THE CITIZEN
WILLIAM O. NEGLKY - - Publlther
THURSDAY .{FEBRUARY 6, 1902.
{I.OO-per year In Advance, Otherwise $1.50.
POLITICAL.
D. B. HEINER of Kittanning has been
appointed U. S. Collector for this dis
trict vice Fruit, dee d; and J. S. Young
of Allegheny, U. S. Dist. Attorney.
The Harris-Meek libel suit was not
called at Clearfield, Tuesday, on ac
count of the absence of a large number
of the principal witnesses—attachments
for whom were issued. Gov. Stone,
Elkin, Durham and others forming one
crowd; and Maj. Brown. Tom Biglow
and others forming another were quar
tered in the same hotel, but ignored
each others presence.
Call it hypnotism, animal magnetism,
human passion, infatuation, love pity,
or what you may, surely no woman ever
sacrificed herself more completely for
a man than did Mrs. Soffel for Ed. Bid
dle, nor had a more terrible awakening
than she had OJ the road next day.
When she left her home in Pittsburg,
last Thursday morning, with two con
demned murderers, (though she may
have believed them innocent) she left a
trusting husband and four young chil
dren, renounced all claims to respecta
bility, put herself in the same class
as the Seeber and Bodine girls, and
started out to face privation, suffering
and possible death with the man she
loved.
MRS. SOFFEL will probably be taken
to the jail from which she released the
Biddle boys and will be prosecuted
under the informations already made
against her.
WATERURY, Conn., had a $3,000,000
fire, Sunday, in which two human lives
were lost.
ON Saturday an explosion in a Mexi
can coal mine killed 106 Mexicans and
Chinamen.
THE capture and death of the Bid
dies upon our soil last Friday was the
greatest tragedy that has as yet taken
place in our county. What is remem
bered as the Lampartner case was a.
murder in which Pittsburg officers were
also concerned and one of them was
killed by Lampartner. This was in
1853 and took place in what is now Jef
ferson township.
DURING the events of the past week
has anyone noticed any constable doing
the work that the County Detective al
ways looked after?
Harmony and Zelienople.
Mrs. J. J. Barnhart, of Harmony,
superintended a large sled load of wo
men to Rochester, Saturday, where they
called on Mrs. Mary Godhring
W. H. Grabe of Jefferson township
called on friends in our vicinity on
Friday.
John Marshall, a well known machin
est of Harmony, was married to Cora
O. Thompson of Gallery, last week. The
bride and groom arrived at Harmony
this week
Carbon Black.
The packing bouse of the Carbon
Works at Carbon Black was destroyed
by fire on Wednesday evening.
A teachers' local Institute will be held
in the M. E. church at Carbon Black on
Feb. 8. An afternoon and evening
session.
West Suubury.
Revival meetings are being held in
the United Presbyterian churcb.
Mrs. I. D. Decker has been very sick
with erysipilis, but is better.
Mrs. Currie was called to Bear Lake
last week to attend the funeral of her
mother, who died suddenly.
Penn twp.
J. A. McCafferty may thank his stars
that the Biddle boys did not turn off the
plank road at Middlesex church, as his
team of full blooded, highpriced pacers
might have been missing and at the
rate of speed those pacers can go their
capture would not have been in Butler
county. %
Evans City.
Miss Amy Barto entertained on
Thursday evening in honor of her friend,
Miss Hollerman.
Mrs. Q. W. Campman has been called
to Sharon to see her sister, who is not
expected to live.
Mrs. Rev. E. R. Worrell of Butlfr
was the guest of Mrs. Lewis, Wednes
day evening of last week.
Fairvlew Facts.
Miss Julia Ka merer, teacher of the
school adjoining town, is laid up with
typhod fever. J. B. Story is filling her
place.
*T. H. Warn mock, and wife, who was
employed in the California oil field are
home and will remain for the winter.
C. C. Gibson, employed in New Cas
tle. was called home last Wednesday to
see his child who is in a low condition.
For the first time in 14 years the mail
carrier between Hilliard and Petrolia
failed to make the trip : Monday.
Keibold.
Some of the Reibold boys have been
making from from 5 to 8 cents a day
hunting skunks.
Philip Burr is selling and buying a
large number of porkers.
Geo. Perry has opened a coalbank on
G. H. Burr's farm.
The Biddies.
Butler had Biddle on the brain,
Sent it flying over land and main.
'Twas Biddies here and Biddies there,
Biddies, Biddies everywhere,
O, my lordy, what a scare
From the awful Biddies.
First 'twas Biddies out the Plank,
Knees aquake and faces blank!
Then 'twas Biddies right in town,
Everything tmned upside down.
"We don't want no Biddies 'round!"
O, the awful Biddies.
Biddies east and Biddies west,
Don't they never, neyer restV
Many cops with many a gun,
Lots of shooting, lots of fun.
Back in triumph on the run,
With the dying Biddies.
That's a fight they'll ne'er forget,
Both were shooting when they met,
Dead men lyinsr all around.
Blood made red the snow-white ground;
Biddies caught and killed and bound.
That's the end of Biddies.
Then the captors tell their tale,
Each the other doe 9 assail.
Schley and Sampson in the shade -
To insignificarce they fade.
Beside the fight the heros made
About who caught Biddies?
And the papers bawl and bleat.
Just two letters to a sheet,
Read them half a mile away
Twenty extras in a day.
Blood and thunder! Hip, horray!
"All about the Biddies."
Telephone and telegram.
Lots that's true and lots that sham,
Fifty scribblers raid the place,
Kodack flashlights in your race,
Operators in a race,
"Copy" about Biddies.
Now they're dead and let us leave
The Biddies quiet in the grave.
Perverted youth and manhood's bloom
Sin and sorrow, death and gloom;
Bury them in the tomb.—
Rest in peace the Biddies.
E. H. NEGLEY.
THE ESCAPE AND DEATH
OF THE BIDDLES.
The community was astonished last
Thursday to learn of the escape of the
Biddle brothers from the Allegheny
county jail in Pittsburg, early that
morning, and astounded to learn that
their escape had been made possible
through the connivance of Mrs. Soffel,
the Warden's wife, who left the jail
with them.
