Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-05-24
CAPITAL NOTES.


have been devastating the country
the past week, she has come in for
her full share Of the disagreeable
adiuncts. With but little variation
we have experienced cold rain and
clustering winds. Out of doors, or
without artificial heat indoors, there
has been but little comfort. This
morning oyercoats and gloves and
good fires are in demand as much as
two months ago.
AS we predicted, the State Fair is
to be held here, Milwaukee having
failed to put up the needful, required
to get it. The Secretary of the So
ciety formally announces this result.
Madison is now being canvassed for
subscriptions Nine hundred dol
lars is the amount asked for. That
it will be raised is doubtful. First
the people feel that the sum is more
than the fair is worth to the city, and
second, that there remains nothing
for the society to do but come here,
and it must come whether the aid
asked is given or not. The time
fixed for holding the fair is the
I'd week in September
Extensive preparations were made
by Norwegian citizens TO celebrate
the anniversary Of Norway's indie
pendence, on the nth, but the unpro-
pitious weather sadly interferred
with the arrangements. Only about
so persons braycd the elements and
assembled on the grounds at Winnie
quaw, whore the celebration was TO
be held.
Mr. Cyrus Woodman, an early res
ident of Mineral Point, has made
an endowment Of $4,000 to ostab-
lish aud maintain an astronomical Ii
brary, in connection with the Wash
burn observatory. Thus the names
of Washburn and Woodman are to
be associated in the future of the
state, as they have been in the past.
Mr.. Woodman appointed Chief
Justice Cole, Col. VIM. F. Villas and
Prof. L.. S. Holden as trustees Of
the fund, which is now in the hands
of Col. Villas for Investment. The
terms of the gift are that one-half OF
the income shall be applied as it ac-
crues to the purchase Of books, as it
may be needed; the other half shall
accumulate for a period of years and
then be applied to the uses of the
library, either for books or for the
erection of buildings therefor; and
if a surplus remains after the needs
Of the library are fully met, it is to
be applied to the other uses Of the
university. The endowment was
made upon the 18th of May, the
anniversary Of the death Of Gov.
Washburn.
Another bequest is announced, to-
wit: 100000 by DIR. John A. Rice,
of Waukesha Co, to the State His
torical Society, to take effect on the
death Of the testator. The instru-
ment was submitted to the best le-
/ gal talents of the state, and by them
declared incontestible before it was
signed
Gov. Rusk has issued his decora-
ton day proclamation, which directs
that on Wednesday, May 3oth, the
people Of the state assemble in their
usual places and 'Iitly to do public
honor to the patriotic dead, decorate
/ their graves with towers and re-
count the deeds Of yalor of the de-
parted soldiers and sailors, and
thereby learn lessons Of loyalty and
renew the bond Of fidelity to the
nations good"
y boy about / i has created quite
q stir here of late. First he at.
tracted attention by trying to tap
the till Of the Capital House, where
he was temporarily stopping. A
week later he was found sobbing al
the West Madison depot, because,
as he said his uncle and guardian
with whom he had come from Ohio
had gone on to Dakota and aban
doned him. A tender hearted con
ductor, believing his story, took the