Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1919-10-16

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Lawrence College and officiated at his
funeral. The same year, her husband
/ having died, his mother, the ever be-
loved, faithful, efficient, loving moth
er, went to Madison to keep house for
! her two boys, then both in the Univer-
sity of Wisconsin Law School. But
+ before finishing there he went to APP
pleton, married Edith ]. West in Oc-
tober 1873, and went into the service
of the u. S. as route mail agent, run
ing between Appleton and Manitowoc
and then between New London and
Manitowoc for two and a half years,
sleeping at New London upon bed in
the passenger coach, made up from the
cushions, during one, cold, hard Win
ter. Meanwhile he studied law in
Turner & Turner's office during the
six hours of the day that the mail car
lay over at Manitowoc.
Hon. L. J. Nash, present revisor Of
statutes for Wisconsin, and others
were upon the committee when he was
examined and admitted to the bar in
1875. Soon after, in 1877 he and FAM
lily moved to Centralia, now part of
Grand Rapids, where he practiced con-
tinuously until October( 1899, when
he moved to Milwaukee to take the
practice of his brother, O. 7. Williams,
who had been appointed to the Circuit
Bench. He remained in Milwaukee un-
til October, 1907, when he returned to
Grand Rapids where he practiced law
continuously until the time of his
death.
He had taught school several terms
during college to meet financial needs,
and had also been typesetter on the
Green Bav Advocate. When he came
here, he was elected and took up the
duties of County Superintendent of
Schools and did pioneer work in our
county schools. When the roads were
so blocked with snow that travel was
impossible he drove upon the railroad
tracks for miles, driving off to miss the
trains in order to get home or to get
to some school. He was always ready
with practical expedients to get there.
Some of the important cases he tried
are:
State ex rel Ward VS.. Brahmstedt,
1878, Al Wis. SOL.
Baker VS.. Holt, 1882, 56 Wis. 100.
State ex rel Wood County vs.
Dodge County, 1882, 56 Wis. 79.
State ex rel Hiles VS.. Wood County,
1884, 81 Wis. 278.
Mack VS.. Bensley, 1885, 69 Wis. 80.
Pioneer Co. VS.. Bensley, 1887, 70 476.
Hekla Fire Ins. Co. VS.. Morrison,
1882, Sc Wis. 1873.
Farnham VS.. Sherry, 1888, II Wis.
568.
State ex rel Neeves VS.. Wood Coun
ty, 1888, 72 Wis. 629.
Mack VS.. Bensley, 1889, IA Wis. 112.
Hathaway VS.. Lynn, rs Wis. 1856.
G. R. Water Power Co. VS.. Bens
ley, 1890, rs Wis 399. j.
Biron VS.. Edwards
Lutz VS.. Compton, 1890, II Wis. 584.
Biron vs.. Scott, 1890, II Wis. ATT.
Mack VS.. Chandos, 1890, II Wis. 573.
Town of Remington VS.. Ward, 1891,
78 Wis. $50.
Witter VS.. G. R. F. M. Co., 1890, rs
Wis. 543.
Witter VS.. Neeves, 1890, 78 Wis. SAT.
Pioneer Co. VS. Bensley, 1890, 78
Wis. 526.
Hiles VS.. Atlee, 1891, 80 Wis. PIG.
Biron VS.. Scott, 1891, 80 Wis. 2O6.
PIT. Edward Ry. Co. VS.. Arpin, 80 Wis.
214
Witter VS.. Damitz, 1892, 81 Wis.
385.
MacKinnon vs.. Insurance Co., 1892,
SO Wis. II.
Hoffman VS.. C. M. & St. P. Ry. Co.,
1898, sc Wis. All.
Globe Milling Co. VS.. Boynton, 1894,
81 Wis. GIG.
Rindskoff VS.. Myers, 1895, 90 Wis.
80.
Hiles VS.. Atlee, 1895, 90 Wis. Y.
Cox,,,,o,s VIC Morcbf1ald 90 Wis 80