Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-10-10


cal Lutheran St Peters church of
Evans City against Herman Schllllng
for 4 claim for 800 which the church
states Mr.. Shilling subscribed to fund
for a new church building and bound
himself in writing to pay, but has re-
fused to do SO. 1t is alleged Schilling 5
subscription induced the church to con
trect large obligations which cannot be
met unless he pays
The polling place for the First Ward
has been changed to No. 354 Centre
Ave, part of the Copeley property.
James Francis Burke has been ccm-
mitted to Jail for 80 days for vagrancy.
This is not the Allegheny politician.
John Ryan, tramp, was arrested by
Detective Jas. McMarlin last week,
charged with taking part in the Bow
man House robbery and for stealing a
workmans dinner pail near the West
Penn station and firing revolver at the
crowd which pursued him. Friday
morning Ryan was sent to the Poor
Farm to work under guard with the
other prisoners While guard Graham
was absent from the workgang attend
ing TO the wants of another prisoner and
boss Charley Kerr was directing the
work, Ryan quietly walked away and
his departure was not noticed until he
had reached the edge of a big corn
field. Into this he dashed and has not
been seen since. Ryan is evidently a
a bad actor and the authorities would
like to lay hands on him again. Sheriff
Hoon had not intended to send Ryan
out to work and he left the jail with
the work gang by mistake.
A new law makes it misdemeanor
TO place free or trial samples of medl-
cines. dyes, ink, coloring or polishing
compounds where children can obtain
them.
a Pittsburg grand jury ignored over
400 bills brought by the agents OF the
pure food department against dealers in
Allegheny county, who were charged
with selling oleomargarine illegally.
The costs in the cases were placed upon
Agent T. B. Terry, which virtually
means that the responsibility lies with
the State.
The time to be gained by convicts in
the prisons of this State under the Act
of May II, 1901. is as follows: A person
sentenced for one year can save two
months; two years, five months: three
years, nine months; four years, one
year, one month; FIVE years, one year,
six months; six years, one year, eleven
months; seven years, two years, four
months, and so on. A ten year sentence
allows three years and seven months.
f. NJ Swartzfager Of Evans City is in
Jail for costs.
Officers McMalin and Mathers placed
four tramps in the lookup Wednefday,
accused of stealing dinDer-pails from b.
K. & p workmen. They were dis
charged this morning.
Dunlap Mclaughlin. a well known
farmer living south of Saxonburg, was
brought to Butler and placed in Jail,
Tuesday, suffering from insanity. In
jail he has refused to take food and told
Sheriff Hoon that people were imposing
upon him so he took ms shot gun and
went out on the road to prevent them
travelling past his house; also that they
had bound HIM and poured poison down
his throat
The will of Mrs Mary Ellen Leech Of
Coylesville has been probated, no letters.
PROPERTY TRANSFERS.
Gottlieb Heller heirs to Jennie Glib
son lot in Saxonburg for $3.50.
David j. Jamison to Elizabeth j. jam
ison IA acres in Venango for $50.
John H. Crafty to A. r. Crafty quit
claim, % acres in Butler twp. for $3.50.
Elmer W. Moore to Jas. n. Moore 27
acres in Worth for $1,000
r. E. White to w. W. White lot in
Karns City for 81
w. W. White to r. +. Rodgers lot in
Karns City for $500.
Thos T.. Stewart TO Mabel e. Mccall
lot in Butler for $l41250.
Mabel i. Mccall to l. J. McCandless
lot in Butler for $1,000.
Reed f. Wilhelm to T. w. Lensner
lot at Hannahstown for $500.
Aaron Beighley, Geo. G. Pillow and
r. NJ. Baker to Jacob A. Henninger
interest in a 25-acre lease on the Robert
Anderson farm in Penn twp. for 81, 900.
Cath and VIM Schmoker to Paul
Schmolser lot on Franklin st., Butler,
for 1926.
Geo A Billingsly to Thos G.. Lyon
lot on Fairview Ave j, Butler for 1925.
Martha A. Wick TO J b. Duffy lease
in Concord for $500
Susan Pisor TO same lease in Concord
for 800.
J. w. Toomy, g. b. Stewart, w. l..
Beal, r. Afford and g.. Tasker TO the
Tyler County Bank 79-acre lease and 2
wells on the Covert farm in Cranberry
for $500.
J. @. A. Kennedy to JoEn Kelly lot
in Bruin for $500
George Dindinger TO Henry Bloom
105 acres in Lancaster.
Sarah Walters TO George Walters G2
acres in Clinton for $4,000.
VIM. Walters TO Sarah Walters W
acres in Clinton for $4,000.
J. r. Hindman to South Penn Oil
Co., 45 acre lease in Washington for
$3.50
J. L. Campbell to same. - acne lease
in Concord for $1,000.
Joseph Seaton 10 same 80 acres lease
in Washington for $3.50.
J. Il. Campbell TO same, 40 acres lease
in Concord for $4,000.
j. NJ Hazlett to same, II acres lease
in Washington for $3.50.
Elizabeth Murtland TO same, 33 acres
in Concord for $3.50.