Butler citizen. (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, January 19, 1905, Image 3
I THE BUTLER CITIZEN. THURSDAY, JANUARY 18, 1805. MEW ADVERTISEMENTS. NOTK-AU adrertlser* lntendluf to make chum la their ad*. should n»t'fy ns or thelrlntentlon to do so not later tnan flion dar morning. Ph. Schaut a Half Price Sale- Butler Co. Nat Bank's statement and Executors of estates their receipt books at the CITIZBN once, and persons making public thair not® books. LOCAL AND GENERAL. —Lent begins this year on the Bth of Much. —The lee gorges in the Allegheny are becoming interesting. —There will be some fine feathers and fine birds at the Poultry show. —The fire department will banqnet &t the Standard Hotel, Covers will be laid for 200. —The Panhandle or P. F. W. & C R. R. Co. has lately placed an order for steel cars in Batler. —The Republican primary for Butler borough will be held on Saturday of pext week, the 38th. —The Goldstrom slaughter house on the Kelly farm in Butler twp. was burned last Thursday. —The twenty-seven National banks of Pittaburg have a hundred and forty six million dollars on deposit. —Because our water never has been \ ery good the Oil Co. thinks it should be allowed to make it worse. —Some man, or company of men, has optioned a large tract of land adjoining the town of Mars, for manufacturing purposes. —We are not running many patent medicine advs. at present, but still we have a good word for them, as most of them are "good for what ails you." —The Campbell House in Slippety rock was fnll of candidates last Friday night—a dozen of them —and W. J. and Dr. Hockenberry treated them nicely. —The Panama Canal from the At lantic to the Pacific is 45} miles long, average depth 38 feet, deepest point 350 feet, proposed time for construction 8 years. —Our County Commissioners are be coming experts on fire-escapes Those of the new Lutheran home at Mars : were examined, last Thursday, and pro nounced O. K. —Some local primaries were held in Pittsbnrg, last Saturday, and at one of the polling places the tally sheet disap peared, and one of the clerk's was ac cused of eating it A fight followed and the clerk was knocked down. -On petition of some fifty residents of Allegheny county whose properties border the Butler Piank road, Judge Brown appointed a commission to view the road and aopraise it with a view towards condemnation proceedings. —At the meeting of the K. of P. in Pittsburg, last Thursday, a complete re vision of the By-Laws was decided upon, also a $60,000 permanent Home on the farm near Harmony. J. W. Hutchison of Butler was elected one of the Directors of the Association. —The local bnilding and industrial world is unusually busy for this season. ▲ 50x150 foot addition is being built to the car works, the Spang machne shop is being twlarged, the Heeter machine ■hop being placed in operation and a " s ;ore of houses are in various stages of completion. —The great scarcety of game birds as shown by the recent open season has brought a recommendation that the leg islature forbid any killing of these for a term of years. In this region the quail were nearly all killed by the se vere weather of last winter, and pheas ants have been scarce for a number of years. —ln our account of the banquet of the members of the Butler Bar, held on the sth hut, the name John Timblin should have read John Oilmore. Wm. Timblin was the only attorney of that name at the Butler Bar. He was ad milted about 1840 and died about 18t5. Also where the name of John O. Jack appeared as an attorney it should have been Jedidiah Jack. —While the Good Will Hose Co. was holding a special meeting, Monday night, some one set off an old alarm clock and the fire laddies thought it the telephone. Some slid down their pole and some ran down stairs. A ball door and the fire house doors were opened at the same instant, with the result that a* SJO sheet of plate glass was broken out at one of the big doors. —Pittsburg's monster coal boats got away last Saturday. The smaller ones had all gone out of the harbor with their tows, but the four great boats had been reserved until Saturday when they Went out with tows that would open the eyes of the average citizen who never paid mnch attention to the rivers. Four ' boats moved out whose combined tows, through to Louisville, aggregated 2,- 190,000 bushels of ooal. —ln one oolumn of a New York pa. pier, the other day, was an aoconnt of a dinner at a hotel which sought the fame of being the most expensive of its class. It was the first dinner at which the gold service of that hostelry was used "exclusively." Thirty-six people .sat down at a cost of $50,000, or about sl,- 400 per plate. In another column of the same paper was a statement by , Robert Hunter of the university settle ment work. He says that there are over 800,000 people in New York who are in distress, and that 70.000 children go to school hungry every day. One-tenth of New York's dead are buried in pau per's graves. —lt is easy to see stars these days - untold numbers of them are lying on the ground—every square inch of snow contains thousands of 'em. An Alle gheny county genius lately counted the stars in a cubio inch of snow and then made an estimate of the number of inches that bad fallen in that county lately, but the figures