Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-10-24

WOOu NuIltg was uOul
ing as the green bay tree. The meet
ings were held at Wards school house
at the cross roads, and here the en-
| thuSiastic followers Of Elkns con-
gregated every Saturday to discuss
sub treasures and free silver, and
| dwelt with great volubilty upon the
coming time when the alliance should
| take entire charge of the world and
! force the price of cotton up to 81 a
pound Why" Elkins used to say,
this thing was foresaw by Daniel an
all the prophets. The alliance is goin
| to take charge OF the railroads an
| factories. an We'll make our own
into dollars, put passenger rates down
| like postage, so Il man can nay 30
cents an ride 1000 miles, close up all
the stores, put these drummers an
merchants to work, an pillow up the
! towns an plant them in cotton"
But there lived in Dogwood Valley
few sturdy old fellows who would
have nothing to do with the alliance
They were of the harlshell Baptist
| faith, and in the language of% Uncle
Duggan Ward, llte most pronounced
of their number, they We're Dead
! agin' all these head secret orders an
new-faShioned tomfooery, which is
contrary to the scripture an common
good sense"
/ Ward lived just across the road
| from the school-house, which he had
been the leader in building. He
! would plow in his field near by on
Saturdays, and say to the alliance
men: You fellcrs better 20 home an
work your craps. inStid o Settin
round hear BLOWN bout pollytickS."
In vain did Elkils denouncc Uncle
Duggan and the other hardShpl!s as
reprobatcS and inidc!S. They re-
mancd unmoved in their opposition,
and one day when all tie hands on
Wards place quit work and went To
an alliance picnic, Uncle Dugsan an
nounced that he intended to squash
the Blamed alliance"
He went to Squire Hooper, the hard.
shell justice of the peace, and SAID:
Il want to have a newsanSe hated"
what kind of nuisance do you
want to abate?' asked Judge Hooper
"Why, this ere blamed farmers al
lance. They have done got the coun-
try plum demOralZed, driv' all tn la
Dor often my farm, an | want to
prosecute them for damages, an fur
lunacy an a gineral newsance."
'Of course" said the justice, "if
you are willin' to swear the thing is
a nuisance an demand a writ. | don't
see how /, as the iestis of the peace
Of the state of Georgy, can refuse
and In short time document was
drawn up commanding the hailiff "to
| proceed at once to Wards school
| house and to seize upon and arrest the
said farmers alliance, which was
wont to assemble there an create dis
turbances contrary to the peace an
good order of the state"
When the writ was handed to Bail
if Perkins Uncle Duggan remarked:
"Now just deputize me an the squire
to help YOU, an let's go right down
an clean the thing out" Preacher
ElllinS and a dozen other leading
members IF the alliance We're holding
Il business meeting at the school
house when the posse approached,
armed with shotguns.
Come out of thar" commanded the
bailitt. "We've got Il warrant for the
whole pile of YOU" put in Uncle Dug
gan. at the same time neryouSly fin
gering the triggers Of his shotgun.
what does this outrage mcan?' de-
manded lNkins.
Jest means simply that we've done
| 'hated this TeWSance 'cOrdn' to law
| replied Uncle Duggan. $50 Jest git
a move on you" and the shotguns
were brought into position for action.
In vain did the alliance men plead
and threaten and swear. There was
no making way against huckshot.
and the alliance men walked out of
the school-housc into the road, The
Il Dor was closed and locked by the
hailifr. and ElkinS and his friends
ordered 10 move on down the road,
"When a nuisance is abated," eX-
claimed Justice Hooper, lit has 10
he moved out O the deeStrict."
The alliance men we're marched to
the district line. and told that they
might return as individuals, but Dog
wood Valley farmers alliance. as a
body. has been declared a nuisance
and moved ont OF the district. and
any rcaSSemhling of the same would
be regarded as contempt of court and
subject all persons participating to-
$50 fine and two weeks hard labor
on the public road.
ElkinS at once moved away. the
others returned to the work on their
farms but the alliance assembled no
more at the school-houSe, and Dog
wood Valley relapsed into its pristine
nQuiity.-Georgia Letter in Phil
adelphia Times.
TRILBY ON THE BICYCLE.