The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-09-17
COURT has ADJOURNED
Judee Evans Completed the Work
Of the August Term Of Court
last Friday Afternoon.

Judge Evans completed the BUSH
ness before the recent term of the
district court last Friday and re-
turned that afternoon to his home at
Corydon.
G. F.. Johnson, an insurance agent
representing the Bankers Life Asso-
citation Of Des Moines, who had been
indicteA twice for gross cheating,
growing out of visit to this county
and inducing a number of policy
holders to surrender their old life in
surance policies and take out new
ones with him, entered plea of
guilty in both cases after the court
had overruled demurrer filed by
his attorneys, and Judge Evans fined
him 500 and costs in each case.
which he paid. Johnson had also
brought suit on notes given him by
seven persons in payment for the
exchange of policies, and he dismiss
ed these SUITS He also dismissed
the big damage suit which he had
brought against E. M. Jones, of near
Lamont, alleging that Jones had ac-
cused him of lying and cheating in
his insurance deals, and his reputa-
tion had been damaged something
like $1V,.vO by reason of these state
ments by Mr.. Jones, but as johnson
plead guilty to the charge in open
court, he had nothing left to sue on.
The court on application and
showing ordered the bond of Schuy-
ler Holt reduced to $1,000 and the
bond of Lawrence Graves reduced to
$500 These men were indicted for
assaulting and stabbing w. w.
Moore at Pleasanton few months
ago.
The following cases were disposed
of since our report last week:
Law and Equity.
Thos. 7. Hughes VS.. Henry S. Mil
Ter. On application commissioner
appointed to make survey and locate
disputed and lost corners and lines.
c. F. Johnson VS.. E. M. Jones.
Dismissed at plaintiffs cost.
Assignment of DEMO Grocery Co.
On showing assignee allowed 10 per
cent of monies received as his fee,
and A. P. Olsen allowed $50 as at
torney fees. Objection to claim of
Farmers State Bank overruled.
C. F. Johnson VS.. j. H. Since. Dis
missed by plaintiff.
C. F. Johnson VS.. F. N. Ballentync.
Dismissed.
C.. F. johnson VS.. M. T. Williams.
Dismissed.
G. 3. Johnson vs.. s. 2. Ballou..
Dismissed. . 5ss 81 z-'s'-sssT' "a
G. F. Johnson VS.. j. J. Moore.
Dismissed.
c. F. Johnson VS.. w. T. Waddell.
nior,; ;ouod f'g-',
c. F. johnson vs.. S. R. Karns.
Dismissed. /
C. F. johnson VS.. E. M. Jones.
Dismissed
Vanderslice & Stahmer Shoe Co.
vs.. L. Osterkamp. Judgment on ac-
count for $500.
Euritt Bros. 4 Mclaughlin VS.. r.
w. Sellars. Judgment on account
and note.
Moorman Mfg. Co. VS.. Charles
Woodard Writ of error overruled.
Judgment confirmed.
Noyes-Norman Shoe Co. vs.. J. B.
Tye Judgment on account for
]. H. Merrill Co. vs.. L. Osterkamp.
on account for $15O.76.
Omaha Rubber Co. vs. Griffin &
Co. judgment on account for
$133.52.
Mahala Jane Clay vs. John N.
Clay. Decree of divorce.
Huldah Emley vs.. Perry Emley.
Order signed.
Probate.
Estate of E. B. McClelland. An
nual report approved and compensa-
tion of administrator fixed.
Estate of A. McClelland. Annual
report approved and compensation
of administrator fixed.
Estate of Matilda Butcher. Final
report approved.
Estate of Andy Thompson. Final
report approved.
Valentine Mt New Market.