The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1909-02-26
Will Hold Court in Bottlneau for Judge
A. G. Burr Next Week.
zILKE.J0HNS0N CASE ON TRIAL
NJ any Cases Have Baen Disposed
of in District Court the
Past Week.

Judge A. G. Burr will go to
Ninot to hold court next week
and Judge E. b. Goss comes
here for a week to hear cases
in which Burr is disqualified.
Judge w. G. Crawford of Dick
inson will be here the follow
ing week. Judge Burr opens
court at Towner March 8.
The case of Amelia Zilke vs..
DIR. J. A. johnson is now on
trial. The plaintiff alleges
malpractice and wants damages
in the amount of $25, 25O. The
jurors are Andrew Olson, John
Sletta, F. II. Inman, Peter
Halvorson, James Stead. Even
Moen, John b. Cameron, Henry
johnson, Ole Nyhus, Charles
Pappell. w. E. Knox and Otto
Kretchmar.
The case of Burns Shuman
VS.. Stephen & Schlosser of
Westhope, which was on trial
when last weeks Courant went
to press, resulted in victory
for the plaintiff, the jury giving
him actual damages in the
amount of ST, ,4l1.39 and $500
exemplary damages. The plain
tiff claimed that the defendants
had sold him glandered horses,
knowing them to be thus
affected.
In the case of J. J. Stephens
VS.. Nels Lien, the jury gave
the plaintiff a verdict for $12. 60.
In the case of b. NJ. Lancas-
ter VS.. X. E. Stevens, the de-
fendant withdrew his answer
and the court ordered a judg-
ment on the pleadings.
The court has ordered a stay
of execution of thirty days in
the Larson Ganser case.
In the case of Martin Stepka
VS.. Emily Scholfield, the jury
gave the plaintiff judgment
of $354. 48 with interest at 7 per
cent from October 2. 1907. The
suit grew out of a controversy
over threshing account, the
plaintiff claiming $50 more
than the defendant would adj
nit was due. The plaintiff $
contentious were sustained.
Ed Thies, who has been
under bond for some time on
grand larceny charge, has been
discharged and his bond ex-
Onerated.
The case of Won Hollen Bros.
VS.. E. Dinwoodie, NJ. E. Hayes
and l.. O. Tollefson has been
dismissed without prejudice.
The cases of Herman Ehlke
VS.. w. @. Rafter and Chris. X.
Hansen VS.. the City of Botti-
neau have been continued by
consent of the parties.
Emil Luedtke, charged with
assault and battery, has been
released and his bond ex-
Onerated.
In the case of Duncan Nc
Gilvray VS.. Chas. O. Anderson,
McGilvray was given a verdict
of $45. Is.
The court directed a verdict
for the plaintiff in the case of
Benjamin Bell VS.. u. A. Critics
& Co. The case involved the
possession of a traction engine.
The plaintiff failed to put in
an appearance in the case of
Otto Schraeder VS.. James
Blackmore and the court order
ed the costs granted the appel
liant on appeal.
The lower court was reversed
in the case of E. S. Harvey VS..
Albert Lee and judgment order
ed in favor of the appellant.
The jury found for the de-
PENDANTS and for the dismissal
of the action in the case of the
Northern Commercial company
vs.. w. NJ. and Jennie Drafall,
a suit on a note.
In the case of Vim. Pyne VS..
the Great Northern railway
company, the jury brought in
verdict for $332. IS. Mr.. Pyne
sued the company for $500
damages for the killing of a
mare and colt at crossing
near Roth in February, 1905.
In the case of O. w. Kerr
Co. VS.. Ole ODdah1 the iurv