Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-03-25
mean to say that William Tell dill

mean to say that William Tell did
not shoot crab apple of his bows
head, and when his guards found an
extra arrow under his coat. and
Gesler asked him what that was
for, he said, ITO kill thee. tryant
had slain me beoy?" We do not
wish to get up an argument on this
question, and call Mr.. Ru5lee q no
no such thing, but we haveshed too
many scalding tears, in school while
reciting that touching story of VIM
Tell, to have the truth of the bean.
tlful story denied by a republican
If the William Tell story is net true
what shall we believe?
A letter from McCook co,,tr
Dakota, to firm in this city soys
that no mail has reached that nla5ce
since January 4th. The letter Voc
brought seventy miles by a man ON
snow shoes, and asks the firm for 81
extension of time on which Tho
writer owes. The people there have e
been burning railroad ties, pay;ne
fifty cents piece for them, bnt on
telope are plenty at dollar a baad
The condition of the people are not
50 bad, apparently, and if the tics
and antelope hold out until the mid.
die of July Or August relief is sure
to come.
A temperance man has figured up
the amount of money spent for
liquor in Wisconsin, in year and
finds that it amounts to eight mil
lion dollars, million dollars more
than the earnings of the C. M. & St.
P. railroad. If this is the case the
liquor interest is monopoly the
same as railroad, aud should be
legislated against, of course. And
if the liquor interest is monopoly
we want pass on it. When we
have got a pass on all other monop-
oies. It would be fun to go up to o
bar and take big drink and then
show the bartender a pass, and see
him faint away.
Congressman Deuster writes that
it is no use for people to send petit
t1tlons there, or for the chamber Of
commerce to pass resolutions on any
matter and forward them to him. as
congress pays no attention to such
things whatever. OF course not.
Probably among all the members
who voted for the Reagan resolutions
there wasn't man worth million
dollars. It shows good deal of
cheek for any one to expect congress
to pay any attention to petitions and
resolutions from the people. The
members have other business that
demand their attention. A dozen
of them were pulled in from gam
bling houses by the police a short
time ago.
Vennor has written to a Montreal
paper saying, eve have lust heard
March growl, and is yet to roar. A
sudden rise of tempature like that
this week happans occasionally, but
IS always followed by blizzard and
cold term. Next week will fetch
u.s." 1t may perhaps be just as well
for this young man Vennor to go
little slow. There is a considerable
element in this country, who do not
think any too much of Canada, or
him either, and about one more such
storm as this last one, will be enough.
We trust that be catches the gener-
al drift of our remarks.
A new coat Of arms is to be select
ed for the state and it is suggested
that Il few of the loading Industries
be represented. The suggestion is
not without its merits. Let us see,
the leading industries ofthe state are
agriculture and the manufacture OF
beer. Let there be vignette repre-
senting a farmer milking cow, the
COW switching him in the ear with
her tail, and kicking over the pail of
milk on his summer pants with her
left hind foot, and in the background
a mandatory ofolemargarine. On
the side let us have a brewery in
full blast, turning out millions of
kegs of beer, while in the rear is a
saloon interior, with free lunch
spread, and men coming out sing
ing, We won't 90 home till morning."
Such coat of arms would attract
attention, and advertise the state.