THE BUTLER CITIZEN. WILLIAS. J. NEGLEY - Publisher Tfit'R3DAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1903. • C —T ~ S'.TO rer year In Advance, Otherwise $l.B Fir© Reflections. Last Friday morning Butler bad ai exhibition of how the 150 or so younj men, who compose our fire department, will jump from their beds at any hour drag heavy carts and trucks distance ranging from one square to one mile, work for hours, ruin their clothes, en danger their health and rick their live: because they are firemen, and obligated themselves, on joining their respectiv< companies, to all the duties of a fireman with the accompanying risks, voluntar Sly. They are not paid to do it, thej do not have to do it, but they do it any way, and as thoroughly and more nob ly than the paid men of the large cities without pay or reward, simply for the benefit of his neighbor and his town That is the work of the volunteer fire man. Butler may well be proud of he firemen, and, generally speaking, of hei fire derartment in every way. Then are plenty of hose, plenty of ladders ani hooks, and plenty of carts and trucks t< haul them with, but Butler is gettinj too big for human motive power t< fires. The volunteer companies will, with out doubt, stay in service for years ti come, but every man who grabs hold o a cart and runs half a mile knows he i not worth very much at the finish. Wi believe all the firemen will unite in say ing we need a team of horses for th< Goodwill's big ladder truck and thi hose carts. And with the horses wil be needed a couple of men to care fo: them and get them ready for traveling when an alarm comes in. Many to'.vni the size of Butler keep fire horses am pay a fire chief and a few men all the time, and all the volunteer men dnrint hours of service. Batler pays Cbie Burckhalter, (and he is worth paying) but that is as far as the needs of th< town have carried the paying bnsines heretofore. A good, reliable alarm system is als< needed, but with telephones every when through town it is not so much a mat ter of locating the fire as of getting ti it. of all statements to th contrary, any fireman will say that th< water pressure at Friday's fire wa good. Water was thrown into th third floor of the Armory, the attic o the Central and on the roofs of th< Main 'street buildings. That pressnr will reach the highest points of an; building in Butler except the Butle County National Bank building, thi tower of the Court House and a few o: the church steeples. If stronger pres sure is needed, engines will have to sup ply it. Engines, horses and alarm system can only be a question of time Some P. O. Talk. The burning of the Park Theatre, on the Diamond, and the fact that the lot is too narrow for a modern Opera House, (which precludes rebuilding unless more surface can be secured), suggests the idea that this lot might be exchang ed for the Mcßride lot, provided the Treasury Department of the National Government has completed its pur chase of the latter. The Diamond in Butler is the official and professional centre of the county, vvat-jßlcti or so vtirauiau* building should be located there. To locate it on an out-of-the-way lot would be yery inconvenient. Of course, the lot would also be suitable for a city hall or town building, as one of our contemporaries suggests, but the post office matter is by far the most press ing. On the other hand the Mcßride lot wonld do very well, for either an opera house or town hall WASHINGTON NOTES. On Thursday last, the House, by a vote of 835 to 21, passed the bill to make effective the Reciprocity treaty with Cuba. The bill makes a twenty per-cent reduction on imports from the island. The Senate, that day confirmed a lot of appointments for Consuls and Post masters, and among them that of A. C Ziegler to be P. M. at Mars, and F. A' Ready at Tarentum. SENATOR PENROSE says that Senator Quay will be elected to succeed him self. His plan is to allow no one to be nominated for the Legislature, who is not an out and out Quay man AN explosion in the Ferguson coal mine, near Dunbar, Pa.. last Saturday, entombed nearly a hundred miners, bat all were saved but thirteen, who were killed by the explosion. THIS is the day, set apart for us by proclamation, to be both good and thankful, bnt this year finds several hundred sorrowful hearts in the town and many more in the county. THE two Croatians who are accused of murdering contractor Ferguson in Washington county, and who were ar rested in England, were committed for extradition in London last Saturday, and are now on their way to this conn try. THE .Pennsylvania Railroad Com pany is improving its lines over the mountains, and is employing great num bers of Italians, who live in shanties along the line. One lof these shanties, near Johnstown, took fire from an over heated stove, a few nights ago, and twenty-eight men were burned to dea'h. "Help, I am being murdered by"— was the word that came over the wires from a lonely, railroad tower, in the northern part of the state, a few nights ago. An engine was hastily sent to the scene, and it was found that the opera tor had been shot from the outside, and that then the murderer had broken in the door and crushed his skull- all for a few dollars. Aunual Meeting. The members of the Worth Mntual Fire