The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-09-26

Iowa, prays for a divorce from her
husband, Joseph l.. Robinson, to whom
she was married Dec. "a, 1903, ON the
grounds of cruel and inhuman treat
ment. &
Two damage suits were filed today
in which the judgments asked for were
$500 and $4,000 respectively.
G. w. Davis VS.. M. K. Pickerell, VIM.
Odem, David Moran and John Laugh
lin, is the title of the smaller case, in
which actual and exemplary damages
to the amount of $500 are asked for by
the plaintiff as the result of the action
of the defendants, the road supervisor
and trustees of West Des Moines town
ship, in digging up the submerged run
way which he built under the county
road connecting the two sections Of
his farm. He claims in his petition
that the runway was built with the
permission of the trustees twenty-five
years ago, so that the cattle which he
pastures on his farm could pass from
one field to the other. He claims that
the road at that place was not danger
Gus and that the causeway did not in
the least obstruct the travel on the
county road, but that it was necessary
passage for him, as the water supply
for his cattle was in only one field,
and, after the structure was destroyed
by Mr.. Pickerell last June, it was
necessary for him to employ extra help
70 60 hn q
opposite side of the road from the
spring. He claims also that he was
.compelled,on account of the inconVen-
fence, to dispose of his cattle sooner
than he had planned and at a lower
price than if he had waited.
VIM. Beal has filed his petition,
through his attorney, VIM. ]. Sexton
of New Sharon, asking for $4,000
damages which he sustained by being
bitten, while In a public highway, By
a dog owned by Thos. L. Hope, the
defendant in the action.
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An appeal to the district court has
been taken by Nell Woodin and Guy
Woodin, executors in the estate of E.
Fl. Gibbs, deceased, from the finding
of County Treasurer Geo. Thompson
and his assessment of omitted property
of the estate for the years 1902, 1903,
1904, 1905 and 1906. The cause came
on for hearing before Mr.. Thompson
on the 9th of last August upon the
question of making the assessment
against the estate. The executors,
through their attorneys, VIM. McNett
and Burrell & Dewitt, appeared and
made objections and County Attorney
J. C. Williams appeared for the coun-
ty treasurer. After hearing the evil
dence Mr. Thompson found that prop
erty valued at $1,044,0OO in the shape
of cash, mortgages, bonds, notes and
stocks had been omitted from the tax
books during the years in question, and
he ordered it to be assessed up to the
estate at the taxable value of $261 900.
The case will come up for hearing
during the October term of court.
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County Attorney John G. Williams
has started an action for the state ask
ing the district court to grant tenn
porary injunction, and upon final hear
ing to make it permanent, against Ella
Smith and Thomas Sewers for con-
Quoting nuisance in the building sit
uated on lot 2, block "a, o. p. Oska-
loosa. The petition claims that Mr..
Sewers is the owner of the building
where Ella Smith has been keeping
intoxicating liquors since January,
1907. with the purpose and intent of
selling them contrary to and in VIC
lation Of the law. 1t claims that she
has been illegally selling beer and
whiskey to divers persons unknown to
the plaintiff and that the place has
become a nuisance.