The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-09-18
MANY SUITS IN COURT
Damages and Divorces Asked by
Various Petitions.

Eleven new cases for hearing at the
October term of the district court
have been filed at the clerks Office in
the past two days, and the already
icongested docket for the coming term
is beginning to take on immense pro.
portions. A peculiar feature of the
large number of cases filed by the at
Itorneys during the past few days is
that all but one of them are either law
suits for damages or suits at equity
to obtain divorce. In seven of them
the plaintiff is seeking to recover dam
ages for alleged injuries sustained by
him, three of the remainder look
toward legal separation from the
bonds of matrimony, and the last one
asks for a foreclosure of a mortgage.
Albert Allgood, farm hand in the
employ of one Ernest Brackin in Mon
roe township, has instituted three sep
aTate suits against as many young
ladies, residing in that vicinity, who
Ihe alleges have "maliciously and
wickedly" uttered slandrous words
against him in an endeavor. to injure
his reputation and credit. A judg
lment is asked for $4,000 and costs
against each of the three defendants,
Efiie Myers, Minnie Rutherford, and
Lizzie Rutherford.
Two suits have been brought against
1.-THE Oskaloosa Light and Fuel Co. by
A. M. Hixson and wife, Bessie NJ. Xix.
IsOn, for damages alleged TO have been
Sustained as a result of the negli-
Igence of the defendant company in
not keeping their gas mains in repair,
Mrs. Hixson alleges in her petit
ton that on the night OF Feb. ~, 1912,
while she was sleeping at her home,
423 North Market street. gas that
had escaped from, defendants mains
Ientered the basement OF the house
land she was overcome and asphyXiat-
ed. Later she was rescued by men,
bers of the family and carried ont OF
doors, with the thermometer below
zero, and a doctor called, according
to the allegations OF the petition. II
. is further averred that by virtue of
such asphyXiation and exposure to in
element weather. she contracted la
, grippe, suffered nervous break
. down and was in the hospital for
, many weeks. Judgment is asked for
, $4,000 and costs. Her husband, A. NJ.
, HiXson, has also, instituted suit
against the company for money al
legged to have been paid for doctors
bills, etc, when his wife was in the
hospital as result of defendants neg
!. Iligence, and for damages sustained
as a result of his loss of the services
and society of his wife. He also asks
judgment for $4,000 and costs. o.
James Slycord, of New Sharon, has
filed an action against C. McCutchen,
T.'R. Osborne and I. NJ. Ridpath, of
the same place, in which he asks for
ia judgment for $500 and costs for
damages alleged to have been sus-
tanned. In his petition the plaintiff
, alleges that the defendant, C.. McCut-
chen, who was constable of Prairie
township at the time, unlawfully ar.
/, lrested him on Sept. 1. 1913. under
, color of office, and confined him in the
, New Sharon jail He further AYERS
, that the defendant refused to give
him a trial, but, by threats of prose.
cution, compelled hfm to give a note
for SIS for expenses in making the
arrest. He also states that the de.
PENDANTS, Osborne and Ridpath, had
previously signed a bond for McCut-
chen in the sum of $500 as sureties
, for his faithful performance of duty,
, and that they are liable for the dam
ages sustained by him as a result of
the fright and humiliation incident to
the arrest.
LID. Norman has filed suit against
1.-THE Foster Piano Co. and G. Nelson
Foster for money alleged to be due
, him for work, labor and repairs upon
Ipianos, and commissions for sale OF
pianos, between the, dates of Sept.
| Is, 1911, and APRIL, 1913, said work
Ialleged to have been done under an
Ioral contract between the parties.
Judgment is asked for $234.50, inter
est and costs.
, Alleging that his wife has deserted
him, Isaac C. Moore has filed suit
asking the court to release him from
the bonds of matrimony now existing
between him and Lucia Moore, and
further asks that his wife be given
mo alimony. The petition AYERS that
Ithey were married at Rose Hill on
April 8, 1911, and lived together until
! August 20, 1911.
Mary Bland has also brought ac-
ton to obtain divorce from her hus-
band, William Bland, alleging that he
!, has been guilty of cruel and inhuman
Treatment and is addicted to the use
: of liquor. She says that they were
married at Angus, Boone county, on
Oct. 30, 1884. and lived together UNI
It'll August o., 1913 She asks a di.
vorce, the custody of her minor daugh-
tier, a temporary alimony of $500, per-
manent alimony of $4,000, and that
J Jan attachment Issue against certain
property of her husband.
i Mary Clark asks the court to grant
her divorce from her husband, Jul
liam Clark, on the grounds of cruel
land inhuman treatment. She alleges
THAT they were married at Oskaloosa
on February II, 1909, and lived to-
rot ar until Inpa 1910