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 In tJie District Court 0/ the State of lowa, in ana for Cherohee �County. �W* M. Easiseb, Flaintiff, vs. The Illinois CBSiBAii Bahi» BOAD GoMFANT, Defendant. �PETITION IOB BBMOTAIi. �To tiie iaid Dhtrict Court: �Your petitipner respeotfuUy representa that he is a rem- dent of Polk county, in the state of lowa ; that the defend- ant, the Illinois Central Eailroad Company, is a corporation duly and legally organized ander the laws of the state of Illi- nois; that this suit is a suit at law, and of a civil nature, ■Rud that the amount m dispute exceeds, exclusive of costs» the 8um of five hundred ($500) dollars ; wherefore your peti- tioner prays that an order he made removing this suit to the United States circuit court for the district of lowa, in accord- ance with the provisions of section 639 of the Bevised Stat- utes of the United States. �W. M. Kaeiseti, �By Beerthill & Henry, A. B. & J. C. Cdmmins, �His Attomeyo, �State of lowa, Polk County — ««„■ �I, W. M. Kaeiser, being swom, do say that I have read the foregoing petition, and that the statements thereof are true, as I verily believe. �W. M. Kaeibeb. �Suhscribed and swom to by said W. M. Kaeiser, this four- {(Benth day of February, 1880, before me. �[Seal.] Geo. F. Hbnbt, Notary Public. �Filed February 17, 1880. �OsoAE Chase, Clerk. �An order of removal was made, and a transcript of the record has beau filed in this court. Answer has been filed here, and a demurrer thereto bas been argued ; but the court, doubting its jurisdiction, called the attention of counsel to ��� �