Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-05-23
COUNTY NEWS.
From DodSeyille.

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1 of court:
james George vs.. Henry Parish
Judgment for plaintiff.
John ii. Shields vs. Louise Shields
divorce granted.
George Cutter VS. John McMullen-
Judgment for plainjitf,
j. Allen Barber IS Edward Kelly ct
al-judgment for plaintiff,
Joseph S. Benedict VS. John Rollins
Judgment for plaintiff.
John Huntington vs. ID. j. ShcerS
and brother-judgdment for plaintiff.
Ambrose Tregunarom VS. Richard
BriScoe ct al-judgment for plaintiff,
Edmund Philbrook VS. Elizabeth L.
Dodge ct al Judgment for plaintiff
Abel Harper vs. Wm. kroop ct al
Judgment for plaintiff.
Richard Carkeek vs. Richard Flynn
-judSment for plaintiff.
Ross 4 Henry vs. John lIeathcock
verdict for plaintiffs.
II. 5. Smith 4 Bro. Us Thos. Heath
acknowledgement for plaintiff,
VIM. Hopper & Son VS. John WickS
Judgment for plaintiff.
John Ellsworth Us Erastus LaMottc
verdict for plaintiff.
Court adjourned until Monday at
, p. m., the jury being discharged,
after an attendance Of eleven days.
There is some court cases and argu-
ments to be heard before court
adjourns for the term.
VILLAGE AFFAIRS. - The newly
elected village officers met at
Orville Strong's office ON Monday
evening pursuant to law, for the
purpose Of qualifying for their
respective duties. Present, Joseph
Bennett, president; John III. Pen
bcrthy, John W. Williams, William
Elliott, ST., William Hooper and
Benjamin Thomas, Jr., trustees;
William II. Thomas, clerk Thomas
Bailey, marshal; and Nicholas Sher-
man, treasurer. Absent Henry
Sims, trustee. After taking the oath
of office, the board elected Capt,
Henry PridcauN street commission
er and NJ. J Briggs village attorney.
The treasurers bond was fixed at
$4,000, his salary ut $40, and the
street commissioners bond was
fixed 1T $1,000. The salaries Of
clerk and attorney were left at the
same figure as last year, to-wit
500 and S75 respectively. Mr.
Pcnbcrthy offered Il resolution that
the board would grant no license
for the sale of Intoxicating liquors,
which was carried. Moved and
carried that when the board adj
iourns it be To meet at the village
attorneys office at ~ o'clock on
Thursday evening. Mr.. Pcnbeuhy
stated that his resolution on the
license question was more compre-
honsivc than he intendod--it might
be necessary to license tie drug
stores to sell liquor for medicinal
purposes and moved that il be re-
considered. Carried After some
discussion as to the kind Of license
which should be granted to drug
stores, the village attorney was in
structcd to look UP the law on the
matter, and the board adjourned 70
meet as above mentioned.-Chron-
iclc
Miss Ann Beckett, Of Ridgeway,
died Monday night, aged eighty-six
years
John Owens, Jr., Of this village,
died on Wednesday morning, Of
consumption, aged thirty-thrcc
years
Ann Sillers, died in the town of
Dodgeville, April 3oth, aged eighty
nine years.
Mrs. Richard Symons. with her
family, have gone to silver Plume,
Colorado, to reside
John T. Hays, Of Middlcburrv,
this county, has t.le finest colt your
correspondent has ever seen. It is
only thirteen months old and
weighs about / 200 pounds.
Messrs 5. w. Reese, Joseph Ben
nett, James Roberts, DR.. Burial
and Joel Whitman have obtained a
charter under the title Of the
i" Freeport and Dodgeville Railroad
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