The men had been fairly tried and
convicted for the murder of grocery man
Kahney, of Mt. Washington, Pittsburg,
while attempting to burglarize his
house one night in April last. Their exe
cution had been fixed for the middle of
January, but Gov. Stone had respited
them for one month, at the instigation
it is said of a Pittsburg woman, whose
name has not yet appeared in print.
Mrs. Soffel appears to have interested
herself in the spiritual welfare of the
men from the time of their condemna
tion and then to have either fallen mad
ly and desperately in love with Edward
Biddle, or else to have yielded to the
hypnotic influence he was said to POS-
Se BB - „ m ,
She purchased fine saws for them and
stood in front of their cells, reading
aloud to them from the Bible and prayer
book, while they sawed the bars and
concealed the cuts with black wax; and
though the men and their cells were oc
casssionally searched nothing suspicious
was found.
Everything was in readiness for the
escape by the middle of January; then
came the Governor's reprieve and the
delay until Wednesday night of last
week when Mrs. Soffel furnished the
men with revolvers, chloroformed her
husband, dressed herself in her best
clothes and sat up all night. Towards
4 o'clock in the morning she deemed the
coast clear, and so signalled the men from
an upper window of the jail residence,
whereupon one of the Biddies called to
the night guard that his brother was
desperately ill of cramps; this guard
called to another who had charge of the
jail's supply of medicine, and he took
some to the supposed sick man and was
grabbed and held from the inside; the
other prisoner promptly broke through
his cell and assaulted the guard and
disabled him; the "sick" prisoner then
broke through his cell; a second guard
came running up, caught one of the
Biddies and threw him to the floor, but
was disabled by being shot through the
hip; the other guards came running in
only to find themselves covered by pis
tols in the hands of the brothers, who
then forced them to back into cells,
where they were locked up; the two dis
abled guards were dragged into cells
also and locked up; and the Biddies
were for the time masters of all they
surveyed. They helped themselves to
clothing and firearmw, and then went to
the door leading into the Warden's res
idence. Mrs. Soffel unlocked it from
her side, and insisted on going with
them, a thing that, perhaps, the Biddies
did not apprehend, for with all their
carefully planned escape the amazing
fact has became apparent that they had
provided no hiding place, and they
passed out to a fate they knew not of,
but which was inevitable.
Where they first went none of them
would tell, but it is supposed they used
the street cars to a point near Perrys
ville, and hid in an old building during
the day. When night came they stole
n black horse, sleigh and harness, from
a barn near there, headed for the Butler
plankroad. lost their way for a while,
found the road, and reached Coopers
town at daylight, cold and hungry.
The county commissioners of Alle
gheny county offered a reward of $5,000
for the Biddies, dead or alive.
SNYDER'S STORY.
When J. A. Snyder, who keeps the
hotel and livery stable at Cooperstown
and drives the hack to Butler, opened
his back door about daylight Friday
morning, he found himself confronted
by two men and a woman, who stared
at him stupidly. The woman was the
first to speak, "well, tell the man what
we want," said she, turning to one of
the men, who then asked for breakfast.
Snyder showed the trio into the dining
room' and then went to the stable, where
the hostler was putting up the horse,
and asked the hostler who they were: "a
pack of Jews," said the hostler. "I
think they are the Biddies," said Snyder
who then went back to the house and
took notice of the woman's mouth and
of the scars on the face of one of the men.
Going into the kitchen he whispered his
suspicions to his wife, and asked his
little girl if she knew the lady who was
eating breakfast, ' Yes," said the. child,
' 'that's the lady whose picture was in
the paper yesterday"—the Biddies might
as well have carried a sign with them.
Upon completing their breakfast the
trio had their horse hitched up and
started towards Butler.
Snyder communicated his suspicions
to Frank Holliday and Sam Ekas. and
Holliday sent word to Butler and hitch
ed up a horse and followed them: he
also told J. B. Gregory, who wired to
Splane in Pittsburg and Splane notified
the Chief of Police, who detailed three
men named McGovern, Roach ::nd
Swineheart to act in the matter, and
wired Snyder to meet them at the P. &
W. station in Butler with a rig.
The Biddies arrived in Butler about
10 o'clock, but instead of coming up
Main street turned to the right at
Muntz's and. went up Etna street to
Center avenue, to Lookout avenue, then
past the West Penn station to Clay or
Penn, and then west to the New Castle
road, thus circling the east and north
sides of the town.
Frank Holliday arrived here sjrt ly
after and with Raney Hoon, policeman
Ray, and A. Thompson, traced the men
to the Bowman House, and supposing
they had gone that way went out several
miles before discovering their mistake
and returning.
Snyder arrived shortly after, and
found that he would have to wait for
some time as the Pittsburg men had
missed their train, and came up town
and learned enough to convince him
that the Biddies had circled the town
and gone west. The three Pittsburg
men armed with Winchesters,arrived at
1 o'clock and they and Snyder started out
the New Castle road, inquiring as they
went. AT Cranmer's mill he learned
learned that the trio had passed but a
short time before and that their horse
was very tired; saw no signs of them at
Mt. Chestnut, drove on to Prospect, and
found all trace of them gone. The
Pittsburgers wanted to drive on, but
Snyder insisted upon telephoning to the
neighboring towns and soon received
word from Mt. Chestnut that two men
and a woman had eaten dinner at
Stevenson's and were there vet, and the
crowd staited back with the Butler
crowd closely following.
The Biddies and Mrs. Soffel, who had
become ill, finished their meal leisurely,
rested awhile, and then started towards
Prospect, stopping to steal an empty
shotgun: the returning sledloads of
armed men met tliem on the road be
tween Robb's and McLure's dairy barn:
Snyder stopped his horses and McGov
ern jumped out and went toward the
Biddies who had also stopped, and as
soon as McGovern recognized them he
leveled his gun and began firing, (he
was a partner of the lrnrdered Fitzger
ald and seemed determined to take no
chances): all the other armed men
promptly came up and begun firing at
the Biddies, who tumbled out of their
sleigh and lay in the snow, firing at
their executioners, who kept on firing
at them until all signs of action had
vanished. The stolen horse took fright
and ran into a field with, Mrs. Soffel
jumping np and down in it like a crazy
woman, then she fell out and was pick
ed up and put in the rear sleigh: the
Biddies were tumbled into Snyder's
sleigh, and a start was made for Butler
with the wounded groaning and moan
ing as they went.
