Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-03-02
JUDGE STEELE TO
NEzPfRCE FROM
CRANG[v|LLE
|.,yrrNE COURT IN AND FOE
LEWIS COUNTY MONDAY,
MARCH 6.
WORK LIGHT At This TERN
or,v One Criminal Case and One Civil
case Tried by Jury-Majority Of
work Continued to August Term.

Since last week anu inc CohciuoAoH "
.he trial of the case of w. II. Casady
ys James Stuart, there has been no
considerable amount of work before
NE court and as the jury cases that
we're ready for trial would be disposed
N which the close of the above case the
mrors were dismissed by the order Of
the court, that extending to those not
selected to sit on the Casady Stuart
ease. the order having been made at
the close OF the selection of the jury.
Friday a decree was entered in the
ease Of Western Union Life Insurance
Company VS.. VIM. Allen, ct al, fore
Iclosing a mortgage. Saturday the case
If A. s. Hardy VS.. Eva l.. Garfield,
came up for trial before the court.
Cause to be submitted on brief, plain
tiff to furnish brief in five days and
defendant to have five days after SER
vice of plaintiff IS brief. Monday de-
cree of foreclosure was granted in the
ease of E. N. Graham VS.. B. F. Lowe
and Others, Tuesday judgment was en-
tered in the case of s. L. johnson VS..
Elvia Liston and John Henry Listont
Tuesday morning the case OF Tom Zahm
&by R. l.. Palmer, guardian ad htem vs.
James Miller, ct al, a suit for wages
was tried before the court.
The trial of the case of the Bank OF
&Stites VS.. VIM. Grunewald commenced
Tuesday afternoon and was continued
| on Wednesday The Bank of Sites in
this action is foreclosing a mortgage
against Grunewald, being represented
$by Attorney Cox of Lewiston and w.
sN Scales. Inc defendant, represented
&by George Goode of Kooskia, contest+
ed the action on the ground that the
mortgage Indebtedness was padded some
*time ago by blanket mortgages to shut
out creditors and ne Tmnole amount
sued upon was no due, and also claim
ling exemptions as to certain personal
property The serious illness of Mr.
Grunewald prevented the completion Of
this case.
Resume of Work of Term.
The trial of the case of the Bank Of
Stites VS.. VIM. Grunewald will 'prac4
tically conclude all of the work OF
term and leave only small matters to be
#disposed of during the balance of this
week. From here Judge Steele will 60
ITO Nezperce to convene court in and
for Lewis county next Monday, March
y, There is a docket of about 35 cases
oyer IN the neighboring county, the
largest for some time, and the short
term allotted for that couny will be
well occupied.
The criminal calendar at this term of
court for Idaho county was exceptions
ally hight and one case was added and
quickly disposed of without formality
and delay when Ward Beecher Hig4
gins was arraigned on charge of as
sanit with butcher knife on Malcom
s2ss'ar an3 atter having pleaded guilty
ieeelFed sentence of from ! to 2
years in the state penitentiarv. ONLY
ohe case was tried, that of the State vs.
2. Wilder ON charge of grand larceny,
aha the defendant acquitted. State
~ ", Louis Pendell, ct al, and State vs.
nies, porsch and Gibson were continu.
#ed Tor the term.
only one civil jury case was tried,
9ehg the case OF w. H. Casady VS.
sames Stuart. Another case, that Of
T. L. Alexander VS.. Grangeville Elec-
Iie Light Il Power Company, suit for
91ssihages u was set down for trial but was
Tmsposed mn OF by settlement out OF court,
saeie We're several foreclosures and
ne petition for change of name in the
.aer OF court work. The divorces
s,anted We're small in number at this
H. l,m and among those granted were in
Gos.es ae cases of Milton George VS.. Rena
eofge' Herbert Hart vs. Lola M. Hart.
~ m rom Nez Perce county, and anoth-
c was granted Wednesday.
tbo ooarl Will adjourn about Friday and
;mo ne next term will be convened some
morl 1 IN august the largest part of the
t,;al H oeIore the court going over for
'ial at that time. ~