Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1900-05-31

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| 4 watchman was demanded for the
F. b. & L. L. Harms crossing.
4 barn Of suitable dimensions was
suggested for the poor farm.
4 rule was granted on the p. 3. 81 L..
f. to show cause why they do not
remedy the trouble at Kearns crossing;
also on the Summit twp. supervisors to
show cause why they should not be in
dicted, rule TO be heard June 30 The
Commissioners were ordered 10 have
stained windows in the Court room
ready for the September term.
CRIMINAL COURT.
Saturday Mamie Steel plead guilty to
keeping disordly house on Elm st. and
was sentenced to pay costs 80 fine. un-
dergo Imprisonment in the county jail
for two months.
The a6zb and surety Of the peace cases
against VIM Warner Of Chicora were
settled
The John Rim f6sb case was settled.
The case against l.. Hunter for aSb
was settled.
Westley Hoover Of Harmony plead
guilty to a charge Of surety Of the
peace.
The Samuel Kinsey case Of selling
liquor 10 minors and 10 men Of intern
perate habits was continued until Sept.
Emma Grabe Of jefferson twp. charg-
ed with assault, was adjudged Of weak
minded by the jury and committed to
Polk.
George limerick Of Brownsville was
acquitted Of the charges Of larceny and
breaking and entering dwelling house.
He was accused Of stealing $40 from his
amt Mrs d. Rishenburger.
VIM Warner plead guilty to charges
Of assault and a&b preferred by his wife
and was sentenced to pay the costs and
enter his recog fl 1900 to appear when
wanted.
The f65b case against Albert Gross
man was settled.
Wesley Hoover, charged with surety
Of the peace and desertion, was ordered
10 pay his wife $15 per month for main
tenance, also to pay the costs and was
committed to the custody Of the Sheriff
until the sentence was complied with.
August Marie and James McGraw
two Of the beer club proprietors, plead
guilty to selling liquor without license.
Mary Gold or McElvain plead guilty
to "a charge Of fornication, sentence was
suspended and the deft ordered to enter
her recog in 800 TO appear when want
ed.
In the cases against James w Thomp-
son the deft was called, and not appear
ing his recognizance was declared for
feited until Sept term.
g. T.. Goodrich, familiarity with
Quarter Sessions Court, was convicted
Tuesday of furnishing alcohol and
whiskey to Nicely McCool and was zen
fenced by Judge Miller to pay a fine Of
$50 and undergo two months inprison-
meut in jail.
John A. Lackey, who keeps n black
smith shop 1T Flora, was tried before
Judge Miller Tuesday on a charge Of
burning straw stack which stood on
VIM STEMS farm within few feet Of
his barn A pair of wornout shoes fig
ured largely in the case. Footprints
were traced 10 and from the stack, and
the old shoes taken off Lackeys feet
fitted the prints. The jury convicted
him
Lafayette Douglas was acquitted Of
f&b charged by Alice Albert and the
costs were placed on Mr.. and Mrs
Book
LIQUOR LICENSES.
Twenty three applications for liquor
licenses fthe same number M last year
have been filed.
Tavern licenses are asked for by j. T.
Shirley. Mrs Matte Reihing, Mrs
Jennie Nixon, Chas r. Giles and Daniel
i. McCrea. Jacob Bowman. Capt. Her
man Liebold and Louis WeigberR, all
Of Butler Samuel Beam and Louie ".
Iicgler Of Harmony. Adolphus A. Hoch
Benz j. FOrquer and John Dolan Of
Chicora, William Wahl and Charles II.
Miller of Evans City. Henry w. Stokey
and Franz Luck Of Ielienoplc, J. 6. Nc
GTeROr and John Byers Of Petrolia.
Theilo Krause and Henry Doerr Of Sax.
onbure, j. J.. Dunn and H. Hinchberg-
er, partners. Of Butler and Charles $.
Shroup Of Rankin apply for wholesale
and Peter &. Frederick Of Yell cnople for
II distiller's license.
NEW SUITS
q. j. Armstrong Va Perry Groamnan.
appeal BY deft from Judgment of s3s,
rendered by w r. Currie j. T.. Of
Franklin twp
Frank W. Nigel - Elyira Nigel.
divorce. The petition states that the
parties were married in 1894 in Butler,
and lived together one year when
the respondent deserted her home. II
IA also alleged che committed adultery
with Eek Bester. WIN Patrick and
James Sloan, and Is living with Patrick
In Pittsburg now.
Robert Ash and Lewis Gantz Va =. a.
| w rail road, indemnity bond Of deft in
~. 900 10 guarantee payment Of damages
10 plfs land IN Forward twp. filed.
NOTES.
The will Of Elias Easton, decd, of
| Cranberry twp has been probated. no
| letters
Letters Of administration on the es-
tate Of Sarah VI. IToch of Millerstown
have been granted to A. A. Hoch.
On petition Of J w. Stewart Of Mars
n commission in lunacy consisting Of j.
| u. Marshall, Esq. DR. j. g. Burr, and
j. A. Criswell was appointed on his wife
Eliza VI Stewart. and on their decision.
she was sent 10 Polk
The sale Of the real estate If Hierony.
mus KircEncr ~ acrcs IN Jefferson twp
was set aside and M order Of resale
| made.
A rule has been granted on the Gin
ton twp. road commissioners 10 show
cause why viewers should not be mp
pointed 70 yacate change and supply n
| portion Df the Pughtown road from u
point on the Three Degree road 10 the
Lardins mill road A hearing win be
| had June 20.
Leopold Goldsmith has taken the oath
Of allegdence rs "a citizen of the T. 8.
/ Mrs Katherine Roth. has filed obiec
tionB 10 the partition proceedings in the
estate of -. X. Frazier. her father.
Letters of admin on the estate Of MARY
Jane Anderson Of Conuoquenesging twt
| have bessft pruutpd IN VIM A uIarant