Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-01-16
THE COUNTY SEAT BUDGET.
Items Of General Interest Gathered
at DOdgeyiIIe.


ment of state treasury agent in place
Of Henry z. Fisher.
Railroad bonds to the amount of
$4,000 have been signed and deposit
ed with the county clerk of Juneau
county to aid in building the Freeport,
Mauston and Northern railroad. This
is the new line projected last spring,
and if built will proceed from Maus-
ton via Lone Rock, Dodgeville and
perhaps Mineral Point.
The reports Of the several outgoing
county officers show most clearly that
Iowa county is in a better financial
condition than it has ever been before
in its long, eyentfuI history. The
taxes are lighter, this year than they
have been for many years, with
promise Of being still lighter for the
year to come. The treasurer's report
shows balance Of the general fund
on hand in cash of over S4,365, and
the county not in debt a cent except
the asylum bonds; and the report of
the trustees Of the asy lum shows that
that institution is now yielding enough
revenue to the county TO pay the inter
est on It's bonds, pay all the expenses
Of the asylum and poor farm, and
then leave a surplus Of over 1920
per annum. There are fewer delin
quent taxes than ever before, and the
immense increase in the amount Of
taxable property, all contribute to
place Iowa county IN the front rank
Of the most successfully managed
counties in this or any other state, and
insure lighter taxes for many years to
come unless some new obligations are
incurred by the county board.
Died, in the city Of DodgeviIIe, Jan.
., 1891, Mrs. Mary Ann Hooking, aged |
81 years, wife Of Joseph Hooking, |
proprietor Of the Wisconsin House. |
Deceased has been a resident If |
Dodgeyille for A. years, and has been |
Iandlady Of the Wisconsin House for |
about IS years. She leaves her hus- |
band, one son and three daughters to |
mourn her loss The son, Wesley, and |
daughters, Elizabeth Ann and Abbie, |
reside at home, and Nellie (noW Mrs. |
Oliver resides ut Norway, Mich. The |
funeral took place last Sunday from
the l.. NJ church, the services being |
conducted by Rev. j. Hardca5tle OF |
PlatteYilie, who preached the funer-
q sermon from the text: Take good |
heed therefore unto yourselves, that
We love the Lord your God. Josh,
23:lI. The church was crowded with |
the many friends Of the family and |
the services were very impressive, She |
was truly good woman, beloved by |
all, and her death will be the most
sincerely mourned by the multitude of
friends who have known her the long
est and become the most intimately
acquainted with her pleasant and
amtab!c disposition. \ widespread
sympathy is expressed for the be
reavcd family.
Daniel Bohan, station agent at
Ayoca, was in Dodgeyile on Monday,
greeting his many friends here.
Thomas Roberts, a young lad from
Ridgeway, brought III the scalp of an
old wolf this week, and received from
the county and state prize Of Sl3.
August Erbe. an experienced miller
from Dane county, is in Dodgevillve,
with Il proposition to establish SO,
600 rolling mill, capable of turning
out 80 barrels Of flour per day, if the
citizens will give him bonus of
$1,000. An adjourned meeting of the
citizens was held on Monday evening
and a subscription committee appoint
ed to raise the money, and to report to
another meeting to be held at the
court house, next Monday evening,
Jan. ~, 1T $50.
Eugene l5recl, Il young man from
Mineral Point was ajudged insane by
the county Judge on Tuesday morning,
and was taken 10 the state hospital for
the insane, at Madison
About fifty ladies and gentlemen
from Dodgcyllle, accompanied by
Schel's orchestra, went to the Iowa
county asylum on Wednesday even
ing, and gave grand surprise to
Mr. and Mrs t. j. Perkins, and also
to the one hundred inmates. The
members Of the party carried with
them huge baskets Of lunch OF all the
rich delecacies they could obtain, and
they had plenty for I'LL to indulge in a
feast lit for a kings household, and
plenty left for another days feast,
The orchestra provided the most en-
chanting music, and the visitors and
visited all Joined in merry mazes until |
a late hour. The few hours spent af-
forded the most real pleasure to the
inmates they have enjoyed for many n