The Mankato free press., 1920-02-06
DISTRICT COURT Opened
FEBRUARY TERM WAS
BEGUN TODAY
Grand Jury Started Its Labors;
Call Is Made of the
Calendar

District court opened this morning,
with the calling o: the members of
the grand jury at eleven o'clock.
Judge w. l.. Comstock made the US
ual charge to the grand jurors, in
structing them in their duties and
reading certain sections of the stat
ute, bearing upon their work. The
grand jury retired TO begin their in
vestigations shortly before noon. Nels
Ackerman of Mapleton was appoint
ed foreman of the grand jury by the
court and J. J. Flachsenhar was nam
ed clerk Of the jury.
Nineteen jurors were present at
roll call this morning. Several MEM
bers who were to have been present
are confined to their homes by ILL
ness. Il is understood that a number
Oh important matters will come be-
FIRE the attention Of the grand jury
at this time.
Previous to the calling of the
grand jury a call of the civil CAL
endar was held The civil calendar
is smaller this term than for some
time past, there being but seventy
four cases listed and number of
these have been stricken or settled. A
pre- emptory call of the civil calendar
was held at two o'clock this after
noon. At this time also those per-
sons ordered to report to the court
appeared before Judge w. l.. Com
stock. Among who were. to appear at
that time were: Agnil Filter, An
drew Pomgratz, Cecil Duckworth,
John Gacke, Jr., Thomas Hunting.
Earl Anderson, Troy Hutchins, Bay
Kiyovitcil, Henry Farho. Robert Nc
Hugh, Mike Aldo.
Cases Stricken Or Continued.
Civil cases, stricken, settled or
continued at the call of the calendar
this morning were:
Mary Miller versus Aaron Miller,
had been tried.
John Harness versus Minnesota
Pipe and Tile company, continued to
June term.
Paul Paulson versus Hans Killing,
continued.
In the matter of the petition of
Ernest Sternitzke and Martha Stern
itzke his wife for leave to adopt Au-
gust Weossner, an orphan child, con-
tinued.
HI. J. Roberts versus David Ed
wards, continued.
Frank d. Eatwell versus Mabel c.
Eatwell, placed at foot Of calendar.
P. J. Kremer virsus Otto Boyer,
continued to June tenn.
Frank Simon versus Martin Lang
hough, stricken.
III. p. .McElroy and Millie McElfoy
versus Minneapolis Trust company, a
corporation and the First Nationai
Bank of Window, stricken.
Katherine Schaus versus Mary
Hidde, had been tried.
Herman Muellerleile as father OF
Katherine Muellerleile, a minor Ver-
sus Mrs. Nicholas Taschney, settled.
Alfred J. Jaeger versus Mrs. Mich
olas Taschney, stricken.
Helena Brockway versus Roy
Brockway, stricken.
William C. Wood versus A. T. Carl
son, settled.
State of Minnesota versus John
Phelphc, continued by consent.
Joseph Vogel versus Frank SchWaD,
continued by consent.
The Citizens State Bank OF James
vile versus Joe Lang or Joseph Lang.
,, settled.
The Citizens State Bank OF James
vile versus Joe Lang or Joseph Lang
and Mrs. Joseph Lang, also known as
Ruth Lang. settled.
New cases added to the calendar
at this time We're:
/ John Koppen versus Otto Schweer.
Ed E. earns vcr-us David Il. VIII
liams.
Otto Polzin versus M. M. Stradt-
man.
: Benjamin Trueve versus Francis II.
Seward.
Henry Trueve and Frank Trueve
versus F. Affolter.