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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-07-07
Connecticut Valley.

It is pretty certain that the backbone
of the terrible drought is effectually
broken, as we have had shower after
shower, aside from a steady rain Satur
day afternoon and during the night.
Along with the thunder showers we have
had more or less of hail, though, so far
as we know, there has been none in any
of the tobacco towns. 1t seems rather
early to have such violent hailstorms. In
Athol, it is said that 5000 panes of glass
were broken, gardens ruined and fruit
DESTROYED. The tobacco that was set
early is looking quite we'll and the crop
is now in a condition to grow rapidly.
Our growers should be careful to have
a full stand; even though the plants are
small, they can be nursed up and given
a dose of nitrate of soda SO they will grow
very rapidly. Vacant hills count OFT in
the profits. Aside from that, the plants
growing on each side of the vacancy are
apt to produce heavy leaf, as we all
know, that to get fine leaf we want to.
set the plants thicker or closer together
in the rows and the hill. A friend wrote
from Walkerville, Ont, opposite Detroit,
that they have 120 acres set, the rows
four feet apart and plants 21a feet apart
in the row. This they do so as to have
it as thick and heavy as they can. 1t
is used for plug or smoking, but not for
cigars. Cultivator.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-07-07

dwindled down to the smallest quantities
held at this season of the year, and so
that much of the new crops,
which were not due to be marketed be-
fore the Fall, have passed already into
the consumers hands. In this steady
and progressive movement the past week
showed no Stacking up. Every day
brought orders and buyers, and though
no five hundred or a thousand box lots
were sold at a lick, the sales of twenty
five and fifty and one hundred case lots
sum up a considerable total. And every
thing sells-old and new, filler and
binder, and wrapper leaf. Old filler stock
is moving so fast that manufacturers
will be compelled to handle those of the
new crops before they have gone through
a second season sweat. And the stead
ily growing output of the "little cigars
makes the market quite easy for the
holders of domestic wrapper leaf, 1t is
being also somewhat improved by the
censtricted condition of the Sumatra
market. AS far as the American con-
sumption is concerned, the inscriptions
of the '9S crop might just as we'll be
closed. The bulk of the suitable leaf of
that crop has undoubtedly been bought,
be not much more than few stray bales.
But the bulk bought is only about one
third of our annual importations of Su
matra. Recourse must, therefore, be
had largely to the old stock on hand,
and no doubt some fine lots responding
to all the fastidious requirements of
color, quality, yield and burn are still
held by a few importers. These are
bound to accrue largely in value if the
unavoidable scarcity of the supply OF
suitable Sumatra becomes evident later
on to everybody. Sales for the week
about 300 bales, part of which belonged
to the new crop.
The Havana market is being cleared
out of every bit of old leaf, regardless of
it's quality and fitness. Everybody is on
the qui vive for the new leaf, importer as
we'll as manufacturer, but most of all
the smoker Journal,
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-07-07
Lancaster.
LANCASTER New ERA, June 27, '99.

The packers statements lead to the
belief that the past week was one of the
dullest in the history of the trade. None
have any sales to report They are busy
shipping off goods sold months ago, but
they know nothing of recent transac-
tions. During the next few days, no
doubt, there will be turn in the dull
lane, when things will resume their nor
NAL condition once more.
There was a fine rain on Sunday, which
covered the entire country, doing world
of good, although we hear that in some
sections there was not nearly as much as
was desired. But it did a great deal of
good everywhere, and came at very op-
perfume time. The rain of last week
was very heavy in the northeastern part
of the country, washing some fields, and
injuring others by the hail fall. Still, as
most of the plants are still small, the
harm cannot be permanent.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-07-07
New York.
New YORK, June %, '99.


Business in local leaf circles has been
anything but active for several days past.
European buyers are not taking hold of
the export goods very readily, and New
York packers who handle low-grade
goods extensively report dull foreign
market. This is due partially to the
high prices paid for tobacco in the field,
both in 1898 and 1897. The dullness in
home trade goods is looked upon as
merely temporary lull, and several fair
sized transactions, the majority of which
have been pending for some time, have
been put through this week. Consider
able inquiry for little Dutch is springing
up.
Sumatra-This market has shown more
life during the past week, but the i'm
provement has not been sufficiently
marked to materially increase the weeks s
business. Stocks of good tobaccos, held
over from last year, are being steadily
depleted, and the new goods are moving
off fairly well.
One importing firm disposed of 100
bales old tobacco to Western parties.
Havana-Bu Business is running along
quietly, and trading continues in small
way There is considerable inquiry for
tobacco, and those who hold fine goods
are disposing of their goods easily, but In
small lots.-Leaf.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-07-07
EVANSVILLE, Wis, June 80, '99.