In a few short minutes the Biddies
had met their fate, and their lives of
crime and violence were over fore.-er.
The sleds, with their sorry burdens,
arrived in Butler about (S o'clock; the
Biddies were carried to cells on the hos-
pital floor of the jail - while Mrs Soffel,
who had been wounded in her breast,
was taken to the Hospital.
Physicians were calltd who pronounc
ed the reooverv of the men impossible.
Jack bad been hit a dozen times and
was shot through the bowels; while
Ed had two wounds over his heart, and
some flesh wounds Both men had
attempted to finish themselves as they
lav in the snow, Ed by shooting him
self through the heart, and Jack by
shooting himself through the head.
Ed was unconscious almost from the
time of his arrival at the jail, while
Jack had times when he was out of pain
and tried to be cheerful: but at first
both asked all who came near them to
"pray for us." and both made confes
sions to the priest.
Saturday morning they were both liv
ing. and during one of Ed's conscious
spells Jack was carried into his cell,
when they took an affectionate leave of
each other, and expressed the hope to
meet each other in heaven.
Saturday evening word was passed
around that Jack was dead and late that
night Ed ceased his heavy breathing.
During the day sume Pittsburg offi
cials came to Butler to take the men to
the city, but when they found they
were dying 4hey desisted. A bitter
dispute was on between the Butler and
Pittsburg officers over the division of
the $5,000 reward; and McGovern of
Pittsburg acted so badly that Sheriff
Hoon threatened to lock him up. Mrs.
Dietrich of Allegheny, mother of Mrs.
Soffel, came to Butler, visited her
daughter at the hospital and carried
back a message to her husband, who
was known to feel very bitter towards
her as he had been dismissed from office
On Sunday the boys were shayed, a
formal inquest was held, the doctors ex
tracted all of the bullets, the bodies
were prepared for burial and that even
ing a large number of people went to the
jail to =iee them: and on the early train
Monday morning they were taken to
Pittsbnnr and delivered to the Co. Com
missioners. who receipted for them to
the Butler and Pittsburg men jointly,
the matter of the division of tlie money
to be settled in the courts, and a brother
there claimed the bodies and buried
them.
Deputy Sheriff Hoon's Story,
"Frank Holiday, the Forest Oil Co's.
gauger at Glade Slills, came driving into
Butler about 10 o'clock Friday morning
and said the Biddies and Mrs. Soffel had
eaten breakfast at Snyder's Hotel at
Glade Mills, and had driven into Butler
and started east. They had a black
horse and a sleigh, which he thought
had been stolen in Allegheny county.
"We quickly got a posse together, con
sisting of Holiday, Chief of Police Rob
ert Ray, Aaron Thompson, Constable
Brown and myself. We drove as far as
Delano station, 10 miles southeast of
Butler, found we were on a wild goose
chase ond turned back home, arriving
in Butler shortly after two o'clock m
the afternoon. We had scarcely got to
the court house till we were told that
two men and a woman, resembling the
Biddies and Mrs. Soffel, and driving a
black horse, had driven into town on the
Pittsburg plank road, along Etna street
and the Pittsburg & Western tracks,
to Centre avenue, where they stopped
at Bowman's Hotel for a few minutes,
drove up Centre avenue to Lookout ave
nue, turned n jrth on Lookout avenue,
crossing the Pennsylvania tracks, turn
ing west on Clay street, which took
them across the northern part of town
and out the New Castle pike. An in
stant later a telephone message came
from William Watson, at Mt. Chestnut
five miles northwest of Butler, that the
Biddies had passed through there a
short time before.
"Thompson, Ray, Holiday and I soon
had another team and were after them.
At Mt. Chestnut we found that the two
men and the woman had stopped at
Stevenson's Hotel, got dinner ab.nit
noon and then started south toward
Eagle's Mills, to find the house of a Mr.
Hetzel's, who is said to be an uncle of
the woman. She was to stop there.
They were unable to find Hetzel's
house and came back to Stevenson's
Hotel, leaving their horse at the hostel
ry's barn. Hetzel had died and was
buried a few days before.
"In the hotel Jack stayed iu the office,
reading an account of their own escape,
while Mrs. S , who complained of being
ill, accompanied by Ed, went up stair.-.
They were passing at the hotel as man
and wife. While there we drove up.
sent our fruitless telephone messages to
Sfipperyrock and Prospect, and then
started for the latter place, four miles
west of Mt. Chestnut.
"James Snyder, driving his team and
sled containing Detectives McGovern.
Koach and Swinehart, caught up with
us, at Mt. Chestnut-land we drove to
Prospect together. There was nothing
to iudicate that the Biddies were in the
Stevenson Hotel at Mt. Chestnut.
' Arrived at Prospect, we received the
message which started us ea*t again.
Snyder's sled first and we close behind,
Chief Riy driving. Midway between
the two towns, at John McLure's dairy
farm and the Kline and Robb farms, we
saw the Biddies coming. They craned
their necks to see us and then stopped
short a hundred yards away. Snyder
drove up tc within 150 feet of them and
McGovern jumped out and began to run
ahead The Biddies and Mrs. Soffel
rose up in their sleigh and began shoot
ing with revolvers. Ed had a shotgun,
but their was evidently no load in it, as
it would not act. McGovern find first
with his shotgun, but Holiday and 1 ran
right ahead, shooting as we went The
Biddies fell from the sleigh and lay in a
heap on the snow. Their horse turned
and ran in a circle through a field,
throwing Mrs. Soffel out. Snyder and
Thompson went after her and got her.
She already had the bullet wound in her
breast from a small revolver, from
which two shots had been fired, one at
us and one at herself.
