The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-10-27
DISTRICT COURT NEWS
Judge Towner Opened Court Monday
Eleven Couples Divorced tuesday
No Jury Cases this Week.

Monday evening and court was called
soon after his arrival, but on account
of the lateness of the hour no business
was transacted.
The officers Of the court are Judge II.
NJ. Towner, presiding, S. W. Keller,
clerk; John Burns, deputy clerk; Thos.
E. Wallace, sheriff; Ira Wallace, deputy
sheriff; e. ]. Warner, court bailiff; w. M.
Hyland, reporter.
The grand jury for this the last term
of the year were drawn and empanelled
Tuesday morning, the members being as
follows: j. NJ. Eiker, foreman; 0. w.
Halstead, B. 2. Mcdaniel, Frank Cox,
w. r. McJimsey, John Elliott and A. j.
Moulton. Miss Mary LaFollette is
clerk of the grand jury and Leroy Shell
ton is bailif. The grand jury will have
considerable business to transact there
being quite number Of parties bound
over and several new cases to investi-
gate, and it will probably take them all
of two weeks to get through.
This week is being taken up with the
trial of equity cases, motions, and other
matters not requiring jury, the trial
jury having been notified not to appear
until Monday of the second week. 1t is
not thought there will be any criminal
cases tried this term. Tuesday was
default day, and an unusually large
number of defaults were taken. 1t was
also pretty good day for divorce cases
Judge Towner granting DEGREES of di-
vorce to eleven mismated couples Tues
day afternoon.
The following cases have been dis
posed of up to the time The REPORTER
went to press on Wednesday.
CRIMINAL.
In all the cases where the defendants
peared and waived objections to grand
jury.
In the case of State VS.. Ed Young who
killed Harry Allen, Marion Woodard
was appointed to defend the defendant.
Marion Woodard was also appointed
to defend w. 7. Allen who is charged
with shooting one of Ben Williams
wolf hounds.
State VS.. Russ Smith, defendant dis
charged and bond exonerated.
PROBATE.
Guardianship of Reed Cherry, final
report approved, guardian discharged.
Estate of Robert Lyle, final report
approved, administrator discharged.
Estate of Martha A. Wicks, final re-
port approved, administrator discharg-
ed.
Guardianship of Elizabeth May Rob-
inson, final report approved, guardian
discharged.
Guardianship of Earl, Jessie and
Arthur Keller, final report approved,
guardian discharged.
Guardianship of Ernest Chastain,
final report approved, guardian dis
charged.
Estate of Robert H. johnson, final
report approved, executor discharged.
Estate of Edward l.. Wood, V. r. Nc
Ginnis appointed guardian ad litem,
order for payment OF mortgages.
Estate Of w. E. Bracewell, order for
sale and distribution.
Will Of Thos. j. Peck probated, Mary
Peck appointed executrix.
Estate of Ethalinda Bellamy, will pro-
bated, |. N. Clark appointed executor,
bond Of 81 900.
Estate of L. FL. Northrup, will pro-
bated, j. r.. Brown appointed executor,
bond of $1,000.
Estate of Madison Chick, will pro-
bated, Emma Chick appointed executrix,
bond of $4,000.
Guardianship Of Charles Bonnett, r.
L. Bennett appointed guardian, bond of
$500.
Guardianship of Wayne D. Bracewell
ct AL, Iantha Bracewell appointed
guardian, bond of $4,000.
Estate of ]. M. Campbell, final report
approved, administrator discharged.
Guardianship of ID. G. Dillon, final
report approved, guardian discharged.
Estate. of Nancy M. johnson, report
of sale and deed to Albert J. Allen ap-
proved.
Estate of James Sage. Emma A. Sage
appointed Administrative, bond Of $500.
LAW AND EQUITY.
Thos. ]. Munyon VS.. Merchants &
Bankers Fire Insurance Co., dismissed at
plaintiffs cost.
A. D. Speer VS.. Bessie F. Speer, de-
fault and decree Of divorce.
Caclhie Schlueter VS.. Mahlon Moore
ct AL, settled.
S. w. Dooley VS.. J. G.. Knapp ct AL,
dismissed at plaintiffs cost.
j. N. Brown VS.. Jessie Dale Dickinson,
settled.
J.B. Tye VS.. A. W. Maxwell, settled.
George Trower VS.. Mollie Trower,
dismissed.
Hicks Bros. VS.. A. E. Northrup, set
tied.
Mary Myers VS.. Leander Boyer ct al,
decree OF partition and sale.
]. N. Gates, ex. VS.. Geo. W. Lanning
ct AL, decree of foreclosure.
Geo. Shoemaker VS.. A. Y. Houdesheldt,
writ of error sustained, judgment
against plaintiff and order for property
to be returned to defendant.
Rena Newlin VS.. A. B. Newlin, default
and decree of divorce.
John Ross ct all VS.. Sarah A. Warten-
bee ct al, decree quieting title.
w. A. Alexander VS.. John Webster ct
ux. Judgment for amount of one note,
and order for sale of attached property.
Aultman & Taylor Co. VS.. John Web
ster, Judgment for amount of two notes.
John T. Dixon VS.. Lois Rogers ct al,
decree quieting title.
Ollie Richards VS.. Windsor W. Rich
ards, default and decree of divorce.
% Ira Miller VS.. Thomas Ewing ct al,
+ Judgment for amount of sworn account.
Daisy L. ,McCutchan VS.. Sanford B.