Guide to the Wickham and Farr Law Firm Printed Cases and Briefs, 1888-1909

Summary Information

Title: Wickham and Farr Law Firm Printed Cases and Briefs

Inclusive Dates: 1888-1909

Creators:

• Wickham and Farr Law Firm (Eau Claire, Wis.)
• Farr, Frank R., 1860-1932
• Wickham, James, 1862-1944

Call Number: Eau Claire Mss BA

Quantity: 3.0 c.f. (24 volumes in 3 record center cartons)

Repository: Housed at the Area Research Center, William D. McIntyre Library, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire; owned by the Wisconsin Historical Society, Library-Archives Division

Archival Locations: UW-Eau Claire McIntyre Library / Eau Claire Area Research Ctr.

Abstract: Printed Wisconsin Supreme Court cases and legal briefs prepared by the Eau Claire, Wisconsin law firm of Wickham and Farr, and by opposing attorneys. The cases span the dates of James Wickham's law practice from 1888 until 1909, when he was appointed circuit court judge for Wisconsin's newly-created 19th circuit. In 1889 Wickham was joined in practice by Frank R. Farr. Wickham and Farr undertook cases from all of the counties surrounding Eau Claire. The cases represented in the collection are comprised of appeals of all types to the Wisconsin Supreme Court with two to the U.S. Supreme Court, a few to the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit, and one each to the Minnesota and Illinois Supreme Courts.

Language: English

Subject Terms

• Civil law—Wisconsin—Cases
• Lawyers—Wisconsin
• Farr, Frank R., 1860-1932
• Wickham, James, 1862-1944

Biography/History

James Wickham was born to Patrick and Catherine (nee Quigley) Wickham, January 31, 1862 in Melancthon Creek section, Richland County, Wisconsin. His parents were natives of County Wexford, Ireland who married in New York and lived in Cleveland, Ohio and Whitewater, Wisconsin before settling on a Richland County farm in 1860.

Both died in 1894. James was the next to youngest of seven children. He was educated in Richland County and Richland Center schools, and after high school graduation taught school for several terms. Wickham began his law practice in 1886 after completing his law studies at the University of Wisconsin. He practiced alone in Eau Claire for 3 years, until forming a partnership with Frank R. Farr in 1889, and also was Eau Claire city attorney for 7 years, 1898, 1900-1905. The partnership continued until 1909, when Wickham was appointed circuit judge for Wisconsin's newly-created 19th circuit. Wickham served as judge until poor health forced him to leave the bench in 1942, having declined three offers of appointment to the Wisconsin Supreme Court during his career.

In 1891 Wickham was married to Ida Hoskin (d. 1904). They were the parents of James Arthur, a Milwaukee attorney; Walter; William; and Catherine (later Sister Mary Dominic or Sister Mary Kim), who graduated from Rush Medical College in Chicago and worked in church missions in the Far East. James Wickham married Helen Koppelberger in 1908; she died in 1920, and in 1923 he married Katherine Linley. Wickham died in 1944.

Frank Rufus Farr (1860-1932) was born in Wellsboro, Pennsylvania, to Rufus and Ellen Farr. In 1879 the family moved to Eau Claire, where two years later Farr and his brother, Dr. J. F. Farr, opened a drug store on the city's north side. Farr later attended the University of Wisconsin and graduated from the law school in 1889. He returned to Eau Claire and went into practice with James Wickham. After Wickham's appointment to the bench, Farr went into partnership with L. M. Sturdevant, Wisconsin's attorney general, and later, with Arthur W. MacLeod until 1932. From 1890 to 1894 Farr was a receiver of the U.S. Land Office, and in 1894 and 1896 was elected Eau Claire County district attorney. He died in 1932 and was survived by his wife Irene (nee Heimbaugh), and sons Donald L., Merrill, and George M. Farr.

