Butler citizen. (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, July 23, 1903, Image 3
THE CI I'l/tN. Thcbspat. Jxtly tt. 1803. mw ADVERTISEMENTS. MTE-AU admrtter* tßteullng to make P Ttsaar" la Utelr ads. shoaid notify us of K Snutwtlin toloiowH liwr than Men i"'"" #iy taomlif- Newton's Piano®. Wick's hate, loner's Shoes Modern Store's Safe. Douthett A Grab«a'i Clothing. , Lincoln National Bank Kirk Patrick's Jewelry. Hugh Connelly. Liquors. Adsstai»ii»i<o» and Kxs-cutors of estate e*a secure tbelr receipt book* at the CITI TIT i>Mia mil |irr« r Diking public s-ile# their oote books. LOCAL AND GENERAL. —Co. L. 16th Beg. leaves for camp a: —Don't forget the Black reunion next Tueaday, at Alameda —"Peanut jab" is a new game—every peannt yon jab connts one. —The Car Works Co'a. two millions «f bonds were taken by tbe Union Trust Co. of Pittsburg —There has been some "Beech Creek' railroad talk in the patters lately It begun forty for.y years ago. The late Leary rains downed th<- graas and washed tbe roads. The farm en are having their own time, this tnrn mtt. —By the burning of a hotel at Nome, July sth, fjur Pittaburgers, umed Hays and Gregg, were burned to death. —A of polecat" is reported from various places. The polecat is not so aggroeaive as the mosquito, but be is •ore permeating.—Ex. —A Western refuses to publish •alogies gratis, but adds: "We wiil ' pablisb the simple announcement of the death of onr friends with pleasure. —Tbe Butler twp. School Board, let the contract for the new School Hon-fc in Lyodors, last Saturday, to Geo. for $4.800. and the entire coet to e»ti.i>ated at SB,OOO Tbe eii*li/«-ers of the Eleanora Irorj A Bteel (V. located the buildings at Bonnie Brook. Moods >: and those of the Land CV>. are dividing tbe Heinz<-r | gad SteveLSOn farms into town lots and atreets. | '■ Secretary CVrry. Rev. Enterline. Proa V. K. Irvine and Prof. Fred : A. toft this morning for Avalonia, near • Irie, Pa., for a two-week? camp on the | the ahoree of the lake , —As tbe United States is tbe only country in tbe world where lyncbings ' aad haralngs at tbe stake are practiced. wouldn't it be funny if tbe Czar of Bus \ sia would send President Booeeyelt a pe tition asking him to put a stop to it? —August 4th is the date set for tbe postponed Lutheran Reunion at Alame da. This includes two Synod*, of west |pfa Pennsylvania and Eastern Ohio J tnwisslnn rates on all road". A rate of jt.WMßteluu been secured from Pitts | —lf you find any om tacking np ad varttofngsigns on your property with oat asking yonr consent, call his atten tion to tbe late act nt the legislature, whtofa makes it an offense with a $5.00 pjaalty attached. I) —CraMd electric wires set fire to tbe deftiag of Phelps Broa store in the Htaeeee building on 8. Main St. about 4 «.in. Tawday. Tbe flames ate through f|||. fliitr nl"Tt aad sat fire to a bed in «hkh • lodger had been sleeping. The VIM Ward chemical extinguisher was ■nd with good effect and tbe loss wat '' —The aew bridge at the foot of West gWayne street, is nearing completion, •adit, with the new street car line, Ppfll probably changa tbe current of travel from tbe town to the West End Hid Oar Works. Negley and Mnntz Kpfcaaaes are destined to be business, as SNMB ss residence streets in tbe near ' (atnre. —Twsa well said by a writer recent - ly that no one can escape tbe bondage or influence of good manners. Many a maa owes bis position or fortune large tlyto • fine manner. Perhaps nothing | besides downright honesty contributes •9 much to one's success in life as ngrseable manners, tbe genuine courte sy that is based on gocd-nature. -Wo now hare sntomatic or slot Machines standing on onr streets or in - public places for several purposes but the latest innovation or invention is an f- automatic restaurant. A large room is i'fltod with glaaa oases containing all kinds of eatables and drinkables, and ■ when you pot the price in tbe ilot. ■ aad tarn the handle you secure your portion. —Tbe Patent Office's work during the past year has been in every way re markable Tbe nnmber of patents Is- K M«d amounted to 20.320, whereas last jmn patents nnmbered only 26,(ft1. ' The trade marks registered show an Increase from 1.W51 to 2,194. Tbe re etat court decisions, which bold that dealgns an to be restricted exclusively ' to ornamental things,have resulted in a fleereass in tbe nnmber of design patents granted. m —lt may be interesting to some who , have slipped in "jnst a few words" of P Writing in a package or paper of mer , chandise mailed at the lower rates t» ' their frtoada, that tbe abuse has become ao common that postmasters have been Kfaatrueted to examine such packages f gad report, if writing is found, to tbe f department officials. Tbe next tbe sen v ders know will be a visit from tbe depn ty United States marsbsl with a war »- rant for arreat, and the result of having ; to pay a fine of $23 and tbe cost of the action. —At the meeting of Council, Tues day evening, tC Curfew ordinance was B&aeidered but not adopted; Bace and £* JJllow Sts. put in petitions for paving; j! ; V. McKeao St kicked on street cars W> Z. Mnrrin waa allowed to build a private eewer; tbe 1002 taxes of the ' Laad Company were not exonerated; the Zisgfer Ave. sewer request' whs ; ~ pasted; the old Negley plan of hits for , .lit btond waa adoptedthe