Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-09-13
DODGEvILLE.
(Chronicle)

expect TO have picnic on the
Mound the 18th Of September.
Andrew Lockman, formerly of
this county, and more recently of
LaMoure, N. D., has fine pros
pect in the new gold fields of the
west, in Wyoming.
On the evening after the balloon
ascension, on Friday, at the Dodge
vile fair, the balloon caught fire
while folded up on the grounds,
and was destroyed.
The Dodgeville people have rea-
son to rejoice that the Ill. Central
passenger train between Dodgeyille
and Freeport has been put on again
commencing last Monday.
The laying of the main pipes for
the water works of this city is be-
ing prosecuted with all convenient
speed, and the foundation for the
water tower is being constructed as
rapidly as possible.
Mr.. James Smetheram, one of the
oldest settlers of Dodgeville, who
died here last week, was 81 years, s
month and I days old at the time of
his death. He was good, indus
trious citizen, highly respected by
everyone, and will be greatly miss
ed by his old friends.
Detectives Riley and Norton, of
Madison, were in Dodgeyille last
Friday, and took two tramps from
here to Madison on suspicion that
they were the men who caused the
death of Conductor Goggin, on the
Northwestern road between Lake
Mills and Jefferson Junction, by
throwing him from his train.
Lewis Arnold, aged 10 years, son
of Herman Arnold, was brought
before the county court on Tuesday
Of last week, on an inquiry az to
his sanity. After examination by
physicians he was adjudged insane
and an order issued for his confine-
Inent in the state hospital for the
insane at Madison.
Rev. Sem Phillips, for % years
pastor of the Congregational church
in Dodgeyille, Bethel.in,the- Woods
and Holyhead, has resigned the
several pastorates and accepted the
charge Of the Tabernacle Congre-
gational church, at Waukesha. He
preached there last Sunday, but will
not remove from Dodgeville for
three or four weeks.
Rev. w. j. G. Bond and Messrs
J. II. Bennison and, II. r. Walton,
of Kewaunee, H., arrived in this
city last Thursday, and spent few
days here attending the fair and
listing old friends. They made
the trip from Kewaunee by team in
ste ad of by the railroad, and found
it not only pleasant but conducive
to health.
Appointments to the board OF
normal school visitors are announc-
ed by Supt. Q. 4. Wells. By
custom but one new member is
appointed for each school, each
member serving three consecutive
years. The visitors to the Platte
Vile state normal school are Prof
j. w. Stearns, of Madison; Super
intendent Thos. j. Jones, of Dodge
Vile, and J. F. Sims, of Onalaska.
The council, at its meeting last
Tuesday evening, decided to receive
bids for sinking an open well for
the steam pump, at point near the
location of the water tower and
windmill. Bids will be received
for such well 6xS feet to water
level and larger below, until noon
Saturday, and the council will meet
at 1880 Saturday evening to open
the bids.
The Ridgeway school house was
partly burned down last Wednes.
day night. There seems to be a
MYSTERY about tae incidents which
happen the Ridgeway school houses
A year ago the building was burned
just before the opening Of the
school, and the same thing occur
ring this year again, is sufficient to
cause that community TO make q
rigid investigation of the calamity.