Mr i - ► 2 YL T E HAVE JUST FINISHED KL A \\ taking stock and have sort*<L F> , % out 100 MENS SUITS «•» WA •J « II , BOYS SUITS. LONG PANTS, K l * j Selling 75 Overcoats w *1 and A lot of ( hi! iron's S - Knee KJ N A AJ J„ Pants that we Will Sell Regard- J IT FILM <1 less of Cost. We have piled these ., VVVUU goods on separate counters from reg- ™ A J nlar stock, and we do not intend to A pat them hack in our Mgo 92 bat will sell them at what they will T# a 4 RPTFFLRDLFTRS ''Tf yon want A real good bargain W f j XI come quick. Ask for goods A<^ER of Cost. ILL BUTLER, PA. M : ; The Surprise Store 0; ! 108 South Main street, Butler, Pa. Pj j : NO USE TALKING! 'yi ; THE KEYSTONE UNION MADE < Overalls, Jackets and Pints rj i Are the best that human hands can make. If ml ► they rip bring them back and get a new pair. < The Keystone Corduroy Pants are made from VJ ► the best corduroy. A new pair or money back * to every dissatisfied customer. F< 1 : THE SURPRISE STORE, fi < BUTLER, PA. Y \ A* iffci A On The Boom At our store just what you are looking for, PRETT \ , NEW , DESIGNS and COLORINGS in WALL PAPER. All fresh, new goods are in, comprising the largest stock in Hur ler to select from at prices that will suit you. It will pay you to see our line before you buy. ROOM MOULDINGS to match any color paper. Picture and Mirror Framing a Specialty. Contract Painting and Paper Hanging. Patterson Bros., 236 North Main Street, ,nn tleP ' P * Wick Building. Peoples Phone 400 IS PAPES, JEWELERS. ;| £ S •> rn £ ? DIAMONDS, * J WATCHES, ° FT S CLOCKS, J G { JEWELRY, J P £ ' SILVERWARE, * £ J SILVER NOVELTIES, ETC. J 2 ° J Broken Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, etc J £5 C N $ Give our repair department a trial. T # We take old gold and silver the same as cash. * M 2 1 PAPE'S, ?1 J « 122 S. Main St., Butler, Pa. J 3 # r ' rpiITQ IS TO HE THE YEAR OF ALL YEARS FOR DEAR -L XJ.J.O o jj ]} u tlcr County, and as we are one the oldest lirrns still in the ring, we deem it our duty to celebrate in a measure, tli.it is, by making it the "BANNER YEAR of our business. We have just opened and placed on exhibition, and we may add, cn Sale, one of the most complete lines of SPUING GOOIjS ver brought into this city. In this line the following are included: Punjab Percales, Lawns, Dimities, Silk Ginghams, Laces, Embroideries, Puffing, All Overs. CARPET DEPARTMENT. We have no hesitation in saying that wc have tl'e Largest, Most Complete, and best assorted stock of CARI'EI in Butler County, in cluding the celebrated Hartford Axminster, Sanford it W i'son s W i!- ton Velvet, the old reliable Body Brussels, I, 2, and 3 F'b' Ingrain Rugs of every price and description, Art Squares, Uruggeis, and out "Centennial Rug,*'size 36x40 inch' all-wool, at 25 cents each; ; veritable celebration in itself. DUFFY'S STORE, Butler, Pa. MAIL ORDERS RECEIVE PROMPT ATTENTION. rfjil ClMiMVr'* KB«IUH Jlr*.oC ? ENNYROYAL PILLS : OrJflan! »b<l «»"lf tfniilnf. A A I>r««l»i far CbUkfttr • /■:. -* //».» ' ora«<l to Itr <1 w» J u tb'UilUi\Vw With ».! •« n» Take \sr fSI i / riftujUM mrui UmUmium* Mlirnrj'i, <r*>o«4e. I la ittnitJ f«»r aartkaltfi. I'«".if-nlal* \ am B •' R»lltT fur f» IrtUr. tf r+turm « Mall. 10 f <>00 l-■tlraooUi* *—» ffr. S too Madia*-* H«juur«*, I'llll Al# A.. I'* WTST&E. VVICK, DFAI-KK- I N Itongh anfl Worked Lumh< r of a'l Ivlmi . lioorH, K&HII and MouldliijfH- Oil Will KIK.H a *!>< cliilly. %r~* ofll.-c and Vard. „ . CiK. Cunningham and Monroe rsl*., near \Vc»t i'crin iiUTLLIi. PA. J Thai Studio Over the I'ost unice i hummer. Folk from out of towi should not fail to se« the work when in town F.verythin;( flrst-c!ass. A. L. FINDLEY, Hi ui< li Studios, Mars and Kvans City. 1 Telephone 236. The vision of the stork is one which frightens the eyes and quickens the heart beat of every young wife. Yet olt«n the vision is / never realized, and // W \ as the laughter of yt* infant voices floats y from without into the J childless home the aCLr '* eves sadden and the ' heart grows hungry, t often happens that childlessness is due o conditions which may be corrected. Jany women have found that the \italit\ nd vigor imparted by Doctor Pierce s 'avorite Prescription to the womanly irgans, has been the one thing needful ofu 1 fill the joy of motherhood. This anions medicine is not a cure-all, but specialist's prescription, having as a ingle aim the cure of diseases peculiar 0 women. Sick or weak women are invited to con ult Dr. Pierce, Buffalo. X. ~by letter, ree of charge, thus avoiding the indelicate luestions, offensive examinations, and ocal treatments, generally considered leccssary bv inexperienced practitioners, ill litters are held as strictly private nd sacredlv confidential. Each answer s sent in a "perfectly plain envelope. There is neither alcohol nor other m oxicant contained in " Favorite Pre cription." and it is absolutely free from ipium, cocaine and all narcotic drugs. "My wife w.15 sick for ovrr t, II L 'u'.'