Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-03-10
Linden Matters.

turning from Chicago. If 4 trip TO /
that city. always effects him in that |
way we would advise him to go often.
A merry heart doeth good like 4 med |
icine.
VIM. Sampson, who for the last
three years has been resident OF
Butte City, Montana, returned To his
home ut Linden last week. We are
glad to see You William. and now that
you are here, we hope you will make
UP your mind to stay with US.
On Thursday night of last week there
WAS very pleasant party II the Union
Hotel, where youth and beauty chased
the glowing hours with flying feet. y
gentleman whose good fortune it was
to be present informs us that it WAS
one of the most enjoyable lie has at
tended for number years.
On Friday night another enjoyable
party was given at the residence of
Mr.. Michael Sampson. Every body WAS
happy and rs the morning hours
dawned they repaired to their homes
believing that this Is not very bad
world TO live iii after all.
There is Il school teacher at Linden,
who is gifted with Il remarkable MEM
DRY; his MUD is So constituted that he
not only remembers things that hap
pened years ago, but very often re-
calls with readiness things that never
happened at all. lie boards ut the
Linden hotel and eats four meals a
day.
Squibs, item picker and ink singer
are Il few of the irreyerent names APP
piled by the men and boys here To the
Linden editor of II Dodgeyille paper.
they sometimes call the correspondent
OF the DEMOCRAT an editor. When
we think OF all the name implies, ii
makes Us feel bad, but we freely Tor
give them if they do not repeat the
offence. Don't call us editor any more,
ii You please.
IL appears that the M. Z. hureh of
this place does not afford attractions
sufficient to entertain a class of church
goers mentioned few weeks ago i'll
the DEMOCRAT, and i'll consequence
the young Arabs have transferred
their scene of operations to the L. M. |
church, where they evidently intend !
70 give performances on Sunday eve
nings until the " hole business is Shut |
down ON, or until their organization is
suppressed by order of the govern |
ment.
THE WORLD MOVES.
The long talked Of bell for the NJ.
f. Church of this place, made its an
pearance on the eve of Tuesday last. |
Its first sounds reverberated through |
the quiet village like the report of Rob
inson Crusoe'S rifle on the lonely isle
of Juan Fernandez But how unlike
in effect, As the gentle ZephyrS bore
Its tones 10 remote parts, the aston
ished natives rushed in wild confusion /
u behold that which produced such |
melodies. The workman left his shop,
the merchant his counting room. and
even the sinner was for Il time per
suaded to leave his wickednesS and |
draw near the house Of God. Fair /
damsels with uncovered heads ming
led with the crowd, and small BOYS |
With heels in air hurried to the scene.
But as your reporter simply viewed
the proceedings from dis ance. he is
not repaired to give very elaborated
account of what took place. Sufficient
to say that the bell has an excellent
tone and reflects credit on those who
purchased it.
We beg leave to call the attention of
the citizens of Linden to the disgrace
full condition of the grounds around
the frame school house and of the
streets leading to the same. We
call it diSgraceful, because no such
state of affairs can exist without
being a lasting disgrace to those
who have within their power its rene
dy. The grounds around the building
as well as the streets approaching it
being nearly level, we are not surprised
to see the vast amount of mud that
has accumulated with such weather as
we have had during the past week.
But We are surprised to find in an en-
lightened community the grounds and
approaches of public buildings
remaining in such bad condition
when they might be so easily emedied.
Anyone who will take the pains 10
visit this school in wet season will i
find that it IS impossible to enter with
out wading through mud from eight 20
ten inches in depth. And the APP |
proaches 10 the very threshold OF the |
building being intercepted by a single |
stone step. The smaller pupils have I
literally been stuck in the mud. and |
til. larger scholars have chosen rather |
to remain away from school than drag |
themselves through il. Such IS the
state of affairs around the building |
In the name Of humanity and common |
decency let the people Of Linden put
an end to this nonsense. Con-.
A writer ia the Chronicle two weeks |
ago mentions something said about the
District Attorney III paper which he |
calls the :" Mineral Point DEMOCRAT" |
tie also makes the statement that ZEN
of the prominent men in Iowa county /
have struggled with harder fate than |
the District Attorney. We wish TO say |
for the information Of our friend, that /
Se do not know any paper called the /
= Mineral Point DEMOCRAT =; we know
a paper published at Mineral Point /
called the Iowa COUNTY DEMOCRAT,
devoted to the interests Of the people
Of the whole county. We challenge
the writer 10 give the names of the ten
men who have struggled with such un-
relenting fate. We wish TO say, that
Mr. Taylor is an upright, straightfor-