I'MK CITI/.KN.
THURSDAY, JPLY 9. 1903.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
NOTE—AII advertisers Intending to make
chaoses tn their ads. should notify as of
■ their intention to do so not later than Mon
day mornlnr
Bankruptcy notice, U. S. Electric Co.
Executor's Notice, estate of Dr.
| Moore. 4 , T m
Execntor's notice, estate of J. W.
Park.
Administrator's notice, estate of C.
S. Lowry. , . _
Administrator's sale, estate of Ro
sanna Brown.
B. ft B's locals.
D. & G's. Sale.
Bickel's Shoes.
Schanl & Nast's Clothing.
W Modern Store's Sale.
Campbell's Furniture.
Butler Business College.
Notice to Teachers.
Wick's Hats.
Team Wanted.
'•Chemo."
Kirkpatrick'b Jewelry.
A-lmlnisu,>u.irs and Executors of estate
cin secure th«lr receipt books at the CITI
Z6N office, and persons making public sales
note books.
LOC4L AND GENERAL.
—An ice-cream-soda now costs a
dime
—Mt. Chestnut wants a new school
house.
—Midnight prowlers continue to get
in their work.
—Nine thousand people went to the
Park last Saturday.
—The bridge on W. Penn St, is to be
rebuilt and enlarged.
—Half a million tons of iron ore
passed through Butler last month
—The fire at the New Castle tin plant
threw two thousand men out of work.
I The ' June fresh" started twenty
million bushels of coal down the river
from Pittsburg
—Co. L. boys tested their new Krags
for the first time at the rifle range
northwest of town Saturday.
—The Council has wnployed Chief
1 Bnrkhalter at $2 per day to disconnect
the water spouts from the sewers.
—The burglar who found and took
dOO, between the mattresses of Mrs.
Brown's bed, while she slept and with
out awakening her, was an expert.
The executors' of the late Christo
pher L. Magee last week paid $34,000 to
Dr. Browning (the physician who
claimed $190,000 for services) thus end
ing the case.
The Butler County National Bank
cn July Ist, declared their regular
, gsmi-annual four per cent dividend, the
twenty-fourth made since the baDk
started in business.
—The hel I over application of Geo,
H Kurtc of Petrolia, for a hotel
license was granted, last Monday, and
the application of A. Allen for a de
tective license was also granted.
—The inquest on the death of the. late
J. O. Brown, Recorder of Pittsbur*.
will be continued tomorrow, There
to be little doubt but that he
committed suicide by taking poison.
—D. H. Sutton, representing Butler
S» capitalists Las bought the Robert
Stevenson farm at Bonnie Brook for
taQtPOO *nd the M. N. Heinzer for
#19,000, and the Johnston for $15,000.
—The old Street Car Co intends
ki molding a line to the proposed new
f town at Bonnie Brook, and the Cottage
L Hill Co. has asked Council for a route
J from the Pittaburg bridge to the east
-3 era boundary line of the town.
—As some Butler men have already
J?invested about sixty thousand dollars in
B property near and at Bonnie Brook
Station on the B & O and B R & P
roads that is fair to presume that a
• manufacturing plant of some kind is
,' contemplated for that vicinity.
—There have been some sad funeral
KtnM at Jeannette this week, dne to
Sunday's calamity, and the flood has
been followed by an epidemic of pneu
monia- Twenty persons are known to
| bare been drowned, twenty more are
R missing and four were injured.
J. The Poet Office employee Tuesday
. evuing of last week tendered E. A.
Em rick and John Ay res, their newly
k married brethren, and their brides,
serenades of their own particular brand
and incidently presented them with;
. rocking chairs. John Graham with his'
nighty, ombrella and tin horn was the j
f feature of the Ayres reception.
•—A few days ago all the heirs of
Thomas Stehle, dee d, signed an agree-.
ment to sell to J. D. Marshall and T. L.
Schenck the five-acre triangular piece
of ground, fronting on Race and Willow
ats and known to the younger genera
tion as the ball grounds and to the
older as the Old Fair Grounds, for
MO,OOO, or at the rate of 14000 per acre;
and it will be laid off into lots and sold
for building purposes.
—Sunday evening June 28th wit
neesed one of the most severe rain
storuis of the summer. The lower
parts of the town wero flooded. The
water came down Fairview avenue
enrb deep. On this street the houses of
. B. Collins and T. Lyon were struck by
lightning. Collins was etunned. The
lightning followed a gas pipe from
Icon's house to that of his father Howe
Lyon, 400 yards distant exploding on
the stove.
—An unknown man, 6 feet 2 in. in
height weighing about 250 pounds and
about 83 years of age, died, Saturday,on
the Curtis McCandless farm, near
Hickory School, four miles north of
Mt Chestnut, supposedly from the
combined effects of heat, liquor and
epilepsy. Neighbors noticed ;him walk
ing on the road acting wildly a short
time before his death. He was evident
ly demented and oould not give his
name, an hour later he died in convul
sions. Nothing on his person established
his identity, 35 cents in change being
•11 his pockets contained.
—Sheriff Gibson thinks he has discov
ered some sort of a central home or pro
tective agency among the Hobos. Seven
recently put in jail on short sentences
for railroad trespassing received post
office money orders for #5 each The or?
tiers were made at Free port, Pa. Sev
eral others received express orders for
larger amounts. These were from Chi
fldgo. A hobo can always get money.
' Two recently arrested had SBS on their
persons. Two others, one with a band
bandaged in a black handkerchief, and
the other with an arm and a leg eppar
ently paralized or crippled, who were
bavging last week, using cards with
long-faced rhymes, were seen to discard
their canes and walk as sound, healthy
men when outside of town.
Well, say! If Ritter & Rockenstein
aren't cutting prices we never saw them
cut-sale begins today.
1 am going to be one of the early
buyers at 'Ritter & Rockenstein's
clearance sale.
—All the hotel men of Butler now
employ special police.