.c 1'"! of Altan-.'tit, Grundy n. otnit'v, Tenn. She had uterine /A X istase and was treated by f M wo physicians and got no re ef. At last I read. In one of \ our Momoran I'lm Rooks / It Dl■ / • 1 te ■iercx s medicines, /I' M f nd we decided to try / / J B ion.' I sent to the W & one *7/ v m ■ /.tie and the fir-,t use save case and k-< She had not slept any for three nights. i*i2 «ure that it would cure her I j»eiit for live nore bottles. and when the had the sixth ,r,ttle she was sou;:d and well. We now have a Lne boy at our house." Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets promote 1 healthy condition of the stomach. 7 VETERINARY SPECIFICS ). J FEVERS. Lung Fever. Milk Fever. H. > gpii \IVS, LamcQCb/t. Ithcumallam. XRFS ) EPIZOOTIC. Distemper. xrvsJ WOBMK. B"t«. Grulm. xat J ( 'Ol < » ,,^ ■ mfluen**. E; F -] COLIC, Bellyache, Illurrhea. XREo ) S.fi. Prevents MISCARRIAGE. j KIDNEY & BLADDER DISOItDEBS. frkin Diseases. COXDITIOV fflit Hk each : Stable Case. Ten Spcctflcs, Book. Sc.. t7. At drusarlsta or sent prr pald on receipt of price. NERVOUS DEBILITY, VITAL. WEAKNESS and Prostration from Over work or other causes. Humphreys' Homeopathic Specific Mo. 28, >«» u.iO over 40 years, the only iuccessful rc^mciy. (1 per viator 5 viaU and large vial powder, for *,6 fc' 1.1 t lr t«, or »• tt j -.f ; »• 1 •-:» rectif.t of prlc* ICiPIiULIS' X£D* CO., Cor.*MU»aa A J«l»n SU.,<V»r lirk ilheCurelhatGarss / p Coughs y 6) \ Colds, ! § Grippe, & \ Whooping Coußh, Asthma, J Bronchitis and Incipient A cJ Consumption, Is oTJo's k Tt\e German REMEDV NOTHING IS BETTER M POSSIBLE TO MANUFACTURE A BETTER REMEDY. 'ennsylvania People Make Good Wit nesses of the Success it Has Achieved. There can he nothing better for back che, nervousness, sleeplessness and all ilments arising from kidney disorders han Morrow's Kid-ne-oiris. It is iin ifissible I' manufacture a better kidney emedy. Kid-ne-oids contain tlie very icst ingredients that are jiood for ail uents arising from the kidneys. The ast number of people in this city who lave testified to thrtneritsof Kid-ne-oi ■; sufTicient proof that tiol.e of our claims re false. Mrs. Smith, 49 Madison Ave., Alle henv, Pa., eays: "1 have suffered for several years with ;idney trouble I had sevrt; pain in my .ark and was troubled with nervousness lid sculling of I lie feet. I tiied difTer nt kinds of kidney remedie ;. but thej lid iot relieve me. Whan I saw Mor ow's Kid-ne-oids advertised I decided to ry ihuti. They stopped the pain in im iack, my nerves are strengthened and he swelling has diMppCtßO." Morrow's Kid-ne-oids are not pills but I'ellow Tablets and i.cll ft fifty cents a >ox at all drug store:, ai d at Reilick & irohman's drug store. Mailed on receipt of price. Manufac ured by John Morrow He (Jo., Chemists, ipringficld, Ohio. D ™. CATARRH for a IO CENT I Wcf/AM BALVvvj TRIAL SIZE. Ely's Cream Balm :<,nt»:f» no C'Kralnft, B / <jV/AaCT nt rcury li'ir any h M i iijiiriouidrog. fe V-S It ia quiciy Ai»orlnU. r* ■, A Gives Itciicf at 0n... v.'. 1 4'COLD'N HEAD Allayo InflniMriifHioii W >I-W HH ft'i'l Protct. ti c StnMca of Tift« a n't ! It Slit'; 50c.; ir,:u llmlie.: *tDiusaisU'.r i>y mall. I.Li llKO'l IIKI;.~% M V, urruu Street, Iwsw York. (ordov^ \bi&e Candles M Noth i 1 ho ui'irb ■ to ti»< y.nru.of th y f !r ■ I \ / H'l AM»AUI> Oil. ikjLa - ... . 1 Z!.. I i THE { i COUGH. I A pleasant, never - fitiling V I remedy for throat and. lung $ I diseases. < ] Sellers' Imperial | } Cough Syrup ) is absoltttcly free froia spir iltton 3 > ; or other liarmfal ingredien*. •. I < A prompt, jvisitive euro / v cmgliß, col (1m, lioarsc-uc! ", •• < caza, vhoopitiß cougli. C Ov< ramllilnn U-ttlcs »old !m ■ ' \ J iust l'ew years y. < ( W. J. GII..MORK CO. C piTTOaur.c, PA# S At all DrtigfistS. { U/ANTKI) Honest 111:111 or woman votrav.-l '* for lurp house; salary s«'• monthly and expenses, vvllli hx'reaMi; ixmlllon iiecmun- »<;lf-mjdie»»e<j cij vuloui. MASAUtIt, Ho Canton bliig.. C'tilcurjfo. I&SSIIfSN BURNING OUT STUMPS. tfiinu* nti Ohio Farmer Learned b>- niird Lift* and Ivnocki. I First, 1 would not use dynamite or ' any other explosive, because It is too I expensive and dangerous. From 10 to 7o cents is too much money to pay to get rid of a stump. I would not even care to have them split BO as to start the Are in the center of the stump. I would take an ax and cut a notch iu a spur root where 1 wanted to start a Ore. I would then take anything that was handy and start a small fire in this notch, then keep on renewing this fire, adding larger chunks as the stump began to get hot and a large coal formed. When the coal on the stump becomes good and hot. put one stick on at a time. Go around amoin. your stumps often enough to keep the fires from going out until they are well started, and !hen once or twice a day U sufficient. I never kept an