The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-04-09
PECULIAR "PAKDs."

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PECULIAR "PAKDS."
D'ssot'stton Of a Remarkable Copartner
ship IN Wtsconsin-Stagular Bus,,ses
ana Domestic Relations of T,co Brothers
Madison Special.
In the town of Westport, six miles NORTH
OF this city, have lived for many years two
brothers named Dominick and Martin
CMailey. These brothers, when young men
IN 1902, IN the mountains of California
While mining there, verbally agreed to join
tnelr EFFORTS and their fortunes and to be part
ners IN an their business enterprises. That
partnership existed until yesterday. Shortly
a1ter IL was formed Martin went to Australia,
11rea there by the gold excitement, and
Domlnlck remained in California. Each
Kept an account, and the firm. with all the
vlclssltudes and varying luck of the miners
life, kept solvent. Martin returned from
Australia to Wisconsin, and began farming
operations, and year or two after Dominica
returned. Every dollar of earnings or
prohts received by either of them went to
inc partnership fund, and every loss en-
countered by either, no matter in what hem
1sphere or under what circumstances. came
out of the firm capital.
Af4ef their return to Wisconsin Martin
married. The firm kept right on; the lands
were all owned together; the house, as home
stead Tor family use, was built: every single
used and every nail driven at firm EXPENSE.
and household supplies procured also on
hrm account. Dominick soon after lost an
arm. He went to France at firm expense to
procure an artificial arm. He visited Ireland.
and came back bringing wife, imported at
the expense of the firm. Then another
house was built on the firms land and SUD-
Piled out of the common fund with all house,
Keeping requisites. Since then their lands
have been titled; they have dealt
IN LANDS, and at present own extern
slVe lands In Kansas, besides some seven
hundred or eight hundred acres in West
port: Such securities as they owned-the
surplus earnings of many years of thrift
were invested entirely in Dominick's name.
Every dollar of expense and earnings of
eacn family were partnership account, and
inc accumulation was never divided until
yesterday. In fact, everything they had,
out tnelr wives and babies, were firm prop
erty. ,Ihey lived in perfect concord, with
out single difference or discord on the part
OF themselves or families. Dominick, by
reason OF his disablement, naturally attend
ed to the general business, and Martin devot-
ca himself most assiduously to the cultiya-
ton of the farms.
They were both in feeling disinclined to
disturb the existing order of things. But a.
the years begen to whiten their heads, and
their children to approach mature age, thew
felt it duty to dissolve this complex rela-
ton. Their method of doing this was as
novel as their previous dealing s had been.
They went to their counsel and entered into
carefully prepared written agreement, ar
ranging for division and dissolution, to carrv
out which, at whatever cost of personal dis
appointment, they bound themselves by the
most solemn covenants. Their respective
houses were unlike in value and desira-
bllity. In dividing these and assigning to
each his part they sold the right
OF choice to the highest bidder of the two.
1t was agreed that, should change of
houses be caused by their division, the entire
household effects used by each should be left
IN the house he moved from, and that only
the clothing of the family, the family bible
and the pictures should be taken to the new
home. The right of choice was awarded to
Domlnlck, and he chose the house of Martin,
VINO generously yielded it, as Dominick's
family was the larger, and needed the larger
mousse 50 they are to change households
each taking his wife, children and their
clothing bible and pictures, leaving every
thing else, and proceed to the home of the
other and own and occupy it henceforth.
1t cost their wives sigh of regret, but they
cheerfully entered into this arrangement,
and 1t was carried out with perfect con-
tidence and good feeling. They have effected
division of all their lands except the Kansas
Lands, and, for the first time since they were
householders, tney may be said to own
spoon or knife, fork, plate or tin dipper
which is not partnership property.
These brothers are highly respected. They
have often held Offices of trust in their town.
Dominick was member of the assembly in
the year 1861.