J C Barr lot in Mars for $950. H Schniedeman to J C liiscli 100 acres in Parker for sl7o*). S D Purvis to E Miller lot in Butler for $225. MARRIAC-E LICENSES. John D. Young North Hope Mary Cooper Parker twp Chas C Birchlield Butler Nettie Thompson James A. Dobson Maharg Maggie B. Powull Robert Marshall Glade Mills Nellie A. Parks David K. Moore Parker Clara I. Shakley Petrolia —White, Walter & Co, bicycle agents have rented the basement under Coop er's store on the corner of Diamond and will be in their new home next week. A Missouri bride promised as a part of the wedding service that she would never wear bloomers or ride a bicycle. She must have been very anxious to get married. —The members of the Good Will Hose Co., are meeting with especial success with the sale of tickets for the benefit to be given by the Schubert Club of Grove City on Tuesday evening April 20th. —A. W. Davidson and John Gilghri.-t have formed a partnership under the firm name of Davidson & Gilghrist and have rented the new store room near the West Penn depot and stocked it with fresh and carefully selected grocer ies. Mr. Davidson has had several years experience in the grocery line ar:d knows his business. —At a depth of about 800 feet gas was struck in the Wick well near Centre avenue, Tuesday afternoon. Wick had the gas pipe run into the creek, and ig nited the gas escaping through the w; ter, which made an odd sight and one viewed by hundreds that evening from the bridge. The pressure is not very great but Wick will hive enough gas to run his planning mill, and to spare. FOR SALE—A new "drop head' Wheeler & Wilson Sewing Machine. Inquire at this office. CHURCH NO'l'KS. The new M. E. church at Glenora will be dedicated next Sunday. Rev. Pershing, of Allegheny will officiate. Services begin at 10 A. M. Rev. D. L. Moody's Bible Institute meets in Chicago, April oth, and con tinues till April oOth. Rev. J. H. Prngh conducted the sei vices in the Springdale Reform Church Sunday evening. The evanglical meetings in the Bap tist church have been well attended and will be continued this week and next. Rev. Davis of Greenville is ex pected to be present, and assist the pas tor Rev. Collins. A Letter For You. Unclaimed Letters at the Post Office at Butler Pa., week ending, March H. 97 Collins, Mr. 11. T.: Connars, Mr. W. (No. 224): Dickey, Mr. All: Dodds, Mr. T. J.; Ferguson, Mr. S. F.; Garbriek, Mrs. Etta: Hilliard. Mr. John L.: Kemp, Mr. R.; Neugren, Mr. Chas; O'Connor, Mrs Thomas; Poth, Mr. Fred: Robin son, Miss Elizabeth; Strong, W. B, Esq: Stefants, John: Smith, Mr. Joseph: Wil liams, Mrs. Thomas F., care Benj. Hockenberry; Willson, G. F., Esq; Young, Oscar, Esq. In calling for these letters please say advertised. JOHN W. BROWN, P. M THIS I*l AY INTEREST YOU. Real Estate of All Kinds Bought and Sold—lnsurance Placed. We are about ready to place in the printer's hands a largs list of properties we have for sale, consisting of 'louses and lots, at prices ranging from sioo to £io,oooeach; and farms of ro acres to 200 acres, w itli prices to suit. We wish to make this list as large and complete as possible. If you have anything to sell or exchange, please call at our of fice, near the court house. It will cost you nothing for advertising, and we charge no commission if a sale is not made through us. We represent several of the oldest and strongest insuiance companies in the world, aggregating assets of millions of dollars. Losses caused by fire, light ning, and wind storms, promptly paid. Rates are moderate, and absolute pro tection guaranteed to property. ABRAMS, BROWN & CO. Lost Dog Strayed from the owner at Glade Mills, on or about, Feb. 15th. It was an English Setter, white with a tinge of black and black ears, for the return of which to me I will pay a liberal reward. A. J HICKEY, Glade Mills, Pa. FREE. FREE FREE. Your name on a postal card will bring ! a copv of the The Butler Business Col i lege Exponent, a bright eight page monthly paper, issued by the Butler 1 j Business College and Sctiuol of Short- j i baud, Butler I'a. ■ PERSONAL Mr.