The Mena weekly star., 1916-10-19
COURT BUSY WITH
 MINOR CIVIL CASES
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 Lumber Company was dismissed for want of prosecution.
 Railroad Cases Wednesday.
 As has been the custom for long time in this court. Wednesday was designated as railroad day. and all the cases in which the Kansas City southern Railway Company was a party came up for a hearing. Attorney J. B. MeDon- ough of Fort Smith was in attend ance to look after the interests of the railroad company. Among the cases disposed of were the follow ing:
 D. l.. Hathaway vs. The K. C.. s.. an action brought for the recovery Of $40 alleged to be due on account of the killing of COW by the de- 1endant company The case came 10 the Circuit court on an appeal rom the justice court of J. k. AL len, wherein Judgment was rendered by default Tn the amount of Sl0 against the defendant company. The jury in the Circuit court returned a llke verdict for $40 in favor of Mir. Hathaway.
 ns Y IA L.. S., judgment i'll the amount of S55O and costs of the suit in favor of the plalntlff was reached by agreement. The case was an action brought by the defendant for damages in the amount of S2600 for injuries sls- talned while in the employ of the defendant company as section hand working in the yards in DeOueen. Tho clIlf Rx-o1 hrnt1obf b.- Al,~ N.1 llns and G. G. Billings of DeOueen.
 The case of w. M Garrett vs. The K c. s. was tried before a jury and verdict of $50 in favor of the plaintiff was returned. The action was brought to recover damages in the amount of S60 on account of COW killed by the defendants ear. and judgment by default in that amount had been rendered by J. R. Allen, justice of the peace, and from this judgment the appeal to the Cir cult court was taken.
 The case of C. E. Sorrels vs. K. c. s. was dismissed at the cost of the plaintiff.
 In the action brought by the Kan sas City Southern Railway Company against the Roach Wholesale Gro- E cery Company. the defendant, E. T. Roach, by his attorney, Minor Pip kin. filed a demurrer to the com- plaint, which was oVerruled by the court, to which ruling the defend ant excepted.
 The suit of M c. 1rumbull vs. K. C. s. Ky. Go. was continued to the next term of court.
 Other cases that have been dis posed of during the last day are the following:
 The case of Mrs. $. c. Byrne vs. Mrs. H. A. Babc0ck. deceased. was dismissed for want of prosecution. This was an appeal from the court of H. J. Radcliffe and was brought to recover Si00 alleged to be due for services rendered the plaintiff. The case was tried before jury in the lower court and the verdict was in favor of the defendant. and from this verdict the appeal was taken
 In the case of Ted McPhetrige ct al. vs. Leo Gosney, Judgment in the amount of sig in favor of the plain tiff was entered by consent of par ties.
 The Golf Wholesale Grocery Com pany was given judgment against l.. N. Burnett m the amount of S264.96 with interest at the rate of 10 per cent from November f. 1915. The suit was brought on promissory note.
 The case of l.. B. Shelton vs. NJ. C. Morgan involved the ownership of a yearling Jersey heifer, and came to the Circuit court on an ap- peal from the court of s. H. Smith. where t had been thrice tried. re- sultlng in two mistrials by reason of hung juries and the third time resulting in a verdict for the defendant, and from this verdict the plaintiff appealed The jury in the Circuit court found for the plaintiff, and this will likely end the case. Col Pole McPhetrige and w. N. Martin represented the plaintiff and B. J. Stuart was attorney for the defendant. The defendant is in possession of the heifer and claimed ownership by reason of having pur- chased tie animal from parties moving thru the country. while the plaintiff claimed the heifer by req son of having raised her and then lost her while on the range.
 In the action of Forester & Goolsby against R. J. Williams. Judgment was rendered against the defendant for the amount of Sl4330, due on pfomissory note, and 1t was further ordered that an attach ment on Lot C of LochridGe's subdi- vision of lot % in Mosher's addi- ton to Mena. be sustained, and the property was ordered sold to satis- fy the judgment.
 The action brought hy School district No B against Mena School district for the collection of taxes alleged to have been wrongfully collected and used by the defendant district by reason of the erroneous assessment of certain property in the territory of the Mena school dis trict. was dismissed by Judge Bowling for the want of prosecution. but judgment was entered against District No. B in the amount of S2436 on the cross complaint filed ny Minor pipkin. as attorney and president of the school board of the Mena district.
 The grand jury made it's second report to the court Wednesday. re- turning three additional true bills. making a total of true bills req turned VIII Attend Grand Chapter Q. E. S.
 Mark P. Olney is shaping up his pushes affairs preparatory to leav- ihg the first of the month for Lou lsVllle, Kv., to attend the Triennial General Grand Chanter of the Easf-