The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-04-09
IN THE DISTRICT COURT
Dispositions of Various Matters by
o, Judge and jury.

MdndSka county district court was
convened for the initial session of
the April term at 1870 O'Clock yester.
day afternoon by Judge X. e. Will
cockson, Of SigourneV, and the after
noon was devoted to disposing of VA.
riohs matters in all divisions of court.
The grand jurors for the term re.
ported today and the petit jurors are
scheduled 10 appear next Monday.
DEGREES, We're issued yesterday af-
ternoon by Judge Wlllcockson in tie
eight injunction suits against drug
gists of the county who Voluntarily
came into court and surrendered their
permits TO sell Intoxicating liquors.
Seven of the defendants turned in
their permits yesterday morning and
the eighth one came in yesterday at.
ternoon. Today there IS but one
druggist in the county, a White City
house, holding permit to sell liquor.
The DEGREES issued by the court dis
missed The Injunction proceedings
against the various defendants and
provided that the latter should pay
the costs in the suits and each OF
them should also pay the statutory
attorneys fee Of 1926 to NJ. S. ode, OF
Dies Moines, attorney for Anti-Saloon
League. who was the prosecutor in
the cases. The defendants were Chas.
Y. Shurtz, +. l.. Green, G. c. pike,
John H. Blakesleo, of Oskaloosa;
Caas. 7. Roe and Chas. DUNCAN, OF
New Sharon, and Jack Williams and
b., j.. Cooper, of Buxton.
Two divorces were granted yester.
day by Judge Willcockson, one in the
case OF Arthur Walls VS.. Lide Walls,
and the other in the case OF Eta
Wildman VS. Leo Wildman. An ap-
plication In the divorce suit Of Robt.
A, Lathrop vs.. Lois Lathrop for tenn
porary alimony was heard and sub
mitted. '.'.
The Injunction suit brought by Car
rie l.. Smith, ct al, VS. the City of
OskalOOSa and the NJ. 4 st. L. Rail
way Co. TO prevent the closing of NJ
aveniie West, was dismissed by the
plaintiffs and costs taxed against
them.
Default of defendants was declared
In the case of Thomas Martin VS..
Matte Davis, ct al, one of the liquor.
Injunction SUITS. In ttle case of Sam
me1 Page, ct al. VS.. Eliza Page. ct al.
q partition suit, by agreement of the
parties, w. r. Hall was appointed ap-
praiser and the report of the referee
was approved.
George Cooper, indicted for main
tanning nuisance, appeared in court
yesterday and entered plea Of guilty
TO the charge. He was fined $500 and
costs.
A large number of probate cases
was heard yesterday by the court
and dispositions made. Final reports
we're approved and executor admins
TRAITOR, guardian or referee, as the
case may be, disc hargcd in the FOL.
lowing cases: Estate Of Roberta Bar
ringer, Estate OF Dennis Rsili" :"
tate OF David Baker, Estate OF Re
becca NJ. Fansher, Estate Of William
Page, Estate OF J. b. Smith. Estate OF
Catherine Gilmore, Guardianship Of
Philip Ellsworth, Estate Of George
Brown, Guardianship OF Christian
Voss. The resignation of the guar
dian in the latter case was accepted
and l.. N. Bacon appointed guardian.
The will and cOdiCil OF c. NJ. Van
CleaVe was admitted TO probate a.ld
CCrdolia l.. Van ClcaVc appointed cN-
ecutriX.
Report of sale and sale was ap-
proved in the Estate of CASA A.
Fleck and in the Guardianship of
Yesterday was default day in dis
trict court and large number of en-
tries were made in the calendar dur
ing the day bv Judge WillcOckSOn.
The greater part of the dispositions
made were of Il minor character. The
grand jurors for the term reported
yesterday afternoon and, after being
empaneied 'and sworn. began their in
designations OF the criminal business
up for hearing. A. l.. TimbraL of
Richland township is foreman OF the
jury with Thos. G. Beach, Lincoln,
Willis Colt, Sri, Pleasant Grove, Ed
Hanna, Adams, John Hutchinson, n.
Jefferson, !. b. Mdsgrove, White Oak,
and J. Fl. Williams, Prairie. as the
remainder of the jury. 1t Is not prob
able that the jurors will be in session
more than few days as there are bur
a few cases demanding their atten-
tiOn. The petit jurors for the term
do not report until next week and the
remainder of this week will be de-
voted TO hearing equity and probate
causes.
Default of defendants was declared
yesterday in the following equity
cases: 4 -...,..
Alma III. CLARK CT NJ VS.. JoSeph
Watson ct al, an action asking for
foreclosure.
Mary Caroline Croker VS.. Joseph
Alfonso Croker, divorce suit.
Mary E. Dumbauld VS.. Walter T.
Dumbauld, divorce.
Frances Williams VS.. Walter Will
Jams, divorce,
Sarah Shadley VS.. A. N. Shadley,
divorce.
John Beck VS.. Bertha f.. Beck. d.
vorce.
Addie Austin VS.. Erwin Anstin, di-
VOrce. ..,.. -.s.,. ...,,
Ldm Chambers vs. .Gdy Chambers.
divorce. ..... ,..
James o. Hess VS.. Mary L. Hess,
divorce. ....
In the followig equity cases default
of defendants was declared, trial con-
Quoted and the case submitted to the
court: .-.,, 1857.
yorce. .. .,.,.....-,..
A. L. Elliott VS.. Emma Elliott, d.
vOrce.
Chas. w. Cmrier VS.. Fern Currier,
divorce. s'..HaG .... .4... t