Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-03-15
MANY CIRCUIT
COURT CASES
DISPOSED or
Past Week Sees Wide
Range Of Litigation.
Dismiss Numerous Criminal Cases

Dismiss Numerous Criminal Cases
The following cases were struck
from the circuit court criminal cal
endar last week:
State VS. Chris Chase, bastardy.
State vs. Roy Curtiss, bastardy.
State VS. Roy Wilberscheid, giving
out checks for payment Of milk at
No. Andover cheese factory, settled.
State VS. Purley Hunt, dismissed.
State VS. Carl Wallace, dismissed.
Stat VS. w. l.. Winskill, settled.
One Divorce Granted
Sarah E. Trenary was granted a
divorce from Lloyd E. Trenary. The
judgment included custody of minor
child, SIS support monthly for child,
SO monthly alimony and costs of ac
ton.
Farmer Loses on Note Suit
Beauford Briggs, Muscoda, lost the
action of the MuscOda State bank VS.
Mr.. Briggs. The bank sued to collect
on two notes issued Dec. 10, 1916, one
for $14381 and the other for $133 GO.
Briggs claimed that he had paid the
notes and was being asked to pay
twice. He denied the signature, cal,
ling the same a forgery. The jury
held that the signatures were made
by Mr.. Briggs and he must pay the
notes plus interest.
ElIenbOrO Man Pays Fine and Costs
State VS. JOS Hall, Ellenboro was
settled by a plea OF guilty and fine of
5000 and costs. Mr.. Hall was raideG
a few months ago and found to be
in possession of an illicit still.
Two Mount Hope Lawsuits Settled
The case Of j. E. Lambert VS. the
Military Ridge Cheese Co., was heard
and taken under Amusement by the
court.
Earl Wetmore VS. Everett Baker,
heard by a jury Tuesday, was decided
Wednesday for plaintiff with a YER
dict OF $27 WetmOre claimed he had
bought hay of Baker with the under
standing he could feed it on the
Baker place When ne got ready to
feed his stock Baker was unable or
unwilling to grant him permission
and Wetmore had to move the hay off.
He asked for $110.
MuSc0da Tire Case NOn-suited
Luxem & Davis Tire Co., VS. Frank
M. ViktOla Co, Muscoda, was non
suited upon motion OF Attorney r.
M. Orchard for Viktora. The COM
pany sued for payment Of $243 on
tires sold to Viktora. Mr.. Orchard
based his plea for nOnsuit upon no
proof OF sale offered.
Muscoda Farmer Defeats Bank
Muscoda may be little place but
it "shore" has a heap Of litigation.
Another case from the river bailiwick
last week was the Muscoda State
bank VS. Frank j. kolar, farmer. Mr..
kohler won the case.
Ine bank sued for payment of a
note for $3.50 it had taken in due
course from the Pedigree Swine AS
sociaito on of Humbird, Wis, on Mar.
10, 1920. kohler claimed that he had
not signed note and that the sigma
ture on the note was not his.
1t seems that i'll 1919 representatives
of the HuInbird outfit appeared in
the MuscoGa region and induced a
number of farmers there to sign a
contract. This contract bound the
farmers to take a certain number Of
purebred Poland sows in pig, with
the understanding that after certain
stipuIations had been fulfilled certain
monies would be paid the company.
On the other, hand the company
agreed to take back the get OF the
sOws inside of Is months at a certain
stipulated price. 1t looked like the
old game of something for nothing
and a number of the farmers fell for
it right. Sixteen farmers were roped
into the scheme and notes to the total
of $3.50 discounted at the bank.
Since then the company has gone
out Of business" The bank being the
holder in due course of notes brought
suit against Kolar who defied them
to do their worst. The jury in the
case answered two questions as fol-
lows:
lis the plaintiff, Muscoda State
bank. a holder in due course of the
note in question? Answer-Yes.
2.-Is the name signed to said note
the true signature of the defendant?
Answer-No.
Other Minor Criminal Matters
The Glen Haven boys who were ac-
cused of lanching into the moonshine
industry by peddling the stuff at a
dance. pleaded guilty and had their
sentences suspended six months dur
inc parole to see how they conduct
themselves. Lawrence Wood was
naroled to James Wood and Ed. Koel-
ker paroled to f. H. Koelker.
Everett Faust, Potosi, charged with
violation of the Seyerson act, was
given his choice of $500 fine or three
months in county jail. Everett was
given plenty Of time to make his de-
cision and finally took the jail SEN
tence. A charge Of similar nature
is still pending against him.
SHOOT FINE RED FOX SPECIMEN
George Latham of the town OF Lima
was in Lancaster Monday to claim
bounty on fox he and VIM. Hughitt