The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-11-17
IN TIE DISTRICT COURT
No Jury Cases Tried at this Term
of Court, and Court will Proba-
ably AdjDurn on Thursday.

| Inc INOVoluUeT LcTlu VI IAo uAo-
trict court convened Monday even
ing on the arrival of Judge Towner
from his home at Corning, the term
! having been postponed one week on
account of the election last week.
The grand, jury was empanelled
Monday evening with w. j. Sullivan
| foreman, and Frank Mock, J. M.
Houston, S. S. Keown, J. e. Nc
Claran, G.. L. Terry and l.. l.. Rich
ardson as the other members. Miss
Nora Dobson is clerk of the grand
jury and VIM. Tharp bailiff. A. ].
Allen is court bailiff and w. M.
Hyland court reporter.
There will be no jury cases tried
at this term of court, the trial jury
being excused for the term on Tues
day.
| Quite number of cases have been
continued and others settled and the
probabilities are" that the business
Of the term will be completed on
Thursday. This will be the last
term Of court which Judge Towner
will hold in this city, as he was
elected to congress from this district
at the election last week.
The following cases had been dis
posed of up to Wednesday morning:
| Criminal.
State VS.. Clem Leedom. De-
fendant's motion to set aside in
dictment overruled and cause con-
tinued.
| State vs.. Oscar Davis. On show
ing A. P. Olson appointed to defend
defendant.
Law and Enuitv
| E. A., Rea VS.. A. A. Cash and
George Redman, cause to be SUBJ
mitted and decided in vacation.
Nora Eiker vs.. w. N. Martin ct
al. Default and judgment on prom
issory note.
Euritt Bros. & Mclaughlin VS..
a. decree granted.
settled.
Margaret Stone & Son vs.. D. P.
Leahy. Settled and dismissed.
s.. JAMIE Green VS.. Noah Green.
Decree of divorce.
Farmers & Traders State Bank of
Leon W. T., A. Hayden. Settled
and dismissed. a S.ss,s
Annie Turner vs. Lavina Graves ct
tAl. Report OF sales and deed to e..
|E. Davis and gLavina Graves ap-
proved.
J. A. Harris & Bros. VS.. E. Ken
nell. Settled and dismissed.
| G. A. Toms ct Al. vs.. Charles
Millsap. Settled and dismissed.
Charles Deemer vs.. Charles Mill
sap. Settled and dismissed.
George E. Hurst vs. c. B. & @. R.
r. Dismissed.
Sidney Roberts VS.. Harriet Rob-
erts. Stricken from docket.
G. r. Rauch ct al. vs.. Maroni
Traxler ct al. Judgment for amount
Of account with costs.
Muscatine State Bank vs.. Oliver
F. Duncan ct al. Default and de-
cree Of foreclosure.
Sarah B. Poland ct al vs.. Harley
Emily ct al. J. w. Harvey appoint
ed guardian ad litem, decree as
prayed for.
James H. Evans vs.. E. Buell. ct
al. Dismissed.
J. P. Hamilton VS.. A. T. Ross ct
al. Judgment for amount of promis-
sorry note,
Cole Mfg. Co. vs.. D. & M. B. Keller
ct al. Judgment for amount of &C.
count.
Farmers & Traders State Bank vs..
W. N. Martin ct al. Judgment on
promissory note.
G. G. Batzel ct al. vs.. E. D. Briggs
ct al. J. w. Harvey appointed guard
ian ad Item. Decree of partition.
John /. Mitchell ct al. va. William
Mitchell ct al. Final report of
referees and distribution approved.
Probate.
Guardian of Charles Bonnet.
Final report approved.
Guardianship of Thomas Kelley ct
al, J. w. Harvey appointed guard
Ian ad litem, sale ordered approved.
Estate of Perry P. Orfield. On
hearing and agreement order for dis
tribution of expenses among propon-
ents made
Estate OF w. H. Brennaman. Final
report approved.
Estate Of Stephen H. Briley. Final
report approved.
Estate Of Evan Evans. Widows
allowance ordered in sum of 5000.
Estate of Hilton U. McGrew. J.
w. Harvey appointed administrator
as to claim Of. Una A. McGrew.
Widows allowance fixed at 5000.
Estate of e. Webb. Claim, of
Mary H. Peters allowed in sum of
SIC.
Estate of Eugene NJ. Curry
Widows allowance fixed at $500.
Estate Of John w. Aten. Will
probated. Elizabeth Aten appointed
executrix without bond.
Estate Of Narcissa G. Paxton. Re-
port of sales and deeds to John
SALISBURY. Mary Duncan, George J.
Spaeth and Robert McClain approved.
Estate Of Elizabeth D. Cherry.
Report of sales and deeds to George.
j.. Spaeth and Robert Duncan ap-1
proved.
Estate of John c.. Watson. Will
probated. Jesse Watson appointed
executor without bond.
Estate of Niholas Halstead.- A.
p. Olsen appointed guardian ad
litem. Order granted as prayed.
Estate Of W. A. Ketcham. C. M.
Ketcham appointed permanent
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