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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-06-22
CORRESPONDENCE.



Sidney Emery is home from Madison.
Troy Coon is carrying the mail for a
few days.
Mr. Hutchinson of Whitewater has
been here for a few days.
Frank Dudley went to Rockford Fri
day to visit friends.
Miss Beeman of Orleans Neb is visit
ing her sister Mrs F M Collins.
Mrs P Hendrickson visited with
friends in Beloit over Sunday.
A band is being organized in Albion
with Mahlon Bolger as leader.
Elverton Painter had the misfortune
to lose a valuable horse last week.
John Stillman has gone to Dodge
Center MINI to live with his daughter,
Mrs Ernest.
Mr. and Mrs D F Shuman of West Sa-
lem have rented Mrs Edwards rooms
over the store, Mr. Shuman will work
in the creamery.
Mr. Dewitt Goodwick of Fort Akin
son dairy instructor of the State Dairy
mans Assn visited the creamery Thurs
day and Friday of last week and also
called on his old teacher Mr. j Q Emery.
The Republican caucus held in the
town of Albion June 10, elected Sydney
L Emery, Fred Lawton and Sam Mars
den as delegates to the assembly district
convention to be held in Madison July 8,
for the purpose of 'electing delegates to
the Republican State Convention,
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-06-22
StebbinSViIIe.

Mr. and Mrs A Wallen were at the
picnic.
Several from here attended the Farm
ers picnic.
Mr. Hardwick who has been quite ill is
much improved.
Charles Spike and Miss Ella Heddles
were out to the school picnic.
Mrs Farman and daughter Hattie
spent Monday M at Mrs Gilley's.
Mr. Heried has returned from James
vile where he had an operation per-
formed, and is in a critical condition.
Misses Hattie Farman and Lulu
Wood visited in Madison and attended
the commencement exercises at the q w
this week.
Hauling water from the river for to-
bacco plants seems to be the regular
business. The stream is getting quite
low.
Misses Lulu and Irene Wood closed a
very successful school year with a joint
picnic at the Ox-bow. This is an ideal
place for picnic, surrounded by the
river on all sides. The grounds were
alive with merry little folks on the alert
for anything in the way of amusement
some fishing, some wading, others run
ming or playing games. Quite a mum
Der of the parents were present. Tables
were spread in the shade and all enjoyed
bountiful picnic dinner.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-06-22
Rockda1e.

Little Marjorie Holm has the measles.
Carl Aas of Stoughton, was a Sunday
visitor III town.
Fred Stewart of Stoughton, called in
town last Sunday.
Miss Dora Hetland left for Stoughton
last Wednesday.
Henry Stewart went to Stoughton
last Thursday.
Evan and Oluf Jackson were at Fort
Atkinson last Monday.
L Olson and A Tellefson were callers
at Deerfield last Monday.
Mrs G Dessain of Sumner, called on
friends in town last Monday.
Miss Lola Touton made her friends in
this place pleasant call last Monday.
Mr. Hauge has a cousin of his from
Milwaukee visiting him this week.
Mr. and Mrs Cretz of Chicago, are Wis
iting with her father, Olson, at pres
ent.
Mrs E B Ellingson and three children
of Edgerton, are spending the week with
relatives here.
Quite a number from here attended
the dance at Ole Johnson's near Sumner
last Saturday evening.
Misses Holverson and Herried attend
ed commencement exercises in Cam
bridge last Thursday.
Mrs L Olson and three children went
to Chicago last Thursday for an extend
ed visit among relatives and friends in
that city.
Theo Tellefson, Charley Tellefson,
John Norgard and Rev Ristad with their
families and few friends were at Lake
Ripley on Wednesday for a picnic and
fishing expedition.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-06-22

Mr. Earl Wescott of Albion, Sundayed
here.
Mr. Harry Baker spent Tuesday in
GAINESVILLE.
Mr. and Mrs Johnnie Hyland spent
Sunday here.
Mr. Purdie Wright will be our day op-
orator again after July LIST.
Mr. Thorburn and daughters of James
vile, spent Sunday at VIM Adee's.
1t is reported that there will be an
other dance il the new store, but it is
not dated yet.
Leyden was we'll represented at the
picnic at White Fish Bay Tuesday. All
report good time.
Mr. Edward Newman died at his home
Saturday morning at seven o'clock after
a short illness. Deceased leaves "a wife
aad six children to mourn his loss. The
iIlterment was in the Cooksville GENE
terry.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-06-22
Indian ord.

