Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-04-17

The city council held special meet
ings on April 18th, and 18th. At the
meeting on the 18th, the votes polled
at the recent Judicial and municipal
/ election were canvassed. The meeting
on the 18th was devoted to receiving
and acting upon the reports of the city
/ treasurer, the board of education. city
clerk, and street commissioner. The
treasurer's report showed the total
amount of money received by him
during the year to be S23,053 II;
amount discussed SI6,546.47; leaving
in his hands a balance of S6,506. 20.
The several reports were found to be
correct and ordered filed. The new
council viii hold its first meeting this
Thursday evening for organization.
ard appointment of city clerk, school
commissioner. street commissioner,
and janitor for the city hall.
W. H. F. Tower, wood pulp and
paper manufacturer, OF Wilmington,
Del, made Mineral Point another visit
this week for the purpose Of further
considering the project of establishing
pulp and paper mills, and arranging
the details Of carrying forward the
enterprise. We understand that he
had satisfactory talk with the par
ties who are willing to back the IN
dertaking with the necessary capital.
and the mills will undoubtedly be
built, providing a suitable site can be
secured for anything like a reasonable
price. There seems to be a general
agreement among those who have
given the matter careful investigation
that the undertaking would prove very
profitable, and it would surely prove
real and substantial boom for Mineral
Point. The almost unanimous vote
to extend to the enterprise aid to the
amount of $4,000 expresses the con
fidence of our people in the business
sagacity Of those who have had under
consideration the question of estab-
fishing these mills here. We hope
that they will meet with all possible
announcement in the work in which
they have in hand. \ positive an
nouncement that the mills are to be
built would advance the value of
Mineral Point real estate from 25 to
so per cent, and The Democrat hopes
to be able to make the announcement
at very early day.
The Judgment of the circuit court in
the case Of Mrs. Sarah C. Thrasher,
of the town of Linden, against the
proprietors of toll bridge across the
Wisconsin river at Muscoda has been
affirmed by the supreme court. Mrs.
Thrasher and her husband were driy-
ing with a span of mules across the
toll bridge over the Wisconsin river at
Muscoda, owned and operated by the
defendants, John Postel and John n.
Swingle. The bridge was being re-
paired, but was held open for travel
AS they drove upon the trestle approach
to the bridge, the mules stopped as
though startled at some WOrkmen on
the truss some 800 feet ahead and
about IS feet above the bridge. Mr.
Thrasher jumped out to assist his wife
out but the mules began backing so he
grasped their brides to stop them but
despite his effort they continued back
ing and cramped the buggy and as the
railing at that point had been removed,
the hind wheels went off and threw
Mrs. Thrasher to the hard ground some
II feet below, seriously injuring her.
The jury gave her a verdict of $4,000
of which $1,000 was RENTED per
order of the court. The case involved
the question as to the liability of the
defendants because plaintiff increased
her injuries by subsequent travelling,
although the physicians had warned
her husband that she could not safely
continue at that time. But the court
holds that this matter was properly
submitted to the jury.
Cows Must Not Roam the Streets.
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