Tin: BUTLER CITIZEN.
WILLIAM C. NEGLEY. - Publisher
THURSDAY, AUGUST 2,190«
$1 00 per year In Advance. Otherwise $1.50
REPUBLICAN TICKET.
GOVERNOR.
Edwin S. Stuart.
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR,
Robert S. Mnrphy.
AUDITOR GENERAL,
Robert K. Young.
SECRETARY OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS.
Henry Honck.
CONGRESS,
R. H. Pillow.
ASSEMBLY,
J. M. Dight,
Ira McJunkin.
JURY COMMISSIONER,
A. Dale Tborne.
POLITICAL.
Col. Huff and Dr. Pillow have agreed
upon Thursday, August 23d, next as
the date for the Congressional Con
ference.
Chairman Seaton has rented rooms in
the Krut, formerly Wuller heirs, build
ing on South Main street, for a head
quarters.
The committee on the enforcement of
the Roberts corrupt practices act ap
pointed by the Civil Servico Reform as
sociation. of Pennsylvania, has sent out
a circular calling attention to one aspect
of the act that is of special interest to
political committees. It concerns the
purchase of poll tax receipts by such
committees, or by any one, in fact, for
distribution among voters. "While not
specifically forbidden by the act this
practice ifl unlawful, since the paying of
another man's poll tax is not one if the
things mentioned in it as permissible.
That could not be held by any stretch
of the law to be a legitimate election
expense, as it is the spirit and the pur
psse of the law that each man shall pay
his own tax.
La Follette went into the U S.
Senate with the reputation of a Gover
nor who had made a successful fight on
railroad regulation in his own state.
Had he been accorded courteous treat
ment there he would not have towered
above all others in the public estimation.
But the Senators picked him out as a
subject for parading their dislike. They
advertised the fact they would not
listen to anything he frould say. They
took pains to make it plain that no
matter how meritorious his motions
they were to be voted down. In other
wdrds, they let the whole people know
that while they had to swallow much,
Li Follette was the particular bete noir
of the corporations whom they would
mt have on any terms. Wherefore, the
people are loving La Follette for the
enemies he has made. His extraordin
arily popular standing is the obvious
result of the prominence which the cor
poration element gave him as the par
ticular object of their hatred. If this
endows him with the exceptional power
to overthrow the corporate ring in New
Jersey millions of people will hope that
it may be continued indefinitely, and
he is to make some speeches iu New
Jersey this Fall.
THE Japanese government has begun
buying the railroads of that country,
and intends owning them all.
THOSE members of the late Russian
Douma, who signed the manifesto is
sued at Viborg are to be arrested for
High Treason.
THE Qalapagos islands off the coast
of Ecuador, with all their big turtles,
came near being ours for five million
dollars. • _
THE railroads of this country are
caid to be worth sixteen billions, em
ploy a>million and a half people, and
hare 220,000 miles of track.
THE Patent Office at Washington has
23,000 unacted upon applications for
patents on hands, and the patent at
torneys have complained to the Presi
dent about it.
CONGRESS appropriated $200,000 for
a postoffice site in Toledo, O. One was
found, that would suit, and the cost
was but $136,000, and the balance,
$64,000, was actually returned to the,
treasury—an unprecedented proceeding. *
Onlv a few days ago a Nebraska Con
gressman, charged with drawing salary
for four months before he was elected
to fill a vacancy, angrily denounced
"such a big fuse about so small a mat
ter. Everybody went to Washington
"to get all they could" was his defense.
THE garrison of the great sea-fortress
of Sweaburg, which directly guards the
port of Helsingfors, on the Gulf of Fin
land; and indirectly helps to guard
Cronstadt, the sea-port of St. Peters
burg, is reported to be in a state of mu
tiny, an account of the distribution of
the Viborg manifesto among them, and
the mutineers were reported fighting
four companies that remained loyal to
the Czar, all Monday night. The peo
ple of the town about the fortress were
bearing a bombardment by the fleet.
Publish the Assessments.
Publicity x of the assessment lists at
least once in three years is now coming
to be regarded as the only solution of
inequitable taxation. The publication
of these lists in the newspapers would
stop a great deal of favoritism. On this
question the Wilkes-Barre Record says;
"If the assessors' lists were spread be
fore all the people, so that all property
owners could make a general compar
ison of valuations, and the small prop
«rty owner could see at a glance what
the extensive property holder who is
supposed to have a 'pull' is paying,
there is no doubt that if there are in
equalities and glaring favoritism there
would be a united protest and a de
mand for equalization— such a demand
as could not be ignored. Then if the
whole community Instead of a few
citizens were informed of the asses*
ment conditions that are supposed to
exist, the chances are that in a short
time the properly assessed taxpayers
• would not pay the taxes that the favor
ed property owner should pay. All that
is needed to raise the issue and arouse
the taxpayers who contribute their just
share to the support of government is a
general publication of the inequalities."
Pensions Obtained Through
Hon. Geo. F. llnil'.
William M. Thompson, Saxonburi?, j
Pa.—lncrease pension allowed at $12.00 |
per month from June 5, 1900.
Philip Over, Butler. Pa.—lncrease !
pension allowed at slo.oo per mouth 1
from May 20, 1900.
Amanda, widow of Henry L. Gray -1
son, 543 Miflin St., Butler. Pa.—Claim i
for pension which had accrued to .Jan :
nary 31, 1900, from date of last quarter- I
ly payment to date of death has been j
allowed.
• Amanda Grayson (address as above) I
Widow's pension allowed at SB.OO per '
month from March 5, 1900.
Josephine, widow of Albert Howell,
Greensburg, Pa.— Claim for pension
which had accrued to Nov. 13. 1905,
from the date of last quarterly payment 1
to the date of death has been allowed.
