Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1895-10-24
LEGAL " r. WS.
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The will of John Bach of Oakland was
probated and letters granted TO Catharin Q
Bach; also will Of Jacob Shoup Of Evans
CITY and letters to I. n. Graham, Esq ;
also will of Barnhart Frederick of Millers-
town and letters to Catharine Frederick.
Letters of administration on the estate of
Zebulon Cooper of Worth were granted tc
Amanda Cooper.
On petition Of Rosannah Matthews a
commission was appointed to inquire into
| the alleged lnnscy of Sophia a. Ranseli,
and the commission reporting that she " as
| insane, she was committed to Dixmont
! hospital at cost OF county.
Letters Of admn were granted to Chris
tena and Theo. Frederick on estate OF
Adam J. Frederick; also to W. J. Umstead
on estate of Richard Umstead; also to
Margaret 0'Donnel on estate OF Dennis
O'Donnell.
The Commissioners Of Venango, Mercer
and other countries have decided to pay no
more scalp bounties. They base their de-
cision upon the fact that several Pennsyl-
vania courts have declared the Scalp Boun-
ty unconstitutional.
VIM. Orris was taken to Pittsburg, last
Friday, by deputy q. S Marshal, and
placed in jail there. His case will pro-
badly be heard this week.
In the Supreme Court, Monday, the case
of Kilroy VS. the Susquehanna Mutual Fire
Ins Co taken up from this county was
non pressed.
Ofthe cases taken up from this county
that of Mary Kauss VS. ohm Rohner, exc
cutor, is a sequel to the murder of John G.
" sd
the girl and, no doubt, expecting that his
wife, who was in feeble health, would pre-
cede him to the other world, and that the
girl would take care of him in his feeble
days, promised her the farm at his death,
If she would remain with him till then.
His violent death changed the natural or
der of events, and the girl brought suit for
wages and secured a verdict that will
make the old lady pauper, if let stand
The case Of the Capital City Mutual Fire
Insurance Company for use against d. q.
Boggs. from Butler county, involves the
collection Of an assessment and penalty
levied upon the defendant. The case OF
John K. Kelly against j. ID. Marshall and
Others, is to recover 81, 900 as compensa-
tion for selling land for the defendants IN
Butler county.
The case Of John J. Steiner against Will
liam j. Marks and W. c. McCandless,
is dispute about the payment
OF money on an oil lease The case of A.
W. Krepps against J. IL. Miller, Butler
county, is an action on sheritfs inter
pleader. The case of II. P. Double against
the Union Heat and Light Company, arises
over rental clause in lease for gas well
property.
The case of Alexander Frazier against
the borough of Butler is an action TO re-
cover damages for personal iDiuriers in
which verdict for $500 for the plaintiff
was rendered in the lower court.
PROPERTY TRANSFERS
Keziah Christie CT al to Alex Buchanan
80 acres in Marion for $780,
Nm Darling to A Darling 30 acres in
Parker for 500.
WR Hays to NJ r Hockenberry % acres
| in Slipperyrock for 50, 500.
JW Little to Ii Davies lot in Evans
burg for $315.
JIM Porter to r NJ Bowser lot in Rem
frew for $2S2.
Sarah Mackey to Mary Tweedy lot in
Butler for $40.
Mary McKissick to A J Seston lot in
Euclid for $45.
Annie B Nail to Isabella Elliott lot in
Butler for 81, 100.
L Seaton to John II Lane lot in Eu-
cid for $50.
R Hindman to H Pryor lot in Sun
bury for $500.
Jos Criswell, trustee, to Lydia Black 50
| acres in Concord for $645.