Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-03-04

Son.
The steamship Indiana, that sailed
from Philadelphia few days ago, carried
twenty thousands barrels of -four for the
starving Russians.
The So. Louis owners of the election
booth patent said to have been adopted by
the State Commission have sent notice Il
the County Commissioners Of this State
warning them against the infringement.
The BARRIERS state that there is nj
truth in the rumor that they intend charg
ing Is cts. for shave instead of 10 cts. OF
account OF the long faces now worn by the
oil producers.
The Elliott brothers of Buffalo twp,
are clearing hundred and sixty acres oi
the Mcclure property, and are cutting the
oak into ties and car stuff.
The store of James McCaferty at Sar-
vers Station was robbed one night last
week, of some tobacco, cigars, oranges,
etc. The boys burned about a hundred
matches while in the store.
Butler has a new music firm, which ID
composed of two young men-F. M.
Woods and Frank Lawyer-and is located
in the Armory building. Tney deal in
Pianos, Organs. sheet music, etc. See
their notices on this page.
The fist election to be held in thit
State under the new law will probably be
that for Mayor of Allegheny next month.
and the Pittsburg Times will open vot-
ing school in its new building on 4th ave.
Justices of the Peace and Constables
attending court next week, can secure fee
bills, printed on card board and suitable
for posting up or carrying in the pocket,
at the CITI ZEN Office. The law requires
Justices to keep fee bills posted in their
Offices
DIR. Cratz of Pittsburg made q strong
argument in favor Of Sabbath observance
in the Presbyterian Church last Sunda ay
evening. The law and order people seem
to be making some headway; at Pittsburg
last Friday seven newsdealers and carriers
were fined $25 aud costs, ach, under the
the old Sunday laws.
The old question as to whether the
upper part of the carriage wheel in motion
moves faster than the lower part seems to
have been definitely settled by instan-
taneous photography, which shows the
top spokes indistinct, the bottom clear cut
and we'll defined.
A noteworthy experiment has been
made in the regular army of the U. s.
Seven full companies Of Indian soldiers,
three of cavalry and four of infantry, have
been recruited and added to as many regi-
ments, so that ultimately every regiment
stationed west of the Mississippi will have
an Indian company.
If the 10Th day of February of this
year had been the LIST day of March, then
the "little month of March. would have
burst upon us with the bluster usually
attributed to roaring lion, and as the first
half of the next day was not much better
we can, according to the old saying, ex.
pect an early spring.
-"Conversation clubs" are the raging
fad in villages just at present. The sys-
tenn with variations, is to agree on a sub.
ject and call upon each member for a few
minutes speech. To the Impractical the
short space of time seems an eternity, but
the gain in facility of felicitous expression
is said to be remarkable after few trials
In little squib that appeared in his
paper last week, Mr.. Peter Rattigan
punches all the liabilities of the county
against the cash that happened to be in
the Treasury on Jan. 4th, 1892. Where.
fore, oh, Peterf Who ever heard of a mer
chants standing being determined by com.
pairing his liabilities with the cash that
happened to be in his money drawer on a
certain dayf
-Thos. e. Clark. of Clearfeld, Pa, offer
reward of 500 for any information thai
will lead to the arrest of Steve Codiak
who murdered John Brown, in Clearfielt
county, Pa, January 30, 1892, Codiak is q
Hungarian, stopped shouldered. about .
feet inches high, weighs 100 or ITO. ligb,
brown hair, large protruding teeth. high
cheek bones, hick lips, scar on left cheek
speaks English little, about 25 years o
age, has worked on railroad repairs an.
mined bituminous coal, married man an,
will no doubt locate about coal mines.
The American Protective Tariff Leagu
has just issued new campaign Text Bool
for 1892. 1t is entitled American Tar
ifs from Plymouth Rock to Mckinley.
This little book of one hundred pagea i
perhaps the most complete brief presenta
ton of the benefits Of Protection and Re
ciproclty yet printed and will be sent t
any address for ten cents.
In ordering please say, "Send me N o. so
This the catalogue number of the doeu
ment. Address Wilbur r. wakeman
Gen Sec'y. No. 1876 West 23rd st Ne,
| York.
This town is at present between th
Devil and tho Deep Sea in the matter {
street lighting. Natural gas cannot b
burned in the ordinary street lamps as th
fc6ering gas breaks the glass, and th
Gas Co. has notified the Council of its il
tention to annul its contract for the burr
ers used at present. 1t was stated in Coun
Gil, Tuesday night, that the Gas Co. woul
not continue to supply gas f
the open street lamps at LEI
than 80 per month per burner, ar
as the town ia now using about $50 {
them that would amount to over $4,000
year; also that tho Electric Co. wanted
per month for the arc lights, aud tn
about sixty of them would be needed
light the town, which would amount
about the same sum per year. One mer
Der thought 1t would pay the town
build its own electric light plant; and
committe was appointed to consider Il
whole matter.