The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-19
CIVIL CASES ARE
 QUICKLY TRIED
Circuit Court Going Thru Docket in Rapid FashiOn-Grand Jury Re- turns Five Indictments
 Court Notes.

After calling the civil docket Mon day afternoon, setting cases for trial and after some motions and defnur- rers were filed, the Court at once took up the trial of cases appealed from J. P. courts of the county, a number of these being disposed of before the close of the day.
 The first case taken up was that of the Watkins Lumber and Mer- cantile Company of Hatfield against pletzcow, which was an appeal from the J. P. Court of R. $. Davis of Cove township. The case involved the amount of $40 alleged to be due the company on an account, and the defendant disclaimed liability on the ground that the goods for which payment was claimed were sold to his daughter There was a jury empaneled to try the case, but after the evidence was intro duced, Judge Bowling directed that verdict be returned in favor of the plaintiff company in the amount of $40.
 The second case tried was that of Mrs. M. A. Beasley against Wm. Rat lidge for the collection of S26.50, al- legged to be due her for labor per- formed by her son, Louis, for the defendant. The defendants claim was that the labor had been per formed as part payment for a horse which the son had agreed to buy from him, and for which he agreed to pay in labor. The case was an appeal from the J. ?. court of R. $. Davis. The jury, after hearing the evidence, the argument of the at torneys and the instructions of the Court, returned a verdict of Si5 in favor of the plaintiff.
 In the case of School District of Mena vs. School District No. B, a writ of mandamus was issued against the directors of School Dis trict No. B, E. B. Ashmore, J. E Myrick and George Sauter, directing that they forthwith draw their war rant on the County Treasurer pay able to the plaintiff district, for the amount of S29.06, the same being the amount of a judgment, cost; and interest secured at the October session of the Circuit court by the school district of Mena against said District No. B. The district of Mena was represented by Minor pipkin ana the defendant district made nc appearance.
 The case of the First Stale Bank of Kingston, Ok, vs. w. c. Benson was continued until the next term of court. The same action was talk en iii the ease of W. NJ. Wimberly vs. B. V. Garden.
 The action of Watkins Lumber Company vs. J. R. Slater was dis missed at the cost of the plointiff or the motion of the plaintiif.
 By consent of the parties the suit of J. H. Fogel vs. Wyss Lumber and Trading Company, was dismissed with the agreement that the parties each pay half the costs.
 In the suit of Watkins Lumber & Mercantile Company of Hatfield vs w. M. Baxter as defendant and the Bank of Hatfield as garnishee, the court sustained the judgment of tht U. P. Court of R. s. Davis in which the complainant company was giver judgment against the defendant anC the garnishee in the amount oi S22. .32, adding to that judgment in- terest at the rate of 6 per cent pel annum from November 2S, 1916, to- gether with the costs of the actior of the Circuit court. The company was represented by Minor Pipkin ann. while Col. Pole McPhetrige anC Judge w. N. Martin had represented the defendant in the lower court they refused to prosecute the ap- peal. The garnishee was unrepre- sented, and for that reason the cour sustained the judgment of the lower court
 The Case of w. A. Garner and T A. Coleman Vs. James pegram, whicl was an appeal from the J. P. cour | of S. H. Smith, was settled Monday by dismissal at the cost of the plain tifrs. The action was brought fol the purpose of recovering $5i whicl the plaintiffs allege was due then on account of the failure of the de fendant to furnish them ice cream as per contract when they had stand at the 'Possum Club Picnic las Fourth of July. The plaintiffs hat secured judgment for So in the cour l below.
 The case of w. R. Morgan vs. Uric Thacker. the court sustained the de. Imurrer to the complaint which ha' been filed by Attorneys Mcphetrig' and Martin on behalf of the defend ant. The hearing on the case vii next be on the amended complaint
 The demurrer filed by the defend
 ant in the case of w. F. Watkins, e al. vs. Joe Emerson was overruled.
 Tn the matter of the appeal iile' by Uriel Thacker on the probation o
 the will of s. L. Thacker, the actiol
 was dismissed at the cost of the ap
 pellant.
 The grand jury made recor'
 Monday afternoon for expeditin