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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-01-16
SECOND DAYS SESSION.

W EpNESDASs Jan. SIM y a. NJ.
Board met and called to order by
the chairman.
Roll ealled--member- all present
except Messrs. Day and Egaa.
Minutes Of yesterday session read
aud approved.
Mr.. Rewey offered the following
resolution, which on motion was
adopted:
Resoircd, That the nse Of the
court house We and hereby il granted
to the ladies Of the Iowa County
Soldiers Monument Association for
the purpose of holding vocal con-
cert for the benefit of said Associa-
ton.
Mr.. Gum moved that the county
purchase q map Of Iowa county for
the register Of deeds Office. Carried.
Mr.. Jackson made statement that
he understood there was several
thousand dollars in the county treas
ury that should be deposited in the
First National Bank Of Mineral Point
and draw interest for the county, and
moved that the treasurer he instruc-
ted to deposit said funds in accord
anee with the law and the arrange
mont with said bank.
Pending the consideration Of said
motion, on motion Of Mr.. Roberts the
board took recess until 10 o'clock
a. III.
10 o'clock a. m Board called 70
order.
Mr.. Pearce offered the following
resolution:
| Resolved, That the chairman appoiat I'VE
members Of the present board Of supervisors as
a commission to visit the several towns and
cities OF the county for the purpose Of e1amin
ing the real and personal property with refer
enc0 70 eqaalizug the assessment of the county
and report 10 the county board AT It's annual
meeting III November. isa6 That the chair,
men 81 the several towns and mayors 81 elite,
be requested 20 assist the commission 10 their
respective towns and cities. and that the eN.
pense of the commission lie limited 10 a pei
diem and the actual expense incurred; the OK
peuse Of the several chairman and mayors act
INK Il guides u be borne Il. the several town.
anl cities.
After some discussion, the resolu.
ton was adopted Of division, clever
members voting in the afiirmativ,
.,t,sI $50, ~, . L.. ,,.,f-4t 49,.
4 Mr. Rewey moved that tho vote by
which the matter Of sending dele
gates @ thc conference i'll Milwaukee,
III relation to the state semi-centen
nial celebration was laid on the tabl,
be reeonsidered Carried,
On motion of Mr. Rewey, Mr.. Car
ter. chairman % the board, was elee
TIL A. i DELEGATE to attend said cor
florence, the expense to b limited t,
NIr. Carriers actual expenses Will
in Milwaukee
on mosionof Mr.. Gum, Mr.. REEVE,
was also elected q delegate to attent
sail ennfercnce
MI. III a. Jone- moyed THAT till.
chairman NE given such time rs ii,
may require in Which to appoint til,
/ equallhtng commission, and that Is,
notify saehmcmbarS of theirappoint
ment ald appoint laN for them {,
IinestN nodeeville for the purro- Il
organization. Carial
Tie committee 90 general claim.
presented tho following report
ppIha honorable BoAfd II Supervisors 5
tt5Nt equity.
tKA8llstaN; l0af 0RaIaittce an eetief III
riaiM. haNe had the samt uudrt cons tQera
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-01-16
ADJOURNED SESSION.
Of The County board.
County CIERK's OFFIeg

COUNTY CLERKS OFFICE
DoDGRvILI.E. Wis, Jan. 7, 'a6.
The county board Of supervisors Of
Iowa county met at 2 o'clock P. NJ.
and was called to order by the chair
man.
Roll called-members all present
except Messrs. Day. Egan, Osborne
aud Taylor.
Minutes Of session held Nov. 10,
1895, read and approved,
Petition Of W. f. Jones for refund
Of money paid for certain tax deeds
presented and referred to committee
on tax claims,
File Of bills presented and referred
to the comlnitte on general claims.
The following resolution was Of
fered by Mr.. Miess:
Rcsotred, That tl4E Soldiers Relief
Commission be instructed to include
in its annual report the names Of all
persons who have received aid from
the fund during the year
After some discussion, Mr.. Pearce
moved 10 amend the resolution by
adding the words TO b. read 70 the
board
Mr.. Mess accepted the amendment
and the resolution az thus amended
was then adopted.
Mr.. Carter. secretary Of the conn
mission, then read a list II those now
receiving aid from the soldiers re-
lief fund.
The matter Of taking action in rela-
tion to the proposed semi-centennial
at Milwaukee, which was
laid over from the animal session,
was then taken mp, and the clerk
read communication from the
mayor, chairman Of the board Of
president If the mer-
chants and manufacturers associa-
tion and president Of the chamber Of
commerce Of Milwaukee, inviting
the board to send representatives to
a conference to be held in Milwau-
kee January 18th.
ON motion Of Mr.. Roberts, the COM
was laid on the table.
on motion Of Mr.. Pearce, the board
adjourned until Q 4. ST. tomorrow.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-01-16

We also submit the following report Of the
per diem ana mileage ~ members. eic:
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-01-16
COUNTY NEWS.

