THE WIUI CITIZEN. !
WILLIAM C. NEG LET, - PublUUer i
THURSDAY. JANUARY 25,19U».
,
SIM per year la Ainace, Otherwise SIJW
The Local Primary.
Next Saturday is the day for the
load primaries, the interest in which in
Butler has been partially clouded or ob
scured by the furious contest for the
dazzling diamonds offered as prizes by
one of our dailies.
However, good men are offering than
wives in town for Burgess and .Tax
Collector; and in the wards for Council
and School Director.
Esq. Keck has no opposition for
Justice of the Peace, and T. James
Dodds is the only Republican willing to
serve as Boro Auditor.
Be careful who you vote for ior
Council—everybody has an axe to grind
of some kind, our streets have not been
kept clean, and though the town has
been almost bereft of Gift Franchises,
there are yet a few left,--but d n
that Diamond Contest.
POLITICAL.
J. David McJunkin will again be a
candidate for Congress, this year Of
course the district nomination will, by
agreement, again go to Westmoreland
county, but Mr. McJunkin wishes to
keep himself in line for two years
hence when Butler county will be en
titled to the nomination.
Dr. Hockenberry is a candidate for
re-election, but Thomas Hays is not.
Rev. Dight of Cranberry twp., Orms
by Mechling of Jefferson twp., G. K.
Marshall of Forward twp. and W. B.
McGeary of Butler are also candidates
for the Legislature.
Thomas Hays of Butler and Harry
Fleming of Buffalo twp, have said that
they would be candidates for delegate
to the State Convention, which has been
fixed for June Otli, and at which nomi
nations will be made for Governor,
Lieutenant Governor, Auditor General
and Secretary of Internal affairs. . Sev
eral booms are developing for candi
dates for these offices; but it should be
TTia/fo the rule for all the candidates for
state offices to appear before the con
vention and state their claims personal
ly to the delegates, aa such a course
would likely prevent the nomination of
a "black sheep."
A Jury Commissioner of Butler coun
ty ia to be nominated at our next pri
mary, and A. B. Richey of Butler is,
we believe, the only man mentioned as
being a candidate now.
The local primaries will occur next
Saturday, the primary for county offices
occurs on March 31st, and we see no
reason why the announcements should
not begin February Ist. as that will
make a two-months campaign of it.
If Rep. Cooper's bill on primary elec
tions becomes a law, the County Com
miasioners will be the most important
factors in the local politics of all parties.
WASHINGTON NOTES.
Senator Tillman's resolution to in
vestigate the Mrs. Morris incident in the
White House, received but eight votes,
though Tillman "burst into tears "in his
recital of the alleged facts.
A lock canal at a coat of 1147,000,000
and not more than eight years to build,
or a sea level canal at a cost of about
and from 12 to 15 years to
build were the two problems discussed
Tuesday by the Senate Committee on
lateroceanic Canals. The lock type
waa favored by Chief Engineer John F.
Stevens, in charge of the construction
work on the isthmus of Panama, who
waa before the committee all day.
THE explosion of a powder magazine
■ant the Brazilian war ship Aquidaban
to the bottom of the Bea, near Rio, last
Sunday night, with 212 men. Nlnety
eljht were saved.
FIVE French war ships are on their
way to Venezuela, to make President
Castro settle a French claim; and
Eqnador has a revolntion on hands
with the revolutionists in possession of
Quito, the' Capital.
DURING the ten-days revolution in
Moacow several thousand people were
killed, some with the most revolting
brutality. The revolution was put down
by force, and now everybody is waiting
to aee what the first National Assembly
of Russia will do.
THE new State law requiring regis
tration of all births hereafter in this
State, was exemplified near Fredonia
last Friday, when a funeral bad to be
postponed until the next day, in order
to go through the necessary red tape.
The real object of this law is to provide
a place for some political worker at a
salary of two thousand five hundred
dollars a year, and an army of clerks
and assistants at a salary of from two
thousand dollars a year down, accord
ing to the amount of political work
done. Each burial-permit costs 25
cents, each birth 20 cents and it costs 50
cents to have twin*.
A St. Petersburg dispatch says that
the country is steadily returning to
tranquility, and that peace and order
are being restored throngbont the em
pire with the exception of a few of the
border districts. The troubles in the
Baltic regions, in Poland and in Siberia
have diminished considerably, and a
complete restoration of order is expect
ed soon. It is stated that the revolu
tionary organizations have decided to
divert their activity to attempts on the
lives of officials. At Warsaw seven
members of the committee of a socialist
proletariat organization have been ar
rested The police are arresting hun
dreds of people in consequence of
the threatened strike.
