Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-11-03
Council Bluffs
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District Judge Finds Grand Jury to
Be shv One Man.
GIRL SUES FOR PART OF ESTATE
Lucy FitEsinmons Appeals 60 Court
TO secure s4gO Said TO BE
Coming from Mothers
Funds.


The November term Of the district cour,
convened Yesterday with Judge Green on
the bench. When the Judge called the
grand jury for the purpose Of giving the
usual Instructions and setting it to work
it was discovered that one Of the members
was absent and 1t was necessary to defer
the instructions until $3.50 this morning,
when the missing member will be ready TO
report for duty. The grand jury has con
siderable work 20 do and will probably he
in session for a couple OF weeks
Judge Green put in a rather busy day
getting the work of the term started. which
included making the first assignment OF
cases for trial None of the local attor-
neys was ready TO take up his cases and
the only suit tried was that of Lucy Fitz-
simmons, who is suing her guardian.
John Dimmck, for the portion due her
from the estate OF her mother, Elizabeth
Fftzsmmons. The case was brought here
from Missouri Valley. Ambrose Burke.
former popular Council Bluffs attorney.
now located at Missouri Valley. represents
the plaintiff and City Attorney Murphy of
South Omaha the defendant Dimmick re-
sides in South Omaha and his ward has
been given a home in his family for the
last seven years. The young woman has
just come OF age and is now at school in
Logan in the care OF her brother, John ].
Fitzsimmons. who Is administrator of his
mothers estate The feature Of the case Is
the refusal OF the guardian to pay the
portion remaining in his hands to his ward.
amounting to only $40 on the grounds
that this amount and more is due him for
the board for the young girl for the period
OF seven years. The suit is to force pay
ment. the administrator and his sister
striving to show by evidence that the girl
more than earned her board by her work.
which included the care of two small chill
dren, and by showing that there were sew
eral other homes open for her throughout
the period where she would have been
cared for without charge
No Court Before Election.
Judge Green favorably considered the
petition presented by members of the bar
asking him TO adjourn court during the
last week Of the election campaign and
| until the day after election and made the
order accordingly, adjournng tomorrow
until Wednesday. November .. He then
made the following assignment, covering
the remainder of the month:
Equity Caubes.
| Wednesday. November 9-Theodore Olson
vs. Jos. Kitchener ct al.
Thursday, November 1Q-Hazel NJ. Olson
VS.. L. r.. Cramer ct al; Henry Peterson
| admir-. vs.. p. Pill; Maggie Maude French
VS.: Arthur Clay French. n III
! Friday, November u--William Hansen VS.
Anna l. Rodd ct al: Rebecca A. James VS.
Board of Park Commissioners ct al; w. q.
| Groom ct al. VS.. William Wray; John II.
Rogers VS.. August Carlson ct al
Saturday, NovembeF 12-Mame E. Rus
sell vs. Harry b. Russell; George Hardell
We. John e. Wilcox II
Monday, November I'm Stern VS.. Eliza
Il a m a at al Naaa IL -
William r. Ryden. 81
Tuesday, November 15-Bert NJ waufle
vs. J; B. Hood ct all M. Solomon VS.. G. r.
Wednesday November l6-Luella oliver
NOW Luella Block VS.. James Oliver; G.
Hafer Lumber Company vs. Dora McNeil
al; Charles Horn vs.. c. @. CASTOR
Thursday November 17-Robert r. Land
vs.. Mertle Pearl Land; Doris Christensen
We. Thomas G. Christensen.
Friday. November 1s-Willlam Arnd,
admr., VS.. Charlotte Aylesworth ct al.
Thomas Flood, Treynor Savings Bank VS.
L. F. Bollmeir, Henry Anderson gar
nishee; c. Hafer Lumber Company VS.. r.
A. Bachman ct al.
Saturday, November 1s-NeIe FIues VS.
the Nonpareil ct al; Nora Fitzpatrick VS.
Omaha & Council Bluffs Street Railway
Company.
Law Causes.
TUESDAY, November 22-Burlngton Vine
gar and Pickle Works VS. j. A Kirk. G. q
Clark ct ali VS. Wabash Railroad Com
pany; Divide Wen VS.. w. Culver, Wabasl
Railroad Company, garnishee.
Wednesday. November 23-Pabst Brewin;
Company VS.. Benjamin Corneal: Ascept
Furniture Company VS.. Donald Macrae
Monday, November S-Interstate Aut,
supply Company VS.. Pioneer Implemen
, Company
TUESDAY, November 29-H. whitebook VS.
Miller Brewing Company et al.
Wednesday. November 30 Michae
O'Brien VS.. T. f. Mccartney, Sheriff ct al
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