Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-11-10
THE CIRCUIT COURT
ADJOURNED MONDAY
Much Business Transacted in the
Term Just Ended.
Another Chapter Added to Annals OF
Rogers-ROdolph Case-Several
Divorces Granted.

| Another chapter was added Thurs
day in circuit court to the chronicles
of the much discussed suit of T. "
Rogers VS.. F. g. Rodolph for alienat
ing his wife's affections. It will be-
remembered that the jury allowed
Mr.. Rogers $19. 600 damages. Fol-
lowing that the defendant filed q
motion for a new trial. Thursday
the court signed an order denying this
motion if the plaintiff consents to take
Judgment for $4,000. 1t is very probable
that the plaintiff will accept this
amount.
John David Gardner. of Platte
vile, appeared before the
court Wednesday and on motion OF
his u ncle Atty. D. J. Gardner, was
admitted to practice in the bar OF
Grant county Mr.. Gardner is q
recent graduate of the Law school Of
the State University, and will practice
in partnership with his uncle.
A matter of interest came before
Judge Clementson Wednesday in which
he served in the capacity of judge
in chambers It regarded a petit
ton from the Inter State Light and
Power Company asking for the con-
domination of certain lands in Grant
and Lafayette counties.
This company is constructing an
electric power line through the min
ing section, the central plant being
located in Galena. The proposed
route extends for % miles and passes
through, among other towns, Platte
Vile, Benton, Cuba City and Hazel
Green. The intention of the company
is to furnish the towns along the
line with electric power as we'll as
to the numerous mining properties
Satisfactory arrangements in regard
to the purchase of land have been
made with nearly all the farmers
along the route, in fact but four
miles remain in which no arrange
1 ment has been made. 1t was con-
corning the land along these four
miles that the petition was brought
before the judge
Attorneys j. W. Murphy and N.
S. Block appeared for the company
and S. E Smalley and D. J. Gardner
for the land owners. After the matter
was stated Morris Fox, the president
OF the company, was sworn and
testified. The judge filed an order
appointing the following commission
ers: Casper Gerlach, William Vail
and C. NJ Andrews. They will meet
the land owners and appraise the
value of their property. A certain
tract of the land belongs to minor
! heirs of an estate and the judge ap-
pointed a guardian ad litum to at
tend to their end of the business
Later an order was filed permitting
the petitioners to file boEds and TO
continue their construction work.
Judgments were ordered and signed
in the following cases: VIM. Merwin
VS.. Maggie NJ. Merwin, money de-
mand
Keystone Driller Company VS. E. c.
Banfeld ct al; money demand.
o. A. Eastman VS.. Minnie Ts East
man ct al. Reformation of deed.
Lancaster Lumber Company vs..
Galena Iron Works Co., ct al.
Action on mechanics lien.
Divorces were granted in the fol-
lowing cases:
Cora Bremmer VS.. Joseph Bremmer.
In this case the court decreed to the
plaintiff One-half of all the real estate
owned by Joseph Bremmer in Muscoda
and also gave her the custody of the
child.
Dora ChesIey vs. Julius E. Chesley.
Eliza Galley VS.. Urias Galley.
Kate STEINER VS.. Louis I. STEINER
Samuel Blume vs.. Rachael Blume.
A Judgment was signed dismissing
the appeal In re estate of Mary
Wright from the county court.
In the case of Joseph Tirschel vs..
Theodore Strebel an order of reference
for accounting in part-cause was
signed.
A demurrer was overruled and the
defendant given thirty days to answer
upon payment of ten dollars terms in
the case of the Wisconsin Lead &
Zinc Co. VS.. the Platteville Lead &
Zinc Co
Nolle pros was entered by the.
district attorney in the cases of Cart
Helm and John Mankel each charged
with resisting an officer.
In the State vs. Matt Cransge the
court decided that the plaintiff should
pay Mary Walker the sum of $3.50 and
also pay the costs in the action.
In the Hull will case which was an