Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1899-07-06
in DISTRICT COURT.
A Number Of Importa Mt Cases
Came Up For
Trial.
Demurrer Of Attorney Thorp
Sustained in the Homer
District Case.
Suit of Georgia Bonnet
Against Modern Woodmen
to be Tried.

to be Tried.
District court convened at 10 O'Clock
Monday. After the reading of the calen-
dar Judge Glaspell stated that the trial
of the the jury cases-seven in number
would begin Wednesday. The trial OF
i the civil cases was begun.
The following is list of the jury
cases:
Fairbanks, Morse & 90. vs L. 0. Lar
con and H. N. Tucker, appeal from JUS
tioe court. Roderick Rose and S. E
Ellsworth attorneys.
! T. w. Hsgan vs. r. G. DePuy. E. NJ
Sanford and Ormsby MoHarg attorneys
Mr.. Hagan sues DR.. DePuy for S5,00(
damages which be alleges we're inflicted
on his person by the aforesaid doctor.
William DeerinR & Go. vs. William
Walker. Lewis T. Hamilton and Rod
erick Rose, attorneys.
| D. r. Brockman and Alison Wells ve
Simon Kline. F. Baldwin and Orms
by MoHarg attorneys.
Georgia Bennett Va Modern Woodmen
Of America. John Knsuf attorney fol
plaintiff; J. G. Thompson and +. W
Thorp attorneys for defendant. This ie
q suit for s2,O00 which Mrs. Bon nett al.
leges is due her from the society.
f. A. Kirk and H. B. Allen, partners
vs John Severn ard Ormsby McHarg.
j. A. Murphy and 8. E Ellsworth at
torneys for plsintiff; +. BALDWIN and
Roderlck Rose attorneys for defendsnts
Foster County State Bank vs. Geo. D.
Uorllse. F. Baldwin and 5. E. Ellsworth
attorneys.
The cases OF the Red River Valley
Mutual Hail Insurance company vs
Thomas Fltzmsurlce, Geo. W. Posey,
James Barker, Geo. ID. Murdock, j. u.
Lowe, Anton Konio and Anton Bsrto.
SEX will be heard by the court. The
cases were appealed from justice court
The mon nemed live around Courtensy
sod slleRe that the company failed to dc
~ agreed. B. j. ,Howland and Rod.
erlck Rose for plsintiff; Ormsby Nc
Hsrg for defendant,
Another court caee is that OF the
James River National Bank vs J. r.
Purchase and other directors of Homer
school district. The suit is for the pay.
ment of notes given by the district for
charts which it is alleged by the defsnd
ants, we're not worth the price agreed to
10 be- paid. s. E. Ellsworth and F :.
Bald win attorneys.
The suit brought by j. j. Thompson
against Stutsman county for back sslary
will be tried by the court. Ormsby
McHsrv and F. Baldwin attorneys.
There are two criminal cases. 1t Is
stated that the case OF Brown for burg
larizipg a chicken coop will not come
up. The csse of Ferg US for bootleRging
will be tired.
II the case OF the James Piver
National Bank vs. j r. Purchase Ut al
OF Homer school district Judge Glaspell
sustained the demurrer fled by Attor-
ney E W. Ihorp and gave Attorney S.
E. Ellsworth thirty days IN which to
amend the complaint.
The case of Davidson vs. Ellsworth
came up on motion to secure an order
| to the receiver to sell the remaining por
ton Of the property belonging to the
| Capital under it's former management
The motion was withdrawn by the re
ceivers attorney, Mr.. knauf, after come
explanations had been made and Judge
| Glaspell ordered that the receiver file ar
inventory OF the property which he hso
charge of during his term as receiver.
In district court the case of Fairbanks
Morse & 90. vs. L. 0. Larson and II. n
Tucker was settled out o: court. That
of William Deerlng 4 Co. vs.. William
Walker was made court case.
The suit for $4,000 damages brought by
T. W. Hagen against Dr.. K. G. DePuy
WAS settled out Of court.
The suit OF D. r Brockman and Alison
Wells vs.. Simon Kline was begun this
morning. The suit grows out OF cat
tie deal between the parties mentioned
Mr.. Kline having wlntered number OF
steers for the PLAIN tiffs. A jury wss ee.
cured for the trial without difficulty.
Brockmau l. Wells wished to secure
possession OF 43 head OF cattle which
Kline held IN lieu of the payment for
wintering the same. The plaintiffs al.
legged that by reason OF being improperly
cared for the cattle we're in poor condi-
ton in the spring. When the plaintiffs
went after the etock they refused to pay
the amount originally agreed upon for