Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-04-11

The La Crosse Chronicle of a late
date says the survey up the Bad Ak
RIVER to Viroqua is completed. 1t is
claimed that this road will run from
point in Vernon county through
the counties of Richland, Iowa and
Green to the state line; the purpose
being to provide for an air line from
La Crosse or vicinity to Chicago.
There is a guess, however, says The
Chronicle, that this is Burlington,
Cedar Rapids & Northern scheme.
1t transpires that the horses killed
by the Chicago & Northwestern train
at Racine on the Sd inst, were far
more valuable than at first an
nounced. One was Kentucky bred
colt four years old, owned by ]. |.
Case, and worth 81, 1000. The second
was a brood mare, half sister to
Maud S., and was owned by Mr..
REEVE, Chicago lawyer. Her value
was $1,000. This makes the loss
$1,000 instead of $500.
We are in receipt of the " Monona
Lake Assembly," quarterly pub
LEGATION, devoted to the interests Of
Sunday School work and popular
Christian education. 1t is printed
in Madison and its contents are of
especial interest to those who desire
to attend the Monona Lake Assem-
bly, during the coming summer. All
communications relative to the
paper should be addressed to Sam
uel d. Hastings, Madison, Wis.
Geo. r. Vending, the Prince of
the American platform, will lecture
in this city next Thursday evening.
Subject, Is there Personal Devil"
The Chicago Times pays the follow
ing high tribute to Mr.. Vending:
'.The Hon. Geo. r. Vending, always
accounted brilliant, has more than
earned the right to that characteriza-
ton. His solid and unanswerable
facts are so interlarded between rhe-
torical embellishments as to make
his lecture particularly facinating.
His elecution, too, is almost faultIess.
The editor of the Platteville Wit
ness recently took trip to Brook
ings county, Dakota, and wrote up
an interesting account Of his journey.
At Volga he met George Henry,
formerly Of this city, who has re
Gently re-engaged in the banking
! business. Many former Iowa county
people are located in Brookings
county, which the editor of the
! Witness says is one of the finest
agricultural counties in the territory.
Brookings is the county seat and
the agricultural college is located
there.
A freight train on the Chicago,
Milwaukee IL st. Paul Railway en-,
countered a broken rail ten miles
east of Portage, on Friday last, and
the second car was derailed. Thir-
teen others followed and were piled
up. Seven cars were badly broken
and four cars loaded with pianos,
wagons and stoves were among the
smashed A tramp stealing a ride
was buried i'll the debris. When
dug out he was standing upright,
surrounded by pianos, stoves and
wagons. The wreck delayed trains
nine hours.
In noticing the failure of George
i<Gouskop's bank at Richland Cen
! ter, The Republican and Observer
says: "The cause of the failure is
due to large investments in real
estate mortgages, and consequent
inability to realize to meet liabilities.
No bad or unsecured loans have been
made. The liabilities are placed at
100000 and the assets at over 500,
600. William krouskop was APP
pointed assignee and gave bond in
sum of $155,000. Depositors as a
matter of course, are somewhat ex-
cited, but there is not the least cause
for uneasiness or alarm. The assets
are ample to pay every claim in full
and each and every depositor will
ultimately receive dollar for dollar
on the amount Of his deposit, with
interest. Mr.. krouskop's invest
ments on real estate are not upon a
worthless class of property, but are
valuable and will bring the full a
mount for which they are scheduled.
There will not only be enough to pay
every body in full but MIR. krous-
kop will have from $4,000 to $50
600 left over and above the amount
of his indebtedness. y