Josephine Howell, Greensburg, Pa
Widow's pension allowed at SB.OO per
month from Dec. 1, 1905.
The Electrical Storm
The electrical storms that passed over
eastern Ohio and Western Pennsylvania
last Friday night were almost unpre
cedented in violence and disaster. More
barns *ere reported destroyed than we
have any previous recollection of being
destroyed during one storm. In this
county the principal disturbances seem
ed to be f(pm the northwest to the
southeast, the lightning striking and
burning barns from Worth township to
Clinton and Buffalo; though a smaller
storm coming from the east and did
damage from Clearfield twp. to Butler.
"Our town received the worst bombard
ment that night that it has had for
I years, and several buildings were struck
though, fortunately, nobody was
seriously injured and no buildings were
burned.
The -area covered by the stoims was
unusual. Burned barns are reported
in all the neighboring counties, and
from as far south as Uniontown, Pa.,
and ns far west as Columbus, Ohio. In
the western and southeastern parts of
this county hailstones destroyed crops
and foliage of trees and the same is re
ported in spots of Allegheny county and
other sections.
In Worth twp. and vicinity we hear
of the destruction of the barns of Mrs
Nancy Ilogue, James McCormiek and
A J. Bo^Trs.
In Connoijuenessiug twp. the house of
Greer McCandless was struck but not
burned. Near s Jnuction the
house of Chas. Morrison is reported
struek and burned. In Clay twp. Asath
Cranmer lost eight cattle.
Between Butler and Connoquenessing
some telegraph poles were shattered by
lightning from the wires.
Near Harmony and Zelienople a heavy
fall of hail hurt the gardens.
In Clinton twp. the barns of Thos.
Wiley and Andrew Hanna were struck
and burned, both men losing this year's
wheat and hay. with no insurance on
Wiley's.
In Buffalo twp. James Xolf's barn
was struck and burned with this year s
wheat and hay and one horse. Another
barn in that twp. said to have been
Grant Shnster's, near Freeport, was
struck and burned.
In Batler the honses of A 1 Ruff, A. B.
Ekas and Jno. Hemphling and the
Presbyterian church were struck.
Mrs. Helmbold's barn nearSaxonbnrg
was reported struck and burned, also
John Shield's near Great Belt.
The "Widow Hogue" of Worth twp.
lost all her hay. oats and farming im
plements. and her loss is put at £3OOO.
The house of Harry E. Taylor in Chi
cora was struck, but not greatly injur
-6(1.
Among the barns struck by lightning
and destroyed last Friday nighf was
that of John Quinn, in Clinton twp.
The lightning played strange pranks,
according to the veracious newspaper
reporters, one of whom makes it turn
up a row of potatoes. The hailstone
liar of Freeport also did pretty well, the
next day—
"Enormous hailstones that fell during
the terrific storm last night still covered
the ground at daylight this morning.
Many gathered bucketfulls of them and
used them instead of the daily cake of
ice today. Others had ice cream frozen
by the hailstones.
The hail resembled great jagged frag
ments of ice. The largest piece found
was seven inches long and nearly three
inches thick. Leaves were torn from
trees, and growing crops were ruined
by the frozen crystals."
ACCIDENTS. ,
Robert Belknap had a shoulder dislo
cated by a fall from a car at Franklin,
last week.
Erastua Dunlap of Marion twp. fell
from a load of hay last Saturday and so
injured the ligaments of his leg that he
has been unable to use it since.
Fireman Frank Lark of the Bessie
lost a leg at Pardoa, last week, by the
fall of a large lump of coal upon it,
crushing it so badly that amputation
was necessaiy.
A little son of M. M. Still wagon of
the Fifth ward fell from a wagon last
Saturday aud broke an arm.
A pasty of Butlerites, including Miss
Alice Thompson, and the McKimmie
family were in a railroad wreck iu
Utah, last W2ek, but escaped without
serious injury.
Henry Warnecke, a printer, dived
from the B. It. Sc P. trestle east of
town, into the creek, the other evening;
struck a snag, was badly useu up, and
was taken to the Hospital.
I Ed. Renshaw of Butler had an arm
broken, by a fall from a tree, and was
taken to the Hospital.
While a Beaver county farmer was
cutting fence-corner weeds with a sick
le, last Saturday, he accidently cut open
a hornets' nest. The insects swarmed
about his head and he ran for his life.
As he spead towards his home he brand
ished the side about his head in a des
perate offort to keep the hornets off.
The edge of the implement was keen.
One sweep of the blade cut off an ear
and another sank the sharp edge into
the back of his ntck. Ilia condition is
serious, but he is expected to recover.
Neighborhood N r otes.
i While Samuel Pearce. a young farmer
1 of Washington county was driving h
j relative to the railroad station, last
Sunday afternoon; a negro named
! Dempster, entered bis house and killed
• his wife and two children, and wounded
another—all with a revolver —and then
I set fire to the house. It was a pitiable
j sight that Mr. Pearce faced wuen he
j returned from the station. The fiend
' ieft no ttu« ,Vhind him. but he had
j been seen iu the vicinity, was arrested
! at home aud taken into tLe arcgence of
I the dead, when he confessed, and «a,
• hurried to jail in Washington to pre
i vent lynching,
! The tent of a party of tampers from
; Turtle Creek and Wilmerding, at Con-
J jieaut Lake, was struck by lightning
j last Sunday and four young men were
| injured.
j A Maryland sheriff oai» ■ tted a crowd
j who wanted to lynch a prisoner by tak
j ing him to an island in the bay and
i hanging him—thereby maintaining the
! dignity of the law?
