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Show ftt Rurka, where bo resided, because of his prornluence In business and social circles, Iwing assistant cashier of the Hunk of Eureka and having a family that was prominent In society. soci-ety. It will be remf inlrered that he wag Informed against for au assault with intent to commit a felony upon a young girl of F.ureka last spring. anJ he has fought the case througa Ins attorneys at-torneys very vigorously at -ivry step. Judge Greenwood entered upon the records a new rule today tha' he do Clares will be enforced to the letter It Is to the effect that whe.i u e:u Is at issue und set down for liinl by Jury that such case cannot be cer-lin-ued upon a stipulation by the counsel coun-sel In the case without the consent of the court. This rule thv Jud;:e has deemed necessary because, I' the Ire-qdency Ire-qdency with which counsel have had cases set for trial by Jury and when the Jury arrived there woula be nothing noth-ing for them to do. and thus entail a large aud useless expense to the county coun-ty and state in summoning jurors nnJ witnesses for no purpose, ;o say nothing noth-ing of the Inconveniencing of Jurors and court officers In use'',-s5lv dragging drag-ging Iheni around the country. I HOOPER OF EUREKA FORFEITS HIS BONDS Nephl, Dec. U. When the case of the state against Samuel Hooper was ' called for trial today the defendant did not appear, and It was learned that he had lied from the country, al- though his counsel were in attend-I attend-I ance on court and suited, that thev j had Just learned that the defendant I hail left the country. The londs of the defendant were thereupon declared declar-ed forfeited, which were glyen n n j sum of $1,000 j The Hooper cose has attracted cn-- cn-- tdderable attention in this place and 1 |