The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-02-10
COURT OPENS.
February Term of the Distric
Court.
Grand Jury Gets to Work and tn
Calendar is Gone Over and Cases
Set for Trial.

court convened at 1915 a. M with 8
calendar of three criminal and one
hundred and ten civil cases. The roll
call of the grand. jury showed that
every one was present as follows:
Morgan Brooks, Lime; VIM. Zelmer,
Pleasant Mound; J. r. Anderegg, Man
kato Twp. Geo. Copp, Mankato; Mic
Fredericks, Leroy; Mic Juliar, Decoria;
John Morse, LIE Roy; Chas Howes,
Beauford; Chas Wishart, Mapleton;
S. A Anderson, Calvin Smith, M. T.
Comstock, Mankato; Mic Phillips, Nc
Pherson; f E. Alderman, Sterling;
John Mahoney, Mcpherson; VIM. Volk,
jamestown, Joseph Kunz, Christ Postle,
w. d. Tompkins B. Bangerter, Sr
Mankato; d. A Brewer, Vernon Center;
L. Pitcher, Jamestown; III. B. Greedy,
Beaufort
. Mr. Anderegg was excused on &C
count of his age, which is 70, while 60
Is the limit
The court appointed Mr.. Alderman
foreman and gave the jury no special
instructions. 1t retired in charge of
Bailiff Geo Wilson.
h Sheriff Gerlich has appointed Albert
Hotaling and D. w. Selleck bailiffs for
the petit jury.
The preliminary call of the calendar
was made, and the following cases We're
marked for trial by jury.
Merritt Wood applt., VS.. Mary Bar
ney, guardian, respt.
Christian johnson VS.. the c., st. p,
M. & 0. railway company.
John M Sprague VS.. Chas Arndt.
Chas Harein, respt., VS. Chas. Dit
man, applt
Carl Shaver vs. Chas. Arndt.
Fred III. HilliKer VS.. The Minnesota
Mutual Hail and Insurance Co. of Min
nesota. Feb. 18th
Grin G. Chesley VS. same. Feb. 10Th.
OElsie E. Chamberlain as executrix,
applt., VS.. R. J Marsh, respt.
The following cases was reported as
having been settled:
State of Minnesota, applt vs. Geo. 7.
Barr, assignee, respt. Virtually settled.
Walter D. Cole VS. c., st. P, M. &
o. railway company. o....-...
Thos. J. Jones VS.. A. r. Moffat as
assignee of Mankato Knitting Mills.
Dismissed by stipulation.
S. Fl. Grannis VS.. A. H. and A. R.
Strieffenhoffer.
All of the criminal cases were passed.
In the case of I. G. Gilman VS.. A F.
Smith, admrx, Vim N. Plymat with
drew his appearance for the defense.
A stipulation for Judgment was made
in the case of John G. Gerlich VS.. Au-
gust Wendt.
This afternoon, A E Clark made a
motion for continuance in the case of
Ellen Loughrey VS. the c., S. P, & o.
railway company, on the ground that
Mrs Loughrey is sick. L. K Luse
combatted this on the part of the rail-
way company, saying that the company
desired that the case go to trial at once.
This is the an action to recover $4,000
damages for alleged injuries received
by falling from the depot platform at
Garden City.
In the case of Charles f. Kruger VS..
L. A. Leeman and others, a motion for
continuance was made by W. E.
Young on behalf of Ole T. Oleson, in.
tervener. on the ground of sickness
In the case of Catherine Randall vs..
Chas Macbeth and J. w. True, an
amendment to the complaint was
noticed.
In the case of Frederick Affalder VS..
VIM Hubmer the plaintiff moved for a
continuance.
The trial of the divorce suit of Faber
G.. Sutton VS.. Sophia Lucinda Sutton,
on the ground of desertion, was set for
four o'clock this afternoon.
In the case of Geo. Vosbeck VS.. HI
M. Kellogg, The Mankato Citizens Te-
lephone Co. and the City of Mankato,
Judge Andrews, for the plaintiff, asked
that the case be passed until the demur-
rer made by the city had been heard.
This was objected to by the attorneys
for all of the defendants
Notice of motion to continue was
given by the estate of Cornelius Wamp-
Ter in the case of the appeal of Hannah
Winter.
The case of Thos. Coughlan VS. Isidor
Longini was noticed as being for trial
as to the lien of Forman, Ford & Co.
1t was said that the case of G.. j.
O'Brien VS.. D P. Hayes and others,
would probably be settled.