The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-11-12
District Court Adjourned Saturday.

District Court Adjourned Saturday.
The October term of the district
court adjourned Saturday and Judge.
Maxwell returned to his home at
Creston.\ Owing to the election and
other matters, it was impossible to
put in full time at Leon, and Judge
Maxwell will try and get week of
the Mt. Ayr term and return to Leon
on Nov. oath to hear a number of
cases.
The grand Jury completed their
work for the term Saturday morning,
ments at this session.
The following cases have been dis
posed OF since our report last week:
# CRIMINAL.
State VS.. Chas. II. TedfOrd. Dis
missed on recommendation of county
attorney, the defendant agreeing to
oay $25 of the costs before the grand
ju:'y, the prosecuting witness assent
ing 10 save costs.
State VS. z. Gore. Dismissed On mo-
tion OF county attorney at defendants
cost.
State VS.. Arthur Cresswell. Defend
ant enters written plea of guilty Of
selling liquor and fined $500 and
costs, and given until Dec 2S:h to
Fay the fine and costs.
State VS.. VIM. Whitaker and Art
Fosdick. Defendant Whittakerienters,
plea of guilty of selling liquor and:
fined $500 and COSTS The case
against Fosdick dismissed on motion,
of county attorney.
LAW AND EQUITY.
w. A. Hull ct al. VS.. Sherm Rum
ley. Dismissed at defendants cost.
DR.. H. NJ Mills VS.. Martin Smith.
Settled and dismissed, each party to
pay one-half the costs.
Poultry Culture Co. VS.. G. w.
Reeder. BY agreement plaintiff CIV
en- Judgment on notes for $3.50.
Eliza Miller VS.. r. E. Lee ct al. On
hearing on motion to retax costs, it
was ordered that fees of witness Bull
lock be reduced from $3.50 to $500.
the costs taxed in favor of Mrs r. r.
Lee stricken, and the balance of the
costs $139.45 is apportioned $92.96
to plaintiff and $46.48 to defendant,
and costs of this hearing taxed two
thirds to plaintiff and one-third to
defendant.
J. r. Vanderpool VS.. Charles Hack
er. Settled and dismissed.
T Winter Hastings VS.. Agnes Hast
ings. On motion plaintiff is ordered
fendant to take her testimony in this
case.
R. B. Hawkins vs.. C. B. & @. R. r.
Settled and dismissed
Agnes Hastings VS.. Winter Hast
ing. Defendants motion for cost
bond sustained, plaintiff has until
second day of next term to file bond.
B. r. Poland VS.. C. B.. & @. r. r.
Settled and dismissed.
John Brown vs. c. b & @. r. r.:
Settled and dismissed
State VS.. Arthur Cresswell. Tenn
porary Injunction made permanent,
John Bason VS.. Martha Bason. De-
cree of divorce granted >@s
Minnie Knight vs. Clarence knight.
Decree of divorce granted. &
M. Shippy VS.. Grace Weable ct al.
Decree quieting title to real estate.
Clinton Bridge Works VS.. Decatur
County. Plaintiff ordered to file cost
bond in sum of $3Oy on or before
Nov. oath, defendant to answer with;
in one day after cost bond is filed.
G. E. Davis VS.. Samuel T.. Vandel
ct al. Defendants motion to dismiss
appeal sustained. 't,. s35F;
Farmers & Traders State Bank vs..
S. w. Sears and Susan Blair. Con
fession of Judgment confirmed,
PROBATE.
Estate of Ellsworth w. Rex. s. H..
Amos appointed administrator with
bond of $1,000
Estate of James T. Rogers OBJ
jections to final report sustained
Estate of Henry Binning WIN
probated, Frank Binning appointed
executor with $4,000 bond.
Estate of John B. Preston. Wit
probated, Martha A. Preston appoint
ed executrix without bond.
Estate of Mary J. Carter. Will
probated, A. L. Sears appointed exss
ecutor with bond of 81 900.
Estate of Grant T. Dorsey. Order.
for sale of personal property.
Estate of Schuyler Jennings. Ad-..
ministrator to file final report by
Nov. Gath.
Estate OF Stephen Scott. Annual,
report approved, and partial distri-.
button ordered.
Estate of J. II. Delk. Final report
approved.
Estate of T. L. Beck Guardian
authorized to commence suit on
notes. EtGtft.
Teachers Had Good Time ut Des
MOines.
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The Leon school teachers returned
Saturday from ues Moines, where
they spent several days attending
the State Teachers Meetfiig, and