THE BUTLER CITIZEN. Thursday, August 25,1904.* MEW ADVERTISEMENTS. ShSWteLttaS to £Z> not later than Mon dar morning. Notice in Bankruptcy,C. B. Hoffman. Bnlier Fair. Park Institute. Zimmerman's Fall Goods. Theo. Vogeley's real estate. Richey's Restaurant at the Fair. Pittsburg Expo. Adminlauatora and Executors of estates cin tecure their receipt books at the CITIZEN office, and persons mating public sales their note books. LOCAL AND GENERAL. —School begins Sept, 6. —This is Orphans' Home Day. —Don days ended last Monday. —J. A. McDowell builds dandy steps in cement. —An Ohio cutlery firm is looking for new location. —St. Loais had a tornado as well as a Fair day, last week. —"Heavy floods in Arizona" was the moat novel head-line in yesterday's dai lies. — l Trout man has a merry-go-round, this week, and it is doing a good bnsi nea. —There's a large crop of wild par snips, down the creek, that ought to be harvested. Some fellows are going around after night, in Winfield twp., clipping the horses' tails. —President Ramsey of the Wabash has ordered five-hundred cars from the Works here. —W. F. Marshall and Sheriff Gibson have purchased the Burton grocery at 118 W Jefferson St. —The ladies of Grace Lutheran church will have an ice cream and lnnch covititer at the Fair —The Park Institnte of Allegheny, mauaged by Butler county boys, sends ua an adv. this week. Uead it —The Lancaster county tobacco fields were pounded by hail, last week, apd the loss was put at $300,000. —The fuss has reached Pittsburg, the Sabbath Observance As sociation is after the Sunday sellers. —Connellsville has 75 cases of typhoid from using well water. Epidemics of typhoid are being reported from all di rections —The little Rocky Fords arrived in Batler, last Friday, and sold at two for twenty-five cents; but they are not so dsar now. —Tbe CrysUl Pharmacy, on Main St., oppo_-' 9 the Hotel Lowry, will take o&arite of your packages, on Fair Day, fine of charge. —Dr. Martin of Philadelphia favors the use of copper utensils in the kitc.li ea. He says they kill typhoid germs, ■ad are not dangerous. —Jupitei Plnvius or the weather awn, Was real mean to the North Washington graduates, last Friday, and tO the county school teachers next day. —Part of our edition of last week was delayed a few hours by an accident to oar press; and we are under obligations Jto oar neighbors of the Herald for the nse of theirs. -V-Fifty or sixty business and profes sional men found it necessary to go to Pittsburg, Tuesday—there was a dou ble header between the New York and' Pittsburg teams. —Tbe eight Foresters of Butler, to gether with the lodges of Kittanning and Ford City, held a picnic at the Park, Tuesday, and it did not rain. The hoodoo is broken. —The will be a public sale at F. H. Hegley's in Penn twp., on Tuesday, Sept. 6th, consisting of a horse, cow, ghiekens. farming utensils and house bold goods. Sale positive. —The season is three weeks late, this year, and one wonders where the vege table display for the Fair is coming from, but we hear of a pumpkin "as big as a barrel" on the Raseley farm west of town, —As each county in Pennsylvania is to have a plaoe in tbe new State Capi tol, for the atatute of one of its distin j gatahed citizens, it is time some inter est was being taken in the matter in Butler county —The branch railroad from Summer ville on the Pennsylvania low-grade to Clarion was completed, last week, and the contractor received a present of 150,000 from tbe people 6t that town fOr completing the road before Sept. Ist. ,—Tuesday morning either aking-fish er or crane flew over town from north to south, closely pursued by a hawk and from its cries evidently in distress. Near the Court House two little martins came to the rescue and soon had Mr. Hawk seeking relief from tbeir attacks high up in the air, while the crane found safety in the creek valley, —A physician gives directions in handling a splinter which are well worth remembering: When a splinter bss been driven-deeply into the hand it can be extracted without pain by steam. ITearly fill a wide-mouthed bottle with hot water, place the injured part over the mouth of the bottle and press tight ly and io a minute or two the steam will extract both the splinter and in flammation, —A car load of bananas and melons came to town, last Saturday, and that eyening there was "blood on the moon." Tbe sale of bananas at 5 cents a dozeu. watermelons at lOcts and cantaloupes at IB cents a basket was very offensive to oar dealers. The car that the stuff came in was direct from the Florida or f)paboard line; and it was probably a Mse of the Pittsburg market being Overstocked, and tbe sale of the stuff to pay freight. —The war against the billboard nci sance goes on with unceasing vigor and •access. Action in the matter has re* cently been taken in the cities of Seat* tie, Omaha, Kansas City and Akron, 0., In the direction of the mitigation or tbe •oppression of billboard abominations. Ia Beattle billboards have been rnled V OQt of the residence section of the city entirely, and the Superintendent of Public Works in Kansas City has refng fli to allow tbeir erection anywhere Within the dty limits, Akron prohib. its tbem.within 300-feet of any school . , • hows, and Omaha requires that the CO—at at all property owners within M 0 feet of the site proposed for bill • hoards shall first be obtained. Let the food work goon.