- S. D. Miller, Jr. is vi.-itini: in Topeka, Kan. Mrs Mary Mnntz, of South Main .St., is very critically ill. Al. Heck in gradually improving and will MK»n be able to be about. Wm. Vostamp and family, of Pitts burg. have been visiting Jacob Boos. Lew. Vogeley is rapidly recovering from a serious indisposition. Geo. \Y. Hnselton, of Penn, was in town on business. Tuesday. ! Jacob Albert, of Franklin twp., liad ! business in Bntler. Tuesdaj". Esq Walker was l>4 years young, j yesterday. Daniel Shanor, Sr.. of Centre twp.. j is seriously ill (J. M. Ziegler, of Harmony attended court as a juror, this week, j Geo. M. Graham was in town, last week. George's pets are all well. (.'has. Glasgow and John Jack of ! Clinton twp., drove in in the rain • Tuesday. C'apt. Ay res and wife have gone to ! Pinehtirst. North Carolina, for the benefit of their health. Charles Cochran, Esq., anil John Starr, of Concord twp., are seriously ill. Ex; Robert Trimble, of Middlesex attended to legal business in Butler, j Saturday. i Harry Sherman is now traveling for VV. N'-as & Co. of Pittsburg, cud re ports business improving everywhere. Miss Margaret Brandon is sojourning at Cambridgeboro, Crawford county, on account of ill health. Geo Keck has purchased the mer chant tailoring store from his father: and John Moore bought Kirk's interest in the grocery on X. Main St. L. D. Borland manager of the Zim merman Dry Goods store, left for X»-w York, Monday, to purchase a line of spring goods. He will be gone for one week. Cleveland Burke, a sou of Patrick Burke, of Karns City, stopped reading last Sunday evening, and said to his sister that he bad 1< st his sight. Com plete paralysis followed, and he died about ■' o'clock that night. He was but 14 years of age. and the case is a remarkable one. Andrew Carnegie, it appears, is will ing to give a half a million or so to wards the erection of a new Capitol for Pennsylvania. This is a good oppor tunity for wealthy men, who are anx ious to do something substantial to per petuaie their memories, to chip in and build a monument to themselves in the shape of a State Capitol. Donations for this purpose will be gladly received, and. if large enough, will entitle tin donor to a bust in statuary hall. It might be arranged something like this: Persons contributing SIOO,OOO shall be entitled to a memorial slab; those con tributing $300,000, a bust, and those giving a million should have a life-sized statute, to remain in the Capitol as long as it shall stand. Here is an opportu nity for immortality that may not be afforded again for many generations. — Ex. PA R K 1 HEA r I'RIC, MACKAY OPERA COMPANY. The popular Mackay Opera company will commence their engagement here on Monday next. The company this season is claimed to be the strongest repertoire opera company that has ever visited Butler. The Oil City Derrick says of their opening performance- 'lt was a genuine hit that the Mackay Opera company scored last night at the opera house. Manager Mackay has always brought first-class companies to Oil City, but this season he has outdone anything ever seen in the operatic line in" this city. Clever artists, pretty girls, gorgeous costumes, specialties galore were introduced to the music loving public, and to say that the large audience was unusually pleased would be using a very mild term. Miss Ada Walker, the prima donna, is a magnifi