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

City Attorney and Mrs Fred @ Burpee
are happy in the birth of a daughter,
who will date her appearance on this
mundane sphere from Sunday July I'd.
Grandpa Oscar d Rowe and Great
Grandpa A McDougall are feeling
equally happy. All are doing we'll.
Patrick Collins, of this city, has in his
possession a valuable relic. While at
work in a gravel pit on the Clinton Bah
bitt farm, near Beloit, on June 10Th, he
discovered an Indian Ratchet. 1t is
made of copper and from it's appearance
is hundreds of years old. 1t was found
nine feet under ground.
Another pioneer of Rock county has
closed his eyes to things material and
joined the great majority in the un-
known beyond. Saturday evening at
half after six o'clock, James Campion
passed peacefully into the shadows at
his home in the town of Harmony, aged
seventy-four years.
Edward L Dimock, first secretary of
the Northwestern Life Insurance COM
pany of Milwaukee, and second mayor
of GAINESVILLE, died Monday at the home
of his son-in-law, Mayor Victor Rich
ardson, corner of st Lawrence Place and
Sinclair street, aged eighty years, the
cause of his demise being the infirmaties
of age.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-07-07
EOckdaIe,

A load of young people from here went
to Edgerton on Tuesday.
John Halvorson and Herman Mathi-
son drove to GAINESVILLE last Saturday.
Mrs Anton Anderson is entertaining
her sister from Madison at present writ
ing.
Hans Christopherson of Deerfeld, was
seen on our streets last Saturday even
ing.
Quite number from here attended the
social at Lars Kravick's last Saturday
evening,
Mrs Schelien and Sophia johnson are
visitiag with their mother, Mrs johnson,
at this place.
Mr. and Mrs Madison of Chicago, are
visiting with her father, Mr. John Olson,
of this place.
Mr. and Mrs Paul Nelson of Chicago,
are visiting friends and relatives in town
this week.
Mrs Pollock and children of Chicago,
are spending the week with her sister,
Mrs T A Tellefson.
Four of the young people from near
Fort Atkinson drove up to Rockdale last
Saturday evening.
The Fourth passed away very quietly
and few from here attended the picnic
in Mr. Rolfson's grove.
Harlow Tellefson, Charlie Erickson,
Adolph johnson and Severson went to
Madison the Fourth.
Mrs Nettum and daughter Ragna va
Gated the rooms above the meat market
and removed to John Nettums place, a
short distance into the country.
While Smuggling Mr. Quale's barn
Charley Erickson had the misfortune of
cutting his knee. The cash is quite deep
and he will limp for some time.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-07-07
Stoughton.

Editor Crosse and Attorney Clancy
Joined forces Sunday and celebrated
their fifteenth wedding anniversary.
HW Collins and family are comfort
ably located in Lewis Johnson's cottage
at Camp Dewey, where they will enjoy
camp life for two or three weeks.
Peter McEachron OF Wausau, is visit
ing friends in and around StoughtOn.
Mr. McEachron always visits the old
home in June.
At the pleasant home of Mr. and Mrs
VIM Pratt, on the west side, occurred at
So'clock Thursday evening, the marriage
of Miss Annettee Pratt to Mr. Harry
Barsantee of Fitchburg, only members
of the two families and some few init
mate friends being present on the happy
occasion.
Julius Westby has resigned his posi-
ton as manager of the clothing depart
ment at the Department Co.'S, but still
retains his interest in the store. He has
instead accepted position as salesman
for Syracuse clothing firm.
John Sweeney, landlord of the Grand
Hotel at GAINESVILLE, was in Stoughton
Wednesday and bought lot from G f
Mcdowell at the lake Mr. Sweeney, 7
B Earle of Edgerton, and another gentle
man now own jointly lake frontage of
100 feet, adjoining Mr. McDowell's prop
erty on the north.
The city council did graceful thing
at its session Monday night when it ap-
propriated 800 from the treasury for the
relief of the cyclone sufferers at New
Richmond. Now, if somebody will start
list and raise 800 or more by volun-
tary subscription Stoughton will have
done its share AS it is the council has
acted wisely and well.
JIM Sweet became suddenly deranged
on last Thursday night and proceeded
to choke and beat his wife in a shocking
manner, threatening to kill both her and
babe of few months old. He was fl
nally overpowered and taken to the
cooler, where he disrobed himself, tear
ing his clothes into shreds and demolish-
ing the scant furniture in his cell.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-07-07
First publication July Z.
CTATE OF WISCONSIN.
~ Circuit Court for Rock County.

