The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-10-07
IN THE DISTRICT COURT.
Disposition of Various Matters by
Judge and Jury.

An order was made by Judge Glenn
ents Friday afternoon for the drawing
OF thirty additional petit jurors, and
this will be dine this afternoon by the
proper officers. All petit jurors have
been ordered to report Monday, Octo-
Der 18th, in place Of the 4th. as pre-
viously ordered. A non-jury assign
ment has been made which will occupy
the intervening time.
The work transacted thus far during
the term has been miscellaneous with
a number of divorce and civil matters
of preliminary nature. Several inter-
esting cases have now been set for
trial, however. The entries made on
the civil calendar are as follows:,
Divorces Granted.
Two DEGREES of divorce were grant
ed on the second day of the term and
others have since been granted, as fol-
lows:
ssLoyina Merrick VS.. Eddie ,Merrick,
default of defendant, trial and decree
OF divorce for plaintiff as prayed and
Judgment against defendant in sum OF
$500 for alilnony and for costs and GUS
tody of minors given plaintiff.
Martha Bennington VS.. F. N. Ben
nington, default of defendant, trial and
decree OF divorce for plaintiff as pray
ed and Judgment against defendant for
$500 permanent alimony and for costs,
plaintiff to advance costs before decree
is entered. FL
Margaret Waters VS.. Bruce Waters,
trial and decree of divorce for plain
tiff as prayed and judgment against
defendant for $500 permanent alimony
and for costs, plaintiff to advance costs
before decree is entered.
Fannie B. Kerr VS.. ]. f. Kerr, decree
. of divorce for plaintiff as prayed and
for alimony and judgment against de-
PENDANT, plaintiff to advance costs be.
fore decree is entered.
Lulu E. Watts VS.. w. F. Watts, trial
and decree of divorce for plaintiff as
prayed and plaintiff is awarded as per.
manent alimony certain real estate,
and she is to pay defendant sum of
$3.50 and also to pay costs.
Minnie Stringfellow vs.Alonzo String.
fellow, trial and decree of divorce for
against defendant for 500 permanent
alimony and for costs, plaintiff to ad-
vance costs before decree is entered.
Elizabeth Firebaugh VS.. John Fire.
baugh, divorce; upon the reading OF
the petition. it is ordered that attach
ment issue against property of defend
ant in the sum OF $500.
Annie May Waddell VS.. John VIM.
Carr Waddell, divorce; default of de.
PENDANT
Walter c. Wing VS.. la Wing, di.
vcrce;' dismissed by plaintiff and iudg,
ment against him for costs if not paid
during term. '''' '''91 '.'
y" Chas. l.. Thompson VS.. Catherine
Thompson, divorce; default of defend
ant. s
Della Walker vs.. Burton E. Walker,
divorce; default OF defendant
Addie Fitzgerald VS.. Simon Fitzger.
aid, divorce; trial and motion to mod
ify decree sustained giving custody OF
minor child to defendant
Annie Mcdonald VS.. Thos. Mcdonald
divorce; H. H. Sheriff apapointed to
appear for defendant and former de.
cree modified and order for supplement.
tai decree, Judgment against defendant
for costs if not paid during term.
Other Civil Cases.
Dan Chord vs.. e. l.. Valentine, Sher.
if, ct al; jury waived.
Oskaloosa Savings Bank vs.. A. L.
Walatka ct al, note; default OF defend
ant and judgment against him on prom
issory note, interest, costs and attor
ney fees, clerk assess.
Oskaloosa Savings Bank VS.. A. F.
Allgood, note; default of defendant and
Judgment against him on promissory
note With interest, costs, and attor,
ney fees, clerk assess. ....
Leo DeLong VS.. Emma Harlan ct al
note; default of all defendants except
Mccoy & Mccoy, trial and judgment
aGain:t all defendants except Mccoy &
Mccoy on promissory note and also de
free OF foreclosure of mortgage. Con.
tinued as to defendants Mccoy & Nc.
Coy.
Joan Nash vs.. Cora Nolen ct al, fore,
closure; default of defendant and judg
ment on note and decree of foreclosure
Plaintiff given leave to amend petition
making additional party defendants
and cause continued.
Union Savings Bank VS.. John M
Pugh ct al, foreclosure; default of de.
PENDANT judgment on note, and decree
of foreclosure as prayed
e. C. Lambert ct al vs.. Freddie E.
Rice; procendo decree as per stipula.
ton.
X. II. Long vs.. Harvey Hargrave ct
al; S. V. Reynolds appeared for defend.
ant and motion to modify decree sus-
tanned
Garnishments.
A. +. N. Hambleton vs. Charles M.
Downs, garnishee in same VS.. Rosa r.
Stringer ct al; time for taking answer
OF garnishee continued until Oct. 25.
Mahaska County by George Thomp-
son, Treasurer, VS.. Willis Pettitt, ad.
m,nstrator, garnishee in same VS.. D.
r. Pestitt ct al; Vida Laughrey appoint
ed commissioner to take answer of gar.
nishe'.