The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-12-17
IN THE DISTRICT COURT
Dispositions of Various Matters BY
Judge and Jury

District court was adjourned yes
terday afternoon by Judge Talbot I'm
til Monday at 1870 p. m. The petit
jurors for the term report at that
time and the assignment of jury cases
made this week will then be taken
up. A variety of miscellaneous mat
tiers were disposed of by the court
yesterday. .s.....U . .....
The case of Leonard Vos VS.. Henry
Meissner ct ala quiet title suit, was
dismissed by the plaintiff and the
costs we're taxed up against him.
The divorce suit of Alice Gable VS..
William Gable was dismissed by the
plaintiff but trial was held on the de-
PENDANTS cross petition. The latter
was dismissed by the court on its
merits and judgment was entered
that the plaintiff and defendant shall
each pay half the costs in the case
In the case of Allie NJ Krout VS..
| Iva B. Brown ct al, a decree was
issued. quieting the title to real estate
in the plaintiff at the plaintiffs cost
The case of Mary Emma Brown vs..
Frank Eugene Brown, for a divorce
was dismissed for want of prosecu'
ton, and Judgment was rendered
against the plaintiff for costs. ..
Default of the defendant was de.
clared in the case of Chas. G. Carroll
vs.. lnez Carroll and the plaintiff was
granted a decree Of divorce as pday.
ed. .. ~ ~. ...
An order of dismissal formely en-
tered in the case of George George
VS.. j. i. CubbeTly, on contract, was
set aside by agreement of the parties
| Default was entered in the case OF
Oskaloosa Savings Bank VS.. Willard
Hale ct al and Judgment was render
ed on a promissory note .. .... e., BE-
| Mahaska County district court was
slated to reconvene this afternoon al
1870 o'clock and the assignment Of
jury cases made by Judge Talbot last
week will occupy the time of the
court throughout the week. The petit
Jurors for the term had been ordered
to report for duty this afternoon. The
assignment for the week follows:
Monday-Estate of Evaline Mitch
ell, Estate of Elizabeth Atkinson
Outright VS.. M. & st. l.. r. r. Co
Schmidt VS.. Walls, Easter VS.. Bark
ley, Crandall VS.. Kisor, Watland VS.
Hollingsworth, Mcdaniel vs.. Crescent
Coal Co., Lamb VS.. Stataon.
Tuesday, - Barley VS.. Ellis, Nc
Curdy VS.. Eberline, Penders VS.. C. B
& @. r. r. Co., Tilton VS.. Edmundson
Mcintosh VS.. Ireland, Dunlap VS.. Shan
non, Boyd VS.. City Of Oskaloosa, Don
nelly VS.. Traction & Light oC.
Wednesday. Morgan VS.. City of o.
kaloosa, Baldwin vs.. 0skaloosag Lew
ellyn vs.. oskaloosa, Abbott VS.. Oska
loosa, Sewers VS.. Oskaloosa. ~
| Thursday,-Moore VS.. Wheeler, No
yak vs.. Colville, Sjaarsdema VS.. Leigh
ton School District, Hitchcock VS.
Parker, Bradbury VS.. City of Oska
loosa, Gegner vs. University Park
Taylor VS.. Taylor. .E'' .rr. 81. <
Friday kirkpatrick VS.. Patton
Smith vs.. City of Oskaloosa, Vermil
Iyea VS.. Oskaloosa Traction and Ligh
ICo., Thompson vs.. Thompson.
The assignment is a long one bu
many of the cases will probably bt
settled between the parties and dis
missed before they are called for trial
The cases most interesting to the
public are the ones against the city
of Oskaloosa in which the various
plaintiffs ask damages for injuries al.
legged to have been sustained to their
properties as the result of sewers
crossing them.
Judge Talbot missed his trair
connections at Grinnell yesterday
land was unable to arrive here In
/ time to convene district court for the
afternoon session. He came in last
night and court was opened at nine
O'Clock this morning. The petit. fur
ors for the December term reported
for duty and the week will be devot
ed to hearing the assignment of civ
II cases made by the court last
week.
A controversy over a claim in the
estate of Elizabeth Atkinson Is be
| ing heard today. The case is en-
titled Lodema Atkinson VS.. L. l.
Brlney administrator of the estate
of Elizabeth Atkinson, and the
plaintiff asks $4,000, which is alleged
to. be due for services rendered. A
jury was drawn aid opening state
ments of the attorneys made this
morning. Evidence is being taken
this afternoon and the trial will pro-
badly be concluded later in the day
or early tomorrow morning.