Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-07-25

paid court costs, interest, &c,
amounting to $6+454.-DarliagtoH
Journal
REV. c. IRIsu is a Me thodist
minister well known all over the
state of Wisconsin. He was resi-
dent of tF,s city for a time, and has
many friends here. Everybody
knows his son, II. g. Irish, and
through letter to Mr.. 0. J, Cook,
of this city, it is learned that the
son has fallen heir to a fortune of
$780, o,Ooo,"-LaCrosse Republican.
II the law-ioying people of this
city have any intention Of seeing
that order within It's limits is en-
forced a good point for the inau.-
uration of the move IS with those
young fellows who come to our city
in the evenings, from the surround.
ing country, and upon pulling out
for home, which is generally at a
late hour, convert our streets into
race courses and make the echoes
ring with the clalteriug Of horses
hoofs and their wild yelpings. Such
disorder should be squelched.
FRIDAY, July 3lst, will be Oh.
served as Grand Army Day at the
Monona Lake Assembly. Every
thing will be done to make the day
profitable and pleasant to the old
soldiers who may assemble. The
39th, 4oth, 4lst, 49th aud 50th Regi-
ments will hold . joint reunion on
the grounds, and large numbers of
veterans are expected--members Of
other organizations. DR.. A. j.
Palmer, Of New York, will give his
great address entitled the "Die.No-
Mores," which is pronounced by
competent judges the best address
Of it's kind ever given on the Ameri-
can platform.
A PUBLIC library is greatly
needed in every town, especially
one in which can bs kept the
munici, a, state and federal docu-
ments. The state and federal
governments expend, annually, inn
mense sums of money for printing
books and phampiels that are dis
tributed where officials think they
will make the most votes for their
party. These are held as private
property; or, as Is the case in most
instances, they are destroyed, in
either case they are out of reach Of
the public. Instance the United
States census Reports, the War
Records, Congressional Records,
Blue Book, etc Where can the
many have access, in any way, to
these, aud in cases where they eau,
where, but by intruding on private
rights? Ii each town had a
librarian whose duty it should be 70
care for these documents, all ciJi-
zens could have access 70 them.
Private distribution, could thus be
cut off, and the documents sent to
the town librarians
Provision is made in the statues
Of this state for town libraries, but
in the absence of direct action on
the part Of the citizens Of Mineral
Point, as thus provided, why can
not the matter be set on foot by
few individuals soliciting donations
Of public documents from the
private holders Of the same in this
community, With the understanding
that the whole shall be turned over
to the city, when proper action is
taken by it.
Now is a good time to provide
for the Intellectual demands Of our
citizens. Let il be said that Mineral
Point has the best public library IN
southwestern Wisconsin, and il viii
have much to d. 10 bringing a de-
sirabIe class of people nto our
midst. The expenditure Of a few
hundred dollars in the purchase Of
books of general literature, and tit-
/ ting up a quiet and attractive room
/ In which citizens can meet and ~.
form themselves upon the topics ot
general interest to the public, would
do much to give our young people
g.