Mr. Babock of Albion visited our lodge
here Saturday evening.
Mr. and Mrs Thomas Bickle of Milton
called at w Prices last week.
The board of review will meet at the
town hall here Monday, June 25.
Mr. and Mrs Alex Shuman were over
from Milton one day last week.
Mrs David Alverson and Miss Mamie
Cults visited at P S Alverson's Monday
Mr. and Mrs w Whittet and son Glen
of Edgerton called in the Ford Saturday.
Mrs Geo Lackner and Mrs Hurd
spent Thursday of last week with friends
in Milton junction.
Friends from this place and vicinity
attended the funeral of Mr. Cove in Ed
gerton last week.
Mrs Pelton and son and Mrs DR. Nc
Chesney of Edgerton and Miss Gay OF
Madison called on Mrs Charles Thomas
Thursday.
School closes here Friday with pic
mic. Miss Sebell as teacher has given
entire satisfaction and is much loved by
scholars and parents.
Mrs Ralph Pomeroy, Mr. and Mrs w Z
Pomeroy with Miss Lutte and Beulah
and Mrs George Coxhead visited at 9
Thomas Saturday.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-06-22
Albion Prairie.

Mertie Barton, Ellen Barber and Rollie
Marsden graduated at the District this
week.
Mr. and Mrs Sam Hall and Mr. and
Mrs Amos Bunting passed Sunday in
Fort Atkinson.
Albion Prairie will celebrate the 4th.
Come and bring your families and have
a good old fashioned picnic.
Mrs FL Marsden, Mrs j w Conn, Mrs
w Dickinson of Edgerton, visited Mrs
Leonard Marsden last Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs Walter Vickers expect to
start for Dakota next Tuesday where
they will visit relatives for few weeks.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-06-22

Joint School District No l and School
District No will have picnic in Bar
ney Messmer's grove next Friday.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-06-22
StoughtOn.

Mr. and Mrs o G Hanson came up
from Edgerton Thursday and attended
the commencement exercises. /
Mrs Will Doty and Hattie Farman of
Edgerton, we're guests Monday of Mr.
and Mrs Clouden Stebbins.
The corner stone of the new city hall
will be laid on Tuesday, June Goth at 3
ceremonies including a speech by Hon.
j M Clancy.
EA Hardy returned the latter part of
the week from New York where he has
spent the past seven months. Mr. Hardy
met with good success in disposing of
his patent door springs.
AT Scheldrup is circulating a sub
scription paper to,raise funds to purchase
suits for the band boys, The boys are
playing fine music now and should be
encouraged.
Otto M Olson, assessor of the town of
Rutland, had the misfortune last Sun
day to break two ribs by falling over a
fence while feeding some stock on his
farm couple of miles southwest ofhere.
A reporter for the Courier looked over
Tom Earle's beautiful new cottage at
Kegonsa on Tuesday, which is now we'll
under way. 1t is the largest and most
expensive cottage yet erected at Kegon-
sa. The building when complete, will
cost about $1,000.
The remains of DIR. George Lowry,
whose death occurred so unexpectedly
at Galveston, Texas, last Thursday, ar
rived here Tuesday and the funeral SER
vices were conducted last Wednesday
afternoon under the auspices of the
Knights of Pythias. Rev D G Smith
officiated.
With the exception of two who have
resigned their positions, our teachers
have been re-engaged for next year. Mr.
Churchill will not be back as he has &C
copied position in the census bureau
at Washington, and Miss Ella Crane
will take another years work at the
Whitewater Normal. None has been en-
gagged as yet to fill the vacancies.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-06-22
Fulton,

