THE BUTLER CITIZEN. THURSDAY. MARCH 80, 1905. HEW ADVERTISEMENTS. NOTE-AU advertisers lntend'ng to make changes In their ads. should lotlfy us or thetrlntentlon to do so not later than Mon dav morn Inf. Farmers National Bank Statement Notice in bankruptcy. J. Kipper. Jury List for April 24. Concord twp -Audit. Industrial Coal Co. A4mlnlsu and Executor* of estates cm secure their receipt bo ,ks at the CITIZCN office, and persons making public sale* their note books. LOCAL AND GENERAL. —Clean np your premises. —Saturday is moving day. —Get ready to make garden. —The month of showers next. —The bonse-cleaning craze is on. —Some plowing; was done this week. —Butler'# new police service is the real thing. —Garbage plants should be located on no-man's land. —lf you moved send us yocr old and "new address, quick. —The suckers are up and tbe boys are "snoodling" lots\>f them. - Fourteen thousand tons of iron-ore pass over the Bessie daily. I * —Florida strawberries are in market at 35 eta—the wilted quart. —Mr. Gant will open a barber shop on Centre Ave., next Monday —The people of E. Pearl St. want their street paved, this summer. —The Woodmen will hold a County Convention in Bu tier, April sth. The new dog-pound is loc-f.ted next door to the lockup, in Jail alley. —The battleship Kansas is to be christened with a bottle of Kansas crude. —There was something new in But ler the other morning—a team hitched to either end of a drilling stem. —The early bird catches the early worm and all other kinds of worms Watch the robins on your lawn. —There's no donbt about the arrival of spring—the Court House, street cor ner and door step ornaments are in evi dence. —The flood left some |of the river towifs in very bad shape, particularly that part, of Ford City known as Sel dem Seen. , —Washington county was the scene of a million dollar coal land deal, last week, and the average price paid was SSO the acre. —Quite a number of the candidates are hoofing it, this week, across the Adds and over the hills, iathor than plout through the mud. —Steamers ran up the streets of Kit tanniftg, and everybody got drunk, last week, for the first time in forty years. It is a temperance town. —The Misses Bockenstein are now lo cated in the old Berg banking room, adjoining J. A. Richey's, and already have their Summer Millinery on exhibi tion. —We are informed that the jury in the Keister case stood 10 to 2 in favor of acquittal, instead of conviction, as j was the import of a legal note in last paper. —The Board of Trustees of the Car negie Institute, Pittsburg, has awarded the contract for the Technical school to the Wells Bros. Co. of Chicago for $199,700. —Butler will be base-bawled to the King's taste, this summer. The boys have organized, subscribed the necessa ry funds and secured a plot near the Steel Car Works. —Undertaker Berkimer got one of his new team of black horses from William Bnrton of Penn twp. and the other in Crawford county. He has been offered SIOO more than he paid for them. —At the meeting of Council, last Fri day evening, it was agreed to swap part of the old garbage lot for part of tbe Ice Co'slot, and bnild a new and odor lew plant where the old furnace stood. —Butler should have a Building In spector, and if the law does not provide for one, it should, as some very flimsy foundations and walls have been built in the town during the last few years. —The door of the safe in the County Treasurer's office was locked for keeps. All the experts and all the wise men ooold not open it—but it was oaay as •oon as the lost combination was learn ed. —Will Brandon went up to Sherwin, the other day. and came home with contracts for two houses in hid pocket. Considerable building will be done along the line of the Besaie this summer particularly at Queen's Junction. —A gang of Rooster Fighters from Greater Pittsburg came to the vicinity of Greater Bntler last Friday, and that night lott about a million dollars betting on their birds. The interesting gather ing is said to have been at a point about two miles out the Saxonburg road. —The Bntler High School basket ball