Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1908-05-28
Iowa COUNTY BANK.

Dunn heifers or Tom Tonkin steers
they can't be beat.-Phone 5. IA
Mr., Geo. G. Cox, supervisor of
assessments, devoted the first two or
three days of this week to official duties
in this city. Manufacturing and mining
properties and merchandise stocks,
such as are to be found in our city, de-
mand careful consideration from vari-
Gus angles in order that justice be done
to all. That Mr.. Cox will do his duty
impartially there's no question.
The United States board of general
appraisers at New York have ordered
the duty of Is per cent paid on a
statue of Matthew Murphy of Darling
ton, which was made in Italy to be
placed in the Lafayette county court
house at Darlington. The building
committee of the courthouse protested
that the statue should come in free as
work of art. The appraiser ruled
that objects Of art for only religious
or educational institutions are admis-
sable f, .e of duty.
This people Of Platteville have been
startled during the past week by the
discovery of newly born babe which
was left at the door of Jos. Shepherd
of this city on Wednesday night of last
week. Mr.. and Mrs. Shepherd took
the little waif into their home and
cared for it to the best of their ability,
but notwithstanding their kind treat
ment the little visitor passed away and
on the day of judgment will be wit
ness against the father and the mother
who so cruelty and unhumanly aban-
doned their offspring. Platteville Wit
ness.
"A Kansas editor, who holds the
candle to the town liar, tells of a farm
err who had been bothered with black
birds. Seeing a lot Of them perched on
his barn one morning he ran to the
house to get his shotgun. Quickly pro-
ceeding to load it he found he was out
of shot. Grabbing up a box of tacks
he put the contents into the gun, and
then hurrying to the barn turned both
barrels loose en- the flock. Imagine his
surprise when he found he had tackled
every last one of them to the barn roof.
While calling to his wife to see what
good shot he had made, he was again
surprised to see the flock fly off with
the roof.
After an elaborate description of
wedding of much local interest, includ-
ing a list of the brides graces and the
groom's abilities together with the
ceremony, presents, guests, etc, ETC.,
the foreman or the printers devil found
the column little shy of stuff. A
verse of Kipling would just fill the
space, if the leads were omitted So
directly after the distribution of rice
and old shoes, as luck for the young
people who left, came the following
finale
"And this is the mournful story,
Told as the daylight fits;
When the monkeys walked together
Holding each others mits.
j. f. Holden, in Success.
Principal Loveland Of the Darling
ton schools, who, it was announced,
would remain in charge of the Darling
ton schools another year, has decided to
to 90 to Mineral Point. Mr.. Loveland
has been at the head Of the Darlington
schools four years, during which time
he has done good work and has brought
the school up from the ragged edge Of
the accredited list to a good secure
place on that list. Discipline, woefully
relaxed before his coming, has been es-
tablished. In doing this he has been
Loyalty supported by competent corps
of teachers and by the school board.
His salary, at first 81, $50 per year, was
increased from time to time until it
reached 81, 500 per year. Mineral Point
came TO him with a tender Of 81, 600
per year and a conditional raise, and he
requested that he be released from his
promise to remain in Darlington which
the board granted. Darlington Demo
crat.