SaMmtli School News.
At the meeting of the Executive Com
mittee of the Butler Coanty Sabbath
School Association held at Butler last
Thursday, a tour of all the districts of
the county was decided upon. The
Chairman of the Executive Committee,
Rev. W. J. Grimes of Cornoqnenessing
was appointed manager of the tour.
The new State Field Worker, Rey. C.
F. Irwin of West Middlesex, Mercer
Comity, I'a., will lie with us to assist in
all the meetings. County President,
Prof. R. S. Pen field. Rev. Iluuh Leith
of Zellenople, Dr. C. N. Boyd of Butler,
and several other prominent S. S. work
er era of the county will also participate in
the program The tour will be made
early in March as thereafter the State
Field Worker will be busy in the Coun
ty Conventions of the State.
The 29th Annual Convention of onr
Butler Connty Sabbath School Associa
tion will be held at Zelienople and
Harmony in June, 1906.
The 42nd Annual State Convention
at Gettysburg, October 10, 11, 12, 1906.
M. E. W.
IIARKISBTTRG XOTES.
The Legislature got a good start, last
week. Bills covering all the points of
the Governor's proclamations were pre-
I pared and started on their journey
through the two houses, and they ad
journed over from Thursday evening to
Monday. Without passes in their, pock- '■
ets it is not likely those members liv- j
ing over a hundred miles from the
state Capital will put in an appearance .
at their homes as regularly Fridays as i
they were wont to.
The most important bill calendared,
last week, was that of "Tom" Cooper of
Delaware county regarding primary
elections. It is sweeping in its provi
sions, running the whole gamut of the
reform program. It provides for two
primary elections, one of which is to be
held on the first Tuesday after the first
Monday in January for city, ward,
borough and township offices, and the
other for county officers at a time nam
ed by the County Commissioners of the
party polling the largest vote at the
preceding general election.
These primaries shall be held at the
usual polling places and shall be con
ducted by the regular election officers,
and shall take place between the hours
•of 2 in the afternoon and 8 in the even
ing. Public notice of primaries must
be made by the commissioners of the
majority party, and candidates are em
powered to obtain the appointment of
watchers.
County Commissioners are required
to distribute the ballots with the names
of voters arranged in alphabetical order,
with a square opposite the name of
each, and a space at the end of each
group of candidates in which the names
of candidates not upon the ballot may
be written. The voter shall designate
his choice by the use of a cross or by
stickers.
Before the ballot is given to a voter
he shall declare the party for which he
desires to vote, and if challenged shall
prove his right. The ballots shall be
kept separate, and every ballot shall be
numbered as received. A list of voters
shall be kept, on which the name of
each voter and of the party for which
he voted, shall lie entered in the order
as cast.
It is made unlawful for any person to
promise money or other valuable con
sideration for the purpose of influencing
a citizen's vote or to pay the expenses of
any elector for his time in attending
such election; to pay -the taxes of any
elector to qualify him to vote at such
election; to threaten or intimidate any
voter in order to influence or obstruct
an elector, or to interfere with or in
fluence any primary election officer; to
dismiss or discharge any person from a
position because of his vote or his fail
ure to vote; to tamper with the official
ballot; to pay directly or indirectly any
expenses inenrred by a candidate; to
personate an election officer; to disclose
how any person votes; to knowingly re
ceive the vote of anyone known to be
not legally qualified; to knowingly re
fuse to receiye the rote of a qualified
elector; to make a false or fraudulent
return; to knowingly vote or offer to
vote when not legally qualified; to vote
more than once at the same election, or
to deposit more than one vote for the
same office.
The penalty for any of these offenses,
which are classed as misdemeanors, is
fixed at a fine of SI,OOO or imprisonment
of two years and six months, or both, at
the discretion of the court.
The Philadelphia "ripper-repealer"
and the state civil service bill passed
the Senate on first reading, Thursday
morning. - -
In the House the bills fixing the sala
ries of the Secretary of the Common
wealth at flf ,000 and of the Insurance
Commissioner at SB,OOO, and abolishing
the enormous fees enjoyed by those of
ficers under prevailing conditions, were
given similar impetus ere the Speaker's
gavel fell that morning.
