Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-11-21
Santa Claus is thinking over


doing a rushing buckwheat business
Seven millions in gold went in one
boat from n. Y to Liverpool, the other
day.
/ If any of our local astronomers were
ON the lookout for leonids last week
they were disappointed, though num-
Der were counted at the Harvard obser-
vatory at Cambridge, Mass.
! When the Pennsylvania Railroad
station and yards at Pittsburg are IN
working order the railroad management
will be able to start fifty-one trains out
from the Union station at the same
time.
The New York Weekly Tribune has
changed to the New York Tribune Far
mer-a first class agricultural paper
the price of which is 81, but we can club
it with the CITIZEN at 75 cents extra,or
81. rs for both, one year.
The Hospital has eight patients at
present, none seriously sick. The West
Winfield Italian from whom quantity
of skull and brain was taken is now
walking around. Visiting hours are
from 2 to and Z to p m, daily.
The fat stock show at the East
Liberty yards was great success tins
wear. 1t is now said that the East
Liberty yards will be enlarged. and
that the idea of building a new yards on
Herr's Island has been abandoned.
A Sunday School teacher, dnring
talk to the children, said: Now chill
| dren. what are we to tell Satan when he
tempts us to commit sin2' he was
nearly fioored when one little fellow an
swered Immediately, 60 way back and
sit down"
1t is reported that two highwaymen
attempted to hold up and rob Frank
Gardner near Hilliard while driving
home after dark. Gardner pulled
gun, number of shots were exchang-
ed. and the robbers fed. Gardners
buggy was smashed by his horse going
over bank.
Butler county is said to have pre-
duced more oil than any other county
| in the land, but after all is said the his
tory of the oil business with majority
of investors has been the loss of hard
earned dollars followed by struggle
against difficulty and encouragement to
catch MP with the financial procession
again at your old job.
A special from Freeport some days
ago stated: Within the last 80 days
II cases of scarlet fever have been re-
ported to the board of health here
Within the last week four new cases
were reported. If the disease spreads
any futher, it will be necessary to close
the schools. Two cases of diphtheria
appeared in the last week"
Friends of a well known young den
tist are teasing him about trip he took
TO see his best girl who lives six miles
out in the country He drove out with
a livery horse and delayed his home
coming so long that the horse broke the
hitching strap and came home Then
NJ. Dentist covered the six miles in less
than an hour trying to catch up with
| the horse.
Tuesday evening train of three
cars and the locomotive tender OF the
billiard accommodation were thrown
from the track by the spreading of the
rails east of New Hope, but no serious
damage was done. The train crew
went to work with frogs and had the
| whole train safely back on the track
| within twenty minutes, which is surely
record breaker. Rotten ties caused
| the trouble.
Mr.. Norris, the special agent OF the
Postofice Department as to locations
was in Butler, Monday, when he exam
| ined the properties for which bids are in
| for the Butler p o., and informed the
bidders that he would submit his report
to the proper Office in Washington
which. in turn, would make PROPOSE
tions to one or more of the bidders
The matter may not be settled for
month or two yet.
Our Congressman, DIR. Showalter, has
the promise of free rural delivery for
Butler and vicinity, and as this will re-
ouire more men and more room, the
Department is probably preparing for
it.
-Fritzy Moulter, unconscious but
breathing, after being entombed four
dave in the Baby mine, at Pocahontas,
Va. was rescued from his prison hon Sc
Sunday night. He was SO far gone that
but little hopes were entertained for h is
recovery, but soon after daylight he
rallied slightly and that afternoon was
able to talk His story is an interesting
one. He, along with number OF
others, was at work on the fatal night
when some of the party remarked that
the atmosphere was unusually heavy
Soon thereafter smoke was discovered
pouring into that portion of the shaft
| and the men all started for the drift
| mouth as hurriedly as pos sible, Moulter
} little behind the others. He had gone
but few steps when he heard noise
| similar to blast and was terrorstricken
A | to see rolling toward him sheet OF
smoke and flame. He plunged into the
D room where he was found, and an in
slant later the entrance was closed by
tons of falling slate. Although dazed
he walked and crawled about the room,
but on every side he was met by solid
wall OF coal. Apparently he has lost 4C
? pounds in flesh There is great rejoic.
ing among his friends. 1t is not likely
that any more bodies are within thu
mine.
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