Pillow and Island St sewers were swarded to .las. Ferry, aad tbe bids for some bridges 4*4 aew era were referred to the street P. jmprnftte*. Tbe Walker aye. opening n ordinance waa held over; and a oompro •toe. which will open tbe street Is in projww Well, say! If Bitter & Rockensteiu arau'' cutting prices we never saw then, eat-aato begins today. Millions are Ignorant that continue* Cold invites Pneumonia Buy Virtoi ife Lang Syrup and eacsi*) for your lit s Tour druggist has It. . v I am going to lie one of the earl < buyers at Bitter & Rockenstein' ntoaranrr sale. PISItSOKA-L. Bob Bnrdette is now a Baptist preach er. Dr. Foster is visiting her folks in Vermont Senator Williams and family are at Chautauqua. Mri. Philip Stoops of Concord Twp. is seriously ill. The t-zarina of Raesia has just com pleted her thirty first year. '•Rip Van Winkle was a lucky man because he did net buy stocks. Mrs. Robert KenEedy of Clarion is visiting relatives in Butler. MI?B Bird Core of Washington is the j guest of Mrs. John C. Graham. Miss Kennedy ot Bridgeport, Ohio, is the gre.-r of Miss Adler Crane Rev. Douds and wife of Evans City are visiting friends at Meadville. Thomas Morrow of Worth township was tu town on business, yesterday. W. L. Cross of Great Belt is lying at his father s home on Ridge ave., sick. Miss Ray Redic has gone to Denver. Col where she expects to remain for a year. Burkhalter <fc Keck are making a success of the Simmer Theatre at the Park Miss Grace Campbell. Warren, Pa. is visiting Miss Florence Frantz of Chest nut St. A. M. Christley and wife have re turned from a trip to Boston and other places. C. G. Christie and wife are with the Solid Comfort Club in the wilds of Canada. Charles Miller ' skipper" of Co. E. in the late unpleasantness, was in Butler, Saturday. Mrs. Rev. Jacobs and children of ' Cleveland are visiting her father. G. W. Fleeter. Joseph P. Lusk of Fort Worth. Texas, a son of Dr. Jo*. S. Lusk, deed . is visiting in Butler. A. A. Campbell has returned from Michigan and Chicago, where he was purchasing goods. E. P. Sutton, late*of the Evans City bank, will be.-ome cashier of the Mars Nali'j;.a), Angust Ist. VissJalii WVI-ih, one of Mo-grove's ru-ot ace d young ladies, is visiting tii' I.U» HI B:;iler. Prof. E. Mackey, s:ii.eiir;tendent ol the Tj»i>ion, S. J. schools spent a few days m Batler this v '- k. The kb-div* - I Ea..pt. w ho is visiting England, fas been elected an honorary member of the Jockey club. Mrs. Rev McKi- rand daughter, Mis- Jeancie are spending the summer with relatives at Mt. Plea.-aut. Pa Dr. Edmonds of Bruin attended tht meeting of the Medical Association of th« county in Butler. Tuesday. Frances Dumbach, a daughter of Edward Dumbach of Evans City, is the guest of Mrs. W. H. Miller. Miss Elizabeth Shorts of Chicago is visiting her cousins Mrs. John G. McMarlin and George Mitchell. A. L. Brown of Brown 6c Co. was in Grand Itapids, Mich., last week, buy ing furniture, and returned Saturday. Mrs. Miser of Detroit. Mich., is vloit ing h".r fr.tii< r, George lieiber. Sr. and brothers and sisters on E. Jefferson St. Miss B*-rtba Crouch of Claytonia and CbarlHi Simmons. a well known young Bessemer railroader, weic married July Btb J. C. Howard of Parker, D. N. Crowe of Forward and Philip Graver of Pros pect were among oar callers last Satur day. B. C. and wife returned from Mahoning. Armstrong Co. where they attended the funeral of Mrs sister. Dr. Morrow has returned from the Cleveland Convention of Osteopaths, which was attended by four hundred members John N. Patterson is building a resi dence on North McKean street ex ten ■ion, in English style—half stone and half frame. I, J. McCandless sometime ago bought OH of the nicest residence properties iti Grove City and expects to move to that place this fall. "Bob" McCntcheon won the 100 yard dash at the Odd Fellows' dedication day at Grove City, John Ayres the 220-yard dash, the two together the three legged race, and they brought home a grip full of merchandize as prizes. Miss Martha Loveless and Ernest B. Morrison, an oil man of Cadiz, O. wen married, Tuesday noon, at the home of the bride's parents, S. B. Loveless and wife of Centre Ave. Rev. A. C. John ston. formerly of the M. E. church, of ficiating. William G. Mattison of Kalamazoo, "died prematurely," last week, at *!). from the excessive use of tobacco.which recalls the sad case of the English Countess who "LI veil to the age of 110, And died of a fall from a cherry tree then." Benjamin Hamrlck of Webster Springs, Webster county, is the father of a remarkable family which has just ha/1 a reunion. There are eignt sons, and the united weight of the father and sons is 1,515 pounds, while their aggre gated beightti is 5<J feet 1J inches. The average heighth of the nine men is a little over'J feet 2 inches. Past Commander li. P. Scott wan presented with a chest of silver con taining 14-1 pieces as a testimonial from the Department of Pennsylvania of the G. A. R. at the gathering of the veterans from Allegheny countv and Western Pennsylvania at Alameda Park. The presentation was made on Saturday ofternoon by Past Command ed T G. Sample during the camp fire which was presided over by Judge Horner of Somrnerset, president of the Western Pennsylvania G. A. Jt, associa tion. James W Hutchison attended the funeral