account of the cost or time that it took to burn out a stump or any given number of them, tut if I were taking a job to clear land as we used U> <Io I would be glad to get even 0 cents extra each to burn out the stumps. In fact, I see no reason why it should cost a p reeptibk- amount more to tlo -so than not to burn t.iem. since, once the lire is started, there is no way to )-•; rid of a log so easily as to put it against the stump or partly burned large log and let it burn with the rest. From my experience I would think, where two or more hands and teams are used on a farm winter and summer, that to take out. say. 100 oak stumps running from three to sii feet across the stump, say four feet from the ground, need not be over from ! lo $lO, while In doing so every old stump, old gate or bar post, as as every old, unsightly thing about a farm that !e mad* o.f wood, used as fuel, much to the Improvement of the appearance of the farm. Hut to get the work done as cheaply as I speak of it would have to be done system.itically and at times when the hands and teams would otherwise be idle. To burn stumps out as we sug gest patience is required on the start. But keep on. and in time the stump will get hot and hold the fire and help Itself in many way* Iu luy work of the kind I always carried a rather light, sharp ax. When I went to a stump, I struck the burning part of the stump with the head of the ax so as to knock the coals oil". Then 1 would strike the bit of the ax into the chunks and logs anil thus lift or roll them where I wanted them. 1 had the men with tin' teams do the hauling, and I attended to tiie fires, using economy with the fuel the same as I would have done at the house lire. If I were taking a job of several hun dred stumps, I should not care much as to whether they were green or dry unless it should be such as sugar or beech, which when dry will burn out with little or no trouble. While I never kept tab on cost or time of burning stumps, 1 would say that from 20 to .#0 days would IK; sufficient to burn out an oak stump of, say, four to six feet across at the place of cutting it. If the stump is old and dry, the; spur roots can be taken out with the ax and used as fuel to advantage, if the lire Is kept well down to the ground, tin.* top of the stump can be split off with the ax and used as fuel. After a good coal is formed on tlx- stump I would as lief have green wood, say a foot in diame ter, cut four feet long and unsplit. It has cost me many a hard lift and hard knock to learn tin; things said in this letter. I have but one object In writ ing it, and that is to give others the benefit of my experience, says an Ohio Farmer writer. The Comlnz Mnple Sutcur Srnaon. As last spring was a poor sap season, the poorest 1 have known for many years, no doubt many orchards will lie idle. Owners will think that the de struction of leaves was the cause In many cares of the small yield. It is true that defollaee is a serious damage to trees. Hut, Irrespective of damage by worms. It was a poor sap season all the same. In tlms* orchards where the worms bad not worked we failed to se cure one good run, and in this locality we did not have even one first class sap day. In consequence of this our market is empty, and maple goods are high. Now, these being (lie conditions and a first class sap season being expected, as all natural klkhs Indicate, and as prices will be well up, let every sugar maker do his best in this line and trust re ults, urges a Vonuynt tuaplo sugsu maker In The New England Mi*ne stead. To I'rrrrnt I'reexliiK In Cellara. There are times when It seems al most linpo sible to prevent vegetables from freezing Is the cellar. Of course, having doors and windows tight and a banking around the walls on the cold sides does much to prevent this, but when that "coldest day since we can remember" comes unexpectedly, as It does so many times, the chances are that many are not well prepared for it. A small oil stove, or even one or two lanterns, lighted and burning will do much to give a warmer temperature, and one or two tubs of water put down there will do nearly as much. The first throw off an active heat and the water n latent beat. Not until the water Is frozen will anything else freeze there. Set the stove or lanterns on the bottom j of the cellar, as beat rises, and see that they cannot set lire to anythl ig. HOOD S Pit LS cure Liver Ills, Bil iousness, Indigestion, Heartache. Easy to take. e;i ;y to operate. 