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THURSDAY. FHBRI'AR V 3. iS»V
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
Subject to Republican Primary—
Tuesday. March 22nd—1 to . I M
FOR CONGRESS
(One to nominate.)
OR. J. »• SHOW ALTER, of MMerstown 1-oru
FOR ASSEMBLY.
(Two to nominate.)
M B. McBRIHE, of Mlllerstown t-oro.
JOHN DINOINGF.R. of Zellenople.
JAMES N. MOORE, of Butler.
A. M. i'IIRISTLEY. of ButUr.
FOR DISTRICT ATTORNEY.
(One to nominate.)
JOHN" W. COrLTF.R. of Butler.
LEVI M. WISE, of Butler.
JACOB M. PAINTER, of Butler.
FOR DELEGATE TO THE STATE
CONVENTION.
(Three to Elect.)
NEWTON BLACK, of Butler.
I>R. ELDER CRAWFORD, of Cranberry twp.
JAMES C. McCLYMONDS. of Muddycreek.
JOHN T. KELLY, of Butler.
NELSON H. THOMPSON, of Brady iwp.
MATTHEW N. GREEK, of Buffalo twp.
FOR COUNTY SURVEYOR.
(One to nominate.)
I RAN K E. McQI'ISTION, of Butler.
NOTE— The Return Judges will meet iu
Butler on Wednesday. Man 1 !)
A Card.
EDITOR CITIZEN.
Dear Sir: Will yon be kind
©nongh to allow me to say to the lie
publicans of the conntv that my name
has been mentioned in connection with
the Republican nomination for the of
fice of District Attorney. I wish to gay
that the earlv date fixed for onr nomi
nations wonld make it impossible for
ine to reach even a liberal number of
Republican voters especially in this in
clement season of the year.
I take this method therefore of say
in;,' to the Republicans of the county
th it r will not submit my name at this
time it: connection with said nomina
tion To those who have kindly offered
me their support I return my sincere
thanks _ , „
Yours Very Respectfully
G»ORGE E ROHINSON.
A Card.
To THE REPUBLICANS OF BUTLER CO.:
I had informally announced myself
an a candidate for the Legislature at
this year's Primary election.bnt in view
of the fact a majority of th" County
Committee present at the meeting held
on Jan. 29th, voted in favor of holding
a midwinter Primary-March 22. I
have decided not to be a candidate. I
thank my friends for their generous of
fers of support.
O. G. MECHLINQ.
Butler, Pa. February 1, 1898.
TUESDAY, MARCH 22d.
The Republican County Committee
met in Butler last Saturday, and was in
session for about one hour.
Thirty-five of the sixty precincts
were represented, and immediately
after the roll call, John Womer. of
Allegheny twp., moved that the pri
mary be held on Tuesday, March 22nd,
between the hours of 1 and 7 P. M.,
and made a short argument in favor of
an early primary and short canvass for
this year.
M. B. Mcßride, Esq., of Miller9town,
saw no necessity nor reason for so
early a date, and moved to amend by
Hnbstituting Tuesday, April 2f!th.
Mr. Womer thought two months
enough -r,d referred to the actions of
other counties in this Consrressio'
distric 1 - i
Kerr if'' fh.it t.hp -nth ot
■ April came in the lull between oats
flowing and corn planting and was
therefore a proper time. Charley is
full of patriotic principles, and would
like to give Young America a chance.
R L. Brown, of Harrisville, opposed
the amendment and favored an eaily
date.
\V. W. Brandon thought two months
too short a time, and so did Pres.
Jamison.
Mr Mcßride is a friend of Dr. Sho
walter, but is a candidate himself, and
would like the primary to come in the
Springtime "when the grass is grow
ing, and the birds are singing."
Charley Kerr referred to York state
politics, said Butler Co. was not pat
terning after anybody and put in a
word for the Cherry twp. candidate.
The "question" was called for and
the Amendment was lost by a rising
vote
Then the original motion was carried
by about a two to one yote and March
22nd it is.
POLITICAL,
On Friday last H. K. Newitt the bolt
ing candidate for Receiver of Taxes in
Phialdelphia announced hi# withdrawal
from the contest.
At the meeting of the Republican
connty committee of Potter Co., held in
Condersport, Tuesday, resolutions were
offered to instruct the chairman to
have Senator Quay's name printed uj>on
the ticket for United States senator,
and to instruct the representatiye elect
- ed to vote for Quay for releetion.
Both resolutions were lost by a decided
majority.
Attorney General AlcCormick says he
is not a candidate for any office; and
the Business Men's League at its meet
ing yesterday endorsed John Wanamak
er for Governor.
The Criminal Insane.
Applications for the removal of three
insane prisoners from Riverside Peni
tentiary to some asylum calls attention
anew to the need for a hospital for the
criminal insane. This subject has l>een
agitated by Warden Wright and other
authorities on various occasions, bnt
has thus far failed of the necessary
sanction and appropriation by the
Legislature. Some of these insane
criminals, of coarse, can be properly
cared for in the State hospitals for the
insane some of them cannot. In any
event the present system impose* the
trouble and delay of having them le
gally transferred, and more trouble
and delay in returning them to the
prison if circumstances require.
It is not to be assnmed that any. of
the unfortunate for whom the present
application is made are yictims of the
new law restricting the employment of
convicts; bnt upon the testimony of
prison authorities and mental exj>erts a
material increase in such cases may be
anticipated. What is now an incon |
venience may then lte expect to become j
a burden, and the next Legislature ,
should give its attention to meaus for ;
ayoiding it.- Dispatch.
THE storm on onr northeast coast
this week is rej»orted to have wrecked
a hundred fishing vessels with great loss
of life.
A Baltimore inventur asserts that he
has discovered a process of making but
ter direct from the vegetable* which
constitute* the usual food of cattf*.
Electricity is the force employed. ,
WASHINGTON.
After a debate which occupied the
greater part of last week, the Senate by
the vote of 47 to 32, passed the Teller
concurrent resolution The resolution ;
is a practical reaffirmation of that of
Stanley Matthews in IS7S. and is as fol j
low«:
That all the bonds of the United
States issued or authorized to be issued,
under the said acts of Congress herein
before recited, are payable principal
and interest, at the option of the gov
ernment of the United States, in silver
dollars of the coinage of the United
States, containing 41"'} grains each of
jtandard Silver; and that to restore to
its coinage such silver coins as a legal
tender in payment of said bonds, princi
pal and interest, is not in violation of
the public faith nor in derogation of the
rights of the public creditor.
All efforts to amend the resolution
were voted down by majorities ranging
from 5 to 28. Mr. Lodge's gold standard
substitute being defeated by the latter
majority. The vote on the Lodge
amendment was: Ayes, 24; nays •*».
