Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1894-05-11
q. A. r. Post Makes Arrangements
For the Observance of Decora-
ton Day.
Various Items of Local News Gath
cred In and About the Capt.
t l City.
Supreme Court.

oAAOW0u W. ou40uo JULIE VI Uuo plodu-
ings in the case. The case is being
argued by Attorneys Hughes and Regis
ter, as against Attorney Campbell Of
Dickinson, and Melville Of Chicago. The
latter is making the closing plea this
afternoon.
Aside from argument of cases, several
attorneys were admitted to practice.
Attorney Bates of Dickinson, was ad-
mitted, and, upon the recommendation
Of the board of examiners, Chas. Gram
and E. 7. Burke of Sheldon, A. j. Bur:
nett of Dickinson. o. E. Sen of Forman,
G.. w. Soliday of Darlington, and
Arthur Mclean of Cando, we're adj.
mitted.
From Fridays Daily.]
In supreme court yesterday, the ar
guments in the Gans-Beasle sheep case
were completed, and the case submitted.
Cases Z and g., 81. w. Cutters vs.. ]. r.
Pollock, appealed from Cass county,
were next on the calendar, and were
taken up and argued.
The case of the Fargo Gas Light and
Coke Go. VS.. the Fargo Gas and Electric
Co., is On this afternoon.
From Saturdays Daily.] 1-
In supreme court this morning the
cases Of Louisa E. Moore VS.. Barbara J.
Webb, L. E. Booker and D. J. Ryan,
John and Richard Daley VS.. the Mime
apolis and Northern Elevator Co., and
Minnie Riegi VS.. Phelps & Phelps were
taken up and argued.
The case of Russel. & Co. VS.. Amund-
son comes up this afternoon.
From Mondays Daily.]
At the session of the supreme court
this morning, the cese of Barrett vs..
Stutsman county was argued by j. G..
Marcy for the plaintiff and respondent,
Barrett. The matter was submitted
without argument by the appellant, the
county. This is an action to recover fees
earned as justice of the peace, the de-
Tense being that Barrett was not a leg
ally qualified justice, and if his acts
showed him to be a justice de facto, still
this did not entitle him to compensation
and that in the absence of a statute ex-
pressly authorizing suit to be brought
against q county, such action was not
maintainable.
Enderlin State Bank vs. Jennings,
and Hosmer vs.. Sheldon School District
we're submitted without argument.
J.. C. Marcy was admitted to practice
on q certificate from the supreme court
OF Pennsylvania, dated in 1856, which
will make him one of the Oldest practi.
TONERS Of the bar in the stats.
In the morning two very important
cases will come up for argument. One
is to test the validity of the drainage
law, and the other as to the liability of
civil townships for damages in case
bridges do not sustain steam threshing
engines. These cases will close the
work Of the term, and the next in order
will be the decisions on the matters SUBJ
mitted.
This is the first term in the history of
the court when but one case went over
the calendar. This, too, would have
been argued if counsel could have been
present. The cases already submitted
involve many nice questions for the pro-
fession and several hinge on close ques-
tions Of law. Their final disposition will
ha wo+oho1 for u;rh ;nkoroof
From Tuesdays Daily
The case of Vail VS.. The Township OF
Armenia, a case involving the question
as to whether the latter shall be respon-
sible for the failure of one it's bridges to
support q steam threshing engine, was
argued in supreme court this morning,
CT: Amidon for plaintiff and appellant,
and Seth Newman for the defendant and
respondent.
The cases involving the constitution
atty Of county bonding for drainage
purposes, are up this afternoon.
From Wednesdays Daily.l
The arguments in the drainage bond
cases we're made in supreme court this
morning. The attorneys for both sides
asked time to file supplementary briefs,
which wss granted.
r. N. Stevens and A. T. Patterson
were admitted to practice, the former
by virtue of having been one of the bar,
under the territorial supreme court, and
the latter upon a certificate from dis.
trict court.
All of the cases before the court have
been furnished, and the court is practi.
cally adjourned. Judges Wallin and
Corliss will return Friday.
Decoration Day.
There will be, as usual, a proper Oh
ervan of Decoration day in this city
Seldom has this occasion passed in Bis
marck without observance. For years
If has been the established GustOm. and