Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-03-24
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| frame house, Just back of the lall, anc
what prisoners are left in jail will take
a trip TO Mercer.
The will of Almira A. Cowau late OF
| Valencia has been proba ted and letters
testimentary granted to Edgar Cowan.
Letters of administration on the es-
tate of Anna Ward, late of Donegal
twp have been granted to j. c. Gals
ford
B. Steighner. w. Younkius ct al
have assigned lease in Summit twp. to
the Fisher Oil Co for $500.
| Citizens of Butler have petitioned
for bridge over the ConnoqueneSslIng
creek near Walters mill in Butler,
! connecting Negley Ave. with Mill St.
Nathan Slater C. E. a. @. Camp
bell and John w Kaltenbach were
appointed viewers.
A special term of Common Pleas
Court has been ordered to begin Mon
day Apr. % and forty-eight jurors were
ordered drawn.
Minerva Bole petitioned for an order
on Clinton D. Bole for support of their
/ minor child.
The motion to take off compulsory
non suit in the case of NJ L. ZahniZer
ct al VS. The Penn'a. Terpodo Co. was
refused.
| The motion for new trial in the case
of Mrs. Jennie c. Wick VS. Butler boro
was refused and judgment directed to
entered in favor of the plaintiff on for
mer verdict.
In the divorce case of Sarah Jordan
VS. F P. Jordan, the defendant asked
for trial by jury.
The motion for new trial in the case
of j. III. Ferguson VS. Downie Pump Co.
was refused and judgment in favor of
the plaintiff directed to be entered on
former verdict
A new trial in the case of Fulton and
Jackson VS. J. A. Aiken was granted,
also in that of j. NJ. Shaffer Us Annie
E. Taylor.
In the case of Butler County Agricul-
tural Association VS. Mrs. NJ. a. Davis.
petition to open judgment, was refused
and the plaintiff was permitted to pro
ceed to collect A bill of exceptions to
| the decision was sealed.
The County Commissioners were
granted authority to borrow $50, 600 for
the new jail.
A new trial was refused in the Bryan
vs Phillips case.
John r. Henninger, guardian OF
Josephine Ward, has petitioned for the
partition of real estate of Anna Ward,
decd
V. c. Vosler was appointed road
supervisor, of Worth twp, vice L. V.
Vosler, resigned.
j. j. Campbell, collector of Fairview
twp, has filed statement of the taxes
collected in that township for the year
ending March 7, 1898.
Blue, the baseball player, was arrest
ed at Braeburn, Westmoreland Co,
Monday, on charges preferred by his
wife, who lives in Chicago, and was
taken to that city.
The Commissioners of Butler County
have filed statement in the Clerk of
Courts Office relative to issuing $40, 900
worth of bonds under the Act of As
sembly of 1868, to pay for improving
the jail. The floating debt of the coun-
ty is stated to be S6156.71, the amount
due the county from the tax collectors
and all other sources and the cash IN
the treasury amounts to S15, ,023.39, the
last assessed valuation of property in
the county was S14, 420, 796. The ex-
penses of improving and enlarging the
county Jail will be $40 900. 1t is pro
posed to issue coupon intereSt-bearlng
bonds at rate of 81 per cent. per an
mum, interest payable semiannually,
and TO be of the denomination of $1,000
each, not to exceed twenty in number.
Two bonds of $1,000 each to mature on
the first day of May, 1899, and two ma
turing annually thereafter until all said
bonds are redeemed The Commits
sioners reserve the right to call in any
or all of the outstanding bonds at the
end of three years. They will issue
about May 1st.
, The Parker twp. school board are is
SUING $4,000 worth of bonds TO pay for
building new school house in that
township The bonds will be of 800
each, bear per cent interest. payable
semi annually, dating from March l,
| 1898. Three will mature March 1, 1899,
and three each succeeding year until
1915, when all will have matured.
Monday afternoon. Jos. w. Todd,
who plead guilty to charge of forgery,
was sentenced to pay the costs, 800
(, fine and undergo imprisonment In the
Work House for six months.
James B. Mates, Esq. has been ap-
pointed auditor of the estate of David
Stewart, decd, late of Cherry twp.
Joseph Thompson, guardian of James
L., minor child of Andrew Thompson,
/ l. d. al t,-ia fa1
count.
The financial statement of the Oak
Hand twp poor district for the year 1897
has been filed, E. Walker and c. Myers
are the overseers The total receipts
were $279 SO and expenses $247.07, leav-
ing a balance on hands of S32.86.
F. E. McQuistion, Thos r. Hoon
and VIM. Allison, viewers, reported in
favor of new bridge over Hogue Run,
on the West Liberty and Moores Cor
ners road, in Brady twp.
| Z. G. Beatty has petitioned for parti-
ton of the real estate of John l.. Beat
Try, late of Washington twp.
Robert H. Hindman has filed his final
iaccount as administrator of Peter
IShroyer, decd, late of Cherry twp
Clinton twp road commissioners
have filed a statement placing the
blame. fer the bad roads in that town
ship, on the p B. & l.. E. r. R.
John NJ Roth, who is serving a term
in the Work House for assault aud bat
terry, has appealed his case to the Su-
perior Court.
The State Supreme Court is said to
have decided that Constables are entitl-
ed to ten cents for each mile Travelled
but official notice of the decision has
not yet reached Butler.
A new trial was refused in the case of
j. V. Ritts, assignee of S. w. Crawford
VS. the p. B. & l.. E.
The Court on Monday filed an opin-
ion in the case OF J. Bresneham VS. J. NJ.
Laughlin, stating that if the Plf. make
certain amendments to his pleadings
within fen days the non suit will be
taken off and new trial granted.
The motion for new trial in the case
of c. Lott VS. A. NJ Ziegler was heard
Monday, and the Court ordered that if
the Plf filed declaration within 30
days that they will build and keep such
fences as will protect the Defs. land
from trespassing cattle, a new trial Is
refused, if not It is granted.
The case of Centre twp. Poor district
VS. Jackson twp, Poor district appeal
from order of removal was dismissed al
cost of Centre twp.