Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1904-12-15

The close Of navigation on the lakes
for the winter will lessen the ore
freights and it is said that the Bessie
will be double tracked throughout dur
ing the winter.
The Butler basketball team were
defeated by East Liverpool at that place
Tuesday evening. AZ to "a. Monday
night they defeated the Indiana team
at Indiana. Turner. Williams, Hays,
Young, Gerner and Anderson did the
playing.
If you have fat pocket-book now
is the time to reduce its bulk. The
ruling principle of Christmas giving 9
that it is More blessed to give than to
receive" and the gift which does not
bring as much joy to the giver as to the
recipient had better not be made.
The Butler Water Co and the State
of PENNSYLVANIA will be the plaintiffs in
| Bill in Equity designed to prevent the
future contamination of our water-sup-
nlv and if the interests and well being
of fifteen thousand people are para
mount to those of about fifteen. some
thing will be done.
The Butler Board of Health now
consists of DIR. nj. E. Headland, DR.. L.
NJ. Maxwell, DR.. J. NJ. Leighner. Joseph
Rockenstein and r. B. Fowzer, and at
its meeting of last Thursday, they ap-
pointed Bernard Kemper to be Health
Officer at $50 per month, vice 3. Nc
Quistion, resigned.
The new Risinol art Calendar for
1905 is one of the most beautiful calen-
dars ever issued. Six sheets OF heavy
enameled paper contain on one side SIX
beautiful color designs OF babies ana
children. while on the reverse sides are
drawings depicting child Life, with
spaces for the notation of baby's Say
iups and doings." 1t is a work OF art.
According to that alleged decision
of the Supreme Court water must take
its natural channel, but this is not wa
ter, it is saltwater, the stuff that ruins
boilers, type, and everything that comes
in contact with it, thereby being in it
self as much of nuisance per touch, as
a pig-pen Is per se-exceptlng FOR put
ting out fires. Suppose it were poison
ous. would this community have no
remedy.
The Pope Bicycle Daily Memoran-
Calendar for 1905 contains memoran-
DUN leaf for every day in the year, and
365 original sayings in favor OF good
roads, good health, outdoor exercise,
and that great vehicle of health-giving,
the modern bicycle, by our most eml-
nent living men of marked accomplish
ment. The calendar is free at Pope
Mtg. Co.'S store or any of our readers
can obtain it by sending five cent
stamps to Pope Mfg. Co. Hartford,
Conn, or lab Sigel ST., Chicago, Iii.
The supply of water for Bntler at
present is ample, as to quantity, as one
of the dams is full, but the supply will
be further polluted if drilling continues
in the watershed. The pollution the
water at present is said to be caused by
the saltwater entering the conduct be
low the dam, which il an important
point, il true There are some cisterns
and few dag wells yet in use in But
Ter, but were it net for the many drill
ed wells very few people could, at pres
ent. live in the town.
The gas fire on the Steighner farm
in Oakland twp. was extinguished by
turning strong pressure of steam upon
it from pipe leading to boiler carry
ing hundred pounds of pressure. That
is one way Of doing it, but when the
gas pressure exceeds the steam pres
sure il does not work. and recourse is
had to patented arrangement two
Joints of casing screwed into large
nipple. and all fitted with valves. The
nipple is placed or set into the casing in
the well. all the valves being open, and
after being chained down. the valves
are gradually closed.