cent artist. She completely captivated the large audience, and her solos were encored to the echo. Dan Young and Henry Lightwood are capital comedians and kept the audience laughing contin nallv. Mr. Thompson, the tenor, was a genuine surprise. He is the greatest tenor ever heard with a popular priced company. The chorus was well trained and magnificently costumed: in fact the production was the very best ever seen." The company numbers twenty-five artists and will present the following repertoire: Mascot, Olivette, Fr.t Diavolo, Bohemian Girl, Chimes of Normandy, Pinafore, and Said Pasha. Prices are within the reach of all, namely 10c. 20c and 30c. Special bar gain matinee will be given on Wednes day and Saturday. Tour to California via Pennsylvania Railroad. In Southern California is found the realization of a dream of the ancients, t Here are the "Golden Apples of the Ilesperides." ripening beneath a sky more beautiful than that of Rome, and in a climate more perfect than that of Athens. Never in the wildest flight of his imagination did either Homer or Hesiod ever conceive of a garden, rich er in verdant beauty, more productive of luscious fruit, or set amid more pic turesque and lovely surroundings Here the rose entwines the orange, and the snow-mantled peaks of the Sierras re fleet the golden glow of the evening twilight. The last of the Pennsylvania Railroad tours to California will leave New York and Philadelphia March '27. stopping at Chicago, Omaha. Denver, Colorado Springs and the "Garden of the Gods," and Salt Lake City. Tourists will trav el by special train of Pullman palace cars going and set urn on regular trains via of any rout within nine months. Regular one-way or round trip tickets will be issued for the tour in connection with a special ticket covering Pullman accommodations, meals, and other tour features going. The latter ticket will be sold at the following rates: From New York, Philadelphia, Ilarrisburg, or Altoona, S6O 00: Pittsburg. s.*>B.oo. Apply to ticket agents, Tourist Agent, 1190 Broadway, New York, or Geo W. Boyd, Assistant General Passenger Agent, Broad Street Station. Phila delphia, stating return route desired. LOW PRICES IN MUSICAL GOODS. Some special prices at Grieb & Lamb's dissolution sale now going on. New Pianos S2OO and up New Organs SSO and up Guitars $4 and up Mandolins f.3-5o and up Violins sl.s° and up Autoharps $2 and up There are also some second hand in struments— pianos at $35 to SIOO, Or gans at S2O to 90. Harmonices and other musical instru ments at proportionately low rates. Strings of all kinds constantly in stock. No 118 SOUTH MAIN ST. IIORTICUI/TURAL- Are you in want of vegetable or flower seeds, plants or bulbs, shrubs or roses, grape vines or small fruits, fruit or ornamental trees? If so The Storrs & Harrison Company, Painesville, Ohio, will be pleased to send you their valuable catalogue free. It is one of the most comprehensive issued. They were among the first to introduce the free delivery of plants, seeds, roses, small trees, etc., through the mails a quarter of a century ago and their business through honest dealing has grown to be one of the largest in the United States, from one greenhouse to thirty-two and from a few acres of land to over a thousand. They advertise in our columns and are worthy of patronage. Your address on a postal will bring you their catalogue free. The Butler Lubricating Oil Co. has moved back to their old stand 119 W. Jefferson St. Steelsinith & Patterson's new building, where all kinds of engine, machinery and illuminating oils.of the finest quality are kept in stock in the basement, and will be delivered to any part of the city when ordered from C, E. Mclntire, agent. —The best place to get your harness and parts of harness cheap, is at MAR | TXMCOURT &. Co. . c.