The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-03-31
DtSsolusiOn OF a Rena rka bic Co Part
ncrShip in Wisconsin,.


ncrShip in WISCONSIN.
SINGULAR BUSINESS AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS
OF TWO BROTHERS.
MADISON, WIS, March 26.--In the towf
or Westport. six miles north of this city
have lived for many years two brother:
named Dominick and Martin O'Malley
These brothers, when young men, in 1852
| in the mountains Of California. while mining
there, verbally agreed to join their effort.
and their fortunes and to lie partners
in all their business enterprises. That
partnership existed until yesterday. Shortly
after il was formed Martin went 10 Aus.
traia, lured there by the gold excitement,
and Doclinick remained in California Each
kept IN account. and the firm, with all the
vicissitudcs and varying luck OF the miners
life, kept solvent. Alartin returned from
Australia to Wisconsin, and began farming
operations, cnd 4 year or two after Domi-
nick returned. Every dollar OF earnings
or profits received by either Of them went
90 the partnership fund. and every loss Ell
countercd by either, no matter ir what
hemisphere or under what circumstances.
came out OF the firm capital.
After their return to Wisconsin, Martin
married. The firm kept right on; the lands
were all owned together; the house, as q
homestead for family Use, was built-every
shinge used and every nail driven ut firm
expense, and household supplies procured
also on firm account. DominicH soon after
lost an arm. Re went to France at firm
expense 70 procure an artificial arm. lie
visited Ireland and came back, bringing q
wife imported ut the expense OF the firm.
| Then another house was built Oh the firms
| lands. and supplied out OF the common fund
| II,
| then their lands have been titled; they
have dealt in lands, and at present own cX-
tensire 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 th ift-
were invested entirely in Domnick's name.
Every dollar Of expense and earnings Of
each f;tsnily were Il partnership account and
the accumulation was never divided until
yesterday. In fact, everything they had but
their wives and babies were firm property.
| They lived in perfect concord, without a
single difference or dIScord on the part OF
themselves or families. Dominick, by rea-
son of his diSablcment, naturally attended
| to The general business, and Martin devoted
! himself most assiduously TO the cultivation
OF the farms. ."
They were both in feeling di$inclincd to
disturb the existing order Of things. But
as the years began TO wbiten their heads
and their children to approach mature age,
they felt it duty to dissolve this complex
relation. Their method OF doing this WAS
as novel as their previous dealings had been.
They went to their counsel and entered int O
a carefully-preparcd written agreement, ar
ranging for dlviSloH and dissolution. to car.
~ out which, at whatever cost of personal
n i,tr ,1rf fl,ay, 81,
the most solemn covenants. Their respec-
tive houses were unlike in value and desira.
bility. In dividing these and assigning
to each his part they sold the right
of choice to the highest bidder OF the two.
1t WIS agreed that should Il change OF
houses be caused by their division the en-
tire household effects used by each should
be left in the house he moved from, ant
that only the clothing OF the family, th
family Bible, and the pictures should ID
taken to the new home. The right OF choic
was awarded 10 Dominick, and he chose th
house OF Martin, who generously yielded it
as Dominlcl's family was the larger ant
needed tie larger house. So they are 4
change households, each taking his wife, chill
drcn and their clothing, Bible, and pictures
leaving everything else, and proceed to th
home OF the other and own and occupy
henceforth. 1t cost their wives a sign 0
regret, but they cheelfully entered into thl
arrangement, and it was carried out wit
perfect confidence and good feeling. The:
have effected division OF all their land
except the Kansas lands, and for the trs
time since they were householders they ma
be said to own spoon or knife, fork, plate
or tin dipper which is not partnership Pre-
perty.
These brothers are highly respected. The
have often held offices OF trust III their town
Dominick was member OF the AssemOl.
in The wear 1861.