The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-05-09
DISTRICT COURT.
General May Term Of the District
Court TO Convene on Monday
In st. Cloud.

The general May term of the dis
trict court conyenesp at the court house
on May Is, and the calendar shows
some cases Of Importance TO be con-
sidered by court and jury. Judge
Searle will preside and the grand jury
meets on Monday, the petit jury being
convened on Wednesday.
Probably the civil case involving
the largest sum of money is that in
which Lucas Kells, as assignee OF N.
2. Clarke, seeks to recover the value
of the so-called Clarke farms from the
Mcclure estate. The farms, which
are known as the Meadow Lawn stock
farms, were conveyed to the late Mrs.
Clara c. Mcclure in 1894 for con-
sideration of $50, 400. The failure of
Mr.. Clarke occurred the next gear and
the assignee is seeking to set aside
the transfers on the grounds that the
sales made the Mcclure estate q
preferred creditor. Cases involving
the same point, only that tracts of pine
land are involved, are pending in ST.
Louis county between the same parties.
Another echo of the disastrous times
of 50 is in suit begun against N. P.
Clarke by Asa Fisher of Cripple
Creek, Col. Fisher sues Clark for
49,, S3S and interest since '95. The
suit is based on promissory notes.
The defendant has demurred to the
complaint, alleging number of legal
objections to the bringing of the suit
and it is not probable that the case
will be tried on it's merits at this term.
The suit of Lucas Kells as as
signee of Andrew J. Smith, the insol-
vent Sank Centre banker, against DR..
c. NJ. Long of Osakis, has also been
noticed for trial at this term. The
case was tried some months ago, the
decision being for the plaintiff in
large sum. The transfers of lands
just before the Smith failure were in
yolyed and the attorney for the Osakis
doctor is now trying to secure a new
trial.
A case INVOLVING a large amount is
the suit Tor an accounting between
former business partners. J. A.
Caughren of Sank Centre has brought
an action against A. L. Riley of this
city, claiming some $4,000 to Sl2,O
in a settlement.
The Great, Northern will be defend
ant in personal injury damage case
brought by Chris. j. Miller for s., 900,
and the suit of Anton Nmyst vs.. V.
Batz. which was once tried in the dis
trict court, will come On for the second
trial under a decision of the court be
Gently made and granting the defend
ant that privilege.
Another personal injury case is that
begun by John Haller ag ainst Gerhard
Fl. Reisner, proprietor of the Avon
saw mill. Haller claims that while
employed in the defendants sawmill
on January p, defendant suddenly
and without warning reversed the
steam feed carriage and he was thrown
on to log and carried against the
fast revolving saw. His arm was crt
entirely off. He claims damages of
$3.50.
Mrs. Margaretha Metzroth has
brought action against N. P. Clarke to
recover the face value and interest on
IS, 600 of certificates of deposit in the
Clarke & Mcclure bank when it failed
in 1895. The case will come on for
trial at this term.
The grand jury will have number
of cases to consider. In jail waiting
the setting Of the jury are: Edward
Folsom, changed with criminal assault:
Julius Miller, with burglary; John
Roller and Geo. Davis, with burglary;
Samuel Clay, and William Rurdell,
with grand larceny in the second de-
gree.