Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-04-25
Court Notes.

Court Notes.
J. s. Green of Hawarden was attend
ing court one day last week.
Isaac Moore has been in town the
past week attending court. He Is q
defendant in a suit.
The jury in the Stroud Linch case
was out one hour rendering verdict In
favor OF Mr.. Stroud.
Batcheldor of Akron has been one of
the interested spectators In the court
room during the week.
The suit to recover on an recount of
James B. Wild and brother vs.. H. J.
Quincy was continued.
David H. Stone was arranged under
the charge Of obtaining money under
false pretense on Saturday.
Attorneys Kelsey and Tilton Of ver-
million were listening to the arguments
in the Miller vs.. Cook case.
Judge Smith, Miss East and Attor-
neys French and Trip enjoyed the
Sabbath In their homes In Yankton.
The seperate maintenance suit OF
Mary Kelly vs.. James Kelly was settled
amicably and dismissed from the calen-
dar.
A. Macomber OF Virginia has served
on nearly every jury. Mr.. Macomber
is u just man and for that reason both
sides want him.
| The suit Of Adeline and VIM. II.
| Keller vs.. S. G. Kegrice was dis
missed. The parties to the action hail
from Beresford.
Court will be in session all this week.
Judge Smith and Attorneys Ericsson and
French will 90 fishing next month II
business will permit.
The suit of G.. Parker, A. B. Parker
and f. W. Willer W.. VIM. and Clara
Vinson involving the title Of the Vins0n
farm will be called on Thursday.
T. E. Watkins Of Hawarden was down
to see about his suit against w. E.
Robbins, but the latter secured q COR
tinuance on the payment Of go costs.
Judge Smith is native OF Iowa, and
was ''raised" as the western term goes
in Delaware county. He came to South
Dakota - years ago on, April IL, 1875.
r. B. Harding of Alcester is one Of
the petit jurors and makes model one.
1t has been generally commented that
the jurors now in attendance are the
best the county has had for years.
M. L. Disbrow and his estimable wife
OF Hawdrden were In attendance upon
the court. Mr.. Disbr0w was a Witness
in the suit of the Northwestern bank OF
Hawarden vs.. Elk Point Opera House
company.
M. J. Hubbard OF Virginia Is one of
the members Of the petit Jury. Mr..
Hubbard visits Elk Point once year
usually and his many friends here are
always glad to greet him on his visits To
the county capital.
The divorce suit OF Clarence Water
bury vs.. Nellie Waterbury was contin-
ued on account of illness Of defendant.
The complaint of Mr.. Waterbury 10
cruelty and attempt on the part OF the
wife to poison him.
IL am mascot" said Col. Jolley to
to the reporter. ''All you have to do
Is to telegraph to me and that ends
the case. Take the ShurtlefY case for
instance. They telegraphed for mo
and before l got here 1t was knocked
into q cooked hat. You can understand
the moral can't you.'
The complaint against Frank Fergu-
son was quashed by the grand jury, no
Indictment being found. Only y ol was
involved and no doubt the grand jury
was inclined to think that Ferguson
and Flanagan could 60 out in . corn
field, draw ring, both get inside and
settle their differences by knocks and
blows.
Andrew Ring, assistant cashier In
the Northwestern bank at Hawarden,
was in the city several days last week
representing the bank in its suit
against the opera house. While here
Mr.. Ring was accompanied by his wife
and child. Mr.. Ring succeeds In visit
ing Elk Point about once year and
each time his visits are received with
gladness.
L. D. Hide, known as Dick Hide, Of
Virginia township ia one of the Jurors.
''Dick" came to this county 10 1867
twenty.eight years ago; passed through
the pioneer days and grasshOpper
period and now owns q splendid farm
In Virginia. 1t is not very often that
'sDick" gets down this way, but never
theless he Ii q welcome visitor and he
enjoyed his stay talking over the days
wnlcn form part OF the early history
OF our country.
The grand jury adjourned on Friday
afternoon after having been IN session
only four days. Very little business was
transacted. Another indictment was
brought against ex-Banker Ames, it
being the third since the failure OF his
bank. L. B. French of Yankton 10 en-
gagged in the case to assist and 1t 10 tn
be hoped that the matter will be finally
disposed Of at this term in some form
or another. An Indictment was
brought against David Stone who fig
ured In the wolf scalp case known to all
our readers.
An exchange proposes the following problem:
! An American lived near the MexicaN b0gderlln0
and entered = dramshOp, where, ~ course, hs
caller for glass Of whisky, Tho price q which
WAS IL cents: He had IN his pocket Mexie.n
dollar, which he handed 10 the bartender y
payment for the whisky. he bartender hAnGied
ahn ANA