of bis little nei'%, Orrie Mc- Donald, daughter of Rev. H. O. Me Donald at Carmlchaels, Greene <>j. on Wednesday of last week. The child died suddenly frota some unknown cans'-. Her mother was Orrle Harper, a half sister of Mr. Hutchison. The land owners of Oreeue Co. are selling their coal or rather the thick vein of it near the surface, at ttfOO per acre and across the river in Fayette Co as high as SIOOO per acre has been paid for all thf coal. Mrs. Grover Cleveland gave birth to a ton—their fifth child -at their summer home at Buzzard's Bay last Saturday and same 'lay Bryan made a speech In Chicago, in which he said "We are handicapped now by the fact that the last Democratic Adminis tration that we had was more stibser vient to corj»orate dictation than any Republican administration which pre ceded it, and the record of that admin istration has l»een a millstone about the party's neck ever since. The influence exerted by WaJl street over the admin istration's policy, the use of patronage to reward those who betrayed their constituents and the employment of the most reprehensible of Republican methods made the administration a stench in the nostrils of the (jeople and kept in the Republican party many who were disgusted at their party s course." It will be a good t»lan for yoti to at tend Hitter & Roclccnsteiu's clearance sale now. LOST -A ladies black silk jacket, on three degree road at Adams Pumj; Hta., Adams twp. July 5. the Hndi-i will I*s rewarded by calling at thi ClTl/.KN Office. Ritter <* Rocftensteln are certainly cutting prices at their clearance sal» which commences today. Accidents will happen. Be remly with Victor Liniment its the gmii Bone and Nerve Cure for Cuts, Bruiser, Sprains, Rheumatism, Etc. When RitU»r & llockeiiHtelii hold i sale they wll things way down. Thei sale commences today. I LI.AL MAW. new suns. Mis. Fv.i Parvi:im<t a iuiinstratrix of J. T. Pnrvianee dec'd.. W A. Pur viauce, bill in equity. J T. aud V\ . A Purviance were partners iu the ger.er il merchandize lm.»-intss in Peters nlle and the plaintiff states that since the death of her hashand. Sept. 2>. 1901. no ac count of the partnership business and affairs ha« ever been made by the deft. NOTES On Friday last Judge Miller of Mer cer filed a decision in fav.,r < f Georze Stanirn as to his option to J F. Ander son for bis residence and brick yard property in tee West End for .000: and one in favor of the Guaranty S-ife Deposit and Trust Co and nsriinst H. Liebold fur 25 feet of th- hotel :.r.»pt-r'. on Main St for $15,000 Both <a " will be a:,peak-' Last week Jud.L-Galbreitb filed de cisions adjudging May- & Davis guilty of bottling and selling beer bott]«d by themselves Fred Ooettler not guilty o-i a similar charge and placing the c««?t --on the county: and refusing a new ti'ai to John Eppinß<-r. the K mucky whiskv com icted of selling without li cense and on Sunday. Resell Eppinger, who plead guilty t > larceny from hi- father, w:s ?ent tie Huntingdon Reformatory. The equity proceedings of W. B. Mr- Geary vs Norman Bo>er, to enjoin it*, latter from building a hou-e on a strtft which McGeary claimed was laid 01; and made public. wa« decided in favor of the defendant, and the costs put on the plaintiff. Barbara Prevunik ba j sued for di vorce from her husband. Martin Pie vunik. The Court has granted the petition • f West Liberty citizens for in'-ori •< rarioi ah a borough. Informations have been made against Jacob Flick and Hiln'-r farm. is. an! known residents of Slipperyrcck twj.-., charging them with violation!! of tue liquor laws. R. Scott was eat to jti! for 90 da> - by Justice McAboy for vagrancy. Will Heath, Geo. and Hurry White. South Side boys, were arrested last week for malicious mischief on informa tions mad'- bv Geo. Spang who rhar;"- tliat thev were throwing stones tbr"u;_-l the windows of his machine shop. Wm. Siebeit, Robert A. White ami G« orge McCandiess hav. been appoint ed bridge inspectors. The Auditor's report in the estate o! George Ebrman, dee'd. of Ciariberrj tv. p showed a balance of *W.U. 53 <h tributed among the widow and two j children. The held-over licenses of Abe Flick and the Butler Brewing Co. ha\e been granted. John Clark, W. A. Bla-k, Harry Kra mer and John Subble were sent to jail for HO dajs by Justice McAboy for vag rancy. Viewers in the case of D. L. Rankin vs Western Allegheny railroad award ed Rankin SIOOO, about twice what tht railroad offered him. While Recorder Davis was in Pitts burg, one day last week, twenty-nint papers were left for record in bis office. Two of Col. Rediek's pets tried t"> run away yesterday moorning as he waf taking them from the jail to the county home. One was caught by the Colonei and the other is Guane. Cornelius Connell, an Allegheny ma chinist, has entered suit against Geo. E. Welsh, a wealthy and prominent citi zen of ZelienopJe, for S2O 000, damages far alienation of his wife's affection* and has had Welsh and Mrs Connell arrested on charges of adultery in All* gbeny. Oinnell states that he and hi* wife were married thirteen years ago, and that for eleven years she and Welsh have been too intimate. Mrs. Connell made a long confession at a hearing in Allegheny, yesterday. Yesterday a charge of a&b was enter ed against a negro named Thomas Face by a young man named Douglas, and charges of