On Monday the House killed the
Teller Resolution by a vote of I*2 to
132.
Mr. Dalzell (Rep., Penn.) declared
that the resolution was meaningless
unless its purpose was to open the
mints to the free and unlimited coinage
of silver. It was a proposition that
the .United States stamp its legend on
44 cents of silver and declare that it
was ?i. It was the proposition of
' national repudiation and against it
all the forces of national integrity and v
honor were arrayed. More sacred than v
the Centuries of history, its tradition (
and its heroes, was its honor, and he f
thanked God that the party in power t
had been and always would be the pro- J
tector of that honor. ,
Pensions G, N. Reed. Chicora $8;
Robert Cooper. Brownsdale: Margaret ( ,
Henderson, Harrisville. <
Representative Showalter introduced *
a bill granting an increase of pension to :
Mrs. Mary W. Townsend. of New
Brighton,at *24 per month.
HARRISBURG.
At the meeting nf the State Board of
Agriculture in Harrisbnrg last week,
some of the shakers branched off on
education and onejof them spoke strong
ly for twp. high-schools or graded
schools while another read a carefully
prepared pa per on "Balanced Rations
of the Farmer's Family." discussing
in some detail the value of a variety of
food and the effect of certain foods up
on individuals. He instanced the peo
pie of the New England States to show
that where brown bread and fish and
similar foods are used the effect is evi
dent in the mental make up,
The bids for the new State Capitol
will be opened next Monday. Each
bid must be accompanied by a check
for $15,000 and the right is reserved to
reject any or all bids. The persons re
ceiving the contract will have to furn
ish bonds in the sqm of #130,000 that he
will complete the work Nov, 15. 1898.
On Monday Gen. Hastings placed
himself squarely on record against the
new Capitol scheme. He addressed a
Letter to State Treasurer Haywood,
Secretary of the Capitol Building Com
mission. protesting against awarding
any contract for the erection of a new
State House under terms and con
ditions proposed in the pnWif' 'IT
tisement issued by the commission and
-» rr - -nd specifications which
j auy it.
V «>TK for tin Poor House on Feb. 15.
It will 1* best for the tax payer. because
cheai>est. After a farm is bought and
houses built (which wiil not cost over
s4o,ooo*'stretch it as you will), paupers
can be comfortably kept for #1 each
per week the fees of superintendent,
matron, doctor, etc. included. Under
the present system it costs from $1.50 to
s•>. It is more humane to take a poor
family 'Ove* the hills to Poor House,"
than tojseparate them, and let them out
to the lowest bidder. At a Poor frarn,
paupers will be made work, will tie kept
clean, and will stand better chances of
mental, moral and physical uplift and
improvement than under the present
system,
The Poor Farm Question,
There are two parties interested IU
the purchase of a Poor Farm and the
erection of a Poor House thereon in
Butler county, viz: The tax payers
and panpeis. If it be to the interest of
these parties to have these things we
should have them, but if otherwise, the
proposed change now pending should
lie voted down at the approaching dec
tion
In my judgment a Poor House, with
farm attached, would be beneficial to
both, and hence 1 favor a change. That
the tax payers will be benefited by the
new arrangement is obviouw from its
working in neighboring counties and in
other couuties thivjijghoiit the State
where it has been in actjye otytrafion
for years. Some of the facts I ajn about
to state have already been submitted to
your readers, but their pertinence to
the matter in hand will justify a repe
tition with a view "to stir up their pure
piinds by way of rememberance" Ve
nango County has perhaps as many or
almost as iuai»y paupers as Butler
Connty and her official* re;w>rt her ex
pense for the support of her ppox
averaging aliont $8,500 annually, while
the poor of Butler County costs flbout
$•21,000 each year. < >ne of the Com mis
sinners of Crawford Connty writes:
"We tiling jt much cheaper to support
our poor at a C>,i}i}ty Farm than any ,
other way, the farm a large
amount of the necessary supplies nuC .;s
it general thing the inmates are con [
tented.' A McKean County Conimis
sioner writes. "We consider a Poor ,
Farm and a Poor Hou*e jndjspensible ,
towafdu taking proper care of gin
and we are of the opinion in McKean i
Connty that a Poo? IJcii.se is the thing ,
for every poor district to taavn
In line, the Commissioner's < 'lerk v' ,
Bedford County writps; "You wfll ;
make no mistake if you b<i'<<? •'! Poor
House in your county, it is the cheapest
way of taking care of the poor," and
Mercer Connty is no less emphatic jfj
her testimony on the same subject.
These testimonials are from gentlemen
of good standing and who are in a posi
tion to know thtt wvrfcipg of the estab
lishment niuler cousidefati/n f g/jd hence
their testimony should be
conclusive on the point, that it is de
cidedlt - to the interest of the tax payers ,
that the new method of caring for the
poor be substituted £»>(• flje one now in
existence in our county.
And that the change proposed wift
prove beneficial to the paupers every I
thoughtful and observant person, 1
think, must readily admit. present j
method of disposing ©f this iiufortHuafa .
class, styled the poor, in Butler Courj )
s worse than cruel. As Is known |
to all, for the most p.»rt they are sold j
to the lowest bidder irrespective of;
j comfort, or interest in any sense, and
as a general thing the cla&i that gets l
I them has neither means nor disposition
jto make them comfortable and more
I than this, in too many instances the j
surroundings do not contribute to lUt.i; |
morals or ruligioii.
Of course, there nrn honorable excep
tions, some who have them in churife I
i no doubt treat them kindly and well.
I These however I am safe in saying i
I are few in number, and for a county j
, like to cleave to a system that I
, makes the mtu treatment of the poor !
1 even jtossible is nbifhei manly nor
t Christian
Christ while sojourning in the flesh
i wtut ;<oor himself. He has a fellow
Feeling and deep sympathy with such |
still. and for no class d( «■< He evince a fi
irreater tenderness in His word than for ,
them. ! "
In the Poor Hotl' 9 of our diythe ar . r
rangements are of a kind that tend to , o
contribute to the comfort and well IK* I T
ing of their inmates, in them they have j i
comfortable rooms in which to sit , a
and sleep. And they have a measure I
of social enjoyment which they would , I
not have at the fireside of those who en- ] j
tertain them solelv for reward 1 think t
moreover, these houses have librarit > ;
and papers to which all can have ac_ j i
cess and thev have either a stated t
chaplain to attend to their spiritual :n- , v
terests. or if in any case this be lack- , t
ing the local clergv do so in turn. And i
I might add that the entire establish i
ment is under rigid government by a \
board of directors, and presided over by t
a competent superintendent and matron , i
who live in the building and see that j ;
everything is done and kept as it , ;
should be. . . .. _ I ;
Fellow citizens viewing matter , i
either from a financial orj moral stand
point the weight of evidence is on tin j
side of a change, and hence it is wis- |
dom and a solemn duty that we owe to ;
ourselves and to the poor of the county ,
to cast onr votes at the coming election .
for that change. Let us do it.
