The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-02-06
DISTRICT COURT.
February Term Affords No
Criminal Cases.
A Civil Calendar Shortened by the
Settlement OF Several Cases
0thsrs Dismissed.

From Tuesdays Daily.
The February term of the district
court opened promptly at ten o'clock this
forenoon. The calendar is an unusually
short one, and the term is not expected
to continue long.
George Strong of Amboy and Wallie
IL. Anderson of this city were APP
pointed bailiffs for the petit jury, and
John Dufield of Garden City, bailiff for
the grand jury.
Christ Strand of Rapidan was the only
absent member of the grand iurv when
the absent, member of the grand Jury
when the roll was called, who was not
excused. NJ. Z. Comstock had been ex-
cused from service ON the ground of his
age and ILLNESS, j. B. Lytton because he
was out of the state, and H. r. Case of
Shelby because of his age. Z. T. Cham
PIN OF Vernon Center was appointed
foreman.
The only case to be looked into is that
OF Walter Thackery, who was bound
over ON the charge of grand larceny in
the second degree for the alleged theft
of horse from Lester Duffy. The trou-
BILE arose over a horse trade, has since
been settled, and it is not likely that an
Indictment win be returned.
When the criminal calendar was called,
w. L. Comstock moved that the indict-
ment still pending against D. g. Robin
son be dismissed He did not think that
public policy required that the case be
kept on the calendar.
County Attorney Wilson opposed the
motion, saying that it was his wish to
have the case continued, but if the de-
Tense would not consent to this, to have
it marked for trial. The court said that
he would give the attorneys until af-
ternoon to talk the mater over.
The following civil eases were stricken
from the calendar:
The two Heaton cases.
Western Underwriters association VS..
Alice NJ, Daniel /. and John E. Morse,
because settled.
Frank j. Enger VS.. E. R. Fry.
The James Douglas will case.
u. A. Witzel VS.. E. M. Zuel and others.
Louisa Stewart VS.. Frank f. Stewart
James B. Day VS.. VIM. Mountain Jr.
ana Mary Ann Mountain.
A. Benbow VS.. O. M. Hagwell, because
it is Nicollet county case.
Mary e. Sovle VS.. Inga Peterson.
The following cases were settled and
Ellen Blumburg vs.. the Modern Wood
men of America.
Rudolph Malzahn VS.. August T. Graf.
Chas. j., and Alice E. Macbeth VS. VIM
P. Spaulding and others.
r. A. Rogers VS.. Robt. ID. Price
The St.. Paul Trust company VS.. Cyrus
B. and Mary A. Thurston.
Fifteen cases were marked for trial by
jury These include the case of o.
Odjard VS.. VIM. Irving and others, the
two library damage suits, and the dam
age suit of Chris Aamold against the
city of Mankato.
The only suits that the city is inter
ested in is the last named and ]. M.
Broome's suit against the Citizens Tele
phone company and the city.
Wendell Hodapp's suit against the Chi
cago, Milwaukee & ST. Paul railway
company is set for trial by the court. He
sues to recover $500 damages because of
the location of the new interlocking
switch on Plum street, and asks that it
be ordered removed and the railroad
company enjolned from taking up por-
tion of the street.
The matter of the application of Den
lei III. Edwards and others to vacate
certain land in the village of Ieke Crys-
tai was tried before the court this after
noon D. A. Reed appeared for the appli-
cants.
The suit of Engelbert and Anna Olson
VS.. Ole Andengaard will probably be
tried by jury tomorrow afternoon.
An order to show cause was argued
this afternoon in the case of Ransom j.
Marsh VS.. Hugh Erdman. Marsh wants
Erdman restrained from cutting wood
on five acres in Shelby which both claim
to own. One party claims the land by
tex title. w. E. Young and Harry Pad
dock are the attorneys.
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