New Ulm review., 1921-03-02
''MOONSHINERS'
PLEAD GUILTY
TWO LYON COUNTY FARMERS
FINED $l25 EACH BY
JUDGE OLSEN.
SPECIAL TERM OF DISTRICT
COURT STILL GRINDING
OUT JUSTICE.

Fred Radke and Sayle Smith, two
farmers residing in Lyon county, near
Marshall, appeared before Judge /. M.
Olsen IN district court here, Monday
afternoon at o'clock and plead guilty
to having manufactured 'tmoonshine',,
contrary to the national prohibition
amendment. The pleas were entered
by their counsel, Attorney Alfred w.
Mueller of this city, while County
Attorney Rollan Mathews repre-
sented the state at the brief court pro-
ceedings. Upon receiving the pleas of
guilty, Judge Olsen sentenced each Of
the two men to pay $125, which sum
included the fine and costs. The
amounts were forthcoming, whereupon
the defendants were dismissed.
Foreclosure Suit.
The action brought by the Henry
Slmons Lumber Co. against John
Ebenhoeh ct al to foreclose a mechan-
Ilc's lien, cameAlp for trial before Judge
Olsen, Wednesday morning, when the
special term of the Brown county
district court was resumed, following
the recess taken on account of Wash
lngton's Birthday last Tuesday. It
seems that Mr.. Ebenhoeh built home
on lots that were encumbered with a
mortgage. The Henry Simons Lum-
Der Co. sued him to recover for build
in material furnished him. This
company, as well as Edward w. Baer,
the local hardware dealer, had filed
mechanics liens against the property
Mr.. Ebenhoeh made no defense, but
admitted the allegations in the plain-
|tif's complaint. Judge Olsen ordered
that the mortgage is the first lien
against the property. with the ineeahn-
les liens next
4 Ditch Cases Tried.
All day Thursday was consumed in
| the trial of the eight suits filed against
the county commissioners of Brown
I county IN the matter of County Ditch
4 No. 49, which were considered as one
individual action as the question at
issue is the same in all of them, namely,
/ an appeal from the award of benefits.
q The plaintiffs are: John Krzmarzick,
Fred Orth, John M. Schmid, Peter
Anton Krzmarzick, Anna Lowinski,
Edward Werner, Gust. Krienke and
William ]. Schmid The court took
the cases under advisement At
: torney Alfred W. Mueller is counsel
4 for the plaintiffs, while County At
torney W. T Eckstein represents
Brown county.
Will Case Settled.
The action brought by Lizzie Per-
mantgen against Anton Schmitz, being
an appeal from probate court in the
matter of the will of the late Gertrude
Schmitz, the respondent, through his
attorneys, Pfaender & Erickson, made
I a motion to dismiss the case, which was
granted by Judge Olsen The matter.
had been previously settled to the
mutual satisfaction of the litigants.'
Attorneys Albert Steinhauser and
Alfred w. Mueller acted as counsel for
1.-THE plaintiff.
Another Will Case.
$ This wednesday, morning the triaA
j OF the suit brought by Anna, Edward,
Clara, Annie, Erwin and Viola Grau
!. against George Grau, being an action
) to set aside will, is to begin. The
plaintiffs seek to establish their owners
) ship in a farm belonging to the estate
of the late George Grau, sr. They
have retained Attorney Alfred w.
/ Mueller as their counsel, while Pfaend-
er & Erickson are handling the case
for the defendant.