—Ex. JG »335££3R AST" 1 81 - rittlSONAli. Lipton is building another yacht. Prof. Rolla H. McQuistion is taking in the St. Louis Expo. George F. Keck ot Mar wood called on Butler friends, Friday. Daniel Shanor of Franklin twp. visit ed friends in Butler, Tuesday. F. S. Goehring of Zelienople was in town on business, last Friday. Linn Moore and wile left, Wednes day. to visit Mrs. Moore's home in lowa. Ollie Glenn, a printer of Union town, visited his folks at W. Snnbnry, Inst week. Mr. and Mrs. C. B. McMillan h tve re turned from a week's trip to Clarion county. L Henderson Pisor and wife of Con cord twp. did some shopping in Butler, Friday. W. C. Rider of Oakland twp attend ed to some legal business in Bntler, Monday. August and John Sell of W infield twp. visited friends iu Butler, last Thursday. Robert Ferguson has purchased the Wright store at the corner of Elm and Locust Ste. Esq. Kirkland of Leasureville, one of the best men in the county is reported seriously ill. S. C. Trimble was in town, Tuesday. He has been appointed tax collector of Middlesex twp. J. Frank MtCindless of the Grove City Gas Engine Works went back to Kansas, yesterday. Senator Hoar of Mass., one of the ablest men in the country is serously ill. He is in his 79th year. R. L Allen and Arthur Wible of Mid dlesex twp. attended to some business, matters in Bntler, Monday. Miss Anderson of Tarentum was the guest of her cousins. Misses Negley of Great Belt, during the past week. R. P. Scott of Bntler and J T. Coop er of Wliitestown returned home from the Boston encampment, Saturday. Miss Braliam of Harrisville was the guest of her brother, Charles Braham. of the Steen creamery, over Sunday. J. C. Grubbs of Ej th St., formerly of Cooperstowu, suffered a severe paralyt ic stroke, early last Thursday morning. Czar Nicholas is having more trouble. The Nihilists say that his last baby was a girl, but was traded off to a peasant woman for a boy. Misses Hazel and Edna Bush of Greensburg, who were tho guests of Miss Cornelia Biehl, returned to their home, last Saturday. Thursday evening Miss Pearl J. Jack of Boyer and John C. Henon were unit ed in marriage at the Hotel Waverly. Justice J. M. Maxwell officiating. W. D. Young of Clearfield twp. was in town on business, Tuesday. His sou, H. T. is home from West Virginia, where he works for the Producers Co. R. D. Stevenson of Summit twp is able to be about again. He fell from a load of hay to his barn floor, some weeks ago, and broke his right shoul der. Miss Pearl Wyaut and Miss Kathryn Kelly of Reiber's Millinery Department have fsone to Cleveland for a week or so to atteud the wholesale millinery open ings. Williams & Mitchell, attorneys at law, celebrated Ihoir silver wedding. Friday. This makes them the oldest firm, without change of personality, in the town. Frank Sand bach and family have re turned to Butler from Saginaw, Mich., and will again locate in Butler. Frank will take his old position in the Plate Works here. Sheriff Gibson and Deputy Hepler had a great time getting Ed. Dutton from the jail to the train, last Saturday even ing, but after that had no trouble laud ing him in Dixmont. James Ramsey and wife of Brniii were startled last Sunday by a bullet crashing through their window. The ball is supposed to haye come from an Italian cauip nearby. Daniel Webster borrowed ten dollars from Arthur McGill of this county. That was a long time ago, but Archie Blakeley says he did it, and Archie is yet living to prove it. Charles C. La Serre and wife of Phil adelphia left for their home in that city, Monday, after a pleasant visit with O. M. Coo vert and wife of West St. Mrs La Serre and Mrs. Coovert are cousins. County Supt. Painter spent part of the week at the Teachers' Institute of Allegheny county. He will attend the Venango county institute next week, and is to address the teachers on Tues Iday. D. S. Rankin, T. H. Banks, D B. Sy bert, Esq. Huselton. Samuel W. Mc- Collongh and Mr. Kaylor, the Fairview and Chicora delegation to the G. A. R. National Encampment at Boston, arriv ed at home, Friday. Dr. Wiley, chief of the Burean of Chemisty at Washington, says there is not a barrel of pure Scotch wbiskev in the U. 8., and that the "Scotch High Ball" is a false pretense. Therefore, you should "cut it out." Perry Dillon of Free port went to Bellefonte to see his brother, William, a few days ago. William is a younger brother, has been wayward since his youth, and is now under indictment for the murder of Jerry Condo, the turnkey of the jail. Gen. Strossel, tho Russian Command er at Port Arthur, is said to have tak en the Japanese summons to surrender in yery ill part, and to have denounced it in a "stream of profanity"—just think of a stream of profanity in the Russian language. Miss Lillian Starr, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Madison Starr, and Charles C. Watson, a well known salesman for T. C. Jenkins & Co. were united in mar riage, Tuesday, by Rev. A R Robin son at the home of his brother. Rev. G. C. Robinson in Allegheny. Ralph and Ross Williams, who are with the South Penn in We3t Virginia are visiting their folks here. Tbey are in the Maunington district, and finished a 250-barrei well in the 30-foot, last week, at a depth of 3030 feet. Ross has entirely recovered from his accident. Harry Lehr.the leader of the monkey sett in New York and Newport society, prescribed white silk suits and knee breeches for Mrs. Oelrich's ball, aud one young millionaire ostracised him self by kicking on the knee pants, but the rest got the suits and went to the