SAMUEL KERR,
Harrisville, Pa.
Against tlio l'oor llouso.
A Brady township woman writes as
follows:
The Butler woman who writes about
the three kinds of poor in onr land
(iod's poor, poor devils and Devil spoor
must know that they are all one in the
sight of God: and they have a heart and
their feelings are as easily hurt as the
rich: and what is more sad and heart
I rending than to see the poor old gray
heads treading their way "Over the
hills to the PoorHon.se. A man or
woman born and raised in a township
certainlv would feel better and more at
home to" be kept among their old neigh
bors and friends and to know that when
their jonrnev hereon earth is ended
there will be kind friends and neigh
bors to lav their weary Wtdies to rest.in
the Church yard, not in the pauper s
field.
Our Butler writer must have a poor
opinion of farmers as she talks of us
keeping our poor in hovels, among a
dozen children, and so on ( f: ' r "' s
are generally large, with large oomfort
able hon.ses. with pleasant surround
the most cheerful and homelike
place for poor Another thing our poor
do not become a charge to the town
ship while they are able to work. < )ur
poor are the old and feeble who have
done their work in this world, and we
do not liegrudge them maintenance the
rest of tbeUr day-. Wt " , "' t °«*
Mercer correspondent snv». We* «»<» »U)t
have fifteen-year-old boys to come on
the township; boys of that age are able
to work and earn their living outside of
the Poor House.
Our township is able to keep its own
poor, and keep them clean and decent
too, with plenty to eat and wear.
I say let every voter take into consi.b
nrfttion what our poor taxes are now and
then thiuk what they will have to be to
buy a large farm cud creot suitamcj
buildings thereon, and employ men to
ran it. Which do you think will be
the best to let each township and boro.
keep its own poor, or have a Poor
House v .
Onr Butler writer says to vote for
the Poor House and we will let a farm
er limit." I wonder yho she is that
she may have the letting of it. t
let every tax payer vote for his own in
terest, not for the interest of Butler
town. . ....
It certainly will not be to the interest
of the tax payer to vote for the Poor
House. , „
The statistics from the other i oor
Houses vary 30 much that we cannot
depend on what they bay ot ynat tie
expenses are. But our own common
sens l ! teaches us that we have taxes
enough to pay now. The Butler writer
says ike only time the farmer pays
anything is when he has to " There is
one thing sure he don't have to vote for
a Poor House If the vote of the people
says there will be a Poor Honse, that
ends it it is al) they will have to say
abopt it. They will not have the say—
what i-hali pai4 for the farm, or
.what the buildings shall cost. Ni.. t)l|
that will be asked of them then will be
,i,i Kir taxes, and it is all they will be
all they want of the farmer and taxpay
er. They will do the rest.
Then voter and taxpayer consider
well what you are doing before von
»saet your vot<- for a Poor house. Count
the dollar* and «.uiu that it will cost to
erect it and maintain it after Uic iarm
is paid for and weigh it in tho balance
with what taxes you arc paying now
FROM BRADY TOWXHHI!'.
He Favors Poor Houses.
One of the Commissioners of West
moreland Co. writes as follows to
Clerk Miai)*.
DEAR SIR.- 1 take great irleanun. a,
answering yout letter, and hope it will
help vou in ascertaining what joi
wish. The cause is a deep one and yo.t
deserve great credit for trying to learn
from the faults or failures of the sys
tern ere you leap. If I could answer
you in n word or two I would say only
•■'Firf Uod'rf fcalje build a home for the
Destitute and do away at MIM*. MiiiL {}]«
pernicious system of the Overseers.
I do not say this from want of know
ledge but from experience with all th"
systems, practical experience by being
associated with poor work for '■> and '
years as a director I have seen it in all
it phases and can only say again, your
system is wvoug, uncharitable and
cruel. I wish that you could oonie
here and let me show you onr Horn.'
and you would indeed become a christ
ian in the new faith. No more < al 1
our Home become a thing of th ptst
than the Ocean dry. It is a fixture to
which we x>oint with pride, we IUV in
deed verv proud that we treat th -
Wiios.it; tfj}foj,tunate to a Homebeiier
than many of its (»wu j th
comforts provided by the people with
the keenest pleasure. To fail in this by
the ones in charge would damn them
eternally. I take a vast amount of
j pleasure in answering yon, I know
whereof I speak, and my heart- was
I always in the work. It is still
I ihef.' and my friend I say to you'
I Build a iiooi-.' f tryonr poor, provide
it with all til,.' coiiiioitv ot lif iniikf
the dei lining years of your \jr,outh
nate as happy as iu your power; they
are human but unfortunate, let i -.o
cause be what it may." The man who
may kick, may kick harder in the great
J;"rcafter, but you who know nothing
of tlir woivij-t treatment of the
l»oor and who live ihat slavery
system the Overseers of the Poor, o'lgut
to come and see it in its humanity and
£pn would be a minister for its inime
dfati- and wonder why it
ever was a system. WiiJ; • > «"• l-JD.ooo
people in this county we keep three
• iiutf more unfortunates thah Indiana
an J counties combined and
they have lers than tiiiii tljp population,
oiiil speiml more money by ?
•lolhifi thiifi jyt- Why?
Vour system ji gjicri Ila warfare
with township and borough al (tease
less war; lite p,,or;ire i>tiiidled lf(»n one
district to another like ooili!)l"i» pfsti
lence is fought from our doors; human
bodies arc a traffic sold to the lowest
bidder. I have no interest in whether
Jjiii'd a home for your unfortunate
or not, but -ii, ljijirauity's cause your
system is a disgnu 1 to your
fair name as a good people. If the ova
tem now in use here for thirty years is
it iWJpro why have all the good people
in three . ( f »I><- counties of our
state adopted it? \Vliy hmi; il f t '* dis
| carded the Overseas system? ifecaVise
| it is wrong, it is barbarous and a relic of
| the past, i ».. know your mind on
i this subject, but I c,i«i ntp you and
I and to all the good people of your coun
j ty. "Build a Uonifl for yourj destitute,
| make them know that charity is aot
only a name but :i fact, and I say far
thor. yon will [»>int with prido at the
structure reared by the pe >ple for
their iKs>r.
