Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-03-17
AN ODD DIV OR CE
Vim. e. Doud Charges Wife With
Inhuman Irony.
MARCH TERN CLOSED YESTERDAY
Many Divorce Cases to be Heard Dur
ing Coming Tern,-Wm. Doud Wants
to be Separated From His Wife Who
is Deaf and Dumb.

ing the March term OF the district
court will be that OF William
3. Doud VS.. Mary ]. Doud,
in which the plaintiff wants
divorce. In his petition he states
that his wife is not only deaf and
dumb, but has an ungovernable tenn
per, and that she has several times
threatened his life by actions and signs
1t is seldom that the man of the fam
lily has reasons to object to the cruel
and inhuman treatment rendered him
by his wife, but in this case this is the
prime reason for the application for
divorce.
There are twenty-five divorce cases
on the docket for the March term
This is not as large number as has
been seen many times during a month.
Yesterday was the last day of filing
for the March term, and the Office was
crowded with attorneys all day getting
new cases in before the close of the
intervening time between the last term
and this term. Many eases which have
been pending for several terms will
either be tried at this term or scratch
ed from the docket.
Law.
A. e. Anderson VS.. VIM. Faukes, ct al
Suit on note. Plaintiff demands Judgment
for sum of $3.50 with interest which he
claims is due him on note given by de-
PENDANT. Heindel & Webber ATTORNEYS for
plaintiff.
j. Cundiff VS.. C. B. & Q. R. R. Co.
Suit for damages. Plaintiff asks $4,000
damages for injuries received by being run
into by a hand car while in the employ of
4 said company. Lake u Hall, attorneys for
3 plaintiff.
H. NJ Carpenter VS.. Mary Reed. ct al
Petition for foreclosure. Plaintiff demands
Judgment against defendants in the sum
of 1925, which he claims is due him on
two promissory notes given him by de-
PENDANTS. Steck & Smith, attorneys for
plaintiff
Clarence T. Campbell VS.. c. r. l. & p
Co.-Srit for damages. Plaintiff asks
damaees in the sum of $1.500, alleging that
the failure of the company to keep its
trestle in condition that the water might
pass through has caused an overflow of
the water running from Halrow's branch
upon the property in that vicinity. A. w.
Enoch attorney for plaintiff.
Bertha Devol executrix, VS.. l.. Drum
mond-suit for rent. Plaintiff demands
Judgment for sos for rent of farm belong
ing to the estate of A. b. Devol of which
she is eNecutrix. Jacques & Jaques, at
torseys for plaintiff.
Helen p. Drummond, ct al, vs. Bertha
/. Devo,--Petition for construction of will.
Plaintiffs pray that the will of the late: A.
2. Devol be constructed by the court that
the defendant. Bertha Il. Deyol should
have but life interest in certain lands
in Wapello county in question asd that she
be enjoined and restrained from making
sale OF said lands Steck u Smith, attor-
neys for plaintiff.
James A. Guest VS.. w. L. Carrnthers-
Petition for attachment Plaintiff asks
Judgment for 5000. with interest, which
he claims is due him in payment for a
musical instrument purchased by defend
! ant from plaintiff. He asks that writ
of attachment be issued against the prop
erty of the defendant. Heindell & Weber,
attorneys for plaintiff.
l.. G. Hendershott VS.. o. l.. Campbell
Appeal from decision Ground for an ap-
peal from the decree rendered against the
plaintiff in an election contest for
Justice of the peace for Center township,
Wupello county, is based upon the dis
senting opinion of Associate Judge VIM.
Wilson. Dissenting opinion states that
twelve ballots marked and identified by
Judge Vim. Wilson were counted by the
majority judges for the defendant L. o.
Campbell, when in fact they should have
been counted for the plaintiff, thereby Civ
ing him a ma jority of the votes cast. Full
Ter, Ayres e. Cory, attorneys for the plain
tiff
j. r. Hobbs vs. Western Union Telegraph
Company for damages. Damage in
the sum of S1.S00 is asked by the plaintiff
by reason of the defendants failure to
promptly deliver telegram an
nouncing the death of Dolie Hoff, daugh-
ter of the plaintiff, thereby preventing her
body from being brought to Ottumwa for
burial. Sumner Siberell, attorney for plain
tiff
W. r. Mccoy VS.. James K. Deford, ct al
Petition for foreclosure. Plaintiff de-
mands Judgment against defendant in the
sum of Sal Is with interest and costs up
on a promissory note given by defendant.
Seneca Cornell, attorney for plaintiff.
Sarah w. Mccoy, ct al, VS.. JAS Cald-
well, ct al-Petition to quiet title. Plain
tiffs pray that they may be declared the
owners in fee simple of certain described
real estate and that defendants be estop-
ped from having any right OF title to same.
Seneca Cornell, attorney for plaintiff.
Thomas j. Nash VS.. Annie Doran-Peti-
ton for foreclosure. Plaintiff asks iudg-
ment in the sum of S1.50000 with interest
and costs upon promissory note and that
said Judgment be declared lien upon
certain described property. A. w. Ernest,
attorney for pantic.
Chas. ii. Mears & Co. VS.. r. B. Teeter,
ct al--Action on note. Plaintiffs pray
Judgment against defendants in the sum
of $3.50 with interest and costs upon prom.
issory notes given plaintiffs by defesdants.
Heindel " Weber, attorneys for plain,
tiff.
c. Il. Norton VS.. T. II. Pickler-Suit for
damages. Plaintiff demands Judgment in
the sum OF S2.400 with interest and costs
against the defendants for damages by rea-
son of the defendants cutting down, injur.
ing and carrying away timber, trees and
shrubs growing upon property belonging
to the plaintiff. Mitchell & Hunter and
McElroy & McElroy, attorneys for the
paintff.
Lydia L. Parsons, guardian, VS.. c. A.
Observation-Disclosures Plaintiff states that
she is the legally appointed guardian OF
Lulu f. Saunders and that on her behalf
Il she claims judgment on promisory note
given by defendant in the sum of STA with
interest and costs. w. Il. Nelson attorney
for plaintiff.
Rachel Robinson vs. City of ottumwa
Suit for damages. Damages in the sun
of $4,000 is asked for personal injuries re
ceived by plaintiff in Il fall caused by
defective sidewalk. Il. w. Scott attorney
for plaintiff.
Jno. w. Renhard VS.. Clyde Reynolds
Action on note. Plaintiff asks judgmen
against defendant in the sum of s11T.4
with interest and cost on II promissor!