Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-03-18
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sIxTY-THREE DAYS JANUARY
SESSION CLOSED YESTERDAY
AFTERNOON AT 5 O'CLOCK.
Judge Roberts Takes Demurrer In
Riprap Injunction Suit Under Ad-
visement-March Term Begins Mon
day, March %.
After sixty-three days session
lasting from Monday. January till
Wednesday, March 10, the January
term of the Wapello county district
noon about 5 o'clock. The March
term will begin Monday, March 20 and
Judge Robert Sloan will preside.
The hearing of the arguments upon
the demurrer submitted by City Soil
citor w. H. C. Jaques in the injunction
suit brought by B. w. Dimmitt to re-
strain the city from proceeding with
the work of building the Des Moines
river rip-rap was the last business
transacted by the court at the close Of
the term yesterday. The case has
been taken under advisement.
Fine Reduced.
The fine of 5000 assessed some
weeks ago against Edward Swift, upon
his plea of guilty to keeping a gamb-
ling house, was yesterday reduced to
$50.
A Busy Term.
State cases have occupied the atten-
ton for q good portion of the January
term. Several of the cases have been
long ones and there have been several
long damage suits. Comparatively few
divorces were issued.
A complete resume of the cases
heard and the action taken on each is
as follows:
Chancery.
Estella Lewis VS.. Martin Lewis,
January Q, settled and dismissed.
Melissa j. Booz VS.. Alonzo P. Booz
January 2, dismissed at plaintiffs
costs.
R. M. Bowen VS.. Sadie Gilbert, Janu
airy 2, dismissed at PLAINTIFFS cost.
Mary A. McNew ct al. VS.. Harry
Henry, ct al, January 2, settled and
dismissed.
F. I. Pratt vs.. David Cobbler, ct al.
January 2, dismissed at plaintiff'e
costs.
Catherine Simmonds vs.. George H
Simmonds, suit for divorce. January 2
decree signed.
City Savings Bank of Ottumwa vs.
Mary R. Mcdonald, suit for judgment
January default decree.
Go1u,or TDbrcOr ryc To,,o. Y1I-sz-
suit for divorce. January 4, decree
granted.
Thos. L. Chicks vs.. George W
Parke, ct al, suit for judgment and
foreclosure. January s, decree
granted.
Mary b. Murray vs.. William Charl
ton, suit to quiet title. January 5. de
cree granted.
D. L. Glass VS.. Roberty Beatty sui
to quiet title. January s, decree
granted.
John Arthur vs.. Andrew j. Majors
ct al, suit to quiet title. January 5
decree granted. ss
Ida Riddles VS.. Charles Riddles
suit for divorce. January s, decree
granted.
Odenwalder & Co., vs.. Maggie A
Miller, ct al, continued for service b,
agreement
John s. Farmer, ex. rel. Allora A
Farmer vs. George w Halsted, habea.
corpus suit. January s. suit dis
missed.
G. w. Ludwick VS.. Maggie Ludwick
suit for divorce. January 6, dismissed
at plaintiffs cost
Gertrude Peters vs.. Frank G. Peters
suit for custody Of children. Januar,
II, decree granted.
Bertha Schillinger VS.. ]. G. Schillin
ger, petition for divorce. January Z
| temporary alimony granted.
q. T. Knight VS.. J. J. Acton ct al.
suit to determine boundary line. Jan
uary Z, decree granted.
David Eshelman VS.. Sarah Eshe1
man, petition to quiet title. Januar,
| 10, supplemental decree granted.
Milanda Estes VS.. Harrison Estes
suit for divorce. January 16, deere,
granted.
| Nora A. Widner, vs. Thos. Widner
suit for divorce. January 16, deere,
granted.
A. G. Guile VS.. Mary j. and P. Holli
uoy, oulI III JuuSLuoHL duu lOTeClOS
ure. January IS, decree granted.
Maud R. Smith VS.. E. j. Smith, pc
tition for divorce. January 18, decre'
granted.
| Jorjena Hallender ct al, VS.. Noal
L. Gebhart, ct AL, suit to quiet title
January 10, decree granted.
| Margaret Green VS.. Albert Green
petition for divorce. January %, de
cree Of divorce granted.
| Maria M. Hicks VS.. Andrew J. Hick
petition for divorce. January 81. de
cree granted.
May Reno VS.. John e. Reno, petition
for divorce. January 81, deere,
granted.
George A. Brown VS.. Herman H
Fleer, suit for judgment. February 4
| decree granted.
Law.
City Of Ottumwa VS.. Assyrian As
| phalt company. January 2, dismissed
at plaintiffs cost.
| Incorporated town Of Eddyville VS.
H. G. True. January @, dismissed a
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