Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1919-10-23
OCTOBER TERM
COMES TO CLOSE
JUDGE PETERS DISPOSES OF
MANY CASES AT FIRST TERM
HELD IN AUDUBON

The October term of the Audubon
County District Court came to a
close late yesterday afternoon after
the conclusion of the case of Frank
Miller VS. Audubon County. In
fact the only other case tried before
the court at this term was the case
of C. r. Brown VS. Gena Brown.
The Miller case was taken under
advisement and a decision will be
rendered by Judge Peters next week.
On account of the illness of Mel
Graham many of the cases had to be
postponed until the December term.
Mr. Graham is still unable to attend
to his cases so has appointed l.. L..
Ryan to take charge of them at the
December term.
Judge Peters handled great
case on the docket that required a
jury and the judge thought the
amount involved was too small to
call the jury so dismissed them for
the term.
The grand jury was exceptionally
busy at this term and did not COM
plete their labors until late Thurs
day afternoon. They found six in
dictmeRts as follows:
Walter Christensen on a charge
of uttering a false instrument. He
plead guilty to the charge and was
sentenced to not more than Is
years in the penitentiary at Ana
most and fined $500 and costs.
M. o. Kingsbury was indicted on
a charge of bootlegging. He was
placed under bonds in the sum OF
$500, but has not yet been arraign-
ed.
Henry Hagedorn was indicted on
a charge of bootlegging, plead gull
ty to the charge and fined $500 and
costs, which he paid.
Elmer Smith was indicted on a
charge of adultery and released I'M
der bonds in the sum of $1,000.
Mrs. Jessie Carter was indicted on
a charge of adultery and released
on bonds in the sum of $3.50.
Mel Law was indicted on charge
of seduction. He has not yet been
arraigned but released under bonds
in the sum of $500.
The grand Jury failed to find
sufficient evidence against Carl
Christensen and he was released
anu the case against Hilll uiOlilooCu.
Jay Conkling, the young man
who was arrested on charge OF
entering the Audubon Milling Co.,
office last summer was also releas-
ed as the grand jury failed to find
sufficient evidence against him.
Three divorces were granted at
the present term. Andrew Hansen
secured decree from his wife Mary
Hansen on a charge of adultery and
was given the custody of his daugh-
ter Margaret.
Olive Coulter was given a decree
from her husband Harvey Coulter
on a charge Of cruel and inhuman
treatment.
Maggie Mogg was given divorce
from her husband Martin Mogg on a
charge of cruel and inhuman treat
ment.
The action for divorce of G.. r.
Brown VS. Gena Brown on a charge
OF desertion was tried but the de-
cree was denied, as was also that of
Mrs. Emma NJ. Hillyer VS. Lewis w.
Hillyer, which was on a charge OF
cruel and inhuman treatment.
For some time past there has
DetH COubiucTdulc tfouoic anu al
noyanee with reference to probate
matters in the payment of fees. The
judges of the district have issued an
order in each of the counties and
Judge Peters issued the following
order here at the opening Of court.
The probate order is as follows:
NOW on this 22nd day of Octo-
Der. A. D.. 1919, 1t is ordered that
all executors. administrators, guar
dams and trustees. who have not re-
ported for the past fifteen months
be and they are hereby ordered and
directed to file reports on or before
December End. 1919. or appear on
said date and show cause why such
report should not be fled"
Many guardians and administrat-
ors are back on their reports. and
courts are insisting that all estates
which should be closed be closed at
once. or reports filed. The same
applies to guardianship. The clerk
has been directed to mail notices to
all delinquent guardians and ad'
ministrators.