-. V. -• sjau -Jiw.-!a ACCI 1 >E NTS. 11 Wilbert Wiles, of Fairview twp ac cidently shot himself with a revolver, list Sunday afternoon The ball enter ' ed his stomach and the wound may prove fatal. ' The explosion of an oil can in J. W. Groom s shop in Mar- a few days a-o. saturated one of his men with oil, but Groom promptly tore off the mans clothing and saved his life. Adam Crawford, of Troutman. was thrown under the wheels of his wagon ' and run over, a few days ago. but was not fattlly hurt. ' Mrs. S Green, of Elm St had a fin > ger so badly torn by a hook. Monday afternoon, that it had to I^K. amputated. Her ring caught in the hooK as she was i crossing a fence Jno. Dunlap. of \v'. Suuburv. was , killed by the explosion of 1 .boiler 011 1 the Hartman lease of the Al. Staples , farm near Callery, bust Sunday night, j He was abont years of age. was a j ; widower and has - >me children living , Chas. McKeever, of Millerstown. was 1 badly cut and injured at the same time. I ' He rial Dunlap were the only two men ; in the boiler-house at the time of the • explosion. The lioiler was hurled several hundred feet, and McKeever's : escape from instant death was almost ,' miraculous. The- Sa::onburg Cases. Last Christmas day th-' bar-room- of j two hotels at Saxonburg were crowdt-d ! the mob reminding one of an old - time Harvest Home. During the day • several young fellows \\h . were not of ! age mixed with the crowd and secured , i some bec-r. One young man from But | who is said to have been drunk when i he arrived in Saxonburg that afternoon | got into trouble with the constable of ! the town and was fined. He wanted ■ I tl ■ hotel keepers to pay his fine -and costs, but they refused to do so. Then he made information against them for furnishing him liquor, claiming to be | under age. The case came to Butler . and went to court. • One of th; 1 hotel keepers came to But ler perfectly confident that he could clear himself but found that the prose : cution had hunted up some of the ; young men in the Christmas crowd j who are not yet of age and who ha i mixed with the crowd and secured li l quor. That put him in a hole" and he • plead guilty and his license was revok- L ed. But there is an injustice in the whole busint ss. and that injustice lies in tht fact that young men who are not of age can at times by their appearance and manner deceive the bar tenders: and it should !«• made a misdemeanor for any young man, not of age. to present him- I self at a bar for liquor. RAILROAD NOTES. ■ jlt would lie a remarkable thing f a little insect should lx> the means of compelling the Westingliouse air-brake company to remodel the exhaust port of their pressure retaining valve, but it appears that the necessity for such a change confronts them at present, or : rather confronts the railroad compa nies who use the brakes. The insect that causes all the trouble is the com mon mud wasp—a transient inhabitant of the west and northwest which like the genus tramp apjiears to have a pen chant for traveling. The wasp builds his mud house on the exhaust port of the valve named, and closes the vent, causing no end of trouble and expense. Superintendent Rhodes of the Chi cago, Burlington & Quincy railroad, was the first to describe the new enemy of the air-brake, and after an exhaus tive treatise 011 the subject recommends the alternation of the shape of the valve and the form of the vent as the only means of getting rid of the diffi culty. As the insect which causes all the trouble is rarely seen in the eastern states the railroads around here have experienced no such annoyance, but as long as eastern cars are run