Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1922-04-14
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FOR APRIL TERM
SEVERAL INDICTMENTS RETURN
ED-TRIAL OF JURY CASES
NOW ON "

now Tor the regular April term, with
Judge Nye Of Moorhead on the bench.
The grand jury, has been in session
since court convened Monday morning,
but expects to finish work today. "A
majority Of the grand jurors this term
arc women.
Yesterday, the grand jury returned
four indictments against Frank Hart
man, two charging grand larceny and
two writing checks on a bank wherein
he had no funds. Hartman passed some
bad checks in this vicinity last winter
for furs which he purchased. He pull
ed the same game in Koochiching
county and finishes Jail term there
this week. Deputy Sheriff Fueger
went to International Falls to arrest
Hartman as soon as he was released
from Jail. ...lA. + ..- :
NJ. NJ. Parks, formerly proprietor. of
a hotel in Royalton, who was indicted
by the grand jury on charge of pass
ing worthless check, was arraigned
Wednesday. He pleaded not guilty
and his trial will come up later in the
term. He was released on continued
bonds. '-
E. J. Chandler of Rosing was indict-
ed on a charge of removing mortgaged
personal property without the written
consent Of the mortgage, with intent
to place such mortgaged personal
property beyond the reach Of the mort
gagee. He was arraigned Tuesday and
was given until yesterday morning to
enter a plea. He appeared yesterday
morning and pleaded not guilty and
was released on continued bond, trial
to come up later in the term.
VIM. Zachardo, Joseph Shut and
Sylvester Shut of Scandia Valley
were indicted, the first named on two
counts and the later two on two counts
jointly, for cutting and stealing timber
from land belonging to Judge Albert
johnson of Red Wing. They were ar
raigned Wednesday and pleaded guilty.
The judge sentenced each of them TO
60 days in the county Jail but SEN
tence was suspended On the condition
that they pay the costs, amounting to
$l5.cach, and on good behavior. They
were ordered to report to the court at
the next general term.
Iu the case of the Midland Linseed
Products Company VS.. Anderson@Levis
Hardware Company, the jury brought
in a verdict for defendant. Plaintiffs
sued for $175 which they claimed they
lost as the result Of the defendant re-
fusing to accept an order of Oil they
had contracted for. Defendants held
they had cancelled the order.
This morning, the trial Of the case
OF Ferdinand Ncils VS.. Henry Ander-
man will commence. In this action,
the plaintiff is suing for collection of
an account. The case is an appeal
from justice court. The case will like
.ly be finished, this morning,
This afternoon, the case of J. Il.
Martin VS.. Paul Felix will be tried.
In this action the plaintiff sues for
$500 and interest alleged to represent
the value Of stock of merchandise in
the Tanner Grocery store on which he
held chattel mortgage. The stock
was sold by Mr.. Felix as sheriff at a
sheriff's sale, the creditors furnishing
a bond to cover the amount of pos
sible claim. The defendant holds that
the chattcl mortgage is invalid in
that it applies to movable merchandise.
Several jurors were excused by
Judge Nye, on account of illness and
for other reasons. They were E. E.
James, Platte; Andrew Gusten, Swan
River; August Kapsner, Granite; Fred
Sears, Motley; Louis Kobilka, Buh; r..
A. Thompson, Richardson.
On Tuesday eleven applicants for
citizenship were examined by J. S.
90
department.. Four were admitted,
FIVE were continued and two were dis
missed, as follows:
Admitted
Karl Edwin Westerlund, Little Falls,
Route 4.
Per Jonas Johnson, Little Falls, R.
Milford G. Noyes, Little Falls, r. l..
Peter w. Amlock, Rail Prairie.
Continued
August Bastek, City.
Stanislaus Pulak, Platte.
Anthony Swaser, City. 80.
Peter Nyman, Rail Prairie. T.,
John Breda, Bowlus R. l.
a= ,# Dismissed ...%
Mike P1ofkin, Two Rivers, failed to
appear. -: u. .ys.
Anton Calliger, city, character un7
satisfactory. j.. "a S2s,-
A number Of cases were continued
and dismissed as follows:
Continued
J. Domboyy VS.. Walter Hayes. q.
Midland Linseed Products Co., VS..
NJ. A. Engstrom. .:
+ Sinclair Rofninr % vs. Gordon