Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-02-27
DISTRICT COURT CLOSES
MANY IMPORTANT CASES TRIED
Lewis Gets Five Years, Hurd and
Christopherson One Year. The
Business Of the Past Week
Reviewed.

The district Court has been busy this
week, and ut this date the docket is as
nearly clear as is possible to make it.
The jury was discharged Monday mos>
ming; what business remains for this
term will be finished this morning, and
Court will adjourn before noon. Judge
Hobsen came up from West Union
yesterday to sentence Lewis and attend
to other matters. Following are the
cases disposed of since our last issue:
State of Iowa VS. Arthur Lewis
deft sentenced to five years in the peni-
tentiary, and costs.
State of Iowa vs. John Hogan-deft
sentenced to 70 days in county jail
when penitentiary sentence expires.
State of Iowa VS. Ralph Bloomfield
deft plead guilty and sentenced 10 one
year in the penitentiary and costs.
State of Iowa VS. Frank Hurd and
Otto Christopherson-each deft sem
fenced to one year in penitentiary, and
costs.
State of Iowa VS. Oscar Thompson
and Frederick Schultz-Thompson SEN
fenced to five years and Schultz two
and one-half years in the penitentiary,
Simon Anderson VS. Sarah j. Weof~
sey-diSmissed.
3. F. Clinton VS. Ludwig Linder-
baum-dismissed unless prepared for
trial at next term.
John Steffers VS. L. d. Davidson
dismissed.
A. X. Anderson VS. o. ]. Lomen--
dismissed unless prepared for trial at
next term.
Vile Bros. VS. w. l.. Easton--dis-
missed.
F. p. Kennedy VS. M. ]. Carter-dis-
missed unless prepared for trial at next
term.
w. H. Dent VS. G. ID. Matteson,
admr. ct al-decree and judgment as
per stipulation on file.
James Daily ct al VS. Fuller & John
son Co--dismissed. s
Adelia Maltby VS. G. w. Cady-Al
withdrawn.
F. G. Maltby VS. c. w. Cady--with.
drawn.
M. l.. Hillvs O. G. Gleisner, ct al
decree for injunction and abatement as
prayed.
drawn.
j. G. Rollins VS. Geo. Kratz-judg-
ment for deft against pltff for $25l.5o
and costs.
j. l.. Cameron VS. Thos. Kane ct al
decree of injunction as prayed.
M. l.. Hill VS. ID. Britton ct al
decree of injunction as prayed.
Patrick Lyons VS. John L. Kelley
settled.
X. S. Tolstad VS. Lars Rasmussen
judgment for deft for $l0.54 and
costs.
M. l. Hill VS. VIM. Dunn ct al-dis-
missed.
John Werner VS. Anna Frerich-
judgment for plf for 500 and costs
Nels Thompson VS. Jacob Zuck mayet
ct al-jury disagreed, continued.
B. Il. Hegg VS. Jacob Iuckmayer--
continued.
P. Knox vs. T. l.. Fleming ct al
default, judgment for $43S00.
In re b. u. Street, M. l.. Hill. rela-
tol VS. F. Nockels-deft fined 5000, and
costs, and committed to Jail until paid
of Injunction as prayed.
settled.
b. F. Newcomer, M. l.. Hill, relator
VS. +. Svesta-deft admits guilt, fined
$500 90 and costs, committed TO Jail un-
til paid.
b. f. Newcomer, N. l.. Hill relator
VS. f. Kapinos-samea as above.
In re j. l.. Cameron, Nj. l.. Hill
relator VS. p. Meyer ct al-sanle as
above.
NJ. l.. Hill VS. ]. l.. Klimesh-same
as above.
Greer, Halves & Co. VS. A. NJ Sever
son ct al-dismissed, al judgment for
deft for costs.
Anna Bothne VS. Christi Rierson eft al
report OF referee approved and orders
accordingly.
Mary E. Cameron VS. Fred Boyd 4
Co. ct al-decree of injunction and
abatement as prayed Costs paid and
premises delivered to owner and abate-
meut cancelled as far as relates to pro-
perty.
James Cahill vs Fred Figge, Ed.
| Waters-deft's motion to direct verdict
accordingly.
State of Iowa VS. Il. A. Jayne-de-
fault, and judgment for plaintiff for
5000.
James Hogan VS. James Nolan-with-
drawn.
John Hogan VS. John Bloomfield-
drawn.
II. Rosenblatt & Sons VS.. ]. p. Nor
ran-settled.
| Anna Miller VS. Il. f. Harrington, ct
al-stipulation approved, aud judg
ment against defendant on lst count
All other counts dismissed.
| M. l.. Hill VS.. Nick Croft ct al-temi
porary Injunction ordered as prayed
| o. j. Ness VS. e. p. Engen-default,
Judgment against defendant for $500
Clara Sorenson ct al VS. Emil Oehler
default, decree for plaintiff as prayed
and Judgment for costs.
Nj. G. Carter plaintiff, Nj. l.. Hill,
Relator VS. Carl Huey-defendent ad-
mits guilt, fined 500 and costs and
ordered committed to Jail until paid.
I'm re j. l.. Cameron plaintiff, M. l..
Hill Relator VS. John Wirshing-same
as above.
In all the city paving cases testi-
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