The past week has been very favorable
for the growing crop, also for transplant
ing. This week the closing scenes in the
transplanting act have been enacted in a
larger part of the tobacco fields, and all
but small part of the crop is now in the
field, much of it growing nicely and Civ
ing every promise of good crop.
Farmers think that if they can finish
planting by the 4th of July they are all
right, and this year the season will have
been finished by that date.
There is larger acreage this year,
the town of La Prairie reporting $50
acres this year as against 43O last year.
In old goods G. w. Spitzner, of New
York, has purchased several lots in our
market, the principal ones being 85Ocs
from G.. FL. Rumrill and 16O cases of S.
B. Heddles. and Home.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-07-07
WISCONSIN TOBACCO MARKET.
EDGERToN, WIS, July 7, 1899

EDGERToN, WIS, July 7, 1899.
The remnants of the 9S crop and in
fact all cased goods in the hands of
growers are again being sought after
with good deal of industry. Some of
the local packers who have closed out
their holdings are trying to pick up
another packing which is bringing quite
a revival of trade from first hands again.
Possibly not far from 500cs have been
purchased by Soverhill & Porter, A. N.
Jones and G. F. Tallard during the
week from farmers tributary to Slough
ton and Edgerton.
A few sample sales will give an indica-
tion of the range of prices
Anderson Bros, S4cs at Sc.
B. Munson, Goes at 712&3c.
Halvor Evenson, Ties at Sc.
J. Hogey, 26cs at TIC.
Mrs. E. Evenson, 31cs at TIC.
Geo. Pomeroy, 62cs '97 at &c.
Among packers too, recent transac
tions embrace probably the largest sin
gle sale of Wisconsin leaf ever effected
being 42OOcs of the Bekkedal packing OF
'90 Vernon county leaf to Geo. Underhill
for the account of Schroeder & Bon
Geo. Rumrill of GAINESVILLE, sold o3Ocs Of
'97 and '96 to T. B. Earle, for the account
of L. Bamberger & Co. G. L. Cultor
reports the sale of 129cs of '97. E. G
Hopkins also disposed of 5Ocs lot dur
ing the week.
The planting of the new crop is com
pleted in all sections and the genera
verdict is that the crop never looked
finer at this time of the year. The re
cent soaking rains have put the early sci
fields beyond any danger of drouth te
interfere with their maturity.
The shipments out of storage reach
total of about 6O0cs, y car loads, from
this station to all points for the week
Since last report SOOcs of cigar leaf were
exported from New York.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-07-07
MIAMIsBURG, OHIO, June %, '99.

The market remains as last reported.
Agents for some of the packing houses
are riding and buying slowly such lots as
suit in quality and price. A local buyer
reports that, after riding three days and
inspecting over fifty crops, found but
five which he wanted to buy, but the
price demanded proved too high.
The '99 crop is about all planted. Two
rains during the week started all plants
to growing rapidly. There is nothing
said, as yet, about spraying the growing
tobacco to kill worms, but no doubt this
will be done by some planters in a quiet
way. The tobacco, however, will show
this when cured.
Quotations: For go Spanish in ware
houses 10 to 12c; '98 Spanish 2 to 7c;
Dutch to Sc; seedleaf 6 to 7c.
Shipments and receipts by rail, Ia car
loads.-News.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-07-07
SToUGHToN, WIS, June %, '99.

Sampling of the '98 is the order of the
day in most warehouses. Most of the
'98 packing has passed through the
sweat in fine shape. Although occasion
ally may be found box with few
hands slightly colored from the excessive
heat through which it has passed. O..
K. Roe purchased SECS of Chr. Philips at
7c-Courier.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-07-07
New YORK July l, '99.

The first six months of the current
year, which closed yesterday, will easily
prove record braker for the satisfactory
condition of our leaf market. Not that
they were characterized by any inordi-
nate or phenomenal booms, but solely on
account of steady and progressive bust
ness, so steady that the old stock has
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-07-07
New York.

