THE BUTLER CITIZEN. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. to do to not Inter than Mon day morning. Bonk 8..t --""sutdle'i Circus for Sept. 24. JOeberVPiaiKM. Butler Business College. A.dmlnl»u*tora and Executors of estates cu secure their receipt book* at the CITIZBN office, and persons making public R *IMM their rote books. , LOCAL AND GENERAL. —TJother circus coming. —The Butler Firemen will go to Erie. —Glenn Avenue now has a new iron bridge. —Cash wheat was quoted at $1.17, Tuesday, and flour began crawling up. —Nearly a million foreigners have come into this country during the past year. —Geo. P. Keck, the merchant tailor, has received his Fall and Winter suit ings. —ln Colorado, where the women rote, the Demi are afraid ef the Corset Issue. —The Fair Association cleared four thousand and will improve the new grounds. —lndiana bad a great Fair, last week, aod three candidates for Judge were electioneering. —Pick off the encumbers every day. The rest will grow faster and there will be more of them —Between seeding, cutting corn and raising potatoes the farmers are being kapt busy these days. -Many of our people are suffering with severe colds, the result of the warm days and cold nights. —Never dig potatoes when the ground is wet. It may try your patience to wait, but it is best to do it. —lt's a Yankee show that will be here on Saturday, the 24th. It has never before been this far west. —The County Home farm raised 768 bushels of oats, this year—six hundred bushels more than the figures said last week. —Now that the four-legged dogs have been banished from the town, the two legged ones are prowling about at night —The epidemic of typhoid at Branch ton, among the Italians, continues. These people are said to live like a lot Of pigs. —The resources ot the Butler County National Bank now aggregate the tre mendous total of $2,706,342.80. See statement. —The survivors of Capt. Fielding's Co. 103 d P. V. held a pleasant reunion at his home in 81ipperyrock twp., last Saturday. —This year's wheat crop is put down at about 600,000,000 bushels. Last year there were 121.000.000 bushels exported. This country requires 600,000,000 for home use. —Fifty Bailer people went to Mercer, , Wednesday. Mercer is a nice town ( with « hundred old maida, bat it is the j Fair the boya want to see, and some of j them will make magic there. ( —"Wonder what the Japadid today," f ■aid a Butler man aa he arrived at thia i office, the other morning. "Nothing 1 yet," said another. "Oh, ye*, they did," ] •aid the fliat, "their day ia about over, l it's about BP. M. in Manchuria, now, < and their day's work ia abont done. I —Agriculture will be tangbt in Erie ' oonnty schools. The superintendent of 1 (he Waterford schools has a class of 75, * and a teacher from Wisconsin has been aecurred who will spend some time at 1 Waterford and afterwards visit the 1 other schools. ' —At Wesley, Venango county, a few j days ago, Robert Jonea atrnck Charles ] Marshall on the head with a hammer, inflicting a wound that may cause Mar shall's death. Marshall attacked Jones in the tatter's house, and is said to have received just what he deserved. . , —▲ few of our citizens are just be ginning to bnild. It looks late and they ; are taking their chances on the weath- i er, bnt it can be done. In a western town a few days ago a lot of mechanics 1 bnilt a six-room house for one of theh: number, in diatresa, in one day. When 6 p.ui. came around the house waa com pleted. barring the second coat of paint and the skim coat of plaater, which everybody haa to wait on. —Everybody in Pomeroy, Ohio, went to the county fair, laat Friday, and the only persons left in the Conrt House were the County Treasurer and one County Auditor, upstairs. Two mask ed men entered the treasurer's office, held him np, robbed the county safe of $14,000 in bills, then bonnd and gagged the treasurer and locked him in the vault His daughter discovered his pre diciment two hours later, and they hsd a great time getting bim out. —The persistent appearance of two ot our oldest citizens—both men up in the seventies —on a front Beat in the Oonrt room at the hearing of every "spicy case" that is tried, has been the ■object of comment among the attor neys for some time.' The two men do not sit there "with baited breath" for they are both Prohibs; and they are not rejoicing over the depravity of human nature for they are both church mem bers, and vet they miss nothing. They take it all in and come back for more like a lot of school girls after gossip, and one of onr young attorneys is Marching his "Bacon" for a plausible explanation. —lt waa a courageous and praise worthy act on the part of the resolu tions committee of the teacher's inati tote to apeak out and denounce snch proceedings as in their jadgement were not profitable. These meetings cost the coanty a good round sum and every aeasion should be anch aa to make each teacher feel better prepared for his work. Juat what good auch harangues ■a that of Hobson can do teachers or a*jbody else is not clear. Every influ ence of the teacher, like that of the miniater, ahould be a leaaon of patience, kindness and forgiveness, not of hate, revenge and war. Every teacher abonld be a Christain in thought and action, if not in profession, and no trae Christain can endorse snch wicked fal lacies as Hobson advocates, though many professing Christians do.