STATE OF WISCONSIN,
- Circuit Court for Rock County.
Cora H. Hunt, plaintiff
against
George P. Hail. Ida Hall, his wife, Charles L..
Durham, Mary NJ. Burnham his wife, John E.
Puerner Melinda Puerner, his wife, defend
ants.
By virtue and in pursuance of a judgment of
foreclosure and sale rendered by the said Court
in the above entitled action dated the Cd day of
July, $685. authorizing me as referee to make
sale of the mortgage premises in said action, 1
will on the 2lSt day of August, 1899, at 10
O'Clock in the forenoon, at the front door of the
post office in the city of Edgerton, Rock
County, Wisconsin, offer for sale and sell at
public auction to the highest bidder the follow
ing described mOrtgaged premises situated in
the town of Milton, in said Rock County, to-wit:
Thirty acres of land situate in the south part
of Section seven "a, in Town four (4) of Range
Thirteen C13) east, bounded on the south by
the section line on the east by the land of ]. c..
BabcOck, on the west by the land of James
Pierce, on the north by the land of Mrs. Puer-
ner, and including also a right of way one rod
wide along the east side of the land of said
Mrs. Puerner from said 80 acres to the high
way.
Dated July 5th, 1899.
L. J. DICKINSON,
J. P. TOWNE, Referee.
Attorney for Plaintiff.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-07-07
Hon. Burrows Burdick M. ID.

This well-known physician died June
3Oth 1899 in Stoughton, aged rs years, 5
months and II days. The funeral ser
vices were held at his late residence in
that city, Monday afternoon, July I'd,
and were conducted by President w. G..
Whitford of Milton College, assisted by
Rev. G.. w. Pratt, pastor of the Metho
dist Episcopal church of StOughtOn. The
burial occurred in the cemetery at
Edgerton. Citizens of these places at
tended both exercises. The immediate
cause of his decease was general debility,
occasioned by paralytic stroke affect
ing his right side about two years ago.
He was born January 49, 1923, at Rock
vile, R. l., and had for his ancestry some
of the earliest and most prominent sett-
lers of that state. His father was Dea
Alpheus Burdick and his mother, before
her marriage, Miss Abigail Vincent. In
early manhood he united with the Sew
enth Day Baptist church of his native
life. Before the age of twenty-one he
enjoyed advantages for an education in
his home village school and desiring SUI
perior select one at Westerly, r. L.,
taught about two years by Rev. Solo
mon Carpenter and wife, afterwards
missionaries in Shanghai, China When
sixteen years old he took charge of
district school near his fathers residence
and subsequently of several others, one
of them being at Little Genesee, ALE
gany county, N. Y. In 1915 he was a
student in the University at Alfred, n.
Y, and here he also pursued the study
of medicine under Hon. John R. Harris
horn M. D., trustee of the institution,
afterwards he attended a course of medi-
cal lectures in New York City.
He began his practice as physician
at Rockville, R. l., staying there four and
half years. In 1858 he moved to Wis
consin and followed continuously his
profession at least forty years at Delavan,
Edgerton and Stoughton in this state.
He served honorably in 1866 term in
the Wisconsin legislature as an assembly
man from the northern district of Rock
county. He was twice married, first to
Miss Phebe Ann Barker, of Rockville,
R. l., who died two and a half years
later, and secondly, to Mrs. Caroline F.
Sheldon Olney, of Coventry, R. l., who
survives him. Both wives belonged to
influential families in that state. Two
sons and daughter were the result of
the latter union: Fernando Wood Bur-
dick, sstill liv ing; Fremont Burdick, de-
ceased; and Annette Burdick, wife of G..
w. Currier, ESQ.,, of Stoughton. A
brother and two sisters of DR.. Burdick
now reside in Rhode Island.
The subject of this sketch was uni
versally recognized as skilled physician
an energetic business man, public spirit
ed, honest and reliable in his intercourse
with others, kindly and genial neigh
Dor, faithful christian believer, and an
affectionate husband and father.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-07-07
Milton.

