Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-12-18
District Court.

Yesterday Judge Ransier made
an order for the drawing Of an extra
panel Of twelve Jurors.
The case on trial today of Anna
Herman against the G. M. & st.
Paul Railway Co. is for damages
for injuries sustained by plaintiff in
stepping off Of a car of defendants
at Osterdock.
E. B. Stiles, q. G. Perkins and
j. F. Graham were appointed APP
praisers under the collateral inner
lance tax law.
The following order was made in
relation to the selection of the grand
and trial jurors was made by the
court to-wit:
1t appearing to the Court that no
general election was held in Iowa in
the year 1907, and that there was
no judges Of election to select and
return to the County Auditor lists
of names Of persons qualified to
serve as grand and petit Jurors or
talesmen, and it further appearing
that the Board Of Supervisors held
no meeting to canvass the votes in
the county from the fact that no
general election was held therein in
the year 1907: 1t is therefore hereby
found>and determined by this court
that a lawfully constituted grand
jury, or lawfully constituted petit
jury for the year l60S for Delaware
County. Iowa, cannot be obtained
by drawing from the names return
ed by the election officers to the
County Auditor to serve as Jurors,
and that lawfully qualified talesmen
for the year 1908 cannot be selected
by drawing from any such list of
names: 1t is thesefore ordered by
the court that the board of supervis.
ors Of this county do on the End day
Of January, 1905, meet for the pur-
pose Of preparing lists Of persons
having the qualifications required
by law forgrand jurors, petit jurors
and talesmen for jury service, OF
subject thereto, for the year 1908,
and to make such lists accordingly
And said Board is further ordered tc
certify and return said lists as re-
quired by law. And ordered fur.
Their that said meeting of said Board
shall be adjourned from time te
time until the lists are completed
| Notice on the Board Of Supervisors
to be personal on the mem
bers thereof, or by acceptance
by said members Of such service
Service of such notice to be at any
time prior to the date above tixet
for the meeting of the Beard. And
ordered further that the names te
be drawn for grand jurors, petit
Jurors and talesmen be apportionet
among the several voting precincts
Of the County by the County Audi
tor as required by law, and that The
Auditor certify such apportiopmen
to the Board of Supervisors on O.
before the date above fixed for the
meeting of the Board. And ordered
further that the Clerk of this Cour
do on the End day of january. 1908
furnish to the County Auditor lis
of the names Of persons who have
served as graud or petit jurors il
said County since January LIST
1907. The foregoing to be con
Quoted in accordance with the pro
visions Of Chapter II of the laws O
Sind General Assembly.
December 18th, 1907.
CHAs. E. RANsIER, District Judge.
4 The following is the disposition
of cases thus far made during the
term:
| Western Queenswarer Co. v.
James Henderson x Sons. Dismiss
ed at plaintiffs costs.
| Marshall VS. Arbuckle. Judgt. as
per stipulation.
i Greeley Horse Importing Co. v;
Carlson. Withdrawn without pref
udice.
stoner VS. Loop. Trial to jury
verdict for deft for ninety three
cents.
Coon VS. G. G, W. Ry. J,ldgt
for plff. for $125.0o, interest 6 pc.
cent, and costs,
=. II. Claus VS. G. G.. W. Ry
After trial commenced case contin
ued.
Hartbecke vs. Kleeman. Dismiss