The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-04-02
In THE DISTRICT COURT
Disposition Of Various Matters by
Judge and Jury.

DfspOSlti0n OF VARIOUS MhlleIs "
Judge and Jury.
| Shortly before the afternoon adj
journment Friday, the court took up
the suit of Geo. Thompson, county
treasurer, against District No. 13 OF
the United Mine Workers, and its Off
GERS, John p White, president, w. w.
White, vice president, and Edwin Per-
ry, secretary and treasurer, to collect
a sum of $16,664.36 alleged to be due
1.-THE county from that organization as
taxes on a certain sum of money
known as Beneficiary or De.
Tense" fund which the plaintiff claim
ed had been omitted from the assess
or's books for the years 1902, 1908,
1904, 1905 and 1906. A night SEES
sion of court was held. The suit was
brought under the above head but
| John e. Davis, tax ferrett for Ma
haska county, was the real plaintiff
| in the suit.
Major John f. Lacey attorney for
the defendant, argued the case to
the court showing how the money
was given to the bereaved. families
| If the male members were killed in
mine explosions or accidents, and of
the other good purposes to which it
was devoted. After hearing the evil
dence on both sides Judge Clements
took the case under advisement.
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The claim of Geo. Thompson, coun-
Ity treasurer of Mahaska county,
against the estate of Charles G. Brick
lner deceased, for one hundred and
Isixty-eight dollars and eighty-six
cents, occupied the attention of the
court Friday afternoon. After hear
| ing the evidences on both Sides the
Judge decided the case in favor of
the Brickner estate. The claim was
presented by j. E. Davis for taxes on
the estate during the years 1907 and
1908. 1t was shown in the evidence
that George Bricmer executor of the
estate was resident of Des Moines
at the time the ferret claimed the
assessments. The judge overruled the
objections of the plaintiffs and de-
cided in favor of the defendant. Dave
Waggoner attorney for the plaintiff
was removed from acting attorney
in the case as it was shown that he
was attorney for the estate at pre-
vious time. John c. Williams sue
ceeded Mr.. Waggoner.
ESE
County Clerk Leroy Corlett and of
flee assistants yesterday made a re-
equaled in Mahaska county or over
the Sixth judicial district All the
court records and the calender for
the February term of court were fin
ished and Judge Clements affixed his
signature to the court records before
returning to his home in Newton.
Judge Clements stated that as long as
he had been on the bench he had not
learned of the records being finished
up with the adjournment of court.
At nine o'clock Friday evening,
Judge w. G.. Clements, adjourned the
Mahaska county district court for the
February term. The term has been a
long one and it has also been an i'm.
portant one. Judge Clements re.
turned to his home at Newton this
morning and the Court Reporter
nellie D. Needham went to her home
in Washington.
The February term of the distric
court has been adjourned, but Their
will be only a brief rest before thu
opening of the April term on the 14tl
of the month and many new cases arr
being filed. The probate and equit.
cases are in the majority by far
One new divorce petition was tilet
with the clerk last week in whicl
Nellie Jane Ward asks for a complete
divorce from her husband, ID. A. Ward
with whom She was married in 1879,
She alleges in her petition that sh
lived with her husband until May
1903, when she was forced to leav
him because of his cruel and inhuma
treatment, which she sets out a
grounds for her desired divorce; Sh
also petitions the court to restore he
former name, Miss Nellie Jane Vince
er. I
The will Of the late Mrs. August
, Siebel, widow of John Siebel, wa
probated in the district court OF Nj
, haska county Thursday afternoo
The instrument is a joint will mac
by both Mr.. andMrs. Siebel, and du
J ing the life of the widow the entil
estate remained intact. The w
leaves the property jointly to the tv
daughters of the deceased, Mrs. l
c. Smith, OF Des Moines, and MI
Frank c. Lofiand, OF this cit