Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1884-04-23
The arbitration in the case of Cooper rs.

The arbitration IN the case OF cooper &C.
Cooper was held in the Office of 5. +. Bowser,
Esq, last week and occufP pied four days Samuel
and John Cooper are twin brothers, aged over
| sixtv years, who own adjoining farms IN Jetfer-
| son township, willed 10 them by their father,
William Cooper, who died some thirty years
ago. year or two ago dispute arose De-
tween the two, or rather between their children,
as 10 the location of the line separating the
farms, and some time ago Samuel brought suit
against John for trespass, claiming that ne
had cut some timber upon his property.
Messrs. Piersol, Cornelius and Sipes, Esqs.,
were selected arbitrators in the matter, and
they, after hearing the evidence and srgu-
ments decided in favor of John, and that put
the costs Of the suit upon Samuel. The case
Will likely be appealed.
The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania has
rendered several decisions of general interest
In the matter of road tax. The right OF farmers
to work out their road tax has been generally
conceded, but supervisors in a few townships
insist that the tax must be paid IN money.
test case has been decided in favor of tax pay
ers and their right TO work out their tax DIS
tinctly and finally affirmed. In other cases
collectors of road tax have claimed commits
sion should be allowed on the part worked out,
as we'll as that paid into the township treasury.
The Supreme Court decided that all claims
for such commissions should be rejected, the
working out of tax imposing no labor upon
the collector or treasurer but On tue supervisor,
who is paid for his services.
There is some talk of the route of the z.
W. r. r. between Bntler and FoXourg
being changed. 1t is said that after the road
from Gallery to Butler has been widened,
new broad guage road Will be built up the
Connoauenessing to near Greece City, and then
across past Buena Vista, to the head waters OF
East Branch Of Bear creek near karns City.
Trestles north Of Karns City that have lately
needed repairing have been changed to the
wide guage, while those this way have not,
facts that seem to corroborate the report regard,
ing changing the route. The change Will
shorten the distance between Butler and Fox
burg several miles. The Baltimore i Ohio
Company now controls the p. & W. X. X, and
as it passes through the richest lumber district
in the State, they will probably wlfe-guage 1t
all.
The surrey Of Main street from the Ma
tional Bank corner to Wullers drug sore,
made last Monday afternoon, attracted con-
siderable attention. Baldauf claims that the
Savings Bank building encroaches upon him,
and the survey showed that though the
front Of the building was exactly on the line,
the rear end encroached On him about four
inches. The National and SAVING bank
buildings occupy sixty feet front, formerly
owned by Cooper Mckee; the Baldauf, Wul-
Ter and Ruff lots take up sixty feet more,
formerly owned by Scott, Reed and Crisweil,
and the Geible, Duffy and Pape lots, sixty
feet more, the balance, formerly owned by
Oliver David Pape has 2s feet, Duffy 15.,
Geible IgI. Ruff Is, Wuller l9, Baldauf %,
Savings Bank 20, Schneideman 20 and Berg
20-180 feet in all. Part Of Wuller's wall
has stood for over q years SO that Baldaut
cannot interfere with it, but the rear end OF
the Savings Bank wall will have to be sand
papered.
An important point in the law Of life in
surance has Just bseL settled by the United
Supreme Court. The policy in question COP
tanned stipulation that if the representations
made to the company by the insured should be
found to be untrue in any respect the policy
should be void. To the question whether ne
ever had asthma scrofula or consumption the
assured replied in the negative. After ms
death it was shown that he had these diseases
in an incipient state at the time Of making APP
pllcation for insurance, but it was further
Droyed that he was unaware OF the fact. The
Circuit Court ruled that if the representations
were false the policy was void and the COM
paEy relieved from payment even II the In
sured believed them 10 be true. This ruling Is
reversed by the Supreme Court. 1t holds that
if the policy holder did not know and had no
reason TO believe that he had the diseases the
company IL bound by the policy and must pay.
Ia such case the applicant does not fraudulent
Iy or knowingly mis-epresent his condition.
This decision accords with justice and common
sense.
Mr.. 8. VI. Patterson, one of the late hrm OF
BorIand d Patterson, of this town, was arrested
by Constable McCandess last Tuesday after
noon on a charge Of forgery preferred by his
brotber-in-law Mr. Israel Cranmer, of Clay
township. Patterson was taken TO the Office OF
Esq. Keck, where he expressed desire to EN-
ploy an attorney and wanted TO go after one
himself His request was refused, but after
some parleying McCandless went down 10 the
Court House tor the attorney named, leaving
Patterson in Esq's Office, and while McCand.
les was gone Patterson slipped out of the office
and skipped the town. II. Donaghy and Wm.
Kennedy Immediately started in pursuit and re-
arrested him at his home in prospect and brought
him to Butler late that night, when at his own re-
quest he was taken to the office Of John III.
Thompson, Cranmer's attorney. Thompson
arranged with Harry not to put him in jail,
but 10 take him over 10 the Eitenmiller House
and stay with him till morning. Kennedy
went home and while Harry was endeavoring
10 awoke the inmates Of the hotel, Patterson
again took leg bail aud up to this writing has
not been heard Of The forgery committed by
Patterson consisted Of adding the name of
Israel Cranmer TO a note Of $500 in favor of
John Berg & Co., 10 renew note already held
by that firm for a like amount, and which
note contains the genuine signature Of Gran
mer, obtained, he says by false representations.