Marshall Field's executors will be
j asked to pay taxes amounting to about
j $2,?00,WW. This will be by far the
I greatest tax ever levied upon the i-rop
j erty of an individual taxpayer, and is
j the practical result of the decision by i
the board of review fixing the personal
property on which the Field estate!
must pay taxes at $130,000,000. The I
real estate is worth about $50,000,000
additional, making the total amount of
property on which that estate will have
• to pay taxes approximate £180,000,000.
■ The larger portion of the assessment
against the Field estate is for back taxes
on personal property upon which the
late Mr. Field is held by r the board of
review to have avoided paying taxes. i
Why?
Why don't the Butler Street Railway
Company extend its tracks up the
Centre Ave. hill, around the County
Home, aud making a loop, connect with
it* lines at the Willard Hotel'/
This would certainly open up a fine
district for th«. Street Car people, aud '
help considerably toward the up build
ing of that eection of Butler The
residents of that vicinity say it does not
pay them to take a car at Ziegler Ave .
as they have already completed most of
their journey upon arriving at that
point. A CITIZEN.
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Tlie Venango Sensation.
The Franklin. Pa . "Citizen-Press" of
list week printed a well connected ac
count of the attempted ass i—ination of
Sheriff McElhinney. of that county,
while driving through Richland town
ship a few nights asro, and which ex
onerates the Sheriff The supposition
is that he was -hot at by the husband of
a young woman, who some time before
had been his prisoner or guest for the
non-payment of s>me costs that the
husband could not or would not pav.
The Richland twp. story is that the
Sheriff wrote to the woman making a
date with her: that the letter was placed
in her It. F. D. bos, that the husband
came along, got it and read it, resealed
it and put it back in the box, and then
went home and got bis gun and con
cealed himself near the meeting place:
the Sheriff came along and just as the
wife was stepping into his busrgv the
husband put in an appearance, and fired
p.t the Sheriff's head, the ball bei.ig de
flected by. his hat, and scouring around
his head.
The "Emlenton News man evidently
takes considerable stock in the latt'-v
story for in his paper of last week, be |
prints the following:
"Sheriff McElhinney wa- down in;
this end of the county Wednesday |
night, the and made a record for
himself that will forever follow him
through life. Just what the real"facts
are in the case it is impossible to deter
mine, one side of the controversy telling
one story and the Sheriff and the papers
telling another. However it is not for
ns to say which is right, though the
story of Ed. Whitling and that told by
the people of ttood old Tlichland is up
permost in the minds of the people of
this end of the county. Whatever th< |
real intentions of the Sheriff were
makes no difference; the whole thing i
a disgrace to him as well as a slander
on the good people of the township. It
the Sheriff had no official business in
the predicament in which he was
caught, he therefore had no busint -
there at all. And if the husband in the
case did use a gun in the manner it is
said he did, he certainly was doing
what any other man would have done
The Sheriff tuade a blunder that casts
I serious rrflection upon his heretofore
good name, and if ho is not guiltv, as it
is thought he is, he should make ever}
effort to xdace himself right. The
stigma placed upon the name of Rich
land township demands that something
be done in the matter. Her citizens are
not a band of assassins and cutthroat- j
by any means, and naturally they arc
indignant. It is not many years since a
judge was forced to resign from hi- 1
exalted position on the bench in this
couuty. Why should the good people
tolerate a sheriff if the stories told are
true. County Commissioners, investi
gate"
More Snake Stories. •
Up in Mercer, a few days ago, a rol in
was noticed killing a 'small garter
snake, in the park.
Mrs. Annie Hileman and Mr?. A. D. :
Glunt, of Shay, Armstrong Co , were
passing through a piece of woodland I
one day last week when a very large
black snake fell from a tree directly in
front of them. The women became
frightened and Daily Glunt, who was
working in a corn field nearby, came to
their assistance, and killed the reptile.
It measured nine feet eight inches.
Air. li. B. Haynes, of Connellsville,
comes to the front with a new snake
story. His son Ora killed a common
garter snake and secured about a doz?ti
of her young, the little snakes measur
iug about six inches in length. One of
the little ones was found to have two
perfectly formed heads, the heads join
ing the boity fully half an inch from the
eyes. The double headed snake was
alive when captured, but was afterward
killed.
A black snapper rattlesnake two and
out-half feet h> length was killed iii one
of the stalls of the Titusville driving
park last week. As many of the em
ployes about the stables have bee.i care
less of their sleeping places, the discov
ery of the reptile naturally caused some
excitement.
Two enormous rattlesnakes were kill
ed at the famous Wolfden haunt of
these reptiles at President, Venango
Co., last Sunday, One measured fonr
feet six inches aud the second five feet.
As the snakes were found within a yard
or two of each other and were so nearly
o£ one length it is supposed that they
;yere mates
John h. Osgood, reports the killing
of three big rattlesnakes near bis saw
mill on Reed run, Forest Co The first
snake measured four feet and two
inchtrs and carried 11 rattles; the second,
four feet and three inches, and carried
17 rattles, and the laat one four feet
and seven inches and had 31 rattles.
He says the men have the bides and
rattles preserved at the mill to prove
the above statement
"It is related of a gentleman who was
out alccij. a country road in his car
when oue of fclw ti?es of his machine
went fiat on acconut c£ a puncture.
There was no farm house nearer than
several miles where a team ol horses
;;onld be secured to take the lame auto
home, ;>;.J being in a hurry the chauffer
decided to proceed slowly on the fiat
tire preferring the risk ot a damaged
wheel to a long delay. Proceeding in
thid manner he had not gone very far
until the "fiat" wheel rim across a
large copperhead that was sunning it
self on the road, Angry at the intruc
ion the snake viciously buried Its fangs
in the tire several times. In a few
minutes the tiro began to swell and in
less than an hour it was of a size when
fully indited, and the delighted oc
cupants of the car came home but a lit
tle behind time. The moral of the tale
is that you should either take a supply
of copperheads along when you are
driving out i;i yeur car. or use the same
brand of liquor did the chancer 0° the
snake inflated auto did
! THE Michigan Republican State Con
vention, at Dftroit, Tuesday, adopted a
resolution pledging tiie to the
nomination of U. S. Senators by direct
or pcpular vote.
