The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-12-07
DISTRICT COURT AdOURNS.
Session Ended and the Court Will not
Convene Until Fairly in the Next
Century.

The long and important session o
the district court came to clos,
Saturday when the judge adjourned
it to meet on January 3, 1901, "beine
the third day of the next century, -
added the sheriff on his own author
ity.
John Marion, the one-armed tram
up for assault, was sentenced to eight
years in the state penitentiary.
In the case of the city VS. T. j.
Murphy, the defendant having failed
to appear his bond of 800 was de.
clared forfeited and an alias warran,
ordered.
In the suit of John Norbury against
Ida Yost, the judgement obtained was
declared no good, the 81 garnisheed
having been paid.
The motion of the receiver of the
lola Manufacturing Company to quash
the suit of the :Northrup Bank on
the ground that it had not been
properly brought was not settled def
nitely, but the bank was permitted to
bring suit, dating back to the time of
the present action.
Costs in the suit Of the Chicago
Lumber Company VS. j. w. Sugg were
taxed against the plaintiff, Judgment
having been against the de-
PENDANT for the amount asked.
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Company and \. =. Hinzie, defendants,
against whom judgment was rendered
by the juries, were all refused their
application for new trials.
The claim of II. T.. Baker against
the lola Manufacturing Company was
allowed for Sjl2. 30.
The suit OF Ed NIcHugh against !.
d. Kelly was settled by the defendant
buying out the plaintiffs business.
The Kansas q Colorado Pacific was
given judgment { "A rebate OF taxes
against the county commissioners for
800 and r.. c, Gillian was also given
judgement for 500.
The divorce cases of j. H. Smithart
and Sarah Smith we're continued.
Carrie H. Smith was granted
divorce from L. L. Smith and restored
to her maiden nane of Carrie II.
Brown.
f. w. Tanner was granted a divorce
from his wife Mary Tanner.
The jury in the suit of S. H. Allen,
the Topeka lawyer, against G. w.
Parrish, for $1,000 legal services, was
settled by the jury finding for the de
PENDANT. Application for a new trial
was overruled
Willard Hibbs, who pleaded guilty
to one liquor count and had the others
was fined 800 and sentenced
to 30 days in the county jail and TO
pay the costs.
Jos. Smith and George Cornell, !
who pleaded guilty werenot sentenced, !
the court putting off Judgment until
the adjourned term.
a. NJ. Bell was granted divorce
YIN MS NllOi odIdu t. Dell.
{. Laudrum was divorced from his |
wife, Belle Laudrum, and given the !
custody of his children.
The divorce suit of j. II. Mcclure
against his wife Belle, was dis
In the suit of Mary +. Barker
against the Lanyou Zinc Company.
which was decided some time ago by
he court setting aside the lease as
'egards part of the heirs and holding
t good as regards others, the report
'f the commissioners appointed to
PARTITION the land was received and
approved.
Ida Smith brought suit against
Ben Smith for divorce, but the cour
'ery briefly but forcibly declined to
onsider the case. Ida is the wife of
he man who help beat Mike LATHE
md is now at large by virtue of saw
'assed into the Jail to him by his
rife, according to common belief.