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Show ! In Street Brawl V l p m I I - J i SI NATO" JOHN C. T0WNSIN0 Haa a Shiner SEILTOISEIID HASBLACK EYE Hit During Fight While Trying to Settle Die-put Die-put at Auction SH IIB WILLI. Dal. May SI (United Pi-eei) United Stataa Son. ateo John C Tewnaend todey haa a black, aye. Minted by Viator S. Simpler, farmer pootmaeter here. Moth man attended tha berry auction bora yeeterday and at tempted to eettle a diaputa between John A. Tuhhe. aoa-ln-law of tha eonator. and Thomaa Uray, a farmer, farm-er, regarding tho price of a crate of atrawberrlea. tlray Inalated tho price of the horrlaa had been quoted at II II and Tuhhe, who waa about to make the purrhaao, Inalated tha bid had boon It u. aimpler declared tho farmer muet have bean right, aa he offered to hoy tho crate klmaalf for II I, but Tuba' bid bad wen. He and Tubbo darted lo argue, when eenator Townaand Jumped from hla car and offered hla eounael. Thtnge happened ao faat that by-etandere by-etandere waro a little confueed today to-day aa ta what actually took place. When Townaand and Himpier wera parted, tha anion bora a-reel, old-faehloned) old-faehloned) "hlfter." After a reprimand from the con etable for atreet fighting, aanator Towneeod aped away In hla automobile. |