25c. RKHUMATISM IN A DA V. "Mystic Cure" for Rheumatism and Neuralgia radically cures in i to 3 days. Its action upon the system is remarkable and mysterious. It removes at once the causes and the disease immediately dis appears. The first dose greatly benefits; 175 cents Sold by J. C. Redic, and J. I'. ljahib I )riii£S»i"ts Rnfler \t>r 06 Farm For Sale. I will si ll my farm in vVashing | ton twp , located about three j miles west of North Washington, containing about 150 acres, with ! j.jood house, barn, outbuildings, 1 springs and orchard, underlaid j with coal, and two producing oil wells, on easy terras. Inquire of R. 0. Rumbaugh, Nixon House, Hutlcr, l'a. Eyes Examined Free of Charge R. L. KIRKPATRICK. Jeweler and Graduate Opticia Next Door to Court House. Ilutler, l'a Receipts and Expenditures of Butler Co- for the Year 1899. (Continued from Ist page.) DISBURSEMENTS. Amount paid assessing... »!.£-> Amount paid puljlUliiuK auditors'report-- „ 1' A Kattigan $ J* l 00 WCNegloy 100 00 Zei*ler& MoKec 100 00 Koblnson & Sliiever 11,1 00 . „ thas E Herr 15 00- <«■» 00 Am't paid Allegheny Co. work house for malnten mice of prisoners TV ,*! Am't pain bridge views ll * w Am't paid registering births and deaths -V •*_ Am't paid bridge Inspector. w Am't paid boiler house re pairs • al Am't paid Com'rs council (Geo E Kobison) salary. 250 00 Am't allowed for extra work pertaining to Butler Co. poor district 200 00 To am't overdrawn (which) has since been refunded). 10 00— 460 00 Am't paid Commonwealth, (costs) Am't paid court house;new steel file cases and repairs >4<* •*' Am't paid county detctive. Elmer E Bell. I*9* 104 00 Jas A McMarliu, I>9o 610 00— .14 00 Am't paid court crier, B L Hocfcenberry 00 Am't paid constables quart- m erly returns *£> Am't paid county institute (appropriation) 200 00 Am t paid comn.issionera il ermon Seaton. HOl days.. 1053 50 I) H Sutton. 2*o days 1001 00 John Mitchell, 300 days . I*6o 00- 3104 .»0 Amount paid court auditor, (Frank Murphy) 81 o0 Ain't paid clerk of'courts, (Isaac Meals) sundry fees. 21) Am't paid county auditors— O R Thorne 134 40 F P Mcßride 133 44 Wm Moore 141 00— 40H *4 Amount paid printing 237 31 Amount paid prothonotary, sundry fees— 342 40 Amount paid Polk hospital, maintenance feeble minded 054 1C Am't paid l'enn'a reform school, maintenance of inmates 1090 16 Amount paid Industrial Reformatory *»37 « " Am't paid road views 470 32 Am't paid road damages ... 329 25 Am't paid register and re corder (WJAdams)sundry fees 169 37 Amount paid refunding— 1- 43 A't paid registering voters 1492 70 Amount paid registering school children 1300 00 Am't paid stenographers — Amount paid EaS Kiddle.. 1505 70 Am't paid Miss Ada Findly 159 75 Am't pain Miss Maud Kelly 4 40— 1009 85 Am't paid sheriff for lioaru ing prisoners, commit ments, removal of insane to * asylums and taking prisoners to penitentiary and work house . 3880 96 Am't paid stationery and dockets 1203 82 Am't paid soldiers' burial.. 31;> 00 Am't paid premium arid fees on fox ar.d mink scalps... 392 CO Amount paid tipstaffs K II Harbison 58 00 C Hinchburgcr 82 00 John Shaffner 94 00 Hugh Morgan 82 IK) J C Welsh HO 00 Elt Boyer 44 00— 440 00 Am't paid Com Clerk, J C Kiskaddon <>24 00 Am't paid county general expense 269 22 Am't p;.id expressage and postage 74 <0 Amount paid elections 44J1 >2 Ain't; paid corner's inquests 142 39 Amount paid indexing 325 12 Amount paid interest on temporary loans 700 00 Am't paid indigent paupers 1153 90 Amount paid jurors 7023 83 Am't paid jail repairs, etc. 295 42 Amount paid jury commis sioners clerk 3O 00 Am't paid court house janitors Amount paid Wm Johnson 1175 00 Ain't paid Grace M'Lafferty (i (JO— o*l 00 Am't paid Jury commission ers ' Amount paid Chas Reddick 140 00 Amount paid A O Klierhart 140 22 286 22 Amount paid jail physician (.1 W Moore, M l>) 105 00 Am't paid lunacy inquests. 662 80 Amount paid livery hire 217 00 Amount paid on temporary loan of 1498 2900 00 Amount paid on temporary loan of 1899 30000 00— 82900 00 Amount paid fuel and light eounty buildings 1452 78 Am't paid military enroll't 228 00 Amount pulu traveling ex penses of Co. Com'rs 112 04 Amount paid Com'rs tran scribing clerk 624 00 Am't paid unseated land. Tax paid to townships. . 1100 2s Ain't paid Warren hospital, maintenance of Insane.. 1500 25 Am't. paid Western Pa Hos pital. maintenance of insane 2M)I 05 Ain't, paid Wernervllle hos pital,maintenance of insane 208 57 Am't paid Western peni tentiary for maintenance of prisoners 2297 68 RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITI! RES OP BUTLER I'OOR DISTRICT. Received from bond Issuecf April I". 1*99 SISOOO Of) Received from bond Issue of Oct 20. 1*99 05501) 00 Received accrued interest. 13 58 Received apples,house rent, hay, pasture, etc 99 52 Paid to George and Henry ( Doerr for farm §13510 77 Palo Geo Schenck oil ac't building contract... .... 28035 73 Paid McGlnnl*. Smith & Co on acct of heating system contract 9535 00 Paid !