Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-12-29
THE JANUARY TERM
FIFTY CASES FILED FOR COMING
TERM OF DISTRICT COURT.
HAS NINE HUNDRED DEFENDANTS
Law Cases Predomihate Nearly Three
to One Over chancery Cases Filed
for Triai-ottumwa Building and
Loan Association Case.

Thirty-six law and fourteen chancery
cases are booked for the January term
OF the district court of Wapello coun-
ty which begins January A, 1904, and
which will be presided over by Judge
M. A. Roberts. It is noticeable feat
ure OF the cases filed for trial at the
coming term that the law cases pre-
dominate almost three to one over the
chancery.
| There are no cases worthy of special
comment or of general interest except
the building and loan case, entitled w.
II. H. Asbury VS.. o. Johnson, ct al.
Amendments have been filed to this
case as 1T was originally filed making
every person who owned stock in the
association defendant in the case.
There is practically 5000 involved in
the case and there are 900 defendants
concerned in the case as it is amended.
1t is one of the most voluminous cases
that has ever been filed in Wapello
county.
The following is a short synopsis of
each of the cases fled for trial at the
coming January term:
Chancery cases.
Margaret Cogley VS.. Frank Cogley.
Suit for divorce upon grounds of de-
sertion. w. W. Epps attorney for
plaintiff.
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul rail-
road vs.. |. H. Hammond, auditor. Suit
for injunction restraining defendant
collecting taxes upon Muscatine extern
sion Of Milwaukee railroad known as
Zee n
jacques & Jaques attorneys for plain
tiff.
William Headman VS.. Benjamin Nc
Burney. Suit to quiet title upon GER
tain described real estate. Sumner
Siberel attorney for plaintiff.
w. A. Jones VS.. Mary e. Jones. Pc
tition for divorce, alleging cruel and
inhuman treatment. B. w. Scott, at
torney for plaintiff.
Jesse d. James VS.. Laura d. James.
Petition for divorce alleging habitual
drunkenness and statutory charges. A.
W. Enoch attorney for plaintiff.
Wilhelmine Meggers vs.. Emil Meg
gers. Petition for divorce, alleging
cruel and inhuman treatment. B. w.
Scott, attorney for plaintiff.
Verline Morris vs.. Ollie Morris. Pc
tition for divorce alleging statutory
charges. A. w. Enoch attorney for
plaintiff.
Charles E. Simmons VS.. Themia D.
Simmons. Petition for divorce, alleg-
ing a violent and ungovernable temper
as grounds. for the legal separation
asked. B. w. Scott, attorney for
plaintiff.
Mary Ann Smith, ct al, VS.. Mary a..
Brown. Petition for partition of GER
tain described property located in OF
tumwa. McElroy & McElroy, attor-
neys for plaintiff.
Pearl B. santens VS. Charles A. San
tens. Petition for divorce upon
grounds Of cruel and inhuman treat
ment and statutory charges. w. w.
Epps, attorney for plaintiff.
Silas Warren VS.. John McGrath, ct
al. Petition that certain described real
estate be ordered sold for satisfaction
of plaintiffs mortgage for $500. G. w.
Whitmore, attorney for plaintiff.
j. H. McFadden vs.. Nellie May Me.
Fadden. Petition for divorce, alleging
habitual drunkenness as grounds for
Illegal separation asked. Heindel &
4 Weber, attorney for plaintiff.
Sarah ]. James vs.. Daniel P. James
Petition for divorce alleging cruel and
linhuman treatment and habitual drunk
enness as grounds for legal separation
asked. Petition also asks for sum OIL
$500 alimony. Jacques G Jaques attor
neys for plaintiff.
Mary Groon1s vs.. Arthur Grooms
Petition asking divorce upon grounds
Of cruel and inhuman treatment. A. g
Steck. attorney for plaintiff.
Law Gases.
Mary Aringdale VS.. Guy w. Warner
ct al. Petition for judgment fol
| $492.73, principal and interest due or
ipromissory note. MoElroy & McElroy
attorneys for plaintiff.
Milton d. Bryce, trustee for Glow
Lannnan VS.. Chicago, Milwaukee & st
Paul railway company, suit for $4,000
damages for personal injuries upon
Glow Lanman while a passenger upon
train August 18, 1908. A. g. Steck and
Dawley, Hubbard 6 Wheeler, attor
neys for plaintiff.
Otto Bremhorst vs.. H. j. Ostdiek ell
al, petition for Intervention against
Adolph s. Kuttnauer trading under
name of Hawkeye Cigar Manufacture
| ing Co. to recover for plaintiff $275 due
from defendant. j. ]. Smith, attorney
| for plaintiff.
Batavia Mercantile Co, VS.. Emma T.
Franklin. Suit to recover $174.30 due
for groceries and provisions sold to de
PENDANT by plaintiff at Batavia. M. B
Sparks attorney for plaintiff.
Milton D. Bryce, trustee for Harvey
Woods VS.. Chicago, Milwaukee & st
Paul railway. Suit for 81, 1000 damages
for injuries inflicted on two horses be
ing transported on train of defendant
company August 16, 1903, at Cooper
Iowa. Dawley Hubbard & Wheeler at
torneys for plaintiff.
Luther Carpenter VS.. George God
frey. Suit to recover $347.49 due on
promissory note. McElroy G McElroy
plaintiffs attorneys.
| Carpenter Paper Co. VS.. w. B. Arm.
strong. Suit for Judgment for s257.62
on goods sold to Courier Blank Book
Co. G. w. Whitmore, attorney for
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