were so numerous that we haveu't room for them in this column. He mi K ht continue his inter acting work by making an estimate of the sands of the seashore—the white ■and has large grains, easily oounted— and follow that up by securing the use of a powerful telescope, and counting the fixed stars in a square foot of the dome of the heavens, and making an es timate of the whole number. Then he conld come back to earth and with the aid of a microscope count the bacteria In a square inch of almost any old thing, and make a general estimate. He would not know any more when he got through than he does now, but he would keep himself out of the hands of Satan. — BOY WANTED— TO learn a trade Inquire at this office. —The Good Will Hose Co. will hold ' a band concert and musical benefit in the Majestic, Wednesday evening, Feb. j Ist. I —At New Castle, last Saturday, Frank Johnston shot and killed his step son. Herman Genkinger, the re sult of family troubles. —Citizens of Mars will, at the Febru ary election, vote on the proposition of issuing bonds to the amount of $11,500. to establish a borough waterworks. —A fierce fight is faid to have occur red the other day between two black smiths in a local machine shop, one man having his eyes almost gouged out and the other having the flesh chewed off his thumb. The other employes seem to have stood by and allowed this style of fighting to go on without sepa rating the men. —At a meeting of citizens of Butler. Tuesday evening, to consider the pro posed change ia the grade of the "Bes sie," west of fown, a committee was ap pointed to confer with the railroad peo ple. The railroad company has a right to raise its grade if it wishes, and if it makes the bridge long enough, and leaves a culvert below the Car Works no possible damage can be done. —At a meeting of tb6 Board of Direc tors of the Butler Savings and Trust Co., held in their office on Tuesday evening, the following officers were elected for the ensuing year: William Campbell, Jr., Pres.; J. H. Troutman, Vice Pres.; W. A. Stein, Vice Pres.; L>uiaß. Stein, Sec. aud Treas.; C. E Cronenwett, Ass't Treas.; L. E. McEl haney, Ind. Book'r.; Gardner C. Lowry, General Book'r.; John W. Brandon, Ind. Book'r.;* C. DeWitt Breaden, Ind. Bookr.; Harry S. Ehrman, Correspond ent Clerk; D. Howe Lyon, Collector. —Frank Gordon, an oil well pumper, of the Muddycreek field, was hunting for his wife and his savings, amounting to about SIOO, in Bntler. last Friday. According to Gordon he was unusually tired Thursday evening and went to bed early : leaving his wife busy with her housework. At 3 o'clock next morning Gordon awoke and found his wife had not been in bed at all, ind was not in the house. He discovered that his pocketbock was gone. He traced his wife until within a short distance of Butler, -where the marks indicated that she had entered a sleigh. --The McKay carriage works at Grove City were destroyed by fire, Tuesday evening. The fire started from a spark in the blacksmithing de partment and spread rapidly. The wind carried the flames towards the surrounding buildings and for a tiuie it looked as though the whole block would be swept away, but the depart ment kept it confined to the one build ing. The Butler and Greenville depart ments were held in readiness to start special trains, but they were not need ed. About 100 men are thrown out of employment by the fire, while the mon etary loss is about $65,000, with $30,000 insurance. • —Whenever some Beaver county boys wanted money they went to the log cabin of the Lances, in Hanover twp., and tied up the three old folks; and al ways found from SSOO to SISOO in the cabin, as the Lances had more money than they knew what to do with. On Friday afternoon of last week, one ot the gang thought he would do the job himself, and went to the house and de manded admission; but the Lances had hired a man with a guu to guard them; the young fellow "got it in the neck"; the police recognized the body, and are now after the rest of the gang. The dead boy was recognized as A. S. Harris of Midway, stadpnt, Sunday School scholar, member of a respectable family and supposed to be a model young man. —Joseph Barron of Worth twp. got a great puff at the F&rmers Institute at W. Sunburv, Tuesday. Prof. Menges, who was one of the instructors, said that he took the grand prize or first premium at the St. Louis Expo, for the best wool in the whole world. Mr. Barron sent sixteen samples of Delaine- Merino wool to the World's Fair, and was awarded the first prize over sam ples of wool from all over the world The wool of this breed of eheep contin ues to grow year after year, without falling out or matting. At present Mr. Barron has a four-year-old with a three years growth on it, and a three-year-old with a two-years growth on it, both cu riosities on account of the length of the wool. OF INTEREST TO MEN. You, 'sir, who have made the old suit or overcoat do, here is your opportunity and half the winter before you. You deserve a bargain because you have waited, wearing your old coat while other men were sporting their new ones, those who bought new overcoats have had the best of you till now. this is your inning and its your own fault if you do not make the best of Ritter & Rockenstein's great clearance sale which