Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-02-20
oBSER YER, S NOTES.

has been briefly mentioned in both
the tribune and Democrat, and
considerable talk upon the street
pro and con has been INDUCED in,
but nothing practical has yet been
done. How to reach proper solu-
tion of the subject is the question
being considered. That new hall
is needed good majority are agreed
upon. Its cost is estimated at
$4,000 to $4,000. How the money
shall be raised is the most painful
corn upon the foot. There is no
prospect of either Of our moneyed
citizens building it as monument
to his name, and tho only plan
which appears practical to raise the
money is by taxation. 1t is chiefly
the younger element of our city that
want the new hall. 1t is chiefly me
older element that oppose it, The
reason of the latter is the burden
of taxation that it will bring with it.
AS a compromise, and to put the
burden on those who wish the hall,
we suggest that bonds be issued for
100000, bearing per cent. interest,
payable ia t,ceaty gears, with the
option to pay them after ten years
Iif desired. The rents of such q
building as that amount of money
would erect, would be all.suiiicient
to meet the annual interest, so that
it would be no expense whatever to
the city until the bonds mature. AT
that time, in all probability, the
elders Of to-day will have ended
their career on this earth, and the
young blood who are agitating the
question will be called upon TO pay
the debt. If the coming business
generation are willing and anxious
for the credit of our city to take
such responsibility upon them,
then the older ones should not OBJ
ices The best way to bring this
subject TO a focus is TO have the
State Examiner of Public Buildings
come down and inspect the present
structure called Opera House, which
if done we feel certain he would
condemn, and that would then make
the city responsible for all damage
that might afterward occur. We
would then wake up and do some
thing.
It's good thing to 60 to church,
and some Of us onght to 90 oftener
than we do. If we don't believe
all the preacher says, for the NOR al
influence it has upon the community
we should 90. But it is very aggra-
waiting when you 60, and the usher
shows you to a seat, to be compelled
to climb over the bodies Of two or
three persons before yon can sit
down. Some people think and act
as if they had a patent right on the
outside end of the seat, and if you
wish to occupy the same seat you
must climb over them TO get there.
Reforms in church customs are nee
essary as well as in politics, and 1t
ought to be understood that 10 one
has an exclusive right to any one
part Of a seat, and whoever enters
the seat first should occupy the
farthest space in SO that the next
can take his or her place at their
side without the embarrassing ordeal
Of scraping their shins trying to get
past the stubborn one who 1oiH not
move in. Every church should
have ushers for each apartment Of
the audience room, and those ushers
should feel it as much their duty 70
be present as the choir or minister.
If you wont attend TO your duty
then resign, so that the officials can
put someone in your place who will
attend to it. Some people like the
honors but not the work. 1t is very
embarras ( to stranger to enter a
church anu no one present 70 make
welcome and show him q seat. a
word also to church goers will not
be out Of place just here: If you
attend a church where the pcws are
rented, aud you are not a renter,
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