Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-10-23

/ themselves TO vote Tor Mr.. Spooners
retention, if they are elected.
Therefore, brother Republicans, it
is your duty, from principle, to sup
port these gentlemen for the as
sembly.
HEAR THEM.-If there are any Re-
publicans who have been led to be-
lieve or to fear that the tariff legis-
lation of the present Congress is so
harmful and dangerous to the inter
ests of the people as our Democratic
friends represent, we hope all such
will hear Senator Spooner tonight,
or Mr.. LaFolette in this city on the
Goth inst.
"KELLY LIED."-This has been
said by many democrats since his
speech in Mineral Point. The
falsehood, they say, consists in his
statement that nails could be bought
for 1920 per hundred pounds.
Upon enquiry we find that in this
city at present nails are selling at
about $2.75 per 100 pounds, but
that in carload lots they can be got
at about the price stated by Mr..
Kelly. The enormity of his "lying"
is thus made apparent.
THE schools of Iowa county are
in a fiourishing condition when COM
pared with the past. The new
methods of teaching and the ad-
vanced ability of teachers, as
brought about by Prof. Gillett, the
superintendent, are the main attrib-
utable causes. There are also OBJ
served marked attractive improve
ments in the outside surroundings
of the school buildings. To insure
the maintenance of these desirable
conditions voters should cast their
ballots for Mr. Gillett's reelection.
IT is true that Mr.. VIM. III. Curry
is an honest gentleman of unblem-
ished personal character, and well
II red ft7 Al
Treasurer. 1t is also true that Mr..
Ole Steensland possesses all these
characteristics. In addition Mr..
Steensland has the record Of a
patriot. When this nation needed
sacrifice Mr.. Steensland offered him
self; instead of remaining at safe
distance and decrying all efforts for
the Nations preservation. His 10
months in Andersonville prison en-
title him to greater consideration on
the part of the people of Iowa
county than Mr.. Curry's whole life
of good citizenship.
TIN cups holding one pint now
cost at wholesale 1S4 cents per doz-
en-, or a cent and half each. The
weight of tin plate in such a cup is
three and one-third ounces, and the
increase in cost, if the whole added
duty should be added to the cost,
would be just 3 cents per doz en-, or
a quarter of cent per cup. These
cups have been selling for cents
under the old duty. Does anyon e
imagine that the retailer will try to
get ST cents for them AT the
same rate this "robber tariff woul d
raise the price of boilers about five
cents, or the same as "lovely free
trade" would raise tin cups, which
is known from experience.
The position OF county clerk is
one Of the most difficult to fl Il of all
county offices. The officer to be
successful must be well advanced
in business tactics, accurately cleri-
cal, accommodating and ready to
comprehend the wants of an inquir-
ing public, and thoroughly honest.
In each and every one of these re-
quirements the present incumbent,
w. w. Williams, is exceptionally
proficient. Iowa county never had
a better clerk, and the Republicans
are proud of him, and re-nominated
him because it is impossible to
secure better one. The state has
no more accurate and competent
county clerk. This office is too i'm
portant to the individual taxpayer
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