Old-fashioned
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ever was.
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OK ATI IS.
3ALLAGHER—At his home in Jack
son township. July 31, 1900. Leon,
son of Mrs. Loraine Gallagher, nee j
Sitler, in hi j 13th year.
[ IRUMLING—At her home near'
I iii i yville, July 9, 1900. Mrs. Lida I
Grumlinsr. daughter of G. M. Ho
bau-h of Butler, aged 51 years.
ROTNOUR At her home in Lancaster
township. July 19. 1906. Mrs Birdie
Ann, nee Dales, wife of Samnel Rot
nonr, in her 37th year.
KERR At the home of her daughter.
Mrs. Isaac Meals of Butler, July :'>o.
liHul. Mrs Catharine, widow of the
la - Judge Kerr, in her 91st year.
Interment at Harrisville. yesterday.
BRIGHT At her home in Franklin
township. Julv 39, 1906. Mrs. Martha,
widow »f the lit - Henry Bright, aged
71 years.
Mrs Bright s death was a sadden one.
; ,nil was caus- dby heart failure.
FOSTER—At his home iu Free port,
July 1900 Beujauain Foster, form
erly of Butler, aged 43 years.
Ben's death was caused by Bright s
disease H leaves a wife and four
Miioil children. He was a brother of
W'ui Foster of Butler, and was born in
Mercer Co.
BLAKELEY—At the residence of her
<i;:U"hter. Mrs Morrow, in Parker.
July's-! ll'i 'i. Mrs. Blakeley, widow
of Isaac Blakeley. formerly of Mar.
iu her Mth year.
LEASFRE At his home near Valley
( -,in . July -'l, 1906. Will. Least;re,
formerly of Leasurevilla, aged al>ont
7:i years.
CRAIG At her home in Worth twp.
July 3) l!' 1 Mrs. John Craig,
aged lady.
TURNER At his home in Coin, lowa.
Inly 1 IKKi, James W. Turner, for
merly of Bruin, in his 7:; d year,
lie is : vived by his wife, n<e Mar
tha Turk of Harrisville, six sons and
one daughter. He was a brother of
(jeo 15. Turner, lately deceased, and of
S.smucl C. Turner of Bruin.
WATSON"—At New Castle, July 2*.
UMiO Marion Watson, formerly of
Shpp?ryrock, aged about 30 years.
Mr. Wai son's death was caused by
pneumonia He is survived by his wife
ive Miller. ,
BELL—At the County Home, August
1. 1906. John Bell, formerly of Marion
towcsliip, aged 93 years.
Obituary.
William Mi; yof Bluft street. Butler,
fell dead at liis breakfast table, this
morning He was about 43 years of
.me, formerly lived at Hilliards was
übjcv't to epileptic shells, and is sur
vived by bis wife, two daughters and
one son.
Mrs. Nancy A. Sticey, mother of
Mrs. Mary Swantzlander of Butler, died
at her home in Tarentuui, on the 31th
ult, aged 05 years.
James Chambers Weakley, an old
citizen of Grove City, aud veteran of
th? Civil War, died at Warren Hospital,
July S-. 1906, hi his 79 year. He was a
; son of James Weakley, dec'd.. of
Slipperyrock township, tiiis county, and
located iu Grove City after the War.
Mrs. Mary A. McDougall, nee Dun
woody of near Harrisville, died at
home iu Grove City, July 33, 1906, in
her 61st year.
Jesse G. Roddick of Craigsville,
iather of Theodore D. Reddick of
Chicora. died July 23, 1906, aged S7
years.
James Harvey McCain, a well known
lawyer of Kittanning, died at his lionio
there, last Sunday, aged 04 years.
The verdict of history will undoubt
edly 1 ink Baron Kodania, the Japanese
chief of staff who died lately, as one
of the world's greatest military geni
uses. For ten years, from the day when
Japan was compelled to surrender the
fruits of its victory over the Chinese
until the stoh'-i Liao-Tang peninsula
was again v,-rested from Russia,
Kodama was the brains of the Japanese
army. He it was who organized the
marvelous fighting machine that
humbled the armies of the Czar. What
has been said of the plans of Von Moltke
was as true of those of Kodama with
this difference, that the Japanese ex
celled the Prussian in preparation. He
not only organized the fighting units
and provided for their transportation
and maintenance but gave the world
an impressive lesson in military sanita
tion. It is not too much to say that no
army has ever been so thoroughly pro
tected p.gainst the more deadly ravages
of disease than the Japanese in the late
war.
Joshua Douglass, aged 80, was fouud
dead in bed at the Mitchell House,
North Sjitaate Eeach, Mass., last Sat
urday morning. He was for over 50
years a prominent attorney of Mead
vine, Pa., and was identified in a legal
v> ay in many early railroad and oil de
velopments. He was a California forty
niner and several times a delegate to
national Republican contentions.
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A DRAMATIC ARTIST.
The V. ituluu \Vii>« of the Man Drf«-
lunter of Pari*.
The dressmaker is a slim young man
with a ions nos • *nd big. winsome j
eves Weaving a gray frock coat ami
j. "a lout luat her shoe-:!, corseted andpow- ;
dored and perfumed. he is more than n
man; ho is .1 dressmaker. He to sat
urated with dandyism. It is not of an
offensive kind. His manners are a
strange mixture of humility and in
solence. for he is at once a salesman
and an artist. And lie talks, talks,
talks, bending his slim body into polite
curves, gesticulating with his thin
white hands, rolling his eyes in their
painted orbits, the while he fumbles
silks and velvets and satins and lace
and wool.
