Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-23
'lNOIH[R COURT GR|g|'
Last Day for Filing Of Petitions
for September Term Causes
. Rush.
Mrs. McGlade Commences Two
More Actions Against the
Saloonists.
Applicants for Divorce Numerou.
...Various Bones Of Legal
Contention.

The calendar Of the coming September
term of the district court will be vol
luminous one, there having been an ac-
emulation of troubles. disagreements,
ETC., during the summer vacation that
the participants and victims want Judi
cially analysed. This was the last day
for the filing of petitions in suits for the
next term.
Mrs. Kate McGlade has engaged in the
prosecution of Marshalltown saloonists
on an extensive scale, having filed the
papers in two suits In addition to the
three previously announced. In each. of
the five cases the allegations are practi-
cally the same, and damages OF s1,5O0I
are asked from the various liquor deal
ers named as defendants, because of all
legged sales to her husband, John Nc
Glade, when he was In an intoxicated
condition. In the last petitions Phil
Borchardt who is now out of business
and II. I. Lofse & Co., South Second
avenue saloonists, are made defendants,
C. S. Giddings is the plaintiff in two
suits, one against j. F. Bratt and the
other against c. c. Bratt. Both are in
and are to recover commissions for trad
ing stock of general goods and store
building at LeGrand for farm land.
From j. F. Bratt he claims s176 and
from c. G. Bratt s212.5o.
I NJ. III. Haviland asks the court to give
him Judgment for $1,000 against Marilla
Loughrey and an order of foreclosure of
a mortgage against property in this city.
Louisa A. Anderson presents plea to
the court that her husband, Ole Andrew
Anderson, has become addicted to
drunkenness and is guilty of cruelty.
She therefore asks a divorce and the
custody of their 15-year-old son. Mr..
and Mrs. Anderson were married in this
city in February, 1888
Mrs. Matilda Hoffman is not suing for
a divorce, but for permanent alimony.
She secured an attachment against the
Pilgrim bar and the sheriffs officers on
Thursday were in possession of the
same for a short time, but on the show
ing of the Gipps Brewing Company that
1t was the owner and that Hoffman was
only an employe the attachment was re-
leased, Mrs. Hoffman failing to give
bonds to protect the sheriff in his ac-
ticn.
w. II. Hill has brought suit against c.
t. LaPlant to recover portion of a
commission for the sale of farm dur
ing the partnership that existed be-
Tween tbs parties to the suit. r,,v s.--
of $3.50 is claimed.
G. w. Egbert, a member of the Iowa
Soldiers Home. has tired of the condl.
lions that compel him to give a portion
of his pension money to his wife. He al
leges in petition to the court that his
wife deserted him twelve years ago:
that she is a practicing physicion and
capable of earning money for her sup
port, but that under the rule of the Sol
diers' Home portion of his pension
money has gone to her. He therefore de-
slres the court to restore him to the con-
Gition of an unmarried man.
Lydia A. Birks. of Timber Creek
township, recites that her husband,
David Lee Birks has been guilty of cru
city, and for this reason she desires a
severance of the marriage ties. Not on
ly this, but she asks alimony in the sum
of $4,000 and the custody OF minor
child, years of age.