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Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-11-30
HARRISBURG.

On THURSDAY last State Treasurer
Mathues sent letter to every bank and
trust company in Pennsylvania which
holds a derosit, portion of the 81, OOO.-
coo Of the state sinking fund, notifying
these institutions TO prepare for the
withdrawal of these deposits without
further notice This action Is unpre-
cedented. The failure Of the Enterprise
National bank of Allegheny brought TO
light the fact that the state has been
carrying a debt of s., 900, 900 on which
il paws per cent interest while the
sinking fund, which is sufficient TO en-
tirely wipe out that debt, has been de-
posted for years in various banks at
return of only 2 per cent to the state.
The sinking fund commissioners IN an
effort to liquidate the states debt have
made a standing offer of 106 and inter
est for all the states outstanding bonds
Nearly half million dollars worth OF
them have been purchased within the
past two weeks. The board is composed
of Secretary Of the Commonwealth Nc
Afee. Auditor General Snyder and Mr..
Mathues
The new State Capitol is being push
ed to completion by George f. Payne q
Co. of Philadelphia, the contractors,
and there is no doubt il will be IN con
dition for the extra session OF the Legs
lature in January. Only the finishing
touches remain to be put to the decora-
tions in the Senate and House chambers,
and IA rooms are being fitted LIP for the
committees during the extra session
Within the next ten days 1.2OO incan-
descent electric lights will be installed
in the dome of the building, so that they
will shed their bright rays upon the
magnificent mural decorations. The
beauty of the dome exceeds any
thing of the kind in Pennsylvania and
will be revelation 10 the public when
the building is opened for inspection. 1t
is ornamented with spread-eagles, gar
goyles, heads of Ceres fapked by horns
of plenty, feurs de lis and conventional
designs. set in their proper places IN
nice proportions The finishing touches
are now being put to the upper part OF
the dome, and in few days more the
scaffolding will be taken down.
Governor Pennypacker, Major Gener-
al Charles Miller, Commander of the
National Guard of Pennsylvania; Brig
adler Generals Schall, Wiley and Goblin
and the members of the Governor stall
will depart from Harrisburg, tomorrow
10 attend the dedication Of the Penn
sylrania monuments at Andersonyille e
and Chattanooga. The dedication at
Andersonyille will take place December
z, in charge of the Andersonville com
mission, Of which GeneralJ. d. Walker
Of Pittsburg is chairman. Ex-Judge
White of Indiana. a member OF the
commission. will deliver the principal
address. Governor Pennypacker and
his party will go from Andersonville to
Chattanooga, where the monument OF
the One Hundred and Ninth Pennsyl-
vania Volunteers will be dedicated on
Orchard Knob December 10.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-11-30
ACCIDENTS.

T. Kennedy was seriously, perhaps
fatally, injured in the Clark Coal mine
Winfield twp, last week. A mine mule
became frightened, and ran off, throw
ing Kennedy from car, and Jamming
him against the side of the mine.
C. NJ. Sutton of ChIcora had his face
and hands burned by gas explosion at
the hickey pump-station, last week.
James McCombs Cruikshank of Win
field township had a leg broken by the
fall of tree, while telling timber few
days ago.
WIN. Wood, Sr., of Clinton twp. was
knocked down and trampled by horse,
in his stable, one day last week.
Charles Webster, a miner in the En-
terprise mine near Harrisville, was
seriously injured in the mine, last
Thursday, by the explosion Of shot. -
Bert Kildoo, aged 20, was caught
uuder a mass of falling earth and rock
in a stone quarry near his fathers farm
at Sherwin, last Saturday, and his back
was broken. He was not expected 10
live.
One of our oil men is nursing broken
head 1t was split open by his affection
ate spouse, and the doctor sewed it up
with eight stitches He came home
when he wasn't wanted, and she bat
tered him over the head with rolling
pin. The Young man in the case made
wild flight for life and liberty. DE
was dressed in white at the time, but
he secured an overcoat and pair OF rub
Der boots at the livery stable, around the
corner, and reached home in safety
The woman packed up and left. first
sending the young mans clothing to
him.
Michael Mulligan, wealthy farmer
and oil producer of Donegal twp, was
injured by the explosion of gas meter
on the Bach farm, Monday afternoon.
He owns some gas wells on that farm
and went to them, Monday afternoon,
to see what was wrong with the regu-
lator, ard he was standing over the
meter watching the rapidly revolving
indicators, when it exploded. -Four
fragments of iron struck his head, each
causing fracture. A large piece OF
iron struck the top of the skull and lift
ed up taking part of the brain and all
the membrane that covers the brain at
the top of the skull Another piece cut
long cash across the forehead above
the eyes. Another fragment destroyed
both eyes and another fractured his
temple. He was carried to the house OF
Mrs. Shearer nearby and medical as
sistance called, but he remained un-
conscious till yesterday. He is 42
years of age, and has wife and three
children.
Walter Brunton, of Grove City, Pa,
was struck by an engine and died from
his injuries. He was 68 years old and
leaves a wife and five children.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-11-30
WASHINGTON NOTES.

