Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-03-06
HAll RfCflVES VERDICT
Jury Bring Verdict Of $50
in $4,000 Damage
Suit E

Suit
The spring term of the district
court cow er ed in this city on Monday
afternoon, Judge Taylor sitting, as
judge Baxter was ill. The term will
be short one, all t: e jury cases icing
finished at thi writing but one.
Some court cases are also yet to be
disposed of. TIE grand jury also had
very little to do, only returning one
Indictment. @
Rose Fo]ta wss granted divorce
from John Folt on the grounds cf cruel
and inhuman treatment.
Judgment wss ordered for plaintiff
in the case of the First National
Bank Of Northfeld VS. M. Wermerskir-
chen, ct al, out a stay Of 60 days was
granted dt fendant The case is for
the collection Of notes which had been
given In the paym ent for the purchase
If horse by these parties some time
age. It wss claimed thst the hoI SO
was not as repre- sell ted. The horse
was sold to company, composed Of
residents Of Pieyz. s. g. and L. w.
Vasaly were sttorre eys for plaintiff.
The case of Hannah Sallden vs. the
City of Little Fslls, the damage case,
of which our Ies ders are familiar, was
stricken from the calendar, on motion
of defendants attorney, the mandate
IF the Supreme court giving the citv
q new trisl, net having been fled
with the clerk of court =
Judgment was ordered entered
against defendants in q number Of
personal prt rtpsrty tax cases, here no
answer had been filed.
Judgment as ordered for plaintiff,
by consent, for the amount claimed
in the case ef Lew W. Cochran
vs.. Fred Spor]eln, ct al. Payments
that have been paid since CONNER CO.
ment IF action to apply herein. A
stay Of twenty days was ordered.
Herman johnson, If this city was
admitted to citizenehip.
The case of Richard Nejll vs.
Samuel Trebby was dismissed on mo-
tion Of tho defendant. The case arites
from sale Of tre stock Of the Morrison
county agricultural association, which
association owned land about two
miles north of the city on the Belle
Prairie road, where county fairs were
conducted. Mr.. Nei]l sued to secure
bis share of the stock of the concern.
It seems that E. 81. Rcch veil, who
was the secretary Ct the association at
the time, was authorized to dispose Of
the stock and turn over the proceeds
to Mr.. Treby. No authority was
given Mr.. Irebby, however, to turn
the pre- ceeds over to the shareholders
To eecure his share Of the pre- ceeds,
it will be nee :ssary for Mr.. sNeil to
CONNER ced rc ceedings to dissolve the
ASSOCIATION. >
The case ef A. T Cain VS.. Isss c
and Randolph Gillette, case where
plaintiff claims doctors fees due, was
settled by stipulation filed.
The case Of ". A. Martin vs.. Nele
Peterson was dismissed without costs
to either party.
An order was issued to the sheriff
to release Chas. 9aking from custody,
as the grand jury failed to indict
him on the charge he was held for.
A. z. kenslow w. Thomas Cawley,
Sr., Thomas Cawley, Jr.. and F. E
Cawley, Q coCrt case. in which the
payment of notes, claimed to be due
for q laundry purchased from the
plaintiff at .-Brainerd, il at issue The
case was taken under advlsement.
The case of the state vs.. Jake
Mrozik for the selling OF liquor with.
out . license. was settled by the
defendant paying 500 and the costs.
The famous chicken case of B.
Burton and Char Young, was also
settled ~ Mr.. Burton paying 500,
tho other couats being dropped.
The case of Otto SWanstrom Vs. The
Giant Grip came on, and judgment
was ordered for plaintiff as pc,
The Sio. 600 damage suit of A,thu,
Hall W. J. Henry Newman consumeo
tho time Of the court from Tuesday
noon until Thursday noon. Much il
relation to this case has beer
published IN these columns. which
grew out OF an episode taking plac(
the evening of the 3ld Of July las
year. The plaintiff claimed the dam
a. es on account Of broken jaw, ani
the results therefrom. The jury aftel
being out about i've hours brought I'll
q verdict of $50 for the plaintiff.
An Indictment was brought in b.
1.-The grand jury against Fletcher Ferrel
for extoEtion. claimed to have beel
committed January 10, 1905, whicl
money Was received from Joeepl
Brodkorb. who lives near Bowlus. o,
Oct. ~, 1907. Frances Brodkorb had ,
warrant sworn out for the arrest o
her husband on the ground OF assault
land battery. The warrant Was givel
to Ferren to serve. He made two trip
after the old man, but each tim
Brodkorb absented himself. As th
warrants we're not served, % pc
custom, the costs we're paid b. th.
county. Later he made another TIL
without success, and in neastime t.
wife desired to not prosecute. provid
ing Brodkorb paldlthe oogos. tn
justice later ordered Mr.. Ferrell 3
lserve the notice on Brodkorb, havip(
! been advised that he Was at home
Iand 20. either! !celleck Ahe, 4nonn nfof-th
sIoqats oSs 20 hrt1Sssham .a1ss,: The cest
Iamountlag to- StR 50 was paid by Mr.
Brodkorb and. he Wa releaaed from
further prosecution: In this sum pal,
} to him vas part of that which he haa
spnriava6 fnnSn tho faN1kO tn,