Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-10-29

rades who fell in the common cause;
vet there are those who grumble
about the institution keeping up the
spirit of the war. To these persons
Mr.. Cheek wished to say that the
old soldiers were the last ones on
earth to needlessly stir up the feel
ings of the war; but the G. A. X.
was organized to keep fresh and
lasting the lessons of the war, and
to imprint the undying principles of
that great struggle on the hearts of
the rising generation, till they could
never die out. If asserting that the
north was right hurts anybody's
feelings, Phil said he was glad they
were hurt, for he did not care whose
feelings were injured, he would en-
phasize it, "ZHe north acdS eter7adlIy
right, and IL lcaS so prO0en by the
sacord" The speech was also well
filed with happy tributes to the
loyal ladies' of the land who had
suffered for the cause of the Union.
After the speech was closed Com
mander Davidson was called and
spoke briefly, and on resuming his
seat said he would draw Gen. Chap
man into service as a substitute; but
the Gen. said he was exempt from
that call as he had been enlisted be-
fore substitutes were in order. Gov.
Rusk was called out and said that
the commander had told him posi-
lively that if he would come to the
meeting he should not be called on;
still he supposed, as a good soldier,
he was obliged to obey the voice of
the commander, but when he got the
commander back to the Capitol
again he would have him under his
own wing and then he should suffer.
The governor told story of how
Shanghai" Chandler, who used to
live at Baraboo, had saved himself
from the guard-house by his ready
wit. shanghai" was found coming
into camp with a sheep on his back;
was summoned before a pair of
shoulder-straps and asked if he did
not know the penalty of foraging
against orders The culprit said, at
is pretty bad to violate orders; but
no sheep can bite me and liye!" An
Irishman also fired his gun one day
and was brought to answer for firing
against orders, and cleared himself
by declaring that he chad too much
loyalty in his blood to see haste
NV pig ate up the colors of the 4th
corps"
After the governors speech Capt.
Geo. b. Carter sang the estate of
illinois," and it took the house by
storm. Col. Mayors then recited
"Keenan's Charge at Chancellors-
ville' in an effective manner. The
evenings programme was very in
terestng, and closed with the ode of
the post.
Gov Rusk went to Viroqua on
Friday to attend the funeral of Her
man Greve who died at St. Paul.
Ga Saturday morning, at $3.50,
Miss Esther Villas, the only sister of
the the Postmaster General, died of
Bright's disease. She was twenty
years of age the 28th of August
last. Col. Villas responded to the
telegram and came to the funeral on
Monday.
The question of lighting the cap
itol and park with electric lights has
been before the public again, and a
few figures will serve to show that
Gov. Rusk has selected tie most
economic course by accepting the
bid of the Madison Gas Co. to light
the state premises with gas. There
were four electric light companies
that bid. The Western Edison Co.
bid rs follows:
ttNi on plani. .Slt,HbO 10
Five per cent. interest on plant .,..... gAS 90
Seven per cent. wear and tear. ....... 1887 20
NNi anu NtuuI ,...s.-. ISIS w
Oil, waste, hreukage, etc. -........... 1885 on
Making the total yearly cost
amount to $6,03s.2o, without the
plant. The Brush plant, another bid,
was Sl6,IsL50 for plant; and the