| JT jtjav seem strange to you when Ire
peat, thai i,, Indiana county alone,
; where the (K - erieer &y»teju it in opera
tion, with about J of our population.
| mid few public works, they pay almost
i as much if not as utueh for caring for
their poor as we who have thousands of
foreigners and all the evils of their
1 helplessness at times when strikes come
'to them. I h that 1 < jiild go on
| anu leo y<"-n more than I have but a* 1
fraye much to do, \<,n] ):< '"r> on and
end answer your ijuefctibjitf
The first item "what it takes to cur. |
for onr poor" is snbject to times and ,
• vents". In times like the present &~U>. j
hhi j>er year is what the Commissioners |
raise for th- support of the Home and
ont-door relief. We have a very K 01 ;
fonr story brick building and if 1 do;
not err. it cost SIOO.OOO. the land ii" :
acres has barn and neccessary ont bnild- j
inns, the Home mines its own coal: the ,
Home has been run for $2*,000 per year j
all expenses. The worst feature in •
connection with any home is the abuse i
of out door relief too much is given to j
unworthv at times and it is a duty lor !
the directors to fee that only the :
worthy an provided. For instance
temporary relief is driven in cases w here t
it would be cheaper to keep them at ■
home for a time as in cases of sickness ,
wherein large families were involve*!,
then again parties old) should lie taken j
to the home, that is the place for them
and when once there they forget taeir i
abhorence to the name of Poor House
and find indeed that it is good for them ;
to be there where every comfort is at
their service. The snperintendant is
paid per year; the matron
phj*sician ~41 •"».
nurse * ;I>-4 Engineer s«>*Hl seamstress
per week: farmer $420; cook £'>Ts
and insane ntuse $4.0 jht year. The
inmates dojill the necessary help in
farming and work about the Home.
The cost per capita per week is in the
neighborhood of fl.2f>. Ihe assessed
value for our county is alsmt $65,000,000
we do not lay any poor tax. the dim
tors place a reqnistion on us as com
missioner* and we in laying onr millage
embody it in our estimate for the year.
Our millage for county purposes is B}.
Our system is very simple, if a person be
comes a charity he or she is taken to the
Home anil there mantained by the !«••>
pie' thev are compelled to aid in the
work of the Home, do what they in
their condition can. outside of the sal
aried parties named no hired help is in
or about the place, all the rest of tin-
work is done by inmates. To give you
an idea will say that in lS97thennmber
mantained in the year was 451, this in
dudes the number admitted during the
year , number born in home (10) (
and number remaining in Home March <
'!«), The number discharged dur
ing the vear was 158, died :{5. The ,
Home is migratory to an extent and we
have fewer in summer than winter
I shall take pleasure in sending
you a report as published for last year j
which will answer many questions that j
you have not thought of. Tru-ting
that you may lie ante to do much gi»od t
in this grand move for right and justice
in the interest of the unfortunate of ,
your county. I have great pleasure
in signing myself,
• Your fiiend, <
W. D. RKAMEK.
Ajfsimst a I'oor lloiist*.
Carbon Centre, Pa., F>'b. 1. 1«W.
EDITOR CITIZEN: 1 see discussions I
on our proposed Poor 1- arm in our coun
tv papers from California .to the ye
u.otest parts of onr own Pennsylvania,
but none from Clearfield twp.
In our last CITIZEN I think we got
pretty near the two extremes on the
two sides of this important question,
viz: the moral or humane and the linon
cial ,
By Mr Mongomrey's lettej, he has
an axe to grind, he being paid to dis
jKnse that sweet charity and captain ,
the forces that slaughtered those Gray- ,
backs (he says our people).
Mr. Smith in his letter by a little '
comparison and figuring shows us how
some of these people who are being
pipd well to dole out this charity are
making this filing appear on paper, for
the sole purpose of deceiving the coun
try people; he also gave a very good
portrayal of the humane side of it from
a tountry standpoint. It is safe to say
if the country poor were left to decide
this question over the hill to the Poor
House or not Butler County would
never see a Poor Farm.
Mr Boon's letter, coming the way it
does'makes it very easy for us to ite
which w«V is the best from a financial
standpoint, and if yon compare his
figure* with those of the Qoumjis
sioner's Clerk of the same county in
the Herald last week, you will see that
it will be well to talfe these figures of
men who are being well paid for caring
for the i*>or with a good big grain salt.
The good Mrs. from Butler says that
they (Butleri pay 15 of our tax: yes
and you c<»n c<<upt pn fhfin and the
other towns in our ooumy to. fit l
farmer never pays anything unless he
has to.
This is going to be a ease where they
will make us have t<'s For whether the
county districts furnish any poor or
not, for a Poor Farm we will have to
pay just the same as the people in But
ler'uad tho Other jowyfj iy •_»nt county,
and they will never be without thcni.
ffow jiast let us think; before Butler
got her glass house, four railroads, oil
development in the lower country and
her population more than trebled did
her poor board have to appoint a com
mittee to solicit alms like the present
day.
With her increased population came
v'lat the Mrs. designates as the pocr
aeVilfe, w'.iicb aj-p usually a large ma
jority of onr poor; and with Ue.r more
railroads, more manufactories there
will come more.
Take onr country districts then and
the present day, we have had about the
same, sometimes more, sometimes less,
sometimes none, (iod pity Butler and
her poor if she should lose her glass
house.
They say charity should begin at
home, now the fanners of Mc-Kean Co.
must have had this in mind when they
• built their Poor llotise and excluded
Bradford City from their poor distiict.
"After the ball is over" on Feb. 15th
and if we have been unfortunate
enough }.o elj-ct for a Poor House, far
mers like the Fence I-aw t'. them that
reside along the lines ul H. K. will find
out that the people of the towns of our
county shoved something on them that
they do not know exactly what it will
be like (ill they have tried iL awhile.
If they had just thought, got the
same thing without the K. H. in it, it
would l»e all right, bnild a fence oil
pack side pi their track to keep your
own stock off. or they .yiU make you
pay damages. Pay your greatly in
creased }>o >r tax, and saw wood; do'.ib
le our valuation, takeoff J 'nill and
then they will ligure it out for some
other fellow over in another county
tha* it is cheaper and much better.
The Mrs. says if we vote for a Poor
House they will let a farmer run it, so
it will be run honestly, now you know
brother" farmers that "Built r is just full
(crowded) with hungry politician- who
do not know corn from cow-peas, that
would make u first class man for that.
H. J. O'D.
I'nirvicw Facts.
