Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-03-08

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| Woodward the woman who caused his
downfall. last Saturday night III Niles,
| o. and is now in iail in Pittsburg on
charges of embezzlement and perjury
in connection with his bankruptcy case,
and also on the charge of adultery pre-
| ferred bv Woodward He mad eluded
the officers since Oct. 5th last, aud
went to Mrs. Thompson's in disguise,
but the officers who were shadowing
Mrs. Woodward suspected him, and ar
rested him.
The County Commissioners Were at
! Freeport, Tuesday comforting with the
Armstrong Commissioners about build
| ing Joint bridge over Buffalo creek at
a point in Armstrong county, about 70
rods f-om the Butler county line. The
| bridge has been recommended by the
Grand Juries Of both counties
The cases Of Miss Matte Huffman vs.
Jefferson twp Iud. School district and
d. Lambert VS. W J. Burke were argu-
ed, Tuesday.
Settlements have been reached in the
cases of E T. Gallagher, Cbas. Dutry,
Jas. II. Thompson and David Criswell
VS. the w. A. r. r.
The recipients of liquor licenses lifted
their papers, Tuesday, those in the
boroughs paying $3.50 into the County
Treasury, and Frank Myers of Lyndora
paving $75, because he is in the twp
The licenses are for nine months.
On motion of District Atty Walker
the cases VS. Edward Lewis, David
Birch and Earnest HarklY charged with
fdsb, were continued.
An amendment to the equity bill Of
Z. +. Stratman We Clark Coal and Coke
Co. was filed, Monday.
W. P. Jamison. VIM. Graham and 3.
E. Sloan were appointed viewers on pc
tition for new road in Marion twp,
VIM. Fl. Walker, S. B. Ross and Au
gustus Wickenhagen were appointed
viewers on petition Of citizens Of Brady
and Franklin twps. for new bridge
over Maddycreek.
Executors sale of the Thomas Parker
estate in Buffalo twp to II. l.. Warner
for S2jG0 was confirmed.
VIM. ]. Blakeley of Adams resigned
as supervisor on-account of i'll health.
James T. Riddle, John W. Riddle and
Thomas Hay were appointed supervi-
sors of Clinton twp. for three, two and
one years respectively. None were
elected in that township at the last
election
The following cases on the argument
list for this term were continued: Mrs.
Anna Wilkes VS. B. r. 65 p. K. X. Co,
Robert Stroup VS. South Penn OIL 20;
John Steiner VS. John G. Martin; Black
and Baird vs. Erie Coal and Coke 20 :.
Mcdowell vs. McCool; Maines vs. Nc
Cool Ellen Elliott VS. p. & w. X. X
Co. Home Real Estate Co. vs. Emma
Park Settlements are probable IN the
Wilkes and Stroup cases.
The equity case Of Mart Wright and
other residents of Butler twp VS. the
Butler School Board is to be argued
March 26.
The will Of Abraham Zeigler. decd,
of Zelienople, has been probated.
John Spence has been appointed Re
ceiver of the Shira and Wallace busl-
nesses at Harms City pending the equity
proceeding of Mrs, Wallace VS. L. z.
Shira. The Receivers bond was fixed
at $40. 900
All the parties interested in the High
School lot matter have agreed to stat
ed case to Court, as to whether the land
conveyed by the FoltZ heirs to the
borough for cemetery purposes was
conveyed in Gee simple" or ''base fee.
SHERIFF SALES.
Sheriff Campbell held his first sales
of real estate Friday, with the follow
ing results:
Lot of Edwin Mohr ON Mifflin St.
Butler, to Mutual Guarantee b. 81 L.
Assn for $1,000.
Twenty-six acres of Mark w. Mar
shall in Penn twp. to j. NJ. Marshall,
Jr., for $25. also lot in Penn twp to j.
NJ. Marshall. Jr.
Fifty acres Of Robert Marshall in Al
legheny to Rosannah Marshall for Sll9.
Lot of A. Martin Barr in Mars to
Wm J. Kennedy for $2l00.
Sale Of the r. M. Donaldson, Mar
garet and w. d. Webber. and the
estate of J. G. Wallace were adjourned
until Friday. March g.
Sale Of the Margaret and Hobart
Mechling property in Butler twp. was
adjourned until Tuesday, March 0
The writs against Barbara, VIM. and
Buelry Sparringer, Wilson Graham and
Isabelle and Grant Smith were return
ed
The writs against r. j. Miller who
survives Jacob Nj. Miller, were stayed
by order Of the Court.
PROPERTY TRANSFERS.
HY Crawford to Michael Denny, 81
acres in Winfield for $l70O.
Thomas G Lee to Elvie M Miller. lot
Valencia FOR $3.50.
Cottage Hill Land Co. to ] G Atwell,
lot in Butler for-Sll0.
j w Dickey to Anna e DickeY, 80
acres in Worth for $1,000.
Jos A Lavery TO w Nc Crea, lot on
Coal St. for $500.
John G Graham to Jesse Everett, lot
on w Penn st. for $500
Vance Skinner 10 Il Mersheimer, lot
at Claytoria for $35.
Ida Goodman to John II Sc haupp lot
in Butler for $1,000
Emma A Forl.er to G NJ Brown lot in
Harrisville for $l10.
w g Thompson to Theo l. Schenck
lot on w Clay st for $1,000
Mabel q Mechling to Jennie Mech
ling rot on Wallula ave for $500
II NJ Walter to Geo Dunlap lot in
Mars for $500.
L L Witherup to Laura Il Bowers lot
on Sleppy st for $4,000.
Caroline Weidhas to Alf Fleming lot
at Marwood for $400.
John M Thompson to Matilda G
Thompson 63 acres in Marion for $1,000
Richard B Page to Plummer Schraff
lot in Slipperyrock for $500.
Il Scheidcmantle TO Ira Nj Watson II
acres in Mundycreek for $G04.S4.
Cecilia A Bruner to VIM II Bruner q
to II in Donegal for 800.
Il G Bates 70 A. Edward Coen 104
acres in Cherry for $9360.
Theo Schenck to Edward Mardorf lot
in Stehle Place for $a500.
John L Martin, EX'r TO Samuel West
erman acre at Sarvers Station for
$l700.
Dennis Coyle to Milo Gold lot in But
Ter twp. for $500.