enables you to secure up to date clothing at great sacrifice prices. Look today. BLTLER MARKETS. Butler dealers are paying Fresh eggs 30 Butter 25-27 Potatoes 50 Chickens, dressed 14-16 Apples, per bu 50 Cabbage, per lb H Buckwheat flour, per hundred $2.75 Turnips, bu 40 Parsnips, bu 75 Sausage, lb 10 Navy Deans, bu $1 75 Onions, bu 1 20 Carrots, bu 75 Lettuce, lb 15 Dressed Pork 7 Honey per lb 15 Dried Apples 8 Poultry and Pet Show. Bntler County Poultry and Pet Stock Association Show, Feb. 8, 9, 10 and 11, 1905. Secure premium list at J. G. & W. Campbell's Hardware Store or from the Secretary, Virgil Gibson, at the P. O. FOR SALE. A good live business on Main street, Butler, Pa., centrally located, call on WALKER & MCELVAJN, Room 307 New Bank Building. The Butler Business College Winter term opens Monday, January 2, 1905. School in session day and night. Fine enrollment, with prospects of our best year's work. Best dates on which to enter, Dec. a and Jan. 2, 1905. May enter at at time. New catalogue and circulars fi to those interested. INVESTIGATE! A. P. REGAL. Principal. Butler, Pa. No better Christmas present than £ scholarship in the Bntler Business College. j PURE SPRING WATER JCE and Pure Spring Water, delivered daill to all parts of the town by _ , JOHN A. RICHEY People s Phone 190. West Suulmry Academy. Acknowledges no superior in its lim of work. Every young person needs ai education. Do you want one? Here i the place to get it Winter term open January 8, 1905. VENICS A. GREEN, Prin. PERSONAL. Dr. De Wolfe is seriously ill of blood poisoning. Wm. Foster, the carpenter, is lying sick at Grove City. Hugh Connelly is at Cambridge Springs for his health. Clyde Kennedy of Penn twp. visited friends in Batler, Tuesday. Lewis Hays of Penn twp. visited friends in Butler, yesterday. Dr. Redick and family have gone to Barlow. Florida, for the winter. Rev. J. C. Nicholas and family are visiting their folks near Harrisburg. Robert Harbison and S. P. Hays of Middlesex twp . did some shopping in Bntler, Tuesday. Henry Feme of Bntler twp. and Jas. G. Phillips of Buffalo twp. visited some friends in Butler, last week. Henry Phipps, the Pittsburg iron master, intends building a million dol lar tenement house in New "i ork. Col Mechling and wife were called to Franklin, last Saturday, by the death of their nephew, Henry Jackson. J. E. McCutcheon of Butler attended the funeral of hia sister, Mrs. A. J. McC. Cross at Clintonville, last Satur day. Owen Anderson, son of S A. Ander son of Prospect, Alabama, formerly of Allegheny twp.. this county, is visiting friends in Eau Claire and Emlenton. Mrs, Frank Holland of Washington twp. is recovering from the effects of an operation daring which a tumor weighing over 30 pounds was removed. W G. Donthett went to Grove City last Friday to see his brother, Adam, who was seriously ill. His friends will be pleased to learn that he is slowly im proving. Louise Michel, known the world over as a fierce anarchist, died in Marseilles, France, the past week, having returned to her old French home after long ban ishment in England. Rockefeller shocked his son's Sunday school class the other day by remarking that he approved of newspapers ana had no complaint to make about the way they treated him. Miss Mary Fowler, daughter of W. M Fowler, and Carl Christie, son of Linn Christie, of West Sunbury, were married yesterday in the Clerk of Court s office by Squire J. M. Maxwell. Wm Allison of Centre township, has gone back to McCain, where h will live with his eon. Dr. J. O. Allison, who has a good practice there. McCain is on the river just above Ford City. Carl H. Leighnar, the jeweler and op tician, of 209 S. Main street, has gone to New York and other eastern cities on a spring buying trip. Carl is al ways looking for the newest and best things in the jewelry line Wm. Cooper, the merchant tailor will go to Philadelphia next Monday to attend the convention of the Custom Cutters Association of America, and will also visit his son, John, and daugh ter, Mrs. J. J. Meyers, in New York. Henry Steindorf. who left Slippery rock 30 years ago and has prospered in Chicago, is making his first visit to his old home. This week he is visiting his nieces and nephews. Mrs. Madge Mc- Michael. C. C. Shira, Mrs. J. M. Chris ty and W. P. Dickey of this place. When Mr Steindorf came to Bntler on his emigration trip he missed the stage to Pittsburg and walked the stoppiug over night at Bakerstown, and taking a train at 10 next morning for Chicago. Oil and Gas Notes. Tho Market—Remains at $1.42. Penn—Galiagan <Sfc Co. 