Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-08-27
PLENTY o6plums.

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Work on the 10O-foot addition te
the B. & o. freight depot is being rush
ed.
Three police officers from Pittsbure
spent Saturday in Butler spottine
crooks.
Rev Smith and DR.. Boak of New
Castle boxed, then fought, and now are
in Court.
1t is reported on good authority that
| Eli d. Robinson has disposed of most OF
his interest in the Butler Eagle
Joseph Pulitzer, editor of the New
York World, has given 81, 600, 600 to es-
tablish school of journalism in Colum-
bia University.
| The location of the new fair grounds
has been changed from the Forcht farm
to the Duffy farm on the New Castle
road at the top of the hill west of town.
Fifty acres can be obtained on 30 year
lease.
| Marriage brokers have sued Count
| Larish, of Germany, who married Miss
Satterfeld of Titasville, for $50, 700,
which they loaned him to swell on
| while courting, and he is prosecuting
them as blackmailers AID swindlers.
A Butler township man thumped a
stranger who had jostled and Knocked
down woman with baby in her arms
ut the B. & O.. station, Saturday. The
stranger ran away and the local man
was arrested and fined 50 and costs
The finest flower in Butler at pres
ent is b. Mechling's Queen of the
Night A species of cactus, similar to
the ight-blooming serus. but more fra
grant and beautiful. 1t bloomed Satur-
day and Monday nights.
An operation was performed, Mon
day, by DR.. Patterson on Harry Sumney
of the Kemper barber shop. for the re-
moval of growth from a bone in his
leg, which is a result of an injury TO
the bone by dog-bite when he was a
child The operation was successful
The following graduates and students
of the Butler Business College have re-
Gently accepted positions as follows:
Robert Seaton, with the Standard Steel
Car Co Harry Ehrman, with the But
Ter Savings & Trust Co. David Black,
with Jones & Mclaughlin, Pittsburg.
AT the Knights and Ladies of
Honor's picnic yesterday Kate Dittmer
won the egg race, Dot McCandless the
ladies' 50-yard dash, Walter Talbot the
fat mans rsce, Mary Dickey and Alma
Hauck the girls three-legged race, Ford
Hayes and Ed. Negley the mems three
legged race, Alma Hauck the girls
wheel harrow race. Jim Barr caught
the creased pig.
The following Butler county rural
mail carriers were appointed on Tues
day: Boyers. regular, Harold E. Muir
rim, substitute, Arthur p. Murrin; But
Ter. regular. Maurice p. q Lehnard,
Frank E. McNany. substitutes, George
Rettig, John McNany; Carbon Black,
regular, Milton E. Muder. substitute,
Mrs. Alice Muder; Evans City, regular,
Joseph Little, substitute George Little
Mrs John Friskorn and her four
children, young son OF Matthias
Kirchner, and two others we're bitten,
Saturday by five months old pup on
Cleveland ST. Several dogs were also
bitten. The wounds of the bitten peo-
pie were cauterized and DR.. Atwell sent
the body of the pup to the Mercy hospi-
tal, Ptttsburg, but it was too badly de-
composed on reaching there to deter
mine on the presence Of hydrophobia-
The residence Of VIM. E. Nc
Lauglin of Kirkpatrick's jewelry store
was robbed Saturday while the family
were standing on the front porch watch
ing the parade passing onW. Jefferson st.
Two diamond rings, a diamond and en-
erald ring. diamond brooch and other
jewelry to the amount of $500 and $46
cash in small bank were taken. The
loss was not discovered until Mrs. Nc
Laughlin went to her room after sup
per