Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-12-31
OUR LOCAL EXCHANGES.


fort Monitor: A lawsuit commencen
yesterday morning between the Chicago
store proprietor, Mr.. Slmons, and Geo
Smith, the liveryman from Boscobel
There has been running lawsuit be
tween the parties for several weeks, in
which Smith has been beaten every
time. The present suit we understand.
is brought by Simons to recover dam
age to goods hauled by Smith from
Boscobel to Fennimore. The former
suits were conducted by what is gener
ally denominated sprigs of the law;
this time they have two real old brist
lers. They spent the forenoon yester
day in wragling over points of law in
which they got so much in earnest that
the lawyer from Lancaster (out of re-
spect we call no names) was so certain
that his opponent from Boscobel was
so ignorant of the law and needed in
struction bad, that he passed law
book very vigorously at his head ard
then picked up the Justices inkstand
for the purpose of white washing his
opponents character, if he resented the
insult of having the law pushed into
him in that way. Well, they got or
gained last night with jury all sworn
ready for business. This morning one
of the jurors came up missing and
general search by the constable for the
missing man who was finally found and
the second day was spent in examining
witnesses and wrangling Of lawyers
oyer little technicalities. The third day
was spent in the same way and ran on
until it begin to dawn towards the frs
day of the week. Thank God that the
sanctity of the Christian Sabbath has
influence enough in our midst to cheek
petty lawsuit. The case was given
to the jury about midnight, and as Usual
the jury failed to agree. Sunday
morning Geo. Smith, the defendant 10
was taken by his friends to Boscobel
since then we have not heard from him
The great wonder is that justice and
jury are not all crazy. To think OF
sitting for three days over pools OF
tobacco spit, and the stencil of tobac-
co smoke and bad whisky, and hearing
two lawyers bullying each other, is
enough to addle the brain OF cast iron
monkey. heard it stated by one of
the jurors as his opinion that one of the
lawyers smoked forty cigars during the
three days and there was probably not
less than three gallons of tobacco slush
and foul blot on our courts of justice.
Mineral Point Democrat: Frank
Rove, formerly of this city, who re-
Gently escaped from the Milwaukee
Insane asylum, was found by Z. Austin
marshall at Brandon, Wis, who took
him te the county insane asylum at
Fond du Lac. On Monday of last week
Edward Devlin, of this city. who is
Mr.. Rowe's guardian, went to Mil
wukee and on learning that Mr.. Rowe
was at the Fon du Lac asylum went
there for the purpose of finding out his
condition. and whether he could b.
brought back TO the asylum near Mil
waukee, Mr.. Devlin found that he had
suffered terribly from the cold and ex-
posture, both his feet having been badly
frozen. He was brought back to the
Milwaukee asylum, where, under
proper medical treatment it is thought
he will recover the use of both his feet.
Platteville Witness: Several large
shipments of cattle were made from
LeVgston last week. Twelve car loads
were shipped Tuesday. Biddick. Run
dell. Andrews and others were shippers.
..... II is with regret that we learn
that .diss Bessie Basye. whose illness
we mentioned few weeks ago, is still
dangerously ill, with little hopes for
recovery. - ball will be given at
the jamestown hotel, on Friday even
ing. Jan. LIST. Wagner's band, of Du-
| bnque, will furnish the music.
Bloomington Record: David BALKAN
tine received last week shipment of
delicious oranges that were raised on
his plantation in Florida. They are of
superior quality this year. the season
having been exceptionally favorable
for their growth. With the liberality
for which he is proyerbial, he distribut-
ed large number of them among his
friends. placing us under obligation for
lot Of luscious ones. His yield this
season will reach about 10000, which
is large crop for so young an orange
grove.
Montfort Monitor. Miss jenkins of
Jenkinsyille preached to highly APP
preciative audience in the Free Meth
odist Church last Sunday. We under
stand that hereafter she will alternate
with Rev. Mr.. Boughton of platteville
in filling tho F. NJ. pulpit at this
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