Those Congressman wEo are already
in Washington for the session that De-
gins next week are all ''in the air" re-
gardipg the rebate bill. 1t viii take a
clean cut bill to prevent discrimination
without interfering with competition
President Roosevelt has removed from
Office Wn. s. Lieb, the assistant United
States treasurer at Philadelphia. for
constant and consistent effort to evade
the civil service law, and to obstruct the
action of the commission. for keeping
relatives upon the roll and making one
appointment from purely political mo-
tives."
The Cabinet at Washington at present
consists Of Secretary Of State. Eliha
Root; Secretary of the Treasury, Leslie
M, Shaw: Secretary of War, William
II. Taft; Secretary of the Navy, Charles
J. Bonaparte: Secretary Of the interior.
Ethan A. Hitchcock; Secretary OF Agri-
culture, James Wilson; Secretary OF
Commerce and Labor, Victor III. Met
calf; Attorney General, William ID.
Moody Postmaster Gen. @. B. Cortelyou.
Congress meets next Monday. No
flowers will be allowed on the members
desks, this year.
There are signs Of retrenchment and
economy in the departments at Wash
ington that are said to astonish tie old
standbys who are acquainted with the
way things have been done at the CAPT
tai in the past.
President Roosevelt in reply to the
spokesman representing the great body
Of railway employees in the United
States in their protest against the pro-
posed legislation by Congress in regard
to the regulation Of railroad freights de-
clared that his aim was to abolish I'M
Just discrimination rather than TO effect
a general lowering Ct rates. I'm two
recent CAGES, he said. "the complaints
that have been made 10 me have been
that they are too low as regards certain
big shippers; the complaint in both
these cases is about the differential, the
difference Of treatment OF two sets OF
users Of the railways, the difference in
favor Of one set of shippers as against
another set Of shipper
President Roosevelt will recommend
joint statehood for Oklahoma and In
dian Territory in his forthcoming mes
sage to Congress. That these two ter
ritories should be admitted as one state
Is clear enough And perhaps Arizona
and New Mexico should be admitted as
one state also. To admit each OF these
territories separately would add eight
new Senators to the upper chamber Of
Congress, making ninety-eight, which
won1d be too rnany
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-11-30
Nciphborhood Notcs.

