Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-06-23
License Court.

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er. was the first applicant, he Is the sol
proprietor Of the Stahl Distillery Co
and his license was granted
Geo. StahI VINO applies for a whcle
sale license in the new Stein building
on Main St. Butler was the next take
| up. Mr. Stahl has in bond about 20
barrels Of his own make rye whiskey
none less than / years old: he agrees no
70 sell beer. or ale. and nothing but nj
own stock. and in quantities not les
than gallon if granted license and
would dIe bond 10 that effect. Th'
Court stated that it had not changed it
mind as 10 wholesale licenses Hel(
over till September
Henry StoEey. Of Zelienople, was the
first applicant for tavern license. h'
went through the regular program 4:
/ your house necessary; are you man OF
good moral chracter have you livec
up 10 the law, etc He has 30 rooms
license granted.
Chas. Stokey Of Zelienople, also had
easy sailing, has eight bed rooms
granted,
Lewis Zeigler. Harmony, has : bed
rooms, had no trouble last year Grant
ed
Saml Beam Harmony has bed
rooms, Granted.
a Hoch Of the Central Hotel was the
first Of the Millerstown list and last be
fore dinner, be has 16 bed rooms, no
trouble etc. Granted.
Ben J. Forquer, Millerstown, has
bed rooms, if granted license will loo k
after the hotel himself. Granted.
John Dolan, MilleIstowu, has eight
bed rooms, several witnesses testified
70 the necessity Of three hotel in Millers-
town. Refused.
Henry Doerr and Jos Kornfelder, Of
Saxonburg, were heard together, Mr..
Xornfelder was the first witness, has
II rooms etc, and was questioned at
length by the Court, he was followed
by Pm Burtner, who thought both hotels
necessary; he was followed by Mr
Doerr the other applicant, has lived
there for year and half and has IA
bed rooms, he was also questioned and
was followed by J. D. Wilson. ESD
thinks both applicants fit persons to con
duct licensed hotels; Herman Muder.
Isaac Lefevre, Thelo Krause, testified
to about the same, The Court stated
that it had granted license to Saxon
burg two years ago, that some Of the
best men in the town promised TO keep
them straight, but did not, held oyer.
The Petrolia cases were the first to
which remonstrances had been filed
the applicants are John Byers and
Pfaff, Mr.. Byers was put on the stand
and stated that he had lived in Petrolia
about % years; was licensed about 4
years ago, had notice up that house
was closed for about month during
last year; there was some drinking in
his livery stable, denied having given
rigs out of his livery barn free Of charge
70 singers to his petition, F. NJ. Fritz
was the next witness he stated that
hotels were necessary; DR.. Yates picked
out Of his pasture field as gallon jugs
and over 100 quart whiskey bottles, TO
keep mis- horses from cutting their feet
thinks it better to grant license than 70
have it shipped in o. p. Berry, thinks
the hotels necessary. Henry Crumling
w. Taylor, VIM. Lacky, Mr.. McLaugh-
lin testified TO necessity and thinks that
the ap plicants are fit men 10 run a Ii
censed house.
Mr. Pfaf, was next called has ii
rooms; had license before; was never
refused license, bought the property y;
has paid $3.50, was to pay $500 for it.
Mr.. Brandon appeared for the remon-
strants and offered remonstrances sign
ed BY about 30 voters and fifty or 70
women asking that licenses be refused
on general principals not necessary, etc.
Mr. Brandon thought that if license was
not needed last year there was no rea-
son for it this year; both were refused
The Evans City applicants, Chas. Nil
Ter and w K Thornburg did not have
smooth sailing. They were heard to
gether, and Mr.. Miller was first called
A. g. Williams Esq. appearing for Mrs
Hannah Davis. who had notified both
not TO sell 10 her son. Mr. Miller keeps
the brick hotel and thinks it necessary
etc; denied having sold TO young Dayis,
instructed his bar keeper not to sell to
him
Quite number Of character wit
nesses were then called who testified 10
the character Of the two men and the
necessity Of the houses
Then w. K. Thornberg was called,
he thought his house necessary, etc; did
not violate the law during the past
year; did not sell 10 young Davis; mott
fed his bartender not TO, and none was
sold 10 him in his presence.
Harry Davis, was SWORN, and said
that in February last he got liquor in
the Miller house; got both beer and
whisl,ey; Mr. Miller saw him drink
got liquor at Thornbergs during the
past year and in his presence got three
drinks Of whiskey in Miller's, and in
Thornberg's in one day. On cross ex-
animation he stated that he was %
years old or little older; Mr.. Miller
tried to take the glass Of beer that he
saw him drinking from him, but could
not Mr. Thornberg had never sold him
any himself, but had been in bar room
when gold to him, his mother told him
10 come and testify denied the 7-drink
matter, got 80 mixed up that Mr.. VIII
liams wanted 10 apologize for appear
ing and said that he would be no party
10 a blackrnail; that his witness mis-
tated the facts % him The Court told
the witness that he did not believe him
Mr.. Williams stated the same and
court adjourned till this morning
Granted
This morning Butler applications
were heard
Quite a number Of witnesses were
heard in each Of the cases, and before
noon the following hotel licenses were
granted in Butler.
JOS Shirley, Park Hotel; Mrs. Matte
paiLfpo willard Hotel. E'1ick 4 Muva