TINTEN,
From s.,u,bvest wisconsin.
Miss Clara Goldsworthy has gone
to Mineral Point to live Tor time.
Earnest. the little son Of J. }. Heath
coch, has been quite sick. IL il now
reported better.
Dr Il. W >ayles and wife departed
for their hone at Shelf Lake on sat
urday. They will be at home after
January.
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h,,a.ia go hfn, bis wira Tbey
.ts. .hn ha,n. - ~
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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-01-16
HoMEsEEkERs' EXCURSIONS

on Jan. II ana 2sth and Feb. llth
and March 10Th 1896, Homeseeker's
Excursion tickets will be sold to
points west and south in certain ter
ritory At one fare plus two dollars
for the round "trip. For information
apply al N Ill ~NaW,
Art. XII MI. Il st. T.. Ry.
IMMORAL Point Wi,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-01-16
J. " REwEY,
". A. JONES,
". J. ROBEHTs.
-


W A. JoSEs,
". J. RoBERTs,
Committee on General Claims.
On motion the rrrort was adopted.
On motion OF w. A. Jones, the pur
chasing agent of the county was in
structed To purchase all supplies at
wholesale wherever possible.
The COMMITTEES on bonds and sal
aries reported as follows:
10 The Honorable Board ~ Supervisors u
GEsrLETES: Your committee on bonds
and salaries respectfully report a. follows
That We have examined carefully the bond
81 the First National Bank Of Mineral Point,
and find IL correct In ali respects, both az 10
form and sufficieney Of security.
jOHE + LEWIS,
JOHN W. TAYLOR,
Committee,
ON motion, the report was adopted
Tire committee on tax claims pre-
sented the following report, which was
adopted
TO The County Board Of Iowa County
Your committe on tax claims do report Is
follows;
for refund of $3.50 paid by him for south
ten acres Of Prsc. No. /, in section ., range 2,
east, and which has no existence be allowed
and refunded 10 him. J. W. TAYLOR.
john w GUM,
A. f. ARNRsoN,
Dated Jan. S. 1896 Committee.
On motion of Mr.. Rewey, the board
adjourned sine die.
Attest: ID g. JONES, County Cleek.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-01-16

Rcsolrod, That at our next annual
meeting we will again vote on the
rescindi1g Of bylaw No. ~, and that
due notice of this action be given in
our annual reports and notices.
John Lee, James Pedley, John
Fox, James ). Miller and Robert os-
borne were elected directors for the
ensuing year.
joins LEE, Pres.
r. OSBORNE Sec'y.
W. G. SKILLICoRN, Treas.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-01-16
Are You in Need
nr AN ORGAN oR PIANO :

or AN ORGAN OR PIAEo2
If - give me 4 call will sell you
q first-class piano or organ cheaper
than any other agent in southwest
ern Wisconsin. Remember, / have
the agency for the celebrated Con-
over Pianos, also the Kingsbury
aud Schubert Pianos, and Chicago
Cottage Organ.
Att j w. M. ANDERSON.
ALL parties knowing themselves
indebted to the George Day estate
will save costs by giving prompt at
tention 10 this notice.
3gtf j. b. REYNOLDS,
Executor.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-01-16
OLDEST AND BEST.
APPEL'S
BAR Der SHOP

LONG has been still Is. ami will continue -
be the best and most popular establishment OF
is kind ia Mineral Point. BECAUSE, lis ele.
santiy equipped. aud always employs nrstelass
workmen guaranteeing satisfactory service 10
egery customer Ladies' Haiftlfessia. snd
given special attention. 1871
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-01-16
SCHEDULE on CLAIMS.

ton. and have given each item co-siderz-
tiou and allowed the same as indebted he
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-23
Orchnrd Notes.

