Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1900-08-02

Letters Of administration on the estate
of w. p Farren of Marion twp have
been granted TO Violet Farren.
The private sale by John Kerr, guar
dian of John 4. Kiester, minor son OF
Geo Kiesterl Of his wards one-thired in
terest in 100 acres in Shpperyrock twp.
/ to Geo. Kiester for 800 was confirmed.
On petition Of J. n. Kirker, guardian
Of Bertha V. and Irwin Roy Eicholtz, a
! citation was granted on Eva Eicholtz,
widow of c. F. Eicholtz and Elizabeth
Drushel, Matilda Beighley, Fred and
Emma Eicholtz, his children, and VIM.
! T. PETER, executor ordering them to ap-
| pear in Court Sept. 3, 1900 and show
! cause why an appeal from the admitting
! to probate of paper filed as the Will OF
! c. F. Eicholiz should not be sustained
and asking for an issue to determine
whether or not he was of sound and dis
posing mind and memory at the time OF
! its making. and whether he was induced
/ to make it under influence on the part
( of his wife Eva EioholtZ. G. F. Eicholtz
J left valuable real estate in Wurtumberg,
/ Lawrence county, and bequeathed most
| of it to his wife Bertha and irwin are
| children Of his deceased son, john.
Five tramps giving their names as
| John Hilson, Samuel Kerr, John kneiss,
Edward Daily and Thomas Murphy
were captured III a raid made by detec-
! tives in the employ of the p. q W.
railroad at Gallery junction. Several
| times five are said to have escaped. The
tramps have lately congregated in large
numbers in cars standing or She sidinGs
at Gallery, and if trains laid there for
any length of time made themselves
great nuisances in the neighbOrhood.
| Friday they captured several coats and
vests containing watches and money
| which oil men had left hanging in a
| derrick near the railroad. Two tramps
were arrested for this, but as none Of
the stolen property could be found on
them they had to be released. Monday
| the five named We're tried before Esq.
Gilghrist ON charges of trespass made
by the railroad, and each caught s.
fine and ten days to Jail. Not being
able to pay their fines the time was
made 90 days.
Monday three more tramps, Nick
McAtlerman, Martin ByOn and Nick
Bullion were arrested, charged with
trespassing on the property of the P. q
w railroad and received the same
sentence as the others. IS fine, costs
and 10 days in Jail. There are said to
be about fifty more Knights of the Road
ready for corralling. Gallery can furn-
ish lots of excitment.
Letters of administration on the estate
of Martin Armstrong, decd, have been
granted to Ada Armstrong.
Letters testamentary on the estate of
Adaline Wallace, decd, of Zelienople
have been granted to Jas. Wallace.
Mrs. Lottie Magee, daughter of Syl
vanus Cooper, decd, has applied for
partition of his real estate. two farms i'll
Slipperyrock twp.
PROPERTY TRANSFERS.
Bertha Biehl to East End Hose Co lot
in.Butler for $50
Nancy J. Conrad to Nicholas Reott
lot in Butler for $3.50.
Guarantee L. S5 l. Co. to J. O. Gel
bach lot in Butler for $100
Lizzie A Kifer to II. c. Litzinger lot
in Chicora for $500.
Jacob T. Schaffer to S. O. Offutt lot
in Zelienople for 1925
John G. Renfrew to w S. McKircher
lot at Renfrew for $50
J. NJ. Thompson to Robert Leibert lot
in Butler for $400
John G. Renfrew to NJ E. Matterson
lot at Renfrew for $50.
E. s. Milligan to Clearfield twp. lot
for 5000
J. J. West to Peter P. Killmeyer lot
in Butler for $1,000.
NJ J. Leonard to Geo. S. Leonard lot
in Millerstown for 81.
Geo. S. Leonard to Mary A. Leonard
lot in Millerstown for 81.
Kate c. Jones to Elizabeth Berger AZ
acres in Penn for S2S75.
Harry Miller to John T. Kelly, assign
ment of % acre lease in Allegheny twp.
for $1100