Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-11-30

week, completed its labors on We'd
nesday morning last. After stating
the result of the accident the jury
declared its findings to be:
That Oscar F. Nolan, one of the contractors, by
causing the said second-story pier of the south
partition wall near the southeast corner of the
said south wing to be Improperly and insult
ficiently repaired, guilty of grave error and
contributed thereby TO the falling of the said
south wing on the Sth day of November, 1888.
That d. r Jones and II. e. Koch a. designing
and consulting architects, were guilty of neg
icence in designing the internal construction OF
the said south wing of tee said capitol extension
without due and proper regard for its safety
during erection, and thereby contributed to its
falling on the Sth day of November, 1858.
The verdict is criticised by some
as being too severe, by others as
being too lenient, and again that it
was not definite. enough. But we
believe the jury did its duty, by
finding in accordance with the facts,
and as good men and true are de-
serving of respect in that they rem
dered a plain common-sense verdict.
With the proper officials now rests
the responsibility of proceeding in &C
cordance with he flaw against the
parties deemed guilty under the
findings Of the jury.
The immediate financial loss oc-
casioned by the accident, the cost of
the examination, ETC., and the aid
really necessary to be extended to
the sufferers will amount to a CON
siderable sum, and it will hardly be
Just for the state to stand the entire
loss, and let the contractors escape a
fair share at least Of the amount,
when in letting the contract the
building committee took care to
exact heavy bonds for the faithful
and honest performance of the work.
The coming event is Talmadge's
lecture on the " Bright side of Life, u
at the Congregational church, Dec.
18th.
While Robert Lockhart, a mason,
was removing the debris from the
demolished south wing of the cap
itol on Wednesday, he slipped and
fell from the second story striking
on his head and was injured Sc
verely.
The Dane county board of super
visors last week resolved by vote of
81 to 20 to build a new court house.
The old structure was an eyesore, as
well as being an utterly unfit place
for the legislators of the second
county in the state to transact bust
ness in. It's generally dilapidated
condition renders it necessary that
it shall be replaced.
The new central time adopted by
the railroads went into effect Sun
day. 1t makes Madison time 81
minutes slower than usual. The
Washburn Observatory will furnish
this time to all our city clocks and
the assembly hall tower clock by
electricity, the same as they have
heretofore furnished the old stand
ard time.
1t was thought by some that the
capitol disaster would necessitate an
extra session of the legislature but
we hear nothing to indicate that any
steps will be taken to convene that
body until it's regular meeting.
The Midland Publishing company
of this city have just issued a work
by Prof A. o. Wright, entitled Com
bined Constitutions of the United
States aud Wisconsin. The Analysis
of the Constitution of Wisconsin,
which this gentleman published a
number Of years since, is highly
priced wherever it has been intro
duced. The new book is designed
for the use of teachers and advanced
classes and should be studied by
every citizen in the state.
Winter Cholera" has troubled
quite a number of people here the
past few weeks. The peculiar
changes in the temperature is the
most plausible reason assigned for
its attacks.
A young student could not resist
the temptation to possess himself of
an overcoat, and some cash few
weeks since, and will undoubtedly
help to improve the streets for some
to come.
Fred Vivian will take a short rest
from his experiments i'll the phar-
macy department of the University,
and eat his thanksgiving dinner at
Mineral Point.
This seems to have been build
ing year for Madison, and the work
of putting up neat residences still
goes on and will continue until Jack
Frost says to stop.
The University will issue here
after an annual or Year Book which
will be necessary and wise action as
1t will at once serve us a history of
the the period it covers and make
known to the general public more of
the real workings of this institution.
Madison will this winter undergo
the sad disappointment of having
no large number of legislators or
visitors.
A CRASH AT THE UNIVERSITY.
On Monday morning at an early
hour the ianitor at the University
discovered that large chimney on
the main building had fallen, and
had made au opening more than
twenty feet square down through
the building to the basement. This
chimney with three others was built
last summer for the purpose Of put
ting in new heating apparatus, and
the work was done by q foreman
by Nolan Il Bently, the
contractors for the work on the cap
itol extension. Had the falling oil
the chimney occurred while the
school were in session session the
loss of life would doubtless have
been very great.
Louis Ledger, Sheboygan, says:
: Personal experience has convinced
me that Browns Iron Bitters is