The mere man who comes into a
dressmaker's shop of an afternoon—in
Paris no one goes to the dressmaker s
save only iu the afternoon—begins by
sneering at this fantastic creature.
That mood does not last long. Con
tempt gives way to admiration. There
is something marvelous in the way this
lord of lace ami ribbon dominates th<?
women, the royal highness as well as
the spoiled actress. He is charming; he
is frivolous. Then of a sudden his
face darkens, he becomes serious, ho
stares at her royal highness, studying
lier form from head to foot; he smites
his brow and cries despairingly: "'No,
no! I can't see you in that gown—to
day I can't see you in any gown—l
will study —an inspiration will come—
you must wait." And royalty goes
away flattered, she knows not why.—
Vance Thompson in Woman's Home
Companion.
Landor's Prose.
Xo poet lias ever been a bad prose
writer, whenever he cared to drop from
poetry into prose; but it is doubtful
whether any poet has been (juite so
fine, accomplished and persistent a
prose writer as Landor. "Poetry," he
tells us in one of his most famous
passages, "was always my amusement,
prose my study and business. I have
published five volumes of "Imaginary
Conversations;' cut the worst of them
through the middle, and there will re
main in this decimal fraction quite
enough to satisfy my appetite for fame.
I shall dine late; but the dining room
will be well lighted, the guests few and
select." Without liis prose Landor is
indeed but half, if he is half, himself.
—Arthur Symons in Atlantic.
l*nul Jones* rromiae.
After the great fight in which John
Paul Jones in the Bonhomme Richard
made splinters and shreds of the Brit
ish vessel Sera pis the English govern
ment generously decided that, though
vanquished beyond a question, the cap
tain of the lost vessel had behaved
with becoming bravery and deserved
promotion to the rank of commodore.
John Taul Jones heard of this promo
tion and its cause and said. "Well, by
George, if I ever meet that chap again
I'll make liini an admiral."
Striking; Coincidence.
Mr. Gotsum—Maria, how long has
that young Sraoothley been coming
here to see Nellie; Mrs. Gotsum —Lot
me see. You remember when the pa
pers published that story about your
having sold a gold mine for half a
million? Yes? Well, as nearly as I
recall it. that's the time when he be
gan coming.—Chicago Tribune.
Ilrtil Ifartl I.uck.
"You've spent most of your life in a
circus?" asked the reporter.
"Yes." said Ihe freak. "I started out
as the fat man, then I married, and
now I'm the living skeleton."—Detroit
Free Press.
Zuver Studio
Has added a full line of
amateur Photo Supplies, Cam
eras, Films, Dry Plates, De
velopers, Printing out and de
veloping papers.
Anti-Trust Goods
'At about one half what
you have been paying.
Quality
Guaranteed
As good if not better than
the Trust goods.
ZUVER STUDIO
215 S. Main St Butler
EXECUTOR'S NOTICE
Letters testamentary on the estate of
Eli Patterson, deed. late of Clay twp.,
Butler Co., Pa., having been grant
ed the undersigned, all persons know
ing themselves indebted to said estate
will pleaso make immediate payment,
and any having claims against said
estate will present them duly authenti
cated for settlement to
11A XXAH J. PATTERSON, EX'X.,
ft. F. D. Euclid. Pa.
HARRY L. GRAIIAM, Att'y. 6-21-06
EXECUTORS' NOTICE
Letters testamentary on the estate of
August Stiee, dee'd., late of Clinton
township, 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 said estate will present them
duly authenticated for settlement to
H-KXUY H. IiALS'iEAD. I ... .
JOHN B- CUNNJNUHAM, * RS "
O-'itS-(M) Saxonburg, Pa.
Financial Statement
Of Concord township School District,
I for the fiscal year ending June Ist, 1906.
! Stir :• pnropriation for the year end
ing .! .in.:, 1306 . ?1175 15
Money- burrowed 400 00
From Collector, including tuxes or
all kinds... i 2119 03
BlWoUtf ivliool 4 00
From County Treasurer, for unseated
land's since last report 55 37
J'ofal LSO.cI;)L R . £4054 15
IMier tors attending institute. . . ; 1
V'aci'uiutloji . .. no
Renting, repairing, 103 41
Teachers' wages 0 Oil
Amount paid teachers for attending
the annual teachers' institute 7s 00
School text books 295 00
r> -11(11.t riOpDUe*.other than text liooks
including irlups, globes, etc 50 31
Fuel and contingencies , 200 6'J
Fees of Col., ifi6.il, and Tress., ifsi.il.. nl 14
Salary of Secretary 50 00
Debt and Interest paid 241191
Other expenses 5170
i expenditures *3531 73
fliUu aC^OQI
building and -furnishing houses *5 V.
Renting, repairing* etc 114 70
Teachers' wages 350 CO
Amount paid teachers for attending
the annual teachers' institute 10 ON
School text books 180 14
Seh..ol supplies, others than text
boo'is. .nc'udlngmaps, filobes, etc... 7 51
Fuel and ccmtlngencU... • 25 91
Kutrance examinations 5 0#
Total expenditures ? 759 43
Amoii.it tiac district from all sources. S8 25
Total resources ■ £
Amount due Treasurer 8 - : '7 o" 1
Amount due on unsettled bills 400 00 I
Total liabilities $037 00
I.'abilities in excess or resources 5 548 3.")
W. H.KtJHN- )
■J. 11. CHRISTIE. > Auditors.
