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Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-06-27
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CHURCH NOTES.

Rev Bishop Whitehead of Pittsburg
received large confirmation class into
the Butler Episcopal church Friday
evening.
The ladies Of the Summit Pres church
will hold a lawn fete at the residence of
John N. Burtner, near Jefferson Centre,
on the afternoon and evening OF July
4th
The ninth annual convention OF the
Luther Leagues Of Northwestern Penn
syIynnia and Northcartcrn Ohio will DO
held in the First English Lutheran
church Of this place on July o, 10 and If.
The eighth annual convention Of the
Luther Leagues Of Joint Synod, East,
will be held in the German Lutheran
church. Chicora July rs, II and ~.
The Tenth Dist. s. s. Convention will
be held at Jefferson Centre, afternoon
and evening of July End.
Communion services will be held in
Grace Lutheran church next Sunday at
II a. IN. Preparatory service on Sat
urday afternoon at 2:30.
The summer session Of the Butler
Presbytery, u. p church, was held at
Prospect Tuesday and Wednesday. Rev.
j. s. Wilson was ordained and installed
az pastor ut Prospect and Mt. Chestnut;
n new church was organized ut Eau
Claire; and Rev. Sherrard was made
stated supply for Clintonville and East
Unity.
The next regular monthly mass
meeting Of the A. Y. =. 9. r. y. will be
held in the Church Of God on Institute
Hill on Monday evening July 1st 7:45.
The following program has been ar
ranged by the committee: Prayer and
singing by Union; Solo by Darlie
Beighley; Singing bv Uuion; Recitation
by Miss Elsie BeiRhley; address by J. II.
Dodds Of Denver Cole. Prof. Dodds is
very able and entertaining speaker
and will haye something TO tell us
which will be both interesting and in
structivc Prof Dodds IL native OF
Butler Go. and well known by quite a
number Of Butler people. He Is now
and has been for the past ten years
principal Of the Lincoln public schools
OF Denver Colo. Everybody come to
this meeting.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-06-27
THE 18th IN BUTLER.

The Glorious 4th of July will be cele-
brated in Butler by the opening of Ala
media Park, the traction companys new
pleasure resort.
The firemen Of Butler have charge OF
the opening of the park and they have
completed arrangements for fine cele-
bratiOn.
The exercises will start with parade
of fremen at 10 a m with the Germa-
mia. Prospect and Evans City brass
bands and Scrubgrass martial band. An
address by Col J. NJ. Thompson at II.
There will be dancing from to and
to r. There will be three perform
snces at the summer theatre for which
high class vaudeville company has
been engaged. The program is Ryder s
comedy act of performing monkeys; Zrb
and Zarrow trio trick cyclists; Alice
Baby Lewis, singer; Seeker, Wilkes q
Seeker, Jr. up-to-date character sketch;
John Leach, comedian. There will be
band concerts afternoon and night AT
9pm IN. fine display of fire works.
All railroads have excursions and
there will be special trains on the p. &
w, north and south, leaving Butler at
IL pm, Butler time.
1t will be glorious event so come to
Butler for the 4th and have an enjoya-
BILE time. Bring basket and make a
day of it. Tho handsome new park is
worth a trip to see.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-06-27
OIL NOTES.

Both agencies are paying 5l.05 this
morning.
PENN TWP-Charles Jiles is drilling
a well in the 3d-sand territory on the
Robert Cooper farm and Miller is drill
ling another well among the old played
ont holes on his lease at Phillips City.
A well drilled here last year started OF
at 40 barrels and is still holding up well.
TRoUTMAN- Speechley Sand expecta-
lions for Butler county were somewhat
knocked in the head this week by the
poor showing made by the wells drilled
into that sand on the Mac. Kuhn farm
by the South Penn Oil Co. and Black
Bros on the Robert Campbell heirs farm
northwest of Troutman. The Kuhn
well is estimated at from 4 to 6 barrels
and the Black well is also small.
Nichols 81 McGill finished good gas
well on the Widow Kahn farm south of
Troutman last week.
Other reports say the Sonth Penn 8
Mac Kuhn well will produce several
barrels Of Tiona oil per day. This oil sells
at S1.26 and is found at depth of about
2200 feet. Also that Browns well on
the Campbell farm spouted over the top
Of the derrick and is good for 100 bbls.
Operators are focking in from all direc-
tiOns.
PARKER-S. q. Coffin is drilling to
the Specify on the Robt Johnston and
the Emlenton Gas Co. on the Jacob
Reep farm
EAU CLAIRE-A well has been struck
on the Washington Sloan farm which
started off at barrels per hour.
ia -Daubenspeck & Co. struck
another good well on the X. Barnhart-
Little Greek district-last week. 1t be-
gan flowing oil and water at the rate of
800 barrels a day, and is considered good
for about 50 barrels day.
INDIAN TERRIToRY-At Sapulpa, last
Wednesday, Jesse Heydrick received a
telegram from the foreman Of his lease
stating that the 'Bailer came up half
full Of oil. some gas in gas sand.
Leases are being taken up in all direc-
tions from the well.
At Butler. Tuesday evening, he re-
ceived word that the well was gushing.
The report created quite an excitement
among the stockholders of the Compa-
ny. The oil is coming from strata
about 800 feet below the surface.
MIcHGAN-An oil strike in Michigan
is the latest
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-06-27
Three Storms.

