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Want 10,000 Damages

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Railroads -- Accidents

Lawsuits

AB01a350

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It is said that friends of August Swanberg have commened suit against Mr. Peterson, a saloonist of this city, for selling liquor to deceased. Swanberg was killed by an engine on the DSS&A last week, through how it overtook him is a mystery that may come out in trail. He was a deaf mute who was in the habit of getting in a beastly state of intoxication and to whom it was aruged the saloon men where instructed to refuse liqour. The case will come up at the next term of the Circuit Court. Damages in the sum of $10,000 are claimed.