Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-08-29
MRS. v ARD
HAS DIVORCE
WOMAN TEsTIFlEs THAT HER
HUSBAND WANTED HIS FREE.
DOM TO MARRY ANOTHER.


AUGUST TERM OPENS
District Court With Judge D. M. An
derson Presiding is in Session
Grand Jury Sworn Today-Bis As
slgnment Of Cases Made.
From Tuesdays Daily.
mat ner husband, Frank w. Ward,
repeatedly told her he loved another
woman and begged her to secure a
divorce and give him his freedom
that he might marry the other woman
was the story told on the witness
stand in the district court this after
noon by Mrs. Amanda Ward. The
plaintiff was given divorce and the
custody of her IA year old child and
In addition an order was entered re-
quiring Ward to pay SIS month for
a period Of two years towards the
support of his wife and child. Mrs.
Ward was also given title to pieca
Of property on Lincoln avenue.
Ward is now living at Fort Madi-
son and it is Mrs. Walker of that
place, Mrs. Ward testified, who broke
up her home
August Term Opens.
Although yesterday was the real
opening day of the August term of
the district court the real work of the
session was not begun until today
when the grand jury was sworn and
charged and retired to pass upon the
cases pending for investigation.
The petty jury will not be summon
ed until next Monday and the trial
of the jury cases will then be begun.
This week will be devoted to probate
chancery ando Their business not re-
curing jury
This morning a few probate matters
were given attention. The will of the
late John Wilson was admitted TO
probate and r. ]. Lowrie qualified as
executor. Other wills admitted to
probate were those of Harriet NJ.
Park, Calvin Manning, executor and
Betham Lewis S. G. Lewis, executor.
The grand jury for the term was
drawn as follows: M. F. Upp, fore
man; George Deiters, w. H. Dimmitt,
G. E. Jenkins, Samuel Kitterman, N.
S. Polling and G. H. Stuber.
The following assignment of cases
was announced by the court:
PROBATE ASSIGNMENT.
Wednesday Aug. %.
Matter of guardianship of minor
heirs of Thos. WEIGH, deceased. a. m.
Monday, Sept. 2.
| af nP al
deceased, 100 p. m.
Matter of estate Of Daniel w. Har-
ter, deceased, 1880 D. m.
Matter of guardianship Of Minnie
Reed minor. 1880 p. m.
Tuesday, Sept. 8.
Last will and testament or Elizabeth
Courtney, deceased, forenoon.
Matter Of guardianship OF Julia r.
Harper, unsound mind, forenoon.
Matter Of estate of Thomas Traul,
deceased, forenoon. /.
Last will and testament OF G. H.
Brockshire, afternoon.
Guardianship Of William Deuser,
] CHANcERY ASSIGNMENT.
Wednesday, Aug. %, First Week.
/ Hannah E. Vaughn VS.. Carey owen
Thursday, Aug. 20.
Jas. Denefe, ct al. VS.. town OF
Agencv City, ct al
H. N. Townsend VS.. Isabella Town
send.
Friday, Aug. 80.
w. H. Foulke VS.. Town Of Agency
ct al.
Mollie Price VS.. Thos. w. Price, fore
noon.
J. W. Mccormick VS.. G. E. Hessen
forenoon.
Saturday, Aug. 81. :.
Eff1e Caldwell VS.. HERBERT Caldwell
Monday, Sept. 80.
Judson Curtis VS.. Adam Steele.
Mary McGrath VS.. Thomas McGrath
afternoon.
Mary Wroughton ct al vs. L. A
Rowe ct al, afternoon.
City Of Ottumwa VS.. w. w. Cory
forenoon.
City of Ottumwa VS.. w. w Epps.
Tuesday, Oct. l..
W. D. Tisdale. Aux. Ex.. VS.. Ann En-.
Alonzo D. Courtney vs. Alice L
Courtney.
A. q. Brainard VS.. T. e. Brokaw e
al.
A M. DeFrance VS.. Ida Reeves ct al
Monday, Oct. z.
: Matter of assignment Of Charles +
/ Blake, afternoon.
> Tuesday, Oct. 8.
F. B. Clark VS.. w. w. Epps, fore
. noon.
Bertha S. Hunter VS. city OF Ottum
: wa ct al. afternoon.
S. G. Armstrong VS.. John Erlan'
ct al.
Wednesday, Oct. 9.
Blanche Campbell vs. G. r. Crab
OF al, forenoon.
LAW ASSIGNMENT.
Wednesday Sept. q.
Benning & Whitsett VS.. Fair-Wil
lams Bridge Manufacturing Co ct a
Chas. Benson. by next friend, Be
Benson VS.. City Of Ottumwa.
John HARRISON vs. M. L. Shirley c
al.
Thursday. Sept. 5.
G. S. Algire VS. Nora Algire ct al.
Geo. w Arnold vs.. o. D. Emery.
Friday, Sept. 6.
August Lindholm VS.. Ottumwa Trac
ton & Light Co.
Dutro Bros. VS. John Kite ct al.
L. +. Monical VS.. e. w. Woolums.
Saturday, Sept. Z.
H. A. Gangs We. City of Ottumw