Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-07-20

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camp at Racine July 26 to August l,
inclusive. The Third Battalion will
camp at Devils Lake, August IA to
10, inclusive.
The Green Co. Agriculture, fair
is to be held at Monroe, Sept. 1923.
The Dodgeville Sun of last
Thursday, says:
A case Of considerable importance
came up before His Honor, John r.
Jones, County Judge, on Tuesday
last. 1t was the final accounting Of
Hon J. w. Rewey, as Executor of
the last will and testament of John
Harker, late of the town of Mifflin,
deceased
The amount involved in the estate
was $4,000, but by reason of the
many parties interested as legatees,
all of whom resided in different
countries, and each being represent
ed by different attorneys, gave the
case greater Importance than it other
wise might have acquired.
A. Macarthur, Esq, appeared as
attorney for the Executor.
Geo Clementson, Of Lancaster,
circuit Judge elect, appeared as at
torney for the widow of deceased.
Hon. William Spensley, of Galena,
formerly county Judge of JoDaviess
county, III appeared for Mrs. Mar
garet Hugill, of Yorkshire, England,
sister of deceased, and also for some
children of deceased legatees, in
New Zealand.
d. S Rose, Esq, of Darlington,
appeared for Mary Ann Wertley, and
John Harker, daughter and son of
deceased legatees.
NJ. *. Miller, Esq, of Milwaukee,
of the firm of Finch, Lyndes IL Mil
Ter, appeared for MaryAnn Anderson,
daughter of deceased legatee.
J. p Smoker, Esq, appeared as
guardian ad Hten,, appointed by the
court, for three grand children of
Robert Harker, deceased legatee,
of Richmond, Yorkshire, England.
We are told Mr.. Rewey's &c.
count "was correct to cent" also
that the IIarker estate is one of the
largest thus far settled in our County
Court.
John Demut IL Co., of Belmont,
sold their property known as flax
mills, to VIM. Hambly for the con.
sideration of $4,000. The company
will move the machinery to another
mill out west.-Rattecille Times.
The Catholic church of Platte.
vile, has just purchased new bell;
its weight is ESQ pounds.
The Boscobel Dial, of the 14th
inst, says:
On Monday man named w. S.
Bosh in eudeayoring to board n west
bound freight train ut Lone Rock,
in some way got under the cars and
was killed. His neck was broken,
his legs were cut off, and he was
otherwise terribly mutilated. Twelve
cars passed over him. lie was about
SO years of age and it is not known
that he had any relatives living in
the vicinity.
"A Observation-Disclosures, of Gale
ma, Fredoline Birkenmeyer, commit
ted suicide last Thursday morning
by drowning himself. He tied to
each of his wrists seven pound
sash-weight, to keep himself from
changing his mind after he got UNI
der the water.
The contract work for the next
five years Of the State prison at
Waupun, has been re let to NJ. ID.
Wells & Co., of Chicago, at so cents
per head-25 per cent, higher than
the rate stipulated in the contract
for the five years past.
We wish we could say as much
of the sidewalks in this city:
The sidewalks of Dodgeville are
now in better condition than they
have been for many years. We
have about seven rniles of sidewalk
and to keep them all in repair, re
quires great expense, and the public
authorities haye so promptly met thu
emergency, that strangers unfamil
lar with the sidewalks, can trave
them now by day or by night with
pleasure and safety.-DoayectNe SIN
Mr.. Jas. Whiting, the enginee'
who run the locomotive which wa'
in the railway smash-up near Musco
da, on the Milwaukee and Prairie DIT
Chen division of the Chicago, Mil
waukee e St. Paul road, some time