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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-12-24

when we remember the small begin
ings of nearly all of the wealthy
agriculturists. If farmers would
give the boys small income of
their own from land that they culti-
vate on their own responsibility,
fewer of them would be so anxious
to leave home. Horace Greely used
to say that 20 acres was as much as
any man could cultivate.
For holiday luxury in smoking
lay on to the "Regalia'' or "Infant,"
the pride of the town. Stock up at
Mulhairn's.
TINS winter the interesting game
of progressive euchre promises to
be more popular than ever, and hun
dreds of parties are organizing TO
apply in many parts of the country.
EDWIN IL. SCHoFIELD, one of
| Dodgeville's best citizens and oldest
business men, died at his home in
that village on Monday evening of
last week, after a protracted and
painful illness, resulting, it is now
presumed, from a cancerous forma-
ton in the region of the left kidney.
REV. A. G. BARRY d. d., probab
ly the oldest Universalist minister
in the state when pastor of the
Universalist church in Homer, New
York, more than 40 years ago, had
as members of his church the grand
parents of Rev. e. f. Clough, whose
grandmother he buried
EDw. JAMES DEAD.-A dispatch
was received by Frank James this
morning announcing the sudden
deauh of Edw. James at Oakwood,
Oak, to which place he moved from
here about two years ago. 1t is a
severe shock to his many relatives
and friends in this place. No par
ticulars.
LENA and Galena, on the Illinois
Central railroad, being so near to-
gether, have been the cause of much
trouble to passengers who mistake
the one for the other. Last week q
, gentleman named S. j. Saddler, of
Grove City, on his way to Galena,
undertook to get off at Lena, and
fell under the cars and was SO bad
ly injured that he died.
THAT was a sensible clergyman,
who was disturbed last Sunday by
the noise made by the male mem
bers Of his congregation putting on
their overcoats while the doxology
was being sung, and said: "Now
that you have your overcoats on we
will sing the doxology over again"
1t was courteous and moderate re-
buke of practice that is too often
thoughtlessly INDUCED in, but is
nevertheless the height of rudeness.
ANOTHER opportunity will soon
be at hand for those who have sur
plus horses to dispose of, as dodgers
are out to the effect that on Jan. 9th
and 18th the well known buyer, jim.
O'Hern will be at N. Schillen's hotel
to buy for the Chicago market,
while on the same dates Mr. John
BARLEY will be at Mark Terrill's
hotel to buy for the New York
market.
Our article on the tax question
some weeks ago aroused the Jhlnk'
ing portion of our populace. With
: but little attention in that direction
they perceived without the aid of a
, smoked glass that an error abounded
: somewhere. 1t has since been dis
covered that the county board levied
nearly double what was necessary
for school purposes, which Of course
would increase proportionately that
which comes back from the county
to our city school fund Had the
city council been on the alert to take
advantage Of the extra amount thus
gained by making levy only to
meet the requirements, it would
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-12-24
The Local Field.

To our patrons and friends =
MAY santa Claus bring JOY and pleasure
TO thee and thine in fullest measure
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-12-24

receive tnls large elgnt-page ually
at the same rate as is charged by
the little four-page, two-cent papers.
The Sentinel's facilities for obtain
ing news, as well as for printing it,
are equal to those of any Chicago
paper As it makes speciality of
Wisconsin news, has the advantage
of being able to put its regular "Hwo
O'Clock Edition" on all the trains
out of Milwaukee, and has made
popular" price for its daily, we do
not see why it should not be taken
by everyone Send in your name
with one dollar for two-months'
trial, and you will thereafter eousid-
er The Sentinel as much of neces-
sity as we do in the editorial room.
Chris tmaS and the Children.
Tonight Christmas Eve) the gold
en- gates will swing open for the
festive season aud will gladden.
many hearts as the myriads of favors
are received. On this subject val
ued exchange makes the following
sensible remarks "The children
nowadays value their gifts numer.
ically, Last Christmas one little
girl received over twenty presents.
now the question arises does the
child so richly supplied value the
gifts so easily obtained =? The hoard
ing and storing away of such things
into drawers and repositories, to re
fresh the eye with now and then,
may lead to selishness, whereas the
little one who divides with her less
favored schoolmate is doing the
good that lies in her power, and, by
making another happy, is bringing
haP pihpHo w hNtNClls UCIC arc
hundreds of children to whom a
pretty little toy or little gift of some
sort would mark a golden epoch in
their young lives. A pilgrimage
through the lanes and alleys, with
the view of entering the homes
where some children are compelled
to live, would call forth benevolent
feelings into exercise, and the an
nual visit would soon become peri
odical, for when the sympathies are
thoroughly enlisted in behalf of the
suffering ones, they reach through
some avenue or other for the amel-
ioration of their condition. 1t is
worth trial"
IT is always gratifying to us to
potice the success of any of our
"boys" away from home. The fol-
lowing taken from a Boston paper
speaks well for our friend Joseph
Hoare, and his many friends in this
city will be pleased to see by it that
he is taking prominence in that city
of musical talent
GA musical entertainment was
given in the vestry of Phillips
Church, Broadway, South Boston,
Thursday evening, by members of
the society, assisted by four pupils
of the New England Conservatory
Joseph Hoare and Miss Laura Beld-
ing rendered pleasing selections in
excellent style. Miss Minnie Dugan
contributed several piano solos that
were heartily encored The violin
solos by Miss May Carey were ad-
mirably done.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-12-24

