The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-11-26

been made to the stockholders, and
there was a missing link of about q
year and a half of the cOmpany's
business which Mann has made no
statement for at all: that many stock
holders had been charged high tolls
and rent for using the line they had
helped to build; that Mann had re-
Gently purchased a touring car and
cuts quite a swath scorching through
the country with a long Havana in his
mouth and French plate glass set
up in front to keep the bugs out of his
eyes: that this display of apparent
wealth and luxury, coupled with
arrogance Haunted in the face of
frozen-out stockholders, heavily taxed
patrons of the line and others has
served to bring forth much bitter de-
nunciation of Mann and his methods
and is no doubt in a measure the
cause for the raid on the company's
lines, etc.
And the jury, after reading the
article published in Norton's paper,
of which the above is part, and hear
ing the evidence, returned a verdict of
not guilty.
Christian S. Neumann vs.. Elbridge
NJ. Farnham and Lulu Farnham. E..
L. Mcmillan for plaintiff, G. W.
Campbell for defendants. Action to
recover on land contract. Evidence
of plaintiff presented to the court. No
appearance by defendants. Case taken
under advisement.
In the personal property tax pro-
ceedings of State vs.. Anderson Horse
company and State VS.. L. A. Ander-
son Hardware company judgment was
directed for plaintiff for taxes claimed,
penalties, interest and costs.
Orrin Kipp VS.. Martha J. Robbins
and D. 81. Robbins. Chas. Keith and
E. L. Mcmillan for plaintiff, Stewart
& Brewer for defendants. Action in
partition to determine the interests of
respective parties and to divide land
in accordance with such interests: or.
if division cannot be made without
loss and damage, to sell land under
order of the court and divide the pro-
ceeds in accordance with such inter-
ests. An undivided thirty-fve thirty
sixths of the government title stands
in the plaintiff and an undivided one
thirty-sixth in the defendant Martha
J. Robbins. In addition to this
Martha j. Robbins claims under GER
tain tax titles which the plaintiff
claims to be void Martha J. Robbins
also claims about three-fourths of the
land and D. II. Robbins about one
fourth Of the land by adverse posses
sion, which plaintiff disputes. The
case was tried by the court and briefs
are to be furnished by counsel for the
respective parties.
Olaf A. laden ct al. VS.. J. c. King.
as administrator of the estate of
Samuel Mattson, deceased, ct al.
Stewart & Brewer for plaintiff. &c.
King conducted his own case. This
was an action for an accounting of all
business transactions between plaintiff
and Samuel Mattson, now deceased,
covering period of five or six years
prior to the death of Mattson, in
which both parties seek judicial deter
mination of such matters and general
relief. It involves great number of
| transactions and a mass of figures
and book accounts. Counsel for both
sides are to submit briefs setting forth
| their respective positions and what
| they deem to be established by the
books. records and other evidence in
| the case.
Court Notes.
The grand jury was discharged on
Thursday afternoon and the petit
jurors not engaged on cases we're re-
leased Friday.
Among those in attendance at court
were John Mcclure, Onamia: A. P.
Jorgenson, Vineland: James Warren,
Onamia; D. 81. Robbins, Vineeland:
E. E. Dinwiddie, Vineland: Attorney
j. c. King, Nora
Attorney c. b. Mackenzie of
Onamla represented the state in an
excellent manner in the Norton libel
suit. He demonstrated that be we'll
understands the intricate points of
law. Mr.. Mackenzie gives every in
dication of being one of the coming
legal lights Of this county.
AT SOUTHWESTERN HOSPITAL
DR.. Cooney performed an operation
on William Pratt on Tuesday for de-
formation of one of his feet. The