Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-03-03
CIRCUIT COURT GRlsT
EIGHTEEN NEW CITIZENS TAKE
OATH OF ALLEGIANCE
CRIMINAL CALENDAR DISPOSED OF
Two Cases Continued, Three Plead
Guilty, Two Dismissed, One
Acquitted

Acquitted
Hon. James Wickham, judge of the
Nineteenth Circuit, arrived from Eau
Claire Monday noon and began at 2 p.
m the regular February term of court
for Rusk county.
Monday afternoon was largely occu-
pied in examining and passing upon ap-
plicants for naturalization. The follow
ing were granted and took the oath of
allegiance: Alfred Hanson, Dougal Me-
Arthur, Archibald Blackburn, Marion
Hoekstra, Abraham Anderson, Joseph
Stevens, Frederick Henry Hartman,
Albert Skierka, Konrad Erick Anderson,
Thomas John Skrzypczak, Gust Peter
son, Joseph Skierka, John Czekalski,
Martin Kassela, Mike Kropedtowski,
Stanislaus Rybicki, Frank Joswiak,
Walanty Cziekalski.
The cases against Tom Baker and E.
d. Corrier were continued on the affi-
dayit of their attorney L. E. McGill
that he was physically unable to try
them at this term.
The cases against Mrs. Mayme Ludke
and Ignatz Tomczack were dismissed
on motion of defendants attorneys,
Thomas & Carow.
Fred Summers plead guilty to petty
larceny, having stolen money from the
till in Sands hardware store, and was
sentenced to six months hard labor in
the county Jail.
Geo. Gathers and Richard Slayton
plead guilty to petty larceny, having
stolen timber from the land of the Rusk
Farm Co. in the town of Rusk, and
were fined $10O and costs each.
Anona Earle plead guilty TO the charge
of selling liquor in the town of Lawrence
dry town, and was fined 800 and costs.
The jury in the case of Arthur Tay-
lor, charged with participating in an
assault and robbery committed in box
car in Ladysmith last November, found
a verdict of mot guilty" on the first
ballot. The case was tried Thursday.
Thomas & Carow were attorneys for
the defense.
State VS.. John Kearney, illegal sale of
liquors, is the last on the criminal cal
endar and the last to be tried.
The personal injuries case, B. F. Kim
yon VS.. the 500 Railway Co., occupied
the greater part of Tuesday and all of
Wednesday. Frawley & Frawley were
attorneys for the plaintiff and VIM.
Hayes and Thomas & Carow repre-
sented the railroad. Mr.. Kinyon was
suing for damages sustained Oct %,
1908, while assisting Geo, Bonselii in un-
loading a carload of horses at Lady
smith. The plaintiffs injured wrist
was examined by all four of Ladysmith's
physicians, who testified in the case.
The jury awarded damages in the a
mount of $500.
David Coddington ct al vs.. The John
Helm Co. and Peter J. Murphy ct al vs..
Menasha Paper Co., two cases in which
L. E. McGill is attorney for the defense,
were continued.
J. L. Gates Land Co. VS.. w. A.
Blackburn, transferred from jury to
court calendar.
Rasmus Johnson ct al VS.. ]. A. Ma
10y, Rasmus Johnson vs.. VIM. Keith,
and Town of Strickland VS.. J. H. Bow
ker, are three cases added to the jury
calendar.
H. H. Christian VS.. Louis Norgren,
and Ernest Floyd Garnsey VS.. Sadie
Garnsey, are two cases added to the
court calendar.
Attorney Charles Kirwan has been
appointed by the court as diverse coun-
sci for Rusk county.
D. F. Manley and JAG Speich are Off
ciating as bailiffs for this term.
The following jurors are in atten-
dance:
L.