Insurance Company will meet at the school house in West Liberty, Pa., on the second Saturday of January; 1904, at 10 o'clock a. m., for the pur pose of electing officers for the ensuing year, and disposing of such other busi ness as may come before the meeting. S. J. TAYLOR. Secy, Slipperyrock, Pa. JAS. HUMPHREY Pres't R. F. D. 56 Slipperyrock, Pa. Butler County Pomona Grange- Butler County Pomona Grange No. 17, P. of H., will meet at Concord Grange Hall Thursday, Dec 3. l'JOhf, at 10 a. in. All members are requested to attend, as officers will be elected to serve for two years. Turn out, fellow patrons, and elect good officers, and have.a good time. By order of com mittee. JOHN LEJSIE. Master. W. H. CAMPBELL, Secy. utlcr's Most Destructive Fire. A dozen years ago Bntler had an Op a House fire,and the old "'make shift irned alone and in all its glory, as it ood by itself. Last Friday morning e had another Opera Honse fire —bnt lis time it took a number of the most ilnable properties in the town with it id made the most destructive fire this wn has yet witnessed. This Opera ouse, or Park Theatre, as it has lately ;en called, was built in 1891, just after le burning of the old one. The Armory association had already lilt, or were at the time building, the rmory Hall, the lower story of which as intended for the use of military ampany and when the Opera House urned the company secured three feet Iditional lrom the C. Walker lot for stage building, turned the lower flcor E the hall into an audience'room, and ided a stage room about fifty feet jnare inside. This was occupied by ie stage, dressing rooms, stairways, tc all built of wood, and as veritable fire trap as ever existed. When the insurance inspectors were ere some months ago they ordered an sbestos curtain to be hung between it nd the audience room, a thing that ronld stay flames from above, but ould not prevent the stage itself, the ."ooden floor of the audience room and ts wooden supports from burning. Who first discovered the fire is not nown. A. T. Black, Esq., who slept n the second floor of the building, was wakened by the smoke, which was eeping through the floor, at about 5 :30 .m. He arose and turned on his elec ric light, sent in an alarm to "Cen ral," dressed himself hastily and escap (l with just what he had on. His room nd the hall were already dense with moke. A man named Hughes, who rorks at the bottle works and who also lept on that floor, got out just in time. The employees of the Central Hotel ( loticed the smoke and flames coming rom the roof of the theatre about the aine time and wakened everybody in he house, all of whom escaped, though »n account of the rapid spread of the lames to the upper stories cf the hotel, ome of them got ont with but little lothing. All the fire companies promptly put n an appearance and went to work on he rear end of the theatre building and ip the narrow passage between it and he buildings that front on Main street. They broke open the rear door and went n and quenched the fire near the door, but the flames were above and around them —a space equal to (four stories in height, full of dry timber. The whole interior was a mass of seething flames — sad probably been burning for hours — imlshortly after the firemen got there the roof fell in and the fragile 12 inch walls began falling. Chief Jacob Burkhalter, I'has. Douglass, F. Ziegler and Al. Wal ler were hurt by falling brick and had larrow escapes for their lives. When :lie roof fell in a clond of smoke and lame rose thousands of feet and could jrobably haye been seen from every hill op in the county. The tiny streams of vater might as well have been played lpon a volcano. The intense heat and flames spread vitli an irresistable rush to he front part of the build ug; to the Central Hotel, Younk qs building, the lower floor of which pas occupied by Hitter's grocery; Thompson building, occupied by Na ional Supply Co., and Leighner build- Dg, occupied bv Newton none of srhich had fire shutters on the rear win. lows and all of which w ere eaten out >y the flames in a short time. The Busi ness College, also, occupied the upper loors of these buildings and the flames nade short work of it, bnt were stopped jy the solid brick wall of the Koonce )uilding. The rear of the Koonce build ng took fire, but the firemen got in and >n it with their hose and saved it; and Vlrs. Lyon's building on the corner, sur rounded as it is by solid brick walls, ligher than itself, was not injured. C. Walker's law office and residence to the ;ast of the theatre were on fire several times and was injured by fire and water and falling walls, which crashed through the roof and second floor into the parlor. His son and daughter, who ire down with typhoid, were carried to a neighbor's house. W. J. Black's liv ery stable on the rear end of the lot, was partially destroyed by fire and fall ing brick. By 9 o'clock the flames had done their ieadly work. Only the stout front wall of the Theatre building was yet standing. The upper floors of the hotel md annex, and all the floors of the Thompson, Younkins and Leighner buildings were destroyed with the front walls yet standing and the great crowds that had gathered around the scene of instruction began to disperse. Butler's greatest fire was under