The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-08-30
LEON, IOWA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 80, 1917.
I'm The DISTRICT COURT

| William Carlan Plead Guilty to Man.
slaughter. Will be Sentenced
tuesday. September 25th.
The bottom fell out of court for
this week, on account OF the plea o.
Weldon, indicted for murder, which
was to commence Monday evening,
and the trial jury panel summoned
for Monday were notified not to ap-
pear. VIM. Carlan's plea Of guilty
to the charge of manslaughter was
accepted by the court and Tuesday,
Sept. 25th, was set as the date OF
passing sentence The acceptance OF
this plea will save the county many
hundred dollars of court costs.
There were nineteen criminal
cases on the docket at this term or
court, and county attorney Will J.
Springer made a great record, dis
posing Of eighteen of them, one case,
that of State VS.. Jake Wiley being
continued, and this clears up the
criminal docket the best it has been
| for many years.
| Judge Evans adjourned court
Tuesday afternoon until next Mon
day, when Judge Fuller comes to try
a number of cases. some of them be-
| ing jury cases, and the jurors for
next week, who were summoned to
appear on Monday, Sept. 3rd, will
not be required to report until Tues
| day morning, Sept. 9th, at 9 O'Clock.
| The following cases have been dis
| posed of since our report last week:
CRIMINAL
State VS.. Haywood Shoots. Plea of
guilty to selling intoxicating liquor,
| fine of $500 and COSTS
State VS.. Reuben Connor. Plea of
guilty of larceny of hog of value OF
less than $50, fine of S25 and costs,
in default Of which defendant to
serve seven days in county Jail.
State VS.. Ivan Webb. Dropped from
docket
State VS.. Elmer Franklin. Dropped
from docket
State VS.. Glen Detrick. Permanent
injunction against selling intoxicat-
ing liquor
State VS.. Charles DeLong. Perma-
nent Injunction against selling intoXi-
eating liquor.
State VS.. Clyde Pickering: Perma~
nent Injunction against selling in
toxicating liquor.
State VS.. Carl Wilson. Permanent
injunction against selling intoxicat-
ing liquor.
State VS.. Clarence Baker. Perma-
nent injunction against selling intox-
icating liquor
State vs. Harve Allard, Dismiss
ed on motion of county attorney, be-
cause acquitted of this charge in
Federal court.
State VS.. John Epperley. Dismiss
ed on motion of county attorney, be-
cause acquitted of this charge in
Federal court.
State VS.. Ed Clark. Dismissed on
motion of county attorney hecanscr
prosecuting witness is outside of
|state and refuses to come ~as wit
mess.
State VS.. James Miller. Dismissed
on motion Of county attorney, evil
conviction.
LAW AND EQUITY
Decatur County vs.. Emma Daven-
port. Decree of foreclosure.
Otis Deisher VS.. Chase Auto Co.
Motion for change of place of trial
|overruled.
Olive Monroe VS. Guy Monroe De-
|cree of divorce.
Valley Bank of Davis City VS.. T.
Walter Hoegh VS.. Nellie J. Man
ming ct al. Default and decree of
foreclosure.
Chas. T. Rhodes VS.. Maggie E.
Ryan ct al. Final report of referees
showing distribution approved:
Alice NJ Lewis VS.. Mary Gaines ct
al. S. A. Gates appointed guardian
ad litem. Order for sale Of real
estate.
Norman L. Chase VS.. Edward NJ.
Greenway jr. ct al A. P. Olsen ap-
pointed guardian ad litem. Decree
quieting title.
Robert Axes VS.. Farmers ms. Co.
of Cedar Rapids. Settled and dis
missed.
Lizzie Mcdowell VS.. Lottie and Leo
Bird On hearing motion for addi-
tional appeal bond of 5000 sustained.
Estate of Margaret Stone. Final
report approved, administrator dis
charged.
Estate of Minnie Tharp Will pro-
bated Charles Norman appointed
administrator with bond of $4,000.
Estate of ]. A. Scott. Sale of per-
sonal property ordered either at pub
lie or private sale.
Estate of L. G. Luce, Widows al.
personal property ordered either at
public or private sale.
Guardianship of heirs of Mayme
B. Merwin. Application for payment
of funeral and other expenses of
Mayme B. Merwin from estate of her
minor heirs which was proceeds OF
life insurance is refused
Estate of VIM Orfield. Objection
to claim of Mrs. VIM. Orfield with
drawn.
Estate of Charles Woodard. Ad-
ministrator is authorized to expend
not to exceed $500 for monument.