Willmar tribune., 1908-02-05
DISTRICT court
The Disposition OF All the Cases
on the Calendar for the
January Term

Fouts te al; to be tried out of term
on eight days notice.
Tibbs, Hutchins & Co, VS.. Aug.
Engbergh ct al; to be tried out of
term.
Louis Forceir VS.. Caroline Hen
ming and Carl Henning. This was
the hardest fought trial of the ses-
sion, lasting more than two days.
The case was that Of a land con-
tract, the defense being that the
lands were infested with quack
grass to such an extent as to reduce
the value materially. The jury
found verdict for the plaintiff on
the points submitted to it, but the
other points are to be determined
by the court.
James Albert Tracy vs.. Peter An
derson. Dismissed on motion of
the plaintiff.
State vs.. Ole Sorenson; State VS..
Geo. Morrow: State VS.. Holmquist
Bros. State VS.. w. E. Roberts.
The foregoing were tax proceedings.
judgment being entered against the
parties for non-payment Of personal
property taxes.
Anton Jacobson, appellant, VS..
Town Of East Lake Lillian, respond
ent. This case was an appeal from
the assessment for the laying out
of a road. The proceedings for the
road in question were found to be
irregular. Judgment was found
for the appellant, who is also to
receive his costs from the town.
Monson Bros. VS.. Mrs. Dina ia
cobson. To be tried out of term.
Raymond Mercantile Go. VS.. Mrs.
M. A. Wadsworth. Continued.
Nine cases in which the City Of
Willmar appeared as respondent
and the following persons as ap-
pellants-August Anderson, J. 7.
Carruthers, Anna Hanscom, G. w.
Johnson, Eta Pease johnson, A. N.
Lewis, M. D. Manning 1.-TWO cases),
Samuel Patton. These cases were
appeals from the city assessments.
The point raised is that the city
has no right to assess abutting prop
erty for making boulevards without
a petition from the private owners.
These cases will be tried by the
court.
Samuel Porter, appellant, vs..
City of Willmar, respondent. This
case is an appeal from sidewalk as
sessment in the city.
Albert Lind VS.. Amanda Nickel
son. In this case the plaintiff
asked that judgment from sheriffs
sale of land be set aside, claiming
that the papers were served on the
wrong party.
Fred J. Toensing and Louisa
Toensing vs.. Mary Kahmeyer ct al.
This case relates to the partitio
of an SO-acre farm in the town of
Harrison, and will be tried out of
term.
Charles Dahlheim & Son VS.. J..
H. Olson. Verdict was rendered
for the defendant.
Malberg Brothers VS.. Minneapo-
lis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie
Ry. Co. This was damage suit
against the 500 railroad for setting
fire to stacks. It was settled be-
fore coming to trial.
France f. Nelson vs.. C. B. Carl
son, as Mayor, ct al. This case is
the proceedings begun for the stop
ping Of the payment for the work
on the Foot Lake Dump. 1t is to
be tried out of term on eight days
notice by either party.
There were only four cases on the
criminal calendar:
State VS.. Peter Freebreg. Con.
tinued.
State VS.. Otto Ronning; State VS..
William Them. Dismissed on mo.
tion of the county attorney.
State VS.. John M. Signal. This
case was the famous Fourth of July
raid made by Sheriff Bonde. The
case was dismissed by the judge
because of faulty complaint, the
court holding that it was not spe
ciEc in stating that an offense hac
been committed. No order wa!
made regarding the liquors thai
were taken by the sheriff. Pro
ceedings were at once begun under
the state law in the municipal cour
against the defendant, and he wa.
bound over to await the action o.
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