Sales of Seed Leaf Tobacco reported
for The Wisconsin Tobacco Reporter by
J. S. Cans Son, Tobacco Broker, No. 128
Water Street New York, for the week
ending, July 3, 1899:
2OOcs '96 Wis. Hav. 1119 to 12c.
25Ocs '97 Wis. Hav. at 81 to 1Oc.
15Ocs '99 n. r. Hav. at Sc.
2OOcs '96-'97 Pa Seed at IL to 12c.
1OOcs '95 Pen Rav. at 13c.
1OOcs '97 Pen. Hav. at 12c.
15Ocs '97 Dutch at lac.
Total 1150cs.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-07-07
Baldwinsville, N. Y.

The market for leaf is everywhere
active where there are goods to deal in.
Growers are short of stock, but wherever
there are lots they are wanted. The
New York wholesale market is brisk.
The new crop in this section needs rain.
Gazette.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-07-07
For Sale.

Seven farms of different sizes. Eight
houses and lots in this city. Also twenty
four lots without buildings on at very
reasonable prices. Il. MI. LADD.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-07-07

Cuba's fine tobacco lands as we'll as
the leaf industry are to be merged into
one huge corporation or trust. The Ha-
vana Commercial Co. has bought the
interests of an English syndicate and
will take entire control about July /.
The Havana Co. is an American corpora
ton and will develop the fine Vuela
Abajo leaf section as never before.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-01-20

On Wednesday Mr.. Frank l..
Betz brought suit for SANDER and
S. 900 damages in the Dubois Cir
cult Court against Mr.. p. A. Guck
es. He alleges in his complaint
that Guckes publicly reported that
he had stolen fire wood from Guck-
es' house, and that consequently
"he was Id thief The trial
is set by endorsement for hearing
on the 18th of January. As Betz
is a school teacher and lawyer. and
consequently has a certified good
moral character of course proof
against stealing, and Guckes the
county coroner, elected by the peo-
Pile in Nov, and a prominent bust
ness man-sensational disclosures
are anticipated. The accusation is
said to have been induced by some
investigation by the present grand
Jury in regard to gambling in Jas
per.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-01-20
Sherif's Sale.

BY virtue of certified copy Of de
cree issued on Judgment and decree
rendered in the Dubois Circuit Court, or
the ith day of April, 1888, and 20 me
directed by the Clerk OF said Court,
will offer for sale, AT public auction anc
cutlery, TO the highest bidder, at ths
door OF the Court House in Dubois coun-
", Indiana, on
SATURDAY JANUARY 2lst, 1879,
between the hours OF 10 o'clock. A. NJ
and II. VI. of said day, the rents and
profits for term not exceeding seven
wears, OF tine following described rea
estate. situated in Dubois county, in the
state Of Indiana, to-wit:
The northeast quarter Of the >outl
east quarter of section number twenty
eight (2s), township number one on
south, range number five l5) west, Il
acres.
And twenty acres of of the south END
of the west half of the northeast quarter
Of said section twenty-eight, said town
ship and range.
And in case the rents and profits fail
10 bring the amount demanded TO satisfy
the icigment and decree aforesaid, in
teIe-t and cost. together with all accru-
ing costs, | will. at the same time and
place. and in like manner a. aforesaid.
offer for sale at public auction and out
cry, TO the highest bidder, all the right.
title, and interest and e tate IN fee sim
pie of Edgar Haskins, Nenian Haskins,
Il al. in and TO the abo described real
estate, or 30 much and such part thereof
n may be necessary 10 satisfy the iudg-
ment and decree aforesaid, which i in
favor Of Jacob Frick, assignee Of Mary
X. Schneider, and against E.gar Has
kins. Nenian Haskins and Jacob Frick.
said real estate will be sold without
any relief from valuation or appraise-
ment laws. and subject 10 the redemp-
ton laws OF the state of Indiana.
HERMAN III. CASTRUP.
sheriff Dubois County, Ind
Dec. 80 ls9s.-3w p =
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-01-20
Dubois Circuit Court

