The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-03-28
SEALED VERDICT
is BROUGHT IN
over Nine Thousand Dollars Awarded
Defendant in Case Tried
in Van Buren,
Court

| the proceedings vi inc van Dui gil
county court were given in these
columns last week the trial of K. A.
Workman vs. II. Il. Bales ct al, was
in progress. AS was stated at that
time the case grew out of an ex-
change of property. Workman sued
on note amounting to $4,000 given
by Bales. and defendant Bales hled
| a counter claim for damages amount
ing to $18,6S0. The case went to the
| jury at 2:45 p. M, last Saturday and
returned at 9 a. m. Sunday morning
with sealed verdict in favor of T..
E.. and Myrtle Bales in the sum of
S9,5S644 Judge Vermillion having
gone home over Sunday, the jury's
verdict was received by Judge Hunt
er who was in town.
! An order was signed In the dam
age case of e. o. Dayton ct al, VS..
George Miller.
The will of w. A. Duckworth was
admitted to probate and Rachel %.
McCrary was appointed administra-
trix; bond, $1,000.
The will of Frank Newsom was
admitted to probate and Isadore New
som was appointed administrative
without bond.
This is the last week Of this term
and adjournment will likely be made
to June 8, when hearing Is set for
| the case of J. E. Dodd VS.. T. ]. Nc
Manus and on final report in the
estate OF Ruth M. Maltbie.
! Railroad section crews from Ben
| tonsport and Pennington were here
last week assisting the local force in
moving the south switch track a
little farther away from the main
lime track to lessen the danger OF
/ trainmen being injured. Quite lot
of filling and other improving has
also been done between the tracks.
The following real estate transfers
have been recorded for Van Buren,
county since our last report. up to
March S. The total is $423.302.
| O. H. P, Craig E., and Clifford
| Armstrong to Curtis and Ellen Brad
| ford. lots 2, 8, and 5, block 10, East
! Vernon; $500.
| John R. Pierce and wife Hattie, to
w. S. French, lot 10, Barton's addi-
| ton to Pennington; $575.
| Jennie Patterson and husband, to
Janet Cooper. lots 6, Z, 8, and 10,
| block 20, Bentonsport; $500.
| Livingston Norris and wife, Zen
ella E., to ]. L. Zimmerman, 6Ox1OO
feet Stockport; $125.
! Victor Hull and four others to
Robert Kirkhart, lot Ill, Cantril;
$500.
Laura McCarty and husband,
Thomas, to H. S. Morrison, q of lot
49, block TO- Leando; $1,000.
| Perry Trezilock and wife Ada M,
| to John Thomas, lots 4 and 6, block
lis Keosauuua: $500.
! o. N. dennison and wife Anna N,
to A. G. Lazenby, parts of lots l and
2, block II. Keosauqua; 81 and ex-
change of property
[ Lena Phelps and husband c. M, to
Frank Knecht, plot of land in or adj
/ joining Leando; $4,000.
! w. p. Nicholas and wife l.. c., to
j. NJ Boone, 80 acres in Cedar town
ship; $4,000.
w. B. Nelson and wife Gem W., to
Milo b. Houston, 400 acres in Har-
risburg township; $4,000.
l.. c. Thompson and wife Nina. to
Worthy and Mary Ksile, 100 acres in
Cedar township; $31 ,460.
! Noah Duncan and wife, Gertle, to
lC. F. Hoaglin, 80 acres in Cedar
township; $3.50. ~
M. P. Walford and wife Mary j.,
| to S. w. and George l.. Regin, l6o
acres in Vernon township; $4,000.
VIM. Catcott, single, to Samuel
Catcott, S51a acres in Lick Creek
township; $500.
Lou B. Unkrich and wife Lula E.,
| to E. M. Brown, 1885 acres in Van
Buren, township; $16,375.
| May L. Cheney and husband w. c.,
to Emory Plowman, 8261a acres in
Henry township; $4,000.
D. A. Miller and wife Mary, to
Harley D. Beggs, 1871 acres in Union
/ township; $11,764.80.
| d. o. Glenn and wife Sarah E..
! to Jacob Kassell, 100 acres in Union
township; exchange of property.
| e. w. Mortland and wife Anna, to
Lena Phelps, 26A acres in Village
township; $4,000.
| Mary O. Mckee, widow, to Garfield
Baldwin, Is acres in Lick Creek
township; $3.50
George W. Findlay and wife Cassie,
to Bates NJ Manning, So acres in
Vernon township; $4,000.
Anna NJ. Warner, single, and
Augustus Warner and wife Ethel
Ada. to ]. M. Gates, $50 acres in Des
! Moines township; s24,S00
! John L. Downward and wife Justina,
to Benjamin L. Huff, two acres in
Washington township; $1,000.
E. F. Morrison and wife Susie
Elizabeth to Willis Beer and wife
Pearl 20 acres in Henry township;
81, 400.
| Arthur W. Porter and wife Iona
u.s., to W. R. Horn and wife Mary D.,
acres in Lick Creek township;
j$14 400
H. D. Beggs and wife Grace, to
lice r. Ruggles, So acres in Lick
Creek township; $4,000.
Sidney P. Trout and wife Anna G.,
to Alex Carmichael, 100 acres in
! Lick Creek township; $14,4O0
| Chas. E. Rehkopf and wife Ada H..
| to C. A Warner. 40 acres in Wash
l:ngton township; $4,000.