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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-04-14

fitting ability is recognized by all
classes. When the people of Iowa
county get good official they know
enough to keep him.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-04-14

See what the press say Of the char
acter Of the next entertainment Of
our Lecture Course: Miss Armstrong
is, unquestionably, the best whistler
in the world. Nothing like her
skill in this specially was ever
heard here before. She stirs her
listeners to the utmost enthusiasm,
and nj, who hear her will not have
"paid too dear for the whistle
-S,racuse (N ~ Daiiy Courier.
AS an elocutionist Saith exccs, ,as
an impersonator he is above criti-
cism. His audience was convulsed
with laughter and moved to tears
by his wonderful and life-like per-
sonations.--NinneapoliS Tiibue.
Smith is nothing short cs a prod
igy.- IVabasha UeroiM
a wonderful impersonator is
Smith --RocAeSter (Kiaa) Post
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-04-14

ONE by one the first settlers OF
this section are passing to the
"bright beyond" Yesterday the
remains of Edmund Baker, OF Lin
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-04-14
instruction In Music !!

Miss Amy IIutchison, of this city, late
graduate OF the Northwestern Conservatory Of
Music, Of illinois, Is prepared 10 give iustruc-
lions on the piano and organ, and vocal music,
Terms reasonable. For particulars apply at
the residence Of Jas. ilutcli.on. 1lnJ-Jn
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-04-14
lSCONSIN, THURSDAY, APRIL IA, 1881.

| ulu not ulSpute, that he favored
awarding the contract to the CAroni-
Gle mainly on the ground that the
committee had the right to contract
with any bidder ,hey chose, whether
the highest or lowest, under the
clause empowering them TO "reiect
any or all bids Under such rule,
had the two Democratic members
seen fit, they could have contracted
with tie Democrat office, although
Its bid were twice as high as any
other.
Undeniably, the intention OF the
Board was to secure printing for the
county as cheap as possible, and In
giving to the committee the right to
reject any and all bids, it was de-
signed only to avoid binding the
county to contract with any bidder
provided all were too high to be ec-
cepted proiitably as they might
have been if the priaters of the
county had entered into conspiracy
to defraud the county 10y all bidding
far above a fair price for the work
The clause was merely intended to
insure the county against imposition,
and is always incorporated in invi-
tations Tor bids of any kind. To as
sumo, therefore, that it authorized
the committee to reject the lowest
and accept the highest bid is unwar-
ranted.
That the TRIBUNB'S was the low
est and best bid needs no argulaent
or demonstration among printers.
While not necessarily showing this
to be the fact in all cases, in this in-
stance the aggregate of the items on
the several bids exhibits the differ
ence fairly, for the Chronicle at least.
No competent printer familiar with
the incidental printing for county
will deny that the labor thereon
composition and press work. forms
a greater part of the cost than the
paper used. Further, if the compo-
sition on ordinary printing for the
county comes under the head of
"paiu work. Analysing the bids of
the TRIBUNE and Chronicle it is
found tina. the former is lowest. on
plain composition, and on the aggre-
gate of all composition and press
work, which are always computed
together, and of which the greatest
quantity is required, while the
Chronicle is lowest on paper, of
which less will be required, and of
which no stipulation as to quality is
given. TO illustrate the difference
of the two bids we compute the cost
under each Of $500 Assessors listing
blanks, the number generally print
ed, which requiring a consi 1erable
quantity of paper, on which the
Chropicle bid is lowest, and the com.
position being "rule and figure
| work" oD which the TTIBUNE is
highest, will be admitted fair
criterion. Under our bid the job
would cost the county as follows.
estimating composition to be 10000
ems:
%, 600 ems composition a. 30 cers. s...... s. GO
55 tokens press work a. 10 cents....... 7l5
1876 quires fiat cap paper a l2l4 cents. 1900
Total cost to county,. s3o.7j
Same job under the Chronicle bid,
estimating composition same char
acter and quantity, would cost the
county:
20 700 ems composition ta - cents. 800
81 tokens press work q, 81 cents, ... 20.G2L
1876 quircs paper a 10 cents s......... 1850
Totai..................... s30.2 4 !
The county loses on this one job |
bv contracting with the Chronicle |
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-04-14
CITY license S15.