over west em roads to any extent the removal of the present form of exhaust-port on western cars alone would not help mat ters very greatly, art the wasp is apt to build his house in transit, and close up the port while a car was going '3O or 60 miles. A BARGAIN. A Hardman Piano Which cost $450. Must be' Sold as the owner has left town. It can be had for #l6O, spot cash. In quire at this office. DR. S. A. JOHNSTON, DENTIST. Is still practicing dentistry- at the old established office in G. Wilson Miller's Block, 114 East Jefferson St., butler Pa. and doing as fine work as ever. Either Dr. Johnston or Dr. Kottraba can be found in tl e office every day, except Sunday, during office hours and anyone wishing work done in first-class style at moderate prices should give them a call. Teeth extracted positively without pain. MUST BE SOLD. Valuable properties situated 011 corner of Brown and Centre Avenues, Butler, Pa., inquire at this office. PANTS THAT FIT. Made of goods that wear, and keep their shape. We are turning them out by the hundreds and tiie values are so far ahead of anything you ever saw, the goods themselves so perfect, so stylish, so thoroughly up to date, that much as we may promise you will find more when you get there BUTI.RR PANTS Co. 125 W. Jefferson St. — '• block west of Berg's Bank. Trunks, valises, bags and telescope ot HECK'S. Sox and shirts, all wool and a yard wide, cheaper than the cheapest—at HECK'S 121 N. Main St. —Good work harness for two horses our own make, $25.00; chtcklines for less than leather is worth, at MARTIN COURT & Co. Underwear—a specialty at HECK'S His stock is largest and finest ever offered in Butler. —Music scholars wanted, at 128 W. Wayne St. —Findley will open the studio at Mars on March Ist and will remain there for the entire week special inducements for the week on fine work, bring the children as it is the last week of the winter; old pictures copied and enlarg ed, satisfaction guaranteed. FINDI.EY Bntler Pa., Telephone 236. Oh Mamma—you ought to see the big piles of childrens suits Jat HECK'S only ft.25, you can't get the same in town for less than $2.50, —Say Papa—did you see HECK'S neck wear, it beats anything you ever saw. Pants—Over 2000 pairs to select from, at prices, 011 well, don't mention them, its awful, where; at HECK'S. —Do you want a hat or cap? IIECK has llicm and can save you money. —Boarding House cards with act of Assembly, 25 cents for half a dozen, for sale at CITIZEN office. Vox Populi—Buy your clothing under wear, hosiery, hats, caps, sox and neck wear of I). A. IIECK and save money. —Job work of all kinds done at the CITIZEN OFFICE. SPECULATION. WHEAT. STOCKS. E. B. JENKJNS &CO., 717 Park Building, stk Ave. and Smith field St., Teleghone 2359. Pittsburg, Pa. Invest your money where it will earn ; something—.(9 <i per cent made in last two months by our customers. Write to us at once, or call at our office . for references. We invest money for our • customers, 550.00 and upward, without expense or trouble to them, and our only charge is 1-5 of the profits. Our system of investment is patience ' ; j and care in avoiding too dangerous - 1 markets, with a thorough knowledge of I the business, and combined capital, > • -r -j. ? Oil, NOTKS. The purchasing ageueit-s are paying 91c and trie today. EVANS CITY Fraarier A- Co.'« well on the A Ramsey, one and a half miles southwest of the town, came in last Thursday, and started "tl at T<» bbls. an hour, but declined rapidly, and is now ; being cleaned out. SSNFKEV BWd-:n iniie A' Co sNo •">. Renfrew- wa.