—The Carworks tprned out sl,& V 'o,ooo
worth of cars in June.
| —The East End Hose Cos. fine new
cart arrived on the 3rd.
—The iron work on the Wayne street
bridge is being put in place.
—Even the street cars got full when
Carrie Nation came to town.
—The Ministerial Association wants
all business houses closed on Sunday.
—The Blacks will reune in the Park
on the 28th. See notice. Every bod >
Invited.
—The six-hundred and some acres at
Bonnie Brook are said to have been
transferred to an iron company, for roll
ing mill purposes, yesterday.
—William E. Corry of Pittsburg has
been appointed assistant to President
C M. Schwab of the U. S. Steel cor
poration, the latter having been practi
cally deposed by J. P. Morgan and
other controlling financiers.
—The pump houso <>f the Slippery
rock water works, liwned by John
McGonegal. was burned June ?7. The
pump was ruined and the tank which
supplies the town was saved with diffi
culty. The loss was about SIOOO.
—A class of five graduated from
North Washington Institute last week.
They were Nettie Daubenspeck. Pearl
Varnum, James Thompson, from the
literary department and two young
ladies from the music department.
—The heavy rain of last Sunday
afternoon flooded parts of N. Wash
ington, W. Penn and Main streets.
The same thing happened some years
ago and attention was then called to
the fact that some culverts and surface
sewers in that vicinity were entirely
too small.
—The Standard Trust Co. besides
beinc an ordinary, eyervday. American
bank is also a Dutch, Slavonic, Hun
garian (or Magyar), Polishau n' Italian
bauk. Ch rley speaks all these lan
guages atd is doing a rushing busintss
with the foreigners If you don't
believe this read the signs
—The Instilnte Hill burglar got in
considei able work last week, robbing
Mrs. M. H Brown of SIOO, which she
had saved to pay on her house, H. H.
Gardner of $lO, Mrs E Smith of $lO,
Mr. Reiliy of $lO, and attempting rob
beries at Mrs. E S. Edward's, Harry L.
Graham's and John L. Walker'*.
—Over in Ireland the other day they
had an international automobile race in
which a course of 870 miles was covered
in 6 hours and iIG minutes or nearly a
mile a minute. The Dutch won, the
French were second, the English star
anil h's chauffeur had their collar bones
and legs broken, while the Americans
were l.tst. Anto to be
a good way of killing off rich sports.
Work hag been started on the trolley
line from the Marshall and Forcht
farms to Butlm, the line starting on the
Forcbt place, comiug down the Mar
shall hollow to Kohler's and into Butler
by way of Lyodora and Pierce ave.
The Busier Construction Co. has the
contracts for building the line and
grading the two farms, the work ag
gregating about SIOO,OOO,
—TLe St. Louis Exposition managers,
learning from experience that the Mid
way is the most attractive part of a
great industrial exposition, will make
their sho.v nearly all Midway. One of
the features will be throe acres of artifi
cially frozen ice, with real snow floating
through the air where you can enjoy an
hour's skating during the hottest days
Of July and August.
—The new law under which the secre
taries and directors of school boards of
the county are to meet, provides that
the County Superintendent shall set the
date for such convention, which may
last two days and shall be held annual
ly. This convention is held aside from
teachers institute week. The directors
draw pay for the day and mileage as
well.
A. E. Wimer, stillman for the Penn
sylvania Refining Co. at Karns City,
was a pleasant visitor at the CITIZEN
office last week. There are four refin
eries in Butler county, two at Karns
and two at Petrclia, and all are running
day and night, every day in the year,
and could dispose of far more than they
make. The Pennsylvania refinery puts
out kerosene, gasoline and benzine of
; all grades, end about twentv-five grades
I of petrolatum, ranging from the finest
[ white cream to paraffine.
The following graduates and students
\ of the Butler Business College have re
cently accepted positions as follows:
Walter Lowry. bookkeeper, May &
Kennedy Ice Co , Butler: Anna Bauer,
position with Cohn's Bargain Store'.
Frances Blair, now with Pittsburg Ga
zette; Edgar Oeshwind. Stenographer,
Bessemer R. R. Co., Butler; Maggie
Hazlett, stenograpner. Pittsburg firm:
Roy McMillen, Bookkeeper, Goehring
Wholesale Grocery Co., Butler; W W.
Lapham. position with Standard Steel
Car Co., Butler: Joseph Black, position
with Standard Steel Car Co., Butler.
Ritter & Rockenstein are certainly
cutting prices at their clearance sale
which commences today.
It will be a good plan for you to at
tend Ritter & Rockenstein's clearance
sale now.
Wash day. Mother scalds her hands.
)saby plays with fire and gets burned.
What a time. There is where Victor
Liniment is Deeded. Excellent for
Scalds and Burns.
I don't see how Ritter & Rockenstein
can sell clothing so cheap.
AGENTS WANTED —Ladies or
gentlemen, for Butler and Armstrong
counties, $2 50 per day guaranteed, to
represent an incorporated company
Address J. C COCHRAN,
245 W. Jefferson St., Butler. Pa.
It will pay you to attend Ritter &
Rockenstein's mid-season sale.
A little money buys more at Ritter &
Rockenstein's sale than anywhere else
in Butler.
Protracted cold on the lungs is the
prelude to Catarrh, Pneumonia, or con
sumption. Victor Liver Syrup and
Lung Syrup banish Colds, Coughs, Etc
We believe it will pay every one to
attend Ritter & Rockenstein's clearance
sale.
Music scholars wanted at 128 W.
Wayne St.
When Ritter & Rockenstein hold a
sale they sell things way down. Their
sale commences todav.
The event of the season, is
the July Clearance Sale of the
Modern Store, Nothing by
halves, is their motto. So
Eisler-Mardorf Co. will give
their patrons some grand
values. A clearance of summer
goods, regardless of cost, means
exactly what it says with this
concern's name under it.
TEAM WANTED.
I want a good team of about 2800
pcunds weight. Inquire of
HUGH L. (DONNELLEY,
'ilO E. Jefferson, St., Br.tler, Pa.
