Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-03-28
LEGAL NEWS.
NEW SUITS.


from them last February.
VIM. Thompson VS. Road Commission
ers of Clinton twp, stated case for opin-
ion of court in the nature OF writ OF
mandamus on the defendants TO compel
t them to allot a certain portion of road to
Thompson to work under Clinton town
ships special road law. The suit is
brought by agreement.
: John @. A Kennedyvs VIM. A Nc
Cormick. Curtis Philips and VIM.
Donaldson, summons in ejectment for
Is acres in Adams twp
James Forsythe VS. Curtis and Mary
Philips, bill in equity asking for an al
, tentative decree to drill a portion of
leasehold estate in Adams twp. held by
the deft's from Forsythe or else sur
| render 1t. The defts have 30 acres
leased from Forsythe, on which they
have one producing we'll One end of
the lease has not been developed and
there are wells on the Douthett and
Davis farms adjoining which Forsythe
claims is drawing the oil from under
his land. Philips owns the well on the
Davis farm which is said to be produc
ing about 80 barrels day
TRIAL LIST
These cases will be tried at Common
Pleas Court commencing Monday,
April 10:
Mary L. DeWolf VS. G. W Fleming,
assumpsit; s. p DeWolf, admr. VS. g.
W. Fleming, assumpsit; f. E. Miller VS.
Henry Greenewalt, trespass; w. j.
Black VS. Penna Torpedo Co, trespass;
L. G.. Wick VS. Fraternities Accident
Order. assumpsit.
April 16-West Sunbury Creamery VS.
A. A. Goucher, assumpsit: J. & Nc
Cutcheon VS. Lapham & Snyder, assump-
sit: G.. w. Lindsey VS. Chas II. PARKER,
assumpsit; E. Meier VS. Hen1y Rice tres
pass.
April 17-EH Winner vs c G. Ofutt,
assumpsit; Thos Wood VS. Thos. Hill
lard estate NJ Mallory VS. Philip Davis;
L. Goldsmith, Bro. q Co. VS. John West;
j. S. Moore VS. jefferson twp. and Su-
pervisors. assumpsit.
April Isl c. Johnston VS. A. H
| Gold estate. assumpsit; w. G. Walker
vs. South Penn Oil Co, ejectment: Caro- !
| liue Z. Hague VS. W. McBen and E. |
| Wick. ejectment; l. G. Dodds VS. B. K.
& P. Ry Co., trespass; Mrs. K. Wigton
VS. Geo. Renick. trespass.
! April 19-J. B. Black, admr of New
| ton Black VS. Travellers Ins. Co.; estate |
of Robert Mcbride VS. J. Beighley, eject
| ment; w D. Brandon VS. G.. and w ID. |
| Renick, trespass.
| April 22-N. Hilliard and Z. Heenan |
VS. a. G. Donley, eject23ent; Washing |
| ton twp VS. Standard Plate Glass Co, |
trespass; Matilda Keister VS. p. b. l.. E. |
R. R, summons in dover,
| April 23-J E. and Josephine Shaffer |
VS. Harmony boro, trespass; Clearfeld |
| twp. VS. B. r. q p. Ry. Co., trespass; G. |
H. Parker, admr, vs. Henry Crawford is |
sue awarded by court; John Callahan VS.
JOS Reott, assumpsit; Geo. X. Marshall |
VS. Forest Oil Co. ejectment.
| April 24-Com, of Penn a VS. J. Duprile |
and Emil Cheuot, VS. ]. Laurent and |
Edwart Dellue VS. NJ Mclaughlin and |
| Leon Dondag, assumpsit on bail bond; ]
| Mrs. Lulu Michael VS. S. NJ Seaton, |
admr of Geo. Flowers, assumpsit; DR.. |
| VIM. King VS. G. o. Hammer, assump- |
sit; Cath. Glace VS. Eclectic Assembly, |
assumpsit.
NOTES.
W. J. Link1has been appointed guar
| dian of Emma and George Park, minor |
| children of Nelson Park, decd, of Mar |
| ion county. Ohio and grandchildren of |
Samuel Park decd, of Mars.
Brady. Clay and Concord twps and
Sunbury citizens attended the Commits |
| sioners appeals on the valuations assess |
ed on real estate, Monday: and Fairview, |
Donegal, Millerstown, Karns City, Pc |
| trolia and Fairview boro. citizens, We'd |
| nesday
Friday is the day for Oakland, Cen
tire, Franklin and Prospect.
| Monday, April for Muddycreek, Ian |
caster Jackson ard Portersville.
Wednesday. April B. Zelienople, Har-
| mony, Evans City and Connoqueness-
ing boro and twp.
Letters of administration on the es-
| tate of Victor K Phillips of Butler have |
been granted to T. w. Phillips, Jr. and |
Clarence Walker.
The will of Margaret Forsythe of |
| Slipperyrock has been probated, letters |
| to w. FL. Digit; also will of NJ. II. |
| Brooks of Butler with letters to Stella B |
Allen, his niece, of Chicago.
The Commissioners are considering |
| the advisability of making crushed |
limestone driveway from the public road
to the County Home buildings
A. NJ. Borland of Butler has been
| granted an old soldiers peddlers license
| Robert J. Adams has been installed |
as Deputy Register and Recorder.
! The Chas Thompson properties in
| Middlesex twp. were bid in by Ella NJ.
| Thompson for $500, subject to the
mortgages and life estate.
| Joseph Ambuster was arrested by
| Policeman Graft in front of Boyd's
drug store Monday for insulting some
school girls. He was taken before
Burgess McNair charged with disorder
| ly conduct, fined and discharged.
The State Supreme Court of Ohio
| d ealt death blow to theso-called deb
enture business in Ohio. In the quo
warranto proceedings brought by the
Attorney General against the Inter
State Investment Company of Cincin-
natl the court entered judgment of
| custer The decision is based upon the
finding of the court that the methods
employed by the debenture companies
are those Of lottery; that they are
fraudulent, contrary to public policy
and unlawful %
Letters of administration on the estate
of John Feigel of Butler have been
granted to Elizabeth Feigel; also on the
estate of W. S. Barnes of Mercer twp.
to FL. J. Dunwoody.
The will of Conrad Myers of Lancas-
ter twp. has been probated, no letters
PROPERTY TRANSFERS.
VIM Grossman to Ida Grossman, I'M
divided one-twelfth in 125 acres in Cher
, ry for $3.50.
VIM A Stover to Nicholas Shaffer lot
on w Pearl ST. Butler for $3.50.
r Wier to Jennie n Thomas lot in
} Gallery for $425.
Fred w Mcbride to A Z Mcbride,
: quit claim, to acres in Worth for $3.50.
II Birdie and r E Elrick to Minnie Hill
lard IA acres in Clay for S725.
? Isaac and Moses Lehman to Robt B
/ Ramsey 40 acres in Prospect for $3.50.
w G Weber to Sidney A Heyl lots in
Slipperyrock for $3.50
Sidney A Heyl to Wash G Weber lot
in Portersville for 5000
Rev Thos White of Rensselaer,, n. Y.
to Amanda Pringle lot in Butler for
$780,
: Thos White to Annie Craig lot in But
! Ter twp. for 5000.
= Hulda A Mahan to r r Mahan so
= acres in Middlesex for $700
O Simon Otto to Henry ] Keck 35 acres
!, in Cranberry for 500
Byanna Golden to Nathan G McQuil-
len lot in Butler for $1,000
J l. Purvis. trustee, to Ed l. Oester-
| ling LOT in Butler for 5000