The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-02-26
TRIVIAL CASE
OCCUPIES COURT

District Court Makes Haste
Very Slowly.
Jury On Schleswig Case Had Not
Agreed Upto Last
Night
g The trial of the case of A. Holaneck
VS. VIM. Schmidt was commenced on
Monday afternoon before jury. The
plaintiff is a music teacher at Schles.
wig, and organized band at that point
agreeing to teach the members thereof
for a specified SUN per month, for
term OF one year. The defendant was
member OF the band, and during the
month of January the band gave
benefit dance One Fred Peterson was
appointed manager of the band, and
because the members of the band ar
ranged for the dance without consult. |
ing him he quit the organization. The
/ defendant Schmidt is interested in the
opera house at Schleswig aud because
| the band arranged to have the dance
in Schroeders hall without giving him
an opportunity to bid for the dance in
his hail. he also left the band. and he
and Peterson, with four other mem bers
of the band formed new organization.
The defendant paid the plaintiff for
three months services, and plaintiff
seeks to recover the balance due for
The uneXpired term OF his contract, al
leging that he has been ready and
willing at all times to carry out his
part OF the agreement. He also asks
for $4,000 damages, claiming that the
defendant induced other members of
the band to violate their contract with
him and leave the band, thereby seek
ing to destroysthe band The defea-
) dand claims that after leaving the
band he provided place where he
ask the plaintiff to teach him and the
: other members of the cid band, which
; the defendant refused to do. The case
a was argued AID submitted to the iur1
: Wednesday forenoon
i The next case for trial TO Jury ia
+ thai of the Farmers State Banl, of
e Charter Oak against Henry Bell, as
i Sheriff. The defendant as sheriff.
9 under an execution issued in this
n county IN favor of Carr, Scott & Co..
l. against G. y. Sleeper, levied on three
COWS and horse in the possession OF
J. Sleeper. The plaintiff, claiming the
e right OF possession to said proper ty by
d virtue OF chattle mortage given to i,
r. by the defendant Sleeper prior to the
ST issuance OF the execution, replevineC
=. tie property from the sheriff, and this
r. action is to determine the question o.
n who Is entitled to the possession of the
v property in controversy.
If In the case of Co operative Beer Co
l. VS. Marcus Horst. the plaintiff is suins
N on account for $3.50 So The defendant
files answer admitting that he purchas
o ed merchandise from the plaintiff. but
"a AYERS that the same was Intoxicating
=. liquors which We're purchased and sole
n in violation Of the laws of Iowa. DE
PENDANT files a counter claim allegins
IS that ne has paid the plaintiff the sum o
Il SOL 80 for Intoxicating liquors sold il
- violation OF the laws OF Iowa and there
"a fore asks Judgment for that amount
a. The plaintiff has filed "a demurrer to tn
- answer and counter claim, which raise
y very interesting question. The plant
~ iii runs q wholesale liqure house il
j., Sioux City and the defendant runs
saloon in Manila.
~ In the case Of Peter Kortum VS. C |.
h. Patterson The defendant FLED a tria
- notice and had the case assigned fo
a trial The defendant then asked pei
j., mission to withdraw his trial motto
and have the case taken out of Tia
assignment to which the plaintiff OF
OF jected The case was however. take
th out of the assignment, to which tn
no defendant excepted
Tena Johansen sued Jurgen Johanss
IS for separate maintenance, allegin
re cruel and inhuman treatment. D.
of fendant appeared and filed answe
iss Plaintiffs attorney withdrew his a
'S' pearance and the defendant demande
K' trial. There being no appearance f,
mis- the plaintiff her petition was dism sse
rk. G. l.. Patterson VS. Peter Kortum
case tried III the Justice Court
West Side and judgement was rel
dered for the plaintiff The defenda
nv claims to have filed appeal bond ~
-, perfected his appeal TO the Distri
'll Court. but the Justice oil the Pea
hi failed aud neglected 10 seud up i
th. 4 papers The Geie ndaut therefore ask
the court for a rule reqsiring t
Justice TO certify his records to t
District Court. The plaintiff has i'll
atfidayits justifying the position TAX
nty by the Justice, and defendant is Civ
on untilW ednesday to file counter shown