—Frank lin, Pa. Spectator. We are ready for you with a great line of nobby Fall suite for men. Ritter SC Rockenstein. - reaiember die place to buy your •>U a«t la Bitter * Rookeniteln's. PERSONAL. M. T. McLean of Marion twp visited friends in Butler, Tuesday. Enos McDonald of Prospect visited fnends in Bntler, Tuesday. George Rider of Center twp. visited friends in Bntler, Saturday. J. C. Beighley of Whitestown visited friends in Butlei, Saturday. C. Seligman, the tailor, leaves today to visit friends in Worthington. Geo. Morrow of Slipperyrock twp was in town on business, yesterday. Andrew Lemon, one of onr veteran subscribers, called npon us this week. J. R. McCallen of Cherry twp attend ed to some business in Butler, Thurs day. Henry Halatead and Ed. Sefton of Clinton are serving on the Jury this week. Mrs. Alvin Grahatu of North McKean St, is visiting her aunt, Miss Thomp son near Kittanning. Will McCandless went to Mounds ville, W. Va.. yesterday, to help Pond pnt in a 100-barrel mill. Conrad McCandless of Franklin twp intends moving to Nebraska, and will have a pnblic sale on the 20th. Wm. Allen White's article on the Postal Frauds in this month's "Mc- Clnre's," is immense Everybody should read it. John C. Thorno,contractor and build er, secured the contract for the Sho walter house on North Main street, and is at work on it. Rev. D. I. Schaffer of Chicora and Miss Anna Rupert were married at the bride's home in Kittanning, Wednesday evening last week. William Payne of the Wtst End lost a valuable horse by colic Monday, Dur ing the last twelve years six horses have died for him. E. D. Robinson has sold his property on E. CounDingham St. to the Phillips Gas & Oil Co. for $12,250. He paitl but $4,500 for it two years ago and made a nice tnrn on it. Miss Francis Bole returned to her home in Bellevue, Satuiday, after an extended visit with Misses Grahaui of the Diamond. While in Butler Miss Bole was painfully injured by rolling out of bed in her sleep one night, re ceiving severe cuts on her nose and forehead. Hon. Tom Watson is the only candi date, so far, who appears to be really enjoying the campaign. He says what be pleases about men and parties, there is no one to tell him to keep his mouth shut and he knows he is about as near securing an electoral vote or two as Dr. Swallow. Rabbi Hirsch, of Chicago, was riding in a crowded street car and rose to sur render his seat to a ladv. Before she could take it a young man plumped himself into it. The rabbi looked at him in disgusted silence. ' What's the matter?" demanded the man. '"What yeh glarin' at me for? Yeh look as if yeh'd like to eat me." "I am forbidden to eat you" answered the rabbi. "I am a Jew." Sir William Russel, now living in England in his eighty-fourth year, re ported the Crimean War. our Civil War, and later wars down to 1880, for "The London Times." Interviewed the other day, he was asked to explain the difference between war correspondence then and now' and answered. "In my time we were free to go everywhere. Now correspondents are not free to go anywhere, apparently." —The gentle zephyr from the -North pole that swept over us yesterday after noon dropped the mercury 23 degrees in one honr. —The Butler baseball team went to Clarion last week and defeated the team of that town 9 to 8 and 6 to 5. Hngh McCrea pitching both games. The third game resulted in a victory for Clarion. Mel. Clark pitching for But ler. On Saturday the locals lost to Karns City, Charles Smith and vVither up being the pitchers. The hits were 6 off Smith and 10 off Witherup. On Saturday McCrea pitched for Tylers bnrg against Tionesta, winning 6 to 5. Hugh gave Tionesta 3 bits, struck out 17 men. and made 3 two-badgers. His catcher had 9 passed balls in six innings then Hugh refused to pitch any more unless they got a new catcher, which was done. His opponent was Wilson, the Princton University star. —The following, former students of the Butler Business College, have re cently accepted positions as follows: J. M. Levier, splendid position as sten ographer, C. D. & P. Telegraph Co., Pittsburg; Miss Mary Fredly, stenog rapher for a well known Fox burg firm, Foxburg, Pa Letter to Porter & Gaisford. Butler, Pa. Dear sir: Father and son; one is glad, the other is sad. Devoe; lead-and-oil. Mr. Charles Hollenbeck, Fair Haven, N. Y., painted his house Devoe three years ago; his father, same time, paint ed his house lead-and-oil The father's house is all chalked-off ; the son's is as good as new. They.ll paint the same way next time. Yours truly 26 F W Devoe & Co P. S, Patterson