The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1912-01-12
COURT AT MADISON.
Brief Equity Session Held-Jury Term
Next Monday.


Madison, Neb, Jan. 10 Special to
The News: District court convened
Monday noon and adjourned until Jan.
Is, Judge A. A. Wclch presiding and
w, III. Powers court reporter The
following cases received attention:
Charles NJ. Thompson and William
7. Berry vs.. Peter G. Cooper and VIM.
Cooper. Case settled and dismissed
Carl Tews and Ernestine Tews vs..
| William Gobler, equity action. Mo-
ton supported by affidavit to strike
from the docket for failure to revive
action sustained and case stricken
from the docket.
John Koenigstein vs.. Norfolk Indus
trial company, equity action. Defend
| ants answer as amended by interim
| ing to plaintiffs first amended petit
| ton permitted TO stand as answer to
plaintiffs second amended petition
this day filed. Plaintiff given two
days to reply. Set for hearing, Fri
day, Jan. ~.
Herman j. SChmedecke VS.. Setty
| SChmedecke ct al Defendants given
power to file amended answer instant.
er. Plaintiff excerpts Plaintiff given
leave to file reply to amended answer
instanter. Case resubmitted on eVi.
dence above taken.
Rasmus Nelson vs. the Chicago &
Northwestern Railway company. Dis
missed without prejudice for want of
prosecution, at plaintiffs costs
C.. X. Vail vs.. Chris Noker and
Sena Ostergard. Finding for plaintiff
after deducting claims of defendants.
Amount due $1,127.1O. Both parties
except Agreed by parties in open
court that 1896 may be added to
amount, if any found due plaintiff on
account of money paid by plaintiff.
Total amount due plaintiff $1,136.76.
Judgment for plaintiff against defen-
dant, 81 1866 and costs. Defendant
excerpts. Plaintiffs lien prior to mort
gage of defendant, Sena Ostersard,
Decree of foreclosure and sale as
prayed Defendant excerpts and given
| forty days to submit bill of exceptions.
J. Richards VS.. Daniel Welch. Gar
nishee in aid of execution on tran
script of Judgment. Settled and dis
missed.
Ralph r. Cain ct al. VS.. Ross Cain ct
al Partition. Report of referee APP
proved and confirmed Referee or
dered to sell said premises Bond
fixed at $4,000.
Hattie r. Lindsay VS.. James f. Lind
say Divorce. Defendant ordered to
pay clerk of court $25 for suit money
Jan. 10, 1912. Set for trial Jan. 1G,
1912, at 1880 p. III.
Modern WOodmen of America VS..
Hannah STREET (nee Bryant. Demur-
rer to petition amended. Defendant
excerpts. Defendant given time to-
answer instanter on her application.
Henry r. Brown ct al. VS.. Sarah
Brown ct al Partition. Referee sale con
firmed Deed ordered. Proceeds dis
tributed, 1900 thereof going to Sarah
Brown in lieu of her homestead inter
est in the premises and balance as per
shares found and assigned.
The Norfolk Lumber Co. VS.. A. W.
Fnkhouse. Injunction. Demurrer to
answer sustained. Defendant excerpts
and declines to further plead, and
elects to stand on answer. Judgment
against defendant for costs and max
ing temporary injunction permanent
as prayed Defendant excerpts.
Olive G. Parker vs.. Willis George
Hawkins. Damage suit in sum of
$4,000. Dismissed by plaintiff at
plaintiffs costs.
Mary G. Tollefson VS.. August Peter
son ct al. Partition. NJ. d. Tyler APP
pointed guardian ad Item for all
minor defendants Finding for plain
tiff. Decree confirming shares as al
legged and for partition as prayed w.
l.. Buckley appointed referee to make
partition.
Jury assignments for week COM
mencing Monday, Jan. Is, 1912, as fol
lows:
MONDAY.
State of Nebraska VS.. Charles II.
Knapp.
Fred q. Coryen VS.. Mrs. Sarah
Smith.
Meadow Grove Telephone Co, VS..
Ed Stewart,
TUESDAY.
State OF Nebraska VS.. James Gray,
State of Nebraska VS.. Richard Wal.
ton.
WEDNESDAY.
Farmers Loan & Trust Co vs.. Wal
ter PlanCk.
r. NJ. Waddell VS.. Henry b. Ruess.
Fred G., Coryell vs.. Jack Koenig-
stein.
THURSDAY.
State of Nebraska vs.. Emil Ritter.
State of Nebraska VS.. George Smith.
State of Nebraska VS.. Albert Kurp-
geweit
Earthquake in Hoskins.