Monday started here the session of the District Court under the presidency of judge Scott M. Ladd. The calendar gives 69 lawsuits, namely 61 civ, 4 criminel and 4 probate (about inheritance).
The next persons are registered on the Grand Jury list: J. Daniels, E.R. Day, A. E. Frear, P. H. De Jung, F. Kuhl, Ira Lanb, J. P. Lind, and B. F. Sheets.
On the Petit Jury list appear the next: M. Borgman, A. Van den Berg,J. C. Corkery, P. J. Conway, S. S. Conrad, C. H. Edgarton, E. French, W. W. Hall, J. Van Laar, N. Lodovisaci, G. R. Ladd H. Putnam, D. Schalekemp and H. Shelp.
From the lawyers in our county, which we find at the issued court calender for making the plea's, have:(pleidooi=plea)
L. D. Hobson 1 plea
W. H. Palmer 1 plea
J. H. Hutchingson 1 plea
J. J. Bell 2 pleas
C. W. Carter 2 pleas
J. N. Deck 2 pleas
W. C. Leonard 3 pleas
W. S. Palmer 8 pleas
Pist & Kessey 10 pleas
W. Hutchinson 11 pleas
Geo. W. Hewitt 20 pleas
As it seems there are no Dutch names on the calendar you may conclude that the people in our settlement are peacefull and don't like lawsuits.
With special thanks to:
Wilma J. Vande Berg - Greater Sioux County Genealogical Society For a copy of the article.
And
Anton Vedders for the translation
