Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-06-14
CAPITAL NOTES.

Notes of late Again we are at our
post,and returning from the shadeless
monotony of the boundless prairies
of Dakota, the varied charms of
/ Wisconsin's beautiful capital city
are appreciated to the fullest.
The past week or two have not
developed much about the capital of
general interest, yet there have been
events Of a purely local character
sufficient to save all residents from
sleeping themselves to death.
Still efforts are making to perfect
the city water works so that they
will meet expectations, with good
prospects of ultimate, though not
immediate success.
The widening of the small gate
ways to the park has been ordered.
Everybody who ever tried passing
through these gates with an umber-
ella or good sized parasol recognizes
the necessity for this Improvement.
A stand has been erected in the
park from which the city band will
discourse music one evening each
week during the summer for the
benefit of the public The first
concert was given last Saturday
evening, to an audience of not less
than 800. These concerts are ex-
pected to become an attractive
feature of summer entertainments.
Preparations are making for colG
mencement exercises at the Univer-
sity next week. These exercises
yearly attract more attention, and
educational people tell us a steady
advance in the character and merit
Of the college is annually made APP
parent. We hope tits true. The
youth of Madison was somewhat
disappointed that the University
base ball club failed to come out
champions, in the contests with
mines of adjacent colleges. In
league of FIVE clubs the University
boys won second place.
During the vacation Of the state
supreme court, Judge Lyon will
spend most Of the time at Nantucket
and Judge Taylor will take look
through Kansas. Chief Justice Cole
and associates Orion and Cassoday
are not thinking of seeking extended
visits during vacation, but will take
a rest at home.
The old settlers picnic at the
State Fair grounds last Wednesday,
was very pleasant affair a good
ly number of pioneers Of Wiscon-
sin with their families were present,
and partook Of the dinner served in
machinery hall. Mayor Rockwood's
annual address was quite gem. 1t
was throughout rich in thought,
style and delivery. The mayor
closed with the following beautiful
paragraph;
"IIere, then, we stand today, old
pioneers, men and women, and some
of MS are too near the end Of long,
glorious way. The morning sun
that shone SO brightly on its first
stage, has swung through its noon
day arc and now shines upon us
from the golden-clouded west. For
many of us the shadows are length
oning across the harvested fields,
and year by year the Great Reaper
will gather us in as we have gathered
in our sheayes in days gone by. In
the past year some have fallen by
the wayside, and during the coming
year some who now sit beside the
unopened gates will have passed
within. Peace to the ashes of those
who are gone and passing, peace
keep the souls of those who yet re
main; and may we all, old and
young, those who have borne the
heat and burden of the day and
those who have come in at the
eleventh bour-So live that when
the final summons comes we may
each 20 cheerily and hopefully 'as
one who wraps the drapery of his
couch about him and lies down to
pleasant dreams
Memorial day was quite generally
observed. The local Grand Army
Post took general charge. The
capital was crowded to its utmost
capacity, Ladies of the city re-
spondcj to the all for flowers SO
freely that the committee was del