The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-12-11
in DISTRICT COURT
Crisis Ground Out by the Mills
of Justice


are being hurried along by Judge
Clements and despite interruption and
additions work on the docket Is pro-
crossing in good shape. In the guar
dianship of Rachel H. Presnell, petit
ton to remove the guardian was filed.
The guardian thereupon rendered his
resignation provided that the petition
for removal would be dismissed. The
petitioner then dismissed her petition
for removal and the resignation of the
guardian was accepted. The report
of the guardian was filed accordingly
and additions thereto with hearing set
for Dec. %.
Divorces Asked.
The following cases have been filed
with the district court for trial: H.
C. France VS.. Jennie France, petition
for divorce. This case is the outcome
of the case for divorce OF Augustine
VS.. Augustine. Mrs. Augustine Sc
cured her divorce few days ago and
now the above case makes its ap-
pearance, as it represents the other
side of the matter.
Sarah r. Sullivan VS.. E. P. Sullivan,
divorce.
The case of Brewer VS.. Hugg is still
on for trial. Testimony is now being
taken. DR.. A. A. Hugg went on the
witness stand yesterday afternoon
and he is still being examined. The
outcome is being awaited with inter-
est.
Sheriff Cricket took Esther Hart of
Oskaloosa, to Mt. Pleasant asylum on
Sunday, she having been committed
by the commissioners of insanity last
week.
46. Lost Creek Coal Co. VS.. Thomas
o. Holleran attachment Trial and
Judgment vs.. defendant for $94.49 and
interest.
&C. Western Queensware Co. VS.. ].
S. Baitsell, contract. Case is order
ed stricken from docket. t
127. w. R. Nugent VS.. w. o. Nugent,
to quiet title. The plaintiff is grant
ed leave to amend his petition.
$50. John Schweyer VS.. A. P. Ander-
son & Co., appeal. The justice of the
peace is ordered to correct the record
and the transcript.
Law and Equity.
H. Joseph w. McElroy VS.. Cath.
McElroy, partition. Final report ap.
proved and full discharge ordered.
1874. Mccormick Harvesting Ma
chine Co. VS.. William Thrash. Note.
Default of defendant and judgment.
The same action in the cases Of 100
Irwin Phillips Co. vs.. Spain and Saw
yer, and 268 William Mattison & Son
VS.. John McJamison.
The remaining time of the court
for the session was taken up by the
trial of the case of Brewer VS.. Hugg,
mechanics lien.
&c.. A. B. Hull VS.. Andrew Shaw.
motion of the defendant to dismiss
cause submitted to the court.
100. John G. Thomasson v Tennis
Vogelaar, to quiet title. The motion
of the defendant to make other par
ties defendants in the action is
confirmed.
1872. Tracey Palmer v Fred Romer
damages. Motion of the defendant
to strike from the petition Is submit
ted.
140. Simon Lewis VS.. Sam Fursten-
berg, attachment. The defendant is
given until January to plead.
156. J. w. Jordan VS.. VIM. Cricket,
sheriff. Replevin. TIE defendant with
draws clearance to petition and is
given until next Wednesday to plead.
1913. Isaac Shockley VS.. r. r. Lock
ard, note. Motion for security for
costs confessed and the plaintiff is re-
quested to file cost bond in the sum
of 800 by January 1.
257. w. E. Moses VS.. George Engle.
Quiet title. Motion for security for
costs is confirmed and plaintiff re-
quested to file cost bond of 5000 by
next Wednesday.
PSI. Nellie &. Talon VS.. Jesse P.
Talon, partition. l.. T. Shangle is
appointed guardian ad Item for min
ors. Trial. Decree to sell real estate
at public or private sale. Josiah At
kinson is appointed sale referee and
the bond required is $12,500.
Al. Geo. w. Godfrey, admr. of estate
of A. L. Hooksden, made party de-
PENDANT. Defendants given until next
Wednesday to plead.
260. Default of defendant. John N.
Mccoy appointed guardian ad Item
for Clyde Bailey, one of the plaintiffs.
In the matter of Peter Meyer VS.. w.
F. McVey, admr. of estate of VIM. q.
Evans, dcd. For order on award.
Judgment on the award of arbitrator
against Peter Meyer in favor of the
estate for sum of $4,000 and costs, to
be divided in accordance with the
award and judgment accordingly.
Divorces.
PIP. May Mitchell VS.. Simpson
Mitchell. Default of the defendant
trial and decree for plaintiff as pray
ed. PLAINTIFF is to pay costs.
2S2. Emma Cocoanut VS.. Edward
Cocoanut. Omit from docket.
25S. Trial and decree for plaintiff
as prayed. Custody of child, Dorothy
Augustine, awarded to plaintiff.
It,d .oos~~k a.. 1870