]> H wrcK. )
: * ",
uiJ:w office Hoi AllifjtMsuy, P«t.
County Commissioners
Sale of Seal Estate
The undersigned County Commissioners of
Butler County, Pa., will expose at public sale
In tlit'hallway of the Court House In the
Borough of Butler. Pennsylvania, on
Wednesday. August 15,1906
a; 1 >■' p. zn. all the right, title. Interest and
i laim "f said County of Butler, of. In and to
the following tracts of laud:
No. I. ai'n s situate 111 Allegheny twp..
S. A. Campbell owner or reputed owrer sold
to County Commissioners by 1). 1.. B.mkln.
form* i County Treasurer. .lune 13. l'.tC.
Bounded uorth by lands of Alfred Hullim:-.
Bounded east liy lands of M. Adams.
Bounded south liy landsof Aisworth heirs.
Bounde 1 west by lands of Adams et al.
Total tax. interest and Costa, RU>.3U.
No. 2. Lot situate In Clearfield twp.,
Michael Kerr heirs owners or reputed own
ers.-old to County Commissioners by I). L.
Kankin former County Treasurer. 'June !».
I'.KC,
Bounded north by lands of Fred Mi-Gee.
Bounded east by Undsof William McUee.
Bounded south by lands of Fred McUee.
Bounded west by landsof Fred McUee.
Total tax, interest and costs
No. :. House and lot situate in Cherry
twp., i hristiana McConnel owner or reputed
owner, sold to County Commissioners by I).
1.. Kankin, County Treasurer, June 11,1H0S.
Bounded north by lauds ofUr. Kelster.
Bounded east by landsof Bovard Bros.
Bounded south by landsof public road.
Bounded west by landsof L»r. Keister.
Total tax. interest and costs ££!.;>«!.
No. I. One lot in Forward twp.. Bishop
I'helaud owner or reputed owner, sold to
County Commissioners by I>. 1,. Kankin.
County Treasurer. June 9. 1902.
Bounded north by lands of Margaret Krelss.
Bounded east by lands of Margaret Krelss.
Bounded south by lands of C. Gel bach.
Bounded west by lands of public road.
Total tax. interest and costs £40.03.
No. 5. Two lots situate In Jackson twp.,
W. 1- llendrickson owner or reputed owner,
sold to County Commissioners by I>. 1..
Kankin. County Treasurer. June 11.' 1900,
being lots Nos. •fc.'u and 421, /.elienople Exten
sion jjlan of lots.
'1 otal tax. interest and costs ?l(t.G7.
No. ii. Five acres situate in Jackson twp..
Henry Cross owner or reputed owner, sold to
County Commissioners by I). L. Kankin,
County Treasurer. June 11, mitt.
Bounded north by Fvans City road.
Bounded east by Winters Mill road.
Bounded south by lands of M. Wilson.
Bounded west by landsof Geo. Knautf.
Total tax, interest and costs 118.15.
No. T. One lot situate in Jackson twp..
lieo. Byers owner or reputed owner, sold to
County Commissioners by 1). 1,. Kankin.
County Treasurer. June 11th. 11)00. belr.g
lot No liTl Hazel St.. /.elienople extension
plan of lots.
Total tax, interest anil costs SW.xi.
No. \ One lot situate in Jackson twp..
F.st her Voung owner or reputed owner, sold
to County Commissioners by I) 1.. Kankin.
Couril v Treasurer, June 11. 1900. Being lot
No. 211 Zlegler St.. /.elienople plan of lots.
Total tax interest and costs #2o.st>.
No. House and lot situate in Jackson
twp.. T. I). Mellon owner or reputed owner,
sold to County Commissioners by D. 1..
Kankin. County Treasurer. June 11. 1900.
Being lot No. 23, McKlm St.. /.elienople ex
tension plan of lots.
Total tax. interest and costs #30.37,
No. 10. Forts-three acres situate In Lan
caster twp.. Beigeley heirs owners or reput
ei owners, sold to County Commissioners by
L>. L. Kankin. County Treasurer. June 11.
WOO.
Bounded north by lands of Conrad Miller.
Bounded east by lands of Catherine Neely.
Byunded south by landsof Fred Miller.
Bounded west by lands of John Miller.
Total tax. interest and costs #05.00.
No. 11. Three acres situate In Parker twp.,
Mliert Prugh owner or reputed owner, sold
to the Count* Commissioners by D. li.
Rankin. County Trea-surer. June 9. 1902.
Hounded north by lands of Campbell & Co.
Hounded south by landsof J. S.Cooper.
Hounded west by lands of Bredln.
Total tax, luterest and costs#l9.3l.
No. 12. Fourteen acres situate lu Wash
ngton twp . Arclibar Mining Company, sold
to County Commissioners by I>. L. Kankin,
,'ounty '1 reasurer, June 11. 11100.
Rounded north by lands of Sarah Jamison.
Hounded east by lauds of Sarah Jamison.
Hounded south t>y landsof A. I). Gillespie.
Bounded west by lands of Sarah Jamison.
Total tax. Interest and costs #33.12.
No. 13 Seventy-five acres situate In
Washington twp.. J. H. F. Campbell, owner
3r reputed owner, sold to County Commis
sioners by I). L, Kankin, County Treasurer,
lune 9. 1902.
Hounded north by lands of Austin Meals.
Hounded east by laddsof W. C.Thompson.
Bounded south uy lands of R.O. & A.L. Shlra,
Bounded west by lands of Susan Hilllard.
Total tax, interest and costs 534.U5.
WILLIAM SEIBERT.
N. S. GROSSMAN,
G. F. EASLEY.
Attest: County Commissioners,
liou'T K. GROSSMAN, Clerk.
July 25,1900.
