The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-27

ago. submitted TO the court and taken
under Amusement.
Judgment was given plaintiff Tor
$3.50 and costs in the case OF J. s.
Hooper ys. Pitt Plummer, the action
being on contract.
The case Of ]. G. Crawford vs. Geo.
G. Bowels ct a, on note was settled
Same entry was made in the Birm-
fngham bank case vs.. T. F. Teal
On default, plaintiff was given
Judgment against defendant for
ss1197 and costs. The title OF this
case was J. w. Tweedy vs.. Akers
Land Co.
The following cases were discon-
ttnued: Frank F. Silver vs. Adams
Express Co., for damages: Thomas
Skahan VI. Sarah Heady for account
ing.
DR.. and MrA. Cresap returned Tues
day evening from a two weeks visit
with their daughter Mrs. N. C..
Hughes, at Storm Lake. Iowa They
found some muddy roads on the re-
turn trip and were forced to leave
their Overland automobile in the
country and make the last few miles
home with the assistance OF horse
and buggy.
The. estate OF Mary Diedrich. the
action being petition to sell real
estate. was omitted from docket;
also the estate of Politha Palmer;
also the estate OF Samuel Burns; also
the estate OF Elias Cassatt.
The will OF jeremiah Bresnahan
was admitted to probate w. d. Nc
Cormick was appointed administrator.
bond fixed at $1,000.
On account OF the death OF o. e.
syphers, executor In the estate Of
Emma Rengrow. A. c. Jolly was ap-
pointed executor: bond, $4,000.
The will of Allen Casady was adj
mitted to probate, Alfred Cassidy.
administrator; bond. $4,000.
The first jury trial Of the term was
comm enced IN Friday OF last week,
imm ediately after dinner. The title
Of the case was May Cox vs. Alma
Rees, both Of the parties to tbs suit
residing at Pennington. The defend
ant ia a widow and the plaintiff is
her neice. The latter's claim was
that she had taken care Of her aunt
for about thirteen years. with prom
Use of remuneration by her aunt
| She further claimed that finally the
aunt refused To make settlement and
plaintiff brought suit to recover
! $500. Defendant who is 10 years
old, claimed that her neice had re-
ceived all that she was entitled TO.
The jury retired Just before noon on
| Saturday and at 2:30 in the after
noon returned to court with YER
dict of $500 for plaintiff. Cox. The
jurors were: Wilbur Zane, W. d.
Hyde, Lewis HOFFMAN, Frank Roush l.,
r
Bradford, Jr., John Crawford, Marion
Sergeant, M. 4. Bish, John. Pool and
John Vale.
This is the third week Of this term
and from the proceedings namod
above It is plain that Judge Hunter
has kept business going with the re-
suit that much has been accomplish
ed since the report Of last week.
About u:45 Monday evening an
alarm Of FIRE was sounded and the
fire department was called to the
residence Of Mrs. Nancy Cooley at
Pennington. Mrs. Cooley had been
awakened out Of her sleep and rose
to try to put the fire out herself, but
It was too much for her and she fell
unconscious. Her neighbor, Mrs
Harder Boyer. saw the fire and VIM
Bower and Jonn Wilson broke T. the
front door and carried Mrs. Cooley
to Mrs. Boyer's where she soon re
gained consciousness. DR.. L. A. COT
fin was called and dressed her hands
and face and in the morning she was
resting easily. She was taken to the
home OF his sister-in-law. Mrs. Minnie
McCrary, the next day, where she
will be cared for. There was some
insurance on the residence.
/ Arch Robbins and son Sam and
family of Fairfield, have been visit
ing here at the Geo. Shriver home
! the past week.