Show STILL IN COURT CASE OF STEWART VS 0 S L HAS BEEN postponed divorce action to be vigorously opposed peer estate Is awarded over judge J A howell held a busy morning session in tho district court today handling quite a number of cases and continuing several others among hose continued was that of B E vs the oregon short line which resulted from the attempt of tho short line to prevent the rio grande western railroad from connecting with a spur built by the defendants on the property of the sim anions hardware company at twenty first street and wall avenue it has been reported that the second party to this action desired to effect a settlement but the fact that the case Is still in court would indicate that a Is not yet in sight the case was set down on the calendar tor may 5 the matter of A H C smith vs gideon alvord which la an action to prevent the digging of a certain water ditch was also set for may 5 the divorce of lily V halsted vs edsaa 0 halsted was continued until monday evening at 7 30 the postponement was granted by the court on motion of the attorney tor the defendant who desired that his client who Is an engineer for the southern pacific company might be present attorney J N kemball was admitted as associate counsel for attorney maloney who Is handling the case tor the plaintiff this action would indicate a determined legal battle when the case comes up or trial in the matter of sarah J brown vs C J stowel et al tho court beard the evidence of joseph dark and george brown and granted the decree as prayed for which was to quiet the title to a certain piece of land a part of the estate of william stowell deceased in the case of elizabeth L peery et al vs julia S woolley as administratrix of the estate of henry albert woolley et al L H carver testified and the court granted an order for judgment as prayed for amounting to 16 this action resulted from the failure of the defendants to settle a judgment granted to david H peery since decea 1896 in the matter of nick vs the oregon short line which Is an action for ahe recovery of possession of certain lands drafes da afes for rents and cost this suit was filed january 8 and in the proceedings today it was brought out that a bill of exception has been prepared and served on the plaintiff and the plaintiffs attorney having no amendments to propose has consented that the same be presented to the court or settlement in me matter of carl J grandin vs ie southern pacific company a suit for damages in the sum of 1999 the case was taken up just before the noon recess and immediately after the noon hour the matter of securing a jury to try the case was engaging the court and at the time of going to press the same had not yet been secured this action results from injuries received by grandin while working as a laborer in unloading battery houses from a car john jwill was admitted as associate counsel for the plaintiff |