The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-11-21
COURT HAS ADJOURNED
Judge Towner Adjourned Court last
Saturday Evening. Grand Jury
Returned Three indictments.

Judge II. NJ. Towner completed the
work of the November term of court
Saturday evening, after being in session
but one week, and returned to his home
at Corning the same evening. Although
no jury cases we're tried, large num-
ber of cases were settled and tried to
the court, thus disposing of a great
deal of business at the least possible
expense to the tax payers of the county.
This was the sixth consecutive term Of
the district court in Decatur county at
which no trial jury had been used, and
breaks all records in this state. There
has not been a jury case tried in the
district court for more than year and
half and this means saving to the
taxpayers of at least $4,000. In many
cases the attorneys waived a jury and
tried the case to the court.
The grand jury completed their dut-
les and were discharged Friday morn
ing. They returned three indictments,
two being against George Kirkpatrick,
of Grand River, for selling liquor and
the other has not been made public, but
it is rumored that w. G. Hamilton was
indicted for an assault committed on
DIR. G. P. Reed, of Davis City. No indict-
ment was returned against DR.. j. W..
Wales who shot W. c. Hamilton at
Davis City week ago last Sunday.
Several interesting cases were passed
upon by Judge Towner at this term Of
court. In the case of w. A. Brown VS..
E. ID. Dorm, for damages on a contract,
growing out of the sale of Hotel Leon
property in this city by Mr.. Dorm,
Brown claiming he was damaged under
hjS n0n hn of b1tn1
the court found in favor of Mr.. Dorm
and taxed the costs to Mr.. Brown. In
the suit of W. A. Garrett VS.. Joe S. War
ner, growing OUT of their partnership in
the Leon nursery, in which Garrett
sued for an accounting, the court rem
dered Judgment in favor of Garrett
for SO and the costs of the suit An
other case was that of Joe S. Warner VS..
the board of supervisors in which the
board had refused to pay certain wit
ness fees in the John Hayden case
which had been bought by Mr.. Warner
from the witnesses. On the hearing
the court found that one witness had
not been subpoenaed and that the
county was not liable for the witness
fees claimed by him amounting to about
$50, as he came here from Indiana and
testified. but was subpoenaed here. In
the other cases where the witnesses
were properly subpoenaed' the court
held that the county must pay the fees
as claimed by Mr.. Warner.
Perry Emily, the young man who was
indicted for shooting up a couple of
churches in the northwest part of the
county, concluded the easiest way out
of the trouble was to plead guilty and
he did and was fined $3.50 and costs in
each of the two cases, which he paid
and was released from custody.
The appeal case from Davis City
where Mayor Brown fined solicitor
for wholesale liquor house $50 for
taking orders for liquor in that town
was tried to the court. Anderson's at
torneys attacked the ordinance under
which the fine was imposed and the
court found that the ordinance was
faulty and dismissed the case, taxing
the costs to the town of Davis City.
The following additional cases were
disposed OF since our report last week:
PROBATE.
Guardianship of Roy A. Henderson,
final report approved, guardian dis
charged.
Estate of j. NJ. Little, petition sub
mitted to be decided in vacation,
Estate of Collin Battle, on hearing,
widow is allowed one third the value of
homestead which is shown to be $500.
Estate of ]. 0. Parrish, widows allow
ance made OF $500.
Estate of Susan Fowler, court finds
| that the estate of Lewis Fowler is en-
titled to one half interest in note and
| mortgage ofGeo. v. Brown and wife for
$4,000 now in the hands of Ora Teale,
administrator of the estate of Susan
Fowler, costs taxed to estate of Susan
Fowler.
Estate OF f. N. Harp, sale. Of real es-
tate ordered.
Guardianship of Benjamin Pierce ct al,
allowance for ward increased to $3.50
per year.
Guardianship Of Maud A. Adams, final
report approved, guardian discharged.
Estate Of Eleanor Driskill annual re-
port Of administrator approved, admin
istrator's commission fixed at S10O, and
extraordinary services and expo nses al
lowed of $174.5O.
Guardianship of Viola G.. Adkins ct al,
Ida K. Adkins appointed guardian of
Viola g., Martha NJ, Emma r., and
Jessie d. Adkins without bond.
LAW AND EQUITY.
Allen & John VS.. e. G.. Stewart; by
agreement plaintiff has judgment for
| $50 and costs.
B. G. Bay ct al. VS.. Wood Binning ct al.
referred to v. r. McGinnis to make ap.
portionment of costs in this and other
cases tried at the same time.
w. A. Brown VS.. q. D. Dorm, action for
damages, tried to court, Judgment
against plaintiff for costs.
S. w. Barnett VS.. G. E. Davis, stricken
from docket.
]. S. Warner VS.. Board of Supervisors,
tried to court, judgment for defendant
| for costs.
w. A. Alexander vs. Lucille Alexander
ct al, report of referees approved.
A. NJ. Haag & Co. VS.. Arthur Davis,
settled by payment of $67.50 to plain
tiff's attorney, in full payment of all
claims. One-half the costs taxed to
each party.
r. M. Peck VS.. M. r. Pullen, by agree
| ment plaintiff has Judgment for $50
and costs.
Isabel Turpen VS.. George Keown ct al,
dismissed at plaintiffs cost,
r. w Rallew VS. e. IT, Ruchanap Of al