Scope and Content Note

The entire collection consists of 24 volumes of printed and bound Wisconsin Supreme Court cases and legal briefs prepared for those cases by Wickham and Farr, and by opposing attorneys. Wickham and Farr undertook general appeals cases from all of the counties surrounding Eau Claire. It appears that the volumes were maintained by Wickham, as his name and notes and citations are written on many of the individual briefs. The cases comprise appeals of all types to the Wisconsin Supreme Court, with two to the U.S. Supreme Court, a few to the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit, and one each to the Minnesota and Illinois Supreme Courts. Though the order is generally chronological, there are many exceptions.

Administrative/Restriction Information

Acquisition Information

Presented by Eau Claire County via Judge Thomas Barland, 1975. Accession Number: M75-497

Processing Information

Processed by Menzi Behrnd-Klodt, January 1985.

Contents List

Wisconsin Supreme CourtJanuary Term, 1888Box 1Valley Lumber Co. vs. Absalom Smith and William WhiteVolume 1August Term, 1888Box 1Cristena Bergland vs. M.S. Frawley and T.F. FrawleyVolume 1January Term, 1889Box 1In Re Julius H. OpdaleVolume 1Box 1Otto Streisssguth and Harry T. Drake vs. B. Bessinger and Samuel ReigelmanVolume 1Box 1Mathias Frisk, Edward H. Turner and Frank E. Fallants vs. B. Bessinger and Samuel ReigelmanVolume 1January Term, 1892Box 1Martin J. Argard vs. Robert ParkerVolume 1Box 1Second National Bank of St. Paul vs. Ole Larson and Bertha LarsonVolume 1January Term, 1891Box 1D.F. Gibbons vs. John GrinselVolume 1August Term, 1890Box 1Absalom Smith vs. The City of Eau ClaireVolume 1January Term, 1891Box 1David Drummond vs. The City of Eau ClaireVolume 1Box 1Anna May Farr and J.F. Farr vs. The Trustees of the Grand Lodge of the Ancient Order of United Workmen of the State of Wisconsin and Mary E. PeckVolume 1Box 1J.R. Farr vs. The State Bank of Phillips and A.M. HuntVolume 1August Term, 1893Box 1The City of Eau Claire vs. Maria MatzkeVolume 1Box 1State of Wisconsin ex rel., Alex. McPhee vs. John EricksonVolume 1Box 1State of Wisconsin ex rel., Mike Wold vs. Ole HansonVolume 1Box 1In the Matter of the Voluntary Assignment of Edward D.
Rankin to Arthur Smith for the Benefit of His CreditorsVolume 1Box 1W.H. Frawley vs. P.J. CosgroveVolume 1Box 1Ole Larson vs. The Aultman and Taylor Co.Volume 1Box 1Ole Larson vs. S.G. Cook and W.W. HuntingtonVolume 1Box 1Louis A. Shakman vs. Charles W.E. Sommermeyer, Lena
Brimi and Anna Huebener, Caroline Schwartz et al. Volume 1Box 1Sophia C. Sommermeyer vs. Charles W.E. Sommermeyer,
Lena Brimi and Anna Huebener, Caroline Schwartz et al.Volume 1Box 1Albert S. Gage and Eliphalet B. Gage vs. Edward W. Allen
et al.Volume 1Box 1Ryan Drug Co. vs. Carl M. HvambsahlVolume 1Box 1John Becker, as Assignee of H.G. Talbot vs. Nils Holm,
John S. Smith and L.C. GarrisonVolume 1Box 1Nils Holm vs. A.E. Mills and C.L. ColmanVolume 1Box 1James Wickham vs. S.G. Cook and C.H. Maxey, and South
Shore Lumber Co.Volume 1U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit, October Term,
1895Box 1Atlas National Bank vs. Andrew Holm, Gunder Thompson,
