Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-10-03
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az Irving when ruin ANA death began
u mark lis course,
Forty Killed and twice that number
Wounded WAS reported rs the fruits of
! its labor.
Following the tornado of May SNth
was another lune 9TH, It took shape
east Of MS IN this same valley, and
| taking GrocleyS advice Go West
and grow w with the country" It did
SO AZ the cNponSc Of previous uccu-
pautS like many persons who "go
\ west" not trem Wisconsin Ii, NcNer
! aud while i MAS not So destructive VI
lite aS tie preceding our, yet tho
amount If damage done TO growing
crops Wnd houses greatly exceeded
th4t ot the titst Ia lhGeily of Beloit
alone the hail did damage "a the eN-
tent of etght thousand dollars, Hail
Ten that measured twenty tnchcs III
cueWmt1rcnce and nine inches IN die
mrtrr which driven hy the violent
wind tore wooden buildings into
ShrelS and completely riddlcd the tin
roofs ot stone houses, and what may
appear somewhat incredible II even
perforated the two.inch plank of tho
sidewalks,
In this storm Cawkcr escaped I'M
hurt both IN person and property,
Fhc only loss Cawker has felt this
wear So far was that occasionea by tho
fire last April which while II loss to
the individuals burned out, was u
great gain to the city hv the suhsti-
tuition Of substantial stone buildings
Tor shabby wooden ones.
lnmy last alluded 10 the Central
Branch Union Pacific Il. Il. here May
10th, and of the celebration of its adj
vent II has tlourishcd since like
unto Young bay tree, sending its
branches out on all sides OF us. lt
"jmctioned" seven miles west of us,
one of its branches extending up tho
South Fork Of the Salmon In the di-
rceton of Osborne city, II point which
II has now reached; the other and
main line taking the North Fork of
the salmon i, nearly completed to
kirwin.
This road has nj started branch
from jamestown on its main line the
third Station east OF us and extend
ing III north-westerly direction up
Buffalo Creek, has already completed
the grading 10 Jewell Confer IN jew
ell county. also IN my lust told you
of the Kansas Pacific II. II. which
was then at Minneapolis In Ottawa
county, asking for aid from this coun.
! ~ 10 enable II TO extend it's line of
road ~ this valley, did not then
think that the people Of this county
would vote IT'S aid. but the Central
! Branch that had n monopoly of the
4 business here. like most railroads IN
Il like condition -hegan to be excess
iycly cNtortionatr IL its rates, thus
/ driving the people to tho necessity of
y voting aid 10 the Il, T., ~ the only
alternative IN the way of relief. SO
\ tive propositions calling for Ilfty and
thirty thousand dollars respectively,
were submitted on the sth and apth
July, and declared carried by the
board of cunpasscrs. But in declar-
ing u result favorable to the Il. Il. Co.,
ii the first election the board Of can
yasscrs went back of the returns of
\ the Poll Lists from the several town
ships and east ont irregular ballots
80 now suit is pending, IN which
4 said board Of conyassels have been
cited 10 appear and declare result
from the Poll Lists. The election
contest WAS il hot one. and that too
mt II time when the thermometer was
vibrating between 100 and 10 degrees
in the slade-made il altogether too
hot TO be comfortable. Tho Is. j.,
survey party have reached here In
the work Of locating lis line, and Is
ut work grading in the eastern part Of
this county, but whether the road will
reach here by April list next, the time
limited to obtain the aid Is question
able, owing to the troubles alluded to
above In relation TO said bonds. Most
OF the opposition to the giving Of aid
to the *. T., road came through the
influence Of the Central Branch who
are working hard 70 keep the X. r.,
out of this valley.
10 better understand the character
Of The crops raised in this locality. II
may DO well 10 review the weather
had during the past six months.
March was very ry-the second week
Of April IL rained. and considerable
rain fell daring thrt month aud early
May. Most Of May was 4 scorcher--
Us dry hot winds caused the cultiya-
tion OF garden truck to cease and veg
citation almost literally burned up.
The month OF June was very wet,
. having an lpgg than ten distinct rain