The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-01-28
iNTHEDISIRIGF COURT
Disposition of Various Matters by
Judge and Jury.

Gu anu SuTGlleS On UUlu 1TSitdSSu.
Estate of James E. Dickson, dcd.;
trial and order of sale as prayed and
such sale to be private or public and
if private for not less than the APP
praised value. Executor to give adj
ditional bond in sum OF $4,000.
Guardianship of Clarence Ridpath;
final report approved and guardian dis
charged and sureties on bond released.
Guardianship of Winifred Caffall
and Edna Laura Caffall, minors guard
ian authorized to pay to former guard
ian balance in his hands. Final re-
port approved and guardian discharg-
ed and sureties released.
New Cases Filled.
Friday being the last day for filing
cases for trial during the February
term of the district court, an unusual
ly large number of petitions were
filed with the county clerk, Seven
new cases were filed.
After three weeks of married life
James Mcclure of New Sharon says
his wife, Ruth A. Mcclure, locked him
out of his house, asserting that she
owned the premises and refusing to
let him in. He asks for alimony in
tho sum of $4,000.
ID. w. Jamison has filed a petition
in the district court VS.. the Iowa Cen
trial Ry. Co., asking for damages in
the sum Of $500. He alleges that the
tracks of the railway company run
past his farm and that through the
negligence of the defendant the pas
ture was set on. fire and several acres
of grass and corn were burned. = Z
Court adjourned at $3.50. O'Clock Sat
.urday afternoon so as to allow the
jurymen time to return to their homes
over Sunday. They were excused I'M
til 80 O'clock this afternoon, -, when
the trial of the Van Houten win con:
test was contfited. This is. the sec,
ond week of the trial This morning
was occupied with miscellaneous bus
mess, a portion of the time being Civ.
en- over to the memorial service held
by the Mahaska County Bar in honor
of the late Dwight F. Downing.
been filed for trial during the February
term of the district court is petition
in which Kate MeCarty asks for dam
ages from the Chicago, Burlington Il
Quincy Ry. Co. in the sum of SIS for
alleged damages to household goods
while in transit over the railroad to
Bluemont, Va. - .- e. ,sa''
Memorial Services.
In keeping with the custom of the
Mashaka County Bar Association, Hon,
w. G. Clements convened the district
court Monday morning and turned the
session over to the members of the
Bar for a memorial service in tribute
to the. late Dwight F. Downing, who
had been a member of the Bar for
nearly. thirty years, In the absence
of the. President II. II. Sheriff of the
association Vice-president Capt. w.
II. Heating presided and appropriate
tributes of respect were paid to the
memory of the departed brother in
brief talks by Major John F. Lacey,
Liston MeMillen, w. S. Kenworthy
H. w. Gleason, Frank T. Nash, George
C. True, G. VerPloeg, Jas G. Patter.
son, o. c. G. Phillips, John G. Will,
liams, w. r. Lacey, w. H. Heating
David S. David and Hon. w. G. Glen,
ents. The irreproachable character
and integrity of the deceased were
alluded to in the most sincere and com
nIinnnfnrv nannar
A committee consisting of w. S
Kenworthy and John #. Lacey was
appointed to draft appropriate resolu
tiOns of respect which were spread up
the records of the court as follows:
The following resolutions were pre-
scented and adopted: .,,-,
Whereas, in the passing into the
Unseen of our brother, Dwight +
Downing, we are again foTcibly re
minded that we must all sooner OF
later join the silent majority. BY
these resolutions we desire to lay upoI
his bier the tribute of love and affec
ton of this association for our de
parted friend and be it -...,... p.
Resolved, That in the. life and char
acter of the departed we recognize &
high type of a manly man. After {
sojourn of twenty years among us we
can now look back and find no flaw
in his integrity, in his courtesy to the
members of this association and stC
the courts before whom he appeared
We find him blameless in his deport
ment toward his fellow men, loving
and dutiful as a child, faithful as Z
husband and blameless as a citizen.
Resolved, That we can find no high
err example of that manly, faithful
and earnest devotion that he,displayet
in even the smallest details of 2ri
vate and professional life tnan n the
life just closed.
Resolved, That we recognize "a va
cancy in our ranks in the absence o
a personality marked by the highes
degree of care and conscientious re
gard for even the smallest details o.
his business and professional life
We shall remember him for his ster
ling. unwaEering devotion to dut,
whenever he heard its call, and VIZ
shall think of him as an example
worthy of our following.
Resolved, That copy OF these