The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1909-03-05
COURT GRIND CONTINUES
Many Cases Have Been Disposed Of
In District Court the Past Week.

Many Cases Have Been Disposed oil
In District Court the Past Week.
Judge E. b. Goss arrived
from Minot SSaonday and is
holding cou} e,e this week..
He leaves toin w and on
next Wednesday ) o.. w. c.
Crawford comes froA s;ckin-
son.
The case of Ferdinand e e
vs.. Laporte Cattle company
was on trial when the Courant
went to press (Thursday after
noon). Ehlke as poundmaster
held some cattle belonging to
the Laporte company which
they claim he had no right to
take up.
The case of ]. p. Flynn VS..
the Winter & Ames company,
defendant, and Geo. 3. eFletch-
er, intervenor, was tried to a
jury Wednesday. Flynn claim
ed the crop on a half section of
land which had been transfer
red from A. H. Richardson to
Fletcher, setting forth that the
proceeds of the crop was to be
part of his commission in the
transaction. The crop had
been marketed and the storage
tickets held by the elevator
company. The jury gave Flynn
a verdict. Fletcher's attorneys
then moved for a verdict for
the intervenor and Judge Goss
has taken the case under ad-
visement.
In the case of George L. Lii
lie and Frank Lille, respond
ents, VS.. John Whitsel, appel
liant, the attorneys have been
given fifteen days to file writ
ten briefs.
The court rendered a judg-
ment for the plaintiff in the
case of w. l.. Marchand VS..
Nelson Ledoue.
State VS.. Henry Zuleger.
Dismissed for reason that in
formation does not correctly
describe premises where the
offense charged in the informal
ton was committed.
State VS.. VIM. Laechelt.
Continued over this term of
court.
The following cases have
been continued over this term
by stipulation: L.. b. Wolfe
VS.. w. F. Greig, Minneapolis
Threshing Machine company
vs.. w. H. Shepard and &. H.
Sowle, Andrew H. Newborg
VS.. Hanson Tronson.
The cases of Belle Wilson VS..
Emery Johnson and Ada Ford
VS.. Emery johnson were dis
missed with prejudice and
costs in favor of the defendant.
The following cases have
been dismissed by the court on
motion of defendants, with
costs in favor of defendants:
Jens Olsen VS.. Bert Henry,
Jens Olson VS.. w. B. Parker,
Jens Olson VS.. Carl Bastien,
Jens Olson VS.. G. O. Anderson,
Jens Olson, VS.. r. r. Zirkle,
Jens Olson VS.. G. J. Russell,
Jens Olson VS.. T. J. Mckenzie,
Jens Olson VS.. Robert Peoples.
The Jens Olson cases grew
out of some hail insurance
notes given by the defendants
to mutual company at Pine
Island, Minnesota, in the spring
of 1902. The company failed
the following summer. The
notes in question were after
ward purchased by Jurgen
Olson of Minot who brought suit
in justice court at Lansford for
collection. The cases were ap-
pealed by the defendants to
district court where they were
dismissed as above noted.
The case of Sophia Brent VS..
liver J. Listoe was dismissed
for want of prosecution with
costs in favor of the defendant.
The court directed a verdict
for the plaintiff in the case of
Liberty Linseed Oil company
VS.. James Hunt, G. y. Nilloy
and w. J. Sheely partners as
Hunt, Milloy & Sheely.) The
jury returned a verdict for 1913.
Thomas O'Neal, charged with
maintaining a liquor nuisance
at his place at Lake Metigoshe
was found guilty by the jury
which considered his case. The