Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-03-31
PECULIAR "PARDS."

Dissolution Of "a henlafkaDio W.
partnership I'm Wisconsin
singular Business and DO
nestle Relations OfTwo Broth
ers.
Special Telegram.
MADISON, Wis, March 20.-In the
town of Westport, six miles north OF
this CITY, have lived for many years two
brothers named Dominick and Martin
O'Malley. These brothers, when young
men, in 1852, in the mountains OF Cali
fornia, while mining there, verbally
agreed to Join their efforts and their
fortunes and to be partners in all their
business enterprises. That partnership
existed until yesterday. Shortly aiter
il was formed Martin went to Australia,
lured there by the gold excitement, ana
Dominick remained in California. Eacn
kept an account, and the firm, with all
the vicissitudes and varying luck OF the
miners life, kept solvent Martin re,
turned from Australia to Wisconsin, and
began farming operations, and year or
two after Dominick returned. Every
dollar of earnings or profits received
by either OF them went TO the partner
ship fund, and every loss encountered
by either, no matter in what hemisphere
or under what circumstances, came out
of the firm capital.
After their return TO Wisconsin Mar
tin married The firm kept right on;
the lands were all owned together; the
house, as a homestead for family use,
was built; every shingle used and every
nail driven at firm expense, and house
hold supplies procured also on firm ac-
count. DominiCk sood after lost an
arm. He went to France at firm ex-
pense To procure an artificial arm. tie
visited Ireland, and came back bringing
a wife, imported at the expense OF the
firm. Then another house was built on
the firms lands and supplied out OF the
common fund with all housekeeping re-
duisites. Since tnen their lands have
been titled; they have dealt in lands,
and at present own extensive lands in
Kansas, besides some seven hundred or
eight hundred acres in WeStpOrt. Such
securities as they Owned-the surplus
earnings of many years of thrift-werc
invested entirely in DOminiCk's name.
Every dollar of expense and earnings
OF each family were partnership ac-
count, and the accumulation was never
divided until yesterday. In fact, every
thing they had, but their wives and ba-
bies, were firm property. They lived in
perfect concord, without 4 single differ
ence or discOrd on the part of themselves
or families. Dominick, by reason of
his disablement, naturally attended to
the general business, and Martin devoted
himself most assiduOusly TO the cultiva-
ton OF the farms.
They were both in feeling disinclined
to disturb the existing order OF things.
But as the years began to whiten their
heads, and their children to approach
mature age, they felt it a duty 10 dis
solve this complex relation. Their me-
thOd of doing this was as novel as their
previous dealings had been. They went
To their counsel and entered into care
fully1preparcd written agreement, ar
ranging for division and dissolution. TO
carry out which, at whatevercost Of per-
sonal disappointment, they bObnd them
selves by the most solemn covenants.
Their respective houses were unlike IN
value and desirability. 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 ne moved from, and that only the
clothing of the family, the family bible
and the pictures should be taken to the
new homt. The right of choice was
awarded to DOminick, and he chose the
house of Martin, who generously yielded
il, as DOminick's family was the larger,
and needed the larger house. So they
are To change households, each taking
his wife, children and their clothing,
bible and pictures, leaving everything
else, and proceed to the home Of the
other and own and occupy it hencefOrth
Ii cost their wives a sigh Of regret, but
they cheeriullyientercd into this arrange
mcnt, and it was carried out with per
feet confidence and good feeling. They
have effected division OF all their lands
except the Kansas lands, and, for the
first time since they were hOuScholders,
they may he said to own spoon orkniie,
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 1851.