THE BUTLER CITIZEN. WILLIAM O. «KG LEY ~ Publisher THTTHSDIY. SEPTEMBER 28. 1905. SLM per year (0 Advance, Otherwise SI-50 REPUBLICAN TICKET. ~ STATE. Judge of Supreme Conrt. John Stewart. Jndges of Superior Conrt:— Charles E. Rice, James A. Beaver, George B. Orlady. Treasurer—J. Lee Plummer. COUNTY. Sheriff-A. McCune Campbell. Treasurer —Thomas Alexander. Prothonotary— James M. McCollough. Register and Recorder— Porter Wilson. Commissioner': — N. S. Grossman. William Siebert. Auditors:— David Cupps, W. B. Scott. Coroner—Dr. W. S. Patterson. The Borough Election. The Town Council publishes its notice of the election to be held by the citizens of Butler on the question of incorporat ing as a city. "For" and ' Against'' tickets will be provided by the Council, the same to be used on Nov. 7th—the day of the gen eral election—and, in Butler, associated with it. The article that appears in our columns, this week, favors the city eharter, and as there are two sides to the question, it will, probably, be an gwered. The matter is too important to be either affirmed or negatived in igno rance, and all the light obtainable on the question is called for. The War on Graft. With the exposure of grossly unfair relations between the managing heads of the great insurance companies and bankers and brokers in New York, and the pleas of guilty by- Chicago bfef dealers to charges of accepting rebates, the first tangible steps toward putting into effective practice President Roose yelt's demand for a, "square deal for every man" have been taken. It ia most difficult at this time to estimate the eventual public effect of these revelations, but the result will be S new epoch in the history of the great Corporations of the country. The fight for absolutely fair conditions m trade, the handling of moneys and the like is not new. The private rebate question has been before the country for years. The immediate effect will, however, be the complete upsetting of the plans of the great financial interests for oppos ing the President's plan for rate regula tion. Elaborate schemes to this, end have been under way, but these will doubtless be abandoned in view of the damning nature of the evidence recent iy produced. The government is bound, after accepting the pleas of the Chicago beef barons, to proceed against the rail roads associated with them in rebates. Once proof is produced that these practices are common, public sentiment will enforce the adoption of legislation to prevent them. President Roosevelt is entitled to con gratulation for his determination in this fight against secret dealings, and any effort to abort his plans will fail in view Of the enormous sentiment created by the exposure. The tide of battle against graft, not only in the political but the insurance, railroad and money world, is rising and cannot be stayed by the - artifices of legislative campaigners. At the same time the signal success that has accrued to the President's ef forts is only another evidence of the wisdom of nominating this manly man for another term in office. It is slow procedure uprooting corruption, and a man tried at the work is needed and •hould be retained.—Leader. POLITICAL. The first political demonstration in Butler, this year, waß that of the Demo crats, whose candidate for State Treas urer, Wm. H. Berry of Chester was in town last evening. He made a favor able impression here. His tributes to the founders of the Republican party, to Lincoln and to Roosevelt were beau tiful; and his general talk on graft in politics and state affairs could be en dorsed by any man of any party. He was elected Mayor of Chester by the Republicans of that city, over the "ring" candidate. The Republican State campaign of Ohio was opened at Bellefontaine, last Saturday, by Vice-President Fairbanks, Governor Herrick and Senator Foraker and was attended by 15,000 people. Governor Herrick's speech, in which he defended his administration and chal lenged his opponents to raise any issue, took the audience by storm. Vice- President Fairbanks and Senator For aker dwelt on national issues, showing the importance of a Republican victory in Ohio this year and its bearing on the national administration. Secretary McAfee will not make up the form of the official ballot until after October 3, when the time for filing nomination papers expires Judicial Contests. Thirteen judges are to be elected in this state, Nov. 7th, next, and some of the contests are very interesting. Probably the hottest judicial contest in the state is that in Beaver county, between J. Rankin Martin, Republican, and Richard S. Holt, Fusion. Martin defeated Holt for the regular Republi can nomination and Holt was afterwards nominated by the Democrats, Prohibi tionists, Citizens and Lincoln party. Venango county has an exciting con test on hands between Judge Criswell, tor re-election, and Robert F. Glenn, who is endorsed by the Democrats and Prohibitionists. Judge John W. Reed, who was nomi nated by the Republicans after an ex citing contest and Stewart Whitehill, Democrat, are rival candidates in Jef ferson county. There Is a three-cornered fight in Washington county between James F. Taylor who was nominated by the Re publicans; Josiah D.Patterson, Demo crat, and Boyd Crumrine, Citizens. Patterson has persistently refused to withdraw in Crnmrine's interest in older to make fusion complete between Democrats and Citizens of the county. Neither Russia nor Japan has ratified the Peace of Portsmouth, and yet sever al Russian generals have al ready left Manchuria for Russia. Quiet prevails in Baku and the oil district, but the streets were being patrolled. Lumber is scarce there, and is being or dered from the Volga district for the rebuilding of the burned derricks. The government is sending grain into the famine districts but is hindered by a Shortage of cars. The Armenians and Tartars are reported to have signed a fMQV Agreement. End or the Murder Case. ! What an interest is taken in a case involving human life' Ten