The daily sentinel., 1909-10-15
NO REPORT TO
COURT IS MADE
Commissioners Appointed to Take
Testimony in Mountain Water
Proceedings Have Done Abso-
lutely Nothing Therein.
MANY CASES CALLED BY JUDGE


estinp and some Of them tedious some
of them long on the records OF the
court and others that have been on the
docket but comparatively short time
We're called and to more or less eN-
tent reviewed this morning in the Mesa
county district court
Judge Shncklefnrd convened the court
this morning at o'clock after request
| ing all Of the attorneys Of the city who
I had any litigation of any nature pend
l ing In the courts. To be present
| The Judge was dvstrous Of taking
D final or decisive action in many OF the
cases that have been continued from
! time to time. In other words he seem
/ ed inclined 20 clear up the docket rms
/ is one Of Judge ShaCkletords rules, 10
/ keep the docket as clear as possible and
to prevent litigation from pending from
court to court without any sufficient
reason Tor the repeated conunuances.
There We're about twenty attorneys
I in tho court room when the session
JudEe Shackirford read the titles OF
many civil cases and called upon the
| attorneys if they were present TO
make known their intentions concern-
/ ing these cases As a result numerous
notices of pending motions. requests
I foE additional continuances with rea-
] sons given for the ConunuanceS, or
| permission for dismissals of the cases,
/ We're presented to the court More than
"A few of the old cases Were dismissed
| this morning by settlement or simply
I by direct order OF the court
/ Among the cases called this morning
| the one which was perhaps Of the
| greatest interest to the citizens OF
Grand Junction was that involving the
condemnation proceedings started by
| the city of Grand Junction against the
I HANNAH Creek wafer users,
/ From the way things framed up this
morning 1t was apparent that there mas
! been but worry little done in this matter
] since the last term of the district court.
| When Judge ShaCkleford called the
case of the CITY OF Grand Juhctiou W.
] Logan. one Of the special attorneys ioI
| the city announced that the board of
Judge Shackleford some months ago to
I take testimony in the condemnation
proceedings and to report at the oGtn,
/. bcr term of the district court mad
taken no action whatever
Attorney Logan stated that he un-
derstood that John ID. Recder' OF ran
[ sioncrs had refused to serve and asked
that J l.. oliver. who had been suggest
ed as substitute; be appointed in the
place of kceder The court entered an
order to this effect
| There was some discussion among
the attorneys for the city as Ia whether
M casr shouId he continucd for tho
term. Judge Shacklsford declared tif1t
the old order of the court mad mot been
ohcycd. no testimony had been taken
and no report prepared and presented
Land therefore he wanted to know what
the attorneys desired to do FOR the city
iand what nature of new order they pre-
ferred Attorney Logan for the city,
suggested that the case be ordered con
tiniipd for the term but Attorney Mil
to ask for that order Just At this time
and then 1t was decided to pass the
whole matter up until some time thls
AFTERNOON. The case will in all prob
ability 20 over for the term and tho
commissioners ordered to report al the
next. term in. March
Wien the long contested case Of ID.
Il. Wright vs. A. II. Davis. for a settle
ment was called the ATTORNEYS for
Wright announced that the referee,
Judge sullivan, had not completed his
report and would not do 50 before some
time next week The case was passed.
The Interesting suit of the old First
National bank of Grand Junction VS..
Horace Y. DeLong, G, B. Rich Mrs.
Josephine Poarce and one or two others
over the possession of certain valuable
property on Main street was continued
for the term.
II was announced that the suit Of
the Fruita Mercantile Co. vs.. w. ID.
Rhinehart and Mary Rhinchart had
been settled.
The long pending case OF the Grand
junction Water co, vs. j. Mack Miller,
over title to property was again con-
tiuucd.
Much laughter WINS created when a
certnin water adjudication case was
called and Attorney S NJ Logan ad-
mitted that he was attorney for each
side of the case and desired TO enter his
Withdrawal from one side. Judge
Shachleford announced that he would
dismiss the case as its status was in
doubt but Attorney Logan str"nuously
Objected and the court finally held his
\ largo number OF other ousus were
called and action of some nature taken:
1t was announced that motions and
dcmurrers would be argued in "A mum
her of th" cases either today or to-
morrow.
sion was consumed in calling the
docket This afternoon various motions
are being argued. Court Will adjourn
for the term in few days,