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Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-07-27
OIL and Gas Notes.
The market remains at S1.27.

The market remains at $1.27.
Butler twp.-The old Mcbride well is
doing 200 barrels day and will be
tubed.
Clearfeld- Gregg & Cos. well on the
Dennis Mcbride, near Coylesville, was
drilled in last week and is doing ten
barrels.
Penn-The Hazelwood Oil Co.'S. well
on the G. A Weible, near Renfrew,
was completed last week, and started
off at 60 barrels day.
Goes & Cos well on the Crafty, just
north of town is duster in the 4th, and
will be drilled to the Speedily.
Bakerstown-Westo of the Bakerstown
tunnel in Allegheny county, the Pitts
burg Rose and Carnation company's
test on the Crystal farm is good pro-
ducer from the fonrth sand. When
shot last week the well did not respond
but was cleaned out, and then began to
flow and is now producing rs barrels a
dav
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-07-27
Reunions.
Aug, Q, W. O. W., picnic at Erie,

Aug. 2, w. @. W., picnic at Erie,
Aug, 0, P. H. c. picnic at Conneaut
Lake. Fare 81, good to return next
day.
Aug 10, Coaltown and Pardoe lodges
of Foresters, at Alameda Park, Butler.
Aug. 81, Thursday, Mccall reunion
on the Rev. Williams farm, one mile
from Mpddycreek church, on the But
ler- Mercer road,
The Lutheran "Volksfesth at Rock
Point on next Wednesday, August End,
promises to be the largest reunion of the
Joint Synod Lutherans ever held. The
congregations from Wheeling, w. Va,
Canton, Masillon, Youngstown and all
intermediate points in Ohio, Those of
Pittsburg and Allegheny and also Butler
will participate in this reunion. A
special train will leave the B. q o. at
500 a. m. and stop at Renfrew and
Reibold for passengers. The rate from
Butler will be S5 cents for adults and
80 cents for children.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-07-27
CHURCH NOTES.

The ninth annual session of the
Grove City Bible conference will begin
Thursday evening, August 3, and close
Sabbath evening, August 13. The con-
ference for 1905 offers richer and more
varied program of Bible study, and
combines higher and wider range of
Biblical scholarship than any previous
season.
The plan of the Ekastown charge for
Sunday, July 80, is as follows: Fisk.
1870 am; Ekastown 2:30 pm. and
Z 30p.m.
Bishop Canevin's letter ordering the
Catholic churches of the P1ttsburg
diocese to conform TO the Pope's en-
cyclical reinstating the Gregorian chant
and banishirg women from the choirs
skaters the last hope of those who,
from a purely esthetic point of view,
had wished for a loose construction"
of the encyclical. Pope Plus ia de-
termed to reform the ritual I1usic of
the church by going back to the days
of Gregory the Great, back to the sixth
century, and there is nothing for the
churches but to obey.--Ex.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-07-27
3. & .. EXCURSIONS
Excursion to Detroit, Mich.

EAc0ySlOn- I'D DcUTOlt, mIcHs
On August IA and 15, the B. & o. r.
r. Co. will sell excursion tickets from
all local stations at rate of one fare plus
% cents for the round trip, to Detroit,
Mich, account Imperial Palace Drama
tic Order knights of Khorassan, good
for return until August 10, 1905.
Excursion to Defiance, Ohio.
On August 13 and IA, the Baltimore
& Ohio Railroad company will sell ex-
cursion tickets from all local stations
west of Pittsburg and Wheeling at rate
of one fare plus 30 cents for the round
trip, to Defiance. Ohio, account Annual
Encampment, Union Veterans Union,
good for return until August 81, 1905.
Excursion to Denver, Colorado.
On August II, 12, 13 and IA the B. IL
o. r. r. Co. will sell excursion tickets
from all local stations at rates less than
one fare for the round trip, September
25th, to Denver, Colorado, account
National Fratenal Order of Eagles,
good for return until August 90, 1905,
but may be extended to September 25
by deposit with Special Agent and pay
ment of so cents.
Excursion Rates to Pittshurg.
On August 10 and 60, the B. & o. R.
R. Co, will sell excursion tickets from
all local stations at rate of one fare plus
20 cents for the round trip, to Pittsburg,
Pa, account Knights of Pythias Color
ed. Uniform Rank, Supreme Lodge
and Military Encampment, Biennial
Session, good for return until August
%, 1905.
For further information call on or ad-
dress nearest B. & o. Ticket Agent, OF
D, N. Austin, G. p A, Chicago. Ill.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-07-27
FIRES.

