The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-07-07
New Court cases.

Covington & Armstrong VS.. Sarah J.
Wyckoff. Plaintiffs ask for Judgment
against defendant on account and notes
the total amount due aggregating 800.
AS the defendant is now nonresident
they ask for writ of attachment
against her property. G. W. Hoffman
attorney for plaintiffs.
George Shoemaker VS.. A. Y. Houde-
sheldt, is an appeal from the justice
+, court of Thomas Rains, of New Buda
township, where the plaintiff was given
possession of several head of mules
which he secured by writ of replevin,
the plaintiff also being given $1S
damages and the costs to be equally
divided between the parties, and from
this judgment the defendant has appeal
ed to the district court. FL. Horton
and Marion Woodland attorneys for de-
fendant.
State of Iowa for use of Decatur
county vs.. John F. Hayden and Hannah
G. Hayden his wife, is a case brought by
county attorney A. P. Olsen who asks
that the deeds made by John r. Hayden
on June 4, 1904, to his wife Hannah G.
Hayden, his wife,. for his farm in Wood
land township be set aside for the
reason they were made with the
fraudulent purpose of preventing the
county from recovering the costs in the
recent trial of Hayden for the murder
of w. E. Bracewell amounting to $891. 80,
judgment for costs having been enter
ed against him in the case at the
time he was sentenced by Judg-
Miller to twenty-one years in the peni-
tentiary. The land was decided by Hay
den to his wife after he was convicted
and the county attorney claims it was
done for the purpose of preventing the
costs from being collected. A. P. Olsen
attorney for plaintiff.
Rena Newlin VS.. A. B. Newlin is a suit
for divorce. The plaintiff in her petit
tion says she was married to defendant
ON Nov. 80, 1903, and lived with him
until June IA, 1904. That during that
time she conducted herself as dutiful
and loving wife, but in violation of his
marriage vows he has frequently struck
her with his fist, choked her, drew a
revolver on her and threatened her life,
and accused her of stealing his money.
She AYERS she is afraid of him and
believes if she continues to live with
him that he will kill her. She asks that
she be given decree of divorce and be
restored to her maiden name, Rena
Hays, and be allowed 5000 as temporary
alimony and $500 permanent alimony
g. w. Baker attorney for plaintiff.
Augusten E. Kauble VS.. Jessie Kauble
is another divorce suit, but in this case
the husband asks for the divorce. The
parties were married at Acadia, Kas., or
Dec. %, 1899, and lived together until
May %, 1900. He accuses his wife Of
adultry and says she consorted with
men of immoral character and after she
admitted it he left her and at this time
does not know her whereabouts. A. P
Olsen attorney for plaintiff.
John and Hannah G. Ross VS.. Sarah A
Wartenbee, ct al, is an action brought
to quiet the title to certain farm land.
in Burrell township which plaintiffs owr
and on which there is cloud in the
title. s. Varga attorney for plaintiffs.
] W.. A. Price VS.. W. S. Bear and S. N
Little. The plaintiffs purchased farm
from defendants and agreed to assum,
a mortgage Of $4,000 but after the deet
was made found the mortgage amounted
to $2,691.11 and therefore asks judgmen
against defendants for the difference
$191.11. v. r. McGinnis and G. "
Hoffman attorneys for plaintiff.
Coach Excursions to ST. Louis.
Coach excursion tickets will be o.
sale to st. Louis, July 11th and s25tt
Rate $500, limit z days.
g. N. KETcHAM, Agent.