Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1920-04-08
d. A. Dederich, James L. Fleming, w,
Dwyer and Joseph Moussman.
Husband Deserts Family

Kowalsky both formerly residing in
the town of Winfield He left on De-
cember 13, 1913, and his location is
not now known here. When he went
away there were five children the
Oldest but four years and four weeks
old Part of them are twins. To add
to the sorrow of the case the Oldest,
a son, was blind but two operations
gives him enough light so that he
may read large print. He is in the
school for the blind at GAINESVILLE. The
other children are with relatives or
in school at La Crosse. The mother
has employment in Chicago and is
able to pay their expenses. The chill
dren are bright and full of life and
the mother is exerting every effort in
their behalf. 1t is reported to the
authorities the father married another
woman under an assumed name while
in Detroit and that twins have APP
peared there. He has deserted the
Detroit also.
Other Cases
The case Of Thomas Barker VS.. G..
J. Underkofler was settled out Of
court.
The defendant was in default in the
case Of Paul Schara VS.. Edwin Goer-
less and judgment was granted.
A judgment was granted in the title
action of Claude Catlin VS.. Joseph P
Montgomery ct al.
(FrOm Saturdays daily.)
The spring term of circuit court
has closed Judge O'Neill and F. D.
Galway have returned to Neil1svil1e.
The following cases were the last
ones considered:
WeIk Case Again
Some time ago F. G. E. Welk OBJ
tanned a divorce from his wife, Mrs
Ida Welk and at this term of court
there was & desire on her part to re-
open the case, although she made no
defense at the time the decree was
granted. The court would not permit
this to be done. Although it was not
stated, it is presumed Mrs. Welk de-
sired part Of the property possessed
by Mr.. Welk. At the time of the
divorce action there was another man
in the case-a resident near the lake.
The witnesses: William Welk, Ida
Welk, William Ritchie, William Burke,
Olga Pekowsky, Martha Ruda, Mrs.
Hilda Madeline, j. H. Hill, r. G. E.
Welk
Werner VS.. Werner
For the fourth time Mrs. Rosette
Werner has applied for legal separa-
ton from her husband, John F. Wer-
ner. Judge O'Neill again refused to
grant q divorce. Mr.. Werner has been
employed by the highway department
and is now south of Madison. He is
troubled with varicose veins. Mrs.
Werner owns two pieces Of property
near Ableman, one Of which is worth
about $4,000.
The witnesses: John F. Werner,
Rosette Werner, Arthur Werner, w.
II. Ode Rudolf Werner, Elsie Werner
From Another County
There was no action in the default
case of Edward Koerth VS.. Baldwin
Marble, the case coming from Burnett
county. An attempt was made to
foreclose a mortgage here but it was
found by a Wisconsin decision that a
foreclosure proceeding must be in a
county where the property is located
Not Reduce Verdict
There was an effort to reduce the
verdict in the breach of promise case
of Miss Ethel Hewitt of North Free
dom VS.. Frank Draper, a rural, mail
carrier of the village. The defendant
claimed the amount fixed by the jury
$1,700, was excessive. The court did
not change the amuont.
Justice Could Not Serve
In the case of the state of Wisconsin
in relation of Senator George Stauden-
mayer, plaintiff in error, VS.. H. Groto-
phorst and others, defendants in error.
the court held the justice had no right
to serve the papers. Instead Of an
officer serving the summons on Sen
ator Staudenmayor, the justice took
the liberty of doing so having no such
right The amount is for $50. A
summons may now be properly served
if so desired.
Norton VS.. Norton
Divorce was denied in the case of
Ida Norton vs. William Norton. Both
desired a divorce on the ground of
desertion. He has not contributed to
the support of Mrs. Norton since April,
1918 Mrs. Norton has property in her
own right
Sosinsky VS. Sosinsky
Many Baraboo people remember
Frank Sosinsky. He ran an automo-
bile, mostly at night. and the car
rides finally resulted in his making a
trip to Waupun. His last trip, a free
ride, was in April 1916 Mrs. Sosinsky
was granted a divorce, he to pay her
1890. About the time of the marriage
che Joarad Cocir Ivy GQ0S anIxy nor.