Show district court the january term of the district court tor county opened here monday with judge dicob johnson on the bench there was more than the average number ot attorneys present including livingston sam king R thurman allen sanford A E wedgewood Wedge will reid wm hovard F E woods U E curtis arthur tru man john reid george miller and A D dickson G A iverson court stenographer v as on duty and district court clerk E W fox J occupied the clerk 8 chair when sheriff tuttle announced the court in session the room was well filled the one criminal case on the docket that 0 the state vs u wis quickly disposed 0 on motion 0 the district attorney the complaint was amended charging the defendant with assault merely and to the corn plaint so amended a plea of guilty wag entered on tuesday morning judge bohnson imposed a fine 0 after sharply lecturing the defendant the case off H ys the des ert like irrigation co occupied the it antion of the court all day tuesday and evening mr buatt asks tor dim ages from the company claiming that us land through which tte compi nys ditch runs has been damaged to that amount by water overrunning the banks at the ditch causing much of the land to s vamp and alkali to raise the de fondants on the other hand contend that the land was swampy and worthless before chev dug their ditch through it and that they have kept the ditch rea ion ably clear of debris etc that plain tiff cut gaps in banks of ditch himself allo ving the water to inundate the land great deal of conflicting testimony wis presented bv the respective sides the conclusion was arrived at thit it would be best to have the court person ally inspect the land an 1 ditch this judge johnson will do immediately pro ceding the next term of the district court here when he will render his de casion in the matter attorney wm D livingston represented plaintiffs and W ill reid ind gearge millor ap pared for the defendants seymour spencer son of mrs brigham knight of huntington was examined and adjudged an imbecile b drs pear son and winters and was ordered bv the court to be sent to the insane aay lum the unfortunate is 39 vears of age and has apen a cripple and a con stant cire to his mother since his birth the family came from Pan gar held anty about four veirs ago aher iff tuttle took him to brov on wednes dav rhe matter of J V seel et al vs the board of school trustees of castle dale vent over until next term of court sam king represented the pUm tiff mrs abigail jm stev ens was appoint ed guardian tor george W king in in competent her bond was fixed at in the estate of sven larsen de ceased lettera ot administration were imbued toed yard larsen bond the judgment heretofore entered in the matter of mrs M V L P cypen was ordered set aside the case will be heird at next term of court peter petersen and wife were given i judgment in the sum 0 and cost i L F peer the constructor of the stone work for the railroad bridge at woodside 1 he rio grande western Rail roil company evaa mad a joint de fondant in the original complaint A E wedgewood attorney tor the railroad company demurred to the complaint irid on the ground that the defendant parties were illegally joined the demur was sustained plaintiffs counsel alien 1 santoro vas granted sufficient time to amend the complaint which dismissed action against the railroad rail roid without prejudice peer was not present nor le presented on wednesday morning after the reading of the minutes court adjourned for the term the judge district actor nev an court stenographer going di iv to their homes ui ban ete county |