The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-01-17
DISTRICT COURT ENTERS ON
JANUARY TERM.
LIST OF JURORS DRAWN
Venire Issued and Made Returnable
Next Tuesday-Matters Heard
Yesterday.
From Wednesdays Daily Gazette.

From Wednesdays Daily Gazette.
The district court convened .yester
day for the January term, with about
the usual number of civil matters
awaiting disposal. Only three Grim
inal cases appear on the docket, and
one of these, State VS.. Roy Huffman,
will probably be disposed of today.
The first case to pe called al that
of the First National bank of Billings
VS.. Andrew J.. Smart, ct ux. It came
up on a petition of the receiver to be
discharged, which motion was granted,
In the matter O.. the case of Flor
ence E. LETTERS VS.. Emma Murphy,
plaintiffs motion for dismissal was
granted, the defendant not appearing
to enter an objection.
The same action was taken in the
case of Maud Downey VS.. James S.
Downey.
The old case of George A. Miller
VS.. the Northern Pacific Railroad
company, an action for damage, was
up once more; this time on a motion
of plaintiff to retax the costs in the
case. Not being prepared to argue
the motion at that time, a continuance
was granted until today.
The case of the First National bank
of this city VS.. J. H. Conrad was or
dered stricken from the docket on
plaintiffs motion as settled.
By agreement between the respec-
tive attorneys the case of William
Ettien VS.. H. B. Drum was continued
for the term.
An order striking from the docket
the case of H. L. Raft VS.. John Ross
was entered, plaintiff stating that no
bill of exceptions had been prepared
and that no appeal would be taken.
On plaintiffs motion the case Of
the Ramsey & Likemeier company VS.
Yegen Bros. was dismissed as set
tied.
Plaintiffs motion to dismiss was
granted in the case of the Kelly Tan
neyhill company VS.. Henry Kerken-
bush, defendant failing to enter an
appearance.
Permission was granted the judg-
ment creditors in the case of T. c..
Grover VS.. F. S. Mills ct al to amend
the decree of foreclosure entered so
as to accurately describe a certain
piece of real estate, which by reason
of a clerical error was faulty de-
scribed in the decree.
Harry Wolstein, informed against
for grand larceny, was arraigned and
upon his representation that he was
without counsel or means to employ
any an order was made assigning H.
A. Firth for the defense and bail was
fixed at $3.50. In default the defend
ant was remanded and ordered to ap-
pear at 10 o'clock this morning for
plea.
Considerable time was taken up at
the afternoon session by arguments
on defendants demurrer in the case
of Anna Owens VS.. Albert T. Owens,
an action for divorce. The matter
was taken under advisement.
Arthur B. Renwick, a native of Can
ada, was granted full naturalization
papers.
Somewhat Unusual.
One of the last matters of the day
to be disposed of was the case of
Dora Simmert VS.. julius Simmert, an
action for anullment of the marriage
contract. The petitioner set forth
that because of physical infrmities
the defendant was incapable of dis
charging all his functions of husband
and that it caused her much unhap-
piness. No defense vas offered and
the plaintiff was the only witness ex-
amined because of the peculiar nature
of the complaint it was impossible to
secure further testimony.
After hearing the woman's evidence
the court granted a decree of anull-
ment and gave the plaintiff right to
resume her former name, Dora Mortar
ity.
List Of Jurors.
By direction of the court the clerk
drew the names of the following cit
liens and taxpayers to serve as juror
for the term: Homer Bradt, George
Herbert. Ole Erickson, G.. M. Childs,
William Talcott, Fred Stoltz, B. Red
cliff, John Ship, Hosea Connick, w.
L. Allard, Frank Kelly, George w.
Stoddard, John N. Wagner, Thomas
S. Clark, John Folmer, c. w. Silt
nick. F. D. Kellison, John Mccain,
F. w. Lee, E. R. Dodge. C. w. For
ester, F. A. Johnston, w. A. Enochs.
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