Prof j B Borden and family arrived
from Marshfeld last week and will spend
their vacation with DR. w FL Borden.
Prof Alfred Williams of Chicago, Prof
G E Crandall and wife from the Univer-
sity of Chicago, are visitors in Milton.
E D Coon went to Madison Monday
and brought home the remains of Digh-
ton Shaw, who died there. The funeral
was held Tuesday at the d church.
E B Saunders has rented portion of
his house to Mrs Maxson of Walworth,
who will make this town her home for a
time to give her son the advantage of at
tending college.
A reception was given Mr. and Mrs E
B Saunders Saturday evening at the
Seventh Day Baptist church parlors, by
the members of the church, and hand
some clock was presented as a farewell
token, Mr. Saunders and his family leave
for their new home at Shiloh, N j, next
Tuesday.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-07-07
Albion Prairie.

Albion Prairie.
Miss Clara Hanson spent the Fourth
on the Prairie.
w Marsden of Waukesha is visiting on
the Prairie.
Mrs Amos Bunting, who has been sick
for some time, is now on the gain.
While there are two correspondents on
the Prairie, the people ought to be well
supplied with news.
MrJ T Pierce is confined to his home
with lame foot, caused by being run
over with heavily loaded wagon. We
hope it is not serious.
After spending three weeks visiting
relatives and friends, Rev and Mrs & W
Stark and children returned to their
home in Iowa Thursday last.
Mrs John Slater and children, who
have been visiting for about two months
with Mrs Jane Bussey, returned to her
home in South Dakota last Thursday.
The rain Monday and Tuesday did not
stop the people on Albion Praire from
celebrating the Fouth of July, although
there was not as large a crowd as usual.
All enjoyed it very much.
The Rev Charles Stark and wife are
visiting friends here. Mrs Stark is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs Samuel Mars
den. Mr. Stark delivered the 2:3O r m
sermon at the Primitive Methodist
church Sunday, which was greatly en-
joyed.
A pair of meagerly dressed tramps
crossed the Prairie last week striving to
befool the people with their we'll com
mitted sad tale. One had been cripple
for many years, the other had been
working on the railroad, and had his hand
crushed. The crushed hand, or the
fingers. were shown, it was strong evil
dence, but on close examination it could
be seen that the supposed crushed hand
was a hand strong and able to earn bread,
simply stained and bound to a splint
with the bandages saturated with car
bolic mixture. This is what the tramps
call putting on gigger.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-07-07
Porter.

Robert Ford has new King" wheel.
L Gilbertson of GAINESVILLE was visitor
recently.
T Slawson of Evansville was here on
Monday.
Mr. Fred Boss of Leyden was caller
on Monday.
Mrs 0 Fessenden has been on the sick
list, also Mrs L Stearns.
Mr. Thomas Stevens of GAINESVILLE was
a caller the first of the week.
Miss Mamie Pollard and brother of
Edgerton were visitors on Sunday.
Mrs Neil Mckinley does not improve
as fast as her friends would wish her to.
Will Halpin was up from Beloit again
on Sunday. There must be some at
traction.
VT Dooley of GAINESVILLE was out
looking after the interests of his farm
recently.
Mrs Woodstock returned to her home
in BelCit on Saturday after spending
few weeks with relatives.
Messrs Casey and Ryan of GAINESVILLE
were looking for old tobacco in this
neighborhood this week.
H Green has had his house painted,
which adds greatly to the general ap-
pearance of the place.
Ernest Starks of Utica rode his wheel
over and spent part of Saturday and
Sunday with friends.
A number of our people now ride in
new surveys, among them are Messrs
JAS Lay, JAS Mccarthy and D Casey.
Mrs M Tiernan returned home on
Wednesday after spending few weeks
in the town of Fulton caring for Mrs q
Whom who is very i'll.
At the annual scnool meeting held in
Eagle district, Mr. W Barrett was re-
elected clerk, while in the Stevens dis
trict M Ford was reelected clerk.
Some of our farmers have had to set
their tobacco over again owing to the
intense heat which caused the plants to
burn.
The members of st Michaels congre-
cation have voted to build new church
to cost about five thousand dollars. The
structure is greatly needed as the old
building is nearly wreck. The site has
not yet been decided upon.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-07-07
Canb bridge.