E. Kinne's.
THE City's purse realized s4OO
the past year from City Hall rent.
JAS. LAHEy, railroad hand, has
moved with his family to this city.
DR.. STEVENS, who lately located
in this city, has concluded to prac-
tice at Montfort.
THIS years Wisconsin State Fair
will bo held at Fond du Lac, be-
ginning September 26.
For the next year T. 5. Ansley
will be City Clerk and Richard
Williams Street Commissioner
FIFTY thousand people followed
the remains of Senator Carpenter
to the grave at Milwaukee, Sunday.
HERE and there, in church Sun
day, new bonnet appeared as =
harbinger of spring. Such indi-
cations may always be relied upon.
OUR streets were lined with peo-
pie from the country Saturday, but
evidently only summing themselves,
as most merchants report trade
rather dull for that day.
THE street railway in Dubuque
known as the "Hill and West Dubu.
que Line is the only road in the
United States which climbs hill
over 200 feet high on smooth raise.
WILLIE REESE, son Of Banker
Reese, of Dodgeville, has returned
from Chicago, where he had an op-
Grafton performed on his diseased
leg, and is now in a fair way of COM
plete recovery.
VENNoR, in his predictions for
April, says: "After the 4th or 5th
spring will open favorably, and
every thing will be advanced by the
10Th All of which should be well
shaken before taken.
Mr.. Jas Brewer has returned
from Iowa to where he went several
weeks back to invest in land, and
we understand that he has secured
a large unbroken tract which will
be cultivated at once.
A FEW energetic young men are
trying to organize a city band.
Sew eral of the old instruments being
almost useless, it would be no more
than right for the citizens to encour-
age the boys with liberal financial
aid.
TOM SCOTT LEWIS, the typho, who
has devoted the last fourteen months
to viewing the wonders of eleven or
eight different western States, took
shelter meath the parental roof in
this city last week, and will probably
stay with us moment or two.
WE can't help feeling proud of
our large power press, received
this week direct from the factory.
This addition further enables US to
keep pace with the advancements
in the art of printing. The won
derful machine is the invention of
a Badger.
THE narrow gauge west Of here !
has not yet throughly surmounted /
the difficulties in consequence Of the /
snow blockade. Men are still en-
gagged in some parts shoveling snow
off the track. The amount of
freight, ETC., waiting shipment is
enormous.
THE fact that our worthy and eff
tcient County Judge, John 7. Jones,
who was renominated by the Repub-
icans, passed over the battle field |
on election day without any oppo-
sition, plainly proves how well his
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-04-14


classes. When the people of Iowa
county get good official they know
enough to keep him.
THERE was something novel aud
invigorating in the appearance of
the beautiful snow this week. 1t
has been so long since the soft,
feathery cloud was seen that the
populace were hungry for it We
shall feel very lonesome when the
snowstorms are gone, but one is
buoyed up by the prospect that
they are not going very soon.
THE Richard Bros, owners of the
horse Monarch" have made their
arrangements foy the season of 1881
and may be found as follows: at
home the first three days of each
week, at Linden on Thursdays and
Nick Schiliings Fridays and Satur-
days. Monarch" is of the Norman
blood and a most perfect horse for
draft purposes, and is sure to prove
of great advantage to the stock
raisers of this section.
ATTRACTIVE bills are hume rously
posted throughout the city announc-
ing that the Mason e. Morgan theat-
rical company will give perform.
ance at the City Hall next Thursday
evening the 21st. The company
consists of ten or twelve performers
and is highly spoken of wherever
they have been. Admission fee has
been placed below the usual price,
thus giving all an opportunety to
witness the drama, "Uncle Toms
Cabin, enacted in a first class style
The City Council met on Tuesday
evening; minutes of the previous
meeting were approved, and the an
nual report of City Clerk accepted,
when the members whose term of
Office had expired withdrew. and
aldermen-elect, Hooking and Toay,
took the oath of office, and the new
council proceeded with business.
Alderman Gilman was chosen pres.
ident for the year. T, S. Ansley
Ansley was elected clerk, Richard
Williams street commissioners, and
7. Scott Ansley city attorney. The
salaries were fixed as follows:
City Clerk. -. ....... $50
Street Commissioner. ...... $50
Assessor. ..... .............. 2OO
Supt. of Schools. s............ 100
After some discussion and several
motions the liquor license was fixed
at S15, which required the Mayors
vote to decide between that and 500.
WE don't want to give anybody
away, and we rather think we won't,
but little Incident occurred the
other night that is absolutely too
funny to keep on the quiet. He met
her on the sidewalk when everything
was hushed and still. She made
some rather suspicious advances, and
the young blood caught on" A
secluded nook was sought and found,
and then the fun commend
what s the use, we will leave the
reader in blissful ignorance Of all
the details of that interesting tete a.
tete however, we must not forget
to mention that this little drama
was enacted on the night of the first
day of April, ard that the "young
lady" whom our hero had enticed to
go with him to the lonely spot was
none other than big innocent boy
disguised to suit the occasion. The
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-04-14

