Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-04-20

different matter. But aside from all
this, if the administration of the school
board for the last year was satisfac-
tory to the council, why should one of
the members of said board, who again
wished to act, be thrown overheard.
1t is ludicrouS to hear the silly old
organ of the &. o. p. groan because one
tiTSt-clasS democrat was selected and
and another tirst-clasS democrat could
not be, as there was but one position
to be filled. If the political complexion
was different from what it is, The
Tribune would not be SO prOfuse in its
gratuitous bestowal of well deserved
compliments upon the person recon-
mended by Mr.. TaIlman; and neither
would the newly elected superinten-
dent have recommended him. But as
| it is held by some that everything is
fair in party warfare; and perhaps we
ought not to seriously object to The
Tribune's ill-natured grunt. The Dem
Ocrat cannot refrain from suggesting,
however, that it might be well for the
democrats to nominate Mr.. Ross for
member of assembly, next fall; and
in such a contingency we would be
r,la sod tp haua % n1itnr Of Tho FTri
bune and the president Of the republi-
can club support him to their hearts
content
In Harper's Magazine for May the
departments are fully up to the usual
standard. George William Curtis, in
the Easy Chair, asks churchmen (es-
peciaIly churchwomen) what the results
of Lent are to be this year; and he
also has something effective to say
about the expense of the musical per-
formanceS heard in New York last
winter. Mr.. w. d. Howells, in the
Study, reviews the second volume of
Lea'S " History of the InquiSition
and some other books of realistic
tendencies, and then welcomes two
new poets from the West. Mr.. Charles
Dudley Warmers Drawer is bright and
lively. He points out, to start with, the
dangers of being human being on
account of heredity, and the provides
some clever pencil sketches and stories
which hit of the weaknesses of the
times.
John Ellsworth, of Mifllin, recently
purchased of NalerOis Il Co., of
Watertown, Wis, three fine imported
Clyde stations, viz: Kinfauns,"
three year-old bay, weighing 1910
pounds, and " Falconer" and Candy"
two very fine yearlings. Candy is
numbered 1874, vol. 10. The numbers
of Kinfauns and "Falconer have
not yet come to hand, they being re-
corded in volume IL, which is not pub
lished as yet. Reuben Ellsworth, of
Cobb, also purchased of the same firm
a fine imported Clydesdale stallion
named "Magnus Troll" An adver-
tisement of John Ellsworth s fine stud
of Norman and Clyde horses is pub
liShed in another column of The Dem
ocraC.
The annual report of the city clerk
for the year ending April 9, 1888, is
published elsewhere in this issue of
The Democrat. The cash in the hands
of the treasurer amounts to S3,115.31.
There are city orders outstanding to
the amount of $255.34; and school or
ders amounting to $l02.60. The in
terest bearing debt of the city amounts
to $4,000. Last year it was $4,000;
and April l, 1880, including Judgment
of $4,000, it amounted to $40, 944 50.
Unless some extraordinary expense
occurs the city will get out of debt
after awhile
In his article on where to spend
the summer" in Scribner's for April,
Gen. Greedy, chief signal officer, makes
a prophesy as to the hottest days in the
year 1888. The Detroit Journal, tax
ing the matter up, has offered a prize
of $500 to the person guessing correctly,
before June 1st, what the three days
will be. Gen. Greedy Immediately tel
egraphed his guess to the paper, in
accord with his reasons in Scribner's
for April.
The Vernon County Censor has it
from a prominent Richland county
man, who was told recently by one of
the st. Paul company's officials that
they would this season close the gaps
between Mineral Point and Lone Rock
and Richland Center and Viroqua.
thus making a through line from
Chicago to st. Paul.
The temporary depot for the F. D.
& n. road at Dodgeville, is completed,
and is a very convenient little struct-
ure, containing ticket office, freight
room and large platform, and is sit
uated on the north side of the track,
Opposite the site for the new passenger
depot.-Chronicle.
Prohibition Convention
y Prohibition mass convention for
Iowa county. Will be held at the Court