Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1908-09-17


The common council of this city
was never more agreeably surprised
than it was last week when DIR. Byron
Robinson through his attorney, b. NJ.
Vaughn, presented 20 the city, park
of about twenty acres.
The donor, DR.. Robinson, formerly
of this city, where he practiced his
profession several years, but now OF
Chicago, one of the most foremost
surgeons of the world, is well remem-
bered by many of our older and middle
aged people.
The tract of land that he so gener-
ously gives, lies on the east side Of the
city, about one-eighth of mile south
of Forest Hill cemetery. 1t is in every
way admirably located and conditioned
for a park. Growing on it are many
shade trees, both evergreen and decid-
uous, and many shrubs appropriate to
public park. Across it flows a small
stream that can be made to add much
TO the beauty of the grounds.
On it's own behalf and on behalf Of
the city and its people, the common
council, by suitable resolutions, accept
ed the gift.
The city should now have the new
park laid out with proper drives and
other park features and cleared Of
such shrubs as the landscape architect
deems undesirable, and otherwise beau
tilted and fitted for public use.
The land denotated to the city for
this park is probably worth about ten
thousand dollars.
Nearly twenty years ago DR.. Byron
Robinson left here for wider fields of
usefulness, yet the kindly feeling for
our city and its people, among whom
he achieved his first professional sue
cess, has not grown less with years of
absence.
In the goodness of his heart he
wants the people Of his old home city
to profit by his success. And in no
way could he give our people more
wholesome and lasting good than in the
way he has chosen.
On behalf of the REPORTER and its
many readers we heartily thank the
Doctor for this generous gift.
RESOLUTIONS.
WHEREAS, DR.. Byron Robinson and
DR.. Lucy Waite, his wife, of Chicago,
Illinois, have this day generously Of
fered to donate and convey to the city
of Grand Rapids for park purposes a
tract of approximately Is acres of land,
providing the city will accept the same,
and subject to such acceptance has
rendered to the city a deed of such
tract:
Now, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED
by the common council of the city of
Grand Rapids, now here assembled,
that said city do and said city hereby
does accept said tract of land for park
purposes subject to the terms and con-
ditions in said deed contained
BE 1T FURTHER RESOLVED that said
park, so donated, be named and here
after perpetually known as the Byron
Robinson Park.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the
mayor of this city cause the city en-
gineer thereof, at once to survey said
park and place at the four corners
thereof, lasting and substantial monu-
ments.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that for
and on behalf of this body, and for and
on behalf of this city, and the people
thereof, this council does most heartily
thank the donors for this splendid gift.
BE 1T FURTHER RESOLVED that this
resolution be spread upon the records
of this city and that a copy thereof
be forwarded to DR.. Robinson and DR..
Waite.
Dated September 2, 1908.
Surely fully nine-tenths of the Trib-
une readers know that DR.. Robinson,
now a world-renowued physician and
surgeon, is a native of Iowa county.
His life has been one of study and re.
search along the line of his chosen pro.
fession from early boyhood, and is to.
day. While the city of Grand Rapids
is justifiably proud of the doctor, we
of this section are specially elated be.
cause of his achievements and the honor
with which he has crowned himself his
friends and his place of nativity.
Some one has well said. "They
whom the gods love die young, no mat.
ter how long they live That is d
good thought We ought to grow ole
in such a way that we will die young.
Death comes to some as the final finish
of a constantly growing life. They die
young even if they are old ia years.
But with others, they commence to die
even when they are young in years,
for they allow themselves to shrive
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