Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-05-09
DISTRICT COURT ADJOURNs.
Synopsis Of Cases Disposed Of at the April
Term. Which Closed on Saturday.

The April term OF district court for
Winneshiek county closed on Saturday,
Judge Hobson having returned the
Tuesday before to finish up the work ON
hand as far as possible. The jury had
been excused the Saturday before, so
that all cases during the week were
tried before the Judge. Following is
a synopsis of the cases disposed of at
the term:
There were two criminal matters
the one against John b. Linde OF
Ridgeway for embezzelment was con-
tinued; the other was an indictment
returned by the grand jury against J.
ID. Mullaney for obtaining signature
under false pretenses.
Reports of guardians were approved
in the estates of VIM. Wernholz, Erick
0. Bake, Ranvei Folkedahl and Carl
G.. Eggen.
Decree of foreclosure and sale grant
ed in case of l.. l.. Fossum VS. M. A.
Harmon, administrator of S. o. Wilson
estate.
The case of James Doran VS. Patrick
Doran ct al was dimissed for want of
equity, Patrick Doran being adjudged
owner of premises.
Referees reports were approved in
the following cases Lars j. Sevalson
VS. Randi Erickson ct al, Job Perry VS.
Frank E. Perry ct al, Christine Nod
land ct al VS. Lars M. Tjelle ct al,
Johanna Stortz VS. Therisis Albrecht
ct al, Joseph Hosting VS. Herman Host.
ing ct al. E. o. Schjeldahl VS. Knud
o. Schjeldahl ct al, Anna E. Koppen
VS. Nancy McMillen ct al.
In the case of Gustave Moore VS. the
Modern Woodmen of America judg-
ment was given the defendant and the
claim denied.
The following cases were settled /:
Live Stock National Bank of Sioux
City VS. Jennie M. Collins ct al. Ole
j. Everson VS. Abbie Wernett ct al, G.
w. Burdick VS. j. ID. Mullaney ct al.
Matthias Phillips VS. Theodore Thomp-
son. Lucy Gilman, Elk. VS. Cordelia
Dawley ct al, John Klima ct al VS.
John Klima, Jr., G. N. Houck VS. Wm
Dowd ct al, E. NJ Hefien VS. Winnie
shiek county.
In the case of Diebold Stoskopf VS.
Iver /. Hagen the jury found for
plaintiff and assessed damages at S34.
In the case of JOS Weitgenant VS.
Ed. Reum the jury found for the de-
fendant.
In the case of E. M. Carter VS. A. J.
Owens of jackson Junction, per-
petural injunction was granted against
the defendants saloon.
In the case of John ]. Aga VS. Roy
A. Anderson Judgment was found
against II. @. Carroll, manager of
Peaslee. Brede & Co., and garnishees
for $167, interest and costs.
The following cases were with
drawn: George Kline VS. DR.. +. w.
Daubney, Gerhard Schoo VS. Clarence
Christen. John j. Warley VS. Anon
Anderson.
In the case of John Finn VS. E. R.
Haines, Treasurer, ct al the defendant
was restrained from collecting and
enforcing penalty against property of
plaintiff. Injunction refused as to
original tax assessed against plaintiffs
property. Treasurer directed to collect
one-half of tax on his books, being
original tax assessed against plaintiff
Divorces were granted plaintiff in
the cases Of Martha Martins VS. VIM.
Martins. Ella Collins VS. William Col
lins, Eva Baker VS. Merritt Baker
There were defaults with DEGREES as
prayed in the following cases /: VIM.
F. Mullaney VS. Joseph Collins ct al,
VIM. p. Mullaney VS. Wheaton Whet-
cher ct al. Fredrick Seeder VS. Harvey
s. Tucker ct al, R. f. Tyler VS. G. w.
Tyler, Catherine Brother VS. Jerome
Brother ct al, T. F. Griffith VS. Jennie
M. Collins ct al, Citizens Savings
Bank VS. A. w. Grow ct al, Geo. w.
Goetz VS. G.. G.. Tatro ct al.