team won the high school champion ship of Pennsylvania and Ohio last Thursday night by defeating the Johns town High School, 13 to 11, on the lat ter's floor. Saturday the youngsters went to Apollo and won 55 to 24. —Contracts have been lpt by the Bes semer and Lake Erie railroad to a Pitts burg firm for the construction of 18 miles of track in order to get its lines in New Castle and West Pittsburg from Gibson Junction. The Bessemer has purchased the rights of way of the Mar quis Limestone Co. which has entrances to all the local industries at New Castle owned by the United States Steel cor poration. —The insurance and bond business now takes in everything. Here is the list: "Fire, life, safe, rents, theft,credit, patent, marine, tornado, accident,burg i lary, sprinkler, lightning, plate glass, transportation, tourists' baggage, bank •nd messenger robbery, tailors and fur niture floaters, physicians, and drug gists' liability, travellers' samples, fidel ity, official, guaranteed attorney's de partment, contract, judicial and. court bonds, teams, health, postal, elevator, casualty, flywheel, leaseholds, automo bile, contingent, steam boiler, landlord's liability, workmen's collective, liquor dealers'license, general liability, hold up insurance and hank account.-*." Hitter & Rockenstein have ">0 men's « £?™ twelve d °l' ar overeoa'; to sell for #7.00, Ritter & Rockenstein have 65 mens' fifteen and eighteen dollar overcoats to sell for $lO. PERSONAL.. " Buffalo Bill was refused a divorce. Poor Bill. Marshal O'Yama is said to be of Irish descent. Dr. A. Holman of Unionville was in town yesterday. T. E. Root of Oakland twp. visited friends in Butler, Saturday. Judge McJnnkin reached his 86th year on Tuesday. March 2it. D. Barto of Evans City sold his thoe store to the Fustian Shoe Co. A. J. Campbell of Concord was in town on business, Thursday. Charles Duffy had a light stroke Mon day evening but is doing nicely. Mr. Harry H, Byers of Kaylor. is vis iting friends mTiutler, this week. John M. Hilliard of Allegheny twp was in town on business, Saturday. Henry Post, lately of W. Winfield and Tarentum has gone to Natrona. Mrs. J. M. Maxwell of Institute Hill is recovering from a severe sick spell J. L. Seaton and wife of Euclid did some shopping in Butler, yesterday. Fred Branadt, a crack golfiat from the Bonnie Braes, was in Butler the other day. Miss Bessie Sarver of Indiana was the guest of Miss Vanderbilt of Clay Street over Sunday. John W. Hilliard has recovered from his late illness and is able to continue his canvass. A. W. Sbira and J. A. Christie of Washington twp. were in town on bus iness, yesterday. Robert Craner has returned from a three months visit with bis uncle, Jos. Barr. at Bellevue. Miss Jean Fulton of Fraziers Mill is j the guest of her cousin, Miss Nettie Frasier of Ziegler Ave. Mrs. Joseph Fleming, nee Ekas, of Buffalo township has been ill for some time, and is at the Butler Hospital. Robt. Mathiott of Mars, who has been in the Hospital for some weeks was taken to his home, last Friday. J. M. Patton of New Castle visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Pat ton of Concord township, last week. Miss Tessie Eberhart has returned from a weeks vist with friends and re latives at Troutman and Buena Vista. Misses Edith and Irene Galbreath and Jennie Douthett are home fforn West minster College on their spring vaca tion. Mrs. Ada Kellerman intends visiting her sister, Mrs. Wheaton in Chicago, and afterwards visiting relatives in Los Angeles. Dr. Osier advises the chloroforming of all men over sixty ; but says nothing about the women, he knows that they never get th*t old John Shrader of lowa, who bas beep attending Westminster College, is visi ting his uncle, Benson Shrader and cous in Mrs. Elmer Bartley. Ben Hilliard was in town, Monday, for the first time in months. Ben has been having a serious time with the rheumatism. this winter. Gov. P. has dropped the newspaper men, and is now after the coal men. He wanted to put the former in jail,but only wants money from the latter. Admiral Bercsford of the English Navy