The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-01-25
COURT. is IN SESSION
January Term of the District Court
Convened Monday for a Busy
Term of Three Weeks.

tlelF uOuleS dt wi uoH. VI lAS
the court officials are new men. In
the clerks office Ralph Rumley and
deputy Ira B. officer are in charge,
and are getting along fine. Our new
sheriff John A. Fulton and deputy j.
w. Osborn, are kept pretty busy
serving papers, and Leroy Shelton Of
The grand jury for the term was
drawn Tuesday morning, Wayne
Cannon being appointed foreman,
the other members drawn for duty at
this term being M. e. Skinner, Frank
Boyd, M. e. Davis, E.. R.: Clubhouse,
the case of VIM. Carlan, who is in
Jail charged with murder, a chal-
lenge against Frank Boyd acting as
grand juror was sustained, and A. r.
Place was drawn to serve on the
grand jury while the Carlan case IS
appointed grand jury bailiff and Mrs.
Edith Ferren clerk.
The term will be a three weeks
one, several minor criminal cases be-
ing set for trial next week, and a
number OF law and equity cases will
be tried The trial jury was noti-
tied not to appear until the second
week of court.
The following cases had been dis
posed OF up to the time Of going TO
press: ~
CRIMINAL
Stat te VS.. Jack Adair. Dropped from
docket.
State VS.. C. NJ. Axes. Dismissed
on motion of county attorney.
State VS.. Earl Cox. Defendant en-
ters plea of guilty of assault and bat
terry anu is fined $35 and costs.
State VS.. James R. Perdue. Dis
missed on motion of county attorney:
from docket.
State VS.. Jacob Wyle. Defendant
by his attorneys valves challenge to
grand jury.
State VS.. Corwin Foster. Defendant
by his attorneys valves challege to
State VS.. VIM. and Agile Carlan.
Grand juror Frank Boyd challenged
for cause as to VIM. Carlan and A.:
+. Place drawn to take the nlace or
Boyd in hearing Of this case by the
LAW AND EQUITY
Thos. A. Sutherlin VS.. Roy Suther-
lin. dismissed on motion OF plain
O.. T. Beavers VS.. Alice NJ. Beavers
ct al. Report of sale and deed to
Samuel L. Vandel approved.
Mrs. G. E: Critchtield ct al. VS.. w.
A. knight ct al. Settled.
y
Jane Bason. Report of sale and deed
to Luther Bason approved.
Cora Mullinnix VS.. Nellie Morgan
ct al. Settled.
Moorman Mfg. Co. VS.. J. S. Wag-
nsii Mess%}sss sSs?!so Mfg. Co. vs.. c. S. Wheel
Orel Estes VS.. G. w. Adair. Set
r. w. Braden VS.. Charles Girdner.
Norman l.. Chase VS.. S: c. 3. Will
liams e1 al. Decree qGleting title; Don
listen. Dismissed on motion OF plain
Cynthia A. Shaffner vs. Amelia
Faber ct al. Defendant to answer by
March 20 March term to be trial
r: A: shular vs.. T. U. Mccrystal
S. Varga vs.. Jessie Kicker ct al.
lI'1se a. r Black lac i1Us'c VS.. J. G G. Gould. Dis
missed on motion of plaintiff.
J. L. Mitchell VS.. Bedford Oney ct
al. Decree quieting title.
T. M. Riddle VS.. X. ID. Lockwood
ct al Settled and dismissed.
Lydia A. Stuteville vs.. Samuel
Stuteville. Dismissed on motion of
plaintiff.
S. Varga VS.. Samuel Smuleson ct
al. Settled and dismissed.
Ben A. Hall VS.. J. f. Irving ct al.
{, Decree quieting title.
Garrett Norris VS.. Pearl Norris. De-
cree Of divorce.
S. Varga VS.. NJ. E. Newlin ct al.
Decree of foreclosure.
D. NJ Hall ct al. VS.. Elizabeth j.
Smith ct al. Decree Quieting title:
w. A: Alexander vs.: L: 5; Suther-
lin Judgment on promlssory note.
S. A. Gates VS.. 7. B. Callison. Set
tied and dismissed.
w. c. Davis VS.. John Muse. Set
Leon Electric Co. vs.. Aaron Good
man. Settled aud dismissed.
Velma Poland vs.. Dennis Poland.
Decree Of divorce.
Cannon Bros. VS.. Charles Sanders
ct al. Settled and dismissed.
T. S. Arnold VS.. Melissa j. Shock
ey ct al Dismissed on motion OF
VIM. McNelly VS.. Lamont Coliseum
Co. Decree of foreclosure.
Joseph Tharp VS.. Ralph and Mabel
Perdue Judgment on two notes.
G. E. Smith VS.. F. l.. Grimes. De-
cree of foreclosure.
T A. Sutherlin VS. Henrietta and
C. j. Norman. Temporary inJunc-
tion granted Pise pRoBaTh Band OF 1'o00'
Estate of E. H. Lewis. Final report
approved, administrator discharged.
Estate of Dale Hamilton. Final re-
part approved, guardian discharged. :,
Estate of Rhoda NJ. Frazier. Final
report approved, administrator dis
charged.
Estate of Jacob Crum. Admins
traitor authorized to expend not to ex-
ceed 5000 for monument.
Estate of R. D. Chapman. Final re-
port approved, administrator dis
charged.
Estate of T. Allbaugh. Final report
approved, administrator discharged. !.
Estate of w. A. Machlan. Claim of
S. J. Clark Pub. Co. Settled.
Guardianship of Willie and Harley
Erts. Order to sell real estate.
Guardianship of Mabel and Dor
othy Anderson. A. p. Olsen appoint
ed guardian ad litem, order as pray
ed for. 49,,
Estate of w. A. Kirkpatrick. Will
probated, w. A. Ramsey appointed
executor with bond of $4,000