Decatur County Journal Leon, Iowa Thursday, March 28, 1912 Criminal: State vs. GEORGE M. JENNINGS. By consent of the county attorney defendant filed his written plea of guilty of assault and battery which plea was accepted by the court. Fined $50 and costs of action. State vs. PEARL STEEN. Defendant's motion asking the court to direct a verdict of not guilty because of insufficient evidence, sustained. Dismissed on motion of county attorney. Defendant discharged. State vs. ORVILLE WILLS. Defendant filed written plea of guilty and was fined $150 and costs of actions. It was ordered that he stand committed to the county jail at hard labor as provided by law until fine is paid. Law and Equity: BOWSHER & BOWSHER vs. I.N. ROGERS. Settled and dismissed and costs paid. J.W. YOUNG vs. GRANT YOUNG at al. Sales and deeds approved as per decree signed. Farmers and Traders State Bank vs. EMMETT GORE and ALBERT FARNES. Dismissed at plaintiff's cost without prejudice. THOMAS BUTCHER et al. Vs. WILLIAM BUTCHER et al. C.W. Hoffman appointed guardian ad litem for GRACE and RAY MILLER. Decree is prayed. SAM P. BENNETT vs. MARY E. BENNETT. Decree as prayed. AMANDA J. ROBERTS vs. GEO. W. ROBERTS, Decree signed. J.H. NICKELL vs. T.A. HAYDEN et al. Sale and deed to THEODORE MERRIFIELD approved. MAY HUTTON vs. JAMES HUTTON. Decree as prayed. R.H. GARNER vs. IDA GARNER. Decree as prayed. J.W. MATHER vs. Town of Lamoni. Settled as per stipulation on file. JOSEPH C. BARNARD vs. NETTIE BARNARD. Divorce granted as prayed. E.J. BLAIR vs. J.W. PIERCE et al. J.W. PIERCE pays into court the sum of $756.08 being the pro rata share of claims against estate of GILRUTH PIERCE, deceased. EARL B. SMITH vs. ELLA R. SMITH et al. S.A. GATES appointed guardian ad litem for ELLA R. SMITH, unsound mind, during the pendency of this action. C.W. SPERRY vs. HATTIE SPRAGUE et al. Satisfaction of judgment set aside as per order signed. Probate: Estate of SILAS WORDEN. Ordered that administrator be authorized to expend a sum not exceeding $200 for erection of monument. Guardianship of MARY ETHEL MCJIMSEY. Final report and resignation of guardian as to NEALY A., LILLIAN D., VELMA P., and CLARENCE MCJIMSEY is approved and accepted. A.E. PRICE appointed guardian for above named minors Bond of $5,000 ordered. Estate of F.S. GRIMES. Will admitted to probate. G.G. GRIMES, one of the executors named in the will, being about to become a non-resident of the state. ELIZABETH A. GRIMES is appointed as sole executrix. Bond of $1,000 ordered. Estate of W.A. FOSTER. J.N. GATES appointed administrator. Bond of $200 ordered. Estate of J.M. LILLARD. C.W. HOFFMAN appointed guardian ad litem for M.M. LILLARD. Guardianship of EDWIN T. DAWSON. Guardian authorized to sell personal property. Estate of SARAH UNDERWOOD. Claim of Dr. G.R. Reed for $27.50 allowed. Claim of T.T. Stevens for $5 allowed. Annual report approved. Estate of W.A. FORSTER. Administration authorized to sell personal property at public auction and report to court in due time. Guardianship of ELIZABETH A. CRIGGER. Report of sale and deed to SCOTT JONES approved. Estate of HENRY N. LEIGHTY. Report of sale and deed to HENRY S. LEIGHTY approved. ----------------------------------------------------------- Copied by Nancee(McMurtrey)Seifert December 30, 2009 [email protected]

On Dec 30, 2009, at 6:58 AM, Nancee Seifert wrote: > Decatur County Journal > Leon, Iowa > Thursday, March 28, 1912 > > Law and Equity: > > Farmers and Traders State Bank vs. EMMETT GORE and ALBERT FARNES. Dismissed > at plaintiff's cost without prejudice. Nancee, The Albert FARNES above is most likely Albert R. "Ab" FARNES, b. ca. 1867 in Decatur Co., IA and died sometime after 1915 when he was living in Yellowstone Co., MT. A son of Virginia-born James FARNES, Albert married Fannie V. STILL 18 Mar 1897 at the STILL home in Decatur County. Fannie was a daughter of J.M. and Mary (MOAD) STILL. At least five of Albert's siblings -- David Henry FARNES, Mrs. Julia TROGDEN, George Wesley FARNES, Walter Jahue FARNES and James Frederick FANES -- also left Iowa and settled in Montana. Albert's father James was married twice: #1 Tempel "Tempy" ----- and #2 Phoebe "Feeb" BRIGHT. Rick=