The E. G. Sproul Milling Cos. store
house at Boyer was destroyed by fire
early Sunday morning. Loss about
50, 000 with insurance.
Gideon Aliens barn in Clay twp,
with the hay and grain just harvested,
a valuable horse, two buggies, surrey
and other things, was destroyed by fire
last Saturday night. Supposed to have
been set on fire by tramps. Some in
surance.
81 million bbls of oil, valued at 25
cents the barrel, were burned in the
Humble oil field in Texas, by fire be-
ginning Sunday night and continuing
Monday and Tuesday Twelve negroes
were burned to death during the fire,
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-07-27
) Staples to B ] Staples. lotin Gallery

S Staples to B J Staples. lott Gallery
for $500
SH Hill to German Lutheran church
lot in Evans City for $500.
AT Walker to A M Doutbett, prop
erty at Brownsdale for $4,000.
G K Hazlett to L II Brown, 40 acres
in Washington twp. for 500.
Lyndora Land Co. to J n Minteer,
OF in Lyndora for $3.50.
A P Tannehill to Matilda Tannehlll
lot at Hilliard TOR 1912.
W II Todd to Flayius Denny 90 acres
in Winfield for $l400.
Cottage Hill Land Co to ] N Muntz
10 lots on Cottage Hill for 1855; same
to Mrs. K NJ Crane II lots for $1S15.
Saml NJ Harper, Clara Beighley ct al
to Henry L Harper 7s acres in Concord
for $3.50.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-07-27
Everybody goes to the Butler Fair

-EVeTyDOuy goes 10 tue Dutler air.
Next week you will hear more of
the big Butler Fair.
The new school law which makes
it obligatory upon the school board Of
any township not having central high
school to pay the tuition of all pupils
who attend neighboring high school
should prove wonderful spur to edu-
cation in the rural districts. 1t gives
every boy and girl who completes the
work of the district school a chance to
get high school education at little or
no cost. Even if the people should not
be able to enter the high school without
an additional years work it will pay
any parents to provide tuition for one
years work when it is known that
there will be no cost for the remaining
years, Sex.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-07-27
Organ Recital.

The First Presbyterian church will be
the scene of an excellent Organ Re-
cital, tomorrow, Friday evening, be-
ginning at S:15 o'clock.
DR.. Minor G. Baldwin, ono of
Americas greatest organists will pre-
side at the organi and Miss Lucille
Hoessing, soprano, of the First Presby-
terian church Of Pittsburg and a
daughter of Wesley P. Roessing, and
Geo. B. Wick. baritone, of New York
and the Savage Opera Co., will sing.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-07-27
PURE ICE.

Delivered daily to all parts of town,
In large or small amounts.
FRED. H GoETTLER,
Phones, Bell ] 15S. Peoples 220.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-07-27

Geo. W. Mardorf is now located in
the basement of Younkin's Building,
S. Main ST., where he has fitted up pool
room and repair shop. Light repairing
is speciality He has number of shot
guns; Stevens Pistol, 25 CAL; Stevens s
Rife % l.. r. 10t lbs, which he desires
to close out at bargain prices. See him
in his new location.
Once in a life time you get the chance
to buy fashionable clothing as cheap as
Ritter & Rockenstein's are selling them
now,
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-07-27
NOTICE.

Proposals will be received up to Aug.
2, 1905. by the Butler Driving Park and
Fair Association, for furnishing hay
and straw for the coming Fair. The
hay to be good timothy, the straw to be
the hay bales to average not over 100
pounds, the straw not over so pounds
to be delivered at Fair Grounds as re-
quired during the week preceding and
during the Fair. Amount required,
fifteen tons of hay, more or less; fifteen
tons of straw, more or less. Bids on
straw will state whether rye, wheat Oh
oats straw is offered. About four tons
of loose straw can be used.
l. ]. MCBRIDE, Secretary.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-07-27
Grove City Bible Conference.

The ninth annual Bible Conference
for Bible study at Grove City, Pa, will
be held from Thursday evening, Aug.
the 3rd, to Sunday evening, August the
18th. Scholastically and in promise of
spiritual power the program is the
best yet offered by the management
The Conference embraces depart
ments of Bible Study, Philosophy, Sun.
day School Pedagogics, Lectures on
Evangelism, Christian Life and Work
and Missions.
Address all communications relating
to programs and entertainment to
PRESIDENT ISAAC G. KELLER,
Grove City, Pa.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-07-27
BUYING WOOL.

