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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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crbaj s you don t kr. • * h .•*
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L'cvtrj iliing r. .iti' ic prv.-crij>-
tious
it will not be atni.ss to
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■ 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
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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