Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-12-04
district court in
SESSION this week
JUDGE GEO. w. DUNHAM PRESIDES
OVER DECEMBER TERM, WHICH
OPENED MONDAY.
CASES ARE SET FOR HEARING
Large Number Of Cases Are Disposed
of During First Two Days Of
the Term.

number of cases during the opening
days of the term.
Law.
Leroy Clark VS.. w. J.. Kehoe, ct al.
Motion to suppress dispositions OF
Bert Clark and F. B. Clark, which
motion was filed Oct. Is, 1918, over
ruled. Defendant excepts.
r. M. Merriam VS.. Owen Casey and
Mrs. Ann Casey. Dismissed as to
Mrs. Ann Casey.
w. N. Coffey VS.. John Durkin. Attor-
ney directed to submit motion on
written briefs. Defendants to file
showing and brief within 20 days
and plaintiff to file showing and
brief within 10 days thereafter.
Geo. Underwood VS.. VIM. d. Herrfck.
Plaintiff requests that action be dis
missed. Report of temporary guar
dian il approved.
Hutchinson & Atwater VS.. w. p. Bow
en-. Default. Judgment against de-
fendant for $128.6s, interest 6 per
cent. Attachment confirmed.
j. G. Todd VS.. Barney Grubstick. De-
fault. Judgment $227.93, interest 6
per cent.
Churchill Drug Co. VS.. L. d. Massey.
Default. Judgment $325.7S, interest
6 per cent.
Star-Peerless Wall Paper Mills vs. L.
d. Massey. DEFAULT. Judgment
$5S.33. interest 6 per cent.
Equity.
Edward NIulligan vs.. Manchester
Creamery Co. and M. s. Van Auken'
Case settled and dismissed.
G. r. Chapel, agent VS.. r. R. More
land and Mrs. B. r. Moreland. De-
murrer to petition sustained. Plain
tiff excerpts. ,
w. B. Logan VS.. Charles Logan ct al
Final report and report Of distribu-
ton approved. Referee discharged
and bonds released.
Henry f. Sullivan VS.. Unknown Claim,
ants ct al. Leo F. Tierney appeint,
ed guardian ad litem for all persons
defendants under legal disability and
appointed as attorney for all defen-
dants in the military service Of the
U. 8. Trial to court, findings order
ed and decree as per signed enroll
ment. stg W..
H. T. Sackett VS.. Unknown Claimants,
ct al. Default against all defend
ants not under legal disability. Leo
F. Tierrey appointed guardian ad
litem for all defendants under legal
disability.
Nellie Hawks VS.. Everett E. Hawks.
Default.
Samuel A. Milroy VS.. Jas. A. Johnson.
NJ. j. Yoran appointed referee to re-
port upon membranes as per
signed enrolment on file. M ]. Yor-
an appointed as attorney for all per-
sons in military service who have
not appeared.
Probate.
Estate of R. Walter Stewart Report
of distribution approved.
Estate of John C. Evert. Report Of
sale, sale and deed to John Mangold
approved
Estate Of F. H. Parkhurst. On hear
ing on claim of DR.. J. A. May $1,000
thereof is allowed as second class
claim. Final report approved and
distribution ordered. Court finds no
collateral Inheritance tax due.
Estate of Eliza Dunlap. Final report
approved.
Estate Of Thos. o. Ryan. Final report
approved and court finds that ad-
ministrator has paid Indebtedness Of
the estate s1446.30. from her own
means same being in excess of said
estate in her hands, but on request
of administrator she is discharged
and her bond released.
Estate of Hattie r. Loomis. Final re-
port approved.
Estate of E. w. Niederfrank Final
report approved, administrator dis
charged and bonds released.
Estate of Jas. H. Bramley. Report
filed Nov. 9, 1918, approved.
Estate of Alice S. Jones. Hearing
on petition to cancel contract and
note and to release mortgage.
Estate of Maria Scherbring. Objec-
tions to probate of will withdrawn.
Estate of Lydia A. Howland. On hear
ing on petition findings and order
of court as per signed enrolment.
of Evlon J. Niederfrank,
ct al. Guardian authorized to use
income from farming operations for
support and education of children
as prayed.
Estate of Effie l.. Drybread. Hearing
of probate of will and codicil set for
Monday, Dec. 9.
Estate of Carl F. Prabel. Administra-
tor authorized to sell real estate at
private sale at not less than apprais-
ed value. F. L. Houston, r. c. Wend-
ling and Joe Heiberger are appoint
ed appraisers Administrator to give
bond in double appraised value,
of Roy Uhl. F. B. Blair
appointed guardian ad litem for Roy
Uhl and files answer. Guardian au-
thorized to sell interest of ward in
property described in petition at
private sale at not less than apprais-
ed value. M. ]. Yoran, Fred B. Blair
and j. j. Pentony appointed ap-'
praisers. Guardian to give bonds in
double the appraised value.
Estate of A. w. Maurer. Theda Maur-