control, but wa ter was thrown all day and two streams jf water were kept going all Friday and in Saturday the ruins were yet smoul lering. THE ORIGIN. Just how the fire originated is not mown. The boiler which made steam ;o heat the building was and is encased n a brick wall. It did not explode, and is it was provided with an automatic shut-off the fire did not originate there, inless gas was escaping at some other r>oint. It may have originated from a *as jet lpft burning or an electric wire. A. watchman should have been kept in such a fire-trap. The fall of the thin, Dut high, walls so soon after the arrival )f the firemen indicated that the fire lad been in progress for hours before iiscovery, as the supporting and roof ;imbers were already burned away. THE LOSSES. The Park Theatre building and eqnip nent cost about $40,000 and was valued it $50,000. It was insured for $15,000. it was built in 1891, and was nvned by a chartered company, of )f which George Schenck is president, ind Ira McJunkin. secretary. The stockholders number about twenty. The lot has a frontage of 48 1-2 feet on ;he Diamond and 51 1-2 on the alley, ength 180 feet. The late "boom" in Butler makes it much more valuable than it was thirteen years ago, when the association purchased it from the Bredin li3irs. Of the occupants of this building the Bowser Bros, are perhaps the heaviest iosers. They valued their library at fs,ooo, lost it all, and carried but jo insurance; Coulter & Baker, Mates <& Young, Lusk & Pil low, C. F. L. McQaistion, McJunkin & Williams and the Broadhead company iost their libraries ar. I office furniture md carried but little or no insurance. The smallness of the insurance in this nuilding is due to the fact that the in surance companies realized the risk or ianger and put on a rate of 2 1-2 per sent, which made an insurance of, say |MOO. amount to S2O a year. The fire proof safes of these firms will proba bly be rescued from the debris in the j .sement this week with their books aid must valuable papers intact. On the first ti>x>r of tnis building were lie offices of Tax Collector Slater and Ex-Tax Collector Maxwell and some of ;he borough books are said to have burned. Nearly all the borongh records and ordinances were in the office of City Clerk Conlter. In the basement 1 was the printing office of C. E. Herr, which was entirely destroyed. The third floor of the building was ; occupied by the military company and the state will lose the equipment worth four thousand and individual members of the company lost clothing, etc. George Burkhalter, manager of the Theatre, lost some special scenery worth S3OOO. The next greatest loss was that of the Central Hotel, which with its equipment, was worth from $40,000 to $50,000 and was, on account of its immense bar busi ness, said to be the best paying hotel in the town. The front parts of the office and on the Diamond and Bar on Main street are yet standing, but the hotel is 1 total wreck. The Nixon brothers carried £25,000 insurance, and will probably rebuild. Next below the Central Annex was the D. Younkins building, fronting on Main street. The front wall is standing and the show windows of the grocery store were not burned, but it will cost several thousand dollars to replace the building and Mr. Thompson carried but £kMX) in surance. The Ritter Bros, carried a stock of about S3OOO and were insured for S2OOO. I. G. Smith, who occupied the second floor, lost his bedroom, par lor, and office furniture. The Business College, which occupied the third floor of this and also of the Thompson and Leighner buildings and the second floor of the Thompson, lost abont $5,000 in equipment and had no insurance. J. • Thompson's building, next below, was entirely destroyed, but his insurance of fS.OOO will go a great ways towards re placing it. The National Supply Co. carried a stock of about ten thousand and had some insurance. J. M. Leighner's building is a total wreck through the show windows of the lower floor were not burned. It will cost Leighner several thousand dollars to replace it and his insurance is but SIOOO. Newton, the piano man, lost all his pianos, organs and other stock, ex cepting three pianos in the show win dows. His total loss is several thous and dollars and his insurance but $2,- (.'OO. The second floor of this building was occupied by Frank Babcock, as e residence and the basement by a Chi nese laundrynian, both of whom lost ev erything. , „ Mr. Koonce's loss by fire and water is about S2OOO and Mr. Black s (the livery man) about SSOO, while C. TN alker s house was damaged about S2OOO. During the fire Mr. Cooper, the mer chant tailor, carried his goods to the court house lawn aud after the fire took them back again, thereby escaping a loss and Mrs. Lyon's house was some what damaged during the excitement. NOTKS. Of all the firms that roomed on the 2nd floor of the Armory building, or Park Theatre, but two-the Broad head Construction Co. and A. T. Black. Esq., carried safes. The other attor neys oq. that floor lost all their account books and private papers, as well as their law libraries, and all the Borongh books and accounts were lost in the of fice of Coulter & Baker, who, with the Bowser Bros., R. P. Scott and Mates ■ & Young are now located in the new Bank