passed through Pittsburg, the other day. and talked freely of tbe war now on He expects an early settlement. W. D. Brandon and wife haye return ed from N. Carolina; Dr. Atwell and wife from Arkansas, and C. N. Boyd and wife from a visit with friends in Philadelphia. James B. Redic of Parker twp. has just returned from the Indian Territory oil fields. The war between the states and the Standard is interfering with operations there. Rev. R Smith and wife of 134 Third Ave. [Stehle Place] have i&ened invita tions for the fiftieth Anniversary of their Marriage for Saturday evening, April Ist, 8:00 to 10;80. James W. Mullin of New York arrived in Butler todav and assumed management of the Western Union telegraph office, succeeding George W. Morris, who returns to New York. J. H. Goldstrom, the Centre Ave. meat dealer, has purchased the John Emerick and the widow Barr farms on the Free port road, and has moved from the South Side to the Emerick place. James Brandon of Forward township is lyinar ill of grippe at the home of his son J. A. Brandon of E. Pearl street. Mr. Brandon is now in his 89th and and lately snffered a stroke of paralysis. He died last night. Rndyard Kipling wrote a poem abont Russia, referring to thatcountrv as "the bear that walks like a man," be will, probably, write another and allnde to it "as the man who runs like a jack-rab bit. Mrs. Rebecca Blobs, who for several months pas*, has been visitincr her brother. Rev C. H Faust of White , church. left last week for Kansas where she expects to spend the summer with relatives. Mrs. Merriman of Hillsdale. Illinois, got off the train and went home, then went to her room, before she remem bered that she had left her baby in the car; she rushed back to the station and telegraphed for it. A. C. Croup of Butler township lost some money, when he was in Butler, last Wednesday, between the Arlington Hotel and Bntler Savings Bank It was in a small, clasp, pocketbook, which contained #49, and he will pay #lO for its return. Emperor William of Germany has a special room where all his uniforms are kept, with their attendant caps, helmets, swords, daggers, cloaks, etc , and the task of arraying his majesty in the cor rect uniform for each function is a strenuous one. President Joseph Smith of Utah, con fesses that h6 did not tell the truth to the Senate committee concerning his obedience to revelations and it is now plainly incumbent on him to have a revelation commanding him to tell the truth at all times. Mrs. C. C. Sullivan and Mrs. Lonisa Shaw entertained forty lady friends at their home on the Diamond, Friday evening. They were assisted by Mrs E. E. Abrams, Mrs. W. C. Thompson. Mrs. A. L. Bowser, Miss Eleanor Gra ham and Miss Myra Abrams. Harvey Miller and his wife intended starting on a visit to relatives at several points today. Yesterday they packed and stored their household goods, and vacated their home; but at noon Harvey was taken suddenly and apparently ser iously ill, and was put to bed in the home of Mad. Wick, at corner of West and Washington streets. He is much better this morning. —C. A. Winter, a Canadian 51 years of age, had his body crushed and leg cut off under a B. & O. train at Callerv last night. He died after being brought to the Hospital in this place and will be I buried at the County Home. —The medical profession has no rem edy for spinal meningitis and is watch ing with interest the experiment Dr. Helmuth of New York is making on a boy of nine years. He trephined the boys skull, pierced the covering of the brain and removed the puss that ac cumulates there during the disease. The boys relief was immediate, and if he gets well, the profession will have learned something. I Showing new Spring styles of sof and-stiff hats at Ritter & Rockenstein's Paint Your Buggy For 75c. to #I.OO with Devoe's Gloss Carriage Paint. It weighs ato 8 ois. ruoie to the pint than others, wears longer and gives a gloss equal to new work. Sold by Patterson Bros. LEGAL NEWS. i NEW SUITS. Clydfe Gravatt vs Alice Gravatt peti tion for divorce. Myers Carriage Co. vs H. A. Blymil ler. replevin for