Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-04-28
LOCAL AND GENERAL,

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Nelson.
Zimmerman's Special Announcement.
Ruff's Shoes.
Burtons New Clothing Store.
Papes Millinery
G. & T's Home Comfort.
The burglars were. around again
last Sunday night.
Damages is the subject of several
suits tried OF on the list for this term.
-Leighner & Korn are doing an ex-
cellent meat and fish business on Centre
Ave. near the bakery
The old county goal presents a
rather wrecked appearance at present
the roof is off, and part of the walls are
down.
"A wild youth and a wild horse"
says the Philosopher. are both dumb
brutes who don't seem to realize that
they may be broke some day"
Try the "Varnish Renewer7 for
had at the Ladies Exchange on Jeffer-
son ST.. 1t is posltiveley the best in
to.r.
.sHaleg vas billed for the Walter L.
NiA ., Buffalo Bill shows and now
ii th g OF the Ringing Bros. have
b. led to the groups The towns
Il ~.
The Klondike shaft in Parker twp
was completed last week and the own
ers consider the test a success and will
make the shaft ten feet deeper and start
mining the rock.
The P.& w r. r. Co. intends
changing the road near North Oakland
station, running the road around the
hill and discontinuing the use of the
overhead bridge This would make
very dangerous crossing and the people
OF the twp. are objecting to the change
The County Commissioners and
John Waters had joke on an Evans
City man last Friday He came here
and fought the assessment for that
town aud had Si25 added to his own
valuation. That's what comes of being
laxative gentleman"
-Ol Friday last Edward Goss, after
successful career of about three years,
as caterer in Butler, during which he
secured reputation second to
none, sold his hotel fixtures and good |
will to Mrs. Jennie Nixon; and intends
moving to Oil City Mr.. Goss will
leave Butler with the good will of all,
and host Of friends here will regret
his departure.
Our boys will march through Gu
ba (if 1t comes to that wearing shoes |
furnished by the splendid boot and |
shoe house of John Bickel. The shoes
were OF double calf, low heeled, wide |
toed and in eyeryway suitable for long
marching. They are strong enough to |
wade through mud and turn water: |
and springy enough to make the boys |
want to jump over all the cocoanut |
trees they come TO.
Simple language Is preferable to |
high sounding words when ordinary
matters are discussed, 1t does not add |
foot b the statute of house to call IL |
q residence" a church, or even meet |
ing house is as venerable as ''the sacred |
ediice;" it is no more genteel to say |
retire" than go to bed and no more |
polite to say limb than leg. when leg is
meant Hnman beings haze four limbs. |
ywo arm limbs, and two leg limbs. To |
which do yon refer when you say limb |
The building Of the PittsDurg, |
Be5semer 6G Lake Erie railroad has been |
Of more benefit to the Carnegie Steel |
Company than was at first anticipated |
In the beginning it was never dreamed !!
that the new enterprise, which was |
somewha. in the nature of an limo va.
tion In railroad affairs. would revolu- |
tionize prevailing systems OF railroad |
ing and demand changes of the most |
radical nature. It ms turned ont, how |
ever. that the Carnegie railroad was |
one Of the greatest Innovations in the |
history Of American railroads II has
compelled the older roads to remodel |
t1eir bridges, tracks and cars. and pro
vide bester loI1ing and unloading .facil- |
itie5 ut the lake docks The Carnegie |
Steel Company has profted through |
these changes, having baen called upon
t. sdDply the material for hundreds of
lsw bridges. cars AMI locomotives, and
thousands of miles Of new track. Such
railroad changes as the past ten months
have witnessed in the Pittshurg district
are without a parallel in the history Of
the region. Old, antquated methods
an1 old wornout ideas had to be re-
leSate1 70 the realms of iunocuous
desuetude, and the officials WI O had be-
come fossilized had to follow the fleet
ing things Of The past Pittsburg Post
Ringing Brothers opening tourna-
ment this season ii the most gorgeous
spectacular entry ever seen with a cir
pGs. In this magnificent display more
than thousand people. hundreds of
beautifully caparisoned horses, scores
OF ancient Roman chariots and huge
golden tableaux, and % elephants, are
utilized, and the scene is fairy specte-
Gle Of Oriental splendor