Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-04-20
LEGAL NEWS.
NEW SUITS.

LEGAL NEWS.
NEW SUITS.
Samuel A. Ziegler VS. 81. c. Critchlow,
trespass for 800 damages, Zeigler states
that Critchlow changed the natural
course Of water drainage so that 1t flow
ed from Crichlow's land upon his, doing
the damage.
NJ. 81. Thompson VS. ]. K. Dane, doing
business as the Shenango Lumber Co.,
assumpsit for $247927 claimed 70 be
due for railroad ties, and lumber fur,
nished, and for hauling, working and
managing work for deft.
Majestic Theatre Co. VS. G. 81. Gels,
bill in equity asking the Court to pre-
vent Gels digging holes in the theatre
wall to support beams in his new build
ing on Cunningham St 1t appears the
Theatre Co. sold Gels four inches OF
| their foundation wall on which he built
one row of bricks for his east wall and
they alleged that 70 better support the
beams, holes were dug into the theatre
wall. A temporary injunction was
granted and hearing fixed for April 22
NEW BRIDGES.
L Inc County OOll hoFO A4SN
notice of their intention to build the
following bridges, petitions for which
| have been duly approved by viewers
and grand juries:
| Across Little Connoquenessing creek,
| Butler and New Castle road, Butler tp.
1 Across Thorn Creek, Butler and Free
port road, Jefferson township.
| Across Kyle Run, Plttsburg and
| Franklin road. Harrisville borough
| Across Kensington creek, Foxburg
and Emlenton road, Allegheny twp.
Across Bull Creek, Pittsburg and
| Kittanning road, Clinton twp.
/ Across middle branch of Slipperyrock
| creek. billiards Station TO Eau Claire
| road, Washington twp.
Across Three Mile run, Mushrush
farm, Penn township.
Across east branch Bull Creek, Tar
| entum road, Clinton township.
TRIAL LIST.
A verdict of 1929 As for the plaintiff
was returned in the mechanics lien suit
| of the Cornelius Lumber Co. vs. A. l..
| Findley for extras furnished in bill OF
| lumber for houses in the Fifth Ward.
The principal item in bill amount
| ing to $50 which was the subject of a
| suit between the Annex Shoe Co. of
Ohio, VS. S. Dram of Playground ave,
was 12 pairs of Balmoral French high
| heeled dancing slippers, silk-toed, b
last, No 3s 1t is not known if any OF
| the Hunkeys buy shoes of that sort.
Dram refused to take the goods because
they came long time after he placed
the order They found a verdict of
$40 6s for the plff
A charter has been granted to the
East Penn Oil Co., composed of j. ).
McNally. W. NJ Starr, N. B. Duncan,
lT. A. Frazier, J. H. Harper, G.. G.
Haworth, 81. E. Seaton and others.
Col o. c. Redic has been appointed
Assistant assessor in the Second Ward,
succeeding Geo. Mangold, who moved
| from the ward.
Allen Mccall of Prospect last week
made information against his neighbor,
John W Shaffer for assault and battery.
The two men had an argument which
resulted in broken nose and black eye
for Mccall
On petition of Ex-District Attorney
Henninger, Judge Galbreath has made
an order for the payment of 800 ex-
penses and the costs of printing neces-
sary in contesting the Shanor and
Nailor appeals before the Superior
Court.
Supdt. Graham of the County Home,
went to near Mt. Chestnut. Monday,
and brought Geo. Rickenbrod and wife
home with him.
Ell G Lensner, Ex'r of Catherine
Swaney was given leave to make public
sale of real estate in Jefferson twp to
pay debts
w J Pacoe, admir- of Arnold
Vorpe was granted leave to sell real
estate in Middlesex twp.
Mulvane Dunlap on Monday obtained
verdict of 800 against the w 81 Dodds
Oil Co. for labor done in pumping some
wells.
Judge Galbreath on Monday filed an
opinion finding a mechanics lien for
$3.50 filed. by the Butler Builders Supply
Co against the First Methodist church,
faulty and ordered it to be stricken off.
The lien was filed for plastering.
Ia the cases of the International Saw
ings q Trust Co. receiver OF the Du |
quesne Mutual Casualty and Insurance |
Co., VS. Westerman Bros. of Chicora |
and VS. the Zelienople Hardware Co.,
opidions were filed ordering the defend |
ants to pay the disputed assessments, |
which were made after the Duquesne |
Co. became insolvent. Several other |
Butler county merchants and firms had |
policies in the Duquesne Co. and will |
now likely have to pay.
In the United States district court at
Portland Oregon, last Saturday, Con- |
gresham J. A. Williamson filed de-
murrers in connection with two indict-
ments returned against him, while his
partner DIR. Van Gessmer, and former
United States Commissioner Marion X.
Biggs, entered pleas in abatement. One
indictment against Mr.. Williamson was
returned February 10 last and accuses
him, in conjunction with United States
Senator Mitchell, Congressman Binger
Hermann and others, of having conspir-
ed to defraud the government out of a
portion of lis public lands in connection
with an alleged attempt to secure the
establishment of the Blue Noun tain
forest reserve in eastern Oregon.
At Clarion county last week P. J. Nc
Guire and Fred Stage of the Casket Co.
waived nearing, ana A. Butler
was held for Court in $500.
Miss Anna B. Miller, the school
teacher of Philadelphia, who was award
ed $14, $50 damages against DIR. Charles
II. Harvey, for SANDER, and who con-
Quoted her own case, closed her argu
ment to the jury as follows;
You are beaten to earth-well, well,
what's thatP
Come up with a smiling face;
It's nothing against You to fall down
fat;
But to lie there-that's the disgrace
The harder you're thrown-why the
higher you bounce.
Be proud of your blackened eye.
1t isn't the fact that you're licked that
counts,
It's how did you fight and why.
The cases of Sarah E. Swaney vs H. |
Lensner, exr of Catherine Swaney, and |
M. A. Berkimer VS. Elizabeth Feigel, |
ex'r of Ruby Feigel. decd, were mark
ed off the trial list because placed on |
by mistake.
The case of F. c. Bull ct al VS. the B. |