The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-02-20
against nlaintlr for costs.

against plaintiff for costs.
Frankel State Bank VS.. Alice Brown
ct al, foreclosure; default of both de
PENDANTS, trial and judgment against
defendant on promissory note ana
costs with attorney fees, clerk assess.
Albert .Browneller VS.. Fannie Z.
Davis, ct al; plaintiff given leave to
amend petition and default of Fannie
e. Davis and Albert Davis. Trial and
Judgment on promissory note, costs
and attorney fees, clerk assess. Also
decree of foreclosure and the case con.
tinued as to other defendants.
Guardianship of Maria King, incomp.
final report approved and guardian
discharged and sureties released.
Estate of Virginia Stevens, decd /;
final report approved and administra'
tor discharged and sureties released.
Will of John Q. Dickey; widow al
lowed $500 for support.
The following is the assignment
made by Hon. w. G. Clements OF jury
cases for trial during the February
term of court which was taken up
yesterday afternoon.
Tuesday, Feb. IS, a. m. -a
]. NJ. Fehd VS.. City of oskaloosa;
damages.
Mary E. Smith VS.. A. L. Smith; con.
tract.
l.. T. Shangle VS.. Fred Bress; note.
Wednesday, Feb. 10, 9 a. m.
Oskaloosa & Buxton Electric Ry. VS..
Jas. Brown; contract.
Oskaloosa & Buxton Electric Ry. VS.,
Reid & Son; contract. old
Thursday, Feb. 20, 9 a. m.
Western Grocer Co. VS.. Taylor Sup
ply Co.; account.
]. w. Brown VS.. David s. David;
note.
Friday, Feb. Fl, 9 a. m.
Bonnie & Co. VS.. J. J. Price & Co.,
ct al; note.
Bonnie Bros. VS.. ]. ]. Price & Co.
ct al: note.
Monday, Feb. "a, 1880 p. m.
Howarton VS.. Augustine; damages.
Adam Hively vs.Western Union Tel
egraph Co.; damages.
Tuesday, Feb. rs, 9 a. m,
Margaret Smith VS.. C., B. a. q. Ry.
Co.; damages.
Wednesday, Feb. rs, 9 a. m.
L. E. Crookham VS.. Joe H. Crook
ham; law.
B. F. WinkIeman vs.. F. F. Everett;
note.
Thursday, Feb. 81, 9 a. m.
Coal Co.; account.
Coalfield Coal Co. vs. Rosebrook
Hettie Cali and Minnie Duncan were
arrested yesterday by Sheriff Ed Val
entine upon indictemnts from the
grand jury, who returned counts oil
nuisance against them. They both
gave bonds of $500 and were released.
The women, it is alleged, have been
selling liquor at their homes. Their
places have been raided by the police
and quantities of beer and other III
toxicating liquors have been found.
The trial of the suit of l.. L. Shan
gle VS.. Fred Dress which was taken
up in the district court Tuesday morn
ing was very brief and the evidence
was closed before noon. BY three
o'clock in the afternoon the attorneys
had completed their arguments and
the controversy was given into the
hands of the jury who were instructed
by the court and retired with the Of
ficer. The time required by them to
determine upon verdict, however
was longer than that taken up in the
trial of the case, and they were not
ready to report until ten o'clock at
night. In compliance with the courts
instructions, they returned a sealed
verdict which was read as follows in
court this morning:
I'VE, the jury, find for the plaintiff
and assess the amount of his recovery
at S263.S2. .
&C. b. Whitmore, Foreman"
The suit was brought ON a promis-
sorry note for s161.15 given by the de
PENDANT, Fred Dress, to his partner
on the farm, but later assigned to Mr.
DuduSlt- t1lo uCAChoC III nv hdhihe
the payment was that after he had
given the note to his partner he again
figured up his account with him and
found that instead of being indebted
TO his partner, the balance was in his
own favor.
The case of A. G.. Mechanics VS.
John Mechanics, account. was the next
on the assignment, but 1t has been
dismissed. The damage suit OF Feht
VS.. the City OF Oskaloosa has beer
continued and the suit of Mary e
Smith VS.. A. l.. Smith ct al, contract
the defendant was given leave tc
amend answer and it was agreed that
the different replies of plaintiff now
on file shall apply to the answer as
amended Two OF the Oskaloosa &
Buxton Interurban cases. against Jas
Brown and f. ID. Reid & Son, were
next on the assignment and they were
called up the first thing this morning
They are both actions on unpaid sub
scriptions.
VIM. Locke was yesterday sen
fenced by Hon. w. G. Clements to 4
term OF three years In the State In
ebriate Asylum at Knoxville for intox
ication. Locke was arraigned las