Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-03-08
More Than 200 Cases Are Ready
For the Spring Term OF
Court
TWENTY-FIVE NEW DIVORCES
A Total of Seventy one New Cases
Have Been Filed for tho Coming
Term Paving Cases, Sent Back
From Federal Court in the Docket
Today is Last Day Of Filing.

the district court, which opens Mon
day the 18th. is one of the heaviest of
recent terms The docket Is now being
prepared, and when completed Will
contain more than 200 cases scheduled
for the spring session. OF these
great many have been continued from
other terms, some have come from the
federal court, and others have been
filed since the February term began.
A total Of seventy-one new cases
are on the docket, which does mot In
clude the paving cases. which were
sent back to the district court for re-
trial by Judge Mcpherson. of the fed
eral court. The number of divorce
cases Is larger than the average.
Twenty five new ones have been filed,
and there were left over from the
February and preceding terms q num-
Der of others.
Today is the last day Of filing. un-
less service was accepted Wednesday
or before. Wednesday was the last
NIdy u SCAN1GCp anu IL wills AOl4CSdUlS
for the number of cases filed.
Three Now Divorces.
Three new divorce cases We're filed
Wednesday afternoon and this morn
ing.
Mrs. Maud u. Robinson, of this city,
has commenced suit for divorce from
William III. Robinson. She alleges cruel
and inhuman treatment, and asks for
500 temporary and $1,000 permanent
alimony, and the return of her maiden
name. Rosenberger. The couple was
married in Omaha, Nov. II, 1899.
Mrs. Cora Cook wants to be divorced
from Bert Cook, alleging a statutory
reason as cause for action. She asks
custody Of her months'-old son.
Mrs. Cook lives in this city, and the
couple was married here Oct 81, 1908.
Mrs. Alice Moon seeks a divorce from
Oliver Moon, of this city, whom she
alleges deserted her, and who has given
her other statutory cause for the ac-
tion. Mrs. Moon petitions for $500 ALL
mony, and for the return of her name
of Clarke. Mrs. Moon lives in Kan
sas and she and her husband were
married in this city Sept. /, 1902.
Two Railroads Sued.
C.. n. Reese, a well-known stock
raiser and shipper of Marietta town
ship, has commenced suit against the
Iowa Central and Chicago & North
western railway companies for loss and
shortage in weight of six cars Of hogs
shipped from Moninger's to Chicago
,Eo11 ~. ~ ofe ov&1, 1o,t
the shipment was short nineteen ami
mails, and 1890 pounds in weight when
1t reached the Union Stock Yards. He
seeks judgment Of $325.2S to cover
his alleged loss.
Suits on Notes and Bills.
Alexander Bright has, filed suit
against S. r. Phillips of This city, to
collect on note for 1926, which the
petition alleges Phillips and Mrs. M
Loughrey, the latter now deceased,
gave.
Mrs. Alice r. Calhoun is suing w. A
and Mrs. Maggie e. Miller for 1888
claimed to be due and unpaid on note
given her father, the late F. M. Rewey,
on lots in Shirks' addition. The mort
gage was assigned by the adrninistra-
trix Of the estate to Mrs. Calhoun.
James III. Thomas, as guardian OF
Howard Thomas, a minor, has made
Mrs. Corie 3. Stewart and Lacey J.
and Iva $. Patterson defendants in a
suit to collect $1,18o, claimed to be due
on a note, secured by a mortgage on
property in Websters fifth addition.
The property has been sold to Patter-
son, whom the petition says, assumed
the mortgage.
The Milwaukee Bag Company has
filed suit against Fallgatter Bros, for
mer owners of the Fallgatter mill, for
$356.64 for merchandise furnished.
Cohen Bros Company VS.. B. D. Da-
Wis is a suit to collect s12S.6S for goods
sold the defendant at Tama.
Cases Against City Filed.
The case of Josiah Walters and J..
P. Bellefeuille against the city for
damage resulting from the overlooking
of their land by water from Linn creek
were filed Thursday afternoon. The
amount of claimed damages and the all
legations set forth in the petition are
the same as were contained in brief in
the notice of suit served Thursday.
MAY SEND Al TEAM.
Squad May Represent City at State
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