The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1911-06-22
CIRCUIT COURT
IS ADJOURNED
JUNE TERM COMES TO A c ;. Sc
SATURDAY, AFTER A TW
WEEKS SESSION
COURT CALENDAR WELL CLEAN : VI
Many Cases are Settled and 9th, 8 are
Oismissed-Next Term of Court
TO be Held September 5.

The regular June term Of circuit
court came to a close Saturday even
ing after a W weeks session. While
not much was accomplished at this
session, the court calendar is pretty
we'll cleaned up, as many of the cases
were either settled out of court or
dismissed. When the next term is
called on September 5 the calendar
will be in better shape than it has
been for some years.
The last case tried at this term was
that of Geo. A. Stead VS.. L. G.. Grover
& Co., which took up = considerable
portion OF the courts time during the
week. In this case the plaintiff sued
which he alleged was due him for
completing the sale Of their furniture
stock in this city. Many witnesses
were called by each side and the case
was stubbornly fought. The case was
given to the jury Saturday afternoon
n after supper they returned their
verdict, which was in favor of the de
PENDANTS on all the issues.
On the criminal calendar the two
cases against NJ. w. Elgie, the Sinai
druggist, for the alleged illegal sale
OF intoXicants, were continued over
the terms. The case of the State VS..
Christ }. Nelson, charged with forgery.
was continued until the January term
next winter. Tine cases against VIII
Poole, charged with assault and bat
terry, and VIII Smith, charged with
threatening to beat up one Of his
~neighbOrs, were dismissed.
The unhappy marriage ties of two
couples We're united by the court. An
ma Mathews was freed from VIM.
Mathews and Mary Olston was di-
yorced from c. NJ. Olston.
The following cases were settled
out of court and stricken from the
calendar: DR.. J. G. Parsons VS.. Ole
AmundsOn, County of Brookings VS..
p. ]. Murphy. James VI. Farrell VS.. Geo
C. Scholl. VIM. p. Karges VS.. Dennart&
Alguire, G. d. Cole VS.. w. w. Stevens,
w. b. Poole vs.. w. L. ThofpsOn, ct al,
Albert Grokinsky VS.. Frank C. Snyder,
First State Bank of Elkton vs.. Walter
C. Peck, ct al, C. L. Soden VS.. John
VI. Foulke.
The following cases were dismissed
by the court: Florence Toilet VS..
Thos. LAWN. C. II. Claussen VS.. John
Moston, Geo. A. Stead vs.. James
Christie, Sioux Falls Medical Institute
VS.. George Hecht.
The following cases we're continued
over the term: c. l.. Percival Com
pany VS.. Jens Frandsen, Jos. Tomscha
VS.. r. Luncheon. Eliza l.. Kroeger vs..
Herman w. Schwenn and Alfred Ham
ann, Gilbert w. Haggart VS.. Albert
Erstad, Gilbert w. Haggart VS.. Arthur
Alton, Mary Chrystal VS.. Frank e. and
LeonOra Gerlach, H. G. Moffat vs..
Louis Eberline, Brookings county, in
matter of Sioux Valley drainage ditch,
Chicago & North Western Railroad.
Estate of Martin c. Havsgord VS.. Erick
Severson, Geo. f. Baker vs.. o. H.
Blake, Jens E. Kjolseth VS.. VIM. Kjol-
seth.
The case of Geo. D. Cole VS.. George
Etting ct al, was taken under advise
ment by the court.
The next term OF court will be held
in September. beginning on Tuesday,
the 9Th. which will be a chambers ses-
sion. The next jury term will not be
held until January OF next year.