The Mena weekly star., 1919-05-01

his able charge and many courteSies. We are also grateful to all the officers of the Court for their kindness, and especially are we grateful to our bailiff, Mir. Tankersley, for his att ] tentiveness and willingness to admin ister to our wants, and now, having completed our duties, we ask to be discharged.
 Respectfully submitted,
 "W. J. Lauck,
 Foreman of Grand Jury. Attest: ]. E. Joplin,
 Clerk of Grand Jury"
 The court ordered that returns on the indictments be returned not later than Tuesday of this week. In sup plementary report the grand jury recommended that the separate in- dictments against Charles Vaught, William Parker and Dewey Lay be ignored.
 The jury in the case of Whipple < Pipes vs. Henry Schott were unable to reach verdict after deliberating about three hours, and they were thereupon discharged by the court. The suit was an appeal from the court of K. A. Lee of Vandervoort, and was for the recovery of $55 as commission on the sale of the Schott farm. In the lower court a jury had returned a verdict of $27 in favor of the plaintiffs.
 Ebert H. Butler of Hatfield, Tom J. Wilbanks and Dr. c. L. Baker of this city compose the commission that was finally appointed by the court to examine the records and the highway petitions to ascertain if the petitions meet the requirements of the law The commission began work this morn ing, and will report to the court when the appeal from the action of the County Court comes up for hearing.
 A verdict of $4S7.50 in favor of the plaintiff was returned by the jury in the case of w. T. Hays vs. The Home Mutual Benefit Association. The ac- ton was brought by the plaintiff as beneficiary of Mrs N. F. Hays, de- ceased, who held certificate issued by the defendant association, and was for the recovery of 5000, the ma- tured value of the certificate. The plaintiff was represented by attorneys McPhetrige & Martin, and A. c. Flow CTS of Fayetteville, was attorney for the association.
 A judgment by default in the amount of $11 ,8S975 was rendered in the case of the First National Bank of Bartlesville, Ok, vs. J. w. Patton. The judgment covered a principal of $7,926.50 with interest at the rate of 10 per cent per annum from March 4, 1914.
 c. H. Jett, ST., w. 1. Green and J. s. Hinson were appointed jury com missioners for the selection of jurors for the next term of court
 Special Jurors Called.
 Judge James s. Steel on Thursday afternoon directed Sheriff J. A. Thornton to summon special venire of twenty-two jurors to be used in the trial of some of the remaining eases in which the Merchants Bank of Vandervoort, most of the regular venire being disqualified by reason of having served on some of the cases or for other reasons. The following persons were summoned to report at 8 o'clock Friday morning: M. M Shields, s. s. Malicoat, c. E. Kelley, Sam Plane, J. E. Woodson, Willis Thompson, w. G. Phillips, Will An derson, w. M Matthews, J. A. Will hite, J. G. Lawrence, w. J. Tucker, M. Parker, J J. Embry, w. E. Holt C. W. Copelin, Walter Gray, George Waters, Willard Vaught, John Flem- ing, Claude Hawkins and R. A. Thomas.
 Disability of Minority Removed.
 On a petition for the removal of the disability of minority, filed by E. U. Mcbride. father and next friend, on behalf of Sidney and Edward Me- Bride, the court granted the prayer as to Sidney Mcbride but denied the same Gs to Edward. The removal of the disability was asked for the pur- pose that the boys might join in the conveyance of real estate in which they had an interest. In making the order on the petition as to Sidney Mcbride, the court found he had reached the age of 20 years, that he had attained such a degree of intelli- gence that the disability was re- moved as tho he had reached his ma jority, and he was declared capable of contracting and being contracted
 Miss Callie Hampton was granted relief from the disability of minority on petition presented to the court by her next friend, Mnttie HarreIl. It was prayed that the disability be re- moved so that the minor could join in leasing her interest in real estate for oil prospecting. The disability was removed for the purpose set out in the petition.
 In the case of J. P. Payne vs. Will s. MacLafferty, in which a judgment of S175 was rendered against the de- fendant, the court overruled motion for new trial. Thereupon the de- fendant prayed an appeal to the Su- preme court, which was granted, and the court granted 90 days in which to prepare and file bill of exceptions.
 The suit of Nj. K Penniger vs. ]. w Everett, in which Hal L. Norwood had been elected as special judge, was by consent of the parties, transferred to the Chancery court
 With the conclusion of the trial of John Maloney vs. The Merchants Bank fsf Uu~ l.. xl- <Ns