I'imODAL
W. F. Runibergeris building a fiue
new residence.
P. L. and M orris.m King spent the
4th in R&venun. Ohio.
Abel Fisher finished Bonie view* of
the new railroad, last week.
Miss Clara Morris of Clarion spent
the Fourth with Butler friends.
Pat Walsh has bought the Nixon
Home hotel from Geo. A. Lewis.
Mrs. Carrie Nation was in Butler
yesterdav, and spoke at the park.
S. B. Martincourt and wife excurted
to Boston last week on the P. R K.
Peter Manny and family of McDonald
are spending the summer in Butler.
John D Graham of Brad} - twp. visit
ed friends in Wilkinsburg. last week.
W. G. Douthett and family are occu
pying their cottage at Conneaut Lake.
Miss Lena Wahl of tilade Itun visited
Liyi 1 Westerman of the S. S. over Sun
day.
Jas. L. Lialsigerof Widnoon is visit
ing his brother. John, in Butler, who is
sick.
Joseph Caldwell of Pittsburg visited
his brother. John, of Jefferson twp.,this
week.
Misses Kiltie Siebert and Clara Reiliy
have returned from a ten-days outing
at Conneaut.
Edward Goucher of Pittsburg visited
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Gouch
er, Saturday.
Mrs. S. D. Miller and daughter of As
pinwall are the guests of Mrs. Johnston
of W. Pearl St.
Mr. and Mrs. Niner of Erie attended
the funeral of their son in-law, John A.
Stoner, Tuesday.
Alfred A. Campbell has gone to Grand
Rapids and Chicago for the purpose of
buyins* furniture, etc.
Miss Eva Thompson of Flick spent
the Fourth with her cousins, Alice and
May Gillespie of the Plank Road.
R. W. Park of Middlesex twp. was in
Butler last Thursdav, probating the
will of his uncle James W. Park, dee'd.
Miss Boyd of Chicora has secured a
position in the Butler schools at $45 per
month, and Miss Staium of Evans City
one at #35.
Moses Sulliyan and Geo. Shaw and
wife came down from Bradford to spend
the 4th with Mrs. Clias. C. Sullivan of
the Diamond,
Robert Jamison and family moved
from Greece City to Jeannette some
yeas ago, and if they are there yet es
caped the flood.
Mrs. Harry Siebert of Allegheny and
Mrs. Mary Reiliy and daughter,
Jeanette, of Sharpsburg, are the guests
of William Siebert.
Miss Martha Kennedy of Portersville
and B. B. Breaden of W. Sunbury were
mp.rried on the 30th ult, Revs. Mar
shall and Ralston officiating.
Mrs Cheesinan of near Portersville
has a distinct recollection of her grand
father, Capt. Logan, who was a cap
tain in Washington's army.
Mrs. J W. Lavery of Ptnn twp.. who J
held the largest number of certificates,
received the haudsome sewing machine
given away by Ketterer Bros.
Madame Tahahira, the wife of the
Japanese Minister at Washington got
"homesick" for s >me singing bugs, and
Mr. T. sent to Japan for some.
Miss Lettie E. George and James H.
Semple of Kittanning were married
June 30th at the home of the bride's pa
rents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. George, Shore
St
Eugene Morrison has complete! the
enlisting of the Sixteenth Regiment
band, securing 18 members of the Ger
mania in Butler, 0 in Kittanning and 3
in Zelienople.
Emperor William in apostrophizing'
the officers of the American European
squadron at Kiel, the other day, said
"these men are gcds to us." He should
take something for that.
Mies Leah, daughter of A. B. Richey,
and Wm. J. Taylor of W. Jefferson St.
were united in marriage by Rev. E. S.
White at the bride's home on N. Mc-
Kean St., Tuesday, the 30th.
Pope Leo XIII has be<>n very ill of
pneumonia for some days, and his death
is hourly expected. He is now in his
94th year, and has bee n the head of the
Catholic church for twenty-five years.
Chas. A. Clark who has finished his
course at the horological college at
Philadelphia, visited friends in But
ler, and left for Smithfield, W. Va.,
Tuesday, where ho intends opening a
jewelry strore.
Jas. B. Murphy and family gathered
at his place in Penu twp. on the 4th and
had a reunion. Over sixty people were
present, and they had base ball, sack
races, and.other sports, and fireworks
in the evening.
Matt Yost of Butler visited his moth
er in East Brady last week. While
here Mr. Yost superintended the erec
tion of a handsome monument on his
lot in St. Mary's cemetery, Bradys
Bend. —Review.
A. W. Marsh has returned to Penn
twp. after a fourteen years' absence in
Grand Island, Neb and is living on his
lease on the Jesse B. Dodds farm.
While in Nebraska he successfully con
ducted n steam laundry.
M. W. Daubenspeck, a Pittsburg gro
cer, visited his parents, H. H. Dauben
speck and wife of North Washington
and attended the commencement of
North Washington Institu. J, of which
he is a graduate, last week.
J. W Gibson of Zelienople visited
friends in Butler, yesterday. Mr. Gib
son and his wife have been keeping a
boarding house near the station at Ze
lienople for some years. They moved
there from their farm in Clay twp.
Eugene Yockey came home, Thurs
day, after a months' absence drilling
gas wells for Campbell & Butler, near
Mosgrove, Armstrong county. Gene
and wife spent the Fourth with their
parents at Worthington and Craigsville.
Jacob C. Brown of Centre twp., John
S. Campbell of Cherry twp.. Wm. Wat
son of Clinton twp., Jacob Rieger and
John F. Lowry of Butler, and W. J.
Campbell of Slipperyrock have been
among our callers during the past few
days.
Justice McAboy was not engaged in
the "speak-easy" business, last Monday,
though appearances were against him,
as bottles containing brandy, gin, whis
ky and wine were in sight—part of the
goods taken from the Bowman
cellar.