At Mercer Pa. Monday, the case OF
Rev. Joseph X. Wallace against the
trustees Of the jamestown United
Presbyterian church. was called for
trial. The question ut Issue ~ whether
the pastor can collect salary for the "a
years the congregation refused to nc.
cept him ae It's pastor.
The forty ninth annual eession Of the
Somerset county teachers institute con
vened In the opera house there. last
Monday. State Supt. N. 9. Schaeffer
Endorsed the free text book law and
made strong appeal for pure ballot
He hnmorously referred 10 the recent
election by declaring that the people
had decided for Berry instead Of
pluu uic
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-11-30
CHARTER NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that an appli-
cation will be made to the Governor Of
Pennsylvania on the 2Sth day of De-
cember, 1906. by John b. Patterson, w.
II Snider, VIM. H. Knoch, Gottlob
Pfeil and ]. F. Anderson, under an Act
of Assembly entitled AN Act TO Pro-
vide for the Incorporation and Regula-
ton of Natural Gas Companies" ap-
proved the Goth day of May, 1886,
pamphlet laws. page 20. and the supple
ments thereto for the charter of an in
tended corporation TO be called the
Saxonburg Heat and Light Company,
the character and object of which is the
producing, dealing in, transporting
storing and supplying of natural gas to
the public at the borough of Saxonburg
and adjacent vicinity and for these pur-
poses to have. possess and enjoy all the
rights, benefits and privileges of said
Act of Assembly and supplements
thereto, as well as the general laws of
said State applicable thereto.
A. Z. REIBER,
Solicitor.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-11-30
Do Your own Licking.

A rural mail carrier was recently Bur.
prised 10 receive letter from young
man calling attention 10 what the lat
ter considered very serious infraction
OF postal regulations The carrier
conduit quite make ont what he had
done, and in the resulting correepon-
dencc he learned that the young fel.
lows best girl had left n letter In n
rural mail box with two cent? 10 pay
for u stamp. and that the carrier, In
doing the licking, had put the stamp on
upside down. In the language Of stamps
30 the young man said. this was the
short for saying that the correspondence
was nj an end Just how the yonpg
lady found out about the way the stamp
was affixed isn't explained Some
people may not know that postal nu-
thorities nre not required 70 aiiix stamps
10 mail matter, the party doing the
mailing being Obliged TO attend 10 that
Where AN employe docs the work for
you. he possibly won't be very particular
as 10 whether the stamp goes on right
side up or not. 30 young persons who
are particular had best do their own
licking.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-11-30
R-R-TIME-TABLES


ID Ii a. Il N H
Time table in effect Nov. 10. 1905
Passenger trains leave and arrive at
Butler as follows:
LEAVE FOR NORTH.
7:30 a. m, mixed for Punxsutavney,
Du Bois and intermediate stations.
1898 a. N. daily, vestibuled day ex-
press for Buffalo, connects at Ashford,
week days, for Rochester.
$50 p. IN. local for Punx'y, Du Bois
and intermediate stations.
11:3t p. IN. night express for Buffalo
and Rochester.
ARRIVE FROM NORTH.
6:10 a, IN. daily, night express from
Buffalo and Rochester.
9:3O am. week days, accommodation
from Dubois.
4:5O p. N. daily, vestibuled day express
from Buffalo. Has connection at Ash
ford week days from Rochester.
S:07 pm. week days, mixed train
from Du Bois and Punxsutawney.
Trains leave the B. & o. Station,
Pittsburg for Buffalo and Rochester
at 900 a. IN. and 1000 D. m. and for local
points as far as Dubois at 4:20 pm. On
Sunday the 900 a. IN. train runs to Buff
falo and Rochester.
B & o RR
Time table in effect, Nov, 1905.
Trains Tor South and West, leave Butler
town time: WEEK DAYS.
GEO am, Allegheny Accommodation
500 a. IN, Allegheny 81 Cleveland Ex.
9:i0 a. M Allegheny Express.
1:25 p IN, Ellwood Ac
1886 p. IN, Allegheny Ex
$50 pm, Allegheny Ex.
5:35 p. m, Chicago, Ellwood, n Castle.
$50 p.m Allegheny Ac. New Castle.
SUNDAYS.
500 am, Allegheny e. Cleveland Elk.
1898 am, Pittsburg Ex
3:35 Pr Allegheny Ac New Castle,
Chicago and Cleveland.
$50 2. III, Allegheny Ac. New Castle.
GOING NORTH WEEK DAYS.
9:42 a IN, Kane e. Bradford Mail.
4:55 Clarion Accomo.
Trains leave the Allegheny station fol
Butler 700, S:15, and loo A. NJ,
! and 1:15, 300, $50 6:4j and :35 p. NJ.
On Sunday at 7:30 a. NJ. and G:45 and
IL :35 p. NJ.
For through tickets, Pull mai reservations and In
| formation apply TO W. Il. TURNER, Agt,
Butler Pa.
jos. P. TAGGERT, A. G. p A.,
Pittsburg, Pa
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-11-30
POLITICAL.

