New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-12-15

Edward +. Berkner VS.. julius Kruger.
To Be Tried In Vacation.
In the Matter to enforce Collection of
Delinquent Taxes for 1907 VS.. Henry
Steinhauser.
Nels Erickson VS.. Town of Linden,
Brown Co., MINI.
State Bank Of New Ulm corporation,
VS.. Minnesota Flint Rock Co., ct al.
Hattie Walter VS.. William L. Walter.
Katie Wilfahrt VS.. Fritz Wilfahrt.
Valentine F. Orth and wife vs.. Louisa
Bowers, ct al.
&: ,' Passed.
Paul Thordson VS.. Town Board of
Lake Hanska, Brown Co., MINI.
{ Guttorm Thordson VS.. Town Board of
Lake Hanska, Brown Co., MINI:
Tried And Disposed Of. 2:-ts
q Emil Raeh vs. Otto Helm. and William
Krienke,, *Jr. E: Estate of wilhelmine
Salkoske, decd.
|, The case of City of New Ulm VS.. Katie
,Paa viii, be argued before the Court,
THERE'S only 4 question Of law involved.
V There vas quite an array Of legal
Talent present at the opening Of Court.
In addition to the: members Of the bar
from TIE, city, there were present Co.
Atty, Ad, :Nederickson and Aug. C.
Erickson. of Springfield, t.. G.. Davis,
Alvin Berg and. Albert Hauser Of Sleepy
Eye, w. R. .Werring Of Morgan, Geo. T:
Olsen,|9 Henry; N. Benson and NJ. E.
Stone Of st. Peter, Frank Clague Of Red
wood Falls, Carl B: Schmidt of St. Pual
and John Moonan, Jr. of Waseca.
During the course Of the day John F.
Gibbons and John c.: Larson. who are
interested in the Pfenninger cases also
put in an appearance.
Monday afternoon the following were
granted their citizen papers: Louis
Brey of Milford, Carl William Erickson
of Comfrey; Adrian Bronner, near
Hanska; Carl Kraus, Sigel; Jens Chris
Jensen, Evan; Thor ]. Snilsberg, New
Ulm.
In the case of Herman Schmidt VS..
New Ulm Brewing & Mailing Co., Judge
Olsen denied defendants motion to have
the case stricken from the calendar.
In the case of Boulen VS.. Boulen Judge
Olsen allowed the defendant $50. attor-
ney's fees and $500 suit money, where
upon plaintiff gave notice of dismissal
of the suit.
The cases of Herman B. McNall, as
Trustee of the Estate of Rollin M. West,
bankrupt against the German American
State Bank of Mankato, against the
State Bank of New Ulm and against the
State Bank of Comfrey, were dismissed
and the case of Paul Thordson against
the Town Board of Lake Hanska and
that of Guttorm Thordson against the
same defendant were reported to have
been settled and dismissed.
When the petit jury convened for duty
yesterday morning four of the Jurors
were excused from serving on statutory
grounds. They were Henry Domeier
of Sleepy Eye, Edward Grimes of Sleepy
Eye, Emil Swanbeck of Springfield and
William Eickholt of Stately.
The grand jury has been quite diligent
in the performance of its duties and
yesterday morning returned two in
dictments. They still have several
matters requiring their attention, but
it is confidently expected that they will
complete their labors some time to-day
and be discharged from further atten-
dance at this term of court.
The first case for jury trial was that Of
N. E. Hoffman, VS.. S. A. Wooldrick.
"A jury was empanelled yesterday. The
trial of the case was expected to take up
all of Tuesday afternoon and part of
to-day.
In the contest of the Pfenninger estates
the cases have been set for trial January
18th by stipulation of the attorneys.
These cases probably inoolve the largest
amounts of any on the December calen-
dar.
An order was issued by the District
Court few months ago directing the
trustees of the Jacob Pfenninger estate,
Herman Held and James Dougher, to
turn over to the residuary legatees money
. d. !. (. =. .
and property in their hands to the value
Of $15,738.07. Thru their attorneys the
residuary heirs have made a motion TO-
amended findings Of fact and conclusr
ions Of law wherein the heirs claim and
request the Court for an order COMPEL
ing the trustees to pays over the sum of
$28,676.45. This motion is also set for
argument in January.
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