Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-09-26
DISTRICT ADJOURNED
The Civil Calendar Was Com
pleted at Noon >,a..aa.
Friday. 81"
or PROMISE CASE SETTLED.
Divorce Granted and Several
Other Actions Tired
and Determined. "

and Determined. J
| The September term OF the district
court which was begun last Monday
terminated atYnoon Friday, all cases
on the civil calendar either having
been tried, settled or continued to
the next term. s! 1 s~e&&sS l..
/ The case OF Honore Houle vs..
Andrew Racine, was tried Thursday
afternoon. and the Jury returned. a
verdict Of $25 II, favor OF the plaintiff,
The action was brought to recover
damages sustained in the building OF
a road on the plaintiffs land. 49,
Case No. 81, Valentine Gustin vs..
Frank Lepenski, was similar to the
Houde-Racine case in it's being a
suit to recover damages for road
that was built. This is apparently
where the similarity of the cases
ends, for the jury in this case re-
turned verdict for the defendant.
Tuesday afternoon Judge Searle
| heard the evidence in the div orce case
OF BETSY Johnson vs. C NJ. johnson.
The complaint alleged desertion, on
the part of the defendant and failure
to provide the necessities OF life for
the plaintiff. The compartments
maiden name was Betsy Anderson
and she was a resident of ELM Dale.
They were married in this city in
July. 1898. 1t was one OF those
matches in which the assistance of
the law WIS invoked, and the man
who was unwillingy led to the altar
soon after deserted his wife and left
the country. The divorce was
granted. An action will also be
brought to set aside a transfer Of the 4
defendantis property, consisting Of a
farm in the town Of Elm Dale, made
only a few days before his arrest up
on a charge that was withdrawn
after his marriage. 4
What would probably have been
quite an int resting case y it came
to trial, was settled out 81 court
Thursday. 1t was the breach Of
promise action brought by Agnes
Artonowski against JOS. Schneider.
The complaint alleged that a promise
OF marriage had been broken, caus-
lug mental suffering as we'll as deeply
wounding the feelings Of the fair
plaintiff For all the suffering and
shame caused the Tilted fiance she,
asked the court to grant her a judg-
ment against the cause of her
troubles I'M the sum Of $500. The
testimony of this case would per.
haps have been quite interesting to
some persons, but the settlement be-
fore trial prevents the public from
learning any OF the causes for the
change OF feelings OF the two persons
interested toward each other.
The public is also ignorant Of the
sum received by the complainant as
compensation for her lacerated feel
ings and wounded pride, but it is
limited that it was quite q bunch of
money. 49, 49, 49, 80 - s~~''
Court opened this morning with
the case No. II, W. s. Conrad vs..
Schwanke & Calvin. The plaintiff
sued to recover about $62 due for a
bill OF cigars alleged to have been
sold to the firm Of Schwanke & CLAW
in, when they were in partnership in
the saloon business in this city. The
defendant refused the payment ofthe
same on the ground that he had
severed his connection with the firm
prior to the ordering OF the bill OF
goods for the payment OF a balance
of which the suit was brought. The
bill was dated October 8, and &C
cording to the evidence the dissolu-
ton of partnership took place be-
tween the LIST and 18th Of Septe1n Der.
or about one month prior to the
date of the order. G.. F. Williams,
travelling salesman, was here as the
representative OF the plaintiff and it
was he that sold the bill of goods in
/ question.
| Clavin claims to have notified Will
liams Of the dissolution Of partner
ship and to have warned him not to
sell any goods with the understand
ing that he was responsiblefor them.
Williams denied any notification
and claims that Clavin was present
! when the order was given and sane.
toned it. The Instructions of the
courtto hejury werefor a verdict for
the plaintiff OF not less than SIG 90 and
interest, amounting to $19.15, and a
verdict for that amount was rem.
dered. g:##~ $==$z,@..ss.s !s-,..5 q 4. &s5
Case No. Al, Henry Schiff VS. Mat
.Zerwas, was the last case on trial,
The plaintiff sues for wages claimed
to be due in the sum ofabout $500
The case was given to the jury and
court was adjourned until Oct. 10,
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