During the storm that passed over
Butlel last Thursday evening. the
houses of l. z. Mitchell on E. Cunning
ham St. VIM. Campbell on Fairview
Ave and Engineer Bracken on Franklin
ST. were struck by lightning but no.
body was seriously injured though Mrs
Campbell was shocked by the lightning
passing over pipe near which she was
standing.
On Friday evening the houses of z.
W, Phillips and Thomas Niggle in
Duffytown, Jos. Aland on Water ST.
and Reu. Limberg on Institute Hill and
one of the stacks of the Bottle works
were hit The Phillips house is occupied
by Stoner aud the same house was hit
on the same corner, about the same day
of June of last year. The P. & W.
station at Gallery and the Glade Mills
Presbyterian Church were also hit that
evening The down-pour of rain that
evening in Butler was remarkable.
On Saturday the storm that was no.
ticed gathering to the westward turned
southwark and swept over Allegheny
and Pittsburg, where it sent part of the
grand stand at the ball park flying
through the air and some of the flying
boards went through the roofs of
neighboring houses. while at Stewards
Station, east OF Pittsburg it threw
three refrigerator cars across three
parallel tracks of the Penn. R. R.
Some Italians were caught in a large
sewer in Centre Ave and one of them
was drowned and his body carried into
the sewer and lost Hundreds of shade
trees were blown over and the street
cars lines were tied-up for an hour.
A cloud burst, Saturday. flooded the
valley of the Elkhorp, small tributary
of the Big Sandy. in Southern W. Va,
and swept away the mining towns of
Elkhorn, Vivian, keystone and Coal
dale
The loss Of life is put at 100 and prop
erty loss at two millions, including 30
miles of railroad.
The region is very wild and noun
famous, is the refuge of criminals and
moonshiners and produces the famous
"Pocahontas" coal, said to be the best
IN the world, and used by our Navy.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-06-27
SHERIFFS SALES.

By virtue of writs of Ven Ex, issued
out OF the Court OF Common Pleas OF Butler
Cola, and TO me directed there will be ex-
posed to public sale, at the court house, In
the borough OF Butler, Pa, on
Friday, the 18TH day of July, A. D. 1901,
at o'clock P. NJ, the following described
property, to-wit:
f. ID. No 80, Sept. Term, 1901. Thompson &
Son, Attorney.
All the right, title, interest and claim OF
John Kennedy, OF, In and to all that certain
piece or parcel Of land, situated In Adams
township, Butler county, Pa, bounded as
follows. to-wit: Beginning at n white oak at
the southeast corner; thence by lands OF G.
Wallace. and Lawheads Heirs west two
hundred and thirty-eight perches to a post;
thence by lands of Gillelands Heirs, and
Samuel Marshall, north three degrees east
one hundred and forty perches TO a post;
thence by lands OF James A. McMarlln, ct al,
east two hundred and thirty perches to a
post; thence by lands OF T.. ". Kennedy.
south one hundred and fifteen perches to a
white oak. the place OF beginning; contain
ing one hundred and ninety-on acres, and
hhayias d thereon 5e0r erected frame dwelling
being the same tract of one hundred and
and ninety-one acres Of land conveyed TO
deed dated March 10th, 1875, recorded in the he
Office for the recording of deeds, etc, In But
Ter Co., Penn'a., in deed book No. 50, page 57l.
eTty OF John Kennedy at the suit OF Andrew
Blakely.
TERMS OF SALE-The following must be
strictly complied with when property is
stricken down.
1. When the plaintiff or other lien creditor
becomes the purchaser, the costs on the writ
must be paid, and a list OF the liens, includ-
ing mortgage searches on the property sold,
together with such lien creditors receipt
for the amount Of the proceeds of the sale or
such portion thereof as he may claim, mus
be furnished the Sheriff.
2. All bids must be paid In full.
3. All sales not settled Immediately will be
continued until one o'clock, Z. NJ, OF the
next day at which time all property not
settled for will again be put up and sold at
the expense and risk OF the person to whom
first sold.
See Purdon's Digest, 9th edition, page 446.
and Smiths Forms, page 3S4.
THOMAS X. HOON, Sheriff
SheriR's Office. Butler. Pa. June 22nd. 1901.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-06-27
1901. BICYCLES.
1901

