Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-01-23
The COUNTY SEAT BUDGET.
Items of General Interest Gathered
at Dodgeyille.

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aged about % years.
Ole Dolandson slipped on the plat
form when al ghting from the cars al
Arena, on last Saturday evening, and
his foot was caught under the wheels
and crushed SO badly that it was
amputated four inches above the ankle
on Sunday morning.
Miss Hannah Roberts age % years,
daughter of VIM. Roberts, died at her
home in Arena, last Monday of con
sumption.
The remains Of Mrs. VIM. Rowe
were brought from Mazomanie to
Dodgeville last week for interment by
he side of her husband.
Sheriff thinner has appointed Chas.
Bilkey, of Dodgeyille, under-sherif
and Nick Hartert of Mineral Point,
deputy
DR.. r. Cosens and Mrs. Dr. Cosens,
Of Dodgeville, assisted by DR.. Jackson,
of Madison, and Dr. Gil, of BarneveId,
performed a most difficult operation
on Miss Mamie Lindsey, of the town
of Dodgeyille. on Wednesday, in the
removal of iilero cystic tumOr which
was about as large as peck measure
and weighed tn -ty pounds. The
growth involved many Of the inter
nal organs, that at present it is doubt
full if the patient will survive the
shock, as it took about four hours to
complete the operation.
4 committee appointed by the board
Of supervisors Of Dunn county, con
sisting of Senator Miller and Assembly
man Hall, and j. II. Stout, accompa-
MED by the chairman of the board, and
Sec. A. o. Wright, of the state board of
charities and reform, visited the Iowa |
county insane asylum last Friday eve
ming and Saturday, with view Of pre- |
pairing plans for new asylum for
Dunn county. 1t appears that nearly |
all the county asylums that have been
built in the state since the Iowa county |
asylum has been completed, have been
planned after it in their general fea-
lures.
State Treasury Agent Thos. Ken
ncdy, has appointed Henry Pengelly |
special agent for Dodgeville.
a meeting is called to take place in
this city Jan. p, to organize Far
mers Alliance. Col. Reuben May, |
late candidate for governor on the
greenback ticket, will be present to
address the farmers.
The citizens of Dodgeville and the |
farmers, at a meeting |
held at the court house on Monday |
evening, rendered $1,000 to August |
Erbe rs bonus to build a roller flour
ing mill in this city. His answer has
not been received yet.
The citizens of Dodgeville were |
treated to the first exhibition of the |
method Of getting to heaven by the
tambourine route, on Saturday even
ing, by half dozen male and female |
who marched up and |
down the streets singing and hump
ing their Instruments.
Rev. Peter Gray Evans has accep-
ted call from the Presbyterian church |
Of Dodgeville to become its pastor, and |
preached his first sermon last Sunday.
John L, Bartle. one of the earliest
settlers in Dodgeyille, IS very ill with |
lung fever
Miss Lindsey, who last week en-
dured the operation in the removal of
a large internal tumor, is reported to
be recovering nicely
The jury in the L. 5. court at Mad
ison, in the case of Mrs Longmire, of |
tried for executing fraud |
ulent pension papers, disagreed, and |
the case will have to be retired.
y L. 5. signal station has been es-
tablished in Dodgeyille, and the
weather indications are received every |
and signaled by the appro-
pirate flags from the court house
Rose Zadolski, who is in Jail at
Richland Center charged with poison
ing Ella Mally, has several relatives at
in this county, who are said
to be wealthy and very respectable
people.
The c. a. L. Post at Dodgeville
will hold its annual campfire on Feb
-.
Died, in the city of Dodgeville. Jan.
Is, 1891, Rev. William Owens, aged
60 years. Deceased was one Of the
early settlers and was devout chris
tian gentleman. He was minister
in the Wesleyan church, but as there
was no congregation here, he attached
himself 70 the Congregational church.
He leaves a wife and seven children:
David, who lives at Tower. Mimi; f.
F. at Chicago, and Thomas at Dodge
willie. There are four daughters, of
whom Mrs. Edwin Elliott, Mrs. vii
liam Elliott and Mrs. Abel Williams
live ut Dodgeyille, and Mrs. VIM.
Owens ut Barneyeld, The funeral
took place on Tuesday from the Con
gregational church, and the Dodgeville
lodge of Odd Fellows attended in a
body, the deceased being a member of
the order, and members were present
also from Mineral Point and other
places. The funeral services were
conducted by Rev. Sem Phillips, pastor
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