Bros, sell our paint. Avenue Theatre, Pittsourg. A FEAST OF LAUGHTER, NEXT WEEK "Are You A Mason," which will in troduce the Harry Davis stock company next week in the first farce comedy of the season, made a tremendous hit in Pittsburg on the occasion of its presen tation here at the Alvin theatre two years ago. The piece is now enjoying great vogue at the Oarrick theatre, New York, where it is revived with a notable cast. It will be given at the Avenue with the full strength of the company. Picnics and Reunions. Sept. 17—Fleming reunion at the old homestead of Mrs. Margaret Fleming. Bept.lß-21—Centeninal anniversary of Muddycreek Presbyterian church, with Centennial exercises on the 21st. and basket dinner on the 20th and 21st. Sept. 22—Diamond Anniversary of the Stone church in Lancaster twp. BITLRit MARKETS. Butler dealers are paying Eggs 18 Butter 18 Potatoes 45 Chickens, dressed 18 Apples, per bu 40 Carrots, per doz Dunches ... 25 Cabbage, per lb 1 Beets, per bunch 02 New Beans, per bu 00 Sweet corn, per doz. 10 Lima beans, per qt 12J Tomatoes, per bu 50 Hay sl2-sls Peaches, per bu SI.OO i Cauliflower, per doz 80 • Plums, per qt 05 Peppers, doz 10 INSURANCE AT COST. The Butler County Merchants Mutual Fire Insurance Co. has 13 directors— ' business men located in different sec tions of the county— no insurance is written unless the application is ap- S roved by one or more of the directors, ly taking no bad risks the association hopes to keep the cost down to a min imum. Ask the nearest director to yon for particulars. 1 Directors—Edwin Meeder, Henry Ifft, James Barr, Horace Bard, R. A. Marks, i A. Krause, J. K. Harper, A. L. Reiber, . N. M. Heinzer, H. C. Litzinger, T. P. Mifflin, Robert Scott and C. A. Aiken. HARVEY COLHKRT, Sec'y,, t WALTER EVANS & SON, Agents, Butler Pa. r See the new Fall Rain and Top coats ft* Bitter & Rockenstein's. LEGAIi NEWS. NEW SUITS. J. George Stamin vs Standard Steel Car Co.,replevin for a boiler and engine, office building, 500 feet of railroad iron, 100,000 brick, etc., valued at $1075. John Forcht vs L. Hammond, mort gagor and Caroline B. Hammond, terre tenant, sci fa snr mortgage. Commonwealth vs Jacob Ellenberger, assumpsit to recover S3(H) the amount of a bail bond which the deft, signed as bail for John H. Ellenberger, who had disappeared. Anna H. Tebay vs Hershel M. Tebay, petition for divorce. She alleges her husband deserted her and their infant son five years ago. W. B Enos vs McGnire Metallic Vacuum Casket Co, assumpsit for $960.08, claimed on a note. GRAND JURY. In its final presentment the Grand Jury recommended county bridges over the East Branch of Ball Creek in Clin ton twp.; over the South Branch of the Scrubgrass Creek in Venango twp ; and over Big Buffalo creek in North Buffalo twp., Armstrong county. The latter bridge is just over the county line and has been also recommended by the Armstrong county Grand Jury. Recommendation of a bridge over South Branch of Muddycreek in Mud dycreek twp. was refused. The returns of the Grand Jury on the cases acted upon are as follows: TRUE BILLS. Wm. Leithold, a&b. Edward McKivergan, f&b. A. G. Duncan, practicing dentistry without license. L. R. McFann, maintaining a nui sance. D. B. Spencer, larceny. Ira Thompson, adultery and rape. James Biglev, rape. F. E. Bracken, a&b. Anthony Summers, a&b. I. N. Fisk and Dana Thompson, ex hibiting indecent shows. Tony Cherry and Jiaimie Scruggi. agg. a&b. Owen Critchlow, larceny. Mike Polowitz. larceny. Mike Moreau, felonions assault. Mary Ellen Pribble, fornication. Frank Watson, showing indecent shows and pictures. Gene and Dora Lashley. disorderly , house and selling liquor without license Chas. Moorhead, f&b. W. H. Cochran, a&b with intent to rape. Owen McKivergan, f&b Wm. and Vincent Kline, larceny. D. R. Palmer.selling to men of known intemperate habits. Stokes Charles, agg a&b. Newton Tannehill, murder and invol untary manslaughter. Jas. Byers, maintaining a nuisance. Sidney Herr, desertion. John Perinski, a&b. W. A. R. R. Co., maintaining a nui sance. Thomas and Leroy Mercer, unlawful ly cutting timber trees. Frank Montgomery, larceny. Lynn Scott, involuntary manslaugh ter (the beer ke« case). Stephen Stopero and John Capau, larceny. Dominic Antonia, selliDg liquor with out license und on Sundaj'. Geo. Smith and John Bechta, a&b. NOT TRUE BILLS. Betsze Genotik and Thos. Waycik, a&b. Frank Stepano, a&b. W. W. Robinson, a&b, etc. John Lam, a&b. Steve Mulic, larceny. Samuel Clowes, a&b, costs on county. D. Lanahan, desertion, costs on coun ty. Jos. H. Thomas, unlawfully selling explosives, costs on county. In the cases in which the bills were ignored the costs were generally placed on the prosecutors, and they were sen tenced accordingly. NOTE?. Jas. E. Marshall was appointed audi tor in the estate of Eliza Barcalow. Jesse Heydrick, I. N. Meharg and Geo. E. Hay were appointed viewers on a petition for a county bridge over Thorn creek in Jefferson twp. The Guaranty Trust