minutes after the Court House bell began ring ing last Sunday afternoon the Court room was crowded; a few minutes more, and the prisoner was in Court, and the jurymen in their places. As each juror's name was called he answered and arose; the prisoner also stood, and they were again invited to look at each other To the' how say you*' question the foreman answered "Guilty of murder in the second degree, " and each member of the jury repeated it as his name was called. Their verdict was so recorded, and they were discharged, and Johd B. Mc- Laughlin was taken back to jail, con victed of being guilty of murder in the second degree, the extreme penalty for which is solitary confinement at hard labor for a period of twenty years, sub ject to the rebate system of all peni tentiaries tor good conduct. The jury men pledged themselves to each other not to tell how they stood on first ballot, but is known that there were some first degree men on it, and also some manslaughter men. The jury is said to have stood six for first degree, three for second, and three for man slaughter, and the verdict of second de gree was agreed upon Sunday morning. The evidence in the case was all in by Friday afternoon; Saturday was de voted to speech making and the Court's charge, and the case went to the jury at 5:30 that evening, and as they came in Sunday afternoon at 2:30, they were "out" in all twenty-one hours. It was the most exciting case tried in this county since the Mills case in 1892, and will cost the county about a thousand dollars. Two of the jurymen were indisposed during their five-days confinement, but none seriously ill. The jury was composed of: Harry Cooper, contractor, of Evans City. J. M. Wick, Third ward, Butler. George B. Slentz, car worker, Butler. Richard Black, a farmer, of Slippery Rock township. Daniel L. Dunbar, farmer, of Forward township. W. P. Martin, farmer, Venango twp. W. A. Smith, farmer, of Donegal township. J. B. Black, ex-postmaster, of Butler. J. S. Jack, newsdealer, of Butler. John F, Lowry, retired, of Butler. Barney Kemper, health officer, Butler. J. M. Porter, carpenter, of Butler. Since the trial there has been con siderable discussion as to whether, had the jary disagreed, McLaughlin could have again been placed on trial, and the answer is, 'Yes, but not for first degree murder', as the state constitution forbids a man's life being placed in jeopardy a second time for the same offense; and if a new trial is asked for and granted the degree, if found guilty, cannot be above second. In this state a man's life is held to be ! placed in jeopardy when he is brought to trial, but in some other states it is not so held until the verdict is given. In New York lately, the notorious "Nan" Patterson was tried three times for first degree murder, and as the jury disagreed each time, the District At torney gave up the job, and the Court let her go. 1 This trial for murder is the sixth since that of James Mills in 1892, and he.also, was found guilty of murder in the sec ond degree, after his sensational escape from jail and recapture. Tuesday afternoon a written motion for a new trial was presented to Court, asking 30 days for the preparation of reasons. AT the general election in Cuba, last week, President Palma's party, the Moderates gained a complete victory over the Liberals. The election passed off quietly in Havana, but in Cienf uegos the Congressman and Chief of Police were killed in a riot, and a plot to blow up the government bnilding was dis covered. THE Czar of Russia lately ordered nine officers of a Warsaw regiment to be shot within 24 hours for sending him a petition that he did not like. The officers were bound to stakes, and the men of the regiment—company after company—refused to shoot; but they did shoot and kill a lot of Cossacks brought up to do the job. AT Chicago, last Thursday, four beef packers plead guilty to the indictments against them, charging them with con spiracy to accept rebates, and paid fines aggregating |25,000, and there was con sternation among the other packers who are under indictment for conspiracy in restraint of trade, and among railroad officials—among the packers because they foresaw the possibility of these men turning state's evidence against them in the conspiracy trial that is to come; and among the railroad men be cause of the admission of the packers that they had accepted rebates from several companies, opening up possibili ties of trouble for them for violating a court injunction which prohibits them from giving rebates. CONGRESSMAN John Dalzell dis charged a warning gun of the coming battle on the tariff question in a state ment issued last Thursday night. He is a "stand patter" without any quali fications and declares himself absolute ly opposed to revision of the tariff or reciprocity. With him in the stand pat attitude is Congressman James Francis Burke, while Congressman W. H. Gra ham expresses himself equally as frank ly as these two, but in favor of revision. Congressman E. F. Acheson believes some changes might be advantageous and Congressman G. F. Huff of Greens burg is non-committal on the question of reciprocity. Mr. Dalzell says revis ion is not only unnecessary at this time, but immediately preceding a Congres sional election it would array every dis contented man and interest against the party. The country has adapted itself to the present tariff, he says, even with its objectionable features After a trip clear to the Pacific Coast Mr. Dalzell says he has found "no substantial de mand for revision outside of the Demo cratic and Mugwump press.'' Liitliorun Reunion. On Thursday, Sept. 21, the Lutherans and their friends of North Washington, West Sunbury, Annandale, Zion, Springdale and Rider held their annual picnic and reunion at Stoner's Grove, near Nortn Washington. There were abont 500 people present. The day was ideal for an outing. Excellent music was furnished by a union choir and the Sunbury band. Short addresses were delivered by Revs McNees of N. Wash ing, C. E. Frontz of Chicora and J. C. Nicholas of Butler. The ladies of the congregations prepared an excellent din ner which was enjoyed by the large ' crowd. The committee in charge of program was Revs. I. Z. Fonstermacher and G. W. Scheese, pastors of the cbuobM. FOR AND AGAIKST. A City Charter—Bolllo of the Reasons Why We Slioul<l Adopt a Better Form or Coveriimeiit. 