•* .1 Hull'for plumbing and gas fittlnr 1312 00 Paid Marietta boiler works for extra rivets 200 00 Paid Owsley Boucherle, architects, 5 per cent on all work done from their plans on ac't 2970 00 Paid C T \t McQulstlon for sewerage plant 4325 17 Paid John Shaffner for drilling water well 239 37 Paid Oil Well Supply Co for tubing, etc, for water well 72 20 Paid McCutcheon Bros for use of tubing rods, etc,, to test water well 6 00 Paid to Butler County Nat ional bank Interest on loan for purchase of poor farm 160 oo Paid to ICalttou A. Greer for assisting commissioners attorney in matters per taining to poor farm 150 00 Paid W A l onjuer for as sisting com'rs attorney In matters pertaining to piwir farm and prepara tion of poor bonds 30 00 Paid to Manns & Co for printing lionds Issued for poor dlst rlct 103 00 Paid foi revenue stamps for deed of poor farm 14 00 Paid Isaac Meals for fees In poor farm hearing 12 04 Paid W J Adams for record ing deed and typewriting 5 oo Paid Bernlce Meals for typewriting in matters of contracts pertaining to county p«n»r farm 25 00 Paid I Cose Adams for type writing for poor district.. 2 50 Paid* I L McQulstlon for making surveys on coun tn poor farm 100 00 Paid George Pillow for In spection of sewerage sys tem v . woo Paid printers on acct of Co. for advertising poor farm 49 00 Paid for witness fees in poor farm hearing , 26 88 Paid .1 W Graham, Inspector of masonry poor farm buildings 213 88 Paid to J W Wick for sow ing grass seed on county poor farm « Paid .1 Niggle Bro on seed sower for county poor farm Paid J C Kelly for destroy ing Canada thistles on county poor farm >0 00 Paid Philip Tack for haul intr pipe to county poor farm . » Paid Wm G Johnston for seal for eounty poor farm district. * 8 #• Paid Jacob Boos for grass j seed for county farm 255 Paid to George and Henry hoerr for personal prop erty 173 31 Treasurer's per cent on above djjihursemcnts <l9 40 Total disbursements 62069 55 Balance in treasury Jan. I 1900 17953 55 s*ool3 10 s*4*ol3 10 It I"I f.r.R cor NT Y I'OOR DISTRICT. ' Statement showing cost of farm and amounts of con - ! tracts awarded. Pur chase price of farm $13406 03 Interest on deferred pay ments W " MM® "7 Georg< ractor, •n-lce for buildings 57722 McGlnnls. rfmlth A Co,price for heating system 23512 00 I .1 Huff. price for plumb ing and gas fitting 4,»0« 00 Voungstown FJectrlc Light < O, for wiring buildings. 1083 00 c I I - McOulst lon, price for sewerage system contract 4250 00 Allowed for extra pine ... 75 17 M 25 17 CVllffi llAHei.lt, TREASI ItKlt, DR. Tobiilaiict In t n-asury Jan I 1*99 * 5.J07 11 To tax ici elved from 1H97& previous I*o7 05 To ta\ received from 1898 I7MI 9s To county tax 1*99 4llo» 90 To Stan-tax 1*99.. 120*1 I! To am't received on unseated land 975 13 To am't received from twps on Insane account .. 152* :j5 To am't received from Protlionotary 30 no To ain't ree'd from Clerk of Courts... 5o it To am't received from Sheriff 100 84 To amount received fromJustlcesof I he Peace (lilies) To am't received from liquor license 4m 00 To ain't ree'd from sale of unseated lands To ain't received from Commission ers to temporary loan of 1899 jooi)0 00 To aiiiount from < oinmonwealth. costs, etc, paid In 1943 41 To am't from Defective A lien,license 25 ««• To St.ale tax refunded for ' H ' w 11.11 l *n To S|;«t« lax lefnnded for I s '''.) IRW 59 To am't ree'd from surplus dog fund 1091 19 $139171 99 TREASURER'# CREDITS. By vouchers p'd on current exnensess f#B77 l 51 11V leinporary loan for H'* paid no 11v lernixtrary loan for 1899 paid oo By treasurer's . per ct on IKIOOOO i*) l^i" lly treasurer's I 1 per «*t on $.M67l »l 775 07 By treasurer's A per cent on $273 35 ain't paid twps on unseated land 13 <l7 Hy trite tax stint state trea'r f<»rlH'.ts 15122 *<» By treasurer's I per cent on 115275 15 152 7.» lly state tax sent tat e t rea's for ls«m 1.*.»74 l» lly treasurer's I percent on $15731 44 157 .11 By balance in treasury Jan 1, i 1900... .1955 !.> $139171 99 CYRUS HARPER IN ACCOI'NT WITH BCTI.E COUNTY SINKING FI ND. To ani't received from H mill sinking fund levy, I*9* $ Toam'l recel\ed from 4 mill sinking I fund levy 1>99 2573 39 4s TREASURER'S CREDITS. By }>onds redeemed .. S2OOO 00 By vouchers on coupons 6© 00 ity treasurer's l l » per ceut on S!7IS 40 << By state tax sent state treasurer on bond issue - S 33 By balance in treasury Jan 1. 1000 ;js 4S CYRUS HARPER IN \CCOUNT WITII BUTI.EIt Col NTY POOR DISTRICT. To amount received on t>ond issue 00 To am't received on accruedjinter»\st 13 5s To amount from sale of hay, apples, house rent, pasture, etc •• 99 52 SHXiI3 10 TREASURER'S CREDITS. By vouchers redeemed SGH*4O 15 By tnasurer* l l i per ct on StffOOo <*>.. 300 •*» By treasurer's I per ct on $41940 15.. _419 40 By balance in treasury .fan 1,1900 17963 55 $50613 10 . ntUB HARPER IN AOOOUXT WITH Bt'TLLll COl NTT POOR DISTRICT SINKING FUND. To amount received from H mill sink ing fund levy ls<»9 $2573 ;w TREASURER'S CREDITS. By vouchers redeemed ? 262 50 By treasurer's l l - per cent on 50... 3 By balance in treasury Jan 1. 1900 £#*'> l»5 sr>73 CYRUS HARPER IN ACCOUNT WITH DOG TAX lsV.», DR. To tax rec'd from W> and previous. ...3153s 05 To tax received from 1899 1903 43 To reserve fund.. 200 00 S-k>4l 48 CREDITS. By warrants for sheep damage s>lst'4 50 By overpaid tax refunded 17 .'