The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-03-22
SESSION
COURT IS
Convened Monday Evening for Three
Weeks Term. Agile Carlan to
be Tried Next Tuesday.

The March term of the district
court was convened Monday evening
: by Judge T. l.. Maxwell. Objections
having been made to the grand jury,
forenoon. The law provides that
the names Of judges and clerks of
election boards shall not be returned
for grand jury service, but ii drawn
the grand juror is not disqualified,
Judge Maxwell overruling the OBJ
in question, E. R. Clubhouse, of La
noni, from serving, The following
were drawn as members of the grand
jury for this term; Wayne Cannon,
foreman; A. F. Place, M. e. Skinner,
J. E. Lentz, Frank Boyd, NJ; p. Da-
Wis and w A. Poush, Mrs. Edith Fer;
jury and +. NJ. Lowrance 'bailiff, J..
r. Conrey is officiating as court
bailiff.
The trial jury was not summoned
. until the second week OF court, ana
forty jurors were drawn for this
term on account of the Carlan trial.
morning, it was decided to try Agile
Carlan, who is now in Jail, first. He
was indicted for murder in connec-
ton with the killing OF Lawrence
Cotfey at Weldon, last December
His father, w. H., Carlan, who was
u,
probably not be tried at this term, as
the trial which will be commenced
next Tuesday, will probably occupy
week or more. The second crlmin-.
al case assigned for trial is that OF
State vs. Charles Carroll, set for Fri
day of next week.
Court will probably be in session
the full three weeks, as many cases
are on the docket number being
assigned for trial without jury for
this week The case of Marion
Woodard VS.. City of Leon, was on
trial yesterday, the plaintiff appeal
ing from paving assessment.
The following cases had been dis
posed of up to Wednesday morning:
ID CRIMINAL
State VS.. Harve Allard. Continued
on defendants motion.
State VS.. John Epperley. Continu-
ed on defendants motion.
State VS.. Charles Carroll. De-
fendant enters plea of not guilty:
State VS.. Ed Clark. Continued on
defendants motion.
State VS.. Jacob Wylie. Defendant
enters plea of not guilty.
State VS.. Corwin Foster. ObJec-
tions to grand jury waived. -
State VS.. VIM. Carlan. Defendant
enters plea Of not guilty.
State VS.. Reuben Common. Mar
ion Woodland appointed by the court
as attorney for defendant.
State VS.. Agile Carlan. Defendant
enters plea OF not guilty.
s ants motion to set aside indictment
ssOverruled.
State VS.. Ivan Webb. Defendants s
motion to set aside Indictment over
State VS.. Elmer Franklin. Defend
ant valves arraignment.
~ RntchQr and
Frank Flora. Dismissed on motion
OF county LAW a's9lASi ANb EQUITY
Rosa Cox VS.. r. G. Cox. Decree OF
divorce granted to defendant on
cross petition.
ct al. Decree quieting title.
p. A. Yeast VS.. $. p. Kramer ct al
Application for order to fix indemni-
flying bond submitted and taken un-
c. Ancil Barry vs.. w. 4. Hill. Set.
j. S. Beavers VS.. L. E. Blanchard
ct al. Decree of foreclosure.
Marion Woodard ct al. VS.. J. r
McClelland ct al. Decree quieting
Patrick Griffin VS.. Maggie Tayolr
ct al. Decree of foreclosure.
Viola NJ. Miller VS.. Seawright D.
Miller. Decree of divorce. granted
Loami Crago VS.. Harry Crago. De-
cree of divorce granted plaintiff T.
Dingman. Settled.
HawKeye Tire and Rubber Co. VS.
w. H. Mosbarger. Settled.
Hauck Milling Co VS.. H. r. and
B. Hogue Judgment on account for
G. D. Mckee VS.. st. Paul Fire and
Marine Ins. Co. Settled
j. Spring VS.. E. G. Bennett. Judg-
ment on note.
Estate of Peter G. Stewart. Final
report approved, executors discharg-
Guardianship of Thomas Hen
Erickson County auditor and coun-
ty treasurer directed to pay over
Guardianship of Lutte M. Thomas
Final report approved, guardian dis
charged.
report approved, executor dlscharg-
Estate of Bertha Alexander. Or
der for sale of real estate.
Guardianship of Helen E. Grin
span. Order for sale of real estate
Estate of Charles Woodland. Wild.
ow's allowance of $500 for support
pending administration allowed to
Eliza Woodard.
Estate of Charles d. Wheeland
Will probated, Nancy E. Wheeland
appointed executrix without bond.
Estate of. Thomas Boyce. Will
probated, Thomas w. Boyce appoint
ed administrator with will annexed
h0na nf 1k0n
Estate of Charles West. E. O.
Stearns' appointment as administra-
tor approved.
Estate of Benjamin Chapman
Final report approved, administrator
discharged.
Guardianship of Elizabeth Cherry
F,ianl report approved and executor
discharged.
Estate of Charles West. Admins
traitor authorized to sell personal
property at either public or private
sale.