Co. appoint ed guardian of Carl and Irene Johnston of N. McKean St. Frank Montgomery of the West End plead guilty to a charge of larceny. Judge Galbreath has filed decrees, di viding the Fifth ward into two election precincts. The First precinct to vote at the Wick House, with T. J. Dodds. judge and Walter Lowry and Chas. W. Reiber, inspectors: and the Second pre cinct to vote at the barn of J. W. Mil ler on Mercer St. with S. B. Cross as jndge and D. D. Quigley and John Sut liff, inspectors. An order was filed dividing Butler township into three election districts. The First precinct to vote at the house of Jas. Stewart of Centre Ave. Ex ,with John Emerick as judge and James A. and Geo. Vogel. inspectors, and W. J. Campbell, constable. The Se"ond precinct to vote at the Lyndora Opera House, with J. W. Cra dle, judge, C. E. Miller and O. K. Wal dron, inspectors, and J. F. Cricks, con stable. The Third precinct to vote at tbo old Salt Works office, with Thco. Reams, judge, Frank Eagle and A. D. Shearer, inspectors, and Milton Stewart, consta ble. Mike Maro. who tried to shoot Con stable Kramer of Evans City, wasfonnd guilty on a charge of felonious shoot ing. Antonio Dominico, plead guilty to eelling liquor without license at the Slipperyrock mines, and sentence was suspended on payment of costs. In the case of Com. vs P. R. R Co., obstructing the public highway at the Herman undergrade bridge, the deft having removed the obstruction, a ver dict of not gnilty was returned, with tho costs on deft, by agreement. The manslaughter case against Lynn Scott and the a&b case against Wm. Leithold were continued until Dec. T. On petition for re-view on petition of Shull & Badger for private road in But ler boro, W. H. Walker, J. H. Sutton and Z. W. Phillips were appointed viewers. Commission not to issue un til exceptions on original petition are disposed of. Thomas Cooper was appointed guar dian of William, Clarence and Elmer Deahl C. O. Über was appointed burgess of Slipperyrock. Levi Cunningham plead guilty to a charge of selling liquor on Sunday and was fined SSO and costs and sent to jail for 20 days. Sale of the Newton Garvin farm of 105 acres in Cranberry twp. to Marjzt. Ramsey, T. H. C. Neelie and Amelia Leonburg for $3600 was confirmed. Surety of the peace cases were heard Friday: Mike Snhoull was sentenced to pay costs and enter recog. in S3OO to keep the peace toward John Suhouvis. Jacob Fleeger was placed under S3OO to keep the peace toward Chas Palmer. Susie Sari, a man, was placed under bond to keep the peace toward Rose Verock. All were sentenced to pay the costs. Harry Snow, a six-foot youth, who has figured in several escapades, wns called in court, Friday, and plead guil ty to a charge of felonious shooting preferred against him by his father, and was sentenced to the pen. for two years. Sentence on another case was suspend ed dependant on the defendant's behav ior. John J. Schiring, Dr. Bricker and Augustus Rockenstein were appointed a commission in lunacy on Theo Niggel. He was committed to Warren. In the divorce case of Wm. C. Seitz vs Laura Seitz, the defendant has peti tioned for an allowance of sooo, for ex penses pending litigation. When the case of Com. vs Gene and Dora Lashley, keeping a disorderly house at Harmony, was called for trial the defendants failed to appear and their bail was declared forfeited. J. H. Martin of Mara has entered a charge of a&b ra Cyras Montz, and Montz has had Mrs Martin held on the same charge for thrashing his boy. Rev. C. F. T. Brecht, L. J. Leach Jos Fleming, F. M. Hilliard, Presley Bar cley. W. A. McAnailen. Walkei Martin and H. H. Goebring were excused from service on the jury. Samuel Weimer of Slippery rock has registered as a law student. Geo. E. and Ellen Jane Hay were given leave to adopt Emma Ruth Clay pole, aged 3 years, as their child. A charge of larceny and receiving stolen goods has been entered against Charles Harkless. Emmet Bink has been arrested for shooting and disorderly conduct. In the f&b case of Com. vs Harry Kiester. a school teacher, on complaint of Pearl Wright, a verdict of guilty was returned. A motion was made by the deft for a new trial. J. M. Painter was appointed auditor in the estate of Geo. Brunemer, dec'd. Mike Polowitz was placed on trial on a charge of larceny for stealing some papers from a railroad box at the B. & 0. station and was acquitted because of insanity. In the habeas corpus case of Charles Ralph of the National Supply Co. the court made a decree discharging Ralph In the case of Com. vs D. R Palmer, indicted ou charges of furnishing liquor on Sunday and to a man of known in temperate habits. Geo. Fleeger. a ver dict of not guilty but pay the costs was rendered by agreement. In the case of Com. vs Dr. Duncan of Zelienople, placed on trial on a charge of practicing dentistry without register in sr, the jury returned a verdict of Dot guilty, the deft having entered upon the practice of dentistry prior to Nov. 1, 1897. when the