Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-21
MANY NEW GASES
FOR AUGUST TERN
LAST DAY OF FILING FOR COM.
ING TERM RESULTS IN
FINAL RUSH.
OVER 100 NEW CASES
FILED FOR THE TERM
Docket Will Show Fifty Moro Case.
Than Were Scheduled for the March
Term-Tsn Criminal Gases, and Sew
eraI for Divores-Petitions and Al
legations As Filed.

GRAZ Tor OIVoree-FetittonS and Al.
legations As Filed.
Friday was the last day for fling
cases for the August term of the dis
trict court, and there was the usual
grand rush during the closing hours.
The docket for the August term will
show a total Of 1875 new cases, and fifty
more cases for the term than were
listed for the March term. There arc
ten criminal cases scheduled, and sew
eral actions for divorce.
damage case was filed by George
Schneider. Of Melbourne, against John
n. Boyd and Christian Kroener his
agent. In his petition the plaintiff al
leges that on or about July /, 1905, he
owned real estate in Melbourne to the
value of $500, on which there was a
mortgage of $1,000. This he exchanged
thru the agency OF Kroener for land
Boyd owned in Polk county, but which
Schneider had not previously seen. It
is set forth in the petition that Boyd
represented this land to be as good as
land In the vicinity of Melbourne and
worth $35 an acre. The plaintiff now
claims that the Minnesota realty is
worthless for farming purposes and its
value dsn't over SIS an acre. He all
(leges that he gave Boyd deed FIR
Ihis Melbourne property and also s940
in cash, paid to Kroener He there
fore asks judgment for $4,000 damages,
interest and costs.
Sues For SANDER.
Clara Healey is PLAINTIFF in a suit
against Alva Anson, asking Judgment
in the sum of $4,000 for alleged scandal,
or SANDER, in calling her vile names,
on Aug. z, 1909.
Several Divorce Cases.
Sarah Elnora Treble applies for a
divorce from William Treble, to whom
she was married in this city, Feb. 26,
1892 on the grounds of cruel and in
human treatment and habitual drunk
enness.
Salem Bruner desires legal separa-
ton thru the court from Alice Bruner,
to whom he was married at Toledo
Jan. %, 1908, and with whom he lived
about six months. He claims inhuman
treatment and that his life is endan-
gered by longer continuance of the
marriage relation.
Mary M. Shackleford VS.. A. v.
Shackleford, is the title Of suit for
divorce. The sums OF $3.50 temporary
and $500 permanent alimony, are
sought. The alleged ground for the
case is desertion. The couple was mar
ried in this city Dec. "a, 1906.
Sadie L. Winterowd sues Ross Win
terowd for divorce and the custody of
their minor daughter Lucille They
| were married in Marshalltown. Nov.
"a, 1905, and the plaintiff alleges that
her husband deserted her two weeks
later.
Other Cases Filed.
s. o. Simkins asks judgment against
the Chicago Great Western Railway
Company for $174.25 for the alleged
non-delivery Of chest of carpenters
tools shipped as baggage from Water
loo, on or about Nov. II, 1908.
III. o. Keen and George c. Ogier seek
to recover 5000 alleged to have been
paid by them to George w. LaPlant,
June 1, 1905, In consideration that he
remove the dam at the Woodbury. mill
so that land they own adjacent to the
river might not be damaged by over
flow. Plaintiffs claim is that the OBJ
struction has not been removed nor
the money refunded.
The Geographical Publishing Com
pany sues to collect a bill Of 5000
against The Reflector Printing Com
rany, Merritt Greene and Charles
Hatcher, for 1000 wall charts ordered
Oct 2, 1907.
Suit is begun by the Northwood
White Coal Company against the Pc
terson Light and Water Company and
others, demanding Judgment for $127.so
for four carloads Of coal alleged to have
been ordered by the defendants In
October, 1908, with interest and costs.
Max Gervich VS.. the Cunard Steam
ship Company, Limited, and p. q. Wan
berg, its agent, is the title Of a suit in
which the allegation is made that Wan
berg entered into a contract with Ger
vich to furnish steamship and railroad
transportation from Bremen, Europe, to
Marshalltown, Iowa, for s61.45, for one
Max Bernstein, and that the defendant
company failed to provide Bernstein
with transportation from New York ia
Marshalltown, that he was imprisoned
for nine days and threatened with de-
portation and that the piaintiff wired
him $50 with which to buy ticket to
his destination. Judgment for $3.50, as
actual and exemplary damages, Is
asked