a buggy valued at $.5. Mary K. Mnntz vs Cottage Hill Land Co., bill inequity asking that the de fendants be restrained from allowing water from a well drilled by them on Cottage Hill, south of town, to flow through the rock into the Muntz coal bank and that an order be made com pelling them to ease off the water, which it it stated is flowing into the bank at the rate of 200 barrels a day. Damages are asked for injury already done. Frederick W. Renno vs Penn'a R R. Co., trespass for SIO,OOO damages for personal injuries sustained in the West Penn wreck between Dilks and Mar wood on Feb. 13, 1005 Renno's ear was torn badly and his back and legs bruised John Bergbickler vs South Penn Oil Co., summons in assumpsit. DIVORCES. Monday was divorce d«y and decrees were granted in the following cases. Eliza Bryan vs Z. W. Bryan, for cru elty. Louis J. Bastian of Butler vs Mary Bastian, the libellant showed his wite ran away with a negro porter. Nettie B. Dawson vs George R. Daw son of Butler, desertion. Rudolph Kennedy of Butler vs Louisa Kennedy, desertion. The Hendrickson and McNichols cases were continued until June. Mrs. Elizabeth Rodgers of Chicora has filed an affidavit of defense in the divorce suit of her husband, denying in timacy with Michael Maloney, charg ing her husband with improper conduct with a Mrs. Maloney. askiug the Court to order her husband to pay her S3OO for maintenance and expenses, and ask ing for a jury trial. NOTES County Commissioners Kelly and Mc- Candless brought a young man named Dunn from Prospect to the County Home, last Thursday. Tbe execution of W. J. Byers in the Pittsburg jail, last Thursday, was a horrible affair. The knot uncoiled and ho fell to the floor. The Sheriff hurried him to a cell, rearranged the noose and scaffold, and thsn hung him. » Judge Kooser of Somerset county handed down an opinion last Thursday, refusing the liquor license petitions of 14 hotel men in that county on the ground that the petitions failed to set forth the names of the sureties. August Troutwein was hanged at Kit tanning. Tuesday. He feigned insanity but was exposed by tbe "chloroform test." Commissioner Patterson went to Saxon Station, last Thursday, and brought the Luciana family to the County Home. The parents came here from Italy some years ago, but died two years ago, since which time the eldest girl, aged but 10 years, and nam ed Maud, has been supporting herself and the four younger childrep, by doing work for the neighbors; but one of the younger children took sick and another met with a severe accident, which caus ed Maud to agree to receive the proffer ed help, at first, refused. Ira S. Zeigler, A. H. Meeder and Alphens Sitler oi Zelienople have appli ed for a charter for the National Oil and Gas Co., capitalized at $30,000. Nora M. List was appointed guardian of her brothers and sister, George, Earl and Margaret, minor children of Geo List, dee d, and was given leave to en ter into an agreement with the Pitts burg and Butler Street Railway Co., al lowing them to pass over her own and her ward's land, 50 acres in Adams twp. for the sum of sl. John M. Herdman was appointed con stable of tbe First Ward, Butler. LeoTeo and Chee Fu, Chinamen, who have been reiidents of Butler for for several years, conducting a laundry on E. Jefferson for arrested last Satur day, by a United States secret agent on charges of smuggling themselves into the United States, Leo Teo his engaged counsel and will fight the proceedings on the grounds that he is the son a merchant, and there fore privileged to enter. Deportation is the penalty. A rule has been granted on Register Davis to show cause why the will of Joseph Donahue, deed, of Chicora should not be probated. Donahue wrote the will himself, the last clause being "In witness whereof I, Joseph Donahue, have hereunto set my hand and seal, etc." No formal signature followed, but the instrument was pro perly witnessed. Probate was refused last week for lack of signature. A hearing was held Monday in the mechanics lien case of Butler Builders Supply Co. vs Methodist Episcopal church. In the