Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1895-09-26
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energies to castigation of the TRI-
BUNE. Each employs half a column
or more in response to our remarks
about the slimness of the Darlington
representation at the fair in this
city The Republican, of course, be-
ing most extended, in harmony with
its proneness to verbosity.
In the articles Of the three papers
there is q sameness Of argument sug-
gestive Of collusion, or Of phenomi-
nal similarity Of mental development
in men using the same beverage
Darlington mineral water
Each pretends to regard the TRI-
BUNE's remarks as of no consequence
the Republican expressing this idea
by the tabled remark of the fly on
the carriage wheel: "what a great
dust we are raising" Supposing the
TRIBUNE to represent the fly, it
must be "hummer,n to have stimu-
lated those three editors to the un-
usual feat of writing each a half col
umn on one topic.
They all claim that there We're
more Darlington people here than
the TRIBUNE reported. The Pepub-
lican says there were IT'S tickets sold
at that station for Mineral Point dur
ing the week of our fair, and esti-
mates that 100 people came by team.
Our information is that there came
by rail on Thursday about 30, and on
Friday about 30. substantially all
who came on other days were horse
men, stand proprietors, etc., not resi-
dents of Darlington, and who came
from that station only because they
happened to be there the week pre-
vious attending the fair.
Editor Monahan thinks we saw
only a few of the Darlington people
here because of our being too little
fellow to see well in a crowd.
There is doubtless some force in
that; but mayhap many of the null
titude of Darlington people We're un-
noticed because of the obscuring
ponderosity and dazzling brilliancy
Of the genial editor.
Editors Brown Of the Journal, and
Mcconnell, Of the Democrat, think it
conclusive that we overlooked the
major part Of the Darlington delega-
tion because they were both here
and we failed to notice them. To
this, the most serious charge against
us, we plead guilty, and hereby apoi-
ogize to the aggrieved parties.
All of these editors boast of the
superiority of the Darlington fair,
and taunt Mineral Point with def
ciencyin attractions and accommoda-
tions, as an explanation of why so
many of our people go there and so
few Of them come here. The attrac-
tion of disreputable fakirs, who
sought and could not get admission
difference. In other respects, in
Guiding exhibits, racing and base
ball, the fair here was best. If want
of new amphitheatre and other ac-
commodations was reason for the
small attendance from Darlington,
as claimed, we promise it shall not
be an excuse hereafter.
1t is denied that reports Of diph-
iberia had any effect to keep Dar-
lington people away. Certainly it
ought not, for all the papers there
published notices that there was no
diphtheria here, and if their infiu-
ence failed to quel such rumor the
fly and the carriage wheel fable
might apply to them. But at least
one of our fair officials was told by
horseman who came from the Dar-
| lington fair, that he was advised by
people there that it was unsafe to
come here, as we had IS cases of
diphtheria among US.
The suggestion of a possibility
that the Mineral Point fair may be
held at the same time as theirs evil
IDENTIFY alarms the Darlington edi-
tors, as they all refer to it. They ap-
preciate that getting in ahead Of
others has had more to do with their
success than all other changes they
have made. Largely through Min
eral Point influence the holding of
fairs at Dodgeville and Darlington
in the same week was this year
avoided. 1t was good arrange
ment for both Of them, but advan-
tagged us nothing in return.
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