Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1904-02-04
LEGAL NEWS.
NEW SUITS.

/ n. N. King VS. E. Brown, assumpsit
for s103. 81, due on note.
Butler Land and Improvement Co. VS.
Eleanor Iron and Steel Co, ejectment
T; for 90 acres of land at East Butler, pay
ment ($2O, 000) for which was TO have
been made Jan. 1, 1904.
John Leise VS. Mamie Leise, petition
for divorce.
Matthew j. McCandless va Phoebe
Amelia McCandless, petition for di-
vorce for desertion-
/ John Collins VS. James Steel, assump-
sit for $2736. claimed to be due for IS
years rental from a gas well In Fair
view township.
The "June term OF court will here
after begin on the FIRST Monday Of June
instead o. the third Monday of May.
deeds be placed on record within ninety
DAYS after execution. Look oyer your
deeds and if they have not been recovd-
ed take or mail them to the Recorder
and have them put on record.
Three boys, said to be from Cleve-
land, '.jimmied" the rear door of the
Nigel hardware store, on Jefferson
street. last Thursday night, and went
in and selected thirteen revolvers They
were new in the burglar business, and
selected one gun too many. Night
watchman West saw the fourth boy
standing in front of the store about 8
a. m, and when he went up to him the
fellow ran. Then West went around
to the alley door, went in and covered
the three boys with his loaded gun, and
trotted them up to the lookup, and
next morning they had a hearing and
were held for Court. At the session of
Court, Monday. the youthful burglars
plead guilty and were each sentenced
to the penitentiary for three years
Sheriff Gibson had female tramp
for guest last Thursday night. She
said she was from the Indian Territory,
rode pony, and was let go next morn |
ing.
When Sheriff Trescher started to sell
the property Of the Eleanor Iron &
Steel Co., last Saturday, he was con- |
fronted by other interests than the Lii |
berty National Bank and the Butler |
Land e. Improvement Co. under execu- |
tions for $3S. 900 and $40. 500 respective |
ly. The Fidelity Title &c Trust Co., of |
Pitt5burg, served notice that the mill |
equipment must not be sold, as it held /
a mortgage on the plant to cover bonds /
Of the Eleanora company. 1t was then
decided not to offer anything except |
some scrap and other personal property. |
mostly office fixtures. Local constables
were present to claim priority in the
matter of making a sale on judgments
for supplies purchased year ago.
Attorney General Hampton l.. Car
sen has made public his opinion on the
constitutionality of the Judges salary
bill, passed by the last Legislature. pro-
viding for total salary increase Of
$l92, 500 and effecting every Judge in
the State.
The point raised was that Judges
salary could not be increased during
his term.
The opinion Of the Attorney General
is a lengthy one, and covers every sec
tion of the act. In his Judgment the
whole act is operative and should be
obeyed, and he iIstructs Auditor Gen
eral Hardenberg to Issue warrants upon
the State Treasurer for the monthly
Of the salaries as fixed by
the Acr Of April IA, 1908. and to do this
in the case of all Judges irrespective Of
the dates of their commissions.
Special Courts for the trial of civil
cases will commence Monday, March
81; Monday, April a; and on Monday,
April 1S to completely clean up the
trial lisr.
Lucas Gilensky is in jail on a charge
of a&b.
G. c. Pillow, Samuel c. Moore and
Isaiah Mccall were appointed viewers
for new road in jefferson twp to run
from the Glade Mills -Hannahstown
road to the Bull Creek road.
Harry BARLEY was appointed guar
dian of Frank. Howard, Herbert, Hat
tie and Ella Reith, minor children Of
Frank Reith. decd, Of Winfield twp.
Clerk q. M. Graham was appointed
guardian ad litem Of Catherine and
Agnes Eyth. children of Michael Eyth,
decd.
w. s.. Brandon was appointed Judge
Of Elections for the 1st precinct, First
Ward, vice Charles III. Miller, resigned.
An extension of the charter Of the
Etna Il Butler Street Rail
way Co. has been recorded, by which
they are allowed to build through Va
lencia and Brownsdale to Butler
An order of Court has been made in
the borough OF West Lii
berty. Elections will be held at School
house No. 1. William McDeavitt was
appointed election constable. l. s. Bad
ger, judge, and VIM. Moore and A. q.
Croll, inspectors. The new borough is
bounded west by Worth twp. north by
twp; east by Croll and
others, and south by Hines and others.
Ex-Policeman James McGradys par
don arrived in Butler this morning.
PROPERTY TRANSFERS.
NJ II Byerly to Geo A Troutmon lot
at McKean and Cunningham SITS for
$500.
John G Gibson to John Kirkpatrick
10 acres in Clinton for $500.
Geo A Troutman to T Q Ii Keck lot
ON Mexican ct for $4,000.
David Dawson to w Blakely 18
acres in Adams for $1,000.
Nick Hasenfu TO j X Shaw lot on
Brown ave for $2500.
Cath X Hazlett to Susan K Hazlett
lot in Butler on w Penn st for $500.
IG Pollard TO John Plymier lot on
West ID st for $1,000.
Pc Alvord to A II Ke log wells in
Jackson for 1876.
r x Kohler, trustee, to Imelda A
Wick lot In Butler for $91887.
w Groom to Henry A Waters lot
In Mars for $3.50.
ii 9 Adams to Ada Ziegler lot in
Harmony for $3.50.
Carrie Shaffer to A w Mackey 81
acres in Brady for $1150.
w + Klugh to Pa. Refining Co lot In
Karns City for $400
TO Jones to Clinton Springs NJ K