The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-04-27
SLIM TERM OF COURT

Oocket Looked Large but 1t Com.
fenced to Dwindle When the
Cases We're Called.
The April term Of c rcuIt court
convened Tuesday at 10 O'Clock
IN the court room with Judge Smith
on the bench. Sheriff Cook opened
court in the usual manner, and Judge
Smith called the civil calendar.
From The cases Oh the docket it
appeared that there was going TO be
quite d session of court but after
Judge smith finished reading the
civil and criminal calendar the plo
bable lthgth of the term was short
ened TO quite an extent.
There were % cases on the civil
calendar, supposedly for trial, and it
is likely that there will be but three
OF four cases at the outside for the
jury to hear. and the shorter the
term for the jury the better satisfied
will he tie farmer members. The
following civil cases will lie heard by
the jury: John A. DempSter vs.. Geo.
10. Foster, Dill Cattle Co. VS.. w. E.
Turner, e. T. G1innell VS.. City of
Mitchell. G. a. Balding and Myrtle
Baldlng VS.. Dan Lille and Alfred
Lille, Robert Burns VS.. Tobin School
district, No. 6. The following cases
have. been continued: Crane Corr
pany VS.. Geo. w. Austin, ct al, Nels
Helsersun VS.. Albert Wocknitz
VS.. Rieklif Lunschen, Geo. E.
Hclbrook VS.. The Chicago, Milauilee
& st. Pull Railway Co., @. M. Ink
VS.. Henry Robrig, G. M. Ink VS..
Western National bank, Edmond P.
Allen, as trustee for the Coe CON-
mission Co., VS.. j. Blenkiron. The
case OF George Warne VS.. Sarah T.
Coffee may be dismissed. The Mis-
souri, River Valley Telephone Co.
VS.. The City Of Mitchell will be
heard oytthe court. Mary j. Gilbert
VS.. Otis l.. Branson will be dismiss
ed. Maggie Stafford VS.. E. J. Staten
will be heard by the court. In the
case OF Carrie e. Palmer VS.. Conrad
Schurz and Western Surety Co. no.
tice for continuance will be pres
ented. Bell Valhalley brings suit for
divorce against Fancis Valhalley and
it will he heard by the court. An
other divorce case is that Of Herman
Brewer vs.. Dora Brewer, which will
also be heard by the court, as will
that of Luella johnson VS.. Abraham
o. johnson. The case OF divorce in
stituted by Mrs. Altd Scott against
Alvin Scott was dismissed before
being taken into court.
In the criminal cases there was
the same dismissal or continuing
cases until another term. The case
against Louis Herzog a continued
and the one against Frank Gay was
dismissed, as were also those against
George Weldon, Andrew Anderson
and Conrad Rasmussen, the latter
being under bonds to keep the peace.
Tbs case against c. r. Norris. who.
was charged with violating the IL
cense law in Keeping his saloon open
after hours, was dismissed for the
reason, as States Attorney Spangler
aid, because of the death OF
Thomas Briggs, the former night
watch, who possessed the knowledge
that it would take to convict. The
case of Frank Lynch was also dis
missed, as the states attorney consid-
cred his punishment had been sever
enough from the length Of time he
had been under arrest.
Before court opened in the morning
Judge Smiths room was besieged
with applications from the farmers
on the jury to be excused on the
ground that they were behind with
their seeding, and this was a very
important thing with..many of the
farmers. Where they had 40 help the
judge excused them from jury duty.
Out Of the 20 names Drawn for the
jury list about % were excused from
jury duty. which jnlucded some
who lei not eligible.
Candidate for Register of Deeds.
hereby myself as a can.