Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-06-04
DoDGEyILLE.
Frnrl ihe ChronicIe.


Three Dodgeyille students at the
Platteville normal will graduate this
year, viz: The Misses Mabel J. Hook
ing, Charlotte Lane and Nettie Belle
Prideaux.
Willie LOTUS, while working in
the carpenter shop Of Mckinley
Bros, in this city, last week, got his
left hand against small buzz saw
which split a portion of his hand and
small finger lengthwise to the bone.
A dispatch was received yesterday
by Johnson Granville, Sr. announce
ing that Miss Nettie Cottle had died
at her home in Smithville South
Dakota, and that her remains will be
brought here tomorrow for burial.
Human NJ. Strong, son of Orville
Strong, Of this city, who has been in
fhe employ of the G. q n. w. Ry. as
nigh operator at Elgin ILL.,, for some
time past, has been promoted to the
position Of ticket agent for the same
company at Morrison, the county
seat Of Whiteside county, i'll.
The many friends Of Mr.. Ben
Ternes, one Of the old settlers and
highly respected citizens of Union
Mills, will regret to learn Of his criti-
cal Illness. His daughter arrived
home from Chicago on Wednesday,
and u son in the west has been sum-
moned home. He Is suffering from
dropsy and heart trouble.
Rev. w. Fl. Tiff has resigned the
pastorate of the NJ. II. church in this
city, and will leave tomorrow after
noon for Superior, Wis, where he
will preach in the First Presbyterian
church the following two Sundays
and to which church he will prob
ably be called, as its regular pastor
in the near future. His resignation
was inreality tended some weeks age
but owing to there being some I'M
certainty rs to whether he would re-
main here until the end Of the con-
ference year, no public mention OF il
has heretofore been made.
James G. Goldthorp, a blacksmith
and expert iron worker, of the village
of Cobb. has been engaged for some
time in experimenting with a process
for hardening iron. ItAppears from
some Of his latest discoveries that he
has 50 far succeeded that he takes al
ordinary piece Of malleable iron anc
by his process converts itinto hard
ness rivalling diamond or adamant
One experiment shows that he made
Il small augur out of a piece of soft
iron, and after treating it with his
hardening process, bored round
hole through piece Of glass as the
common augur bit would through a
board.
The city Of Dodgeville is in no
alarming financial condition, as
might be inferred from reports Of the
condition of affairs which hay o been
submitted from time to time. The
state constitution prohibits a city
from becoming indebted more than
five per cent. of its assessed valua-
ton, and the last assessment of the
city shows property Of the value Of
$500, 29o and the last debt statement
shows a liability Of S25,64S99, which
is only about 6 mills on the dollar
greater than the constitutional limit,
or 60 cents ON 500. This is certainly
not an amount that should cause
alarm.
From the Sun.
j, Lloyd Jones left the city early
this week on an extended business
trip,
Frank Chandler has presented the
members Of the base ball team with
a pair Of shoes each.
Dodgeyille was defeated at Rich
land Center on Friday last by score
of y to /. The score stood to l up
20 the sixth inning.
At the Racine convention last week
EN-Mayor Smoker was chosen dele
gate from the third district to the
national encampment Of the q. a. II,
At 81. Paul.
Rev, h. Breeze lost valuable
horse on Saturday last, the result of
kick received about week before,
producing an open joint" on the
right hind leg. The horse was six
years of age and had beenpurchased
but a few days previous to its death.
From the New star
Miss Edith Eden, Of Mineral Point,
sunday visiting with her friend,
Miss Ida Bishop, III this city.
Thomas Coates left Dodgeville
Monday for Iowa, where he intends
operating creamery. He is located
AT Benstinal.
Miss Nellie Williams left last Fri
day for Mineral Point, whore she ex-