Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 19, Number 43, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 February 1898 — Monticello's Nine Days’ Talk. [ARTICLE]

Mon ticello's Nine Days’ Talk.

According to tho Monticello Herald, Clerk Humston ia back in the bosom of his family and facing the situation with a manliness that iswoithy of approbation, however grave his offense. The Herald further remarks: . “Tho officers when making tho arrest were under the impression that they were arresting Sills, and Constnble Swick lmd to be called in before they could be convinced <0 thecontrary. Swick’sremark when admitted to the room was, ‘‘l'<l give five hundred dollars if .it was Sills, but it ain’t.” It is truo ns stated in the newspapers that Sills and the girl lmd been shadowed for some time past, under instructions from her brother Chns. C. Spencer, tho lawyer. Between him and his sister there is a feud growing out of the division of tho family estate, and the sister lmd employed Reynolds & Sills to represent her interests. Censure is about equally divided between Spencer and the parties to the liason.” Fine Langshan chickens fotfsslc. H. A. Alter north of town. Imp