The Dubuque Daily Herald Sunday March 21, 1886 STILL AT WAR. The Chicago, Burlington and Northern and Illinois Central. Still Plowing up the Ground Between East Dubuque and Galena. One of the Greatest Cases Ever Tried in the Galena Courts. The Testimony in the Case not Yet in—Court Adjourned Till Monday. Special Correspondence Dubuque Herald. GALENA, […]
The Dubuque Daily Herald Saturday March 20, 1886 ANOTHER DAY IN COURT. The Testimony of General Manager Jeffrey Concluded. Gen. Supt. Clark of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul. He is Called to the Stand to Undergo an Examination. Special Correspondence Dubuque Herald. GALENA, Ill., March 19. The auditorium of the court room was filled to […]
The Dubuque Daily Herald Friday March 19, 1886 GALENA’S GREAT CASE. Conclusion of the Testimony of Gen. Supt. Jacobs of the Central. President Clark and General Manager Jeffrey Arrive on the Scene. Also Col. Mason, Nelson B. Evans and Other Prominent Railroaders. The Examination of Mr. Jeffrey to be Resumed To-Day—Other Notes. Special Correspondence Dubuque Herald. […]
The Dubuque Daily Herald Thursday March 18, 1886 THE RIGHT OF WAY CONTEST. Gen. Supt. John O. Jacobs, of the Illinois Central on the Stand. Solicitor General Osborne of the Other Side Examines This Parsonage. Mr. Jacobs Places the Right of Way Valuation at About $255,760. One of the Oldest Railroad Men in the Country —-His […]
The Dubuque Daily Herald Wednesday March 17, 1886 THE CONDEMNATION CASE. Testimony on the Part of the Chicago, Burlington and Northern Closed. The Illinois Central Company Will Now Come to the Front. Prospects of a Bitter Contest Between the Lawyers of the Two Corporations. The Testimony of Engineer Purdy—Yesterday’s Proceedings. Resolutions of Respect to the […]
The Dubuque Daily Herald Sunday March 14, 1886 STILL GRINDING. The Jo Daviess County Judicial Mill in Active Operation. Chicago, Burlington and Northern Right of Way Case Progressing Slowly. Court Adjourns Till Tuesday Morning —Jurors Anxious to See Their Homes. The Witnesses Examined—Lawyers on Both Sides Becoming Fatigued—Other Railroad Notes. Special Correspondence Dubuque Herald. GALENA, Ill., […]
The Dubuque Daily Herald Saturday March 13, 1886 STILL ON TRIAL. The Great Right-of-Way Case on the East Side. Yesterday’s Proceedings in the Galena Temple of Justice. Special Correspondence Dubuque Herald. GALENA, Ill., March 13. When our reporter reached the courtroom this morning he found seated on the witness stand General Superintendent Holcomb, of the Chicago, […]
The Dubuque Daily Herald Friday March 12, 1886 FOR RIGHT OF WAY. The Railroad War at Galena Being Most Thoroughly Contested on Both Sides. A Number of Dubuque and East Dubuque Citizens on the Witness Stand. Proceedings in the Celebrated Case—Engineer Lawson‘s Important Statement. Special Correspondence Dubuque Herald. GALENA, Ill., March 11. The celebrated case which […]
The Dubuque Daily Herald Thursday March 11, 1886 THE RAILROAD FIGHT. The Celebrated Case Going on at Galena. Yesterday’s Proceedings at the C. B. & N. vs. I. C. Condemnation Case. Special Correspondence Dubuque Herald. GALENA, Ill., March 10. The sun arose in all its magnificent glory this morning. The eastern sky was aglow with its […]
The Dubuque Daily Herald Wednesday March 10, 1886 THE RAILROAD FIGHT. The Illinois Central May Think They Ayer Right, But the Chicago, Burlington and Northern Hath-a-way. What Was Done in the Great Railroad Case at Galena. Yesterday—Other Railroad Items. Special Correspondence Dubuque Herald. GALENA, Ill., March 9.—The attorneys in the renowned railroad case succeeded in securing a […]