An interesting feature of Thursday's
brief session of the House was the pre
sentation by Deputy Secretary of the
Commonwealth Boitler of a detailed
statement of the fees of that depart
ment last year, showing receipts of
$117,000, of which the Secretary retain
ed $28,000 for his own personal use.
At Monday night's session of the
House a movement for a convention to
revise the State Constitution was start
ed; and the Governor was requested to
enlarge bis call for the present extra
session so as to permit of the considera
tion of the following additional sub
jects:
Return to the counties of all the mon
ey collected on personal property tax
and licenses.
Permit trolley lines to carry freight
Make taxation uniform to the end
that railway and other corporations
shall pay the same rate of taxes on their
property as is paid by the farmers and
mechanics.
Revision and reform of the general
election.
The Senate concurred with the House
in respect to this new schedule of busi
ness and a joint committee was appoint
ed to wait on Governor Penny packer to
ascertain his views as to extending the
call. The committee was instructed to
report to the Legislature within three
days.
The proposition for a constitutional
convention to reconstruct the funda
mental law of the Commonwealth is
the direct outgrowth of the manifest
impossibility of a reapportionment of
the Senatorial districts in accordance
with the present Constitution. This is
to be used as a pretext for subjecting
the entire Constitution to revision by a
convention elected by the people.
Tuesday, the ienate passed a ripper
bill which rips ont the old Philadelphia
ripper; and listened to a brief by D. T.
Watson on Greater Pittsburg
Pi ks.
The old Glenn homestead on S. Mc-
Kcan St. occupied by Mrs. Rider and
her family was partially burned last
Thussdav evening. The loss to Mr
Younkins, the owner was about SIOOO
and to Mrs. Rider about $3<M). Mrs.
Rider is the widow of Samuel Rider,
who was found dead in bed at a board
ing house in Petersville some months
ago.
The home of Ed. Kingsley near De
Sale, Venango twp. was destroyed by
fire a few days ago.
The piling up of split-wood baskets
around old City Hall, Pittsburg, last
Friday evening, caused its destruction
Towards midnight some pasier by lit
his cigar and threw tho burning match
Into a pile of baskets Snortly after a
vigorous lire was noticed spreading
from pile to pile, and up the awnings
to the north cornice of the building and
across the narrow street to the green
goods stands there The firemen came
and directed their attention to the burn
ing baskets and fruit stands, while the
fire worked Its way throngh the cornice
of the building and between the roof
and the ceiling. There was an explo
sion of dost, the whole roof was in
flames, the burning ceiling fell npon the
stage and chairs and the building was
doomed. Several buildings to the
north or towards Fifth Ave. were also
Injured. The Hall was built in 1851-2,
was one of the landmarks of the old
town, and will, probably, be replaced
by something high and grand.
ACCIDENTS.
At the Hooker station, last Friday
evening, a horse backed a buggy into a
moving train, and the occupants, Mrs.
C. A. Brown of North Washington and
a boy named Jack, had to jump for
their lives.
Two tinners. Fred Smith and Tom
Heberling, had a drop of twenty feet,
last Friday, by the breaking of their
scaffold while tinning a house at Stehle
Place. Heberling was taken to the
home of his uncle, Paul Lambert, on
Race St and his condition is yet serious
as his back seems to be injured
After many a narrow escape, James
O'Hare, an old "shooter," who has han
dled maL V a ton of glycerine, was blown
to atoms at Chelsea, Kansas, last week.
Ross Jack of Washington twp had a
hand crushed by a belt in the Wally
mill, a few days ago.
W. I. Scott of Lancaster twp. was
thrown from his buggy and seriously
injured about the head, in Harmony,
some days ago. He was taken to his
home and is recovering.
A freight wreck on the B. &. O. be
tween Callery and Evans City, Tues
day morning, delayed traffic for some
time.
While three Crispin brothers residing
in the Marks house on the Plank Road
were driving a colt into town Friday
evening, the animal shied ot a news
paper laying on the road a short
distance below Yonng's grocery store
and sprang against a plank set at the
side of the road for protection, breaking
it, and going over the steep bank. The
horse struck a snag and had an uglv
wound torn in its side and Ev. Crispin
had three fingers badly cut.
DKATIIS.
TACK —January 18,1906, infant daugh
ter of Philip Tack, of Butler.
MARTIN—At her home in Butler, Jan.
19, 1906, Mrs. John Martin, nee Rath
Scott, aged 27 years.
DAVIS—At his home in Adam 3 twp.,
January 12, 1906, George Davis, aged
55 years.
