The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-03-23
VOLUME Lx11, NO. 80.
IN THE DISTRICT COURT
Court Convened Monday and Judge
Maxwell DispOses of Many
Cases.

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| The March term of the District
Court convened Monday evening
when Judge Maxwell arrived from his
home in Creston. This promises to
be busy term of court, it being q
three weeks term, and an effort will
be made to clean up large number
Of cases, the docket being the largest
for a number of years. Judge Max
we'll on Tuesday ordered number
Of cases which had been on the docket
for some time dismissed for want of
prosecution. The trial jury were
notified not to appear until Monday
of the second week of court, there
being forty trial jurors summoned
for this term in place of the regular
panel of twenty-fouru.
On Tuesday Judge Maxwell made
an order that Mercedes Zimmerman
the little daughter of Mrs. Will Zim-
norman, Of Leon, who has been a
cripple from birth, be sent to the
state hospital at Iowa City for treat
ment under the new law providing for
sIch cases, and the physicians who
examined the child believe that an
operation will cure her.
The grand jury was empaneled on
Monday evening, the members being
F. A. Townsend foreman, A. ].
Owens, w. D. Robinson, H. A. Tap
scott, Geo. M. Stephens, p. G.. Nor
gan and T. E. Cummings. The court
appointed ]. S. Parrish, clerk of the
grand jury, and w. H. McCalla bailiff.
Earl Mcdowell is officiating as
court bailiff.
The following cases have been dis
posed of up to Wednesday morning:
LAW AND EQUITY
Sven Clay VS.. F. A. Greenland. Dis
missed at plaintiffs cost.
J. E. Sutherlin VS.. P. E. Shirley.
Dismissed at plaintiffs cost.
German Trust Co. VS.. J. S. Hickey.
Judgment for amount of one prOmis-
sorry note.
VIM. E. Parker VS.. Harriet Roush.
Dismissed at plaintiffs cost.
R. G. Sutton VS.. r. w. Braden and
Pete Huddleston. Dismissed at plain
tiff's cost.
Melvin Bennett vs. Bank of Ellis
ton. Dismissed at plaintiffs cost.
Huldah Emley VS.. Perry Emley ct
al. Dismissed at plaintiffs cost.
Anna Hatcher VS.. Ed Dennis. Dis
missed at plaintiffs cost.
Empire Cream Separator Co. VS..
R. L. Young. Dropped from docket.
Winter Hastings VS.. Agnes Hill
Hastings. Dismissed at plaintiffs
cost -
Thos T. Hughes vs. Henry S. Mill
er. II. Fl. Flanagan appointed COM
missioner to establish lines and cor
Hers
C. F. Smith VS. Clyde Leonard.
Dismissed at plaintiffs cost.
/! Agnes Hastings VS.. Winter Hast
/ iugs..e1 Dismissed at plaintiffs s cost.
/ Great Eastern Oil & Paint Co. vs.
! w. l.. Barry. Dismissed at plaintiffs
cost. r-
| ". A. Ramsey VS.. George Hale ct
al. Dismissed.
Lima Knapp VS.. Lotta Wells. Dis
missed for want of prosecution.
| NJ. w. Loper VS.. w. J. Mather. Set
tied and dismissed. ..
C. B. & @. r. r. Co. VS.. j. M. Hal
stead and A. Shore. Dismissed at
plaintiffs cost.
Lenna Frazier VS.. G. r. Frazier.
Dismissed.
Clara q. Hamilton VS.. Lewis N.
Hamilton Dismissed. ...,
G.. w. Dunbar VS.. E. l.. Farmer.
Settled and dismissed.
Marshall Milling Co. VS.. Guy Stark.
! Settled
Clarence Hedges VS.. w. A. Wander
flute Settled and dismissed.
Mary L. Fulton VS.. Unknown
i Claimants. Decree quieting title.
Geo. Brideson VS.. John J. Lawless
ct al. Judgment on farm lease.
J. P. Maxwell VS.. Emmett LaFol-
1ot 81 dismissed
Sarah J. Moore VS.. Agnes Out
house ct al. Francis Varga appointed
guardian ad litem for minor defend
ants Default. a
Estes & Co. VS. J. E. Thompson ct
al. Decree of foreclosure.
| Ada V. HOskins VS.. Henry Hos
kins Decree of divorce granted.
PROBATE
Guardianship of Ralph and Frank
Lloyd. Ed H. Sharp appointed guar
dian ad litem. Order for sale of real
estate.
Guardianship of Edgar Middleton.
Final report approved and guardian
discharged.
Guardianship of Laurette Kelley.
Final report approved.
Estate of Edmund l.. Northey Ex-
ecutor has 80 days to plead to pc
tition for allowance
! Estate of G. H. McAlister. Report
of sale and deed to Ettie McGhee APP
proved.
! Estate of John B. Preston. Final
report approved. Administrator dis
charged.
Estate of Rhoda Frazier. On hear
ing administrator is authorized to set
off claim of estate against w. Fl,
| Stanford's share.
Guardianship of John Elston Smith
ct al. S. E. Smith appointed guar
dian with bond of 500.
Estate of Robert White. Report of
sale and deed to Thomas E. Leedom
approved.
Estate of Winter Hastings. Will
probated. B. M. Russell appointed
executor with bond of 500.
George Beban Coming Back.
George Beban, who recently made
J such hit in "The Alien" at the
l. TdJo uonr fhoafro in coming hack