Wrestled this week and last with
some long and knotty problems,
brought about by the variances in
running a iarn line between the
surveys Of U. 5. surveyors end that
Of surveyors VIM. L. Young and
Geo. K. Wilson. None OF them
agree, as no two surveys ever agree,
and one is as likely to be right
as another. Court adjourned Sat
urday afternoon till Monday, and
Judge Ely went to Chrisney to spend
Sunday with relatives. He return
ed Monday, and began on the study
of tangents, variancies, degrees and
corners again. On Saturday Prose
cutor Traylor had told some wit
nesses in State case they could 60
home, and their absence caused a
continuance of the case till next
term. The following cases have
been decided
Jacob Burger admr. est of Lou
INA l. AiI-. AtHDlN- Sd-t vi ltdl &c
tate to Sarah +. Evans for 1898. so /;
sale confirmed.
Depot Planning Mill Co. vs.. est.
Of Vim. Langebrake; stricken from
docket.
Peter John vs. John Seger ct al !;
Judgment for Sll7. 80.
The case of Jacob p. Schaffer V
Fred J kaegin, ct al. was heard by
the court and is held under advise
ment.
Ike eases of Jacob Rauscher V
Henry Whitman. ct al, were heard
by the court and held under advise
ment
Nancy + Wyant vs.. John w
Garland, ct al ; commissioner reports
distribution made in full, and is
discharged.
Henry Weir ". Wm. C. Brit.
tain; tried by court and held under
Amusement.
Jacob Rau.cher ". Citharine
Stewart; ct al, trial by the court
and taken under advisement.
Depot Planning Mill Co. vs.. est.
Of Vim. Langebrake; stricken from
docket.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-01-20
Notice of Public Sale of Per-
sOnal PrOperty.

Notice L. hereby given that the under
signed. administrator of the estate OF
Rosina Sherer. deceased. will offer foI
sale. al public auction, al the late resi-
dence OF said decedent, in Marion tewn-
ship. in Dubois county, Indiana, on
SATURDAY, the 18th day OF JAN
UARI, 1899,
The personal property OF said estate,
consisting OF Is head OF hogs and pigs,
Il head OF cattle. 3 buggies. wagon
horse. cows. lot of hay, lot of corn, lot
OF oats, cider mill. | wheat drill. l
corn drill, piows, sewing machine,
stoves. farming implements, household
and kitchen furniture and various other
articles.
TERMS All sums of - and under
cash in hand, over s. credit of not 20
exceed months will be given, the pur
chaser TO execute his note therefor.
bearing six per cent. interest from date
until paid, waving relief of valuation
laws, providing for attorney fees, and
with good freehold surety to the approx
al OF the administrator.
sale 10 begin at = o'clock \. NJ
JOHN Il. BEICHLEIN, Admir-
TRAYLoR 4 HUNTER, Attorneys.
Jan. d, lssr.-3
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Orwell Outings.
Henry Coleman is at Evansville
as L. ; juryman.

Henry Coleman is at Evansville
a. Z. ;. iuryman.
Henry Craig and Belle Dillon
were married last week by Esq. w
Boyd.
Harve Cox and Miss Shelton
We're married recently.
Uncle Jesse Simmons died las
week, aged So years. He was one
Of the first settlers Of Jasper, and
used to work for Morgan when he
was Clerk of Dubois county. The
funeral was conducted at the resi-
dsnce, and the remains were inter
red at the public cemetery.
Geo. Cox fell from a barn lof
last week and sustained severe in
iuries.
Hall Demsey filled a bicycl,
pump with powder and lighted 1
match, and a. result he sustained
a severe burn.
John p. Craig was at Winslow or
business last week.
Gov. Haskins has la grippe.
Keeling and Moore held a meet
ing at Burr Oak last week.
Palmer Smith and wife. o
Wheatland, visited friends here re
Gently. ccc.
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Total. so, $50, 900 GO
A DOUBLE TRACK.

