Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-08-23
Finds No Indictment Against II. @
Noble.
YESTERDAY WAS DEFAULT DAY.
Large Number of Divorce DEGREES
Signed and Others ordered-sum-
mary Of the Business Done, Judge
ments Rendered, and Other Matters.
From Wednesdays Daily.

and was known as default day, that
is, when defendants are properly
served with notice of the pendenty
of an acton against them, and do
not appear either by themselves or
by attorney before noon of the second
| day, a note of their non-appearance
will be noted by the court when the
| matter is called to his attention by
the attorney for the plaintiff, and judg-
| ment may be rendered against him.
A large number of defaults were
taken yesterday afternoon, and in 4
number of cases the plaintiff proved
up the allegations made in his petit
ton and was given judgment for that
which he asked, whether it was a
money Judgment or divorce, of
which there was large number
granted.
The regular grand jury for the year
appeared according to the order made
by Judge Sloan prior to the opening
of court and the clerk by lot selected
the following to act as grand jurors
this term, after which l.. S. Shep-
herd was appointed as foreman, and
Frank Whitney as bailiff:
| l.. S. Shepherd, Jacob Lowenberg
George Bane, A. H. Hendrickson
Adam Decker, A. J. Davis and Xavier
! Striker.
| Noble is Free Man.
About 1 o'clock this afternoon the
grand jury came into court and re-
ported that they had failed to find
an indictment against H. G. Noble,
who was held to await the action of
| in, tot
two or three months, and was
charged with the larceny of horse
and buggy belonging to an Eldon
wa, and it is alleged, tried to dis
pose of here. His arrest and pre-
liminary examination followed, re-
| sulting in holding him to the grand
| jury. Noble was thought to have
been concerned in recent attempt
to break jail. The court gave the
sheriff instructions to release the
| prisoners.
/ Business Done.
The following divorce cases were
heard by the court and divorces
granted, altho the DEGREES have not
yet been signed: Josephine Peter
son VS.. Charles Peterson. Decree or
dered and plaintiff given custody OF
the children. Mabel Chiffon VS.. AL
bert Chiffon; Josephine Chenall VS.
Charles A. Chenall; Andrew w. Fra
zell VS.. Laura A. Frazeu; Viola Dag
Bean VS.. H. B. Bean; Matte French
vs.. Daniel w. French, decree or
dered and also alimony in the sum OF
|
Wright; Mary M. Searles VS.. George
R. Searles; Arville Swope VS.. c. R.
Swope.
Divorces Granted.
The following divorces were granted
and the DEGREES signed, with the ex-
ception of the case of Laura Knapp VS..
Lewis Knapp, in which George F Helm
del was appointed to defend the de-
PENDANT by the court, because Lewis
at present, is in the penitentiary:
Anna Hartley vs. Alexander Hartley.
Plaintiff granted divorce and the
custody of ira Arminda, Lucy, Ella,
Bessie and Josephine, the children
born to the couple. Mrs. Hartley was
also given the household goods and
furniture.
Clara Ripley VS.. John Ripley. Plain
tiff granted divorce and the restora-
ton of her maiden name, Clara Rush.
Clara Huddleston VS.. George Hud-
dleston. Plaintiff granted a divorce
and the custody of her child, Pearl
May.
Judgments Entered.
Judgments were entered in the fol-
lowing cases, mostly on notes and ac-
l &c thn hniy iY,t bar ca
of e. A. Hubbard VS.. d. d. Smith, ct
al, which is cited as damage case:
c. e. Mcdaniel VS.. Payne, Brad
shaw, Mcmahon & Co., attachment;
judgment entered for $16S.26, with in
terest and costs, and an order for the
sale of the attached property.
Fair, Williams Bridge Manufacture
ing Co. VS.. Payne, Bradshaw, McMa.
hon & Co., attachment; judgment en-
tered against defendants for $992.95
with interest and costs, and an order
made for the sale of the attached prop
erty.
Nancy E. Randall VS.. T. A. Grooms
suit on note; judgment rendered
against T. A. and Clara Grooms for
s229.30, interest, attorneys fees and
costs.
Iowa National Bank VS.. w. l.. John
son, suit on note; judgment rendered
against defendant for $74.20, interest
attorneys fees and costs.
G. S. Howe VS.. M. B. Richie, suit or
note; Judgment rendered against de
PENDANT for S1S6.59, attorneys fees, in
terest and costs.
E. A. Hubbard VS.. D. D. Smith ct al
damages; judgment rendered against
defendant for $265.4S, interest ant
costs.
Foreclosures.
The following foreclosure DEGREES
were signed giving plaintiff judgmen
for the amount of the note and an OF
der for special execution to issue fol
the sale Of the property covered by thu
mortgage to satisfy the same.
T. j. Nash VS.. w. ]. Baker ct al
Judgment for $2,65S.S9, interest, attor
ney's fees and costs. The north frac
tional half of the northeast quarter o
section g. township 81 range Ia, order
ed sold, together with all buildings ant
e mining machinery thereon.
j. w. Hanley, administrator VS.
George Godfrey. Judgment for $786