"Holiday and I reached the Biddies
first. The whole crowd of us had emp
tied our guns at them. I turned Ed
over. They both seemed to be abont
dead then. We handcuffed them to
gether, put them into Snyder's sleigh
and Mrs. Soffel in ours and started for
Butler. Our sleigh was stopped by Ray
right behind Snyder's and we were all
in a bunch when the shooting was b -ing
don-', McGovern not being more than
five feet ahead of the hindmost man
McGovern did fire first from our side,
and the Biddies tumbled out, one on
each side, but other shots had been fired
by that time and you cannot tell whose
knocked them. I used a 558-caliber
Colt revolver, with which I have hit a
tin can with every lead at a distance of
75 feet
Mrs. Soilcl's Story.
Mrs. Soffel's statement was made in
the Hospital Monday night,in the pres
ence of two correspondents. Dr. Bricker
and a nurse. She sa'd: "I have never
made a statement to anyone regarding
the escape from the jail. 1 understand
some statements have been printed in
the newspapers, but I never authorized
them.
"The vigilance of the prison officials
hastened the flight. We were afraid
tliey would discover that the bars had
been sawed. On Wednesday I told
them that if they did not go that night
that the sawed bars would be discovered
the next day. That night I arose and
prepared for the escape. I was in the
library when I hear the noises in the
prison and I knew that the moment of
action had come. I supposed that one
of the Biddies had a key to the library
and was surprised when the two men
threw themselves upon the door and
burst it in.
"While waiting in the library before
the dash for liberty was made I had
made up my mind that I would not go
with them They could go and I would
go into the country and remain for a
few days. With the coming of the men
my plans were changed. Ed said, 'Kate,
come with us, you must go.' I still hes
itated,but in this time his pleading won
me over.
"We emerged from the house on Ross
street and hnrricd along Diamond past
the Court House. Then we took refuge
for a moment in the little alley back of
Malonev's saloon. Here we consulted
for a few minutes and the boys went
down Grant street and I was to meet
them in Allegheny. This I did. We.
remained in the house all of the next !
day and at night took a car and went to j
the end of the Perrysvilie avenue car ■
line, then began the walk along the
road.
"It has lieen said that Ed Biddle was
intoxicated; this is not true. He did
have a bottle of whisky and be took a
drink of it while we were resting in a
school house. I admonished him to go
sparingly with it, as we would probably
have need for it during the next day. j
We secured a horse and sleigh. You
all know that When day broke we
were constantly fearful of pursuit and
capture. At places where we stopped,
we would hear the escape discussed. In
time we learned the detectives were on
our track. When this information
came the boys decided they would de
fend themselves. 'lt's a life for a life.'
Ed said, 'Shood them down.
"We did not know from what direc
tion pursuit would come. The Biddies
were unacqnainted with the country.
Before we fully realized it we came face
to face with our pursuers.
"I can't tell much abcut the battle.
It all happened too quickly. Detective
McGovern was the first person I recog
nized. I saw him leap f-om their sleigh.
Then the Biddies jumped to their feet
and began to shoot. Many shots follow
ed. I can't say how many. I was too
badly frightened to remember distinct
ly. Then the horse started to run away
and then I was shot.
"It has been said that I fell from the
sleigh. This is not correct. I jumped
out. I did not know who it was who
picked me up. I learned afterwards
that it was Detective Swinehart. lie
was very kind to me, and if my life is
spared I believe he will be responsible
for it. You know of the events which
followed the shooting."
Watson's Story.
William W T atson. the storekeeper at
Mt. Chestnut, says he noticed the black
hcrse and sleigh with one man and wo
man pass his store about 12:30; Jack eu
tered the village on foot; they all took
dinner at Stevenson's atid Jack and Ed
played strangers to each other: the wo
man was sick and could not eat; after
dinner Ed and Mrs. Soffel went upstairs
while Jack lay on the lounge downstairs
and read the morning paper; both sled
loads of pursuers passed within a rod or
two of them as they lay resting, at
about 3 o'clock: an hour or so after that
he received word from Mrs Shannon
that the two men and the wom m were
yet at Stevenson's and called up Pros
pect and sent word of it; then sent aboy
over to Stevenson's to make inquiries,
when Jack took alarm, called Ed for a
hasty conference and started out walk
ing towards Prospect, while Ed and
Mrs, Soffel went to the stable and helped
to hitch up and started in the same di
rection, word of which Watson sent to
Prospect and the battle followed.
NOTES.
In a strip of Ed Biddle's clothing,
taken as a souvenir from the Butler
jail, was found a strychnine pill, big
enough to kill two men.
Tne bodies were taken from the P &
W station in Allegheny, to the morgue
on Eigth St. Pittsburg, where they were
on exhibition for some hours and were
then turned over to Harry Biddle, a
brother of Ed and Jack, who took them
to an undertakers room in the South
Side, from where they were buried in
Calvary Cemetery.
When Mrs. Soffel and the Biddies left
the Stevenson house in Mt. Chestnut,
she left a satchel behind in which was
found a remarkable letter from Ed.
Biddle to her containing instructions for
their meeting in Toronto.
The doctors decided that the shot that
caused Jack's death was the one through
the bowels, and which lodged in the
kidney, from Swinehart's pistol; and
that the wound that caused Ed's death
was the one from his own pistol. Mc-
Govern 'tJ alleged brutality in shooting
Jack's arm full of slugs after he had
up. and in hiting him on the head
with the butt of his gun, was severely
censured by all.
W. P. Roessing, the undertaker, em
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field township, Jan. —, 190*2. William
Bleichner, aged about 17 years.
RIPPER—At his home in Franklin tp,,
near Prospect, this county, Feb. 1,
1902, Mr. Adam Ripper, aged 73 years,
•> months. Interment was in Butler
South cemetery, Monday last, ; 'd inst.
BURKHART—At her home three miles
south of Butler, Saturday, Feb. 1,
1903, Elizabeth Burkhart. aged 68
years.
She was a sister of the late John
Burkhart, dee'd and had been ill for
over a year with a complication of
diseases. Her remains were laid in the
South Cemetery. Monday afternoon.
EMERICK In Tarentnm, Allegheny
Co. Pa , Jar. 81, J IMB, Mr. Albert
Emeriek, aged 32 yeais, formerly cf
this countv. Interment was last Sun
day in Summit Cemetery this county.
SCHULMIRE— As his home in Middle
sex twp , Feb. 1, 1902, Jacob Schui"
mire, aged 84, years and one month.
