The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1909-02-13
THE WEEKS CASE
NOTICED FOR TRIAL
WILL PROBABLY GO OVER THE TERM
AT cITrs REQUEST
BuTHEw NEW GASES NOTICED
The Iron River Injunction Case Will be
Disposed Of Complete List Of Cases
Noticed.

IL anyone has regarded the statement
that the Weeks case against the
city OF Crystal Falls has been revived
as joke he had better change his
mind for the stern reality Of it's being
noticed on the calendar for the Febru-
ary.term of the circuit court Of this
county would exclude 1t from anyone's
joke book.
The case appears under the title
''Ernest q. Afford va city. OF Crystal
Falls" but that's only substituting
Affords name for that OF Weeks. who
died several years ago.
Mr.. Afford was foreman for Mr..
Weeks on the Job and after Weeks
death he secured an assignment OF the
claim from the administrators and he
now appears in Weeks shoes in an
effort 10 collect wnat Weeks long ago
must have decided he couldn't collect
for he allowed the case TO go by default
In ths u. s. circuit court at Marquette
after having commenced proceeding.
This case arose from the original
construction work on the city power
plant. Mr.. Weeks has lump-sum
contract to do all OF the work. He
claimed that the original plans were 80
changed during the course Of the work
that It necessitated great deal.more
expenditure upon his part He put
his claim in TO the city council and
the council agreed TO allow him certain
sums as extras bnt Weeks claimed
a greater sum and the council refused
to come to his figures.
He then commenced suit in the U.
s. circuit court and il dragged along
for over a year until IL finally came up
for trial and, Mr. Weeks not appearing,
IL was dropped.
Mr.. Afford claims that owing TO
Weeks not receiving those extras. he,
under his sub contract. was unable to
get his pay and when the estate OF
Weeks was being administered he re-
quested that the claim which Weeks
said he had against the city Of Crystal
Falls be assigned TO him which was
done.
Mr.. Afford then interested Geo. 5,
Power In the case and suit was filed
In the circuit court for this county
The case will not come TO trial at
this term Of court. Mayor Webb,
when interviewed by reporter Tues
day said that 1t wouldn't come to trial
this time but that ultimately It win
as there is no chance for a settlement.
Our west side neighbors are about as
Interested at this term of court as we
are. Stambaugh and Iron River vil-
lagos locked horns over the dumping of
the sewerage of the latter into the Iron
River and secured AN injunction re-
straining the village of Iron River
from using tho sewers that had been
put in at a cost OF $50, 600.
Stambaughs reason for this action is
that the Iron River is the source OF the
water supply for that village.
The Gaze will come up for hearing
at the coming term aud Judge Stone
will listen TO arguments 10 determine
II the temporary injunction shall be
made permanent.
Four criminal cases are up for trial.
one Of them being liquor case.
The balance OF the cases are unim
portant ones. the full docket being az
follows:
The people VS. John Line. Robbery.
Chas. II. Watson. Pros Atty.
The people vs. Victor Loverdo, Main
ing. Chas II. Watson. Pros. Atty.
The people vs. John A. Brown. Ma
licious Injury to Real Property. Chas-
H. Watson, Pros Atty.
The People Va Erick Oberg. Viola
tion OF the Liquor Law. Chas H.
Watson. Pros. Atty.
Issues OF Fact--TriaI by Jury.
OtttaKinnernen Va Hsmlock River
Mining TO. A. q Jurma, for plain
tiff and A. b. AIdridge for defendent
Ernest q. Afford w City of Crysta
Falls, Geo, 5. Power, for Plaintiff ant
Fred II Abbott for respondent.
issues Of Fact Trial by Court.
Cyrus u. Wakefield. ct NJ Va susai
Poisson Eldredge 4 Miller for com
plainant and Isaac M. Byers for res
pondent
Rosa swift W James Lenhert et al
A. +, Dixon for complainant.
Frank Silverthorn vs. Branch Harris
+. r. Lott for complainant and Angus
y. Waifen for respondent.
isaac w Byers - Lafayette Nc
Quos'u Isaac VI Byers for complain