riot and unlawful assembly against some young men. The charge are the result of a small riot and free for all fi»{ht on E. Wayne St., yester day afternoon. • PKOPERTY TKANSFKR*. John T Kim tier to IJutl< r 1., H & M Co lot on Fafrview ave for s2*oo. • Guaranty S D & T Co to .Margt Ebm lot in Dangherty plan for SWJO. E J Eoyd to 1! L Rumbaugh lot at Haxou Sta for $225. J C Renfrew to It M Bowser S acres for $543. Lydia J Fish to Margt Mattern lot on Centre ave for SI4OO. Fred Salili to Sophia Milleman lot in Butler for $250. • Louit-a Sajtt to T B Gravatt 2M acres in Winfield for S2OOO EJ. Boyd to same lot at Saxon Sta for $225. Gilbert Brown to H J Van Dyke lot at Renfrew. Nicholas Hanrnflu to Clara B Foulk lot on Brown Ave for $2500. W II Hefton to Mrs Kate Byers 05 acres in Summit for SI7OO. S C Miller to P B & L E, right of way in ( .'lay for SJ<»O. Jacob Muster to Wm Humphrey 47 acres in Mnddjrrreek for s7bo. Aaron Frederick to John W Gallagb er 22 acres in Jefferson for S9OO. H II Boyd to John H Graham lot in Butler twp. for s4'Ml. Amelia C Reiland to Geo Birch lot on West Ht for $2>500. T W Phillips <fc Sons to W M Say 29 acre lease and wells on .J P Burl net farm in Jefferson twp. for S4IOO. W D Hoffman to J Henry L< ng lot iu Saxon burg for s2<Xi. Mary Stoner to John M Robinson lot in Zelienople for SIOOO. \V E Pearce to L B Steele 10 acres ii. Oakland for SIOOO. Geo E and Brown to C K Eapham lot nn Mifflin Ht. for SIOOO. Lawrence Selig t/< Geo E Millinge/ lot on Third St. for SI7OO. J G Kisler to Peter G Aland 53 acrei In Oakland for $2400. Wesley E Cochran to John W Bailey lot on W Penn Ht. for SIOOO. Amos Hteck Uj Guaranty 8 D St T Co. Dangherty plan for 95. Samuel J Adams to W A Kelly same for W> Wealthy E McKee to W C Findley lot on West D St for s<oo. Josiah E Beaton to Sarah Findley lot In Euclid for SSOO J R CavanauKh to Wm J Powell a lots on Wayne Ht for S2OOO. Clinton E Miller to Etta M Miller l« acres iu Butler twp for SSOO. Marring" John Rylik Butler Mary Moska " 01<e<l Ralph Knox Jackson twp Eaura May Itahiser Forward twp E F. Kuhn llixiker I ora K. Ray North Washington Ernest 11. Morrison Thompson, Pa Martha E Loveless Butler At Pittsburg Arthur McClain and Coral lie Arnold of Butler. At Kittanning J. E. Carmody of Butler and Catharine NilancU (if Kit tanning The arilval of twins in a Harlem fl it one evening last week caused a hiy sensation, and the sister of the youni/ mother was so impressed by the tinex pected honor of Isring aunt to a pail that she lost her wits for the time being She msbc d to the nearest postotfice and asked for stamps tut that slis might spread the glad lldiuxs. The attendant said affably "How many Miss 7 "Two.' she cried joyfully ''What kind? 'be queried. "A boy and a «irl!' she said then fled in utter dismay. N V. Presa $1.25 silks.at 65c, 15c dres? ginghams at 10c, 25c fancy Lisle vests at 19c, are thekinc of values obtainable at the Modern Store, and account: for the crowds. Eisler Mardor Co. //ill offer such bargains al July and guarantee their friend: entire satisfaction. Sec ad elsewhere. Ol 1. iVV k »■>. The Market —Both arences ;.dvance< |t> *1 1 :>t Thursday | Sour Lake oil i- now ij noted .it M all'' • Spindle T«»p at crntu a barrel 'i hi ji- a drop of ■*) cents iu the fnel "i * market sici e Sair Lake ls-gun to ligr.rt »■< a factor in prodncm;.* circles. Cutler— Plaisted A' Co. bave struck i\ three-barrel well on the Wallace t*-lou McCalmont: Gould & Co. and T. B. Young are both drilling on the same farm. Spotcbley—The South Penn has j struck a five barrel well in the Speech i-v on the Stoner farm in Washington twp. Texas—The latest story from the rje.v Texas oil field at Sour Lake is of a [ student at the Trxas University, wli i win a pony iu a ruffle and traded oil for an acre of ground that now like j<ilt -€floil teiritory. There l- a qn.-her within 4'to feet <-f it and tfc student has lieen offer>t extravagant prices for his possesion. His original investment was 2-> cents for a r-iffi ticket and ill- pony trade was made on a wer day. This is almost as gx*l a s* ry as tint of Dick Whittington an i iii» famous cat. Products n and consumption Inspir <d by the fear that natnr snpplj >■' oil is giving out, John D. Rockefeller has ordered the Standard Oil <'O:JI panv to restore the price of crude oil tr the figure from which it was cut last May. hoping thus to excite oil sptcu l:itore to do more vigorous boring. This means an advance of '■> cents n barrel fur Pennsylvania oil and 2 cerit* for Ohio. Iris an admitted fact that with ;:i] the new dis-ovene* »f oil the prodnc t "ij r»finable oil is d> cr»a- : n.r. M i -h of the new o:i .n the .S W.i-u •!' : to waste for lack <■( a method of reftn of <>il is ruu in ahead < f th>- production by about 2li»- b rrel- a day, and the trn.