It is said that the Lancaster Co dele
cation will kick on Pennypacker's re-
form program, because It will deprive
her one OF her two state senators.
AT Philadelphia, last Saturday. Lieu
tenant Governor Brown and Speaker
Walton, Of the house Of representatives
agreed on January as the date for the
special election for members Of the leg
islature TO fill vacancies caused by death
CT resignation since the close Of the last
session.
Ola 1,0l7,G70 votes cast In this state
this month, w. ri. Berry received $40,
602, and J. Lee Plummer 455, G9S, Ring
Ter f0,300. Drugmand 1.622 for State
Treasurer, and there were 6s OF a
scattering vote"
At the National Guard banquet at
Hotel Schenley. last Friday night.
Ad'j't. General Tom Stewart was given
boom" for governor but that will
probably be as far az 1t will 20. There's
some good timber In this state for Gov.
ernor, IL II IN only looked up. There are
Charley Stone and Lew Emery, uI
North; John Weaver down East. and q
few men In this neighborbood.
The official returns Of the vote for
superior court judges at the recent cleo
ton add to the Lesson taught by those
for State treasurer. For the Republican
judges the vote was: Rice, &C.,
Beaver. el0.344, and Orlady. SOL. .592.
Head, Democrat. received. 305. .21s votes,
and Castle, Prohibitionist, Gs. 707 votes.
The highest vote received by any OF the
Socialist candidates for Judge was 12. S4a
while the maximum Socialist Labor
vote for Judge was 2,G27. The vote Of
Rice, who headed the Republican can.
didates for superior court judge, IL lG7.
D27 In excess OF the vote for Plummer,
the Republican candidate for State
treasurer II " also 1921 votes more
than were given to William II Berry.
fusion candidate for State treasurer.
A MILLION foreigners came TO this
c0uufry durinu the naat year
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-11-30
Friday, December 9th, 1905,

at one o'clock. 7. NJ, the following described
property, TO wit:
+. ID. No 80 Dec. Term 1905. T. l.. Raiston.
Attorney.
All the right. title interest and claim OF
oliver j. sarver, mortgagnr, and q. Il. Clark
and the Clark Coal Il Coke Co., owners, OF.
In and 10 all the coal underlying all that
certain piece or parcel tract OF land, sltuat-
Cd In Buffalo township. Butler county, Pa.
bounded as follows to-wlt: Beginning Mt n
cut stone, thence by lands OF q. Shustcr and
L., Hill, north si1i deg 2676 $40 feet 10 a stone
pile; thence by lands OF j. Rowlcy north 62
deg east 1921 feet TO cut stone; by lands Of
said j. kowlcy north q deg west liGs 2-l0 feet
70 "A stone pile; thence by lands OF :. NJ,
Mlscr aud Henry Baker, south 81 = deg west
loo9 2-l0 feet 20 II cut stone; thence by lands
OF a. Nolf south deg east 1914 feet 20 place
OF beglnnlng containing is6.T acres, more
or less, conveyed by Joseph w. Ralston TO
OllYcr j. Snrvcr, the mOrtgagor and this
mortgage and companylng bond being given
10 secure the balance OF the purchase money
right OF way Into, upon and under said land
at such points and In such manner ns may
DC proper and necessary for the purpose OF
digging, mining. draining and ventilatlng
and carrying away said coal hereby waivinR
All surface damage or damage or any sort
arising thcrcfrom or from the removal OF all
of said coal together with the privilege OF
mining nnd removing through said described
premises other coal now or hereafter owned
by snld party OF iirst part his heirs or assigns
SEIZED and takcn In execution as the prop
erty OF OlivcrJ sarvcr, Mortgagor, and q.
u. CLARK and The Clark Coal and Coke Co,
overs AT the suit OF Joseph w. Ralston, now
for use OF said Joseph w. Raston aud Will
liam NJ Raston.
TERMS OF SALE-Tho following must be
strictly complied with when property Is
stricken down.
1. When the plaintiff or other lien creditor
becomes the purchaser, the costs on the writ
must be paid, and n list OF the liens, includ-
Ing mortgage searches on the property sold
togtt ther with such lien creditors receipt.
for the amount OF the proceeds OF the sale or
such portion thereof ns he may claim, must
be furnished the Sheriff.
2. All bids must be paid In full.
.. All sales not settled Immediately will be
continued until one o'clock, 4. NJ, OF the
next day at which time all property not
settled for Will again bc put up and sold at
tho expense and risk OF tho person To whom
first sold.
'see Purdonn Digest, 9th edition, page il6.
an Smiths Forms, page IsI.
MAKfIN l.. GIBSON, Sheriff
sherffs Office. Butler. Pa, Nov. B. 1905
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-11-30
EXECUTORS NOTICE.

