The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-10-19
MANY new CASES flLfO
For the October Term Of the Dis
triCt Court which Conyenes at
Leon, Monday, Oct. 3lst.


triCt Court which Conyenes at
Leon, Monday, Oct. 3lst.
An unusually large number of new
cases have been iiled with Clerk Tharp
for the October term of the district
court which convenes in this city on
Monday, October 31st, with Judge
Towner presiding. Today is the last
day for filing new cases for the October
term. The following new cas- es have
been filed in the last few days.
w. b. Emary VS. A. l.. Ackerley and
r. j. Patterson. Action is brought to
foreclose mortgage for $337.0O on
several lots in the town of Van Vert.
Temple, Harding & Temple, attorneys
for plaintiff.
Lucinda j. Miller VS. Henry S. Miller.
Thefplaintiif brings suit f1r d divorce.
They were married in Decatur county,
August "a, 1884, and lived together un-
til August ~, 1905. She alleges that
since their marriage he has become an
habitual drunkard, and when intoxicat-
ed is very hard to control or manage
and when in this condition is very
abusive to his wife and family has fre-
quently threatened to take her life.
The defendant is the owner of 4S0 acres
OF land in this county, and has large
amount of personal property, the whole
being worth $4,000, and is encumbered
for only $4,000. She asks the court to
award her temporary alimony in the
sum of $500, and permanent alimony in
the sum $1,000, and also the care and
custody of their minor children, Floyd
S. Miller 1S years old and Dorothy
Miller, 13 years Of age. V. II. McGinnis,
attorney for plaintiff.
Ivan Beach has made application for
the appointment of a guardian for his
father Stephen Beach, alleging that on
account of infirmities and unsound mind
that he is unable to look after his
property. Judge Evans has appointed
j. W. Chew, as temporary guardian and
the matter OF a permanent guardian
will be heard at the october term of
court. V. r. McGinnis attorney for the
plaintiff.
E. P. Hall VS. ]. L. Watkins. The
plaintiff brings suit to recover on a
promissory note given by several
partiesin 1892 for the purchase of a
stallion, and which plaintiff as one OF
the signers was compelled to pay, the
defendent having left the state. He
asks for Judgment in the sum of
100000. V. X. McGinnis, attorney for
plaintiff.
Exchange National Bank of Leon VS.
Geo. b. Riggs, Geo Stone, ct al. Suit
is brought to collect promissory note
for $500. c. w. Huffman attorney for
plaintiff.
Bank of Ellston VS. L. G. Main and
Melvin Bennett. Suit is brought on a
promissory note on which there is due
the sum of S1S5.59. b. Nj. Russell attor-
ney for plaintiff.
II. G. Scott has made application for
a guardian for j. D. Hale, claiming that
OH account of his age ne is person OF
unsound mind, and is unable to take
care OF his property, which consists OF
| personal property of the value of $3.50
:! Austin Olsen VS. Hannah E. Olsen.
Plaintiff brings suit for divorce The
parties were narried at Lamont, Iowa
April ), 1887, and lived together until
January 3d. 1903, when he claims she
absented herself. When they were
married she gave her name as Dollie
Rogers, but it was in fact Hannah g.
Rogers. He asks for decree of
the title to house and lot in Lamont
which is in her name but which he
claims was acquired by their united
of their minor son, Leo l.. Olsen, aged
man attorneys for plaintiff.
S. A. Gates VS. G. T.. Crew. Suit is
bronght on promissory note fol
- <1,+n Il
l, 1905. S. A. Gates attorney for plain
tiff.
The Burt Zaiser Co. VS. L. G. AIayh.w
Suit is brought on an account for goods
sold to the defendant who is in the
restaurant business at Lamont amount
| ing to S1G7.76. Marion Il. Stook,.y at
torney for plaintiff.
| Thomas Mfg. Co. VS. 7. ]. Graves
Suit is brought to collect for Il bll o.
paint sold to defendant amounting tc
$4,000. George W. Baker attornc. fol
| plaintiff.
Bowsner & Bowsher VS.. Albert 81 ,di
son. Plaintiffs in their petition STATE
that prior to February Is. 1905, J. r
/ Bowshcr and Albert Biddison were il
partnership under the firm name o
Bowsher 4 Biddison, the partnership
being dissolved by mutual consent
That in February, 1905 Albert Bildisol
collected from the Continental in.ur
ance Co. the sum OF S466.66 for a loss
OH their stock at GAINESVILLE, three
fourths of which claim was the prup,.rt,
of j. r.. Bowsher. That plaintiffs have
also paid off certain debts of the fra o
Bowsher & Biddison, one fourth o
which Was to be paid by Albert
! Biddison. They claim that he has re
tailied all the insurance money, o
which $350.00 is due them, and the
amount claimed to have been paid ou
on the firms debts for which the defend
ant is liable is $0996. They ask fol
Judgment agaiurs defendant in the
sum of s449.06. George ". Baker anc
Y. Il. McGinnis attorneys for plaintiff
Carson, Pirie Scott & Co. VS.. j. r
Smith Plaintiff brings suit to collec
an account of 3232.22 for goods sold ant
delivered to defendant who was engag
eh in the general mercantile business
at Garden Grove. Marion f. Stoke,
aJtorney for plaintiffs.
7. C. MullinniN VS.. t. e. Wallace
sheriff, Frank E.Millard execution plain