Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1908-03-26

returned verdict in his favor allow
inc his 81 damages and costs. In the
petition for new trial Judge With
row ruled that McCoid was entitled to
500 damages and if the defendant did
not wish to pay that there would be
new trial. Faulkner is in Texas at
the present time and his attorneys
were granted five days in which to find
out whether or not Faulkner would
pay damages to this amount. He said
before he left that he would pay $50,
but that he would stand a new trial
before he would pay any more.
There are four possibilities in which
the case may be decided; Faulkner
may agree to pay the damages and
settle the case.
If he does not pay the damages
there will be new trial.
In case the judgement of the court
is accepted and Faulkner pays the
800 damages McCoid may or may
not appeal the case to the supreme
court
If the defendant chooses to stand a
new trial then the plaintiff may or
may not file petition for change OF
venue on the ground that he cannot
get fair and impartial trial in this
county.
This case has been attracting con-
siderable attention throughout the
state, owing to the prominence Of the
parties interested. McCoid is well
known attorney here and Faulkner q
land agent
Other News of Interest.
The Iowa Wesleyan basketball
team finished most successful season
of basketball last Saturday evening
by defeating the five from Penn college
by a score Of 80 to 26. Neither team
played in very good form and the
game was slow througout. The Wes-
leyan team always had liberal lead
in the score and outclassed the Quaker
boys from Oskaloosa.
This makes ten games which the
Wesleyan five have played this year
and they have won six of them. They
were defeated by four points by the
one point of winning the state col
legiate championship this year. This Is
the second year that Iowa Wesleyan
has had a team and the showing Is
considered very -od indeed. One pee
uliar thing about the team is that
three of the best players on the team
played together on the Bloomfield high
school team last year and are al
Freshman here this year They are
Rueben Stafford, Ernest Taylor and
| w. A. Wishard The other two mem
bers of the team are Lowell Anderson
of Pulaski and R. D. Highshoe of this
city Most of the team are planning tt
be back next year so that a strong
| team is assured.
| The Glee club start out on their an
nual tour this afternoon. They ap-
pear at Burlington tomorrow night ant
| Ottumwa Thursday night of mex
( week Thev gave a concert at tht
state hospital for insane here las
| week.
Senator seeley and VIM. Hoaglir
gave their report at the meeting o
the Commercial club Friday evening
concerning the eastern factory whicl
was considering moving here. The.
have just returned from the east ant
their report was unfavorable so tina
it was decided to drop the matter.
The executive committee Of low;
Wesleyan met Friday of last week
Several matters of routine bushes
We're transacted but no importan
business came W for discussion.
| Dean Pierson gave his famous lie
ture "Savanoarola" before a well fill
ed house here last Thursday evening
1t was given to raise money to pay 70
the deficit incurred by the state ora
torical association which was hel
i here recently and almost enoug
money money was raised for that pur
pose.