criminal court of Allegheny county, last Saturday, Leroy Love, the New Castle express messenger who stole money was sentenced to the work house for one year. At New Castle, last week, a jury mixed np some Italian names and found the wrong man guilty. Letters of administration on the es tate of David W. Critchlow of lieibold have been granted to Rebecca and Nel lie Critchlow. An appraisement of the estate of the late D. F. Kelly of Bruin shows person, al property amountng to #18,793, most ly in bonds and certificates of deposit. H. P. Ifft and Philip Nicklas apprais ers of the Evans City Coal Co. have re ported property to the value of #37,379. At Cleveland, Monday, Mrs. Chad wick was sentenced to the pen. for ten years, on the seven charges on which she was convicted. She appealed from the sentence, but the chances are that Cassie will retire from the worlds of finance and society for the term indi cated. At Philadelphia, Monday, the U. S. Court appointed receivers for the Tabard Inn concerns. The petitions for naturalization of Harry Anderson, John R. Kierra and Saltore Jim Matal were heard Tuesday, and the oath was administered to them. A citation has been issued to show cause why partition should not be made of the lands of James Kildoo, dec'd, of Clay twp. J. W. Thompson of Bradford has been arrested on a charge of larceny made against him by Louis Bouchard, who alleges Thompson took a railroad milage book belonging to him. The two men had been rooming together at Lyndora. Mike Hosenski has been keld on a charge of agg. a&b for hitting another Slav on the head with a piece of scaint ling. James H. Walker of Clinton twp. has been appointed guardian of George C. and Minnie H., minor children of Geo. C. Bohn, dec'd., and of Martha E. and Everett Anderson. Leave to sell real estate for the pay ment of debts has been granted in the Jennie M. Parker estate. The John Feigel property on Lookout Ave. was sold, Monday, at trustee's sale to John Younkins for #4400. Jos. A. Bredin, Committee of the es taie in Butler county of H. F. Donnelly, lunatic, has been granted leave to pay #3500 in his hand to Thomas J. Seehorn, committee of Donnelly in Missouri, where Donnelly is. The commission in lunacy appointed on Thomas Joice, who was found in a demented state at Renfrew, some time ago, reported him insane. Some of the Judges of the state have ripped through the liceHse applications at great speed, but Judge Porter of Lawrence county, is taking his time, and New Castle will go dry next week. i On petition of Wm. Bishop, receiver I of the Evans City Coal Co a snbpoena i was issued on David McElvan (o appear I and why ho should not execute to 0 , the receiver a deed for « acre* of land a on which the tipple, shaft, etc of the n Coal Co. are situated. The petition T states McElvain sold the land to An -1 drew Wahl by a written agreement, and afterwards executed a deed which was burned in the office of F.. P. Scott in the Armory tire before recorded. It is alleged he now refuses to make an other deed. I'KOPERTY TRANSFERS H P McCormiek to Mattie S Hindman lot in Butler twp for £1750. E S Brown to J S Williamson lot in Washington for £ls- _ Cath and A R McDonnell to Peter L Duffy lot on Mulberry st for S9OO. Danl Younkins to H E Cumberland lot on Oak st for S7OO. Geo W Renick to Cora Caruaban lot in Clay for $325. ,T M Graham to David Buike 100 acres in Clearfield for $3500. Sarah McGeary to Wm McCaslin 50 acres in Muddy creek for $2250. Sarah J Crow to W O Donaldson lot in Mars for $205. Albert Hendricks to Theo L Schenck lot in West End for SISOO. Ellen and John C to Cora L Ralston 1 acre in Clay for $00 ; Park View Land Co to C W Maltern lot in West End for $250. C W Mattern to Rosella Graham lot in West End for $1125. Clyde E Powell to W H Dougherty 0 acres in Parker for S7OO, and assign ment of lease and wells tor S3OOO. M L Starr to W H Dougherty 42 acre lease and wells on Campbell, Parker twp. for $6450. A M Christley to W II Morehead 3 acres in Slipperyrock for $250. J David Albert to Christiana Snow, quit claim. 