The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1868-10-02

| contributions anu taxes upon themselves TO
get two or three railroads on a footing to in
sure their construction to the town, do not feel
like giving away their hard earned property
for trifie, and the longer those wait who want
| to purchase the more they will have to pay
Dirt Is getting valuable in this part of the
| country, just as IL gets valuable in any wide
| awake community While every inducement
will be offered to newcomers and every citi-
zen viii be glad TO see them coming, said new
| corners must not expect TO 'jump" corner lots
or first-class farms, without being provided
with comfortable quantity of Mr.. Chase's
photographs. So far as we know the people
of Kansas are not much on the John the Bap-
| tist order. They come to ''prepare the way''
for themselves, not for others. Others who
couldn't ''stem the flood" to come here at an
early day must not growl if they don't find
land adjoining big towns at S1.25 per acre.
TffE 6IsTRTCT COURT OF IYoS G0IJ N
TY---SEPTEMBER TERM, 1868.
Milton Branson vs.. John A. Filener Pew
ton & Sanders for plaintiff; RuggIes & Plumb
for defendant. Action for Islander. Dismissed
by plaintiff.
VIM. z. MeGinnis VS.. Alexander Bailey. F.
G.. Hunt, A. Gillett and Peyton & Sanders for
plaintiff; Ruggles 6 Plumb for defendant.
This was an action of replevin brought against
A. r. Bancroft, Sheriff, in 1866, to recover pos
session of certain cattle levied on by execution
in favor of Alexander Baily, and against John
Vangundy, the plaintiff, McGinnis, claiming to
own the cattle. Bailey, Mt his own request,
was substituted as defendant in place of Ban
croft. A trial was had at the March term,
1867, and the jury failed to agree. A second
trial was had at the present term, and occupi-
ed about four days. and resulted in a verdict
for the defendant for $5S6.93 damage, and
$S21.O9 costs. '-taF ~ 5e ~
James Wherry, ct. ais :, VS.. Ole Ladd, ct. ais.
Ruggles & Plumb for plaintiffs; Hunt, Gillett,
Galliher, and Martin, Morton & Burns for de-
PENDANTS. This cause, known as one of the
''GreenwOod county, and which at the Sep
TENDER term, 1867, resulted in judgment of
So against James Kenner, one of the defend
ants, after trial Of eight or nine days, and
which judgment was subsequently reversed by
the Supreme Court, has been settled by the
parties, and dismissed after running up bill
OF costs of nearly $1,000.
Amasa Chase, ct. ais, VS.. Ole Laid, ct. ais
Ruggles g. Plumb for plaintiffs; Hunt, Gillett,
Galliher, and Martin, Morton & Burns for de-
| PENDANTS. Another Greenwood county, case
Goes over to IA special session Of the court in
December next.
Samuel Gates vs.. S. F. Graham and Paulina
Graham. Ruggles & Plumb for plaintiff; AL
merin Gillett attorney for defendant. PauIina
Graham. Action on note and Mortgage. De-
murrer of defendant, Paulina Graham, over
ruled and judgment by default for plaintiff for
| $353.S6 and costs, and foreclosure of mortgage
| on e 4 of section So, town 20, range u.
w. L. Cottingbam, ct al. VS.. A. j. Reeves.
| Ruggles 81 Plumb for plaintiff; A Gillett and
| +. G. Hunt for defendant. Decree by consent
of the parties, reforming certain written con-
tract between the parties, for the purchase, by
the defendant, of the plaintiff, Cottingham, of
the y of the n w n of section 16, town 10,
range II in Lyon county.
| Asa II. Bancroft VS.. Norval Fl. Kelley. Rug
| giles s. Plumb for plaintiff; III. c. Cross and
Martin, Morton & Burns for defendant. This
was an action for damages sustained by plain
tiff in the loss of 644 head of sheep, which the
plaintiff had furnished to the defendant, un.
der n certain written contract, and which the
plaintiff alledged had died by reason of the
nonperformance of the contract, by the de
PENDANT. The defendant alleged that the sheer
were diseased, and set up a counter-claim in
large amount for damages. Much interest wa!
manifested in the trial which occupied owe
four days About 80 witnesses were eXamin
ed, and q vast amount of light, as well a
darkness, was brought to bear upon the dis
eases, management and habits of that usefu
animal. The jury were out from o'clock p
m. until O'Clock a. m, and found verdict 70
the plaintiff for $500.
, : Isaac Wright VS.. l. S. Brown and Chalmer
Brown. Almerin GiIlett and +. G. Hunt 70
plaintiff; Ruggles & Plumb for defendants
Action to recover possession of real estate
? and to establish certain boundry lines. Tn
County Surveyor being party in interest il
certain lines in dispute, &. NJ. Walker, Esq
was appointed by the court to make a surye
of the premises in question, and case goes owe
{ to the special session in December next.
ri II. S. Tobie vs.. E Goddard. F. G. Hunt an
n A. Gillett for plaintiff; Ruggles & Plumb fc
r defendant. Judgment on promissory note fc
Q S2O7. 10 against E. Goddard as principal, an
, | T. C. Hill security on appeal.
The State of Kansas VS.. Henry C.. Adam
r Ruggles, County Attorney, and Plumb, for ii
Il ppff; Hunt, Gillett and Burns for defendant.
this cause two trials were had, the jury in eac
n trial failing to agree, and the case goes over
l. the special session of the court in December.
IS The State of Kansas VS.. Sarah Trowbridg
is E. b. Peyton, special County Attorney for Il
70 State; Ruggles & Plumb for defendant. Ru
" giles & Plumb having been retained as coUnse
= for the defendant, previous to the Oppointmel
ID of X. NJ. Ruggies as County Attorney, E.
m Peyton was appointed by the court to prosecu
s. for the State in this action, and the case go
,d over to December.
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