building. A. T. Black is in with - E. L. Ralston: and W. H. Lusk with A. M. Cornelius, who is at present on the ' sick list. The Pape Bros, lost a S4OO viano iu Armory Hall. Dnring the progress of the fire several ' of our restaurants furnished coffee and I sandwiches to the firemen, an 1 some of I the hotels sent up free drinks, which occasioned so much drunkenness that t the Mayor requested all the hotel men to close their bars. ' The borough lost several hundred dollars worth of hose, ladders, etc., by I the fire, all of which, and everything i else that is needed by the fire companies, should be promptly replaced. All I saved from the fire, said one man, was my Bible and my reputation - and one of the crowd asked him how he happened to get hold of two things, so far apart. Andy Kemper was hit on the ankle by a falling brick and laid up for a day or two. Mr. Burckhalter and the other wounded men are doing well. J 9 I We know what all good doc tors think of Ayer's Cherry Pectoral. Ask your own doc tor and find out. He will tell Cherry Pectoral you how it quiets the tickling throat, heals the inflamed lungs, and controls the | hardest of coughs. Cherry Pcctornl Is well known iu B our family. We think it is the best mcdicina R iu the Tvorhl for coughs und colds." KATIE PETERSON, Pefcaluma, Cal. G 25c., 50c., PI.CO. J. C. AY Eli CO., i Hard Coughs a ; ©no of Ayer's Ptt;s c . ••••; hasten recovery. oc.-.rv L. C. WICK, -OSALHR TV LUHBFR. * ' ® % ® « <§ Leading Photographer, (§) 2 & Old Postoffice Building, 0 & ;»5. Intestate, having to i survive him a widow. Ida Shull of West Sun bury. Butler county. Pa., and children as follows. Sheridan Shull. residence unknown; Harry Shull of West Sunbury borough, of Butler county. Pa.. Mosseim Snail, of West I Sunbury Borough. Butler county. Pa., Etta Shull. Intermarried with i Andrew Bush of East Smethport, Me- Kean county. Pa.; Laura Sliull. intermar ri <1 with William Pliell. of '.<74 Liberty St., ( Allegheny City, l'a., and Lizzie Shull of West Sunbury. Pa., all of whom are t'.ged wore < than twenty-one years. That the said Perry Shull. died on the day of A. 1). IssL Intestate, leaving to survive him a wliow, Susan Shull. of 20a . Scottwood ave., Elmira. N". Y.. and children as follows. Charles Shull. of -II Gregg street, Elmira, N. V.; W. 1). Shull, of 211 Gregg St.. Elmira. N. Y.; J. P. Shull, of 216 Elgth street. Beaver Valls. Pa.; and Annie Shull, Inter- J married with llreaden. of 210 Loraine 1 Place. Pittsburg. I'a.. all of whom are aged < more than twenty-one years.and John Shull. j who died intestate, leaving to survive him a widow. Shull, of No. ly Bank street. Salem, Ohio, and now known as Mrs. Robert ; Stuart, and one daughter. Bertha Shull, of No. 11', Bank street, Salem, Ohio, aged thir teen years. That the said John G. Shull 1 died on the 2nd day of Oct.. A. D. I'tC, intes tate, leaving to survive him an only daugh ter. Edith Shull. who is aged more than 21 years, and is your petitioner herein Of West Sunbury borough. Butler Co., l'a. That the said Sarah Shull, is intermarried with A. N. Bryson, and lives at Wellsville, N. Y. That the above named are all of the heirs and legal representatives of said decedent. Mrs. Jemimah Shull. And there are no other persons interested. These are therefore to command you, the said heirs and parties interested to l»e and appear befo.-e the said Judge at an Orphans' Court, to be held at Hut U-r, for the said coun ty of iiutler, on the 2nd Monday i»f IVrem ber. 1901, at - o'clock in the noon of said day, to show cause why ai inquest to make parti tion should not be awarded as prayed for and to submit to such other orders and de crees as the said Court shall make touching the premises. Witness the Hoeorable James M, Gal breath, President of our said Court, the 2nd day of November, A. l>. 1903. GEORGE M. GRAHAM. Clerk of Courts. MARTIN L.GIBSON. Sheriff. CITATION. BCTXER COCNTY, SS: The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, to Martin L. Gibson, High Sherifl' of Butler county. Pennsylvania. Greeting: Whereas, At an Orphans' Court held at Butler in and for said county, on the tlfth day of September, in the year of our Lord, one thousand nine hundred and three, be fore the Honorable Judge thereof, the peti tion of Rosa Bayer of the Borough of Butler, in said county, was presented setting forth, that Jordan Eyth. late of the Borough of Butler, in said county, died on or about the 2Uth day of May, 1902. Intestate, leaving to survive him the following named children, to-wit; Margaret, widow of Tomer, re siding in Pittsforu. Monroe Co ,N. Y.; Albert, residing In Braddock, Pa.; Mary, now de ceased, leaving to survive her a husband, Peter Niggle, residing in Pittsburg, l'a., and eight children, namely: Stella, in-ter married with Anthony Rohr, residing in Butler, P i.. Agnes, Rose, George, William. Irene, Jordan and Elmer, all seven of whom reside with their father, Agnes and George being of age; Minna, intermarried with Stehle. but uot heard from for eighteen years; Charles, uot heard from for seven teen years; Michael, residing in Allegheny. Pa.; Ros \ Inter-married with George Bayer, residing in Butler. Pa.; Lizzie, now in Dix mont, l'a ; and Jennie, inter-marrled with John M< Knight, residing In I'arkersburg. W. Va. These ;;re therefore to command you, the said heirs and parties interested, to be rnd appear before the said Judge at an Orphans' Court to be held at Butler, for the said County of Butler, on the 7th day of Decem ber. 190J, at 10 o'clock. In the forenoon of said day, to show cause why partition of estate should not be made and to submit to such other orders and decrees as the said Court shall make touching the premises. Witness the Honorable James M. Gal breath. President of our said Court at But ler, the 15tli day September. 