The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1919-04-30
District Court
Near End of Term
CASE OF STATE VS.. JOHN HAAS
ONLY CASE LEFT FOR
JURY TRIAL.
MANY CASES SETTLED
GRAND JURY RECOMMENDS
NEEDED IMPROVEMENTS
TO COURTHOUSE.

The April term of District Court is
nearly over, the only case remaining
| for jury trial being the case of the
state of Minnesota against John Haas
| of Lamberton who is charged with
Having expressed disloyal sentiments.
| This case was called for Tuesday af-
ternoon with Judge Converse on the
bench.
Four residents of the county, indict-
| ed by the grand jury for illegal liquor
selling pied guilty and were fined by
Judge Clague. Another resident in
tdicted for assault will not be tried this
term, the case being held over until
the fall term.
| All the cases in which the Farmers
cooperative Packing Company was
plaintiff against various farmers of
the county have been settled and dis
missed. The case of B. F. Nelson
against the estate of D. E. Laird was
also settled and dismissed. In the
case of Margaret Sivertson agains.
w. T. Wilcox the jury rendered YER
dict of no cause Of action. The case
of Andrew Sivertson against w. T..
Wilcox was decided for the plaintiff
who was given a verdict of $122.08.
Both of these cases dealt with an auto
mobile accident in. which Mr. Wilcox
was driving car which collided with
the Sivertson car, somewhat damag-
ng the car. The claim of Mrs. Sivert-
son that her health was injured by
the shock of the collision was not sus-
tanned.
In the case of Ole Frederickson
against julius johnson and others the
verdict was no cause of action. In
this case Mr.. Frederickson was sueing
for damage to his grain, due to the al
legged carelessness of the operators of
q threshing outfit. The remaining
cases which have not been disposed OF
are cases which will be tried by Judge
Clague in vacation.
The Grand Jury, in making its re-
port to the Board of County Commits
sions makes the following recommen-
dation.
Eve respectfully urge the County
Board to take steps as soon as posi-
BILE to so remodel the present Court
House SO as to give more adequate
yault room for the various
Offices on the first floor as we
find some Of the County Records IN
the basement without proper protec-
ton. Also. provide a Judges private
room. a room for State witnesses,
General Attorneys room with neces-
sary toilets connecting with said rooms
and the Grand and Petit Jury rooms.
It is now proper time to have i'm
provements made, the District Judge
lives here in Redwood Falls and prop
err accommodations should be arranged
for him. Arrangements should be
made to have all these matters taken
care of at the same time"
The report also speaks in highest
term of the efficiency and faithfulness
of Mr.. and Mrs. O. j. Bollum, caretak-
ers at the County Home and speaks
highly of the condition IN which the
county jail is kept.
The report of the grand jury was
signed with the names OF the follow
ing citizens.sof then county:
80 H. F. Buechner, Forman, F. .. Glea-
son, JOS. r. Keefe, Henry Willie, An
drew Paulson, F. A. Lamb, John
Scharmann, r. F. Rierson, H. c. Jen-
sen, Christ Hansen, John Gluth, Frank
A. Japs, G. L. Albrecht, Lars Benson,
M. Anderson, B. A. Small, Fred Geb-
hard, Edwin Anderson, II. g. Werder,
TT M ENGLAND. Clerk