Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-03-16
JANUARY TERM
/. OF COURT CLOSES
Judge Anderson Of Abba
Finishes Session of
Fifteen Weeks
OVERRULES MOTION
IN SEWERS ACTION
Court Sustains Verdict of
Jury for Oskaloosa
City Official

The January term Of the district
court was adjourned sine die this after
noon and Judge D. M. Anderson and
Frank Nichol, his reporter, returned to
their homes in Abba. With the end
ing of the first term for 1915, Judge
Anderson closed a fifteen weeks stay
in Ottumwa, which is longer than any
of the other nonresident judges have
ever held court here continuously The
death of Judge Eichelberger last fall,
just prior to the time of opening the
October term, caused delay in the
work. with the final arrangement be-
ing that the Abba jurist came here for
five weeks during November and De-
cember in an exchange with Judge
Seneca Cornell.
Warner Wants New Trial.
Today's session has been taken up
with the arguments for a new trial
in the case of Robert Bennett ct al,
vs.. j. l.. Warner ct al, in which ver-
dict was recently returned by the jury
in favor of the plaintiff. Several wild
ows' pensions and other smaller mat
tiers completed the assignments for
the last session of the term. In the
estate of J. ]. Beall, an order for sale
has been signed and the report OF a
sale has been approved by the court In
the matter Of the minor heirs of s. w.
Ross. Matters in the estate of Emma
j. Perry have been set for hearing on
April /, and in the estate of Della M.
Shekell an order has been made to re-
lieve from appraisers. Alice Hinkle
has been appointed guardian of Mabel
Phillips and Newton Roberts has been
named as guardian of Alice and Ray
mond Coughlin.
Sewers 10 Given Judgment.
The motion for a new trial in the
land Coal Co., has been overruled by
the court and judgment given the
plaintiff on the verdict of the jury in
his favor for $22,245.S2. In the Chas.
Sax VS.. w. V. Silvers case, the costs
in the main case have been taxed to
the plaintiff and the costs in the coun.
ter claim to the defendant. In the &C
ton entitled J. H. Hutchinson VS.. Oscar
Williams ct al, an order has been
signed for the plaintiff to file cost bond
and showing why the same should
not be filed by the first day of next
term or the case is to stand dismissed.
A default has been entered against the
defendant for want Of pleading in the
case of A. o. Williams VS.. William }.
Baker and judgment made upon the
verified account for $412.66, with inter
est, and the costs of the suit.
Bond is Held In Force.
In a judgment entry in the case of
the United States Fidelity & Guaranty
Co., VS.. the Iowa Telephone Co., and
city of Ottumwa, defendants on cross
petition, the court finds that the bond
given by the Iowa Telephone Co., as
and the guaranty company as
surety to the city of Ottuinwa under
ordinance No 633, still remains in full
force and in effect and that the plain
tiff is entitled to recover the premium
sued for. The cross petition of the de-
PENDANTS is ordered dismissed at their
costs and the plaintiff is given judg-
ment of $65225 with interest from the
telephone company.
In the case of Reva Orman VS.. Thos.
J. Orman, the order heretofore made
by Judge Hunter in the habeas corpus
proceedings, is to be carried out as to
the custody Of the child during the
tendency Of this case. The mother is
to have the custody of it all Of the time
except the first few days in each
month when the father may have it. In
he case of James A. Hartman ct al. VS..
Susan Hartman, the defendants mo-
lion to set aside default and decree
If: overTuled.