Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-07-09

NEW LIyERY.-George Keller is
engaged in conveniently fitting up
for livery purposes the large stone
building on Fountain street, just
back of Alfred Jenkins property on
High street, and in about two weeks
will be ready for business.
THE minimum that school dis
tricts in Wisconsin have for many
years been required to maintain q
school taught by qualified teacher
has been FIVE months in each year.
That time has now been increased
to six months. District clerks must
now report that their schools have
been taught six months by a teacher
licensed according to law.
ABOUT as quiet Fourth as was
ever witnessed in Mineral Point is
about the extent of what can be said
of the one just passed. Nothing
entertaining, of a public nature, was
provided whatever. Many went
abroad to celebrate, Waldwick and
.Blanchardyille receiving the greater
portion; but still majority of our
citizens remained at the home circle.
CONSIDERABLY commotion was
aroused at the meeting of the city
council Monday evening when alder
man Meunster rendered his resigna-
tion and alderman Prideaux did the
same. The difference of opinion as
to expenditures of city funds is no
doubt the cause. Knots of citizens
discussing the same with "ifs" and
"buts" have been no uncommon
sight since. A special election will
be the result.
The basket picnic held in Mr..
Jas. Brewers beautiful and com
modieus lawn on the afternoon and
evening of the fourth, not only
proved one of the attractive features
of the day, but one of the most en-
joyable affairs of the kind in the
lifetime of those who attended. The
hospitality extended by Mr.. and
Mrs. Brewer is most highly com
plimented.
If everything the city has had to
pay for during the past ten years
was as proportionately reasonable as
the printing bills there would be
marked difference in financial af-
fairs, and if expenditures for the
next year prove as correspondingly
low as that Of printing tax payers
can congratulate themselves. Con-
sidering our Indebtedness and heavy
taxes more economy should be ex-
ercised. Here is only hint, but
wherein money could be saved can
readily be itemized by a majority of
our citizens.
PRAISE of the Blanchardville cele-
bration, (Which our band attended)
is freely given by all who were there.
Everybody was in for rousing
time, and we believe none failed to
realize it. At the last celebration
held at that place carousing was in
dulged in too freely to please the low
ers of law and order, so for the event
this year a new "cooler" was pre-
pared, and it was understood that
the Jail would be named after the
first party 'run in." Such good con-
duct prevailed that no arrests were
made. 1t was announced by the
papers that d. S. Rose, of Darling
ton was to be orator, which was a
mistake we fail to account for.
Hon. J. M. Smith of this city deliy-
cred the oration, and those who
heard it assured us that it was a
mastery effort, and well received.
SOME months ago the official
board of the NJ. Z. church voted to
celebrate the Semi Centennial of the
founding Of their church which was
the beginning of Methodism in
these parts. An attempt was made
to hold it in the winter and to Sc
cure bishop, but failing in this,
the pastor learning that Rev. d. w.