Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-02-21

legislation folly, it sends down its
lobby, and as ifby magic, The leg
islature kicks. The latest novelty
in the shape of lobby is the steam
wagon. A year ago the State offered
$4,000 for the best steam wagon
that could be manufactured in this
State ut 4 certain cost. The wagon
arrived to-day and has been per
suading members Ill afternoon that
it deserves the reward by riding
them around.
The railroad bill which proposed
to reduce the tariffs on freight
twenty-five per cent. persisted igno-
miniously, being squeched in the
Senate by a vote of II to $, In the
consideration of this question there
appeared to be Il decided unwilling
ness to take the responsibility, and
therefore it has been shifted upon
the shoulders of the next legislature.
The investigation of the Sturgeon
Bay and Lake Michigan ship canal
company has been going ON before
n Joint committee for some days
past, and a thorough inquiry is to
be made. The project Of connect
ing Green Bay and Lake Michigan
has 50 many times failed that the
people are beginning to watch the
present company, There is n great
deal Of room for fraud, as the mem
bers of the company are mostly
individuals who are anxious to
make stock out of the rich grants
of land they have received. There
are reasons to believe that the in-
vestigation does not make the COM
pany feel at ease. 1t may be all
right, but if it is the inquiry won't
hurt it and the people may learn
something to their advantage.
On Thursday evening Miss Fanny
Davenport is to appear az Rosalind
in Shakespeare's "As You Like It.
at the Opera House. She is strong
ly supported by the notorious
Olympic theatre company of ST.
Louis.
Another member of the Legisla-
ture has gone to his final resting
place, and the sad event has cast a
gloom over the community. At
twenty minutes to nine o'clock on
Saturday morning, Hon. Geo. l..
Frost, member of the Assembly
from tue Northern District of Iowa
County, died after a sickness of only
two days, of pneumonia. On
Thursday Mr.. Frost made an elo-
quent speech in the Assembly and
few thought that it would be his
last. His death was not entirely
unexpected, as it was known that
no hope was entertained for his
recovery as early as Thursday
night. Yesterday and to-day his
seat in the Assembly is appropri-
ately draped in mourning.
Hon. Geo. l.. Frost was born at
Springfield, Mass, March IS, 1880.
He graduated at Yale College at
the age of twenty, and at Harvard
law school at twenty-five. He
came to Wisconsin in 1853, and
settled in Iowa county, where he
began the practice of law. He was
elected City Superintendent of
Schools Of Mineral Point in 1862.
and represented Iowa county in the
State Senate III 1864. He ran for
circuit judge in 1864, but was de-
feated. Mr.. Frost leaves wife and
one son; and five sons by former
wife who has been dead for several
years. He leaves Il large circle of
friends who deeply feel the loss the
community has sustained. Mr..
Frost never had a real enemy in
his life, and those who differed with
him in opinion felt the force of his
own convictions.
Three women are practicing law
in Janesville, Wisconsin. They are
Miss Lavinia Goodell, Miss Kate
Kane and Miss Anoia Kino