Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1903-03-06
District Court.

DlStr1Cl COurt. 3<
! The March term OF the dietrict
court opened Monday with Judge
Baxter on the bench.
Judge Baxter announced that
court.cases would be tried by Judge
Searle on his return from California
in few weeks, or else that he (J udge
Baxterl would return and try them
towardthe end OF the month. Judge
BaxterSwill open court at Alexandria
next Monday.
A:@A:sMorrill was appointed FORE
man ofthe grand jury.
sheriif Tanner appointed J. ].
Gross, Rocheleau, F. Lilly and J.
W. ra4ner as bailiffs.
The urt took under advisement
motions to dismiss in C. E. jackson
vs. JH Rhodes, and Benin 4 Will
der ysYC, sc E. Jackson.
Thecase of Koenig VS.. estate of
Rev. Lager, Christian Wallner VS.. 81.
Allen, and s. Pendergast VS.. G. and
N. LaFond, were continued to the
spociaIterm April 9th.
The case of D. Sprick vs.. McCor-
mick Go. was transferred from the
jury calendar to court calendar.
The case OF Whittiwer VS.. the Chi.
cago Great Western road was dis
missed BY stipulation, without costs.
! M .|Connel!y OF Swanvi'le was in
dicted for selling liquor to a minor
-OrviHe Raffensparger, aged II
years Feb. Is. Connolly was fined
after he plead guilty, $50,
In the case OF Warren Smith vs..
A. K. Hall the jury gave plaintiff
$307.5O. the amount claimed. A
stay of thirty days was granted.
This suit was brought to recover
earnest money paid Hall on a pur-
chase Of land in Green Prairie Smith
claimed the title was not good.
In the case Of Chas. Gravel Vs..
John Lille, the jurv gave plaintiff a
verdict. OF six cents. The suit was
brought to recover balance of an ac-
count. Lille claimed pay for Is
cords OF wood cut for Gravel four
years ago. Plaintiff claimed Lille
had run up an account at Gravel's
.lFstb6re; chat Liifje was paid for the
wood %and had only cut 80 cords,
which he had been paid for, and
that $37 was due plaintiff.
The case OF Geo. Powers We. Gaudet
4 Doucet, for commission on land
sale, was settled. plaintiff being al-
lowed to take judgment secured IN
Justice court, and $40 to cover dis
trict court expense.
In c. Gravel VS.. Ed Ledoux, the
case was continued after plaintiffs
evidence Was introduced, to
await results in the case of n.
ledoux vs.. the Land, Mortgage, In
vestment and Agency company,
which bears upon tho title to the
property involved. Ledoux rented
q farm from plaintiff in 1901, to
give half the crop for the rent, and
Gravel is suing tor his share and to
establish title. The land company
original owners. gave a contract to
Mrs. Ledoux, now dead, Ledoux as.
signed the land to Gravel, who
claims title under it. The defendant
c aims the assignment was mort
gage and no title passed.
In T Perovitz vs 8 Nagorski, jndge
ment for $l5, with costs and disburse.
ments, was ordered for the plaintiff
The grand jury indicted Julius
Diedrich and Herman Vanselow fo
malicious prosecution injury and de
struction Of property. The two ar
|, charged with taking timber from tn
Hilger ..land. A similar indlctmen
was returned against G G Benson.
The two former pleaded not guilt,
and their case was continued to Sep
tember.
The grand jury reported that tn
county jail was in bad shape. th,
foundation and plastering needing
attention. They recommended that :.
I steam p ipe from the court hodse fur
mace be extended to the Jail; that th
cells and iron work be enameled AM
I that new jail be built as early a
possible.
Marion Roberts, who burglarize,
J W Berg's store, pleaded guilty an
= was sentenced to the state reforma
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