The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-05-27
COAL LAND LEASE
IS POSTPONED
Randolph county judge consents 70 ieo-
eral court action over long dis
lance phone
Decision to he given later in case %
wsllsburg Home Telephone
Company

hcfrrr ,Iudcn ". l.. BAKER. appeared NJ
! ,n~ncv John j. ArhcnE with IL p' ulI"n IN
: Il safe Of coal land. Tho style OF the pc
: ;ition was ;hc Shad" Run Coal com
rany vS III" Roy Greek 'o''eFS com
rpany
| This case started %rrcraI months ac"
| ~ ,ho circu.; rnurt OF Randolph county
ar which ,:nlc Il hoard az appraisers
/ wore named. who after getting together
said that the coal land "f 1000 acres
should hc sold on May - for the sum
Of S1.tSG62.
After Attorney Arhcrz had explained
, his side or tho question As best nc
, could on such short notice. Judge BAKER
told tho clerk 20 at once ct i'to COM
munIc.tion with Judge Wahi. OF f'ihlhF
rrorc whom the case WAS hr:ught up
some time ago.
After tho clerk had cxplane d to
Judge VAIL ny telephone. he sad tha
any action OF III" court her" w"u!d pe
satisfactory to INN. VITA th.a IN NINA
J,dr, Rak"r on;inu.d In" matter for
one week.
This will give Attorney A-hcnz and
orh,-s interested IN tn" pct:t."n time Z"
Jock further into the matter, before the
N.,," takes place.
wshshurV Telephone Case
pe,iiion Tor rcceIv'r for the Weiss
burg Iiornt Telephone company ami re-
lief OF injunction against tho c"ni"n!
and tn" Wc'l~hurc Bank aud Trust '"'h-
1E,ny w.ts askcd 10y tn plaintiff 'idudc
. WraUi If Toledo e.. II court yeStcr-
Gay morning. Arguments wrrc hcaru
ly Judge Baker. .Al.Uruo" j. Harold
Brennan Of this city represents the
rluiu;ir'. Will" Attorney L. J." ka!nS"!
Of W,.i>nurG represents tic dc:"nhtnt.
This case waS first GE"'i up N court
before The death Of Judge Aston q.
IA, ton. but no injunction had Uten
granted at that tim" a. AL tho eNid"E""
had u,t h"cu submitted. Later. a"r"rd-
ing 10 n" complaint "C tn" plnlnt'i. the
I crmnauy Was offered for sale by tue
McliSburg Bank n Trust company.
, which had a decd ii trust against the
telephone property. SAID sal" lo"h
r!d," =, he court hOu$" az Brook" coun
. ty, and according 10 tn" riaIrt!f. IN"
company. being valued at approximate!
s.. 900 brought a. forced sale hut go"
Thr purchaser Wa ". l.. frndltl"h'
but h.. VAS refused IN" property At tn"
price IT which be had lid il in by tn"
bank and at present tho SUIT TX pending
, in circuit court Uf Break" '"unty I"
force III" tr,uk 10 transfer IN" property
10 rvn,.leton.
y
Of thu. court 20 protect H. interests. aS
a stoCkholdr- bondhuId"r and creditor,
claiming that Of SlI.O6n in bonds issued
bv the coinluuy. sl4U0U Is held hy HIM
and that hut $1,000 WAS r'trcd. Til"
plaintiff also charges that tho company
has dciauit,d payment ON bonds :HnC"
1919 Three IndiYidual defendant"
. named in the action and di-Crt'rs az I'll"
company arc excused from tn" suit 10y
agreement of the plaintiff, Each h'd
ynadc appearance. but il j. claimed that
the telephone company or tho Wells
bur. Bank and Trust company had
neither appeared at th" proper t!mc al
though both appeared yesterday morn
ing. Ming 1t demurrer. ii year later after
thu original action should hay" been
made at which limC they wCr" rr!nNcd
a. they had permitted tho lcgai tim"
under the equity law ~ Federal court
o to cApIrr Tn" court viii render his de-
/ ri%iou on the rccCiN"rs hip and inJunt
! tiuin at come later DATE.
Server Case
An Interesting uu"SIinm VA raised IL
. court yesterday morning wh"n arg
; 1n"nti wr"" heard on IN" ease Of Nc
b l;,Idr T. SUI. !. a. al. ~ t;r"r2" W. fiau-
. miu. growing nu; of contested sewer
: right. IL" "a" cam" int" Federal
, r"uri after mtn@ r'm"N"d frnn ia"
t.u'h.i al circuit irpr' ct bhI" ""nu' :
on H." grounds that lIaru;.u ~ It non
: rr~.tl, n IF IA" r"unty. ~ rrr-cu; -
siding IN Tsrnoks.lc q Attorney y
san Hubbard. rrpr' S''.';tn;; IA" plant =!
sought /" haN" IA" ca" reTaufed I"
the ,tr,,ij, court an ihr GROUND that
There =. ,,"i ,hr :.DIn 81 81 hhD involved
, as alleged damage. =. I,r"'Ii"i h"I"r'
p ease can H.. =, NOV 81 :" Ihi court.
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