1 Communicated. 1 A brief comparison between what our , town was thirty or forty years ago and i what it is today may help ns to con- j sider the duties and responsibilities which have been forced on its citizens nnder the changed conditions m which we find it. and the propriety of adopting a stronger, more systematic and effica cious form of government. Less than forty years ago Butler was a town of less than two thousand in- ' habitant?, shut in from the outside I world, and accessible only by country ! roads: today it has a population approx imating eighteen thousand inhabitants connected with the ontside world by telegraph and telephone lines and rail roads leading to almost every point on the compass, affording means of com munication and traffic with the com mercial world. Less than forty years ago the industries and manufacturing interests of our town were confined to two of the old fashioned burr flouring mills, dependent on the grain drawn by farmers from the surrounding country, a planing mill and pome other small manufacturing industries; today our town boats of a large Plate Glass plant, Steel Car Works, Lead Works. Bottle Works, Silk Mill, extensive ma chine shops for the manufacture of boilers, engines, and oil-well supplies and machinery, and the modern auto mobile. two large Roller Process flour ing mills engaged in the manufacture of flour from n taiij shipped in from other states and shipping their product out to the markets of the world: and many other industries in which our citizens are engaged for wages or prof it. Less than forty years ago the few merchants of our town were engaged in the various lines of business on a small scale, and their business was for the most part confined to the exchange of goods for farm products, which were disposed of by carting them over the wagon road to the Pittsburg markets; much of the business was done on run ning account, squared and settled at long periods of time after the manner of business in early days, money was a scarce factor and trade slow: today cur town boasts of its number of large store rooms filled with a high class of goods, equal in size and quality of their stocks to those found in some of the much larger towns and cities, with their brisk clerks exchanging goods for money. Less than forty years ago the business interests of onr town were financed by one bank, with but few transactions in the commercial world; today our town boasts of four banks and a trust com pany filled with millions of the accum ulated wealth of our citizens, whose business transactions have risen to a magnitude of importance, and whose pulsations are in touch with the finan cial world. Less than forty years ago our town was confined to but a small square of territory surrounding the Court House; today it is spread over a wide scope of territory with an increas ing demand for more room. Less than twenty years ago our town was without paved streets or sewers, and our taxes were annually cast in the mud holes on the streets as a propitia tion to the musical bull frog that claim ed its place of quiet resort, today many of our principal streets are paved and sewered, our streets have been extended, many tine homes and commodious busi ness blocks grace our streets, electric lights and street cars have been install ed, and we see evidences on every hand of the progressive spirit of our citizens. Our population has increased, our town has changed and new conditions and in creased demands have arisen and an onerous burden of public duty has been cast on our borough officials, that will, sooner or later, have to be met by some more systematic and more efficacious machinery of government. Our town has outgrown the loose and weak ma chinery afforded by borough laws We impose executive duties on the members of our Council which require them to spend half, if not more, of their time on the public streets in the inaugu ration and construction of public im provements. They are unskilled in this line of business. They or at least most of them try to do their duty, but for want of knowledge and experience the results of many of their efforts have proved unsatisfactory, and they are publicly condemned for not doing in a E roper manner what they did not know ow to do. They experiment, temporize and do the work over again. They fail in many cases to secure permanent and lasting results in the expenditure of the public funds. They have no system, no head; the council is replenished every year with new recruits to try their hand in the expenditure of the public funds according to their notions. Many men of limited means think it no sacri fice to to go on the council and spend much of their time in looking after public interests, without compensation. How they can afford to do it if they have wives and children to provide for. God only knows. Business men say they can't afford to leave their business to serve the public. Then a cloud of public suspicion gathers aronnd the men who think they can afford to do it, and the cry of corruption and graft, and complaints of high taxes and the wan ton and injudicious expenditure of the public moneys, is heard on the streets of Butler and wise men shake their heads: members of the town council are criticized, abused and even roundly ex coriated, whatever that means, by an indignant public; language of bitter denunciation and vituperation is indis criminately hurled at these pitiable ob jects of public hatred, in volume and character sufficiently peremptory and mandatory to send them all to perdition, until the range of all the bad language in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, is