We are paying the highest price, in
cash, for wool. Call at or address,
KRUG's MEAT MARKET,
107 8, Main ST., Butler, Pa
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-07-27
Philadelphia. Arrive. .......

Atlantic City .............. $50
Returning coupons will be accepted
on any regular train except the Penn
sylvania Limited, the Chicago Limited,
the ST. Louis Limited, and the Penn
sylvania Special.
For detailed information in regard to
rates and time of trains apply to ticket
agents or Mr.. Thomas E. Watt, District
Passenger Agt, $50 Fifth ave, Pjttsburg.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-07-27
Insurance and Real Estate.

If you wish to sell or buy property
you will find it to your advantage to see
VIM. II. Miller, Insurance and Real
Estate. Room sos. Butler County
National Bank building.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-07-27

PURE SPRING WATER ICE
is now being delived to all parts of the
town by
JOHN A. RICHEY,
It is the purest ice in town.
Leave your orders at the Bakery.
142 S. Main ST., Butler.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-07-27
Alameda Park.

Alameda Park.
SUMNER THEATRE.
Manager Walters has provided anoth-
er good show for his patrons this week,
and everybody is delighted with it.
There is not dull number on the bill.
NEXT WEEK,
J. Aldrich Libbey and Katherine
Trayer,
Comedy Singing Act.
Tom Gillen,
"Finnegan's Friend
The Priors,
Musical Sketch,
Francis Wood,
Juggler and Hoop Roller
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-07-27
Marriage Licenses.

At Pittsburg-John h. Wlcklne and
Adelaide Mexican of Mars.
At Conneaut Lake, June 10th, w. ].
Urban of Pittsburg and Mrs. Maude
Cerutti of Butler.
A Colorado woman wants divorce
because her husband tried to trade her
off for bottle of beer. only three weeks
after the wedding. She should have it.
If he had asked for case or a barrel,
the insult would not have been quite so
deep.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-07-27
THE BUTLER CITIZEN.
THURSDAY. JULY 81, 1905.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

NOTE-AIl advertisers intending TO make
changes in their ads. should notify rs OF
their Intention to do so not later tnan Mon-
dav morning.
Notice. estate Of Lyndora supply Oo'
Notice, estate OF James Piaisted-
The Butler Fair.
Admintsrr arors and Executors Of estates
can secure their receipt BOOKS at tne
CTTIZEN office, and persons making pubic
sales their note books.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-07-27

Week-en excursion fare for round
trip going Saturday $500. Leaye But
Ter 9:35 a. m, 800 p. m; returning
regular trains Monday.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-07-27

Fashionable mems wear 20 cts. on the
dollar at Ritter &c Rockensteins re-
modelling sale.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-07-27

Your money saving opportunity now
at Ritter 81 Rockenstein's great remodel.
ing sale.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-07-27

The greatest money saving opportuni-
ty you ever heard of Ritter 81 Rocken-
STEMS remodeling sale.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-07-27
Excursion Rates to Pittsburg.
Builder Fair. August aa-23-24- -25th

Up-to-date mems wear at 20 cts. on
the dollar now at Ritter q Rocken-
STEMS sale.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-07-27

4s-PAGE BOOK FREE. Highest reference
FITZGERALD 4 CO.,
Dept. 40. Washington, d. O.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-07-27
BUTLER MARKETS.
Pennsylvania R. R, Excursions
Atlantic City.