law in the case went into effect. Justice Maxwell sentenced H- Adams, W. Stuller and C. Elliott each 15 daj s to jail for trespassing on the B. & O. road W. C. Cochran, a traveling photog rapher ami salesman of pictures, appar ently 50 or 55 years cf age, was convict ed on a charge of a&b, with intent to commit rape. Tuesday. The complain ant was Cary J. Shaffer of Hallston. On the stand Shaffer's wife stated that on Sunday afternoon, July 17, while her husband was out for a walk, she locked the doors and with her three little child ren laid down for a nap. Suddenly she awoke to find a man bending oyer her and holding her. She supposed the man had crawled through an open win dow. Mrs. Shaffer managed to get up and they struggled, her arm going through a pane of glass. She threaten ed to call and the man jnmped through the window, siezed his grip aud started away. Shaffer, returning found his wife wandering about in a demented couditiou. From her utterances he gathered what had happened. He call ed. Dr. Thompson and neighbors, and with a neighbor he started after Coch ran, who had been seen in the neighbor hood, followed his footprints on the dusty road to Branchton and caught him. Next morning Mrs. Shaffer iden tified him. Tony Cherry and Jiminie Scruggi were convicted on charges of agg. a&b for cutting Samuel Jackson in the at domeD at Cherry's house iu Rootville on Sunday afternoon iu August. In the case of Sidney Herr of Har money, charged with desertion, by agreement the jury returned a verdict of "not guilty but pay the costs " Ellis Hesselgesser has been appointed constable of Winfield township. An alias order to sell real estate was granted in the estate of Jordan Eyth. The ca*e against L. R. McFann was continued until next term. Also that of Owen Critchlow on payment of cost--. John Shanor was placed on trial, yes terday morning, on a charge of adul tery, his alleged partner in crime bei»g Annie Phillips, who died at the house of Mrs. Lizzie Nailor last March. Miss McClelland of West St. testified to rent ing a room to Shanor in July, 1903, "for himself and wife." and of them staying there till she found out that Shanor had a family iu town. A Miss Lobaugh testified to them being togeth er while Annie worked at the Arlington and Mrs. Conrath while Annie was stopping on W. Jefferson St. Mrs. Harrison, Mrs Bushnell and Mrs. Harrer told of happenings at the Nailer house. Thomas McKelvy. a hotel keeper of Punxsutawney, told of Shanor and Miss Phillips stopping at his house, and her brother and cousin told of them being at their houses at Wallston, near Puux sutawney. Her brother and Mrs. Hopkins, Miss Phillips' mother, said Shanor told them he employed seven doctors aud the ope ration on Annie cost him S7OO. Shanor was put on the stand in his own defence and denied any improper relations with Mies Phillips and claim ed that all he did for her he did out of syhipathy, but admitted hiring the room from Miss McClellan, paying for it. employing Drs. Cowden, Bricker, Jones, McAlpin and Hazlett, paying expenses while sick, and being with her at Punxsutawney, and at the house of her brother and cousin there. W. S. Gill, who lives iu the old Stone House on the Mercer pike has been ar rested on charges of a & b and cruelty to animals made against him by J. H. Donaghy, a neighbor. It is alleged Gill whipped Donaghy's boy aud stuck a pitchfork into Donaghy's horse. J. H. Jackson, Dr, J. H. Sutton and Z. W. Phillips were appointed a com mission in lunacy on John Cachsi, who was found standing on the street in a demented condition. The hanging of Kovovick at Wash ington, Pa., last Thursday, was wit nessed by 200 men and one woman. His body was shipped to friends in Allegheny. John Cochran of Homer City,lndiana county, did not take kindly to being robbed. As he was walking home the other night he was held up by three men and robbed of $6. He shadowed them the rest of the night, slept near them in the glassworks yard and fol lowed them, the next morning, to a bar room, where he called a policeman aud secured them. PROPERTY TRANSFERS. Ambrose Dunbar to Eli May lot in j Evans City for S9OO. J D Albert to F D Forrester lot in Prospect for SOSO. J H Tebay and Chas O'Niel to Mfgs L aud H Co leases and gas wells in Eau Claire and Allegheny twp for S6OOO. W J Adams to D H and A J Black leases aud 4 producing wells in on Jas Story farm in Parker twp for $770". Jos E Vogel to Anna F Morse lot on E Clay St for S4OOO. Nannie aud Jacob Young to C C Wat son lot on N McKean for S6OOO. Geo Hesler to Lidia E Greely lot in Mars for S7OO. C W Fleming to H S Fleming 30 acres in Concord for sl. Erhard Lang to E J C Grohman 13 acres in Winfield for S9OO. J W Toomey to Dr E L Wasson leases and wells in Penn for about S7OOO. John Rodenbaugh to Louisa Walker lot in Harnn ny for SI4OO. John J Nickles to L P Hazlett lot on W Clay St for $2250. T A Frazier to Amr Nat Gas Co as signment of leases in Clinton for S7OO. F N Flick to Louisa Kelly 26 acres in Donegal for $790. Exrs of Jas Forsythe to W J Ander son 70 acres iu Adams for S4OOO. Nicholas Hasenflu to Richard Hughes lot on Brown Ave for $2400. H A Flick to Levi M. Wise 26 acres in Donegal for S2OO. H H Shattuck to Payne Huselton 70 acres iu Oakland for sl. I G Pollard to Eliza Patterson lot in West End for SIOOO. FOR RENT Six-roomed house on Quarry St. FOR SALE Six-roomed house and double lot, SI6OO. | Two new houses and double lot, S3OOO 10-roomed house, every convenience, $4500. | 6-room house, every convenience, $2600. 