Letters testamentary on the estate
of Mary Jane T. Turk. deceased,
late of Brady township, Butler
county, Penn'a., having been grant
ed to the undersigned, all persons know.
ing themselves to be indebted to said
estate are hereby requested to make
prompt payment and those having
claims against the estate will present
the same duly authenticated for settle
ment to
HARVEY &. TURK, EXT,
Elwood City, Pa, r. F. ID. Q, or
w. j. KILDoo.
0-2f.05 Sherwin, Pa.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-11-30

? Nasal Catarrh quickly yields TO treat
rnent by Ely's Cream Balm, which is agree
ably aromatic. 1t is received through tho
nostrig, cleanscs and heals tho whole sur
face over which /. diffuses itself. Druggists
sell the 50c. size; Trial size by mail, 10
cents. Test IL and you are sure TO continue
tho treatment.
Announcements.
TO accommodate those who nro partial
10 tho uso Of atomizcrs In applying liquids
into tho nasal passages for catarrhal tr0tt-
Jtes, tho proprictors prepare Cream Balm in
liquid form, which will DO known as Ely's
Llquid Cream Balm Prico including tho
spraying tube Is 10 cents. Druggists or by
mail. The liquid form embodies tho med
icinal properties Of the solid preparation.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-11-30

EVERY voter, whether he votes by
ballot or by machine. should be com
PEELED to cast an individual vote fol
every candidate. except, party candi
dates for Electors OF President and Vice
President. he wishes to see elected to
office. The straight ticket circles and
squares on paper ballots and the straight
ticket levers on voting machines should
be abolished. AS long as they are re
tanned sharp distinction is drawn be
tween hide bound partisans and indie
pendent citizens The devices for vot-
ing a straight ticket Oh paper ballot
enables every one in polling place to
form an opinion as to whether voter
has split or voted straight. The same
il true of machines. IL every voter was
Obliged to indicate on the ballot or ma
chine his choice Of the individual can
didates for every office, except for Pres
idential Electors, the straight voter
would be obliged 10 make az many
marks or turn AS many levers as the in
dependent The time consumed by
them in preparing their ballots wonld
be about the same No person could
tell. from the length Of time a voter
spent in the booth. what kind OF a ticket
he had prepared. .-Ex.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-11-30
Clerks Notice in
BankruptCy.

In the District Court of the United States
for the Western District of Pennsylvania,
John Adam Ripper. of Evans City, But
Ter Co. Pennsylvania n bankrupt under the
Act of Congress of July 11s9s. having applied
for a full discharge from all debts provable
against his estate under said Act notice is
hereby given to all known creditors and
other persons in interest. TO appear before
the said Court at Pittsburg. in said District.
on the 18th day OF Dec. 1905 at 10 O'Clock
IN the forenoon, TO show cause, II any they
have, why the prayer OF the said petitioner
should not be granted.
WILLIAM II. LINDSEY Clerk
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-11-30
EXECUTORS NOTICE.

