Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-06-15
PIONEER AND LATE COURTS
VERNON couNTY'S FIRST CIRCUIT COURT
CONVENED PIFTY-THREE YEARS AGO.
May 9, 1851. In the Old Log Court Houss-Few Liy-
ing We're at:eEdsnts-PFesent Term Promises
TO be Brief-Small Crowd Present and Llst,e Ia
terest Manifest


ing We're at:eEasnts-PTesent Term Promises
TO be Brief-Small Crowd Present and Llttie Ia
tefest Manifest
Circuit court convened Tuesday morn
ing, and up to this hour very good per
cent of the cases on the calendar have
been disposed Of by continuance, dis
missal or by regular procedure. Aside
from the criminal cases little will be
left for the jury.
All jurymen answered 60 their names
except two. One was excused from ser-
vice.
F. w. Alexander is assisting Clerk
Mains, and Sperif Severson has as as
sistants Deputies Garrett C. A, Christ
ianson and P o. Runningen.
Attorneys present from out of the city
are J. z. Conway Lansing, Iowa; Ray
B. Graves, Sparta; Messrs. Higbee Bur-
roughs and Daugherty, La Crosse; E. B.
Harkins, Hillsboro; J. r. Dithmar Ell
roy; +. W. Burnham, Richland Center;
L. Grimsrud, Westby; A f. Drew, La
Fargo.
From indications the term may end
by the close of the present week. Fol-
lowing are cases on the calendar, with
those disposed of to the hour of going
to press:
CRIMINAL ISSUES.
State OF Wisconsin against Clarence Hast
ings, defendant, assault with intent TO raps'
Continued.
State OF Wisconsin against J. Q. A. Shear,
assault with intent to do great bodily harm.
Dismissed
State OF Wisconsin, against James II. Bates,
obtaining money under false Dretenses.
stae OF Wisconsin against Albert Sand
wick, seduction,
State OF Wisconsin against william Wheeler,
assault with intent to murder.
State Of Wisconsin against Chas, Asbiorn-
son, receiving stolen money.
State OF Wisconsin against Ole Strand. bas-
tardy.
State of Wisconsin against Louis Larson,
illegal sale Of liquor.
FACT FOR JURY
Samuel W. Moore against Arnt johnson, ct
Continued
Nels P. Bringe against Fred stoll, ct al.
Continued.
L. @. Davis against John DFegue and syl
Afidavi.a aled of prejudice Of Judge.
Jonas Lawrence against Bradley Bailey, ct
al.
Dismissed.
Leopold Albrecht ct al against The La
Crosse & southeastern Railway Company.
Continued.
Frank H. White ct al against The La Crosse
& Southeastern Railway Company.
Continued.
VIM. Wehling ct al against The ia Crosse
& Southeastern Railway Company.
Continued.
Jacob Beranek ct al against The La Crosse
Southeastern Railroad Company.
Continued.
ole Olson and IRA Cole against The La
Crosse & Southeastern Railway Company.
Continued.
Charles H. welle and Carl Gerlach against
The Ia Crosse & Southeastern Railway Com
pany.
Continued.
VIM. Hirschuber ct al against The la Crosse
southeastern Railway Company
Continued.
Christian Laedeke ct al against The La
Crosse & Southeastern Railway Company.
Continued.
Frederick Garhoif against The La Crosse &
Southeastern Railway Company.
Continued.
Max wadzinski tai against The La Crosse
Southeastern Railway Company.
Continued.
The La Crosse & Southeastern Railway
Company against @. u. Williams ct al.
Continued.
The La Crosse and Southeastern Railway
Company againstC. II Edwards 81 al.
Continued.
A. FL. Dahl, doing business Lnasr firm name
Of A. Il. Dahl & Company, against John
Haney.
q. Continued.
NJ. b: Davidson against John Hansy.
Continued.
westby State Bank against John Haney.
Continued,
John Haney against Nicholas d. Pound.
Emma Ssbstad against John Miller.
Dismissed.
Warren W Shear against J. Q. A, Shear,
Settled
Caroline II. Reiss against Anna Bell Tip
petts
Continued.
Mary E. Thomas against $. ]. sevsrson,
Village Of Viola against Jay Millner
Action dismissed.
B.M Baker agains Town OF Harmony and
others.
Motion to dissolve injunction dismissed.
Vernon County against The La Crosse &
southeastern Railway Company.
Continued.
Vernon County against The La Crosse *
southeastern Railway Company
Continued.
Theodore Bickle against school District
No. J. OF the Town Of stark.
Vernon County against ]. d. Poorman.
FACT FOR COURT.
Albon Lindemann against Elizabeth REsk
ct al.
To be tried at La Crosse
Emma Wierson against John sYeudson.
Order made for foreclosure !
Mary Bell against Elmer Bell
Edith /. Wheeler against Elias J. Wheeler.
Mary La Crosse against True La Crosse.
Phebe Jane DeLap against Edgar DeLap,
Divorce granted.
LAW FOR COURT.
]. G. Cox against L. II. Cox.
Lillian Coleman against Roscoe Coleman.
Divorce granted.
Charles kreps against Homer Linl and G.
J, Lind.
Settled.
THE PIONEER COURT OF THE COUNTY.
In 1851 the territory now comprising
Vernon was organized as Bad AK
county, and became q part of the newly
ORGANIZED sixth judicial circuit Ar
rangements were made to hold the first
term of court at Viroqua, the tempo
rary county seat in the spring of 1851.
Accordingly circuit court convened for
the first time in Bad Ak county, on the
9th of May, 1851, in little log building
which stood upon the site now occupied
by he Odd Fellows and Masonic hall,
II. d. Williams, block in Viroqua. The
building had been erected the previous
year by Moses Decker, aided by the set
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