Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-09-19
Clear Lake Municipal Election
Question Up For Settlement
In District Court
MANY CASES ON THE DOCKET
The Criminal Record of tho Court is
Not Large at the Present Term.
However-Thrce Alleged Car Thieves
In Jail-chinaman On Trial for F,r-
gery-other News.
Special to Times Republican.

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Mason City. Sept. 19.-The present
session of the district court In this
county promises to be an interesting
one. One case in which much interest
seems to center, is the matter of the
Clear Lake municipal election. in
which there is contest between r.
S. Young and Frank Olson, candidates
for mayor. The case comes up today
for its first hearing, and from the in
dications will be stubbornly fought on
either side. The point over which the
lawyers seem to- differ is the legality
of the election, many contending that
in view of the fact that there were
several ballots in excess of the num-
Der of electors whose names were re-
corded by the clerks, the election is an
illegal one and neither Young, or Olson
are entitled TO the office of mayor The
best legal talent of the county has
been engaged by the contestants
Clear Lake also furnishes another
interesting suit in which the Electric
Light and Power Company of that
place is made defendant In the sum
of $1,000 for damages to the health
and property of Thomas Stanfleld and
Marie Young. who live adjacent to the
plant Sediment from the gas plant
has contaminated the water. 1t Is al
legged
Criminal Docket Small.
The criminal record of the court is
not large. Three alleged car thieves
are in Jail here pending trial. Hogan,
one of the prisoners, has q record in
the pen, his last sentence having been
seven years.
Martin Faktor and Hop Lung. the
latter Chinaman. are both up for
trial for perjury. They were witnesses
in the case of the state VS.. Wass.
Other Cases.
Dougherty, furnishes two important
cases, one being that of the Farmers
Cooperative Society, VS.. H. c. Wendt,
a former manager. He is sued for ST.
326, which sum the society alleges is
not accounted for. Wendt is in Dako-
to, but is expected here this week and
claims to be able to show where every
dollar has gone. The second case is
that of DaRiel pougherty, Jr., VS.. this
railroad, the plaintiff
asking $1,999 damages for injuries re-
ceived by being struck by wild en-
CINE. The district court will also be
asked to settle the damage due Mrs.
John Snyder, Of Rockwell. who asks
$500 for damages on account Of in>
juries due to defective sidewalks. Her
husband asks for $3.50 to cover expen-
SEES incurred
Two farmers in Portland township
are in litigation over an alleged assault
of John Stark on C. e. Dunlap with a
loaded whip. resulting in quarrel over
herding cattle in the road. Dunlap
asks $1,000.
The Bank of Thornton, thru G. e.
Downing assignee, is made defendant
in several cases in which the plaintiffs
ask preferred claims, the suits aggre-
eating over $4,000.
About dozen divorce cases are list-
ed for trial. in the case of Grace
Schmidt VS.. John Schmidt, the wife
asks a divorce on the grounds of in
humane treatment. Schmidt is farm
er and wealthy, the wife asking for
division of the property amounting to
$4,000. The land lies in this and
Mitchell county.