His remains were buried at Middle
sex Presbyterian church. Tuesday. The
deceased was a brother-in-law of Supt.
Robert Graham of the County Home
and of High Constable James Graham
GEAGAN—At the h tine of her daugh
ter, Mrs. James Schaughnessy, in
Butler. Feb. 5, 1902, Mrs. Kate Geag
an, aged 68 years.
She is survived by eight children.
The interment will take place in the
North Oakland cemetery.
KAL T SLER—At her home in Summit
twp. Jan. 28. 1902, Mrs. Rosatia
Kiinsler. aged 73 years
Mrs. Kausler has two sons who are
priests and two daughters who are
sisters.
MAHAFFEY —At her home in Leech
burg, Pa. Feb 4, 1902. Mrs. David
Mahaffey nee Mary Ross formerly of
Hannahstown, aged about 60 years'
ZIMMERMAN—At ber home in Butler.
Feb. 1 1902. Pearl, daughter of .Terry
Zimmerman, aged 17 yeais.
Her remains were buried in the North
Cemetery, Monday afternoon.
Dearest Pearl, how much we miss her
She has left this world of care
God has called her from her labors
His bright home above to share
How we longed t > keep her with a*.
It seemed we could not let her go.
Only you who've lost some loved one
Can our grief and sorrow know.
Ah, God's ways are so mysterious
And we canuot understand.
Why so soon he called our darling
To possess the promised land;
But his wafs we dare not question.
He has claimed her for His own;
So we'll say though crushed with sor
row,
"Blessed Lord, thy will lie done."
As she lay upon the pillow
Knowing death was, Oh, so near,
Not a murmuring word she uttered;
Jesus banished every fear
Brother, sisters, sorrowing parents
She has only gone before,
Yoi may all be reunited
Once again on Canaans shore.
Well you know that when she left you
She would hear her Lords "Well
done
Come, thou faithful Christian war "or
There's prepared for a crow '
For through all her pain and sickness
Sang she praises to ope God,
Savin? Jesus more than couquerers
He this path before has trod.
Just three hours before He called ber
Sang ami prayed her dear head bowed
Sayir Fath r, "if 'tis thy will
Take me to thy self just now."
Then her hand was raised in reverence
Slowly she said, Jesus, Jesus. Jesns
And ere we realized it, was gone.
She had often told her sisters
That when she had gone to rest
They must sing "Asleep in Jesus,"
Knowing all was for the best
"Are you ready for His coming"
Often asked this s >veet faced girl
And would say, "Oh Hallelujah
When we'd say "we're ready Pearl.'
Blessed Jesus in thy mercy
Hover o'er these sorrowing ones
Much they need thy peace and com
fort _
As they say "Thy will be done."
Thus the first home chiar made vacant
Almost seems their hearts to break
But the peace and rest thou givest
Help them Lord from Thee to take
A FRIEND
Obituary.
Prof. A. B. Miller, former President
of Waynesbnrg College, died last Thurs
day morning, in liis 731 year.
James. S. Frnit of Sharon, luteraal
Revenue Collector for this district died
last Friday at a hospital in Chicago of
cancer of the stomach.
Mrs. Mary Callen of Freeport, aged
87 years, and a sister of Associate J ndge
Weir, dec'd., died last Thursday
REMOVAL SALE
A positive sale and a great oppoitunity
for you.
Our store building has been sold and
we will have to reduce our stock to about
y 3 its present size before we can move.
Beginning at once and continuing un
til all fancy goods are sold, we will give
BIG DISCOUNTS.
This applies to our immense tie-A stock
of Holiday Goods, that we have just
received
D scounts of from 20 per cert, to 50
per cent, from a'l fancy goods, including
the following: Toilet and Manicure
Set*, Traveling Seis Photo Albums,
Vases and Bric-a-brac, Gold And Silver
Novelties, „ Calendars, Pictures and
Picture Frames, Books, Collar ard CufT
Boxes, Necktie Cases, Smokers Sets,
Sewing Machines, Fancy Stationery,
Bibles, Leather Goods and all vfcitc and
Decorated China.
The only place to buy Holiday Goods at
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LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS
SALE OF REAL ESTATE.
The undersigned trustee in bankruptcy of
Jacob Reibold will offer for sale at public
outcry, on the premise*, at 10 a. m., on
Tuesday. March 11th, 1902,
the following described property of said
bankrupt, vU:-
All that ceitain lot or parcel of land situ- ,
a ted In the ll.ir >ugh of Zelieuople, Butler,
county. IVnn'a.bounded on the north by lot
of John IITt. on the ea-t by Clay street, on
the sout h by lot of William Steele, and on
the west by an !•> foot alley, having a front
age of 40 feet on Clay street and extending
westward!* thence perserving the same
widtli 140 feet to the aliove mentioned alley,
having erected thereon a two story frame
dwelling house containing 14 rooms
and hall, a frame barn 20x30, a two story
frame shop 14x30. wagon shed, smoke house,
etc. |
This property will be sold free and dis- ;
charged of all liens and encumbrances, in
eluding dower, except that of a mortgage
thereon 111 favor of Margaret K. Stamm. the
amount of which is SIIOO.OO. with interest'
thereon from the -Ist day of October, 1900.
subject to which tills sale will bo made.
TERMS OK SALE:—Cash upon contirma- ;
Hon of the sale by the Court.
EDWIN E. GOEHRING,
Trustee in Bankruptcy of Jacob Reibold.
Zelienople. Pa.
ADMINISTRATOR'S SALE!
By virtue of an order and decree of the
i Orphan's Court of Butler county. Pa , made
011 the IMb day of January. 1902, at No. 88,
March Term, 1902, of said Court, the under
signed administrator will offer for sale at
public outcry on the premises on
Friday, February 28, 1902,
At 2 o'clock p. m. of said day the following
described real estate, situate in Millerstown
borough. Butler county. Pa., bounded on the
north by an alley, on the east by lot of Mrs.
Mary Denny, on the south by Front St.. and
on the west by lot of Frederick. Schultz <&
Co.; being ICO feet. more or less, square and
being lots Nos. ST, 58. 59 and 60 in the McCol
lough addition to Millerstown liorough. and
having thereon erected two frame houses,
frame barn and other outbuildings, being
the same property owned and occupied by
John Farnen at and before his death.
