Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1900-11-01
LEGAL NEWS.
NEW SUTS

NEW SUITS
/ T. J. Shufiin rs Old Harmony Pickle
Co. and W VI. d. Beatty, trustee. and
the Butler Kent Pickle Co. sci. IA. sur.
mechanics lien for S20SS.
NOTES.
The polling place of jackson. west.
has been changed from the Jarecki
building to that Of William Dindinger.
The Forest OIL Co. on Tuesday hand
ed Reg. and Rec. Adams I12 leases, as
signments, etc, for recording.
Samuel Sable. a grand nephew of
Samuel Sable. decd, has petitOned for
partition Of decedents real estate, lots
at Harmony.
The Buffalo township school board
has fled an answer 70 the petition of
4 citizens OF that township 10 show cause
why they should not be removed from
Office for not providing proper school
ing for ". VI. Ralston's children. 1t
denies all the allegations Of the petition
and states that the RalstOn children
have a better road TO the Doyle school
than to the Freeport school.
h E. Coulter Esq. was appointed
trustee Of the Cooper tailoring establish
ment, bankrupt.
The will of James Badger OF Centre
twp. has been probated, letters TO Isaiah
Badger and Jacob Keck.
Letters Of administration on the estate
Of James c. Mcbride, of Winfield twp.
have been granted to G. F. Easley of
State Lick.
Sheriff Hoon Wednesday sold the
contents Of a. J. Whites shoe store at
Evans City.
Charles Goodrich has again been put
in Jail for cheating his boarding
keeper, Mrs. Snyder Of Willow st.
Finley B. Anderson, one OF the
principal witnesses for the prosecution
in the conviction Of Capt Powers,
Secretary Of State Of Kentucky, as one
Of the 1nurderers Of Goebel. mas con
fessed that he swore falsely and that he
received $500 from Tnos. r. Campbell,
chief attorney for the prosecution, and
Arthur GoeDel, brother of the murdered
man, for doing it.
Ten cases were put on the Quarter
Sessions docket Saturday They are
Everett Johnston. Harry Turk and Ira
Stevenson, larceny, W. VI. Kennedy,
complainant; Ira Stevenson and Everett
Johnston, larceny, w. H Ensminger,
complainant; VIM. Carnahan and Burt
jenkins, aggravated ABB, Miles Hook
enberTy, comp; same. David Hocken-
berry, comp; OFT Patton, violating
livery act, Jas. A. Thompson. comp; w
X Mccormick, larceny by bailee and
felonious embezZlement, Geo. ". Cote |
comp, three cases.; l.. j. Sisney, public |
nuisance fencing up an old road used
by T. r. Thompson the comp, in
Marion twp; May Mortimer, discrderly |
conduct, etc, Mrs. Geo Young. comp; |
and Jos. Smith, a&5b, Harry Barnes |
comp, Smith threw Barnes out Of his
restaurant
A Milwaukee Judge has undertaken
to employ the power Of injunction TO
prevent woman from talking too
much. The respondent in the case
was the wife Of a Milwaukee grocery
man who sets forth in mis- petition that
she was in the habit Of coming TO the |
store and interrupting business with
her flow of conversation. The Court
therefore, issued a restraining order
on her loquacity during business hours |
An exchange says: "a proposition
is now confronting the commissioners
Of the several counties in the state in
regard 20 keeping railroad trespassers in |
iail Several of the commissioners
have already started proceedings which
will open up way for test OF the va
lidity Of the railroad act which makes |
the counties responsible for the pay
ment il the keeping Of railroad trespass-
ers committed 10 Jail. To bring the |
matters before the courts the commits |
sioners OF Westmoreland county have |
refused b pay the sheriff Of that county
a bill Of 81. 800 for keeping treSpassers
three months, the commissioners claim |
ing that the law is unconstitutional and |
than it does not specify who shall pay
for the keeping Of persons arrested on
this charge. The prisoners are not ike
others; they are arrested for a specific |
offense and by officers paid by the rail |
road companies for this purpose.
Since the new bankruptcy law went
into effect. on August /, 1893, TO October |
/, Of this year. 1,0l5 voluntary petitions |
and 152 involuntary petitions have been
filed in the United States district court
in Pittsburg During the past six
months III voluntary and 3G involunta
ry petitions have been filed. OF the
later total 1876 Of the voluntary and / 3
Of the involuntary petitioners have been
adjudged bankrupts by the referees in
bankruptcy. One involuntary petition
has been dismissed and two compositions
have been allowed OF the grand total
1876 voluntary and 3 Involuntary bank
rupts have been discharged from bank
ruptcy, and during the past six months
voluntary petitioners and 3G inyol-
untary petitioners have paid their fees
In 10 voluntary cases the fees have not
been paid. the petitioners taking advan-
tage Of the pauper clause in the bank
ruptcy act. Two petitioners after tax
ing advantage Of this clause, paid the
court fees after being adjudged bank
rupts. Twenty-six cases referred TO
referees have yet 70 be reported upon.
PROPERTY TRANSFERS.
Chas Duffy TO Harry Korn lot in But
Ter for $50
Elizabeth Love TO Rebecca Morris II
acres in Clinton for 1920.
Martha j. McCafferty TO Elizabeth
Love 45 acres in Clinton for $500.
Jas. McCafferty 10 Martha j. McCaf
ferty 81 acres in Clinton for 81.
Thomas n. Greer 10 Annie NJ. Hol-
man lot in Butler for $500.
Abram Hunt 10 w. p. H. Slime %
acres in Brady for $1,000.
J. r. Anderson to Annalena Patter-
son farm in Penn twp. for $500.
North Side Cemetery Assn Of Butler
to NJ j. Goddard lot for $135.
Emma Hasenfeu 10 Anna VI. Elmer
lot in Butler for $500
VIM. Eichenlaub 10 Summit twp.
School District lot for 800.
John Humphrey to Cora L. Mong lot
in Renfrew for 1925.
Mcclellan and Reuben Grubb TO
Chas Il Tinker 15l acres in Marion for
$3.50
Henry Stahl 10 Margaret Pfah lot in