25 acres in Parker for 8100. (J R Snyder to Jas McGinley lot in Millerstow n for $7lB. Abe Flick to Bridget J Gattins lot on Elm 3t for SIOOO. W A Stewart to Geo Searing 96 acres in Mercer for $5500. Nettie Harbison to Johanna Rinn lot at Saxon Station for S6OO. Theo L Schenck to Jas D Brislin lot on Spruce St. for slsuo. L C Wick to Laura M Sankey lot on Eyth St. for SISOO. Marriage Licenses. Ford Brewster Centre twp Florence Cranmer Clay twp John Alvin Galloway Venango Co Clara Bell Adams Barkeyville At New Castle— Carroll Heckathorn and Nora Drawbaugli of Jacksville. At Kittanning, S. O. Snyder of Coylesville and Claire Claypoole of Worthington. At Pittsburg, Jas. H. Sarver of Lane and Carrie Coward of Sharpsburg. At Youngstown J. E. Delano and Alice Zorb of Butler. Letter to L. F. Hall. Butler, Pa. Dear Sir: Yon area teacher: hero' one for your boys; If the painting costs two or three times as much as tbe paint, and one paint goes twice as far as another, how ninth are those two paints worth? If Devoe is worth $1 50 or $1.75 a gal lon. how much is the other one worth? How much is a gallon of paint worth anyhow? The answer is; Depends on the P AIN <- . . . , ■ The reason is: paint ISII t always paint There are true aud false paint and short measure How much is a short-measure gallon worth ? How much is false paint worth ? How much is Devoe worth? There are millions a year in the an swer to this last one. Yours truly F W Devoe & Co 47 New York P. S. Patterson Bros, sell onr paint. BLTLF.It MARKETS. Butler dealers are paying . Fresh eggs "15 Butter 25-2 < Potatoes 4^ Chickens, dressed 14-16 Apples, per bu 50-60 Cabbage, per lb H Buckwheat flour, per hundred $2.50 Turnips, bu 50 Parsnips, bu 75 Sausage, lb 10 Navy beans, bu , $2 00 Onions, bu 1 20 Carrots, bu 75 Lettuce, lb 15 Dressed Pork > Honey per 1b... 15 Dried Apples 6 PUKE SPUING WATER ICE and Pure Spring Water, delivered daily to all parts of the town by JOHN A. RICHEY People's Phone 100. Money to Loan on-first mortgage. E. H. NEGLEY, S. W. Diamond. insurance and Real Estate. If you wish to sell or buy property you will find it to your advantage to see "Wm. H. Miller, Insurance and Real Estate. Room 508, Butler County £t \ Diamond Block. Butler. / B. & B. listen to this We'll send, for nothing, a Catalogue that teils it all, Tells what the Fashions are and what they cost. Fashions tor Women, Men and Children, and correct things for Home use on a price basis that will make you want to send your orders here. Write for this Fine Dry Goods Catatogue. Boggs & Buhl ALLEGHENY. PA. See tie Sign direct e opposite the Old Postoffice kTi Thsodore Y gsley, M Real Estate and Ijj Insurance Agency, L**/ 238 S. Main St B LS Butler, Pa. j M [f you aproperty |aJ to sell, trade, or ren I or, want to buy or fn rent caii. write or A A uh'.ne me. VJH List Mailed Upon Application GEO. W. AMV, FKANK A. EYTH, Kos. 21s W. Clay, St. Kes. 137 Brady St. Amv) &rEvjth, Undertakers Embalmers ROOM FOR FUNERAL SERVICES. Calls anwered promptly to ail parts of the county. Open aii night. 247 South Main St., old Postoffice Room. BUTLER, PA. Bell Phone f lfi. Poo. Phone «*.. PHYSICIANS, T C. BOYLE, M. D. tJ • EYE, EAR, NOSE and THROAT, SPECIALIST. 121 East Cunningham Street. Office Hours, 11 to 12 a. m., :j to 5 and 7 to 9 p. m. BOTH TELEPHONES. DR. JULIA E. FOSTER, OSTEOPATH. Consultation and examination free. Office hours—9 to 12 A. M., 2 to M., daily except Sunday. Evening appointment. Office—Stein Block, Rooms 9-10, But ler, Pa. People's Phone 478. CLARA E. MORROW, D. 0., GRADUATE BOSTON COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHY. Women's diseases a specialty. Con iiultatian and examination free. Office Hours, 9to 12 m., 2 to 3 p. m' People's Phone 573. 116 S. Main street, Butler, Pa GM. ZIMMERMAN • PHY9ICIAN AND SURGEON At *s97 N. Main St. R. HAZLETT, M. D., • 106 West Diamond, Dr. Graham's former office. Special attention give., to Eye, Nose and Throat Peoole's Phone 274. OAMUELM. BIPPUST 0 PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON 200 West C"nningham St. MISCELLANEOUS. |l F. L. McQUISTION, V. CIVIL ENGINEER AND SURVEYOR* Office near Court House. T P. WALKER, L. NOTARY PUBLIC, BUTLER, Office with Berkmer, next door to P. O W S. & E WICK, DEALERS IN Rough and Worked l.umbei of all Kinds Doors, Sash and Mouldings Oil Well Rigs a Specialty. 