There is plenty of work in the orchard
during this month. Are you putting out
any young trees this season? If so what
varieties have you chosen? 1t will pay in
the end to use the utmost care in setting
the young trees out. See that the stems
are cut back so that they be proportional
to the roots. Prune away all the bruised
roots, and in setting out spread the roots
uniformly in every direction. working
some ground bone into the soil about the
roots, pressing the soil firmly to them and
do not leave hollows about the young
tree for water to stand in.
The old trees will require some little
pruning All broken limbs should be care
fully cut away, Draw the soil away from
about the stems and leave the base of the
tree exposed to the freezes. A copious top
dressing of the soil under the trees with
common lime is an application of value
always. Per Sc the lime is not manure,
but certain changes wrought by it creates
fertility to a certain extent.
If the trees seem to be needing food, a
mixture of ground bone and ashes are the
proper materials to furnish it. This
should be applied broadcast about the
tree as far out as the limbs extend and
worked in to the depth of two inches at
least, with the rake or other implement.
Descending moisture will put the fertiliz-
ing elements where they are needed. In
the management of young trees, after the
soil about them is well worked in the
spring, a good mulching of pine straw is
the most judicious and economical system
to be observed-using mulch enough to
keep down all weeds and conserve uni
form supply of moisture during the
drouthy season.
The Southern Planter says: This is prob
ably the best season of the year for plant
ing out new orchards in the south. The
trees have a better chance or becoming
firmly fixed in the soil than when planted
in spring, and are thus better able to
withstand a hot, dry summer. The soil
becomes better consolidated around the
roots, and If mulched in the spring retains
the moisture and sets the tree fairly grow
ing at once. In planting out trees, see that
the holes are made big enough for the
roots and that the bottom Of the holes are
broken loose with the pick before planting
the trees. Do not plant too deep. The depth
at which the tree was planted in the nurs-
cry, or very little more, is the depth TO
plant in the orchard. Cut off all bruised
and broken roots with a clean cut. DO not
put manure in the holes around the roots,
but fill in first the best soil taken out Oh
the holes. If you have some wood ashes or
kainit, a little of these may be usefully
mixed with the soil as ii is filled In. Tread
the soil firmly around the trees and nnlsn
off with the soil taken from the bottom OF
the holes. A mulch of manure spread over
the surface will greatly help the trees. DO
not leave the heads too large for the roots.
The branches should be cut back freely
Peaches indeed, should be cut back to the
stem and that be shortened, say, TO three
feet.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-23
Seeding Peaches.

For several years we have been urging
our readers to have more peach trees from
the seeds. We know it is good advice. A
farmer of Ohio, writing to the American
Agriculturist last week, tells the follow
ing: "A few years ago 1 planted some
Crawford peach seed, and left some fifty
or more of them to grow in the rows
where they were planted. The past sea-
son these trees produced the finest fruit
that was ever known by the oldest people
of this part Of the country. Two of the
trees bore much larger peaches than the
others-one quite distinct from the Craw-
ford variety, lighter in color with a deep
blush around the stem, which extended
nearly halfway down. This one ripened
its fruit about Aug. 20 and measured in
91s inches and weighed TX
ounces. The later one, which ripens about
Sept. 20, has the cQlor and general APP
pearance of the Crawford, and measures
1875 inches, weighing 10 ounces.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-23
Sawdust Worth Very Little.

H. z. C., Mcintosh, Ga:
Is saWdust a valuable bedding as a ba-
Bis Tor making compost. Is it as good as
pine straw. and would it be practical and
Denehclal to broadcast the sawdust on
moderately wet lands and plow it in?
would 1t tend to breed woodlice and there
Uy prevent the seed coming up? What eff
ieet would drought have on land thus
prepared?"
oa"dust has so little value for any pur-
Pose, II Is barely worth the trouble of
tlauilns It a mile or two. OF course, it is
petter TO use the sawdust as bedding rath-
g man not use anything, but pine straw is
p . TO it. If there are poor or CALLED
epots IN the garden or field it would helm
S ,,IlI 10 maui the sawdust on to these and
pIoW II IN. We would not be willing to risk
uS.ls IL as mulch for fruit trees. If it is
inuch handler than pine straw we would
e USE 1t Tor bedding and after it has become
o.eui aled with urine haul it out and broad
vass over the poorer spots. 1t is not worth
+"aAihS up into compost.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-23
Goats on Evcrx Farm.