exhausted. Yet, whilst we have pro gressed in all other respects we go on year after year and place men 111 these positions year after year under our loose and creaky old borough govern ment, and require and expect them to spend much of their time looking after our public interests; to live on nothing and be honest and faithful and withal to accomplish much good work, aud tf the results fail to meet cur expectations we again resort to the bad words in Webster's Dictionary This sort of public worship is opposed to good morals and extremely wicked. Our expectations of good results from these requirements and conditions are more unreasonable on our nart than were the requirements of the Egyp tians when tney commanded the poor Isrealitish people to make bricks with out straw If the pubic funds have not been properly expended or have, in any manner, been wasted in the construc tion of experimental and temporary im provements; if our taxe3 are high, and higher than they ought to be; if our municipal affairs are run too loosely and satisfactory results are not secured, to what are these things chargeable, but the loose and weak system of borough government under which our affairs are managed and controlled 1 It may be conceded that taxes are higher in the borough of liutler than they are in the East End of the City of Pittsburg, but no amount of bud words, kicking aud complaining will help it. The popula tion, the business interests of our town, have outgrown control and manage ment under the machinery provided by borough laws designed for small towns. These things need a remedy; a stronger form of government; and a more sys tematic expenditure of public funds. These ends can be accomplished by a city charter. The act of 18«9 fur the government and legulation of citieH of the Third Class, was designed to meet the condi tion of things found to exist in our borough today. This act enables boroughs that have outgrown borough machinery to tnke on a stronger form of government. The change is easily uiade and the ex pense is nominal. Under its provisions the councils will lie relieved of their duties as executive officers, and the du ties now so unreasonably imposed on them will he performed by an executive heud. a competent person at such fair compensation as they may determine, to superintend arid construct public im provements, and the expenditure of the public funds reduced to a system. It is believed by those couversant with the subject that there is more money wast ed for the lack of system than would pay a competent man to look after our public improvements. System can never be attained under our borough laws, aud system is the mother of economy. If a majority of oar citizens vote ia avor of a city government the election )fficers are required to make a return of j :he fact to the Clerk of the Courts of Quarter Sessions and to forward a do- ■ plicate thereof to the Secretary of the Commonwealth, when it is made the Inty of the Governor to issue a charter incorporating the borough under the name and style, "City of Butler." The borough will then put on its new clothes »nd elect a mayor: city treasurer, who will have charge of the collection of taxes: a comptroller to look after the ; financial interests of the city and be the financial watch dog of the treasury and a check upon the improper expenditure j of public funds: three common council- , men and one select councilman from ; each ward. All officials are required to ' take and subscribe to the oath of office prescribed bv the constitution: and the executive officers are each required to give bond in such sura as the councils may determine for the faithful dis- j charge of their duties. The act does j not prescribe the amount of salary to be received by any official. That is left I to the councils to determine The mayor is the chief magistrate of the city and it is made his duty to see , that the laws and ordinances are enforc- ; ed It inay be safely said that the ordi- : nary revenues of a city government will equal, if not more than suffieo to pay an}' reasonable salaries the councils may allow executive officers for their ser vices. Thue we will have more strength, stability, system and efficiency, and by a wise and conservative management, a more ejonomi<- and businesslike admin istration of public affairs than we now have. A CITIZEN. Bombs in China. By the explosion of a bomb in a car at the railroad station in Pekin. last Sunday, four prominent C'hmamen were killed, and Wn Ting Fane and twenty others injured. The man who explod ed the bomb was blown to pieces. Last July the government of China appointed four missions to study foreign political methods, and the first mission was on this car and was about leaving the capital when the explosion oc enred. The Chinese minister at Washington explains it by saying that "There are two parties in China, the new reform party, which is desirous of having the people and government profit by the adoption of whatever is for the good in Occidental civilization, and the party that you call anarchists in this county. The late action in regard to the sending abroad of missions has especially anger ed them." Cowlmncles. (One of our subscribers, now enjoying a "buncle" for the first time in his life, asks us to print this.) A cowbunkle is a terrible reality, and is mostly built on the caboose of your neck. They are like dog tax —borne by a few. The general contour of a cow buncle looks like Ida M. Tarbucket's idea of John D. Rockefeller. A cow buncle in ita youth is mild and pensive and childlike in its way; an adult bnncle generally weighes two pounds this time of the year on any grocer's scales. Su gar is always shot in canning time. They came forth between the solar plexus and big meetings in the fall, have a hand-painted forebay and look like the early tomatoes we see in the market. No one ever eloped with a cowbuncle and lived to come back and lie about it. they always leave their signature on your neck of in the cemetery. A