Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-04-20
PERSONAL.

Dennys mill.
Amos Graft of jefferson twp. was il
town, Friday.
Harry Sumney is now with the Idea
Clothing Parlors.
Chas. Cranmer and wife have located
on n Washington st.
J. M. Irwin has moved from Centre
twp. to Franklin ST., Butler.
Thos. G. McNees of West Liberty wal
| in town on business, Tuesday
Mrs. Eliza Craig of Oakland twp. Wis
| tied friends in Butler, Monday.
d. N. Caldwell of Oakland twp. visit
ed friends in Butler, Thursday.
O Milton Logan of jefferson twp. II
home from the Oklahoma oil fields.
Milt Langharst of the Kansas OF
| fields is visiting his parents at Prosoect
Mrs. Rev. Rhodes of St Louis is th'
guest of Foss Wick of West Sunbury
| d. C. Sanderson of Franklin twp il
out again after being housed with
severe cold.
A. C. Keppler of Broad street, .wh,
contracted typhoid at Tarentum, is al
the Hospital.
Francis Lovejoy of Pittsburg intends
buiIding a million dollar honse at Colo
rado Springs.
Prof. E. Mackey, formerly of the But
ler Schools is lying seriously Ill al
Trenton, N. j.
Joseph Bailey of Marion twp. very
hearty looking old gentleman was IL
town, Monday.
Prof. Gibson of the Butler Schools at
tended the meeting of Superintendent
at Sharon. last Friday.
Mrs. Dodds and daughter of Denver,
Col. are visiting her brother DIR. w. Il.
Brown, who is seriously Ill.
VIM. Ross of Tattilaba, Alabama,
sends us dollar for the CITIZEN one
year. This is the first subscription we
have ever received from Alabama.
Rev. John D. Mcbride dropped in to
see us, Yesterday. He is looking well
and he was the only Butler Co. boy
licensed to preach by the Presbytery,
this week.
John Hay of Clinton twonship was in
Saxonburg, one day last week, ana on
his way home that night was held up
by stranger, but got away from him
without injury.
Teddy killed eighteen wolves in Okla
homa and then went to Colorado, where
the lairs of several bears had been locat
ed for him, and as all liars are excluded
from his party, he only killed one bear
last Saturday. 1t was 600-pounder,
however, and the party mad bear-steak
and blizzard for their Sunday break
fast
Miss Violet Grimm of Pittsburg be-
came greatly interested in the book she
was reading, last Monday. Her feet
were on the stove. she leaned forward.
her clothing took fire, and she was en-
tirely enveloped in flames before she
realized it. She was alone and she
screamed for help, and the neighbors
rushed in and saved her, but she was SO
badly burned, that she was taken to the
Hospital.
Harry A. Cook, who served in Co. E
18th Pa. Vols, during the Spanish war.
has been granted pension of $24 a
month, dating from May, 1904. making
the back pension amount to $3.50. Cook
was attached to the Hospital Corps and
during the cold and rainy weather at
Mt. Gretna contracted cold which
clung to him and finally developed into
consumption. After his discharge he
spent two years in California and re-
turning to Butler made application for
a pension through All last sum-
mer Cook lived in tent on the
northern outskirts of the town and dur
ing the winter slept with two windows
wide open at the house of his brother
in-law, w. T. Jamison. Three weeks
ago he gave up hope of receiving his
pension and started for California
again.
-Under the new law the county
must keep all county bridges in repair.
AT the meeting OF Council, Tues
day evening. the bids for the paving of
Franklin street were opened and read,
and referred to the Paving Committee,
it to report tomorrow evening. Several
samples of new paving brick, two Of
which were made in this county, were
also submitted. The proposition to
pave E. Pearl St, this summer was op-
posed, and dropped for the present
Messrs Parker, Green and Mellinger
were appointed Committee to go tn
New York, and examine the Morse
Boulger garbage furnace. and report
next Tuesday.
There's world of fascination,
In the spring we must confess;
When old Nature bids creation.
Don her best and brightest dress.
Outdoor sports and recreation.
For the first time now appear;
And an act of legislation,
Says the fishing seasons here.