Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-01-30
THE COUNTY SEAT BUDGET.
Items of General Interest Gathered
at Dodgeyille.

evening Tor the purpose OF AIDING ano
encouraging all kinds CT manufactur
ing here. The officers elected, are
Dr.. w. J. Pearce, president; Mayor
S. W. Reese, vice president; James
Roberts, recording secretary; Orville
Strong, corresponding secretary; f. w
Stratman, ST., treasurer. The business
men and capitalists of the city will
take hold of the matter in earnest, and
proceed to open up new roads and re-
pair all the established ones leading
into the city, and open up correspon-
dence with manufacturers with view
Of negotiating for the establishment
of various industries here during the
coming summer.
TIE w. G. T. L. organization of
this city is laboring through a convul-
sion of dissension at present on ac-
count Of disappointed hopes INDUCED
by some Of the members in winning
the prizes at the Temple Of Fame
contests which took place at the opera
house last Thursday and Friday even
ings. On Thursday evening Miss
Dollie Lar was awarded the first prize
in the representation of the character
Of "Topsy' but behind Miss Dollie
stood several others holding high their
torches eager to enlighten the world
as to the true characters Of various
other ancient and noteworthy ceIebri-
ties, and to determine which one Of
the many christian ladies composing
the union should be entitled to play
second to the rollicking eboniZed
Topsy, a second contest was arranged
FOR Friday evening, and this was the
point Of departure from the trouble
line Each one was so confident of
success if fair and impartial decision
could be obtained, that the greatest
caution was observed in the selection
Of the Judges, and at length three
gentlemen, travellers and strangers in !
the city were agreed upon, and the tug
OF war began. Each lady did her part |
to the entire satisfaction of herself and |
everyone else except her rivals, and re-
tired from the stage prepared to re-
turn at u moments notice to bow her |
thanks rs victor, and all went smoothly |
until the bow scene came and then the |
torches Of ten or fifteen Of them were |
suddenly cXtinguishcd after which all
became darkness and confusion to |
them Miss Annie Roberts, as Maud |
Muller, was the one selected to per
form the bowling act, while all the |
others stood behind the scenes, and !
reyengcd themselves with the bow
wowing acts. The only characters left
TO be represented after the prize was
awarded to Miss Roberts, was the
"Queen of the Amazons' and Queen |
Jezcbel, and the sequel seems to indi-
cate that these two remaining char |
acters have been very creditably repre-
senteI. 1t is Thought by some who !
witnessed the contest that the Winking
act in Maud Muller was 50 artstically |
performed that it secured the prize. If |
this be SO it was unfortunate for the |
other contestants that the characters
they represented did not indulge in
this most eXhilarating and captivating
optical display. The friends of the
union hope it will become reunited
and be itself again.
Jack Carkceb, the famous wrestler,
while practicng with his trainer fell
on carpet tack the point OF which
penetrated his knee, and the physicians
say he may lose the use of his leg.
Mrs Elizabeth Sampson, wife of
Henry Sampson, of Edmund, died on
Monday aged 81 years and ; months
Mr. Sampson and his family were
among the earliest settlers on the
Linden prairie, and were always held
in the highest esteem. Mrs. Sampson
was "A sister of William Harris, of this
city
Messrs Johnson Bros, of Edmund,
dealers in general merchandise, made
an assignment of their stock to j. IL.
Vincent on Monday for the benefit of
their creditors. Liabilities thought to
be about $1,000. and nominal assets Il
little over $1,000. The act was pre-
cipiDated by threatening creditors.
The arrangements for building the
new roller Touring mill in Dodgeville
have been completed, and the work
will commence at once The mill will
be located near the Ill. Central depot
About scyenty-dve farmers and
others met at Williams hall last Tues
day to hear what Col. Reuben May had
to offer for the benefit Of the farmers
in the brotherhood Of the Farmers Al
lance He spoke very eloquently to
them for an hour from the standpoint
ola farmer VINO was sent out by the
state committee to organize subordi-
nate alliances and convince the farm
ers that all our governments, state and
national, were prone to evil, and would
continue So until the alliance restores
them to purity and honesty. The first
reform offered was that the general
government should own and operate
all the railroads Of the country as it
now does the mail service. The second
WAS that no alien should be permitted
to acquire any of the government
lands, and the argument used conveyed
the impression that the alliance was
opposed to aliens owning any land in
fhof thar.