Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-04-25
MORE Law SUITS
Recent Litigation Started by Sew
eral Parties on Account Of
Personal Injuries.

Gottlieb Klein. as plaintiff has
brought an action against the N. T.
r. R. Co. as defendant, for injuries
which occurred last fall by reason Of
a defective rope pulley and careless
management thereof, having knocked
him. in.the coal.pit at the. coal docks,
where he was employed as a laborer
by the defendant, in the railroad
wards at jamestown, and $4,000 is
claimed as damage.
R. Fl. Carson as plaintiff has sued
the N. p. R. F.. Co. for damages oc-
curing at Cleveland, by improperly
shunting a car in which he was rid
ing, against some stationary cars on
a downward grade on the side track
where he was to unload his car. His
hand, wrist and chest, lungs and
back were hurt, he claims perma-
nently, and claims 81, 200 damages.
N. H. Romer, as plaintiff. brings
suit against the N. P.Co., as defend
ant. for Sl25O for injuries and dam
ages owing to improper handling and
jerking. humping and bruising and
failure to feed or permit the agent OF
plaintiff to feed car load of horses
shipped by the plaintiff to be sold at
Jamestown, it taking some i've days
time to ship the car of horses 10
jamestown. from Minneapolis, where
as it should.have taken. only one and
q half days.
Charles Daugherty, as plaintiff, has
brought suit against the N. Z. Co.,
as defendant, for $4,000 damages for
Injuries to his hand, arm, wrist. and
body while engaged in loading coal
on the defendants engines at the
coal docks in Jamestown,o owing to an
unrepaired engine moving of while
the plaintiff was raising the coal
chute. because the engine throttle
and steam valves had leaked steam
In the engine cylinder. setting it in
motion, crushing the plaintiffs hand,
wrist and arm.
In each OF these cases against the
railroad company, John Knauf repre-
sents the plaintiff as attorney, and it
is expected that the cases will all be
tried here at the..July term of.court.
Mr.. Hugh H. McCurry of this ci5y
has served notice upon the city au-
thorities of claim for $1,000 in dam
ages for pains, injuries and doctor
bills, Sustained by him while riding
on a wagon or dray through the
streets OF Jamestown last March, ow-
ing to the front wheels of the wagon
on which he rode, suddenly sinking
down and throwing him so as to per-
manently injuye his abdomen, ribs,
thigh and spine, all Of which injury,
he says, was due to the neglect IN
keeping up the streets. The injury
happened on Fifth avenue between
Churchill, Webster and Bolinger's
store and the Slime .shoe store. At
.torne Knauf. is counsel in the case.
Sold Lot of Property-Saturday,
H. Cornwall sold the Shain farm
property, as advertised, and also a
good deal Of household property for
others. The horses sold .all brought
good prices and some Of the heavy
Shain farm stock sold unusually we'll,
showing The need Of horses by farm
ers. A lot of old furniture from the
Gladstone, much OF it in fair shape.
was disposed of and bargains secured.
One of the Shain farm teams sold for
s3l5 and a young filly for $40. An
other team brought $500, and another
1925 and so on. The street was
crowded.by.p people from all over 1.-The
city and county, but no accidents
happened. Auctioneer Cornwall who
is thinking of moving to. Jamestown
shortly disposed of his own horses,
harness and:buggies-at the same sale.
He did his best to get higher price
for the property, on accoant of being
his own, but was unable to do so,and
now realizes how it is to have his
own stuff slaughtered. ..on the auction
block, as he stated to the crowd.
Heavy Receipts-The Bismarck
and Dickinson U. S. land Offices are
doing rushing business. During the
first four days of last week the re-
ceipts of the Bismarck Office were
13,9Ol. 40.
Snow Patches Linger-While seed
ing is going on in the fields on the up.
lands and farmers seeders and teams
are followed by a cloud of dust, small