Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1904-03-03
LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The independent plate-glass com
panies have combined.
The new Expo" stocking has flags
and a pocket woven in 1t.
H. Klingler & Co. are remodel
ing their Miffiin street mill
If you need team of good horses,
read Weet's card in another column.
That first Spring symtom-the cor.
ner faker-arrived here last week. and
robins this.
Down on South Main street there is
a property assessed at $1,000 more than
the owner paid for it last year.
Over in Clearfield county the other
day man was treed by a bear, and
kept there till passing wagon relieved
him.
The Panamans have decided to eel
ebrate their independence and the rati-
ficstion Of the canal treaty at the same
time.
The ice gorge at Leechburg carried
away the West Penn bridge there.
Tuesday; and threatened the bridges at
other points
The piece workers at the Car Works
were discharged for want of work last
week. but some monthly men were re-
tainsd for repair work.
Some people celebrated their birth
day last Monday for the first time in
eight years, as 1900 was not leap year,
and had no Feb. Goth.
Arsenic intended as medicine for
the pigs, and placed in a baking powder
can, caused the death of five members
Of family in a western state. the other
day.
-March's lamb-like advent was very
agreeable, no matter how the month
may "go ont" Everybody is anxious
to bid farewell to the worst winter on
record.
More -four was shipped abroad from
this country in 1908 than during any
proceeding year in the history Of our ex-
port trade. The total amount was
close to 20, ,OOO. 900 barrels.
The bold. bad men who seem to
have hankering for railroad stations
were at it again last Sunday night
They blew open the safes in the Petro-
lia and Karns City stations. and are
said to have made quite haul at the
Petrolia station.
Commission men on the Lake Shore
are now Offering 81 per pushel for
onions and even this tempting price
does not seem to loosen up the market
70 any great degree. It is the same old
story, those who agreed to sell when
the price reached 81 are now holding
fast with the expectation Of securing
el.25 for the crop.
Competition among the stores in
New York City has become 80 keen that
everyone Of them employs what they
euphoniously call price detectives.
Women are employed to go about Il
tie different places and find out wha
is being charged for articles Of popular
demand, particularly those which at
tract the shoppers eye in the way o
comparison.
The hearing of the Injunction case
against the labor unions has been 6xet
for Friday of next week, the 18th. Afte
10 many years Of labor fuses in thi
state it seems odd that the Suprem
Court has never drawn the line be
tween legitimate unionisn and con
spiracy, but these cases may have that
result Anyway tLey haye alread.
been q water fresh for Sheriff Gibsol
whose fees for serving several hundre'
papers will aggregate about $500.
One of the most promising signs Q
spring, is that the youngs
ters have decided that it is marble tim
and are indulging in their fayorit
game wherever a clean section Of pave
ment may be found. "Commies" ar
retailing at Eve cents per hundred, an
some Of the more expert boys at th
game walk around with several pound
Of the marbles in their pockets. Th
round spheres seem to be more ornatl
decorated than was the case years agt
they are not nearly 20 sYmetrical.
The Emlenton people get their WI
tor from the Allegheny river. They ha
It tested in Pittsburg. The report say
that ''the water contained in one cent
meter (about 1-6 Of cubic inch) $50
bacteria." It's quite probable that
good many Of the biggest bacteria g
away. Compared with Pittsburg, th
Emlenton article is pure. having only
fraction Of the germ life that sports
the Pittsburg water. Still. as matte
Of safety. our Emlenton neighbors al
cooking the life out of what they III
IOI uEluAiuB pufPOocc. A1A.
"A great many people are under Il
impression that it takes long while
read the New Testament" remarked
Kansas City preacher the other da
but as a matter of fact it only requir
sixty hours for the average reader
read the entire book. or, in other word
II a man were to read an hour each ds
be would finish the book inside OF tv
months. I told this to business ms
once, and he said he didn't believe IN
Thinking il would be good plan to g
him to read 1t, advised him to try
and the result was that he reported tn
he had read everything in it with
forty hours"
The County Commissioners ha
fixed upon Monday of week after ne
for the beginning Of appeals from Il
assessments. The valuation of &
county. as a whole. has been rails
about one half, and is now returned
o21, ,751, 1857. while that Of the town b
been nearly trebled and IL now F.70
2oS. This is. in part, dne to new bull
inge, but the valuations Of most Of {
old residences and of business prop,
ties Eave been doubled. The assessor
or some Of them. seemed to have
their minds the boom prices Of ID
year. which are now q thing Of the pa