-t has <>:ilj aboot A, 000 «00 barrels of His -m on and HJ 000.000 of We-tern meal J"hus the reserve wili be all v.ip..l on! j n rhr«**r years at the outside Bit ai the us-s of oil are trowing. and tin world Aide demand is becoming strong er the reserve is certain to be gon» within a'much shorter time. As an illustration of the extent witli which the oil fc:;r,plies are disappearing it is announced that formerly there '.vu a reserve of 40,000,000 barrels of E • -t«-i i oil and 24,000,000 'i' Western oil m:ik R a total of 64,000,000 at/allist a tut J Jl 000 at present. The daily con sumption o? oil is about 60.000 barrel, oi Lima and 90,000 of Pennsylvania. Picnics. July 20, P H. C. at Monarch Park | <Jil City. Aug 4, Saltshnrg and Ap illo m l chants at AI imela Aug. 4th, i Tuesday. Lutherans u! Wi Htern Petinsylvama and Fasten Ohio Renuion, at Alameda. Angnst * Woodmen's ox-roast< fi' Alameda; also Lutheran reunion ai CaKcade. Aug. 12, Wednesday, Butler grocer at Alatne<la. Free coffee. Stores closed all day. At the Masonic outing at Alaniedn h.st Wednesday the old officers were re elected as follows: President, W. A. Stein, Butler. Vice President, J. Hemphill, Taren turn. Treasurer, Henry P. Shanor, New Castle. Secretary, Rex Williams, Butler. The location and time for th<- next outing will be selected at a meeting oi the executive committee to be appoint by the different lodges. Itlack Family Itcunioii. The Second Animal Reunion au<l Basket Picnic of the Black family will be held at Alameda Park, Butler, OL Tuesday, July 2*. All are invited to set apart this <lay for a genera! visit and a good time. J. B. BLACK, EI'H. BLACK, J T. BLACK, Com. An Old One Wm. Fisi er, your valuation for the year 1841 is Wrt. The courL of at)peal will lie held at the Commisionertf' Office, for vonr township on the 21st day ot Feb. next, where >on may attend if you thick proper. Bate per cent, for conn ty purposes two mills uu the dollar. Rate [>er cent.for State tax two mills on the dollar WM. HAKIHSON, Assessor Market*. Wheat, wholesale price 05-70 Rye. " 80 OaU, " 4« Corn, " WJ Hay, " 18 00 Eggs, " in Butter, '' 17 Potatoes, • 7(J Onions, per bu 7.' Cabbage, per lb 2 Chickens, dressed 1H Chickens, spring, per pair *•', Celery, doz bunches M'l H'»iiey, per pound I" Lettuce, lb. H Radishes, do* bunches 'J~> Onions " 90 Beets, '• 40 Cukes, per doz .... M 0 Apples, i»tr bu 85 70 Blackberries, per 'jn l'i itei irr 'l'liitu tlni Treasury. It. is certainly more profitable to draw } |s-r cent, interest on savings, com pounded every Onion I hs, fromßeal Kht at e Trust Company, Mil Fourth Ave,, Pitts burg. Pa., than only half that interest on Ooverument Bonds. Both invest inets are gilt edged, and equally stable Capital and Surplus over SII,7OO,(MHJ Write for Booklet "How to Bank by Mail." Tlic Jllltlcr IJusiiiess College. The Butler Busines* College has Just e)ose<i the most successful term ol Hi-hijol that it has ever experienced. The enrollment was 1W) students. 22 tyis-wriUsrs now in u»<j, and several more new ones will be added for the tertn which opens Tuesday, Sept. 1, I!)<»!! We are having three times as many calls for young men who understand BOTH shorthand and Isxikkccping an we can supply. Send for a copy of our I'lNl.f.Y ILLI.'STKATKK ful I'joii 04. Bcrt.l.K BUbIN I.SS CoI.LKIJL, Butler, Pa Cirovc City Hilile (JonlVrenctt. The seventh annual sesdon of tin ♦ irove ('ity Bible <><nference will Is-gin at Orove City, Pennsylvania, Thursday evening August oth, and close Sabbath evening, August 10th. The program is the best ever offered in Urove ('ity. Write for program and rates of entertainment. Address all communications to the President, Isaac C. Keller, Orove City, Pa. Meel;.M« At KICIMT'H. Want a piano t Want anything mns ical? Hemember Arthur Love, with tin Old and Responsible Musi<- llons< of 11. Kleis-r & Bro., 221 2:;; i, Fifth Ave . I'ittsburg, I'a, Manufacturers ol the 'Kleber' and "W Crawford An d< rson Pianos, and #ole agents foi , Knalfc ', "Crown" and otle r leading I'lanos, Apollo piano Players, Talking Machines. Ktc. For sis-cial low prices and exlraordin ary values write me, or ls;iter still, iiimt me at Kleber'n I'ittsburg AUTHt'K L'»vi;. I don't see IkiW Hitter (Sf Rockensteln can s<-l| clothing cheap, AUF.NTS WANTKU f 4 a.li.-s oi gentlemen, for Bntler and Armstronii couuties, .Vi per day guaranteed. t< reprewnt an incorporated company A'Mre** .), C ( id HItAN, 21.1 W Jefferson St., Butler, I'a It will pay you to attend Hitter A Rocketir.tejn s mid c-ason *ale Music scholars wantid at I2M W Wayne St. » | Kepple, a son of P> ter i Kepple, deed. of Buffalo twp..and j«l:« .1 j ;il»>nt IT vi*arx. waa struck t>> an ex I.r« — Irniu on tin* Fort \\a\Le inad U' ! 1 ivv I*ill~ir_r. ami instantly killed j -■• in- day- ago. 11»- wn bnrii-d at Fi-k Chapel in Buffalo twp. on Sunday. tin 12th inst. He ami his girl were walking along the track at the time and both were killed. His father fell dead s.>;ne months ago. W. B. McGearv is wearing one hand in bandages. While he and some others were putting new tnbiui: it; his wa:< r well, last Friday, the chain wrappt d around the Urge finder ot his right hand and snapped it off. The wocnd » is very painful for a time. Dirk Jeffries cot bis log Uully with axe at the new dam in Oakland T»p Tueseaday. S Luiiifc! Wallace. al3 Jt . cc i J . freight conductor who lives in f-utit-r w»« Canght aad brni-cd between the ci:r-, near Punxantawney. Voiii.iy night, bi.i WHS not seKun-ly injured. A "'draw bead" pulled ont, and lie j-eut. out tiie flagman an«l went l>etwecn the cars to fix it. The flyer picked ni> the flagman, an 1 then en pt .