Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-12-25
RESUME OF WORK IN COURT
Many Cases on Each Docket Disposed of
During October Term.
FINAL ADJOURNMENT LAST SATURDAY
SEVERAL IMPORTANT TRIED DURING THE EIGHT
WEEKS OF THE TERM, DAMAGE SUITS TAKING UP coNsID
TIME-LAW SETTLED
STATE CASES - COMPLETE


An examination of the records of
the October term of the Wapello coun-
ty district court shows that a great
deal of work has been done during
the eight weeks which closed last Sat
urday A large number of cases were
tried and several more were dismiss
ed, and clearing was inaugurated
among the state cases which took ma
ny of them from the docket although
less than usual of this class were ac-
tually tried. Among the biggest cases
of the term were the Collingwood
damage suit against the Illinois &
Iowa Fuel Co., the matter of claims
against the Ottumwa Loan & Build
ing association, the Frank Swartz adul-
terry cases, and the Vance damage
suit against the town of Eddyville. A
resume of the work done during the
term on the various dockets follows:
chancery Cases.
Jennie McSparen VS. George w. Nc
Sparen-Divorce Octobed 81, plain
tiff given deere of divorce and custody
of three minor children. Cost taxed
against the defendant,
Lillian C. Park VS. Leander Park
Divorce. October 81, decree of divorce
granted and the plaintiff given the
name she bore before she and the de
PENDANT were married, Lillian G. Nor
ton.
Electa S. Berry VS. BENJAMIN Il
Berry, divorce October 81, Decree OF
divorce granted and plaintiff restored
10 her maiden name, Electa S. Egbert
w. H. McElroy, administrator, VS. r.
P. Hughes ct al, suit to set aside a
deed. October 81, case settled and
dismissed.
S. d. Carter VS. VIM. l.. Brown, ct al,
suit to quiet title. October %, decree
signed quieting in plaintiff title to GER
tain land in section 8, toHnhip ~
range u, Wapello county.
Ella Devenna V Neil Devenna, dl-
vorce. October %, plaintiff given a
decree of divorce; costs taxed against
the plaintiff.
Grace B. Fitzgerald VS. James Fltz
gerald, divorce. October 2S, plaintiff
given decree of divorce and custody OF
minor child, Agnes M. Fitzgerald.
Bell Neff VS. Loren Neff, divorce
October %, case dismissed by plain,
tiff. IL. 90. II
James F. Smith VS. Emma Smith, di-
vorce. October g.. decree OF divorce
signed. Costs paid by plaintiff.
Ethel Downey VS. Joseph A. Downey
divorce October %, decree of divorce
signed and plaintiff given custody OF
minor child. Garnet Downey.
Rosa E. Hyde VS. Walter ]. Hyde
divorce. October %, decree of divorce
signed and the plaintiff allowed to re
sumo her maiden name, Rosa b
French
Joseph H. Spry and Conrad Ostertag
VS. Louis CASA, ct al, suit in equity
October %, decree signed quoting in
plaintiffs title to certain described real
estate in section 20, township "
range 10, Wapello county
S. d. Baker and Sumner SiEerell
ex'trs., VS. Mary NJ Bradley, ct al. fore
closure October 20, default decree
signed.
James Dunning VS. Ella Dunning
equity. October 20, decree signed an
nulling marriage contract entered int
Between plaintiff and defendant Feb
ruary &c. 1879 on grounds of defend
ants insanity.
q. Eyre VS. R. Eyre. divorce. OctC
Der 20, decree of divorce signed
FL L. Harris VS. John NJ. Fish, ct a
suit to quiet title. October 20, deere
signed quieting in plaintiff title to Gel
tain described real estate in section
township rs, range 15 Wapello cou1
ty
Mary 3. Summers VS. Emmett Sun
mers, divorce. October 80, decree {
divorce signed and plaintiff given Gu!
tody of minor child, Opal Drew Sun
mers.
Naomi Cline VS. James Cline,
vorce October 80, decree Of divorc
signed.
Ed. Hall VS. Eva Hall, divorce. o.
tober 81 decree OF divorce signed.
David N. Floyd VS. Carolyn Floy,
divorce. October 81, decree of divorc
signed.
Myrta Enyart VS. H. B. Enyart, d
vorce. October 81, decree of divorc
signed.
Ida J. Shepherd VS. Catherine {
Foster, ct al, suit to quiet It'll
November 1, decree signed quietin
title in plaintiff to sixty feet off til
northeast end of south forty-four fe
of lot 275 block 20, In the original pls
of the city of Ottumwa.
Samuel Mccullough VS. Thomas Pc
lock, ct al, suit to quiet title. Mover
Der /, decree signed quieting in plat
tiff the title to the west half of I'll
northwest quarter of section 20, tow
ship 70, range IA, Wapello county.
Eva A. Order VS. Louise G. Burrow
sin to quiet title. November 1, deere
,t'itis'.' in plaintiff the title
certain described real estate in Sc
R,snip Ii, range 13, Wapel
coGpty, containing in all 1867 acres.
Chas S. Milfisack VS. Alexander
Younken, suit to quiet title. Mover
Der 5, decree signed quieting title
plaintiff to certain described lands
section 4, township II, range IL, w
pello county.
A. B. Williams VS. Albert Watts,
al, equity. November 6, case settle
and dismissed.
Henry Poncy VS. Emma Poncy, i
vorce. November 7, decree of divor,
signed and plaintiff given custody !,
two minor children, Alice and Eel
Poncy.
Elizabeth Bosworth VS. Granite Sta