Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-05


MS was the assumpsit suit brought
py Cnaries w. Siple against Mrs.
emma Campbell, his mother-in-Iaw.
20 recover the value of his household
furnishings Siple and his family liv-
eu aWhlie In the garret room of Mrs.
SaElppeIls during the illness of his
wiLe and when he went to Buffalo to
engage In the pretzel manufacturing
business, he left his furniture with the
mother-in-law. When he returned he
iouno the furniture had been sold. he
oeclared. Judge McCarrell heard this
case IN NO. room. The only other
Ease scheduled was the assumpsft of
EG; M Winters VS.. Charles p. Dom
nelly. This was settled. Tomorrow
the trespass suit of the Gardner-Bap-
tlstl company against the Harrisburg
Railways Company will be heard and
on Wednesday the other three cases
VIII be called.
Thursday County-City Holiday
all day Thursday in tribute to the fire.
mems convention and because of the
hremen's parade.
Prothonotary Holler nl.-Prothono-
tary Harry F. Holler, of the Dauphin
county court, is i'll at his home in
Hummelstown and could not attend
10 his duties. Deputies E. e. Erb and
Elmer c. Hummel conducted the work
of the office.
Appointed Majority Inspector.-Up-l
on petition of a number of citizens
OF the third precinct, Third ward, E.
1ummel Coover was to-day appointed
by Additional Law Judge McCairell as
majority inspector to succeed Herbert
D. Harry.
Two Trespass Suits.-Two automo-
p1le trespass actions were brought to-
day in the Dauphin county court. At
torney w. ]. Carter was counsel for
the plaintiff In each instance. John
n. Aemperly began an action against
W. X. Graupner for carelessly crash
ing into him and asked $780, Hemp
erly said he was on his bicycle and
that Graupner was in his auto. Raw
mond G. Brehm, who was riding with
Margaret st. Clair in a side-carriage
on his motorcycle, brought a similar
suit against T. w. Grubb. asking s4O0.
Let Contract to Ferro- Concrete Co.
-The county commissioners to-day
finally let the contract for the con-
struction OF concrete bridge over
the swatara creek between Middle
town and Royalton to the Ferro- Con-
crete Company at its bid of sG7,O45.
about $4,000 under the next lowest
bidder. This includes $500 worth of
additional work incident to the raising
OF the arches two feet as suggested by
the State Water Supply Commission.
To Exonerate SteeIton Houses
Following to-days special session the
county commissioners went to Steel
ton this afternoon to look over the
ground which had been occupied by
thirty or more houses on Pennsylvania
steel Company property. The COM
pany razed the buildings to make way
for plant improvements and 1t has
asked to be exonerated of the taxes
for the properties.
Civic Club Charter Granted. - The
charter for the Civic Club of Harris
burg was granted to-day by Additional
Law Judge McCarrell of the Dauphin
county court. The charter was hand
ed down on the ground that the or
is intended for educational
Dauphin Poor Directors at Conven-
county's board of poor
directors decided to attend tomorrow
the forueth anniversary convention of
the poor directors association and the
boards of charities and corrections of
Pennsylvania. Director C. L. Boyer
will read a paper on "Almshouse
Economies; Mrs Elsie V. Middleton,
Children's Aid Society," THE Delin-
quent Girls and Dr. G. NJ. Weiner.
county physician. Social Disease and
It's Relation to State and Society,"" The
session will be held at Carlisle.