The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-01-30
IN THE DISTRICT COURT
Disposition Of Various Matters by
Judge and Jury.

| hitSi a biitl ScoSIUu OdluIudy HOTH
ing to dispose of few probate mat
ters the forty-second day of the De
cember term of court was adjourned
Next week will close this term, but
the February term win open on the
/ following Tuesday after; but two OF
three days rest.
State of Iowa VS.. Ella Smith and
| Thomas Sewers, injunction; as the
prosecutor reported that a permanent
injunction has already been secured
against these parties the case was or.
dered omitted from the docket
State of Iowa vs. Hettie Caul, in.
Junction; continued for completion OF
notice.
| Many New Cases Filed.
This being the last day for the filing
of cases for trial 1 during the next
term of the district court, County
Clerk l.. 2. Corlett and his deputy,
Geo. Patterson, have been kept busy
for several days in filing new peti.
tons and making up copy Tor the
next court docket. Among the new
lawsuits are six actions thought y
County Attorney John c. Williams
for the purpose of securing injunc-
| tons against different parties for the
illegal sale of intoxicating liquors
near the mining camps southwest OF
Beacon and near White City. The
defendants in the several actions are
Laura l.. Hatfield ana sam Jackson,
p. w. Cook and William Smith, John
Jenkins, NJ. l.. Thomas, William Ross
and John Bell, Reuben Gaines and
Elizabeth Gaines. ~
Chas. Gosnell has filed a suit in the
district court to collect sum of $S3.39
and costs from Aarie Dejong, alleged
to be due him on a purchase made
at public sale. For his cause of yac'
ton the plaintiff states in his petition
that the defendant, Il. Neels, pur.
chased some hay OF the plaintiff val
ued at $S0.64 at a public sale held at
the Helen Rice farm in Mahaska coun,
| ty on the 10th day of last December.
In payment for the hay the defendant
then gave his check on the Pella Ma.
tional bank for the purchase price,
This check passed through the hanu.
of Helen Rice, the Des Moines Ma
tional bank, New Sharon State bank,
Oskaloosa Savings bank and others,
when it was refused payment by the
Security bank of Pella, and at their
request protested, making an addition
al expense of $2.75.
The forty.third day of the December
term of court was opened by Judge
Preston this afternoon for the com.
pletion Of the non-jury business of
the term and the docket will be clean
ed off by the last of this week, which
will close the term. A record of the
day Is as follows;
Estate of Mary Gooden, decd; hear.
ing of application to deposit funds
fixed for Jan. %, 1908, at 900 a. m,
notice thereof to be had by pasting
one notice at the court house door
two days prior to the nearing.
Estate of Mark O'Halleran; admin
istratrix authorized to sell personal
properly as prayed. an.
Guardianship of Bessie Long, min
or; resignation of Jas. A. Dewitt ac-
cepted and his compensation fixed at
$500. j. H. Anderson appointed new
Hearing of final report Of ]. A. Dewitt
fixed for Feb. A, 1908, at 1880 p. M.
notice thereof to be had by FASTING
one notice at the court house door
five days prior to the hearing.
Estate of Frank Long, decd; hearing
of final report fixed for Feb. 4, 1908,
at 1870 p. M. notice to be had by serv-
ing five days personal notice on the
guardians of Bessie and Jessie Long
and the step-mother.f .-.H"& ttgE
Estate of Isac Dickson, decd; final
distribution approved, executor dis
charged and sureties released.
New Cases Filed. ....
A petition for divorce has been filed
by Mrs. Rena Smith VS.. Albert Smith
on the grounds of drunkenness and
cruel and inhuman treatment. The
couple have been. married for nearly
ten years and now the wife asks for
a complete divorce and the custody
of her four minor children, together
with permanent alimony in the sum
of $40 weekly during the minority of
the said children.
A suit has been brought by Hatfield
Bros. VS.. the Chicago and Northwest
en Railway company to recover dam.
ages to the amount of $3.50 because of
the death of horse, valued at $165,
alleged to have been killed by an en-
CINE on the defendants right of way,
which was not fenced in as 1t should
have been. The alleged accident hap
pened on May 26, 1905.
When the damage suit of Douglas
VS.. Wilson was dismissed last week
on the grounds that the defendant,
being landlord and not the owner of
the property, was not responsible for
the injuries sustained by a guest at
her hotel, caused by the negligence
of someone in not placing a light or
guard at q ditch in the rear of the
building where an addition was being
built. the attorneys for the plaintiff
at once proceeded to draw up peti.
ton in q new suit which has just been
filed under the title of Thomas Doug.
las VS.. Josephine Wilson, J. ID.
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