1903. GEOIUJK M. GRAHAM, Clerk of Courts MARTIN L. GIBSON, Sheriff. CITATION. lIITTI.F.B COCNTT, SS.: The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to Mar tin L. Gibson."Hi.'h Sheriff of Butler coun ty. Pennsylvania, Greeting: WHEREAS. At an Orphans' Court held at Butler, in and for said county, on the fifth day of O. lober, in the year of our Lor-i one thousand nine hundred and three, before the Honorable Judge thereof, the petition of E. E. Smith, of t♦vktnton count* *nw* •#au.uel"l\ Campbell, late of Washington township, l.utler county. Pa., died on or about March 13th, 1892, intestate, leaving to survive him a widow and four children. That tre widow, Mrs. Jcnuie Campbell, has since died. The names of the surviving children are Mrs. Ellen Smith, a daughter, who has since died intestate, leav ing to survive her as solo heirs, E. E. Smith, your petitioner; Delilah Jane Campbell, of North Hope. Butler county. Pa., S. R. Camp bell, of North Hope. Butler county. Pa., and Silas Campbell, who has since died intestate, leaving a widow and six children, to-wit: Mrs. Mary Campbell, widow, of North Hope, Butler county. Pa.; Mary E. Arner. inter married with J. B. Arner. of North Hope. Bntler county. Pa.; Ada M. Campbell, of Woodville. Allegheny county. Pa.; Jennie B. Campbell, of l'oik. Pa.; U. E. Campbell, of North Hope, llutler county. Pi., and who are the only persons Interested In his estate. That the said several parties are the own ers of the following interests in the real es tate of said Samuel I'. Campbell, deceased, to-wit: E E. Smith, the undivided one- 1 fourth; Delilah Jane Campbell, the undivid ed one-fourth; S. R. Campbell, the undivided one-fourth; Mary Campbell, widow of Silas Campbell, the dower interest of the undivid ed one-fourth; Mary E. Arner. Ada M. Camp bell, Jennie It. Campbell. L'. E. Campbell, Nannie E. Campbell and John F. Campbell, each the undivided one-twenty-fourth, sub ject to the dower interest of their mother. Alary Campbell. That the sai I Samuel P. Campbell, died seized in fee of and in a certain messuage, t-nement and tract of land situated in Wash ington township, Butler county. Pa., bound ed and described as follows, to-wit: On the north by lands of JiHin Christie and Meals heirs, on the east by lauds of John Christie, on the south by the public road and on the west by lands of P. F. Ray and Hall, containing about 75acres, moro or less, and under and by virtue of the intestate laws of this Commonwealth the said lands have de scended to and vested lu the parties above named in the proportions above set forth as heirs-at-law of said decedent, and that no partition of the same has been made. Your petitioner therefore prays the Court to award an inquest to make partition of the said real estate to and among the parties aforesaid,according to their respective rights therein. These are therefore to command you, the said heirs and all parties interested, to be and appear before the said Judge at an Or phans' Court to be held at Butler, for the said county of llutler, ON THE 7th DAY OE DECEMBER. 1903, in the forenoon of said day, to show cause why inquest in partition should not be awarded as prayed for in par tition, and to snbmit to such other orders and decrees as the said Court shall make touching the premises. Witness the Honorable James M.Galbreath, President of our said court, the 14th day of October, A. D. 1903. GEORGE M. GRAHAM, MARTIN L. GIBSON, Clerk of Courts. 22octttt Sheriff. EXECUTOR'S NOTICE. Letters testamentary in the estate of Isaac Donaldson, dec'd., late of Clay twp.,Butler Co., having been granted to the undersigned, ail persons knowing themselves to be indebted to said estate will make immediate payment, and all having bills against same will pre sent them duly authenticated for pay ment to A. R. THOMPSON, Ex'r., W. Sunbury, Pa. JACOB M. PAINTER, Att'y. 11-5 03 EXECUTOR'S NOTICE. Letters testamentary on the estate of Mrs. Catharine Harbison, deceased, late of Middlesex township, But ler county, Pa., have been grant ed to the undersigned, all persons know ing themselves to be indebted to said estate are hereby requested _to make prompt payment and those having claims against the estate will present the same duly authenticated for settle ment to ROBERT S. HARBISON, I F . MARY H. HARBISON, F RFA ' R. F. D. No. 23, Valencia, Pa. GREERS, Attorneys. 