rich marooned liver shaped curicle once took up his or her abode over my Lilly Langtree vertebra and stuck closer than a farmer does to the price on this fall's peach crop. Some people make pets of rattle snakes and hay widows and af fectionately fondle a buz saw, even while it arighest iteself without its win ter pants on. But the same people ig nore and repudiate the warm open countenanced American lump that fills us with cholera Columbus pain and flax seed poultices and cause the wicked to flee when no man pnrsueth, yea, and to shout alowd. The chances are that this great pertuberence would become more popular as a fall stile of fashion if a man could take his old cowbuncle off and hang it on the-harness peg in the old log stable as he could, his ancient lielidome. Then there would be less trembling among the saloon-voting church members, and the amens less hypocritical. Ah, once while holding close communion behind closed doors with a favorite buricle I called a gar or hot air doctor to diagnosis the case, he said it.looked like the San Jose Scale and that I had better keep different company; I told him he was a fool, and he replied I was probably a mind read er. Why, oh why, Mr. Editor, have scientific great men treated with con tempt and contumely, with most ingra cioui ingratitude the placid and con genial buncle? It is indeed singular that such men as Carrie Nation, Bill Nye and Mark Twain should overlook this greatest of huge proponderocity of immense magnitude and everlasting shoals Selah. W, DKATIIB MAXWELL—At her home in Butler, September 21, 1905, Mrs. David Max well, aged 58 years. McCASLIN—At her homo in Butler township, September 21, 1905, daugh ter of C. A. McCaslin, in her 2nd year. The child's death is said to have been caused by tynhoid. EKAS—At her home in Buffalo town ship, September 21, 1905, Mrs. Mary, wife of Thomas Ekas, and neeßyerley. aged 84 years. £he is survived by her husband, and the following children: Mrs. Margaret Fleming, Mrs, Ella Cruikshank, Mrs. Thomas Thrower. Andrew B. Ekas and David Ekas, of Buffalo twp.; Samnel and Michael Ekas. of Middlesex twp ; W. T. Ekas, of Clinton twp., and Mrs. Susau Westerman, of Natrona. WURSTER—At his home in Lancaster township, September 15, 1905, Joseph Albert, son of John Wurster, aged 17 years. Joseph's death was caused by typhoid. HARVEY -Sept. 23, 1905, Edna Lueile, infant daughter of Jos. Harvey of the Hotel Monroe. HOGG —At her home in Cherry twp., Sept. 15, 1905, Mrs. Hogg, Widow of Robert Hogg, in her 84th year PETERS—At her home in Slipperyrock, September 11, 1905, Mrs. Thomas S. Peters, aged years. Mrs. Peters' death was ea.ued by typhoid pnemonia. and besides her husband she leaves seven children, five sons, Oscar M. Peters. Baltimore; John J. Peters, Pittsburg; Arthur H., Lisle T and Ford W. Peters, at home, and two daughters, Mrs. Aluia G. Delsbor, of Pittsburg, and Isabelle Virginia Peters, of Tidioute. BERKLEY—At hia home in Muddv creek twp , Sept 27, 1905, Albert H. Berkley, aged 47 years. Mr. Berkley had been ill for a year with a complication of diseases. He was a member of the Prospect United Presbyterian church and leaves a wife and five children. HANLEN—At his homo in Butler, Sept. 27, 1905, Joseph Hanlen, aged 82 years. SNYDER—Sept. 28, 1905, infant daugh ter of Roy Snyder of Butler. BLACK—At his home in Donegal twp., Sept. 20, 1905, Daniel Black, aged 45 years. BEPLER —At her home in Allegheny, Sept. 26, 1905, Mrs. Mary Jane Bepler, nee Irvine, formerly of Evans City, aged 70 year*. SIMPSON—At her home in Buffalo, N Y., Sept. 20, 1905, Mrs. Julia A. Simpson, nee Mnrrin, aged 82 years. "EXPOSITION Sacrifice Sale of Vehicles a—No. Ilii Whip crord. carmine near, rubber tire runabout's, wereS.S5.C3 now jtiO.OO. 1 -No. IW) Tan leather canary gear, rubber tire runabout was SICO.OO, now S7SXO. s—No. mm Whip cord, carmine gear, rubber tire runabout's were $85.00. now J7O 00. 3— No. Wfl Whip, cord, carmine gear, high wheel runabout's, were f'.D.OO, now $U5.00 We also have a number of fine vehicles' Brockway and Younitstown make that we will sell as low proportionately We respectfully Invite you to drop in and see our stock when you visit the city You pass our door on way to Exposition. DUQUESNfc VEHICLE CO., Dmjuesne Way and Fourth Stre >t, PITTISBURG, PA R-R-TIME-T ABLES BU&PKIC Time table in effect Nov. 27, Passenger trains leave ami arrive at Bntler as follows: LEAVE FOR NORTH. 7:30 a. w., mixed for Punx*utawney, Dn Bois and intermediate stations. 10:31 a. m. daily, vestibuled day ex press for Buffalo, connects at Ashford, week days, for Rochester. 5:87 p. m. local for Punx'y, Dn Boie and intermediate stations. 11:31 p. m. night express for Buffalo and Rochester. ARRIVE FROM NORTH. 6:10 a, m. daily, night express from Buffalo and Rochester. 0:30 a.m. week days, accomodation from Dnßois. 5:34 p.m. daily, vestibuled day express from Buffalo. Has connection at Ash ford week days from Rochester. 8:07 p.m. week days, mixed train from Dn Bois and Punxsutawney. Trains leave the B. O. Station, J'ittsburg, for Buffalo and Rochestei at 9:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m.. and for loca: points as far as Dußois at 4:05 p.m. Or Sunday the 'J:00 a.m. train runs to Buf falo alone. B & O it it Time table in effect, May. 1905. Trains for South nnd \V-«t,leave Bntle) —town time: WEEK DAYS. 6:20 am, Allegheny Accommodation 8:0<t am, Allegheny & Cleveland Ex j 9:10 a.tn. Allegheny Express, j 11:40 a in, 1:25 pm, Ell wood Ac 3:35 p.m, Allegheny Ex. 5:00 p.m, (Chicago. Elltrood, N Castle 5:20 p.m, Allegheny Ex. 5:50 p.m. Allegheny Ac —New Castle. SUNDAYS. 8:00 a.m, Allegheny & Cleveland Ex 11:10 a.m, Pittsburg Ex. 3:85 p.m, Allegheny Ac 5:50 p.m, Allegheny Ac.- -New Castle GOING NORTH—WEEK DAYS. 9:42 a.m, Kane &-Bradford Mail. 4:55 Clarion Accomo. SUNDAY. 9:42 a.m, Foxburg Accom. 