Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-07-11

The heavy rain storm Of Tuesday
morning did considerable damage to
growing crops in this vicinity.
Trains were delayed over the Min
eral Point division Of the c., NJ. &
st. P. R'y. Some portions of the road
were badly washed out. rendering
bridges unsafe. 1t seems that the
storm was not general but prevailed
in this section of Wisconsin.
By the premature explosion of
the charge in a toy cannon at Platte
vile, the Fourth, Masters Percy and
Willie Carter, sons of VIM. Z. and
Geo. B. Carter were quite seriously
injured, especially the latter one.
A cash a sixteenth of an inch deep
is cut in the pupil of one of his
eyes, in which a grain of powder is
lodged. The little fellow is at home
in Madison, and is receiving the best
care, but it is feared he will lose the
sight of that eye.-Teller.
The national teachers convention
at Madison the coming week will
be a grand affair. There is no
reason to doubt that the claims
made of an attendance of from
1000 to 5000 are at all too great.
The preparations are complete.
The meeting will continue from
July 10th to July 18th. Among
the most interesting addresses to
teachers in this section will be
that of Col. w. F. Villas, on Ed
ucation in the Northwest" The
convention will close July Is, with
a grand mass meeting in the cap
itol park.
Farmers are happy. Their pros
poets for good crops are better than
they have been for years. All grow
ing crops look good. Oats, wheat,
where there is any, fax, rye, pota-
toes and all the minor crops prom
Use full product. Farmers were so
careful in the selection of their seed
and in planting, that they have as
good stand as the country ever
showed, and it is so far advanced,
that it will take a very early frost to
iniure it. The weather was favorable
for planting, and working and is as
good for growing. The farmers
are happy in prospect. We hope
they may be happy in realization
they are entitled to it.-Lancaster
Teller.
Hon. NJ. J. Briggs came home for
a brief visit on Tuesday evening,
having been engaged for some weeks
past in working up aid in Lafayette
and Green counties for the proposed
Chicago, Freeport & st. Paul railroad.
He brings the gratifying news that
aid has been voted in all the towns
where propositions were submitted,
except in the town Of York, Green
county, (where the proposition for
$1,000 is still pending,) as follows:
In Lafayette county-town of Argyle
$4,000, town of Blanchard $1,000;
in Green county-town of Cadiz
5000, Adams S., 900, Jordan 81, 500,
besides $4,000, of individual sub
scriptions in Illinois, making total
of $44, 500, aid already secured, and
leaving but 800 to raise to COM
plete the contract for $4,000 on the
first fifty miles, when the work Of
is to be commenced
Chronicle.
A special dispatch to the Chicago
Times, dated Black Earth, Wis,
July 4, gives the following particu-
lars of a tragedy that occurred at that
place on Wednesday of last week:
Charles Autleman, a wealthy but
eccentric farmer, living near this
village, shot his wife in the head
twice Wednesday then killed him.
self. The tragedy occurred in the
cellar while the house was deserted
save by the victims of the crime
and their daughter, 7 years old.
The woman still lives, with slight
chances of recovery, though she
will probably be blind, as one ball
perforated the right eye and powder
seriously damaged the other. An
tIeman had long treated his wife,
who is well preserved, neat looking
person, SO years old with extreme
and the shooting was the
result of long-standing hatred for
her. Both husband and wife were
in their individual names,
and their dispositions were widely
ut variance.