Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-08-30
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machine man and buggy dealer. 10
which made a brief allusi0n in Thurs
days HERALD has since proved to be
certainty beyond contradiction.
Early in the week it was quietly
whispered around that Tom had left
for good. but it was not general,
known or talked at much until Sheriff
Richards cane upon the stage last
Thursday and laid AN attachment upon
all the machines, plowS, bugges and
other chattelS that could be found
either in Fenuimore or in the possession
of his several agents at Wehrle. Mt
Ida, Nj. Hope and other places. The
Milwaukee Harvesting Machine Co
are the principal creditors and they
have had man here for several days
Swallowing Tom and it was through his
instrumeutality that the failure became
public as soon as it did. They are ont
abont 81 900 and the Norwegian Plow
Company, of Dubuque, Sl,l00, while
another one is roped in for over $500
II is estimated that the liabilities will
reach perhaps $4,000. Mr. Tomas had
in his employ one James Tenant. who
had been engaged as general salesman
all summer and who il is now made
to to appear, had at different times
loaned Lomas money to carry on bis
business. He Crennant) claims the
amount is about 81 900 a few DAYS
ago Tomas made some kind of an as
Signment of the unsold goods to Ten
nant for the purpose of securing the
payment of this money, but | under
/ stand it was not bill Of sale
Sheriff Richards in levying upon this
chattel property of Tomas tr.als upon
Tenants interests. Mr.. Tenant has
retained Messrs. Bushnell and Brooks
for the defense and no doubt the prop
erty will be replevied and the cas-
fought in the next term of court Our
opinion will not be expressed at this
| time and only an account is given ac-
cording TO the information received at
this time. II appears that Tomas had
in some way wormed himself into the
confidence of these companies and OBJ
tanned the goods by purchase instead of
having them consigned. He has been
known to sell and to trade the machin-
cry off at prices that responsible agents
could not meet, and of receiving mon
ey, notes and even eXchangeable prop
erty at any kind of PRECEDENCE now
lies the secret of his large sales this
summer. Wishing 10 do no innocent
parties an injustice, only facts are
herein stated, and in view of the sever
al business failures of Fennimore
firms in the past, and for the good of
the present responsible ones, 1t is
hoped that justice will be melted out
to all who are criminally connected
with the present case and a verdict of
virtue and honor given to those who
are forced to be coupled with it as soon
as they can establish a proof of their
innocence.
The teachers institute closed Friday
and on Saturday they passed their ex-
animation exercises. There was an
attendance of about seventy-fve teach
ers. Had the gift of the ''St Paul.
Potosian writer and touch of his
gushing spirited pen, how well could |
| write column or two concerning
those beautiful schoolmarms and of
the amount of sweetness they wasted
upon the desert air Let me see, did /
say. the .'desert ARP Oh! no. | mean,
| mean some of the young men here
! abouts, but as am listed among the
excluded number perhaps it would an
| swer to call them ''sour grapes and
| pass them by. But how can do that?
Oh! could you have seen Superintend-
ent Harper's smiling countenace while
he stood and gazed oyer his fair audi.
ence methinks you could almost detect
a look upon his face which seemed to
say, Girls. wish was young.again."
| And then, too, there were Professors
Beck and Nye, what made them grin
so whenever they caught the eye of
Number? Perhaps they remem-
bered having heard how the owner of
those pretty eyes had been "tripped"