The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-02-14
IN DISTRICT COURT
DISPOSITION OF VARIOUS MAT.
TIERS BY JUDGE AND JURY.

i District Court in its February term
began its sessions at 1880 on Mon
day afternoon with Judge K. E. Will
cockson presiding and ]. f. Bray as
the reporter. James Glass is serv.
ing as court bailiff and Casper G.
Wise as the grand jury bailiff. AL
most Immediately after the opening
of court the grand jury was empanel-
/ ed and the following were selected
w. E. Fellers of Fremont, E. S. Win
dahl of 0skaloosa, Edward Bartlett
of Garfield, j. F. Tucker of Jefferson,
j. H. Allen of Union, G. Hesling of
Madison and A. L. Hatcher of Pleas.
ant Grove.
During the sessions of the grand
jury. Archie Woodroe will serve as
their clerk and their sessions are
now being held in the county attor-
ney's Office. In connection with the
work of the afternoon, the list of
trial assignments of cases was ar
ranged for and the business of the
court was soon in full swing.
Law and Equity Cases. o. 81.
Jacob Keegel VS. Mahaska County,
the defendants demurrer to the
plaintiffs petition was heard and sub
mitted This is case involving
damages against the county on ac-
count of injuries received by reason
of the failure of the county to erect
4 bridge or passage way so that the,
plaintiff could pass from one part of
las farm to the other without having
to cross the public highway. Ar
rangements for the erecting of the
bridged passageway was fully agreed
to between the parties but he claims
the county did not comply with their
part Of the plan. This case has been
pending since January 1916. Keegel
lives near Buxton. ID ,
H. w. Kramme VS.. Lamberson-
Hunt Auto Co., replevin, the defend
ants action was heard, submitted
and sustained. Joseph Kommelter
VS.. Z. L. McFall ct al, foreclosures;
David S. David appeared for the de-
PENDANT d. E. McFall and was given
10 days to plead. Laura Ream VS.. A.
E. Foster ct al, on bond, and David
S. David VS.. jeff J. Henry, attorney
fees, were also given 10 days to
plead, H
Peoples Trust & Savings Bank VS..
John Schrimmel, Garnishee, VS.. G.
Van der Wall, ]. F. Bray, reporter,
was appointed commissioner to take
answers of the Garnishee.
Criminal Cases. d
State of Iowa VS.. Fred Lathrop,
indicted for gaming, the case was dis.
missed by the county attorney for
reasons on file. The same applies
to the State of Iowa VS.. Frank
Matthews, indicted for gambling, and
the State of Iowa VS.. Harry Billick.
indicted for bootlegging. 1t is be-
lieved that the parties here were re-
leased so that they could go into the
Army.
Probate Cases.
Estate of John H. AdlOn, the no.
tice of the hearing of the final report
given by being posted days prior
to the 18th day of February, the date
set for the hearing. The same APP
plies also to the estate of William
Hart, the estate of Thomas Johnson,
the last will and testament OF Cora
Wymore, guardianship of w. E. Riv-
ers, Inc, the estate Of John Adlon,
the estate of Ann McGregor, and the
estate of Joel Z. Osborne.
Last will of Daniel and Ann Lewis,
the objection to the probate of the
will was Withdrawn by the objector.
Estate of J. A. Harold and also the
estate of Henry Yer Ploeg, the adj
ministrators in both cases were fully
discharged.