The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1915-11-05
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filed exceptions to the report. In the
suit In ejectment against each OF said
exceptors, and these suits, IS we'll as
the condemnation proceedings, will
claim the courts attention at this
(October) term. In the case OF Serep-
ia Graham the cause vas dismissed at
the cost uf the defendant.
The suit OF David NJ. Dovell against
Carl Nauman vas one for damages In
the sum OF sl2,OU ts6 900 actual dam.
ayes and $1,000 puhative damages),
charging that the defendant slandefed
plaintiff by uttering In the presence
and hearing OF other persons, many
defamatory and sian ferrous " Jrds,--
which words We Will not quote, OF
course. 1t is only once In . while
that suits like this one yet into our
courts: and while We know absolutely
nothing as to the facts Of this partic.
uIar case, will say that such suits
ought to be warning to others who
are pretty free with their tongues, -
III saying things about Others, that
they might be called upon TO PROVE.
This case brought by far the largest
number Of witnesses OF any case dur.
ing the present term and elected
much interest. They came principal.
~ from Benton, Liberty and Union
townships. IL was case that was
holly contested by the attorneys on
both sides. The case occupied the ~.
tention Of the court the greater part
Of Friday and Saturday Of last week.
The jury was composed OF the follow.
L. Weary, J. y. Lacey, William Pat.
terson, all OF Lewis township; Geo.
Gaskill, Jr., and Henry Rebel, Of Tn.
Ion township: 4. l.. Wilson, OF lin.
coin; T. j. Bridsmon, VI Bigelow
John Long, Gay; W. 5 Bond, Gay; j.
ID. Walker, Forest. Tie jury re.
turned q verdict Monday morning
about II O'Clock, for the piaintiff, for
tjO0 actual aud $50 punative dam
ages.
State VS.. Lee Barker, gambling
Plead guilty and lined sl.OO xnd costs.
State vs.. VIII McCo~n, operating
automobile without tail lights. Plead
guilty and lined s25 and costs
State w. Roy Hardin, hunting on
Sunday. Pleads guilty and lined sl.U
and cost.
VIM. Z. Andes and Geo. W. GlicA
vs.. .. ID. Batman, suit on note
Plaintiff takes non suit.
Charles 4. Lawrence vs.. Isaac Mar.
tin and Mary Martin, ell ~, quiet
title. Decree Dor plaintiff A. prayed
william G. Andes, VS.. Frances Nor.
man, John Z. Norman, ct ~, quiet
title. Decree for plaintiff As prayed
Leona Frances Mcintyre, by G. W
Cummins, Curator vs.. David A.
Templeton. ct n. quiet title. Decree
for plaintiff.
George Gore vs.. Unknown heirs
Richards Adams, ct ~, quiet title
Decree for pIaintih.
John +. Thompson vs.. Marit J.
Fialen, MART U. Quaie. I'll vi, partition
Sheriff Of Douglass county, Mo hue,
report VI the sale Of land In Douglas,
county, which IL approved by the
court. TIE order made for the sale
VI the IIol, count. lAnd ~as SET aside
and plainiiiI dies amended petition
The suit Of Emma Stephenson vs.
jesse Cordrey MAS one for damages
Plaintiff aud defendant, both live N
Forbes toanship, and travel the SAINT
road TO and from Oregon, Both are
owners OF aut imobiles. and some
time last summer they met on III,
hill. lust southeast Of John Markti
home and their autos coliided. Con
siderable damage was done TO each oil
the machines, but Mrs. Stephenson
auto, II Is said, received the mos
damage IL N alleged also that she
herself. Was hurt by the collision
She asked for ~ 900 damages, and Mr.
Cordrey, We understand, asked for l
iudg m.nt for some damages againsI
her, also This case was called Mon
day morning. with = large number d
witnesses present. Tie cause va
heard by . jury, consist Ing OF: V. q
Harms, John Mann, fired Mort enson
:. n. Ferguson, +. l. Stout, tx
Evans. Ora Boswell, a A. Wright
VIM. Kollmer, L y. Schultz, G. u
Minton and !. D. Painter The cas-,
Tuesday morning sand they MOI b+inl
missed and the case will again b,
tried at the next term.
Henry Naber, Fritz Voltmer anC
August and Wilhelmina Heine eacl
brought garnishment suits agains
the Big Tarkio Drainage District
These suits were dismissed NJ tn
costs Of the plaintiffs. =
r. Is. BridRenan and n. II. Brldg
man, Trustee, vs.. Robert Smith. Sr.
W. =. Bragg and G. Z. Mum, Equi
". Settled and dismissed.
Caroline VanVickle vs., Morton
Randall, Rachael Gleason, ct 81. Par
titiop. Continued.
william Gossett vs.. Julia Torrey
Ollie Walker, at 81. To reform, con
tract and specific performance. DE
fendsnts die motion to dismiss tn,
suit, which 10 sust Aimed by the court