Estate of John Rodgers, late of Donegal
township, Butler Co., decd.
Letters testamentary having been
granted to the undersigned on the above
estate, notice is hereby given to al
persons knowing themselves indebted tc
said estate to make immediate payment
and those haYing claims against the
same to present them duly authenticat-
ed for settlement
BERNARD J. RODGERS, r.,
JOHN +. RODGERS,
Chicora, +. T. d. So
JAMES B. MCJUNKIN,
ATTORNEY. 9.2s.0t
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-11-30
Thanksgiving.

Let the people, o God, confess tc
Thee; let all the people give praise le
Thee-the earth hath yielded her fruit
Psalm LXVI, verse 9.
This ia the day set apart for that pur
nose. and we should "manfnlly ackno"'
ledge our shortcomings" in good falt1
to overcome them. We are threatened
not by foes from without. The RepuDhe
is safe from external enemies Oui
dangers are from within. The foe'
from whom we should pray TO be de
Hyered are 'tour passions. appetites and
follies": against these we need always
to contend. and wage unceasing war
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-11-30
NOTICE..
To WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN:

To WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN:
Notice is hereby given that applica-
ton will be made to the Court Of
Quarter Sessions Of Butler county, on
Monday, December 4th, 1905, by more
than twenty five resident tax payers OF
said county for the appointment OF o
jury OF viewers to view and condemn
for public use free from tolls and toll
gates that portion of the Allegheny and
Butler Plank Road Company's road
within the county of Butler. extending
from point on the Allegheny county
line to the bridge over Connquenessing
creek in the borough of Butler.
w, ID. BRANDON,
Attorney for Petitioners.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-11-30
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE

Estate of II. NJ Addleman. late of
Venango township, Butler county, Pa,
decd.
Letters of administration having been
granted TO the undersigned on the above
estate. notice IL hereby given to all
persons knowing themselves indebted
to said estate TO make immediate pay
ment aud those having claims against
the same to present them duly authen.
ticated for settlement.
A. w. AnDLEMAN, Admir-,
X. Il. ID. 81. billiards, Pa.
JAS. Il. MCJUNKIN, Atty. fl-0-O5
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-11-30
EXECUTORS NOTICE.

Estate of Nancy Bartley late of Penn
twp, Butler Co. Pa. decd.
Letters testamcntary having been
granted TO the undersigned ON the above
estate, notice is hereby given to all
persons knowing themselves indebted
TO said estate 70 make immediate pay
ment and those having claims against
the same to present them duly authen-
ticated for settlement.
THoS. A. HAYS. Ex'r.,
L. II. ID. 81, Saxonburg. PA.
JAMES b. MCJuNKIN, Atty. l0.5-05
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-11-30
EXECUTORS NOTICE.

Letters testamentary on the estate of
B. F. Hilliard, decd, late of Washing
ton twp, Butler county, Pa, hav-
ing been granted to the undersigned, all
persons knowing themselves indebted
to said estate will please make immedi-
ate payment and any having claims
against said estate will present them
duly authenticated for settlement to
AMELIA G. HILLIARD, Ex'x.,
R. F. d. 40, West Sunbury, Pa.
IRA MCJUNKIN, Atty. II. 23-0j
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-11-30
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE

Letters OF administration on the estate
of Smiley II. Williams. deed. late OF
Venango twp Butler Co.. Pa, having
been granted 10 the undersigned, all
persons knowing themselves indebted to
said estate will please make immediate
payment. and any having claims against
said estate will present them duly
authenticated for settlement 10
JOSEPH w. MEALS. Admir-,
H. +. ID. Go, Emlenton, Pa.
MURRIN d. MURRIN, Atty. ll'2-Oo