The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-11-15
Number of Cases Brought to
Its Attention at Once.
No important Criminal Cases
Are On For This Term.
The Peremptory Call of CaIen-
dar Tomorrow Forenoon.

The district court met promptly at
ten o'clock this forenoon and is eX-
pected to remain i'll session well to-
ward Christmas. Sheriff Donahue APP
pointed W. w. Paddock bailifr for
the grand jury, and George Strong of
Shelby and John ID. Sullivan of Dan
Vile bailiffs for the petit jury.
out of town aattorneys present were
i. c. Dunn of Winnebago, U. G. Ar
getsinger OF Mapleton, }. f. Haycraft
of Madelia, Harlan p. Leach of Owa-
tonna, and Charles Thompson of Am
boy.
Every member of the grand jury
who had not been previously excused
was present when the roll was called
at eleven o'clock, and nobody asked
to be excused. Those previously ex-
cused were f. II. Barns of Vernon Cen
ter. on account OF death and funeral,
and Nj. Atenberg of Pleasant Mound,
OH account of his age Emil Hide
brand of NIankato was appointed fore
man of the jury, and the latter went
to work after receiving its instructions.
1t is predicted that it will complete
its work tomorrow.
The criminal calendar contained one
appeal from justice court, it being the
state against Lawrence Quinn. 1t zap
pears that Quinn, who is a colored
resident of Amboy, was convicted
there of using language calculated to
provoke an assault. r. j. Marsh was
the complaining witness. Quinn took
an appeal, and is represented by Perl
c. Cornish. At the preliminary call of
the calendar at ten o'clock the case
was marked for trial.
The call of the civil calendar re-
suited in the following actions being
stricken from the calendar by consent:
Patrick Ellis vs.. Nora Ellis.
Clarence Prescott VS.. III. r. Kurth
Henry r. Kurth VS.. the Omaha road
and the Minnesota Transfer Railway
company. because the case has been
transferred to Ramsey county.
The following cases were dismissed
as per stipulations filed:
Andrews & Holbrook VS.. George w.
Searles and Mrs. George H. Searles.
Hugh McMurtrie VS.. Mary j. Van
Blarcum and Minnie West.
Hans Anderson, respt., VS.. w. n.
Ballard, appt.
The following cases were reported
as probably settled:
Lillian Asher VS.. f. ID. Wilmot.
L. f. Scott vs. German Land COM
pany.
County of Olmstead VS. county of
Blue Earth.
The following cases were continued:
August Michel vs.. Emelia Michel.
Chamberlain & Bender VS.. Burgess
& Lukyn.
F. J. Hoerr VS.. Great Western
railway company.
Mary Holway VS.. Modern Wood
man of America.
In the matter of the estate of Ellef
Grotta. deceased Bergetta Grotta APP
pit, vs.. Maurice Grotta, Julius Grot
peared specially and moved to strike
from the calendar because no notice of
trial had been served.
I'm the case of Eleanor Jewett VS..
Standard Brewing company and Will
liam Irving, Mr.. Irving moved for a
continuance.
The suit of Walter A. Plymat as
trustee. etc, vs., Henry f. Leonard
as trustee, Mayer Bros, inc, and Sher-
iff Donahue, will be tried before an
other judge.
The following cases were added to
the calendar:
Lester Fleming VS.. Frank, George
and Alice Pierce.
Maggie Grilfiths VS.. Isiah Griffiths.
The number of cases set for trial
by the jury was %, and the number
set for trial by the court was 81.
The peremtory call of the calendar
will be had tomorrow, and may change
these figures slightly.