The Lamar register., 1891-11-21
District Court.


District Court.
The November term OF the district
court for Prowers and Kiowa counties
convened last Tuesday at the court
house 1t was the first session OF court
held in our handsome new county build
ing. Judge Gunter was on the bench,
and Deputy District Attorney Traxler
represented the people The grand jury
reported all present G. I. Herbert was
appointed foreman, and after receiving
Instructions from the Judge, they pro-
ceeded vigorously to work.
The first cases taken up by the court
were some of those growing out OF the
old fsctional fight in Kiowa county, and
next term
The case OF Fred Harvey and Santa Fe
railroad against School District No. Is.
TO prevent the collection OF special tax
for 1890, was argued by Attorneys c. c.
Goodale for Mr.. Harvey and j. b. Ira,
Ter for the district. Decision OF the cou
was reserved
Vim. 1. Craddock, Jr., V. The Lamar
Land and Canal Company, was dismiss, d
at defendants costs.
In the case of Cradock Y. Godding the
arguments OF the attorneys ]. W. kriger
for Mr.. Craddock and o. G. Hess FOR Mr.
Godding, were heard and decision OF the
court reserved
The case of C. E. McEntee V. The La
mar Land and Canal Company has Occu-
pied the attention of the court since
Thursday, and is not yet finished. j.
W. kriger represents Mr.. McEntee. and
o. G. Hess and C. C. Goodale the canal
company.
COURT NOTES.
Night sessions are being held now.
j. S. Robertson was in attendance on
Tuesday.
r. Joe T. Lawless assisted Clerk Thonan
this week
Judge Frybarger was in attendance on
Thursday.
NJ NJ. Priddy, of Carlton, was witness
Wednesday.
7, NJ Phillips, of Granada, was wit
on Thursday.
= Jack Ford, of Ayr, acted as baliff for
the grand jury.
TIL Cecil returned this week to at
tend the session.
o. G. Hess was appointed as special
district attorney.
j. F. Shaforth, of Denver, is one Of the
attorneys in attendance.
Kiowa county was practically deserted
the fore part of the week.
1t will probably take several days next
week TO complete the work
Judge Gunter as usual pushed the
business as rapidly as possibly.
Gene Wilcox, of Wolf creek, wss wit
ness in the l. L 4 C. Co. case
District Attorney Dunbar was very
sick, and was therefore unable to sttena.
C.E- McEntee and Jas Graham, of
Granada, attended the session several
days.
P. ]. Dugan. of Pueblo, former Lamar
citizen, was one of the attorneys in at
tendance
John E Godding, of Rocky Ford, was
an Interested spectator on Wednesday
and Thursday.
Sheriff ". c. McCurry and deputies
Frank Tate and C. D. Baldwin handled
the business Of the court.
Geo. Case, c. c. Huddleston and B. F.
Acuff were appointed by Judge Gunter
as the committee to examine the county
treasurer's books.
w. R Gibson, of the Arlington Biz
zdrd, was present to settle $4,000 OF
damage cases brought against him. Be
ing newspaper man. he could not afford
to lose much time, so paid up and re-
turned home.
The grand jury is holding its star
chamber inquisitions in the assessors
office this week. There are a number Of
of good men OF this jury, who will try to
do as near the right thing as the plan OF
this half-civilized institution will permit.
v The grand jury for the term was as fol-
lows: Geo. Herbert, foreman. Geo. Case,
Geo Bishop, Vim. Cummings, ". o.
Butler and A. L. Cox, of Lamar, J. D.
McCready and ]. NJ Hamilton, of Gra-
ma, and F. F. McLellon, A. r Waite, J.
Mccain and A Merriam, of Kiosa
county.
The petit jurors were: B. F. Acuff, w
B. Barker, o. a P. Black, Jas G. Boyd.
c. W. Burke, D. E. Cooper, Stephen
Harrel- j. I. Hester, E B. Leatherman.
W. A. Leonard, Charles Little, r. A. Nc
Ribbon, Stephen Scott, J. K. Stephen
son and J. B. Woods, of Lamar, Lorenzo
Jones, of Granada, and r. S. Capeline,
E. P. Dickerman, John Fluke, C. w
Kitchen, Benjamin Smith, James Tasker,
John Weaver and G, Wootsey, of Kiowa
county.
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