Rain is very much needed here.
Mrs Hattie Ely and children are home
from Beloit.
Margaret Stevenson of Iowa is visiting
at Mrs James Biggars
Allie Evans of GAINESVILLE is visiting
her sister Mrs James Sayre.
Webb Hill and Charlie Anderson of
Kenosha are visiting at Mrs W Ell Pease.
Mr. Eph Sayre and family of James
vile have moved up on Mrs Sayres' farm
for the summer.
Bashie and Nellie Pease are both home
for their summer vacation having fin
ished teaching the school year.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-06-22
Sumner.

| A number of the farmers have finished
| planting tobacco.
! The Milwaukee Iron Bridge Co put in
bridge in this town last week
The Ladies Society met with Mrs
Frank Kirby last Wednesday.
A number from here attended the
commencement at Albion last week.
Will Whittet of Edgerton, is finishing
off Will Goldthorpe's house this week.
Mr. and Mrs Matheson of Stoughton,
are visiting their daughter, Mrs Jensen.
Mrs M Ainsley is spending a few days
with her sister, Mrs o Palmeter of AL
bion.
Sam Kirby and wife of Stoughton,
spent Sunday with relatives at this
place.
Robert Strigel was sent to Green Bay
as delegate for the [ 0 0 F lodge last
week.
Some of the farmers have been selling
their COWS because the pastures are get
ting so dry.
There is to be picnic July in Mess
mers grove. A cordial invitation is ex-
tended to all.
Joint School District No and School
District No will have picnic in Bar
ney Messmer's grove next Friday.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-06-22

The only way to sharpen a lawn
mower is to sharpen it on an emery
wheel and we have the facilities for do
ing it. Prices from SOC to 75c according
to condition. MARsDEN & WATSON.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-06-22

Thou hast strange notions for one so
young a substitute to think that thou
art the same as Rocky Mountain Tea,
made by the Madison Medicine Co. Soc.
Perry & Doty.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-06-22

Restores vim, vigor, mental and physi-
cal power, fills your body with warm,
tingling life. That's what Rocky Noun
tain Tea does. 35c. Perry & Doty.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-06-22

If you want your carriage tires set
call on Marsden & Watson.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-06-22
Milton Junction.

Mrs S Mills has been quite i'll but is
| improving.
Mrs M J Clarke has returned from 6
visit in Chicago.
Mrs Henry Mills and son Will of AL
bion, visited in this place Saturday.
The new house being built for MI
Geo Coon on Vernal Ave. is up and en-
| closed.
/ The OG T social at E D Coon's last
Saturday night was quite we'll attended
and much enjoyed.
Grandma" Perry and Mrs Codding
| returned from months visit in Wau-
shara county this week.
Rev Bedford, representing the colored
school at Tuskeega, Ala, preached at the
S D B church last Sabbath.
Henry Larson of Green Bay, state
lecturer for the [ OG T, called at e d
Coon's couple of days this week.
Some of our people attended the pro-
hlbltion convention in GAINESVILLE Tues
day and listened to the eloquent John G.
Wooley in the evening.
Mrs Annie Burno of Chicago, who has
been staying with her sister, Mrs Tick
ner, during the illness and death of two
children in the family, will return to her
home next week.
Annabel Tickner, whose illness has
been spoken of in this column many
times lately, passed away last Monday,
making the second death in the family
in little more than month. The two
oldest children in the family, Just reach
ing an age of usefulness, are taken from
the home which is stricken indeed. The
sympathy of the entire community is
given to DR. Tickner and family.
There's no beauty in all the land,
That can with her face compare,
Her lips are red, her eyes are bright.
She takes Rocky Mountain Tea at
night. Perry 4 Doty>
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-06-12
The Teachers Assembly.

