The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-02-04
MANY CASES SETTLED Be.
FORE CIRCUIT Court
xLySEN and PAUL not SENTENCED:
CITY WINS Condemnation PRO.
CEEOiNGS; ANOTHER WEEK.

The term o. circuit court entered its
second week Tuesday and the pro-
.spects are now that it will be more
than another week before the final
scase is called and justice meted out
according to law
The four criminal eases have been
tried but the sentence of John K.ey-
sen, convicted of assault with dan
GerouS weapon" and Gust Paul, con-
victed of "unlawfu! manufacture Of in
toNicating liquors" has not been given
UP to the time of this writing. w. Z.
Bell drew go days for the illegal sale
Of LIQUOR.
The case OF Abe katz, Jake Dermah
and lssac Green, a firm buying hides
and furs who We're suing Edward
Schliesman. William Fine and William
Miller, owners of the Milbank Hide
and Fur company was brot to trial but
the Jury disagreed, eight in favor of
the 'lcfendents and four in favor of
the plaintiffs. The case is dismissed
The Holcome & Hoke Mfg. Co. VS..
j. J, Nelson was settled outside of
court. The Francis Roggenbuck vs..
Firemen's Insurance Co. was dismissed
from court.
In the Fred Grothe and E. J. Arndt
vs.. the Director General of the Rail
way, a verdict in favor Of the defend
ent was returned. The case grew out
Of collision of the auto and the train.
Two persons in the car were killed and
the machine wrecked. Witnesses for
the plaintiff and defendent gave con-
ficting testimony. The action was to
recover 81 900 as the value of the car.
The O. A. Pleifer case against J. J.
Sheehan and j. D. Sheehan was dis
missed without predjutice on motion
OF the attorney for Mr.. Pfeifer. 1t
developed that the suit was brought
against the wrong parties Hugo
Ebert will have to pay a threshing bill
amounting to about $50 as a verdict
IN favor of Martin Anderson. thresher.
In the Martin DeVaan VS.. Hubert
DeVaan, her divorced husband, and A.
Mander, John Klvsen and Henry Van
Leith as the signcrs Of DeVaan's
bond, there was ne defense and Mrs
DeVaan was given judgment for the
full amount asked for $8O1.50. This
.amonnt represents ;limony for the
past two years which has not been paid
fnasmuch as DeVaan has disappeared,
the bondholtlers vii! have to pay this
amount
The plaintiff was given a Judgment
of $500 in the case of Augusta l..
Greening VS.. the Bank of Commerce
by direction Of the court. The amount
involved is sale commission.
The city awarded !; verdict in their
case a"ainst Arthu, Partridge and G.
L. Oehier. The case was a cOndem-
nation proceedings started after the
city council decided to open up Second
street thru the property owned by Mr..
Partridge and Mr.. Ochler. The price
for the land could not be agreed upon
and the matter was placed before the
jury. The amounts decided upon
were tie amounts offered by the city
for the property. The property is
strip of land sc feet wide and l7G fl.
long half of which is owned bv Mr..
Partridge and half by Mr.. Oel1ler. Tie
opening of this street will give acces $
to the western portion Of the new resi-
dence Park addition. which wa. sold
out last fall.
The jury cases will probably be com
pleted this week after which the iurvy
will be excused. The balance of the
cases will he tried and decisions given
by the court.