Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1893-11-17
DISTRICT COURT.

Griggs county convened at the court
house Cooperstown, Tuesday merning.
Nov. IA, Judge Rederick Rose, presto
ing.
Sheriff Greenland opened the court
and the mill of justice commenced to
grind.
Gilbert Lee and Clans Jackson were
sworn in rs court bailiffs.
The civil calendar was .hen taken up |
as follows:
John P. Mehle vs.. H. P. Hammer and
Geo. H. Condy. Case dismissed each
party paying their own costs.
The case of George L. Virgo VS.. Ryan
Drug Co., St. Paul, Attorney jacobson
for plaintiff, Attorney Bartlett for de.
PENDANTS. Notice given for motion to
dismiss for want Of jurisdiction in lower
court
Case of E. P. Wells and Alfred Dickey
vs.. Rollln c. Cooper, S. l.. Glaspell for
plaintiffs, Ball 4 Watson for defendant,
case dismissed at plaintiffs cost.
Case of Hannah Nelson Kiel VS.. Mar.
tin Ueland, Attorney jacobson for
plaintiff, Attorney Carlton for de.
PENDANT. Notice given by plaintiffs at
terney to dismiss the appeal.
: This ended the civil calendar and the
criminal calendar was then run through.
The cases State of North Dakota VS..
Thee. +. Kerr was called. State was
ready for trial but defendants attorney
S not being present case was put off until
$ attorney was procured. The same dis
! position was made of cases against S.
Almklov and Nels P. Nelson
The case State of North Dakota VS..
W. ID. Mills was called, but defendant
: could not be found.
e The State VS.. Arne Peterson for dis
posing of Mortgaged property was
called. Not ready for trial.
The following were made citizens
Christian 'Erlandson, Carl Sporeland
= James Rasmussen. Christer Christie
n pherson, S. Quamback.
: The case State VS.. Bill johnson TO,
resisting arrest and fighting an Office,
was called and defendant arraigned
n Defendant having no means to procure
Q counsel, court appointed Attorney
j. jacobson to defend.
There being no further business il
the forenoon court adjourned until p
m.
Is Court reconvened at o'clock p. m.
e The following were made citizens
a Marius Nybo, Mrs. Eden Scholes, Han
% H. Koloen.
y The case of e. L. Virgo VS.. Ryal
" Drug Co., appealed from justice court
In the jssllce court Attorney Bartlett
for the Ryan Drug Go. moved for dis
W missal of the action upon the groun'
j. that the service of the summonsewas de
~ fective and the court obtained no juris
Nv diction. The justice overruled the me
:. ton and tried the case giving judgme II
'e for the plaintiff. Attorney Bartlett az
lr pealed and renewed in the district coul
of his motion to dismiss. The court r,
er versed the decision of the justice an
~ granted the motion to dismiss for wal
. of jurisdiction. Case dismissed.
~ Case Hannah Nelson kiel vs.. Marti
OF LELAND. motion for dismissal OF appe,
mt was taken up. This was case brougf
ge in justice court for an amount of none
n claimed to be due Mrs. Kiel from Ma
tin Ueland for services rendered. III
- justice decided against LELAND an
C. rendered judgment in favor Of plaintiff
,e The case was appealed to the court an
D. Attorney jacobson comes before til
" court and makes motion for dismiss:
of appeal on the ground that the appe'
did not state whether the appeal W.
"a based upon the law or ON the facts an
did not ask for new trial. The c0ul
granted the motion and the appeal wa
he dismissed.
ofI Lauritr LELAND was sworn in as coul
oe interpreter.
~ Arne Peterson was brought into coul
st and arraigned for disposlng Of mortgaa
c. ed property. He plead guilty. H
C. waived examination and the judge re
IN ceiving Information that he was unat
quainted with our laws, being TO,
u eigner, and did not dispose of the prop
erty intentionally to evade the law, til
court was disposed to be lenient an
sentenced him to five days in til
y county Jail and $40 fine, sentence beiE
oI suspended as far as the five days in ja
- was concerned, but he was required t
pay the $40.
.. Court adjourned until 0:30 Wednes
~ day morning.
Al WEDNESDAY MORNING.
rg Court called to order at $50 a. nj.
Ellef Ellefson was then made citi
in The case State of North Dakota vi
p. Theo. F. Kerr WAS taken up.
M Attorney Crum at this point aske
4 8 the bailiff to remove pitcher of waite