Evening times-Republican., 1914-02-27
FLOOD OF NEW ACTIONS DOCK.
ETEO TODAY, WHICH is LAST
DAY OF FILING.
MRS. ELIZABETH HOES
SUES HENRY A.. FULLER
New Divorce Cases Among the List
Widow Elects to Take Distr; b., i've
Share Of Estate Instead Of Life In.
forest Under Will - Western Union
Sued-other Cases.

was filed Thursday and TO-DAY for the
March term of the district court, con-
sidering that court has been in session
almost continuously since early in the
fall. Today is the last day of filing
and because of the number of suits be-
gun the docket for the March term viii.
be larger than it was expected that it
would be.
Not many of the cases are of more
than ordinary Importance. Among the
more important ones is the action
brought by Mrs. Elizabeth Hoes, wife
of Fred Hoes, against H. y. Fuller. AL
bert Haskin. and C. c. Williams. This
suit grew out of a fight between Hoes
and Fuller on the Hoes farm. in
Greencastle township, March l, 1912.
Hoes has already a suit on file for
damages because of the alleged as
sault. Now Mrs. Hoes has sued on the
same grounds, claiming $4,000 in each
of two counts for the alleged assault
upon her husband.
Two New Divorce Cases.
Mrs, Sene Anderson, Of Marion
townshrip, has filed suit for divorce
from A. P. Anderson. She alleges
drunkenness, and the petition says
Anderson was committed to the Knox
Vile inebriate hospital Dec. II. 1918.
Mrs. Anderson asks 5000 temporary
md $4,000 permanent a!imony ano the
household goods. To secure this CAIN
a writ Of attachment against the hus-
bands property was ordered issued by
Judge Cummings and an Injunction
restraining the defendant from mo-
testing his wife. Mrs. Anderson asks
for the custody Of her two minor chii-
dren. The couple was married at Ne
vada March 2, 1892.
Mrs. Edna Myers has filed suit for
divorce from Paul Myers. The coupe
was married in this city Sept. 8, 1912.
Wants Estate Distributed.
Elec,ing to take her distrtbutive
share of the estate instead OF the life
interest wiIled to her by her husband.
Mrs. Sarah Alice Howard. widow OF
Marion c. Howard, has filed suit to
have the estate divided. The defend
ants named in the petition are tht
children. Mrs. Junita H. Mclean, Mrs.
Hannah ]. Burkholder Josephine n.
Howard. Mrs. Carrie E. Meis. and ROSS
NJ. Howard. The property that is asked
10 be sold and divided Is a quarter Sec
ton in Liberty township.
Other Suits Filed.
Mary White has named Jerome r.
Miller. ct al as defendants in case 70
ouiet the title to lot 4, block II, Rlce
addition.
l. r. smith has begun suit against
E-lovd Durham and Annie Durham on
promissory notes for $500 and $2,4oo,
secured by mortgages on lots l, z, IL
and -. Westlakets third addition. ana
LOT 4. block Of the same addition
Foreclosure Of the mortgages is sought.
T.. P. Idso. of Ferguson. has sued the
Western Union Telegraph Company Tor
$3.50. so for the alleged delay in, deliver
ing a night letter sent from this city TO
Renyille. Mimi, Oct. %. 1t is alleged
the message, which was an order 1or
two cars of potatoes, was not delivered
until Oct. 80. The plaintiffs claim IS
for profits he alleges he lost because the
potatoes were not shipped, owing 10
the telegraphic order not being dellV-
cred in time.
c. c. Elliott has begun suit against
George W. Read, Of Harvard, Neb., on
q promissory note for $500.
Nav HALEY has sued Samantha A.
Dunn for s169.17. claimed to be an un-
paid balance of rent money for Ply
mouth county farm.
wilfred c. Lane. trustee Of the estate
Of William D. Livingstone, has hled
suit against Livingstone. his wife. MIS-
Mary J. Livingstone, and son. Stanley
Livingstone. to have notes amounting
to $4,000 declared to be the property OF
the estate. Livingstone, the petltlon
sets out, was adjudged bankrupt F'en.
3. 1914.
The Iowa Savings Bank has made
Adeline Newell, w. w. Newell. Anna
Gervich. ct al, defendants IN SUIT lof
5000 on a promissory note secured pS
a mortgage on property in the soutn
mart of the city.