The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-29
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Want CIVIL SUIT QUASHED
Mt. Gretna Chautauqua Disclaims Liza
bility to Answer to Action in
This County

This County
John j. Motif, of this city, recently
brought suit against the Pennsylva-
MIA Chautauqua, of Mt. Gretna, to re-
cover $15S.10 representing the cost of
articles taken from his automobile
while it was in the custody of the
Chautauqua and notice of the suit was
served on George w. McIlhenny,, of
this city, president of the society.
Thieves removed articles from the
auto while the machine was in storage
in one of the society's buildings, it is
alleged To-day the defendant So
ciety, by its attorney, Senator Beidle-
man, obtained rule on Moffit requir-
ing him to show cause why the suit
should not be dissolved and further
why service of notice of suit should
not be stricken from the record.
1t is alleged that the society is To-
Gated in Lebanon county and that the
Dauphin county court is without juris-
diction. The matter will be placed on
the argument list.
GUNNER to Sign Contract
+. D. GUNNER, of the F. d. GUNNER
& Son Company, Cleveland, o., the
firm that has been awarded the con
tract for furnishing Harrisburg new
asphalt repair plant by a phone mes
sage to-day advised Highway Commits.
sioner William H. Lynch that he will
be here next Monday to sign the con
tract papers and that work will be be-
gun on the plant construction within
the next few days thereafter. The
plant is to be constructed and in op-
Grafton within sixty days after the
contract is signed.
Paid Verdict, Released From Jail
Withdrawing his petition for dis.
charge from prison on the grounds of
his ''alleged insolvency" Artso Dimoff
this morning paid the $50 verdict rem
dered against him in a damage suit
brought against him by Simo Rusnov
and he was freed.
Court Gusts Company
An order ousting the Pittsburgh
Nail s. Wire Company from its charter
because of its failure to operate un-
der the franchise this morning was
made by Judge McCarrell at the in
stance of the Attorney Generals De-
partment. The court also granted a
rule on the Deep Well Water Company,
of Hazel township, Luzerne county, re-
quiring that it show at court hearing
to be held on May II why it also
should not surrender its charter. The
bond of James Willis Ballard, receiver
of the defunet Keystone Guard In
surance Company, to-day was reduced
from 100000 to $4,000.
To Award Contracts Tuesday
The contracts for street sprinkler
and two street sweepers to be purchased
by the City Highway Department will
be awarded at next Tuesdays meeting
of the City Commissioners. The Charles
Hvass Company will get the contract
for the sprinkler and the Good Roads
Machinery Company through w. F.
Shoemaker, of Hummelstown, the con.
tract for the sweepers, so it was said
to-day.
Building on Decrease
Building operations in Harrisburg
during the month of April fell off con-
siderably as compared with the CORE,
spending period of one year ago. Thus
far this morning forty-eight permits
were taken out for new buildings and
improvements costing $95,375, while in
the same month last year there were
sixty permits for improvements costing
$292, 70. One permit was taken out
to-day. Daniel Weinhold will erect a
two-and-one e-half-story brick house at
1924 Market street, costing $4,000.
Three Harrisburg Bankrupts
Notices received in Harrisburg from
George c. Scheuer, Federal court clerk,
of Scranton, carry the information that
Karl T. Opperman and Malcom H.
Gettys, of Harrisburg, have been ad-
Indicated bankrupts. The cases have
been referred to John T. Olmsted as
referee. The Gettys creditors will meet
at the referee s office, Third and Mar
ket streets, this city, at p. m, May
4, and select trustee to take charge
of the estate.
Similar action will be taken in the
Opperman case at meeting of the
creditors in Olmsted's Office on May 7,
at 2 p. m. Unless objections are fled
William McCalmont Shearer, an adjudi-
Gated bankrupt, of this city, will be
discharged from all his debts by the
Federal court on May II, at 10 a. m.
Lynch Asks for Sewer Bids
William H. Lynch, City Commission
er of Highways, is advertising for bids
for the construction OF a sewer in ten
foot wide alley and in Monroe street.
The proposals will be opened by the
Commissioner at noon on Friday, May
z, and the contracts awarded by the