| Show DISTRICT COURT IN SESSION asks for damages state land board finds trouble in disposition of flood waters judee christensen of the sev seventh anth judicial district was here last friday and held court in place of judge chidester the princ principal case for hearing was that of W H Eam losie vs the state land board E E hoffmann represented the plaintiff olain tilT and J N cherry tho the defendant the case arises from the efforts of the state land board to construct an undershoot to carry the flood waters from above the sevier valley cana canal I 1 this was on plaintiff sand and a ditch had to be constructed through this land to carra carr the flood waters when necessary after they had been carried under the canal when the state commenced this work plaintiff secured a writ of prohibition against the continuance ti nuance of it arid and the lase case then came up for bearing on a demurrer filed by the state land board after hearing arguments the of the attorneys judge chistensen sustained the demurrer of the state land board and dismissed the alternative writ and granted 20 days to amend the complaint the case of A P Rasmus sien sten adm of estate vs TS sevier valley canal company involving the rights to certain shares of water the demurrer of plaintiff to the affirmative ansi sustained in the case of sena B brown vs 0 P borg and sons was set for november ath when the report of the special auditor will ill be presented the divorce proceedings in the case cabe of hattie peterson vs august peterson both parties of salina will be heard on november ath A case of more than usual interest in the district court is that of thomas vs lorenzo lisonbee asking for for personal damages it will be remembered that and lizenbee Lizon bee had some trouble at monroe last year and in the fracas which took place lizenbee Lizon bee used a pocket knife on he was afterwards arrested ind and when tried in the district court he was found guilty 0 of assault the present ease case for per damigos irom th thit it A L demurrer to the complaint eom plaint as overruled and nd the case will onie come up for hearing on november ath hafics bates ire are attorneys for the plaintiff and the defense will be looked after by judi judge e ericksen Eri clen and mr christensen of mt pleasant Plea sint |