Mrs Kllzubeth Kcieiine* di.nl Wed
nesday, the'iitth tilt, after an illness of
less than a week .She leaves a hits
band. P. I!. Kclchner, who took sick '■
about th,. time she did. but is no v.- ;
able to be alxint. The funeral services
were held at the house and were con
ducted by Rev. Lislie Hawk.
The series of r .viv»l meetings in the !
U. P. church closed last Sunday, when '
communion was held. Th«;re were II 1
i>r i'i accessions to tin' churi.ii.
Prof. William Young has purchased
thy house and lot west of J. J. Max
wells and by strenuous efforts moved
last week into his house without miss
ingany school.
i
Hugh Young i- constructing a hay 1
J_.JI.-SS to bale hay for market.
Harry BowJlnger tuts i«eoi. „ick ever
since he came home but is now conval
escent.
(JOod here, and the people
ure' making gortd use ot it
'IOO Dosss in a I
Bottle
I rilln, and !» proof •f : «.n;-er "i• strength
and economy. Tl, !.-> more curatlvo |
power in a i.olih o: I'- od's Rnrsaparilla
than In any oilier. Tei.i fact, with its j
unequalled rccoi 1 of curtj, proves tho |
heal f'T >u«l diseases is
Hood's
The <»no Tru<' Ki.»od fNtniW, A;
U ft i ;' . yto
' Hood 3 t !i!S U. ,t j toojK.*ratc.2oc.
i lathe CITUEM.
.Sa\«*nlHirg.
1 Sleighing'
' Zero weather'
Get out your Portlands.
Mr Jacob Nt-h' r i- slowly recover- ■
1 ing.
Mr. Geo. Wilson has left the town
jp- rhaps for Klondyke Goodby
The girls want 1 Billy to give theui
, a sleigh ride.
No regular services will l>e held in 1
\ the St Lukes Ev L. Church, next
' Sunday. ; '
! i
The weekly choir meeting was held <
at the residence of James C Gray. la;t
| Thursday. j ,
Miss Leah Horn is spending a few
days in Tarentum and Pittsburg.
Mr. Marion Crawford will give an
! entertainment at the Jefferson Centre
| school house. Friday evening.
Chas Rothweiler, the tailor, has mov
ed to the home formerly occupied by
Chas. Pfeifer. and Chas. Mulholland i
has taken up his r- sidence/ti the house
vacated by Chas. liothweiler.
No entertainment was given by Ma
rion Crawford, the elocutionist, last
week, on account of the bad weather,
but is talking of holding one at the '
j s -hool honse at some future date.
| The Misses Smith entertained a nuin
> her of the English choir last Wednes
day evening. After the guests had all
arrived they took part in some very
pleasing games and then
delicious refreshments were
then served, after which they all en
gaged in conversation The party after
singing some beautiful good night
songs departed tor home very well
pleased with the evening's pleasure and
enjoyment.
West Liberty.
D. S. Badger and family, of New-
Castle, were v, si ting friinds ill this vi
cinity last week.
Born t'< Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Badger,
a son.
Samuel Moore is on the sick list.
The family of T. J. Badger, who
have been sictc. are recovering slowly.
Mrs. Jouiah Baker has lieeti on the
«u*k list.
The school directors of Brady twp.
have !>een visiting the school lately.
(ierge Staff and J. J Badger have
completed a clearing of six acres for T.
A. McClymonils, and have taken a con
tract for seven more.
Mrs. Nancy Baker, wife of Frank
Baker i.f Elwood, formerly of this
place, dropped dead at her home on
Sabbath at one oolock from heart trou
ble, the remains were brought to Hals
ton Station and the funeral services
held at her daughter's. Mrs. Carrie
Croll, on Tuesday at 'J P. ?•!., and in
terred at the West Liberty cemetery.
Tjie deceased had been enjoying good
health previous to this ANON.
AT vhe Manufacturers Banquet in
New York last Thursday night. Presi
dent McKinley announced himself, for
the first time, as strongly in favor of
currency reform. He declared it to be
the chief issue now before the United
States. In the absence of an interna
tiqnal agreement f (JI bimetallism he
took firm grounds for the maintenance
of the gold standard and the payment
of all obligations in gold.
DKATHS.
NELSON At his home in Middlesex
twp. thit, county, January Jii. IhOH.
Mr. ltichard G. Nelson, aged 74
years,
ELLIOTT At her homo i:» Buffalo
twp. Jan. 27, IH9B, Mrs. Thos. W. El
liott, aged about 60 years.
BURRY—At her home in Franklin
twp.. Jan. 29, 189 M, Olive, daughter
of John nnd Agnes Burry, ageil 4
years.
She had been sick but a week, and
Monday.
ONITU.XRY NOTES
ISAAC C. STKWAKT.
At his home at Ocheton < )seola Co.
lowa, Jany. i:!th 181W the death of
Capt. Isaac C. Stewart occured after a
long illness.
Captain titewat i. was bom about o.ie
mile north of Prospect this county,
June Ist, l*'!(i. He served In the first
three months service in Co. 11. 18th
Pa. Vols, us private. He also volun
teered in Co. II 102 Pa. Vols . immedi
ately after his honorable discharge
from the three months sevrice and serv
ed in that Company as private, corpo
ral, sergeant, second lieutenant, first
lieutenant, and brought that gallant
company hqiui; a« )ti captain." His
promotions wen- deserved for patriotic
fidelity to duty.
koyal makes the food pure, '
wholesome ind delicious.
pom
J!*
POWDER
Absolutely Pure
j HOVAI HAKINQ CO
WOOL
TO SELL tfRtTK TO
W. c . RUMBERGER,
Care A. Tiotmiiiiii'* l*A
TH6 RUTkGR CiTIZ6N.
SI.OO per if puicl a<Jv:ukt, ollicrwist**
Tl.will hv rliu'rirort.
AhvunisiNii UATKS Out' tlmr
; racli suhsj-qurnt ion .%«» rents CSK'II.
Amlltors* anil «lvnm* each; rwr
iitoi> ami udmiiiiitriitorV notices & each;
• stray ami dissolution noiic« a s each. I :<>«&<!-
iiijr notli'cs !<lci'r..s a line for lirnt and eents
for each milim i|in*rtt insertion. Notices
anionic local news Items 1"» cents a Ifno for
ea- h Insertion. tHiltuarles, canls of thanks,
resolutions «>f pesfM'ct, notices of festival*
ami fair-i.'ete'., hiserteil a'l tlie .*>C«*II(S
a line, nufiiey 1«» a<*c(>|itua)iy i ie.. oj'dj f >ei'en
wonU of pros'* make a line.
Kales for standing cards and jol» wtirk on
ap|»i}c;,tio||.