ball. Miss Caroline Lechner and John A. Pierce were united in marriage, last Wednesday, at the homo of the bride in Butler twp. The bride is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Lechner and the groom is a son of David Pierce, Sr. and a brother of F. D. Pierce, the well known builder. Miss Elsie Beighley and George M, Campbell, of the Mulford Wholesale Drug house, were united in marriage, Tuesday noon, at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Beighley on W. Jefferson St. Rev. A. R. Robin son of the U. P. church coming home from Waynesburg for the day to per form the ceremony. Mr. and Mrs. Campbell are well known and popular. Butler Fair, August 30, 31, Sept, let and 2nd. Alchance for men to save money—at tend Ritter & Rcckenstein's sale. Say, young man see your best girl to ght whether or not she will go with you to the Butler Fair, August 30 to September 2. Up-to-date clothing at yonr price—at tend Ritter & Rcckenstein's clearance •ale. j Just two weeks until the Fair. Your chance to save money now at Ritter & Rockenetein's. Buy new clothing at sacrifice prices daring Ritter & Rockenstein's sale. It will be unanimous this year. Every >ody agrees to go to the Fair. LEGAL NEWS. NEW SUITS. Brown & Co. vs O. F. and Maggie Chandler, replevin for $100.58 worth of furniture bought at the plaintiffs' store. Margaret and Frank li. Clark vs El len Gribben, ejectment for 12 acres in Jefferson twp. Pease Piano Co. and W. H. Steadman vs Thomas Morrow, assumpsit for 1298.50, claimed to be dne on a piano sold the defendant. American Agricnltnral Chemical Co. vs J. M. Osborne, attachment execution on debts, moneys and property of deft., in the hands of Webster Keasey. NOTEi Deputy Sheriff Hepler arrested Ira Thompson, Tuesday, at New Castle, on a charge of rape and adultery, made against him by Yellow Creek valley girl last year. George Smith and John Burton have been charged with a&b. P. W. Lowry, Dr. L H. Stepp and G. W. Sbiever were appointed a commis sion in lunacy on T. E. Dutton, a young man of Glade Mills, whose mind became unbalanced on horses. He was taken to Dixmont. S. L. Raisley was appointed guardian of Kathleen Mary, minor child of J. F. Pflougb. dee'd, of Counoquenessing twp. On Friday last F. S. Goehring, trus tee in bankruptcy of G. G. Boneymus, sold the house and lot in Harmony to Annie Miller for $2525, and the interest in his father's farm to H. L. Burr for $234. John F. Cricks was appointed Depu ty Constable for Butler twp., to serve for one year. i Judge Gal breath made his final de cfee, Tuesday, in the injunction pro ceedings. enjoining and restraining the members of the Carpenters Union here and the Pittsburg District Council from interfering with the business of S. G. Purvis & Co. in any manner whatever, and awarding $1,700 damages against the local union, and $l7O against tne District Council. In the case of E. L . Durham, trustee in bankruptcy of A. Steelsuiith, vs L. C. Wick, the deft has appealed to the Supreme Court. Geo. Riley, the Morganza student, who was re-arrested here a few days ago, jumped from the Panhandle train as it was crossing the bridge at Pitts burg, landed on the ties, and jumped up and ran into the city before he could be caught. His escape was almost mar velous. PKOPERTY TRANSFERS. Geo W Marshall to G W Marshall, .1r 81 acres in Allegheny for $250. Anna Alexander to J L Carpenter lot iu Fairview for $55. W H H Riddle to C P Balsiger lot iu Karns City for $250. Henry Grimm to W S Fair 10 acres in Winfield for SSOO. Levi Stewart heirs to Win Stewart 50 acres in Washington for S7OO. H A Klingensmith to S E Brown lot in Petrolia for $l5O. Geo B Lenehan to 9 Yeager 2 lots in Petrolia for SIOOO. GC Eellis. gdn, to W H Stein 68 acres in Brady for SI2OO. E H Helubold to Margaret R Irwin lot in Saxonburg for $3500. W H Moist to Anna Moist lot at Myoma for sl. Anna E Bowen to F W Bowen lot in Millerstown for $.700. Phoebe E Snyder to Francis Gleason lot in Parker for .S4OO. F J Forqner. M J Mcßride, Margaret Lane and others to H K Wick, 140 acres in Washington for S2IOO. Eugene Lashley to Wm O Donnell 8 acres in Jackson for SIOOO. Sarah J Beighley to Walter S Butler 8 acres in Connoquenessing for *350. Marriage Licenses. David S. Markle Butler Minnie Volant Centre twp John C. Henon Hilliard Pearl J. Jack Boyers Frank E. Winters Butler Maggie E. Laveiy " William H. Moist Myoma Anna C. Rick New Castle Samuel W. Leonard Parker Celia B. Black " Josef Koleezoin Ferris Anna Peteri Ferris C. C. Watson Butler Lillie B. Starr " George M. Campbell Butler Elsie E. Beighley Butler Henry M. Wilson Windsor, Ont Margaret Harrington Butler Harry C. Nails Charlottsville, Va. Gertrude Deer Butler At Yonngstown, C. L Slater and Minnie Gravatt of Butler. At New Castle. Heury Havice and Mrs. K- Jones of Butler county. At Kittanning, Wm. Maley of Cliico ra and Mrs. McMillen of Graysville. At Pittsburg—Arthur Simmons of Lcs Angeles and Emma Morris of But ler; E. P. Holsteiri of Cleveland and Gertrude Albert of Butler. —Picnics at the Park everyday, now, and no rain. —The new station near the Thorn Creek church will be called Rockville. —Punx'y Fair this week; Butler next week; Clarion, Indiana and Stoneboro, Sept. C and Mercer Sept. 13. —The Butler basket ball team defeat ed the Young Americans of Homestead in a fast game last night, 20 to lij. —Kittanning has seventy old bache lors, and is entirely given over to "the World, the Flesh and the Devil," and Mercer has one hnndred and