The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-02-09
COURT OPENS.
Judge Cray Requests Prompt
ness of Attorneys.
Many Old and Shelf Worn Cases are
Stricken From the Calendar by
General Consent.

The February term OF the district
court opened at promptly ten o'clock
Tuesday, with Judge Gray pre-
siding, After sitting on the bench
for eighteen years, Judge Severance
occupied seat among the thirty
three attorneys who were gathered.
Judge Cray made few preliminary
remarks intended to cause business
to be expedited. He said that he
hoped that the attorneys would have
their cases ready for trial and not, as
in the past, indulge in the most
trivial excuses for not being ready,
which had been a continual grief to
to the court. 1t would be no excuse
that the attorneys did not know that
their cases were to come on so soon,
for they must keep posted as to the
progress being made with the calen-
dar. He suggested that the attorneys
attend court more frequently for this
purpose. Another thing which he
wished the attorneys would do was to
announce openly in court whatever
disposition they make Of their cases,
SO that the other attorneys may know.
He announced that the hours for
holding sessions OF the court would be
from a. m to II m. and from 2 p,
m. TO p. 10. If the attorneys would
be prepared with their cases, bust
ness would be dispatched fully as fast
as if the sessions were longer.
The preliminary call of the calen-
dar was made, and the following civil
cases of long standing were stricken
from the calendar by consent of the
attorneys:
The Mccormick Harvesting Ma
chine Co. VS.. E. Fl. Hughes and Byron
Hughes.
Peter Kreurer, applt, VS.. Town Of
DanVille, respt.
J. W. Tufts VS.. Emery Traver.
Powers Dry Goods Co. VS.. Riley &
Temple.
Pond, Jorgenson y Monks VS.. Joseph
Carroll.
VIM. SchrodetZke VS.. Lewis Gedell.
John Barrett, respt., VS.. jeremiah
Hanatin, applt.
John Holzinger, respt., VS.. VIM
Holinger, applt.
James Mullen. respt. vs.. A. A.
Campbell, respt., E. f. NettIeson,
garnishee.
Alexander W. Anderson US. Paul
Gloucke.
The following cases were reported
settled and were ordered dismissed.
Joseph Kotthof vs.. Sebastian Zim-
norman.
Mary c. Martinson VS.. A. w. John
son ct ais.
In the case of T. r. Flanagan VS..
Geo. W. Thoms, a motion to dismiss
was made By the defendant.
The defendant moved to dismiss in
the case of W. H Mcdonald VS.. the
State Bank of Good Thunder ct al.
In the case of the Mccormick Har-
vesting Machine Co. VS.. A. B. Chapman,
motion was made by the plaintiff for
judgment on the pleadings.
In the suit of Anne Parry VS.. the
City of Mankato, City Attorney gave
notice of his desire to serve an amended
answer.
In the case of Otto Schmeer, respt.,
VS.. A. E. Greig ct ais, applts, the re-
spondent moved to dismiss the appeal
on the ground that no notice of appeal
had been served or filed according to
law.
The following cases were added to
the calendar:
Little vs. Little.
Pittsburg Glass Co. vs.. the Sisters of
the Sorrowful Mother, ct. ais.
Chas. Fl. Rasdall VS.. Jennie Rasdall.
Eighteen cases were marked for trial
by jury, and comparatively few cases
were continued or set for vacation.
There are twenty-four less civil cas- es
on the calendar than on the last calen-
dar.
The suit of Geo. Vosbeck vs.. II. M.
Kellogg is for trial by jury.
The cases in which the city is the de
PENDANT are nearly all for trial by jury.
The trial of the case of the Marquette
Third Vein Coal Co. VS.. F. L. Hansing
was taken up Wednesday forenoon
with a jury. B. G. Taylor
is attorney for the plaintiff and w. A.
Funk for the defendant.
After the calendar had been called,
the charge to the grand jury was given.
All of the grand jurors except J. W.
Schmidt of the Second ward, answered
to their names, Mic Petersen was ap
pointed foreman. The grand jury is
not expected to be in session long.
Among the attorneys present from
out of the city were ex.Attorney Gen.
eral Childs. of St. Paul; Judge j. o.
Andrews, of New Ulm; Representative
U. G. Argetsinger, of Mapleton; Pro