Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-07-06
CAPITAL NOTES.

ton of railroad travel for few day
during the past week.
No attempt at a celebration on thu
attn is made. The closing of thu
school year, with its attendant enter
tainments and attractions during
June absorbs so much attention thai
the natal day Immediately following
receives less attention than in mos'
other places.
Governor Rusk has purchased
what is known as the Ole Bull resi-
.dence, on the Fourth FAKE Ridge
and occupies it with his fami y. II
is one of the most desirable places
Iinthe city-substantial, commodious
and well located. The price paid
was. about 5000, which is eonsid
cred low for the property. Society
people anticipate some highly pleas
ing receptions next winter in the
elegant mansion by our genial Gov
ernor and his pleasant family.
Work on the capitol extension has
fairly begun and is being pushed
vigorously. Bentley d Son, of Mil
waukee, are the contractors--their
bid of sl88,000 being the lowest
They have large force at work ex-
easating, and will be ready to com
mence laying the foundation within
the present month. Both wings will
be carried forward simultaneously,
and only the Easements completed
this fall. Necessarily the appear
ance Of the park is married by the
operations, and must be SO until the
work is completed. 1t is preserved
as far as possible, however, by the
erection of close fence combining
the workmen and materials to as
small space as practicable on the
north and south, and preventing
them from spreading over the
grounds to the east and west.
In addition to the capitol extern
sion, the construction Of water-works
by the city is going on, making an
active summer for Madison. 70
these improvements is ascribed main
ly, the fact that real estate has ad.
vanced considerably-fully ten per
cent-since last fall.
Political matters begin to attract
attention. Who shall represent the
Sd District in Congress? being the
most prominent question. Dane
county has statesmen to offer, and
there is apparent a general feeling
here that some one of them may be
nominated. Burrows and Oakley
have announced publicly and posit-
lively that they will not be candi-
dates, Keyes is willing, and is ex-
pected to make vigorous effort to
secure a delegation from the county
favorable to himself. Opposed to
him are Phil. Spooner, Burrows,
Reynolds, Postmaster Bryant, Oak
ley, llanden, and all their follow
ing. These have generally hereto
fore trained with Keyes, but now
assert that they have followed him
to defeat often enough; that even
with the delegation of Dane county
solid at his back he could not be
nominated. Therefore their effort
will be to secure the delegation for
Gen. Ed. L. Bryant, who, it is believ-
&c, has strength in other counties of
the district which Reyes has not,
and may be nominated.
Bryant is in Washington, and has
had no part in the movement to
bring his name out rs candidate,
but being urged to consent is re-
ported to have expressed willing
ness to accept the nomination if it
should come to him without effort
Of his own. His friends are conf
dent that he will have at least n ma.
jority of the delegates from Dane
as first choice, and that those pre-
ferring keyes will be for Bryant
rather than candidate from another
county. Further, they say he is
strong in Green county, where he
resided before coming to Dane, and
that he is the most acceptable to the
opponents of lIazelton in Grant,
Iowa and Lafayette counties.