Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-10-23

The case In substance Is as tollNwS:
Samuel Mcdonald and join Graham were
convicted in the Ashland circuit court Of
the crime of assault and felonouS robbery
in 1889 and sentenced to thirteen and four
teen years Imprisonment respectively, 1t
was claimed in the writ Of error that the
two houses Of the legislature, in attempt
ing to enact chapter ASS, laws of 1887, pur-
porting to create the fifteenth judicial cir
cult, had violated their own rules of pro-
cedure IN several particulars, and that the
yeas and noes were not called on the
passage of the bill, and entered on the
journals Of the respective houses, hence
that there IS no such circuit and that
Judge Parish, who was elected under that
statute. is not the judge of the circuit
court of Ashland county.
Injunction Sustained.
The case of John la Londe against the
board of supervisors of Barron county and
others, is a chapter in the history of the
Barron county county seat contest. The
decision in this case has been awaited
with much interest, not only by those di-
rectly interested in 1.-THE people of that
county-but because of the sharpness with
which the contest has been waged, by
many outside; and The decision has an
important, if not decisive, bearing ON the
result of the fight. The county seat is
and has been for over fifteen years, located
at Barron. One year ago the past sum
mer the pnJple of Rice Lake circulated
petitions for the removal of the county
seat from Barron to their place and pre-
sented them to the county board at the
annual meeting in November last, From
these petitions a large number of names
were withdrawn by the original signers,
and for this reason and because
of other defects claimed the board
by a majority of one
decided the petition insufficient to author
ize vote of the people In the mean
time the board proceeded to make pm APP
preparation for building a new Jail at
Barron. The suit just decided was
brought by La Londe in the interest of
Rice Lake, to enjoin the county board
from building a Jail or other county build,
ing at Barron until after a vote be bad by
the people on the petition before men
tined, which La Londe's complaint alleges
to be sufficient petition. Judge Marshall,
before whom the case was tried in the
circuit court, decided against III Londe.
and from that decision he appealed.
The supreme court affirmed the decis
ion,
1t may be noted in this connection that
the county seat fight between Barron and
Rice Lake engaged the attention Of the
legislature last winter to considerable
extent. The people of Rice Lake endeav-
ored to secure certain changes in the law
on the removal of county seats, favorable
to their case.
The bill passed the assembly, but Sena-
tor c. S Taylor was enabled to defeat it
in the senate by large majority.
Must Settle.
The following case will be OF interest to
the farming community; Patrick II. Ban
non, OF Deerheld, Dane county purchased
an AuItman " Co. threShng machine OF
Agent H. H. FheipS at MaolSoh ior @oVo,
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made for fhreshipc in the United States.
The machine nroved defective ON the first
day of its use. But the agent, upon CON
dition that Bannon gave his notes for the
purchase price agreed to extend the time
stated in the written contract for test,
ing the machine and also promised
TO have the machine put into condi,
ton ia fulfill the warranty. Bannon gave
his notes ana they were i'm mediately ne
gotiated, so that Blnnon became liable.
But the machine proved to BE- a worthless
one, or nearly So Hence Bannon brings