Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-01-05
DODGEVILLE DOINGS.
By ELISHA MORCOM.


Now is the time to make good
resolutions.
The merchants report a brisk hol-
iday trade.
All in attendance at the New Yeas
ball repor. having had a good time.
School opened on Tuesday with a
good attendance. Prof Livingston
is apparently in good health, and we
are perfectly safe in saying that his
ability as a teacher is unsurpassed
in the state.
The new county officers were duly
sworn in and entered upon their
several labors ON January 2. The
following assistants were appointed:
W: H. Thomas, assistant Register of
Deeds; c. kessler, assistant Treas
urer; G. Bilkey, Jr., assistant Clerk !;
Thos. Kennedy, deputy Sheriff.
The festival at the +. Nj: Church
was well attended New Years eve
ming and was profitably continued
January 2. Everything was gotten
up in in good style, and a profitable
remuneration, which will be applied
to the trust funds of the church, was
the result of their labor.
The assignee of the effects of B.
Thomas & Co. opened the storeWed-
nesday, and will dispose of the
goods as the creditors direct. Their
books show as follows:
Outstanding debts, . 2o1. 90
Money borrowed 160p0O
Whole Liabilities, % o00oo
Assets, little less than sOOO.O0
The usual matchmaking services
were held in the NJ. E. church on
Sunday night.
MARRIED. - Stephens : Carson
At the residence of Mrs. Col. Steph-
ems, onWednesday evening, January
5, by Rev. J. T. Pryor, Jr., Miss
Libbie Stephens, of Dodgeville, to
DR.. w. H. Carson, of ST Clairville
Ohio. A large number of guests
present and many valuable presents
received
Great preparations are being made
for the Fourth Annual Exhibition
and Dog-Show of the S. w. Wis.
Poultry Association, to be held at
this place, on Tuesday, Wednesday
and Thursday, January 9, 10 aud IL.
A large attendance is expected.
The old year has gone, but it
seems not without a struggle. The
last heeting moments of its depart
ing life seemed to be filled with the
same spirit Of enterprise that has
marked progressive era in the bis
tory of Dodgeyille. The old year
has taught us how to appreciate the
facilities of commerce; it has added
to our village some thirty or forty
new buildings, including four bust
ness houses, and one hotel.
The prospects for the future are
daily Frightening, and the influence
of Dodgeville will ere long be felt
as leading city of Southwestern
Wisconsin. New enterprises are
being daily set on foot. and corpora
tons are being earnestly talked of.
The capitalists are being awakened
from their long felt lethargy, and
are trying to make amends for their
past inactivity.
The financial difficulty which has
befallen some of our citizens has
passed around like a shadow in the
fieeting sunshine; and where once,
for short time, that deep shadow
of dependency was resting the
bright rays of prosperous future
now shine. The firm previously re-
ferred to has been waning for the
past fifteen years, and has lived
through the cold wintry past to die
in the warmth of q coming spring.
time.
Dodgeville being the county seat
has all the advantage of the county
buildings. Being situated IN the
center Of the county. having q good.
| Nv number of churches OF various
denominations, and possessing one
| of the finest school buildings IN this
part OF the state. We cannot see why
business men, for one moment, would
hesitate to make it their home