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Pittsburgh Dispatch

Location

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Jan 15, 1891

Page

8

Oil news from Pittsburg and nearby fields report gains

A roundup notes modest production in several Pittsburgh area wells with No.1 No.6 Kress Nos. 3 and 7 making gains and Barrysdal No.4 and Bowman leases showing progress. Coraopolis field may yield gas and oil near the city. Frederick's dry hole records a breakthrough.

Wildwood Barnsdale & Gillespie Zeigenheim IM. Guffy & Co Roleshouse Bowman Barvsdal SE

Telephony rate reform push in Pennsylvania legislature

A proposed fund aims to push a bill to cut telephone rents in Pennsylvania. Andrew J. Guise collects five dollars from subscribers to finance lobbying. Bell Company officials doubt the plan will pass and suspect the funds may be a corruption scheme.

Pennsylvania Andrew J. Guise Baltimore Metzger Bell Company Guise Metezer

Brewery in trouble seeks protection from creditors

A bill in equity filed by Joseph Spencer and S J Purkiss and others cites the William Tann Brewing Company insolvent with over 40000 dollars in debts. Mortgages worth 25000 dollars each are due, and a receiver may be appointed to halt asset sales while stockholder dissensions threaten the firm.

McKee’s Rocks Joseph Spencer S. J. Purkiss Wiliam Tann Brewing Company William Tann John Marsh J. J. O'Reilly Robert Liddell J. F. J. Allison Brewing Company Spencer Purkiss Tann, O'Reilly, Lindell and Marsh Mary A. Howe James McKay

Court Docket Listings for Common Pleas and Criminal Court

A docket list for Common Pleas Court No 1 and No 2 shows multiple civil actions including Mixter v Imperial Coal, Soost v Pittsburg Traction, Levy v Finnegold, and others. Criminal Court lists Commonwealth v Charles Herline and numerous co-defendants.

Common Pleas Court No Mixter Imperial Coal Company Soost Pittsburg Traction Company Levy Finnegold Bellijawska McNulty Black & Co Woods Kelly & Co Putnam Kraeling McCandless Wilson Graver Godfrey Stewart Harbison Kelly Holmes Lang Cunningham Walton Heiman Ellis Harrobin Hanna Et Ax West Bellevue O'Neil McKeesport Frazier & Jacobs Walker Castine Lochper Wilson Va McK BR. BR. Co Creese Federal Street Pleasant Valley Railway Company Collins & Co Shoemaker & Co Hof McKeesport Bestwick Criminal Court— Commonwealth Charles Herline Arthur Sayers Alexander Sayers, Jr

Mansfield Man Sentenced in Chicken Theft Case

In the criminal court yesterday James Bennett pleaded guilty to assault and battery and received eight days in the workhouse. Robert Stewart also pleaded guilty and was sent twenty four hours to the workhouse. Daniel King of Mansfield was convicted of larceny for stealing chickens and sentenced to fourteen months in the penitentiary. McCarthy was tried for felonious shooting on information of C Fritzus.

James Bennett Robert Stewart Daniel King Mansfield McCarthy C. Fritzus

Trial continues in multiple regional cases before judge

The grand jury heard concluding arguments in the MeeKee's Rocks borough case. William A Reed and wife sue A L Klaus for purchase money on a pro sold with verdict for defendant. Captain J A ii a sues Pittsburg and Lake Erie RR. other damages cases in Collier and Homestead boroughs remain on trial.

MeeKee's Rocks Cour William A. Reed A. L. Klaus Supreme Co J. A. Iia Pittsburg Lake Erie Wann Charleston Homestead Sasa Collier

Sioux War Ends as Chiefs Surrender Arms at Council

Prive Ripce Agency Jan 14 report says Little Wound Little Hawk Crow Dog and Old Calico met General Miles with Young-Man-Afraid-of-His-Horse. Chiefs assent to surrender of arms, to be tagged and brought in tonight or tomorrow as Colonel Corbin confirms. General Brooke’s camp nearby and scattered commands under Major Butler Colonel Offey Lt Getty, with Carr and other forces nearby.

Prive Ripce Little Wound Little Hawk Crow Dog Old Calico Miles Corbin Brooke Drexel Agency Forsythe Henry Carr Second Infantry Butler Seventeenth Offey Ninth Cavalry Eighth Cavalry

City Debates Owning All Street Horses and Wagons

A post meeting discussion between the Mayor, City Controller, Chief Bigelow and Senator Flinn considered whether the city should own horses, wagons and carts for street cleaning rather than hire them. Costs cited varied from five dollars daily for a wagon and two-horse team to over seven dollars monthly for a personal horse, with other figures fluctuating across departments. The group joked about streetcar horse costs while concluding the consultary session.

Dr . Krep Bigelow Flinn Te So Fiion Bicelow Merrow

Lexington stockman marries Lexington belle in social note

Charles T. Patterson, now in the Lexington stock business and son of the late Roddy Patterson, marries Miss Ollian Pierce of Cincinnati. The item notes social union and local ties, with mention of Patterson’s origins and spouse.

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