If you want an honest bicycle at an
honest price, or need your bicycle repair
ed in any way; if you want good
practical typewriter for IS; or if in need
Of bicycle supplies of any kind; if you
have broken articles of any sort you want
repaired 20 to Mardorf's Bicycle Store
and Repair Shop, where your wants will
be promptly attended. by
Yours truly,
GEO. w. MARLBORO,
Exclusive Bicycle Dealer and Repairman,
Io9 West Cunningham Street,
Butler, Pa.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-06-27
Notice TO Teachers.

The School Board Of ClearHeld town
ship. Butler Co. will meet at tho Coyles-
Vile school house on Saturday, July IL,
1901. nj two o'clock p. IN. Of said day for
the purpose Of hiring six teachers for
the coming school term. All applica-
tions must be in writing and handed 10
the secretary on or before July ~. 1901.
No application received after said date.
Wages $50 per month.
by Order of the Board,
w. S. SIPE, Sec'y.,
EennlL0n. PA.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-06-27
Masonic picnic today.

Institute Hill IL enjoying a great
building boom. Harry r. Turner has
the foundation laid for new residence
at tine northeast corner Of Spruce and
Second SITS, and has moved his old
house further east on the same lot Con
tractor Hinchberger has just completed
fine two-story frame for w. J. Fury
on the southeast corner Of the same SITS.
WIN. Wick il building a house on First
st.. and Mrs. w. J. Black one on Locust
st. extension Mrs Black will move
b. Butler when the house is completed
J. T. Huselion il doing the stone work
for all these buildings There are sew
eral other houses going up.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-06-27
& &.
YOUR summer
fashion needs

are provided for here with almost
unlimited variety Of smart, new
styles-effects produced by ex-
perts who know how-and the
money saving in prices you'll find
not the least part of your salts
faction.
Best way is to get our Summer
Fashion Booklet styles and
prices speak for themselves.
Wash Skirts, $I.oo to $I2.oo.
Red Golf Coats-Shirt Waist
Suits-dainty White Waists and
Gowns.
Variety Of pretty White Waists
at ST. 90, that we don't know the
equal of-style and value.
Parasols, 75c to $500.
Childrens Parasols, 2 sc to$ 3 SO.
Bathing Suits for Ladies' Misses,
Girls, Boys, Men.
Boys Wash Suits, $I.oo to
$500.
Mems Flannel Suits, $3.50 to
$1,000.
Whatever else you want in Dry
Goods that's strictly late and
choice.
10000 yards of the best, pretti-
est Wash Goods ever at the price,
Ioc yard
Lawns, Dimities and Batistes.
Our supplementary Catalogue
OF summer reading shows the pro-
gressive method Of this b. & b.
Bookshop in way you'll find m
teresting. Send for it.
Boggs & Buhl
Department K.
h.LLEGHENY. PA.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-06-27
A Fine House.

No two rooms in Esq. John Humph-
rey's new house on =. Mexican st. will
be finished In the same wood. The re
cepiiOn hall II IN red oak. the parlor In
white pine, the dining room IN cherry
and the bed rooms in white onk. Ayca-
more and bird-eye maple. with mantels
and iiling to match.
The house itself IA venecred with buff
brick and red ornaments. and with it's
brick and stone porch. and ornamental
windows viii be one of the handsomest
In town. and will cost the best part Of
$4,000 when completed. IL will not be
finished for n month or two yet. but the
Esq and his estimable wife are already
living IN IL.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-06-27

The school board of Penn township
will receive bids for painting school
houses until the sixth of July. work to
be done with best lead and oil. and be
completed before Sept 1st. 1901 Board
reserves the right 70 reject any or all
bids. VI TX BROWN. President.
Brownsville, Pm
w L. BAHTLEY. Secy.
Butler Pa
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-06-27

For the 4th. special gale II Buggies
and Harness now going on NJ
MARTINC0rRT a. Cos.
People nay the Butler Creamery Co.'S
Ice Cream Is the best
Fire works for July ith at Mardorfs =
Bicycle Store and Repair Shop, 100 w.
Cunningham 81
There Il no food 20 healthy, nourish-
ing, refreshing or 49, cheap az purified
milk Two glasses for cents, or six
gallons for dollar at THE CREAMERY.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-06-27