Nils Holm and W.W. WinterbothamVolume 1Wisconsin Supreme CourtDate unknownBox 1Jerome Jones et al. vs. Adolph Kellar et al.Volume 1Box 1Ryan Drug Co. vs. Carl M. HvambsahlVolume 1August Term, 1895Box 1James Stewart vs. Absalom Smith Volume 1Box 1John Groundwater vs. Town of WashingtonVolume 1Box 1Charles E. Button vs. American Mutual Accident
AssociationVolume 2Box 1J. Marshall Miller vs. James DonahueVolume 2Box 1John H. Foley vs. J.F. Ellis, Southwestern Land Co., and
A.A. GoffVolume 2August Term, 1896Box 1J.F. Ellis vs. American Building and Loan Assn., James H.
Bishop, Thomas E. Bishop, C. Wright Davidson, and
Southwestern Land Co. Volume 2Box 1Thomas McDermott vs. Andrew JacksonVolume 2August Term, 1897Box 1Henry Laycock vs. D.R. MoonVolume 2Box 1John S. Owen vs. George S. LongVolume 2Box 1J.W. Salter and F. Parrett vs. E.N. Smith, Pioneer
Furniture Co. and Bank of Eau ClaireVolume 2Box 1D.J. McKenzie vs. Peter Lego and Joseph GrandmaitreVolume 3Box 1Elizabeth A. Ellis vs. E.W. Allen, C.L. Allen, and
Southwestern Land Co.Volume 3January Term, 1898Box 1John W. Becker vs. Nils HolmVolume 3Box 1R.T. Breitengross vs. Ed Ensign and J.R. FarrVolume 3U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit, October Term, 1896Box 1Andrew Holm, Nils Holm, and W.W. Winterbotham vs.
Atlas National BankVolume 3Wisconsin Supreme CourtDate unknownBox 1In the Matter of the Voluntary Assignment of the
Wisconsin Odd Fellows' Mutual Life Insurance Co. to J.L.
Fulton, Assignee - Frances Kahn vs. John L. FultonVolume 3Box 1John H. Christianson, as Administrator of the Estate of
Peter C. Christianson, Deceased vs. Pioneer Furniture Co.Volume 3August Term, 1898Box 1Eau Claire National Bank vs. T.A. Johnson and Robert
MacaulayVolume 4Box 1James Wickham and Frank Farr vs. T.A. Johnson and
Robert MacaulayVolume 4Box 1Sarah M. Hale vs. T.A. Johnson and Robert Macaulay Volume 4Box 1J.M. Winterbotham vs. T.A. Johnson and Robert MacaulayVolume 4Box 1O.E. Stevens vs. Charles M. Coates and Charles E. Corlett,
Impleaded with O.F. FreemanVolume 4Box 1C.W. Davis vs. Pioneer Furniture Co.Volume 4Box 1J.F. Ellis vs. Southwestern Land Co.Volume 4Box 1H.C. Ellis vs. Southwestern Land Co., Impleaded with J.F. Ellis and Mrs. H.M. YoungVolume 4Box 1Troy Carriage Co. vs. William Bonell and William Bonell, Jr.Volume 4Box 1Northwestern Fuel Co. vs. Eau Claire Fuel and Supply Co. and C.S. LeeVolume 4Box 1Thomas McDermott vs. Andrew JacksonVolume 4January Term, 1899Box 1George W. Whereatt vs. Samuel Ellis and Peter Hanson, impleaded with J.F. EllisVolume 5Box 1George Ritzinger vs. Mathias Schlosser et al.Volume 5Box 1In the Matter of the Voluntary Assignment of Henry E. Converse to L.A. Brace - James W. Tufts vs. L.A. BraceVolume 5Box 1L.A. Doolittle and A.H Shoemaker vs. Henry LaycockVolume 5August Term, 1899Box 1Southwestern Land Co. vs. M. Swihart et al.Volume 5August Term, 1898Box 1Esther Shafer vs. City of Eau ClaireVolume 5August Term, 1899Box 1Charles Veitch and Elizabeth Veitch vs. Albert Cebell and Augusta BankVolume 6Box 1D.H. Galusha and Henrietta Galusha vs. Bradley B. Sherman, J.H. Langdon, A.J. Sutherland, and H.V. ScallonVolume 6January Term, 1900Box 1Absalom Smith vs. H.C. Putnam, George T. Thompson