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Bank Receiver and Estate Execu tor Stipulate $2,500 Amount for Settlement. CLAY CENTER, Jan. 8.-A judg ment suit on notes aggregating over $13,000 which has been pending in the district court of Clay county for the past ten years, and which had been three times tried in the district court and three times taken to the supreme court, was settled this week for $2,500 by stipulation of the Interested parties Costs in the action amounted to over $500. The action was brought by the Blue Valley State Bank of Spring Ranch against W. Milburn, WH liam Prahl and Milburn and Prahl, in 1921. The dispute arose when A. W Milburn, son-in-law of William Prahl, bought farm at Spring Ranch, stocked and farming operations, being made that Milburn was to do the work and Prahl was to furnish the money stock the farm and rehalf of the profits. Milburn became deeply indebted to the Blue Valley State Bank of Spring Ranch, became bankrupt and later died. The suit was started before Milburn took advantage of the bankruptey law. The bank claimed that Milburn and Prahl were partners, and sought to collect money from Mr. Prahl. Mr. Prahl's contention was that the relation between himself and Milburn was that of landlord and tenant, and that no partnership of any sort existed. After the commencement of the action, the bank failed and went into and the defendant Milburn died, and the action was then carried on by the receiv er of the falled bank, against the defendant few months ago the defendant Prahl died, and the settlement was perfected between the receiver of the bank and the executor of the William Prahl estate. SUTTON, Jan annual meeting of the Federated Sunday School board was held Tuesday at the Congregational Church. All teachers and Sunday school officera were present. The annual election of officers was held. Mrs. P. P. Trautmen ied her son, Richard, and family of Harvard to Wolbach visit over the with and Mrs. Fred Elein and family.