ARTHUR. Monday. Dec. 21st, 1885, Mrs. Sam
uel Arthur died al the home of her Brother
ia Rewey. She was brought TO this city for
interment on Wednesday.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-12-24

Rev. w. Cape, pastor Of the p. NJ.
church in the Willow Springs cir
cult, having become weary Of "Boy
Preacherhood," was, on Dec. 18th
united in marriage to Miss Alice NJ.
Williamson, an estimable and ac-
complished young lady Of Custer
Park, Ill.-ceremony performed at
the brides home. They arrived in
this city on Thursday, the 18th, and
were met by delegation Of the
reverend gentleman's membership,
who accompanied them to the par
sonage, at Graysville, where a large
number Of friends had gathered to
extend to them kindly welcome.
A sumptuous repast partaken Of by
all, and a well stored larder, with
other gifts, testified to the, worthy
pair that they were in the hands Of
friends. May their welded life be
always as felicitous as was its begin
ming.
LARGEST assortment Of jewelry in
town. Church & o..
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-12-24

rI-ORENT or FOR SALE Harry Hankins'
choice residence. Apply to Simon Toay or
J. p HGnkins, 49"f
TOR SALE.-A good one-horse sleish, nearly
| new. Enquire at this Office
ITO RENT-The Richard Penrose residence
| Enquire of Wm. Brown,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-12-24
Married.

At the NJ. E. parsonage, Linden,
Dec. 2lst, by Rev. r. Burnip, Mr..
VIM. II. Glenn and Miss Sarah L.
Alcock The contracting parties
were from Arthur, Grant county.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1885-01-16

In the United States senate last Mon
day Senator VanWyck submitted a re-
port from the senate committee on
public lands, to accompany the bill also
reported by him, relating to the fencing
of public lands. In the report the COM
mittee say that without the least author
ity and In open and bold defiance Of the
rights Of the government. large and
oftentimes foreign corporations DELHI
erately enclose hundreds Of thousands
Of acres, closing the avenues to travel
and preventing the occupancy Of the
lands by those seeking homes. They
alleged that the lands within their en-
closures still remained open to settle
ment, yet no humble settler with scant
necessaries Of life would presume to
enter any such enclosure to seek q
home. The government has sufficient
authority to drive those seeking homes
from the Indian Territory, and to burn
the ranches Of those invading the yell
lowstone park; while those appropria-
ting vast areas are hoping the only rem
edy to be used against them will be the
laws delay in the courts; therefore the
committee has added new section to
the house bill, authorizing the president
to summarily remove all distractions,
and IL necessary to use the military
power Of the United States. The same
old story.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1885-01-16

st. John Is having more trouble than
anybody, denying that he sold out TO
the democrats in the last campaign-or
that he was induced TO remain in the
canvass when 1t was known that he
would only hurt the republican chances
Of carrying New York and Indiana. It
was charged that Jim. Legate, Of Leav-
enworth was authorized TO act as agent
for st. John in demanding money from
the republican national committeeman
the money was not forthcoming and
that then the democrats paid st. John
70 remain on the track and kick up as
much trouble as possible in New York
state especially. Legate denies having
bad anything to do with such arrange
ment, and st. John swears he did not
receive a cent from either the democrats
or republicans. But Mccullough, edi-
tor Of the Globe-Democrat, still insists
that he has positive evidence that st.
John was well paid for the part be took
in the canvass-that part now being un-
derstoOd to be the defeat of Blaine.
Bully for st. Johni" IL he did the
work.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1885-01-16