TERMS OF SALE:—Cash on confirmation
by Court.
P. C. FARNEN,
Administrator of John Farnen. dee'd..
F.. 11. NEULEV, Attorney. Chicora, Pa.
Butler. Pa.
TRUSTEE S NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given that Ezra Liken,
trustee of the estate of J. P. Ash. has filed
his second partial account in the office of the
Protlionotary of the Court of Common Pleas
of Butler county. Pa., at Ms. D. No. TO, Dec.
Term. 1896, and the same will be presented to
said Court for confirmation and allowance
on Saturday, March 8. WO2.
J. M. McCOLLOUGH.
Prothonotary.
Prothonotary's office, Jan. 20.1902.
Application to Amend Charter.
Notice is hereby giren that an appli
cation has been made to the Common
Pleas Court of Butler county, Pa , by
J. E. Stoops, W. M. Barber and M. A.
Gibson, Trustees, and certain members
of the United Presbyterian Congrega
tion of Centreville in said county to
amend the Charter of said Congregation
by changing the corporate name thereof
from "The United Presbyterian Con
gregation of Centreville" to "The First
United Presbyterian Church of Slippery
Rock" and a hearing has been fixed on
said application in said Court for Mon
day, February 10th, 11)0J. at 10 o'clock
a. m. J M. GALBRKATH,
Attorney for Petitioners.
CITATION.
BUTLER COUNTY, SS:
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to
Thomas R. Hoon. High Slieiiff of Butler
County, Pennsylvania. Greeting:
\V HEitEAS, At an Orphans' Court held at
Butler, in and for said County, on the 7th
day of December, in the Year of Our Lord
One Thousand Nine Hundred and One. be
fore the Honorable Judge thereof, the Peti
tion of Edward 1,. Greeuert was presented,
setting forth t hat Henry Greenert died on or
alMjut the Ist day of June, 1872, intestate,
leaving a widow, Catherine Greenert, and
nine children, viz: Edward L. Greenert. the
petitioner; John Greenert; Mary Greenert,
intermarried with Wm. Huselton; Matilda H.
Greenert. intermarried with J. S. Boyer,
Amelia Greenert. intermurried with Charles
Casteriine; Josephine Greenert, intermarried
with L. 11. Arras; William B. Greenert. Her
man Greenert and Elmer Greenert: each
owning at the death of the deceased an un
divided 1-9 interest In sixty acres of land in
Jefferson Township, Butler County, Penn'a,
of which the said Henry Greenert died
seized, each interest being subject to the
Dower of Catherine Greenert, widow.
That the undivided l-!> interest of John H.
Greenert is now vested in I>. F. Negley; the
undivided 1-9 interest of Mary Huselton and
the undivided 1-9 interest ot Josephine Ar
ras is now vested In J. S. Boyer: the undivid
ed l-'J interest of Amelia Casteriine Is now
\ ested in Isaac Meals; the undivided l-!> in
terest of Elmer Greenest, is now vested In
Matilda H. Boyer; that the present owner
and their respective shares are as follows:
Ed. L. Greenert, of Allegheny City, un
divided 1-9 interest.
Wm. B. Greenert, of Akron, Ohio, undivided
1-9 Interest.
Herman Greenert, of Butler, Pa., undivided
1-il interest.
Matilda H. Boyer, of Butler, Pa., undivided
2-9 interest.
J. S. Boyer, of Butier, I'a„ undivided 2-9 in
terest.
P. F. Negley, of Tarentum, Pa., undivided
1-9 Interest.
Isaac Meals, of Butler, Pa., undivided 1-9
interest.
All being over 21 yeais of age and their in
terests being subject to the dower interest
of Mrs. Catherine Greenert. and sutjeet also
to the leasehold interest for oil and gas pur
poses now \ested In William Say. William
Say. Jr.. and Edw. Say, of Jefferson Town
ship, Butler County, Penn'a.
That no partition of said land has been
made to ami among the parties entitled
thereto. Petitioner prays for a writ of par
tition. etc.
December 7.1901, citation awarded.
December 7,1901, upon motion of attorneys
for petitioner for publication of Citation,
etc., the Court made the following order:
Now, December 7. l'JOl. the within motion
presented in open Court and the Sheriff of
Butler County is directed to eite by publica
tion the non-residents asquoted in the above
order to appear and show cause why par
ion should not be made in the above par
tition proceedings according to law and rules
of Court in t hat behalf made and personal
service is directed upon residents of Butler
County. BY THE COURT.
These are therefore to command you, the
said parties above named to be anil appear
before the said Judge at an Orphans' Court
to be held at Butler, for the said County of
Butler, on the lirst Monday of March, 1902.
at 10 o'clock in the forenoon of said day, to
show cause why partition should not be
made, and to submit to such ot her orders and
decrees as the said Court shall make touch
ing the premises.
WITNESS the Honorable-John M. Greer,
President of our said Court, the 18th day of
December, A. il. 1901.
WILLIAM 11. CAMPBELL.
Clerk of Courts.
THOMAS I!. HOON. Sheriff. j9-«t
DISSOLUTION NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given that the part
nership between Andrew Wahl,
Ausmus R. Wahl, George Wahl. H. O.
Dunkle, Paul Didier, William Brown,
F. C. Smith, L. D. Savage, T. F. Ryan
William Truby and R. B. Reynolds,
under the firm name and style of the
Wahlville Coal Company, Limited, at
Evans City, Butler county, Penn'a. was
by a vote of a majority in nnmber and
yalne of interest, on the 27th day of
December, 1901, was dissolved and ceas
ed to do business.
All debts due to said partnership are
to be paid to and those due from the
same be discharged by Andrew Wahl,
at the office recently occupied by said
partnership, at Evans City, aforesaid.
H. O. DUNKLE, ANDREW WAHL,
WM BROWN, AUSMUS R. WAHL,
F. C. SMITH, GEORGE WAHL,
L. D. SAVAGE, PAUL DIDIER,
T. F. RYAN, WM. TRUBY.
Dec. 27, 1901. R. B. REYNOLDS.