*7 By treasurer's 5 per cent on $1561 87— 79 60 ity treasurer's 5 per cent on >l7n» .">2... sy <KJ By balance turned over to county 1(191 If 1' >. ! • vMm- Mio £wi4l 48 STATEMENT OP AMOUNTS EXPENDED FOR NEW BRIDGES. Am't paid Pittsburg Bridge Co. balance<>n Kittanning bridge. .$ 732 01 Am't paid Thos. H. llWnan. bal on masonry on Kittanning bridge 402 58 Am't paid Thus. Heenan. ap proach to Kittanning bridge.. 10 00 Am't paid Thos. H. Heenan. ap proach to Branch ton bridge... 47N 90 Am't paid Pittsburg Bridge Co. balance on superstructure of Brancliton bridge 9(i 73 Am't paid Thos. H. Heenan, on acc't of masonry for Chestnut at bridge, Butler borough 1350 00 Am't paid I. T. Heaven, on ac't of masonry for Marshall Klg. Forward tvvp 300 00 Am't paid Pittsburg Bridge Co. superstructure Brady bridge Clearfield twp 440 00 Am't paid Thos H Heenan, on ac tof masonry for Ray bdg, Washington twp 250 00 Am't paid Michael Fleming for masonry and superstructure, Humes bdg, Clearfield twp.... 290 64 Am't paid T P McGuirk and Thos H. Heenan. parapet walls Kittanning bridge 91 (5(1 Ain't paid G S Gibson rebuilding Montgomery bdg, Clinton twp. (SO <HJ Am't paid W S McCrea & Co. for cement furnished for mas onary, sundry bridges 305 5." Am't paid A B Richey removing tree, and work fillingapproaches Chestnut st bdg, Butler boro.. 40 25 Am't paid Worth twp supervisors on new bridge 100 (XJ Am't paid J W Milliard tilling ap proaches to Brancliton bridge, Slipperyrock twp 55 (H Am't paid E R Boyer filling ap proaches PefFer bdg, Lancaster twp 85 0C Am't paid S W Glenn, super structure PefFer bridge 110 0C Am't paid F J Winter, balance on masonry, Pefter bridge 370 7(' Am't paid Geo P Harvey, rebnild bridge over Bull creek Clinton twp 101 51 Total $5682 5i STATKMKNT SHOWING AMOUNT KX I'KNDED KOIt UKIIXiE KKPAIRS. Ain't paid II J Klingler «Sr Ct) for cement furnished for masonry repairs 27 2( Am't paid J F Harper for repairs to Kelly bdg, Parker twp 20 0< Am't paid Albert Adderhold Gold en City bdg, Jefferson twp 15 0< Calvin Hockenberry, Armstoug and Kennedy Ixlgs, Cherry twp 5 II Chns. Mangel, Rough Run bridge, Winfield twp 12 o.' Christian Feme, Monroe bridge, Buffalo twp 4 9< Samuel Caldwell, Thorn Creek bridge, Jefferson twp 1 5( EI J Clark, Greece City bridge. Concord twp 3 <M E R Boyer Peffer and Flinner bridges, Lancester twp 0 0( A. ('. Forsythe, Balfour bridge, Adams twp 5 0< A J Burr, Buhl bridge. Forward twp " John Webber, Renfrew bridge. Penn twp . : ,r » Lewis Greenwalt, Liken bridge, Tackson twp 1 •>' Timothy Sullivan, Central Ave. bridge, Butler borough 1 (X James M Riddle, liiddlo bridge, Clinton twp. 4 <x W J Patten, Shem bridge, Center twp 13 ft Ulrick Winter, Eidenau bridge, Jackson twp 2 (X S 10 Christy, Cranmer bridge, Clay twp 1 0( A Latshaw, Harmony bridge, Jackson twp 2 (N J E Kinser, McCalmont bridge, Penn twp 1 0( James Hogg. Nelson bridge, Cherry twp •••• "0< W B Thompson, Grossman bridge Cherry twp 1 0< R E English, Petrolia bridge 3 3: John Heid, Heid bridge, Fonvard twp 2 5( John Riftley, Riflley bridge, Mid dlesex twp 1® Amos Yottng, Cranmer bridge, Clay twp 1 S C Moore, Flick and Sefton bridges, Clinton twp 3 (X I, Seaion, Seaton bdg, Marion twji H (X J F Cashdollar, Hartnng bridge, Adams twp 8 3' I) 1' McGuirk, Kittanning road bridge, Clinton township...... 12 (M ('has Spithaler, Amberson bridge, Forward twp 2 0( Levi Boyer, Rice bridge, Lan caster twp 1 Geo E Hays bridge Forward twp. 10 01 A 11 Rennick, Kiester bridge, Slipjs-ryrock twp 3(1 (H Badger & Staff, Kelly bridge, Slipperyrock twp 17 1' W A Dunbar, Thompson bridge, Middlesex twp 5 0< J W Moore, Clark bridge, Worth twp 3 (X B W Milliard, Milliard bridge, Franklin two 5 (X A H Sliontz, l'effer and Allen bridge Jackson twp 7 <X A H Meeder & Co Allen bridge, Jackson twp 54 9 John Sang, Crab Run bridge. Lan caster twp 1? 5( J II Mcßnde, Ruffner bridge, Clearfield twp 5 (X I'll Burr, Reibold br'dg. Forward 4 (X (ieo W Wilson, Evans City and I,i I<ell bridges 73 Ml L W Dauglierty, Etna bridge, Slipperyrock twp 9 2t Peter Burr, planking Heid br'dg. Forward twp 88 W J F Shearer, Monroe and Sarver bridges. Buffalo twp 1H ill ('has Spithaler, Buhl bridge, For ward twp 9 6( Win Watson Ac Son, Stickle brdg. Franklin twp 1(1 (li A J Burr, Amberson and Buhl bridges, Forward twp 47 S(' Moore, Sefton br'dg. Clinton. 0 (i'l A C Rosebaugh. Adams bridge, Adams twp 8 M !