Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-07-13
'ADjouRNS TO JULY Is
Last Weeks Session a Busy One
in District Court..Adjourn.
ment for Two Weeks.

adjournment was taken until Monday,
July 25, at 2 O'Clock p. m.
All but five cases on the civil and
the entire criminal calendar have been
disposed Of, there being a number of
cases continued from both. Among
the latter is the fifth liquor case
against Benjamin Waterman, which
is continued to July Is. Much of the
past weeks session was taken up with
the Grimes case, which occupied the
attention of the court for three days,
and the end is not yet.
During the term two special venires
OF jurymen were issued.
The following cases were disposed
of last week:
CIVIL CALENDAR.
Walfred Olson VS.: Andrew Anderson. A.
+. Nelson for plaintiff; George Muller for de-
fendant.
Continued.
City of Willmar VS.. Samuel Osmundson.
City Attorney for City.
Continued.
George s. Grimes VS.. Spencer Ericson, S. R.
Child c. H. kohler and Ida Gahl Olson Il
Spicer and Geo. s. Grimes for plaintiff: Thos
II. Salmon, N. l.. Ericsson, S. r. Child and
Samuel Porter for defendant.
Tried July S, 6 and I. Verdict for
plaintiff against Spencer Ericsson to
the amount OF $26O.SO. Dismissed as
to all other defendants. Case will be
q 1a1 IN
Matilda Nj. Gleason VS.: Edward ]. Glea-
son. Olson & spicer for plaintiff
Plaintiff granted absolute divorce
and given custody of children. Suit
brought on ground of desertion.
Parties married Nov. "a. 1899, and
plaintiff deserted March 6, 1902. Two
children born as result of union.
! b. H. Bowler VS.. Jesse Summerlet B. H.
| Bowler for plaintiff; j. j. Schoregge for de-
| fendant.
Judgment in favor of defendant.
Suit regarding promissory note.
E: 5: Jones, respondent, VS.: City Of Will
| mar, appellant. Samuel Porter for plaintiff
| Olson & Spicer for defendant.
Judgment of Justice Cramer re-
versed.
E. s. Jones, appellant, VS.. City Of Wilmar
| respondent. Same attorneys.
Judgment Of Justice Downs re-
versed.
The two above cases appeared or
the calendar as the result OF an ap
peal from justice court. E. S. Jones
expert accountant, of Minneapolis
entered suit against the city of Will
mar for the recovery of witness fees
and mileage to the amount of s12 o.
which he expended in connection with
the Donaldson case. The case was
tried before Justice Cramer, Samue
Porter appearing for the plaintiff anc
City Attorney Olson for the city. Judg
ment for the amount sued for was en-
tered against the city. A change O.
venue was secured and the case wal
tried again before Justice Downs
The court decided in favor of the city
Appeal was then made from this yer
dict, by Attorney Porter, and from
the decision of Justice Cramer, by th'
city. It is probable that the case viii
again be given an airing in municipa
court.
CRIMINAL CALENDAR.
State OF Minnesota vs.. B. F. Miller. Coun
ty Attorney for State; Samuel Porter for de
fendant.
Tried and found guilty. Motto,
made for new trial. Ordered to ap
pear July Is at 2p.m.
State of Minnesota vs.. Benjamin Water
man, five cases. County Attorney for State
George Muller for defendant.
3. Pleaded guilty. Sentenced Jul,
|8 to pay $50 and serve 30 days il
county Jail.
4. Dismissed.
S. Pleaded guilty. Same sentence
as in previous case.
6. Tried and found guilty July 7
Sentenced July 8. Fine OF SO and 3
days in county jail.
Z. Dismissed.
State of Minnesota VS.. A. O. Bryant
County Attorney for State; George Mule
for defendant.
Dismissed.
State of Minnesota vs. B. F. Miller Coun
ty Attorney for State; Samuel Porter for dc
fendant.
Dismissed.
City Of Willm ar vs. Charley Olson. Couu
ty'Atterney for City; M. w. Spicer for de
fendant.
Tried and found not guilty.
State of Minnesota vs.. Benz amin Wate,
man. County Attorney for State; Georg
Muller for defendant.
Continued to July 25.
i In the larceny case of state of Min
nesota vs. Charles Mcintyre defend
ant withdrew his plea of not guilty tt
that of guilty. He was sentenced Of
July to the state reformatory at St
Cloud, where he was taken on Satur
day by Sheriff Lundquist.
The three cases of State of Mime
sofa vs.. G. J. Jorgenson, in which tn
defendant is charged with illegal sale
, of hq aor as an employe of the Gum
, Brewing Co., resulted as follows: L
the first case, which was for an al
legged sale on the 18th of June, tn
, jury returned q verdict of not guilty
/ The second, for an alleged sale on tn
21st of June, was dismissed by orde
of the court. The third, for an q