three old maids: and listen to this from the Mer cer Press, "Aud one ought to thank the Lord every minute of his life alone for being permitted to live in such an at mosphere. Something makes the air we breath here sweet as the very breath of Heaven. If it isn't the old maids, what is it? The Western Press would like very much to know " —The embankuieui of the new race truck looks like a Russian fortification from the centre of the town, but. when you get up there you find a splendid half-mile track, about CO feet \yide, on the top of the hill; and it cost,complete, S&SOQ The other improvements grand stand, horse and cattle sheds, floral hall, drilled wells, wire and board fences, etc., cost as much more, and then some, and the Association already has nearly all of its $25,000 capital stock invested. They have three drilled wells which furnish an abundance of good water, and to guard against the possi ble failure of those have built a reser voir in the gully below the grounds and intend catching the water from tho springs, and pumping it up to the grounds. A large board restaurant has been built in the Groye, and everything up there looks ripe for a Fair. If the weather is favorable we'll have a high old time, on the hill, next week. Train Thursday Evening'. Mr Rhoads and Mr. Sarver, repre sentatives of tho Butler Fair Associa tion, have arranged with the Bessemer R. R. Co. for a special train leaving Butler, Thursday evening. September Ist, at 7:00 o'clock P. M., and connect ing with special trains for points on the I Billiard and Western Allegheny branches. PUKE SPRING "WATKit ICE , and Pure Spring Water, delivered daily I to all parts of the town by ! JOHN A". RICHEY. People's Phone 190. PUKE ICE. Made from pure, deep-well water, and delivered daily bv the CRYSTAL ICE CO., People's phone 462. Bell 165 J. A Strange Case. A man who gave his naine as Lewis Mnrray. ati<l his residence as Cripple Creek. CoL, was found lying along the road, near the Bottle Works, lart ed nesday afternoon. He was taken to the Hospital and ex amined, and a number of gunshot and other wounds were found upon his per son. He claims to have abused and itupriosed by the authorities of the state of Colorado, was coDfiued in the "bull pen." and afterwards sent out of the state in a freight car. He made his way to Butler, and se cured work in the Lead Works, and then his strength failed him and he fell by the wayside. That is his story, but it is doubted. Lawrence County Man-hunt. Itosevilie Waite, the murderer of Policeman Skidmore, gave the men hunting him a live chase, last week. He circled through the lower p<»rt of the county, went back to his home near New Castle, escaped iu the dark from the back door to a ravine when sur rounded.and disappeared. The New Castle Council offered SSOO for him dead or alive. He is supposed to be hiding in some old coal mines. Diphtheria and Typhoid. Another child of the Hntton f-iuiilv in the northern part of Franklin twp , died of black diphtheria, last week, and two more are sick. In a small Italian colony or t'ue hill above Branch ton station on the Bessie six cases of typhoid fever were reported last week, and the County Commis sioners secured two nurses to care for tbem. The Italian men are employed in the limestone quarry nearby. Mon day three more cases were reported making nine rises in all. The cause of the outbreak has not been discovered. Letter To Clias. Go<!« in, Butler, Pa. Dear Sir: If it took 10 gallons to paint yonr honse last time with somebody else's paint, and takes 8 with Devoe, we save jon $$ or$10; for painting costs two or three times as much as paint. Mr Ezra Rafhtnell, Williamsport,Pa, always used It gallons of mixed paint f"r liis honse; Devoe took 6 Hut that isn't all: that's only first cost; how long will it wear? The paint that goes furthest in cover ing. wears best too. All paint, true paint, and full meas ure, are on one side; part paint, false paint, and short-measnre are on the otlur. What can you expect? Yours truly 22 F W Devoe & Co P. S, Patterson Bros, sell our paint. All Beady for the EUr. Everything is now in readiuess for the Big Fair next week, and the grounds, with their handsome new buildings, present a beautiful sight everything being new and up-to-date. The exhibits promise to be larger and better than ever. The speed program promises to be large, with many prom inent horsemen here. The special at tractions Dana Thompson, in his wonderful dive of 100 feet, and arrange ments are about completed to have Madam Do Yohn, just from Europe, with her trained horses, donkey and cats, this is an exceptionally high class attraction; and the thirty white Angora goats will be a rare exhibit. The pony exhibit is another of the many pleasing t'eatnres. (The admission for the Big Fair will be the same as the old Fair.) PLENTY TO EAT AT THE FAIR. J. A. Bichey has rented the large restaurant, back of the Grand Stand in the grove, and will have an abundance ■if everything there during the Fair. He will charge but ten cents for coffee or soup, and will set up a menl for 25 cents, but for a first class meal of the best of everything in market will charge 35 cents. Wlit'ii You C'ome to The Butler Fair, go anil see 'Jheodore Vogelcy, Tlie Ileal Estate and Insurance Agent. If you have a farm for sale. If you want to buy a farm. If you have a farm to trade for Butler property. It you want to buy a house and lot in Butler. If you want to rent a property. If yoa want to insure