The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-06-12
DrsTRtcr COUPE.

Court q jolrned rather snddenly on
Tuesday owing toss the tsrt thst
Attorney Brynjo. fson was called to st.
Paul by telegram notifying him Of the
dangerous illness of his wife who was at
the hospital there under treatment.
On the criminal calendar the following
old cases were stricken from the calendar:
State vs.. Frederick Reykjalin. Edward
Osburne, Vim. Burke. Cases VS.. A. B.
Buie and F. G. Russell were continued
H. Johnson for violating prohibition
law, plead guilty was sentenced 5000.
fine and 80 days in Jail.
I'D. Larichiliere and F. Perrault plead
guilty to the same offence. Not yet sent
enced.
T. O'Brien and WI. Briden for the
same offence filed affidavits for continu-
ance.
Joseph Galbert convicted Of horse
steeling, is awaiting sentence.
S. d. Bostwick accused of grand
larceny, by taking deed running to
him and executed by f. D. Reynolds,
conveying farm in Dickey Co. from Of
fee of l. ]. Foster, plead guilty. In this
case civil suit is in course to
determine the real owner Of the deed in
question and the criminal suit will prob
ably not be tried and will in part be set
tied by the outcome Of the civil suit.
A nasty case took up considerable
time Of the court in which Kari Thorarin-
son was accuse Of adultery with the wife
Of Sigurd Thorleifson. Thorarinson is a
cousin of the woman. The evidence
brought out a pretty badly mixed state
Of affairs in the household, as the mar.
ried couple had been living in the house
Of the accused for some six or seven
years, much Of which time the hus-
band was away from home, and when at
home lived apart from the wife. The
Jury gave verdict of mot guilty" which
was probably to be interpreted that com.
planning witness had no kick coming un.
der the circumstance shown by the evil
fence.
Only one civil case has been tried to a |
inish this term, that of. K. Sarver vs..
Vim. Kyle. Kyle is the owner Of a |
:hresher and Sarver worked for him as
engineer. Sarver sued for balance of
wages due, amounting to $65. Kyle put
n counter claim for damages caused |
oy alleged incompetence and careless
less Of Sarver. Verdict directed for the
plaintiff for $685..
The balance OF the cases wete dispos.
ed as follows:
Stricken from Calender-Deering vs..
Mayo, Depuy VS.. Pask, MINI. Thresher
20. VS.. Gudmundsen, Warner VS.. Boyce,
Warner VS.. Meagher, Lee VS.. McGuin,
Wilder VS.. Savage, State VS.. Louden.
Continued-Nichols, Shepard Co. VS..
Chambers; Jackson VS.. Mathew, Ganssle
IS. Sigtusson, Widell VS.. James, Zefeler
IS. Keena. Warner & Andrus VS.. Sar-
,ent Co., Schneider VS.. Weeks, Van
3runt Co, VS.. Fisher, State VS.. Kohler,
spring VS.. Thacker, Stull VS.. Simons,
Nesbit VS.. Wells, Wotska VS.. Fielder,
Wilson ct. al. VS.. Dopking & Bennett,
state VS.. Briden, Tourtelot VS.. Follins,
1eyrock VS.. Walper, Johnson VS.. Busse.
Settled-Epton VS.. Epton, Manson VS..
'mirl, McQuarters VS.. Sutherland, Pax
nan VS.. Thacker.
Dismissed-Brown VS.. Beecher, Hend-
ticks VS.. Rudolph.
Judge Kneeshaw is expected home to
open court again on Saturday, to give
he sentences to the convicted prisoners
md to close up the business of the term.