John Ganl of the Western Union Tel
egraph Co. has been promoted from
manager of the Butler office to head op
erator at Pittsburg, and Tom Hyde has
left the W. U. for a better position with
the B. R. & P., leaving Miss Rose
Smith as manager of the Butler office.
The second annual reunion of the
Johnston family was held at the home
of Bert Rodgers, E. Quarry St., on the
Fonth. Among the out of town guests
were Mr. and Mrs. John Heidish and
George Johnston of Pittsburg, Mr. and
Mrs. Wm. Patterson of Great Belt, Miss
Linnie Johnston of McKeeaport and
Miss Annie Greer of Allegheny.
Merle B. Sefton who has been attend
ing Elders Ridge Academy returned to
his home in Clinton twp.. last week,
having finished his work there in a wav
that reflected credit on himself and his
native county. Mr. Sefton although
the youngest member of his class took
the three year course in two years and
graduated with highest honors, deliver
ing the valedictory on commencement
niglit.
Rev. Prugh, who for the past twenty
one years has been the superintendent
of the St. Panl's Orphans home in But
ler, has sent his resignation to the Board
of the Reformed church, the same to
take effect Sept. Ist next. He is now
in his 81st year, has been a minister of
that denomination for 52 years, made
an excellent superintendent, and has
well earned a rest. He recently pur
chased the Altenburg residence on Fair
view avenue.
I.Mi \ i. NEW h.
NEW SUITS.
l'hilip Martone vs W. S. McCrea,
assumpsit for <OSB, for alleged breach
of contract.
John N. Johnston of Claytonia vs
Stella Johnston, divorce, desertion
alleged.
Amos Cooper vs B & O. Ry. Co Ires
pass for 3500 for damages done the
plf. by reason of water being backed in
to his"lot and stable in Valencia, caused
by an insufficient culvert.
W. J. Gruver vs J, G. McClelland,
Jas. McClelland. E E. and A C Price,
bill in equity to recover possession of
plffs. farm "of 50 acres adjoiniug the
Gray and Kaltenbach farms near R« n
frew, which the defts hold under a
lease made in 1805 at*d which the plff.
states tliej have not operated since 1900.
W. B Painter. E. H Painter aud
Melvina Gill, children of Wm Painter,
dee'd , of Buffalo twp. vs Webster
Keasey, bill in equity asking that def -.
be restrained from farther taking tim
ber off a 70 acre tract in Buffalo twp.
aud be ordered to account for that al
ready taken. The plaintiffs live in Ohio
ard Keasv had bontiht the timber from
other children of Wm. Painter living in
this state
Ynsta Mulachoovoska vs Nikolay Ma
rinukov. West End Slav*, trespass for
*IOOO damages for slander.
Eleanor Beatty ys James Beatty, di
vorce.
NOTES
The will of Ida L Thornbur-' of Con
cord twp was probated and letters
granted to Isaac Wade; also will of Ber
nard Solbach of Butler; also will of Dr.
J. W. F. Moore of Butler and letters to
F. H- Murphy.
Letters of administration were grant
ed to A. G. K. Shultz on estate of
Slephen Ristich of Butler: also to J. F
Lowry on estate of Chas. S. Lowry of
Butler: also to J B. Black on estate of
.Jas. H. Black: also to Catherine Gross
heim on estate of Geo. W. Grossheim of
Win field twp.
Jas. O. Campbell, Esq. wac appointed
commissioner to conduct an inquiry
into the mental state of Mrs. Allkey
K. rr aged 78 years, of Harrisville.
Charles Howard was sent to jail for
30 days for larceny
John Kacuski is in jail on a charge
of f&b.
Fred Eppinger, son of a store keeper
at Herman station plead guilty to a
charge of larceny Saturday. He had
taken goods from his father's store and
from the West Penn railroad
Eli Beighiey and Frank Palin, em
ployes of the Hotel Bowman, plead
guilty to larceny of 10 or 20 gallons of
the best whisky, brandy and wines
from the hotel bar. They were ar
rested by Chief Shultz Sunday night
and taken before Justice McAboy, who
bound them oyer for Court, Monday
afternoon they plead guilty.
Levi M. Wise was appointed commis
sioner to impanel a jury of six to in
quire into the mental condition of
Leonard Doerr of Mt. Chestnut, who is
now in Dixmont, for the purpose of
having a committee appointed for his
estate.
Russell Eppingtr, * charged with
burglary of the P. & W. station at Hur
mooy and who is also said to have
stolen from his father's store, plead
guilty to a charge of burglary.
Frank Palin and Ed. Bieghley, em
ployees of the Hotel Bowman, were
arrested Sunday night for stealing
liquor from the hotel store-room, plead
guilty and were released on bail furnish
ed by Proprietor Haworth to appear at
September term for sentence.
Herman Ritzert was appointed guar
dian of Barbara, Catherine, Herman,
Nor lie t and Edward Ritzert, minor
children of John Ritzert, dee'd, of
Donegal twp.
Wm. H. Walker, surveyor. Geo W.
Turner anil Walter Campbell were ap
pointed vievers on petition for a new
bridge over Glade Run at the John
Johnston place near McFann.
The application of Geo, H. Kurtz of
Petrolia for a hotel license, which was
held over, was granted and his bond
approved.
Anthony Allen was granted a de
tectives license.
Reuben W. Park, ex'r of James W.
Park, dee'd, of Glade Mills, was grant
ed leave to make public sale of real
estate.
Geo. W. Mullin plead guilty to a
charge of larceny of $44 from Leo
Stahr at Hotel Waverly,
The Flick and Brewry licenses have
not yet been acted on.
Mrs. L E. Brackney, adm'x of Loyal
M. Brackney, dee'd., was granted leave
to make public sale of real estate.
On petition of Bartholomew Sweeney
a citation was granted on James B.
Wasson.
A charge of larceny hag been entered
against Samuel Johngton by C R.
Kelly.
Sadie Shields hag entered a charge of
surety of the peace against G. H.
