Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-03-13
March Term DISTRICT
court IS Opened
JUDGE GEO w. DUNHAM PRESIDES
AT FIRST TWO DAYS OF
THE TERN
GRAND JURY Is INSTRUCTED
Three Cases Set for Monday, March
18th. Numerous Cases Acted
On Monday and Tuesday.


18th. Numerous Cases Acted
On Monday and Tuesday.
Judge Geo. w. Dunham, in the alb
sence of Judge Chas. w. Mullan, pre-
sided over the opening two days of the
March term of the Delaware county
district court. Judge Mullan, who will
preside over the remainder of the
term, is holding court at independence
and was hearing a case and was un-
able to come here for opening two
days of the term.
Judge Dunham set the following
March 18th:
Hook VS.. Chicago, Milwaukee & st.
Paul Railway company.
Durey VS.. Casey
Morris VS.. Kehoe.
The grand jury was selected and
sworn in, and is now deliberating over
the usual grist of matters which ac-
cumulate during the interum between
the October and March terms.
The trial jury will report for duty
on Monday, March 18th.
Judge Dunham made number of
entries on the law, chancery, and
probate calendars on the opening
days of the term. The cases acted
on are as follows:
LAW
E.. R. Stone VS., C. A. Sires Case to
be dropped from docket; to be re-
instated on proper showing on mo-
ton.
Security Savings Bank VS.. Henry F.
Wiley. Case dismissed.
Edith l. Sherman VS.. Hugh Clemens
and E. r. Davis. Defendants grant
ed until 1st day of May term to
plead.
The w. D. Hoyt Co. VS.. Geo. Pulver.
Case settled and costs paid.
A .Hackerbarth VS.. c., NJ. & st. Paul
Ry. Co. Defendant given Is days
to plead.
Henry Goodhile VS.. Sylvester Phelps
ct al Defendant granted until 1st
day of May term to plead.
w. d. Mcintosh VS.. Sarah J. Phelps
ct al. Defendant granted until 1st
day of May to plead.
j. M. Clark VS.. Lawrence F. Reiger.
Case dismissed without prejudice.
Farmers Savings Bank Of Mason
vile VS.. P. j. Pitts. Case settled.
| Dismissed. sF's9 35- .
Bernard Takin VS.. G. w. Little and
Lima Little. Case settled. Dis
missed.
o. E. Stowe VS.. E. s. Cowles. De-
fault
Delhi Savings Bank VS.. C. F. Rob
inson and S. A. Robinson. De-
fault.
Independent Silo Company VS.. P. j..
Biddle. Default. Judgement $294.23; !;
interest per cent Is
lW. D. Mcintosh VS.. Sarah J. Phelps,
/ ct al, Defendant granted until 1st
day of May to plead.
EQUITY
Henry S. Winch, ct al. VS.. Warren
H. Winch approved. Final report
approved and distribution ordered
as prayed.
Guy WoOlf VS.. Hugh Clemens. Set
tied. Costs paid.
Alex Robinson VS.. Unknown Claim
ants, ct al. Leo F. Tierney ap-
pointed guardian under legal disabil-
ity. Default against all persons
not under disability. Trial to
court. Decree as per signed en-
rollment on file.
Cedar Rapids Savings Bank VS.. E.
S. Cowles, jr., ct al. Default
l.. F. Russell VS.. Carl Belknap. Set
tied; dismissed; costs paid.
Carrie NJ Bort VS.. Unknown Claim
ants ct al Leo F. Tierney ap-
pointed guardian ad litem for all
persons under legal disability
Files answer. Default against all
I persons not under disability. Trial
to court. Decree as per signed en-
rollment.
Chas. c. Kellogg VS.. Unknown Claim
ants. E. B. Stiles appointed guar
dian ad litem for all persons un-
der disability. Trial to court. De-
cree as per signed enrolment.
Pearl NJ. Waters VS.. Harry J. Wat
ters. Default Trial to court. Di-
vorce granted. Decree to be en-
tered on payment of costs.
Harriet Bells VS.. Leslie H. Bells
Default. Trial to court. Divorce
granted. Custody of children. Nora
Bells, June Bells, granted tc
plaintiff. Decree to be entered or
payment of costs.
Sarah Leora Budlong VS.. Delbert Ed
gar Budlong. Default. Divorce
granted plaintiff. Granted privilege
to resume use of maiden name. De.
cree to be entered on payment Of
costs.
PROBATE
Estate of w. H. Bush. Claim of M
M. Walker Co., allowed in sum OF
$500. Interest 6 per cent.
Estate of Thos Given. Will admitted
to probate on testimony of sub
scribing witnesses. Mary E. Giver
appointed executrix without bond
Estate Of Jennie A. Reynolds. Hearing
on probate of will set for Monday
March IS.
Estate of Mary w. Brokaw Final
report approved. Administrator dis
charged and bonds released.
Estate of w. H. Swindell. Report
of sale and sale and deed to John
Durling approved.
Guardianship of Paul l.. Tourtellot
Leo F. Tierney appointed guardian
ad litem Files answer. On hear
ing sale and deed to Emily Jane
Blanchard, M. Odell Peterson, Mary
E. Williamson and Joseph d. Platt
is approved and authorized