Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-03-15

Public Sale, Miller q Robb.
M. r. Shaner, Insurance.
Chrystal Pharmacy.
Adminisrr utors and Executors of estates
can secure their receipt books at tine
CITIZEN ONCE.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
Snow.
Then little more snow.
Saturday is st. Patrick's Day.
That snow made the roads foot
deeper.
They are making all-steel mail-cars
at the Works now.
The Butler Water Co. intends en-
larging its filtration plant.
1t was blue Monday" for few
Of the barbers-while the rest remained
sober.
DIR. Showalter's 100-barrel well at
Coylesville is the best in the county at
present.
The Armstrong county court grant
ed two wholesale and four retail Ii
censes at PARKER.
The School Supeintendents of the
State, in convention at Altoona, resi-
luted in favor of pensioning the aged
teachers.
Eleven members of the family Of
Calvin Stephenson of Little Connoque-
Messing were sick in bed with measles.
last week.
The surveyors for the new trolley
are surveying around the Fair Grounds
and down into the Sullivan run valley,
this week.
The Maccabees have purchased a
92-acre farm in Berks county for $12.-
25S so or $i83.35 per acre, and will
build Home on it.
The measuring worm is due to ap-
pear this year according to the State
Zoologist, SO have your spraying cans
and paris-green ready.
The sugar-snow made the trees
look pretty. 1t was the heaviest of the
winter. Spring begins next week,
sometime. according to the almanac.
Percy Starr. farmer of Rayburn
twp, Armstrong county, found hol-
bw log filed with oppossums, last Sat
urday He pulled out and killed 49,
If the Plank Road Co. will take
eight or ten thousand dollars for their
road in this county. the wonder is that
some trolley company does not buy it.
M. r. Shaner succeeded to the In
surance aud Real Estate business Of W.
r. Miller. and has opened his Office at
sos Butler County National Bank build
ing.
Last Saturday was payday. and
Italy took possession Of the P. o. Mon
day morning. Several thousand dollars
started from this town to Europe, that
day.
The Ideal Clothing Parlors changed
hands, last week, and are now in charge
of Charley Thompson. Some dandy
new spring suits have lately been re-
ceived
Sheriff Ayres Of Lawrence county
has received over 600 requests for per
mits to witness the execution of Frank
johnson on March 49, The sheriff says
he will only grant 25 permits.
The Butler Independents were de-
fea.ed by the South Side team Pitts
burg. Saturday night, 25 to IA. At
Evans City the home team defeated the
Sharpsburg Etna team 68 to a.
"A beauty doctor has published an
article on How to reduce the size of
the nose" The best treatment for the
nose Is to keep it ont Of other peoples
affairs This applies to both sexes.
ID. L. Cleeland was acquitted of
stealing G. N. Boyd's Plymouth Rock
rooster, but was ordered to return the
bird, at the trial in the Majestic theatre.
Tuesday evening. The Y. M. c. A
made about $100 out Of the show.
Patterson Bros, the former dealers
IN wall paper. have purchased the
Brown & Co furniture store at corner
Main and Miffiin SITS. and have ordered
new stock. Their many friends wish
them success in their new venture.
A servant girl In Pennsylvania,
who was slicing potatoes for dinner,
found one that contained pearl worth
$40. Now it is expected that loud de-
mand will 60 up to Secretary Wilson
for seed potatoes of the pearl-bearing
variety.
Lake men are Of the opinion that
navigation will open the last week in
March or the first week in April. The
winter has been mild one and as re-
suit there is not much ice in the lakes.
Reports from upper lake ports say that
the ice is breaking up very fast.
The Ohio two-cent fare law went
into effect last Saturday and at mid
night all railroads operating in Ohio be-
gan the sale of tickets at the new rate.
All special rates were abolished. All
circulars Of instructions announced that
pending further instructions cid tariffs
shall govern for interstate business
Mrs. L. M. Young has moved her
Millinery and Dry Goods store to the
Schultis building, 1877 s. Main ST., near
Clelands Jewelry. and has added ladies
and gents furnishings to her stock She
will be pleased to see her old friends at
her new place, and hopes to make many
new friends She will soon have spe-
cial sale.
-Two-hundred and fifty dollars re-
ward is offered for the dog -poisoner of
Mars. Fourteen dogs, some of them
valuable animals, have lately been kill
there by poisoned meat and bologna be-
ing dropped around the town; and a
purse has been raised for information
that will lead to the arrest and convic-
sc