The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-01-19


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hot haste and swore otherwise. Then FRED
instituted suit of ejectment and attempted
to have them removed from the farm by any
and all means, but it now seems that someone
has given up the task of war.
Silvanus w Hupp has secured judgment
against the Rockford Ius Co, for eleven dol
lars. Hupp's property caught fire some time
ago and he refused to settle with the company
as he would not agree on the decomposition.
He sued before justice, and not receiving
what he thought just appealed and got about
the same AS the just ice had allowed.
The McManus fence question has been
dropped, as it were. James McManus owns,
or says he owns, some alleged street ON the
south side, which the city had for long time
insisted he didn't own. He fenced it in, md
the Mayor ordered the marshal to tear down
the fence The suggestion was acted upon
Immediately, and McManus then sued the
city, mayor and the marshal for trespass. II
was interesting while it lasted.
The appeals in the suits of Marion Laugh
enburs against the directors of school DIST.
NO. ~, nOTll pl La Sil ~, iIh'N bN'' N''''''.
cd. Marion had been discharged before her
contract, as teacher of the school, expired,
and had sued for the balance of the terms
salary.
A new face has been put on the failure of
wles Bros. of Marselles, who failed the
ether week. They preferred several creditors
and it was found that after these would have
been paid there would have been little left for
other creditors, especially as the stock could
not bring its value Mt forced sale The Nc.
Mel & Higgins Co. of Chicago, were heavy
losers and they at once began suit against
Cowles Bros the First National Bank of
NarseIles, and other preferred creditors, and
Sheriff Morrissey pettioned the court to APP
: point receiver. The petition has been grant
cd and the receiver will be appointed at once.
Late Master in Chancery McDougall's last,
or nearly last acts as master, were the filing
of reports in the Wiley VS. Wilson and llunton
VS. Egan eases. Samuel j. Wiley in The first
case pays costs by stipulation aud it is dis
missed, and in the other case, distribution
has taken place in the partition case of Eliza
Huntoon vs. Susanna Egan, in the matter of
the Egan property.
The death of the principal has removed
and hurried to settlement several cases.
Among them are the cause of Lyman Evering
ham VIM. Buffers ct al, j. X. Buffers V G.
G. Carpenter, Westhem Curtin, all cases
that are old on the docket and the risky
bloom of the clnging moses about them.
Ed. Sweetzer secured verdict for forty
dollars and ninety-six cents, against VIM
Green, and another for twenty nine dollars
and seventy.two cents against VIM and Levi
Green on some old agricultural implement
deals
There were two divorce cases up before the
court. In both narratives, abusive language,
cruelty and general goodfor-nothing char
acteristics were charged upon the husbands.
Ellen Hocarty was granted divorce from
her h-sband, CELSIUS IIagarty, while E'mina
Meads dismissed her bill as filed against her
husband
On the chancery side also, Master in Chan
Gerry Fullerton's report of sale of Thomas
Galvn's property, upon the Rosencrans NOR
tgage of 81 1919, is approved, and in the ease
of Bowernascr VS. Bruck in which Charles
/ Bowermaster has taken a mechanics lenupan
August Bruck's new house for a painting
bill, the plaintiff is allowed to amend his bill.
The judgments entered were Faher Gun
ney, $685. in favor of Faher, he also to pay
one third the costs. Thomas X. Walker d Co
vCowes Bros, So GA for plaintiff and VI.
KuickerbouSer vs. C. Erickson, $576 lO. All
suits in assumpsit.
large number of moth eaten cases were
dismissed during the week for various rca-
sons. They are: Coffey VS. County of La
Sale, asst; j B Leafhan d Co Hanson,
attach; Clark Cit Of Streator; Smith V
Golden, app; Bouslough Hams, app; Kin
navan McGinnis, app Hunt Bruce, Jr,
asst; Bettin Austin, treas; Lapperre An
derson, app; Davis vs. Goss, same; Letller VS.
Mcintyre, tres; O'Dell Hjbnook ct al, on
cog; Wertheim Phean, asst; Fenton VS.
Evans, asst; Bcardsley Beradsley app; Hor-
gan Eghert ct al, asst; Klunippv Robinson,
case; Keenan, Betting ct al, case; Seeley v
Peterson app; Griffin c, B & Q r r, case;
Leyons Merritt Bros, app.