Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-05-27
WAS HARD FOUGHT CASE
Trom Thursdays Daiyl
Burton Gets verdiet-Seaton-Engie
Hedge Fence Case On Trial.

Hedge Fence Case On Trial.
The case of L. l.. Burton vs. L. H.
Bardwell TO quiet title in real estate
was dcided for the plaintiff after a
two-d day. trial which involved fine
technical points and which was one
Of the hardest fought eases In many
terms OF court Judge King com
mented on the capable handling Of
the case by attorneys on both sides.
Hurd and Hurd Of Abilene and r. G..
Searcy, Oklahoma. were attorneys
for the plaintiff and 5. S. Smith OF
Abilene and ]. w. Delehant of Beat
rice, Neb.. were attorneys for the de-
fendant
The ease OF X. l.. Seaton Us. J. G..
Engle for $700 damages for the loss
OF tree which the plaintiff claims
was on his property and which the
defendant cut down came up for trial
today. The neighbors Of the two
farmers involved in the dispute were
interested listeners in the court room.
Mr.. Seaton and Mr.. Engle own adj
Joining farms and the tree and the
hedge fence which became the bone
of contention were either on the
boundary line between the two pro-
perties or on Mr.. Seaton's side and
the decision in the case will rest on
the determination of the line. Mr..
Engle wanted TO clear away the
fence and began by ehopping down
the tree which had stood there many
years. Mr.. Seaton TO preserve the
fence brought suit.
In suit for divorce of Zelpha Town
send vs.. Ross b. Townsend. in which
the plaintiff charged extreme cruelty
the decree was for the defendant.
denying the divorce.
From Fridays Dailyl
Judge r. l.. King and H. A.
Secrest, court stenographer, left for
Marion this morning after the ad-
journment of the law term Of court
sine die, Thursday afternoon.
The case of Seaton VS. Engle in
which the plaintiff asked 800 dam
ages for tree and part Of hedge
fence the defendant cut down, the
finding was for the defendant. The
court declined to state on what the
decree was based particularly and the
suit filed by Engle VS.. Seaton, APP
pealing the boundary line settled by
a survey Of the property taken after
the dispute as to the trees was not
dismissed.
The suit for divorce Of Romberger
VS.. ROmberger was dismissed and the
two are living together
Decree quieting title was granted
in the case of Deeble vs.. owen !;
Houtz VS.. Macao: Hurt vs.. Abilene
Improvement Co., Anderson VS.. 10y.
The case OF state of Kansas VS..
Martin Kandt was dismissed, the
defendant having been adjudged In
sane. He was charged with grand
larceny, following the theft OF $40
from a woman at Herington.
Shockey and Landes were given
Judgment for $391.31 in their case
against McCosh for collection of that
amount on a machine sold to him.
Lexow was given decree grant
ing S5SS, the amount of a promisory
note in the case against Abner X.
Page.
In the case Of Thomas VS.. Thomas
decree was as per journal entry and
commissioners were appointed to APP
praise the property involved.
Decree was for the defendant in
the case of Guilfoyle VS.. Thompson
to quiet title. to land taken over un-
der a tax deed. The property had
not been in possession of the plain
tiff for a period of five years which
is required under law.
About 15 naturalization cases al
ready are listed to come up in the
September term of district court in
Dickinson county and three more
prospective acses may be added TO
this number. The majority of the
men are Germans who have been
obliged to secure an order of presi-
Dental excepted from the Uhited
States attorney general before ap-
plying for their second papers. This
will be one of the largest lists OF
naturalization cases to appear on
the docket here for several years.
According to L. E. Jeffcoat, clerk
of the court, there are 5000 enemy
aliens in this naturalization district
who have not taken out their pa
pers.
Georgia Mathews was granted a
divorce Monday from Gilbert X.
Mathews in Hutchinson and her
maiden name, Georgia Amess, was