Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-08-29
From Moutiort.

eDS, DEMoCRNr; --- Thinking IN
item concerning railroad prospects
of Montfort not altogether amiss, |
write;
About 4 yeN ago the town of
Wingvillc voted fifteen thousand
dollars aid to the Chicago \ Tomah
railroad; eight thousand dollar to I've
used il grading and cquipping the
road ut various places, aud the resi-
due tor The express purpose ofpur-
chasing iron IL hc used between
Feminore junction and this place,
This residue was issued iii the
shape of town hoGds bearing ten
per cent, interest, to be placed inthc
hands vi Il trustee, aud held until
such time as the company should
be ablc 6 deliver the necessary
iron 10 he laid 10 this place; then
said bonds were to he converted in
10 money, and the money paid over
the company; but the trustee got
the bonds converted into cash, and
through The iutcrventious Of Mr.,
Williams, turned over twenty-cight
hundred dollars to be used ON an-
other part of the road. In the
course ot time the company were
prepared to turn over the iron that
had been held III Woodman by nm
injuuetiou, and get an order from
the trustee for the remaining four
thousand two hundred dollars,
which would lay four and n quarter
miles If track Of the eight miles be-
tween this place and the junction,
promising to have the other ready
hy the time that much track was
was laid but the town board, hear
ing Of che order given by ihc trus-
tee, got to lancaster when the mon
cy was on deposit, and BY an m
junction prevented the payment of
same.
On Tuesday last three Of the citi-
zens concluded to call n meeting,
and had noetioes poatoa ta that eff
feet and two Of them proceeded 70
work up sentiment by securing the
country, Tho object Of the meet
ing was 10 consider tho action Of
the town board, and it possible, to
have them instructed BY the voice
Of the meeting to withdraw the in-
junction About iorty-seyen voters
appeared and voted six in favor Of
leaving the matter stand rs it is.
The outlook is not very promis-
ing. The town is paying interest
on fifteen thousand dollars worth OF
bonds, less, perhaps, q very small
per cent. IN $4,000 IN the lAneas-
ter They have nothing but some
grading 10 show for it. The COM
pany has no money, and unless Mr..
Williams proeurcs some il will re-
main poor. And Mr.. Williams, nc
cording TO various reports is in an
insane asylum, IS married and gone
10 Paris, on, according to the most
authentic one, Is in New York Oi
the schelning gentlemen nothing !
truly known, and everything is sur
missed; which undoubtedly is very
near as he would have it.
Mcssrs Lorraine and Harris of thc
G. d s. W. W. X. +. were here Oh
Thursday and Friday. They inform
is that they viii extend their road
Carpenters corner this Fall, and n
early as possible.
a Mr.. Schenk, Of Platteyille, i
going 10 put a full line Of groceries
and dry goods III Mr. Feser's new
building.
Mr.. Thomas is building upon tht
hill by the graded prospective"
The foundation and basement foi
the elevator stands quietly waiting
for Developments with a seeming
resignation, which perhaps is a re
flection Of the same stamped ano
settled iixcdly upon the counte
nance of every villager.
MoNTFoRT.
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