and E.B. PutnamVolume 6August Term, 1900Box 1William A. Cernahan vs. Austin ChrislerVolume 6U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit, October Term, 1899Box 1City of Eau Claire vs. Herbert Payson et al.Volume 7Wisconsin Supreme CourtDate unknownBox 1L.J. Mueller, D.J. Van Hovenberg and Elbert Stockwell vs. Eau Claire County et al.Volume 7Box 1John D. Stannard and R.L. Meader vs. Clarion A. YoumansVolume 7January Term, 1901Box 1Rufus W. Robinson vs. Eau Claire Book and Stationery Co. and George C. WitherbyVolume 7August Term, 1900Box 1Laura A. Allen et al. vs. Otto BobergVolume 7Box 1H.C. Ellis vs. Southwestern Land Co., impleaded with J.F. EllisVolume 7January Term, 1901Box 1Robert K. Boyd, as Receiver of the Mutual Fire Association of Eau Claire et al. vs. Mutual Fire Association of Eau Claire et al.Volume 7Minnesota Supreme Court, April Term 1902Box 1Ole Halvorsen vs. Moon and Kerr Lumber Co. Volume 8Wisconsin Supreme CourtDate unknownBox 1State of Wisconsin, ex rel. City of Augusta et al. vs. George J. Losby et al. Volume 8Box 1Rose McQuillan vs. Mutual Reserve Fund Life AssociationVolume 8August Term, 1901Box 1James Crate vs. Frank PettepherVolume 8Box 2Bentley S. Phillips vs. John Hunner, John L. Gilman and Lawrence G. MoonVolume 9Box 2James L. Gates vs. Charles Austin AveryVolume 9Box 2Charles S. Lee vs. E.S. HammondVolume 9August Term, 1902Box 2State of Wisconsin on Relation of C.C. Kelleher vs. Elizabeth H. Fordyce and Elizabeth H. Fordyce vs. State of Wisconsin on Relation of C.C. KelleherVolume 9Box 2Montpelier Savings Bank and Trust Co. vs. School District Number Five of Town of LudingtonVolume 10Box 2Peter B. Morrison vs. City of Eau ClaireVolume 10Box 2Jesse Lowe vs. Merritt C. RingVolume 10Box 2Bentley S. Phillips, William Rowe, and George Johnson vs. Lawrence G. Moon, impleaded with John Hunner and John L. GilmanVolume 10Box 2State of Wisconsin, on Relation of Jacob Garrett vs. William H. Froehlich, Secretary of StateVolume 11August Term, 1903Box 2Alonzo Ruscher vs. City of StanleyVolume 11January Term, 1903Box 2H.A. Bright and James Bryden vs. E.D. Carter and Robert Clark Volume 11Box 2H.A. Bright and James Bryden vs. E.D. CarterVolume 11January Term, 1904Box 2R.O. Stoll, as Executor of the Will of John Pearl, Deceased vs. Kate Pearl, Mary Pearl and Margaret PearlVolume 11August Term, 1904Box 2C.L. Roberts vs. John FrancisVolume 11January Term, 1904Box 2Isabelle Wilson vs. Chippewa Valley Electric Railroad Co.Volume 12August Term, 1904Box 2State of Wisconsin, ex rel. Grace Foster vs. Harry Williams, Village Clerk of the Village of FairchildVolume 12Box 2State of Wisconsin, ex rel. N.C. Foster Lumber Co. vs. Harry WilliamsVolume 12Box 2Alicia Horan vs. City of Eau ClaireVolume 12Box 2Jesse Lowe vs. Anthony ReddanVolume 12Box 2Frank L. Buell et al. vs. Ernest A. ArnoldVolume 12Box 2Jesse Lowe vs. Merritt C. RingVolume 12January Term, 1905Box 2Eau Claire National Bank vs. Madison Street Manufacturing Co. et al.Volume 13Box 2Eau Claire National Bank vs. John T. Friend et al.Volume 13Box 2Ralph W. Jackman vs. Eau Claire National BankVolume 13Box 2John B. Fleming and Daniel Donnellan vs. A.F. EllisonVolume 13August Term, 1905Box 2Hiram L. Hart