Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1895-10-17
COUNTY NEWS.
DopGEvILLE.
From tic Chronicle.


A very fine quality Of assorted
potatoes were selling on the streets
here this week for y cents bushel.
Mr. and Mrs. Irving Clauer, for
lnerly VI the Merchants hotel, Of this
city, have taken up their residence
in Freeport.
Rey w. II. IlitT, the new pastor Of
the NJ, T.. church of this city, accepts
tie Charge, and began services last
Sundry, ut the regular hours. Rev
Tiff comes highly recommended by
Bishop X, 5, Foster
Aiessrs Starry Bros. q roay have
taken license to conduct saloon
it the Davis building, near the post
ciiisr, and opened il to the public last
Saturday evening. This makes the
9Th SELDOM for Dodgevile. bringing
it.a revenue 1T THE rate Of $4,000 per
anaum
W. havc been informed that one
of Go city alderman has bought a
nilt route. If the rnmor Is verified,
perhaps city scrip Will hereafter be
coy4tublc into milk checks. The
probubic increase in the supply of
city waier has nothing TO do with the
purchase.
Il viii be gratifying to the patrons
of tic Dodgeyille school tol learn that
~ tho suggestion Of Principal o. j..
Schuster fully concurred In by the
school board, there is to be no change
In tie text books of the school, aud
that the city school board are now
engaged in preparing the list Of
books which will be adopted, and
hence cannot be changed for the
term of three years.
Il. w. Stratman Ii surprised to find
himself credited in the agricultural
premium list with having taken 4
large number OF premiums on ducks,
reese, chickens and other feathered
products, and says he only raises
wagons, buggies sleighs plows and
other ironclad products. II Is true
MIR. Stratman took large number
Of premiums on his buggies, wagons,
plows, etc, and if he has wrongly
been credited with poultry produce
tions, he must apply to the secretary
Of the society to get revenge.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry W. Farnham,
formerly Of this city, but the past
two years residents of Chicago, re-
turned here last week and took up
their residence In Mrs. Farnham's
pleasant home on Fountain street
Mrs. f. is a daughter of Geo strong
formerly register Of deeds here, and
is an accomplished lady. MIR Farm
ham Is Il stranger here, having come
from Chicago here and married his
present wife, on the l4th OF Septem-
her 1893, they removing to Chicago
immediately after their marriage
The sale of the land belonging TO
the estate OF William Battten, in the
town Of Linden, took place az the
court house in this city rs advertised.
The land was sold ny order Of tile
court on partition sale for thepurpose
81 making distribution Of the estate
among the heirs. fhe main farm in
tile town " Linden, consisting Of
400 acres, was bid in hy james Bat
ton one ol the heirs, Tor $4,000, a
80 acre lot in the town Of Pulaski was
sold to Thomas Baton for $40; lot
consisting of five acres in Linden was
sold to Mrs. Crowgey for Saln; lot
in the village of Cobb was Sold to
Mrs VIM. Holman for $50. and a
acre lot In the town Of Linden VAS
hid in hy Nm. Treman for Sl50.
making total of thc salcs II $4,000.
The steam pumploased by the city
has hern at work several days during
the past Week on the old pump shaft
near tile lllu,ois Central depot, and
has demonstrated pretty conelusively
that tile shaft would furnish IN
abundance, Of water for all purposes.
a. nearly M ~ can gue~s, the water
seems to flow into the shaft NJ the
rate II about Lac gallon. il minute.
We presume the next thing viii be
~ test 81 sanitars qualities,
from the sun.
Assemblsnm M. al Jones. 1T
Mineral Point ms ono ~ It'll It'll.
ders Tuesday AZ the Rattcn sale
Miss Lena COS. w this city w.ut
to Madison Tuesday Wlere SHE MI
remain for some ttnle Visiting h.i
$50. A. p u Ii = - -