Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1903-10-22
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NEW SUITS.

NEW SUITS.
John FL. Negley vs. y. & o. and P.
W. Ry Cos, bill in equity asking FOL
restoration Of a road closed and !;
crossing torn up ty the defendants.
James L. and Sarah Kisslnger VS. b
lR. & P. Railroad Co. rrespass fol
SO 600 damages for injuries sustained
by Mrs Kissipger in the wreck in But
ler yards, Sept. 5. when the 8 p m
passenger train from Punxsutawney
sideswiped box car Mrs Kissingel
is said to have had a splinter driven
through her mouth
DR.. W r. Cowden vs. J. A. Liedecker,
ejectment for 10 acres near McCalmont
| Station.
| Ella Mountz. Hontzdate, Pa. VS. w
| H. Stamey. S. K. Crawford, J. e. King,
| trustee for the Bessemer Coal Mining
Co, w. B. Alexander, S. Reynolds. l..
p. Seeley, A. II. Swartz. Solomon Shat
| fer, Thomas McCreight. ct al. issue
to test tit.e. The plff states she pur-
chased from James aud Eli Vsnderiin
| IS acres in yenapgo twp. TIE coal han
already been sold to tire defts. by Van
derlins. bnt it il claimed Vanderlirs had
| authorized anyone 10 90 IL for them, d
| that the sale is void.
Matthew Bowers VS. l. Fl. Brown and
P. Sutton, ejectnenF for an oil lease
of eS acres in Concord.
NorE~
In Common Pleas \ 3. of Allegheny
Co, last Wednesday. the Soffei dlvorrr
case was continued o. account OF tas
sickness Of her attornev.
John Newingham, accused Of tie
murder of his wife, d. d # se'f inflicted
wounds in the Kit nning jail las.
Wednesday.
All the candidates for the varact
Supreme JudeeshIp " ted Harsisbur-.
Philadelphia and V s7hin4ton. las1
week. but no appointu snt mas yet bee
made. The appointee al bold the =
flee until the first Montsy OF Jauusry,
1905.
James II. Donagh, was sppoin ted
Judge of Elections a.sd Charles Nc
Curdy. Constab bic for Brady twp.
The election place for West Liberty
was changed to the hoose Of Mary r.
Martir.
Judge Galbrea,h h'nded down an
opinion in the case of J icklas VS. Goeh
ring, striking off the appeal; also la tho
case of Lonsdale vs Duacan. disnissinS
the bill in equity and refusing its prayer.
Sale of the shares of Frank B. Nc
Bride and Helen Mcbride in the Nc
Bride property to the L. s. government
for $6633 30 was approved.
At motion court Saturday morning
subpoenas in divorce were granted To
Phoebe Brandon VS. George J. BraDdcu,
cruelty is the cause alle ged; also te Ida
Dittmer VS. Steve Dittmer.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Lyon legally
adopted Ruth Anderson, whom they
have been keeping, as their child.
A charter was granted to the Butler
Driving Park e. Fair Association.
The report of Geo. r White. master
in equity in the WIN. Caldwall estate
of public sale Of 10S acres in Butier twp
to Anthony A. Beatty for $4,000 war
approved.
The petition of James NJ. Riddle of
Clinton twp. to adopt Hazel Irene
Riddle as his child was granted
Charges of cruelty to animals and de.
stroying livery have been entered
against Frank Lupey and Harry, Leroy
and Harry Foley Of Chicora.
Supervisors Brown and Campbell of
Concord twp have been held for court
by Squire McElvaiD on the charges OF
maintaining nuisance for alleged
neglect of township bridges.
The October term Of the local United
States district court began at Pittsburg,
Monday, with Judge Joseph Burlington
ON the bench. The term will probably
be short one. although there are one
or two cases, which if tried, may take
some time to get through with There
are some 81 cases ON 'thf old list, but It
is hardly prbable that any Of them will
be tried The latter cases are against
persons who have already been trlef
and convicted. and are under sentence
or against pereons who nave never beer
apprehended. in which d, noile pros wi
probably be entered.
The list includes four ban kruptcy
cases all involuntary. The CHARGES
made by petitioning creditors 10 each
case are denied by the alleged bank
rupts, and the court will have 70 pass on
on the questions involv.d. These case
may take up considerable time Ia case
jury trials are demanded.
The Soffcl divorce case began in G. y
No 8 of Allegheny County Tuesday
afternoon, Mrs. Soffel not being pres
ent. Mrs. Stevenson OF Mt. Che-tnn
testified to Mrs. Soffel and Ed Biddle
passing as man and wife at her house.
and occupying room together A
Miss VOCAL. former domestic and con
fident of Mrs Soffel told of some pre-
vious doings of Mrs Soffel with other
men.
The divorce was granted. yesterday.
State Dairy and Food missioner
Warren has directed his attorneys to
bring 1855 suits for selling adulterated
liquors Eighty five per cent Of the
samples in which these suits were
brought were doctored with salycilic
acid, which the commissioner claims j.
deletorions to health. He declines to
make public the names OF the offenders
until after arrests have been made
Allen Mccall was appointed Judge of
Elections in Prospect.
Joe Calabane has been held for court
on charge of a&b.
PROPERTY TRANSFERS.