Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-09-07
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chsnres in their ads. should notify US Q
their Intention to do 50 not later than Mon
day morning.
Statement Of Farmers Nat. Bank.
Stems notions.
Zimmerman's Fall Goods.
d. & G's Clothing.
Campbell's furnishings
Brown & Co.'S furniture:
Modern Stores dry goods.
Ahm,n,sr,arors and Executors OF estate
c.n sarure their receipt books at th'
CITIZEN Office and persons making publi'
sales their note books.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
The aster is the flower of the day.
The boys are again blowing bot
ties
Good shows at both theatres, thii
week
--Zelienople is to have home for ole
people.
The Board of Trade netted $347. "a
by its picnic.
The beef packers of Chicago have
demanded separate trials.
Prof. Rowan's concert in Middlesez
church was success, and netted $67.
Splendid company at the Majestic,
this week, with interesting specialties.
The new Cranmer bridge near Mt.
Chestnut has been completed and is In
use.
1t will 60 hard with the next dead
man who tries to vote in Philadelphia.
-Ex.
On Friday last the human race
dropped the lobster and took up the
oyster.
This summer beat the record for
the sale of excursion tickets, but the
season is now about over.
The last Monday in February has
been made the interesting day for the
hotel men of this county.
Since Thursday evening last Gus
Rockenstein has been proprietor OF the
Arlington. with Clarence Rockenstein
behind the desk.
Part of tie cement curbing for the
West Clay street paving has been COM
pleted. The asphalt bricks are made OF
a mixture of asphalt and gravel.
The yellow fever cases now number
20s2, and total deaths 292. This fever
never comes above q certain latitude,
but the cholera spreads to all climates
Some lightning rod men operating
in this county are accused of changing
the in their contracts to go or 65 per
foot, which makes quite difference in
the sum charged.
Tomorrow ends the base ball sea-
SON in Butler. The Butler club dis
bands this week on account of lack of
funds. Wi.herup pitches Eere. Friday,
for the last time this year.
The carpenters had the largest
crowd in the parade here, Monday, with
the glass blowers next Only the bar
tenders rode in carriages, this year
the BARRIERS rode, last year. and were
6ned ~ each.
During the sixty days ending last
Thursday, Aug. 81, Tax Collector Sla-
ter receipted for $115. 947.26. The Car
Works Co is now our largest taxpayer,
their dues amounting to nearly ten
thousand year.
A Kansas City man was fined $25
for proposing matrimony over the
phone. We live in . quick-action, bus
iness age, but this is one Of the little
transactions that still must be conduct
ed in the old-fashioned way.
Every now and then we hear OF
something protruding from a freight
train swiping passing passenger train.
It happened again. this time on the
Bessie, near Houston Junction. last week
and q Butler man has broken arm.
The Parker Phoenix says that u.
M. Bell killed copperhead snake on
Wednesday which measured 90 inches.
This is the fifth copperhead killed near
that place this summer, but none were
killed for several years previous to
this"
This is the last week of the show at
Alameda Park for this season, and
Manager Walters is giving his patrons
by far the best and liveliest show of the
season. There is not dull number on
the whole bill. Go out and spend a
pleasant evening
According to table published, last
week, there is due Butler county from
the State Roads fund the some of $780,
25S. This fund will be available up to
May lat next, and If not used by that
time will revert to the general fund,
and be lost to the county
DIR. j. G. Boyle and wife returned
to Butler, Saturday, after four months
absence. They went to London. last
May, and lived there while the doctor
took special courses in the eye, ear, nose
and throat. and he will hereafter limit
his practice to those parts.
Orders have been placed by the
Pennsylvania railroad and the Pennsyl.
vania Lines for 16, 600 new freight cars.
Some time since the company asked for
bids, but it was not thought that more
than 10. 900 or 12, 900 cars would be or
dered, but orders were placed for the
large number, some of which will be
built in Butler
The local base ball team shut out
Punxsutawney twice on Labor Day.
the scores being Ito and &c. Harkins
and Witherap were the pitchers. Holi
days seem to be good times for the But
Ter team. They shut out Zelienople
twice on Decoration Day and Slippery
rock twice on the Fourth of July. The
season closes with games with Sharon
on the local grounds today and Friday