Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1900-10-11
LEGAL NEWS.
NEW GTTTS.

Sidn ey Winner. by her next friend, !
C. Stoughton, her brother. VS. Wn
Winner. petition for divorce. Tn
parties are residents of Worth twp
were married in 1884 and this is tn
third time Mrs. Winner has applied 70
a divorce, two previous suits havinj
been made mp. The petitioner state
that she has been choked, beaten, chase
with a razor, and bitten on the arm 81
that amputation was for a time feared
to be necessary.
W J. Kirker VS. Mary Strut, replevin
for a bay horse valued at $1,000.
MOTIFS.
The will of Esther Hutchison Of Oak
/ land township has been prObated and
| letters granted to Belle HutchisOn, cum
| testamento annexo.
G. C. Wray has been appointed tax
collector of Washington township vice
s. r. Campbell who failed to qualify.
The bond was fixed at $4,000.
Bonds amounting to $4,000 have been
filed by j. V. Ritts and Alonzo E. Rus
sell. guardians of the minor children Of
the late o. VI. Russell.
J. w. Hutchison, Esq, has been ap-
pointed guardian of VIM. NJ, minor
child of Washington and Eta Mont
gomery.
T P. Mcbride, ex'r of James Nc
Bride. decd. Of Clearfield twp, has
petitIoned for leave to sell part of the
decedents real estate, 45 acres, to pay
debts and legacies The farm was be
IL . 1.sr A1f. y fasrsf rot
Casey and rule was granted on her to
show cause why the petition should not
be allowed.
Geo. b. Turner has filed his triennial
account as guardian of Nancy and Mary,
minor children Of II. r. Turner of
Parker twp
Jacob Milliman and Thos. H. Wheeler
were appointed TO appraise and set aside
the real estate Of John W. Lytle, acres
in Lancaster twp, to his widow, Mary
Lytle.
Frank H. Murphy has been appointed
guardian Of Eva Pearl Peters, formerly
Foringer, daughter Of Samuel Foringer,
decd, Of FairvIew township.
The polling place or the 1st ward has
been changed from the Campbell store
room near the bridge to the w. J. Nc
Kee building at No. 3jS Center Ave.
On petition Of w. NJ Ralston. John
Mcintyre, John Sarver, Otto Bauer and
other residents Of the Doyle sub-school
district in Buffalo twp, rule was
granted on the school directors Of Buf-
faio twp, to show cause why their Of
fees should not be declared vacant. The
rule was made returnable November Z.
The petition states that the directors
have made provision for the attendance
Of large number Of the children Of the
Doyle district at the FreepOrt schools,
that Mr Ralston lives two miles by road
from the Doyle school and but one and
one fourth miles from the Freeport
school, that the township board refuses
TO let his children attend the Freeport
schools as they are required to do. The
directors are Daniel Ekas, John Myers.
VIM. BARLEY, John HARRISON, John At
kinson, and John McCurdy. Attorney
j. NJ Galbreath appeared for the
petitioners.
The State Supreme Court opened its
sessions at Pittsburg, Monday The
cases from this county will be heard
next week.
The Superior Court, sitting at Phila-
delphia, Monday, reversed the case OF
Roth VS. Roth, from this county, and
ordered "A new trial; and affirmed the
case of Ramsey VS. Ramsey.
Everett l.. Ralston has been selected
by the parties az referee in the Lamb VS.
Grieb equity suit.
The ballot box for Summit township,
which has heretofore been deposited at
the house Of Justice Jacob Kronehht-
ter, will hereafter be left at The house OF
Mrs. A NJ Frederick, at whose house
the elections are held.
John q. Vandyke was appointed in
spector Of elections for Marion township
IN place Of Percy Farren, deceased.
The grand jury of Summit county,
o. has presented indictments against
46 persons implicated in the riots OF
Akron, including two persons promi-
nent in local politics. This IS the pro
per way to deal with mob out-br saks.
II the indictments are followed by
convictions and proper sentences the
result will be a decidedly deterring IN
huence on future attempts TO establish
mob rule.
War on a colossal scale was begun n
Pittsburg, last Friday by John
Hamilton Secretary Of Agriculture Of
Pennsylvania, against Allegheny coun-
ty dealers who are alleged TO be viola
tors Of the State oleomargarine laws,
No less that 498 cases will be proceed
ed against at once In 419 OF these
cases warrants were issued and 80 ar
rests made Saturday. The Department
has already 149 cases in Allegheny coun-
ty ready for trial, which will make 641
cases in all. 1t is claimed the VIOLA
tions Of this law in the PttsEurg dis
trict are almost AS many az III all the
other districts Of the State combined.
The report Of the auditor Of the af-
faira- Of the defunct Eureka Building
and Loan Association here, as filed
shows that stockholders will get about
10 per cent Of their claims.
jacob Hummer has petitioned for the
appointment Of guardian 10 handle
the estate Of his mother, Christina
Hummer, who il aged and infirm
Lewis II. Thompson. son Of Julia
Thompson, decd, and his guardian,
Sarah f. Ganter, have filed II settlement
Of their accounts, Thompson having
come Of age.
The Cath. and Charles Elsenrath
properties in Clinton twp. were put up
at bankrupt Sale, Tuesday afternoon,
but were not knocked down, and the
sale was adjourned 10 Saturday, Oct.
20, at the Court House in Butler.
f. NJ Swartzfager, Of Evans City,
was lodged in jail Monday on charge
| Of embezzlement made by the Singer
| Sewing Machine Manufacturing Co
II is alleged that Swartzfager received
| machines from the company amounting
| 20 about 800 which he disposed Of anc
has not accounted for.
| The Cour. filed decree dismissing a
| the pifs. cost, the bill in equity Of Steel
smith d McIntire VI Mortimer, Rishel
and Davis for an interest in the Solomon
Mays oil property.
PROPERTY TRANSFERS.
VIM. G. Craig 10 Jacob $. Vensel q
acres in Oakland for $1,000
Jonathan BoYard TO w. III. Bovard
acres in Slipperyrock Tor $75.
Casper Freehling 10 School Dist. o
Winfield twp. lot for $40.
Daniel McGrady 10 Isabella Spohn =
acres in Summit for 1855.
Sarah Patterson 10 Amy b. Hunt 10
in Slipperyrock boro for 81.
Same 10 q. ii. Patterson 100 acres i
Slipperyrock twp for 81
II. Il. Turner 10 Joseph Il. McCre
lot in Butler for $40
j. II. Drake 70 ID. w. McDeayitt |
acres in Worth for $500
Kate NJ. Allen to Mary Il. Criswell