10-room house. s3i>oo. | 6-room house, SI4OO. 5-room honse, new, $1250. E. H. NEGLEY, 1 Soathweat Diamond, Marriage Licenses. Samuel McDonald Harrisville Fannie Adams Marion twp Joseph A. Pastorious Butler Elizabeth Krebs Arthur A. Starr Petrolia Edna D. Ostrander Fairview twp Lewis Smith Hilliards Edith E. Miller John M. Covert Mars Mary M. Bollhurst Adams twp Miklos Kmeca Lyndora Maria Krupla At Mercer. C F. Über of Slippery rock and Julia Davis of Keister. At Pittsburg. Geo. Blumling and Laura Hock; Harry L. Green and Win ifred Snyder, all of Butler. At KittanDing, D I. Schaeffer of Chicora and Anna Rupert of Kittan ning; Willis Gallagher of Butler countv and Irene Anthony of Parker: W. F. Shearer of Worthington and Clare Smith of Slate Lick. At Mercer, Newton Donley of Mur rinsville and Elizabeth McKay of But ler county. At New Castle, Robert B. English of New Castle aud Mae F. Covert of Por te rsville. At Pittsburg. Charles S. Negley of Tarentum and Jennie E Bruntou of Sarvers Station. Biondingly low rates from all points, j A. <4- Tallaut, Gen 1. Agt. 504 Smith Street, Pittjpburg. P» OIL NOTES. The mat ket—Remains at $1 53 Penu twp —T. W. Phillips' well on the Campbell heirs came in last Thurs day, and st&ted off at 7 barrels an hour from the 3d sand, and afterwards in creased to 10 barrels an hour. C E Dixon's well on the Harris Puff reached the sand Saturday, tilled up with oil. and is doing abont 30 barrels a day. Yesterday the Phillips *ell on the Campbell heirs was reported at 150bbls. a day. The Southern's well on the Nicklas is reported dry; and Young Bros. No 2 on the Hnselton is in the sand and looking good. CIII RCH NOTES. The M. E. conference at Titusville finished its work, Mondav, and the ap pointments for this couuty are —Chicora, R. A Buzza, EauClaire: H. Smallen b-»rger; Karns City, W. J. Small: Petro lia. W. C. Frampton; W. Sunbury, D R. Palmer; Harrisville, C. K. Imhoff. The frescoers have finished their work on the main church room of the Grace Lutheran church and the carpets will be laid and seats replaced this week, and the Sunday School room will be cjmpleted next week, and on Sun day, September 25th. they will be dedi cated. at which time the pastor will be assisted by some ministers from other places. In a letter issued by Bishop Phelan the conditions under which Catholics can secure the plenary indulgence of the jubilee of the immaculate concep tion. have been announced. Those living in Butler must visit St. Paul's church three times within three months: at these visits they must recite devout prayers for the liberty and exaltation of the apostolic see,the extirpation of error and heresy, the conversion of sinners, the concord of Christian rulers and the peace, unity and salvation of the faith ful: they must fast one day; they must attend the sacraments of penance and the holy eucharist, this obligation being distinct from the regular Easter duty. St. L.OUIS 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. sl3 OO to St. Louis and Return. Via B. O. R. R. Coach excursion tickets on sa!e each Tuesday and Thursday, good for return within seven days. World'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, for the season, return iug any time to December 15th, will be sold every day at $23.60 for the round trip. Tickets good returning sixty days, not later than December 15th, will be sold every day at $19.10 for the rounl trip Tickets good for returning within fif teen days will be sold every day at 515.90 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. $13.00 To St. LIOIUS and Return Via Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Coach exenasion tickets on sale each Tuesday and Thursday, good for return withiu seven days. Pittsburg: Exposition. The only successful annual exposi tion in the United States, opens August 31st and closes October 22nd, 1904. Low rate excursions via the Bessemer He Lake Erie R. R. every Thursday from Sept. Bth to October 20th inclu sive. For rates and time of trains in quire of Bessemer Agents, or address E. D. Comstock, G. PA, Pittsburg. I'ittslniry Exposition Excursions Via the B. & L E. R. R. every Thur sday, Sept, Bth to Oct. 20th, 1904 inclu sive. One fare for round trip plus twenty five cents admission. Inquire of agents for full information. World's Fair Excursions. . Low-rate ten-day coach excursions via P. R. R., Sept. 7, 14. 