Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-06-04
steamer cheaper from Buenos Ayres
than by rail from the Dakotas, Min
nesota, Kansas or Iowa. Is that sort
of reciprocity for the benefit Of the
farmers?- Commonwealth.
IA DISTRICT COURT


Wednesday = the Cnlender
Cleaned Of all Cases.
Promptly at nine O'Clock the deep
bass voice of Sheriff Pinkerton lang
through the court room with the usual
'sHear Ye! Hear Ye! Hear Ye! This
court is now open.
The first case taken up was that of
Ole Christensen VS.. Ole A. Lykken,
and was promptly dismissed by Judge
Templeton as itshculd not have been
in the CALENDAR having been dismissed
last term of court.
The case of Andrew Bourke VS.. VIM.
B. Mcdonald was dismissed on motion
of plaintiffs attorney.
Case of John Johnson VS.. Ole Tanem,
Joseph L. Oakland and John Rogstad,
was dismissed without prejudice-the
plaintiff to pay costs of this action.
This was suit OH notes in which the
defendants alleged breach of warranty.
In the case of Brandvold s. Haugen
VS.. Joseph A. Duchamp-an appeal
from justice court-the appeal was sus-
tained and judgement entered in favor
of defendant.
The case of J. S. Conghlin VS.. Fred
erick RinhOlt was continued till next
term of court.
In the case of the state of North Da-
kota ex Rel Richard Catherwood VS..
George Diebel and Thomas Burns, tine
defendants withdrew answer. Injunc-
tion made perpetual and costs to be
taxed by the court, paid by defendant.
This is case wherein information was
filed by one RichardC dCatherwood against
George Diebel and certain room of
the Northwestern hotel of Milton as a
common nuisance under the present
prohibition law. An injunction was
secured and the room closed. The
above disposition of the case meets
with the approval of all acquainted
with the facts and the final results are
nothing but large bill of expense to
the county.
The case of Douglass VS.. O'Brien-
an appeal from justice court-was tried
by jury and a verdict rendered for the
plaintiff and defendant assessed SIS
damages.
The case of II. A. Bjornerud VS.. NJ.
Kelly-a replevin case and appeal from
justice court-was dismissed without
prejudice.
The case of P. K. Haugen VS.. I. I.
Ottem-an appeal from justice court
was dismissed, the justice failing to
file papers in the time required by sta
tute.
The case of Ernest Walper and Mary
Walper VS.. Allan Pinkerton was tried
by jury. In this case, Sheriff Pinker-
ton acting under writ of attachment
duly issued out Of a justice court, at
tached certain personal property Of
Walper's in behalf Of B R Click & Co.,
among other things 5Obushels of oats.
Walper claimed his exemptions as pro-
yided by law and reclaimed the proper
ty. Previously to the attachment,
Walper had made a bill of sale to his
wife of all his personal property ex-
cept the oats and therefore could not
claim the other personal property un-
der the exemption law. The judge in
structed the jury to bring in a verdict
for plaintiff for the recovery of the oats
OF the value thereof. The jury brought
in verdict Of $55.55 for plaintiff.
The case Of Z. r. Booker VS.. M. d.
O'Brien, the plaintiff sought to recover
the possession Of a certain horse of the
value of $3.50, which defendant claimed
was sold him by a. D. shelp acting in
the capacity of agent for plaintiff.
Plaintiff claimed that Shelp was not
his agent, but that the firm Of Shelp &
O'Brlen were their agents, therefore
the horse could not be transferred from
from one partner to another. The jury
brought in q verdict for defendant to
retain possession of the horse.
In the case Of Mahon & Robinson VS..
Alex. Falconer, a mechanics lien, the
defend dants were given thirty days in
which to fle answer.
w. s. Conrad VS.. Thomas O'Rourke
ct al, referred to ]. ii. Vosberg to take
testimony to be submitted within 80
days.
In the case Of Catherine "A. Walker
VS.. Cassie A. Keeling and Charles s.
Keeling, the court gave attorneys thir-
|ty days in which to submit their law
authorities. u.
In the case Of Samuel 7. Hart VS.. M.
p. q O'Brien, the jury brought in a YER
dict in favor of defendant.
nthe case Of the State Of North Da-
kota OK rel Ole =. Romfo VS.. Karenus