Copy book containing copies of Circuit Court orders for publication of summonses. These orders are issued in civil actions when a defendant cannot be found within the State of Wisconsin for service of a summons. Each order shows date of issue; names of plaintiff(s) and defendant(s); the cause for court action; defendant's residence and/or post office address outside the state if known; property in Wisconsin owned by the defendant, if any (not shown for divorce cases); name of the newspaper in which the summons is to be published; and locality where newspaper is published.
Also included is one copy of an order of reference, designating a referee to examine a claim for the foreclosure of a mortgage and report the amount due the plaintiff (1906).