The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-03-26
IN THE DISTRICT COURT
Disposition of Various Matters by
Judge and Jury.

original notices and petitions being
placed on file at the Office of COun-
ty Clerk j. L. Milligan shows a de-
cided increase. The April term con-
venes on Monday, April 6, and Thurs
day, March 26, is the last day on
which original notices in new cases
to be heard during the term may be
filed, although the petitions may yet
be placed on file the next day, Fri
day, March 81. The new cases filed
recently include an exceptionally
large number of divorce suits, many
law causes to recover on prOmissory
notes or accounts, and a few small
damage suits, although none of the
latter involve a great amount of
money.
The biggest suit brought since the
first of the month, in amount of dam
ages asked, is that of George Gegner
ct al, VS. the town of University Park.
The plaintiffs in this cause allege
that their property has been greatly
damaged by the construction of
sewer by the defendant corporation
with the outlet on their land and
they ask damages in the sum of $lO,-
900 and further request the court to
order the nuisance abated. A SINH
lar suit is brought by Mrs. E. G.
Bradbury against the city of Oska-
loosa and she asks 81 900 damages for
injuries alleged to have been suffered
through the construction of sewer
by the city with the outlet on her
land and also asks an injunction re-
Istraining the city from using the sew
err until the nuisance is abated.
Another damage suit is brought by
Z. L. Allgood against Varney ALL
good in which the plaintiff AYERS he
has been damaged to the extent of
S., 900 by certain slanderous words
which he accuses the defendant of
speaking about him.
The plaintiff in the suit of Harold
Donovan VS.. the o. Il. e l.. Co. alleg-
es that the defendant caused him to
be unlawfully arrested on Nov. "a,
1918, and kept in Jail for two days.
The plaintiff in this case was EN-
ployed at the local power plant dur
ing the strike and quit his employ
ment on the day the big flywheel
bursted He was suspected of hay
ing been implicated in the explosion
of the wheel and was held in custody
for two days and then released. He
asks uamdSBS LOT pO,UUU.
The last of the damage suits filed
is entitled J. B. Holt VS. the o. T. d
l.. Co, and the plaintiff asks damages
for $500 which he claims he sustain
ed when his motor bus cOllided with
a street car on Feb. 2S, near the
Rock Island depot. He claims that
the accident resulted from the care
lessness and negligence of the de-
Pendants agents.
Dan letters has filed suit asking for
a divorce from his wife, Carrie Pc
tiers, on the grounds of cruel and in
human treatment and says that they
were married in OskalOOSa Dec. IL,
| 1913.
| Chas. w. Currier alleges that he
was united in marriage to Fern Cur
rier in OskalOosa on Sept. Is, 1909,
and asks a divorce on the grounds OF
adultery. He further wants the Gus
tody of a minor son.
| Pearl Faulk wants a divorce fro
! her husband, Sanford Faulk, on the
grounds of cruel and inhuman treat,
ment, and further accuses her bet
! ter half of already having living
wife at the time he married her
| They were welded in OskaloOsa on
| Dec. IS, 1912.
| Amos Wymorc asks the court to
divorce him from Sadie f.. WymOre
on the grounds Of adultery and also
| asks the care and custody of two min
or children. He says they were mar
ried in this city on Feb. 10, 1912.
A. l.. Elliott charges his wife with
adultery and therefore wants di'
vorce and the custody of three minor
children. alleging that they were mar
ried in Grinnell on Feb. 6, 1901.
| Allie Evans requests divorce from
| Clarence Evans on the grounds that
her husband has been cruel to her
and is a habitual drunkard, She also
wants the custody of two minor chill
dren and says they were married on
Oct. IL, 1901.
Frances Williams asks divorce
from Walter Williams, whom she
married in Des Moines March l, 1910
on the grounds of habitual drunken
ness.
Frank Kelley alleges that his wife
Ethel Kelley, has deserted him and
he wants a divorce. He says they
were married in Marengo on Jan. 20,
1911.
Addie Austin sets out in her peti
ltion that she married Erwin Austin In
Newton in 1905 and wants a divorce
from him on the grounds OF cruel and
Iinhuman treatment.
Sarah Shadley alleges that A. n
IShadley, whom she married here on
Oct. A, 1903, has treated her cruelty
ad she wants a divorce and the Gus
ItOdy of three minor children.
Lulu Chambers accuses her nus
band, Guy Chambers, of threatening
Iher life and she asks decree OF d.
Iyorce and permanent alimony in the
Esum of $500. She alleges that they
were married in this city on Nov. 2
I1912. .,.. ....-.
Arthur Walls alleges that he was
married to Lide Walls in Kansas City
lin January, 1911, and says that she
has deserted him and was guilty OIL
cruel and inhuman treatment while
they lived together. He asks a oil
Iyorce on these grounds.
S. V. Reynolds VS.. Geo. w. Miser'
lis the title of a suit at law In which
the plaintiff asks Judgment for $1I5
ION promissory note.
| J. b. Bolton asks Judgment against
I'm. Il Kuispel ct al, on a promissory
mote for $175, and further asks fore