River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-12-22
Circuit Court--December Term.

Adoto ottt oict RoCN VI.
State VS.. Fred Couch, bastardy. Set
tied.
Adam Lamm VS.. Frank j. r. Apple
as surviving partner. Referred by
stipulation to @. A. Cross.
Martin Wolff VS.. Albert Drewke. To
be tried at Hudson in January
Eda n. Jackson VS.. Geo. B. Jackson.
Continued 10 Jan. term at Hudson.
III. A. Taylor @. r. Coon. To ne
tried at the special term at Hudson.
Citizen papers were granted anton
Heilmiller, Ole Olson, Hans Peter Pill
gard. Mccall Peterson and Hans
Christian Jensen.
First and second papers were grant
ed Michael Christian Nelson, Godfrey
Bengston, Anton Wald. Martin John
son, John Lind, G. A. Qgist, John
Lingren, John Anderson, Ed. Ander-
son, Nels Anderson, John P. Johnson,
Andrew Skarman. Frank Linderman.
c. G. Lindahl, Seffanais S. Retain,
Andrew B. Erickson and John West.
WEDNESDAY MORNING, DEC. IA.
The jury in the case of Joseph Kellar
against the town of Gilman, Pierce
county, suit for $4,000 damages for
injuries arising from defective high
way brought in verdict Of ;sl72.50 for
the plaintiff. The case will be APP
pealed to the supreme court, as JOSE
phine Kellar, wife of the plaintiff,
who was injured at the same time and
place, has an action pending in the
court for $1,000 damages, in which
the same Questions of facts and law
will arise.
WEDNESDAY EVENING, DEC. a.
A. Combacker. Esq, moved that
the court appoint a committee of
three members of this bar 20 draft
resolutions in memory of the late E.
Ii. Ives. The court appointed Messrs.
Combacker, Weld and J. S. White as
such committee.
State VS.. Henry Boner. Assault
with intent to rob and steal. Prisoner
in court and information read. Defen.
dant's Attorney Murphy demurred to
the information filed in the case on
account of duplicity. Demurrer over
ruled. Defendants attorney moved
to quash the information. Motion
denied. Further proceedings post
poned until Friday.
Myron A. Baldwin VS.. j. Dorcy.
Continued.
Josephine Keller vs.. Town of Gil.
man. Continued.
Albert Goodwin vs.. VIM. Goodwin.
Settled.
THURSDAY MORNING, DEC. Is.
George T. Heslin, Assignee, VS.. John
Murphy, Sheriff. Replevin suit.
Tried by jury. Verdict directed for
plaintiff for 500 and for damages in
the sum of cents. Defendant moved
for a new trial. Held under advise
ment. Stay of proceedings granted
for sixty days.
Citizens papers were granted to Gott-
lieb Reck. Chas. A. Swanson, John
Telninz, b. Olson, A. G. Swanson,
Charley o. Olson, Ole o. Melsby and
Christian Christianson.
In the case of Anthony Suter VS..
Park & Nelson Lumber Co. an order
was granted discharging order to show
cause.
S. J. Wakefield vs.. Martin Foley.
Action to recover for labor. Tried by
jury, and after some testimony the
jury was discharged until next morn.
ing.
III. S. Miller VS.. G. R. Tyler ct ais.
Judgment of foreclosure granted
plaintiff for the sum of 1882 and
costs.
Harston Z. Perkins VS.. Dexter Owen.
of mortgage. Defendant
and objected to judgment
in the case. Objection overruled and
judgment granted as prayed for in
Two cases.
FL. E. Perkins VS.. f. s. Webster ct
ais. No appearance of defendant.
of foreclosure granted as
prayed for in the complaint.
The North Hudson Mutual Building
& Loan Association VS.. ]. Ii. Childs ct
ais. A non suit was entered.
Myron A. Baldwin VS.. John Dorcy.
Tried by court. Action of ejectment.
Trial of this action concluded on last
day of term.
Alice Rappley VS.. Samuel Rappley.
Action for divorce. After hearing
testimony of plaintiff and her brother,
judgment granted upon proof of
desertion.
FRIDAY MORNING, DEC. Is.
Case of s. j. Wakefield VS.. Martin
Foley resumed and trial lasted until
noon when the jury retired to find
verdict. The jury found for the
plaintiff in the sum of $60.4l.
State of Wisconsin VS.. Henry Boner.
Charged with assault with intent to
rob. Called for trial. Defendants
attorney offered plea in abatement.
The plea was overruled and defen.
dant asked to plead. The plea was
mot guilty" Whereupon jury was
empanelled and the trial commenced.
The jury found the defendant guilty
as charged and the court imposed a
sentence to the states prison at Wau-
pun at hard labor for the term of two
years from II o'clock noon, Saturday,
Dec. IL, 1892, the first day of such i'm
prisonment to be solitary confinement.
State VS.. Henry Pumpkin. Selling
liquor without license. Defendant
in court and plead guilty to the charge.
The court imposed fine of $50 and
the costs of this prosecution, and to
stand committed to the county Jail
until such fine and costs are paid, such
confinement not to exceed go days.
The committee reported the follow
ing resolution in memory of the late
E. II. Ives.
To the Hon. Circuit Court of Pierce county:
Since the last term of this court the Hon. E. II.
Ives, one OF the elder members OF our Bar, while
yet in the full enjoyment Of manly vigor, and of
those talents which have won for him the regard
Of his associates and success in his profession.
has gone from among US. His CHEEKY voice viii
no longer animate our meetings, or his wisdom
aid in our counsels, and to this stroke of Proyi-
dence we can only bow in submission. Remem-
bering his genial and kindly nature, his ever
courteous demeanor, which never willingly