In New York last Friday, Capt. Thos
Phelan, Of Kansas City, was severely
stabbed at the Office Of O'Donovan Rosa
the notorious Irish agitator. The assail-
ant was one Short, crazy agitator, and
1t appears that his services were secured
for the occasion. Phelan is an enthusi-
asst on the Irish question, and two years
ago went TO England to confer with the
leading Irishmen there as to the best
means of suppressing the policy of the
British government, towards the Irish
people. 1t is understood that he agreed
with his confreres OH the dynamite pol
icy as last resort. He returned to this
country and has been since regarded as
being in sympathy with the widest aud
most reckless movements made against
England. He belonged to the extrem-
lists, the party headed by O'Donovan
Rosa, and the two were in constant
communication.
A few weeks ago Phelan was inter-
viewed by the Kansas City Journal and
gave away some Of the secrets of Rosa
and his followers, and this enraged them
fearfully, and they asked Phelan TO
come to New York. He did so, and
when be appeared in Rossa's Office he
was met BY a strange man who assault
ed him with knife, and the two mad a
fearful struggle. Phelan was cut and
siashed I'm q dozen places and nearly
killed. HIS assailant was arrested and
locked up, and Phelan taken to a hospi-
tai. and will recover.
Rosa was not present during the at
tack, but he Is believed to be the origi-
natOr Of the movement to entice Phelan
TO New York and have him murdered
because he was believed to be a traitor.
The Irish question Is getting more
troublesome every day. Fools and agi-
tatOrs-men anxious for notoriety-are
increasing. e.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1885-01-16

A charter has been died at Topeka,
KaDaas. By wealthy ana responsible
railroad men for the q. Louis, Kansas
City & Colorado railroad and telegraph
line TO run from theWest line Of Seward
county, Kansas. through the counties
Of Seward, Comanehe, Ford, Barber,
Harper, Sumner, Cowiey, Chautaqua,
Elk, Wilson, Neosho, Crawford, Bour-
bon and Lynn, to the Union depot at
Kansas City and from thence to st.
Louis. The capital stock Of the COM
pany was placed at twenty million dol
lars. The route selected by this COM
pany leads through Medicine Lodge and
there is every prospect that 1t will be
pushed to completion as soon as posi-
bic. The names Of such men as Francis
Herman, W. o. Chewault, RObt. Hotch-
kiss and w. s. McWilliams, of Kansas
and +. r. Stewart and l.. M. Potter Of
Ohio, as stockholders and director,
place 1t on a firm basis. Francis Tier
nan is the builder Of the st. Louis, Fl
Scott and Wichita road and the Others
are gentlemen Of capital.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1885-01-16

Senators Vest aud Ingalls, had tilt
Mt each other In the senate this week
and Vest came out ahead. Ingalls, re-
marked that because Missouri was not
a secession state, therefore Vest was
not accredited to that state as a repre-
sentative In the Confederate senate, in
timating that he was an interloper.
Vest stu7g Ingalls, by saying that his,
Vests, credentials 70 the Confederate
or the United States senate had never
been disputed by his own constituents,
and that was moro than Ingalls, could
say. Remembering 10 wildly the SEN
atorlal investigation In this state about
hve years ago, Ingalls, did not reply.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1885-01-16


Kansas has had ten governors: Rob
inson, Carney, Crawford, Green, Har-
vey, Osborne, Anthony. st. John, Click
and Martin. OF these, three, Carney,
Osborne and Anthony, came from
Leavenworth county; two, Click and
Martin, from Atchison county; two,
Harvey and Green, from Riley, and
one each from Douglass, Anderson and
johnson, Five camo from within less
than ono mile Of the Missouri line, and
all but two within (fty miles Of the
eastern border.
Kansas has elected eight United
State senators, and Of these, two, Lane
and Ross, have come from Douglass;
two, Pomeroy and Ingalls,, from Atchi-
son; three, Carney, Caldwell and Gro
Iier, from Ieavenworth, and only two,
Harvey and Plumb, have been selected
outside OF this territory.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1885-01-16