BRIDGE VIEW HOTEL,
Mosgrove-On-The-Allegheny.
An Ideal Summer Resorl
: or rest or pleasure.
Situated on a beautiful slope
it the intersection of the B. R.
§z P. and P. R. Rs.
A modern hotel, running
j/ater all through the house,
good boating and fishing, Elec
tric Launches for pleasure
parties.
Most beautiful scenery, table
very best, home cooking.
Terms reasonable.
H. B. McKINNEY, Prop.
see the Sign directly
opposite the
Old Postoffice —"TVi
ffaeodore Yogeley, M
Real Estate and
Insurance Agency, I*l
238 S. Main St 13
Sutler, Pa. | |V
[ f you have property
o sell, trade, or rent J
>r, w;.nt to buy or IfJ
rent caii. write or Hrjfl
übene me. HJB
List Mailed U&on Appljcatior
Gibson's Livery
(old May &. Kennedy stand)
First-class horses and rigs
Excellent boarding accom
modations.
Good clean waiting room, anc
Open day and night.
/Kerr & Brown,s
| 212 S. Main St. r
Ne«- Drug Store s
i Now Open, }
W /
f All our drugs and rried- f
S icines new, fresh and :lean. r
Our prescriptions are y
/ compounded by two regis- \
) tered pharmacists, Messrs f
SR. G." Kerr and J. A. r
c Weber }
Han-" 1 sorest soda foun- >
J tain and best fruit syrups I
S in city. ' *" r
c Full line of Toilet Arti-y
/ cles and choice Perfumes, \
i Finest Cigars. (
S Try us and be convinced. J
{ Kerr 8 Brown, (
< 212 S. Main St., S
) Arlington Hotel {
Building |
Notice to Bridge Builders.
The County Commissioners in their
office in Butler, Pa., will, nntil noon
August 24, 1900, receive sealed bids up
on the following bridge work:
No. 1. North Callerj bridge over
Breakneck Creek in Callery borongh,
masonry substructure and steel super
structure with concrete roadway.
No. 2. Lnrdentown bridge over Little
Bull creek in Clinton twp., masonry
substructure and steel superstructure,
plank roadwav
No. 3. Fennelton bridge over Buffalo
creek in Clearfield twp., masonry sub
structure and steel superstructure, plank
roadway, with sufficient strength to
carry concrete roadway »
No. 4. Muddycreek bridge over
Muddycreek in Clay twp., masonry
substructure and steel superstructure,
plank roadway, with sufficient strength
to carry concrete roadway
No. 5. Frazier Mill bridge over
Thorn creek in Jefferson twp., repairs
to substructure and steel superstructure
with plank roadway.
No. 6. Perry bridge over branch of
Glade Run in Adams twp., concrete
substructure and steel superstructure,
plank roadway
No. 7. Bridge over Bear' creek in
Fairview twp., masonry substructure
and steel superstructure, plank road
way.
No. 8. Miller bridge over Scrubgrass
creek, in Venango twp., masonry sub
structure and steel superstructure:
plank roadway.
No. 9. Wick Station bridge over
branch of Slipperyrock creek, in Slip
peryrock twp., masonry substructure
and steel superstructure, plank road
way. (Bids will also be taken on Nos.
8 and 9 for a stone arch, plans in Com
missioner's office.
No. 10. Hilliard bridge in Washing
ton twp., masonry substructure.
Plans and specifications giving full
information are in file in our office.
Bids are invited upon reinforced con
crete arch construction for any or all of
these bridges, such bids to be accom
panied bv sufficient detailed drawings
to explain the work, and each super
structure shall follow the general plan
on file as to capacity, clear span, width
and heignth of cenlre, also length and
direction of wing walls.
A certified check for ten per cent of
the amount of bid must accompany
each bid, otherwise bid will not be con
sidered.
The euccessfnl bidder will be re
quired to furnish bond to the full
amount of the contract for the faithful
completion of the same.
The County Commissioners reserve
the right to reject any or all bids.
Bids will be opened at 1:30 o'clock.
WILLI AM SIEBERT,
N. S. GROSSMAN,
G. F. EASLEY.
County Commissioners.
Attest:
KOB'T K. GROSSMAN. Clerk.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
PHYSICIANS,
DR. L. R HAZLETT.
100 W. Diamond St., Butler.
North side of Court House.
Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat work, a
specialty.
JA/KES C. D.
PRACTICE LIMITED TO
Eye, Ear Nose and Throat.
OFFICE HOURS—9 to 10 a. m., 1 to :J
p. m., 7toßp. m. Sunday by appoint
ment.
121 E. Cunningham Street, Butler, Pa
BOTH PHONES.
OSTEOPATHY.
DR. G. F. PURVIS,
OSTEOPATH.
Chronic diseases a specialty.
Consultation and examination free.
Office hours 9 to 12: 1.30 to 5.
Kooiiifc 208-9, Odd Fellows Temple.
People's Phone 509.
DR. JULIA E. FOSTER,
R. J. C. FOSTER,
OSTEOPATHS.
Consultation and examination free.
Office hours—9 to 12 A. M., 2to 5 P.
M., daily except Sunday. Evening by
appointment.
Office—Stein Block, Rooms 9-10,
Butler, Pa. People's Phone 478.
DENTISTS.
DR. S. A. JOHNSTON,
PROSTHETIC DENTIST.
Teeth extracted absolutely painless.
Take Vitalized Air or Nitrous Oxide.
All work satisfactory.
127* S. Main St., ' BUTLER, PA.
DR. FORD H. HAYES,
DENTIST.
Graduate of Dental Department,
University of Pennsylvania.
Office —Room 206 Odd Fellows Bldg
DR J. WILBERT McKEE,
SURGEON DENTIST.