's well on the Sam Patterson, or old Emerick, began gashing oil and water when struck last Wednesday night, and is good for sev eral barrais a day. The Standard Oil Company has noti fied parties that new lines will soon be laid to the fields pumping both second and tnird sand oils, so that the same can be separated. Heretofore the Com pany has been running both oils in the same lines. CHURCH NOTES. The United Presbyterians held their quarterly reception to new members Tuesday evening. Four hundred peo ple attended. During the evening a splendid mahogany and plush Daven port was presented to Rev. and Mrs. Robinson. A delegation of six members of the State Sabbath School Association are tourfng the state and will visit Butler on Sunday, March 26, speaking in the various churches morning and evening, and there will be a union meeting in the M. E. church in the afternoon. Y. M. C. Convention. One feature of the annual conven tion of the Y.M.C.A.'s of Pennsylvania, at Johnstown, February 16 to 19, will be 8 sectional conferences for the dis cussion of Departmental Details. There will be thorough discussions by capable men in the eight sectional conferences: 1, Members Boards of Directors; 2, Railroad Work; 3, Student Work; 4, Physical Work; 5, Educational Work; 6, Boys' Work; 7, Association Foreign Work; 8, Small "ftwn Work. Com mitteemen and workers may receive particularly valuable suggestions from these Conferences. The Butler association will be repre sented on the program by one of its prominent business men. The associa tion will, in all probability, have a large delegation to the convention, as Johnstown is only 90 miles from Butler. Florida. The first Pennsylvania Railroad tour of the season to Jacksville, allowing two weeks in Florida, will leave New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington by special train on Jan uary 81. Excursion tickets, including railway transportation. Pullman accommoda tions (one berth), and meals en route in both directions while traveling on the special train, will be sold at the rate of: Pittsburg, 153.00; and at proportionate rates from other points. Similar tours will be run February 14 and 28. For tickets itineraries, and other in formation, apply to ticket agents, or to Geo. W. Boyd, General Passenger Agent, Broad Street Station, Philadel phia. State Normal School, Attend the State Normal School at Slippery Rock, Butler County, Pa. Advantages first-class, rates low; tui tion free to teachers and to those who intend to teach. Winter term begins Jan.2,1905. Send for a catalogue, Ad dress ALBERT E. MALTBY, Principal. For Kent or Sale, New sijt-rooqjed house. Brown Ave. Eveiy convenience. sl6 per month. Possession at once. New eight-roomed house, all con veniences, Centre ave., $2600. Three houses on Plank Road, SI2OO, SI4OO, SI6OO. Large house and 100 feet frontage on Second St., $3600. Fourteen-roomed house, bath, etc.. West St., S2BOO. E. H. NEGLEY, S W, Diamond. Insurance and Real Estate. If you wish to sell or buy property yon will find it to your advantage to see Wm. H. MiUer, Insurance and Real Estate. Room 508, Butler County £«tional Bank building. The crowds at The Modern Store last v/eek demonstrated that shoppers know where bar -1 gains are to be found. Another ! week of rare bargains will con tinue the throngs at Eisler ; Mardorf Co's. LEGAL NEWS. NEW SUITS. W D Brandon va Henry Bickel, ap peal by defendant from judgment of S7O 75 rendered by H W Christie. J P Wilson Graham, an aged farmer of j Cranberry twp, has filed a bill in equity i asking the court to annnl a deed for his j farm in Cranberry twp, executed by him to bis son-in-l&W, John S Brown' Graham states that he is over seventy | years of age, his wife is dead, his sons j all away, and his daughters all married. . Last spring he went to live with Brown on an agreement that Brown was tJ j have the proceeds of the farm for keep ing him. He alleges that last July j Brown sold the personal property off the farm at public sale, and through I Thomas Wright, the auctioneer, had the old man execute a deed for the place, the consideration to be S3OOO. 1 Graham states Brown never paid any j part of th<r purchase money, and con j tinned to dispose of the personal pro-! perty. When the old man protested he j was "invited to leave. For these reasons ; he asks that the deed be set aside and i that the proceeds from the personal property be accounted tor. Q C McQuistion vs W W McQuistion aci fas revive and continue lien of two judgments, one entered in 1873 for S3OO, and one in 1874 for $lO6 66 They Jiow amount to SBBS 75 and *3lO 88 respec tively. A W Root vs Allegheny and Batler Plank Road Co, suuiitoes in trespass. Root claims that on the night of the 26th of August, 1904. he and his wife were traveling in their automobile ou the plank road and collided with a pole, alleged to be obstructing the road He claims he and his wife were hurt and the machine broken, for which be asks £SOO damages. Amelia Rennick vs Wm G Rennick libel in divorce for cruel and barbarous treatment. They were married in 1887 Mrs Rennick also had her husband arrested on charges of a&b and surety of the peace, on which he had to give bail in SSOO on the first case and $350 on the second. She also entered a judg ment rgainst him for sl42°' 50 and is sued an execution against his farm in Jefferson twp Mrs Rennick alleges William got fall Saturday and beat her with a basket and choked her. Ren nick is said to claim his wife and the hired girl beat him and threw him down the cellar stairs one day last summer when he was intoxicated. Robert, William. rharles and Har iner McClelland, John and Eliza Snyder and Harry Smith vs National Transit Co, summons in trespass. Jauies Bredin, treasurer, vs J H O'Donnel and W H Schlaueenhaupt. sci fa sur mortgage of SI6BO on 100 acres in Allegheny twp. TKIAL LIST Common Pleas Court convenes next Monday with a list of 33 cases to try, as follows: Jan 23. T Wilkinson vs Evans Mfu Co; Lyndora Supply Co vs N and