Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-07-20
LEGAL NEWS.
NEW SUITS

NEW SUITS
! Timothy Sweeny of Donegal twp. ha:
brought suit against Butler County tC
recover S2S, SO paid as taxes in 1897 and
9S and to be relieved from further taxa
ton on fifty acres of timber land under
the Act of Assembly of May 25 1897 fol-
the preservation of ti1nberlands in lots
of not less than fifty acres having ther-
on not less than 80 sound trees eight
! inches in diameter per acre shall be
! excempt from taxation. The question
| in the suit is whether or not the act in
! question is violation of the third section
| of article three of the State Constitu-
| ton.
Pittsburg Brewing Co. VS. ]. l.. Cain
deft and Butler Co. MI. Bank garnishee,
| execution attachment.
John C. Howard, of Glenora VS. Mary
| S. Howard, divorce Mace Sherry is
named as respondent. The Howards
| were married Nov. z, 1893.
Catharine NJ Roth of Franklin twp,
vs John NJ Roth, petition for divorce.
Sarah Burket VS. Edward Burket peti-
ton for diyorce, they were married is
Hamilton, Ontario in 1898. desertion is
the cause dSSlSuou.
H. W. Koonce VS. Susan Noregon,
summons IN ejectment for 125 acres IN
Allegheny twp.
Newton Hilliard and Thomas Heenon
VS. Henry G.. Donely, summons in eject
ment for - acres in Washington twp.
Ellen A Davidson vs. John Berg, sum
mons in ejectment for two tracts of
land of 60 and acres respectively in
Adams twp.
Jas. M. Steinbrook VS. Mrs. Dillie
Russell, adm'rx of o. NJ. Russell, decd,
of Butler, summons in trespass to re
cever $4,000 damages claimed to be done
to an oil well of the plaintiff on the S.
H. Gumpper farm in Donegal twp, by
Mr. Russell abandoning a well on an
adjoining lease ON the same farm and
neglecting to plug the hole to shut off
the surface water as required by Act of
Assembly.
A. W. Root VS. P. & W. r. R. and
Thomas McGregor, summons in tres
pass for $1,000, damages by the entry OF
the defendants on his oil and gas lease
on the John r. Pfeffer farm in jackson
twp.
Anna NJ. Garard VS. Washington AL
bert and Chas Duffy, summons in
ejectment for one acre having brick
and frame house thereon in the 9TH
Ward, Butler.
Riddle Coach and Hearse Co, of Ra
VIENNA, O., VS. Robt. Gerard and Oliver
Thompson, replevin for one Berlin
coach with lamps and silver mountings.
Elgin City Oil. Banking Co. VS. J. P.
Goettman, c. F. Domhoft, J. J. Rein
hart, A T. Muder, Ed. Householder ct
al of Evans City assumpsit TO recover
1901 claimed to be due on note.
NOTES.
On Saturday liquor license was grant
ed to John Dolan the Millerstown hotel
man.
Silas Mcclure was appointed overseer
of the poor of Butler, vice Geo. W. Zeig-
Ter who is now in Los Angeles Cal.
Frank Mills was appointed constable
of Millerstown vice B. ]. Bowen who
was killed in a run off not long ago.
Dan Maloney was also an applicant.
The will of Elizabeth J. Pringle. decd
of Butler has been probated no letters;
also the will of John Laret decd of But
Ter with letters testamentary to Mary G.
Laret
An inquest of partition has been award
ed in the estate of o. Fl. P. Graham.
In the matter of the constable's return
of bad crossings in Penn twp. the P. B.
& L. Z. railroad was ordered to pay the
costs.
The bridge inspectors reported favor
ably on the new PETER bridge in Ian
caster twp. and recommended payment
of $40 to S. w. Gleason for the bridge
work and of $4e5. n to Fred J. Winter
for the masonry They also inspected
the new Humes bridge in Clearfield twp
and recommended payment of $65 to
Michael Fleming for the bridge work
and 1925 GA for the masonry.
s. F. Bowser Esq. has been appointed
guardian of Clarence r. minor child OF
| Lorrin A Clifford.
Frank d, Pierce has filed his bond for
| 1899 as tax collector of Butler twp.
Isaac Meals was appointed guardian
| ad litem of Tyne. Frank d. and Rose
| Henry, children of Sarah L. Henry,
decd, in the estate of Thompson and
| Maria Shannon.
A. rule was granted on E. II. Ran
| dolph executor of Prisci llaKirkpatrlck
to file his account before Aug. 1, 1899.
| McJunkin q Galbreath have asked
| for rehearing of the Mary Perry case
whose removal was ordered from the
Butler to the Parker City poor district
Chas. E. Shannon was appointed guar
dian of Franklin A. and Carl McJ, min
or children of Sarah Christie on petition
of their father DIR. J. l.. Christie of Con
noquenessing.
John Caldwell was appointed guar
dan of John w. Winner, Jr. of Muddy
creek twp.
A citation has been granted of D. B.
Douthett, executor of John Klingler
decd of Middlesex twp. requiring hin
to give sufficient security for the perfor
nance of his trust.
John B. Cunningham, Thomas Throw
er and F. E. McQuistion were appoint
ed viewers on the petition of citizens o
Buffalo twp. for vacation and supply o
portion of the road leading from Leas
ureville to Freeport at the j. A. Watson
and Andrew Shearer barns
J. c. Vanderlin was appointed guar
dian of Chas ]. and Minnie E. Wuller
The Court handed down an opinion IL
the case of Butler County VS. the Dept
: of Public charities of Allegheny cit.
deciding that the last legal residence o
Nathaniel Seton lunatic was in ALLIE
gheny city and was so at the time of hi
commitment to the Warren Asylum.
In Union county, lately Judge Nc
Clure held that the payment of few
: dollars on a judgment before the full 2
years had expired received the judg
ment The case was one where tn
I plaintiff held judgment against tn
1 defendant for 90 years without ever hay
. ing been revived A few months ag
an attachment execution was issue
against the share OF the defendant in hi
deceased fathers estate. The defend
ant thereupon moved the court str1k
off the attachment because the latte
: was more than twenty years old, an
l setting up the doctrine that the presum
s ption of payment had arisen after 2
years. The plaintiff proved a paymen
: of few dollars ON the judgment befor
+ the full 90 years had expired, and tn
= court in the opinion says that the pay
e ment revived the judgment for 20 year