Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1904-02-24

tablished, running through his farm.
The Board refused to allow him dam.
ages, claiming that the road was q
benefit to him rather than a damage.
The jury returned verdict for the
county. The following persons com.
posed the jury:
G. w. Sellers w. s. Moomau
S. L. Goddard j. M. Williams
Jasper Littell J. q. Moore
}. G. McGaryin l.. w. Chaplin
@. A. Kent Nick Lorenson
J. D. Mills E.. T. Chance
In the other case the question of
commission was involved. Mr.. Keener
claimed he sold Mr.. Alhson's farm
under promise OF commission. The
following jury sat in this case:H
&. w. Sellers w. 9. Moomau
s. l.. Goddard Jasper Littell
j. G. McGaryin G. a. Kent
Nick Lorenson ]. ID. Mills
E. 7. Chance Frank Wright
James Ayers J. S. Brewer.
The jury was out nearly an entire
day and finally brought In verdict III
favor of the plaintiff in the sum of
S25. The case was hard fought and
neither side was satisfied with the
verdict but they settled according 20
the jury's terms. MIR. Allison is now q
citizen Of Cherryvale. He says it Is
his first experience in court and he
hopes it Will be the last. Noble Il
Tincher represented MIR. Allison and
Samuel Griffin represented Mr.. Keener.
The Clark divorce suit was re, opened
but afterwards dismissed.
In the Reif land case Jas. Binning
was appointed receiver and the cause
continued. This is case III which
Mrs. Rief is asking to set conveyance
to John Ref aside. Felix Ref, now
deceased, and Mrs. Reif decided their
homestead to John Reif on certain con.
ditions. They later alleged a violation
| of contract and asked to set the deed
aside. Since the death Of Mr.. Reif,
the suit has been revived in Mrs. Reif's
name. The land is situated in southern
Mngona township.
n. B. Marshall of Valley township
who had a damage suit against tho
commissioners on road matter, COM
promised in preference to going to
trial. The commissioners agreed to
pay their witnesses and MIR. Marshall
paid his. He had been allowed $50
by the Board but claimed $1,000.
j. w. DeGeer vs.. j. Raneman dis.
| missed at cost Of plaintiff.
G. l.. Marcel vs.. j. 0. Davidson dis
missed at cost of plaintiff.
A. B. OFT VS.. Florence D. Whitney
judgment for plaintiff per agreement.
Charles Louis Smith vs. J. L.. G.
Smith, judgment for plaintiff as pray
ed. F. j. Wadsworth, G. Roy Arterburn
and II. III. Case appointed commission
ers to PARTITION land. The report was
approved and attorney fees fixed at
800, payable to Seward I. Field and
Samuel Griffin, fixed as lien on de.
fendant's part of the land.
2. B. Dildsy vs.. j. A. Mccoy dis
missed.
II. G. Alexander vs.. A. Cunningham
dismissed at cost of plaintiff.
T. L. Lindley vs.. E:astus Shore,
judgment for plaintiff. On motion of
defendant Judgment set aside and q
new trial granted.
r. j. Mitchell VS.. Jared HOag ct. al.
dismissed as to Hoag and cause con.
| tlnued.
The Keene Syndicate vs.. G. E.
Fuller. judgment for plaintiff.
r. II. Clay VS. w. w. Thomas, judg-
ment for plaintiff.
t. l.. Lindley VS.. j. E. Sharp ct. al.
judgment for plaintiff.
| O'Neal s. Kaufman VS.. Peet Bros
Mfg Co., application of defendants to
remove to federal court sustained.
! The political vengeance suit being
prosecuted against the Index by A. l..
n Noble, j. N. Thicker and Otis LortOn
was again taken under advisement.
The comfy commissioners asked tc
have the case of Sheriff Haun VS.. the
Board re-opened. They claimed that
the county attorney agreed with them
to file demurrer to the petition and