The county loses on this one job
by contracting with the Chronicle
instead of the TRIBUNE SS. III. Tax
payers generally and the County
Board particularly are invited to
study these figures.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-04-14
NUMBER Is.

den township, was laid to rest in
Spring Valley cemetery. Mr.. Bak-
er has been widely known for
long period of years throughout
these parts, and his conduct was
such as to always command the
highest esteem of every acquaint-
ances and his death is generally
morned.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-04-14

BE patient. Winter cannot last
forever, Soon the sun will shine
ardently from clear sky, and there
will be balmy breezes from the
South. The snow and the ice will
disappear: the grass and the flowers
will clothe the face of the earth
with beauty; the trees in grove,
forest and orchard will he trans
formed, as by magic, from bare and
and rattling skeletons, through
which the tempests whistle and
howl, into fragrant clusters of
verdure and blossom; aud the birds
will sing again their good old songs,
and myriads of festive insects will
fill the world with life, and be as
big a nuisance as ever.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-04-14

FINE harness a speciality at Priest
ley's harness shop. Call and exam
inc his No. team harness made
from leather of the best tannage in
the U. S. Prices way down! A
nickel trimmed single buggy harness
for Sl0.50. l5.tf.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-04-14

Total cost to comfy. s30.7j
Same job under the Chronicle bid,
estimating composition same char
acter and quantity, would cost the
couuty
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-09-25
MEMORY.

This little py,ni. IRON mo poa of t.e .a'e
president, was written before his FIRST term in
congre's-heuee some twenty years agn. At
thai time possibly tho president Of a Chris"
tisn college was tue summit whore the sun-
beams fell, but the lsst lines arc all but =
prophecy.
'risbeauteous nighi tho stars look brightly
down
Upon the earth, decked Ia her robe ofsorrNw,
No light gle6ms at ths window. save my owl,
Which giye4 It's cheer to mi might aud 20 ne,
And now, with noiseless step, sweet m-ih"E
comes
And leads me gently through her twilight
what poets tuneful Tyre has ever sung,
Or delicate pen e'er portrayed,
The ench auisd, shadswy land where mem ry
dwclls?
II has ia valleys, cheorles lone and drear,
Dlrk-shaded by the mournful cypress treei
Aud yet It's sunlight mountain tops are
In iieVen'a own blue. Upon Its craggy
Robod in the distant life of dreamy years,
Are clustered Joys serene oiother Gays;
Upon It's gentle, slOplnR hillsldes benu
The weeping Willows DER the sacred dust
OF dear departed oueS; and yet IN the land,
Where or our footsteps tall upon the shore,
They that were sleeping rlse from Out tha dust
ubhlIl' lul h hiiNhh g'NA't "'AN 'NN"N ~
stand
AS erst they did before the prison tomb
Received their clay within its Voiceless halls
the heavens that bond above that land ar,
hung
with clouds of various hues. Some dark ant
Cnill,
surcGsgsd with sorrow, cast with eombr'
shade
Upon the sunny, Joyous land below
Others are oatlng through the dreamy air,
White a. the falling snow, tn IT margin
tilged
With gold and crImsonsd hnesi their shadow
fall
Upon tho Il pwcry m.ads and sunny slopes
Soft as the shadow Of an angles wing
When the rough battle of the day Is done,
And oyuntug's peace falls gently on the heart
IbOupd away, across ths noisy years,
Unto the utmost verge of memory'a land,
Whete aarlh and Hky In dreamy distance meet
And memory elm with dark oblivion Joins,
Whore woke the first IememOe red sounds thu
fell
Upon the ear In child mood early morn;
Aud, wandering thence along the rollin
years,
I see the shadow OF my former self
Gliding from childh oOd up TO mans estate.
The path of youth Winds down through man
avRle,
And on the brink of many dread abyss,
From out whose darkness comes no ray Q
light,
Save that phantom dances DER the gulf
And beckons toward the verge. Again III
path
Leads DER the summit where the sunbeam
And thus In light and shade, sunshine an
gloom,
Borrow and JOY, the life path leads along.
N JAMES A. GARFIELD.
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Alabsms Great Southern railroad are
and some of the country papers have been
devoting much space TO the cou-,ry through
which II passes. Tue road Wh5h fully COM
pleted v'll extend from ChRtauoogs. Tenn,
to Meridian Mise,. distance Of 296 miles.
A southern iournsl, speaking of this road,
says; From Chattanooga to Tusctiooss, Ala.,i.
passes II rJugh rich coal and iron region,
which is said to contain more iron ore than
the whol state of Pennsy lyanis Good iron
can be n ,nutactured hers ut profit of Sic
per ton, and shipped 10 other markets at Il
good margin. During the panic the only
furnaces that paid were those Of northern
Alabama. Tennessee and Georgia. From
TuscaIOo4a to Meridian the Iosd runs Though
the cotton belt, and immense quautitie1 of
tho staple are shipped by its cars. At
Meridian branch Is being built by the owners
Ct the road 10 New Orleans which will be
LOG miles shorter than any roule from Gin
cinnati and which will open vast pine re-
gion capable of furnishing great quantities
of naval stores. The line from Meridian to
Vieksburg is owned by the same company
and is being put in first class order. Across
the Mississippi the road to Shreveport, La,
connecting with the Southern Pacific also
belongs TO the company and furnishes direct
transportation for the enormous cattle trade
of Texas. With this latter road open to
Shreveport cattle can be taken through to
frunswick, Ga, there killed and shipped by
steamer TO Europe at saving of quantities
OF feed and fifteen hundred miles distance
In view of these facts thers is but little
doubt that the Alabama Great Southern
when its immense lines are all completed and
in operation will be one of the most pros,
porous roads in the whole south and DO ar
10 amt factor in developing the immense
re- re OF ona of the most promising re.
gio.' Il the whole country.
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SP0R cING.

