Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1899-03-10
IN DISTRICT COURT
Kennedy Pleads Guilty
to Burglary
Charge
AND The JUDGE fines HIM S1Oo.
r. B. Smart Gets $500
Damages for Injury to
His Hand at the Pine
Tree Mill.

/ The March term OF district court
convened Monday morning at 10
O'Clock with Judge L. L. Baxter on
the bench
After the grand jury was sworn in,
it elected Herman Hyosn foreman,
and took up the business before it..
Judge Baxter then set the cases for
trial.
The Northern Pacific Ry Co. won
in the case brought against it by the
Hanson Empire For Factory. The
fur concern snei to recover 5000
the value nf a consignment shipped
to c. ". Woodworth, who refused o
take the goods and left them in the
depot warehouse some tilnp before
the fire which destroyed them. The
plaintiff claimed the fire was due to
the company's negligence. The de-
Tense contended that the company's
liability ceased when Mr.. Woodwork
refused to take the goods. The Jury
was out but a short time and gave q
verdict for the defendant.
Roy B. Smart secured $500 dam
ages against the Pine Tree Limb er
Go. for injuries sustained while in
their employ. The plaintiff sued for
$4,000. H. claimed that his left
hand was injured because the com
pany had failed to put a prope r
I guard around >ay~trimnler.~saw in s,the
mill. Smart lost the first finger OF
his hand. The defendant asked that
the jury be taken over to the mill,
which was done Wednesday morn
ing. After Sc. eral hours considera
tion the jury gave Smart a verdict
as above stated.
The libel suit OF S. Trebby vs. the
Transcript Co., which has been in
the courts several years, has been
settled, the compuny paying the
costs involved.
The following cases have bee: con.
tinued
Brooks 4 Co VS. Z l. Selbert. + w
Lyon for pltff; Tay lor Calhoun & Rhodes
for deft.
CE Beale & Co VS. l. F Imp Co. TC&
K; Lindbergh, Blanchard & Lndbergh
and Clapp & McCartr"y.
VIM Beaver vs. JAS and VIM Ramsey
l. B & l.; H Warren.
Moses Lafond vs y p Ry 60. LH&
l.; l. T Chamberlain and J H Mitchell.
.!r.
Sol,lI,u Tramo vs. Jos Norwotnv. ES
Smith; + W Lyon.
The case Of Raphael Veith vs.
Henry Gassert has been settled
The suit was over the rent of some
land.
The case Of the Curtis 4 Green Co.
vs. J. "a. Russell was dismissed, also
the case OF N. P. Clarke VS. S. Trebby
which has been in the courts so long
The case OF Eleanor b. OShea vs.
School District No. 81 was settled ,
the district paying costs and the
young lady s salary as school teache r
untiI the end o. the term engaged
for.
Judgement for plaintiff was given
in the case Of S. Swartz VS. Fred
Schmolke. Schmolke claimed CON-
mission on goods sold Tor Swartz
and held goods for his claim.
Swartz brought suit to get his
goods.
The case of the Continental Savings
4 Loan Co. VS. Kate G. and L. J.
Wright resulted in verdict for de-
fendant, ou tine ground that the
foreclosure sale was detective.
In addition to the cases given out
last week the following have been
ulaced on the calendar:
Kerrich & Moeglein VS. julius Neu-
man. ~.>' ~ -
DR.. O. Bertram VS. VIM. Wick.
Henry Dahlmeier vs. Chas. Unke.
Appeal from probate conrt. !
The grand jury returned indict-
nsnt ~ follows: 81
B Samnel Miils, Of Randall, destrucs