The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-05-31
SOME FoREoLos SUITS.
General Grist OF the Courts and Court
House OHlues

General Grist OF the Courts and Court
| House Offices.
Henry Huitt, Jr., has commenced
a suit TO foreclose mortgage on land
in Dayton township. The defendants
are Betsey B. SOule, ChaS. SOule,
Chicago & DAYTON Brick company, II.
b. Williams, G. b, Hess, Jesse Green
and Ira w. Davis. Some years age
Soule gave the plaintiff four promisory
notes-two for $64l.1l, each payable in
six and eight months; one for 81, 3O2. SO,
in five years: and one for $l2.75. in five
years. To secure the payment Of these
sums mortgages were given on the
plant of Green's wooden factory, the
90-horse water power, the ten acres
near Green's mill and part Of the Sec
tion of land between the feeder and
the Ottawa, Oswego & Fox River Val
ley railroad. The other defendants
claim some interest in the mortgaged
property. ID. B. Snow represents COM
plainant.
A suit which was stricken from the
docket at recent term of the Circuit
Court was commenced again Mon
day. George Giles is the plaintiff and
the Chicago, Santa Fe & California
Railway company the defendant.
Giles lives near Streator: alleges that
his farm was flooded in 1888 and the
crops destroyed through the careless
ness Of the company in building a
sewer. He claims $500 damages and is
represented by G. Il. Glass, of
StreatOr.
An affidavit of replevin was filed by
Thos. Robson. He alleges Frank
Meltser and III. A. Chase, justice of
the peace at Earlville, wrongfully re-
tain possession of ten medals, hand
satchel, etc, valued at $25, which
|rightfully belong to him.
Two mules and a steam pump.valued
at $3.50, are the cause of an existing
difficulty between James II. Young,
Peter Fish and Matt. COulson. Coul-
son holds the property at present and
Young has commenced suit to get
possession. O. Chubbuck is attorney
for compliments.
Charles l.. Young has begun pro-
ceedings against VIM. Bowen to fore
close mortgage on lot Is, block 70,
in Nermillion Coal Company'S adj
dition to Streator. The mortgage was
given to secure the payment of a 5000
note given in 1888. j. II. Murdoch
represents plaintiff.
About the first Of the present month
Henry Ritter and wife sold piece OF
land in Otter Creek township to James
w. SwartZ and wife, with the under
standing that the right to undermine
coal be reserved. Ritter claims this
clause was not inserted in the deed
and alleges Swartz is guilty of fraud,
and commenced suit yesterday to
have the deed set aside. An injunction
was issued preventing Swartz from
disposing of the land, pending the out
come of this suit. Ryon & Son are
solicitors for complainant.
The case of the Town of Dimmick,
VIM. B. Cuthberston, j. j. Conerton
and Isaac Robinson V. Michael II.
Shea, Timothy j. Maher and James
Mitchell was called for trial by Judge
Blanchard yesterday. After four wit
neSSes had been examined the Town
of Dimmick dismissed the bill as
to it.
Ladd v. Blanchard: masters report
filed and approved.
King V. King ct al: masters report
of sale filed and approved.
Ward V. Woodward: masters report
filed in vacation term approved.
The cases of RickOlSon & Seeley v.
Kilmer and M. r. Moloney V. Kilmer
were dismissed at plaintiffs costs.
Dispositions were taken Monday
before Special Commissioner f. j.
Kelly in the case of Connolly V. The
c., b. & Q. railway company. Con-
nelly formerly resided in Ottawa, and
three years ago had foot amputated
on account of an injury received while
jumping on moving train near the
junction. He since returned to Brook
Ign and commenced suit in the
courts in that city. The celebrated
law firm of Bangs, Stetson, Tracy,
Andrews and McNeagh, of which EX-
President Cleveland is partner,-rep-
resent the railroad company.
County Court.
Robert SchOeible and Jacob Schus-
Ter were ordered to vacate the land on
the south side of the canal, west of La
Sale street, which they have occu-
pied as squatterS.
The Court sustained objections to
the rendition Of Judgment for delin-
quent taxes on lot II, block 30 in the
city of La Sale. and ordered the pen
altes heretofore ordered for the years
'S5, 'S6 and 'S8, stricken from the tax
list. Judge Evans owns the property
in question.
The June Sc,ibner is now ready, con-
tanning Mr.. Stanley's lOng-eXpected
article on 1.-The Emin Pasha Relief
Expedition" with illustrations from
photographs and sketches made on the
trip. The large part of the article is
a detailed account of the wonderful
journey through the forest in search
of food 1t is all intensely interesting.
Surgeon r. II. Parke, who was with
Stanley in his last African expedition,
vacciDated forty native bearers with
the party. An epidemic of smallpox
breaking out, thirty-eight Of the forty
passed quite unscathed, while the un
vaccinated natives We're dying around
them: the other two, who showed i'm
perfect marks had slight attacks, from
which they recovered.
After examining the legality of the
accounts presented by both parties in