Lord Darby, for whom the celebrated Fps
som race was called, died October 81, 1884,
aged r~T'y-one.
Foo 1t an English archer, l. sid e.,
rave s".- an srrow from sixty,thrsa pound
selt'yew bow $40 yards.
At the late amateur athje.ic spo-'s IN Rio
de Janeiro, the winner Of uaq If .hs hundred
yard dashes was an old man seventy cars OF
age,
Flushed with victory over Cornell, the
Austriaus now propose to send crew 10
England to vspquish the crack smeleur oars
men Of that country.
Honest John Ennis has rented Madison
Square Garden from October II to ~ for a
l42 hours go.ss>you please, for prizes of
1900 to the first, $500 to second, $500 70
third, $500 to fourth and 500 to fifth.
Mr. james r Keene has purchased for
5000 an estate near Newmarket, England,
on which he proposes TO have stables erected
solely for the purpose of training his horses
himself, coming over TO see them run, and
experimenting ali affairs connected with
| them.
The Philadelphia cricket team, which will
play the celebrated English cricketers, now
contests entirely of Americans. This will
be the flrsttime in the history of matches be-
tween the United States and foreigners that
home teams hsve boon entirely made up of
| Americans.
The homing pigeons, PenmAr, st. Julian
and Maud s., recently covered SO miles in
hour and AZ minutes, though none of the
birds are yet three months old. ln a seventy
mile pigeon flying match from Penmsr to
Baltimore, the winner covered the distance
in hours and 4 minutes.
More than fifty thousand persons visited
the athletic games the gymnastic congress
as Hsvre. About two thousand took part in
the performances rs club and individual on,
tries. The grounds comprise about fifteen
acres. There were CLUBS from England,
Sweden, Switzerland and the Netherlands.
France WAS represented by seyenty-four as,
socistions.
| There are three eras in bicycle club life.
The new member Ia usually modest He
says little and rides Contentedly in the rear.
Ho is given lsbOrious committee work and
gets no credit. After time he rides in the
front rank and wants TO race everything
from shooting star TO clothes horse. He
loses all sense of moderty and the question
of his knowledge of macbiney and his judg-
ment of other wheelmen. After q time he
sinks away again into retirement and keeps
his place In line, votes quietly at meetings,
lives on his past record and is thoroughly
satisfied it is better to ride TO live than to
| live to ride
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ror saic.