Eight years says the American Agricul-
turist, experience with a flock of goats
at times containing seventy-five animals.
leads me to believe that one or two could
be prontably kept on every farm. They
have paid me. can sell them faster than
1 can raise them.
The milk is very nutritious and health
full, especially for delicate children, feeble
women and old people The meat when
properly fattened is delicious. For my
own use, 1 can raise it cheaper than from
any other domestic animal. The skins,
after tanning make beautiful coverings
for rugs, chairs and lounges, as well as
beautiful robes and coats
Inc females are very prolific, usually
raising two kids each year. One of nv
goats has raised me ten kids in five years.
Disease does not seem to affect them, and
they can be raised in large or small herds.
They are long lived They crave coarse
feeds, such as weeds and brush In the
weed kingdom, they are natures scaven-
gers. II goats were given a chance /
believe the Russian thistle problem could
be settled cheaper than by legislative en-
actment. 1 do not think they are more
troublesome on the farm than sheep. They
are intelligent and appreciate good treat
ment. / cross natives with the Angora
with good results. .
For twenty years or more we have held
the opinion that even here in Georgia,
there were thousands of tenant farmers
and village residents, who would find il
a most excellent thing to keep a nanny
goat or two as milk providers. 1t is won.
derful what quantity of milk well fed
goat can be made to yield. For children
goats milk is considered to be superior
to cows milk.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-23
Market Gardening.

AS the gardener wishes to push his
crops that he may place upon the market,
vegetables early and of choice quality, it
is not only important to apply manure
literally, but it is important that it be of
q good quality. A manure may be rich
in the elements of plant food but so lock-
ed up that 1t is not available for plants,
and he has not time for the unlocking of
this rich food to take place in the soil
Therefore he must apply the manure in
the fall to his soil, that the winter wealth
er may set these rich elements free, or he
must set them free by composing through
the winter months. Where the ground is
level l prefer the former process; if not,
the latter. A we'll drained soil is impor-
tant, as little can be accomplished with
out it, A bountiful supply of manure will
be a great help in this respect. So is Glow
er, whose long roots when rotted are like
so many little tiles conveying the sur
plus water below the roots of garden
crops. Ridging the soil with a turning
pillow in the fall will aid greatly in lead
ing the surplus water Off. But however
done it must be done, or else crops will
be late and of an inferior quality. Not
only is it important to have the soil well
III dAilNh NAdl II may NC WOIh6u tdSlGE anu
produce earlier crops, but the manure has
more effect and the crops are more easily
cultivated. The market gardener should
be diligent in hot-bedding. This will ena-
bic him to be bringing on valuable crops
while the weather will not permit out
door operations, and by this way he can
give his soil more time to dry and warm
up. Be mindful of having well supplied
succession of crops. Sometimes a crop
will ClOEA dlIll. h1It in
1t is not as essential TO plant as largely
as at first,as the demand will never be as
great, but it is essential to have a little
on hand to keep up the trade Although
the demand is not as great, nor prices so
high, as the marketing does not cost as
much, the product can be marketed while
marketing other more seasonable crops.
In carrying on marketing gardening do
not be discouraged at some crops failing,
or at bad seasons. Failure will come even
in good seasons; perseverance will bring
success.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-23
THE MORNING NEWS: MONDAY. NOVEMBER %. 1896

taken? Isn't the garden the appropriate
setting of such a jewel? Without the
garden, wouldn't it be as undressing and
torgetable as one of a row of city dwell
ings distinguishable from each other by
the numbers only? 1t is the garden more
than any other surroundings that gives
comfort and happiness to the home. OF all,
it is the spot longest and most fondly re-
membered, How many of the worlds
great warriors, statesmen, sages, poets, in
Ventors, merchants and philanthropists
have found their highest happiness and
contentment in the multifarious occupa-
tons, quiet labors and absorbing studies of
the garden!
The garden everywhere is a promoter of
economy and health. In it nature pours
forth her choicest and most wholesome
gifts for the mere cost of seed and care. A
home garden well attended is the most
powerful foe of the sheriff and the doctor.
In the farmers garden the family have
the vegetable. fruit, and flower markets
at their very door. The supplies offered are
precisely those they want, exactly of the
quality they desire and in the freshest
and most wholesome condition, all at the
mere cost of production.
What a source of endless interest and
enjoyment to every member of the family
is the trim little garden in the village lot!
What healthful pleasure in preparing the
ground and putting in the seed! What de-
light in seeing each plant appear, grow,
blossom or ripen its fruit! What satisfac-
ton in cooperating with nature in her
marvellous processes! How much more pal
atable, yes, and nutritive and wholesome,
too, the fruits and vegetables grown under
ones own eye and care, than those picked
up stale or wilted in the market or store!
How far more beautiful and fragrant the
| flowers raised around the house than those
| seen elsewhere, even over the fence! What
! charming amusement and pastime for the
wife during the husband absence are the
varied labors OF the garden in the frequent
monotony of village life! What a satisfac-
! ton to the husband is the hour spent be-
| fore or after business in pottering in the
| garden! Oh. the village garden, the neat
| trim village garden! And the town garden
| and the garden of the suburban or country
| place; who does not know or cannot realize
their added charms in contrast to the hard
| grim grind of city life!
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-23
Tnrnips for Mich Cows.

