Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-10-23

ual operators We're issued today by
three more companies, leaving but
| three large individual operators who
have not posted what is known as the
second notice.
ELEVEN PETITIONS FILED.
Jacob Chiffon Sues the city-Farmer
Wants Judgment.
[From Fridays Daily.l
Eleven petitions were filed in the
| clerks office yesterday aside from
those given in the Courier, but COM
prise nothing sensational. Jacob Chill
ton asks that he be relieved from MAX
Ing any further payment of paving tax
on North Court street. a farmer wants
| damages because company known as
the Western Ballast company burns
ballast near his residence along the
line of the Burlington, and the Bur-
lington Voluntary Relief has been
made defendant by l.. H. Trowbridge
who says that 1t owes him sum of
money because of an injury he receiv-
ed. The remainder of the cases are
actions to quiet title. foreclosures,
suits on notes and accounts.
ne froWbrldge Case.
Lewis H. Trowbridge has sued the
Burlington Voluntary Relief for 1925
and for cause of action says that he
became a member on November q,
1898, and complied with all It's require.
ments. That on July rs, 1899, plain
tiff met with an accident to his eye,
having been struck with piece of
coal which injured his left eye and
prevented him from work. He has
been to an expense of s251 for doc
tor bill and says that under the rules
of the organization he is entitled to
sick benefit for SO weeks at $1.5O per
| day thereafter, the total amount being
1925,
Chiffon VS. the City.
| Jacob Chiffon asks that the county
treasurer be restrained from selling
his property on North Court street
for paving tax and gives as reason
that all matter leading up to the as.
sessment for the was done
with the idea of making him pay for
| it according to the number of front
feet, which plaintiff says is unconsti-
tutional. He further says that the as.
sessment is cloud upon the title to
his property which he desires remoy-
ed.
| Damages for Smoke.
William F. Cole is farmer resid-
ing along the line of the Burlington
road. He wants $500 damages be-
cause the Western Ballast company
burns ballast near his residence. Ac-
cording to the petition the smoke rises
and blows over to the house causing
the family great discomfort both day
and night and prevents them from en-
| joying their home. Plaintiff AYERS that
it is nuisance and has engaged D.
II. Emery to prosecute the same for
him.
| Meadows VS.. Harness.
| Mrs. E. j. Meadows has hired At
torneys w. w. Epps and George H.
| Woodson to have a deed corrected to
a strip of ground which she says she is
entitled to as part of the estate of
her late husband, E. T. Meadows. 1t
seems that the ground was decided to
one of the heirs by mistake, who has
sold it to Frederick Harness. Plaintiff
says she believes Harness will dispose
of it unless restrained, which action
she asks the court to take and also to
quiet the title in her.
| Other Cases.
| Mathew Muldoon, by his attorneys,
Steck & Smith, asks that the title to
farm land in section II, township u,
range 13, be quieted in him as against
the claims of Phillip Muldoon.
Flora A. Allen, by her attorney, J.
e. Burnstedt, asks that the same thins
be done In regard to land in section
IS, township u, range Is in which
John Peterson claims to have some in
terest.
| w. A. Carnes asks judgment against
John H. Wilson for $6S.50 on a note
for $5S. dated September IL, 1898.
Sumner Siberell is attorney.
The Equitable Loan company asks
that its mortgage on lot 10 of Blake's
alteration of block 20, in Blake's addi-
ton, and on lot in block 20 in the
same addition be foreclosed, and that
judgment be rendered against John
Wagner and Elizabeth Wagner, the
owners, for $1,652.04, on loan OF
$4,000 made in March, 1895.
Abbie Greenleaf asks that a mort
gage held by her on certain farm land
owned by F. NJ and Nora Reno be
foreclosed and that judgment be rem
dered against them for $1,236. The
mortgage was made June II, 1897.
George F. Heindel is the attorney In
this case as he is in another against
the same persons in which C. H.
Greenleaf is plaintiff. In this case the
plaintiff asks judgment for $1,000 and
the foreclosure of mortgage on GER
tain farm land, dated March 10, 1896
Mr.. Hendel brings still another suit
against William B. Berry in which
John H. Morrell & Co. is plaintiff.
Judl ment is asked for S62.51 on ac-
count that commenced in August, 1895.
Divorce Granted.
At the last term of court Judge
Sloan granted Daisy Keller divorce
from her husband, o. L. Keller, and re.
stored to her her maiden name, Daisy
White.