Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-02-25

Spring bonnets are blossoming.
-Hurrah for Papa Ben Harrison
Sign your name to communications.
I The soda fountain begins to gurgle'
The new English Lutheran church
has Sc, 500 TO its credit.
See the hypnotist on Thursday and
Friday evening, and you will laugh.
Kite flying season, and some of the
boys are playing base ball in rubbers.
Quite a landslide occurred up the
new railroad. above the Reiber place,
last week.
The first Ward Hose companys :
running team are preparing for this
summers campaign.
The girl who curls up her nose ism t
half as pretty as the girl with curls
down her back
The difference between a couple OF
lovers and a cold wave is simply mat
| ter of squeezing and freezing.
The scrapegrace in all families IS
| generally the member that gets all the
favors that are to be given.
"A woman never objects to her waist
growing slim, but she has a decided
aversion to her face following suit.
| The Rescue Hook and Ladder Co,
will hold a series of benefit dances be
gening this evening in the Armory.
| -Ouite lot Of money il already up
| in Butler on the Corbett-Fi -FitZsimmons
fight. One bet is 800 to $50 on Corbett.
At Washington Tuesday, the U: S.
Senate confirmed the appointment OF
A. J. Bard to be p. NJ at Slipperyrock.
BY their fruits ye shall know
them, " remarked Wigwag as he bowed
to the old man who has a peach OF a
| daughter.
The man who Graves excitement
can get all he wants by simply becom-
ing engaged to young Lady who has
small brother.
Yes" unused the girl whose father
| operates merry-go- round, my mind
is made mp. / must surely join the
Daughters Of the Revolution"
If man feared the displeasure Of
God az much as he does that of his
| fellow man, the paths Of sin would need
moving.
| -"Pugilists are seldom quarrelsome,
says the Philosopher THE quarrel
some man spoils for fight while the
pugilist fights for the spoils.
| Santanelli will put man to sleep
in show window, this afternoon, and
not awaken him till tomorrow evening
in the Opera House.
The ladies Of the Maccabees Of SAX
onberg held dance in the opera house
there Monday evening. Quite num-
Der Of Butler people were present.
| The man who cannot understand
why some people grow rich and others
grow poorer should read his Bible,
which says: "The poor shall never
cease out Of the land"
| We have sportiye young man in
town who feels complimented when
you call him IA gay young dog" but
not il yon refer to him as "a fresh
young puppy"
Some Of the dogs Of North Main St
celebrated Washington's birthday by
chasing black cat mp tree in Andy
McCOllough's yard The cat climbed mp
TO the top Of the tree and played bird
all night and part Of the next day, when
she was rescued by kind hearted boy
| The Schubert Club Of Grove City
college has been engaged by the Good
| Will Hose Co, 10 give benefit for the
| Company about April Goth. The
Schubert will produce the musical
drama "Rnth the Cleaner" and will be
assisted by Prof and Mrs. Pochman and
"A large chorus.
| Owing to the loss Of books and rec
ords in the burning Of the Capitol, 1t
! will be necessary for all school Boards
Il IL L - tL..fY
ton TO make out new blanks and send
them 10 the Supt. for approval. Those
boards not having blanks should notify
the Co. Supt and they will be supplied
as soon az new edition IL printed by
the Department.
The figures Of the address tab on
your CITIZEN are equivalent 10 a receipt
for subscription paid, and are intended
always 10 indicate at glance just TO
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through error in any case these figures
do not show the proper date we will be
TO it, 10 that we can promptly rectify
the error.
AT a meeting Of the Board Of Trade,
last Friday evening the committee on
sites for manufactures reported that
options have been obtained on three
locations and that Charles Duffy had
offered free site Of five acres 10 any
manufacturing company that would
locate here and employ 300 men. The
board IL considering n proposition from
the Electric Light, Heat and Power
COMPANY Of Pittsburg, who want TO
locate here, but ask free site and $40
900 Of bonus. 1t was the general
opinion that the bonus could not be
raised. but that free site could be Of
fcred and so 900 Of the stock Of the
campany taken by Butler people, and
a proposition TO that effect will be
made. The committee on membership
reported that the board has 1l2 charter
members, one Of whom il woman.
The water in the Monongahaln
river reached depth Of thirty feet at
Pittsburg Tuesday. and the low streets
] Of the city were flooded The high
water in this river backed up the ALE
gheny and flooded Allegheny city.
Hcrr's island was almost submerged; I;
; dozens Of manufactures along the
} rivers had 70 close; at McKcesport the