The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-10-11
DISTRICT COURT
IS IN SESSION
CONVENED MONDAY BY JUDGE
HENRY SILWoLD.
EXTRA DUTY FOR GRAND JURY
To Investigate Alleged Treason or
Reasonable utteranees - Court
Officers Appointed - Dockets
Cailed-Action in Probate.

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county district court is on with Judge
Silwold on the bench. The gavel
sounded Monday afternoon and court
was quickly organized for active
| work. Jerrel Carver is serving as
court baillff and Casper C. Wise as
jury bailiff. The grand jury was
empanelled and George e. Moore of
the Third ward, Oskaloosa, selected
as foreman and with him are serving
John Beedle of East jefferson, Rob-
ert Kirk of East Garfield, Wilbur
Johnson of Lincoln, John Sedrel of
Scott, John Andrews of Union and
s. A. Lockhart Of Pleasant Grove.
Charge to Grand jury.
! Presiding Judge Henry Silwold
delivered the charge to the grand
jury in which the Importance of OBJ
serving the law regarding treason or
reasonable statements on the part
of unthinking or unprincipled par
lties, was emphasized during the
present conditions in which this
country is involved in "state of
war" with other nations. Archie
Woodrow was selected as the clerk Of
the jury and they began their investi-
cations.
\ Action On Criminal Cases.
/ The following criminal cases were
passed upon by the court with re-
suits as recorded
4 Cases State of Iowa VS.. Floyd Hite
|, and State of Iowa VS.. George Hurley
were omitted from the docket and the
charges cancelled.
/. In the cases of the State of Iowa
} VS.. Pearl Thatcher, H. d. McNealy,
Fred Delmore alias James Brown, j..
E. Crandell, Pearl Thatcher. George
: Kirkman, Fred Kelly, Ray Edwards.
} John Kirkman, William Vance, Flora
Young, Floyd McCartie, Dawson Ham.
mond and w. A. Tucker, the parties
were challenged and the grand jury
waived.
Probate Cases.
: In probate matters in the cases of
the Estate of Nancy ]. Krile, the Els.
tate of Elizabeth Parrish, the Final
Report was approved and the admin
istratOr discharged.
Cases of the Estate of Antonio
ROUGH, the Guardianship of Raymond
b. Black, the Estate of ]. T. Ream
the Estate of James o. Hess, the
Guardianship of Eliza ]. Hull, and the
Estate of Thomas Johnson, they were
ordered omitted from the docket and
the cases discontinued.
! In the cases of the Guardianship Of
Bertha G. Donley, the Guardianship
of Mamie Wright, and the Guardian
; ship of Esther Hart, the final reports
were approved and the guardians dis
charged. In the case of the last will
and testament of Leendert GRANDPA,
the will was admitted to probate and
Jacob l.. and David E. GRANDPA, con.
firmed as executors, without bond. In
the case of NJ. L. Mider, the last will
was admitted. to probate and Kate
Miller was confirmed as eXecutrix
without bond.
In the case of the Estate of ]. A.
Rinehart, the hearing regarding the
ItDOIl was Scl lOl y d. Iust WV
Der 90, and the legal public notices
ordered given. The same applies al.
so to the cases of the Estate of r. II.
Williams, the Estate OF Lille ].
Binns, and the Estate of Charles r.
Colville.
In the Estate of Martin ]. Olson
the resignation of Edgar Olson as ad
ministrator was accepted and Ernest
w. Olson was appointed with bond
of $4,000. In the Guardianship of
Vernice Binns, the final report OF
, the guardian was approved and he
was discharged.
In the Estate of Eliza ]. Hull, the
application TO sell real estate, the
hearing was set for a. m, October
I %, and legal notice given.
In the Estate of Joseph FAIR. Sr,
l.. T. Shangle was allowed $50 for at.
torney fees.
In the Estate of John l.. Small.
David s. David was appointed guard
ian ad liten for the minor defendants
and the order was allowed as prayed.
the executor to give bond of $4,000.
Law and Equity Cases.
In the case of William Sparks VS..
John NJ. Heron, Receiver, and also
the cases of DR.. F. l.. Barnes VS.. l..
T. Shangle, Referee, and also the
Chicago Savings Bank and Trust Co.
VS.. Carl Johnson. Referee. the cases
were ordered omitted from the dock
ct and discontinued.
j In the case of David S. David VS..
i M. s. DeLong, Referee. j. o. Lima
bury was appointed commissioner to
take answers of the garnishee, II. s,
DeLong. The case of Hazel Golden
VS.. p. w. Sparks was reported as
settled and the costs paid.