Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-04-05

lQ0al clOtnlnR.
Bickel's footwear.
Butler County National Bank.
Modern Stores opening.
Campbell's furniture.
Adminisur asors and Executors of estate
can secure their receipt books at tn
CITIZEN Office,
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
-Batler has plenty OF gas.
Give something to the Jap.
Butler is immense on basket ball.
Now file your account or go to Jail
Butler is to have two more police
men.
did Noah send the dove on FOOLS
errand?
Our own street-sweeper was found
in an alley.
An "Old Home Week" is being
talked of for Butler. this year.
- u6 DcSSic Will buiAu AOW cAOPA
and turn. table at the Transfer
Earth to earth, and dust to dust
but the dust of Main street is toe
affectionate.
Nearly all the coal companies OF
Western Pennsylvania will grant the
1908 scale, and there will be no strike
A broken trolly wire dangling on
the street caused lot of excitement at
Main and jefferson ST., Tuesday noou.
Centre avenue is being washed out
by spring-runs This extra water might
be chuted over to the Diamond, and
used on Main st.
Our street-sweeper was found IN
one alley. and if search was made for
it the sprinkler would probably be
found in another. 1t ought to be looked
up.
Quite a number Of Butler people
have moved" during the past few
days. Sorle people like to move
like it so we'll that they do it twice a
year.
Spring is q blend of time and
weather, besides being cosmic i'm
pulse. when things begin to grow. If
you have any doubts about this look at
your unabridged.
Pink and white will be the fashion
able colors for the women this year:
and gray and lavender for the men;
while the jewelry for both is to be of a
''snaky" description.
Policeman Harper Graham killed a
big muskrat at the corner of Main and
Jefferson SITS. last Thurs day night.
The animal is supposed to have follow
ed the gutter up from the creek
Twelve million cantaloupes were
shipped from the Rocky Ford district
in Colorado. last year. They are not
planted yet for this year, but the Ma
ton mouth is watering for them.
People who can't be happy without
spelling reform might go to Russia and
start a movement of that kind. In that
country they could pick out two or three
words and work whole year on them.
All our barber shops may be closed
tomorrow. The BARRIERS agreement
ends today, and the proposed new
schedule Of hours. closing at 7:80 p. m.
and 10 p. m. Saturday, has not yet been
signed.
Counterfeit silver dollars, bearing
date Of 1904, are being circulated in
sections Of Pennsylvania. The coins
are said to be trifie thicker than the
genuine. feel greasy, and are easily de-
tected if carefully scrutinizsd.
The miners along the main line of
the Bessie have quit work pending a
conference between their delegates and
operators at Grove City, to-day. Those
in the mines along the billiard branch
continued work pending settlement.
"A fire originating in the basement
of the Wick House. Sunday night. and
rapidly reaching the roof, came near
destroying that house and everybody
and everything in it. The Christies
have moved out. and the house is being
everhauled.
The badly-decomposed body of a
man was found in the Allegheny river,
near East Brady, last Sunday evening;
and two sons of Fowler Campbell went
to East Brady next day to Investigate.
They identified the knife, shoes and
lock of hair kept by the Coroner, and
the body will be dis-interred today, for
further Identification.
On account of building improve.
ments during the past year the town as
SCISSORS have increased the total valua-
tion Of property from $7,503,66 to 81,
$50, ,043. The first ward was increased
from 81, ,O02, 900 to 81, oil, 245; the second
from 81, ,669. 210 to 81, 700. 140; the third
from 81. .623, 342 to 81, SIT, ,075; the fourth
from $s7O.733 to 1886. 1853, and the fifth
from 81. 1888, $50 to 81, ,371, $780,
A large, stout man, under the in-
fuence of liquor, collided with cripple
on crutches, ON Main ST., last Saturday
and both went down to the wet and
slippery sidewalk. The big man was
helped to his feet by another; the cripple
recovered his orutohes and got up and
then began berating the big man, who
tried to get away but couldn't; so he
backed up against telegraph pole and
took his tongue lashing like man.
The attempt of the Iowa Legisla
ture to enact that the standard weight
of eggs shall be twenty four ounces tt
the dozen. or an eighth Of pound to
each egg, is laudable. bpt may b
found difficult of enforcement. Legis
lators have been forced to recognize the
difference between passing law to reg
ulate the railroads and getting the rail
roads to they it. The same difficulty
should imaress itself on the iowa legis
lators when they start out to regulat
the hens.
The home of Mrs Nellie Osenbaugl