Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-06-01
NEXT SUNDAY.

and in the evening, "Crowhs.'
AT the Presbyterian church, the
Rev. Jenkins will preach morning
and evening; for some reason the
mail has not brought us the ,.tle Of
his discourses.
THE "new preacher Rev. Charles
Dawson, will begin work at the PM.
Church; he is "moviug" this week,
and we've not been able to get his
themes.
NEXT Sunday at the NJ. +. church
will be Missionary day. Rev. l. L.
Hauser, of Milwaukee, (returned
missionary will speak morning and
evening. Morning subject, The Re-
ligious nature of the Heather Help
to the Spread of Christianity )" H.
lustrated by his own experience.
Evening topic, Civilization the
Result Of Christianity or, the Re-
suits of Heathenism and Christianity
Compared" Mr.. Hauser's expert
ence for years in India will no doubt
be interesting, and help to empha-
size the great question of Missions.
No FLAG, EyEN.-Tuesday was
Decoration Day, and was observed
bv suitable exercises in most of the
larger places around this city. Per-
haps we're trifle tender on the OBJ
servaHce of this day, from the fact
that We were a part OF the army
which kept together and saved the
Nation; but il does seem to us that
citizens of communities, "vho stayed
at home might, if they have no re-
gard for the living soldiers, be CRATE
| ful to the dead soldiers whose lives
were sacrificed that the Union might
be preserved, to the extent of shut
ting up the business houses for two
hours and devoting that time in be
coming tributes to the services oil
the brave dead. The living soldier
would feel Thankful! for such recog.
nition of the services of their sleep
ing comrades; would see in the flow.
er strewn graves an appreciation o!
their own services; would feel more
kindly with rybody participating,
and cease his regretting at three or
four years poorly paid and oft,times
poorly fed service in the army Ia
this city the day was not observed,
save only in the city schools taking
q holiday; the city flag was not even
hung at half-mast, but would have
been had the ropes on the flag staff
been in working order Friends, we
believe the hearty, sincere observ-
ance of Decoration Day will induce
a truer, nobler patriotic citizenship.
and do great deal towards educat.
ing the rising generation in stalwaIt
loyalty to government. Soldiers
cannot, in good taste, take the lead
| in this matter. We believe the non
observance of the day here is large
ly attributable to negligence; we do
not-cannot-be believe our citizens are
forgetting the men they admired and
lauded when clothed in blue. Shall
this city observe next year,
GoISG?-The following we clip
from the Milwaukee Sentinel of
May 18th:
On the night of the 10th Of June,
1882, occurred the memorable bat
tie of the Pecatonica, at Wiota, La
Fayette county, between the early
settlers of that locality and small
army of Blackhawk braves. A ceie-
bration of the fiftieth anniversary
of the fight is to be held on the
battle-ground. Gen. Henry Dodge,
of Burlington, and Gen. George w.
Jones of Dubuque, Iowa, Col. Peter
Parkinson and Col. Wat Stevenson,
of La Fayette county, Wisconsin,
living participants Of the battle,
together with the Hon. Henry S.
Magoon, Of Darlington, the Hon.
VIM. r. Henry Of Mineral Point,
and many other distinguished per-
sons will be present on the occasion.
Colon WRIGur's room Of pupils