Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1869-07-02
SPRING GREEN.
Prospects - Crops Business, &c
De Ravens CiIcus---A Row.

EDS. CHRoNfcLE 1t is probably gener-
ally known by your readers that there is
such place as Spring Green. But | may
be able to tell you a few facts which are
not universally known. Spring Green is
situated on the Milwaukee and st. Paul
R. R., and one of the most delightful places
between Madison and Prairie du CHEN. 1t
lays high and dry, is remarkably healthy,
is quiet and peaceable, and very desira-
bic place to live in There is not as much
building going on this season as last, prob
ably mostly owing to the great failure in
the hop trade of last year, in which the
people of this county were largely engaged.
We have no.county bonds to pay, however,
and as every foot of tillable land is under
cultivation, we hope, at no very distant
day to be on our feet again. Wheat and
oats look WE'LL and promise an abundant
yield Corn is backward. Potato bugs
and hop lice are numerous, and will do
considerable damage to the growing crops.
Our educational privileges consists of an
excellent district school, taught by Mrs.
Van Norman and Miss Parsons, and an
academy taught by Mr.. Baker, which is in
prosperous condition.
We have three churches, three hotels,
four dry good stores, one first class drug
store, TWO shoe stores and shops, one tin
shop, a few grocery stores, five ware
houses, three saloons that have since our
village was incorporated had to pay high
er license than formerly, but not high
enough yet. One of our saloon men
think however is getting hard up, for to-
day while your correspondent was in a
blacksmith shop on business he was asked
by him to pay for glass of beer, which
he never got. Mr.. Eli Jones, Esq, has
Just opened law Office in town, the first
We have ever had.
Next Friday evening the citizens of
Spring Green and vicinity are requested to
meet at the railroad depot to take into
consideration the propriety of building a
bridge across the Wisconsin river at this
point. Two propositions to build bridge
having been made lone by Gen. Moore of
Muscoda, and one by Mr.. Coburn, of Pra-
irie du Chien--it has been thought best
by some of our citizens, and also by some
of the citizens of Wyoming, to take hold
of the matter and push the bridge through
to completion. Then, Messrs. Editors, you
and the people of Dodgeville will be only
| about II miles from our village and the
railroad at this point. That it would be a
great advantage to both Iowa and Sank
counties is apparent to all, and a little ex-
ertion and means from both sides of the
river will bring it about, and by the 18th of
July, 1870, the two counties will be con-
nected.
Our village was enlivened on Thursday,
the oath, by the advent of De Ravens cir
Gus. In the evening Judd Webb, the can
vas boss, George Richards, and a few 9th
ers belonging to the circus undertook to
get up row. Thomas Mort and John
Thomas, two peaceable and well behaved
citizens were attacked, knocked down,
kicked and otherwise shamefully treated,
Mr.. Thomas being left for dead, all because
somebody had cut hole in the canvass.
Mr.. Thomas wounds were dressed by DR..
Pearson, aud hopes are now entertained of
his recovery. The rowdies left for Mazo
Mamie at o'clock a. M, on the 10Th.
Marshal Van Norman, and deputy sheriff
Lewis took hand car, and followed them,
at Mazo Mamie they caught VIM. Findly
and Josiah Rigdon, they were brought
back to Spring Green, tried before Police
Justice Brainard, and sent to Jail for 80
days. The main instigators of the row
are still at large, but hopes are entertained
that they will be caught and justice dealt
out to them. q '1it'' s4' jim.
Spring Green, June 26th, 1859.