The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-03-10
new CASES IN COURT
Much New Litigation is Started in
the District Court Which Meets
in Leon March Fl, 1904.

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the District Court Which Meets
in Leon March Fl, 1904.
O. M. Jordan VS.. w. r. Wilkie and
wife, Plaintiff asks to have mechan-
ic's lien established on lots IL and -,
block 25, town of Leroy, to secure pay
ment of claim for $4667 for material
/ furnished for dwelling on the prem
ises. " r. McGinnis, attorney for
plaintiff.
Alice Arebaugh VS.. Frank Arebaugh.
The plaintiff wants divorce. She was
married to defendant in this county on
August 81, 1884, and lived with him
until Feb. 1, 1904. She alleges in her
petition that she has always treated de-
fendant in loving and dutiful manner,
but that he has treated her in cruel
and inhuman manner, and has threaten
| ed at divers times to Shoot her. That
he has violent temper and is liable to
carry out his threat. v. r. McGinnis,
attorney for plaintiff.
r. E. Galloway VS.. T. J. Baker. The
plaintiff is real estate agent and sues
defendant for a commission of $500
which he claims to have earned by find
| ing purchaser in the person of Mrs. j..
M. Thompson for defendants farm in
Butler county, Kas., but after the con-
tract between the parties had been
signed, the defendant refused to deliver
his deed. Geo. W. Baker and L. B.
Jackson, attorneys for plaintiff.
Cora Twombly VS.. VIM. M. Twombly.
Plaintiff sues for divorce on the grounds
of desertion. They were married at
High Point, Dec. 8, 1898, and lived to-
gether until Jan. 1900, when he deserted
her and has since absented himself. She
also says he has been convicted of a
felony and has served a term in the
penitentiary. One child, a boy now
three years of age, was born to them
and she asks for the custody of the
child. S. H. Amos, attorney for plain
tiff.
| Hicks Bros. Co. VS.. A. E. Northrup.
Plaintiff asks for judgment against de-
fendant for $4,1O0, as result Of the
failure of defendant to complete sale
of his stock of general merchandise at
High Point, which he was to trade for a
farm ins Mercer county, Mo. That
plaintiff is ready to complete the trans
fer as per the terms of the. written con-
tract, and that they have been damaged
in the sum of $4,100 by his failure to
complete the trade.
Harley Moore VS.. George Allen. The
parties reside in Lamont, the plaintiff
being married man, with wife and
children, by occupation a laborer, and
says he has always enjoyed the esteem
and confidence of his friends, and has a
good reputation for honesty and integ-
rity. The defendant is business man
in Lamont, and on Feb. Is, 1904, filed an
affidavit before B. M. Russell, justice
of the peace at Lamont, alleging that a
lstand of bees had been stolen from him
and he believed they were concealed on
the promises of the plaintiff. A search
warrant was issued, but the bees we're
not found on tho premises. The plain
tiff claims that by reason Of the wrong
full suing out of said search warrant
himself and family have been greatly
humiliated and disgraced. He asks for
damages in the sum of $1,000. w. B.
.,eiley and v. R. McGinnis, attorneys
for plaintiff.
The last will of Thomas ]. Peck, late
of Garden Grove, has been filed for pro-
bate. 1t is not dated and bequeaths all
his property, real and personal, to his
wife, Mary Peck, whom he names as ex-
ecutor of the estate without bonds.
The last will of Dennis J. Sullivan,
late of Leroy, has been filed for probate.
He bequeaths to each of his children
the sum of one dollar, and the remainder
of his real and personal property to his
wife, Hanorah Sullivan, for use during
her life time. The will provides that at
her death the property shall be held in
trust by his son, John Sullivan, who has
authority to convey the same to the son
or daughter who in his judgment has
stayed at home and taken the most
kindly and best care of their mother
during her life time. He appoints his
son, John Sullivan, as executor without
bond.
Private Sale.
will offer at private sale at my resi-.
dence, one door north of John Bowman's