Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-08-05
BOOSTERS BOOST
Last Thurs day Was PIatteviIIe's
Day in Mineral Point.
A ROUSING DEMONSTRATION

Two Hundred PIatteviIe Men in Line;
Mineral Point at Home to Receive
Them; A Spirit Of Friendship and
of Common interest Expressed in
Music and Oratory.
One of the most pleasant public
gatherings ever held in old Mineral
Point s9as held on the corner OF High
and Commerce streets last Thursday
afternoon. The Platteville boosters
had come to town two hundred strong
by special train over the Mineral Point
and Northern railway. They were ac-
companied by the Platteville band; and
each one of the men in the company
carried an umbrella made in the ma
tional colors. The people of Mineral
Point turned out to meet and greet
them. Under the leadership of Captain
Shepard and Major Jeuck, and in
spired by the Mineral Point band,
they met their visitors at the train and
escorted them up High and Commerce
streets to The Democrat Office; and
then counter marched back to Chestnut
street. Here ex Mayor Brown, VINO is
president of that virile organization the
Mineral Point Chamber of Commerce,
opened the program. AS the actual
time of opening was about an hour
later than the schedule, he spoke but
briefly He gave the Platteville men
hearty welcome; and told them that
our people highly appreciated their
coming He complimented their fine
demonstration and said that any men
who would turn out in force as they
had done that rainy morning were
bound to succeed in promoting the Big
Badger fair, or any other laudable un-
dertaking, = you couldn't keep such
good men down. He explained the
program arranged and called on Sena-
tor Calvert Spensley to deliver an ad-
dress of welcome, in the absence of
Mayor Parmley.
Mr.. Spensley spoke a right good,
hearty welcome. 1t said that it was
almost unnecessary for men to come
from Platteville to promote the Big
Badger fair, for the people of this COM
munity always turned out in force to
that popular industrial exhibition, the
crowds being limited only by the means
of conveyance. This year, with rapid
transit and increased means of convey
ance, the crowds from here would
be larger than ever before; as would
also the crowds which would come
from Platteville and the country round
about to the Mineral Point fair. But
he said that it was meet and right for
the people of Platteville and Mineral
Point to meet together, plan together,
and work together, because their inter-
ests were interests in common. Both
communities were settled by the same
class of piOneers-men and women of
good strong character, who left their
impress for good upon the institl ions
of southwestern Wisconsin. He said
good conceit in themselves; and that
that was good thing to have. He
complimented the people of Platteville
for being progressive and enterprising
and said that he knew by his personal
knowledge that by their own efforts
they had bought and paid for what they
akA s,~ oe >.os1, 1,al
advancement.
President Sutherland of the Platte
vile normal school, who on the trip
acted as POSTMASTER for the boosters,
spoke briefly and introduced Rev. John
Hardcastle of Platteville and Mineral
Point. MIR. Hardcastle, beloved by all
his hearers, delivered an entertaining
speech for which he was heartily ap-
plauded.
MIR. Sutherland then introduced ex-
Congressman J. w. Murphy, who was
the chief speaker.
Mr. Murphy was in good spirits, we'll
prepared, and at his best. He went
clear back to early pioneer days, whsn
Mineral Point was famous for its old
land offices and notorious for land
schemes. He took up Mr.. Spensley's
thought of common interest between
the communities and said that the peo-
pie of Platteville rejoiced in not only
their own material educational and
moral advancement; but also rejoiced
in like uplift for Mineral Point. when
her streets were a success, and when
her public buildings were the pride of
the state.
He stopped by the way. occasionally,
to good naturedly take fall out of his
friend Rev. John Hardcastla Ho smoke