CAMPBELL—At Emlenton, January
17, 1906, Carlisle C. Campbell, aged 66
years.
Mr. Campbell was stricken with
paralysis, while talking to a friend on
the street, and died shortly after at the
home of his son-in-law, H. A. Shirey.
He was a native of Venango twp
MYERS—At her home in Karns City,
Jan. IS, 1906, Mrs. Michael Myers, in
her 70th year.
Her maiden name waa Margaret
Kamerer, and she is survived by her
husband, three sens and seven daugh
ters.
KENNEDY—At bis home near Porters
ville, January 19, 1906, Pierce Ken
nedy, aged 65 years.
PROSCO—At his home in Red Row.
January 21, 1906, John Prosco, aged
2 years.
RUMMEL—January 21, 1906, infant
daughter of George Rammal of Win
field twp.
PARKER—At his home in East End,
Pittsburg, Jan. 20, 1906, William J.
Parker, aged 59 years.
Mr. Parker s death was a sudden one,
wnd was caused by apoplexy. He was
born at Parker's Landing, and was a
son of Fuller ton Paiker. His grand
father, John Parker, was the first as
sociate judge of Butler county. Wil
liam J. Parker became associated in
business with his father, was a director
in the Exchange bank, and with his
father helped to construct the Parker &
Karns City and the Karns City and
Butler narrow gauge railroads in 1873.
The father was president of the roads,
which were acquired by the Pittsburg
& Western in 1881, and the son a di
rector. In 1883 Fullerton Parker died
and the son, William, succeeded his
father in his many enterprises. The
town of Parker's Landing was named
for Fullerton Parker.
William Parker engaged extensively
in oil producing in both the Butler and
A rmstrong connty fields and was suc
cessful. About five years ago he left
Parker's Landing to accept the position
of superintendent cf the Standard Oil
Company's wells at Petersville. which
position he held until about six months
ago. when he removed to Pittsburg
Mr Purker is survived by hi« wif«
Mrs. Mary E. Parker, one son, William
F. Parker, of Parker, Pa., and four
sisters, Mrs. Mary Hollister, of Frank
lin; Mrs W C. Mobley, Mrs. S. M. Mc-
Gougli, and Mrs. W. H. Spain, of Pitts
burg. He was Duried at Parker, Mon
day.
McKEE—At his home in Bellevue, Jau.
22, 1906, William J. McKee, aged 60
years.
Mr. McKee lived in Bntler for some
years and was the owner of consider
able real estate here. He is survived
by liis wife, nee Dunlap, and one son
living in San Francisco.
FITZIMMONS—At the General Hos
pital, January 23, 1906, Jacob, son of
P. Fitzsimmons of Renfrew, aged 6
years.
KUIIN—At her homo in Concord twp.,
January 23, 1906, Mrs. Sarah, widow
of McCallister Kuhn, aged 63 years.
Mrs. Knhn's death was caused by
typhoid.
CAROUTHERS-January 22, 1906, atl
her home in New Castle, infant
daughter of Philip Carouthers. The
! child was buried at White Oak
1 Springs chnrcb.
WIMEIt— At her home in Worth twp,,
Jan. 18. 1906, Mrs. Elizabeth, wife of
Samuel Wimer, in her 74th year.
She is survived by her husband and
I three daughters.
WILLITS—At her home in New Ken
sington, Jan 20, 1906, Mrs. E. C.
Willits, mother of C. E. Willits of
Mars.
gume IHic Oratera.
The usual size of the shell of nn oys
ter Is three to Ave Inches, but away
back In tertiary times there were oys
ters In California that had shells thir
teen Inches long and seven or eight
Inches wide. The animal aiul shell
doubtless weighed fifteen or twenty
pounds, since the shells were live Inch
es thick. These oysters have long been
extinct, but their fossil shells are abun
ilunt. If the oyster farmer could pro
duce Individuals of such enormous size
now and the flavor were good In pro
portion to Its size wo would be most
fortunate. In that case a single oyster
would be enough for one stew at the
clnirch festival.—St. Nicholas.
Tin- First Nkatra.
As late as the sixteenth century
skates In England were very primitive,
for wo learn that the London appren
tices used to tie bone< to their feet and
under their heel*. Writing In 1601,
Evelyn spenVt of "the strange and
wonderful dexterity of the sliders" In
St. .fTiines' park, "performed before
their majesties by divers gentlemen
and others with scheets, after the man
ner of the Hollanders, with what swlft
nesse they pass, how suddiiluly they
■top In full carriage upon the Ice."
