Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-08-21
MANY NEW ACTIONS FILED.
Eight Suits Filed in District Court
Dur;no Wednesday Afternoon.

Eight new cases, including three ac-
tons in divorce, were filed in the dis
trict court Wednesday afternoon. Four
were actions to recover on promissory
notes and another asks damage for al
legged breach of contract. Today was
the last day of service, and tomorrow
is the last day Of filing.
The Western Grocer Company Mills
is made defendant in an action brought
by A. D. Summers in which the de-
PENDANT company is alleged to have
failed TO comply with the terms of
contract for the rental Of land. Mr..
Summers, in his notice OF suit. alleges
that on March s, 1910, he entered into
contract with the company by which
he was to lease it 1913 acres of land for
two years. The petition alleges that
the company failed to surrender the
land at the end Of the time of the
lease, in as good condition as reason
able use permitted; that it failed TO
keep the fences in repair and that it
failed TO leave the land in as much
grass when surrendered as when the
lease went into effect. Mr.. Summers
asks damages in the sum Of s325.25.
The Marshalltown State Bank has
by which it seeks TO foreclose on a
mortgage of $4,000. given on 126 acres
of land March IS, 1912. James Skegg
is made a party TO the suit because Of
mechanics lien secured by Skegg on
the same property.
Suit has been brought by the Evens
g. Howard Fire Brick Company, OF st.
Louis, against the MarshaIltown Sewer
Pipe and Tile Company, TO collect on
promissory note alleged 10 have been
given Jan. IS, 1915, for si,6Gi.03, and to
collect for goods to the value Of
s1S5.17, alleged to have been sold the
defendant company.
Fred r. Yordy is made defendant in
suit filed by ]. S. Mccormack, who
seeks to collect on three promissory
notes. amounting to s127.94, which are
alleged to be due and unpaid.
The Fidelity Savings Bank names
Henry Harrendorf and Fred Nolta, his
guardian, as defendants in an action
to collect on a promissory note for
s223O5. now alleged to be due and un
paid. The petition ayers that the note
came into possession Of the plaintiff
bank by purchase prior to the appoint
ment of guardian for Harrendorf
Two additional cases were filed this
morning, one by the German Savings
Bank of Haverhill against J. w. Burns.
by which the collection Of two notes is
sought, amounting to $3.50, alleged 10 be
due and unpaid and an action brought
by Fred Bond against the Living
Springs Land Company, Of Denver. by
which MIR. Bond seehs to recover $3.50
paid to the defendant company. Mr.
Bond alleges that he entered into con-
tract with the company for the pur-
chase of land, the contract stipulating
that in the event the purchaser was
not satisfied with his purchase he
might, at any time within one year
from date Of SALE demand the purchase
price and cancel the contract. This he
did, SO the petition AYERS, but the pur-
chase price was not returned to him
as provided by contract.
One husband and two wives are the
plaintiffs in the three divorce cases
filed.
Olga Marie Spau1ding has filed suit
against Roy c. Spaulding. Mrs. Spauld-
ing asks the custody OF her son,
Nathan. aged 2, and temporary all
mony in the sum OF 800 and perma-
nent alimony OF SO week. The petit
ton states that the couple was married
in this city, Oct. 20, 1910.
Mahala Beeman, OF Liscomb. has
brought action in divorce against her
] husband. c. w. Beeman. Safr. and
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