The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1910-10-13
CIRCUIT COURT
HAS ADJOURNED
Several Cases Disposed of
During the Last
Day.

The circuit court adjourned on
Thursday afternoon. Among the last
cases considered were the following:
In the case of Brunswick Bake Col
lender Co., VS.. G.. Gibbons and Emmet
M. Harris, Attorney Ruggles moved
for judgement. Granted.
In the case of the Western Gas & In
vestment company, VS.. The Baraboo
Lighting Co, Attorney James
FL. Hill for the defendent moved to
vacate the interlocutory judgement.
Held in allegiance.
In the divorce case of +. w. James
VS.. Clara l.. James, the action was dis
missed. The last heard of Mrs. James
she was at Coyne, Iowa, and Mr..
James was at Ladysmith, Wis.
In the case of Joseph HEM VS..
Theodore Huerth the plaintiff moved
to set aside the verdict on the ground
that the court erred in not directing
verdict for the plaintiff on the evidence
submitted and asked for a new trial.
This was case of assault from Sauk
City. The matter was taken under
advisement and stay of execution of
so days allowed.
In the case of Casper Roser VS.. HI. y
Jansen ct al. it was decided to submit
the matter in briefs. This is case
tried short time ago and the defend
ant now asks that the answers be so
changed that they will be for the de-
fendant. 1t involves title to land in the
Wisconsin river.
The divorce case of Ann Ashley VS..
Dayton Ashley was dismissed.
The couple is now living together
insurance Company.
| In the case of Henry Guhl VS..
North western National Life insurance
company the jury brought in a ver-
dict in favor of Mr.. Guhl. Mr.. GuhI
was insured in the company and
claimed that he paid the dues to j. N.
Reuter- to be sent to the company. Mr..
| Reuter- testified that he sent the money
but the company claimed that the
money was not received. The comp
any refused to reinstate Mr.. Cub
claiming that his policy had lapsed.
There was special verdict, the ques-
tions and answers being as follows:
First, Did Mr.. Reuter-, on the 1st day
of October, 1909, deposit in the post
office at Sauk City, sealed envelope
addressed to the defendant company
at Minneapolis, containing remittance
covering the premium due on the
policy Of Mr.. Guhl Oct. 10, 1909? An
swer, Yes.
| Did the defendant company, on or
before Oct. 10, receive the letter con-
tanning the premium on Mr.. Guhls
policy which was mailed Oct. lst? An
swer, Yes.
| Third, Did Mr.. GuhPs application
to reinstate his policy furnish satisfac-
tory evidence of the good health of
Mr.. GuhI? Answer, Yes.
Mr.. Guhl sued for 81 $50 and it was
agreed that he was to receive the
above amount.
The chief witnesses were Henry
Guhl, G. FL. Bunting, Henry Guhl,
| F. E. Parkinson, DR.. d. M. Kelly,
DR.. Roger Cahoon, w. II. Sheldon,
Ii. w. Cook, DR.. A. l.. Farnsworth,
and Robert E. Esterly.
Bentley, Kelley & Hill of Baraboo
and F. E. Parkinson of Madison were
the attorneys for Mr.. Guhl and Burr
w. Jones of Madison and j. T. Baxter
of Minneapolis were the attorneys for
the company.
1t will be recalled that Melvin Felt
brought suit at Baraboo against the
same company for a policy of $1,000.
He won the case. There are also
number of other suits pending.
| KaIaher Case.
| In the case of the State of Wiscon-
sin ex rel VS.. j. M. Dick, VS.. F. }.
Kalaher the first arguments were
made this morning. 1t will be remem-
bered that the case grows out of a
remonstrance filed with the city coun-
Gil against granting saloon license to
the defendant. The saloon is within
800 feet Of the high school. Attorney
A. J. Gemmill appeared for the plain
tiff and argued the brief which he
filed. Arguments were made by the
other side and City Attorney V. IL.
Cady was present on behalf of the
city but nothing was said about the
paying back of the license money by
the city in case the decision was
against the saloon keeper. The defense
will make a reply to Mr.. Gemmill's
brief by October 13 and Attorney
GemmillwiIl reply to theirs by October