Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-05-09
LOCAL AND GENERAL,
Has Roosevelt been kidnapped.

LOCAL AND GENERAL,
Has Roosevelt been kidnapped!
Sweet bread patties are good il pro
perly made.
Don't run in front of a street-car
stand still and let it pass.
Newton sold five pianos last week
and got in car load of eleven.
The level of the new Park will be
about sixty feet higher than Mercer 81
The red car goes up Mercer street
and the yellow one to the Fair grounds
The Pan-American will give us g
show, but therell be no trust at the
gates.
The coffin combine promises to be a
success, though its the last thing man
wants to get into.
schedule next Monday, week. between
Butler and Buffalo.
John Younkins has imported fine
g Spanish Jack and has him on his farm
near Buttercup See adv.
The South is Solid, but the Presi-
dent seemed to have very easy and
pleasant time going through it.
-Johnston's Beef. Wine and Iron,
for sale at the Crystal Pharmacy. has
become very popular spring tonic,
The American troops are coming
ont of China with dignity, while the
chances are in favor of the Europeans
falling out.
The Buffalo & Rochester has added
a dozen splendid new coaches to its
equipment, an account of the Pan
American travel
Very few farmers were in town last
Saturday, and yet jos Rockenstein sold
$500 worth of buggies, harness, etc. at
his a1ction sale.
w. @. Sumney is now the owner of
Young Belidor, grade Percheron stall
i)D, and has him at his farm in Clear
field twp. See bills.
Buffers streets look quiet aid de-
serted these warm spring days but mer-
chants generally say business is much
hcffar than rQar anp
The Millerston Herald has been
revived by Stock Co. with Pittsburg
newspaper man for editor. Issue No. /
is very creditable paper.
1t Is 10 be presumed that there are
more readers of books in Butler this
week than last, as the peddler left sew
eral tons of them behind him
"A squad of men went to work ON
the s.rcet-car line mp the run from
Mercer street, Tuesday morning. and
expect to complete it in few weeks.
Our old friend Arthur Love is get
ting mp an "Old Fiddlers Contest" to
be held in old City Hall. Pittsburg on
Tuesday, the 2Sth For particulars see
bills.
"A Freeport carpenter came to But
ter. Saturday, to see his girl, and found
she had gone back" on him. Then he
got drunk and was threatening to kill
himself.
Woods burning at McCalmont sta
tion during the thunder storm last
Thursday evening made people think
some building had been struck by
lightning.
Did you see the tree parade on Main
st. last Saturday afternoon. The
Pierce Bros made the Orphans Home a
present of a lot Of trees, and the boys
shouldered them. and paraded the street
with them.
There will be tremendous displays
OF both manufactured and unmanufac-
tured goods at the Pan-American, this
Y year, while Niagara, near by, will con-
tinue to furnish an unlimited supply of
rvar material
During the storm of last Thursday
evening lightning struck the wires at
the West Winfield quarry, and burned
out the dynamo. The works were shut
down. Friday and Saturday, and the
new dynamo put in place.
"A company is trying to buy the
Evans City water works and the Town
Council thinks Of selling out for 500, 600
and using the money for paving and
sewering. The prospective purchasers
have asked for an invoice Of the proper
ty.
-Alonzo McCandless Of near Isle p
O.. Franklin twp advertises his two fine
stations Storm Bird, a fine trottinp
bred stallion and Brilliant, registered
Percheron in this paper Intending
breeders should look them up.
The ladies of the U. p. church will
have charge Of the monthly reception
to be held in the Y. NJ G. A. this even
ing. A musical and literary program
has been arranged and refreshments
will be served All are invited to at
tend.
The Heydrick brothers are survey
ing the street-car route up the run, thi
week. The route is mp the west side 0
Martin runwhich will be the shad,
side, evenings-and the distance from
Mercer Sf. to the Park will be about
nile and a half
A large force of workmen are engag
ed at putting in a new furnace at th,
Standard Plate Glass Work. This viii
make three furnaces, two of which will
be operated and one held in reserve. TIL
boiler bouse, pot house, casting hall an,
polishing ball are also being enlarge,
and more men are being employed an,
better wages paid than a. any othe
time in the fsctory's history. Fou
years ago the output was 500, 600 squar
feet per annum, now it is said to be q
900, 900 A sheet OF glass 2S0x270 inche
in size was made and shipped to tn
Buffalo Exposition. A car built espec
ally for large sheets Of glass was requil
ed.
The fall tenn of school al the ButJe