The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-03-10

The jury in the case of Houde vs..
A, III. Dahl. bruught in :. verdict for
plaintlff and The court granted stay
of proceedings for so days for all
purposes except taXlng costs \and en-.
try of Judgment.
The jury In suit of j. /. Case
Threshing Co. vs.sLekncSS brought Ia
IA verdict for plaintiff.
MONDAY, MARCH 4.
The forenoon session of court was
taken up bv the case of w. j. Maly
VS.. Arthur smith. This was IL case
where the town of Lake had returned
tho amount of Maly's road tax to
the county Us unsatiSffed and Maly
claimed to have worked the same and
sued Smith, as road overseer, to re-
cover the amount paid. The jury
was empannelled and Smith called as
Il witness on the part of the plaintiff.
Defendant objected to testimony ON
the ground that complaint failed To
show any cause OF action. Objection
was sustained. Jury discharged.
The case OF John II. Jones VS.. A. III.
Dahl us sheriff, II. M. Howells and
G. l.. Folkestad came on tor trial an d
after the Jury had been empanclled
was continued over TO the next term
on motion of the attorney for plain
tiff.
In the case oil G. r. Nc. .Gowan VS..
T.. A. johnson Il Judgment was rem.
dcrcd for plaintiff and IL stay of pro-
ceedings granted for 60 days FOR all
purposes except taxing costs and entry
of Judgment.
Balance OF the day was taken up
with case OF Fitch VS.. Koeppc and
adjourned over until the 9TH.
TUESDAY. MARCH Z.
Upon the :e-convening of court on
the 18th, the case of Fred Fitch VS..
Franz koeppe occupied the forenoon
and part pf the afternoon. This is
an assault and battery case IN which
Fitch sued koeppe for $4,000 damages.
The jury returned verdict i'm the
sum of 5000 for the plaintiff.
WEDNESDAY.
In the case of Henry Goeble VS..
John G. Perkins verdict was rem
dered for the defendant, Perkins.
The case of L. O, Lund VS. Geo.
Truman was dismissed without pref.
udice.
The case of the Northwestern I'M
p,ement Co. VS.. A. ii. Gilbert et al
took up Il good share of the after
noon,
State ex rel Parrot v. Olson
as town clerk of Pierponu, Day Co.,
was argued before the court GU We'd
nesday evening. This was proceed
ing to compel the defendant, as town
clerk to receive and file petition for
vote upon the question of issuing
licence in Pierpont at the coming
election. 1t was contended by the
defendant that the petition was not
signed by the required number of
freeholders aud voters and did not
comply with che requirements Of stat
ute but court after listenlHg TO the
arguments of counsel decided the case
in favor OF the plaintiff and ordered
that premptorv writ of mandamus
issue, requiring the defendant. town
clerk. cause thequestlon to be sub
mltted to the votes of The town at
the coming e.ectiou
THURSDAY.
The case of Northwestern Impe-
ncnt Co. vs., Gilbert ct al, was dis.
missed
Case of Frances Smith VS.. John
Bradford ct al, was continued bv stip.
ulatIonS
In the s9cond case of Northwestern
lmpcmcGu co. Us. Gilbert ct all
which was an attachment case the
jury brought in Il verdict for defend
ant on all tue issues and that at the
time III the commencement OF this
action the defendant was the owner
and entitled To the Immediate pos
session of all said property described
IN complaint aud that the value
thereof was Sl,715
The jury ia the case of Gle Vasser.
ct al. VS.. ID II. Morrison. ct al for a
thrcSh bill, brought IN crdsct for
the plaintiff.
FRIDAY.
The greater part of the day was
taken up with the case O: Olaf liver
son vs.. Thomas McDonald, and at
the time OF going To press, the jury
Is still out
1T is probable that the court will
be IN session nntii the middle of next
week