The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-10-18
New Court Cases.

Green county State Bank vs.. M. l.
Daugherty and E. r. Moon, and by
cross petition M. l. Daugherty vs.. E. K.
Moon. The plaintiff in the cross petit
ton has filed notice Of claim for $500
because of shortage in stock Of goods
for whichwas traded the southwest quar-
ter of section 81, the southeast quarter
of section 33, and the, John Wells farm
OF 248 acres in sections and g., all in
township 81, range 26, Decatur county,
Iowa, and asks the amount of such
shortage be made lien upon the land.
j. r. Bancroft vs.. S. A. Chaplin ct al.
Suit is brought to foreclose q mortgage
on the northeast quarter of the SOUTH
least quarter of section Z, township 68,
Decatur county, Iowa, given to secure
note for $500. S. Varga attorney for
plaintiff.
Nora Burnison vs.. w. A. Burnison, is
an action for divorce. The parties were
married in Decatur county, Dec. %,
1884, and lived together until Aug. 2,
1900. The plaintiff alleges her husband
has been guilty of adultery with divers
persons and has been guilty of cruel
land inhuman treatment toward her, so
as to endanger her life, alleging that he
has choked her, threatened to kill her
and otherwise maltreated and abused
her. She asks for decree of divorce
and the custody of their four children,
! Walter, aged Is years, Merl, aged 8
years, Marty, aged years, and Mabel,
aged three years, and for other equita-
BILE relief, and that she be restored to
all the rights of an unmarried person.
G. w. Hoffman attorney for plaintiff.
A, w. Davis VS.. Lydia A. Davis ct al
The parties are the heirs Of Francis M.
Davis who died Dec. 10, 1898, and asks
that the real estate owned by him be
sold and the proceeds divided among
the legal heirs. Geo. w. Baker attor
ney for plaintiff.
Wood Binning vs. Incorporated Towr
of Grand River. The plaintiff is the
!, owner Of ten lots IN the town of Crane
River and the town has served notice
upon him to build board sidewalk si1
feet wide on the west side of his lots
He alleges that he is now building /.
residence and barn on the property ane
desires to build brick sidewalk fou
feet wide along the premises. Tha
3 there is no uniform width fixed for side
walks in the residence portion of tn,
town, and he asks for an Injunction re
straining the town authorities from
placing six foot board walk along hi
property. CIV. Hoffman attorney 70
g plaintiff.
Debbie Edwards vs.. A. E. Scott. Th
: parties were formerly wife and husband
the plaintiff securing divorce from de
PENDANT at the March term of the Deca
tur county district court. They ha,
two children, Matte aged IL years, an,
Ethel 8 years of age. The plaintiff ha,
the custody of the children until Aug
q, 1900, when she made arrangement
to 90 to Nebraska to live with her pres
ent husband, when the defendan
threatened her life if she took the girl
with her and she let defendant take th
children. She alleges defendant is nc
proper person to care for the childre
and that the girls do not wish to sta
with their father. Plaintiff states she
in position to care for, support an
educate the girls, and asks the court I
issue an order giving her the custody {
her children. Geo. w. Baker attorne
; for plaintiff.