Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1904-01-21
LOCAL AND GENERAL.

snow drifts
Gases of cancer cured by radiun
are being reported.
The Hercules Co, is paying none,
to the land owners Of Slipperyrock
Two feet of snow made sire n
nous times for the mail-carriers
last week
Now that we are month past tn,
corner, ore can notice that the day s ar,
growing longer.
Runners on wheels or rather undei
wheels, was something new in Butle
the other day.
"A freight wreck at Great Belt, last
Saturday morning, delayed passenger
trains and mails.
If the gas meters would strike fol
an s-hour day with 24-hour heat, ev
elybody would say amen.
The Fish Department at Harrisburg
will distribute six millions young fisf
over the state, next spring.
A list of the marriageable bachelort
and widoweIs of Butler is being made
fJr the benefit of
Monday night at eleven oclork the
thermometers registered IL below zero
and the next morn ing they were above
"A man in Indiana had his brains
explored with probe, but nothing wal
found, and the man wonders if the joke
is on him.-Ex.
Over in,Westmorland county they
have been ten years trying to get new
Court House started, and the matter is
yet in the courts.
"A PittsbuIg ard Allegheny party
had an exciting experience in Mam
moth cave, few days ago, and came
near losing their lives.
The right kind of man when con
templating some important action will
not think about what others may think
OF him, hut only of results.
Pittiburg has new party called
the Orphans" By and by they will
have as many varieties of politicians
down there as Heinz has Of pickles.
The new and beautiful Lyndors
Theatre opens this evening, under
the managent o. Jack" Frank.
Young Tobie Hoxie" is the opening at
traction.
During the blizzard in the norther n
part of the state last Thursday, all
freight traffic was abandoned, and some
Of the passenger trains were stalled by
the snow.
Dentist Arthurs' rooms, in the Ma
tional Bank building were entered and
robbed, last Saturday night, of tools,
gold-fo cash. etc.. to the value of sew
eral hundred dollars.
"A jest made at the expense of one
member of company for the. amuse-
ment Of the rest is coarse and brutal,
and will not be INDUCED in by man
who has the slightest instincts of q
gentleman.
The Emlenton Gas Co. has combin
ed with the Edenburg and the Penn'a.
They will furnish gas to a number oi
towns. including North Washington
and Fairview in this county and Park
or, partly in it.
The late holiday season was re
markable for its handsomely illustrated
Christmas editions; and none that W,
have received excelled the Christina
number Of the THE Pittsburg Index" {
society and club journal, published
weekly at 800 Third Ave, and of which
Tensar1 DeWolfe is editor.
Two children of William Patterson
living on the Saxonburg road near JEFF
ferson Centre. have scarlet fever ant
one has typhoid. A Butler doctor is at
tending them. Last week the doctor
horse stalled in the drifts when hal
way there, and he unhitched and finish
ed his journey On horseback.
The war between the Gould -Rocke
feller combination and the Penn'a R. R
Co ia said to have been settled-th
Goulds to give up the idea of getting
into New York and content themselve
with Baltimore for an EASTERN termi
mus. and the Pennsylvania people t
withdraw all opposition to the Wabasl
ordinances now before Pittsburg coun
ellis.
The Bessemer & Lake Erie Ry. Co
have issued a very pretty little circular
containing photographs of their hand
some new building, erected at Green
vile, Pa, the second and third floors O
which are being used for the Genera
Offices of the B. & L. E. Ry. Co.. an
the first floor containing very hand
some storeroom, for which the Con
pany desires good tenant.
"A respondent Norwegian succeed
cd in killing himself by holding b
breath This method of shuffiing O
this mortal coil has long been regarde
as an impossibiIity, and the populs
belief is that no human being could, b
mere will power. stop the action of til
lungs for more than one or two minute
It is believed to be the first case of r
cord. and French writer recommend
1t t0spersons of good taste who a
weary of living, as the act can be cor
mltted in any place, at any time.
simple and easy. and does not leave ii
body disigured in any way.
Visitor-You must have a remar
ably efficient Board of Health in th
town
Shrewd Native Zone of the many
You are right about that, can tell 20
Composed Of scientists, l presume
mo. sir. Scientists are to Theoretical
physicians, perhaps?"
mot much. We don't allow docto
on our Board Of Health-no, sir-n
undertakers. either"
"Huml What sort of men have "
chosen, them"
Life insurance agents. "-Ex.
Get the habit-of buying r. g. r
Clothing is always sold right-vi
our store.
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