Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-09-28
BUSY week IN COURT
Many Matters Disposed of by Judge
HObsOn and the Attorneys.
COURT REOPENED YESTERDAY
Petit Jury Discharged on Thursday,
No Jury Cases Coming Up For
Trial. Grand Jury Indicts
Three.

The September term of the dis
trict court for Winneshiek county
last week was a busy one, Judge
Hobson dispOsing of as many mat
ters as possible during the time he
was here. Commencing on Monday
afternoon with the probate and de-
fault dockets, and the petit jury
coming on Tuesday, everything
went along as speedily as possible.
1t was expected that there would be
work for the petit jury, but the
cases being withdrawn there was
nothing for the jury to do, and
they were discharged on Thursday
morning. The grand jury had a
busy week, there being several mat
found against Thomas French of
Bloomfield township, for furnishing
liquor to habitual drunkard, he
being fined $4,000 and costs; and
against John Mizener. for assault
with intent to commit great bodily
injury, the complaining witness be-
ing VIM. Malli. This case was con-
tinued. Also against Emil Veme
for breaking and entering a freight
car in the yards at Calmar, stealing
beer. He pleaded guilty and will be
sentenced on the last day of the
term. The grand jury ignored the
bill of indictment against Nels OPP
helm, charged with assault to COM
nit murder, and he was released.
In the following cases judgments
were entered against the defend
ants in the amounts noted:
Peter Kneeskern VS.. A. w. Free
man, admr., $120.S6, money in
hands of County Clerk.
E. S. Johnson VS.. Lucy M. Harvey
ct al, $1.464.90.
Wm Donald VS.. Lizzie Stiles ct
al, $4,564.18.
VIM. Donald VS.. Lizzie Stiles ct
al. $S3S.20.
John d. Mullaney vs. James
Emery ct al, $747.O0.
F. w. Adams VS.. j. M. Boehm,
$1523O.
Natl. Bank of Decorah VS.. j. E.
Helgeson ct al.
L. o. Rud & Co. VS.. Fred Riling.
s47.65
NJ. j. Carter VS.. A. w. Oxley,
$21.SO.
NJ. ]. Carter VS.. Nick Groff,
$2O.S0.
W. NJ. Allen VS.. George Daniels
ct al, $4,000.
Cascaden Mfg. Co. VS.. X. G. Web
ster $1,S21.21.
Fred j. Figge VS.. Fred Rathbun,
$41.13.
Mullaney & McManus vs.. Fred
Rathbun, F. S. Burling, admr., gar
nishee, $26.6O.
Defaults were entered and de-
crees as prayed in the following:
Thore o. Bakken VS.. Dimond &
Conner ct al.
Dennis c. Harvey VS.. Amanda M.
Helmer ct al.
George Allen VS.. Amos w. Kra-
mer ct al.
Mary A. Heck VS.. Lydia A. Brooks
ct al.
Edith Pooler VS.. VIM. Pooler.
John Murphy VS.. Caleb E. Brooks
ct al.
II. ]. Bush VS.. Peter Peterson
Hove ct al.
Iver T. Benson VS.. Elijah John
son ct al.
julius o. Ellingson VS.. Ole N.
Spilde ct al.
Ingeborg Quandahl ct al VS..
Charles o. Shllldon ct al.
Robert j. Peterson VS.. Asahel w.
Lyman ct al.
Olena Ramberg ct al VS.. M. Lima.
John l.. Opfer VS.. Unknown
Claimants ct al.
Ruth James Moore VS.. Oscar B.
Moore.
The following cases were settled
in accordance with stipulations on
file:
Mrs. John Byrnes VS.. G. R. Ham,
cry.
Winneshiek County Cooperative
Telephone Co. VS.. Geo. Ruffridge.
w. II. Haefner VS.. Arlow Crab
tree ct al.
j. C. Nichols VS.. John Barrett
ct al.
Nick Croft VS.. John Murphy.
II. S. Blackburn VS.. r. A. Black
burn.
p. Bullard VS.. p. F. Schissel.
Reports of referees were approx
ed and sales and distributions or
dered where necessary in the fol-
lowing:
Emma C. Hegg ct al VS.. Oscar Nj.
Hegg ct al.
G. F.. Gunderson ct al VS.. Adolph
Gunderson ct al.
Joseph Johnson ct al VS.. Lewis
Johnson ct al.
Final report of guardian was ap-
proved in case of Joseph Timp VS..
Bernhard Timp.
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