Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-08-02
PERSONAL

! Mrs. Ed. Guthrie is visiting friends il
Clarion.
4 M. A. Lowman of Meadville visited
friends in Butler, last week.
Sec'y Root is attending the Pan-Amer
lean congress at Rio de Janeiro.
Carl Cronenwett of w. Pearl st. ha6
new corn from his own garden, last
week.
C. N. Boyd and Rev. Oller are taking
some solid Comfort in the wilds OF
Canada.
/ C.I. Boak of New Castle is the guest
of his aunt, Mrs P. H. Sechler of N.
Mexican ST.
VIC. Negley of Allegheny is the
guest of his father, F. H. Negley OF
Butler twp.
Miss Mae Leidecker of Butler will
take trip to Europe, with some Ale
| gheny friends.
VIM. Miller and A. B. Hughes have
sold their hotel in Sharon, and Will re
turn to Butler.
VIM. n. Mahaffey Of Breckenridge
| formerly of Clinton twp, was visitor
in Butler, Monday.
John Leisey and wife of Muddycreek
were the guests of Frank Sherman and
wife of Butler twp over Sunday.
Benz. Stepp of Middlesex twp. was in
town. Yesterday, and says the storm did
no great damage in that township.
Mrs. J. w. Thompson of North Wash
1ngton. who was operated upon at the
Hospital nearly six weeks ago, is there
yet, but is slowly improving
Benz. Sarver of Buffalo twp. and his
son-in-Iaw, T. G. Sheeter OF Pittsburg,
visited his daughter, Mrs, B. l.. Gard
ner Of Institute Hill, last week.
Quinn Redic of Allegheny twp is suf-
fering from rheumatism and intends go
ing to DAYTON Soldiers Home for treat
ment He and Philip Deal were IN
town, yesterday.
General Kuropatkin is said to be busy
in his retirment celebrating his defense
against the charge that the Russian
officers and men were responsible for
the Russian defeats.
John Cole of the Whitehill plumbing
Office attended the funeral OF Marion
Watson at Slipperyrock, Monday. John
took in the Elks excursion to Denver,
and also visited Salt Lake City
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Westerinan,
are. today, celebrating both their birth
days. and in honor of the event their
children. grandchildren, relatives and
friends are gathered at their home near
Ivywood station.
Miss Alice Adams of Kansas City,
Mo. who has been visiting her father,
Robert Adams of Concord twp. for the
past few months returned to Kansas
City, Monday. She is stenographer
there for the Board of Trade. MI
Adams is svisiting a married daughter
in Swissvale, this week.
Gen. Archibald Blakeley of Pittsburg
celebrated his roth birthday, on Tues
day of last week. Col. Blakeley was
born and raised in Butler county and
this NAV account for his reaching a
good old age, within one year of being
an octogenarian. His old friends here
congratulate him on his continued good
health and strength.
John Keck of Slipperyrock, formerly
of Summit twp, Butler and Worth
twp. attempted to commit suicide. last
Monday evening, by slashing his throat
with penknife. but he did not cut the
jugular vein, his wound was sewed up
and he will get well. Mental weakness
caused by over-work is assigned as the
cause of the act. A commission In lu-
macy has been appointed on his case.
A. A. Marshall and wife have return
ed from a trip through Kansas and Ok
lahoma, where they met several Butler
county people, all of whom are well and
doing well. The oil fields there prom
ise to extend to the Gulf, and be the
greatest ever; and all through that
country strata of rock, resembling
limestone is found from which the
best cement in the world is being made.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marshall enjoyed their
trip.
Jno. D. Rockefeller returned to this
country on the steamer ''Amerika' and
landed at New York, last Saturday.
He comes in time to face two distinct
prosecutions directed. against the
Standard Oil Company and the Lake
Shore Railroad Company on the charge
that rebates on shipments OF petroleum
were granted by the railroad to the oil
trust. One of these is being conducted
On the courts at Toledo under the Ohio
statute known as the Valentine law.
1t is in pursuance of this that warrant
has been issued for Mr.. Rocketeller.s
arrest. making 1t necessary for the oil
kings attorneys to enter surety for his
appearance.
Our military company returned to
Butler, last Saturday, from Gettys-
burg. where they fought over the great
battle The only sensation of the en-
campment was the discovery Of adul-
terated nailk wormy meat, etc. among
she supplies, by State food Commits
sioner Warren, who made the following
statement: Milk purchased from the
| follorvin0 paneyaI division and repi-