The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-08-25
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his mother, Mrs. Caleb Smith of Chica
90, were guests of cousins, James Pyre's
family few days during the week.
While assisting in building a to-
bacco shed on Pat McIntyre's land last
Friday, Thad Cook fell from the roof to
the ground and was quite seriously hurt.
Intense heat and heart trouble caused
him to loose his balance, falling to the
ground in an unconscious condition.
Fortunately no bones were broken, but
the bruises and shaking up will take
time to mend.
The Evansville Rock County Agri-
cultural Association will hold their fair
September 9TH to 8th. The manage
ment are doing all possible things to
make this fair success and full of in
terest in every particular to the farmer
and citizen. Rock county citizens in
terested along the lines of agriculture
will receive practical information by at
tending this fair.
After an absence of nearly seven
weeks travel in the east, Miss Mae Spen-
Ger returned home Saturday evening.
While away she visited the Niagria Falls,
many of the larger cities in Canada and
the east and passed some little time at
the various resorts in the Adirondacks.
At Boston she was the guest of Miss
Steele and brings good wishes from her
to Edgerton friends. If appearances are
reliable, the outing was beneficial to
Miss Spencer.
In addition to the presence of our
governor the attorney general OF the
state, Mr.. Hicks, has consented to be
present at the Evansville fair Thursday
Sept. 7th and address the people taking
for his subject, "Watchman, What of the
Day" in answer to w. J. Bryan'saddress
at Monona Lake Assembly July 3lst,
who spoke upon the subject "Watchman
What of the Night" Mr.. Hicks is one
of the best speakers in the state, an able
lawyer, and a fine reasoner. He will no
doubt present the great national ques
tons in a manner interesting to all.
OF all the crops in this vicinity for
the year eighteen hundred ninety nine,
the crop of sneak thieves seems to be the
most prolific, and yet the Agricultural
Experiment station does not mention
the fact in their weekly crop bulletins.
Sunday night Chas. Sweeney's house
was entered and dollar and half in
silver pilfered. The thief obtained Mr..
SWeeneys pocket book and took there
from about fifteen dollars in bills, but in
his hurry to get away before Mr.. Sweeney
could interview him, the money was
dropped on the floor. Several other
houses were visited that night, but the
thieves were unable to gain entrance.
Some means ought to be adopted to
gather in this obnoxious crop.
Ting "a ling ting ting sounds the bell
of the bicyclist when approaching a
crossing. This in all probability is in
tended to warn people to 'clear the
track and let the bicyclist roll by at a
two-minute clip. Bicycle riders as a
rule seem to cultivate the idea that the
whole street, the crossings and the roads
leading into the country were built for
their especial use. This is a mistake
Teams have all the privileges which one
half of the road provides; people afoot
are entitled to the use of the crosswalks
free from obstruction by either team or
bicycle and bicycles are restricted from
the use of the sidewalks at ALL Again
the bicyclist should bear in mind while
riding in the city that "scorching' or
unduly fast riding is prohibited. The
bicycle is becoming a nuisance on Front
street evenings, many thinking it the
proper course for riding up and down
by the hour. Whatever right the bicy-
clist has on Front street after lamplight,
he or she should enjoy, but when wheels
are so thick and so speedy as to become
anuisance, they should be gathered in
by the proper officers. That seems to be
the opinion of everybody except bicycle
riders themselves.
Calm, composed and restful was the
disposition of Judge Spencer's mind as
he departed from his pleasant home for
his place of business Monday morning.
In fact under all ordinary circumstances
His Honor is possessed of a very small
amount of petulancy, and it matters not
whether he is on the bench weighing an
aggrieved case in the scales of Justice or
in the shop adjusting an eyeglass for the
discovery of disturbed movement in a
silverine watch, he maintains his equa-
nimity without effort. Only one thing
in all this wide world that has capacity,
force or power to ruffie the temper which
has been in the possession of Judge
Spencer since he was old enough to
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