Prof and Mrs E Olson of Madison,
are visiting Mr. Olson's aged parents and
other relatives in this village.
The Young Ladies' Culture club of
Edgerton, dined last Monday at Linden
hurst and spent the afternoon admiring
the many charms of Lake Ripley.
Jos j Leary of Edgerton, was in our
village on Tuesday supplying his trade
with cigars Joe makes a good cigar and
consequently has good trade.
Misses Leo and Venice Thompson of
Edgerton, came over with their pony and
phaeton Tuesday and will stay a week,
visiting their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs
G G Thompson and other relatives.
The camp meeting at the lake was at
tended by at least five hundred people
last Sunday. Ministers from away, who
were present, were Rev 0 jacobson of
Racine; Rev M l. Kjlestad, a former pas
tor of the M E church at this place, but
now at Green Bay; Rev Ell Smeland of
Stoughton, and Mr. Beckstrum, student
at the theological seminary at Evanston,
III.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-07-07
To Teachers.

Public Teachers Examinations will be
held as follows:
At GAINESVILLE, August % and &c.
At Evansville, August % and %.
At Edgerton, August 30 and 81.
At Orfordville, September and 2.
All persons who attend the Institute
for the entire time will find the examin-
atoms easy. The Institute work will
cover many of the questions used. Bring
with you a good pen. Writing paper will
be furnished by the examiner.
VIM. M. Ross.
GAINESVILLE, Wis, June Goth, 1899.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-07-07

Its like dip in the fountain of
youth" Touches the cheek so gently
that youth fingers on the face of old
age" That's what Rocky Mountain Tea
does. Perry & Doty.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-07-07
First publication, June Goth, 1899. /
CTATE OF WISCONSIN.
- COUNTY COIIRT FOR ROCK COUNTY

CTATE OF WISCONSIN.
~ COUNTY COURT FOR ROCK COUNTY
In Probate
Notice is hereby given that at regular term
of the county court to be held in and for said
county at the court house. in the city of James
vile, in said county on the first Tuesday, being
the 9Th day of September, 1899, at 10 O'Clock a.
m. the following matter will be heard and
considered; the application of Mary La Sage
to admit to probate the last will and tesla
ment of Christopher Kramer, late of the town
of Fulton, in said county, deceased.
Dated June oath, 1899
By the court
J. w. SALE,
J. P. TOWNE, County Judge,
Attorney.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-07-07
COMMON COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS,
EDGERToN Wis. June 30. 1899

The council met in special session for
the purpose of allowing bills, and acting
on applications for liquor, pool table Ii.
censes and druggists permits.
In absence of the city clerk, Aid.
Knapp was appointed clerk pro tenn.
The meeting was called to order by
Mayor Mansfield. All members were
present.
The following bills we're presented and
nlln,rn6.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-07-07

Don't be buldozed by our envious
competitor into believing that it requires
a special dye for wool and a special dye
for cotton. They want to sell you two
packages when one will do, that is if
that one was Putnam Fadeless Dyes.
10c per package. Sold by Perry & Doty.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-07-07

-Maud-Last night Jack told me that
he wouldn't marry the best girl living,
Mountain Tea. Bright fellow. Perry
& Doty.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-07-07

The "life line" is out, extending the
glad hand" of life, hope and happiness
Reaches around the globe. 'Tis Rocky
Mountain Tea. Soc. Perry & Doty.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-08-12
OUR SPORTS N HAVANA.
cuban. Readily Take 10 Horse tao
ing, Baseball, Goif aud Othef
Amusements.

An army officer said to a Hayana Her
aid reporter recently that, In his opin-
ion. the successful meet Of a jockey
club, combined with the enthusiasm
which exists for baseball, TO be fol-
lowed. he predicted, by golf, tends to
prove that American amusement Will
take root In Cuba. Continuing he
said: Heaven speed the day when the
cock fights and the b~ullhghts are SUI
perseded by contests improving TO the
moral and physical naturel The sol
diers, sailors, marines and officers have
given a practical demonstration OF
what they eau do, and ! trust that our
insular and peninsular friends will now
follow suit, Why should there not be
foot races, jumping, leaping and vault
ing? Perhaps some OF our Cuban
friends would like to play polo OF ring
fitting. Their small, wiry ponies would
give them an immense advantage in
this respect over the large American
horse.
"lf Capt. Beliairs is as well posted in
Tattersall rules as we believe him 10 be,
no doubt he could get up a series of
exercises involving the Balaklava melee
and pegging, participation in which
would be healthful and instructive to
those who witnessed.
Capt Lucien Young has shown him.
self such an admirable judge, toast
master and citizen that we venture &c
suggest that he provide an aquatic con.
test between soldiers, Cubans, sailors
and marines"
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-08-12

