The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-04-02
In THE DISTRICT COURT
Disposition of Various Matters by
Judge and Jury.

i
tern of court aud large number o
new causes were filed with Clerk ]
l.. Milligan during the final day AM
those just preceding. Twenty.fv,
new cases were placed on file from
Tuesday morning until Friday night
BY far the greater part of them wert
law causes, either damage cases o.
suits to recover on promIssory notes
although the list includes a few di
INorce cases. This is in direct con
trast to the month preceding wheI
nearly all the new causes filed wert
divorce suits. Several of the new
causes filed involve goodly sums O
money, although the greater portion
| of them are of a lesser magnitude.
The largest amount of money in
volved in the various cases is the
sum of $4,000 demanded as damages
by Carrie l.. Smith and George w
Smith from the city of Oskaloosa and
the M. & st. L. Ry. Co, for injuries
alleged to have been sustained
through the vacation ad closing of NJ
avenue West. The filing of this pc
tition is the latest move in a series
of court octions filed by these plain
tiffs against the city and railroad as
a result of the closing of M avenue
The former actions were injunction
suits and were dismissed. 90
Cora A. Thompson claims In her
petition that Richard B. Thompson
and Lucinda Thompson induced her
husband. Cary &c. Thompson. to de-
sert his wife and family and she asks
$1,000 damages from them.
O.
l.. r. r. Co. is the title of suit in
which the plaintiff wants damages in
the sum of $4,000 for the failure OF
the defendants to maintain permanent
crossings over their tracks which
cross the farm of the plaintiff.
II. l.. Spencer Co. has sued Mary
$. Errett for $4,000 on certain writ,
ten guarantee which they claim she
executed Nov. Is, 1912, to secure The
account and notes due the plaintiff
from Errett Bros, of Newton.
c. K. Smith asks Judgment in the
sum of $1,000 from M. S. Hull for his
alleged failure to comply with his part
of contract which the plaintiff
claims was made in 1913.
Wells a. Stump want a Judgment
for $500 against Nell G. Woodin, Guy
Woodin and y. r. Schee on an &C
count alleged f. be due for work done
on the Schee building. They also ask
foreclosure OF their mechanics lien.
NJ. G. Jones, ct al, VS.. G. w. JOr-
don, ct al, is the title OF suit in
which the plaintiffs allege they are
the hei..S OF a plaintiff in a former
suit against these defendants and who
was given judgment on Feb. 6,
1895, for $37S.03, which they claim
has never been paid. Now they ask
Judgment for this amount and interest,
amounting to $953.79.
J. e. Wander Zyl has sued d. Ben
nick for $1537S damages which he
claims he sustained on account of the
wrongful sale to him by the defend
ant of diseased hogs on Jan. 6. 1914.
w. G. VCrmilyea asks $3.50 dam
ages from the OskaloOsa Traction d
Light Co. for injuries alleged to have
been sustained when his automobile
was run into and damaged in Octo-
Der, 1913, by street car belonging
to the defendants and operated by
their agents. The accident happened
on South NJ street.
Charles Notar wants $1,000 damages
from the Excelsior Cool Co. for in
juries suffered when he was struck
by q fall of slate on Jan. IL. 1914,
while working in the defendants
mine. He alleges that the accident
occurred through the failure of the
to keep the roof of the air
course entry in the mine in safe-Con-
dition
G. +. NJ. Bradbury claims that he
has been injured to the extent OF
$3.50 by the transfer of a note exc
cuted by him to +. A. Smith on a
contract which he alleges
he satisfied and thereby nullifed the
note. He says the note was sold by
the defendant, Smith, and that he
was sued on it by the tranSferee and
forced to pay.
Glen w. Sporks V. Pearl w. Sparks
is the title of a suit in which the
plaintiff asks damages in the sum OF
81 500 for injuries which he claims he
sustained while working on the new
Mahaska County State Bank building
under the defendant as contractor
and which he says resulted through
the negligence of the defendant. This
case came up at the last term OF
court Ou pTtNlOuo ptLlliOh uuI VIZ"
dismissed by the plaintiff.
John r. Jones asks judgment
against Mr.. and Mrs. John IL: Chap
man for 1854 on a pTomissory note
and account for groceries alleged to
be due him.
B. o. Terrell and wife want, judS'
ment against T.. II. Schultz for $50
which they claim is due as rent on a
lease.
p. Kirkpatrick has sued the G. o.
Patton Grain Co. for $3S6.25 which he
claims is due him for labor rendered
the defendants as telegraph operator.
The Oskaloosa Savings Bank re-
quests judgment against Willard Hale
and Harry Biliick for $85 on a prom
issory note alleged to be due.
White Bros have sued j. M. Gable
and wife for 5000 alleged to be due
them. ON an account for groceries.
Walther-Vogler Gas Machine Co.
VS.. r.. M. Barrett Is the title of suit
In which the plaintiffs ask judgment
for $1,000 claimed TO be due for a
gasoline gas machine gold the de-
aHi
= The Oskaloosa Savings Bank and
r. r. Baker ask Judgment against f.
A. Smith for 5000 on a promissory
note alleged to have been executed