All advertising is due .»f«ej first tr^ci-i|nn.
and all tratisi«*nt advertislinr must oe paid
for in advance.
All cotnniuiilcatlons intended for publica
tion In tlds pap* r must la* accompanied i»y
t he real name of the writer, not for publics -
t I« •:» I »U :• guarantee of >T«MMI faith.and sliould
reach us not later than Tuesday evening.
heath notices must be accompanied by a
r^s»*onslide name.
M A. iih-RKiMER,
Funeral Director.
337 S. Main SSt., Butler.
Practical Horse Shoer
WILL ROBINSON.
Foi uierl y Horse Sliocr at the
Wick House lias opened busi
ness in a shop in the rear of I
tile Ariinyiou flotel, wncrt |
lie will do Horse.Slioeinjj in :
the most approved style.
TRACK AND ROAD HORSES
A SPECIALTY.
SPECIAL
Election Proclamation! u
' be
To Vote For or Against a Poor
Farm.
r«
T ih Honorabb John M Greer, President K.i
Jndtoeof the Court of Qi . i Hcsslo—
of Hutler County, Pennsylvania: _
We. tin- undersigned. l**litg the majority t
til. i>\ i i Seer-, of lln l*o«»r l»i>t rlct » • inp«»s4**i
of the county «»f BvtKer, under tlie Ad "f
Assembly «»f the I'.Mh day of June. miM
re»p«• t fully petition and recommend \
ih »t Your Honorable Court order that the
qtn i i <>( tin pur :hase «»f r«i estate with- I
in ih« district, the erection «»f suitabl«- J
iiel the establishment of a poor
dlstrl t ih* sut»mltte<l to a« vote of the quail- )
ti« <1 i-lectors of said district .it such time as 1 *j*
y«;ur Honorable <*ourt shall determlm*
umier the pn»vish ns of the altov«* act.
Ami as in duty tMiund we will ever pray, I Oi
I A *. i 0
NAME. DISTUICT.
Wm. tilbson Fatrvlew lH»rough '
John 1 Manny .. Butler township
K. M \ ndersi .n I'eiin tounship
And t>thers.
OR!>EU OF CJOrRT. ! I
j Now. NOVCIIIIRT 4th. ls'.»T. the within p' ti- !
tlon iK'ing pres« nte«l in «>peu t'ourt and it
appearing t liat a majority of the Ov rseers 1
of the I\*»r in office in said county at tlie
time of signing said petition have signed it,
recommeiiding the purchase of land and .
er*'Ction of buildings to furnish relief and j (l
give employment to the destitute noor and i b
: paupers in Butler county, upon due con- I
-i-it rat ion the prayer thereof granted, and ;
it is directed that the question «»f purchase i
of real estate within Hutler County lV»or I
IHstrict and ere. tion thereon of buildings ■
and providing tools, machinery and -.t'>cW by
t he County t'ommissioners as they iu their
judgment "may deem necessary, proper and a
sufficient to carry out the design and pur- C
p< of t lie l aw. l"»e submit ted to tlie votes of •
the qualified electors of the Hutler County
IN Mir IMstrict.
said election shall be held at the time of
the election for Uirough. ward and township ~
.»rti etg,..n \be i
3rd Tuesday of February, 1898, I
at the hours and via • s « »f holding said eiec- |
tions and Ih- iield and conducted l»y the elec
tion officers provided hv law for holding
elections in tlie respective voting district-,
and precincts within said jMMir district of
butler county according to the laws govern- r
leg municipal and general elections in this
i '< pimonwealt l».
At l*'asi sixty days' maice <if -.ai«l election j
shall bejrive,. hy im Sheriff of the county "•
by publication in newspapers published •
within said county, and tne Commlisionora
of said county are liereliv directed to pre- -
pare and furnish printed ballots sufficient in <
numlier to fully supply all the electors in I
the countv, on the outsiih* of which shall Ue J
printed the words. "IVior House." On the j
inside «»f one-half ;he number of ballots pre
pared shall 'h* pripted the words, "For I «n»r
House." and on tlie inside of the other half I
shall be printed the words. Against Poor
House. ' Each election district shall be
furnished with at least four times as many
ballots as there were voters at the genera*!
election on Nnvem'>er 3d. 1m97. The election
officers of tin- several election districts shall
receive ballots from qualified electors writ
ten or printed us aforesaid. At the close of (
the polls the votes shall be counted and du
plicate cert iticd returns lie made and sealed,
one copv of which shall lie deposited with
the Commissioner- «if the cr.'.»r\ty, to Ih*
opened hy «hem and the other with the i
Clerk of "'lie Coun of Quarter Sessions of >
i he countj.
At the tirst meeting and session of the
Court of Quarter Sessions thereafter tin
said returns deposited with the Clerk of the
t 'ourt of Quarter Sessions shall he opened
and counted by the Court and a record made
of the result of said « lection.
If a majority «»f the votes cast are for a
jH>or house, the County Commissioners |
shall* within a reasonable time at their dis
cretion. proceed to purchase real estate and
erect buildings as provided by law. bitt ',f <»
majority of the votes so cast against a
I <H>r house, no land shaU U°w bv purchased.
Hie expense ■« uf tills election shall lx*
»H»rne by the county of Butler.
By the Court. JollN M. GRKKR, I'. J.
Certified from the n*cord this 10th day of
November. A. M. ls«»r. ISAAC .MEALS.
Clerk.
SECTION I, ACT OF MAKCII 34,
Skc. 4. lii ri'Oflvitis* and counting, and in
making returns of thi- votes cast, the in
siK-ciui-s and judges and clerks of *aid i-lec
tion sliali IH* sfovt-rni'il l»y the laws of vliis
Coniiuoiiwealth regulatir'i; jrtvieral e.lectiori.s t
and all lite neimUios of said' election laws
lire Uutvliy extended t<> and applied to the
voters, inspectors, judges and clerks voted
at ami in attendance upon its elections, held
under the provisions of lliis act and tlie act i
to which (liis is a supplement.
Now. therefore, in pursuance of said order
of Court. I. William It. iNxlds. High Sheriff
in and for the county of Butler. State of
I'ennsylvania. do hereby make known and
give public notice to the electors of Hutler
county. I'a., that on Tuesday, the i">th day
of i'ebruary. In-ing the third Tuesday of
said month, a special election will In', held in
tlie several ejection districts of said r.uylilty
esti'lili-lle'l by law. at which time and place
tliey Will vote "l-'or" or "Against" the es
tablishing of a county 'Poor House," TIIO
form of ballot will be as provided for in the
above "Older of Cotirt."
