The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1908-09-30
DISTRICT COURT
PROCEEDINGS
MRS. STREETER RECEIVES s45o FOR SALE
OF LIQUOR TO HER HUSBAND.
LANG CASE NOW ON TRIAL
Claimed That Elder Lang Is Not Competent To
Manage Estate. Seventy Witnesses
are Called.

After the evidence in the case of
the Farmers State Bank VS.. Henry
Hoefer had been taken. the parties
to the suit got together and settled
it. This case was ON trial at close
of our report last week.
The attention of the court and
jury was occupied Wednesday and
Thursday of last week with the case
of Mrs. Mary Streeter against Henry
Koenekamp and Title Guaranty &
Trust Co., in which the plaintiff ask
ed damages from the defendant on
account of illegal sales of Intoxicating
liquors made to her husband at Deloit
where the defendant koenekamp runs
saloon; the Title Guaranty & Trust
Co. furnishing the bond to Mr.
koenekamp under which the saloon
was conducted. The jury returned
verdict for plaintiff for $500. 90 actual
damages and sl50.OO exemplary
damages. Shaw, Sims & Kuehnle
represented the plaintiff. and E. X
Burch and Geo. A. Richardson the
defendants
The case of The Cardiff Gypsum
Plaster Co. VS. Henry Grill was taken
up Thursday morning before a jury.
The plaintiff brought suit for car of
cement shipped to the defendant
| The defendant contended that under
instructions from the plaintiff he had
returned all of the cement except a
, small portion which had been used.
and had paid them for the same. IL
transpired. however, that he had sent
! his personal check to the company
which they had refused to accept.
I, claiming it was not the right amount.
and that they did not receive the
shipment of cement when it arrived
at Ft. Dodge at their factory for the
reason that it was spoiled enroute by
getting wet. The defendant, being
unable to show payment according to
the terms of the instructions given
him for the return of the cement,
confessed judgment for the amount
involved. Sl27.2O.
A jury was empanelled Monday of
this week in the case of Thomas,
Frank and Cora Lang against Johu R.
Lang. their father. in which they
seek to have the temporary guardian
ship heretofore secured for their
father. made permanent Conner &
Lally appear for the plaintiffs. and
Harding & Kahler, and E. H. Swazey
for the defendant. 1t is said some u
witnesses have been subpoenaed. and
the case will likely take the balance
of the week. At this time but few
witnesses have been examined on BE.
half of the plaintiff, all bearing OF
the question of the relations of tn,
defendant to his family and his
present wife. The sons have beer
on the stand and 81 " that theil
father has in the past been addicted
to liquor and to have been very Otter
Intoxicated. They claim that he il
disposing of his property at the ovel
persuasion of young wife who il
not proper person. There is much
interest in the case. and it will TAX
all the week for the trial. The de
fense claims Mr.. Lang is not now
drinking and is fully able to manag
his own affairs. The following ar
the jurymen: George Hugg, Henr.
Wingrove, Waller Stout. Fred Fitz
simons, U. G. Murtagh. Chas. heiden
Fred Stammer. Chas. Tamm. Ed
Ebret. Henry Marquardt. VIM. Nc
Laren and John Ehlers.