Leisenring of Forward twp.
Benj. Masseth's "will" is a qnoer one;
part of it reads as follows; "In case
Araminta Campbell is held to be my
wife and widow, then I devise and be
queath to her such share, proportion
and interest in my real and personal
property as she would have by the law
of Pennsylvania, if I die without a will.
In case Arminta Campbell is not held
to be my wife and widow, she is to have
nothing at all from the estate. I give
to and bequeath to my friend, John N.
Hyle, all my bank stock in the Butler
County National Bank in consideration
for his faithful services. To the twelve
children of my brother. Edward Mas
seth, the sum of S4OO each. I give the
remainder of my estate to be equally
divided between the rest of my nephews
and nieces, share and shaje alike."
Samuel and John Sieyeh of Ferris
have been arrested for a&b charged by
Wm. F. Magee.
James and Samuel Leyine, father and
son, o£ Slipperyrqck, have been arrested
for selling liquor without license.
F. W. Chatliu, T. J O'Brien and Jos
ephine CaMerara have formed a limited
partnership in the general merchandise
business known as the "Home Supply
Co. Ltd. '
The Mars Presbyterian church has
applied for a charter.
The equity suits of Rnmuiel Bros, vs
Dean Campbell and W. McGeary vs N.
Boyer were argued before Judge Gal
breath.
PROPERTY TRANSFERS.
Henrietta Goehring to J S Seaman lot
in Jackson for $450.
Brnno Etzel to G W Schuur 50 acres
in Summit for $3*300,
A G Campbell to E Z Wainwright lot
in Butler for $2400.
J C Renfrew to Gilbert Brown lot in
Renfrew for $145.
W C Thompson to Ralph Gregg and
S Haller, Park Hotel, Butler for $2600(1.
Hattie E Altenberg to P C Prugh lot
on Fairview ave for S6OOO.
Marion M Dyke to G H Slater lot on
S. McKean st for $450.
Aaron Biegliley to Amelia A Shiever
lot on Miffin st for $4500.
G A Weibel to Mary J Strain 81 acres
in Penn for S4OOO.
J L Strain to W S Weibel 81 acres in
Penn for S4OOO.
J L Strain to G A Weibel 83 acres for
S4OOO.
Bridget Murphy to Kerr Coal Co. 55
acres coal in Buffalo for sl*73 25: Maude
Ekas to same 41 acres for $1241; J W
Faulkner OH acres for SI9BO
J C Renfrew to W H Fisher lot in
Renfrew for SBS.
Eli Vantlerlin to Thos Lochrie 102
acres in Venango for SSIOO.
S Staples to Jos Cashdollar lot in Cil
lery for S2OO.
L Van Rensellaer to J W Kaltenbacb
lot in Renfrew for SOO
Chas Zehner to Ernest Lanten lot in
Zelienople for $l5O.
Ernest Lauten to D Endres lot in Ze
lienople for $250.
W S Weibel to C H Weibel 81 acres
in Penn for S4OOO.
J. F. Milheim to Simon Milheim, lot
in Butler for SI6OO.
G. W. Gibbons to W. H. Humphrey
!) acres in Worth for S3OO.
Jos. Hartman to J. C. Say. lot on E.
Jefferson St for $3500.
Jane M. Conlter to II Ros-nblum
lot in Slipperyrock for fWO.
Louis \\ eckerly to John Seiltert, 11
! acres in Saxonlmrg for S2OOO.
Alfred J. Hewitt to Amelia Schmitt.
i lot in Mars fir $:5500.
E. G. Brown to Rachel Morris. 0
acres in Middlesex for S*UM).
John Friel to Cecelia Shields. 1 acre
in Donegal for s4l.
August Colinet to Maloni Marchal
lot on South Side for S3OOO.
W. J. McKee to Minnie Humphrey,
lot on Linden Ave. for S9OO
W C Findley to John C Dight 105
acres in Concoquenessinir for sl.
W J Boyd to Edwarcl I Jones lot on
South Side, Bntler, for *4OO.
Minnie E Sutton to Mary E Allison
lot on Lincolu Way for $550.
Clement Dubuc to Edmund Du'uiic
lot on South Side fur S3OO
J David Albert to Mrs. li E Graham
lot in Prospect for $325
W H Morrison to W W Morrison 192
acres in Slipperyrock for £1
Geo RtilAjr to Barbara A McCune lot
in Summit twp for S7OO.
E E Abrams to C A Abrams lot iu
Karns City for sl.
Anthony Lochinmeyer to A L Turner
lease and wells in Conuoq for $3066 07
J A Kennemutb to W H McCord lease
and wells in same for $1833.
Geo. Huey to Jacob Kelly, 1 acre in
Buffalo for S6O.
Marriage Licenses.
M. G. Hoch Chicora
Blanche Simpson "
R L. Lucas Greece City
Mamie Allison. Hooker
H L. Donaldson Petrolia
Tillie Daubenspeck North Hope
Alonzo C. Reno New Castle
Margaret E Moore Slipperyrock
Harry D. Osborn Wick
Cora B. Blinn Slipperyrock
Fred Hali Boyer
Myrtle Rumbautjh '
Daniel C. 0tt0...? . Lovi
Mary C. Hoppi Columbus, O
Wm. O'Connor Hilliaid
Minnie Jenkins Kiester
Nelson Vensel St. Petersburg. Pa
Ellen Fulmer
Charles Fowser Butler
Anna Langbein
Wm. J Smith Punxsutawney
Elsie J. Albert Prospect
J. G. Benz Canton. O
S E McDeavitt Feneltoii
M. G. Smith Butler
Margaret Scalicht
Filnier Pfabe Saxonburg
Creta Hemphill Sarversville
Allen W. Kelly Eau Claire
Louisa M. Scott
Fied Hall Boyers
Mvrtle Rumbaugh.