>n slowly, but the fog obscured th<- lights of the freight, and ir Immped it. c itching Wallace 1 ttween the c irs The collision took plat iu the tnn:ul and the engine of the fly er was badly smashed, and had to IK* s*_nt to the shops at Dußois and another secured -it PunxsutHwriey which caused a ielay -f four hours. All the pa>seogers w*o bruised and j -lted 1A the crash. To Camp at .SmiuT-i-t C'o L. Sixteenth and the Reditu.u'»! formerly Germani;> ln>;d leave th-* afternoon for Somers< t Pa. where they will enter the Brigade camp. \r. a Ivance detail i»-ft Tue-d iv to pre pate the r-auip The Isivs will arrive home again Saturday. August 1 Capt. J. A. McKee: Lieutenants, Thomas McKec- :»n-1 A. .1 <'uinberland. Sen geants A. J. Thompson, Lewis oe.'itty. Roy Burtner. Wm. Walker and Geo. Sleotz.C A ■ asse ;qua rtermaster . Corporal#—Walter Mr'.'an*! les«, Den liis O'ConivT Chas White. Harry Mi■ Master?, R-ilph Hovis Win. Teague, Ray Hanli.n clerk' and Ri>sel Stepp. Private;- •• J. Atehi*on, R. Armstrong, T. O. Cratty, <""lande Cuoper. F. Conley, J. Diamond. Clarence Forcht. (' G»l Gallagher, John <Jrah»ni. Paul Gil lespie, Hugh Gillespie. Frank Honaton. Al. I lenipfling, Je-i-e Miller, Ralph Vack'-v. Howard Mi-Candles. John Neglev, John Nicholson. J F. Pollock, S.'d Riddle, Vie li< ckemtein, David Steel. Frank Stewart. Wm. Shutter, Walt. Staffer Fred Smith, Dana Smith. Jes-e Thompson. G Thompson. Fi ed Wiest, W. W Ward, Roy Wilson. Sam Redding, Chas Kane. Wm. Metzer, Wm. M' Conaghj . CI-i retire Cole, C. D Barksdale —56, Butler Ice Company <irders delivere<l promptly to all parts of tiie town. Leave orders at Park Hotel, or call tip Bell Peone No. 4: or People's No. 54. E. E. LANTZ, Manager, People's Phone No. 588. Insuranc and Rea Estate. If yon wish to sell or buy IJ roperty you will find it UJ your advantage to see Wm FI. Miller, Insurance anil Real Estate, next P. 0., Butler, PH. BUTLER ICE COMPANY Orders delivered promptly to all parts of the town. Leaye orders at Park Hotel, or call up Bell Phone No. 4; or People's No. 54. E. E. Lantz. Manager, People's Phone No. Wi FOR SALE. Lot 50*104 feet, 5-room house, new; stable '<2oxllo, spring water in house, SI4OO. Lot 40x112 feet. 7 room house, SI2OO. Two new houses. West D St., s2oooor $1550 for one arid SIOSO for other. Storeroom and tt-room house in West End, SSOOO. E. H. Nl:oi,ey, S. W. Diamond. A little money buys more at ltitter & Rockenatein's sale than anywhere else in Butler. We believe it will pay every one to attend Bitter & Rockenstein's clearance sale. BUTLER ICE 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 5-'t:t. 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 supplements tie- safety and convenience of Govern ment Bonds with more lilieral intercut and other special, distinctive features. The Dollar Having* Fund & Trust Company, Allegheny, Pa., issues Coupon Certificates of Deposit, in tions of $500.00 and $1.000,00, due in five years and bearing interest at the rate of four js-r cent, per annum. The principal is payable at any inter est period by giving 00 davs notice in writing to the Company. Interest pay able January Ist and July Ist. Attach ed to these engraved Bonds are Interest Coupons iu regular form, to be cut off and collected in the usual way. The Bonds bear interest from date >f issue; more liberal than ordinary Sav ings Deposits, which allow in I crest only from Ist of each month, and do not per mit withdrawal without lengthy notice; then, only, with loss of interest to the depositor if withdrawn at other than the regular interest periods. The cer tlgcates are payable to bearer, with pro vision for registration of principal, and are trariiifarable. Out-of Town Deposi tors will find them admirably convent ent and satisfactory investments for surplus funds. Interest is collectible through home banks, or by mall; the certificate are negotiable, and may ls> used IIM collateral to their full face value. The absolute security of these Bonds is guaranteed by the Capital (V Surplus of over The rcputa tion of the Dollar Savings Fund & Trust Company i:i well known and the names of its Officers and Trustees, headed by its President, It If Boggs of the well known firm of Boggs <V Buhl, include men it the highest standing in the financial world, A Sample Cerlifieate will lie mailed upon reijuest to Dollar Havings Fund Trust Company, Federal St., Allegheny, Pa. The Dollar Havings Fund <Hc Trust Oimpany allow i four per i-ent. Intereht on Sayings Accounts, and dejK»sits nt $1 (Stand upward will be receive<l with permission to withdraw SIOO <Si at any time without notice. Banking by Mail is a safe and con venient System an conducted by this batik Full information will In- furnish ed upon request. Butler Ice Company Orders delivered promptly to all parts of the town f,e,tve orders at Park Hotel, or call up I'ell Phone No 4; or People's No. 54. E. Iv I, ANT/.. Manager, People's Phone No. .ViU. BUYING WOOL. Months of May, June. July and August, forenoons only, location same as la«t season, formerly Graham Bro'ti Grocery, now Cohen'a bargnin store. WM. F. ItUMBKICUHIC. The price and quality at the Modern Store have made the rush for the pant week to thin busy place. Best calicoes sc, 45 in. Standard Oil Cloth 14c, nrid a host of other bury,alns. 