Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-03-16
McLimans VS. CITY OF Lancaster.

McLimans vs. City OF Lancaster.
Behold what great matter little
fire kindleth," was written by one
whose ashes centuries ago were given
to the four winds; but the little fires con-
tinue to get their work in with a regu-
larity unsurpassed even in the old days.
Nearly four years ago the lady, plain
tiff in this action, was traversing q sell
dom used sidewalk in the northern part
of the city. The shades of the evening
were about her-beautiful, balmy even
ing. Where birds, worn out with hap
piness, had stilled their cleaning songs,
the festive tom cat rent the azure robes
with curdling yells. Amid all this
peace and happiness the lady claims
that she was walking along when her
foot slipped through hole in the walk.
She was not thinking of the hole at the
time-nor of chow TO make ten thou
sand dollars in a week at home (see
terms to agents. -and the fall set her
sadly awry Thus the puny chicken
was Matched that was destined to be-
come the shanghigh that "shanged the
highest at the hen convention show"
On change of venue the case was
taken to Monroe, Green county, and
was called at 8 o'clock last Thursday
morning. Wednesday evenings out
going train was freighted with as merry
a crowd Of witnesses, lawyers, etc, as
was ever collected, and as the iron horse
plunged away thT5ugh the darkness
and storm, many joke and many a
laugh went round and round within the
pleasant coaches. At Fennimore quite
a number of witnesses were added, some
of whom had come from BoScobel.
With these reinforcements the party re-
sembled picnic excursion. Arriving
at Platteville they found the hotels pre-
pared to receive them and spent COM
Portable night beneath their hospitable
roofs. We suggest, right here, that
Platteville would be more kindly re-
garded by the travelling public if she
would turn pick and spade attention to
the cloud-crowned peaks and bottom
less gulches intersecting the foot path
between depot and city. At the APP
pointed hour Thursday morning Judge
Conger found the bulk of our force at
the court house in Monroe, ready for nc
ton. With Bushnell and Garter for
plaintiff, Clementson and Clark for de-
PENDANT, the case was opened and pro-
ceeded during the day. County Clerk,
Barrett, swOre eleven witnesses on be-
half of plaintiff, who testified to the
finding of the unfortunate lady after
her accident, the condition of the walk
previous to it, her sufferings since that
time and probably infirmities for life.
Messrs Clementson and Clark got in
some sharp cross-questioning on these
witnesses and did good work for the
city without STOPPING to yilify the char
acters of the persons upon whom they
operated. On the part of the defence
thirty-two witnesses testified to the good
condition of the walk where plaintiff
was hurt, to her illness and disability
previous to said accident and to her
ability to walk two or three miles if need
be, since that time. Some bitter coal
hauling was projected by the lady's at
tornevS as the ten-thousand-dollar pros
pect grew beautifully less, and some
bits of pleasantly were banded like the
following BuShnell-" Mckinney,
you disgraced your family at the time
of your marriage, did you not?" Nc
kinncU-"No sir; but my sister dis
graced the family by marrying Bush
nell.' \ lawyer gasping for breath.
Red lights. J1dge Conger-"Let there
be order in the Court The numerous
lady witnesses gave their testimony
clearly and with grace, and won the adj
miration of the multitude who had
gathered to witness the tilt. After fin
ishihg their test imony, at 8 o'clock,
Friday evening the witnesses boarded
the homeward train with pleasant pic
lures of beautiful Monroe, and kind
memories for her cordial people in mind
and heart, and left our able lawyers to
discuss the evidence before an intelli-
gent jury and an infallible Judge.
The apparition Saturday afternoon