Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1904-12-01
LEGAL NEWS.
NEW SUITS.

- butter twp Jos EtODueT anu u. ~
Shearer. supervisors, stated case TO De
eide whether Butler township shouid
pay the plaintiffs 800 claimed TO have
been expended in building a road
through the western part OF their farm
which road was afterwards adopted by
the township.
Oil Well Supply Co. VS. Chas. 7.
Reed, assumpsit for $3.50, claimed TO be
due for oil well supplies furnished.
Mabel Jack of Middiesex twp. VS. Bert
| Millison. Geo. Bechtel, d. YounkiDs
and J ". Thompson, trespass for $500
damages. Younkins and Thompson are
the owners Of the Butler Business Col
lege building on S. Main St. and Milli-
son & Bechte] are the erecting contrac-
tors. On Sept. 8 false front OF inch
boards blew down as Miss Jack and her
sister were passing the building. Both
ladies were struck and the plaintiff had
her ankle and shoulder hurt.
Harvey B. Fair VS. w S. Young, as
sumpsit for $500, claimed as services as
driver, for which he was TO receive 81
per day and board.
John Younkins vs. NJ II, Bicbel, as
surnpsit for $50. claimed to be due as
rent for house on Mexican ST.
NOTES.
| Clarence Latshaw, suspected of COM
plicity in the robbery of the Elliott sis
| ters. was arrested az his home in Slip
pervrock twp. last week, and brought
to town and placed under $1,000 bail for
Court.
John W. Brandon, son OF w: d.
Brandon has registered as law student.
The Charles B. Hoffman house on
McCool Ave was sold at bankrupt sale,
| Saturday, to Conrad Seibert, holder of
| the first mortgage. for $3.50.
On petition Of r. B. Taylor, DR.. 0. a.
| Williams Jas. q. Mates and Joseph ).
| GRAY were appointed commission in
llunacy on Mrs. Maria Pierce Zeek, who
has been living in Taylor's house.
| Henry FL. and Sarah Beighlea of Har-
mony petitioned for an order allowing
them to adopt Clyde Siggins, aged D
years. which was granted.
| A suit of the Ferry Contracting Co,
omposed of Messrs Ferry, Walter and
| McOuistion Of Butler, against Grove
| City for balance due on some street
| paving went to trial at Mercer. yester-
| day. McQuistion and Wilson represent
| the plaintiffs
There is an alleged nuisance at Har-
risville for which Mrs Caroline Aorrow
| had VIM. Brown indicted atSeps term.
| Mr. Brown plead noile conteodeTe apd
| paid the costs, but Mrs. Morrow pre-
sentsd petition in Court, Moaity; al
| le.inz that The nnis9nce had not been
ab; I'D and had forced her t3 leave ner
| home ia EarrisviIle and - to live with
| her dauEh.er il Avalon. Sbe also
claims Mr. Brown is Il member OF the
HarrisyilIe Board of Health and bis
| brother of the bOronga Conneii. and
| therefore no actijn has been taken by
| the local autaoiities 4 rule was grant
| cd 10 show cause why The sfu.enre OF
| Conrt tJ abatr the nuisaace should not
be com piled with.
A charge of fe.oi.iou, shooting has
been entered against Samnel Allen by
Ii. A. Blakeiey.
jacob Ratki has been held on charge
| of furuishiDg liquor on Sunday.
Sherif's Sales tomorrow.
Justice Maxwell committed man
| named Ruffner to Jail for three months,
Monday, for making ruff house at
McCool's.
At the opening of Court in Franklin,
Monday, Judge Criswell called the at
tention of the Grand Jury to the charges
of corruption in regard to bridge con-
tracts made by Mr.. Sibley, and direct
ed the Jury and District Attorney to
make thorough investigation.
Roy Kennedy on Tuesday was fined
$40 and costs by Justice II. W. Christie
| for striking his teacher, Miss Johnston,
ON the head with lump of coal while
she was chastising his brother in the
| Marshall school house in Adams twp.
Mike McCarty, who kicked over a
| stove in Lyndora, has been held by
Squire Criswell on a charge Of a&b,
etc, for trial at court.
The will of John P. Conley of Adams
| twp. has been probated, Robert j. Con-
ley, executor.
Letters OF adm on the estate of
| Caroline Hanlon of Centre twp. have
been granted to JAS Fl. Thompson,
The trial of the Shenk Contracting
/
| still dragging along and will probably
not be finished before Friday or Satur-
day The plaintiffs allege that the big
| crack from the top of tho driveway to
the roof WAS caused by the old Mech
| ling Hotel well, under the porch of the
| building now owned by j. FL. Negley.
| The Bank claims the crack was caused
by the wall east of the driveway settling
| Among the witnesses for the
Shenk Co.. Tuesday, were architect
| Abraham Garfield, son of President
| Garfield, and George Miller, the Pitts
burg, contractor who built the Union
Depot, Carnegie and Arrott buildings
PROPERTY TRANSFERS.
DIN Dunlap to E Puruker 13 acres
in Donegal for $500
John Maj burger TO d Spithaler lot in
Evans City.
GP Pape to G J Reiber lot on n
Washington st for $2650.
David Dible to Jas Caldwell 46 acres
in Middlesex for $4,000.
AE Sloan to w M Mitchall lot in Eau
Claire for $3.50.
Perry to T w Phillips Gas and
Oil Co II acres in Parker for $3.50.
JR Kearns to P McCool 10 acres
in Butler twp for $4,000.
H B Mckinney to Jas @ Thompson
LOT ON Lookout ave for $1,000 also to NJ
NJ and J J Mckinney int in Butler En-
CINE Works for $1,000
H. Dersheimer to VIM Blinn II acres
in Connoquenessing for $3.50.
G B Brown to Laura p Bowers lot op
w Penn st. for $4,000
II H Boyd to Verbs L Pierce lots OH
South Side for 5000.
OP Sybert to S A Marshall lease and
3 wells in Forward for $2700.
Jos Graham to Geo B and s s Gilli.
land 1Oj acres in Conno9uepessiag for
$4,000,
DR. J NJ Scott to Anton Push acres
in Winfield for 5000.
Maggie A McCracken to A l. Findley
lot in Butler for $4,000
I Jonathan Clark to Charlotte Vendor
acres at Gallery for $ifa.
| VIM Ralston to A j Ralston 81 acres
Franslin for 81; same to same lot in
Prospect for 81.
| Goinp To buv n Fall Suit-trx Ritter