Show t to AMERICAN PORK ITEMS general hews from the S orth end of the county M E conference WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON there was practically no defense in the case of the territory va A 0 smoot jr V L halliday county clerk was placed on tho stand to prove a whitewashing report wade tha county court in 1887 it was in the nature of rebates and extra allowances for postage stampe etc As it went father back than the time covered by the suit the court ruled that only the remittances for the year 1817 could be admitted in evidence this remittance was after the time fixed by law eo the attorneys for the territory contended bat his honor allowed the evidence to be re there waa a question ap to one payment of some two haldred dollars that defendant claimed be bad not been ci edited with the jury returned a verdict in favor of the territory for with interest at S per cent from the commencement ot the euit the whole will amount to over dollars the territory braueht ivirty days stay of execution was granted THURSDAY FORENOON D D davis vs frd petersen et al appeal dismissed the cherka fee was not paid hans F halfon vs jos andersen judgment for plaintiff for and 20 costs an open venire for five aurora waa issued returnable at 2 this afternoon TH co vs C E shoe bridga ia on this A 10 libel suit has been beun by H W hawley against J 8 gatea |