For dish Of pure Ice Cream stop mt
the Creamery. Ladies Parlor upstairs.
Try Johnston's Beef, Iron and Wine,
for your spring tonic.
n you want drink Of fresh butter
milk stop at the Creamery. All you can
drink for cents.
FOR SALE t. wo producing oil wells,
old territory, good stayers, well equip
ped, cheap for cash. Enquire at CITIZEN
Office.
Order your milk and cream from the
Creamery wagon. as it passes your door,
or call up Peoples Phone 800, and the
wagon will stop ut your house.
FOR SALE-Interesti 40-acre lease
and one well near Butler. Inquire at
CITIZEN Office.
Did You get five-cent cake Of schmer-
case mt THE CREAMERY.
Music scholars wanted at I28 West
Wayne ST
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-06-27
LOCAL AND GENERAL,
No PAPER NEXT WEEK.

We will not print paper next week,
but our Office viii be open most Of the
time
Everybody should 70 to the opening
Of the Park on the Arb.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-06-27
BrTLER MN IN LICK.

Wednesday morning jesse Heydrick
received a telegram stating that the
well being drilled by him Esq Kennedy
and other Butler parties had struck 1t
rich and flowed 40 feet over the top of
the derrick The oil " u the Kansas
Grade and worth 81 barrel.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-06-27
THURSDAY. JUNE AZ. 1901.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

xOTE-Au advertisers intending 20 make
.hang In their ads. should nntify " OF
theIr Intention 70 Do 80 fsst later than Mon
lay u1ornlnG-
Butler Boro. School Audit.
Sheriffs Sale for July 18th
Zimmerman 18th Semi annual sale.
Duffys Dry Goods. Carpets, etc.
Brown q Cos locals.
G. a. Ts furnishings.
Leighner's glasses.
Notice 10 Painters
Marfincourt q Cos Special sale
The Butler Creamery.
Administr 4r0rs and Executors VI estate
an secure their receipt books at the CITI
ZEN Office. and persons making public sales
rneIr note books
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-06-27

For the convenience Of our readers
who mny visit Atlantic City this summer
we have arranged 10 have the latest -
sues Of the CITIZEN always on file at
the Philadelphia Inquirers Scashore
Bureau. on Young's Pier
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-06-27
Buying Wool.

/ am buying wool at same location as
last season, Graham Bros grocery
store, will pay the market price in cash,
have no merchandise Of any kind to ex-
change. w. +. RUMBERGER.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-06-27
Real Estate Broker.

Parties wishing to purchase or sell
oil properties, farms, city residences or
real estate of any kind, should call upon
VIM. Walker, in Ketterer's b'd'g, opposite
p, o. Butler Pa. Peoples Phone No. SIG.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-06-27
Markets.
THE BEST INVESTMENT.
Money that Pays Per Cent. Withou,
Exnense or Bother.

Expense OF BotncT.
Money that will return q per cent an
nually without expense or bother is a
better investment than many mortgages
or real estate investments This rate OF
interest, a per cent, compounded twice
a year, is paid by the PRUDENTIAL
TRUST COMPANY, Penn and Centre
Avenues, Pittsburg, Pa. During these
prosperous times every person should
save something. Sums of 81 90 and up.
wards are received You can deposit by
mail. Write for book giving full infor.
nation.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-06-27
May Donations 10 Butler General
Hospital.

2 doz eggs, Mrs. s Limberg. 3 doz.
eggs. Mre. A. Adams jellies and fruit.
Mrs. r w. Lowry. plants Mrs. w G.
Thompson coffee mill. Mrs !. H. Camp
bell cleaner, Mrs X &. McAboy. old
muslin. Mrs " u Jacobs
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-06-27


Practical Book. keepers. 2-Expert
Accountants. 3-Amanuensis Shorthand.
4-Reporter's Shorthand. 5-Practical
Short Course In Bookkeeping, for those
who merely wish to understand the
simpler methods of keeping books. g.
English.
Our Teachers-We have four at present
always as many as we need, no more.
POSITIONS.
We have filled IS positions thus far
the present term and we expect to fill at
least IS or 20 more by the next term.
We could place two or three times that
many every term IL we had them. We
need an abundance of first class material.
All young men and young women having
a good English education should take
advantage of one or both OF our courses.
Many new and important improve
inents for next year. Call at the Office
and see us. II you are interested be sure
to get copy of our new catalogue, also
circulars.
BUTLER BUSINESS COLLEGE.
A. r. REGAL, PrIn.,
1Io-12T 6 Main CT Rutier Pa
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-06-27
Ice Cream
NOTICE. TO PAINTERS.

