Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1904-03-31
PERSONAL.
Dr.. Bait says that Butler is all right

DR.. Bait says that Butler is all right
J.R. Carnahan has moved back tt
his farm in Centre twp.
Calvin Wise, of Penn twp, visited
1 friends in Butler, yesterday
Henry Neithercoat of Middlesex visit
ed friends in Butler, Tuesday.
W. J. Flick and Alfred Ekas- OF Chm
| ton. were in town on business, yester
day.
Miss Jennie Wiles. a teacher, OF tns
| First ward schools, has resigned ner po
sition.
John Patton of Oakland and n. w
| Riddle of Franklin were In Butler
Monday.
sc. Glenn and c. S. Moore of West
Liberty, attended the appeal or Ias'
Friday.
Mrs. Will Coovert and sister. Miss
Blanche Thompson, are visiting IL
Sterling, Ill.
Senators Quay and Penrose have Doth
occupied their seats in the Senate fol
several days past.
| Emil Paur, Vienna musician has
been rendered the leadership OF the
Pittsburg Orchestra and has accepted
Frank Sutton, formerly operator il
the Producers & Refners office. now
has charge of the Office at Marietta, y
John A. McCaDdless OF Centre, r. S.
| Hinlman of w. Sunbury, Z. NJ. Dunn
Of Franklin were among our callers
Saturday.
Rev. J w. Schwartz of Worthing,,
ton. married A. II. Flick of Nichola and
Miss D. V. Snyder of Coylesyille, last
Wednesday.
George P. Harvey of Clinton twp,
| Mercantile Appraiser for this year
; finished his work, last week, and ms
report appears in oar columns thIs
week.
John E. Muder, Jr, attended the Re
publican Convention, Monday. as dele
gate from Saxonburg. Mr. Muder has
lately rented and refitted the frame
hotel OF the town-the old Laube house
now the "Hotel Central" and is pre-
rared to give the guests of the new
| Summer Resort the best and most
modern of Accommodations,
This week witnesses a general change
| in the Western Union telegraph once.
At their own request, Manager Harry
A. Whetzel is transferred to the Pits
burg office. where he was located before
coming to Butler, and night operator
William B. Edmunds is transferred to
Phillipsburg. Pa. where his family ls
living and where he worked before
coming to Butler. Mics Josephine
Smith. who has been in the Butler Of
fee for several years past. goes TO a
better position in the Pittsburg Office
Geo. Morris of Pittsburg succeeds Mr..
Wetzel. The latter moved his family to
Pitrsburg Yesterday. Mr. Whetzel and
family ard Mr.. Edmunds have made
hosts of friends during their compare
lively brief stay in Butler, and Miss
Smith and they viii be sadly missed by
their acquaintances and associates.
John Kerr of Harmony, who, with
party of seven, went to Borneo, to drill
for oil in July of 1902. returned home a
few days ago. VIM. Redic of Harmony
and Il. P. George of Evans City. died
on the island and William Harde of
Harmony, Andrew Rape of Evans City
and Richard Smith of Coraopolis are
there yet. G. A. Steinberger, formerly
of Zelienople, now in Kansas, returned
some time ago. Mr.. Kerr came home
by way of Honolulu and San Francisco,
an1 was about two months on the way.
He says that he had perfect health one
year after landing on the island. There
are now only AZ Americans In all
Borneo. He describes the country as
one continued dense jungle full of all
sorts of wild animals. The tempera-
ture ranges from 100 in the shade to $50
in the sun. Fever is prevalent end the
uncivilized natives succumb to it in
large numbers. Those of the original
party remaining there have had the
fever but are at present in fair health.
There are now some sixty oil wells in
that section of Borneo, the latest pro-
ducer making about 40 tons or 20
barrels day.