All l ink lino llit Inly.
The greatest treat known to the Es
kimo boy or girl is a lump of sugar.
Perhaps you think there I* nothing
very strange In that. The strange part
Is the very funny way they have of
eating the sugar. They roll the sweet
morsel In a piece of tobacco leaf. This
they place In their rhcek and, smack
ing their Hps delightedly, hold it there
until II Is dissolved. This dainty Is
called "laloop" anil Is the choicest mor
sel known to the little Eskimo stomach.
Differ*ut Service.
"Yes, Mir," nn Id tlie soldierly looking
man, "I have spent fifteen years of
my life In the service of my country."
"Ko have I," volunteered the low
browed Individual, offering his hand.
"What were you In for V"- Houston
Post.
That War v( It.
The Missus—Mary Ann, please ex
plain to we how It Is that I saw you
kissing a young man In the kitchen last
night. It* Maid—Ktrre, I dunno how It
Is, ma'am, onless yez were lookhi'
through the keyhole.—Cleveland Lead-,
i er.
frit OCTOPUS.
ha Trnlblt Army of Sucker* and I<l
Powerful J»wi.
Both the octopns and the cuttlefish
have arms that are clothed with a
formidable array of suckers which arc
wonderful pieces of mechanism. 'When
the sucker comes Into contact with an
sbject the central piston, having pre
viously l>een raised so as to complete
ly till the cavity of the sucker. Is at
once withdrawn and a perfect vac
uum produced, explaining the great te
nacity with which the suckers cling.
Thr-y number upward of 100 pairs to
each arm of the octopus, and once they
obtain a grip on the victim, unless the
arm is actually torn away from the
body of the octopus, it is practically
impossible for Its prey to disentangle
itself.
In addition to these suckers the octo
pus has a powerful pair of Jaws, shap
ed like the beak of a parrot, behind
which is a formidable armor plated
tongue used as a rasping organ. The
octopus will attack and kill crabs and
lobsters of considerable size, ripping
open ihe body by means of its powerful
jaws and devouring the contents. In
spite of i>eing a creature of such awe
inspiring looks the octopus has several
enemies in various species of whales,
sharks and conger eels. In fact, the
latter are particularly fond of devour
ing the smaller octopuses.
Conger eels hunt for tlie octopus and,
when found, proceed to browse on its
limb*. The octopus tries to hug the
slippery, slimy conger tight, but in
vain, and, finding its- limbs growing
less, discharges its Ink in the face of
the foe and under cover of the turbid
water beats a hasty retreat It is to
escape the too pressing attention of
Its foes that tlie octopus possesses the
power of changing its color to corre
spond with that of its surroundings.
WHEN WE STAND UPRIGHT.
A Special Complex Meebnnlsni I".nn
blea l'» to Do It.
We are so accustomed to standing
upright as a natural attitude that few
of us think what a special complex
mechanism is required for this pur
pose. A moment's consideration will
show that the ordinary explanation of
the crer't position (the center of gravi
ty to be directly above the feet) is in
sufficient. When a man is suddenly
shot, whether from the front or behind,
lie drops on his f;i<-<\ for the truth is
that there is much more weight in the
front of the spinal column than be
hind it.
The fact i* that when we are stand
ing a large number of powerful mus
cles (both front and back) are simul
taneously at work, the effects of their
action being to neutralize each other.
Thus the legs would fall forward were
it not that they are kept vertical on
the feet by the strong tendon (the
"Achilles") at the back of the heel.
At the same time the muscles of the
thigh are tightened so as to prevent us
taking a sitting position, and the mus
cles of the back are pulled tense so that
the trunk does not stoop forward. The
head is prevented from dropping on the
chest by the ligaments in the nape of
the neck.
That the upright Is not its normal
position is easily shown by the fact
that a man nods as lie is falling asleep,
for as soon as the controlling nervous
force Is deadened the head drops for
ward by its own weight, only to be
pulled back into position again with
a Jerk when the brain becomes sud
denly aware of an unusual attitude.
Brltlitli C'on(ra«l«.
Their wealth, their luxury, their cul
tivation of arts which we have not yet
had time to seriously contemplate, their
civilization, their strange class distinc
tions, but above all the great wealth
and the great poverty of their people,
stir our wondering faculties more than
**»,y (!•>.. n r i tiX' (U* Wiwm
we behold their wealth we are as poor
children brought suddenly Into a rich
child's nursery and lost in astonish
ment at the number and profusion of
toys strange to us. When we see their
poverty we are Pharisees who thank
God that we are not as these others.
