Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-01-08

The Standard Car Co. is now turn
ing out about sixty cars day.
The snow on the ioofs of the build
ings at Zelienople kept the fire from
spreading.
Some slight changes have been
made in the West Penn and P. r. R.
time tables.
The work train with forty men is
widening the cut at Euclid, and the
MILLER" boarding house is crowded.
The new Martincourt building on
Main st changed hands last week for
$1S.5 L. B. Kirkpatrick and M. Mil
Ter being the purchasers.
The Merchants Mutual Fire Ins.
Co. at its meeting. Monday, elected Of
ficers, and levied an assessment of 8 per
cent on the $4,000, of policies now in
force.
The fog was so dense in Pittsburg a
few days ago that the tower men could
not see the trains, and all traffic was de-
layed. There was a tie-up at Union
Station, and also some trouble on the
rivers.
The Butler County National Bank
declared it's A per cent. semi-annual
dividend, Jan. 1st 1908. to be paid out
of the earnings of the past six. months
and placed $50. 900 to- the credit of the
surplus fund,
Main street and the business cor
ners were crowded with young men,
Sunday evening. If our policemen were
allowed to run them into the churches,
there wouldn't be SO many street loaf
ers, Sunday evenings
Persons remitting us money by
mail or notifying MS of their new ad-
dress; and postmasters notifying us of
changes or discontinuances will kindly
mention the former postoffice as well as
the r. +. d Route and postofice, and
greatly oblige.
The proft-sharing plan of the di-
rectors Of the U. s. Steel Co. lie being
discussed by the employees Of the great
corporation. The Pressed Steel Car Co.
Of Pittsburg has made similar offer to
its employees-i.e. to allow them to
purchase shares of preferred stock at
reduction.
Two Of the shows billed for Butler,
last week, had hard luck here. The
manager of one took three trunks, full
Of the Co.'S best stuff, from one station
to the other, boarded train and went
to Pittsburg, leaving the company to
wonder what had happened. while the
other missed railroad connection and
failed to arrive here.
Don't fail to see the famous dia-
monds of the world. The Duchess of
Newcastle offered $4,000 to rent the
famous Hope Blue Diamond" This
much talked of diamond can be seen
with Walter Fesslers big scenic pro-
duction, THE Great White Diamond. /"
On exhibition in the window of Doug
lass book store, Saturday.
The earth ate up some of the houses
Of the town of Olyphant, in the Lacka-
wanna Valley, last Friday afternoon
Four frame houses, one of them three
story hotel. sank hundred feet took
fire and burned up. But they sank
gradually and everybody escaped. The
cause of the trouble was an old and deep
anthracite coalmine pit.
About the middle of December a
decree was sent ont from insurance
headquarters by virtue of which rates
on farm houses and barns, shingle or
composition roofs. are raised 20 per
cent. This means that where farmer
has been paying $l.25 premium on $10O
for three years insurance he will now
pay 1.60 for the same thing.
AT the meeting Of Council, Tuesday
evening. Chief Burkhalter of the Fire
Dept was voted 800 and the hose COM
panies voted sums varying from $50 to
$l15: the proposed ordinance for the
opening of Mckee st. failed by one
vote; the wages of the policeman were
advanced from $50 to $65 per month;
change made in tbs schedule of fines;
fault was found with the paving of N
Mexican st. and the Council settled
with Mrs. Black, who was injured by q
fall on the sidewalk for 5000.