Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-10-10
DISTRICT court
Opened MONDAY
LARGE NUMBER OF CASES SET FOR
9 HEARING DURING NEXT
FEW WEEKS.
COURT INSTRUCTs GRAND JURY
Grand Jury Asked to Indict Persons
Who Oppose Government in War
Times.

Grand Jury Asked to Indict Persons
Who Oppose Government in War
Times.
Judge Charles E. Mullen of Water
loo opened the October term of the
Delaware District court in Manches-
4 ter on Monday morning. One of the
first items of business was that Of
summoning and empanelling the grand
jury. In giving his instructions to
the grand jury the court emphasized
the seriousness of opposing the gov
ernment by word of mouth or deed,
during war times, and asked that tho
grand jury indict such persons az
have been heard to make utterances
against the government in it's prepa-
rations to fight one common enemy OF
humanity The court said that such
acts are reasonable and offenders
should be indicted. Following the
instructions the grand jury is now In
session and celebrating over matters
which have accumulated during the va
cation months. Whether the grand
Jury will find true bills against per-
sons in Delaware county for making
reasonable utterancas. is not known
at this time. ......
The trial jury is summoned to ap-
pear today, when the trial of cases
will commence.
The court on Monday made the fol-
lowing assignment of causes:
Wednesday, October 10th.
Faber VS.. Lang Company ct al.
Thursday, October 18th.
Chesmore VS.. Bailey.
Associated Manufacturers Co. vs..
Williams.
Collins VS.. Drummy.
Tuesday, October 10th.
Metropolitan Supply Company vs..
Dubuque county. 1.-TWO cases..
Holbert VS.. Consolidated Independ-
ent school district of Oneida.
Taylor vs. Burdt & Son ct al Il
Fox VS. Armstrong
Wednesday, October 18th. J.
Lux VS.. Winch.
Wilson VS.. Winch.
Sackett vs.. Littlefiefd
| Monday, October 2snd.
Elder VS.. Farragher.
Steers VS. Lund Land Co.
Thursday, October 25th.
Overman VS.. Overman. il
Wolcott Bros. VS.. Reading ct al.
The following cases on the docket
were disposed of on Monday
Probate.
Estate of VIM. Mead. Executors au-
thorized to pay attorneys fees in
Cured in contest of will in the sum
Of $T0754, as prayed.
Guardianship of Searles Bisgrove. F.
B. Blair appointed guardian ad litem
for Cyril E. Bisgrove.
Estate of Thos. O. Ryan. October
22nd fixed as time for hearing ap-
plication to sell real estate. Ten
days notice to be served on all par
ties interested.
Estate of Edward Ryan. Administrator
to expend a sum not to exceed $500
for monument, masses, etc, as pray
ed in application therefor.
Law.
r. A. Cooper VS.. A. NJ. Cloud and John
Mangold Dismissed Judgment
against plaintiff for costs as per,
stipulation.
Ernest Rimmer VS.. Howard T. Wag-
ner. Dismissed.
Farmers & Merchants State Savings
Bank Of Manchester VS.. M. G. Heth-
erington. Settled.
Independent Harvester Co. VS.. c. A.
Curtis Settled.
Independent Harvester Co. VS.. r. A.
Kelley and c. A Curtis Settled.
@ M. Taylor VS.. Christ Burdt & Son ct
al. Defendants withdraw appearance.
Roy Thomas vs.. Amos Woods. Dis
missed.
George w. Briggs VS.. Chicago, Great
Western Railway Co.. Settled at
plaintiffs costs. "''
Cornelia Kewney and W. F. Haigh vs.
William Haigh. Dismissed.
Chancery. .-
James Loughren VS.. Modern Brother
hood of America. Dismissed.
Bessie Young VS.. Albert H. Young.
Dismissed.
Geo. F. Strong, as administrator Of
estate of J. O. Strong, VS. A. w.
Latta, ct al. Dismissed without
prejudice.
Emma e. Carpenter VS.. Charles D.
Carpenter ct al. Henry Bronson ap-
pointed guardian ad litem for Lo-
renzo Carpenter.