Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-02-23
LEGAL NEWS.
NEW SUITS.

h X. Co, pond OF ucIl. 70 III T-VV ~
indemnify Winner for taking 81 acres
in Worth and Muddycreek twps.
John Ralston VS. same, bond of deft.
Co. in $3.50 for taking ? acres in Clay
twp
John R. McJunkin VS. same, bond of
deft Co in $1,000 for taking 10 acres in
Clay twp.
J.H. Timblin VS. same. bond of deft.
Co. in 800 for taking 1.3 acres in Clay
twp.
F. A. Pritchard vs. Edwin NJ. Smith,
foreign attachment in Cherry Bond
required in $1,000.
W. d. Brandon VS. Henry Bickel
trespass for 81 80 damages Mr.. Brandon
states that he boarded his horse and
buggy in Bickel's livery barn for SIS
month. and that Bickel hired the horse
and rig out In his own business. damaS-
ing the buggy so as to render 1t useless
and injuring the horse.
A a Bortrnas We J. J. Leidecker,
owner, and A. n. McCandless' COP
stable trespass for $500 damages. Bort
mas has been living in a house owned
| by Leidecker on the Plank Road and
| his goods were levied on for $34 rent.
He claims he was not in arrears
NOTES.
| The W. H. Dougherty Refining Co
of Petrolia have sold their oil refinery
to Abraham Goldstein of Baltimore.
| Under the terms Of the sale Goldstein
| is to paw Dougherty cents per barrel
more than the market price for the oil
from eight leases held by Dougherty
Ell. Negley. Esq, DIR. w. c. Me-
| Candless and William n, Walker were
appointed a commission in lunacy on
| Miss Mary limerick of North Washing
| ton ST. On their recommendation she
was committed to Warren. MISS
| Emericks case is a peculiarly sad one
Perhaps half the native residents OF
Butler today can speak of her as their
first school teacher, she being for over
| a score of wears teacher in the primary
grade. Several years ago her mind be-
came affected and she was then COM
mitted to Dixinont. from which she was
subsequently discharged as cured. FIJI
day evening she became violent ana
ran from her home to the houses or |
friends, under the baluclnation tnat
someone was about to murder her. one
finally ran into Sheriff Gibsons resi-
dence at the Jail where she was kept |,
until the commission acted
On petition of Albert T. Hepler, |
Charles q. Miller. DR.. Benz. Pearson |
and Thomas f. Coulter were appointed
commission in lunacy on Mrs. Grace |
c Hepler of Slipperyrock
A charter has been granted to the |
BURY Markell Hardware Co. OF Evans
City.
On petition presented by ]. Z. Van
derlin, Samuel Beers of Forward town
ship, who was on Monday brought from
Warren Insane Asylum by Acting
Deputy George Vorous to appear DeIore
commission to determine if he was OF
sufficient mental capacity to warrant
his discharge The commission was ap-
pointed on petition for guardian of
Beers estate.
Coroner Atwell last week investigated
the deaths of Avas McIntire, small
child, and Herbert III. Schwab, who
was killed at the Car Works.
John J. Meharg has been appointed
Clerk of Penn township to succeed b
FL. Cooper. decd
The will of Richard jenkins. decd,
VI VI bWpty hoo DSSA RAO>~' |
Robt. s. Irwin, executor.
Letters of administration on the estate
of John Kelly of Bruin have been grant
ed to w. A. Kelly.
Mrs. Barbara Watt, Mrs. Elizabeth
Watson and Ida Marshall were allowed
1926 damages. for injury done their
property on Ziegler ave. by hanging
the grade of the street
A first mortgage of the Independent
Brewing Co. Of Pittsburg to the Coloni-
al Trust Co. for a, 500 900 was put on
record Monday. The Millvale. Monon-
gabela City, Beaver Falls, CharleroI,
Butler. Duduesne, National and High
land Breweries, Pittsburg. Homestead,
New Kensington, Braddock. Monessen
and Lutz brewery OF Allegheny are en-
ciuded in the mortgage.
Bigler Johnston. convicted Of first de-
gree murder fo- the killing and burn
ing Of his wife in September last, was
Thursday. Charles Johnston, a broth
er. was convicted in December of the
same crime. Their mother and brother
and sister, charged with completely. have
been discharged for lack of evidence.
A gang Of counterfeiters were arrest
ed at Irwin. Pa, last Thursday.
An appeal from the probate of the
will of the late Lucius Beaumont. who
died OF typhoid fever Nov. 80, 1908 has
been fled by Charles, John and George
K. Beaumont, Mrs Olive Il. Pratt and
Mrs Mary G. Gilbert of New York,
brothers and sisters of the deceased.
The will probated was sort of state
ment Of Mr. Beaunont's financial af-
fairs, written by him on the first two
pages of his account book. 1t cites Sc
curities and accounts with several New
York banks, the whole amounting to
S7S37. 25, which he directs shall 20 to
his wife, Mamie McQuistion Beau
mont.
Leander NJ. Wise was appointed cleo
tion inspector for Summit twp.
John Moo. Smith was appointed
Judge of Election for the End precinct,
Sd ward.
Buffalo Bill is sueing for divorce
at Cheyenne, Wyo and a neighbor wo-
man named Boyer says that his wife
put dragons blood in his coffee The
object IN administering the dragons
blood. Mrs. Cody told Mrs Boyer, was
to gain control Of the Colonel 80 that
he would sign papers and deed over
property to her. The second time she
dfugged him was on the occasion OF
big banquet in honor Of Cody upon his
return from Europe the first time, and
the third time Mrs. Boyer changed
glasses and Mrs. Cody got the Coloneps
beverage and was very sick.
A remonstrance was filed yesterday |
against the division of Clay twp. into
two voting precincts, as petitioned for by |
Citizens Of Clay twp. and vicinity. The |
reasons set forth for protesting against |
the division are 1st that the present |
polling place at Euclid Is almost at the |
centre of the twp 2nd that the proposed |
division line is very irregular. running |
from northeast to southwest and would |
be of little convenience except to those
in the northwest corner, and Bird the |
general inconvenience resulting from |
division Of township. About 115 sign |
ed the remonstrance.
PROPERTY TRANSFERS.
Jessie Joseph to J. +. Joseph, quit |
claim. to 100 acres in Allegheny twp. |
for $265.
A. Seaton to Mary G. Jenkins lot in
Zelienople for $3.50.
Arthur Elder to Thomas Stevenson