' PLACES OK HOLDING TH! ELECTIONS
Tlie said elections will bo held throughout
, the county a« follows:
The electors ct Adiius township, North
precinct, at the carpenter shop of J J. S'liitii
at Myoma in said precinct.
The electors ot A<l itas, sout t precinct, at
' I'.irks'Mill in »ni<l precinct.
ho~G 61-tfavTtTtjoozle at Si* Points in said
towosbip.
The electors of Buffalo township at tlie
house ol'Tbos. W. Elliott iu said township.
The electors of Butler township at the
hone of James Hageman in said town
ship.
[ The electors of Brady township at the
L School house at West Liberty.
The el«cto'K of ClearQehl to«fnshi£» r.t flie
office til tY nk t» Mclsrl<W in' said toVtTsbip
The eleotors of Cliniou township at the
■ Hall at Kiddle# X Kinds iu said township,
t Tlie elector# uf Concord township, a
i SI. Coohruo's new house in Middietown.
The electors of Clay township at the Centra
School house in said township.
. The electors of Centro township at tho
Cetitte School House, in said township.
The electors of Cherry township, North
precinct, at tho Ky -broad School House, in
tnid pre< iuct.
Tli;> electors ul Ciifcny township, South
pvec.inet, 'lie Clonjorsol School House in
said precinct.
Tlie electors ofConnoipienessini} township
Northern preouict at School house No. 7, in
Whites town.
The electf rs of Connoquencasing t twuslitp ,
Southern precinct at »!io Graham Schojl
House No. 5.
The electors of Cranberry townsl.ip a. the
house oi Andrew K irehler in mid township .
The oleotors of Donegal township at tho
i In"ion house in - liil tnwnship.
The electors of Fairview township at the
eh etion in said township oa I arm of
W II II Kiddle.
The electors of Forward township at the
house of Bobert H. Brown.
The eleitors of FranMi'i lov;nsl.ip at
Mt Chestnut Orange H-ill Jn* »iid township.
Tlie eieeln.s ul-l i, k».ui township. Eastern
1 reciuct,at the houso ot JllO A Kichart in said
precinct.
The el< ctors of Jaeksoa tow nship, \Ve«t
-rn precinct, at the Jarei.-ki Ml'g huildini'
in said precinct.
Tho electors of Jefferson township, at the
house of Morris Brighter.
The electors of Lancaster township at tie
boose of C. Übl.
Tlie elcciot'd of Mi id, u sex t owi,ship at tno
house of George (Jooper.
The Qlestors of Marion township at tha
house of K. \V. Atwell in i-aid townibip.
Tie ulec'.ors of Mudilycrcek township at
the house ot lleury Hay iu said township.
The electors of Mercer township at the
houte of J. A. Gal breath iu said township.
The electors of Oakland township at tho
house of William J. Hutchison in said town
ship.
The electors of Parker township at the
house ol Mrs Lucinda Wallcy iu Martins
: bur
Tno oiciaurs of t-eun lownship, pre
cinct, at the Opera House in Kenlrew.
The electors of Penn township, South pre.
cinct, at the house of 11. Sutton, in said
precinct
Tho eloctors of Summit township at the
house of Adam Frederick.
The electois of Siipperyrock township at the
house oi llarrv Albaster in said township
Tho electors of Venango township at tl.«
►hop ol K. K Tnvlor.
The oleetors of Wuitleld township attiraii)>e
Hall ill said towi ship.
The electors of Washington township, North
prccluct, at the house of .Mrs. Jane Hcudcr
60ii. at lliiliard»-
The electors of Washington township, South
precinct, at the In urauiv Co- office, in North
Washington.
The electors of Worth township at tho
Public Hall in Mechanicsburg 111 said town
ship.
The cleetois of the borough of Hutler, Ist
ward at tlie \Vi(ller Hall iu slid ward.
2nd ward at the Kohb-r Ifouse in said
ard.
Hd waul ai the Orsml Jury Uooui in Court
House.
4th ward at Nixon s lionie, N. McKean St,
in suid wa d.
sth ward at tho Wicit House, <>n N. Main
Ht„ In h .id watd.
The electors of the borough of Ceutroville
ai the l.ousi. ol Kol>ert Kalston.
The eloctors of the borough ol liarrisvillo
at the i bop of J. 11. Mor'ison Jr. iu s. id
borough. '
The electors of tlie borough of Prospect at
the hpuae t>l Kiddle in said borot|gl).
The electors ,if tho borough of
at the botiSi) of Mrs. K. A. Meltnliobl 111 :'S.!<(
borough'
The electofs uf tini borougli of Wo.lt Sun- j
bury at tho public school house.
'1 be electors of the borough of Millerstown
at the hotel of Jno. Dolan in »sid borough.
Tho electors of the borough of Potrolia at 1
the Council Boom In said borough.
The electors of the borough of Fairviow at
the Union Hall in saiti borough.
The electors of the borough of Karns City
nt the Hose house !n said bori ugh.
I The electors of the borough of Evans City
al tbe elii'l'l I Mickley ijc \Vei t in said f tjj--
o'ugti.
The electors of thu ..orough of Harmony 1
; it tlie 1 Ihce of K U Convert in sniil liorougli.
Tlie eieciors of the borough of /ehenopla
at the simp ot .1 .:i.- - Wullai e in saul
I borough. j
The eh ctors ol the borough oi Mars at the
I bouse ol Tbouias Miles 111 said borough. .
Th» «! t. Nt of tue borough ef lVrtrnvill#
t the hiu*e of E- 1.. Heigbiey in said boro
1 h.' el ' r - • •"f TdiM »
t the store room o. Ball A Stoup in taut
orrogh.
Tl e elic'ora of the borcugb if l.'onnoijue
ie«sing atthe heu«e of I* W Thomas iu w»i i
loroush.
O.Tt-n under ruy hand at U ' office at Butler
his loth day of iVe., in the year of our
. d. ls'J.'.anJ in the l.'Ji i! year f tho I u lo
ci den e of the United State* of Norib
tn erica.
W. B. DO.lDS.Sheriff
PROFESSIONAL CARUS.
[ vR. ti. A. JOHNSTON,
I" DKNTIST.
Gold Fillings Painless Extraction of
l'eeth and Artificial Teeth without plates
» specialty, Nitrous Oxide or Vitalized Air
jr Local lueslhetics used.
Dtiice over Miiltts grocety, east of Low
v house.
I kR. \V. P. McILROV,
I ' DSNTIST.
Formerly known as the "Peerless
Painless Extractor of Teeth." Located
permanently at in East JetTerson St.,
Opposite Hotel Lowry, Butler. Will do
dential operations of all kinds by the
latest devices and up-to-date methods.
