Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-01-09

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appointment of County Detective j. A.
McMarlin, but the Court laid the petit
ton aside and Butler county is at pres
ent without County Detective,
TRIAL LIST.
The case of Annie Roberts VS. Fl. J.
Thorne was continued
The case of Mary 4. Stewart VS. J. G.
Bredin and the Hinterminster Organ
Co. was continued until Tuesday, Jan.
IA
The following cases were settled:
Robt Mcbride, ex'r VS. Jacob Beigh-
ley;W. A Mccormick VS. Gilbert Hooks;
Susan Dean VS. Butler borough; S. II.
Walker VS. n. B. Duncan; Eberdardt
Meier VS. Henry Rice and Haller Beck
q Co. VS. Gerlach aud Kiester
The damage suit of the Standard
Plate Glass Co VS. Butler Water Co.
was continued.
The suit of Samuel Beam VS. Ed
Gardner will be tried Tuesday, Jan. IA
The case of R. G. Newbegin VS. Clara
Greenlee was continued until March.
ne uTSb Case lTlCQ was IIlc dSouAu pSlu
suit of Jas. A Mcdowell VS. George
Schenck, contractor and builder, Nc
Dowell sued for $500 for plastering done
at the County Home, which it was said
was not done according to contract.
Wednesday morning the jury return
ed vsrdict of $50 in favor of Nc
Dowell.
The case of Michael Malonev VS. Philip
Davis, over an alleged breach of con-
tract in the sale of some oil wells, was
settled after going to trial.
The assumpsit suit of A B. Hamil VS.
Henry G. Welsh, growing out misun-
derstanding as to the division of crops
from farm in Penn township which
Hamil worked for Welsh, went to trial
Wednesday,
NOTES.
l. G. Smith was appointed burgess of
Butler vice Thomas McNair, whom
blindness and i'll health forced to retire.
T. NJ Baker, E.q., was appointed
guardian of Blanche Fleeger of Butler.
Attorneys I. c. Campbell, Alex.
Mitchell, A E. Reiber, j. Fl. Wilson
Association, were appointed commit
tee TO receive from the County Treas
urer one-half of the fines and forfeitures
and use the money for the law library.
Reports of inspectors of the Coal Run
and Mars bridges were received Mon
day and approved.
In the equity snit of Parker twp.
II a.
trict, petition was presented by the
borough for a statement of accounts
After lively tilt between attorneys,
the impression was given out that the
equity suit was to be withdrawn. 1t
hatchet is buried and the Parker and
Bruin citizens dwell in peace.
Geo. 81. Graham, VIM Siebert and
Noah Henry were appointed viewers on
petition of Washington twp. citizens
for new road.
Mrs. Winafred Hendrickson, widow
of Moses Hendrickson, decd. Of Gran
on the executor to appraise and set aside
$500 from the personal estate as the
Widows Exemption
H c. Litzinger was appointed guar
dian of Michael and Helen Mckinley.
minor children of jerome Mckinley, of
Concord twp.
Supreme Court-Com ex rel-Sproull
affirmed.
A S500000 mortgage of the Butler
Water Co. to the Farmers Loan &
Trust Co. was recorded.
A charge of a&b has been entered
against M. J. King of Petrolia by Alice
Duffy.
A charge of a&b has been entered
against Joseph Wiles by his sister-in-
INV, Nettie Hilliard.
Monday morning George NJ. Graham
was sworn in as Clerk of Courts, ex-
Clerk Joseph A. Criswell and Mrs. Net
tie Turner as deputies, and John R.
Henninger as District Attorney James
A. McMarlin was temporarily retained
as County Detective. The retiring of
ficers, District Attorney J. NJ. Painter
and Clerk W. H. Campbell have filled
tEeir offices faithfully and with much
credit to themselves.
Attorney VIM. S. Mcdowell of Pitts
burg was admitted to practice in tht
local courts and assisted in the Nc
Dowell VS. Schenck trial.
Letters of administration in the estate
| of Margaret Zehner of Zelienople have
| been granted to Charles Zehner
| An article of agreement of the Taren
| tum, Freeport and Leechburg Stree
| Car Co. has been filed.
Robert J. Adams has registered as
law student
PROPERTY TRANSFERS.
Peter A. Rivers to Joseph A. Easley
lot in Butler for $3.50.
| Martha S. Bole to James L. Franci;
lot in Millerstown for $500.
T. S. Coulter, attorney, to David Nj
Morrison lot in Slipperyrock boro fol
$3.50
Thomas S. Green to Frank w Badge
lot in Butler for 5000.
Isaac G.. Pollard to Isaac H. POLAR
lot IN Butler for $500
E. S. Kruger to t. n Barnsdall leas
of so acres in Concord for $3.50; ais
lease for 800.
| Charles Duffy to Isaac G. Pollard 10
in Butler for $400.
Samuel Grow to Virginia Mccain 10
in Mars for $500.
S. Z. Duff to South Penn Oil Co. leas
of 70 acres on A. Fl. Donaldson farm i
Concord twp. for $4,000.
S. E. Duff to South Penn Oil Co. as
signment 20 acres in Concord for $1,000
Celia Wally to Andrew Haggerty, ID
in Butler for $1,000.
+ North Side Cemetery Assn. to D. 1
Cleeland lot for $50.
G. L. Dufford to John Younkins j
acres in Compromising for $500
Heirs of John B. Jackson to Elizabet
, Grier quit claim acres in Donegal fc
, 81
Geo. H. Heaven to Isaac T. Heave
property in Connoquenessing twp. fo
$1,000
MEN WANTED.
; Six good men having had experienr
, on farm-indoor work Good wage