Rensselaer Journal, Volume 12, Number 3, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 June 1902 — SQUATTERS OUSTED BY COURT [ARTICLE]

SQUATTERS OUSTED BY COURT

Steel Company Wins Its Suit Against Residents of Jones Island. Madison, Wis., special: The Illinois Steel company wins out in its suit against the Jones island squatters, the supreme court reversing the decision of the Milwaukee circuit court in favor of the latter. The decision holds that the steel company, at the time of the commencement of the action was the owner of the premises in dispute by title under government patent, and that the motion of appellant for judgment in accordance therewith should have been granted.