Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-08-18
Unusual Number Take Their
Marital Troubles to the Court
and Ask For Relief
BIG DOCKET FOR AUGUST TERM
Total of Nnety-two New Cases Placed
on the Calendar of the Next Court
Term-Probate and Criminal Dockets
Are Larse-several Damage Suits
Against Railways.

II A total of tWenty-Slx suits Tor III
vorce have been filed with the clerl
\ of the courts for the coming Augus1
term. These are all new cases, com"
4 menced since the last term of court
/ and the list is swelled by a number
4 of similar suits carried over from the
previous session.
4 FRIDAY was the last day for the fill
4 ing of cases for the August term OF
| court, which will convene the 26th,
Judge Parker presiding The docket
| for the term is unusually large, there
being ninety-two new cases. The dock.
| bate cases, some Of which have been
carried thru several terms An effort
will be made to clear the docket of a
large part of these. There are TWEEN
lty-two criminal cases on the calendar,
and the grand jury session is expected
to develop additional ones.
Guardians Are Suec.
Two of the suits filed for the August
term are brought by Marshall county
against the guardians of insane per-
sons, to recover sums sufficient to re-
imburse the county for expense of
| maintenance. This makes three sim
ilar suits on the present calendar, and
one case previously tried is now in the
supreme court on appeal. The two re-
cent actions are against Frank M.
Haradon, as guardian Of the estate OF
Henry l.. Logue, who is an inmate of
the county farm. The county claims 81
total of $2,625 from the estate. One
Of the issues in this suit will be as to
whether the insane person, who is able
to do work on the county farm, has
earned his keep The other suit IL
against Nicholas Miller, guardian OF
the estate Of Miles Hessenius, who is
in the independence hospital The ann
cunt claimed is $269.40.
Cases Against Railways.
Two of the recent suits are against
railway companies, the Iowa Central
being defendant in one and the Great
Western in the other. G. w. Law
renee is suing the Central for $3.50, be-
cause of damages to his automobile by
a collision with train. Mr.. Lawrence
ayers that on June %, 1905, while
crossing the tracks, on Third avenue
cars were backed into his machine,
which was practically ruined. Be-
cause the trainmen gave no signal
while approaching the crossing, Mr..
Lawrence says they were negligent and
the company is therefore liable.
The Marshall Vinegar Company con-
signed a car of pickles to firm in
Sa1ina uyhiot SS ole n
delivered by the Iowa Central and
worthless. The amount claimed from
the company is $113.50.
Other Petitions Filed.
Olive Stoddard petitions the court
for letters of guardianship ~fea G. w.
Vine. The petitioner recites Vine has
inherited property which he Is incom-
petent to manage, and that the same
will be squandered unless taken from
his control. Mrs. Stoddard asks that
f.. j. Hammond, of Belle Plaine, be
appointed guardian of the estate and
that plaintiff be selected as guardian
of Vines person
Mary Dunn, of Liberty township
asks to be named as guardian of the
estate Of her brother, James J. Har-
rington, she alleging that he is of UNI
sound mind, altho able to do some
work and earn wages.
AS result Of the raid of the place
of Henry Lee in State Center and the
seizure of a quantity of beer, Mrs.
Mate Carpenter has applied to the
court for an injunction to prevent zee
from keeping for sale intoxicating Ii
quors at any place within this judicial
district. Joseph Croker, owner of the
building occupied by Lee, is also named
as one of the defendants to the action.
The people of the little town Of Fer
guson wish to incorporate, and twenty
five electors of that place have taken
steps to have the court appoint com.
missioners to hold an election at which
the people will be permitted to vote
on the question.
A suit appealed from the court Of
Justice Ollie Luttekin, of Eden town
ship, is entitled Stark Atwood VS..
Brose Cunningham. It grows out Of
the sale of ten head of hogs, which
plaintiff alleges were not as repre-
scented.
The Peoria Drill Cedar Company is
suing Kirk Bros. for SAT, claimed to
be due on account.
G. A. Hanson is seeking to compel
the Chicago Great Western to pay for
a COW, valued at $50, which was run
down and killed by train on that
line, while being driven across the
tracks on South Sixth street. Mr..
Hanson claims train was being
run at speed of thirty miles an hour,
and that no signal was sounded for the
crossing.
Soldiers Home. desires the court to
grant him a divorce from Susan J.
Scott, a resident of Des Moines. He
charges cruelty.