8:00 p.m, Foxburg Accoiu. Trains leave the Allegheny station foi Butler 7:00, 8:15, and 11:11 A. M.. and 1:15, 3:00, 5:30 6:20 and 11:00 P. M. On Sunday at 7:30 A. M. and 6:15 and 11:30 P. M. For through ticlceU, Pul.mal. RESERVATIONS aud ill formation apply to W. K. TURN'KR, Agt, Butler, Pa. JOi. P. TAI;I;KBT, A. O. P. A., Pittsburg, Pa Wiulield it it Co Time Table In effects May 29th, 1903. WESTWARD. STATIONS. AM P M Leaves Went Win field . 730 246 " Boggsville 745 300 U Iron Bridge 756 310 Winfleld Junction 8 10 3 25 " Lane 8 30 3 35 " Butler Junction 8 25 3 40 Arrive Putler 10 33 5 05 Arrive Allegheny 5 00 Arrive Pittsburg 10 25 pm Arrive Blairsvllle 1 06 5 42 EASTWARD. STATION?. AM PM Leave Pittsburg 3 05 Leave B'aireville 7 50 2 15 44 Allegheny 8 25 230 44 Butler ... a 40 230 " Butler Junction 10 00 440 " Laue 10 03 443 44 Winfleld Junction 10 15 481 " Iron Bridge JlO 2O 505 *' Boggwville jlo 35 515 Arrive Went Winfield ...|lO 50 5 30 Trains stop at Lane and Iron Bridge only on Flag to take on or leave off passengers. Trains Connect at Butler Junction with: Trains Eastward for Freeport, Vandergrift and Blairsville Intersection. Trains Westward for Natrona, Tarentum Allegheny aud Pittsburg. Trains Northward tor Sazonburg, Marwood and But ler. B. G. BEALOR, o«neral Manager. PENNSYLVANIA ID . WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA DIVISION. SCHIDCLI IN Errici Hept 12 1906. SOUTH. , WEEK DATS , A M A.M.|A.M. P.M.P.M BLTLEH Leave 6 IK 8 40,10 36 2 30 4 20 Aaxonburg Arrive 6 45 905 11 00 2 54 4 49 Butler Junction.. " Tl4 9 30,11 25 318 613 Butler Junction. ..Leave 7 37 9 32 U 30 H 22 6 1> Natrona Arrive 7 40 9 40 11 39 3 30 5 24 Tarentum 7 62 9 45 11 46 3 36 S 30 9prlngdale 8 02 9 56.11 5T> 3 46 6 40 Claremont ! .... 12 It; 4 01 6 66 Sh&rpsbnrg 824 ....12 24 ....;# 03 Mlefrhonv 8 3» ....,12 40 ....SIC Kant Liberty 10 20 .... 4 IS .... Pitulmrg 10 30| .. . 4 26 T .... STJNDAV TUAINS.— Leave Butlei for Allegheny City aud principal Intermediate stations at 7:20 a. M. Mjd 6:05 p. M. JFOBTB. WEEK DAYS . A.M. A.M. A.M. R. M P. M nttaliurg 3 05 6 10 Kast Lib ity 3 14 3 20 Allegheny City lv 6 15 82610 25 Sbarpeburg S 30 8 39 10 39 Claremont C 38 8 48 10 46 Sprlngdale 700 9 07 110(1 . .. 641 Taruntum 7 13 9 19 11 11 3 47 6 5.n Natrona 7 30 9 26 11 18 3 6> 6 S!J Butler Jnnc ar 730 9 3TF 11 27 400 707 Butler June lv 742 94012 30 4 (12 7ID Saxonburg 8 00 10 06 12 64 4 33 7 34 BUTLEB 8 35.10 33, 1 20 , 6 05 8 00 STNDAY TBAINS.— Leave Allegheny City for Bit ler aud principal intermediate stations at 7:00 a. M and 9-EOP in. TOB Till. EAST. Week Days. Sundajs A.M. A. M. P.M. A.M. P M BOTLM IT 616 . . 230 720 .... Butler J'ct ar 714 318 810 .... Butler J'ct lv 7 40! 400 814 .... ITeuport fcr 743 .... -I OI 817 .... Kikiuiint-UI J't.. 74* iO3 823 .... Leechburg " 9 011 120 837 .... Went A polio " 524. 439 864 .... ■SaJul urg " 861 •8 OH 920 ... Blainville ~ 9UJ 542 962 .... Blairaville Int. . .." 930 ••••. SW 10 00 Altoona " 11 35: 850 14" . .. flarrisburg " i 3 10, 100 635 Philadelphia " 6 23J 4 2li 10 20 P. M. 1 A.M. A.M. P M. P.M Through tr-iins for thu eaat leave Pittsburg (Union STATION). follows: TIN* Pcans) Ivania Spe< i *l, daily, t>r North Philalelphia and New York 12:54 a.m MiuhutUn Limited, daily, for NOA*H Phila delphia aud New York 1:10 44 Keystone Express dally 3:IHJ 44 Pennsylvania Limited daily 045 41 Nt w York 44 " 7:10 41 Atlantic Express, ,4 7:30 44 MAIN Line Ex pre is. 4 8:00 IhifTal > Day Expresn 44 9;00 " Day KxprutH, 44 1201 Noon Mail Express, daily, for Baltimore and Wash ington 12:45 T.M Chicago Mail AAILY, lor Baltimore and Wa«hi ngton 4:50 I * Eastern Expreta, daily, for Phil's and N Y....4:56 44 New York Expreits. 44 44 4 4 7:10 44 Philadelphia & WELLINGTON Exprenv, daily .... 9:00 4 New York Special, daily for New York, Balti- Djoru and Washington. 10:00 44 Philadelphia Special daily, for Philadelphia only. Sleeping cars only 10:00| 44 Bulla o Night Kxpress, dailj 11:00 44 For Atlantic- City, through sleeping car 10:00 p.m. dally. For May, 10.00 p.m, dally, "The Pennsylvania Liaited" and "HEW York Limited" 6.45 a.m. wr: k •lays. For A.-dmry Park, Ocean GROVE and I/ONG Branch, 4 The Pennsylvania Limited" FL.45 a.m and "New York I. MILT- .i 7.10 a.m. wt*k days; lo.rx) Buffalo and Allegheny Valley Division. Trains leave Klskiininetas Junction as follows: For iiuflalo, 9.51 a.M aud 11.50 p. M. dally, with through parlor aud sleeping cars. For Oil City, 7.48 9.51 a. m., 2.J4, 6.07 and 11.60 p. m. week-days. Suudays, 9.51 a. m., 6.07 and 11.50 p.m. I For Rod Dank, 7.48, 9.51, a. tfa., 2 34, 6.07 10:15 and 11.50 p. m. week-days. Sundays, 9^1,10.40 А. in. ,6.07 aud 11.50 p. m. FJ R Klttauning 7.48, TF.2B, 9.51,11.37>. M.,2.34,5.33, Б.07,7.30, 10.15, aud 11.50 p. m. week-days. Sundays, 9.61, 10.40 a. m., 6.<»7, 10.44, and 11.50 p. M. 4 T* Stops only on signal or notice to ageut or con ductor to receive or discharge passengers. Pot detailed information, apply to ticket agent or address Thos. E. Watt, I'ass. Agt. Western District, WFTB Aventu*. Pittsburg, L*a. W. W. ATTERBL liY, J. R WOOD Gen'L Manager. I'ass'r Traffic Managir. GKO, W BOYL>, G jtioral Passenger A gett. FFA. WALKER. CHAS. A. MCELVAIN WALKER & McELVAIN, 307 Bntler County National Bank Bld'g UEAL KBTATE. INSDRANOE. OIL. PROPERTIES. LOANS BOTH I'UONKH GEO. S. LANODON & CO. New York and Pittsburg Stocks ordcr6 Solicited. Purchase or Sale. Cash or Margin. Correspondence Invited. L'-ell I'hone, 16C'> Court. Keystone Building, Pittsburg;, Pa. The Utility Seat and Cane. « A NEC ESSITY 13 A NOVELTY . Cane WEIGHS 1 pound, gentleman VJJY on It WTLKL» I ouuUa. MaUoof L NL> itwl. You ran use It at tlia fair. paraile, games. In fact, O* RY wUeie. A useful prem nt fur L»- ! IW la <LLE» or gentlemen, bainple 10CU. II II A for LL.O'L. express paid. bend T A AT once for sample and Agents torms. UTILITY CO.. Marshall and Irwin Arinn«f> AUfQHIHY. r*. Auditor's Notice. In re final account of Robert Garrard. nlm'r of 11. N. Hoon, dec'd. Having b»t«n appointed auditor by the I'onrt to i:iake distribution of the funds in the hanls of the ailm'r. above I here by give notice that I will attend to the Suties of above appointment at my office, South Diamond. Butler, Pa., on the 14th day of October, (Saturday,) at 10 o'clock a. in , where all interested parties may attend. W.M. C. FINDI-EY, Sept. 21st, 1905. Auditor. ! EXECUTOR'S NOTICE. Estate of John Rodgers, late of Donegal towrship. Bntler Co., dec'd. Letters testamentary having been granted to the undersigned on the above estate, notice is hereby given to all persons knowing themselves indebted to said estate to ui»ke immediate payment and thote haying claims against the same to present them daly authenticat ed for settlement BERNARD J. RODGERS, I - . JOHN F. RODGERS, F Chicora, F. F. D. 80. JAMES B. MCJUNKIN, Attorney. 