Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1863-07-28


of wheat crops are highly favorable for the
northeast part of this county and never
better about Wingvlle. Complaints come
from Mt. Hope of the heavy rains of Sat
urday night, flooding some of the fields
and laying the grain. Fields here and
there in most parts of the county are al
most ruined by chinch bugs. This pest
survives, contrary to the expectations of
many. TIE lice, reported two weeks ago
as endangering wheat, have passed by
without leaving any marks by which to re-
member them. The weather is unfavora-
bic for wheat harvest and haying. We
fear good hay will be scarce. The corn
and oat crops will be good.
Harvest help is scarce and dear, though
it is believed there will be but little waste
for want Of hands. Business dull now, ow-
ing to harvest duties.
WINTER WnEAT.-Many are wishing they
had put in crops of winter wheat instead
of spring. The advantages are that winter
wheat ripens for harvest before the time
for Chinch bugs to begin work, and that,
except for severity of wind and weather, it
is much surer crop. So far as the wind
aud weather in early spring are obstacles,
they may be obviated by just sowing bush
ell or less of oats with the seed wheat in the
fall. The withered oat crop falls and serves
as complete covering to the wheat, leaving
it well protected in winter and spring
against wind and frost. Winter wheag
bears better price Shan spring, which is
another compensation for the change.
We mention also that winter wheat does
well following an oat crop, in which case
enough oats rise to form a covering for the
wheat, or nearly so. Farmers, make up
our minds now to try winter wheat.
FATAL AFFRAY.-We learn from Mr. A .
S. Newell Of Montfort, that on Thursday
last, Charles w. Dennis was shot by Mr..
James McDougle, the ARRAY at the house
of the latter, all in the Town Of Blue River
in this county. The circumstances as fol,
lows: Dennis, sort of bullying, overbear
ing man, had been making himself over
welcome about McDougals house for two
or three years, and though behaving civil.
Iy toward the women folkS was in the
habit of acting Extensively toward the old
man, so much SO that the neighbors OBJ
served and sympathized with the latter. A
daughter of McDougal received a letter
from soldier brother with $500, the let,
ter being addressed to the father; the old
man desired to see the letter but the daughe
fer refused. Dennis interfered and used
personal violence toward McDougle. The
latter releasing himself from a struggle With
his stouter antagonist, went into back
room for bis gun. Dennis said he didn't
care for him nor his gun; but the women
folks told him to prepare for the old man
will shoot. So Dennis followed McDougle
to the back room, and seized the muzzle Of
the'gun while McDougaI hell to the breach.
his hand on the trigger. In the struggI e,
the muzzle was raised and McDougle fired,
the discharge entering the bowels of Dem
mis- causing his death in two hours.
McDougle went and gave himself up to
Justice Green at Wingville. An examina-
ton was had and the verdict was, that the
shooting was justifable, being in self-de-
tense, whereupon McDougle was released.