Frank H. Smith Jackson twp
Bertha A. Cehner "
James H. Semple .Kittanning
Letty E.George Butler
Wm. J. Taylor Bntler
Leah E, Richey •<
John E. Barr Washington, Pa
Mildred J. Mortimer Karns City
Ralph A. Faulk... Butler
Clara B. Brown , •*
N*-lson Vensel...... ,St. Pe'ershnrj. P*
Ellen Fulmer ~ •«
Mike Sarvoezka limit r
Annie Minta
Wallace Secak ... litjtler
M iry Mitros '•
Lt m Caap................... Allegheny
Mary Musko. Butler
At New Castle—OryiUe Rittby of But
ler and Hulteena Trajf of New Caatle
At Kittanning—James Montgomery
Knox of Butler Co. and Mary Bartow
of Clarion county,
At Pittsburg—Geo. M. Dona of Pitts
burg and Anna Smith of Butler,
At Pittsburg—R. M- Seese, Pittsburg
and Rosamond M. Radcliffe. Butler
county.
At New Castle—John Miller of
Sharon and Bessie Richards of Karns
City, both deaf and dumb.
At Youngatown—F. Smith of Butler
and Ethel Beemer of Pittsburg.
At Pittßburg-=W. D. Morrow of
Wilkinsburg and Mabel Dickey of But.
ler county.
At Youngstown O.—S J. Davis and
Ida B. Anderson of IJilliards,
"Hear about the terrible affliction
that befell our friend Blank laatnightK"
asked Enpeck as he boarded a down
town car.
' No," said Meeker, "What was it?"
"My wife eloped with him." replied
Enpeck, with a suppressed chuckle.
BUTLER IOE COMPANY.
Orders delivered promptly to all parts
of the town.
Leave orders at Park Hotel, or call
up Bell Phone No. 4; or People's No. 54.
E. E. Lantz, Manager, People's Phone
No 533.
A New and Important Departure
in Savings Deposits-
The Security of Government
Bonds. Higher Interest-
Unique Features—Negoti
able—Transferable
Private enterprise has gone a step be
yond the Government and supplementa
the aafety and convenience of Govern
ment Bonds with more liberal interest
and other special, distinctive features.
The Dollar Savings Fund & Trust
Company, Allegheny, Pa., issues Coupon
Certificates of Deposit, in denomina
tions nf $500.00 and $1,000,00, due in five
years and bearing interest at the rate of
four per cent, per annum.
The principal is payable at any inter
eat period by giving 60 days notice in
writing to the Company. Interest pay
able January Ist and July Ist. Attach
ed to these engraved Bond? are Interest
Coupons in regular form, to be cut off
and collected in the usual way.
The Bonds bear interest from date jf
issue: more liberal than ordinary Sav
ings Deposits, which allow interest only
from Ist of each month, and do not per
mit withdrawal without lengthy notice;
then, only, with lons of interest to the
depositor if withdrawn at other than
the regular intereat periods. The cer
tigcates are payable to bearer, with pro
vision for registration of principal, and
are tranafarable. Out-of-Town Deposi
tors will fled them admirably conveni
ent and satisfactory investments for
surplus funds. Interest is collectible
through home banks, or by mail; the
certificates are negotiable, and may be
used as collateral to their full face
value. The absolute security of these
Bonds ig guaranteed by the Capital &
Surpluaof over $3,050,000.00. The reputa
tion of the Dollar Savings Fund & Trust
Company ia well known and the names
of its Officers and Trustees, headed by
its President, R. H. Boggs. of the well
known firm of Boggs & Buhl, include
men )f the highest standing in the
financial world.
A Sample Certificate will be mailed
upon request to Dollar Savings Fund &
Trust Company, Federal St.. Allegheny,
Pa.
The Dollar Savings Fund & Trust
Company allows four per cent. Interest
on Savings Accounts, and deposits of
$t 00 and upward will be received with
permission to withdraw SIOO.OO at qny
time without notice.
Banking by >|nil is a safe and con
venient System as conducted by this
bank. Full information will be furnish
ed upon request.
Butler Ice Company-
Orders delivered promptly to all parts
of the town,
Leave ordera at Park Hotel, or call up
Be]l Phone No 4; or People's No. 54.
E. E. LANTZ, Manager,
People's Phone No. 533.
buyTng wool
Months of May, June. July and
August, forenoons only, location
as laßt season, formerly Graham Bro's
Grocery, now Cohen's bargain store.
WM. F. RUMBERGER.
New Ice Wagon.
The new ice wagon of May & Kenne
dy is now in service, and ice will be de
livered to all parts of the city by this
firm. If you want ice today, call np
Bell phone 87 or Peoples 128. Regular
deliveries. Send in your orders.
MAY & KENNEDY.
CIIUKCH NOTES.
A Sabbath S«-honl Convention «»»
helii at Westminster chffich. Clinton
twp on the Fourth
The fonrteenth annnul convention of
the Young People's Christian Union,
, butler Presbytery, will l»* held in the
,1" P. chnrch. .Inly i:i and 14 One
hundred or more delegates are expected.
j Communion services in Grace Luth
eran church next Sunday morning.
Rev. Archibald Robinson arrived in
Butler yesterday and made his initial
appearance as pastor of the U. P.
church at prayer meeting last evening.
OIL NOTES.
The Market remains unchanged, both
agencies paying $1.50.
Oibsonia —Eisler. O'Brien & Co
struck a heavy gasser last week in the
4th sand on the R. Gibson farm at Gib
sonia.
Muddy creek A Pittsburg Co. isdrill
ing a "wild cat" on the .las. Marshall
farm two miles east of Portersville.
Kansas and Kentucky— At least CO
new wells were completed iu the Kansas
and Indian Territory oil fields in Jnne.
Kentucky operations are quite active,
but there has l*en no extraordinary
gains as yet reported in the pipe liue
runs.- Derrick.
Itlack Family Koiitiiou.
The Second Annual Reunion and j
Basket Picnic of the Black family will i
be held at Alameda Park, Butler, on
Tuesday, Jnly 28, 1903.
