Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-09-27
LEG AL NEWS.

NOTES
Y The Barsckman, Butler school case WI
argued, Monday.
Butler twp will hereafter vote at 4
Bsrackman's.
James Cunningham was granted a d
J vorce from Mary Cunningham, this weel
DIR. j. Il. Miller rendered his resigns
ton as jail physician and the Commis
sioners appointed DR.. 5. NJ. Bippus in hi
place.
W. c. Haller, Of Clinton twp, was ad
judged insane and committed to Dixmout
the county to pay cost.
A term OF court for the trial of civil case
was ordered for Monday Nov. l2th: fifty
cases to be put on the list.
An argument court was ordered for Nov
9TH.
Z. W. Moore, Of Ithica, Mich, was ad
mitted to practice in the courts of this
county.
Lewis Marehal, formerly OF France bat
now living in Butler, James Green native
| of England; John Rogerson of England;
| Noel VautarG of Belgium, and Emile Leroy
| of Belgium received their naturalization
| papers, this week.
Alexander Stepp has been returned to
Court on charges of forgery preferred BIZ
Jonn Berg and Chas A Bailey. He is ac-
| cuSed Of forging note on Robert Harvey
for 800 and on Wm Love for $40 Alex
could not get bail and is now in Jail.
On Monday last Kerr Porter petitioned
for writ of Habeus Corpus for Mrs. Lizzie
Byers and Lewis Byers to bring into court
Harry Clifford Stoops and Francis j.
Stoops; and the writ was Issued returnablc,
Wednesday; but at that time Mr. and Mrs.
Byers were not here, and the case was pos
poned until today. Mrs Byers is the
mother of the children; who have been
living with their guardian, Mr. Porter, and
on Monday last she kidnapped them,
and took them to her home in Apollo.
Alonzo Irvine Of Adams twp, has made
an assignment for the benefit of his credi-
tors, to Joseph Cashdollar. The Court
appointed George Marburger aud John
Staples appraisers.
Leon Dsnda declared his intention of
becoming citizen.
The voting place of Jackson W. has
been changed from the house Of Adam
Endres to Jareeki Co. stere room.
Letters were granted T. +. Double on
estate of w. W. st Clair, late of Worth
twp, also to w. g. Fleming on estate of
Margt Fleming late of Buffalo twp.
Judge Taylor recently granted non
suit in a test case for damages against the
Eclipse Oil company of Oil city that brings
up the floods of '92. 1t will be remember
ed that the explosion Of Benzine leaking
from the Cos tanks killed and injured doz-
ems and this case was that of man who |
lost his family in the fire and flood. About |
30 similar suits were entered against the |
same company, and $4,000 damages |
were claimed.
When the constables of Centre county |
made their return to the last court at Belle |
fonte, the judge instructed them that IN
Ter an act of the legislature they must de-
,troy or cause to be destroyed all Canadian
.histles growing on public roads and lands
Dr. farms of the county. Any person al
owing these thistles TO grow on his prem
ses is liable to fine of $50 and the con-
stable is hound to return those who do not
destroy them.
The Grand Jury, of Lebanon county, in
Is regular report, censured a number of
Justices of the peace who returned so many
BETTY cases to the court and simply piled
Up costs for the county Many of these
,ases could have been settled in the office
If the justice, with vary little cost, and il
he average justice of the peace were so
disposed he could save the court great
leal of annoyance and the county consid-
'rable expense. The tax payers of the
county are the ones who pay the money
or these petty cases, and it is an imposi-
ion on the people to entertain them to the
,oint OF sending them to court. Lebanon is
lot the only county where this imposition
s practiced. Butler has its share OF it,
md there is not session Of criminal court
leld in which there is not lot of petty
ases that the parties in the trial could not
AVE been made to settle before they left
he office Of the justice.
LATE PROPERTY TRANSFERS.
S D Bell to Alloy B Bell 65 acres in Dom
gal for $500.
Geo Henry to Sam Schaffner % acres in
3utler twp, for 5000.
Ada V Story to Thos S Fletcher so acres
n Fairview for 81.
A Mccullough to John Isenberg lot in
Armstrong and Butler counties for 5000.
Anna Rothweiller to Jno Schoenrag lot
n Saxonburg for $500.
Alex Black to Jas Barron Al acres in
for $4,000
Lemuel Myers to Jacob Phillips acres
n Buffalo tor 500.
Geo Ketterer to Jacob Ii Gesler lot in
Butler for 5000.
John Spence to A NJ Douthett lot in
for $780,