The Princeton union., 1901-09-26
dar because OF defect in summons, but
the court overuled the motion and al
lowed defendants, attorney 20 days to

lowed defendants attorney 20 days to
answer the complaints
Cases set for jury trial were the fol-
lowing: Sisters of st. Benedict, appel
lants, VS.. County Commissioners: Geo.
A. Locke vs.. Foley Bean Lum Der Co. ;
j. A. Rush vs. John Adcock; Chester
Pearson VS.. Joseph Craig, and Albert
Kreuger VS.. Chas. iBondemere.
On the criminal calendar the State
VS.. Sawyer was continued. The State
VS.. John Kennedy, appellent, was dis
missed on the grounds of no cause for
action and the judgment of the lower
court was affirmed.
The celebrated Milaca sidewalk case
in which Albert C. Wilkes appealed
from the justice court. was dismissed
on the grounds of improper notice of
appeal. The case promised to be a
good lively one, but Attorney Fosters
motion fixed it.
COURT AND JURY CASES.
After dinner Tuesday the court set
tied down for business and the first
case called was the St. Benedict Sis
ters against the County Commission
ers. This was a case where the au:
thorities of San Raphael hospital in
st. Cloud appealed from the action of
the county fathers in rejecting a claim
of S154 for boarding one Daniel Aul-
guire who pre-empted claim in Milo
years ago, lived happily, remarked.
sold his farm some time afterwards and
got little money and a team of poor
horses, one of which died and the 9TH
er was taken on mortgage With
old age and poor luck staring him in
the face he boughta a piece of land in
Kenabec county for a new home, and
while over on the land one day he burn
ed his eyes and was taken to the hos
pital at St. Cloud for treatment. A
few of the old mans personal effects
were taken by the constable to Milaca
and sold at auction, but by the time
the doctor, consta BILE and all parties in.
terested had made the divy there was
just S13 to remit to the Sisters for car.
ing for the old man who became feeble
and blind and is still at the hospital |.
Considerab evidence was. introduced
and the court requested County Attor-
ney Ross and P. B. German to submit
briefs in the matter. -, - 1885,. e.
The IN next 81 case for trial was. J. A.
Rush VS.. j John Adcock, and it was 3: sc
P. M. when the first jury Of the present
term was called. The case was one in
which Rush had leased ranch to Ad-
cock: and the parties got into a dis
pute over some barb wire fence and
tools and machinery on the farm, which
plaintiff claimed were not the property
Of Adcock by the terms of the lease.
Rush claims defendant is in wrongful
possession of the machinery, etc.. and
seeks to recover the value of the goods,
S4OO and S75 damages, besides of course
costs, etc. The case was on that when
court adjourned for the day The case
had not proceeded far, before every
thing was eliminated in.th legal con-
troversy, excepting the barb wire.
Mr.. Germany, attorney for the plain.
tiff, took the exception he was entitled
to and the case proceeded, with barb
wire the main contention. The case
was given to the jury about IL A. M. .
yesterday, the court instructing the
jury to bring in verdict for plaintiff
for possession of all the property men,
toned in the complaint, other than
the barb wire, and also to give defend
ant a verdict for cost of the fence and
any damages sustained. The jury sent
in sealed verdicts, giving to plaintiff
possession of all property mentioned
in complaint, except the wire, and al
lowed defendant the wire fence valued
at S240 and damages to the extent of
S2OOe Attorney Foster for plaintiff
moved for Judgment, Notwithstanding
verdict, and in case of refusal to have
verdict in favor of defendant set aside.
The motion was allowed on the min
utes.
In the action of Chester Pearson VS..
Joseph Craig, the case was continued by
consent of both parties.
The next case on the calendar was
Albert Krueger VS.. Charles Bonde-
mere, appellant, the case coming up
from justice court. Bondemere ap-
peared and stated to the court that his
attorney was in Norway, whereupon
the. Judge gave him until D. m.s to
either secure the services of his foreign
counsel orr get United States lawyer.
The case was called after dinner, with
Stiles for plaintiff and Gjertsen for de-
fendant. The matter in controversy
was damages Kreugel. claims because
OF the removal, as he claims Of some