themselves in decent sppsrel-an IN
der the power o. tbs delusion. Judson
and nosy and Abel and Campbell and
Williams and the 5000 missionaries
Of the cross turning their backs on
home and civilization and comfort and
going out amid sgualOr Of heather
ism TO relieve H. L. save Il, 20 help II.
toiling until they cropped into their
graves diving with 10 earthly comfort
shou, them, and going into graves
withnoapprupriste cpitaph. when they
might have lived So this country and
lived for themselves and lived luxuri-
ously and been az last put into brilliant
sepuleherS What 9 delusion!
Yes, this deluSiou u the Christian re-
iigion shows itself in the fact that Il
goes TO those who are in trouble. Now,
il is bad enough 20 cheat a na when
he is well and When he is prosperous,
but this religion couAts TO a man when
~ = SEX ssa S=ys; Yen viii Dc well
again after awhile You are going into
a land where there arr no coughs. and
no plsurisies. and uo assumptions, and
no languisAing. nke courage and bear
up" Yea. this aW Iul ehimera Of the
Gospel comes TO the poor, and II says 10
them; you are on YOUR way to vast
estates and to dividends always deelara-
BILE" This delnsiou Of Christianity
comes TO the bereii. and it talks Of re-
union before the throne and Of the
cessation Of all sorrow, And then, to
show that this dtusiou will stop at
absolutely nothing it goes to the dying
bed and fills the man with anticipa-
tons. How much better it would be
to have him die without any more hope
than swine and rats and snakes! Shovel
him underl That IS all. Nothing more
left OF him. He Nill never know any
thing again. Shovel him underl The
soul is only a superior part OF the body,
and when the body d~isintegrates the
soul disintegrateS. humiliation, va
eAncy, everlasting blank obliteration.
Why o present all that beautiful doc
trine 10 the dying instead Of coming
with this hoax, this swindle Of the
Christian religion, and filing the dying
man with anucipations of another life
until some in the last hour have clapped
their hands, and some have shouted,
and some have sung, and some have
been SO oyerwrought with joy that they
could only look ~ecstatic? Palace gates
opening, they thought-diamond coro-
nets flashing, hands reckoning, Or
chestras sounding. Little children dy-
ing actually believing they saw their
departed parents, so that although the
little children had been so weak and
feeble and sick for weeks they could
o turn on their dying pillow at the
last in a paroxysm Of rapture uncon.
trollable they sprang to their feet and
shouted: Mother, catch me; l am
coming"
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-08-12
MAN FROM
His Opinion Of Chicago Weather was
Formed from seeing n RRdia-
tor saleEroOm.

A stranger In Chicago trudged along
Dearborn street the other day with a
yellow yalise in one hand and a tattered
and travel-worn copy Of a Memphis
paper in the other. At the corner Of
Lake street his gaze wandered to one
of the big windows in the block, and
he paused and sidled up to It. Before
him was the salesroom Of a steam radi.
ator company, and various styles,
shapes and sizes of radiators were
strewn through the rom at frequen,
intervals; there looked to be enough
Of them there to heat the Klondike and
a portion Of Siberia.
The strangers eyes grew big and
round as he put down his ~yalise, tucked
the paper into his breast pocket and
clasped his hands behind his bottle,
green frockcoat. His gaze Travelled
down n vista Of radiators and up
another. He tried 10 count them, and
got lost at 240. because the ones at the
far end began to jump up and down be.
fore his sight-or seemed to. Then be
shook his head slowly and reached for
his valise.
I've heard tell that Chicago Ia n cold
place in winter he muttered as he
went on but dog my cats II | thought
II was cold cnuf to take bout 500 OF
them radiatlng things to heat a room
no bigger'n Odd Fellows hall at home.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-08-12
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