Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-11-13
LARGE NUMBER OF CASES DIS
POSED OF BY JUDGE F.
c. PLATT.
MRS. EMMA MERTz GRANTED DIVORCE
Three Divorces Granted at the Mon.
day Session. Other Court
News of Week.

School case occupied the attention
o. the court greater part Of Wednes-
day and Thursday. 4. Y
Judge Platt adjourned court OF
Thursday afternoon until Monda!
morning, when a number Of divorce
actions were taken up. A large
J. amount OF probate matter occupied
the attention Of the court on Monday
The case Of the State Of Iowa
/ against John F.. Mertz, which was
set for hearing on Wednesday was
continued over to the December tern
OF court. The defendant appeared in
4 court but stated that he did not wish
counsel to defend him. but on the con
trary wanted to conduct his own de
tense. The court being of the opin-
ion that the defendants rights In
the trial required the appointment OF
counsel, Judge Platt appointed At
torneys w. H. Norris and z. c. Per
kins to defend Mertz.
Among the numerous cases dispos-
ed OF at this session Of court
were the following;
Emma L. Mertz was granted di-
yorce, the. court also giving her the
custody Of her daughter, as prayed
/ in her petition. :5 u
Isaac Hammond, who petitioned the
court for legal separation from his
wife, Catherine Hammond, was grant
ed "a divorce. Mr., Hammond, in
his petition, alleges desertion as the
grounds for his action. %
Lena Wenger, who petitioned the
court for a divorce and the custody
Of their child, was granted her re.
quest. Mrs. Wenger was also given
a)imony in the sum OF $500.
Waterloo & Cedar Falls Milling
company vs., C. Atkinson. Default.
Judgment for s395.11, with interest
At 6 per cent. ordered.
F. w !. SEIZURE VS.. RI 4. Hardy,
] -gment for $47.0o. interest and
costs. Counter claim dismissed for
want Of prosecution. Costs taxed to
defendant. Attachment confirmed.
B. w. Holdridge VS.. G.. NJ. g St.
Paul Ry. Co. Settled.
c. NJ. Laxson, administrator of
the estate Of A.. IT. Hartbeck, vs. Ben.
j. Hartbeck. To be dismissed on pay
ment by defendant of $3.50 and costs,
within 80 days.
& James S. Reeder VS.. Francis j..
Ashburn. Petition for guardian. Jas.
S. Reeder appointed guardian.
Alfred R: Heath vs.. Unknown
Claimants ct al. Trial. Decree quiet
ing title as prayed at plaintiffs costs.
Magaret J. Smyth vs.. Harriet E.
smyth ct al. Leave to ammend pc
tition.
G. w. Squires VS.. Nancy V. squires
ct al. Court ordered decree Of ,para-
ton. Finds that land cannot be
equitably distributed. Ordered PRIV
ate sale at not Jess than appraised
value. James Kehoe, w. S. Dufoe
and w. S. Johnson appointed appraas-
ers. B. NJ. Ferguson appointed sole
referee. Bond double appraised value
Probate.
Guardianship of Julia and Jose At
water. L. Matthews appointd guard
ian to succeed Miss Charlotte At
water. Bond, 100000.
Estate of Mary Lee. Claim OF
Kenyon & Company, allowed SIS by
agreement.
Estate Of Thomas Williamson. Re
port of commissioners to admeasure
aower of widow approved and confirm
ed. Commissioner fee fixed at $50
each, and taxed as costs.
Guardianship of Laura M. Winnard.
Final report approved. Guardian dis
charge and bond released.
Guardianship of Harry G. Mckray.
Report approved.
Estate Of Reuben G. Brooks. VIII
admitted to probate. Mary F. and
Frank r. Brooks appointed executors
without bond.
Estate of Christian Kuehnle. via
admitted to probate. Barbara kuennle
appointed executrix, bond $4,000. ,szgssassg
Estate OF w. p. Purdy. E. G. FER
kins appointed guardian ad litem.
Estate of William Cook. viii ad-
mitted to probate.
Estate Of Edward Clifton. Leave
to deposit funds in, State Bank OF
Earlville, as prayed.
Estate of Samuel Danford. Notice
of probate ordered published.
Estate of Rebecca E. Carpenter.
Will admitted to probate. E. II.
IIoyt an1 r. A. Denton appointed ex'
ecutors, without bond.
Estate of Nancy Wheelock. Leave
to compromise claim against B. B.
Philipp, as preyed. Final report ap-
proved.
Estate of Helen Sellens. Leave to
sell note and mortgage against Fred
Rehning, so as to net purchaser not
more than per cent. interst.
Guardianship OF VIM. H. Berkholz
Report of sale and deed to Chris
tian and Henry Miersen approved.
Estate of Martha Dunlap. Report
o. sale and deed to John Fear ap-
proved.
Guardianship Of Winona Cummings
Final report approved, guardian dis