Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-02-02

NEW SUIlJ

NEW SIII8.
Jessie NJ. Eakips has sued for divorce
from her husband David NJ. Eakins.
They were married in Petrolia IN 1892
and lived there in 1896 when Mr.. Eaklns
deserted his wife and two children.
II. Sceneideman and Al Ruff filed p
summons in ejectment against thelT
tenant r. s. Bryan for farm IL Mud
clvcreek twp Judgement In EJECT
-lent and also for Sjl 43 rent due was
confessed by the deft.
Thomas C. Rhodes and Sarah a.
Rhodes his wife have brought suit IN
rrespass against Cherry township, K. j.
McCandless and w. B. Thompson, su-
pervisors for $1,000 damages to each.
The plaintiffs statement sets forth that
on Feb. 1898, Mrs. Rhodes was thrown
from sleigh i'll which she was driving
on the road leading to Garfield village
in Cherry twp. and sustained injuries
about the head and hip which have per
mamently disabled her. The accident
was caused by a runner OF the sleigh
breaking through the ice into rut.
The horse ran away and the sleigh was
shattered against a stump IN the road.
For these injuries alleged to have hap
pened through the deft negligence rep
aration is asked.
The Singer Sewing Machine Co. has
brought suit in replevin against Mrs.
w. H. Davis for sewing machine
valued at $50.
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II. w. Lutz has been appointed depu-
" constable of Jackson twp. west pre-
cipct.
J. A. Altman. colored of Butler has
beer held for larceny charged by j.
Simpson.
G. H. Dutter has been held for forg-
cry charged by John Berg.
On SATURDAY. last the District Attor-
new of Philadelphia notified counsel for
United States senator Quay, his son,
Richard r. Quay. and ex-State Treasur-
er Haywood that ne had fixed Monday,
February 90. as the date for the trial OF
the three defendants on the charge or
conspiracy in the misuse of the money
of the State on deposit IN the Peoples
Bank.
Thos Quinn of Petrolia has been held
for assault, drunkenness, disorderly con-
duct, carrying conscealed weapons
pointing firearms and surety or the
peace. VIM. Ostrander and h. Crom-
ling are the complainants.
Olive Mathews of Butler has been
appointed guardian Of Thomas Alfred,
minor child of WIN, Mann. dec d.
An order to sell real estate for the
payment of debts has been made in the
estate Of John Dougherty, decd of Mid
dlesex twp.
William Culberson, q veteran of the
Civil war has been granted peddIers
license.
Letters of administration on the estate
of Evander McCandless, decd, of Mud
dycreek twp, have been granted to J.
B. Kennedy.
George H. Dutter, against whom
fhere had been charge of forgery
made by John Berg & Co., bankers,
surrendered himself to the Sheriff,
Tuesday. Outer is a young farmer
near Mt. Chestnut. he is accused Of
forging the name of J. L.. Stevenson to
note, which he had discounted by
Berg 81 Co. At hearing before Squire
Keck he was bound over for court. He
gave bail and subsequently went to the
bank and rendered the amount of the
note to the prosecutor. who refused to
accept it, He then gave himself mp to
the sheriff and released his bail
A petition for partition of the estate
of Samuel Wright, decd of Connoeue-
Messing twp. has been presented.
PROPERTY TRANSFERS.
L. Westerman to c. II. Johnston, lot
in Chicora for $500.
Frank Wolford to John Brydon -
acres in Cherry for $1,000.
D. II. Wuller to A H. Bachman 81
acres in jefferson for $3.50.
VIM. F. Thompson to Emma j.
SHREDDER "a acres in Middlt,sex for $1,000.
Rose A Mathews to Daniel Burnes 1
acre in Donegal for $50
y. w. Tinker to Francis Tinker 50
in Cherry for 5000.
w. A. Kelley has assigned oil inter
ests in Parker twp. to T. & C. Gerner
for $4,000
JOS Morrison to H. Morrison 20 acres
in Lancaster for S400.