Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1900-03-29
LEGAL NEWS.
NEW SUITS

NEW SUITS
Elizabeth Grant has commenced two
assumpsit suits. one against Jane Kohl
meyer and one against John II. and
Jane Kohlmeyer, admrs, of Henry
Kohlmeyer, decd.
Kate Holfelter VS. Anna Shearer, ap-
peal by deft from Judgment of $3.50 rem
dered by Esq. W. A. Sloan of Mars.
F.N. Humes of Covlesville VS. T. NJ.
Humes Of Carbon Black, assumpsit for
$500. which is claimed by the plf as due
for labor performed for Elder Humes
and which he claims T. NJ. Humes
agreed to pay when the two parties
formed partnership to drill oil wells.
William A. Mccormick of Mars VS.
VIM Thicker Lias Reep, Dora Richard
son. drillers and Lem Kemerer and X.
w Mccormick tool dressers, summons
in trespass for &, 600 The plf is a con
tractor and driller and agreed to drill a
well for the Forest Oil Co. III Adams
twp. at GO cts per foot. lie hired the
def.s as skilled workman and his state
ment AYERS that they ruined the well by
drilling a crooked hole for 620 feet, final
" being forced to abandon it. The rig
had to be taken down and a new hole
drilled. He refused to pay them and
commenced snit The defts retaliate by
filing mechanics liens against him as
follows: Tinker $50, Reep S13O, Rich
ardsOn S12, and Kamerer So. The
Forest in the latter suits Is summoned
as owner of the property.
w. J. Link and T. W. Marshall, part
ners. VS. w. J. HARRISON, attachment
execution on all goods of deft in hands
Of A Seaton & Son.
Morg and PHI Davis, owners of the Ho-
tel Lowry property. have filed bill in
equity against W. j McCaffertY and ID.
F. McCrea the late proprietors, and
Max and Leon Schloss. The bill states
that Davis Bros bought the big safe IN
the hotel Office as part of the real estate
from Thompson 4 Brown, that McCat-
ferty d McCrea sold it to SchlOss Bros,
who are about to remove it. An in
junction is asked for to prevent remov-
al and sale.
NOTES.
The will of John D. Mcclellan of Mer-
Ger twp. has been probated, no letters:
also will of Margaret \. Walter decd,
of Jefferson .wp with letters testamen-
tary to John Walter.
A citation has been issued ON Chas
Cochrane. guardian of Katie E. Toner,
daughter of VIM H. Belhune decd, to
show cause why he should not file his
final account, the ward having come of
age.
Saturday, April 81 will be the last
day for filing accounts to May term.
John w. Powell has been appointed
guardian of Walter L. Macurdy minor
child of Annetta Macurdy, decd.
Margaret Dunlap has petitioned for
partition OF the estate of James Dunlap,
decd, of Butler.
Col Thompson came home Monday
morning from McConnellsville,O o, where
the trial of Miles Harper had been 90
ing ON for two weeks and was not yet
completed. Tuesday morning word
came to Butler of Miles acquittal.
Harry L. Graham, DR. McCurdy
Bricker and O. c. Redic were appointed
a lunacy commission on Samuel Gill
CHRIST of Washington twp.
Gilghrist, who was violently insane, |
was confined to Jail and committed to
Dixmont on the commissioners report |
James Slater of w. jefferson st. was
arrested last evening by Constable
Brown and taken before Justice Keck
on charges of gambling and fornication.
The auditors report of Butler twp.
has been fled showing the debts and
credits Of Overseers j. J. Nanny and B.
C. Dixon to be 81, 36S 81 and those of
Supervisors Oesterling, Snyder and Sc
doris to be S2, 904. Sc.
Articles Of Association of the "Chicora
Whip Co Ltd have been filed. The
capital is S1S 900, of which one-tenth Is
paid in cash and the remainer when de
sired. The association is to last twenty
years and is to manufacture whips, col
lars, and halters The managers are
Jacob J Westerman, John Collyer,
Henry J. Myers, Augustus Hoch and
Austin Fleeger.
PROPERTY TRANSFERS.
VIM Schoentag to SaXonburg Borough
lot in Saxonburg for 1925.
James Cooper admr to Geo X. Mar
shall lot In Forward for $134.
Isaac Lefever to d. w. Lefever, 100
acres in jefferson for $1,000.
William Mardorf to Francis P. Bal
dauf, lot in Butler for S1700.
Mary J. Heck TO John Oesterling, lot
in Butler for 1925.
Jacob Keck to James Green, lots in
Butler for $500.
n. S. Snow to VIM J. Hineman, lot
on Elm st. Butler for 81, 800.
T. A. Eakin to J. w. Meals lot in
Venango for SlOO.
Chas Fleming to Henry Garner, 1876
acres in Winfield for 81, 900.
John Logan to Martin Monks, 23 acres
in Middlesex for 800.
Dr. J. J. Schultis to Mrs. Grace Snow
lot on Z Penn st. Butler for 81 100.
Hannah l.. Shem to NJ. A. Berkimer,
lot in Butler for $1,000
Samuel NJ Leslie to Adam G. Kind
% acres in Middlesex for 53. 400.
Mary A Cubbison to Milton j. Gra-
ham, lot on n, Washington St Butler
for 5l32j.
Adaline Black to H A. Ayres, lot in
Harrisville for 81.
Nicholas Mangel to John Stewart lot
Butler twp. for $3.50
Michael Dewerling to Mary j. Law
head 43 acres in Middlesex for 81. 43S.
Lille Sloan to G. w Beatty, 60 acres
/ in Venango for 81 ,j25