21. and 28, Rate $13.00 from Butler. Train leaves Butler at 4:30 p. m., connecting with special train from New York arriving St. Louis 4:15 p. m. next day. B. & O. Excursions. Low RATES TO POINTS IN THE WEST AND NORTWEST. September 15 to October 15. inclusive, the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Comp any will sell one way Colonist excur sion tickets at greatly reduced rates to points in the West and Northwest. For further information call on or address nearest Baltimore & Ohio Ticket Agent, or B. N. Austin, Gener al Passenger Agent, Chicago, 111. Parlor Car Between Chicago and Omaha, VIA THE NORTH-WESTEKN LINE Iu addition to its already remarkably complete train service between Chicago. Council Bluffs and Omaha, The North western Line has inaugurated elegantly equipped parlor car service through to Omaha without change leaving Chicago 10:15 a. m. daily arriving Omaha 11:40 p. in. Buffet, staoking and library car on this train aleo open to parlor car pas sengers. Othei fast trains leave Chica go 7:00 p. in., 8:00 p. m. and 11:00 p. m. daily over the only double track railway between Chicago aud the Mo. River. Information and tickets can be secured from your home agent or address A. Q TALLANTG. P. A. 504 Smith field St. Pittsburg, Pa. Reduced ltates to Centre Hall Pa To accomodate visitors to the en capment and exhibition of the Patrons of Husbandry, to be held at Centre Hall, Pa., September 17 to 23 the P. R R. Co. will sell round-trip tickets from all sta tions iu Pennsylvania to Centre Hall, I'a., at special reduced rates. These tickets will be on sale and good ' from Sept. 16 to 23, inclusive and good for return passage until Sept. 26. Wabash Excursions. PITTSBURG To $15.00 St. Louis and return. Limit fifteen days. On sale daily. $lB.lO St. Louis and return. Limit sixty days. On sale daily. $23 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. $-16.80 Denver, Pueblo or Colorado Springs and return. Ou sale daily. Limit, October 31st. $42 00 San Francisco, Los Angles, Poptland and other Pacific Coast points. One- way Colonist tickets on sale 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 St. Louis and the World's Fair grounds, cheer fully furnished on application. F. H. TRISTRAM, Ass't. G. P. A. 320 Fifth Ave., Pittsburg, Pa. Reduced rates to the Pittshusg Exposition. I On Thursdays, September 15. .22 and ■29 and October 6, 13, and 20, 1904, the P. R. R. Co, will sell excursion tickets from stations on the West Penn Divis ion to Pittsburg,and from other stations of the West Penn Branch to Allegheny City, at half fare, with admission to the"Exposition added. Thse tickets will l>e good going on regular trains leaving stations at or be tore noon on day issue, and will be val d for return passage until the follow ing day, ipcluaive. A SICKLY CHILD.^ A delicate constitution cxposei a :hild to all sorts of ailments. Do not ivasteany more time and money trying •o doctor each complaint separately. Doctor the Constitution. I'in-Tone takes right hold of any weak system and builds a good healthy foundation. It puts life and vigor into the body and mind. •• That is what the child needs, that is What any person who is weak and sickly needs. I itatity. People grow thin, pale, even become so ill they are obliged to give up tiieir accupation, when there is nothing wrong witii them excepting they are so tired, so weak, their vitality is so low. To say that Fin-Tone is worth its weight i:i gold to those suffering from a lack of energy is to speak lightly of it. It is invaluable as it begins its work with the first dose and in a remarkably slicrt 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, lin- Tone. Good for little folks and big folks 100. Pleasant to take. Sold on a positive guarantee oj C. N. BOYD, DRUGGIST, Near the Conrt House, Butler, Pa. About the first of October onr new Fall and Winter Catalogue will be ready to distribute—free. Meanwhile we are showing new as sortments of Fall Dress Goods. Suitings, Silk, Velvets, Laces, Challies, Cash meres, Black Goods, Embroideries, Flannels, Comforts, Blankets, Quilts, House Furnishings, Rugs, Draperies, Carpets, Curtaius, Shirtwaists, Muslin Underwear, and Men's, Women's and Children's ready to wear Snits, Coats and Underwear. In fact, everything a store covering nearly -5 acres of floor space and having nearly 70 complete departments should have—at prices to save buyers money. Extra large assortments of sheer aud semi-sheer dressy Dress Goods. Imported Voiles, 73c to $2.00 —Do- mestic makes, 25c tc 75c. Imported Silk and Wool Mix Crepes, 65c to $2 00. Silk Warp Crepeclines, SI.OO to $2.00. All colors that are to he worn this Fall and Winter —38 to 48 inches wide. Special value: —Nobby Brown, Grey and Blue Mannish Suitings, 65c —indis- tinct stripes and overplaids—4s inches wide. Send for samples of this or any other goods, stating what price you wish to pay and colors preferred. Visitors to the Pittsburg Exposition are welcome. Make the store your headquarters. Have jour eyes examined free of charge by our occulist—those who need them will be fitted with glasses below what's usually charged. Boggs & Buhl ALLEGHENY. PA. There is nothing like a good watch. We make a specialty of watches. Yon want a watch whose hands tell the truth. They can always be depended on. That is the kind we sell. You get your money's worth. Prices from SI.OO np. 