The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-12-16
IN THE DISTRICT COURT
Disposition of VARIOUS Matters by
Judge and Jury.

be occupied with nonsjary- business,
the assignment of criminal and civil
cases beginning Monday, Dec. 20.
Injunction Granted.
An injunction has been granted
against j. f. SanGiland, Hez Fielding,
Walter Fielding, Sam Matthews and
Mamie Williams, restraining them
from selling Intoxicating liquors upon
"a showing shat, they had been con,
.dutting II fsbarlS at the mining camp
lof Durfee, Ia the western part of the
county. Most ef the defendants. have
also served time in the. county Jail
for the same offense. ~
Judge Willcockson spent Sunday
at his home in Sigourney and return
ed and convened court at 1:30 o.
clock this afternoon. An assignment
for next week has been made as fol.
lows:
Criminal Cases. ..'a
Monday, Dec. 20, at 1:30-The
State of Iowa for the use of the Town
of Sharon VS. Henry Crippen, appeal;
State VS. Allie Hughes, appeal; State
US W.. E., Jordan, appeal ~ .
Tuesday Dec. 81 at '9:OO-State
VS. Walter Doyle, indictment for sell,
ing liquor to minors at $780, Dan
Haines and Bob Jackson, indictment
for. robbery at Buxton.
w. 81 Civil Gases.
Wednesday, Dec. %, at 9:00-Fred
banner VS. Mahaska., county, dam
ages; E. C. Lambert VS. Joseph B.
James, appeal: ]. E. Head VS. Oska.
Traction & Light CO.. / lappeal; ;at
1:3O, The w. A. McKennon Lumber
Co. VS.. Oskaloosa Mfg. Co., account.
Thursday, Dec 20, at 9:00-Sing,
master & Son VS. James J. Burrier,
note; Lon Mobley VS. w. S. Bland,
appeal.
Monday, Jan. 3, at 1:3O-Four of
the Hoover Distillery Insurance
cases.
Wednesday, Jan. 5, at 9:OO-L l..
Hatfield CO.. ct al VS. Cricket Coal
Co., account.
Thursday, Jan. 6, at 9:00-Carl
Campfield by his next friend, w. l..
Campbell VS. Pliny A. Jewell ct al,
equity ...l4r .-trit t.r...-. Az,
Attorney Wfthdraws.
Mrs. Mcpherson, formerly Mrs.
Anna E. McQuistoh, who has been
before the court for some time with
a motion to set aside an old divorce
decree in the caseFof VIM. McQuiston
VS. Anna E. McQuiston, has seeming
ly had some difficulty in finding a
satisfactory attorney in Mahaska
county to appear for her. The last
applicant for the position, Liston Nc
Millen, has formally withdrawn his
appearance for the plaintiff in view of
the fact that his client wrote letter
to w. G. Clements, district judge,
which'letter is, now on file in the
clerks tofice, assAfag the said at
tornssS ptofessi6nM integrity.fUpon
the withdrawal Of the plaintiffs at.
torney the cause was dismissed for
want of prosecution.
Tax Assessment Reduced.
The HawkeyeF' Lumbers Co. in APP
pealing from the action of the Board
of Review of the City of Oskaloosa
in raising their, tax assessment from
$4,000 to $16,5OO, secured a reduct-
ion of the assessment. The amount
was fixed by Judge Willcockson at
$12,500.
Sureties on Bond Sued.
Upon an order from the court John
N. Mccoy, administrator of the estate
of Rebecca Workman, dcd, has
brought suit against the American
Bonding & Trust Co, of Baltimore,
sureties on the bond of Alfred @.
Wooster. former administrator of the
estate. Workman died, May "a, 1900
and Wooster waslappointed admins
tratoraon .Ju1ys13 of the same year
and was removed by the court May
%, 1900. On Oct. l, 1909 the court
made an order in which it was stated
that after all credits were allowed
Wooster as administrator and after
the judgment against A. ID. Townsend
has been satisfied. there is yet ow-
ing for Wooster the sum of SCALA,
and the present administrator was Or
dered to sue the bonding company
for that amount. plus SIS attorney
fees, making a total of $176.14.
other Civil Cases.
Freddie E. Rice ct al VS.. ]. B. Boil
ton and E. c. Lambert ia al; stricken
from docket under former order.
Oskaloosa and Buxton Elec. Ry. Co.
VS.. Davis Bros. ct al. contract; set
tied at plaintiffs costs.
Gertrude Cuscoden VS.. Louis G..
Ferril. attachment; dismissed with
out prejudice at plaintiffs costs.
E. G. MILLER VS.. Iowa Central Ry.
damages; by agreement continued
till later in term.
w. a. hcNeiti VS., City. of 0ska-
1oosa and the Board of Review, APP
peal; eentinuede,e
Phelps Mfg. Co, VS. Laura D. Friend
ct al, foreclosdre; trial and trdg-
ment against defendant for costs and
attorney fees