~ making to bbls. an ' hour. Friday, an 1 !Via day. Saturday 1 1 Gre'-nlee & Co.'s No. -f. Dixon is re ' j ported to l>e dry. The Eastern Oil i Co. rig and 1 toiler house on the Cooper j was burned. Monday night. ZEUKNOI'LI: The Home Oil com tpany'sNo. 2. li W. Brenner farm. it. • j making 15 bbls. per day. I GREAT BKl.T— Klingensmith A.- Co. 1 are drilling <>n the Michael Byerley ! and Dan. M -F.'.dden farm. 1 ———————— LEGAL ADVER7ISMENTS. Administrator's Sale. -By virtue of an or<'.» r uf the Orphans Court of But It r i . unty, made at No. 2. June T« rni. j 1-uT of said Court, the undersigned adminis tratrix of Li k vi MeGowan, late of Middlesex twp.. Butler <o. Pa.. oM. will expose for j sale at public outcry on the premises, on j SATI KDAY. APRIL U\. I*ll7, at - oVloek P. M.. tin* f >ll owing described ■ r« al «.'o-ni*: AII undivided one-half i iua-rvst of. in ami to that certain tract of lanci situated in Muddycreek twp.. Uutler County. Pa., bounded as follow>: Beginuinjz at the north v.- vsi corner thereof at a point on the Oeorge Mi«'kle line, where the same 1 is Intersected by the I i d |*»ise ! tie: thence north NS • 4 deir • :->t lt'-iiMO perehes by lands | of i red l.t-ise • • a post: tnen<v by part of j same original tract :.outh 234 deg. east J perches t.» the public road; thence by j the centre of said roads nth 53 % cleg, west ! 4 pen lies to a post: thence by lands of Mrs. ! Tebay and Isaac McGowao south des west I I'.i : ► a st«»ii«- oil l»*'or.rc Stickle line: thence bv lands of <ieorge Stickle north 1 ~ t deg. west 6-10 rods to a post the place of I»eginuing. containing 7t5 acres and 4ii perches as per survey and draft made by W. tl. Taylor, Kstj.. July hiw, Mostly cleared and in fair state of cultivation, log dwelling ; house, small barn and other outbuilding*. | thereon located. Ah. u miles from ! Portersville. LEKMS ensh confirmation of sale by | the Court. Mks. Klizabey.) Administratrix. 1 Forn be 11, I. o. Heaver Co. Pa. MO.ItTNKIN .V OAI.BKKATII. Att'y-. Executors' Notice. Letters testamentary on the estate ot William Gilghrist, Sr., dee'd, late of Cherry twp. butler Co., l*a. having been granted to the undersigned, ail persons Knowing themselves indebted to said es tate v>ilt please make immediate pay ment, ant any liavmg claims against said estate will present them duly au thenticated for settlement to \V. 11. GH,GHBIS»T, Moniteau, R. B. GILCHRIST, Butler Pa. ♦ Exr's. A. B. C. MCFARI.AND, Att'y. Executor s Notice. Letters testamentary on the estate of Mary A Cowan, dee'd. late of Middlesex twp , Butler Co. Pa., having been grant ed to the undersigned, all persons know ing themselves indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment,and any having claims against said estate will oresent them properly authenticated for settlement to W. D. BRANDON, Ex'r., Butler Pa. Administratrix Notice. In :u ec-tati* of Joseph Hays, dee'ti, late '•1 Adams twp, Butlrr county, Pa. Wurman leiters >.! administration have In-en i.-iriU'd ah.n u t-alate to litlen U»> s by tbo Kegiriir <•! Wills, therefore air per sons indebted to s.ii.l ei tate wilt jilease seltie the sumo and any Lavit-g tiaiuis against said estate will present them projt erly proved lor payment to ELLKX HAYS, adm'rx ol Jos. llays, dee'd, Valencia P. 0.. P». W. C. FIKDLKY. A't'V . Adna inistralur's Notice, Xolie-- is here■-y ;. ihat lotti rs uf «.;• luiiiisti atlou oil in* est-.to uf Lav ma Me Cwllai il, it«e'' , :«te of ('onnoqu«»n.*>^i-i^ , 1'..:',. ty, I'v , lisi-h tira*:'- eJ to ft d -.iciiiTKiunrnt, !M-r«*f«ir# aii pe-• sons Itiiowiu,; the.n ,eiv« indt-ii'od to >.iJ e-tnte are requests .11 v,.> i>.«.:i tlement. and tt».« •• • .i\ tu/ « t .. the sau'o to jir.-r-uui, i.t -n dniy aiuht-.nt! cated for pa,, :eenl JOiiN" A'BIGEL, Adnn'., S. F. BOWSKB, Att'y. Prospeet, Pa Executor's Lt-itei's te. t, , y on Liio c>l.atn id Daniel Oress, i I it.e of Oomoqu.