1 Office and Yard E. Cunningham and Monroe Sts near West Penn Depot, BOTLKB PA DISSOLUTION. The partnership heretofore existing between S. B. Martincoqyt and J. M. Leighner under the name ot S. B. Mar tincourt & Co. has this day March 9, 1905 b»-en disolved by mutual consent. J M Leighner retiring from the firm and a new firm orktanizedunder the name of Martinconrt A: Thorn. Lt d. all persons owing the firm of S. B. Martinconrt it- Co. will please make settlement, and all having claims present same for settle ment, at their former place of business 12s East Jefferson St. Bntler. Pa. S. B. MARTINCOCRT J. M. LEIGHNER. In retiring from the above firm I desire to thank all our customers and the pub lic generally for their patronage during the time we have been in business and bespeak for the firm of Martinconrt & Thom L't'd. the same kind considera tion and patronage. J. M. LEIGHNER. TO THE PUBLIC. We, S. B. Martinconrt & W. 8. Thom iu assuming the management of the firm of Martinconrt & Thom. L't'd. suc ceeding the firm of S. B. Martinconrt & Co. in the same location 128 East Jeffer son St. wish to announce that we intend to conduct the business along the same lines, both as refers to stock and honor able business methods, in the future as in the past and ask your patronage. We have on hands now a full line of Buggies, Wagons, Harness. Blankets, Robes and everything pertaining to a driving or team outfit, we would especi ally call your attention to the fact that in invoicing which required six men more than a week we found many articles of which we have more than needed and which, while some articles are what might be called a little scuffed,are prac trically good as ever but we will sell them away below cost. We cannot name half of tliem, but among them is all kinds of Harness and parts of Harness, Buggies, Sweat Pads.single and double trees. Horse collars and in fact some of almost everything we handle. Come in we want to make your acquaintance and try and make it pay you by giving yon a 50 ct. through Rawliide Whip for 25 cte. or a 40 ct. Sweat Pad for 25 cts. or a $55 Slat Wagon for $42. or a SSO Buggy for $35, or an svi$ vi Trunk for $6, or a 75 ct. can of Buggy Paint for 50cts, or a sls Buggy Harness for sl2, or a $33 Team Harness for $27. and so on all through our line. JMARTINCOURT & THOM, L't'd. 138 East Jefferson St. We still handle the Kramer Wagon, Best made. Report ot the Condition of the Farmers' National Bank, at Butler, in the State of Penn'a., at the close of business, March 14,1905. BESOI-RCS*. DOLLARS. Loans and discounts 435 373 ao Overdrafts.secured and unsecured IS2 10 U. t>. Bonds to secure circulation.. 100 000 00 Premiums on U. S. Bonds 4 000 00 Banking-house, furniture, and fixtures St 2is 91 Due from National Banks (not reserve agents) 5 099 88 Due from approved reserve agents 58 371 K Internal-Revenue Stamps 36 88 Checks and other cash Items 13 tkjl 4.1 Notes of other National Banks 200 00 Fractional paper currency, nickels and cents 212 01 Ljiwful Mouey Reserve in Bank, viz: Specie 33 518 8» Legal-tender notes.... 2 500 iKi 018 85 Redemption fund with V.S. Treas'r (5 per cent, of circulation) 5 000 00 Total 677 336 02 LIABILITIES. DOLLARS. Capital stock paid in 100 000 00 Surplus fund 40 000 00 Undivided profits, less expenses and taxes paid 8 445 9 National Bank notes outstanding 100 000 00 Due to other National Banks 20 551 39 Dividends unpaid 63 00 Individual deposits subject to chock 177 900 45 Demand certificates of deposit 4 545 03 Time certificates of deposit 225 770 19 Total 677 338 02 STATE OF PA.. COUNTY OF BCTLER. 