Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-05-12
FIGHT TAXES ON
EXPRESS HORSES
Appeal From City's Victory in
Superior Court Before SUI
preme Body Monday


<NRN IN supreme court of
IRoEE Pennsylvania at its
- sitting here on
~ Monday, May %,
s<=&&2zs4sss will be the case of
HEt1ERHSHE%BN the Adams Express
BtdldlHE A. EEEHlb Company against
E&lHlH ElhI ElklE3SRk the City of Harris
xzz=s==44S xz==44S burg on the ques-
sm<s=Nz@zzsz1 tion of whether or
not the municipality may levy tax
on the company's horses. The superior
court some months ago sustained the
Dauphin county court in deciding in
favor of the city - that the horses
could be taXed-and now the Ex-
press company has carried the suit
TO the highest judiciary. Other cases
on the calendar issued to-day follow:
zillic VS.. Minnich, Luzerne county,
and the following from Dauphin
county: George A. Whiteside VS..
Harry l. Whiteside; State VS.. Dupont
Land Company; Lerch ct al VS.. Her
shey Transit Co.; State VS.. Pottsville
Water Co; J. b. Rider VS.. York Haven
Water and Power Company. The only
other appeal is that of George Nc
Cullough against the estate of John
Mccullough. from Fulton county.
Going A-FiShn'.-District Attorney
Michael +. Stroup and Mayor" Harry
]. Berrier of Hardscrabble left this
afternoon for the mountains beyond
New Germantown, Perry county,
where they will spend tomorrow
fishing for trout in the streams of that
section.
Wants Divorce. - Divorce proceed
ings were begun in the Dauphin county
court to-day by Mrs. Rebecca Cleland,
Middletown, against her husband, AL
fred, on grounds of "cruel and barbar-
Gus treatment" Cleland recently was
arrested on charges of attacking ID
Near-old girl in Middletown. He was
released on $1,000 bail yesterday aft
ernoon. The Clelands, according to
the divorce papers, were married on
Friday, the thirteenth" of April, |
1907.
Shambaugh Going to Pittsburgh. II
Prof. L. E. Shambaugh, county school
superintendent will attend the Ma |
tional Educational Association con- |
Vention in Pittsburgh during the first
week of July. He expects to take
summer course this year at Columbia
University.
To Transfer LIcense.-Application has
been made to the Dauphin county court
for the transfer of the wholesale
liquor license now held by Frank +.
Seiss, 900 Market street, to Alderman
George V. and John Bolton. The hear |
ing has been set for May %.
Sell Bankrupt's Property. - D. w. !
Sohn, trustee in bankruptcy for Frank |
H. Stewart will sell the house and lot
of the later at 1927 North Third street
At q trustee . Sdie on IIle Courthouse
steps at o'clock, Wednesday after |
noon. May 81.
Nny Sell Pledged GOOds.-Notice has
been served by Job ]. Conklin, trustee |
in bankruptcy for Joseph d. Brenner
that all the articles left at Brenner's
place under pledged loans or various
goods left there for repairs will be
sold at private sale to N. Brenner un-
less they are redeemed on or before |
May %.
To Satisfy Old Mortgage. - Monday, |
June IL, has been fixed by the Dauphin
county court for the hearing of any
objections that might be filed to the
request made by Mrs. Elizabeth Z.
Page, widow of the former Represen-
tative s. S. Page, for permission to
satisfy a mortgage of $1,215.29 against
her property in Oberln. The mort |
gage is nearly thirty years old. having
been dated 1887 and it has long since |
been paid off. However. no record was
made.
Bids For CastinGS.-Bids for metal |
castings for use of the bureau of high |
ways in the city department OF streets |
and public Improvement will be open
ed at noon Friday, May 19, by Com |
missioner W. II. Lynch, superintendent. |