Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-08-09

In regard 10 the report that the
potato crop OF Waupaca county was
ruined, Asa ID. Barnes of Waupaca
writes: The facts are paSturage is
very short and gardens, OF course, are
not up 10 the usual standing of cX-
cellence. There are now good many
fair potatoes coming into market and
Waupaca will have from 1000 to 900
car loads of potatoes to sell, depend
ing, of course, on the weather from
now on. We shipped 1900 car loads
last season, and had this season been
equally good would have added 900
to LOO cars to that amount. How
ever, l think we are surely safe in
estimating one-half of last years
crop"
Ihe first logging camp Of the sea-
son to so out is OneillS, which left
Ashland with forty men for Bark bay
The reason for the unusually early
opening of this camp is that ii is to
begin on burned timber. Three or
four hundred thousand feet of burned
timber will be cut and perhaps twice
that amount not burned. Many other
Ashland loSgers are making prepare
tons for early logging in order to cut
the timber before it rotS. Logging
operations in northern Wisconsin will
be more extensive than ev, before on
account of the burned districts.
Mr. Wright of Wheaton thinks the
sun is responsible for the forest fires.
While working in field with com
panion he observed some dry leaves
that were resting on bright sand puff
smoke and burst into flame. He at
tributed this TO spark from fire
of the kind that they had just extin-
suished, when he observed other
leaves resting on the sand beginning
to smoke, and convinced himself that
all the fires We're due to the action
of the snn on the bright sand mingled
with the leaves.
The populists held caucuses ut Ra-
cine and appointed delegates to the
county and congressional conven-
tons. They say that Il full county
and that Hamilton utley will be their
candidate for congress. A larger vote
is claimed than ever polled before by
the party. The democrats say that
they will not fuse, but win place Il
full ticket in the field, 1t is noticed
however, that much Of the democratic
strength was seen ut the caucuSeS.
-Four hundred Racine church peo-
pie who went 10 Milwaukee ON the
steamer Virginia We're sent back on
the steamer Menominee The ma ior-
lty OF them We're very sick. Off North
Point huge wave struck the stern of
the vessel, and some passengers were
thrown down. table was wrecked,
and water pitchers in state rooms
overturned \ panic ensued, and Rev.
j. +. Farmer of the First NJ. L. church
made speech and quoted the fright
ened crowd.
The Milwaukee federated trades
council, ut its recent meeting, decided
70 support The platform OF the peo-
pies party and condemned both OF
the Old parties. Resolutions were
passed asking all Of the labor unions
III the city to form into political clubs
and work in the interest of the peo-
pies party, A committee reported
that Atty.-Gen. Olney ought to be i'm
peached, and it was voted to send
copy of the report to Senators Mitchell
and Villas.
HE property i'll Beloit known as
mechanics green" and until now
deemed public property has passed
into the hands of j. w. Bates and
Edwin f. Carpenter through convey
ance by Clara W. and Walter ID. Sims
OF Denver Col The new owners have
filed a deed and pettioned the circuit
court for Il judgment that may enable
them to replat the track
William Wadleigh, who has been a
member OF the Stevens Point saliva
ton al my, for which he beat the large
bass drum, was arrested in Milwaukee
on the charge of robbing Il farmer
near Stevens Point of $50. He shaved
his beard and rode to Milwaukee in
he IS alleged to have robbed.
Thomas Meredith an aged farmer
was burned so badly at Wheaton that
he died shortly after. \ stack of hay
on his farm caught tire, and in at
tempting to rake down tAc burning
portion, the stack fell on him.
The barn and warehouse of Levi
Woodbury. in Colby was destroyed
by ire with most Of the contents,
consisting Of several tons Of gran,
ground feed and grain. Loss, 5000;
insurance $500.
August Moss and Adolph Hatsky,
farmers near Eau Claire, fought as
the result Of an old feud. Moss stabbed
Hatsky in four places. He VIII prob
ably III" Moss is in Jail
JOSEPH Loyeland Of Ironwood who
died Il Chicago recently. ordered all
his property 10 be turned into cash
for the erection Of an independent
church at IronWood.
trb, n.T;,a ~ nr II Glad. o,l