Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-12-26
FOR JANUARY TERM
sEvENTY-TWo NEW CASES FILED
WITH CLERK OF THE COURT
EDWIN DUNCAN

First Day Of the Term January e.,
Judge Roberts Presiding Forty
Chancery Eases and Thirty-two Law
Cases-Fifteen Divorce Petitions.
Seyenty-two new cases have been
filed with Clerk Edwin DUNCAN for the
January term of the Wapello county
district court which begins Tuesday,
January 2, Judge M. A. Roberts pre-
siding. OF the forty chancery cases,
sixteen are petitions for divorce There
are thirty-two new law cases, seven
teen Of these being damage suits. In
the morning of the first day Judge
Roberts will make an assignment OF
cases. The trial jury has been sum-
moned for the Monday of the second
week. Following is given a brief
resume of the new cases filed:
Petitions for Divorce.
Jennie Dover VS.. Boyd Dover, petit
ton for divorce on grounds of husband
being convicted of felony and that
she be restored to her maiden name OF
Jennie Fullhart. L. G. Hendershott at
torney for the plaintiff.
Minnie G. Musgrove VS.. Philip S.
Musgrove, petition for divorce on the
grounds of cruel and inhuman treat
ment and for the custody Of their min
or child, Lille Grace Musgrove. w. H.
McElroy attorney for the plaintiff.
Hulda Hourihan VS.. John Hourihan,
petition for divorce on the grounds OF
desertion and non-support, and that
she be given the custody OF their two
minor children, Blanche May and
Jenny Lorena Hourihan. Gilmore &
Moon attorneys for the plaintiff.
Laura Carol VS.. William Carol, petit
ton for divorce on the grounds Of de-
sertion after seduction and marriage.
Plaintiff prays for the custody of their
minor child, Murry Carol. A. G. Steck
attorney for the plaintiff.
J. S. Hinkle VS.. Anna Hinkle, pc
tition for divorce on the grounds OF
desertion. w. H. McElroy attorney for
the plaintiff.
Charles A. Wood VS.. Sarah Wood
retiticn for divorce on statutory
charges. B. w. Scott attorney for the
r'aintiff. To this petition, Sarah Wood
files an answer and cross bill, praying
for a divorce upon statutory charges
She also asks for temporary alimony
in the sum of S1G0 and $500 for her at
torneys' fees and for permanent ali
mony She also prays for her maiden
name of Sarah E. Frey. Mitchell &
Hunter are the attorneys for the de
PENDANT.
Minnie Langdon vs. Frank S. Lang
don, petition for divorce on the
grouds of habitual drunkenness an6
cruel and inhuman treatment. w. w
Cory, attorney for the plaintiff.
Mary Sheppard VS.. George G. Shep
hard. petition for divorce on the
grounds of cruel and inhuman treat
ment and that she be restored to hel
maiden name of Mary Lee. L. G
Hendershott attorney for the plaintiff
Charles Murray VS.. Nettie Murray
petition for divorce on the grounds O
habitual drunkenness. Smith & Lew
is attorneys for the plaintiff.
George D. Pyle VS.. Catherine Pyle
petition for divorce on the grounds o
cruel and inhuman treatment. B. w
Scott attorney for the plaintiff.
Lena Eyre VS.. John Eyre petition
for divorce on the grounds of deser
ton and that she be restored to he
maiden name of Lena Hohl. B. W
Scott attorneys for the plaintiff.
Sarah E. Alderman VS.. Newton Al
derman, petition for divorce on tn
grounds of cruel and inhuman trea
ment and non-support. w. w. Epps
attorney for the plaintiff.
Annie Farrell VS.. David Farrell, pr
tition for divorce on the grounds c
desertion. B. w. Scott attorney fo
the plaintiff.
William Mantz VS.. Rosa Mantz pr
tition for a divorce. Plaintiff make
statutory charges against her husband
Gilmore & Moon attorneys for tn
plaintiff.
Lilly M. McManus VS.. Kelly NJ,
Manus, petition for divorce on
grounds of cruel and inhuman trea
ment Plaintiff asks for S. wee
temporary alimony and for an undivit
ed one-half interest in homestead. I
R. Mitchell attorney for the plaintiff
Eva Swanson VS.. John P Swenso
suit for divorce. H. L. Manion a
torney for the plaintiff
Other Chancery Cases.
John N. Peterson vs. Ole Simonso
and Laura Simonson, suit for foreclo
ure of mortgage to satisfy debt
$500 Seneca Cornell attorney for IL
plaintiff. Defendants in their answt
to the suit pray that suit be dismisse
for the failure of plaintiff to accept i
terest of debt rendered by Ed Brooto
as agent of the defendants. w. H. M
Elroy attorney for the defendants
Phoenix Trust Co. VS.. Adolph Fish
ct al, suit for foreclosure of mortgas
on certain described real estate, give