10-29-03 ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE. Letters of administration on the estate of Rachel Snyder, dee'd., late of Brady tp, Butler Co.,having been granted to the undersigned, all persons knowing them selves indebted to the said estate will make immediate payment, and all bay ing claims against said estate will pre sent them duly authenticated for pay ment to J. C. SNYDER, Adm'r., R. F. D. 50, Slipperyrock. Pa. J. D. MCJUNKIN, Att'y. 10-15-03 MISCELLANEOUS. WM. H. WALKER, }} SURVEYOR, Resilt-uce 214 W. Pearl St, Butler, Pa, <1 F. L. McQUISTION, V. CIVIL ENGINEER AND SURVEYOR Office near Court House. Report of the Condition of the Standard Trust Co. of Butler, No. 233 Sonth Main street, of Bntler county. Pennsylvania, at the close of business November 17, 1903. RESOURCES. <'ash on hand ? 3 447 7T> Checks and other cash Items 4+s s:t Due from Bank* and Bankers 1 372 M Commercial and other paper owned 39 0M 31 Call loans upon collateral 900 00 Loans upon bonds and mortgages. 12 354 (») Real estate,furniture and fixtures. f7 I JO7 24 Overdrafts :5 93 Miscellaneous assets 11 000 27 $l5O 030 89 LIABILITIES. Capital stock paid in 1131 100 00 Undivided profits, less expenses and taxes paid 1 629 17 Deposits, subject to check 11 372 32 Deposits, special 187 50 Bills payable 12 341 90 $136 630 89 STATE OF PA.. COUNTY OF BUTLER, ss: I, C. A. Bailey. Treasurer of the above named Company, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. C. A. BAILEY, Treasurer. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 24 day of November, 1903. I„. P. WALKER, Notary Public. Correct—Attest: D. W. WYLIE. I J. A LANGFITT. -Directors. C. D. GREESI.EE. ) EXECUTOR'S NOTICE Letters testamentary on the estate of Allkey C. Kerr, dee'd, late of Harrisville boro.,Butler Co., Pa, having been grant ed the undersigned, all persons known ing themselves indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment, and any having claims against said estate will present them dnly authenti cated for settlement to W. D. BRANDON, Ex'r. 11-26-C3 Butler, Pa. EXECUTOR'S NOTICE ESTATE OF REY. N. E. BROWN, DEC'D. Notice is hereby given that letters testamentary on the estate of Rev. N. E. Brown, deceased, late of Worth township, Butler county, Pa., have been granted to the undersigned, to whom .ill persons indebted to said estate are requested to make payment, and those having claims or demands will make known the same without delay. A. T. BLACK. Executor, Armory Building, 9-17-03 Butler. Pa EXECUTOR'S NOTICE Letters testamentary on the estate of James Forsythe, dee'd., late of Adams township, Bntler Co., Pa., having been granted to the undersigned, all persons knowning themselyes indebted to said estate will please make immediate pay meet, and any having claims against said estate will present them duly authenticated for settlement to JOHN R. FORSYTHE, )P. _ W. A. SLOAN, \ * IXRB ' M&rs P&. W. H. LL-SK, A try. * 9-10-03 ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE. Letters of administration having been granted to the undersigned on the estate of Amos Michael, dee'd., late of Centre township, Butler Co., Pa., all persons knowing themselves indebted to said estate are hereby requested to make im mediate payment, and any having claims against the same to present them duly authenticated for settlement to JOHN N. ALLISON, Adm'r., R. F. D. No. 1, Butler, Pa. WILLIAMS & MITCHELW, Att'ys. 11-12-03 ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE Letters of administration on the estate of John T. Wick, deceased, late of Con cord twp., Butler connty. Pa., having been granted to the undersigned, 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 HARRY E. CONN, 1 West Sunbury, Pa. , » dm rg J. H. WICK, I AAM RB ' R. F. D. 78, Chicora, Pa, J GEO. W. FLEEGER, Att'y. 11-12-03 ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE Estate of William Koenig, late of Butler borough, Butler Co., Pa., dee'd. Letters of administration having been granted to the undersigned on the above estate, notice is hereby given to all persons knowing themselves to be in debted to said estate to make immediate -ftnryiuciil Una mute uavjug 0 alius against the same to present them duly authenticated for settlement to MRS. ANNIE R. KOENIG, Admr'x., No. 18 Isabella St., H. H. GOCCIIER, Allegheny City, Pa. Attorney, Butler. Pa. 9-10-03 fFREE! FREE!! FREE!!:! I I TO BE - GIVEN AWAY FREE FINE i UPRIGHT " PIANO TO THE PERSON GETTING THE LARGEST NUMBER OF COUPONS, GET A COUPON WITH EVERY PAIR OF SHOES AT J Ketterer Bros ■ 224 S. Main St. Binding of Books Is our occupation. We put our entire time to studying the best and latest methods of doing our work. If you are thinking of having some work done in this line I am sure you will be well pleased if you have it done at The Butler Book Bindery, W. W. AMON, Prop. OPD Conrt Honse. j Wm. Foster, < j Architect. \ i Plan of all kind of buildings x N furnished on short notice. S f Office in Berg Building, J J Butler, Pa. v FOR SALE BRICK YARD Near McKees Rock, Pa New and Ready for Operation. Capac ity 15,000 per day. Whole product can be sold within one mile of plant. Inquire, T H PITTOCK, 41 St. Nicholas Bldg., 11-5-03-lm Pittsburg, Pa. The butler County National Bank of Butler, Pa. COMMENCED BUSINESS AUGUST 18, 1890. STATEMENT OF CONDITION AT CLOSE OF BUSINESS TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1903. RESOURCES. LIABILITIES. Loans, #1,060,867.15 Capital, $200,000.00 United States Bonds, 100,000.00 Surplus and Profits, 189,640.53 B »?a°K d 197,573.63 Circulation. 