vs. City of NeillsvilleVolume 13Illinois Supreme Court, June Term, 1905Box 2Benjamin F. Thompson and Homer Root vs. Charles F. Hemenway et al.Volume 14Wisconsin Supreme CourtAugust Term, 1905Box 2Edward W. Allen vs. J.F. Ellis, Samuel Ellis and W.H. EllisVolume 14Box 2Eau Claire Water Co. vs. City of Eau Claire and William Rowe Volume 14Box 2E.M. Fish Co. vs. John H. Young et al. Volume 14August Term, 1906Box 2W.F. Bailey vs. R.L. McCormick Volume 15Box 2Ole Odegard vs. North Wisconsin Lumber Co.Volume 15Illinois Supreme Court, February Term, 1907Box 2Charles F. Hemenway et al. vs. Benjamin F. Thompson and Homer RootVolume 16Wisconsin Supreme CourtAugust Term, 1907Box 2State of Wisconsin vs. O.E. Pederson et al.Volume 16January Term, 1908Box 3State of Wisconsin ex rel. William Rowe vs. C. Krumenauer et al.Volume 17Box 3State of Wisconsin ex rel. William Rowe vs. F. Florin et alVolume 17Box 3State of Wisconsin ex rel. William Rowe vs. W.W. Johnson et al. Volume 17Box 3State of Wisconsin ex rel. William Rowe vs. Herman Berlin et al. Volume 17Box 3State of Wisconsin ex rel. William Rowe vs. R.C. Hine et al.Volume 17Box 3State of Wisconsin ex rel. William Rowe vs. A.C. Minto et al. Volume 17August Term, 1906Box 3Albert Anderson vs. Arpin Hardwood Lumber Co.Volume 17Box 3Emilie Eisentraut vs. Charles Cornelius and Theresa CorneliusVolume 17Box 3N.C. Foster vs. William Rowe, impleaded with Ralph ArnoldVolume 17January Term, 1907Box 3John Engeldinger vs. A.H. StevensVolume 18Box 3N.C. Foster vs. William Rowe, impleaded with Ralph ArnoldVolume 18Box 3Eau Claire Water Co. vs. City of Eau Claire and William Rowe, MayorVolume 18August Term, 1907Box 3Eau Claire Dells Improvement Co. and Dells Paper and Pulp Co. vs. City of Eau ClaireVolume 18January Term, 1907Box 3Dora D. Rust et al. vs. Daniel FitzhughVolume 19August Term, 1907Box 3Isabelle Wilson vs. Chippewa Valley Electric RailwayVolume 19August Term, 1906Box 3Eddie Ferguson, an Infant, by F.W. Ferguson vs. Peter Truax, impleaded with John HerbertVolume 20January Term, 1907Box 3Frank Pierce, Frank Carter and C.K. Averill vs. John C. Signor, John S. Crisler and Oscar HooeyVolume 20Box 3William Giblin vs. North Wisconsin Lumber Co.Volume 20U.S. Supreme CourtOctober Term, 1906Box 3Eau Claire National Bank vs. Ralph W. Jackman, as Trustee of the Estate of John H. Young, a Bankrupt Volume 21October Term, 1907Box 3Nathaniel C. Foster vs. William Rowe, impleaded with Ralph Arnold, as Village Clerk of the Village of Fairchild, Eau Claire County, WisconsinVolume 21Wisconsin Supreme CourtAugust Term, 1908Box 3City of Eau Claire vs. Eau Claire Water Co. and Farmers' Loan and Trust Co.Volume 22Box 3Town of Emery vs. Town of WorcesterVolume 23Box 3Eddie Ferguson, by F.W. Ferguson vs. Peter Truax, impleaded with John HerbertVolume 23Box 3L.V. Ripley vs. Sage Land and Improvement Co.Volume 23January Term, 1909Box 3Badger State Lumber Co. vs. G.W. Jones Lumber Co.Volume 23August Term, 1909Box 3Hiram L. Hart vs. City of NeillsvilleVolume 24January Term, 1909 Box 3Martin B. Hubbard vs. John G. FerryVolume 24U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit, October Term, 1908Box 3J.R. Farr et al. vs. Hobe-Peters Land Co.Volume 24