The log cabin Democrat., 1920-07-24
LOLL|f OPPOSES
 DISTRICT NO. ll5 CASE IN CIRCUIT COURT County Court Controversy Heard Oi Appeal by Opponents-Court
 Has Light Docket.

f the formation of District No. 115 fror
 portions of Districts No. 13 and
 were heard in Faulkner circuit cour
 this afternoon, the case having bee
 brought from county court on appea
 The case was started when the cour
 ended its noon recess at l o'clock am
 resumed it's sessions. This contro
 versy already has had long stay il county court. Citizens of the twt
 districts presented a petition for tn.
 formation of the district on June 6
 Subsequently, a large number of tn,
 signers of the first petition also sign
 ed second one in remonstrance
 which Judge J. A. Lea overruled wher
 he granted the first petition and made
 an order establishing the district
 Appeal was then asked by the sign. CTS of the remonstrance and was
 granted by Judge Lea.
 The official styling of the case is
 District No. Is vs T. J. Middleton et al. Judge Lea granted his appeal or the motion of A. J. Wilhite, A. J
 Troutman, T. B. Boatman and other citizens of the school districts affect ed. Their remonstrance recited the contentious that District 13 now main. tains a good school with adequate equipment, and is located so as to be accessible to children residing in any part of it's territory. Creation of the
 new district, the petition recites would weaken the district school anc could but result in the establishmet of two weak schools. District 13 i: , known as the Lollie school and No 31 as the Providence school.
 Under the order establishing the new district, it's directors would as sume their proportionate share of any ]: indebtedness of the two district
 from which it was formed. Schoo
 funds would then thereafter be ap portioned to the. enumeration, and tn, district would then proceed to the es , tablishment of it's separate school.
 Many witnesses and residents of tht
 districts affected are here for tn, trial this afternoon, when the cas, will probably be fought through to
 conclusion. So intense is the opposj
 ton to the new district that it is pos 9 sible that residents of the Lollie dis z trict may file an appeal to the su e preme court should the circuit bod
 return a verdict adverse to thei claims. One of the points of law a : issue is whether the signers of tn : original petition could remove thei o names from it after the document ha n been submitted in county court, Judg Lea holding at the time his decisio
 was rendered that the court woul
 have to consider the petition as ori 0 ginally signed and presented. Sign . CTS of the petition in remonstrance al q legged they had been misled when tn
 tlrst petition was presented to then o Court this morning took up the sui n brought by Durham & Compan e against Gus Balmat, the trial jury re
 turning verdict for the defendant Q Recess was taken early and the Dis T trlct 13 case set for the afternoon ses sion. Monday the grand jury vii resume its sessions, and hearing O the docket will be continued A va 2 liety of civil and criminal cases ar, set for Monday, Tuesday and Wednes
 day, some of which have already beer
 reached by the court. Thursday
 cases against the Missouri Pacicfi, will be reached, and on Friday tn, court will start the new trial ot , Martin Haskins. The court docke D from Friday noon until today noon ha, been as follows;
 Mode & Clayton vs. s. E. Lasley 9 dismissed; each party to pay his cost! caused to be incurred
 . State of Arkansas vs. E. C. Martin
 J. L. Wyatt and w. W. Martin, con
 tlnued for want of service 0 Mrs. M. H. Roberts vs. J. W George, motion to require more speci e fic description of lands mentioned il
 answer; motion sustained and case Q continued for the term.
 T E. A. Dunn ys. Jim Helton, judg '- ment to plaintiff for hog in the sun . of $12.50 against defendant and hi ? bondsmen.
 n Durham & Company vs. Gus Bal ' mat, jury trial; verdict for defend
 ant.
 c. A. Tozier vs. J. F. Angel, motion n to quash judgment sustained per pre- l. cedent.
 > Frauenthal & Schwarz vs. F. F Mitchell ct al, continued pending set y clement.
 7. J. A. Mode vs. John Huffman, judg - ment in favor of plaintiff for amour
 due.