The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-11-26
INTHE DISTRICT COURT
Disposition of Various Matters by
Judge and Jury. ...,

The recess in the grinding of court
wheels in Mahaska, county will be
but one week in duration, as the De
cember term of the district court will
be convened one week from today,
December Ist, by Hon. w. G, Glenn
ents, of Newton, Mrs. Nell D. Need
lam, of Washington, serving as repor-
.er. The docket will be comparatively
large, although fewer new cases have
been added than before the term
which just closed.
Two new cases have been filed,
Grin Lyon VS.. H. Z. Cleveland and
Grace Cleveland, his wife, account;
Frank T. Nash, attorney, and Israel
!. Southwick VS.. Minnie Southwick,
divorce, d. C. Waggoner, attorney.
Mr.. Southwick alleges in his petition
that he and his wife were married in
his city thirty.two years ago the 10th
If next month and that they lived
,ogether as husband and wife until
October 10, 1908, with the exceptions
If short periods of time referred to.
He claims that his wife has been
guilty of cruel and inhuman treat
ment and that she has now removed
% Bussey and refuses to return and
that she has removed much of the
household goods with her. The pc
lition states that all the children in
the family are of age with the excep-
ton OF one daughter, and the plain
.iff offers to surrender the custody OF
her to the defendant upon the grant,
ing of the decree of divorce.
Judge Preston before adjourning the
September term of the district court
Saturday afternoon granted writ OF
temporary injunction restraining
County Treasurer George Thompson
from Offering for sale or selling the
property known as the fair grounds
for unpaid taxes. The petition ask
ing for the injunction was filed last
week by c. B. Mccullough, the pres
ent owner of the property, who obtain
ed possession of the title under a
Sheriff's Deed, issued to him upon
he foreclosure of his mortgage on the
Mahaska County Fair Association In
February of this year. The taxes
which are assessed against the real
estate and which are unpaid, were
assessed after Mr.. Mccullough obtain
I'd possession of the property and for
the years when it was owned by the
Mahaska County Fair Association
Mr.. Mccullough contends that the as
sessnient is void and Illegal because
Of the fact that the land was, as he
claims, exempt from taxation during
the years when it was used for agrlcul
tural society purposes.
Contempt Case Heard.
Mrs. Dave Gunnell, one of the wit
nesses subpoened in the trial of the
Grant Brown adultery case last week
did not appear when called to the
witness stand and Judge Preston or
dered that sne be made to answer To
the court to give reason why she
should not be punished for contempt
She appeared Saturday and upon pre-
senting a written statement from
physician stating that she had faint
ed at the time she should have ap
reared, and that she was unable II
notify the court OF her inability t.
appear, her showing was considered
sufficient and she was discharged.
Other Cases.
The court made numerous entries II
other cases on the several calendar
as follows:
The appeal case of the State of lows
VS.. David Taylor, was dismissed b.
the county attorney because he di'
not consider the evidence sufficien
to convict.
The criminal cases of the State o
Iowa VS. the several defendants, a
follows: Joe Russell. A. l.. Vickers
Ed Furnell, John Capoline and Pet
Cherry, were continued upon the al
plication of the defendants.
The criminal case OF the State Q
Iowa VS.. VIM. Parker upon an indict
ment was continued upon the applics
| ton of the State as one of its vii
nesses. Pete Chiri, was confined I
| his bed.
C. H. Crabtree VS.. Liston MELVILLE
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