Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1904-07-14
LEGAL NEWS.
NEW SUITS.

ON business property on ,. Main OF
4 W. NJ. Kirkpatrick, valuation of s25,
000 on property at Clay and Main Sts.
Butler Lodge Masons, valuation Ct
$1,000 on property On \. Main st.
H. J. Kliugler x Co, valuation or
5 e. & 900 on milling property on Aifiin
f. J. McDeavitt VS. Brady twp, tres
pass for $1,000 damages for injuries sus-
tanned. 1lr. McDeavitt claims his
horse broke through defective culverr,
throwing him and causing him to re-
. ceive e broken finger and numerous
cuts and bruises.
Mrs. Laura Mckee VS. DR.. T. K. Nc
IEee of Chicora, petition for divorce,
cruelty alleged.
jas. Follet VS. Butler Co., Parker twp.
and w. S. Allen. collector. Bill
IL equity to restrain collection of taxes
on land which is alleged to be located
: in Bruin boro but which is assessed ia
both the township and borough.
D. P. Kelly VS. same, same.
Rand Powder Co. vs. WahlylIe Coal
Co., summons III assumpsit
Harry A. Stauffer, Receiver OF the
Standard Trust Co. VS. G. d. Greenlee,
assumps;t for SEQ, 800, claimed to be due
as principal and interest on three notes
OF 5000, $1,000 and $4,000, given by
Greenlee to the Trust Co.
Miss Mollie Gilkey VS. ca. Com'rs ap-
peal from assessment of $S4S5 on prop
erty on S. Main ST.
Wilson Miller VS. County Com'rs APP
peal from valuation of $4,000 or prop
erty on Jefferson street.
NOTES.
On Monday, Judee Calbreath fiIed an !
opinion dismissing the temporary in |
| judction against L. G. Wick and the |
| Bricklayer's Union, but making that |
against the CARPENTER Union and the |
| District Council permanent. This de- |
cision was on the 5. G Puryis d Co. |
bill, and the Union Carpenters met, |
Tuesday evening, and resolved to APP |
peal from it.
| On Monday Judge Galbreath refused |
the Lowry House Il re-hearing. A part |
of our last edition was printed before
| the last license decisions were made, |
and we suppose it is generally known
by this time, that the application of the
| Kemps was refused and that that of
JOS Harvey held over, and as for the
rest as someone remarked, Its the
same old monopoly"
Patrick Kerney, native of Ireland,
has petition ed for naturalization.
The equity snit Of West Liberty boro
VS. Brady twp. il which a decree is ask
ed 10 adjust and decree what amount of
the townships debts which existed at
the time of the erection Of the borough
hot I. IA |
day.
Conflicting papers purporting to be
the last will and Testament of Martin
Wahl, decd, of Evans City have been
offered for probate, one 10y the widow
and the other by his sons, step-children
of the widow The one offered by the
widow is dated few days before his
sons applied for guardian for his es
tate and that offered by the sons few
days after. The estate is worth about
$4,000.
The motion of Mrs. Mary Krut for a
new trial in her damage suit against
Butler boro. was refused.
Viewers awarded Mrs Violet Starr
$1,000 damages against the w. d A. r.
r. CO.
Charles Ketzel, aged IA years. has
been held for trial on q charge of as
sault committed on Susie Flowers, aged
) years, of Harmony.
VIM. Fleeger of Sherwin was placed
in JAIL last week, on charges of drunk
and disorderly and breaking and enter
ing dwelling house.
Mike Geihow threatened to dynamite
the houses of Supt. P. Fl. King and
Foreman Suhonnick of the North Gene |
terry, because they did not give him
work as regularly as he liked. He is
now awaiting trial for surety of the
peace.
Charges af a&b and surety OF the
peace have been made against Elmer
Cranmer of Kearns Crossing by his
wife.
Mike Mushrean of Evans City is in
Jail on charges of felonious shooting and
attempting to kill for celebrating too
hard on the Fourth.
Tom Cherry charged Lucy Marony,
aged 13 years, with stealing $13 from | {
him. The girls father settled the mat {
ter.
+. J. Forquer has been appointed tax
collector of Venango twp.
The County Commissioners have post
ed signs warning loiterers to leaye the
Diamond park by II pm, or suffer ar
rest
J. Fl. Martsolf has been appointed tax
collector of Brady twp.
Daniel Graham. an aged resident of
the west end, has entered charge of
a&b against Jacob Altman. wife and
daughter. The parties quarreled over
the use of path to spring.
R. E. English was appointed guardian
of Norman, Arthur and Sarah Vincent,
and of Lewis c., Norman d. and James
r. Patterson.
Chas. M. George of Allegheny coun-
ty, formerly of Clearield twp. is on
the trial list of Allegheny county, this
week, for the alleged killing of u man,
about two months ago.
A hearing in the Martin Wahl will
case was held, Tuesday, before Register
Davis. and the last will, dated June II,
1864, was admitted to probate. 1t gives
one third of the psoperty to the widow
and the remainder in equal shares tc
the children.
j. d. McJunkin was appointed Audi
TOR IN Une estate OF JOnn SPARKS or |
John Wiseman, deceased the admins
traitors account showing a balance of
$96, 116 70 for distribution.
Judge Thomas of Crawford County
has decided that the Pure Food law, so
far as it refers to liquor dealers is I'M
constitutional There is no law regard
ing adulterated liquors in this State,
and anyone can sell such to minors and
not be liable for SO doing.
The Southern Oil Co. and L. N.
Barnsdall have filed releases throwing
up 375 acres in Concord 100 acres in
Muddycreek, 229 acres in Consequences
ing, 269 in Middlesex and 400 in Clear
field twps.
Mike Shearer plead guilty to a charge
of surety Of the peace and was senten-
ced to pay the costs and give recogni-
| zance in $500 to keep the peace.
VIM. Flee ger of Sherwin plead guilty
to charge of malicious mischief, and
was fined S25 and sent to Jail for 80
days
A carpenter named Brown was badly
| beaten, Friday night by four young
men near Jefferson and Monroe Sts
/ His assailants have left town,
s. S AtWell was apDOinted auditor IN |