The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1907-09-25
Proceedings of September Court.


Owing to the fact of there being no
grand jury and all business of g criminal
nature being continued until the regular
November term, the attendance at the
present session of court is not nearly as
large as has been the custom in former
years. The court opened promptly at
two o'clock on Monday afternoon, when
the following business of minor import
ance was transacted; The first and final
account of A. r. Braden, administrator
ofthe estate OF j. M. Montgomery. late
of Barnett township, and the triennial ac-
count Of E. W. Bowman, guardian for
Frank and Norman D. T. Zshniser, minor
children of Uriah Zshniser, late of Tio.
nesta township. were confirmed. The
bail bond of the Commonwealth VS..
Charles Rudolph, charge f. and b., and
that of John Knight, charge forgery, were
renewed until next term. A subpoena in
divorce was granted In the divorce pre-
ceedings Of Eifert VS.. Eifert. A minor
child, Ruth Bell Quick, was legally
adopted by Mr.. and Mrs. N. Emert, Of
Tionesta township. The court took the
papers in the case of George l.. King,
guardian of Victor L. and Alice #. Neill.
children of Josiah Neill, deceased, late Of
Neilltown, who desire to join with their
mother, Mrs. Letha Neill, in giving a
lease of their land to l.. A. German and
Haskell Brothers, of Pleasantville, for
oil purposes. John w, Jameson. ad-
minlstrator OF the estate of Jennie M.
Collingwood, late of Kingsley township,
deceased, was granted power to sell real
estate to pay debts In said estate. The
question to vacste and supply proposed
public road in Howe and Kingsley town
ships, was again heard by the court
Counter petitions and remonstrances
were filed and arguments for and against
the building of the road were heard, after
which the court took the papers in the
case. The constables' returns were then
made, public roads in Barnett, Harmony
and Tiouests townships being returned.
There were also two (. and b. cases re-
turned. j. e. Stoughton resigned as
constable of Hickory township, on ac-
count of poor health, and A. NJ. Andrews
was appointed to fill the vacancy. A call
of the civil list showed that all five of the
Citizens National Bank cases had been
removed from the list for arbitration.
The case of f. A. Huff VS.. The Ben
Frank lin Insurance Company, was set
tied out of court. The cases of John
Passaur VS.. Jacob Wagner, and II. D.
Collins VS.. South Penn Oil Co. were con-
tinued until next term. The first case
tried was that OF Daniel Steiner VS.. B. C.
Hsdden This case was brought for the
recovery of the price of carload of hay
and straw shipped by the plaintiff to de-
fendant at Watson Farm, this county,
and resulted in verdict of $l04.94 for
the former. The next case called was
that of William Cunningham VS.. Elmer
Sutton ct al. Both parties reside in
jerks township and the litigation was
over difference of opinion as to what
equipment went with saw mill sold by
the plaintiff to defendant. Verdict for
plaintiff in the sum of S6s.S5. A jury
was called Tuesday afternoon in the case
OF T. d. Collins ct al. VS.. L. S. Clough ct
al. 1t being the last to be tried at this
term all the other jurors we're excused
from further service. Court then took a
recess until Thursday morning, when
Judge Frank Thomas of Crawford county,
will preside in this case. 1t is an inn
portant one, involving the ownership of
valuable timber lands lying in Kingsley
township, and is expected to last several
days,