100,000.00 cash an^. (^ e ßailkß 542,638 (>0 Deposits, 2,011,438.85 $2,501,079.38 #2,501,079.38 CORRECT —Attest: I, Albert C. Krug, Ass't Cashier of the . W. H. LARKIN, 1 above named Bank, do solemnly swear that W. C. MCCANDLESS, ! the above statement is true to the best of my I. G. SMITH, I Directors. knowledge and belief. M. HENSHAW, J A. C. KRUG, Ass't Cashier. We take pleasure in cailing your attention Subscribed and sworn to before me to the above statement, and respectfully this 24th day November, 1903. solicit your business. L. E. CHRISTLEY, Notary Public. Jos. HARTMAN, Pres't. J NO. V. RITTS, Vice Prest'. JNO. G. MCMARLIN, Cashier. INTEREST paid on time deposits, subject to withdrawal at any time WITHOUT NOTICE. PROFESSIONAL CARL'S. ATTORNEYS. RP. SCOTT, . ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, Office on second floor of Armor> Building, Butler, Pa. AT. SCOTT, . ATTORNEY AT LAW- Office at No. S. West Diamond St. Bet ler. Pa. COULTER & BAKHK, ATTORNEYS Ki T.AW. Room 8., Armory building,. JOHN U. COULTER, A TTOR NEY-AT-LAW. Office with R. C. McAboy, J. P., south side Diamond. Special attention given to collections and business matters. Reference: Butler Savings Bank, or Butler County National Bank T D. McJUNKIN, O, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, Office in Relber building, cornei Main and E. Cunningham Sts, Entrance on Main street. JB. BREDIN, • 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. HH. GOUCHER, • ATTORNEY AT LAW Office in Wise building. EH. NEGLEY, • ATTORNEY AT LAW. Office In the Negley Building, West Diamond LP. WALKER, • NOTARY PUBLIC, BUTLER, PA. Office with Berkmer, next door to P. O. PHYSICIANS, PEO. M BEATTY, M. D., I rnYsicriA?! ftuncEON, Office in John Richey Building. I Office Hours—9-11 A. M., 2:30-5:30 P. M.. 6:30-8:30 P. M. Sunday—9-10:45 A. M., 1-3:00 P. M. Night calls 331 N. Washington St. People's Phone 739. DR. HT J. NEELY^ Rooms 6 and 7, Hughes Building, South Main St. Chronic diseases of genito urinary organs and rectum treated by the most approved methods. Hemorrhoids and Chronic Diseases a Specialty. \U H. BROWN, M. D., TT • Office in Riddle building, Diamond, next door to Dr. Bell's old office. Office Hours:—9 to 11 a. m., 1 to 3 and 6 to 8 p. in. GEO. K. MCADOO. M. D. EYE, EAR, NOSE AND THROAT, Exclusively. Hours —9-12, 1-5. Both Phones. Troutman building, S. Main St. T C. BOYLE, M. D. F) • EYE, EAR, NOSE and THROAT, After April Ist, office in former Dr. Peters' residence, No. 121 E. Cunning ham St., Butler, Pa., next door to Times printing office. CLARA E. MORROW, D. 0., GRADUATE BOSTON COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHY. Women's diseases a specialty. Con sultatian and examination free. Office Hours, 9to 12 in., 2 to 3 p. m People's Phoue 573. 1/6 S. Main street, Butler, Pa (1 M. ZIMMERMAN J• PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON At 327 N. Main St. LR. HAZLETT, M. D„ • 106 West Diamond, Dr. Graham's former office. Special attention given to Eye, Nose and Throat. People's Phone 564. CAMUELM. BIPPUS, 0 PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON 200 West Cunningham St. DR. JULIA E. FOSTER. DR. CLARENCE M. LOWE. OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIANS.* Rooms 9 and to Stein Building, Butler. Consultation aud examination free, daily; and evenings by appointment. DENTISTS. WJ. HINDMAN, • DENTIST. 127 i Sontli Main street, (over Metzer's shoe store.) DR. H. A. MCCANDLESS, DENTIST. Office in Butler County National Bank Building, 2nd floor. HW. WICK, • DENTIST. Has located in the new Stein building, with all the latest devices for Dental worv. DR. M. D. KOTTRABA, Successor to Dr. Johnston. DENTIST Office at No 114 E. Jeflerson St., over G. W. Miller's grocery J]. DONALDSON, 1 DENTIST. Artificial Teeth inserted on the latest improved plan. Gold Fillings a spec ialty. Office next to postoffice. DR J. WILBERT McKEE, SURGEON DENTIST. Office over C. E. Miller's Shoe Store, 215 S. Main street, Butler, Pa. Peoples Telephone 505. A specialty made of gold fillings, gold crow n and bridge work. WU. WALKER. CHAS. A. MCELYAIN. WALKER & McELVAIN, :;07 Butler County National Bank Bldg. REAL FSTATE. INSURANCE. OIL PROPERTIES. LOANS. BOTH PHONES. I Brisk Activity Marks Opening of fi Fall Footwear Campaign at Miller's Store. B Emerson said: "If a man can write a better book, fl preach a better sermon or make a better mouse trap B than his neighbor, though he build his house in the woods, fl the world will make a beaten path to his door." The fl same rule applies to the merchant and is the real secret B of this store's great success and large and growing pat- B ronage. We do not stock this store with the goods we fl could make the biggest profits on, but the ones that wear K the best, look the best and fit the best; in short the fl goods that are the best and most stylish and make K! permanent customers when once worn. | Compare these witu all others. The style of a || r\ baa become proverbial. It is a K J/f ,/l \\ . shoe that preserves the natural £§-. yV . A| P 0 outliues of the foot, yet actually BR makes it look a full sizo smaller gS f-Jjf — [ They ara the utmost height of ' style ease and durability. The highest praise you can give a shoe is to say "it has the style of a Dorothy Dodd." Our new Fall Styles of "Walkover" are beauties. Made in all the new and snappy styles. Compare them with others at f.