At retail aud wholesale at the Butlel
GrrMmerK
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-06-27

AZ New Castle Harry Thomas OF
Franklin and Winifred Kinch Of Butler
At Kittanning, w l.. Snyder Of Kit
tanning and Stella Printer Of Butler.
AZ Pittsburg r. T.. Winner Of Mer.
Ger Co and Florence Stoner Of Butler
Co. also Lewis Bainc and Margaret
Covert of Butler Go.
AZ PittsburR. Thomas T.. Hoyis Of
Butler county and Glcncora Davis Of
Nerona, also Chas " Mccall and
Myrtle Baftley Of Butler Co
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-06-27

CLAIMING THE EARTH seems TO be
the sum and substance Of many ndver-
tisements nowadays. Nothing new In
trying 10 delude the public. Not our
methods. though. We prefer 10 stick
to the truth and gain and keep your
confidence. When In need Of furni.
ture see Brown a. Co
For the ith. special sale Of Buggies and
Harness new going on at
MAHTINCOURT 10 Cos
Buy your fire works AT Geo Mardorfs 4
Bicycle Store.
Purified milk 1ct8 quart ut the
CREAMERY.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-06-27
NO SPAVINS ,isi. Tss ,Ss1i, wS,st Pss, ssa

be cured in as minutes. Lump Jaw,
splints and ringbones just as quick. Not
painful and never has failed. Detailed
Information about this new method sent
free to horse owners by T. N. CLUGH,
Knoxdalc, Jefferson Co, Pa.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-10-19
Card of Thanks.

We desire to return our heartfelt
thanks to the many dear, kind
friends, who so willingly and faith
fully rendered assistance during the
last sickness and after the death OF
our beloved wife and mother, aud
for the deep feeling of sympathy
rendered to US in our hour of bereave-
ment. Such kind acts will always
be cherished in memory
MIR. ANTHONY GIRARD AMI
CHILDREN.
Baraga, Mich, Oct. Is, 1901.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-10-19

Rev. Mr.. O'Lander, OF Calumet,
held services in the Lutheran church
at the Swede Settlement Friday.
Mrs. Nelson Comart:n left last
week for Williams, Arizona, to join
her husband who located there a few
months ago.
Miss Myrtle Gauthier, who has
been visiting relatives in town for
the past two months, returned to
her home at Ontonagoa Friday.
Frank Webb, who has been clerk
ing in the Baraga Store for num-
ber Of months, has resigned that
position and gone to reside on b S
homestead near Laird.
Harry Wilcox, ex-treasurer OF
Baraga county, and former resident
OF this village, who went to Sau I
Ste. Marie about month ago, has
opened dry goods and furnishings
store in that city.
At the annual meeting OF the U.
! p. Educational Association to be
held at Hancock next week, in the
commissioner section a discussion
on Glow to Enforce the Compul'
sory Attendance Law" will be lee
/ bv Commissioner M, j. Mckanna, o
Baraga.
Andrew Deschaine met with
painful accident at Keweenaw ia.
Thursday afternoon. He was as
sisting in unloading coal from
boat when in some manner hi
left hand was caught in the chair
on the windlass, and three finger
cut off.
A number of boys about the VII
} lage who have been placing tick
tacks" on the doors and WINDOW
of several stores and dwelling
} houses in town are likely to &c
into serious trouble unless the
abandon that practice. A little
such so-called sport goes q YER
long way,
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-10-19

Mrs. Thomas Nugent, George,
Peter, Henry and Joseph, all resid-
ing at Baraga except George and
Henry. The former lives at Chas-
sci, and Henry, who resides at
L'Anse, is sheriff of Baraga county.
Peter is supervisor of Baraga town
ship.
The funeral was held from the
late residence Wednesday morning at
$50 o'clock, and from st.
AIMS church at 10 o'clock,
high mass being said by
Rev. FIR. Richter. The funeral
service was the largest attended OF
any ever taking place in Baraga
village, or in the county, aside from
that of the lamented FIR. Terhorst
at Assinins Tuesday Of last week,
and plainly showed the high esteem
in which she was held by the people
of the entire community. The in
terment took place in the new
Catholic cemetery, the remains be
ing followed to their last resting
place by hundreds of Borrowing
friends. In the procession there
were nearly 140 carriages.
Requiem high mass was also salt
| in St. AIMS church Thursda.
morning ats o'clock.