Office over Leighrier's Jewelry store,
Butler, PA
Peoples Telephone 505,
A specialty made of gold fillings, gold
crown and bridge work.
DR. H. A. MCCANDLESS,
DENTIST.
Office in Butler County National Bank
Building, 2nd floor.
DR. M. D. KOTTRABA,
Successor to Dr. Johnston,
DEpTffff J °
Office at No 114 B. Sf., ovei
G. W. Miller's jjrocerv
ATTORNEYS.
CODLTER & BAKER,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW.
Office in new Odd Fellows building
HH. GOUCHER,
• ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Office on Main St., over Reed's.
JD. McJUNKIN,
1 1 ■ J ' ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Office iu Reiber building, cornet Mail
and E.' Cunningham Sts, Entrance 01
Main street.
JB. BREDIN,
• " AT LAW.
Office on Main St. near Court House
RP. SCOW
• ATTORNKV-AT-LAW,
Office in Butler County Nations!
Bank building.
AT. SCOTT,
• ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Office at No. 8. West Diamond St. But
ler. Pa.
W C. FJNDLEY,
RF • ! ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, AND
PENSION ATTORNEY."
Office on South side of Diamond,
Butler, Pa.
|TT: L. Mc^UISTION,
V. CIVIL EWGJNEEJI AND SURVEYOR
Office with Coulter dfc Baker. Odd
Fellows Building.
TOHN W. COULTER,
0 ATTORHSV-A*-LAW.
Office on Diamond, Butler, Pa.
Special attention given to collections
ind business matters.
EH. NEGI.EY
• ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Office In the Negley Building, We»t
Diamond
LP. WALKER,
. NOTARY PUBLIC,
JJCTTLER,
Office with Herkimer, the Undertaker
Cambridge Spring*, Pa.
HOTEL KELLY,
Cambridge Springs, Pa., delightfully
ocated, 5 minutes from city,. All out
lide rooms. Farm supplies produced
:rom own garden. Gnegts have free
lse of pj-jvate springs. Carriages yo
mil from city at any tinio. Rates to
fl4 per week.
A. A. KELLY, Prop.
WE ARE SHOWING
ADVANCE STYLES IN NEW
Fall Skirts. Tourist Coats and Waists.
If yon contemplate a trip ta monntain. lake or sea shore, wt> can snpj.'v y..n
with every necessary garment from underwear, hosiery, gloves, neck .• '-.ir.
corsets, small wares, to tailored snits in cloth. lin>n or dressy costume of net and
In3ia linen. We are also able to show yon new fall styles in plain Panan:;:.
serge, shadow p'aids and novelty mixtures, separate skirt-: »ls > new weaves
styles in loose costs, J lengths.
Ladies' and Misses' Tourist Coats Silk Waists.
Skirts
in all the new weaves and In grey and novelty Advance ihowin£ in ji, w
colorings: also greys and mixtures *r«.is n'p fall stylts in silk waists
black—l2.9B. »3.9.". f4 tw, to #ls. all sizes |3.9X. Black Taf
ss.9B up to s•'<> feta waist—valne f-1 W>.
<ool>-UYR I'KICKS ON ALL Sl'MMElt (i()OI»S
Women's cloth snits formerly sls—now £!.9!»
•' " 20- " 5 98.
30— •' 9.98.
:W— " 12.98.
Women's white linen jacket snits—f#.oo—now irJ.9--.
*' " " " 8.50 " 4.98.
13.50 " 6.98.
" " " " •• 20.00 " 9.»8
All spring and summer separate skirts—i off former prices.
All spring and summer hats and millinery novelties at good-bye prices.
All spring and summer shirt waist suits at good-bye prices.
All spring and summer white waists at good bye prices.
All spring and summer laces, embroideries and white goods at. good-bye
prices.
All spring and snmuier lace curtains, ruffled mnslin curtains and in: tain
gocfds at good-bye prices.
Silk petticoats at i off.
Mnslin underwer.r. knit underwear and hosiery J oft',
infants' and children's long and short dresses at clearance prices.
Infants'and children's colored wash dresses- } off.
Infants' and children's white lace bonnets and lingerie hats ito offr
Remember, this is a final clearance of all Summer Goods
—No goods carried over from one season to the next in this
store.
Mrs. J. E. ZIMMERMAN.
liHllllilliilHi
I GamDbell'si
II ) Good Furniture, jg
9j QUALITY anil STYLE always
SH right. The prices are as low as®
|jj y- you usually pay For the inferiorgg
gj kinds.
3j PARLOR SUIT $55.00 jS
Large, massive, mahogany finished, frame covered
3®| in a rich green verona velour. A special value in aHa
five-piece suit. s
SI PARLOR STAND $5.50
!g[ Oak or mahogany finish, polished pattern top with
fluted legs and shaped lower shelf.
fg EXTENSION TABLE $ll.OO
Solid oak table with larg? fluted legs that bolt on jig
K to the tcp; having no screws to work loose and pull
HI out Perfect working slides and will extend six feet, ftk
si_ :
K Alfred A. Camobelli
JULY CLEARANCE
AND
BARGAIN SALE
NOW GOING ON.
Twice a year we have a general clearance and
bargaian sale. Shrewd buyers wait for our
sales and profit thereby. No other sals
matches this one in value giving.
Take advantage of this opportunity to get
genuine bargains in
SIkKS, DR6SS GOODS,
WASH GOODS, WHITE GOODS,
fcINGNS, WAISTS,
and all kinds of desirable merchandise.
Do not miss this sale. It will pay you to buy
for future needs.
SALE FOR CASH ONLY.
i L. Stein & Son, I
I - 7 J1
108 N MAIN STREET, BUTLER, PA
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