Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-01
FOR JANUARY TERM.
Many Gases Filed in County Clerks
Office Yesterday.
CAME LATE in THE AFTERNOON.
Attorneys Hustled in at the Eleventh
hour of the Last Day for Filing for
the Next Term Of court-something
Regarding the Cases or Record,
From Fridays Daily.

ioh . 1Idlly.
There will be plenty of work for the
January term of district court. Not
withstanding a large number of cases
had been filed previous to yesterday,
the attorneys fairly tumbled over each
other late yesterday afternoon, in or
der to get in on time. 1t was the last
day for filing for the January term,
and as usual there was an extraordi-
narily large amount of business at the
last minute. Some of the more impor-
tant of the cases filed yesterday are
as follows:
Brooks VS.. Brooks.
George Brooks asks the court to sew
er the bond which holds him in marital
relationship to Jennie, his wife. The
Two were married at West Grove, Da-
Wis county, in December, 1899. The
plaintiff alleges in his cause of action
that six weeks after marriage the wo-
man deserted him, and commenced as
sociating with certain persons for
lewd purposes, and further, that she
sold the canned fruit that they hap
pened to have in the house, when the
separation took place, keeping the
money for her own use. B. w. Scott
is the attorney for the plain.-f.
Carroll VS.. Carroll.
William Carroll is another dissatis-
fed husband. He applies for divorce,
thru his attorney, B. w. Scott, on the
ground that his wife has committed
adultery. They were married only last
september, in this city.
Wants $4,000 Damages.
The Ottumwa Brick C Construction
Co. is made the defendant in a suit
for damages, filed by Sandy A. King.
Mr.. King alleges that on September Z
last, while he was employed by de-
| PENDANT company, that he was ordered
| to pull down certain stays about a
kiln, and that while doing SO some
portion OF the structure gave way,
crushing him to the ground with very
disastrous results. He states in his
petition, prepared by Attorney w. w.
Epps, that he was injured in various
parts of his body, and that among his
iexpenses, on account of said Injuries,
is 5000 for physicians and medicine,
500 for nursing and care and $3.50 for
loss of time from his work. He claims
that he has suffered damages to his
person in the sum, of $2,140, and he
blames the Brick & Construction Co.,
to the extent that he thinks it ought
to reimburse him.
On Promissory Note.
4 w. H. G. Jaques has brought suit
against. John B. Seadore, and others,
on promissory note for $3.50.
Another Divorce Case. i-t;:,
According to the petition filed by
the plaintiff, Louisa Hunter and her
husband cannot get along we'll togeth-
er. They were married May 9, 1898,
and now the woman claims that she is
mot receiving the support that she
should under the circumstances. Her
case is being looked after by Messrs.
Jaques & Jaques.
/ Sues Insurance Company.
/ Mrs. Maggie Miller has brought suit
against the Security Insurance Co.
She claims in her petition that she
held a $500 policy in that company, on
her househo.u goods, which were
burned at 923 Twelfth avenue west, in
Cedar Rapids, July II last, and that
said company has failed, and in fact
refuses to pay the same in keeping
with its agreement. She files SEIZED.
ule of her goods which foQts up S621
and she also files list of the goods
burned which goes to show that the
loss was 1913, leaving a salvage of on
ly So. The woman will be represent
ed by Attorneys w. w. Cory and w
w. Epps.
Petition in Foreclosure.
The Iowa National bank has sued
Frank s. Worcester and his wife, EN-
ma Worcester, and others, on prom
issory note for 5000. ,ricNett & tbs
dale represent the plaintiffs.
Burnett VS.. Janney.
Mrs. Laura D. Burnett, executri,
nett, has sued the Janney Manufactur
ing Co., for $341.57, which amour
she claims to have been due the de
ceased at the time he was taken il
August Is, 1900. She is Represented
by Attorneys McElroy & McElroy.
John Fleming Wants Damages.
John Fleming has brought sui
, against the Chicago, Rock Island {
, Pacific Railway Co., thru his attorn
eys, Messrs Steck & Smith and ask
damages in the sum of $500 alleging
that he received injuries in a runawa,
on East Main street, as the result o
the horse which he was driving beini
frightened by one of defendants en-
gines.
Foreclosure.
The Fidelity Loan and Building as
ISOLATION has brought foreclosure pre-
| ceedings against w. c. Kibbler, thr
| it's attorneys Messrs. Mitchell & Hur
ter. The amount asked for is $426.SS
Other Foreclosures.
]. A. Phillips has sued Robert an
Emma Finley, ct al. on promissor
note, and he asks judgment in tn
sum of $4,000.
: The Ottumwa Building and Loa
3 Savings association has sued Vert Ell
: yart for $685. on a promissorve not
said to have been made by thr .fent
ant. Jacques & Jaques will .5resen
the plaintiff.
Messrs. Raney & Sis .5ns con
menced foreclosure oceedine
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