your property against Fire, Lightning and Tornadoes in reliable Companies. If you want Life, Health, Accident, Burglary. Fidelity or Judicial Bond Insurance in reliable companies, see him. If 3*ou do not come in, write him at 238 South Main street, Butler, Pa., Farmers' National Bank Building. Picnics and Reunions. Aug. 27 —Reunion of the Gallagher family at the Ferguson Gallagher home stead in Muddycreek twp. Aug. 30 at Freepo/t. Nineteenth An nual Reunion of the old canal-men, or boatmen. Sept. 1st —First annual reunion of the Daubenspecks at the farm house on the 11. S. Daubenspeck farm. Everybody welcome. Bring well-filled baskets. Address H. S. Daubenspeck, Sec'y, Bruin, Pa. Sept. s—Labor Day. celebration at Alameda Park. Sept Bth, at Cascade Park, New Cas tle. reunion of the 134 th Heg. P. V. Half rates on all the railroads, tickets sale 7th and Bth, good till !)th. Sept. 10—At Alameda—Washington Camp P. O. S. of A.—Patriotic Order Sons of America. WANTED, PARTIES To drill for oil on royalty or on shares. Ad res* WM. RICHTER, SK:, Cullman, Ala. INSUKANCE AT COST. The Butler Connty Merchants Mutual Fire Insurance Co. has 13 directors business men located in different sec tion# of the county —no insurance is written unless the application is ap proved by one or more of the directors. By taking no bad risks the association hopes to keep the cost down to a min imum. Ask the r,eave»t director to you for particulars. Directors—Edwin Meeder, Henry Ifft, James Barr, Horace Bard, R. A. Marks, A. Krause, J. K. Harper, A. L. Reiber. N M. Heinzer, H. C. Litair.ger, T. P. Mifflin, Robert Scott and C. A. Aiken. HARVEY COLBERT, Sec'y., WALTER EVANS & SON, Agents, Butler, Pa. Butler Fair. August 30, 31, Sept Ist and 2ncj- Your chance now ro buy fashionable clothing at sacrifice prices attend Ritter & Rockenstern's. liutler Fair, August .'JO, 31, Sept. Ist and 2nd. New goods at sacrifice prices at Rit ter & Kockenstein's backward season sale, A chance to buy seasonable goods in season by attending Ritter & Kocken stein's sale. Attend Hitter & Rockenstein's back ward season sale of clothing at greatly educed prices. Fashionable clothing at cut prices— attend Ritter & Rockenstein's sale. Butler Fair, August 30, 31, Sept. Ist and 2nd. The Butler Business College New buildings and equipment throughout $2,000.00 worth of Brand New Typewriters just added, other equipment in proportion. Positions se cured for our worthy graduates. Fall term about September 12th. INVESTI GATE! May enter any time. A. F. REUAL. Principal. Bntler, Pa. We meet old friends at tie Eutler Fair. Butler's greatest clothing bale now being held by Ritter & Rockensttin. OIL NOTES. The Market—Remains at $1.50. Butler twp. The well on the Husel ton heirs is holding up at about 100- barrtils. Sheriff (Jiteon and Geo. W. Whitehill are drilling on their lease near it. Penn two—The South Penn's well on the A. L. Stopler is doing 40 bbls. per day; Campbell & Go's No. 4 on the N. Hartley 10. and the Hazelwood's No. 1 on the A. Weible 7. Fifteen rigs are up and wells drilling in this fi^ld. Fast drilling—W r . H. Knoch & Jos. Bachman of Saxonburg, lately drilled a well to the Speechly sand—'27oo feet in i 35 days. ; Some Oil—lt is not yet half a Century since Col Drake discovered petroleum on j the waters of Oil Creek, near Titusville, I Pa. The total production of crude pe troleum from 1859 to 1903—forty-three I years—has been no less than 1 165,380,- j 727 barrels. Of this output. Pennsylva j nia and New York contributed 5:5.9 per i cent: Ohio, 24 3 per cent; West Virgin ia. 11.3 per cent; Indiaun. 8.9 per cent; j California, 3.6 per cent: Texas, 2 1 per cent, leaving 9 per cent to be supplied bv Kansas. Colorado, Louisiana. Illinois, Missouri. Indian Territory, Wyoming, Michigan, Oklahoma, Kentucky, Ten nessee and other states. Suicide in Harmony. Mrs Amos Aekerter of Harmony, wife of the tombstone man. went to the creek, Tuesday evening and fell in head first and was drowned When found her feet were on the bank and her head in the water. She was about 45 year of age, and had one child, a married daughter who lives at New Brighton. It is supposed to be a case of suicide, caused by domestic tronble. BLTLKK MAUKETS. Butler dealers are paying Eggß 18 Butter 13-15 Potatoes 50 Onions, a doz. bunches 20 Chickens, dressed 15 Honey 15 Lettuce, lb 5 Peas, per bu 1 25 Apples, per bu 80 Black'jerries 05-08 Carrots, per doz ouriches 40 Cabbagu, per lb li B*ets. per bunch 02 New Beans, per bn 4h Sweet corn, per doz '0 Hay ,st2-sls FOK SALE. Three houses and lots on Plankroad street, oi Itutler Pa. Enquire at CITIZEN* Office, or of owner. ANTON KREITZER Butlar Fair, August 30, 31. Sept Ist and 2nd Insurance and Real Estate. If you wi:;h to sell or buy property you will fiud it to your advantage to see Win. H. .Miller; Insurance and Real F-tate. Room 508. Butler County Batik building STATE NORMAL SCHOOL. Attend the State Normal School at Slippery rock, Butler county. Pa. Ad vantages first-class, rates low; tuition free to teachers and to those who in tend to teach. Fall term begins Sept 6, 1904. Send for a catalogue. Address ALBERT E. MALTUY, Principal •'What l>nl The Woggle ling Say?" It's Worth s2.