Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-07-29
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
LOCAL AND GENERAL,

Butler Fair-Sept Z, $. 9 and 10th
Did YOU see the eclipse this mon
ing?
Johnny came marching home last
Saturday night web-footed and wea
ry.
-Four houses in Butler were entered
and robbed of small amounts last Sat
urday night.
General Humidity is running the
thing at present and there is nothing II
it for anybody.
There are about one hundred col or.
ed people in Butler now, and they will
hold a campmeeting next month
If a man has thousand he can go
to Klondike-but if he has that
amount Butler is pretty good place
"A young man, who is supposed to
be Kelso, hung around Evans City for
day or two of last week, and ther
disappeared.
The Penn'a. Millers Association
meets in Phil'ia Sept. 7th. and II. ).
Klingler of Butler will make one of the
addresses
THE Evans City Globe of last
week was very creditable boom
number. Young and Mickey are to be
congratulated.
The ideal vacation is the one that
adds to mans health and strength, and
at the same time it does not substract
too much from his pocket book.
Part of the water dam at Boyds-
town gave way early Tuesday morning,
and an immense quantity of water came
rushing down the creek. but no great
damage was done.
What's the use of going to Alaska?
They say they have eight feet of pay
pay gold strata-in Parker twp, and
that the company is advertising for
bids for shaft 200 feet deep
The merchants of the Connoque-
Messing valley and their friends will
picnic at Cascade Park, near New Cas-
tie next Thursday, August, 5th. The
fare from Zelienople will be but 40
cents.
1t will be three or four months be-
fore the snow flies again, and people
living along the newly paved streets
have that time to bring their sidewalks
to grade and pave them-but the soon
er it is done the better.
Monday evening while the First
Ward Running Team was practicing at
the Fair Grounds some light fingered
individual entered their dressing room
and rihed their pockets A gold watch,
money and other valuables were secur-
ed by the thief.
The bids for the Butler General
Hospital were opened Tuesday evening.
Those of Geo. Schenck and Fred
Rauscher. of Butler, and A. B. Moon,
of Beaver Falls, are the lowest, and are
close to each other The contract was
not awarded
Last Sunday was dry day, and
down near Beaver some farmers took
advantage of it to haul in their wheat
Lots of musty wheat and hay will be
put up this year, and the Beaver farm
ers did right in saving what they could.
We once heard Of an old farmer in this
county who did the same thing and
then reported himself to the Church
Council
AT the meeting of Council, Thurs
iay eveuing, il was decided to pave Fair
view Ave, and the contract was award
ed to Peter Schenck If the contract
had been awarded for square or two
of the street adjoining Centre Ave; or
if the people of that part of the town
had succeeded in adding to its general
value by securing the paving of Lock
out Ave, there would be mo kick
coming" bnt the paving of the steep
part of Fairview Ave. will not only be
entirely ornamental, but will also in
crease the danger of passing over it on
wheels 1t is a waste of resources to
pave steep hillside. The money
could be put to better use in a dozen
different places in the town.
Quite number of Butler people
went to Evans City, with the band and
hose companies last Friday evening,
and upon their arrival there a process
sion headed by the Germania, and com
posed of the Butler hose companies and
the Evans City company paraded the
streets; and afterwards enjoyed ban
quet at tie new, handsome and conven
lent hose house During the evenin 9
the Germania gave concert in the
supper room. 1t was a great day fol
Evans City That afternoon speeches
were made by Col. Thompson of Butler
and John A Irwin of Evans City, who
has materially aided the fire depart
ment there, and these dedication ser
vices were followed by a ball game
The officers of the fire company are
President. Vim. c. Howard; Vice Presi
ent, Charles l.. Wise; Secretary, G. F
1ieyl; Treasurer, George Fehl; Chief
Joaenh u Holhein. saistant Chief Al
bert V. Johnston; Captain, Frank A
Graham; Drill Master, Lieut. E. S. Con
kle.
An exceedingly interesting thinl
conserving the Klondike is how to ge
there To begin with, the fare from
this section over the Northern Paciff
is $1,000. A tourist sleeper will cost s
and pullman $18; meals in dining car
$1s: meals at stations, So From Butle
to Seattle is about 1900 miles and
will take seven days to get there. TIL
steamer fare from Seattle to juneau
with cabin and meals is SIS; fare wit
berth, $67 80 From Seattle to Junea
is /, 200 miles and it will require thre
days to make the journey. The cost o
living in Juneau per day is S2 Vi
Lynn Canal by steamboat to Healey
store is 100 miles and the trip can be emad
in day. The cost of complete outfit
with provisions for year, will be $60t
and the price of dog and sled outfit $500