Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-08-11
ROSE DAVIS FILES SUIT AGAINST
THE BASE BALL ASSOCIATION
AND l.. A. MEEkER
Sues Husband for Cost Of Wife's
Board and Lodging, Claiming Defen.
dant Failed to Support His Better
Half-other Legal News.

Claiming that she had been struck
In the eye by foul tip batted by a
player in a ball game between the
team of the Ottumwa base ball club
and an opposing team, while seated in
the grand stand at the ball park. Rose
Davis has filed suit against the OF
tumwa Base Ball association and l..
A. Meeker for $4,000 damages.
She states in her petition that the
ball which caused her injury came
through a hole in the roof of the grand
stand and that the defendants were
guilty Of criminal negligence in that
the roof was not kept in proper repair.
AS grounds for damages she says
that her eye was sore, swollen and
bruised and that she was unable to
sleep for several nights ,afterward as a
result of the injury. Further she
claims that her eye was permanently
injured and her sight permanently i'm
paired by the force Of the blow, struck
by the ball.
Suit Against Janney Concern.
Sarah l.. Johnson has filed suit in
the office of the clerk of the district
court against the Janney Manufacture
ing company Of Bartholomew county,
Indiana, ct al The suit states that to
her husband, A. w. Johnson, now de-
ceased. in 1898. there was decided GER
tain lots in the Janney addition and
that upon payment of the considers
tion of $4,000 to the then owners, he
became the absolute owner of the lots
However, according to the petition,
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Johnson, trustee. which term was
wrong except that he was trustee for
himself. Further the petition states
that Mr.. Johnson gave an option to the
Janney Manufacturing company
whereby in certain time he agreed
to convey to the Janney Manufacture.
ing company the lots for $4,000 and
the accrued taxes and interest Later
building was built and this was in.
cluded in an option, the terms OF
which were similar to the first one.
The plaintiff claims that the time
of the option was extended number
of times but that the extended time
has long expired That the Janney
Manufacturing company assigned Its
claims and interests in the above op
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pany of Bartholomew county, Indiana
and that on June II, the receiver OF
the company was notified that unless
the amount due on the option, about
| $4,253.80, with interest, be paid within
thirty days she would declare the op
ton to be void.
The plaintiff states that she is prac
tically the sole legetee of the de-
ceased A. w. Johnson and is the abso
| lutte owner of the lots mentioned in the
suit.
The plaintiff asks decree ordering
and declaring that A. w. Johnson in
his lifetime, was the absolute owner
of the lots, that now she is the same
under his will, and that the option Of
the defendants is cancelled.
Sues Husband for Wife's Board.
Claiming that Jacob Harter since
March IL, 1906, has failed to provide
a home for his wife, Maria A. Harter
and that he has also neglected to fur
nish her with provisions, and that dur
ing that time he, the plaintiff, has fur
nished Mrs. Harter with board ant
lodging, Fred Armstrong has filed
suit asking Judgment for $88.
| The petition states that this is al
the rate of 81 week, which he claims
is reasonable charge for the service
rendered.
Wants Title Cleared.
j. G. Thomas has filed petition
asking that his title to certain de
scribed property be cleared Of any
clouds, which the adverse claims O
John E. Johnson and his unknown
heirs, or Eliza Brewer and her un
known heirs, may cast upon it.
The petition states that the claim.
/ OF Johnson and his unknown heirs res
on an old mortgage, which was pait
but which was never recorded as can
celled, and the claims of the Brewer
| heirs on a warranty deed by which the
property was conveyed to Eliza Brew
er about fifty years ago. Later thi.
property was conveyed to the deyisor:
of the plaintiff by Eliza Brewer under
another name
Sues For Rent.
r. A. Hansell has filed suit agains
Bert Payne and Alta Payne asking
for judgment for the amount O
/ s30742. which it is alleged is due un
der the terms of a lease on property
which the defendants have occupied
during the full term of the lease.
| Asks Partition of Estate.
Bessie B. Napier is the plaintiff in
a case in which she asks for the parti
ton Of the estate of Fred A. Houk
deceased The defendants in the sui
are the minor children of the deceased
and the City Savings bank. The
plaintiff states that she is the widow
of the late Fred A. Houk and as such
is entitled to one-third of his property
which is described in the petition, sub
| iect to her pro rata share of 5000
mortgage carried by the Cit,
Savings bank. She states that to sep
arate the land which constitutes this
property would injure it greatly, so she
asks that it be sold
Further she petitions that rights oil
1 tho defendant and nlaiutiff ba ncto n