J Es kovitz; Chas Ehsle'r vs £ C Lensner, exr of Catherine Swanev Jan" 24. Detwiler <fc Wetherill vs Eleanor Iron & Steel Co; W J & C A Craig vs Staples <ft Buzard: L C Wick vs T Harbison; J S Osborne vs A L Findlay. Jan 25. Mrs H E Piper ys Geo Rei ber heirs; W C Fleming vs Concord tp: G B Parker vs Jos Ritzert; P Reiseck vs Butler Builders Supply Co and Ma jestic Theatre. Jan 26. Starr heirs vs Western Alle* gheny R R Co; E Lang va George ffoll; Borough of Harmony vs Mrs E V Latshaw; Grove & Co vs Mrs M A Dav is. Jan 27. Wm Noel vs H Lensner, exr of Catherine Swaney; Chancey Lat shaw vs T C Campbell; John Patton vs Thos Bester; J Brennan & Co vs J V Ritts. Jan 30. Mary Johnston & Ella Mart in vs T M Shearer & Jones; P Winters vs John A Richey; W R Packard, trus tee, vs Peter A McCool; Forquer heirs vs Martha M Forquer. Jan 31. Bell Telephone Co vs L S Hoon; Ilarvey Fair vs W S Young; Louis Adler & Co ys los E Franklin. Feb 1. Clark for use of Hetberington vs Mary Clark; Mabel Jack vs Millison and Bechtel. J W Thoinpsou and D Yonnkins; Sarah Swanev vs H Lensner, exr i)f Catherine Swaney. Feb 2. D Lambert vs W J Burke; Mars Boro vs Blanche Norton; W 3 & Morris Smith vs Lake Trade Coal Co. NOTEF. Steve Gaydos, of Lyndora, is in jail on a charge of a&b on constable Ed Murwin, of Lyndora. A charge of surety of the peace has been made against MDL Renfrew by J L Walker. The commissioners of Mercer county have been ordered to appear before the etato board at Harrisburg on Jan 23, to explain why they stopped work on the building of the stone abutments at the Sbenango river state bridge at Sharps ville. The abutments are about half completed. The commissioners gttte that the contractors were not following specifications. L S Boon, of Renfrew, has filed a de= fense in the case of the Bell Telephone Co against him for payment of tele phone tolls in which he alleges the phone company ditl not keep their con tract to give him service because they did not have anyone in their Renfrew office during the evening and night hours, and because his business was made public by employes, Saltore Matal, a native of Italy, hag applied for naturalisation, Editor C M Fleineman petitioned to have his name added to the 4th ward registry list, from which it had been omitted. Sam Loning of Lyndora was placed in jail Saturday on a charge of disorder ly conduct, and was later release^. In the estate of Lydia Convery, deed, of Clearfield twp, J B McJunkin . pre sented a petition in behalf of Mrs Bridg et Williams and Katie Convery, daugh ters of Daniel Convery, to whom a legacy of SSO was made in decedent's wiU, asking that a rule be granted on the executor to show cau*e why the legacy, which was paid to J Berg & Co on a judgment against D Convery, should not be repaid to them Citizens of Clay twp have petitioned for a division of the township into two voting precincts, beginning at a point where the Butler Franklin road inter sects the Clay and Cherry twp line, thence south to W Sunbury borough line, thence along west line of borough to state road running from W Sunbury to New Caetle; thence west along state road to Greer's Crossroads; thence south to Webb's Crossroads; thence along the Euclid anil Muddy creek church road to the Frankliu twp line. Claytonia is to be the voting place. Tuesday. March 7 was fixed for hearing. Letters of administration on the es tate of M H Christley, deed, have Ueen granted to Elizabeth L Christley. La«t Saturday Judge Galbreath ap- Sainted ex-Sheriff John T Kelly County ommissioner to succeed the late Robt McClung. About half a hundred other applicants were disappointed John Rainey Hoon, Deputy Sheriff under his father, the late Thomas R Hoon, was appointed County Detective by District Attorney Walker, and the appointment was approved by the Court, and salary fixed at S3OO per year. Rosalie Zanewitz and Onofer Duma, ' both of Red Row. were sweethearts and Onofer jilted Rosalie. She sued him for breach of promise and clapped him in jail on a capias. The prospects of having to pay big damages for maltreat ed affections was too much for Onofer and he agreed to mairy. Rosalie, how ever, to make sure, kept him in jail un til she could make ready for the wed ding. Friday night she dreamed Ono fer hsd hung himself in his cell, and she was at the jail before S9yen next morning to see if this dreadful dream was true/ When admitted she embrac ed him hysterically and the wedding taak place in a mighty short tilße there after Frits Leiobner is a uerman tailor and Joseph Cicco an Italian tailor, both , working for Joseph Aland. Tuesday ■ | Cicco swore out a warrant against Fritz I for surety of the peace, alleging Fritz \ wanted to shoot him. ■! The will of Michael Mcßride of Ven ango twp ha§ been probated, letters to .• Ellen and Daniel Mcßride.' PROPERTY TRANSFERS. I Bad S Winner to W L Winner 77 acres in Penn for #ISOO. Mrs Delia White to Maria White int in property in Forward for $.2000. D W Locke to Thomas E Barnes lot in Harrisrille for f.%50. Kate Stewart to Jarie Juliaston. 