All are invited to set apart this day
for a general visit and a good time.
J. B. BLACK,
EPH. BLACK,
J T. BLACK,
Com
Picuica.
Jul}' 15—Wednesday—Masons at Al
ameda. Butler.
July 28—Pipe Line picnic at Conneant
Lake. Fare from Butler #1 00: three
morning and three evening trains.
Special rates on B R. & P. and B. & O
The Butler Business College.
The Bntler Business College has just
closed the most successful term of
school that it has ever experienced.
The enrollment was 190 students. 22
typewriters now in use, and several
more new ones will be added for the
teim which opens Tu'glay, Sept.l, 1903
We are having three times as many
calls for young men who understand
BOTH shorthand and bookkeeping, as
we can supply. Send for a copy of our
FINELY ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE for
1903-04.
BUTLER BUSINESS COLLEGE.
Butler, Pa.
Grove City Bible Conference.
The seventh annual session of the
Grove City Bible Conference will begin
at Grove City, Pennsylvania, Thursday
evening August 6th, and close Sabbath
evening. August 10th.
Th 6 program is the beat ever offered
in Grove City. Write for program and
rates of entertainment Address all
<• ijiinnnieationH to the President, I*»a<*
Ket'er, Grove City. Pa
A!• glu-iiy County Grand \rm\
Association
The Annual Outing of the Allegheny
Co. G. A. R. Association will be held
this year on Saturday and Sunday, Jnly
18th and 19th, at AlamadaPark. There
will be reunions of Penna. regiments,
and the gathering of Western Penna
G. A. R. Association, consisting of the
comrades from eleven counties
The National Commander. Thos. J.
Stewart and Department Commander.
Edwin Walton and ataff are expected to
be present.
TTiere will be a Prise Drill bv Co L,
10th Regiment, National Guard of Pa.,
and Gnard Mount, Dress Parade and
a camp fire iu the evening. Sunday
services will be held in auditorium by
Department Chaplain, Rev. Jno. W.
Sayres and Past National Chaplain.
Rev. Dr. T. N. Boyle, assisted by a
chorus from the churches of Butler.
Meet Me At Kleber's.
Want a piano? Want anything mus
ical ? Remember Arthur Love, with
the Old and Responsible Music House
of H. Kleber & Bro., 221—223, Fifth
Ave . Pittsburg, Pa. Manufacturers of
the "Kleber" and "W. Crawford An
derson'' Pianos, and sole agents for
..Knabe", "Crown" and other leading
Pianos, Apollo Piano Players, Talking
Machines, Etc.
For special low prices and extraordin
ary values, write me, or better still,
meet me at Kleber's Pittsburg.
ARTHUR LOVE.
NOTICE TO TEACHERS!
The School Board of Clearfield town
ship will meet to elect teachers for the
ooming term of 7 months on Saturday.
July 18th. 1903, at 2 o'clock P. M. at the
Coylesville school house. Salary |30.00.
W. D. BEACH, Secretary,
R. F. D. No. 13, Fenelton, Pa.
While You Sleep.
Savings invested with Real Estate
Trust Company, 311 Fourth Aye. Pitts
burg, Pa., work on sleeplessly, adding 4
percent, to your capital compounding
every six months and bringing you near
er independence. Capital and Surplus .
over $3,700,000. Write for Booklet
"How to bank by MaiL"
FOR SALET
Seven roomed No. 1 house, lot; 50x150,
Institute Hill, |2250.
Six roomed house, lot 40x160, Summer
ave., |2050.
No. 1 7-roomed brick, centrally locat
ed, lot 55x180, two streets. $4900.
Seven roomed house. Whippo ave ,
sllsO, Many others.
House for rent.
E. H. NEGLEY, Diamond.
Butler Ice Company-
Orders delivered promptly to all parts
of the town.
Leave ordera at Park Hotel, or call
up Bell Peone No. 4; or People's No. 54.
E. E. LANTZ, Manager,
• People's Phone No. 533.
Insurance and Rea Estate.
If you wish to sell or buy property
you will find it to your advantage to see
Wm. H. Miller, Insurance and Real
Estate, next P. 0., Butler. Pa.
BUTLER ICE COMPANY
Orders delivered promptly to all parts
of the town.
Leave orders at Park Hotel, or call
np Bell Phone No. 4; or People's No. 54.
E. E. Lantz, Manager, People's Phone
No. 533
FOR SALE.
Lot 50x104 feet, 5-room house, new;
stable 20x20, spring water in house,
SI4OO.
Lot 40x112 feet. 7-room house, SI2OO
Two new houses. West D St., $2600 or
$1550 for one and SIOSO for other.
Storeroom and 9-room house in West
End, SSOOO. E. H. NEGLEY,
S. W. Diamond.
An unparalleled sale of men's and
boy'a clothing and furnishings at
RITTER & ROCKENSTEIN'S.
A visit to the Modern Store
daily will be on calendar of
every shrewd shopper for July.
Eisler-Mardorf Co. have re
solved to clear their shelves of
summer goods, and their
patrons are sure to reap a rich
harvest of bargains, because
this firm will carry out every
promise.
M. C. WAGNER
ABTIST PHOTOGRAPHER
139 South Main St.
[Trusses j
i The Right Kind V
i To Buy. (
t Yon can buy Trusses for al f
J most nothing or you can pay a X
\ high price for them, but the %
J price of a Truss does not prove C
X that it is going to be the one J
f you need. Every case has to \
v be fitted individually. That V
£ is where we have had our great r
\ success in Trusses. No one J
J goes ont of onr store with a \
\ Truss that does not fit perfect- r
f lv. Therefore a great many f
x people are wearing our Trusses i
J and sending their friends to us S
\ to be fitted. If you are wear- \
V ing a Truss and it does not l
1 feel right, or staj in the right 1
X ' place come in and see ns about X
x it. no matter if you did not /
C buy it from ns. We will tell C
/ you whether it is the right /
/ Truss to wear. We will give \
S you the benefit of our twenty- /
i five years experience. Private /
X apportments for ladies. \
i C. N. BOYD, ]
\ Pharmacist, i S
C Diamond Block. t
/! Butler, Pa, ?
