Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1895-01-31
MINERAL POINT TRIBUNE,
THURSDAY, JAN. 81, 1895.
COUNTY NEWS.
DODGEV WILLIE.
fChronlcle,j

Williamson Post ana Relief corps
of this city viii hold their annual
camp fire on Washington's birthday,
February 22d.
The Young Peoples Society Of
Christian Endeavor, in connection
with the NJ. 4. church Of this city,
has been reorganized into an Ep-
worth League.
S. A. Halferdahle, d Hollandale,
picked up lady's gold watch on the
streets ut Madison last week, and
advertised 1t for the benefit Of the
owner.
Mrs. Thos. Carkeek, Of Dubuque,
came up last Monday summoned by
the serious illness 81 her step-nother,
Mrs. II. :. Keyes.
Tie FosbInder Bros. and VIM. Har-
ker, Of Miniin, have a very fine min
ing prospect on the farm Of John
Hnsc. They took out 800 pounds of
lead ore the first day.
J. V. Sheean, travelling salesman
of Chicago, had the misfortune on
Wednesday to be thrown from a
sleigh In this city, and falling on hts
elbow Oh the frozen ground the bone
was broken near the elbow.
The Dodgeyille farmers insurance
company arc taking the preliminary
steps to enlarge the jurisdiction Of
the company BY extending II over
thirty-three sections along the NORTH
ern border Of the town Of Mineral
Point
The county offices in the court
house have been thoroughly over
hauled ~ the new county officers,
and the new arrangement Of fixtures
they have effected give them the APP
pcarance Of great convenience and
busincss-iike determination
Aldro Jenks 81 this city, who, by
the aid 81 a telescope Of his own,
mounted on private observatory,
has devoted considerable attention to
the study Of astronomy, deliver
cd highly Interesting and learned
lecture 81 the subject to the high
school class last Friday
Mrs. Elizabeth Meifert mother Of
Hon. w. G. Meffert Of Arena, died at
the home Of her son, in that village,
last sunday, aged 81 years, l0months
and 10 days. She lived many years
in Dodgeyille, and bad lived in this
county 80 years, and WIS held in
very high esteem.
Mrs. Bcni. Thomas, III. returned
from Chicago on Thursday evening
Of last week, where she had been
called on account Of the dangerous
Illness Of her daughter .Nellio and
her granddaughter, Dora Reynolds,
each ~ whom had very malignant
attack ~ diphtl,eria. Mrs. Thomas
reports them now almost fully re-
covered.
Evan Lewis has been challenged
by Bob Marshall, tho champion
Greco Roman wrestler 81 England
for match for the wrestling cham
pienship. A dispatch To the Police
Gazette from Paris states that Mar
shall Is coming % America ready to
arrange the necessary details for \
struggle, Marshall il reputed 60 be-
very strong aud very clever. He is
six feet tall and weighs 2l0pouuds.
The marital tics that bound Mr.
and Mrs. MI. Briggs, NJ this city, for
nearly II years, were severed ON the
% Of January, 1876, by decree of the
circuit court, at Lancaster The
court, in the decree, finds shat the
circumstances IN the ease are such
that 1t would ~ discreet and proper
that Il Judgment from tile bonds Of
matrimonY should be rendered in
stead Of a divorce from bed and board.
and that the plaintiIf and defendant
art hereby restored rs all thr rights
and duties Of unmarried persons
The cOstody az thu children is given
to Mrs. Briggs the plaintiff, and the
defendant i ordered TO pay hor $3.50
as temporary alimony and also the
sum of $25 per month eneh and every
month, commencing ON the lst day
OF February isa1 as permanent ALI
mony, and also Tie costs of the suit
taxed at So.
Mining Ia this vicinity has taken
4 new impetus this winter and pres
ent operations and developments
seem to Indicate that it Will not bee
fruitless There are now three sepa.
rate companies operating here, and
4 fourth u promised on much
larger scale than has ever hecn