Little Falls herald., 1898-03-11
Court Business Transacted
So Far This
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Week.
!: :. BoNDURANT'S MARRIAGE
Claimed That He Has Been
Hitched Six Times in North
Dakota,


Monday morning, with Judge Bax-
ter on the bench. =
Sheriff Riders deputies for. the
term are Peter Lemay, Jacob Mro-
Eek, Geo. Kay and Marion Roberts.
The deputies for Clerk OF Court Sig
nor are Crawford Sheldon and Vic
tor Schallern.
The first work was the charging of
the grand jury, which then began it's
work. Cases were then set for the
term. The cases as set fof today
and tomorrow are: Friday, TO-. Al
43, 43A, 36; Saturday, 81, 33, 40, 5,
38.
The following cases were settled:
Alex Latzeski VS. Allen Bros. E S; J
| H II.
J Kiewe1 VS. Stuart. FWLyon; P
Adams.
Andy Clavin VS. B Stuart F WI; E
IPA.
| DE F Shaw, as assignee Interstate Milling
co VS. N Ry Co. L B & L; Bum, Cham
berlain and MITCHELL.
The grand jury returned indict-
ments as follows:
Jos. Stahr, carnal knowledge OF a
female child. Lena jana, but "A
years old, is the mother of a child
three weeks old, OF which Stahr is
said to be the father. Stahr was
arrested last week.
Eugene Bisaillion. assault in the
second degree. He pleaded guilty
and was fined $25.
ssChas: johnson, grand larceny in
the second degree. Charged Will,
theft OF bicycle from J. B. Armstrong.
Chas. Nelson, grand larceny in the
second degree. Burglarized Lafond
& Merchants confectionery store
some months ago. He pleaded
guilty, but the charge was changed
and he Vas allowed to plead guilty
to petit larceny, and sentenced to
40 days in the county Jail.
Chas. W. Benson, grand larceny
second degree. Charged with selling
property which had been levied on
by the sheriff. Was indicted last
fall, but discharged owing to de
fective Indictment.
| The jury in the case OF Andrew
Hanson VS.. Martin Christensen gave
Hanson the verdict. Christensen
claimed a tract OF land under a con
tract from the St. Paul & Duluth
Ry., and the company's attorney, l.
D. Armstrong, appeared for Chris
tenson. Hanson claimed It'll,
through having had possession fo1
nearly sixteen ears and having i'm
proved the land.
The case Of Walter Sharon vs.. tn,
Pine Tree Lnmber Co. was post
poned twenty days, to enable tb'
complainant to amend bis complaint
This suit arose from the garnish
ment OF the wages of Henry Sharon
an employe of the Pine Tree Co., anc
father of Walter. The son claims
that the team the father used be
longed to him and that his father
was working for him. The suit will
settle to whom the money should bt
paid. j.. I. .s. .>#..s .,...
! The case of the St. Paul & Duluth
| Ry. Co. VS.. And. Hanson was settled
BY stipulation, The company
sought to secure 40 acres of land
claimed by Hanson. The parties
agreed that the company shall be
lgiven 39. acres, and that Mr.. Hanson
on payment Of SO, will get deed
for the acre upon which his barr is
built, Hanson also paying clerks
costs. st=s.. = .= 5 ~ ..: s5@:s .
The csse Of Edwin Hall VS.. the N.
Ry: Co, for damages for property
4 in the depot fire, resulted in a yer.
diet Of $500 for Mr. Hall. The suit
was brought for s., 600, and the
Jury was out, veral hours. The re:
suit satisfied Mr. Hall, although be
expected! more. 1T is thought The
company ON will aettl tle with hout appeal
ling 5==.3
The case 81 AUG Lind blom "
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