The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-24

4 Dsmuas Sult Against the Western
Uaioa rslsarspt Company.
ALLEGED DELAY OF DEATH MESSAGE


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~ ctyif district court against the West
4 eru Union Telegraph company for $3.50.
Tho plaintiff alleges IN his petition TINT
on May 20, 1897. hts brother. William, was
killed Ct Halletsville. and at a. M on
the following day friend went to the
residence Of the Western Unions opcrator
at Halletsvtlic, and asked him to send
message to the brother in Houston, who Is
tho plainciff, announcing the death; that
the operator refused to comply with the
request, saying that he could not send
the message until In the morning at 1880
o'clock.
The plaintiff further alleges that the
operator was lat at the offfce at that
hour, and did not arrive there until .
o'clock.
The petition f,rther states that at 0
O'Clock on the said last mentioned day.
ono J. W. Hirsch wired him, announcine
the death OF plaintiffs brother; that he
received the message some time after 8
O'Clock, and that the train 10 Hnnetsvllle
left at s;J5 o'clock. so that he was pre-
vented from being present at his brothers
funeral, through the negligence Of the de-
PENDANTS agent, and consequently damaged
by mental suffering in the sum of $3.50.
Eleventh Civil District Court.
The following proceedings were yester.
day had In the Eleventh civil district
court. Hon, w. II, Wilson. presiding
James SNOWFALL VS.. W. Mckinney ct
al; Judgment by default heretofore rendered
at this term rs set aside.
e. w. Pearl ct al VS.. Roy Sporo OF al;
order oyerruling motion Tor new :lial
erased.
r. II. potthom VS.. j. II. Merkel ct al;
judgment BY default set aside ms to all de-
fendgnts.
George w Sealy texecutor) VS.. .. w.
Randall; motion for new trial Is oref-nled
TO which defendant excerpts and gives notice
Of appeal to court OF civil appeals, and ask
ten days after adjournment OF term. IN
which to file a statement OF f,tcts. which
is by the court granted.
j. A. Swanson VS.. Mrs. Kate Giraid
reset for october 20.
II. O. Storrie vs.. Louis Thiel ct al dis
missed by plaintiff as TO James A. Baker
Jr., and Henry Schmidt; Judgment against
Thicl Tor 1929 s5 and interest and Gre
closure OF lien on property described in
plaintiffs petition and defendant by agree
ment granted twelve months stay OF eAocu-
ton.
G. p. Skinner vs.. Texas Automatic I.ieh
company; leave to plaintiff 10 file ilrs'
amended original petition and brat supple.
mental petition. The general demurrer IL
defendants first amended original answer
and the special exceptions numbered .
and to plaintiffs frst amended origna
petition are by the court owe. ruled Il
which defendant excerpts. he special cX'
ceptions OF plaintiff in said pleading tS
paragraphs and OF said ans var atov,
arc sustained, to which defendant eEceuts
Marriage Licenses.
The following marriage licenses wer,
issued in the Office of the county clerl
for the week ending Saturday. October 80
John Henry BROKER and Georgiana Mac
Donald,
Cornelius Perry and Annie Williams.
Hans Wlango and Miss Mary Schwartz.
Edward Kinks and Norma Washington.
H. Il. HUBBLE and Miss Marie j. Weiss
Garrison Johnston and sylvia Richard
son.
ED T.. Tor and Florence Jasper.
Joan iamborello aud Miss Lucy Mar
guerlte huuley.
CHARTS Guy and Celeste Bryant.
Percy Robert Atwood and Mlss Char
lolte Born.
7. p. Tatum and Miss Medora Barbour
Roy Montgomery Farrar and Miss Emil
Bagby Taylor.
Louis l.. Maltry and Miss Amelia yoge
Bernard Schauer and Miss Frances San
ders.
Harry Allen and Miss Amelia Gebrng.
James 7. Magee, Jr., and Mias Irene 4
Harris.
William A. Canady and Dal.thu Bland,
John Kent aud Letitia Johnson
Harmon Marshall and Nettle Davis.
suits for Civil District Court.
The following suits were yesterday file
In tho Office OF ]. d. Williams. clerk {
the civil district court.
CHARLES l.. kribs treceiyer Granite Stat
Provident Association) vs., Sam Altmon
81 al; debt and foreclosure north one ha
lot aud 35xl00 feet lot 4, block a9G, sout
side Buffalo bayou.
CHARLES l.. kribs (receiver Granite Sta,
Provident Association VS.. H. G. Hardy ,
al debt and foreclosure lot Z. one nalf |,
8, block 81, south side Buffalo BAYOU: ais
lots l and 2, block i6; lots and /, bloc
As, Baker addition. south side sunal
bayou.
City of Houston VS.. George II. Breake,
tax debt OF S206 on lots and .. block Ia
south side Buffalo bayou.
j. M. Lewis VS. Western Union Tel,
graph company; damages 1880.
VIM. Laffell VS.. Sarah Laffell; divorce
g. Q. Morris VS.. j. NJ. Morris; diyorc
Real Estate Transfers,
The following transfers OF real estat
We're yesterday filed in the Office OF
D. Williams, clerk of the county court.
Q. NJ. Allen, by executors to r.
Wilke. lots Is and Is. Davis Third
paNrf al NJ.
uayou.. .s-... .......,+.......... S3t
James u. Grace and wife TO John
Farmer, lot !. block 81, Noble adj
diticn, north side Buffalo bayou. 1,
suit for County Court.
The following suits were yesterday NJ,
in the Office Of =. II. Dupree, clerk OF Ii