Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-10-17
LOCAL AND GENERAL,

LUCAL AND uENEKAL,
Paradise Alley" in this town is
said to be peach.
The B. & o bought the P. & W. at
public sale for three millions
Up in Maine, few days ago, far
mers COW eloped with bull moose
Peter Weiland Of Oakland twp.
lately had steer shot and killed by
hunters.
Several of our hunters started out,
Tuesday, to fertilize the earth with
bird shot.
1t is about 500 miles from here to
Buffalo and back again, and the rate OF
S3. .05 means 3-5tbs of a cent mile
John BURY of Franklin twp, this
year. harvested 462 bushels of buck
whest-ore 5-acre field yielded 172
bushels.
50 O5 to Buffalo and return-every
Tuesday. Thursday and Saturday-six
day limit. The electric display, alone.
is worth that.
in the southeastern part of this
county the Speecbly sand is about 2SOO
feet below the surface. and has produc-
el some good gassers.
Some hunters shot Sam Sopher's
colt in the hip. last week, with shot, and
Sam Is laying for the next man with
a double barrelled shot gun.
"A very interesting meeting of the
local primary of the Three Ps was held
in their hall in the Troutman building,
Monday evening Three new members
were initiated.
Esq. Jos. Mechling's house at Euclid
was burned last Thursday. to-
gether with the voting paraphanalia OF
CLAY twp which our Co. Commrs will
have to replace.
As to bills and notes and other ne
gotiable paper and also mechanics liens
the late Legislature repealed all that
the lawyers Of the state knew, and they
will have TO begin anew.
About thousand people went from
Butler county to Buffalo, this summer,
and as they spent. on an average, about
$40 each, we can blame the Expo with
costing MS about $50 600.
The country is full of quail. and
some of our farmers are determined
that the town hunters shall not kill
them, and give notice to that effect
Our hunters should read carefully the
names attached to the Notice to Hun
ters" which appears on this page, as it
means business
The following graduates and stu
dents Of the Butler Business College
have recently secured positions as fol-
lows: Charles Freehling; with the Col
umbia National Bank, Pittsburg; Leo
O'Connor, stenogr ipher, P. & w. r. r.
Co.. Pittsburg; Fl L. Crowley. clerk
and collector, with J. A. Elliott 81 Co !,
Pittsburg: Arthur Engelder, partner in
a grocery store, Pittsburg.
1T is said that the rosebugs attack
ed the grape vines of the lake district.
for the first time, this year; that the
growers drove them off by spraying the
vines and Young grapes with a solution
of Paris Green, and that people have
been made violently i'll by eating the
grapes so sprayed Whether this is
true or not, it will be well to wash your
store grapes before usiug
1t is said that there is living in the
northern part of this county an ex-school
teacher who has three boys aged 12, s
and years. all Of whom he keeps cloth
ed in girls dresses, and does not send TO
school Recently he notified the school
authorities that for good reasons he
could not send his boys TO the common
school and if they did not give him
school books for home use he would
have to leave his farm and state.
"A month ago travelling salesman,
whose name and address is unknown,
stopped at J. j. Steyenson's Inn at Mt.
Chestnut with team of horses, one of
which was too sick to use. The sales
and shafts from Mr.. Stevenson and left
his sick horse, buggy pole and harness,
saying he would be back in few days.
The horse got well bat the man never
came back and now Mr.. Stevenson is
thinking of advertising the horse for
sale
Mars, in proportion to its size, is
probably the most fourishing town in
the county at present During the past
summer large two-story brick bust
ness block and one costly residence has
been built, and at present work is being
done on six new dwelling houses, and
op j. s. Clarks pla aing mill. which is
being rebuilt and enlarged Two or
three more workmen Will be employed
after the improvements to the mill are
completed The town has first class
schools, churches and railroad facili-
ties. an abundance of natural gas and
plenty of room to grow. It's most APP
parent need is good side walks. Then
If some large springs or water wells can
be located aud an abundant supply of
water and fire protection provided,
there should be no limit to the towns
growth. "A glass or tool factory OF
some other works should be established
to give the boys work at home
A AZ inch top-solid oak extension
table-4-inch fiuted leg-highly polished
extends from both ends-legs bolted
on-no screws-a 6-foot for only 81 al
Brown 81 Cos. Beat it in construction
-or value if you can.
See the new Auctioneer, John B.
Mathers. Call on him. His address i:
No. 2l9 Walnut St, Butler Pa. Price.
made satisfactory
d. X. d p. GAS STOVES. a
If you realized the real value anG
merits of the New Royal Sewing Ma
chine sold by Brown 81 Co.-yot
GO Why not buy from your hom,
ton? Price $l675 upwards
WANTED-At the Butler Business
College, large number of bright. in