-a;-*-- in»t twp., Butlor eo i.ity, Pa, liavitisr lii*»-:i grunted to the uudMrngn.nl. al: perMins Knowing i-i.leitr.e I to sniil «>. late will j)le.no make i.nmeiliitii paj mect .nil aay hav:a< ci-.i a* ugaiast «»id e«tate > iil prcseut t.iif-m duly authenticated for settlement to ALEX STB vV ART, Ex'r. tv. D BRANDON, Att'y. Prospect, Pa. Executor s Notice. Lett-rs teatamitat iry oa the estate of Henry Beck, deo'd, Ur» of Winlield twp . Butler eonntv, Pa., having been !ir»iiti-.l to the undersigned; ali persons ka.ovitig themselves indebted to s iid estate will please liake immediate u.iyineat. vn! any havintr Hainis against said »*stat». will pr.i gent ilaly ant a«u Meat.> 4 tar soitle ment to JOHN' lIKOK. Ex'r, l)c«nny, Butler Uo , Pa. MC.IUNKIN <T GALBBKATU. Atty'S. : HOW CAN YOU TELL That it isn't fresh, or that the prices are not the lowest for the choicest Groceries, Crackers, Pickled and Can ned Goods, etc., if you have not dealt at THE BUTLER PRODUCE STORE. C. L, MOORE, Prop'r. 130 W. Jefferson St., Butler, Pa. Give us a call and be con vinced. If You Got It At The BUTLER PRODUCE STORE It's Fresh. DRESSED POULTRY At All Times. HIGHEST CASH PRICE Paid For Poultry. HOTEL FOR SALE The Oriental Hotel, at Petrolia formerly owned and managed by W. 11. jellison; and which had the reputation of being one of the best hotels in the county is for sale. For terms and particulars inquire of A. KLINORDLINGER & SON, 1038, Penn Ave. Pittsburg. OR W. H. 11. Riddle, Butler Pa. . L/. A./INL-. v'fl.® ItEKiJJGToir Eiiosl I i 4 <I |W' lur »«1 VCT4JMI 111/ > •( I i i' crbaj s you don t kr. • * h .•* R ... . v, c a; ■ L'cvtrj iliing r. .iti' ic prv.-crij>- tious it will not be atni.ss to | I 1 ■ all y our .ittcntioii tu the 1 Reliable . ntel licence i> lO iipt set-/ice r r > everything ol the kind j laced • 1 ;i out nands K r prescription department X ever was so conutc s i r.\ c )c u money too. c.-ra. aoYD, Phanuacist. Diamond Rlock , P.'.'tlcr. a QUALITY FIRST, QUANiTY SECOND. We have both, in the book aud sta tionary line. 0 0 0 If you want the best and a variety to select from I *BUY AT<* DOUGLASS' i 241 S. Main St. 1 JOS. HORNE & CO. I Getting Along towards house-cleaning and moving, time. There will be new Hugs and Cur tains and Draperies to buy and perhaps aew Furnitu e. You Make a Mistake which will cost yon money if you fail to get our prices on anything the house needs. We have Good Window Shades which we sell complete with spring rol ler and brackets at 35 cents each. It is good, firm material, oil-finished and opaque. Sash Curtain Materials in light and dainty fabrics at 5 cents a yard. Excellent Sash Curtain Muslin at 12,'j cents a yard, worth a good deal more. The finest line of Lace Curtains at a pair ever seen in this region and from that at all prices up to as high as you care to go. We sell Furniture afso, including a splended line of Iron and Brass Beds at very low prices. We have a special Child's Crib which we call the "Dreamland" ma c of iron and heavily white enameled, not a splin ter of wood in it, which we sell at £5.00 with a woven wire spring bottom. Our new Catalogue will give descrip- • t ; HIS and pictures of everything. Penn Avenue ant! Fifth S;.. PITTSBURG. What is Your Need? If you need any thing in the furnish-i ing line we can sup ply you. It you want a hat or cap we can show you the best Up -To - Date stock in the county, at very low prices. Colbert & Dale. 42 S. Main St., Butler, Penn'a ynuf IS THE TIME TO HAVE RUN Vour ClotHirtg CLEAN JED or DYED If you want good and reliable cleaning or dyeing done, there is just one place in town where you can get it, and that is at lit mm DY[ WORKS '216 Center avenue. do fine work in out- ( door Photographs. This is the time of year to have a picture ot your house. Give us a trial. ] Agent for the Jamestown Sliding Blind Co.