Comnared with some other food mate
-,als turnips may be properly styled a
,..,+ tory nutritious vegetable, and yet if
.ho statements of MANY reliable writer's in
rnorish agriculture be only half true, the
turnip has played a very prominent part
: the establishment of English prosper
itv As a table vegetable, it is very gen.
orally grown in all southern gardens,
and it is not as extensively planted as it
should be. For mich cows, poultry and
hogs if is a very desirable winter and
snring food. The or 8 per cent. of or
,anic matter of the turnip contains the
same nutritive elements that potatoes or
pumpkins or beets or green clover con-
tains but 100 pounds of turnips are not
enual in value to 100 pounds of these men
toned; but say the turnips is worth, in
trinsically only half as much, Otis worth
somewhat more) when we consider with
what ease it can be grown, and frequently
as a second crop, soWn in July, August or
september. the small cost of the seed and
the small amount of cultivation necessa-
nv. considering all these things, it is a
far more valuable crop than it is usually
thought to be. Just in proportion to the
number of mich COWS, hogs and chickens
kept on the farm, just so large an area
should be sown in turnips, as to furnish
each with a good ration, twice day, from
October until March, if possible. The
principal reason why cows fall off so rap
Idly in milk soon after frost occurs, is be-
cause of long deprived of esculent food,
and not on account of the colder weather.
However, freely the cows may be fed
with even corn, or pea-meal and bran.
and cotton seed meal and hay, the winter
yield of milk will not near equal that of
summer while they had the benefit of
green pasture if some succulent material
equivalent to green grass is not furnish
ed in addition to their solid food. A nor
NAL expansion of the udder cannot be OBJ
tanned without such food, and a perfect
condition of health cannot be maintained
if it is denied them. 1t is just 5 essen
tial to the well being of hogs a. it is to
cows and 1t is a well known fact that
where hogs,h have a reasonable diet of arti-
chokes. potatoes, and turnips in the win
ter and spring, are rarely, if ever, affected
by cholera or other diseases, and what is
true OF hogs is also true of chickens. For
the latter 1t is desirable that the turnips
be sottened by steaming or boiling. The
turnlps may be fed raw to the hogs. and
the cows should have a part raw and a
part boiled with cotton seed or other
heating food. $50
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-23
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Fall Flowing Best.

Whether it is best to plow the land in
tended for spring crops or not depends
considerably upon the Character and lay of
the land, says the Journal of Agriculture.
Some lands will be benefited by being well
plowed in the fall, the surface left rough,
thus exposing a larger amount of soil to
action of the elements and the benefit to
be derived by thawing and freezing, But
fall blowing always has one objection and
that is, it leaves the ground bare during
the winter and also leaves it in better
condition to be injured by washing.
Keeping the soil covered with mulch
of weeds, grass. or growth of any kind
helps to store nitrogen in the soil. This
is done more in summer than in the win
ter, as heat and shade furnish the most
it goes on to a greater or less extent dur
ing the winter, If the soil is kept shaded
or covered. But on land not liable to be
damaged by washing, there are at least
two good advantages in fall blowing One
Is that it puts the ground In a good con-
dition to receive what manure is made
during the winter. The manure can be
hauled out as fast as made, direct from the
stables, sheds and feed lots, and be scat
tered where 1t is most needed on the plow-
ed land, and the rain, snow, thawing and
freezing will carry the soluble portion into
the soil where 1t will be ready for the use
of the next crop.
Another advantage is that 1t makes 1t
easier to prepare the land in good condi-
ton for next spring planting, and in this
way helps to get the crops planted in
good season and this is quite an advantage.
Most sod land will be the better by be-
ing plowed late in the fall or early winter
But 1t will not answer to pillow indiscrim-
inately without considering the character
and lay Of the land.