Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-05-21
GETS PROPERTY
GIVEN FOR STOCK
Ladysmith Citizen Laughs Best
Because He Laughs Last
Lawyers, Too
CONRATH CASE TAKES
MUCH OF COURTS TIME
End of Calendar Not Reached After
Grind of Ten Days-SeVeral
Cases Still On

one of the interesting cases at this
term of the circuit court was that of
Alden j. Laidlaw, of Ladysmith,
against the American Food Products
Co. Il corporation Of Minneapolis, and
\. Il. Ostrum, its president, and Aman-
da Ostrum, the presidents wife.
The American Food Products Co.
manufactured and put on the market
compound known as Eggless. said to
acceptably take the place of eggs in
baked foods. Considerable stock in the
company was sold to Ladysmith peo-
pie.
Among others. the plaintiff in the
case bought stock. giving in exchange
a house and lot in Ladysmith and a
fOrty-acre tract of land in the town of
Dewey Mr.. Laidlaw soon discovered
that there seemed to be something
wrong in the methods and manage
ment of the company. and that mis-
representation had been made. He
brought legal action to recover the
property which he had transferred for
stock. and succeeded in recovering the
city property some time ago, and this
trial resulted in an order for the re-
turn of the land in Dewey.
The action of julius Phillips, mar
ket gardener in LadySmith. against
Hip Lung. Chicago Chinaman, no
heads a company that runs a chain of
restaurants in Chicago and who at
tempted TO partially supply the restau-
rants from the products of tract OF
drained marsh land four miles south
Of LadySmith. resulted in a judgment
for 1898 to Phillips. Plaintiff devoted
quite tract of his garden to the grow
ing of cabbage plants on contract for
defendant. who intended to set forty
acres of cabbage He used only small
part of the plants. and failed i'll con
tract.
James Moore lost in his action to
compel VIM Guide. an occupant OF
building owned by him on WOrden-av.
to vacate said building.
The jury gave Anna L. Cole a judg-
ment against Jess W. Gaskins. The
parties resided over west of Bruce and
the case attracted considerable atten-
tiOn.
The case of the Stock Yards Nation
al Bank vs. Fred \. Stare. ct al was
settled.
Julia Erickson was granted divorce
from VIM Erickson.
4 hard-fOught case was that OF PM
F.. Nelson against W. o. Derby. +. X.
Erickson. and others. The trial Occu-
pied three days and the time of nine
lawyers and numerous witnesses. The
plaintiff was prior to the war engaged
i'm the mercantile business at COnrath
which business he sold TO the defendant
erickson. and the present litigation
arose out of this transaction.
The trial was terminated yesterday
and resulted in victory for the de
fendant creditors. though Mr. Erlck-
ON was ordered to pay plaintiff S5O0
N the real estate involved. and it was
greed that the Cook property is to DC
pturned to Mr. Nelson. The costs fall
mon plaintiff. excent for $25 to he paid
" Mr.. Erickson.
Fl. c. Beck was given a verdict in
foreclosure action against Steve LeDal
nd others.
Robert Kane was given a dec"ee OF
iyorce in an action against his wife
argaret Kane.
The divorce proceedings in the CASE
Clarence Holman against Anna H0l
an is taking the attention of the cour
dav. and. owing to determined con
# on the part of Mrs. Holman, III
1ding a counter claim. the matter Il
Dccted to consume considerable time
10 home of the parties to this action
near Sheldon. There are large
.nher of witnesses and others here
IN that vicinity, besides the case i
racting no little attention on tn
of IadySmith people. An onl.
Id is one of the objects of contention
aIimony figures in the matter.