—New York. R. FISHER & SON, 1 EYES EXAMINED FREE Of CHARGE : ' ? I. Kirlp.'trtck, Optician and Jevelei Next to Court House Butler, Pa I Gradt <ite La Port Ilarological Institute «*■ ,| T * i m ramr^'r**-'— — l " 11 - ~ • - f#iTS ALL RIGHT®] / To buy a spring suit, but, winter isn't 1 / quite over and it will not be safe to let \ ? your supply of heavy clothing run down. \ INHERE ARE A FEW WINTER SUITS AND OVERCOATS ATA WARM WEATHER PRICES. "" *" Men's >*uit> heav\ weight 3 t 54 n n« I<s X i J , WOK Til *O, sB. and *lO ' lO - - Men's Suits heavy weight at s6. i>S andSlo. ' ' •>«' HORTHSI2, ;H sail -16. OJ '); | Men's tine Mack kerscv ovr rcoatsat £5 ami f~ '}i \ WORTd -10 mi J sl4. ZU OC Men's hi.tck chinclii'.la ulsters ftt $5 and 56. QC WORTH *lO :i<J *l2. t.O CH Boys long pant* suits at *4.00 and ?6.c0 CA '-"J WORTH s.S and *lO. OU C An knee pants suits at *2.00 a.xl s2.so. Aft S 4-U WORTH 150 and *4 00. ' *fU J S QC Pairs Men's pants at *2. and £2. so OC S ' OO WORTH t3 and *4. OD \ Jfe SCHAUL & NAST. <£,< \ Leading Clotbcrs, 137 S Main si. Butler COMPETITION FOR TRADE WAS NEVER KEENER THAN TO-DAY. In the important line of clothing we offer a make we call the "UNEXCELLED" Which will win j'our trade, no matter where yc.u have been buying your clotlus. A personal inspec tion and trial will convince you that once you wear this make, no other make will suit you quite so well. NEW SPRING LINE NOW READY. DOUTHETT B GRAHAM. Bain and Cuaaingbam Street. | - - McKINLEY - - I IIS NOW PRESIDENT and the farmer is getting ready to plow. He wants harness. Don't forget that Martincourt & Co. make all flr kinds and have them on hands ready to deliver; you don't need to wait on them being made. K We have good work harness, complete with breeching and col- lars, for two horses at $25, check lines 18 feet long, with snaps, for K $2.50, work bridles at $1 co, and every other part of harness at . Ok equally low prices. You ought to see our $lO buggy harness; you pay *ls other places. Come and look for yourselves. Harhess oil 60c per gallon, sweat pads 25c, axle gtease 5c per box, or probably yon need a buggy. Always buy your buggies Uk where there is a good selection and where the seller knows what he is selling and will tell you the truth. Martincourt & Co.'s motto has always been, "never misrepresent nor try to get rich off one customer." flr We have so much capital invested that we can not afford to lose jS? our customers either by deception or extortion. No difference (ft what you want about a wagon, buggy or harness, come here. It you want a top, wheels, shafts, pole or cushion for your old P buggy, we keep and sell lots of them, also trunks and valises, and Kramer Wagons. THE BEST WAGON ON EARTH. K YOURS. ft S. B. MARTINCOURT & CO.l *5 S. B. MARTiNCOURT, 128, E. Jefferson St. 4# J. M. LEIGHNER. Butler Pa. # YOU 0 SHOULD $- KNOW * That there is no well regulated house hold without the remedies that give re lief in so many ailments that make life miserable. A little good whisky or brandy. A glass of either Port. Sherry, Claret or Angelica wine often helps to restore the normal condition of the sys tem, and if kept handy in case of an emergency may be the means of saving and prolonging life—Your physicians will tell you that OUR WINES AND WHISKIES ARE PURE AND CAN BE RELIED UPON. All brands of PUREST wines. $2.00, $2.50, $3.00 and $4.00 per gallon— Our whiskies are standard— s2.oo, $2,50, $3.00 and $4.00 per gallon. WE PAY EXPRESSAGE ON ALL ORDERS OE $5.00 AND OVER. MAX KLEIN, WHOLESALE LIQUORS 82 Federal St. Allegheny, Pa
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