The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-08-15
New Court Cases.

j. w. Fear and James Bartholomew
VS.. j. Warren Clark ct al. Suit is
brought to quiet the title to the north
half of the southeast quarter of section
s. and the north half of the southeast
quarter, and the southeast quarter of
the northeast quarter of section II,
township IS, range 81, Decatur county,
Iowa. w. NJ. jackson, attorney for
plaintiff.
Lydia NJ. Gould VS.. Fred Gould. The
parties reside at Van Vert, and were
married at that place on April "a, 1881.
The plaintiff in her petition alleges
that since their marriage her husband
has become an habitual drunkard, and
is often away from home for days on a
drunken spree. She says the defend
ant has personal property worth $500.
and real estate worth $4,000. She
asks for decree Of divorce, the GUS
tody of their minor children, Josie NJ,
aged l6 years, and James c., aged -
years, together with temporary alimony
in the sum of 500 and permanent ali
mony OF $4,000. S. Varga attorney for
plaintiff.
Lodema Hodges VS.. John Hold
ges. Plaintiff and defendant were
bldll lCtt ISU. lOUt, anu llVCu
near Weldon until recently. She al
leges that since their marriage her hus-
band has accused her of adultery, and
recently he has been carrying revol-
yer with limitations that some one
would suffer and she is afraid of her life.
She alleges the defendant has property
over and above the encumbrances
worth $4,000 to $4,000, and she asks
for decree of divorce with temporary
alimony in the sum of $500. and perma-
nent alimony of $4,000. Marion F.
Stookey attorney for plaintiff.
Annie A. Bissell VS.. Hyrum Ewing ct
al. Suit is brought to foreclose mort
gage given to secure note for $1,000,
on the south half of the northeast
quarter of the southwest quarter and
the north half of the southeast quarter
of the southwest quarter, and commence
ing at the northwest corner of the
southeast quarter running thence south
y rods, east 80 rods, north u rods,
west SO rods to beginning, except
tract 16 rods north and south by 20
rods east and west out of the southwest
corner, all in section 30, township GS,
range 26, Decatur county, Iowa. Max
we'll & Maxwell, attorneys for plain
tiff.
The Atlas Portland Cement Co. VS..
Isaac Garlic. Suit is brought on an
account of S232.50 for $50 barrels of ce-
ment sold to the defendant. V.R. Nc
Ginnis, attorney for plaintiff.
W. A. Garrett VS.. Joseph S. Warner.
The plaintiff alleges in his petition that
he formed partnership with the de-
PENDANT in the nursery business at
Leon, Iowa, under the name of Leon
Home Nursery. That he lived at AL
bany, Mo-, and the business was con-
Quoted by defendant Warner, who has
sold all tile stock, buildings, tools, etc.,
and converted the proceeds to his own
use, refusing to make an accounting
with plaintiff. He says the property
sold by Warner and the proceeds con-
verified to his own use amounts to 81 900
and he asks that he have Judgment
against Warner for $500, and that a re-
ceiver be appointed to take possession
of any property which has not yet been
sold by Warner. J. G. Wilson, Marion
Woodland and E. H. Sharp attorneys for
plaintiff.
Addie Overholtzer VS.. James L. Over
hotter. They were married in Decatur
county Feb. s, 1884, and lived together
until August 1, 1907. She alleges he
has become an habitual drunkard since
their marriage. and is man of very
violent manner, especially when under
the influence of liquor and has at
divers times threatened to take the
life of plaintiff, and that it would be I'M
safe for her to longer live with him as
his wife. That he has left home for
days at time when she would have to
care for the stock in inclement weather,
and this work and his cruel treatment
has destroyed her health. They own
23O acres Of land worth $4,000 above
encumbrances, live stock and farm
implements worth 81 400 and have some
money in bank, the amount not known
to plaintiff. Three children have been
born to them, c. E. Overholtzer, 20 years
of age, Lena a daughter now IS years of