'I he Elsler Mardorf Co. know jhow to turn a dull month into la busy one, tin tier t'uMic Library Associa tion. The Association has recently place 1 n|4>n it" sh«-lv. - wviT.il hundred new b-ofcs \V«- wish the Lilirary t<> so Lir as w»> ar«* able to make it. free to :h 1 public :in«l of r»al benefit and pleasure to all the people of the com innnity. Feeling that the aim of the Public Pre-s and the pnblic Library is to a •ertain extent the same since we both desire the furtherance of general public . ;luc:it:on and culture in our city, we would solicit yonr interest in making onr Inxks more available to our people in general Thongh onr resources are entirely inadequate to the Library ad . vantages required in a town the size of < ir-. we are desirous of making the • . t use possible o? onr limited facilities ■u:d a'-o of interesting more of onr I ; üblic spirited cititizer.s in onr work. ■ ' ould we do S.J i feel sure our needs j \v<-uld be appreciated anil onr usefull :---s extended to the advantage of onr i i ;ty. It is a >od subject for asiitat.on •i: U a-t, that being the first step toward ny itnpr vi ment in ;i community an i i ert.;inly onr very considerable 1 ctor in the bringing about of the same. LIBRARIAN < 11l itr II NOT IS. A reception for the new nifinbeis it ciived at commuiiiou l*tt Sunday will be held Friday evening in the U. P. church The reception in the (irace Lutheran C",:iirch, last Tunrsiiay evening, was cn joyed by about 150 members and tb.ir ti .ti.ds. lee cream and cake were ser ved. "Last il.iys of I'onipeii" I j in s [i\ >!itechnic display." last days ■<! pompt'ii, wil be pre-eiited at Exi*>.-:- t;oi. Park. Allegheny. for two wei beginning .Mouda\ n»*xr. Jn'y 27, nul.r the ausp'c s .jf the Patsburg Ledge of Elks DEER P/iRK HOTEL, Deer Park, Md- Mi at dhlijjhf ul summer resort of tie AlUgheoies. Swept by mountain breezes, 2,KO«i feet above sea level. Absolutely free fi >m malaria, hay fever and mosqaitos. 11: ached mithout chang« of cars from all principal cities via L. & O R. K Lvery modern convenience. Rooms en »'i:te witli private baths Electric Lights. Long Distance Telephone, Ele •.iti.r, Ttukish Baths, Swimming Pools, tiolf Links. Tennis Courts, Bowline Al :eys. Magnificent Drives, Complete Liv ery Service. Annapolis Naval Acade my L'and Hotel remodeled with «d --ditional conveniences. All cottagte have been taken for the season Open from June 22 to Septemder 'AO. For rites and information, address \V. li Burwell. Manager. Deer Park. Garret County, Md, New Ice Wagon. The new ice wagon of May & Kenne dy is now in service, and ice will be de li vered to all parts of the city by this firm. If yon want ice today, call up j; 11 phone H7 or Peoples 128. Regular deliveries. Send in your orders. MAY & KIONNEDY. FOR SALE! y.-veii roomed No. 1 house, lot 50x150, In.-titute Hill, $2250. »>x loomed b<<u*e, lot 40x160, Summer ave.. |2050. No. 1 7 roomed brick, centrally locat ed, lot 55X1M, two streets, S4OOO. Seven roomed bouse, Whippo ave., sllsO, Many others. House for rent. E. 11. NEG LEY, Diamond. An unparalleled sale of men's and boy s clothing and furnishings at RITTER & ROCKENSTEIN'S. Men's 25c underwear now 18c and best 50c now 37c and finest SI.OO silk mercerised pink and blue, now 75c at the Modern Store. For men's wear, Eisler Mardorf Co. are headquarters. Pt.HLIC SCHOOL FINANCIAL STATE merit of Concord two. District, Butler county. Pennsylvania. for the lineal year ending June Ist, 1903. Wholti number of schools H Numb rof teachers employed 10 No. of pupi Is unrolled In all the schools.. .2H7 A't of tax levied for ncliool pur poses..|l,fio*.<»4 TKCArtOlieil'H ACCOUNT—MONEY HfcCKI VfcO. iialance on hand from last year . $ .'CiH.ii.*j K«;«-<;ivtd from Htate appropriation... I,'MJic I rocn col, Including taxes of all kinds 1,750. I roni < o. Treas., u rise a tad lands,tines Itt.i KS From all other sources 8.50 Total receipt** KJ.aOH.O4 TKISAHL'UE'K ACCOUNT MONKY PAID OUT. I or teachers' wages sl,HHfi.flO A t p'd teachers for att'gC'o. Institute tU.'Si Tor r«?nt. and repalrM 11^.10 For fuel and contlnjrencleM 1%.7J I ♦ «-H of CJol. Troa»uror $52.47. r»2.47 Si lary of Wee, «*xpennon,stationery,etc ttT» ;>1 I or debt and paid. l or enforcing rompiilHory law . . 1.7 a I or U-xi huokn 15J1.00 For HunpllcH (oth *r than text lio<ik(i) Including mapii, globes, etc 70.H4 Total money paid out ItKHOCHC&M AM) LIADFLJTIRM. (>a»h on hand ffIgS.HS A mount du«r dlHtrlct .. 1H.4- We hereby c« rilfy that **• have examined the abov<; and find It correct. F. A. OocifitAX, I W. 11. KUIIN. /Auditors. M W. Camciikm., | Wltnchsour hands this Ist day of Juno. liwiCi. It 11. CAMI'ITEI.B, President, i A. L. Ufiowfi, Secretary. Our cleaning up and stock reducing sale begins today v/ith such great values as these unequaled in price and beyond competition. Children's fine kid shoes, button, 2 to 5, worth 50c, 29C Ladles' fine kid shoes, diamond tip, vesting top, for which many of you have paid $3.00, 98C. Men's all patent leather shoes valued at $3.50, $1.98. Retterer Bros H. MILLKR, FIRE and LIFE INSURANCE 1 and REAL ESTATE. Oi'i'fCK P.yera* llinMiny nexl to P. 10. ffntl# r I'h WAN'll l» bust ling men In every IIM itlH v to f • *ii and Intrixlucw |iracllcal hull . bo!