Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-02-20

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changed the stairway to an easy
grade. aud invite our friends to
call upon us and celebrate the oc-
casion (
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Carnegie favors the Panama route.
Last week every body was shoveling
snow.
-Fitz and JEFF. have signed to fight
May 18th.
The Chicora whip factory ha da
$500 fire few days ago.
j. E Hoffman Of near Buttercup,
wants 10 sell his farm. See adv.
The weather man don't seem to
know that the ice houses are full.
The Coon and the Rooster are hav-
ing joint jollification in Pittsburg
Our School Board intends to remod-
ei and enlarge the Jefferson street build
ing.
Seismic isis mic) disturbances in
eastern Russia killed several thousand
people.
The robins and ground sparrows are
again here with their sweet mathis and
vespers.
The ice gorge in the Allegheny is
beginning to alarm the people of the
two cities.
The Butler bowlers bowled the Pitts
burg bowlers out Of the business Satur-
day night.
The wonderful possibilities in rib
bons are apparent on our streets every
Sunday afternoon.
High School entertainment next
Tuesday evening to raise funds for
their new telescope.
--Chas. +. johnson, the veteran Pros
pect tailor, makes good clothes and does
1t cheap See his ad.
w. s. Mcvay has moved his news-
stand to the Graham e. Kohler building
next door to Alf Campbelrs.
The Y. M c. A. basketba team
defeated Oil City in great game Fri
day evening by score Of 20 to IA.
"A small blaze in the basement Of
james Stewards livery barn called out
the fire department Tuesday morning.
The Eclectic Assembly initiated
three new members at their meeting.
Friday evening. and voted in several
more.
The earthquake in Pittsburg Tues
day, didn't topple over any Of the high
buildings. but it laid the Stone-Flinn-
Brown combine low.
The Penn'a Co has asked for bids
for elevating its tracks through Ale
gheny City. The job is estimated at
from two millions mp.
"A new Cash Register. especially de-
signed for use in a country store, can be
seen at the Douglass Book Store. 242 s.
Main st.. near the p. o.
--One OF our farmers kills the worms
in his fields by sprinkling the fields with
crude OIL The salt water from the
wells in also said to do the work
Mail route No. is something new
in Butler. 1t takes in the southwestern
corner Of the town-from Jefferson st.
around the creek to Walker Ave.
The people Of Cannelton. mining
town Of Beaver county. were scared
last Saturday night by the noise made
by the sinking Of four acres OF under
mined coal land.
1t IS reported the Penn'a. branch
road from Sharon to Slipperyrock will
be continued to Butler and will parallel
the Bessie" from some point near
Kiester TO Butler.
"A sleighiDg party OF Butler Busi-
ness College folks spent Monday evening
Of last week at the home OF Mr.. Albert
Ripper Of Evans City. A very enjoy
able time was had by all
Joseph Graham, Washington
township boy, aged II years, who could
not agree with his step father, ran away
from home and II days later was found
hidden In a haymow near Hilliard, al
most frozen and starved to death. Dur
ing all his absence he had eaten but one
full meal
Citizens Of Zelinople are making an
effort TO establish an Academy at that
place May they have success in this
most worthy object. A good academy
with substantial backing and good IN
structors in town az pretty as Zelie-
nople should soon develop into College
OF no mean proportions. III the two
sister municipalities OF Harmony and
Zelienople would join hands in estab-
fishing water system for all purposes
II would be wonderful developer for
both.
Mrs Soffels gunshot wound in the
breast has entirely healed over and n
almost we'll The pleurisy which ap-
peared last week is gradually subsiding
She eats and sleeps well but Is still so
weak that she cannot sit up alone. Her
Pittsbnrg attorneys have visited her
several times in the last week. and are
making great effort to prepare a stone
defense for her In the Allegheny county
courts. II Is probable that during the
coming week she will be removed to
Pittsburg. Several people went to tn,
hospital to visit her but her weak copdi
tion required that admission be denied
Many new classes will be formed nj
the Batter Business College on Marcel
3D. and March nth Either date will b,
q good time 10 enter.