9 28 05 EXECUTOR'S NOTICE. Letters testamentary on the estate of Mary Jane T. Tmk. deceased, late of Brady township, Butler county, Penu'a., having been grant ed to the undersigned, all persons know ing themselves to l>e indebted to said estate are hereby requested to make prompt payment and those having claims against the estate will present the same duly authenticated for settle ment to HARVEY C. TCRK, EX'r., Elwood City, Pa., R. F. D. 2, or W. J. KILDOO, 9-21-05 Sherwin, Pa. ADMINISTRATORS' NOTICE. Letters of administration on the estate of Richard Fisher, dec'd., late of Con noquenessing boro, Bntler Co., Pa , hav ing been granted to the undersigned, all persons knowing themselves indebted to said estate will please make im mediate payment, and any having claims against said estate will present them duly authenticated for settlement to J. C. FISHER, | 80G Centre Ave., Butler, Pa., , • S. BENSHAW, I'ADMN. Connoqueneseing, Pa. J GREERS, Att'ys. Gibson's Livery First-class horses and rigs. Excellent boarding accom modations. Good and clean waiting room. Open day and night. BERT McCANDLESS, Manager. Immense Clothing Purchase and Sale By one of the most remarkable and largest deals ever known to the trade we can offer extraordinary Wen's suit values. A prominent Eastern manufacturer, who had been favor ably known as the producer of dependable and stylish Clothing, found that owing to the backward season, he had entirely two large a stock of Suitings on hand. SIB.OO New Fall Suits will be sold during this sale at sl4. $15.00 New Fall Suits will be sold during this sale at sll. $12.00 New Fall Suits will be sold during this sale at SB. This purchase Is phenomenal indeed. These suits are in the latest color effects and are absolutely the thing. We are offering these ultra modish suits far below what you would ex pect to pay. The coats are the very newest sack effects, cut to conform to fashion's ideas and in a way which insures a correct fit. If the positive saving of $4 to $8 in getting a Fall Suit is any object to you—do not miss this sale. SCHAUL& LEVY SUCCESSOR TO SCHAUL & NAST, 137 Soath Main Street, BnUer, Pa. \ BESSEMER & LAKE ERIE RAILROAD i COMPANY. \ TIME TABLE In effect Septembtr 17th, 1906. 1 EASTERN STANDARD TIME NORTHWARD SOUTHWARD i (Read up) Daily Except Sunday (Read down i 1 "LU I « Fl'-H L A I 11 ! 13 . p.in. p.in.'p.m.| oiAHUHB. la.m.a. m. p.m. 10 05 -I 00! 3 00BufTalo(viaL.S.M.S.) 3 4510 00. 2 00 p. ui.ip. m. a. m.l ;a. m.p. m. p. m. 7 131 1 43 10 25 Erie. 7 051 1 OS 4 57 6 51) 10 02 KairvJew 7 29; I 6 21 C 401 1 0J » 4i! liirard 7 40 I 41 ft 3;! 6 241 | 9 271 Cranesvllle 8 00i IS 49 6 so| 1 50110 00|Ar..Coni»eauuXv| 7~®12 04 5 10 6 10[12 Oil 7 00jLv..Conneaiit-Ar|lo 00 .' 6 55 6 21 12 4i 9 2.« Albion. | 8 03 1 60 6 63 16 10 fl2 36 f9 lq Shad eland 'f 814 fit lofe 04 6 0712 32 907 Sprlngboi o 1817213 607 0 02'12 27 9 02 1 .. C'o!i 1 lean tvll le. . J 8_22 _2 18 6_12 7 0712 4."m 9 2l AOTeadviTleT.Cvl "7 30 HS 4 58 ' 458 11 ttM' 7 30Lv..Meadville .An 92n312 707 6 40 12 is 1 8 ftJA.Con't Lnke.Lv 7 55 2 23 6 25 5 25j1l &; 7 .V> LvX'on't Lake. Arl 8 53 2 46| 6 40 1 5 4M ! 10 So'Ar..Linesvilla.Xvi Btv I 6 17 B 4:112 II 813 ...Meailville Jet . S 48'2 371 032 fB 27111 55 8 27 1J arts town... f8 57 f2 4'J 6 46 6 13fll 41 812 Osgood 9 12f3 0:J 700 ft 0-MI 3.'- 8u: Urcenvllle 9203 id 708 5 00,11 2s 755 . Shenango... 9 25, 3 ltd 715 4 4311 12 7 38 Krcdonla 9 42 3 32 7 33 4-28 10 ss. 7 23 Mercer. 9 5s 3 4H 7 48 flO 53 7 18... Houston Jet... 10 02 7 53 402 10 3T. 700 Grove City 10 23 4 10l 815 f3 47110 83 a.in Harrisvllle I'll)38f4 '22 p.m. 3 11,10 is llranehtoii |lO 43 4 28 .7 ... ii ai)C Ar._Hll)iard...Lv| 7 o r . 2 10; 2 1017 05' I-v...Hllliard...Ar:il 30| 817 . . 3 37 ill 11 . ;... j Keister.. 10 47 4 Ji 3 2310 02' | Euclid 11 04 4 4 5.... .„ 05, !*r. ..Kaylor ,*.Lv 8 20| ia~ 7 > tx .Kaylor Ar f aip m. 2 ... 9":;: .. Jlutler . 11 ft 10| 4 00 ~ I 7 oo i N'ortti Bessemer.] i 1 15 8 15 Ibv.Allegheny.Ar) 1 00 l! 36: p. m. a. m. j 'p. m. p. m.lp.m. Train No.l leaving Greeuvill* at 6:47 a. m.; Shenango 6:s4;l"redonla 7:13; Msroer 7:27; Grove City 7:50; Keister 8:17; Butler 9:00, arrives in Allegheny at 10:25 a. m.; connects at Qncen Junction with trains to ami from Kaylor, and at Branehton from llllliaril and Annandale. Train No. 2 leaving Allegheny at 3:oo]> m.; Butler 4:15; Keister 6:32; C.'rox-e City 5:55; Mercer 6:21; Fredouia 6:38; Shenango 6:55, arrives in Greenville at 7:00 p. m.; connects at Queen Junction with trains to and from Kaylor, and at Branehton for Hilliari!. K. H. CTLEY, E. D. COMSTOCK, General Manager. Gen'l I'ass. AKent. Am\J Bc E\)th, Undertakers, 247 S. Main St., Old Postofflce Itntler, Pa. liotJi Phones. Branch Office Chicora, In Chiirjjc of John C. Wiles. NOTICE IAHPLKS FItOJI THE GRAND RAPIDS FTKMTLUK KXPOSITION The Finest Goods Exhibited on the Floor of the Ex position Will be Sold at One-half Factory Prices Genuine Leather 6 piece Parlor Suit cost (125 now (100 Leather Suit now SSO. Some Suits as low a.i $12.50. The finest Genuine Leather C»uch $75 now IfSOoue, now $27. Exposition sample ol B*d Koom Suits. $l5O Suits noxv S7S. SIOO Suits S.YI. Others as low as sl2. A flue lot of misfit Wilton ami Velvet Cirpets, all ready to fit large rooms; Wilton Velvet, room size carpet cost $75, now $27.50. Velvet Carpet cost sls now $22.50. Ilrussel Carpet $lO. sl2andsl&. Ingrain Carpets to tit large rooms $5, $7.50 and $lO, worth double. In laid Linoleum, thick aa a board, colors all tb* way through sella for $1.50, my price 74caud8Scper yard. Ueal cork Linoleum worth 85c now 45c and &0o Look for the lilg Wlndow, next to Pickering's Ko, 954 i'eua Avenue, Pittsburg, Pa. I. GOLDSMITH. JA/VIES C. 50ybE,iV\. D. PKACTICK LIMITED TO Eye, Ear Noße and Throat. OFFICE HOCKS—9 to 10 a. m., 1 to 3 p. in., 7to 8 j>. m. Snnday by appoint ment. 121 E. Cunningham Street, Butler, Fa. BOTH PHONES. Ideal Clothing and Hats For Fall Are Now Ready for Your Inspection. « Ideal dress is not so much a matter of I garments have all the distinction an ex- a pert knowledge of refined fashion can g give them, but are not loud or vulgar. | All the new things in Hats. ii Young's, Stetson and Ideal Hats. I Our Children's Department j Is Worthy of Your Inspection. j Remember. We Clean, Press and I Repair all Clothing Sold by us Free of Charge. Ideal ClotHing AND Hat Parlors. 228 South Main Street. EXECUTORS' NOTICE Letters testamentary on the estate of Mrs. Mary Wagner, dec'd, late of But ler, Butler Co., Pa., having been grant ed the undersigned, all persons know ing themselves indebted to said estate wiil please make immediate payment, and any having claims against said estate will present them duly authenti cated for settlement to HENRY WAGNER, JR., Ex'r., 217 W. Walnut St., Butler, Pa. A. E. REIUEH, Att'y. 7-10-OR> EXECUTOR'S NOTICE. Letters testamentary on the estate of Maria A. Gilliland, dec'd., late of Sum mit twp., Butler Co., Pa., having been granted, to the undersigned, all persons knowing themselves indebted to said 1 estate will please maKe immediate pay ment and any having just claims against said estate will present the same duly autenticated for settlement to JOHN A. GILLILAND, Ex'r., 8-14-05 R. F. D. 8. Butler, Pa. EXECUTOR'S NOTICE. Letters testamentary on the estate of D. P. Nick las, dec'd, late of Adams twp.. Butler Co., Pa., having been granted to the undersigned, all persons knowing themselves indebted to the said estate will make immediate payment, and all having claims against said estate will present them duly authenticated for settlement to DANIEL T. NICKLAS, 1 Renfrew, R. F. D. 28; | p-.,,, WESLEY J. NICKLAS, f Allegheny, Pa. J A. M. CHRISTLEY, Att'y. 8-10-05 EXECUTORS' NOTICE Letters testamentary on the estate of Margaret Ulasgow, dec'd., late of Mid dlesex twp., Butler county, Pa., hav ing been granted to the undersigned, all persons knowing themselves indebted to said estate will please make immedi ate payment and any having claims against baid estate will present them duly authenticated for settlement to ROBERT KYLE, ) A. KILLATRICK, [Ex'rs. Valencia, Pa. ) 8-10-05 lil.-Ui 111 BB&gjSEEgrSEMfc L. C. WICK, DEALER I* LUfIBER. I orlioc looking for • skillfuland LaUlco. honest specialist, who ran positively cure all disease* peculiar to your ;ex do not fall to consult in* at oner. For over a quai ler or a century 1 have made my specialty the Uniting and curing of | lriegular. suppressed, painful or excessive periods, t lntUmatlon of womb and ovaries, and all other fe- ! male diseases. Sav* time and disappointment by consulting in* without delay. My charges are mod erate. Call and be convinced. DR. BRILL, 70S Penn ave , Ind floor, Pittsburgh, Pa. Office hours, 9 to 5, eveulugs 7 to 8: >O, Sundays 10 to S. HOBBEB HORSES HORSES. Horses I have constmtly ou hand Horses Horses 100 to 125 head driving, draft Horses Horses unU general purpose horses Horses Horses from Pennsylvania una Ohio: llorses Horses all these horses guaranted Horses llorses as represented; if not so will Horse.-. , Horses rofund money; these horses Horses Horses are selected by the best Judges Horses j Horses that shin 1" this market. Horses Horses OWEN FIT7.SIMMONS Horses Horses SALES STABLE*. Horses | Horses 410-112 llufiuesno \>ay, Horses Hones I'lttaburg. Horse# I New buildings, new rooms, elegant new equipment, excellent courses of stud}-, best of teachers, expenses moderate, terms VERY LIBERAL! Over $2,000.00 worth of new typewriters in use (allowing advanced students from 3 to 4 hours' practice per day), other equipment in proportion! Winter Term, Jan. 2, 1906. Spring Term, April 2, 1900. Positions secured for our worthy graduates. Visitors always welcome! When in Butler, pay ns a visit. Catalogue and other literature mailed on ap plication. MAY ENTER ANY TIME. A. F. REGAL, Principal, Butler, Pa CAMPBELL'S GOOD FURNITURE 581 (g* M 125 Patterns in Room Sized M Rugs to Select From. a# §£ m New Fall Patterns and we think the best Uneggs §g[ this store has ever shown In Wiltons, Axmlnsters, || m Body Brussels, Brussels and Ingrains. Us >1 H m jßf 9x12 Brussels Rug, $16.75 This rug is suitable for Parlor, Bed Room or Li brary. Floral and set pat aSl terns in red or green grounds. A good cheap rug. m Hearth Rugs $1.50 Made from remnants of carpets that were $1.50 to $3 a yard; average size P| four and a half feet long gpj and any color you want. 3E3f m 1 1 Alfred A. Cambpellf x»oooooooooooooo<>ooooo<>e-3<x J HUGH L. CONNELLY 8 < ; SUCCESSOR TO JOHN LIMEGROVER. JR. y • I WHOLESALE DEALER IN O ! \ Beer, Ale arjcl Porter. X { * Fine Wines and Liquors for Y { } Family and Medicinal Purposes. V i > 107 West Ohio Street, (Opposite Post Office.) A | | BOTH PHONES. ALLEGHENY, PA. Y X>OO0O0()0OOOO0QOOOOOOOOOO<X Bros.,S I PLUiMBKRS \ [Estimates given on al! kinds of work. £ 3 We make a specialty of £ NICKLE-PLATED, S C SEAMLESS, / I OPEN-WORK. P / 354 Cenfe Ave., Butler, Pa k S Peoples Phone. 630. Subscribe for the CITIZEN m 9x12 Brussels Rug $22 This is our best rug value Hsl for dining room or living room. A rug that will last kg! for years and hold its color *35 like the higher priced ones. $5.00 Rugs $3.50 jlc A lot of the best grade J||j Smyrna rugs of last sea son's patterns; best rug tokgs wear that is made. Never changes color. Two yards long and a splendid value,
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