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Show PROCEEDINGS IN DISTRICT COURT Tho jury In the caso of Timothy O'Nofl against Alma Keyes today at noon rendered a verdict of no causo of action. ' The caso was on trial in Judge Howell's division of tho district court all day yesterday and a part of this forenoon, tho' action having been commenced com-menced by 4he plaintiff for tho recovery re-covery of ?100 damages for tho alleged al-leged killing' of a brood mare. Tho Coinmorclal National Bank company has commenced suit In the districtcourl against D. C. Baker to recover $453.90 claimed to be duo on a cortaln promissory noto and for money loaned. In tho matter of tho estato of M. J. Hogan, deceased, Judge Harris today to-day appointed C P. MIddleton, Thomas Thom-as A. Whalen and Archibald McFar-land McFar-land appraisers and John Jenkins was appointed administrator under a bond of $800. In tho matter of tho estate of Henry D. Southard, deceased, tho parties contostlng tho petition for tho appointment ap-pointment of County Clerk Samuel G. Dyo as administrator, wero heard boforo Judge Harris, tho Judgment of tho court being that E. F. Bratz should be appointed to tho position, and tho bond fixed at $2,300. Southard diod at tho county Infirm- j ary a short time ago, it being under- ; stood that -ho was an Indigent, but ' it was learned afterwards that he had something over $1,100 in various securities se-curities and othor things of value Tho county commissioners petitioned tho district court to appoint Clerk Dye administrator for the handling of the estato that tho just accounts of tho deccriant might be liquidated. " Heirs of Southard wero discovered In different parts of tho countrv aud thoy filed a counter petition asking -that E F Bratz bo appointed administrator. admin-istrator. Tho contention was that the heirs-at-law had tho first right to ask tho, appointment of an administrator admin-istrator and the court took that view of tho matter. It is said that all just claimn against the estate will bo sottlcd. |