<l IH • tity which M*IU «|iil<'kly; big ptMlii do v" »i own fiiunnfiM'i urlug; ter rllory given ridld o|»i»**rl null y to nlait In bn .in* •* «>n pracili*nl|y n«»«>• 1 Write for puttjculara, < IJ ANnl, ro„ Kant Fourth « nth Hi New York 7Z\ It I Trusses j x The Right Kind V 7 To Buy. C V Yon cad buy Trusses for al- / V moat nothing or yon can pay a % \ kigfa price for them, but the % J price of a Truss does not prove C \ that it is going to be the one J I you need. Every rase has to \ V be fitted individually. That V J is where we have had our great f \ success iu Trusses. No one I / goes out of our store with a V j Truss that does not fit perfect- f Sly. Therefore a great many / V people are wearing our Trusses / J and sending their friends to us S \ to be fitted. If you are wear- \ V ing a Truss and it does not | 1 / feel right, or stay in the right S % place come in and see ns about \ ( it. no matter if you did not i buy it from ns. We will tell ( / you whether it is the right , / I Truss to wear. We will give \ X you the benefit of our twenty- S S five years experience. Private j f V l apportuients for ladies. \ \C. N. BOYD ? \ Pharmacist, j S C Diamond Block. / / Butler, Pa, ? ) People's Phone 83. !) \ Bell Phone 146 D. FOR Drugs Ffcdicl( & Grohman, 109 N. /Main Street, SUTb6R, PA. sest Service. Prompt and Careful Attention. Four Registered Pharmacists. Prescription Worl< a Specialty. C. E. Miller's Remodeling Sale Prices arc causing a stampede, and willing buyers Making Things Lively Here Now. Going to change the whole front, and the TEARING, DOWN soon commences. Good Shoes Here in Abundance Prices have been Hammered already. Values turned topsy-turvey in a mad rush for exit and WHOLE FAMILIES are coming here NOW. Gontlc Patterns and Shapes FROM ALL LASTS, ruth lessly dumped on the Bargain Tables. Some things you'll find Better. C. E. Miller, Where Bargains are best Opposite Hotel Arlington, 215 S. Main St., : Butler, Pa. I PENNSYLVANIA I ELECTRO-MECHANICAL INSTITUTE, I loua Fifth Avt . ntubura, Pa. I (JIVJEM 1 N IJI VIUUAL I MNT ItUCTIOH ■ ALL MECHANICAL BKANCHKI I lun Yt'.i* 242Uiaiil A T. Iti»u|«r, frsrt. ■ ' The Time is Here! Our Sale its Ont The Time is Here for Our Semi-Annual Bargain Sale which means mnrh to onr cnstomera, in the way of sarin# money. OUR SALE IS ON 1 as yon will see by the bargains in onr windows. Watch oar windows daily for bargains. It will jay yon. We will quote just a few of onr bargains: 40 sls 00 and *16.00 Suits Sale Price, $7. SO 30 $12.00 and $14.00 Snits Sale Price. ffi.OO 5o $7.50 Suits Sale Price, $3 75 25 f"» oo Snits.. Sale Price, fa.so 75 $4.00 Snits Sale Price, $3.00 One lot of Mon's Suits, all sizes, go at half-price. All Wash Suits, sizes 3 to 10. go at half-price. One lot of Boys Knee Pant Suits, were 12.00 and $3.00, sale price SI.OO. All Straw Hats go at half-price. All Shirt Waists go at half-price. One lot of Summer Underwear, to close it out goes at 20c a garment. About 120 Straw Hats, worth from 50c to $2.00, choice 25c. It is needless to qnote more prices —liargains all through the store. You know our sales mean much for you. Call ami be convinced. Then tell yoar neighbor what we did for you. Yours as ever, DOUTHETT & GRAHAM. CAMPBELLS GOOD FURNITURE. WnyMSj gßeductton Sale tal fCarpetS" Mattings! gj SI.OO Brussels • Carpet, full rolls of §[ patterns that we intend to discontinue £ *§j Goods that we sold for one dollar, B g[ Reduced to 75c# jg pi 95c Brussels Carpet good patterns# jC 81 enough in most any piece to cover aS *Hroom, Price 75c, . K pj! 25c Matting# plenty of them to sex S gleet from? some have straw warpS pothers have cotton warp, Price 15c# S 35c Mattings, fine goods, all new this season, but too H| many of them. Price now 25c. JJK Sf Bring exact size of your room and we will make up B any of the above Carpets. jH COME IN AND LOOK AROUND. 1 Alfred A. Campbells Formerly Campbell & Templeton. )6 W MMMK MK Mlf Mlf MMIIIIMf Mf WW WmOfwS BROWN & CO'S SEASONABLE GOODS . J; A Safe Furniture Store ♦ Must have more than honesty—lt must have knowledge, too. It Is an Immense satisfaction to buy at a siore 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 prloe. COME IN AND COMPARE! BROWN & CO. No. Kid N. Main St. (Bell Phone 100) BUTLEB, PA. HAMMILL'S CELEBRATED INDIAN ROOT TABLETS (Jrente«t Kidney and Liver Remedy. Positive can for Slot Headache, Soar Htomsch, Lom of Appetite, Constipation \ u Rheumatism, Blood Purifier. For Hale by all PrnKKi'ts, or by mail, 88c, fiOc, and SI.OO HAMMILL MEDICINE CO., \3L' 1/ *7 No. IMtt MILTENIJERGER HTREET. PITTSBURG, PIKN'A. Pearson B. Nace's Livery Feed and SeleSteble ki*r of Wick House Butler Penn'e Th« beat of hiirann and flr«t claaa rigs al WUVNOII hand and for hire. llfal arcouiim dattoiia In town fur pcrma limit iHiiirdliiK and Irmmlm, t trade. Hpecl ul rare guaranteed. Steble Room For 00 Horaea A trood c aim of horiai. both driver® add draft alwayM on hand aud for »»!• undor a full guaranUiw; and bnrooa bough lion prou*r notification bf EARSON B. NACE, Tninohonn No. lit HUGH L. CONNELLY, Wholesale Dealer In Fine Whiskies For Medicinal Purposes. Bell Phone 278. People's Phone 578. 316 East Jefferson Street. BUTI.HR, PA. < Wm. Foster, < | Architect, j J Plan of all kind of boUdlnga \ S fnrniehwl on short notioe. r C Oftlooin B«rgßaiUllag, / J Bntler, Pa. V Lincoln College, Roger* Ohio. Spring Term opens April 14th. Normal Term, six weeks, be gins June 23rd. Commmerclal, Normal, Classi cal. Musical and Art De partments Write for particulars Address. LINCOLN COLLEGE, P. 0 Box 143, Rogers, Ohio. Tjamrm nabob, • LICXNftXD AU.'JIOWCKB luqulr* at Fheriff'aofl •« or *i6 SI. Butlert Pa.