The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-04-22
IN TIC DISTRICT COURT
On ACCount of the Backward Season
Jvdue Winters Releases Trial
Jury for This Term.

The April term of the district
court with Judge p. G. Winter pres
iding, and w. M. Hyland court re.
porter, convened Monday, and quite
a lot of cases have already been dis
posed Of. .
The grand jury drawn for service
at this term of court consists of Sam
Gassett, foreman, Burton Farver, E
P. Hamilton, Grant Jones, l.. w
Roush, A. B. Wilson and r. j. War
mock. The clerk of the grand Jury
is Lynn Gardner and F. M. Gardner
is grand jury baliff.
Judge Winters, realizing that tne
serious to the farmers, and deeming
it would be nothing short Of criminal
to call farmer from his work tc
serve as a juror, made an order
Yesterday morning excusing the tria!
Jury from service at this term OF
court, and the farmers who are on
the jury will sure appreciate being
released.
The case of State VS.. J. C. Cozad
growing out of the failure of the De-
catur State Savings Bank, which was
to be tried at this term Of court
was continued on account of the Ill
ness OF the wife of the expert who
examined the books.
The following cases had been dis
posed of up 70 Yesterday morning:
CRIMINAL.
State VS.. Okay Bethards. Dismiss
LAW AND EQUITY.
M. L. Cozad VS.. James and Belle
Miller Dropped from docket.
M. Woodard VS.. A. G.. Woodard ct
al. Final report Of referees approx
j. p. Maxwell adm. VS.. J. Wesley
Chew. Marion Woodard adm. sub
stituted as plaintiff.
Connor. Dropped from docket.
Hedges. ID settled f and dismissed.
American State Bank VS.. U. S.
Muck. Dropped from docket.
Ballew Lumber Co. vs.. Nellie
Morgan ct al. Final report OF
referees approved.
Walter Lovett vs.. c. B. 4 Q. X. II.
Co. Settled and dismissed.
B. r. Beal VS.. N. L. Chase: Ralph
Chase adm. substituted as defendant.
Van Vert State Bank VS.. j.. A.
Bohall ct al. Dropped from docket.
Ethel Banta .Duboraw VS.. New
England Life Ins. Co. Dropped from
B.GW. scadden VS.. George Knight.
Dropped from docket:
EuSdT, NdNG SS. W.. H. lNOyu tAAOp
ped from docket.
Jennie Ross VS.. c. B & @. r. R.
Co. Settled and dismissed.
w. w. Crawford VS.. c.. B. & @. r.
r. Co. Dismissed at plaintiffs cost.
Francis Varga receiver VS.. NJ r.
Crane. On hearing decree modified.
T. W. Daniels VS.: K: M; Daniels ct
al. Referees report Of sale and deed
to Harley H. Sly approved.
Mx,,,{ln M Tohncfnn q, oil Flora
r. Smith ct al. Decree of partition.
w. T. Greaser VS.. w. S: Brannao
man ct al. Cost bond for $500
ordered filed within 80 days.
Earld l. Cox VS.. Arthur w. Cox ct
al. Decree of partition.
D. Dunwoody VS.. E. Fl. Schwake.
Dismissed.
Harlan sires VS.. Laura L. sires.
Decree of divoce.
Goldie 3. Chandler VS.. Chas. H..
Chand ler. Decree of divorce.
Fl. L. Northrup VS.. Dorothy Briggs
VIM S. Mccullough VS.. Dora Nc
Decree of divorce.
PROBATE.
Final reports of administrators
were approved in the following
Ralph d. Mitchell, J. s..
Bicknell. Henry W.. Sparing:
Final report approved.
Estate of R. D. Gardner: Annual
report of trustee approved.
Estate of Vim. Woodard Final re-
port of J. P. Maxwell adm. Approved
and he is discharged. Marion Wood
ard appointed adm. to close up bus
mess of the estate with bond of
$1,000 and authority to prosecute
pending litigation etc.
Estate Of Thomas Boyce. Admin
authorized to sell doubtful
notes and accounts.
Guardianship of Elizabeth Quayle.
Order signed.
Trusteeship of Vincent Robinson.
Trustee authorized to sell real estate.
Estate of John Hougas. Executor
to make sale of property
for support of widow.
Estate of Morris Benefiel. Report
Of sales and deeds to L. E. Gassett
and U. G. Benefiel approved.
Estate of Harley W. Dawson.
Thomas Umphress appointed adm.
with bond of 5000.
Leon High School Loses Their First