Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1893-04-22
Death of Hon. Kearton Coates.

! south OF Edmund station, after a
lingering illness of stomach trouble;
aged 73 years. Mr.. Coates was a
native Of North Riding, York, Eng.
but resided in Linden township con.
tinuously for SO years, during which
time he has held with credit to him
self and benefit to his constituents,
town, county and state offices of
trust, such as school clerk and treas
urer, clerk and assessor of town
for seven years, register of deeds in
1866, representative of town on
county board for several years,
and served as assemblyman during
the sessions of l875.76.
Mr.. Coates was united in marriage
to Miss Elizabeth Sangsia in 1915.
OF this union were born to them
fifteen children, all of whom at.
tanned the age of maturity, with the
exception of one.
He was a member Of the NJ. K.
church for over thirty years. While
being visited by his pastor during
his last illness he said: 81 am cling
ing to the cross; if go anywhere
it will be clinging to the cross. My
hopes are built on nothing else but
Jesus blood and righteousness"
The funeral took place Tuesday
afternoon from his residence to the
Edmund NJ. 4. church, the services
being solemn and impressive, Revs.
Barnett, Merrifeld and Charles off
ciating, beautiful and appropriate
anthems being interspersed. A large
procession of carriages followed the
remains to the Spring Valley oeme-
terry, where they were laid to rest.
In his death his town and the coun-
ty have lost a true aud faithful citi-
zen. The pail bearers were: K. j.
Perkins, VIM. cambridge, j. w.
Taylor, Oryille Strong, J. w. Rewey
and J.J. Heathcock. LIZ.
AT the regular Epworth League
election on Monday evening the
following officers were elected for
the coming six months:
President-Mrs s. E. Shepherd.
LIST yiee-president, spiritual work-Miss Cora
Hoare.
IND viee-president, mercy and help-Miss
Mile Holmes.
Bird vice-president literary work-Mrs. F. W. |
Straw.
4th vice-president entertainment - Miss
Merte Lanyon.
Secretary-Mason Spensley
Treasurer-Myron Jacobs.
During the last six months the
League has done good work in each |
department and with a largely in
creased membership promises active
work in the future.
THE new city officials were sworn
in last Friday evening, those retiring
doing so gracefully. Upon taking
the chair Mayor Snow made pleas
ing little address and offered some |
sensible remarks which, if carried |
out, will prove of benefit to the city. |
The new council then settled down |
to making such appointments as were |
necessary per charter, with the fol-
lowing result:
City Clerk-John w Horn.
Street George Keeler
City Attorney. NJ. Smith.
Chief of PoHce-J. W. Healy.
Janitor-Richard Venning.
Thus it will be seen that only one
change has been made in this list Of
appointments from that of last year,
it being that of J. w. Horn for
clerk to succeed John Commins.
The salaries fixed are precisely the
same as paid last year, thus:
City Clerk the year s 10000
Assessor --....-..... .....,. % 200 90
Street commissioner. 300 %
City Attorney ....-...... 10000
Chief Of Police. e.........aPer month 80 20
Janitor-Sl0O for ordinary even'g service,
S2.pD for extraordinary service at night.
and 80 cents at regular meeting Of coun-
Gil.
Darlington Journal: Las; Sunday
night a thief named William Date,
living near Monroe, stole a fine
roadster from Alfred Edmonds, near
Albany. The thiefs brutality found
him out. After stealing the animal
from the Edmonds barn he tied the
gray pony which he rode there in