>o to Know Join the Woggle Bug Society and be happy. Men, women and children are eligible to membership. It was organized for the benefit of children onty, with the intention of educating and elevating the minds of the young by lessons set down by the merry Woggle Bug and his fol lowers, the Tin Woodman, the Scare crow and Jack Pumpkinhead. Parents who wished to investigate the society before allowing the children to join have insisted upon becoming members also, and, since it was decided to admit all it is hard to tell who is the most en thusiastic. For full particulars see The Pittsburg Sunday Dispatch, Aug. 28. $250 in prizes. Music scholars wanted at 128 W Wayne St RAILROAD NOTICES. BUTLER FAIR. Agents of the B. &. L. E. R. R. will sell excursion tickets to Butler on ac count of the Fair Aug. 30, 31, Sept, 1 and 2, good returning 3rd, at very low rates. Inquire of agents for rates and time of trains. E, D. COMSTOCK, G. P. A. Labor Day Excursions. The B. & L. E. R. R will sell excur sion tickets between all stations at fare for the round trip, going Sept. oth limit for return Sept. Oth, account of labor Day. To St. Louis via 13. & L. E. Agents of the Bessemer road will sell season, sixty-day, fifteen-day and coach excursion tickets to St. Louis on ac count of the Exposition. Inquire of nearest Agent for rates, routes, etc. or write E, D. Comstock, G. P. A. ; Pitts burg. Excursions to Stonehoro. On account of the Stoneboro Fair to be held Sept. 6, 7 and Bth, Agents of the B. &L. E. R R. will sell low rate excursion tickets: return limit Sept. 9th. Call on agents for full information. lteduced Kates to Grangers' Picnic. For the Thirty-first Annual Inter- State Grange Picnic Exhibition, to be held at Williams' Grove, Pa., Aug. 29 to September 3, the P. R. R. Co. will sell excursion tickets from Aag. 24 to Sept 3, inclusive, good to return until Sept. 0. inclusive, at reduced rates, from all Stations on its lines in the State of Pennsylvania. There will be an elaborate display of farm machinery in actual operation during the exhibition, and addresses will bo delivered by well known agri cultural speakers. For information in regard to train service and specific rates application should be made to ticket agents. Labor Day Excursion Hates. On September ft the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company will sell low rate excnrsion tickets between all points west of Pittsburg and Wheeling within a radius of 50 miles from selling station. Tickets will be good for return until September 6, 1904. For further information call on or address nearest Baltimore & Ohio Tick et Agent, or B' N. Austin, G. P. A., Chicago, 111. NIAGARA FALLS EXCURSION Excursion tickets will be sold by agents ot the B. <S L E. R. R. to Niag ara Falls in connection with the Erie R. R. excursion. Thursday, Sept. Ist. Fare from Butler 44.00. Corres poningly low rates from other stations. Excursion Rates to Butler. For accomodation of those wishing to attend the Butler Fair, excursion tick ets will be sold via the Bessemer R. R. August 30, 31 and Sspt. 1 and 2nd,* at very low rates. Inquire of agents for rates and time of trains. $13,00 To St. Louis and lteturn Via Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Coach excursion tickets on sale each Tuesday and Thursday, good return within seven days. ] Last Five I»ay Excursion of the Season to Niagara Falls. ' On Saturday, Angust 27th, the BR & P Ry. will run its last five day excur sion of the season to Niagara Falls. Tickets will be sold for train leaving ' Butler 10:17 a. m. and 11:25 p. m. at round trip fare of $4 00, which will be good returning on regular trains up to and including August 31st. Fo? further information consult agents of the Company. I We all meet at the Fair. St. Louis Excursions' The B. & L. E road will sell low rate excursion tickets to St. Louis on ac count of the Louisiana Purchase Expo sition. Inquire of agents for rates and other information. Stoneboro Fair. The Bessemer R. R will sell low rate excursion tickets to Stoneboro on ac count of the Fair, Sept 6. 7 and Bth, return limit the 9th. Inquire of agents for rates and time af trains. Excursions to Atlantic City. Thursday. Sept. 1 is the last date for the Pennsylvania Railroad annual low rate excursions for 1904 to Atlantic City Cape May. Ocean City, Sea Isle City, Avalon, Anglesea. Wildwood, Holly Beach, N. J. Rehoboth. Del., or Ocean City, M. D. Tickets good to return within sixteen days, including date of exenrsion. A special traiu of Pullman parlor cars and day coaches will leaye Pitts burg on above mentioned dates at 8.55 A XL, reaching Philadelphia 6.25 P. M., in time for supper, and arriving Atlan tic City, via the Deleware River Bridge Route the only all-rail line, at 8.85 P. M. A stop will be made for luncheon en route. Passengers may also spend the night in Philadelphia, and proceed to the shore by a regular train from Market Street Wharf or Broad Street Station on the following day. Passengers for New Jersey points other than Atlantic City will spend the night in Philadelphia, and use regular trains the next day from Market Street Wharf. Passengers for Rehoboth. Del., or Ocean City. M. D.. will use regular trains on the following day from Broad Street Station. A stop-over within limit will be al lowed at Phil'a returning, if passen will deposit their tickets with the Tick et Agent at Broad Street Station, Phila delphia, immediately on arrival. Tick ets must be deposited with Agent on ar rival at sea shore destination and prop erly validated for return trip. Tickets will be sold from stations at the rates named below;— RATE Ti.-k.