Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-01-26


Adm,n,srrators and Executors of estates
~ snrnre their receipt boo IS at the
CffTTZEN Office. and persons making public
sales their note BOOKS.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
Next Thursday is Grounchog Day.
-Slipperyrock is proud Of her p. O.
and P. NJ
There are 200 county bridges
in this county.
Don't forget the borough primaries,
next Saturday.
The strike at the Slipperyrock coal
mines was settled last week.
The Butler basket ball team was de-
fested at Grove City, Tuesday evening
They are having zero weather out
West, and as far South at Louisville,
Ky.
The mercury was below zero, this
morning. 1t was 5 below, Dec. 11th
last
Russia has population of 140, ,00O.-
0O0-a big crowd to be 'agin the gov
ernment"
Some changes were made, last
week, in rural-route No. 81 from
billiards.
The craze boys at the Car Works
have dangerous jobs and are. asking for
more pay
Our Court House will not be re-
modelled till next year maybe not till
year after next.
The bond proposition made to the
people of this town by its Council, will
probably be voted down.
-Coasting accidents were numerous.
last week, but no fatalities were report
ed in this neighborhood-
Thirteen ore cars and an engine off
the track near Mcbride delayed the up
train last Monday morning.
The Butler County Medical Society
banaueted al the Willard last night,
after attending the play at the Males
tic.
Quite number Of Buffalo and Clin-
ton twp. people attended the hearing re-
garding the will Of Mrs. Thrvwer,
which was admitted to probate.
The B. e. o. sand. house on Etna ST.
burned last Friday evening. 1t was Q
favorite loafiug place for tramps, and is
supposed to have been fred by them.
Amy g. Eyth. the new firm of fun
eral directors, received new funeral
car from Pittsburg firm, yesterday
morning, which is up-to-date in every
respect.
The Poultry and Pet Stock people
have secured the old building now own
ed by the Odd Fellows. at corner of
Main and Cunningham SITS, for their
exhibition.
The chickweed. the gardeners
greatest nuisance. is pronounced by
some Michigan medical students to be
the best remedy for rheumatism and
gont yet discovered.
One Of our nimrods says pheasants
are expensive things During the past
season he was out nineteen days and
killed one hundred birds, which cost
him just s4.91 per bird.
The ice in the Allegheny il gorged
from point near Kittanning up to Oil
City. but there is no gorge below Free
port, though the ice aud snow forma-
tions on the banks are remarkable.
Somebody put stick of dynamite
In the limestone crusher at Branchton.
the other night, and when it was start
Cd up next morning it wouldn't 60.
The foreman was sent for and he dis
covered the dangerous obstacle.
The Butler and Allegheny Street
SaH W. bho o0CuACu IiBHtb VI way DC-
tween Butler and Etns, where it con-
meets with a line already built. The
company will ask the Butler Council
for right Of way through the town. at
Its next meeting.
The State Legislature has made
plans to stock the State Of Pennsylva-
mia with game Of all kinds. Forty thous-
and quail are being purchased at-the
present time in the Territory of Okla
homa for this purpose, and they will be
distributed in different parts Of this
State.
The Republicans of Butler twp. to
nominate o ticket for the Feb election
will meet Saturday. Jan. 90, as viz:
1st precinct at James Stuart's. End
precinct at the Office of Justice Criswell,
Lyndora, and Sd precinct at Stoner'a
Restaurant, at each place from three to
FIVE o'clock p. m.
Asst Sup'd't Statler of the State
Road Board was in Butler, this week.
and will make favorable report to the
Board on macadamizing part of the
Three-degree and part of the Mercer
pike near Butler, under the law 1903,
BY which the state pays two-thirds, and
the county and township each a sixth,
OF the cost of the improvement
The printed news of the massacr,
in ST. Petersburg was on our streets las,
Sunday evening at about pm. The
effair happened that afternoon at from
about 2 to 8 p. m; but St. Petersburg Ia
seven hours OF time or los degrees OF
longitude east of rs. and it was but a.
m. here when it begaa, and IL NJ
when 1t was over, giving plenty of time
for the news to be written, telcgraphed
and printed on this continent the same
day.
They had fiddling contest in Kan
sas, the other day, that outshone any O
Arthur Loves contests. The Oldest fid
dler present took the prize. He is 8
years young and can tear the old-fash
ioned tunes out of his instrument in ,
way to make the blood tingle and star