July 81, August 10 and "a. and
September Z are the dates of the
P. r. R. annual low rate excursions for
1905 to Atlantic City, Cape May, Ocean
City, Sea Isle City, Avalon, Anglesea,
Wildwood, Holly Beach, N. j., Reho-
both, Del, or Ocean City, Md
Tickets good to return within sixteen
days, including date of excursion.
A special train of Pullman parlor cars
and day coaches will leave Pittsburg on
aforementioned dates at S:55 a, m.,
reaching Philadelphia 625 p. M, in
time for supper, and arriving Atlantic
City, via the Delaware River Bridge
Route, the only all-rail line, at S:35 p
m. Stops will be made at convenient
points for meals en- route. Passengers
may also spend the night in Phila-
delI hia, and proceed to the shore by
any regular train from Market Street
Wharf or Broad Street Station on the
following day.
Passengers for New Jersey points
other than Atlantic City will spend the
night in Philadelphia, and use regular
trains the next day from Market Street
Wharf. Passengers for Rehoboth, Del,
or Ocean City, Md, will use regular
trains the following day from Broad
Street Station.
A stop-over within limit will be al
lowed at Philadelphia returning. if pas
sengers will deposit their tickets with
the Ticket Agent at Broad Street Sta
tion Immediately on arrival Tickets
must be deposited with Agent on ar
rival at seashore destination and proper
ly validated for return trip
Tickets will be sold from stations at
the rates named below.
RATE
RATE Tickets good
Tickets good in Pull Cars Train
only in in connection Leaves
Coaches. with regular
Pull. Tickets A. NJ.
Butler. ..........$10.00 $1,000 els
Freeport. No.. 1000 1900 7.43
Leechburg. ..... 1000 1900 sol
PM
Philadelphia. Arrive ve........ 6.25
Atlantic City ............. $50
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-07-27

butIer ar, august @@-~o-Sf-SUIH'
Guaranteed clothing at 20 cts. on the
dollar now at Ritter & Rockensteins
remodeling sale.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-07-27
For Sale.

Cheap. A secondhand blackboard
Inquire at this Office.
boy WANTED Bright boy 16 or
II years of age to learn a trade. inquire
at this Office.
A store full of bargains at Ritter G.
Rockenstein's remodeling sale.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-07-27
Spend Sunday at Conneaut Lake

Butler Fair, Aug. 2ed, e9d, gath, e5th
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-07-27
COnneaut Lake Weekend Ex.
cursiOns.
FANS! FANS! FAN

Ventilating Fans, either Electric or belted
or Water Motors or Gas Engines for Hotels
and Restaurants. BRIGGS MACHlNEhf
CO., 25s Second Avenue, Pittsnprg, Ia.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-07-27


ton of the nature of the offense. the
Judgment of the court is that the de-
fendant be imprisoned for six months
in the county Jail of Multnomah county
in this State. and that he be fined the
sum of 81 ,000."
For nearly three hours Friday after
noon ex-City Treasurer Alexander S.
Banna of New Castle was ON the stand
at the meeting of the councilmanic in
vestigating committee which is probing
the $50, 900 shortage in his accounts
The story that he told was such a rev.
elation of careless and blind trustful-
ness that everything would somehow
come out right that even those who
thought they knew most about the af-
fair were amazed. ALI his private busi-
ness, as well as the affairs of the office,
were gone into and, while there was
much that he could not remember, it
was evident that he was telling all that
he did know. Hanna admitted that he
| had set men TO watch Miss Nina Miller,
his former bookkeeper They were not
detectives, he said, but were men living
in town. This step was taken, he said,
on the advice of his attorneys. So far
from getting any of the missing money
himself, he has been compelled to go in
| to debt to meet current expenses.
| PROPERTY TRANSFERS.
| Ida A Bulford to Alfred D Sutton lot
| in Butler twp for $2100.
Fl d Kirk to A L Findley lot in But
!; Ter for $925.
Ira McJunkin to Elizabeth Lowe lot
in Butler twp for $3.50.
j @ ROyle to Thomas III Jones LOT al
Hilliard for $50
Knox Chapel NJ E church to j A Bon
ner lot at Saxon Station for $500.
| John G Harrer to Albert Barnlochel
lot on Cliff st for $1,000.
burg for $500.
] E r Maxwell to Thos E HARRISON lot
in Butler for $3.50.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-08-29
5IE

stand respectively for N, v and r.
"Even now was in considerable
difficulty, but happy thought put me
in possession of several other letters.
It occurred to me that If these appeals
came, as expected, from some one
who had been intimate with the lady
in her early life a combination which
contained two Els with three letters
between might very well stand for the
name ELSIE. On examination I
found that such a combination formed
the termination Of the message, which
was three times repeated. It was GER
tainly some appeal to Elsie In this
way had got my Z, and I. But
what appeal could it be? There We're
only four letters in the word which
preceded Elsie, and it ended in q.
Surely the word must be COME
tried all other four letters ending in
=, but could find none to fit the case.
So now I was in possession of 9, o
and NJ, and I was in position to at
tack the first message once more. d.
viding it into words and putting dots
for each symbol which was still I'M
known. SO treated it worked out In
this fashion:
Nj ERE :. d ST.. NE
"Now, the first letter can only be A,
which is most useful discovery, since
H..nacurs no feYAr THAI th1aa arpoA tn
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-08-29