Owing 10 the great increase In the
business In this, the 18th judicial dis
trict. the Judge cannot give the docket
OF any county the attention Il should
have, and the consequence Is that un-
settled cases are pilingup. Itigants are
dissatisfied andthe attorneys and OH
Gers must remain long while without
The fees due them. IL is now proposed
70 establish new judicial district, CON-
posed OF the.counties OF Sumner, liar
per, Barber and Comanche, and the
present legislature viii be asked 10 pro-
vide for this new district at once. As
now constituted Kingman, Sedgwick
and Butler are In the 18th district while
sumner h In The district east. To
make the change proposed, sanctioned
BY every attorney In the territory In
tTsted. would b q judicial expandI-
tue Of money and . great hanentt 10 Ia
people Who are % unfortunate A 70
have 70 resort 10 law 10 Sat justics. g
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1885-01-16

q Somefriend at Lawrence, Kansas.
writing about him has these good words
To say about +. G. Ross, formerly Of
this state:
"Allthe democratic papers Of this
state and many republican have in
dorsed Ex-senator Z. G.. Ross as a can
didate for the governOrship Of the ter
ritory Of New Mexico, and are urging
his appointment. Mr.. Ross was sena-
tor from the state Of Kansas during the
attempt 10 impeach Andrew johnson,
and voted TO save the nation from set
ting a precedent OF political impeach-
ment When he returned to Lawrence,
his home, he was almost ostracised.
The feeling Of partisan hate ran 80 high
that threats were made Of lynchinV
him. Mr.. Roo stood up against the
nood Of abuse. He stayed in Lawrence
till he lived down the bitterness to
which his course in the impeachment
matter had giverrrise, and many of his
neighbors acknowledged that they had
done him great injustice as they saw
the rectitude Of his life and the pa
thence with which he bore the taunts Of
partisan rabble while doing what he
thought was right.
Mr.. Ross came 70 Kansas among the
earlier settlers, and during the war
served In the Union army. When be
was mustered out be held the rank Of
major. He returned to his home and
Immediately took q prominent part in
state politics. He was first ap-
pointo I and afterward elected 70 the
United statod senate 70 ali the vacancy
caused by the srioids Of fhe notorious
Jim. Aa1e. Ho started the Standard,
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1885-01-16

Mrs. Myra Clark Gaines, the heroine
OF the celebrated Gaines legislation and
who, for half a century has conducted a
lawsuit for the property OF her father,
Daniel Clark, died last Friday night at
New Orleans. She was nearly 50 years
old. Her case has been before every
court In the country, and an immense
amount has been expended in court fees
and charges. She obtained n Judgment
against the city Of New Orleans for
over ss,O0O,OOo two years ago, which
ease is now before the United States
supreme court on appeal.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1885-01-16

Belva Lockwood has hled petition
In tho United States senate, through
Senator Hoar, asking that the votes
cast for her In New York. New Hamp-
shire, Indiana and other states be
counted and that the vote Of Indiana
10 given her. She charges that votes
cast for her were illegally counted for
the majority candidate. The reason
for asking that the electoral vote OF In
diana be cast for her is that after the
electors had voted for Cleveland, they
changed their minds, AN they had a
right to do. and voted for her. Belya
cannot appreciate a joke.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1885-01-16

The mean temperature Of Kansas for
the year, a. reported BY Prof. +. II.
snow Of the State University. Ii as fol-
lows Mean temperature Of the year,
6l.90 degrees, which Is all degrees be
low the mean Of the sixteen preceding
years. The highest temperature was
% degrees, on July sth; the lowest was
2l.5 degrees below zero. on the 5th Of
January, giving a range fer the year Of
1873 degrees. .
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1885-01-16

Chicago News: Gov. st. John arises
70 say that the republicans who charge
that he sold out TO the democrats are,
one and all, liars mot falsihers, not men
with mistakes hanging about them, but
hatly, broadly, and unequivocally liars.
Now II stands Mr.. Mccullough, Of the
st. Louis Globe Democrat, in which
paper the charge has been made, to pro-
duce documentary proofs that he
claims 10 have seen. Can he do Il?
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1885-01-16

