Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-02-27

Conley was profuse in his thanks and
left vowing that he would not be
caught in that fix again. In the sta
ton he said he had been robbed of 81
and said if the court had fined him he
would have been in nice fix. The re-
porter followed him down the street
and saw him go into the first saloon
between the police station and the
Courier Office. The chances are that
if Conley is not careful today he will
have to make harder talk tomorrow
morning than he did this to keep out
of the city bastile.
From Saturdays Daily.
Fifteen thousand dollars is the sum
Nora w. Reno asks as permanent ali
mony from her husband, Frank NJ.
Reno, whom she alleges is unkind to
her and has been guilty of such cruel
and inhuman treatment as to endan-
ger her life, for which she wants a
divorce. Judge Roberts yesterday or
dered that writ of attachment issue
against the real estate of the defend
ant pending the trial of the cause.
The petition was filed today by Steck
d Smith, attorneys for Mrs. Reno, VINO
sets up the following allegations in
support of her prayer: That she and
the defendant were married in Bata-
via, Iowa, October 13, 1881, and lived
together as husband and wife until the
ed day of this month, when they sep
arated for reasons hereinafter set
forth. She says that there was born
to them John, now is years of age,
Ben, 16 years of age. Milo, IA years of
age, and Tressa, 12 years of age. Fur
Their alleging plaintiff says that on or
about the date she and her husband
separated, he induced her to go into
the cellar at their home and while in
there drew Ratchet on her and
threatened to kill her and said he
would kill her if it was not for the
children. She says that about two
weeks ago the defendant kicked and
struck her and threatened to kill her;
that about one year ago defendant in
the night time choked plaintiff all of
which treatment has tended to injure
her health; she alleges that defendant
is worth in real and personal property
about $4,000, on which there is a
mortgage of about 5000. She prays
for divorce from the defendant, for
the custody of the children and an al
lowance of $1,000 temporary alimony
until the final hearing of the case. She
asks Judgment against the defendant
for the sum of $4,000. A writ of at
tachment was ordered in the sum OF
$4,000 without bond.
| Objections have been filed by the
legatees and devisees of the Alvin Lew
is estate to the report of the apprais-
ers selected to appraise the taxable as
fc pf he hot 1,,ifl, xiaxu cf lafo
mining the amount of collateral inher-
Nett & Ysdale filed the objections to-
day on behalf of C.G. Lewis, Jose
phine L. Lewis, Jennie A. Theo EN-
| and Arthur III. Lewis, collateral heirs
and William McNett and c. G. Lewis
ment of said decedent. The DIRECTORS
| Koett were appointed and commission,
ed appraisers by the couro and tina,
said appraisers did value the real es.
tate OF said estate at the sum of $7,93C
and ooo the personal property at
said realty was SO valued
tileTo Was no VAIN law ny WutSp oil
inheritance tax could be imposed. Since
that time, however, law has been en-
acted for the collection and imposition
of an inheritance tax, which these OBJ
jectors say is unconstitutional. They
| also say that prior to the enactment
| of the last law referred to the realty
had been partitioned and its owner
ship fixed in the minds of these lega
| tees and devisees. They also say tina
the title of all of said property was
vested in them before the law became
operative. The case promises to bt
! fought to finish unless the attorneys
for the estate have discovered som.
loop hole by which the payment of the
| tax will be evaded. just what they
base their construction of the law OF
| in view of the recent decision of til,
| supreme court, is not known.
| A petition was filed in the clerks of
fee today by Jaques g. Jacques, attor
news for John Fulmer, in which plain
tiff asks for judgment against Laura d
Burnett and w. j. Burnett for the sun
of $131.s0, on account of work done OF
defendants dwelling and asks the fore
| closure of mechanics lien tilet
against the premises, being parts O
| lots IA and Is, in block 3, original pla'
OF the city of Ottumwa. Plaintiff say
that during the months of August /.
October, 1899, he and Charles Shewr,
were engaged in business as co-pari
ners under the firm name of Ottumw:
Lime and Cement company; that dur
| ing said time Frank Young had a con
4 tract with Laura ID. Burnett, thru ne,
husband and agent, w. ]. Burnett, 70
| the erection OF dwelling house o,
/ the north fifty feet of lot Is, and fit,
feet off of the northeast end OF TIL
west Lalf Of lot Ia, in block 3, origina
plat Of the city. That plainhff AMI