Burlington Hawk Eye
Burlington, Des Moines co. Iowa
December 14, 1876

General News.

Fri. Dec. 8 - Jack McCann, who murdered Wild Bill in the Black Hills
last spring, was, on Thursday, found guilty of murder, at Yankton,
Dakota, and sentenced to be hung.

Sat. Dec. 9 - Benjamin F. Gue has been appointed pension agent at Des
Moines.

Wed. Dec. 13 - Large numbers of cattle are dying in Harrison county,
this state, from a disease called "black-leg".

Wed. Dec. 13 - On Thanksgiving evening Mr. and Mrs. H.A. Pierce of
Delaware township, Sac county, Iowa, started to attend a party.  The
night was cold, and they were well wrapped in robes and blankets. 
Upon their arrival at the party it was discovered that their little
babe, a bright boy about three months old, was dead, smothered.

Iowa Supreme Court - Opinions Filed and Decrees Rendered
Des Moines, Dec. 11 -
-Craig vs Alcorn, Van Buren county; affired, on motion
-Rodebaugh vs Pitken, Van Buren county; motion to affirm overruled
-Smith vs Grimes, Des Moines county; execution ordered returned
-Carman vs Roennan, appellant, Mills county; affirned
-Grim, appellant, vs Warner, Johnson county; reversed
-Colberg vs McBride & McGovern, appellants, Harrison county;
reverssed, unless plaintiff remits $100
-Wallace, appellant, vs York, Marshall county; reversed
-Easton, appellant, vs Randall, Sioux county; affirmed
-Canoble vs Lynch, appellant, Buchanan county; affirmed
-C.D.&M. Railroad company, appellant, vs Scheme, Clayton county;
reversed
-Ivens, appellant, vs Hines, Pottawattamie county; reversed. 
-Williams vs Brauer, appellant, Johnson county; affirmed
-Campbell vs C.R.I.&P. Railroad company, appellant, Guthrie county;
reversed
-State vs Brennan, appellant, Tama county; affirmed
-Starr, appellant, vs City of Burlington, Des Moines county; reveresed
-Savage, appellant, vs Scott, Washington county; affirmed
-Ellis, appellant, vs Peck, Benton county' affirmed
-Butler vs Security Life Insurance company, appellant, Des Moines
countycounty; reversed
-The First National bank, of Davenport, appellant, vs Carmer,
Gormsden; reversed
-Babcock, appellant, vs Meek, Washington county; affirmed
-Jordan vs Warner, et al, appellant, Keokuk county; reversed.
-State ex. rel., etc., appellant, vs Adams, Pottawattamie county;
affirmed
-State vs Mayer, appellant, Muscatine county; affirmed
-District township of Viola vs District township of Audubon,
appellant; dismissed and remanded for same order below, with
instructions

Iowa Supreme Court - Opinions Filed and Decrees Rendered
Des Moines, Dec. 8-
-Anderson vs Haskell, Cass county; affirmed
-Morris vs C.B.&Q. railroad, appellant, Fremont county; affirmed
-Palmer, appellant, vs Howard county; affirmed
-Georgia vs Kepford, appeilant, Keokuk circuit court; reversed
-Murphy vs Johnson, appellant, Davies (sic Davis) county; reversed.
-The independet school district in Fairview vs Duriand; affirmed
-Pratt Brothers vs the G & M railroad, Keokuk county, appellant;
affirmed on motion
-Walton, appellant, vs Dodge; affirmed on motion

Iowa Supreme Court - Opinions Filed and Decrees Rendered
Des Moines, Dec. 12-
-Sexton, appellant, vs Henderson, Marion county; reversed
-Sawyer vs Maher, appellants, Winneshiek county; reversed
-Westphal, Hinds & Co. vs Moulton, appellant, Jones county; affirmed
-State vs Kansas City, St. Jo and Council Bluffs railroad,
appellants, Fremont county; reversed
-Ross, appellant, vs McQuiston, Allamakee county; affirmed
-City of Decorah vs Kisselmeier, appellant, Winneshiek county;
reversed
-Murphy, Neal & Co., et al, vs Creighton Adams, Pottawattamie county,
district court; reversed
-The Sioux City and St. Paul railroad, appellant, vs Osceola coutny;
affirmed; Beck J. dissenting
-Chamberlain vs Wilson, appellant, Jackson county; reversed.
-The sisters of visitation of Ottumwa, appellant, vs Glass, Lee
county; affirmed
-State vs Finn, appellant, Winneshiek county; affirmed
-Gray, administrator, appellant, vs Miters, Linn county affirmed
-First National bank of Burlington vs Hasford; affirmed, on motion
-Myers vs Mallory, Lee county; affirmed, on motion
-Mellen, Crawford & Co. vs Miller; sale on execution set aside.

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