EXECUTOR'S NOTICE-
Letters testamentary on the estate of
Hannah M. Roberts, dee'd.,late of Butler
borough, Butler Co,, Pa., having been
granted to the undersigned, all persons
knowing themselves indebted to said
estate will please r_.ake immediate pay
ment and any having claims against said
estate will present them duly authenti
cated to
J. W. HUTCHISON, Jix'r.,
114 N. W. Diamond St., Butler, Pa.
EXECUTOR'S NOTICE.
Letters testamentary on the estate of
Moses A. Heudrickson, dee'd , late of
Cranberry twp., Butler Co., Pa., having
been granted to the undersigned, all
persons knowing themselves to be indebt
ed to said estate will please make im
mediate payment and those having claims
against the estate will present them duly
authenticated for settlement to
DAVID M. HENDRICKSON, Ex'r.,
Ogle P. 0., Butler Co,, Pa.
W. H. LUSK, Attorney.
ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE.
Letters of administration on the estate
of Robt. F. Gleun, dee'd., late of Brady
twp,Butler Co., Pa., having been granted
to the undersigned, all persons knowing
themself indebted to said estate will
please make immediate payment, and
any having claims agaimt said estate
will present them duly authenticated
for settlement to
S. C. GLENN, Adm'r.,
West Liberty, Pa.
C. WALKER, Att'y.
Advertise in the CITIZEN.
JMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE
Letters of administration on the estate
Jacob Hutzly, dee'd., late of
F jrward twp., Butler Co , Pa., having
-en granted to the undersigned, all
person.* knowing themselves indebted to
said estate will plea.se make immediate
payment, and any having claims against
said (.state will present them duly au
thenticated for settlement to
C. R. HUTZLY, \ 1
HERMAN HUTZLY, T ' I
Reibold, Pa. I
J. R. HENNINGER, Att'y.
ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE.
ESTATE OF MARY J. ROYLH. DECEASED. :
Notice is hereby given that letters of 1
administration in the estate of Mrs. Mary
j. Royle, deceased, lcte of the Borough
of Butler, Butler county. Pa., ha?e been
gianted to Samuel M. Seaton, resident
of said b-rough, to whom all persons in
debted to said estate are requested to
make payment, and those having claims
or demands against said estate are ire
quested to make known tee same wth
out delay.
SAMUEL M. SEATON, Adm'r.,
Butler, Pa.
BLACK & STEWART, Att'ys.
EXECUTOR'S NOTICE.
Iu re estate of John Day, dee'd., late
of Clay twp., Butler Co., Pa.
Letters testamentary having been
granted to the undersigned on above
estate all persons having claims will pre
sent them duly proved for payment and
ell persons indebted to said estate will
make immediate payment to
PETER R. DAY, Executor,
West Sunbury, Pa.
W. C. FINDLEY, Att'y.
ADMTNTSTRATOR'S NOTICE
Letters of administration on She estate
of James B. FnltDn, dee'd., late of
Middlesex township, Butler county.
Pa., having been granted to the under
signed, all persons knowing themselves
indebted to said estate will please make
immediate payment, and any having
claims against said estate will present
them duly authenticated for settlement to
JOHN T. FULTON. Adm'r.,
Glade Mills, Butler Co., Pa.
JAMES B. MCJUNKIN, Att'y.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
\
EH. NEGLEY,
• ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Office In the "CTTTZKN" hnildine.
RP. SCOTT,
• ATIORNEY-AT-LAW,
Office on second floor of Armory
Building, Butler, Pa.
t T. SCOTT,
A • ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Office at No. 8. West Diamond St. But
'er, Pa.
HH. GOUCHER,
• ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Office in Wise building.
1 B. BREDIN,
IJ • ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Office on Main St. near Court House
EVERETT L. RALSTON,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
No. 257 South Main Street, Butler, Pa.
Fisher Building. First door on South
Main street, next my former office in
Boyd Building.
POULTER & BAKER,
T ATTORNEYS ft LAW.
Room 8., Armory buildm b .
T D. McJUNKIN,
EJ • ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Office in Reiber building, corner Main
and E. Cunningham Sts. Entrance on
E. Cunningham.
TOHN \v. COULTER,
D ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Wise building, N. Diamond St., Butlei
Special attention given to collections
and business matters.
Reference: Butler Savings Bank, or
Butler County National Bank
DR. J. C. ATWELI
After Feb. Ist Office in Mattin
, court building—2nd floor.
Hours 7 to 9 a. m. and i to 3 and 7 to
i Bp. in.
GM. ZIMMERMAN
• PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
, Office No. 45, S. Main street, over City
Pbarmr.cy.
DR. N. M. HOOVER
137 E. Wayne St., office nours. 10 to
12 a. m. 1 and to 3 p. m.
H. BROWN,
• HOMOEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN ANI
Office 236 S. Main St., oop. P. O.
Night calls at office
OAMUELM. BIPPUS,
U PHYSICIAN AND SUUGEON
200 West Cunningham St.
DR J. WILBERT McKEE,
SURGEON D*.WTIST.
Office over C. E. Miller's Shoe Store,
215 S. Main street, Butler, Pa.
Peoples Telephone 505.
A specialty made of gold fillings, gold
crown and bridge work.
DR. J. C. ABER,
DENTIST.
All work done by the latest improved
methods. Gold, Alum inum, Celluloid
and Rubber plates. Gold, Silver and
Cement filling guaranteed to give satis
faction. Crown and Bridge work. Ex
tiaction of teeth absolutely painless
an entirely new preparation which is
perfectly safe and harmless.
131 S. Main St , Butler, Pa.
DR. M. D. KOTTRABA,
Successor to ; Dr. Johnston.
DENTIST
Office at No 114 E. Jefterson St., over
G. W. Miller's grocery
EH. MERKLEY, D. 0.,
• OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN.
Room 9 and 10 Stein Building.
Monday, Wednesday and Friday, con
sultation and examination free.
HW. WICK,
T DENTIST.
Has located in the new Stein building,
with all the latest devices for Dental
work.
T J. DONALDSON,
• DENTIST.