John A. Martin was installed as gov
ernor Of Kansas last Monday, and Gov
ernor Click retired. Both made happy
speeches and nothing marred the pleas
ure Of the occasion. That night grand
Inauguration ball and reception were
given in the senate chamber which was
sttcnded by several hundred persons.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1885-01-16

The Missouri legislature met last week
and organized by electing John M.Wood
speaker Of the house. Both the senate
and house held Joint caucus and
unanimously agreed 10 re-elect Senator
Vest. Governor Marmaduke was duly
inaugurated. and has announced all Of
his important appointments. They are
generally good men for their several
positions, and the appointments meet
with satisfaction.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1885-01-16

a congressional committee. headed
by W. NJ. Springer. has commenced at
Cincinnati an investigation into the
acts Of Marshal Wright in the October
election. The accused was the first
witness, and testified that he appointed
thirteen hundred deputies, all Of whom
were republicans, and armed them with
bulldog revolvers, six hundred OF these
weapons being sent to him from New
York, he supposed by the republican
national committee.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1885-01-16

the only democratic daily In the state
for somstime. II was Published IN this
city for number Of years, and after
wards was removed to LeaveuWorth,
where II Ii now edited by Henry G. Bur
nett Mr.. Ross, q few years ago, went
TO New Mexico, where he has beenen-
gagged in editing the Albuquerque Ca
zette. He is now an old man, :.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1885-01-16

Louis Kiper, commissioner Of Atchi-
sou county, has been very forcibly re-
quested to resign his Office on account
Of his unwillingness TO reduce the cnOr-
nous taxes which are now being levied
OF the property owners OF that county.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1885-01-16
FRIDAY, JAN. Nc. 1885,

should the new judicial district be
formed among the prominent applicants
for the Office Of judge will be Chas. W.
Ellis, of Barber, Isaac t. Reed, of
Wellington, and Il. b. shepherd, Of An
lhonY.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1885-01-16

gle 10 expected to be titanic. In tn at
tsnpts 10 enforee mocs radical iegisla-
ton. 2
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TAIaaa ITaIaLAIuIR-

The Kansas legislature met In regu-
lar session ON Wednesday. J. b. John
son Of Topeka. was elected speaker Of
the house Of representatives.
1t is estimated that the full fifty days
allowed by Law win be consumed In COM
pleting the work before the present leg
islature, and perhaps even more time.
Among the questions Of importance
to come up before the present legisla-
ture, outside Of various matters of local
interest a well informed correspondent
mentions the following:
]. The question of the calling of a
constitutional convention to frame q
new constitution for the state. This
will call out and draw up In full battle
array the forces Of prohibition and anti
prohibition for . convention to frame
a new constitution, which means the
expunging and wiping out Of prohibi-
tion in the old constitution.
2. Railway legislation. An attempt
to amend the commissioners act 50 as
to prevent q recognition Of watered
stock in fixing rates OF fare and freight.
This will provoke wide range OF de-
bate and fierce contest, and some very
radical legislation is anticipated. II will
be q grand harvest forlegislatite bum
mers and railway lobbyists. There has
been no such harvest for two years.
3. The amendment of the assessment
laws. The effect Of the law as it now
stands is stated to be as follows: 1t re-
quires all property, real and personal,
to be assessed at its true value in mon
ey and compels the assessor upon max
ing his return, to solemnly swear that
he has done 50. 1t also requires the
assessors to meet ON the first Monday of
March Of each year, and then agree up
on an equal basis OF valuation Of such
property as they may be called upon to
assess. The assessors meet and, taking
advantage Of this latter feature Of law,
which presumably gives them power to
make q basis Of value less than that Of
actual cash value, they ignore the for
mer feature and generally agree upon
some rate per cent. Of the true value.
In this way some counties are assessed
ut 40, 50 or 90 per cent. of true value,
while others are assessed at Is or 30 per
cent, and as a result, the county as
sessed at the least rate viii pay less pro-
portion Of state tax than counties as
sessed at higher rates. Gov. Martin
viii recommend the repeal Of that por-
tion Of the assessors law which re-
quires assessors 20 make a basis or rate
per cent. Of valuation and compel the
assessment Of property at its true value
in cash. In this connection he will rec
ommend that rigid limit of tax levy
law be enacted. A law of this kind. he
will contend, will tend largely to a de-
crease Of taXes. Now four and a half
mills would The thinks) then be not
more than two mills, and the rate of
city taxes will be reduced fully one
third.