Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-01-02

sci satisfactory supply Of water al
Through large sums Of money have
been spent in the attempt. Mayor
Smoker says through the Chronicle
THAT tho ~oid pump shaft which II
being cleaned ont for water supply,
awas ~ feet 4 inches deep when the
work was started. December 20 it
| was T2 feet inches deep from the
same point. No work has been done
since except raise and lower the
pump.
@OYer sI,lOO 81 the peoples money
have been expended by the present
council in that shaft. and this amount
does not include the price OF the
steam eng. and pump, the freight on
the same. some coal and oil.
aThat amount Of money expended
near the power house would have
paid for the deep well pump, steam
eng. and all necessary pipes and con-
nections, and put them all in place
ready to pump into the reservoir at
the power house and into the tank
also. How much more will il take
to just clean this old shaft out
"How mucIf will 1t then take to put
the machinery In place at this old
shaft ready for use? How much
water will there be? The Chronicle
said some time since, that there
would be 100 gallons per minute.
The pumping at the old shaft has
demonstrated that there Is not that
amount running into the shaft. Mr..
Joiner reported to the council about
two years ago. that there were about
10000 gallons day running into
what is known NJ the Smoker x
Davey shaft, and that it was an am
pie supply for city Of 5000 inhab-
itants.
THAT supply can be gotten by the
city for az least one-third the amount
necessary to be expended at the old
pump shaft, and the wateris certainly
just as good"
From the sun.
Ed. Dickens, brakeman on the
Northwestern road, received pain
full injury on Sunday night last near
Ridgeway. In making coupling
he got two of his fingers caught.
They were badly smashed, but am
putation was not necessary.
Some Of our young men have rent
ed the old roller rink In our city and
have revived the old-time craze Of
roller skating. They are making a
great success of it. And, right here,
it might be well TO say that two
thirds Of the money heretofore spent
in the saloon is now being spent with
the boys.
One Of the most pitiful sights one
could picture was seen on Diagonal
street recently. A little girl, rot
more than nine or ten years cid, was
seen leading an old man 81 probable
sixty-fiye years along the slippery
sidewalk. The man was in a horri-
bic condition Of intoxication, being
entirely unable to make his way
without assistance. The little girl,
begged the old man to go home. hut
her effort seemed to have but little
effect upon that already bewildered
mind. When they were last seen by
the writer the little girl was doing
her best tod<eep both herself and the
old man from. falling on the walk.
On Thursday last, the case of Dir.
Charles Schmidt, veterinarian vs..
VIM. and John Grifiiths, Of the town
Of Dodgeyille, was tried before JUS
tlce q. q. Smith, The case has been
talked Of considerable throughout
the entire southern part of this county
and the outcome oil it will be of in
terest to our readers. Or. Schmidt
first brought action against the
Grfiiths brothers for non-payment Of
a bill for services rendered. The G'rif-
htnS DrothtfS thought theS We're over
charged and also thought that their
cattle had been damaged rather than
hettered by Semidt's services, heQce
they entered counter claim against
the doctor for the sum Of 500 1t
was also claimed that the doctor had
circulated reports a. 70 the condition
Of their blooded stock, and that by
such reports their stock had depre-
ciated in value. They failed to sub
stantiate this charge, however. and
Judgment was rendered against them
on the account The plaintiff was
represented by A. II. Jones, and the
defendant by :. W. Reese.