8 acres in Clay for s4">o II A Morehead to W L Morehead lot in'Bntlor for sl. W L Morohead to H A Morehead same for $1 Ludwig Schrobleto L C Wick lot cn Locnst st for *2BOO Anna C Goeliring to Elias Goehriog lot in Evans City for $l2O. Pres>ly Dnncan to Robt Kidd lot in Mars for $57 50 J B Rnnibaugh to W L Ruwbaagh half int in lease and 3 wells on Bnrton heirs farm Penn twp for |2OOO. Mary Jane Dnnlap to Levi J Critch low 30 acres in Fonvard for S7OO. Michael Buchele to Lina Furgeson lot on Walnut st for |2OOO. Esther M Brown to Mildred L Wil son. lot in Evans City for $l5O. Wiu Winslow to Mnnnfactnrers L & H Co 30 acre lease in Cherry for SIOO. John C Waston to William II Wasaou 130 acres iu Cherry fi>r SI,OOO. Marriage Licenses. Andrew Myers t . Butler Lucy Arnold .' " Onofer Duma Butler Rosalie Zanewich " William J Edwards Allegheny Emma Lee Houghtaling Knox, Pa John C Marshall New Castle Myrta Swagger Carl Christie West Snnbury Mary Fowler Sonora Majk Lucsko .. .Butler Pajzech Chawko Yonkers, N Y I E Kamerer Butler V M Faulk •* Free Trip To Europe. The Pittsburg Leader has inaugurated a contest to determine the forty (40) moat popular women of Western Penn sylvania, Eastern Ohio and West Vir ginia, and to those who receive tne greater number of votes cast a Free Tour to Europe will be given. This tour will embrace journeys through England, Scotland, Frauce, Belgium and the Netherlands, by far the most comprehensive trip ever planued by any newspaper. Tho party will be in charge of members ot the Leader staff and competent European guides, and will sail on the splendid Anchor line steamer Columbia from New York, July 15, re turning from Rotterdam by the Hoi land-American liner Potsdam, about August 21. The manner of selecting the women *ho will be privileged to go on this tour is unique. All ambitious women above the age oi 17 and not over 55 on July I, 1!X)£, are eligible after being nominated by some reputable business or professional man or woman of their home community, tho nomination to be on blanks furnished ou application to the r Leader office, 431 Fifth avenue, Pittsburg. Pa. Seventeen of the forty tourists will come from Pittsburg and Allegheny and the remaining twenty-three from the smaller towns and districts, Butler being represented. The contest ia now and will continue until June 27 at 6 p. m. The Modern Store's Big January Clearance Sale Is in full swing. The Eisler-Mardorf Co. always make good their promises, and offer exceptional bargains all week. Woman's Charms Are enhanced by the wearing of a reasonable amount of jewelry. The variety of selection from our elegant stock of watches, rings and broaches is more than sufficient to meet every choice. Our prices are universally re garded as reasonable. » We also sell— Pianos. Edison and Victor Phonographs. Eastman and Poco Cameras. Photo Supplies. Washburn Mandolin? and Qaitars, Optical goods. Field and Spy Glasaee, R. I. KIRKPATRiCK, < Jeweler and Graduate Optician "<»*! *o Pntirt TJor.if. Mflke Christmas presents that will be appreciated, that will delight the recipi ent. that will laet and always be a re minder of the giver. I have many such. I cannot enumerate here. Come to my store and see. If you are not acquainted with me or never have been here before don't be backward, walk right in, yoti are welcome whether you buy ay not. I have, a very fine line or diamonds, watches, clocks, anger rings, brooches, chains, (•harms silverware and table cutlery, hand painted China and finest cut glaes (genuine not imitation) also vases of latest fashion and the very best imperial bronze statuary, together with hundred of other articles suitable for Holiday presents. I selected these goods personally in the East for my customers so they get the latest. I don't deal in shoddy goods. I intend staying here all my life. Everything must be just as represented and all deal ings confidential. Carl H. Leighner Jeweler autl Optician, 20D S. Main Street, . Butler, Pa, Sleighs and Bells. We have the best stock of Sleighs and Bells in the county. Come quick wJiite ; they last. Prices low. S, B< IVtariincourt & Co., ' 188 E. Jefferson St, Butler, ft, 1 Christmas j / In your j / I leisure moments 3 S when the angels of / / Peace and Happiness \ \ are floating through \ / the air, then \ ( take a look at all those / \ pretty things in \ ) BOYD'S ) Drug Store. ) { ALL KINDS \ ) AND ? J | ALL GOOD. ? / j Reymer's Fine Candies / 1! (the best made) L \ In Pretty Packages. f | Main and Diamond. % SHERIFF'S SALES. By virtue of sundry writs of Ven. Ex., b'l. Fa.. Lev. Fa.. &c., Issued out of the Court of Common Pleas of Butler Co., Pa., and to me directed, there will be exposed to public sale at the Court House in the borough of Butler, Pa. on Friday, tlie 27tli day of Jauuay, A. L). 190T>. at one o'clock. P. M., the following described property, to-wit: E. 1). No. 13. March Term, 19(15, Christley & McCullough. Attorneys. All the right, title, interest and claim of E. H. Adams, and H. S. Daubenspeck, Ex'rs. of John Daubenspeck, dec'd., and John Daubenspeck. of. in and to all thit certain piece or parcel of land, situated in Parker township, Butler county. Pa., bounded as follows, to wit: On the north by land of H. 8. Daubenspeck. east by lauds of Margaret Turner ana Mrs. Elizabeth Daubenspeck. south by lands of Elizabeth Daubenspeck and Elilabeth Adams, west by lands of John Shearer, formerly of Nelson smith; contain ing *5 acres, more or loss, »ud having there on erected a two story stone house, frame barn and outbuildings. Selged and taken in execution as the prop erty of 11. S. Maubenspeck and E. 11. Adams. Executors of John Daubenspeck, dec'd., and John Daubenspeck*at the suit ot Maria M. Daubenspeck, and 11. 