The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-12-06
IN DISTRICT COURT
DISPOSITION OF VARIOUS MAT.
TIERS BY JUDGE AND JURY.

piAOA W lhG lOllONlIS
business was passed upon by Judge
Henry Si'wold
In matters of probate, in the estate
of Francis A. Winder, the report of
the sales of real estate and the sales
were approved. The deeds were also
ordered and the deeds approved.
In the estate of Anna E. Curry, for
Order, the order made OH the second
day of the term to omit from docket
was set aside and the estate excused
and relieved from. making collateral
inheritance appraisement. The order
was filed with the District Clerk.
J. Z. Lamb VS.. J. NJ Whitaker, ad-
| ministrator of the estaIe OF ]. E..
Whitaker, deceased, also came before
the court and the claimant was given
leave to amend the statement of claim
the claimants claim for preference
was disallowed. The claim of j. f..
Lamb was allowed and established as
a claim of the fourth class. The clerk
| to assess amount of claim.
In the case of Fred Davis VS.. Rich
ard Hughes the final report of the
Temporary guardian was approved
and the Temporary guardian dis
charged. Guardian was allowed $1,000
for his compensation and J. G.. Patter-
son was allowed an attorney fee of
| $1,000 for his services as attorney for
the guardian. Final report of guardian
approved and the guardian discharg-
ed.
| In the matter of the guardianship
of Reason B. ]. Ryan, for permanent
guardian, the final reporu of the tenn
porary guardian was approved and the
| temporary guardian discharged.
In the guardianship of Harriet
Smith for order, the guardian was
authorized to pay himself the sum of
$500 per week for boarding the nurse
in charge of his ward.
In the estate of ]. e. Whitaker the
allowance of the widow was reduced
to $500.
In the cases of law and equity, the
! cause of B. L. Shaffer VS.. Co-opera.
tive Auto Co., was considered and
jundgent entered against the plaintiff
for costs.
In the case of w. l. Neagle VS.. 10
seph Neagle ct al, for quiet title, the
guardian ad lit was allowed SO for
his services.
In the matter of Emma w. Norris
VS.. Andrew Baker ct al, the mover of
the motion passed on the Goth day of
the term, having paid the said $3.50
into the office of the clerk, as the
court finds, and having permitted the
clerk fthe court to pay said $3.50
| over to F. d. Reid without protest,
prior to the filing of said motion to
retax said costs, the clerk of the
court is eXhonorated from any liabili-
| ty for said $3.50 TO anyone and shall
not be held to pay the same back to
the mover of the said motion.
| In the criminal case of the State
of Iowa vs.. Lew Small OH appeal, the
order made on the 15tI day of the
| lSIHt, ulSllIISSIIS luC tipptdl VII
dants motion was set aside.
District court IT. its December tenn
opened Monday with Judge ]. F. Tai
bolt of Brooklyn presiding. The court
docket is just completed and in the
probate section there are 16S cases
of which 81 causes are for the presen-
tation of final reports.
Some 20 cases are for annual re.
ports, Z cases involve the sale of real
| estate, 6 cases are for probate OF
wills, cases are for the hearing OF
reports of sales, are for the receiv-
| ing of the reports of trustees, are
for the securing of special orders, a
are for the receiving of guardians re-
ports, 2 involve the contest of wills
and there is one case that has to do
with the resignation of guardian,
/ one for the securing of bonds for a
new guardian, one for an application
to remove a guardian, one for the al.
lowing of claims, one to secure bonds
men and one to appoint administrator
In addition there are u garnishee
J cases, 80 cases on the criminal calen'
| dar and about all of these involve
some indictable case. The Law and
Equity section has S03 cases that
will come up in some manner before
the court during the term. and indica'
lions point 10 a busy session.
OF these 303 cases, 40 are for dam
! age claims of some character, SO are
i for the settlement of an account, So
J are for the payment of notes, 29 are
for divorces, 10 cases ire on appeals
16 are on some question of contract
IA are for injunctions, II are for par
titions. IL are for a quiet title tc
property, 10 are for foreclosure OF
montgag IS, 8 involve questions of law
are for replevin, 6 are to secure
Judgment, are for the securing OF
commissions, involve the matter Of
agreements, are to be set aside
deeds, are for attachments, 8 are
insurance cases, are for mandamus
2 are for petition for support, . are fol
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