-ts (Jowl Tickets *ood in Pull. Cars Train only in in connection Leases Coa« h*'s. with regular Pull. Tickets. P.M. Foxburg 810.00 sl2 00 1.30 A.M. In tier 10.00 12 00 615 Freeport 10.00 12.00 7.43 P.M. Altoona 8.00 10.00 12.35 Philadelphia... Ar 625 Atlantic City.. ~ 8.35 Returning coupons will be accepted on any regular train except the Penn sylvania Limited and the Chicago Lim ited and the St. Louis Limited. Fur detailed information in regard to rates and time of trains apply to ticket agents or Mr. Thomas E. Watt, District Passenger Agent, 360 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburg Low Hate Atlantic City Excur sions Via B. & O. R. R $lO 00 ronud trip from Butler: tick et* irood in coaches only, sold on July lOrh and 28th, August 11th and 25th. and September Bth. $2.00 additional for ticket* good in Pullman cars. Re turn limit 15 days. Apply to W. R Turner, Ticket Agent Butler, for tick ets or further information. sl3 OO to St. Louis and Keturn. Via B. O. R. R. Coach excursion tickets on sale each Tuesday and Thursday, good for return within seven davs. Wabasli Excursions. PITTSBURG TO $12.00 St. Louis and return, Aug. 9th. 23rd, Sept. 6th. Tickets limited seven days and good in Free Reclining Chair Cars or Coaches. $15.00 St. Louis and return. Limit fifteen days. On sale daily. $lB.lO St. Louis and return. Limit sixty days. On sale daily. $22 60 St. Louis and return. Limit December 15th. On sale daily. $40.00 Denver. Pueblo or Colorado Springs and return. On sale daily. Limit fifteen days. $43.10 Denver, Pueblo or Colorado Springs and return. On sale daily. Limit sixty days. $46.80 Denver, Pueblo or Colorado Springs aud return. On sale daily. Limit, October 31st. $60.50 San Francisco or Los Angles and return. Tickets on sale August 15 to Sept. 9th. Final return limit, Oct 23rd. $42.00 San Francisco, Los Angles, Poptland and other Pacific Coast points. One- way Colonist tickets on gale daily from Sepr. 15th to Oct. 16th. Pullman sleepers and Free Reclining Chair cars on Wabash trains. Detailed information regarding rates and routes to all points West, together with folder containing map of Sfc. Louis and the World's Fair grounds, cheer fully furnished on application. F. H. TRISTRAM, Q J) 320 Fifth Ave., Pittsburg, Pa. VV orld's Fair. The Baltimore and Ohio R. R. will sell excursion tickets from Butler to St. Louis. Mo., account of the World's Fair, at the following rates: Tickets, go.*! for the season, return iug any time to December lijth, will be sold every day at siii.6o for the round trip, Tickets good returning sixty days, not later than December 15th, will be sold every day at $19.10 for the round trip Tickets good for returning within fif teen days will be sold every day atslo.oo for the round trip. Coach excursion tickets, with return limit of seven days, will be sold twice a week, every Tuesday and Thursday, be ginnsng May 17th, until June 30th, at £13.00 for the round trip. Coach excur sion tickets are restricted to day coaches, whether on regular or special trains. For further particulars, call on or address nearest Baltimore & Ohio Tick et Agent or B. N Austin, General Pas senger Agent, Chicago. '5115.00 To St. Louis aud Return Via Baltimore aud Ohio Railroad Coach excuasion tickets on sale each Tuesday and Thursday, good for return within seven day 3. Butler Fair, August 30, 31, Sept. Ist and 2nd. CUT LOOSE from the old prejudice of wearing glasses. A great amount of headache and r nervousness is caused from defec tive eyesight. You caunot he cured of nerve trouble until your eyes are prop erly cared for. Come to us and we will test your eyes by the lectric or shadow test free of charge, and advise you whether you need glasses or not. We also sell— Pianos. Edison and Victor Phonographs. Eastman and Poco Cameras. - Photo Supplies. Washburn Mandolins and Guitars. Optical goods. Field and Spy Glasses. R. L. KIRKPATRICK, Jeweler and Graduate Optician Next to Court Honse I) F. HILLIARD, 1). GENERAL, SURVEYING. Mines and Land. County Surveyor. R. F. D. 49, West Sw&ury, Pa. A SICKLY CHILD. JcHcate constitution exposes a 1 i" all sorts of ailments. Do not .. jic -ay inonj time and money trying . doctor each complaint separately. Doctor the Constitution, i '.n-Tcne takes right hold of any -cak system and builds a good 'u.-.'ihy foundation. it puts life and vigor into the body id mind, c That is what the child needs, that : • r-hat any person who is weak t. sickly needs. J itzlity. People grow thin, pile, even i io ill they aro obliged to give up ti;cii occupation, when there is nothing svrong- with then excepting they are so tirid, so weak, their vitality is so low. To say that V'in-Tonc is worth its weight in golc io those suffering from i lack of energy is to speak lightly of it. It is invaluable it begins its work with the lirst dose and in a remarkably short space of time the patient is restored to" a healthy, vigor ous condition. Many miserable wrecks have been transformed into strong happy men and women by this marvel of recent medical discoveries. Vin-Tone. Good for little folks and big folks 100 Pleasant to take. Sold on a positive guarantee by C. N. BOYD, DRUGGIST, Near the Conrt Honse, Bdtler, Pa. I'The Reggie"! * We are now 2 w showing all the # * new shapes in J £ soft and stiff s hats for fail. 2 t Comment is f A unnecessary; £ * the reputation S * our hats have 4 f gained should £ J induce you to J 4 see them before a 0 you buy your 4 j fall hat. I We are showing J £ more new shapes J a than ever before. « jjno. S.WickJ * Peoples Phone, 615. r } BUTLER, PA. J Look ffl Heed Look over the list of stock prices. Note what your judgment tells you about these values. i Heed your judgment and there's ! : money in it. I offer you highly responsible and efficient brokerage service j and moderate margins. R. M. Weaver Stocks and Bonds 223 Fourth Avenue, PITTSBURG. Local office, 213 S. Main St. Butler, F. EARL STEWART, Manager. ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE. In re estate of Geo. E. Miller, dee'd., late of Butler Borough, Pa. Whereas, letters of Adm'n Cum Testamento Annexo in above estate have been issued by the Register of Wills, to the undersigned, all persons indebted to said estate are requested to promptly pay, and any having claims will present them properly proved for payment. OLIVER R. MILLER, Adm'r C. T. A. W. C. FINDLEY, Att'y. There is Your Chance. to obtain a superior made to measure Suit at but a trifle more than a ready made will cost. But, what a difference in the fit, style and dnrability! It will really astonish you. As for materials, you will certainly fiind something to your liking in our immense stock. 'Tis with us all the time Our chief and constant care- To make men's garments That are fit to wear. Let us give you fashionable fits at pocket pleasing prices. WM. COOPER, LEADING TAILOR, Cor. Diamond, Butler, Pa.. I PARK INSTITUTE, I 3; 8 North Ave. West, Allegheny, Penn'a. 1 FULL BUSINESS, * | SHORTHAND AND § I ENGLISH COURSES.! jf? We teach the Budget System of Bookkeeping if* jf? and McKee and the Graham Systems of jr Shorthand. * 3; Tuition payable monthly. a? Write for illustrated catalogue. 5? I Rowan & Hughes, Managers. I ulaiaimgiaHt-gsgiffiiiiaiiisgiaHiHiigiiiigigigiintTOiß CAMPBELL'S GOOD FURNITURE | FURNITURE g jjOnly two Bed Room Suits, onej| Couch and two Panta-|j jjsote Couches of the Marked j| j§Down Goods Left. 1 38 ® Jx: The S3O guaranteed construction Couch covered in E* all green striped velour, costs you sl7. fti* 3 M The $22 Pantasote Couch fully guaranteed; has deep £5 sH tufting and oak base, for sls. 11l a m The $26 Pantasote Couch is extra large and on a guaranteed construction, for $lB. His H m jss# The S9O Oak Bed Room Suit that was offered last lw week for S7O, has been reduced to S6O. fis »S US spar Last week the $55 Oak Bed Boom Suit was offered you at S4O. The price this week will be $35. fijl 1 Alfred A. Campbell 1 | Semi-Annual Sale j f We only rtm two sales each year, one daring January and February ) 7 and the other daring Jnly and August. The object of these sales is to rid % r up all odds and ends after the season is oyer. C \ We never change the price which is marked on each ticket in plain / ( figures and when we say i or i off it means something for the customer. V 1 We have too many Roods in our store now but the falling prices will / { soon move it V f O'A Men's Suits, all sizes in both Sacks and Cutaways go at one-half I f L «JU former price. S ? -ifin en 8 Snitf- Many of which are the very newest in style and sucb f \ OUU makes as the famous Hamberger & Sons go at 1 off former price. } C O'A Men's Suits at 20 per cent, discount and all the Bal including black S J Lo\J and all makes at 10 per cent, off former prices. v S1 OA Boy' L° n ff Pants Suits running in price from $5.00 to SIO.OO, all ( / 1 v v go at |2.50 per suit. X m 900 Boy' Suits in both Long and Short Pants go at i former price. J » / L\J\J All the balance at 10 per cent, discount. V J Men's, Boys' and Children's Straw Hats all go at one-half price. Also / I all Wash Suits one-half price. 3 f Come early and get a real bargain because we never advertise what I f we do not bave in store for yon. f ~ j Douthett & Graham. 1 S INCORPORATED. / o©o©o©o©©©o©<^o®o«oo©o©oS©o 8 10 DAYS ONLY! e O IDEAfc CfeOTHING AND § © HAT PARfeORS g O FINAL CLEARING SALE. « 0 © o We are compelled to make room for our immense Fall © © stock. Therefore we must clear out our entire stock of 0 © Summer Clothing. For the ner.t 10 days only the great- O o est cut in price. © O 1-2 off on all 2-piece Suits and Straw Hats. © O 1-2 off on all Children's Clothing. © O 1-3 off on all 3-piece Suits Summer Clothing, extra© O light or dark colprs, and extra pants. © o And remember all our gooes are marked in plain© ©figures. © © And a call from you will convince you of the great © values we now offer. © © All goods pressed and repaired free. O | Ideal Clothing and© § flat Parlors, § O 228 South /Wain St., Butler, Q P. S. —All clothing sold by us cleaned, pressed ando repaired free. © i T T hie Counter Unfavorable weather and trade conditions that have existed all reason are responsible for more than the usual quantity of desirable merchandise finding its outlet by way of the bargain counter. In Stocks are larger than usual at this season of the year and extra- Uk ordinary reductions are made to move them. SHirt Waists Reduced $ Entire stock of "Acorn" brand fine shirt waists at one-fourth off, |i and some at one-third off former prices. Ok White Goods Reduced g A ctreat chance to get bargains in white goods. 50c goods re- J duccd to 29c. 85 and 25c goods reduced to 19c and others in proportion. Ml iri Wash Goods S All wash goods gTeatly reduced. 35 and 25c fine wash goods P now 19c. 20c and 18c fine wash goods now 12Jc. 15c wash goods now 9c. S Bargains in Every Departmer\t Silks, Dress Goods, Laces, Ribbons. Underwear, Hosiery, Notions U and domestics all contribute their share of bargains. JR L. Stein & Son, i j) 108 N MAIN STREET, BUTLER, PA. $
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