But In either case are wo beset with a
great amazement. From "An Outland
er In England."
111. r.icni;o.
A Scottish parish minister met the
laird's gamekeeper one day and said
to hint, "I sny, Davidson, why is it I
never see you In church?"
"Well, sir," replied Davidson, "I
don't want to hurt t!i ? attendance."
"Hurt the attendance! What do you
nieanV" asked the minister In surprise.
"Well, sir, you see," replied the game
keeper, "there are about a dozen men
in the parish that go to church when
I'm not there, and they would go
poaching If I went to church."
An ESxplaiiHilan.
"Why is It," paid the young man with
long hair, "that the average woman
would rather marry money ihan
brains?"
"She takes less ebanec," answered
Miss Cayenne. "The average woman is
a better Judge of money than she Is of
brains."—Washington Star.
IIIN L.u01..
l-'rleiid of the Family- You are very
lucky, my boy, to be the seventh son.
It will bring you everlasting fortune.
Son No. 7—lt hasn't i;o far. All It's
brought yet Is the old clothes of my six
brothers,—lllustrated Bits.
Xotlilnu but I'rulac.
'•J have nothing but praise for our
new minister."
"Ito I noticed when the plate came
ro ad."—Chicago Journal.
If we neglect to exercise any talent,
power or quality it soon falls from us.
-Wood.
The? Ileproof.
I Hiring the French revolution u prle.it
rode In a tumbrel to the guillotine with
two persons—one a marquis, the other
a common thief. As the cart Jolted
through tho crowded streets the citi
zens shouted maledictions on Its occu
pants.
"Down with you, beasts of the aris
tocracy !"
The marquis smiled proudly, but the
criminal was vexed.
"My good friends," he cried, "I am
no aristocrat. 1 am a thief."
Then the priest touched his arm gen
tly, murmuring:
"Ah, my son, this Is no time for
vanity !"
lueaar'a Appeurancr.
Julius Caesar was a thin man, tall
and with a very wrinkled, seamy
countenance. Ills forehead was broad
und full of wrinkles. Ills eyes were not
lurge, but described as exceedingly
bright and quick. Ills nose was of
more than usual size and his chin full
mid prominent. lie walked with a
Might, scholarly stoop In his shoulders.
Ills ears stood out well from his head,
and his hair was always cut close.
Early In life ho became bald.
Quit* thn lontrnrr.
Teas— I certainly WUH nurprisetl to
hear that Maud was married. Jess-
Yes, it was rather unexpected. Tens
Her family's quite incensed, I hear.
They say her husband is a man of ab
solutely no family. Jess That's all
wrong. He was a widower with four
children.—Philadelphia Press.
A Slnltrr of ( rrillt.
"Ho Is always bragging that he
docfm't owe anybody a dollar."
"Well," answered the man who bor- ,
rows, "thank heaven my credit Is not ,
thjit bad."—Efcfiunjfo.
|K OC k s°ttom Prices j
( Prices 011 our entire stock of Men's, Boys' and Children's clothing reach rock bottom )
I with a thud that will be heard all over Butler county. If ever prices talked they do S
; now at this the final windup of our great clearance sale. (
< Men's Suits and Overcoats. . |? A s
J All Men's SG.OO suits and overcoats $4.00.
/ All Men's $20.00 suits and overcoats $14.00. (
All Men's $22.50 and $25.00 suits and overcoats sl7. <?
| lounfi Men's Suits and Overcoats. ?
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| Children's Clothing. I
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| l AA South Main Street, - - BUTLER, PA. j
ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE
Letters of administration on the
estate of Sarah C. Timblin, deceased,
late of Euclid, Butler county,
Pennsylvania, having been grant
ed to the undersigned, all persons know
ing themselves to be 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
111fr*lit to
CATHERINE A. TIMBLIN,
Enclid, P«.
J. M. & H, I. PAINTER,
Attorneys, Butler, Pa
EXECUTORS' NOTICE.
Letters testamentary on the estate of
Elizabeth Scott, dee'd, late of Middlesex
tp, Butler Co., Pa., having been grant
ed the undersigned, all persons know
ing themselves indebted to said estate
will please make immediate payment,
and any having claims against said
estate will present them duly authenti
cated for settlement to
SAMUEL A. LESLIE, Ex'r.,
R. F. D. 28, Valencia, Pa.
JAMES B. MCJUNKIN. Att'y.
ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE
Letters of administration on the estate
of Smiley R. Williams, dee'd, late of
Venango twp , Butler Co., Pa., having
been granted to the undersigned, all
persons knowing themselves indebted to
said estate will please make immediate
payment, and any having claims against
said estate will present them duly
authenticated for settlement to
JOSEPH W. MEALS, Adm'r.,
R. F. D. 65, Emlenton, Pa.
MURK IN & MURRIN, Att'y. 11 2-05
EXECUTOR'S NOTICE.
Estate of Nancy Bartley, late of Penu
twp., Butler Co., Pa., dee'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 make immediate pay
ment and those having claims against
the same to present them duly authen
ticated for settlement.
THOS. A. HAYS, Ex'r.,
R. F. D. 21, Saxonburg, Pa.
JAMES B. MCJUNKIN, Att'y. 10-5-05
EXECUTOR'S NOTICE
Letters testamentary on the estate of
McCallister Kuhu, dee'd., late of Con
cord twp., Butler Co., Pa., having been
granted to the undersigned, all persons
knowing themselves iudebted to said
estate will please make immediate pay
ment and any having just claims against
said estate will present the same duly
autenticated for settlement to
FRANK M. KUIIN, Ex'r.,
R. F. D. 74. Karns City.
J. W. IfUTnnsoN, Att'y.
Charter Notice.
In the Court of Common Pleas in and
for the county of Butler, Pa.
Notice is hereby given that an appli
cation will be made to the said Court
on Monday, the sth day of March, A.
D. 1906, at 10 o'clock a. m.. under the
Act of Assembly of the Commonwealth
of Penn'a., entitled "an Act to provide
for the incon>oration and regulation of
certain corporations" approved April
29th, 1874, and the several supplements
thereto by Amos liall, B. S. Rimer, 11.
11. Wadsworth, et a!., for the charter
of an intended corporation to be called
the Branchton Methodist Episcopal
church of Slippery Rock township, But
ler county, Pa., the character and ob
ject of which is the support of the
worship of Almighty God. according to
tho faith, doctrine, discipline, rules,
regulations and usages of the Methodist
Episcopal Church of the United States
of America and these purposes to have
possess and enjoy all the rights, privi
leges and benefits corferred by said
Act and its seveial supplements.
The proposed charter is now on file
in the l'rothonotary's office of Butler
Co., Pa
WILLIAMS & MITCHELL,
Solicitors.
liutler, I'a.. Jan. 12, 11)00,
M. A. BERKIMER.
Funeral Director.
245 S MAIN ST., BUTLER, PA
1 P. WALKER,
LIT NOTAKY Puiitic,
BullSß,
Office withßerlrmer, next door tt> P. O
AN ORDINANCE.
Assessing the cost of gradiug, curbing and paving of West Clay street, be
tween Bluff street on the east and Broad street on the west, in the borough of
Butler, upon the properties abuttiDg thereon, determining the amounts of As
sessments and providing for the collection thereof.
Section 1. It is ordained, etc., that two-thirds of the cost and expense of
grading, curbing and paving West Clay street, between Bluff street on the east
and Broad street on the west, a public street of said borough not laid out and
opened, shall be and hereby is assessed upon the real estate bounding or abutting
thereon, as provided by Act of Assembly, approved April 23rd. 1880.
Section 2. The total cost of the improvement is five thousand four hundred
and three and fifty-two one hundredths dollars ($5,403.52.) The total frontage of
properties upon that part of the street so improved Is 1,41)4.75 feet. This cost,
after deducting one-third for the borough's share, to be paid by general taxation,
is assessed equally by the foot front upon the properties abutting upon the street,
thus making the assessment two dollars and forty-one cents per foot front
Section '■'> In accordance herewith the following assessments are hereby
levied upon the properties bounding or abutting upon said West Clay street, be
tween Bluff street on the east and Broad street on the west:
OWNERS. NUMHER OF FEET. AMOUNT.
Louisa Sloan 170 $409.70
Henry Wagner ")
Mary Frisch
J no. Wagner
Wm. Wagner
Louisa Sloan . lw) 433 80
Lizzie Brummette |
George Wagner
Wm. A. Wagner
Anna Letzkies
Tena Lessig
Henry Wagner 1
Mary Frisch
Jno. Wagner
Wm. Wagner .