A arstclsss Phse.on, cost $3.50; will sell
at $3.50. A arst-class Buck Board, $40. A
ilrst-cass Piano Box Buggy ut $50. Buggy
and Spring Wagon Poles from So 10 M.
Buggy aud Phae,on Tops from So 70 $50.
Anti Shan ksttlers at go cents. Buppiea
Carriages and Wagons repaired In Grst Glass
style, at prices 70 suit tho times. All work
warranted. WIN. LoNa,
1888 Il 7i0 Commerce street.
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BUINSESs NOTICES


A Louisville whisky drummer, (2D of large
acquainteAance, desires employment in any
other business in Texas Can do anything
from chores up. Refers to present employ
ers and others. Those disposed to offer a
young American chance to prove his oner,
gy and tact, please drop line to G. +. Por-
ter Baird Texas
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9. Ii. Clancy has just received ut his
shirt mandatory No. 6l2 Main street, n
fine lot Of white aud red flannel shirtings and
drawers which no is making up at remark
ably low prices. He still warrants his
drawers not 10 rip in the seat. GO and
examine his goods and prices before you
nurchAse
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-09-25

Gentlemen, don't forget to step In and sec
our fine stock of gentemen's furnish No
goods. II SURPRISES anything ever displayed
In Dallas. You can save money by following
our advice. "A & Il MITTENTuAI.
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AINnIlily Place

Case & George, who have opened up a
nobby saloon on South Main street Just
few doors east of Austin street, are having q
1ne run os custom. They keep the very
best brands of liquors and cigars and the
coolest beer aud are polite and attentive to
customers. You will wind the old Doctor
there
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-09-25

Transient guests stopping at hotels, OF
strangers, as we'll os tho public generally,
will save fully so par cent. by sending their
clothes 10 the City Steam Laundry, 90
Market street, direct, instead of paying exs
orbiIant prices as charged by other lsun-
drns
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-09-25

Icon Kahn sells the celebrated Black
Urookmen's calf shoes, in any style, Dom
Pejros, Congress or English Bslmorsls
The best shoe for the money ever brought
TO Teas, At 1915, every pair fully warranted.
Call and see them at GOA Elm street.
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nrummnrs from Eyerywhere.

When you come to Denton take my omni-
bus and transfer line for town. Ask my
rates and SEQ if | don't act fair. Business
men, paIronize business man who sdver-
tises. Remember my name.
FRANK SrANsELLE.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-09-25

A Desdwood minister, says the Detroit
Free Pfess, recently preached three sermons,
led the Sunday school, acted as referee at u
prize fight, traded shot guns, licked q deacon
for snoring during service and married three
couples al In ono day. And yet some ofour
eastern ministers who preach two sermons q
week claim that they nre overworked.
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Crushed Feed.

Oats, corn and bailey crushed, is econoS
mios, healthtul and better for horses ard
cows than whole grain. Corn meal, Graham
-four, hominy aud grits, n an ifactured at
Felton's corn mil, Patterson ay niue.
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DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE, STATISTICS
AND history,

AUSTIN, Texas, August S, lssl.
This certliies that the Girard Fire and Ma
rine insurance Company of Philadelphia,
Pa, having complied with all the require.
menta OF law relating to Insurance companies
III TINS STATE, and having exhibited a certln.
cafe from the Comptroller of Public Accounts
showing pay ueut of the State occupation tax
LOT hye months from the first day of August,
1851, Is hereby authorized to pursue the 6usi-
ness of Fire aud Marine Insurance throughout
the state from the first day CT August, 1851, to
the Jlst day Of December, lSSl, upon payment
otsuoh further tax to county and municipal
corporation In which said Company may do
busl less rs may be required by law,
In testm NY whereof | hereuntn sign my
name and aillN the impress my official seal
the day aud date first above write
('lgned) a. w, SPAIGHT,
Commissioner.
WIN. L0FL AND & co, Managers for lex.
as, Strand, Galveston, Texas.
TllOS. K. FERGUSON, Agcn' A
DALLAS rEXAS
(ohlce with Water snrrly co.,
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Agents and CanVassers
Make froiu SS5 TO $50 per week selling goods fol-
". q. RlDEOuT 4 CO., 10 Barclay Street, New
York. Send for their Ca,aloguesnd terms,
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buy Now, BEFORE Cold weather

Loudon pays the highest price for second
hand furniture, clothing and books. Goods
called for and delivered TO any part Of the
city.
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am manufacturing aud have on hand the
largest assortment of fresh goods at lower
prices for Wholesale than any house in Texas.
w. X. WuEELoCK,