Show JUDGE HOWELL GRANTS FARNS MOTION Halver sons action against wm glasmann provoked only a smile from fridays standard attorney R S farnsworth appeared in the district court this morning and secured a dismissal of the libel action of george halverson against william glasmann and the standard publishing company summons of which was served on june the grounds upon which the dismissal was secured were the failure of the plaintiff to file the complaint within the required time as specified in the statutes attorney farnsworth placed the legal talent of the district attorney at no high standard when he pointed out the irregularities in the libel papers filed and convinced the court in a moment that the action was not in compliance with legal procedure so far mr farnsworth has been able to sit back and laugh at the struggles of his adversaries in their efforts to draw up a complaint worthy of bis serious attention tho plaintiff was represented by attorney A E pratt who showed great anxiety in the matter especially in the securing of the signature of the court to an order showing that the case be dismissed without prejudice to the action subsequently commenced and now pending it appears that the plaintiff in the action after serving the summons for the supposed libel action had a change of heart some time afterward and permitted the time for the filing of the original complaint to elapse without filing the document upon the second article appearing in these columns halverson evidently felt that his reputation was still further damaged and increased the amount of damages from to the action of the attorney for the defendant at this mornings session of the district court came as a surprise to the plaintiff and was taken after it was ascertained that neither tho summons nor the complaint had been filed the decision of the court in the matter was quite in line with th emotion made by mr farnsworth and puts the quietus to ftfe original action that halverson was so anxious to get into the courts the order of the courtis court is as follows it being made to appear by affidavit of R S farnsworth Farna worth that a summons entitled george jHa lyerson vs william glasmann and he standard publishing company wag served upon the defendant william glasman on june 26 1905 ra which summons it was recited that the complaint therein would be filed with the cleric of this court within ten days after such service and that such complaint in said action has not been filed as therein stated therefore on the motion of the said R S attorney for the said defendant fen dant william glasmann ft Is ordered that the said action so commenced by the service of said summons on june 26 1905 be and the same Is hereby dismissed without prejudice however to the action subsequently commenced and now pend ing by the same plaintiff against the same defendant the complaint in which action was filed with the clerk of this court on july 5 1905 said last mentioned acolon nw pending being numbered 2056 PROBATE MATTERS the following ate matters were disposed of in the district court before judge howell at this mornings session estate of rosetta hadlock ed hearing on petition for approval allowance and settlement of final account and for a decree of distribution and discharge granted as prayed estate of george lyman deceased hearing on petition tor approval allowance and settlement of final account and for decree of die and discharge granted as prayed estate of john lindsay deceased hearing on petition for letters of administration john lindsay jr sworn and appointed administrator bond estate and guardianship of mary wheelwright et al minors hearing on petition for order of sale of real estate approved estate of john knight deceased hearing on petition for confirmation of sale of personal property approved estate and guardianship of bello minor hearing on petition tor approval allowance and settlement of account and discharge and guardian of belle granted as prayed for estate of morgan powell deceased hearing on petition tor confirmation of sala of apal estate approved estate and guardianship of behnle ingebretsen minor hearing on petition tor his discharge as guardian of behnle ingebretsen continued to july alth estate of charles dufur deceased hearing on petition for approval allowance and settlement of final account and decree of distribution continued to july alth estate of lawrence robinson de ceased hearing on petition for letters of administration granted and mary J robinson widow of deceased appointed bond estate of acon allec deceased hearington Hear ingon petition for approval allowance and settlement of final account and decres of distribution and discharge approved and granted |