The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-28
VAN BUREN,
COUNTY COURT
DAMAGE Suit Over Ditch Flood Comes
up After Two Weeks
Recess by
Court.

DAMAGE Suit Over Ditch Flood IoHes
UP After Two Weeks
Recess by
Court.
| BoNAPARTE. March 2s.-Wher
the Van Buren, county court consen
ed at Keosauqua on Tuesday torenooa
of this week. after two weeh ., ~
tournament, the case Of E. ]. Likes
VS.. John M. Silver and others, was
called for trial This is case III
which plaintiff claims damages IRON
defendants on account of overflow OF
his farm from bitches leading from
defendants farm. There are quite q
number of witnesses subpoenaed ano
the hearing will take up the time OF
the court for two or three days.
The will of Ruth NJ. Maltbie was
admitted to probate and e. Z. Jaml'
son was appointed executor Wltnou.
bond. The executor was authorized
to sell the household goods at puphc
auction without appraisement.
The will of Thomas P. Doud was
admitted to probate, and A. L. Doud
was appointed executor. on giving
bond in the sum of $4,000.
! In the case of ID. Milton Jones vs..
! Nick Helmhout. on account. DEFEND
ants motion for more specific state
ment was sustained. Defendants
motion to modify former decree IN
the case of Leroy Tickle VS.. Stanley
Landess, was Oyerruled.
| Hearing on application for temper
airy injunction was set for Friday OF
| this week in the two cases-Selena
| ]. Loring VS.. E. T. Likes and John
J Hall vs.. E. T.. Likes. the action belng
damages and mandamus.
On application, the collateral IN
heritance tax appraisement In the es.
tate of Christy Ann Earhart. filed
May S, 1917, was set aside.
On the default Of all defendants,
order approving sale was signed IN
the case OF Frank N. Jack VS.. LeWis
Schrepfer.
In the estate Of Phoebe L. Moore,
George r. Buckles was appointed
temporary administrator to examine
and pass upon all claims OF the Farm
ers' and Traders State bank OF Bona
parte, ]. A. johnson. the adminlstra-
tor, being interested in said bank.
Curt Cockerell and family of Fair
field. came Wednesday for visit
here at the Arthur Cockerell home.
Andree Johnson, who has been at
tending a linotype school at Charles
City, Iowa, has completed his course
and is now employed In the office o.
the Tribune at New Hampton.
DR.. c. C. Logan. son of Sherman
Logan, Of Harrisburg township, re
ceived notice Monday that he mad
been appointed federal inspector IN
the veterinary field in Indiana. Hls
special duty will be to assist in the
general crusade against hog cholera.
He is required to report ready Tor
his new duties by April 8. MI. Log
an was located at Keosauqua for some
time but for the past year he has
been employed to take care or the
stock on the Frank Silver farm, near
Cantril.
w. e. Tatlock,. who will farm the
big Snodgrass farm, near Milton, this
year. will do so on an extensive scale.
He is planning to plant 500 acres IN
corn and will use a tractor to break
the ground.
Last Thursday while assisting his
father to bale hay, on a farm near
here, Thomas McCarty. aged thir-
teen years, caught his foot in the
baler, crushing his ankle. He was
taken to Ottumwa the following day.
but no broken bones were found ana
although the injury is very palnftL,
he Is getting along nicely.
Mrs. Mary Ketcham has been visit
ing in Pennington with her son, Frank
and family, for several days.
Mrs. C. H. Middleton returned
Wednesday evening from few days
visit in Ottumwa with her son, John
and family.
A dance was held at the hall over
the Riverside garage Wednesday even
ing of this week.
~ tho ROnln2rt a
board of education held a few even
/ ings ago. A V. Blackford was elected
president for the coming year.
! Mrs. DR.. Pile of Kahoka, returned
| to her home Wednesday, after a few
DAYS visit here at the Mrs. Ida Stat
| ford home.
The Blackford hardware store
now have a fine rebuilt truck which
they will use to haul freight and
also to deliver machinery to the
country. The truck was built in their
up to date garage here.
| The following real estate transfers
have been recorded for Van Buren,
county during the past week. Total
amount, S267, 4S0: ]. D. Layton and
wife. Anna, to J. A. Williams and c.
H. Hempeler, 239A acres in east Van
Buren, township, $43,S00; Otto z.
4 1oelZ W L. Lay toh, oSiS'
above described, 81 and other consid-
Grafton; J. B. Tedrow and wife.
Grace, to r. E. Jones, 100 acres in
Village township, s1S,400; Geo. w.
Warrington and wife, Katharine, and
R. T. McClain and wife, Cora A, to
R. A Workman and C. w. Dingus,
259A acres in Union township, 81 and
other consideration; w. A. Phelps and
wife, Olive, to c. NJ. Heston, 13o
acres in Union township, 81 and other
consideration; Geo. Sample, widower,
to Hockey Townsend, 10 acres in Jack
son township, $500; Joseph Farrell
and wife, to NJ. G. Johnson and Ray
Burch, tract of land and some lots in
Birmingham, s1,450; Chas. w. James,
widower. to w. B. Nelson, 400 acres
in Harrisburg township, $4,000; w.
II. Duston. single, and E. l.. Dustin
and wife, Effie, to James l.. Knott,
| 100 acres in jefferson county and
! 100 acres in Union township, Van
| Ruren county sc 600 and other lands.