The Mena weekly star., 1916-10-19
CHANCELLOR SHAVER
 UNTANClES KNOTS
Woodford Hammond Gets Judgment Against Henry and Ella Stickle- man as Result of Land Deal
 New Guardian Named.

Chancellor Shaver was engaged most of the time Thursday in hear ing the evidence in the case of Woodford Hammond vs. Henry and Ella Stickleman and High Johnson. The plaintiff was represented by Judge Wright prickett and B. J. Stuart and Minor pipkin and w. N. Martin represented the defendants Stickleman. The suit was the out come of succession of land deals m which High Johnson in the first instance exchanged some Lincoln county land to Henry Stickleman for his farm near Howard. Stickleman in turn disposed of the Lincoln county land to Woodruff Hammond for his home on the Bethesda Springs road. giving Hammond a warranty deed for the Lincoln coun- ty land. In course of time it was discovered that there had been a lien on the Lincoln county land be- fore Johnson had deeded it to Stick leman, and that since then the land had been sold to satisfy the lien. The plaintiff therefore prayed judg- ment in the amount of $500 with in- terest at the rate of per cent from October 6. 1915, and lien on the land sold by Hammond to Sickle man, and if the debt is not satisfied within a reasonable time, the land to be sold to satisfy the lien. The court rendered judgment in favor of the plaintiff for $40, the amount of the lien on the Lincoln county land and he further decreed that judgment be lien on the land sold by Hammond to Stickleman. and from this judgment the defendants s attorney saved his exceptions and prayed an appeal. which was grant ed. Growing out of these transac- tionS. the defendant High Johnson, is under indictment for forgery and uttering a forged instrument. the allegation being that he altered the deed which was given to him for the Lincoln county land.
 The case of D. C. Warren as guar dian vs. Mrs. Nora Harwel was up for hearing in the Chancery court Friday. The plaintiff was repre- sented by Judge Wright Prickett and Judge J. l. Alley and Judge B. E. Isbell of DeQueen represented the defendant. The action was brought to dispose of Mrs. Harwell as trustee of the estate of the chil- dren of D. c. Warren on the ground that Mrs. Harwell was no longer a resident of the state and that hence she was not in position to give the trusteeship the best attention. She was made trustee thru an agree ment with her sister, former wife of the plaintiff and mother of the chil- dren whose property was involved, the agreement having been made shortly before the death of Mrs Warren. There was some land in- volved in the trusteeship and this was held by Mrs. Harwell under a deed of trust. The court deereed that the title to this land shall vest in the Warren children. that Mrs. Har- well be removed as trustee and that W. I. Green be appointed trustee in stead. It was further ordered hy ihe court that Mrs. Harwell file a settlement of her account as trustee
 The ease of J B. Wallace vs. Will Alexander and J. E. Mccoy, came up for hearing in the Chancery cour; Thursday. In this case Chancellor SflaNer had granted restraining or der in Chambers in Texarkana. en- joining Will Alexander from collect ing the accounts owing the concern, and he had also appointed R. Golf as receiver to collect the accounts After hearing the ease Wednesday Chancellor Shaver dissolved the in- junction, discharged the receiver and dismissed the action. which pri- yileges Will Alexander to continue collecting the accounts due him anc does not disturb the sale of the bus mess 10 ]. K. Mccoy.