Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-03-10
THE DISTRICT COURT.
Summary of the Business Done at
the Last Sitting of this most
Honorable Body.

State of Iowa VS. Thos. Kelly. Grand
Larceny. Deft. withdrew plea of not
guilty and plead guilty of larceny of
property of the value of less than $40.
Sentenced to imprisonment in county
Jail for 80 days and def. to pay costs of
prosecution. Bail on appeal fixed at
$500.
State of Iowa VS. o. f. Hammer and
Henry Johnson. Endeavoring to in
cite and procure another to commit
perjury. Cause cont'd. Bail cont'd.
Deft. Henry Johnson appeared in open
court and stated that he was correctly
named in the indictment and was duly
arraigned. Pleads not guilty of
offense named in indictment. Upon
application of deft his bail is reduced
to $500. Defts. consent to be tried to-
gether at May term, 1896.
State of Iowa VS. F. E. Sherwood.
Deft made default.
Sarah Woolsey VS. NJ. ]. Woolsey.
Motion. Lien of M. j. Carter for fees
approved and confirmed at 5000.
Bert Oleson VS. Ansel Clifford. Law.
Judgement on pro cedendO against
deft. Ansel Clifford as principal deft
and G. Il. Watros surety on appeal
bond for S532.S6.
Elmer Vance VS. Frank Stanley ct al.
Equity-Injunction. Dismissed by
Plff
c. n. Goddard VS. A. NJ. Cook. Law
Attachment for Judgement as Gar
nishee. Case cont'd and punishment
cont'd on plff's motion.
J. j. Walenta VS. Rosa Walenta ct al.
Law. Jury returned following ver-
dict: ave the jury find for defts.
Judgement against plff for costs.
Lars Peterson VS. George Stortz ct al
Equity. By agreement of counsel
this cause is dismissed for want of
prosecution.
James NARROW VS. VIM. Headington
Law-Attachment. Death of plff
suggested and leave is granted to sub
stitute executor, John A. NARROW, as
plff. Default against deft. Judge
ment against him for $l55.66.
lola j. SchOonmaker VS. Geo. B.
Van Norman. Equity. Case cont'd
at plff's cost upon application of the
deft upon suggestion Of change of
issue.
Andrew J. Tofte VS. Jens Anderson.
Equity. 1t is ordered that the title to
a part of the land in question be
quieted in plff, and the title of the bal
ance be quieted in deft, as against plff,
and that writ issue to put deft in pos
session thereof. Judgement against
plff for costs.
First Nat. Bank VS. Geo. Carswell ct
al. Law. Judgement entered as per
stipulation on file.
Brorby & Co. VS. Chas. Trzcinski.
Law. Cont'd by consent.
II. II. Tobiason VS. Geo. w. Higgins
ct al. Equity injunction. Case set
tied as per stipulation on file. Judge
ment against plff for costs.
Karl Pontska VS. Joseph Bouska
Law. Verdict: 1--WE the jury find for
the plaintiff, and assess his damages at
$3.50.
Mary J. Liquin admx VS. Lars Lar
son Jamerdahl ct al. Equity. Judge
ment against defts. Motion to retaX
costs sustained. Costs of S37.05 there
specified taxed against plff. Balance
of costs taxed against all defts.
Knudt Toveson, Guardian, VS. Lars
M. Kettlevedt. Law. Cont'd by agree
ment of counsel.
lola j. Schoonmaker VS. Croft &
Broghammer ct al. Law. The jury
found for the defts.
lola j. SchOonmaker VS. Katherine
Croft ct al. Equity injunction. Defts
are perpetually enjoined. Building
and premises adjudged nuisance,
and enjoined. Judgement against
deft for cost and atty fees, and same
made lien on premises.
Julia Jones VS. Sylvester Jones.
Equity. Death of plff suggested and
leave granted to substitute the per-
sonal representatives of decedent as
plff. John Jones, admr of estate of
Julia Jones substituted as plff. Cause
cont'd.
Wenzel j. Shevik VS. Matthias Sire
leck ct al. Equity. Adjudged that
plff is entitled to a specific performance
of contract, and that deft be required
to specifically perform the same. Plff
have judgement for costs.
Michael Steyer VS. Emil Rosenthal ct
al. Equity injunction. Plf7s petition
dismissed and judgement rendered
against him for costs.