Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-11-28
is YOUR NAME In THE LIST?
SPECULATION AND STRIFE OVER A vRXED
QUESTION
Long Array Of Defendants in the Farmers Union
Suit. in Which Two Hundred aud Ten are Sued
for eopartnership Discrepancy Of Something
Like $1,000

Long Array of Defendants In the Farmers Uniol
! Suit. in Which Two Hundred aud Ten are Sue
for eopartnership Discrepancy of Something
= Like $4,000.
1t is an old seying that seldom fails *
. deveiope into fact, that when men ol
firms engage in u line of business Il
which they have no experience. failure
5 is the solution A case strongly illus
t trstiHg this prop psitiol. il that of the
late Farmers Union copartnership which
: wound mp it's affairs and retired from
merchandising in this city. several
months since, with deficit of something
like IS. 600.
The CENSOR does not understand that
a regular corporation under state laws
was ever formed. but it was sought to
have copartnership uniting farmers
and others in a business where they
might purchase at retail their supplies.
The manner of uniting with the concern
/ | is reported to be that when one desired
10 trade at the store he was asked to
sign some sort of paper, which they did.
Many say they signed 18th the belief
and understanding that the payment of
one dollar entitled them to trade there,
and that they were in no manner con-
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are the grounds, we understand. on
which many of the two hundred and
ten persons who are sued for their por-
! tion of the deficit base their defense
Each person who signed the paper re-
ferred to has been sued and is made de-
fendant in the large claims against the
copartnership.
The affairs of the concern were con-
Quoted by board of managers selected
by the alleged stockholders. who con-
sisted of the signers referred to above
These managers borrowed funds to stock
and carry on the business, executing the
company S notes. The managers have
usually Uttn Col. Butt, Chris Ellefson,
Ole Svig- am, e. Tilton, DIR. Porter and
others The cause for this large dis
crepancy, the CENSOR has no knowledge
of Perhaps selling goods on too close
margin, lack of experience in merchan-
Using too frequent change of help, etc,
These are given as some of the reasons.
. 1t is disagreeable matter at any .ate,
involving as it does a large numoer of
citizens in expensive litigation, We
understand that there is TO be quite a
general protest against payment of the
demands, and the lawyers will probab-
ly be able to indulge in the luxury of
turkey for Christmas dinner We TN
derstand every legal firm in the city las
been retained for the fray, most of than
t on the side of the defendants One OF
the plaintiffs who brings suit against
this long list of persons Is s, W. Moore,
) of this city who holds large block OF
the company Indebtedness in the form
3 of notes Cyrus NJ. Butt, Jr., is Mr.
2 Moores attorney. Defendants are given
| A. ~ s.k - 81.
swers to complaint Responsibility Of
! test case in the December term o.
: court. The outcome of this important
, and wholesale litigation will be watched
! with interest Following named persons
! who are alleged to have cepstituted thu
f copartnersnip have beensued:
s Ruben MAY, C. M. Butt. Elijah TiIton
Henry 6ilbaugh, Arthur Rogers, Edwin
: | r. johnson, Chris Ellefson, R. Pidcock
/ Ole Syiggum. Mieoael Anderson, Johl
, | J. Wilsey, CIV. Porter, N. ID. McLees
, E. A. Wiganowsky, Lewis Silbaugh
William A Silbaugh, f. Lillis Georg
: Welch, =. II. Glenn, j. w. Gilman, w
II. Pulver. ~ w. Dunlap, John /
Hayes, R. r. Bentson. Jacob Dach
Samuel Henden, H. Clark John o. Fort
. ney, A. w Green, Jens K. Furan, Johl
Johrson, Thomas Munson, A. J. Tainter
]. s. Harris, Samuel Solberg, Andrew
Christoferson, Nils s. Tale, w. b. Sill
baugh, Albert J. Carmichael Marvin
Henry, Claus Bowe, 81. NJ. Isham, Pete
n. Bringe. Hans Thompson, DAME
Webber, VIM. V Sheets James Mills
1 VIM p. Williamson, S. d. Ames. Martil
? Nelson, Ole L Stromland, Arnt John
| son, c. Amundson, Ole Stenderson, Jos
| Buchanan, Sam Simpson, Silas Foster
Louis J. Webber Jacob Peterson, N
. Krogan, E Loucks, John W. McLees
l Theo Boggs, Sever Thompson. Martin
r Call, Engebrit Larson, II. J. Reynolds
Thomas B. Smell. s. G.. Christians IN
J John Crook, Andrew Jasperson, s. N
, Bringe, Lars Jasperson, T. Fl. Turgeson
: Rinehold Summerfeld, Henry Acker
. | Tolleff Anderson, NJ. A. Phillips Jos
i Lyons, VIM S Oliver, Ed. Swenson
r Fred Stoll, VIM Garrett Howard Smith
: Nels. S Toll e, John Crook. Jr., Will
Nottingham, Greeley Graham, DAME
> S. Froiland. O. G. Christopherson, Pete
Robinson, Frank Boggs j. ID. Nicks
Alanson G. C:'ss Frederick Lieurance
!, Bernt J. Flikood, Peter G. Bolstad, Jacol
J Peterson Warren Fish, Gofto Wise, S
NJ Honaker, A. NJ. Nixon, Ignatz Stark
John s. Dragne, Martin Gunerius, Chri
! Z. Hum, Solfest c. Stegen, Solfest Tol
I lefson. J. I. Bates, W c. Williams J
!. 8 Gibbs. Andrew L. Lee, e II. Ames
y G.. w Atkins, Thomas Bendvoner. VIM
: Frazier Louis Clawater, Ole Wedwick
: Geo. B. Cade, d A Cade, John 7. Fort
!, ney, Claus Peterson, Langdon W. Davis
: J. E Williams, Charles Schoetberger
y Edward Zitner, Cornelia Erickson, VIII
Q son Mills. Samuel Davis, Thomas Levi
son. Oluf Gunery. Geo. Chambers. Jas
n p. Side Elias Harris, James Side, f,
/ A. Reed, H. NJ Hanson, J. n. Groves
J. d. w. Reed, d. L. Larson, |. n. Groves
= Lars T. Gabrielson, Tollak Olson. An
e draw b Thompson, J. W Marsh. Sam
Q uel Boyce, Samuel Mills Stephen Fraz
: ier, Ben Hanson, NJ. Z, Thompson, Oh
n Madison, G. w. Reagan, John Embren
Il sou, Martin G. Nash, Samuel Erickson
a J. d. Cade, Jacob T Mork, Jacob John
n son, J. f. Harris, H. II Hines, Mathia
Is B. Skreed. James Stephen, A. j.. Glims
g dale. Andrew Hanson, Amund Peterson
3 Helge Nelson, John jacobson, z. G. Dud
# ley, Ole Halverson, John Bergh, Tenni
II Gabrielson, Allen Fredrickson, David
1t Hunt. Mons Larson, p A Ramset. II
n F. Swain j. NJ NuZum, VIZ. H. CLARK
n John T. Stevens, Ole e Salve, Thoma
McCarty, VIM Crook w. NJ. McCul
lough, g. W. Wilson, George W. Wise
r. r. Buchanan, d. I. Buchanan, {
y Parr. w H Buchanan. james Dickson
y Anton Nilsen, Chas Stoll, Johan IA
= gaard, Henrik johnson r n. Glenn
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