8. Daubenspeck for use of Maria M. Daubenspeck. E. D. No. 17th. March Term. 1905. A, M. Christley. Attorney, All the right, title. Interest and claim of Mary 11. Logan, and John Logan, an<l with notice to Scott Thompson, terre tenant, of. in and to all that certain piece or parcel of land, situated In Adams township, Butler county. Pa., bounded as follows, to-wit: Be ginning at a post onlineof John Kauffman. and corner of James Waters forn.erly, now John Kauffman: thence north deg east by lands of Jas Waters formerly, now John kaffman. and O. C. Waters, lite <l-10 perches toaposior stone: thvnce by lands of Ra hlser and Milton Marberger formerly, now George Marberger and John Clark, south 14 deg west 4a 1-10 percnes to a post; thence 8. 75H deg west 84 V 4 perches by land of Samuel Staples to a post; thence by lands of John Kauffman, north 30H deg west, HO 7-10 perches to place of beginning: excepting and reserv ing a and 102-1000 acres deeded by A, * tJ . Staples to the Pittsburgh Western R. it. Co., bearing date Dec. sth, I>'J6. and rocosmed In the office for the recording qf tjeeds in But ler county, l'a., iu DoctJ Hook ITo, page 227; containing .'ls ncres, more or loss, with frame barn and other outbuilding erected thereon ALSO—AII that other certain lotof ground situated In Adams township. Butler county. Pa., bounded and described as follow, to-wit- Bvginnlngat the northeast corner; thence south by Railroad street SI feet more or less to a post by lot M. J. Goddard; thenco north by an alley 81 feet more or loss to a post; thence east by lot af J. L, Goddard 131H feet to the place of beginning and having erected thereon a two Story frame house and out buildings. Seized and taken in execution as the prop erty of Mury 11. Logan and John Logan, and witli notice to Scott Thompson, terre tenants, at the the suit of \V. C. Craig, C, A. Craig J.E. Craig, now for use Busier Savings & Trust Co. TERMS OF SALE—The following must be strictly complied with when property is stricken down. 1. When the plaintiff or other Hen creditor becomes the purchaser, the costs on the writ must be paid, and a list of the liens, includ ing mortgage searches on the property sold together with such lien creditor s receipt* for the amount of the proceeds of the sale or such portion thereof as he may claim, must be furnished the Sheriff. 2. All bids must be paid in full. 3. All sales not settled immediately will be continued until one o'clock, P. M., of the next day at which time all property not settled for will again be put up and suld at the expense and risk of the i'.crsoa to whom first sold. •See Purdon's Digest, 9th edition, page 448, an I Smith's >'ovms, page 384. MARTIN L. GIBSON, Shariff. Sheriff's Office. Butler. Pa.. Dec. £i. lUO4. Vinol The Great Tonic and] Flesh Builder. The be3t remedy for throat and lung trouble. We have the exclusive agency for this remedy. Ask for a calendar. THE Crystal Pharmacy R. M. LOGAN, Ph. G., BOTH PHONES, 106 N. Main St., Butler, Pa. We Support Our Claim for fine tailoring by a reference to many of the most fastidious dressers in town. We want your trade and want to clean up our winter fabrics. To ac complish both results WE WILL MAKE A SUIT or coat for you at just about the cost of the cloth. Perfect fit or no sale guaranteed, as usual. 14 off on all Business Suits. WM. COOPER, LEADING TAILOR, Cor. Diamond, Butter, Pa. Grand Deal Closed When Stocl(w to go Under th<? Hammer. § Thousands of Dollars :ir x THIS is your money- !! worth of Clothing, Hats 3? 3! ?*! and Gents' Furnishings $ g sav,ng o PPO»*unity. £ !$: will be Sacrificed during I Never such low prices !£ this Half-Price Clothing 2: 3: nrw-krv nnnr\c !: •g Sale rather than carr? *: A on GOOD GOODS. rr £ them over. :! -gj DON'S FAIL TO COME. ill il; ill ill ill SISSISSt 1 iliiti iliil; iIHI-il) OigjliiliiliiliiliiliiliSl'giSliitiiliffi Philip Schaul secured all the merchandise which was offered to the public at auction by the Shloss Bros, just previous to time auctioneer was ready to start the sale. All goods have been moved into our store and arranged on our tables and shelves for a grand HALF-PRICE SALE in conjunction with the mammoth stock which we offer to the public at figures which will astonish the most skeptical shopper. LOOK FOR THE YELLOW FRONT. - To those who want to make a glorious start, our great Half-Price Sale will afford such opportunities as you've never before enjoyed. We have decided to make this sale such a clearance as no former sale has been. We shall sacrifice more goods and cut prices deeper than ever before. Your own knowledge of goods in general, and our goods in particular, will enable you to realize as you read these prices, how determined we must- be to make this sale one for you long to remember. The half cannot be told in this space, even though you cannot; call it brief. • * ■ ! Men's Overcoats. One lot young men's overcoats in « fancy cheviots, light and me dium colors, cat swagirer, with belt and extended shoulders; up to date; worth $lB- half price sale $8.48 One lot of men's blue and black all wool kersey and melton me dium length overcoats, worth sls—half price sale SG.7o One lot of men's blue and black and Oxford beaver medium length overcoats, wort'a slo— price sale .