Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1892-01-16


Years eve, looking and feeling welt
| lie intends to move to Milwaukee,
Darlington Repu6lica1l.
PARTIES from Elgin, H., are
negotiating for the erection of a
large creamery, on plat of ground
near the Chicago, Milwaukee q St.
Paul depot, at Monroe. The inten-
tion is to begin the building early
in the spring and rush the work so
that the creamery can be operated
next season. The projectors of this
enterprise own and operate large
ereameries at South Wayne and
Brownstown, and also propose build
ing one at Judea. BY this scheme
a large portion of the best dairying
districts in Wisconsin will be
drained.
OCCASIONALLY some rash farmer
reaches the city with quarter of
a cord of wood bound on to his
wagon, and he mocking!y asks our
shivering people five dollars for it..
They want the wood but how can
they pay for it when Judge Hooper
sits just around the corner collect.
ing taxes on which we pay three
and one-half per cent. We are
down on open winters. We want
no more of the sunny south in ours
We yearn for frigidity, we long for
cold, intensely cold weather and
snow, deep, deep snow, but like the
committee on roads and bridges,
we "ain't in it," and the end is not
yet.-Darljngton Republican.
A DISPATCH from Clinton, Iowa,
dated Jan. 18th, says: "Among the
noted old settlers of this section was
Edward G. Butcher, who died last
night at his home in Comanche,
aged 6S years. He owned thou
sand acre farm in Illinois in the
early days, at the same time being
engaged in buying grain and opera.
ling flour mills in this country, but
of late years he had done little else
than breed and train fast horses,
which brought him additional
notoriety and money as well. Much
of his time was given to other
sporting matters, and yet he never
advised young men to follow his
example" Mr., Butcher will be re-
membered by the many who
attended fairs in this city in years
gone by.
The Pittsburg Despatch directs
attention to an aspect of the road
question, now receiving considera-
tion in the press, which is neglected
by all who deal with the subject.
The country roads are owned by the
public, used by it, and upon it is
laid the duty of caring for them,
As rule, all over land, the work of
maintenance and repair is not done.
Public money is spent in the pre-
tence of doing it; but nothing can
be expected of a system of manage.
ment in which the penalties Of bad
work are not imposed on those
directing it. There was time, says
the Despatch, when a respectable
percentage of roads was improved
and operated by corporations, and
the roads thus maintained were the
best roads. The lapse of these
roads, or most of them, 10 public
ownership has distinctly resulted in
a deterioration of the characters Of
the roads. Corporate management
has its abuses; but they are insig-
nificant and harmless in compari son
with the abuses of public manage
ment.
THE annual installation of office RS
Of the order of Odd Fellows of this
city took place last Wednesday
evening, and proved very pleas
ant occasion for those who attended.
A good supper and well-rendered
vocal music by some Of our best
local talent, are literally praised.
DR.. J. II. Vivian conducted the in
stallation, and following are the Of
ticers for the ensuing year;
N. G.--s c. Thomas.
V. G.-Chsrles Blewett.
Seeretary.S. Vivian.
Permanent Sec.--N Treweek