UR. J. E. FAULK,
DENTIST,
Painless extraction—No Gas—Crown
and bridge work a specialty.
Office--Rooni No. I. new Biekel build
ing.
I jR. N. M. HOOVER,
1' 137 E. Wayne St., office houts. to to
12 a. m. 1 and to 3 p. in.
1 J. DONALDSON,
R> • DENTIST.
Artificial Teeth inserted on the latest
improved plan. Gold Fillings a spec
ialty. Office over Miler's Shoe Store.
I iH. CHAS. R. B. HX NT,
I' PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
Eye, ear, and throat a specialty.
132 and 134 S. Main Street, Ralston
building.
IP H. BROWN,
M . HOMOEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN AND
SURGEON.
Office 336 S. Main St., opp. P. O.
Residence 315 N. McKrau St.
OAMUELM. BIPPUS,
IJ PHYSICIAN AND SCROEON
200 West Cunningham St.
I BLACK,
Li PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
New Trcuttnan Building, Btitler Pa.
V A. RUSSELL, M. 1).
Ijt Rcxjni 3, Bickel Block. Butler Pa
Peoples Phone No. 309. Night call 173;
p F. L. McQl ISTION,
V. Civil. ENGINEER AND SURVEYOR,
Office n?4r Court House.
P M. ZIMMERMAN
VI • PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Office No. 45, S. Main street, over City
Pharmacy.
TOHN W. COULTER.
R1 ATTORNKY-AT-LAW.
Si>ecial attention given to collections
and business matters.
Reference: Butler, Savings Bank, or
Butler County National Bank.
T B. BKEDIN,
rt. ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Office on Main St. near Court House.
i T. SCOTT,
ii.. ATTORNEY AJ LAW,
Office at S Sout'u Diamond bt.
yj U. fIERSOL,
0. ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Office at No. 104 East Diamond St.
HH. GOUCHER,
• ATTORNEY AT L,A\Y.
Office in JJi cV<£«' building.
I LBX RUSSELL,
A ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Oflic.- with Newton Black, Es<j.i|South
Diamond Street.
4 T. BLACK,
A» ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Room J. —Armory building.
I M. PAINTER,
tl • ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Office between Po.stolT.ce and Diamond
VTEWTON BLACK
i AiToUNfe'v AT LAW.
Office on South Diamond Street.
pOULTER & BAKhR,
ATTORNEYS A r ',*w.
Room 8., Armory buildin.,.
[WE]
> Must >
) MMMBWnfIHH v
I Have (
jCASH\
\ 1-5 off
) —ON ALL— 5
Suits. \
S WEDDING SUITS i
) A SPECIALTY. (
/ Call Early, 7
l(oopcr (of
\ CORNER DIAMOND. 7 I
S BUTLER. PA.
TH K
Bailor County National Bank,
Outle r I Vn n,
Capital paid in jsioo.ooo.oo
Surplus and I'roiiLs #114,647.87
Jos. Hartman, President; J. V. Ritts,
Vice President; C. A. Bailey. Cashier;
John G. McMarlin, Ass't Ca-hicr.
/ irenerul baiifcpiir l>ui»lt»v
-t.,re[i a pi,ld nil nilli* at p.islls
Money loaned on approved security.
We invite you til open an account with tills
bank.
lilltKl'TOKs lion Joseph Hartman, lion.
W S. Waldron. I»r N M llmiver 11. Mc-
Hweener. S. K. Abnuns. < I*. Colltaa L a.!
Stuith.
e, 11 l.arkiu. .Inliii llnmplirey, l>r. W. I
Met'audi,*ss. Ben Mass' th. Levi M. Wise, !
J. V. lUtts. '
I --February-- I
| Furniture - - Selling j
Should !*■ lively at this -tort-. a> we are W&C
clearing the way for the Spring earn JBC
yaj jiaitcn «kid lots going at minced t£Sjg
prices not becanse the qualitv is |<>or
but l>eoanse the quanity of each kiu<l is rXJ
"SI small. Better come in and see if there Ec^
is anything yon need, as you can save
3M eonie money if yon buy this month. jjjjg*
51 sl4 For a Decorated Dinner Set. A variety of decora
Zza tiiins to select from: 112 pieces in each set and the kind we sold (SEJ
£2 for SIB.OO S
jit $1.50 For a Rocking Chair. Full size and hnrd wood seat
•-—strong and well made finished antique.
JfcSl $5.00 The Price For Rocking Chairs 'hat were s»>. $7
jarf and same kind we told yon about before. and there is a nice VSJf
assortment left. St
$3.50 The Price For Rocking Chairs that were $4 s■">. IgJ
JfcsSt and sii. *he assortment is not so large as last month s. lint many pSSS
good values are left.
S Campbell ft Templeton I
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|| BUTLER, PA. gS
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ri, -v-% •%. Vfc. -<a.
THIS LOT JO Q|g. Great Annual Sale *
s ® Muslin Underwear! j
# VmlC /ll IH I FEBRUARY 3rd, we shall place on sale 0
\ M \\ \ |f 1 111 over 100 dozen pieces of Muslin I'nderwear, J
W » 3 I 1 divided into six lots of Ladies', Misses' anil J
f W»a | * Children's, price IOC, 15c, 25c, 50c, 75c and sl, ?
fj dji.llM\ ever >" garment is worth double the jfrice we J
i j ask Our last annual sale was the largest Un- •
W^rTlC* J dtrwear sale in our history. We thought we #
nil I VIA ityfiT'njL had enough to supply all, but in two days the m
IIM fIYA twy-r.«gj assortment was broken; man >* were disappoint- #
0 1 1 »~jj '' ' This time the quantity is larger, hut to ge A
> _w> | your share we would advise you to be hen: a
1 piM MARKS' 108S M h B!L p a j
[k,AA.A. A .fj
;1 Rubbers! Ij
il Another Clearing Up. tj
I This time rubbers, You know we handle only first grade rub- Fi
l>ers \V'e *now yon cannot buy first grade rubbers elsewhere at 25
per gent more than we ask for these.
Woonsocket, Boston, Candee, r
Wales, Goodyear Rubbers. V
. lot Misses' and Children's rubbers, spring heel 10c W
1 lot Ladies' rubbers aoc
1 lot Men's high over* 40c
1 lot Men's self acting rubbers 50c W
1 lot Men's felt boots, black tops, four stays with one buckle. •
heel and tap overs #1 25
1 lot felt 1 >oots, as above, or white felts, with high two bucket W
overs fi 50 M
Many other Wo make our profit by buying not by selling, 9
i A. RUFF & SON. N
i Leaders in Low Prices. BUTLER, PENN'A. fl
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