) People's Phone 83. 1
\ Bell Phone 146 D. , \
With the approach of Spring
you need a blood cleanser
and tonic.
Don't forget that
R. & G.'s SARSAPARILLA COM P.
is just what you need.
Many of our customers testify
of its merits.
Large bottle —small dose
REDICK & GROHMAN.
Prescription Druggists.
ioq N. Main St., Butler, Pa.
Both Phones.
The 4th of July
like Christmas, comes only onoe a year,
but eyeglasses and spectacles must be
worn when needed, every day in the
year, and for that reason should be
selected with care and with only the
best professional advice. At Kirkpatrick's
eyes are tested free of charge and
glasses furnished as low as quality will
permit.
We also sell -
Edison and Victor Phonographs.
Eastman and Paco Cameras.
Photo Supplies.
Washburn Mandolins and Guitars.
Optical goods.
Field and Spy Glasses.
R. L. KIRKPATRICK,
Jeweler end Graduate Optician
Next to Court House.
B. 3.
wash goods
At the most attractive prices
ever presented.
35 and 40 cent Swisses, em
broidered —imported—odds and
ends of many different color
ings, 15c a yard.
50c white and colored ground
Embroidered Swiss Novelties
—Gray effects and Champagne
colors, 25c.
Great collection 32 inch
Madras—good fine 25c goods —
white, oxblood, lavender and
pink woven stripes on white
and colored grounds, 12 1-2 c.
Another lot pretty double
fold, white ground Madras with
aitistic black and colored figure
and stripe printing, 12 1-2 c.
All our 40c, 50c, 65, and 75c
D. and J. Anderson genuine
Scotch Madras Ginghams and
Novelties, 4 prices, 18c, 25c,
40c, and 50c.
Bought a lot of Silks of a
large New York Importer at
prices far and away below
what they're worth.
85c and $ 1 silks for 50c.
Some exceptionally appro
priate for rich dress linings—
others for shirtwaists, and
shirtwaist suits. Polka dots in
dark colors —small pattern
picote novelties etc. etc.
For prompt attention be sure to mark
your letter B. C. 26, —state colors,
style, whether neat, medium or elabor
ate, and about the price preferred.
Boggs & Buhl
Department X.
ALLEGHENY. PA.
]Q! The best place
o to stop at U
W when in town is the )oj
$ WAVERLY HOTEL, ' ®
■ ,
0 J. H. HARVEY, Prop.
Rates, $1.50 per day.
Prices are Melting
In All Departments.
WE NEED THE MONEY.
YOU NEED THE GOODS.
Be sure von come to us.
The Biggest Bargains in Clothing,
Furnishings and Hats that were ever
offered in Butler.
Schaul & Nast,
LEADIN6 CLOTHIERS AND FURNISHERS,
137 South Main St., Butler.
r At the end of each season
\ ' we close out all odds and ends /
\ in every department of our}
<Semi=Annual store, regardless of cost. They {
must go. r
/ CA I p? season we have too c
? many small sizes in Youths' }
\ - and Men's Clothing, sizes from \
< NOW 33 to 36. If you can wear r
/ these sizes we can save you /
( GOING Come in our store and take \
( a look at our new prices on i
ON, Men's and Boys' Suits, also, on f
? " Underwear, Shirts, Hats, Caps #
\ and Gents' Furnishings, (
\ Remember, we always do (
< just as we adverttee. \
? See our window display. 1
s Douthett & Graham. >
CAMPBELL'S GOOD FURNITURE.
| NEW CARPETS. {
The new fall patterns are coming S
Jgjin. Not all here but there is quite alm
of the choicest patterns in jjf
§j Brussels and Axminster [jj
B Brussels Carpet Brussels Rugs £|
The best make of Brnssels in The large 9x12 room aiae IJJ
rich floral patterns for the Rags, so popular at the |flE
parlor,or the new set patterns present time. Choice M|
SBI for the siting room or dining new fall patterns suitable
room. for any room. jQ(
PRICE SI.OO. PRICE sl7. m
|Bed Room Suits]
IS The largest assortment of oak Bed Room Suit* we S
have shown in years is here to select from, J55
3 BED ROOM SUITS, $25 5
g Hard wood, golden oak finish, swell top drawers on dresser, alao
JS pattern top and beveled mirror; conatrnction first-class.
(DOME IN AND LOOK AROUND.
lAM A. Campbellf
I3a Formerly Campbell & Templeton. , B&
BROWN CO'S
SEASONABLE GOODS
A Safe Furniture Store
Must have more than honesty—it must, have
knowledge, too. It is an immense satisfaction
to buy at a store whose word back of each sale,
coupled with experience, makes it of some
value.
This store is full of reliable goods—bought from
best manufactures —that we know are right in
quality and price.
See our Porch and Lawn Goods, Mattings,
Carpets and Porch Rugs; Parlor Suits and
Odd Pieces; Iron and Brass Beds and
Bedding; Refrigerators, Buffets, Sideboards
and China Closets.
See the whole line and compare quality and price.
COME IN AND COMPARE!
brown &• CO.
No. 136 N. Main St. (Bell Phone 106) BUTLER. PA.
Lincoln College,
Rogers, Ohio.
Spring Term opens April 14th.
Normal Term, six weeks, be
gins June 23rd.
Commmercial, Ncrmal.Classic
al, Musical and Art De
partments
Write for particulars
Address,
LINCOLN COLLEGE,
P. 0 Box 143, Rogers, Ohio.
H. MILLER,
FIRE and LIFE
INSURANCE
and REAL ESTATE.
OFFICE —Byers' Building— next to P.
O. BnUer Pa.
JAMES DODOS, ~
• LICENSED AUCTIONEE*
Inquire at Sheriff'saffice or 436
St. BaUer Pa.