8S: I, E. W. Bingham. Cashier of the above named bank, do solemnly swear that tlio above statement is true to the best of my knowledge and beltef. • E. W. BINGHAM, Cashier. CoatiKtrr—A ttest: JOHN HUMPHREY. I W. K. METZGEB, A. H. SARVER, i Subscribed and sworn to before we this 20th day of H&rch, 1905. J so. D.MARSHAI.U Notary Public. Commission expires May 5, 1905. Concord Twp. Audit. Auditors' report of road account for Con oord township foor the year 1904, March 13, 1805. N. P. Bell and Richard Campbell, Super visors. To krnt of road work tax duplicate $2,*45.25 CR. By uint of tax worked £2.399.57 To amt by cash 148.12 To amt of tax unworked 236.72 To amt of exonerations 9.60 To amt of work tax returned 51.24 Total £1,845.25 Cash Road Account, N. P. Bell, Tres. DR. Toawt reed from P. B. Sutton, C 01—5752.85 To amt of cash received on work tax. 148.12 To amt of return tax 22.40 Total $923.47 CR. By amt to exonerations J 6.70 By cash to overpaid tax returned 12.36 By cash to H. A. Brown, bal on 1903-4, wages 7.11 By cash to making out duplicates . ... 4.50 By cash for Ming and printing Auditors' Report 6.50 3y cash 'or repairs ou road machine... 20.20 Hy cash to Richard Campbell on wages 81.00 Hy cash for guide board-. 9.50 By cash for books and express 2.90 By cash for attorney fee 75.00 Hy cash for ialove account is correct to the best of our know ledge and belief, M. \V. CAMPBELL, i J. H. CHRISTIE, .-Auditors. W. H. KUHN, ) \k Paint for $ L r» J Every Purposes Yes. we have it, twenty \ / different kind, from a half C C pint to a five gallon can. J / Let us quote you the 7 ( cost of painting your house * ( or barn. r hedick & Grohman \ / 109 North Main St., S S Butler, Pa. / H. MILLER FIRE and LIFE INSURANCE and REAL ESTATE. j OFFICE— Room 508, Butler County i National Bank building. I Spring: of 1905J House cleaning time will be on us before o we know where we are, so a few helpful hints will not come amiss to the thrifty ones who want quality at quantity prices. Our Carpet Rooms are overflowing with the brightest patterns and best qualities, the looms can put out. Among which are the following: Hartford, Axminster, Wilton, Velvets, Body and Tapest r y Brussels. Hartford, two and three ply All Wool, Half Wool, Cotton Chain, and the best and largest asssortment of All Cotton Ingrains ; in Butler. RUGS, DRUGGETS AND MATS. LINOLEUMS," OIL CLOTH, SHADES. OUR PRICES ARE SATISFACTORY. j I^—l THE MODERN STORE. : i Anniversary Sale This Week. See Our Large Anniversary Advertisement. i From Monday, March 27th to Saturday evening April Ist. A Whole Week of Sacrifice Offerings. Don't Miss a Single Day. Grand Spring Millinery Opening. April 6th to Bth inclusive. We are fully prepared to execute any orders and furnish you the best head wear previous to our opening at the lowest prices. EISLER'MARDORF COHPANY, SOUTH MAUI STREET 1 AA4 PHOHIS BELL L - »• I //I postoffice e box es 1 Samples sent on request. OPrOSITE HOTEL ARLINGTON. BUTLER. PA. P. S. Our anniversary sale begins Monday. March 27tta. and continues all week. Rare bargains In New Spring Goods. GET A CIRCULAR. CAM PB ELL's GOOD FURNITURE 1 Parlor Suits Rocking Chairs | I Odd Parlor Couches and| | Pieces Davenports | '» : Not a single undesirable old piece in the stock. P Everything bright and new—the finest assortment this store has ever shown in Parlor and Library pieces is here this season. # ! ISA igOak Buffet $35.00 181 SSI 48 inch long, mirror back, swell front. French legs, golden oak, highly S polished, long linen draw er, two short drawers, jssrf The best buflet value we have in this store. m 1 Alfred A. Campbell! o § o g 8 8 § SPRING 8 | Clothing | O AND a 0 § oQents' Furnishings® o § o 9 8 | « PHILIP SCHAUL, 8 JJ 137 S. Main St., utler, Pa. ' g o o o o o ©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©© | Fall and Winter Millinery- 1 •*! Arrival of a large line of Street Hats, Tailor-made 31 TIT and ready-to-wear Hats. AJI the new ideas and jti TIT designs in Millinery Novelties. Trimmed and Un -- trimmed Hats for Ladies, Misses and Children. All Hi T|T the new things in Wings, Pom pons; Feathers, 3; TIT Ostrich Goods, etc, etc. » I Rockensteln's | M Millir\ery Emporium,! T$T 838 South Main Street, Butler, Pa Rocking Chair $lO J A fine Parlor Rocking Chair with wood seat, first-class construction, highly polished, banister Vp*-'" back with marquetry work.