Artificial Teeth inserted on the latest
improved plan. Gold Fillings a spec
ialty. Office next to postoffice
I H. ELLIOTT,
I • AUCTIONEER,
112 Elm St., Butler.
RB. GILGHRIST,
• LICENSED AUCTIONEER.
Having taken out a license as auc
tioneer, orders can be left at this office or
sent by mail to Box 351, Butler, Pa.
All oilers given prompt attention.
T JAMES DODDS.
1 • LIE ENSHD AUCTIONEER
Inquire at Sheriff'soffice or 426 MMin
St. Butler. Pa.
Florida.
The first Pennsylvania liailroad tour
of the season to Jacksonville, allowing
two weeks in Florida, will leave New
York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, and
Washington by special train on Febru
ary 4.
Excursion tickets, including railway
transportation. Pullman accommoda
tions (one berth), and meals en route in
both directions while traveling on the
special train, will be sold at the follow
ing rates, Pittsburg, $53 00; and at pro
portionate rates from other points.
For tickets, itineraries, and other in
formation apply to ticket agents, or to
Geo. W. Boyd. Assistant General Pas
senger Agent, Broad Street Station,
Philadelphia.
I Stock Reduction Sale |
Continues. f
We are well satisfied with movement of Roods so far in this sale. M
I Now that the time at which yon are expecting to buy some Spring 8
I Furniture is near at band, why not take advantage of the discounts we 9
offer and get it a little earlier.
Do you Want to Save 5.10, 20, 30 or 50 per cent
on yonr purchases. SEE THESE PRICES:
ALL PICTURES AT COST.
S2O CHIFFONIER—Fine mahogany Chiffonier, large French plate, hat
bos. neat, well made. Original price, s2# 00.
$!0 TOILET TABLE-A large mahogany finish Toilet Table-French
pattern mirror. Regular price. #l6 00
y $25 CHIFFONIER FOLDING BED—Oak Mantel Folding Bed —golden
oak tiuish—cabinet top with three mirrors. New goods and i
g regular price. s:s•> 00.
■ Remember, there's a discount on the ENTIRE STOCK OF FUR- B
a NITURE. Every piece in this store is a bargain. You'll believe it when tj
h yon see the snoods.
"BROWN &• CO.,
136 North Main Street, (across from Duffy'3 store,) Butler, Pa.
IHlillBMHllWMIIfell:
| February Clean-up Sale j
Follows the Dissolution Sale. This will give cash
buyers an opportunity to secure first-lass House fesg
Furnishings at less than regular prices, Have sorted pj
out all the odd pieces and styles to be discontinued
» and marked them at prices that should convert them Igs
into cash this month. gjS
T 1-10,1-5,1-4 and 1-2 off the regular prices,
< || ALL WALL PAPER Jjj
Of which there is only enough for one or two rooms, one-balf off IS-*
marked prices: 5c Wall Paper 2Jo, 10c Wall Paper sc,
25c Wall Paper 12Jc, 20c Wall Paper 10c. jgS'j
8( ALL COUCHES
At reduced prices. Some covered in leather, others in pantesote,
tapestry and velonr. #2O 00 Pantesote Couch sl2 50. #l9 00 Pante- JSs?
sote Couch #l2 50, #lB 00 Velonr Couch #l4 00, #8 50 VelourCouch#7. jjjjg?
Jg COAL jg
At reduced prices. Extra heavy metal range with high shelf and
large oven Reduced from #25 00 to #2O (X). IW
jjßj ALFRED A. CAMPBELL, ||
||| FORMERLY j|||
itarapbell ft Templetong
ANOTHER BIG
CUT IN PRICES
A*T
TWiller's
When we announced to the public we were goiir.tr to try
and make the after part of this season equal the forepart \vc
I had little idea we could bring this month up to December's
business, which was the largest one month s business ive have
had since starting, but our books show Wr th<- first two weeks
of this month a business almost as large as the first two weeks
of last month and more than twice as l.irge as any previous
year for the same time. We have always commenced taking
stock January io, but this year we I! have to postpone stock
taking till people get through buying shoes.
The Slaughter of Prices and Good Goods Kept Us
Hustling. I
Shrewd buyers were quick to avail themselves of the
great bargains we are uffering, and we think we must ha< - e
shod the majority of the people of Butler countv tiie la.=t two
I or three weeks, but tor fear we have missed some '>t them we
are going to offer still greater inducements, and for the next
30 days •
We Want to Sell Every Pair of Shoes Sold in Butler.
And if people will stop and examine prices and goods we
ate sure we will have no trouble in doing it. We have made
ANOTHER BIG CUT IN PRICES.
All Baby Shoes,which we have been selling at 10c,reduced to 5c
All Rubbers, which we have been selling at 10c, reduced to 5c
All Slippers, whieh we have been selling at 25c, reduced to 15c
All Children's Shoes, which we have been selling at 54c,
f reduced to •■•4s c
All Misses' Shoes, which we have been selling at 690,
reduced to 59 c
All Women's Shoes, which we have been selling at 65c,
reduced to 59 c
I All Women's Shoes, which we have been selling at 98c,
1 educed to 79 C
All Men's Shoes, which we have been selling at 98c,
reduced to 79 C
I Still a Greater Cut in Following Well-known makes:
All Men's $3 50 Walkover Shoes reduced from $2.79 to $2.48
All Men's $3.00 W. L. Dougless Shoes reduced from
$2.48 to 2 -39
All our Franklin $2.50 Shoes reduced from $1.98 to.. .. 1.69
Great Reduction in Ladies' Fine Shoes.
All our Ladies' $2.50 Colonial Dame Fine Shoes, all
materials, sizes and widths, reduced from 1.98 to.. .. 1.C9
All our Ladies' 3.50 Dclsarte Fine Shoes, sizes broken,
reduced from 1.69 to 1-39
Slill Another Big Cut in Rubber and Felt Goods.
Women's Rubbers 2 4 c
Men's Fine Rubbers, regular 75c grade 4S C
Ladies' Buckle Arctics S CC
Men's Buckle Arctics 84c
Men's Felt Boots and Overs, whole outfit 1.35
These and many other great bargains
for the next 30 days go to make th : s the
busiest spot in Butler county. Do not fail
< to get some of these great bargains if you
should not need them for a year.
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