The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1915-04-01
COMPLETES LABORS
April Term of District Court for Mile
Laos County Adjourns on
Tuesday forming.
Contest Over Recent Village Election
Is Brought in Court-.-M. L.
Wheeler Is Winner.

The district court concluded it's
labors last Tuesday morning and
Judge Parsons and Reporter Wood
ward departed for their respective
homes at Fergus Falls and St. Cloud
that day.
The last matter to be disposed of
in the court was contest over the
recent village election held in Prince
ton. William Cordiner brought act
ion to have the votes on license or
no license recounted, and also those
on the president of the council. The
recount resulted in no change in the
license situation, but M. L. Wheeler
was found to be reelected president
of the council by at least one vote,
and possibly more. The council votes
were counted first, and Messrs.
James Hartman. Rufus P. Morton
and J. G. Borden did the work. The
count started at l p. m. Monday and
was completed at about p. M. of
that day. Judge Parsons has not as
yet fled his decision in the matter.
but Mr.. Wheeler's election is con-
coded. Inasmuch as the law govern
ing village elections provides for only
one clerk, there is considerable
chance of error in tallying the count,
and as the race between Messrs.
Wheeler and Neumann was ex-
tremely close, the formers friends
decided to ascertain who was really
chosen. ..
The recount of the license votes
started at I p. m. Monday and was
concluded at p. m. Messrs. e.
P. Moeger, James Hartman and
William Kaliher did the counting,
and, as before stated, the vote
stands as returned by the judges and
clerk of the village election. -
The case of r. C. Hull VS.. Henry
Uglem, which was on at the time
the Union went to press last week,
resulted in a verdict for the defend
ant. This-w was a suit to determine
the ownership Of certain potatoes in
defendants possession. Mr.. e. L.
Mcmillan was attorney for Defend
ant Uglem, and presented his case in
an able manner.
The case of the Onamia Lumber &
Mercantile Co.. VS.. G. M. Covill came
up for trial before a jury Thursday
afternoon. After some evidence had
been introduced the court directed
verdict for the plaintiff in the sum
of $125.41, which was the amount
sued for.
The case of G.. H. Pennison VS.. J.
A.. Smith was called for trial Thurs
day afternoon, and a jury was i'm
paneled. DIN G. Myron appeared for
the plaintiff, and E. L. Mcmillan for
the defendant. An adjournment was
taken, and the case was dismissed
the following day on motion of Mr..
Myron.
The case of B. L. Anderson VS..
Duncan II. McCuaig was continued,
and will be tried at St. Cloud at tile
convenience of the court.
The, case of Isador Rosen VS.. An.
thony r. ,Thorson came up for trial
Friday. Plaintiff in this action
sought to be awarded. rent money
claimed to be due him on lease.
The jury found for the defendant.
The case of G. G. Eberhart, ct al.
VS.. the board of county commission
ers came up for trial last Saturday.
This was an appeal from the decision
of the board of county commission
ers refusing to establish county
ditch along the Vondel brook in
Borgholm. George II. Tyler and S.
P. Skahen appeared for the plaintiffs,
while County Attorney Myron repre-
|sented the county. Mr.. Myron made
La motion for dismissal on the ground
various alleged irregularities but
the motion was~ denied. Numer-
Gus land owners, who would be af-
fected by the proposed ditch were
then examined, after which the case
was submitted to the judge on briefs.
Judge Parsons has taken the matter
under advisement.
In the matter of the State of
Minnesota VS.. Ed Kaliher, charged
with a statutory offense, the case
against him was continued over the
term. George II. Tyler Of Elk River
appeared for the defendant, and
made an affidavit to the effect that
defendants most materia, witness
could not be located at this time,
and asked for continuance of the
case, which was granted. County
Attorney Myron objected to a con-
tinuance, contending chat the Wit
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