Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-12-07
DAVENPORT. IOWA. MONDAY, DE(

light, unreasonable sseds: unpaeksd cases
&s. Here ere Dssrss plows, shsvsls.
spAdss, rakss. forks. blseksu'iths' bellows,
barre~s. ladders. wesd-punps, sssd saws,
~ bssks. bssksss. As.,-jsss abset vhss
yes seald sxosss - Cad h thAa elevated
fsgtsn.
sas nousD
b ths lssdisg one II its line in ls~a. II
bee bssn In The hsnds ef The prsssss arm
but si1 ysass-thsush ~ believe that
Robert Sickels. the ssnior partner has been
in il absut IA ysars. For the past three
years be has been running The shslssals
house in Chicago. the stock Of which hes
been renewed here, aud hsnssferth We un>
dsfstaud. he intends . make Davenport
his homo.
The trade sfths csncsrn sxtsn d. through
svsrv part Of Iowa with which We have
transportation facilities. alss With Western
Illinois and Ssuthsrn Minnesota. Possessed
Of heavy capital, = thorough knswlsdss
Of The business and the true spirit Of enter
prise, the Arm Of Sieksls , Preston is
building up ~ extensive and prsspsrsus
trade. Surely. they deserve il. No house
buyGts better advantage, o. a6sfds ito Gus
tsmsrs better Inducements. They buy u
6rst hssds 10 large qaastitiss, thereby get.
ting The best terms, and cell q the closest
iiviog margin. With such inducements
offered right st home. ~ ws may cay, wAata
the uss Of gong further East 10 purchase
hardware, II eannet 10 done except u .
less, ~ the country nsrshasts are faAt
aading cut.
ePsRRY MRAHs BusiNsss.-For che pur-
pess Of testing the Law in relation te..a style
eleesvsyaness which have become little
~ ftsqusat ef lsts-thaS Of selling Or
aorsgsgsg property when there are elanss
aeainss The parties ewing il. eass entitled
'ststs Of lswa. " J. O. Spsrry, 4 Q. Spsr.
y aad J. h. Williams" We brought bs
fsss Jsssies Dswd, On Friday, u last week,
which resulted 10 the parties being bound
over In the san Of o9oo cash, for their sp.
psasascs at the next tern Of The District
Csuft.
o. Saturday aftssasss The dstsadasts
we're taken before Chief Justice Dillsa % .
writ Of Asbess es,Yss for . rs-hsasisg. The
evidence before Justice Dewd was submit.
ted. ssd the ssss argued BY NJ. J. N. Reg.
srs and 4. Sally for The defence, and Mr..
J. W. Stewart and Gee. E. Hubbsll, isS
shs psssssstiss. The dseisioa sf the Jas
tees Court wss aiarmsd 10 part, BY holding
J. Q. Spsrry, aud dissharsipg R. Q. Spsrry
and ]. H. Willians.
The charge wss brought st The instance
BY Ar. Jshn Csnssss, who had . bill ef
eloo, for work asainss Spsry.
On Learning that be had sold bic stock sf
goods 70 J. H. Williams for between t3 900
and -. 900, 81 400 sfwhich was secured
BY asftgags - sssek, aud The balance
paid down, be tried 70 collect bic
pay, but iailisg in this sadssver, hs
he'd the parties arrested fer sssspirasy with
attempt 70 dsfrsud creditors. 0psrSy's u.
suss for net paying this sad another bill,
from Page I Co., Of Chicago. il the hands
ofStswsst ! Armstrsng. .fss ssllsetisn, ,wss,
thai il wssld b violating The Bankrupt
Law, - hs must keep his property for The
bsnsAs sfsu bic crsdissrs. Atthis time i
vas susrsntly reported sn the streets, that
hs had made IN assignnsnt, which report
could net b traced - any reliable source.
The next day after the presentation Of Page
L Co.'S bill, Spsrry morsgagsd his goods to
bic brother r. O. Sporty and his mother
This vas the condition Of affairs, % near
40 could b asesrtsinsd until Tuesday last,
Dec. let, whom the sale Was made to Viii.
liams, subsequently, followed BY the arrest
and trial a. Above reported. Spsrry 6llsd
his bend before the Clerk Of the District
Court this Afternoon.