The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1909-12-10
DISTRICT COURT MATTERS
Judge {. 3. GO 'spo.lng ., Many
Cases House.

Cases House.
Judge E. y, 'sgened
the November tef IS
trict court Tuesday
been trying cases in !
Judge A. G. Burr IS disquaxa
fed. He will probably COM
plete his calendar morrow.
Judge Burr will be here again
Monday.
Frank Brent, who was to
have been tried for selling in
toxicating liquor contrary to
law, failed to put in an appear
ance and the court ordered his
bond of So, 600 and forfeited and
taxed the costs of the case at
$1,000. Brent went across the
international boundary the day
before his case was called and
it is not likely that he will soon
return to Bottineau.
The case of Andrew H. New
borg VS.. Hans Thronson was
tried Thursday and today.
Newborg sued the defendant
for $40, 600, charging alienation
of his wife's affections. This
afternoon, after the testimony
had been introduced by the
plaintiff. the defendants mo-
ton for a directed verdict and
a dismissal of the action against
the defendant was granted.
In the case of the state VS..
w. A. Laechelt, charged with
embezzlernent, the court grant
ed the defendants plea of
abatement and granted the
motion to dismiss the action.
The court taxed the jury fees at
500 and ordered bill submitted
to county commissioners of
Pierce county. s..
The case of Hall-Robertson
Hardware company has been
stricken off the calendar.
The case of Christ X. Hanson
VS.. the City of Bottineau has
been settled and dismissed.
Mr.. Hanson sought to recover
for an injury received by reason
of his automobile striking a
rock in the street at the corner
of Main and Sixth street.
The court directed a verdict
for the defendant and for the
dismissal of the action i'll the
case of Oscar Bostrom, re-
spondent, VS.. Frank Austin,
appellant.
The court directed a verdict in
favor of the plaintiff in amount
of $l68 in the case of L. B.
Wolfe VS.. VIM. F. Greig.
HI. b. Nelson, court reporter,
has been appointed referee tc
to take the testimony in the
case of Emil Oustad VS.. Carl
and Fred Hahn and submit
same to the court. Mr.. Nelson
will also take the testimony in
the case of Thomas White VS..
III. III. Vanderyort.
The case of r. F. Follis,
appellant, va. Thomas Thomp-
son, respondent, has been pass
ed over the term by order OF
the court.
In the case of the Mime.
apolis Threshing Machine
company VS.. w. w. Shepard
and G.. III. Sowle, the
plaintiff threshing machine
company was in default and
the court ordered that defend.
: ants, Shepard & Sowle, recover
from the threshing machine
company the costs and dis
bursements of this trial to-
gether with the former tria
to be taxed by the clerk &C
cording to law. The issue tt
be determined then being be
tween the First National bank
OF WeStnOpe, 1nterVenOr, anC
against w. w. Shepard and C
Fl. Sowle. defendants, and Var
L. Ross, intervenor, defendant
The court on the evidence anC
pleadings directed verdict II
favor of the First Nationa
bank of Westhope, intervenor
and against Shepard & Sowle
for$3O0without interest and dis
missing the action of. the in
tervenor, Van L. Ross, agains
the defendants, Shepard 8
Sowle.
The case of D. d. Landa, re
spondent, VS.. Arthur Berth
sosrroEA onnGa1lon u,oo n,1orI,I