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 Hor«e Come and Examine Our New Goods even if you're not quite ready to buy. It will give you an idea as to what's going to be worn and how much it will cost. Some of our best customers come in two or three times before making a final decision. Thinking It Over assists their selecting in ti more satis factory manner. Some prefer deciding at once, and either way pleases us. We're sure you'll like the new suitings we're now showing and want you to get in and get au early pick. WM. COOPER, LEADING TAILOR, Cor. Diamond, Butler, Pa. The Butler Business College New buildings and equipment throughout. $2,000.00 worth of Brand New Typewriters just added, other 1 equipment in proportion. Positions se j cured for our worthy graduates. Fall ! term opens Monday, October 3d, 1904. I INVESTIGATE! May enter any time. A. F. REGAL, Principal. Butler, Pa. HUSELTON'S I EARLY SHOWING I FALL STYLES I — IN — m FOOTWEAR. I We invite you to see what fashion has been B | doing through the Summer months in the E wav of designing fashionable footwear. Bj This Store is Rich in All That is New. ■ We don't need to introduce ourselves to B you. Many have known us for quarter of a B ? century throughout Butler county. Again we B do not need to tell you that we sell the best B | goods made for the lowest prices. || g Be with us if you only intend looking—be H » with us if you intend laying out some money H and see what we can do for you in the matter £9 of economy. B HUSELTON'S, | g ®©©©©©©©©©©©§©©©©©©©©©©©e® § IDEAfc CfeOTHING AND § 8 HAT PARfeORS § ! School Suits. I o o fl Vacation days are over. School commenced last Monday. Young A gZ America shonld be arrayed in his best, hi 9 bnght face polished until it U shines, and with a New Suit and Clean Handkerchief be sent to enter the V 0 race for the new school year. 0 § Is Your Boy Prepared § with a Snit that will stand the racket, wear and tear of the play ground? o Qlf not, bring him to the IDEAL We can fix him oat at a moderate O price. Oar Children's Suits are like our Men's and Yonths'the very best {Z at Lowest Prices. Norfolks $2.50 to $8 00. Blouse $2 00 to $7.50. Double A Breaetede $2.00 to |7,50. Every Suit i 9 guaranted to Rive absolute satis- Q faction. Your money back or a new Suit if it's not satisfactory. Q gP. S. Young's & Stetson Hats Fall 'O4-^ | Ideal Clothing and| BHdt Parlors, § 0 228 South fllain St., Pa. O P. S.—All clothing sold by us cleaned, pressed andx g repaired free. QOOOOOOOOOOOO^OOOOOOOOOOOOO CAMPBELL'S GOOD FURNITURE | RUGS j g| Plenty of the New Fall Patterns here, Largest showing of 9x12 Rugs we have ever made, Mat Ingrain, Pro Brussels, Brussels, Body Brussels, and Wiltons—in all there is over agj Set hundred patterns to select from. || All Wool 9x12 Rugs SIO.OO IS S Pro Brussels 9x12 Rugs 15.00 g§e g§|? Brussels 9x12 Rugs 16.00 tge |ij| Brussels 9x12 Rugs 20.00 ||| Body Brussels 9x12 Rugs 25.00 Hg: Body Brussels 9x12 Rugs 26.50 Axminster 9x12 Rugs 28.00 Axminster 9x12 Rugs 39.00 kg Wilton 9x12 Rugs 35.00 j Wilton 9x12 Rugs 37.50 S !Alfred A. Campbell! \li. F. T. Pape j I SJEWELERI | 7 121 E. Jefferson Street. / m I Wm. Foster, ? I Architect. \ ) Plan of all kind of buildings k furnished on short notice. X r Office in Berg Building, j J Butler, Pa. * V J St. Louis Exposition. Agents of the B. & L. E. are prepar ed to sell excursion tickets of all classes to St. Louis for persons wishing to visit the Exposition. Call on or write near est agjnt for full information. M. A. BERKIMER, Funeral Director, 245 S. MAIN ST., BUTLER, PA The Colorado Special. Chicago, Union Pacific & North-Weat era Line. This solid through train, only one night to Denver, leaving Chicago at 7:00 P. M., reaching Denver next even ing at 0 o'clock. A perfectly appointed train. Another Colorado train leave 3 Chicago daily at 11:00 P. M., arriving Denver early second morning, over the only doable track railway between Chicago and the Missouri River. The best of everything. The Chicago-Port land special leaves Chicago daily at 11:00 P. M., with through sleeping car service to San Francisco, Los Angles and Portland. Tickets and full information can be se cured from your home agent or addreea A. Q. TALLANT 504 Simthfield St Pittsburg, Pa. See the sign direct opposite the Old Postofflce, t r> ' Theodore Vogeley, fin Real Eatate aad [M Insurance Agency, pa 238 S. Mail St. 19 Butler, Pa. ]■ If you have property jl ■■ to sell. trade, or r«n ■ | or, want to buy or rent cuii. write or uhone me. VBI List Mailed Upon Application H. MILLER, FIRE and LIFE INSURANCE and REAL ESTATE. OFFICE— Room 508, Butler County National Bank building.