Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-06-18
of Chicago, and will in future transact

of Chicago, and will in future transact
| business in that city.
UPON being informed Monday morning
that ten hours would constitute days
work in the future the 400 employees of
the Phoenix Furniture Factory at Grand
Rapids, Mich, dropped their tools and
marched out of the buildings.
The remains of Mrs. Harley, who dis
appeared last fall from Delphi, Ind, were
found Tuesday at the mouth of Deer
Creek, on the Wabash river.
MAJOR E. c. BoYNToN, of Newburgh, n.
Y, has discovered in Vermont home
stead all the original orders issued to the
revolutionary army at West Point.
VARIOUS places in New Jersey were
shaken by an earthquake Sunday morn
ing. The shocks were accompanied by a
rumbling noise.
GEORGE Woodward. of st. Louis. has
filed third suit against Jay Gould for
100000 for breach of contract in con-
nection with the building of the San
Francisco road,
THE adjutant general of Illinois has
ordered the First brigade of the National
guard to go into camp at Springfield for
the week commencing July 27
THE United States court at Madison,
Wis, Tuesday Overruled a motion for a
new trial in the case in which the Mer
chants National Bank of Chicago recover
ed judgment from the Railway Equip
ment company. An appeal will be taken
to the United States supreme court.
STRAWBERRIES and cherries are very
plentiful in the Elkhart (Ind.) district this
season. 1t is estimated that there are five
thousand bushels of cherries in Elkhart
County alone. Wheat is in very poor
condition. and some fields are being
plowed up.
The Illinois Pharmaceutical Associa-
tion, which had been holding its annual
session at Rockford, adjourned Thursday.
John X. Porter was elected President, but
declined. whereupon b. F. Gardner, of
Atlanta, was chosen to that office.
An English Jury.
st James Gaz tie.
| was present in court when the follow
ing incident occurred.
Scene Derby AssiZes.- Samuel Lowe
and James Halligan charged with stealing
a ham.
Clerk of Assize Do you find the pris-
oners guilty ON not guilty:
Foreman of the Jury-We find as one
on EN- stole it and the other received it
knowing it to have been stolen.
Clerk of Assize Who do you say stole
it?
Foreman Nay | can't say which stole
it. One on em brought it home under
his arm and the other took it from him.
Mr.. Justice Mathew That man is Lowe
and that is Halligan. Now which stole
it:
Foreman / don't knowI warn't there
How can | say: If they didn't steal it why
should they have it?
Judge-Gentlemen this 5 your foreman.
Is there no one of you can say whether
Lowe is guilty of stealing?
Foreman Yes Lowe stole it.
Choras of Jurymen No the other st ole
Clerk of Assize And is that the verdict
of you all:
Jury Foreman included Yes.
He Went Home ILL.,
san Francisco Chronicle.
She was As fair as a lily, a graceful cloud
of pale pink sheen, as she swept around
the ball room.
He was New York dude of the most
inexpressible refinement. His Manhat-
tan eye was caught by the vision of beau
ty. She was dancing with a little rotund
man with beaming countenance.
"Who is that tall, resplendent beauty"
he asked.
"Who? That one there dancing with
Tubby?"
"Tubby! What a horrid name! sup
pose il is she | mean"
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