Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-01-17


hold their primary at Middletown, on
Saturday, the 26th, from to p. IN.
Fairview twp. Saturday Goth, l to 5
LOCAL AND GENERAL,
You may be an ardent worker,
But no matter what you do,
Always watch the other fellow,
For he may be working you.
Don't take any undue chances,
Always TO yourself be true;
Work your neighbor on the quiet
While he's planning to work you.
-Suttons Snap Shot is great medi-
When one has the grippe, Nirvana
seems ''long ways off.
Why not hold the Jeffries- Rubin
slugging match at West Point.
Mt Chestnut has cigar factory
and why not w. T. McCandless is
proprietor.
Republican primaries in Butler,
next Saturday. See township list in
another place.
-Dcuthett & Graham's are always at
the front in style and prices. Read
their new Ad
A million cases of grippe are report
ed in this country. and several million
cases in Europe.
Whether you spell it with one p or
two ps, you wish it was DAMNED be-
fore it gets through with you.
Though a Newark woman lately
laughed herself to death. the grippe is
still considered the most dangerous ep-
sdemic ut present.
County Auditors Sechler MCGOWAN
and Patterson are at work on the ac-
counts of Treasurer Rankin and the
County Commissioners.
The Pittsburg Press has been bought
by a syndicate composed of friends of
Senator Finn and has been changed
from Quay to an Anti-Quay paper.
The Tennessee woman who killed
her son because he smoaked cigaretts
may lay claim to inventing the only
absolutely sure cure for the cigarette
habit ever discovered.
The Penn'a r. K. advertises its Buff
falo connections in this paper. All the
Valley trains now stop at "Kiski
junction. and there are morning and
night trains for Buffalo.
Some county correspondence is omit
ted this week on account of reaching us
too late for this issue. We would like to
receive all such correspondence not lat
or than Tuesday evening.
The Recital Series given by Charles
N. Boyd of Pittsburg promises to be a
grand success. The first concert
'Song Cycle" In a Persian Garden
and miscellaneous program will be
given in the Y NJ G. A. Hall Jan. oath.
in the Y. M G. A. gym. Thursday
evening the local first team defeated
Allegheny Qeague) 10 to 10. Saturday
night the boys played at Homestead
with the Library team, of that place,
and were defeated 80 to a. Campbell
Ritts, Anderson, Mcdowell and King
Ter were the Butler players
M. B. Dittmer's store at Herman
station was burglarized Friday night
and a large amount of money, IS gold
watches and quantity of other
merchandise taken. Mr. Dittmer is
the West Penn agent but his case Of
railroad tickets was not meddled with
There is no clue to the burglars.
The Merchants Protective Associa-
tion of Zelienople and Harmony, will
hold their Second Annual Banquet in
the Opera House at Harmony, Tuesday,
January 29th, at o. p IN. Dinner will
be served and large number of guests
have been invited, among whom the
CITIZEN was kindly remembered.
AT the annual meeting of the stock
holders OF the Standard Plate Glass Co.
held Tuesday the following were elected
Directors: James L. Hamilton, Pres.
George f Neale. Vice Pres. and Gener-
sl Manager; J. Henry Troutman, Sec'y
and Treasurer; Johh NJ. Kennedy, A.
NJ Imbrie, VIM. Campbell, Jr and John
+. Anderson.
IF somebody would look up the his
tory OF the Roman Calendar, and the
Incorporation of the Christian Holi days
into it, they might write an article on
the Calendar of some interest to the
reading public. We give this gentle
hint to those gentlemen Of this vicinity
who persist la boring the public with
tn ,ir "hair splitting arguments as to
whether 90 means 100, or 100 means 30
OF whether last year began this year, OF
this year began last year
Young man, when you are courtine
your best girl don't make too many
promises. Don't say these littl,
hands will never do a stroke Of worl
when you are mine and you shall have
nothing to do in our house but sit al
day and chirp to the canaries," as if an,
sensible woman could be happy foolinl
away time In that sort Of style. A CIR
has fine retentive memory for the sof
things and silly promises of courtshiI
occasionally in after years, when she i
bending over the wash tub or patching
the west end Of your trousers, she vii
remind you of them in a cold sarcasti
tone of voice.
FOR RENT-After April 1st--Th
Wick House, Butler. Pa
Just think of it, at the start of tn
both century too. Duffys now famous
off cloak sale, the topic of the town
that Is what an honest reduction wi