Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-06-07
DISTRICT COURT
AL THE JURY CASES, HAVE.
BEEN SETTLED ONE WAY OR
ANOTHER.
JURY WAS DISCHARGED YEsTER-
DAY AND COURT WILL PROB
ABLY ADJOURN TODAY.
500 SETTLES WITH FOUR CLAIM-
ANTS AND DAMAGE CASES
ARE DISMISSED.

Wright made communication to the
court which finally resulted in the
continuance of the case until the next
term of court.
In this case, A. ]. Nathan, Martin
.Burgois and Christian Bertsch, Jr.,
had appeared and put in an answer to
Mr. Fields complaint. Yesterday
morning Mrs. Wright informed the
court that the other defendants, Jacob
Schempp, Matthews schempp and An
ton Standinger desired to put in an
answer. They are foreigners and had
not realized the necessity of appear
ing in the case before, thinking tina.
the answering defendants would look
after their Interests.
After consultation between the at
torneys on both sides. the agreement
above referred to was consummatei
and the jury excused for that case.
A jury was thereupon impaneled in
the case OF H. C. Richards VS.. Hans C.
Rhud, Newton & Dullam appearing for
plaintiff. and F.. III. Register, for de-
PENDANT. Mr.. Richards was, during
the early part Of 1905. manager Of the
Rhud lumber yard at Baldwin, under
an agreement that he was to get eight
per cent. OF the gross sales, and he
claims that he never received any pay
for the time he worked there under
those terms.
Plaintiff demands judgment for
$221.35 and interest at per cent.
since July s, 1905.
The defendant has put in counter
Claim, alleging that he owes Richards
only $44.48 and demands Judgment for
$155.52 on account OF losses which he
claims were caused by Richards.
After the trial Of the case COM
menced it was found that long list
of accounts would have to be gone
through with. The court thereupon
suggested that referee be agreed
upon to take the testimony and. both
sides agreeing thereto, George Sch
nepper. court reporter, was appointed
referee with instructions to take testi-
mony and report the case within sixty
days.
A jury in the case of Anna Caroline
Loyin VS.. Nels Johnson was then inn
paneled, and action for the recovery
Of money on account of services rend-
cred by plaintiff as nurse and for room
rent. It was found that DR.. Ramstad
was one of the defendants and on ac-
count Of the relationship between him
and Judge Winchester the case was
continued for the present with the
idea Of getting another judge later on
to try@the case.
The case of the ]. /. Case Threshing
Machine Co. VS.. Oscar e. N. Erickson
and Efna Erickson was then called
and is being tried by the court.
The jury cases having been dispos-
ed of, the jury for the May term of
the Burieigh county district court was
discharged from further duty yester-
day. Il: s
A few court cases will occupy the
attention of the court for day or
two and the term will be entirely
wound up this week.
Next Monday. at 1880 p. m. court
will open at Washburn, for Mclean
county. where forty-five Jurors have
been summoned. There will be good
deal Of court business at that place,
the Barony cases going to Mclean
county from here on change Of
venue. A number of other criminal
cases are on the docket.
In district court Wednesday the
four cases AGAINST the 500 road
brought by Barney Burbage, Stewart
Woodwork, Michael Grady and
Joseph Gagner. were dismissed, when
trial was about to be commenced. In
the first named, the railway company
agreeing to pay the plaintiff the fol-
lowing amounts, respectively, s62. so;
lsI17.50; $4,000 and $500 for alleged
damage to stock. Each party pays
Town costs.
The business OF the court was there
fore materially lightened and the case
OF .. A. Field against Jacob schempp
| and others, was taken up after the
noon recess. Newton and Dullam ap.
peared for the plaintiff and Turner
and Wright for defendants.
In this case Field alleges that the
defendants in 1905. IN working a
steam pillow, carelessly and negligent.
", set fire to the prairie and burned
q lot Of grass, fence, trees. etc. on
his land. Field asks s742.e0 damages
and his costs and disbursements in
this case