cab coming to convey you to Nor.
wich, Mr.. Slaney. But meanwhile you
have time to make some small repara-
ton for the injury you have wrought.
Are you aware that Mrs. Hilton Cubitt
has herself lain under grave suspicion
Of the murder of her husband and that
1t was only my presence here and the
knowledge. which l: happened to pos.
sess which has saved her. from the ,ac-
cusation? The least that you owe her
is to make it clear to the whole world
that she was in no way, directly or
Indirectly, responsible for his tragic
end"
II ask nothing BETTER" said the Amer
lean. ~ guess the very best case l
can make for myself is the absolute
naked TRUTH
ut is my duty to warn you that 1T
will be used against you," cried the
Inspector, with the magnificent fair
play of the British criminal law.
Slaney shrugged his shoulders.
"Ill chance that" said he. "First of
all, want you gentlemen to under
stand that l have known this lady
since she was child. There were sew
en- of us in a gang in Chicago, and FL
sizes father was the boss of the Joint.
He was. a clever man, was old Patrick.
1t was he who invented that writing,
which would pass as child's scrawl
unless you just happened to have the
key to 1t. Well, Elsie learned some Of
our ways, but she couldn't stand the
business, and she had a bit Of honest
money Of her own, so she gave US all
the slip and got away to London. She
had been engaged to me, and she would
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-08-29

IF you use the code which have ex-
planned" said Holmes, you will find
that it simply means Come here at
once l was convinced that it was an
invitation which he would not refuse,
since he could never imagine that it
could come from any one but the lady.
And so, my dear Watson, we have end
ed by turning the dancing men to good
when they have so often been the
agents Of evil, and think that I have
fulfilled my promises Of giving you
something unusual for your notebook.
Three-forty is our train, and l fancy
we should be back in Baker street for
dinner"
Only one word Of epilogue. The
American, Abe Slaney, was condemned
to death at the winter assizes at Nor
wich, but his penalty was changed to
penal servitude in consideration of nit.
igating circumstances and the certain
ty that Hilton Cubitt had fired the first
shot. OF Mrs. Hilton Cubitt 1 only
know that l have heard she recovered
entirely and that she still remains a
widow, devoting her whole life to the
care of the poor and to the administra
ton of her husbands estate
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-08-29

this short sentence, and the ii is also
apparent in the second word. Now it
becomes:
AM HERE A L SLANE
Or, filling in the obvious vacancies in
the name:
AM HERE ABE SLANEY.
I had so many letters now that could
proceed with considerable confidence
to the second message, which worked
out in this fashion:
A. ELRI ES.
Here could only make sense by put
ting I and G for the missing letters
and supposing that the name was that
Of some house or inn at which the
writer was staying"
Inspector Martin and 1 had listened
with the utmost interest to the full
and clear account of how my friend
had produced results which had led
to SO complete command over our
difficulties.
''What did you do then, sir?" asked
the inspector.
II had every reason to suppose that
this Abe Slaney was an American,
since Abe Is an American contraction
and since letter from America had
been the starting point Of all the trou-
BILE. had also every cause to think
that there was some criminal secret
In the matter. The lady's illusions to
her past and her refusal to take her
husband into her confidence both point
ed in that direction. I therefore cabled
to my friend, Wilson Hargreave of the
New York police bureau, who has
more than once made use Of my knowl-
edge Of London crime. I asked him
whether the name Of Abe Slaney was
known to him. Here is the reply: The
most dangerous crook in Chicago On
the very evening upon which had his
answer Hilton Cubitt sent me the last
message from Slaney. Working with
known letters, 1t took this form:
/ ELSIE. RE. ARE TO MEET THY GO
The addition of P and D completed
message which showed me that the
rascal was proceeding from persuasion
to threats, and my knowledge Of the
crooks of Chicago prepared me to find
that he might very rapidly put his
words into action. I at once came to
Norfolk with my friend and colleague,
DIR. Watson, but, unhappily, only in
| time to find that the worst had already
occurred"
ut is q privilege to be associated
with you in the handling Of case"
said the inspector warmly. you will
excuse me, however, If speak frankly
to you. You are only answerable to
| yourself, but have to answer to my
superiors. If this Abe Slaney, living
at Elrige's, is indeed the murderer, and
II he has made his escape while I am