->.OO and $6.00. We have 9 different styles of this very popular make. All styles and widths. The strongest Union Made Shoe W L. DOUGLASS, another very populer make of Men s Fine Shoes. They have a world wide reputation for style, fit and durability and are a strong Union- Made Shoe. The above are only a few of the many stylish and durable fine shoes carried by this store, and a sample of the kind of good 9 that has made this the largest and most popular shoe store in Butler county. See our stock of Boys' and Girls' School Shoes. C. 6. filler, 215 S. Main St, Butler, Pa., Opposite Hotel Arlington. Jury List for December Term. GRAND JTJKY. List of names drawn from the proper jury wheel on this, the 31st day of Oct.. 1903, to serve at a regular term of court, commencing on the first Monday of Dec., 1903, the some being the 7th day of said month: Campbell J F, Eau Claire boro. farmer. Critchlow Richard, Slipperyrock twp, farmer. Cochran James P, Mercer twp, farmer. Criswell John, Mars boro, liveryman. Craig E E, Millerstown boro, cleik. Dobson Geo, Cherry twp, farmer. Douthett B W, Connoquenessing twp. fanner. Drushell Henry, Forward twp, farmer. Forsythe Allen, Adams twp, farmer. Forcht John. Bntler twp, farmer. Grohman W A F, Butler 4th ward, music teacher. Kennedy J R, Adams twp, pumper. Kline A W,Connoquenessing tp. farmer. Leithold Wm, Butler sth ward, farmer Moore S E, Washington twp, farmer. Miller Jacob, Adams twp. farmer. Moyer Otto, Harmony boro, clerk. Mayberry Chas, Slipperyrock boro, merchant. Nigh Peter, Summit twp, farmer. Swain W A, Jackson twp, surveyor. Serena Martin L, Fairview twp, farmer. Sutton D H, Butler Ist ward, farmer. Taylor Thomas, Cherry twp, tarmer. White Robert A, Butler 3rd ward, gent. A list of names drawn from the proper jury wheel this, the 81st day of October, 1903, to serve at regular term of court, commencina: on the second Monday of December 1903, as petit jurors, the same being the 14th day of said mouth: Albert William, Oakland twp, farmer. ollens J D, Fairview twp. farmer. Cnrrie Samuel, Concord twp, farmer. Cromling Henry, Petrolia boro, butcher. Cleeland Thomns J, Muddycreek twp, farmer. Crouthers Jamison, Cherry twp,farmer. Campbell Milton, Concord twp, farmer. Dean Albert, Butler 3rd ward, grocer. Dierkin Peter E, Oakland twp farmer. Danuib Fredrick,Millerstown bo,mason. Easley A F, Donegal twp, farmer. Eichotz Lewis. Lancaster twp, farmer. Ellenberger Charles, Fairview tp, farmer. Flemuiing James W, Buffalo tp,farmer. Forcht George, Summit twp, farmer. Fair W D, Brady twp, farmer. Freshkorn Nicholas, Jackson tp.farmer. Gilchrist Curtis. Cherry twp, farmer. Herr Charles E. Butler 4th ward, editor Helmbold John R, Saxonburg borough, merchant. Johnson C C, Centre twp, farmer. McCullongh S S. Prospect boro, farmer. McCandless J W, Venango twp.farmer. McConllongh A A, Fairview tp, farmer. Morrow George. Slippery rock tp,farmer. Mechling Al'jert, Snnbnry bor, carriage painter. McMeckin W J, Fairview twp, farmer. McGill William, Harrisville borough, carpenter. Miclieals William, Butler twp, farmer. McAllen Joseph, Clay twp, farmer. McConnall Oscdr, Cranberry tp, farmer Morrison W J.Slipperyrock bor.farmer. Perncker Wm. Milleratown bor.farmer. Pen field Ii S, Milleratown bor, principal. Passavant C S. Zelienople bo, merchant. Rahiser J C, Forward twp, farmer. Rockenstine Anthony, Butler sth ward, merchant. Stoner William J, Clay twp, farmer. Skillin John K, Buffalo twp, farmer. Sloan L C, Eau Clair boro, carpenter. Sefton Robert D, Clinton twp, farmer. Troutinan Pillip, Penn twp. farmer. Vorbees G C, Butler '2nd ward, driller. Wilson L, Slipp-ryrock boro. liverman. Wilson James. Worth twp. farmer. Wolford Charles M, Millorstown boro. pumper. Younkinn John, Butler 4th ward, oil producer. Ziegler Ira, Zelienople boro, butcher. H. G. Allison, Funeral Director. Bell Phone No. 3. Bakers town, Pa. I HOLIDAY | I GEMS, I I JEWELRY, I I SILVER. I fl It is not difficult to select fl fl appropriate gifts for Yule- B I tide, but of all, what else B ■ has the real intrinsic! fl worth of a diamond, afl fl watch, a piece of real cut B fl glass or something in the B fl line of silver? Such gifts I fl as these are substantial, B fl lasting—frequently hand- fl fl ed down from generation B I to generation. i| I Ralston & Smith, 1 fl JEWELERS, K fl 110 W. Jefferson Street. B SO YEARS* rxPE R |ENCE J 1 ■ ■ ■ . I 1 I Ikl S w J ' FFfH ' CopyßtoHTS AC. sgSTVSSS? "MS tptcial notice, without charge. In tha Scientific American. A handsomely Illustrated weekly. MUNNSCo."'"™*-'Hew tort Brtocb Offloft. 035 F 8t«. Wishbiton. D. (X LOOK AT THE LABEL Pasted on your paper, (or on the wrapper in which it comes,) for a brief bnt exact statement of your subscription account. The date to which you have paid is clearly given. If it is a past date a remittance is in order, and is re spect fully solicited, Remember the subscription price, SI.OO a year in advance or $1.50 at end of year. W. C. NEGLEY, Butler, Penna. tar If the date is not changed within three weeks write and ask why. DR. MIDLER'S Home Treatment for Inward Trouble A New Treatment for Female Diseases. Lady Solicitors Well Paid. Call on, or"write to MRS. E. T. CROSS, 8 Sumpson St., ALLEGHENY -P* 11 lint Tukc Pcrrytvlllc Avenue tars