Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-12-11
-Naughty-two is nearing its end.

b. ID. JACK, or the ISL w ara.
-Naughty-two is nearing its end.
Almost everybody is an aunty on
the Trust bill
The new bank building will have
"split-brick" roof.
This is the month to make resolu
tions, to go into effect Jan. 1st
Our School Board is looking for an
other lot on the west side of town.
In all probability we will get all the
winter we care for before spring comes
again.
Judging from the way holiday gifts
are being laid aside, it will be great
season.
Fourteen Pennsylvania R R. men
are surveying along the Muddycreek,
near Isle.
Now is the time to read all the
advertisements. III You don't you
may miss bargain for Christmas
We had strange summer, and the
winter started off oddly. They had
snow in Texas several days before we
had
Thieves entered the house of N. B.
Jacobs, Tuesday evening, and stole Mrs.
Jacobs real-skin sack, some silver ware
and a necklace.
We look for the greatest building
activity this town has witnessed for a
long time, to be seen next year. We
must have more houses.
Fifty years ago yesterday, the
people of Pittsburg witnessed the ar
rival of the first through train over the
P. R. R. from Philadelphia.
The matter of naming farms is
coming to be recognized as one of the
most popular ideas Of the times, espec
tally through the West. where every
thing is up to date.
The entire plant of the Elk Tanning
Co. at Ridgway was destroyed by fire
last Sunday morning. 1t was one of
the largest plants in the state and the
loss is put at half million.
In Pittsburg they have begun build
ing houses of cement; Some years ago
Edison predicted that cement was one
of the coming materials for houses,
and his prediction is now being yeri-
fed.
The hollow brick as building ma
terial is making great headway all
through the country. It is now re-
garded as every way superior to the
solid brick and costs less money for
structural purposes.
An aged man named Eakin from
Scrubgrass became bewildered in front |
of an approaching street car at the
Wick House yesterday and would have
been run over had NOT Jury Commits
sioner Christy pulled him away
County Superintendent Painter has
secured lodging in private homes for
all teachers who can not be cared for at
our hotels during the Teachers Insti-
tute here next week. This institute
promises to be one of the best ever held
in the comfy.
-Itis believed by experts that one-half
Of the silver dollars now in circulation
are counterfeits. They are of the legal
weight and fineness There is sixry-six
cents profit in this coinage. and it is not
remarkable that counterfeiting is in
dulged in. Eventually the silver dollar
will have TO go.-Ex.
An exchange tells of minister who
was not used to doing business with
banks, who took check to a bank 10
get 1t cashed On presenting the check
to the teller he was told to endorse it
and going back to the desk wrote on
back, II heartily endorse this check"
and signed his name. He got the mo-
ney.
The danger Of carrying an argu-
ment to it's logical conclusion is tt
set forth by an exchange: They ere
at picnic. Fingers were M before
forks" she laughed as she ped her
self in democratic fashion. Eyes" he
admitted, "and people were made be-
fore clothes She hastily reached for
fork.
Last week the County Commission
ers Of Venango county received word
from the Sheriff of Floyd county, Ind,
stating that he had information that
would lead to the conviction of the man
who murdered and robbed John Nc
McFate in Oil City in December of 1864
and for whose apprehension reward
of 1000 was offered at the time.
Farmers who feed pumpkins to hogs
should see that the seed has been ex-
traccted. At several points over the
state hogs have been dying off on ac-
count Of indigestion caused by pumpkin
seeds. Cholera was supposed to have
been the cause of the deaths, but post
mortem examination of several porkers
disclosed the fact that the stomach was
packed with undigested seeds.-Ex.
The Hospital association wish to
thank all those who so generously con-
tributed to the hospital on donation
day. 1t would be impossible to men
tion all the donors as space would not
permit, and great part came In un-
marked. To the grocers who so kindly
conveyed the donations to the hospital
we wish to extend our thanks. We
feel very much gratified for the cash
donations, since the number of patients
and necessarily the expenses, have in
creased greatly in the last six months.
What to buy for Christmas is a per-
picking question. The Modern Store
comes to your aid in their ad else
where, and we are sure Eisler- Mardorf
Co have an assortment that will make
1t easy for you to buy, and the prices
will fit every pocketbook