The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-09-17
TEN NEW COURT CASES
Tom GOsneil Asks SIS, 900 Damages
of Philemon Jackson.

Ten new suits were filed with the
clerk of courts last week for hearing
at tae October term of district court
which cOnVenes on Monday, Oct. 5
with Judge Silwold presiding. Fri
day, Sept. 25, will mark the expiration
of the time limit for1i filing petitions
In cases to be heard. at the fall term
and the nine days intervening be
tween now and then will undoubtedly
witness the placing on file of a large
number of new causes. OF the ten
new petitions filed last week, four
! were suits for divorce, two were
damage suits, two we're for the col
lection of accounts. one a suit on a
promissory note and one an equity
cause. .... a. q,
Tom E. GosnelI, who was stabbed
and severely wounded by Philemon
Jackson on July IA of this year, has
brought suit against his assailant for
$3.50 damages. He alleges in his
petition that he is permanently in!
jured and has been deprived of the
use of his left arm.
]. c. CULLEN has filed suit against
the Minneapolis & ST. Louis Railroad
company for $19291, alleged TO have
been sustained as the result of the
defendants failure to promptly, de-
liver 528 head of sheep shipped by
him from New Sharon to Chicago on
Dec. IA. 1913. He says that the sheep
should have been delivered on the
morning of the day following their
shipment, but did not arrive at Chi
cago until noon and consequently had
to be carried over until the next day
to market. 60
hnc Ior
ry B. Stringfellow for a divorce. She
says they were married in OttumWa
on Jan. 25, 1913, and lived, together
decree of divorce, she asks a re-
straining order. restraining the de-
PENDANT from interfering with her or
her Child or coming upon her prem
ises.
Loretta Harris has asked for d.
vorce from Burial Harris upon the
grounds of cruel treatment. She
states that they we're welded in
Memphis, Mo-, on July 3, 1913, and
lived together until Aug. /, 1914.
E. A.. Hustled asks a divorce from
M. A. Hustled on the grounds of de-
sertion. They were married in 1904
and lived together seven years.
J. A. Clements has brought suit for
divorce from Rebecca Clements and
accuses her of desertiOn. He says
they we're married March %, 1917, at
New Sharon, and she deserted him
on Dec. of the same year,
The firm of Thomas & Holmes has
filed suit against John A. McMains
and Murie McMains for $S71.S7, al,
l. legged to be due them for labor and
materials furnished in the installa,
ton of a heating plant and water sys'
tenn in a dwelling house belonging to
the defendants. They set UP two
contracts alleged to have been enter
ed into between them and the de.
PENDANTS. In addition to Judgment
for sS71.37. they ask the establish
ment and enforcement of a mechan'
les lien.
o. A. MCMains has sued Jay Walton
for 800, which he claims is due for a
manure spreader sold by him to the
defendant on March 2, 1913,
G. w. Carpenter asks judgment for
$3.50 less a credit of 800, against
Jesse Morris, on a prOmissory note
alleged to have been executed April
4, 1904.
Mary A. Mccain, ct al, vs.. Maude
Stephen, ct al, is the title of an equi-
ty cause asking the partition Of GER
tain property left by J. T. Mccain
deceased.