The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-12-17
New Court Cases.

Estate Of John d. Bennett. The ad-
ministrator, VIM. Anderson, asks that
the court approve settlement he has
made with the town of Lamont, where
by tho estate is to be paid 1876 in full
OF claim against the town for damages
as the result of deceased falling over
plank on q side walk in the town of
Lamont.
Patrick Griffin has been appointed
administrator of the estate of Jane Jones,
deceased.
An application has bseu flled asking
that X. .. Stearns be appointed admin
istrator of the estate Of A. O. Kennel
deceased.
On application A. Fl. Meter has
been appointed guardian Of Samuel IL.
and Julian l.. Meter, minors.
Decatur county for the use of the
school fund VS.. W. W. Fulton ct al.
Suit is brought to foreclose mortgage
on real estate given to secure the pay
ment of u note for S525.0O dated May 8,
lo04, due in five years. George w. Bak-
or, attorney for plaintiff.
Elijah Ryan VS.. FL. T. Rauch. The
plaintiff and defendant own adjoining
farms and plaintiff alleges that certain
of the boundary lines are lost and in dis
pute and the owners are unable to
agree on the lines. He asks that the
court appoint commission to survey
and locate the lost and disputed corners
and boundary lines. Geo. w. Baker, at
torney for plaintiff.
John Gore vs. Thomas Rains. Plain
tiff brings suit for $2500 on seven prom
issory notes dated Nov. "a, 1906, due in
two years. Il. Fl. Sharp, attorney for
plaintiff.
Isaac Bedell vs.. Berth Bedell. Plain
tiff sues for divorce. The parties reside
in Bloomington township and were mar
ried in this county on Jan. %, 1901, and
lived together until Nov. s, 1908. Plain
tiff alleges his wife has left him on
several occasions for period Of
several weeks, and that one day last
October or November, when he came
home for his meal, there was none pre-
pared and his wife grabbed butcher
knife and started to use it on him, and
drove him out of the house. That she
also called him bad names and accused
him of Seing intimate with other women
which is untrue. He alleges her treat
ment has injured his health and en-
dangered his life. A. P. Olsen and G.
W. Hoffman, attorneys for plaintiff.
Alma Edwards ct AL, vs.. Frank Jones
ct al. The parties are the heirs Of VIM.
7. Jones, deceased, who died in Novem-
ber, 1908, owning at the time of his
death, farm in Decatur county. They
ask that the shares of the heirs be con-
firmed and the property sold and the
proceeds divided among the legal heirs.
G. W. Baker, attorney for plaintiffs.
Fred Teaie, trustee VS.. 7. r. Roberts,
The plaintiff asks for writ of attach
ment against the property of the de-
fendant in the sum OF $500, the petition
alleging that on Dec. 8, 1908, defendant
drew check in favor Of Farmers and
Traders State Bank, of Leon, on the
Citizens Bank of Decatur. for $100, a
similar check in favor of the Exchange
National Bank of Leon, for $3.50, one in
favor of j. R. Bashaw for 1924, one to
Bowsher & Bowsher for $22.5O, one to
Frank N. Hansell for $40, and the De-
catur bank refuses to pay any of the
checks for the reason defendant had no
funds in said bank. note for 800
given to j. P. Hamilton by defendant,
together with the above checks have
been assigned to Fred Teale as trustee
and judgment is asked for the amount
OF all Of them. G. W. Hoffman and ]. w.
Harvey. ATTORNEYS for plaintiff,