$4.38 > Men's Raincoats. One lot of men's high grade crav enette rain coats in the very latest styles, rainproof cloths, tan and Oxford, worth $15 — half price sale $14.89 One lot men's double-breasted guaranteed rain and storm proof, striotly all wool and cut long; ailk velvet collar, worth st»—half price sale $4.08 One lot ot men's mackintoshes, French covert, box style, double breasted, velvet collars, stitch ed, strapped and cemented, in tan and Oxfords, worth s4 half price sale $1.98 Vests, Shirts & Night Robes. One lot of men's odd vests, small siaes—half price sale 58c One lot of odd vesta, small sizes —half price sale 129 c j One lot cf men's and boys' flan neletto night robes, all sizes half price sale 43c ; One lot of men's dress shirts, all colors and sizes worth $1.35 —half price sale 08c i One lot of men's dress shirts, worth 75c—half price sale 39c One lot of men's heavy working I shirts, aborted colors, worth 50e—halt price sale 33c Men's Flannel Shirts. One lot of men's extra heavy flannel shirt*, worth $1.50 half price sale 89c One lot of men's extra heavy Jersey shirts, worth #1 —Jjalf price sale 08c One lot of men's heavy cotton Jersey shirts, worth 75c—half price sale 43c i Umbrellas, Trunks, Bags and Tele scopes During this Half Price Sale Greatly Reduced. Philip Schaul, 137 S. Main St., Butler, Pa. Successor to Schaul & Nast. ! ~ j Men's Suits. One lot men's all wool dress suits in all colors, well made, worth sl6—half price sale $7,75 One lot of men's business suits in cheviots, casslmeres and worst eds, worth sl4 —half price sale 6.08 One lot of men's fancy mixed suits, worth sl2—half price sale $5.69 One lot of men's nnion cassimere suits, worth slo—half price sale $4.29 Men's and Boys' Pants. , One lot of men's and bovs' pants, all colors, worth $3.25 and 2.so—half price sale sl.lß . One lot of men's wool jean pants, worth $1.25 —half price sale.. 93c I One lot of men's and youths' jean pants, worth 75c—half price sale 58c One lot of men's best linen cor duroy pants, worth s3.so—half price sale $2.28 One lot of men's linen corduroy pants, guaranteed not to rip or split, worth sß—half price sale 1.98 Men's and Boys' Underwear One lot of men's natural wool and camel's hair all wool underwear ! worth $1.25 —half price sale... 68c One lot of men's sanitary fleece- j lined underwear, all colors, worth 75c—half price sale... 39c One lot of men's Derby ribbed underwear in brown and black, worth 75c—half price sale... ,39c One lot of boys' fleece-lined un derwear, worth 35c—half price sale 21c | Men's Gloves. , One lot of men's working gloves or mittens, lined or unlined, wit h or without srauntlets— half price sale 48c ; One lot of men's working gloves or mittens, leather or woolen t —half price sale 23c i Children's Suits & Overcoats 1 One lot of children's suits, over coats and reefers, all wool and all colors, worth $6 50, 5.50 and $5 each—half price sale... .$2.98 One lot children's suits, overcoats and reefers, all colors and sizes, worth $4.50, $4 and $3.50 —half price sale S2.ID One lot children's suits,overcoats and reefers, worth $3.00, $2.50 and $2 25—half price sale. .$1.28 Boys' Knee Pants. One lot of boys' knee panto, all wool, in plain and fancy mix tures. worth 75c—half price sale 44c One lot of boys' union cassimere knee pants, worth 35c—half price sals 16c j Men's Working Coats. One lot of men's leather coats, lined with heavy corduroy, worth s6—half price sale-. .$3,88 One lot of men's extra heavy wa terproof duck, large corduroy collar, worth s3.so—half price sale 1.68 One lot men's duck coats, with waterproof interlining, worth s2—half price sale 98c Men's and Boys' Sweaters. One lot of men's all wool sweat ers, new honeycomb knit, in all colors, worth s3—half price sale 98c One lot of men's heavy cotton ribbed sweaters, worth 50c — half price sale 33c One lot of boys' pure worsted sweaters, in all colors, worth sl.so—half price sale 68c One lot of boys' heavy cotton honevcomb knit, all colors worth sl—half price sale 48c One odd lot of children's all-wool sweaters, in small sizes, worth 50c—half price sale 25c Men's Silk Mufflers & Hose Men's pure silk mufflers sold regularly for $2 and $1.50 — half price sale 75c Men's silk folded mufflers sold regularly for $1 and 75c —half price sale 39c Men's pure silk handkerchief mufflers, sold for $1.50, $1.25 $1 —half price sale 58c Men's all wool extra heavy hoae, sold regularly for 85e—half . price sale 25c Men's all wool hose, sold regular ly for 25c-half price sale 19c Men's Hats. One odd lot of men's soft and stifl hats, all sizes and new t shapes, worth $2 and sß—half price sale 93c One odd lot men's soft and stiff hats, all sizes and new shapes, worth $1 and $1.50 —half price sale 38c Men's and Boys' Caps. All the latest styles, consisting of the Windsor and golf and Brighton shapes, fancy and plain colors—half price sale „ 25c, 50c Neckwear. All the latest shapes and colors, worth 75c—half price 8a1e. .. 43c AU latest shapes and colors, worth 50c—half price sale 19c One lot of odds and ends will be put on counter; you can pick tbem out of 25c and 50c quali ries—half price sale 13c