The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-09-05
COURT HAS ADJOURNED
No Jury Used at This Term, and all
Busiaess Transacted in Two
Days. JUDGE Goes Home.

No July USc0 d. uuJS uCsIS1s ouU 'ouu
Busiaess Transacted in Two
Days. Judge Goes Home.
District court convened Monday
evening with Judge Evans presiding,
but not much time was consumed in
holding court, as the business of the
term was all completed and court
adjourned for the term yesterday
afternoon, after the grand jury
made it's report.
1t was expected that the case OF
State VS.. Geo. Kelley, on a change
of venue from Ringgold county,
would be tried at this term, but it
was continued, being set for trial on
Nov. 18th.
But very little business was be-
fore the grand jury, and they finish
ed their work in less than two days.
The trial jury were notified Monday
evening that they would not be re-
quired at this term of court as no
Jury cases would be tried.
On the criminal docket, the case
against Joseph Howard, the Van
Vert burglar who escaped from the
Leon Jail couple of years ago, was
dropped from the docket, and the
case of City of Leon VS.. w. H. Jones,
an appeal case from the mayors
court, was settled and dismissed.
Alexander Gilmore, OF Garden
Grove, a subject of Great Britain,
was on Tuesday made naturalized
American citizen by Judge Evans.
The grand jurors drawn for SER
vice at this term of court were r. j..
Lambert, J. R. Brown, Frank Lewis,
J, G. Cashen, T. B. Ramsey, ]. S.
Beavers and Jasper Spargur. In
the case of Mrs. Mabel Gaulter Page
and Mrs. Blanche Sprague, who were
held to the grand jury on the charge
of assault with intent to commit
murder, at Lamont, the attorneys
objected to r. L. Lambert serving
as a grand juror, and E. N. Under
wood was drawn to serve when their
case was considered.
The following cases were dispos-
Law and Equity.
( Louisa Sutherlin VS.. Harriet Gov
ington ct al, dropped from docket.
w. H. Collins VS.. F. A. Greenland
ct al, settled and disfissed.
Thomas Boyce VS.. E. ]. Lovett,
settled and dismissed.
Mutual Benefit Life Ins. Co. VS..
John E. Anderson, S. Varga, garnl-
shee, settled. -,-...
Decatur county VS.. John +. An
derson ct al, dismissed.
J. W. Young VS.. Grant Young ct
all, final report of referees approved.
X n Johnston VS., Robert Johns
ton, dismissed.
w. G. Braden VS.. r. S. Dickinson,
dropped from docket.
Sarah c. Kirkpatrick VS.. Albert r.
Kirkpatrick, settled.
Vera G. Lee vs.. Milo Lee, the
parties now living together. Judg-
ment against plaintiff for costs.
John E. Anderson vs.. Mutual
Benefit Ins. Co.. settled.
Jennie Deisher vs.. Board of Sup
Lervisors, settled.
Mary l.. Dobson VS.. Ebert E..
Dobson, the parties now living to-
gether. Judgment against both for
costs. =
"a J. N. Brown VS.. w. C. Allen ct AL,
decree of foreclosure of mortgage.
G, w. Chase & Son Nero. Co. VS..
GEORGE nle6S, Juo6AnSA1 WI
for $114.39.
Patrick Griffin VS.. A. w. and
Jessie Kicker, settled.
Susan Wampler VS.. Clarinda
Poultry Co., settled.
Clara c. Albaugh VS.. Theopolls
Albaugh, settled.
First National Bank of Grand
River VS.. A. w. Kicker ct al, set
tied.
Beulah Turpen VS.. Francis M.
Turpen, decree of divorce.
Geo. B. Cooper VS.. Jennie Cooper,
settled.
E. A. Smith VS.. Ara Smith ct al,
decree of partition.
Fora McNelley VS.. Walter Mcneil
ley, decree of divorce.
Farmers Bank. of Grand River vs..
]. w. and J. M. Ward, dismissed.
Benz. F. Grim VS.. w. A. Grim ct
al, decree of partition.
Lusetta Dunn VS.. Jane Day, drop
ped from docket.
Stephen Varga VS.. Fannie Pray ct
al, decree of foreclosure.
Hershey State Bank VS.. VIM. F.
: hendershott, decree of, foreclosure.
Mary Bowman VS.. J. Riley Bow
man, decree of divorce.
Eliza Phinney VS.. Frank Phlnney,
decree of divorce.
Lille B. Stearns VS.. William c.
Stearns, decree of divorce.
Jennie Cooper VS.. A. Cornett ct
Il al, judgment on note.
], l.. Fisher vs. Fred Aten, Judg-
ment on account for $144.55.
w. L. Avery VS.. L. w. and Lue
Vaughn, judgment on account for
$7S.35.
Rebecca Hood VS.. June 3. HOOD
order granted to sell property.
John Powers VS.. w. F. Briner. ct
al, decree of foreclosure.
rs Western Newspaper Union VS.. H.
e. Greeley ct al, judgment on ac-
count for $175.85.
Lille Lowell VS.. Enos Lowell, de-
cree of divorce