The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-11-13
COURT HAS ADJOURNED
Business of the Term Finished on
Tuesday. Jury In Steer Case
Gave Each Party 5 Steers.

District court adjourned for the
term Tuesday evening and Judge
Maxwell returned to his home at
Creston. Last week there was jury
trial of the case of w. B. Garmon
vs.. w. M. Lampkins and John and
Fred Randall, in which the question
of work done on farm under a
lease was in controversy. The jury
decided in favor of the defendants,
giving them Judgment for costs.
The big cattle case of Kendall,
Rankin & Gowdy VS.. F. A. Green
land, occupied several days, being
tried to jury composed of H. E..
Oiler, c. w. Brenizer, H. M. Wood,
Ira Smith, w. H. Shelter, H. A. Gull
yer, C. E. Wood, j. G. McBroom,
Chas. c. Penisten, Amos West, l.. E.
Weaver and H. C. Bunch. Last fall
the plaintiffs, who own a farm ad-
joining one of Greenland's/ farms,
replevined ten head of three year old
lands pasture, claiming they were
owned by them. Greenland also
claimed them. The plaintiffs gave
bond and shipped the cattle to mar
ket, and the trial was to determine
the ownership. There was a large
number of witnesses used in the case,
attorneys G. w. Baker and A. l.
Smith, of Mt. Ayr, appearing for the
plaintiffs and V. R. McGinnis, Y. w.
Hoffman and Sharp & Parrish for
the defendant. The evidence was
contradictory and the case was sub
mitted to the jury Tuesday morning.
They returned a verdict that five of
the steers in controversy were the
property of plaintiffs and five the
property of Greenland, and that each
Of the parties pay One-half of the
costs in the case. AS the cattle had
been sold Greenland was given a
judgment for $400, the price of the
steers being fixed at $50 per head.
The following cases have been dis
posed of since our report last week.
LAW AND EQUITY.
P. l.. Fowler VS.. Decatur county.
Defendants demurrer sustained and
plaintiff given 80 days in which to
elect to stand on his petition or
amend K.
Jas: Grandstaff VS.. j. l.. and Alice
Meter. Judgment for amount of
note and order for sale of attached
property.
r. G. Brown VS.. Ira E. Brown ct
al. Final report and distribution Of
referee approved.
Addie f. Brown VS.. Wm. C. Brown,
decree Of divorce granted. Iassl
IA In the matter of the application y;
Mrs. Mile E. Taylor for widows
pension, Judge Maxwell denied the
st PROBATE
Estate of VIM. Orfleld, widows al
lowance fixed at $500.
Guardianship of Dorothy and
Hacie Evans, report of sale and deed
to J. H. Shirley approved.
Estate of w. w. Johnson. Ad-
authorized to bring suit
for damages on account of the death
Of johnson again the Herald Publish
ing Co. or parties owning and con-
trolling the electric light plant at La
moni, where Johnson was electrocut=,
ed a few months ago.
Guardianship of Ralph Perdue,
final report of guardian approved.
Estate of Jas. F.. Browning, final
report of administrator approved.
Guardianship of Leafy B. Mckee,
final report of guardian approved.
Estate of Harrison Brown, final
report of administrator approved.
Guardianship of Rosa Manchester,
guardian ordered to pay claim of
Decatur county in sum of $36.05.
Estate of Jas. T. Rogers, admins
traitor ordered to make final distribu-
ton.
Estate of Samuel H. Black, admin
istrator ordered to pay out funds in
his hands pro rata on third class
claims