Ifnisa Sloan I 150 381.50
Lizzie Brummette |
Geo. Wagner
Wm. A. Wagner |
Anna Letzkies |
Tena Lessig J
Emmalina Bauer 2o 60-25
M. E. Vanderbilt 25 60.25
H. J. Klingler 190 .... 457.90
C. Seligtnan 100 241.00
Marv McCool 30
Geo. D. Ralslions 30 72.80
Julin Vogeley 30 72.30
Leslie P. Hazlett 50 120 50
W C. Thompson 100 24100
It. N. Burkhalter 50 120.50
H. D. Kirk 50 120.50
E.C.Glenn 38.50 92.78
M. M. Dobson 38.25 92.18
J. 8. Murtland 38 91.58
J. E. Bester 50 120 50
Oliver ThornpHon 50 120-^0
Wm. Leighthold 50 120.60
Henry Wagner 50
Section 4. This ordinance shall take effect February 15th, 1906. In addition
to the publication it shall be the duty of the Secretary of Council to give thirty
(80) days notice of said assessment to owners of properties assessed as provided
by Act of Assembly, approved April 23rd, 1889.
Ordained this 16th (lay of January, A. D. 1906.
Attest: H. C. GREENEBT,
H. E. COULTER, President of Town Council.
Secretary of Town Council.
Approved this 18th day of January, A. D. 1906.
11 W. M. KENNEDY,
Burgess.
To
You are hereby notified that your assessment assessed by the foregoing
ordinance for the grading, curbing and paving of West Clay street between Bluff
street on the east and Broad street on the west, upon your real property bounding
and abutting thereon, is as follows:
One lot fronting and abutting thereon feet at $2.41 cents per
foot front, $
That the same will de due in thirty days after February 15th, 1906, and will
be payable in the mean time to William F. Itumberger, Treasurer of Butler
borough, at the Guaranty Safe Deposit and Trust Company, Butler, Pa.
If not paid within that- time your property will be subject to a municipal
lien for your assessment, with five per cent added for collection fees and costs
and interest.
Secretary of Town Council.
ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE.
Estate of R. M. Addleman, late of
Venango township, Butler county. Pa.,
dee'd.
Lctteis of administration having Ijeeu
granted to the undersigned on the above
estate, notice is hereby given to all
persons knowing themselves indebted
to said estate to make immediate pay
ment and those having claims against
the same to present them duly authen
ticated for settlement.
A. W. AI'IILKMAN, Adm'r.,
R. F. D. 51, Hilliards, Pa.
JAS. B. MCJUNKIN, Att'y. 11-9-05
EXECUTORS' NOTICE
Letters testamentary on the estate of
B. F. llilliard, dee'd., late of Washing
ton twp., Butler county, I'a., 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 said estate will present them
duly authenticated for settlement to
AMELIA O. HILLIAKD, EX X.,
It. F. D. 49, West Sunbury. Pa.
IKA MCJUNKIN Att'y. 11 33-V5
ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE
Letters of administration on the es
tate of Albert I. Ralston, deed.,
late of Franklin township, But
ler county, Penn'a., having been
granted to the undersigned, all persons
knowing themselves indebted to said
estate will please make immediate pay
meet, and any having claims against
said estate will present them duly
authenticated for settlement to
EVA RALSTON, Adm'x,
It. F. D. 44, Prospect. Pa.
E. L. Ralston, Att'y.
ADMINISTRATORS' NOTICE
Letters of administration on the estate
of Miss Elizabeth Patterson, dee'd., late
of Slipperyrock, Butler 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
MRS. MARY A. VINCENT, Adm x.,
Slipperyrock, Pa.
W. D, BRANDON, Att'y.
SALE OF SILKS. DRESS GOODS, FURS AND ALL
WINTER GOODS ATI3TSACRIFICE PRICES!
GENERAL CLEARANCE SALE COMMENCING
| i TUESDAY, JANUARY 9th, 1906.
All clasaes of Dry Goods will be sold daring this sale at special bar
gain prices. It will pay you to attend this sale and lay in a supply of Dry
Goods for future needs, as we will sell many goods at less than whole
sale prices.
Furs below Cost.
Dress 6oods sacrificed.
» linens greatly reduced.
Blankets and Comforts at bargain prices.
Underwear and Hosiery reduced.
Bargain prices on Flannelettes, Seersuckers, Silk
alines, White Goods, Percales and Dry Goods of every
description.
Sale begins Tuesday, January 9, 1906.
L. Stein & Son,
108 N MAIN STREET, BUTLER, PA
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