•' C Winter, Winter and Balfour bridges, I'ellll twp 10 11 Leonard Heist, Jack l>rdtr. Centre 3 HA (;<K»|»er,Ogdeii brdg. Middlesex 5 (XJ W J MctJollough, Rattigan brdg. Donegal twp 5 7fi Cecil Mc< landless, Reiliold brdg. Forward twp " (XI lii-n i Logan, ' )gden and Bently, bridges, Middlesex twp (I (XI Jno Det mer. Brady brdg. Clearfield It imi I >(' Wadsworth. Wadsworth brdg. Sliptieryrock twp. I 00 Clias Hillings, Kensington brdg, Allegheny twp M 30 Noah Brown, Evans City, bridge 1 - r >o I'lrlck Winters, Fiedler bridge Jackson twp 41 11 Eli Boyer Raiser brdg. Lancaster H Caldwell (lordon. Boydstown Oakland twp 15 00 Eli Wiiner, Muddycreek bridge, Worth twp 1 .Lis Cranmer, Cranmer brdjj. (.lav 4 00 W .1 Patton. Oneida ami Jack bridges. Centre twp W SB .1 B Payne.Book brdg. Worth twp 15 00 .las Nugent. masonry Brady brdg I Clearfield twp 69 75 Michael Fleming. Rattigan brdg. Donegal twp 80 00 Total repairs 64 STATEMENT OF DAMAGE SUSTAINED FROM ACCIDENTS AT SUNDRY BRIDGES. Ain't paid F E Eicholtz. injury to horse at Allen brdg. Jackson twp 42 00 Am t paid C T Walters damage to engine at bridge over Bull creek in Clinton twp _.... 00 Annie E Burket. injury sustained by accident at Allen bridge. Jackson twp 150 00 f2t»4 00 ASSETS OF BrTLER COUNT v. Cash in treasury Jan uary l. 1000 $2363 66 Am't dog tax of 09 turned over to Co. . 1601 40 955 15 Due from Cols for '9B previous 1 727 77 "1(9 16 556 33 " townships for the maintenance of insane 4 778 65 Am't of judgments and notes Coni'rs hands 358 00 Am't due from retiring officers and att'ys for jury fees. etc. 143 00 *27 548 90 LIABILITIES OF BUTLER COUNTY. County 1 Hinds outstanding. . .*lB 000 00. Superstructure Chestnut St. bridge. Butler boro 3 100 00 Superstructure Forward twp. bridge 1 500 00 Superstructure Washington twp bridge 440 00 Bal due on masonry on above bridges, estimated 1 200 00 Superstructure of Hartung bridge, Adams twp 70 00 Ceiling contract for Judge's Chambers 190 00 Due Allegheny Co work house 285 42 Due Penn'a Reform School.. 268 79 Due Warren Hospital 432 25 Due Dixmont Hospital 828 7."i Due Wernerville Hospital... ->2 txi Due Western Penitentiary... 1 751 00 Outstanding warrants in favor Penn'a Construction Co for File case, Pro'ys office ... 1 "00 00 Outstanding warrant in favor Penn'a Construction Co for File case. Clerk's office... 1 100 00 Bal due Butler Light, Heat and Motor Co 96 50 Bal due Co. Detective 60 00 " Independent Nat Gas Co 135 30 " Janitor. Dec '99 49 00 " Win G Johnston & Co dockets, etc 107 85 Bal due Ed S Kiddle, steno grapher 143 20 Bal due Polk Institute 132 53 Due Clerk Meals, record of birth* and deaths 102 90 Bal due on sundry items..... 250 23 Due Pa Industrial Reforni'rv 151 00 s3l 446 72 Liabilities in excess of assets. 3 897 80 We the undersigned auditors of But ler county. State of Pennsylvania, do certify that. *in pursuance of law, we met at the Court House on January 1, 1900 and audited the several accounts of Butler county. We do certify that the foregoing is" a correct statement of said accounts according to the best of our knowledge and belief. In witness whereof we have set our hands and seals this third day of March. 1900. J. A .AicGOWAN. SEAL J. W. PATTERSON. SEAL P. H. SECHLER, SEAL County Auditors. iVopliMlon't buy- pianos for-looks' silom-. If they did any one of the pretty piano cases offered for sale, with the tin-nan attachment inside,would do very well and not cost much. A few month's use serves to show the dif ference between a tf<>od and a bad piano, be tween a piano carefully made of excellent material and a piano made of pine or any cheap stutr, slapped together anyhow. The ('tiase Brothers Is as tf«x>d a piano as was ever made. You msij' see It iijriy time you will come In. "Seeing * Free." rhey are firmly warranted in every respect. You run no risk. Should a piano prove defective you are welcome to come and select another of the same styles and we will exchang" it with you free of charge at any time. Every thing In the music line cash or credit. Terms to suit you convenience. We can save you §IOO.OO and upwards In tin price of a first class piano. W. R. NEWTON, 317 South Main St Butler Pa. Your time IIHH come to secure bargain iu Watches, Chains, Kings, Clocks Silverware, Diamonds, etc. We bought more than was needed foi the llohiliiy trade The above niur.ed goods h avc all been advanced, and hav ing bought nt the old prices we enn give Extraordinary Bargain." considering the present market. We also sell Columbia and Edison Talking Machines from $5.00 U P: nlso the famous Vive Cameras and l'hoto Supplies. R. L. KIRKPATRICK, Jeweler and Graduate Optician- Next to Court House. t A TEST CASE ! t 13 DOCTORS' I I ARMSTRONG'S | ♦ ANTITOXINE I _IO. &Q. DROPS J I DIPHTHERIA. ♦ 1 A MOTHER'S TESTIMONY. ♦ We had throe doctor, called when our two T ♦ children had Diphtheria. Antito.lnr was J ♦ ii,ed In lioth cases, but on Saturday we hurled Y ♦ our tittle girl, the tio» being no heller, we T ♦ began ne.t d.iy Sabbath to treat lilm with T ♦ Arm strong's Diphtheria and Quinsy Drops. T T On Monday Hie doctor was surprised at the T X improvement. and In five days the boy win T ♦ well We lifted nothing Hue for his throat T ♦ and I think our little ulrl would have lieen T T cured If she had received the same treat- T ♦ ment. I cannot iDeak too hiahly In praise . Xof this remedy. Mrs. KATE HAGAN, T ♦ Columbus, Ohio. Y $ THIS GREAT t t I Cures Drunkenness. ® KEELEY Write tor 8 ■ S INSTITUTE, % Ul 411* Booklet riTT*muo. rt •ii A NTKII f-KVKIIAI, ItItK.HT AND W linni sl iM-rsoris to nprffiit u* as Nlnri- Hircni In Oils nii'l flu*" t.y count If*. . uliiry IIKII A yfiir IINIL fX|iuiM"». Mtralichl. IHIIIU- U<lf. nu morf. ii<> li »» Milury. rotation |icr lii.iiifiit Our rifiTfiK'i ■«. ail * Imrik In any town It Is nmliily ottlco work coiitluctfl at liuuif. Uffrrfiice. »olf-»<l'lrf»»<-U ntuuiiied euvulojm, Tint UOMINIOK OoMrABV Dept.J, Chicago. i: Rape's :: ': Leading Millinery House !I ; GRAND CLEARANCE SALE!; ( > Of all left over holiday goods and all winter millinery. < ) (1 > All must bj sold regardless of cost. Be sure to attend \ ► X 122 S. Main St PftpO'S. BUTLER. PA. J|[ pOR pjEQ j£j cps tMen don't bay I li pose or spending money. They Jf[ L Ivr i/"}V «Jb l ° get the best possible results for therj: expended Not cheap goods as cheip as they can LjiA It; sold for and made up properly. If IE r\\ '[ v?Cyou want the correct thing at the corofc" Jll Xv £3\ ■ig£.rect price, call and examine ouoif. I \ Vu| > 'l «' ! { IC large stock of Heavy Weights, Fall:?; \ Q? \ j ' vfrand Winter Suitings and Overcoats ofjSC 1 \ V'^'mwjßl v latest Styles, Shades and Colors .W. \ ' f, f'B L, $ & &&&&&&&&&&&$: \ [ ][ Fits and Workmanshio IJi• I jgf Guaranteed (j, G F. K6CK, 42 North Main Street, Butler, Pa 8 8 S GREAT BARAGINS IN MILLINERY. 5 U| Every article in our stock has been marked down to iusure quick >A sales. All trimmed and untrimned hats reduced to less than half price Uk regardless of cost. Special bargains in fancy feathers, birds, coqucs, aigrettes, wings, quills, ornaments and ribbons, ttc , jm) l>on't fall to miss this sale at | Rockenstein's, I £ 328 South Main St., Butler, Pa. S I little Intelligent bending of ilio REDICK & GROHMAN'S. 109 N. Main St., PRESCRIPTION DRUGGISTS, Butler, Pa. HUSELTON'S Spring Footwear The Very Finest Shoes Ever Shown in Butler for Men, Women and Children. Every New Idea That has merit in it as to style, I comfort anil service in footwear develops in this store. Women's Shoes made especially t') our order; dainty in appearance, of sub stantial service and full of style as to shape of heel and toe, $2, $2.50, $3.00 and $3.50 in Tan, kid and Russia calf, black kid skin and patent leather. Our Girls Shoes in tan and black, lace or but- ! ton kid shoes, sizes 11J to 2, at j 75c, sl, $1.25 and $1.50; B.J to 11, at 50c, 75, $1 and $1.25; 6 to 8 at 40c, 50c, 75c and sl. Shoes for Boys, Including patent leather, vici ; kid, tan and Russia calf, sizes 2.1 to at 90c. SI.OO, $1.25, ■ $ 1.50 and $2.00. We are sole agents for the famous "Queen Quality" Shoes for Women, of this city, B. C. HUSELTON'S, liutlor'M Lciklliik Shoe lluuho. Opposite Hotel Lowry. BICKEL'S! All Our Sprincj Stock is Now in and Kfor your Inspection. New Stock of Spring Styles that Will Start the New Season off With a Kush. All the new styles in Men's Fine Shoes, AH r* Patent Calf, Willow Calf, Vici Kid and Box men S Calf—ALL WIDTHS. See our line of Men's Hand Se ed Shoes. Lace or Button, Patent Leather, Vici Kid fIOCS and ran Shoes at $2.50 per pair. THEY ARE SWELL. O "tnrl Onr line of Boy's and Youth's Shoes nUV CIIIvI made on the new spring lasts are very youth's 'We carry a full stock of Boy's and Little L- - Gent's Shoes in Patent Call, Vici Kid, n 003 Willow and Box Calf. Just received a large shipment ofSoROStS I *A\r> o' Shoes and the styles are very h ndsome, AydvJlsCd made in Lace or Button, light or heavy Cj- r% soles; made of the finest Dongola Kid, Tan nilly or l'atent Leather. _ We have a full line of the Celebrated Carter Comfort Shoes and especially recom mend them for their comfort giving qualities. 1W i We have not forgotten the girls. The WL , noS { complete stock of Misses' Shoes we L j 1/"lf f ry o have ever had. Al! the new and pietty cI I c Leather. All widths, Ato E. Special bar -11 y/ V' O gains in Misses' and Children's School Shoes. We invite you to call and see our new Spring styles JOHN BICKEL, 128 SOUTH MAIN STREET, - - HUTLER, PA. Women's Fine Shoes, Lace or button at 85c, $1,51.25 and $1.50 —ut) to the minute in style. Business Shoes. Stylish footwear for business men; tan box and Kussia c.ilf, fine vici kids, velour calf, pat : etit calf that have ease and comfort as well as wear i'i them I at $2, $2.50, $3 and $3.50. Men's P ttent Leather. ' Full dress affairs .at $2.50, $3.50, $4 and ss,that you must have to be well dressed; shoes that go into the very best soci ety and feel at home there. Men's Working Shoes in oil grain and heavy veal, two sole and tap bellus tongue, at sl, $1.25 and $1.50; Box toe at $1 50. $2 and $2.50; iri fine satins for dress at SI.OO, $1.25 and $1.50.
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