The Dover (ky) News, speak
ing about this great road says:
That it will be built double track
from the start to finish has been
settled definitely. Because Sil
Thomas ;. Tancred says a single
track road could not handle the
traffic, and hence his report will ad
vocate the construction OF all the
Black Diamond line double track
When asked why a double track
was to be laid Col. Boone replied
The answers to this are many. All
the old through lines are doing their
best to double track because on a
single track road at least one third
of the equipment is idle-lying uuon
side tracks. Set it down az set.
tied fact undisputed, that when the
wheels OF train are not moving
they are eating up what they earned.
A double track road can keep all the
wheels going and get the same traf-
fic handled by two-thirds of the mo-
tive power and cars now used on a
single track. Then again, why not
build double track when you con
slider you buy the rails for a double
track road for less than i. cost ten
years ago for single track? Steel
rails ten years ago cost $39 OF per
ton. Today the same rails can be
bought for SIS 90 per ton.
The Black Diamond will be laid
with rails ninety pounds to the yard
which calls for one hundred and
forty one to the single track, or two
hundred and eighty two tons to the
mile Of double track.
The Chesapeake q Ohio wher
they renew rails are using rails OF
eighty-fve pounds to the yard
which is one hundred and thirt,
four tons to mile, a against on,
hundred and forty one tons to Tia,
mile for the Black Diamond. Tn,
fr.t rails used on the G Il o wer,
only fifty six pounds to the yard OF
eighty eight tons to the mile.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-01-20

raTThe new Trinity church wa.
filled to overlooking Sunday night
last to hear Rev. Kienle, Lutheran
preach the first discourse in the new
church. His sermon was one Of
congratulation and encouragement
for those who had worked 80 faith.
fully for the completion Of home
for the new Lutheran congregation
and was well received and enjoyed
by his audience.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-01-20
Notice Of Administrators Appointment,

Notice j. hereby given that the under
signed has been by the Clerk OF Dubois
Circuit Court appointed Administrator
of the estate of Rosina >cherer. decea~-
Ell. late OF Dubois county, Ind. Said
estate is supposed 10 be- solvent
JOHN II. BEICHLEIN.
Administrator
TRAYLoR 4 HUNTER Attorneys.
Jan. q, g9--Sw.
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BLACK DIAMOND RAILROAD.
The one Jasper wants.

The directors OF the Black Dia-
m nd rail road met at the office OF
President Edward Watson, in this
city. Thursday, Jan, II, 1899. to
let the contract for uilding the Vim
cennes, Nevay 4 South Atlantic
branch of the Black Diamond Rail
way, says the Nincennes CONNER
cial.
All but four OF the directors were
present. Those in attendance were .
Col. Albert f. Boone, GAINESVILLE,
O; DR.. q. Device, fredericksburg
Ind; Maj. John K. Simpson, Paoli,
Ind; Mr.. Jas. $. Mccoy, Peters
burg, Ind; President Edward Wat
son, Nincennes Hon. w. A. Gull
Top, Nincennes Mayor Geo. +.
Greene Nincennes Councilman
j. l.. Elmer, Nincennes; Council
man j. ). Prichett, Nincennes /;
James NJ. Scott, president OF the
Nevay bank, was elected third vice
president of the V. V. & 5. \ R.R.
CONTRACT AWARDED.
The contract for building the Vim
ennes, Nevay d South Atlantic
Railway was awarded to Col. Albert
+. Boone The contract price i
100000.
Work on the line will he begun
a. Petersburg, Ind, Nay 1st, 1929,
and the construction will be pushed
until completed. This branch in
Guiding the branch from Nevay 10
Jacksonville, Ind, will be 2O4
miles in length, and will be double
track
With such men a. Col. Boone at
the head OF the enterprise, and
backed by plenty OF capital, the
building of tn. line will be pushed
with all possible speed, and its con
struction is assured beyond doubt.
OTHER CONTRACTS.
Col. A +. Boone also has the
contract Tor building the Black Dit-
mond r iilway, double track, in the
states of Ohio, Kentucky and Ten
nessee. The contract prices are a
follows:
In Indiana. $50. 10, 900, 0OC.O0
In Ohio. z, 000. 900. 90
In Kentucky. 49,. 10, 150, 10000
In Tennessee ... IA ,OOO, 10000
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A good residence on Mill street IL
Jasper, for sale cheap, and on reasonable
terms. The lot has on it a good drilled
well costing nearly 800, furnishing an
unfailing supply Of good water. 70,
price and terms apply to Z. DoASE.
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"A>TED ~ sen ERAIs TRUST WORTHY
w Persons in this state 70 manage our
business In their own and nearby counties
IL u mainly Office work conducted NJ hom.
Salary straight 500 "A year and expenses
ushnite, bonafidc, no more, no less salary
Monthly SIS. References. Enclose self. ad
dressed stamped envelope Herbert
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BANK STATEMENT.

Report OF the condition Of the Dubois
County State Bank, at Jasper in the
state Of Indiana, at the close Of its bus.
mess, January 18th, 1899.
RESOURCES.