There were quite number OF PEG
pie who passed through the city yes
terday en- route to Morehead. Every
thing indicates that this will be the
most successful meeting OF the AS
semblv that has yet been held.
The session opens there under very
suspicious circumstances. Mr.. Me
bane who went TO Morehead Friday
has labored assidiously and inces
sanity for its success, and has sue
ceeded in arousing Il much wider IN
terest not only among teachers bu'
among all the educated people OF th'
State than has hitherto been mann
tested. and the attractions of More
head and its elaborate equipment foi
pleasure and enjoyment, will tend t
draw a large crowd. The program
is much more condensed than has
been the case for several years.
The educational life of the whole
state is conferred at Morehcad during
the week.
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NOTICE OF SALE.

BY virtue of a decree of the Superior
court of Wake county entered on May
18th. 1900, in a special proceeding, where
in w. w. Vass and others are complain
ants and Meta A. Field and husband are
defendants, / shall on Monday, June 18th,
1900, at II o'clock at the court house
door in the city of Raleigh, expose for sale
at public auction and sell to the high
est bidder for cash the following lot and
property in the city of Raleigh, described
as follows, to-wit:
Beginning at the northeast corner of
the lot now owned by ]. a. Peace on
Fayetteville street in the city of Raj
eigh, between Morgan and Hargett
streets, runs thence west one hundred
and thirty feet with said Peacc's line to
the lot recently purchased by w. w.
Vass, trustee, from II. r. Mailer, trus-
tee; thence with said Nass' line north
twenty-six and half feet to the prop
erty recently purchased from the |. O. O.
r. lodge by said VaSs; thence east with
said Vass' line one hundred and thirty
feet to Fayetteville street; thence south
with said street to the beginning; being
the middle one of the three Peace stores.
known as No. 122 Fayetteville street, and
the same conveyed by p. p. Peace and
others to w. l.. Peace by deed recorded
in Book 1856 at page 81 of the Registers
office of Wake county, reference to which
is hereby made for matters of description.
S. b. SHEPHERD,
Commissioner.
May 18th 1900
5-15-1W 4W
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The Colorado Cuts Schooner in Two
(By the Associated Press

New York, June 1.-THE Mallory Line
steamer Colorado, which left Brunswick.
Ga, June 9th arrived this afternoon and
reports having been in collision at four
O'Clock this morning off North End Light
ship during a dense fog with the four
masted coal laden schooner Charles p.
hoffman, 300 tons from Norfolk for Port
land, Maine The Colorado was proceed
ing under reduced speed when the schoon-
er doomed up out of the prevailing dense
fog and before the steamers engines could
be reversed or her speed slackened she
struck the schooner head on, cutting her
almost in two. The schooner, being deep
Iy laden with coal sunk in 16 minutes.
Meanwhile the Colorado hove to and with
her boats succeeding in rescuing all hands
on the schooner consisting of Is persons.
The Colorado stove her stem and port
bow plates by the force of the impact,
letting tons of water into the forehead.
AS coon as the schooner's crew were
restGed, the Colorados officers and crew
made temporary repairs.
The schooner valued at $64 600
and was owned by l.. w. Jewett, her
captain, and Kersey and Small, of Port
land, Maine. The crew saved nothing.
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VIRGINIA BEACH PROPERTY SOLD.
Northern Capitalists Pay S25, 900 For 1t and
4 Will Spend Much in Improvements.
(By the Associated Press.)

Norfolk, Va. June lion Saturday a
rontract was signed in Philadelphia con-
sunmating the largest transfer of real
estate that has occurred in this section
for many years. Practically the entire
Virginia Beach property passed from the
hands of the Norfolk and Southern Rail
road Company into the possession of a
stock company composed of capitalists
from Philadelphia and Atlantic City.
James s. Groves. proprietor of the At
lantic Hotel, at the beach, who has had
the option on the property since May
10th, engineered the deal, with the assist
ance of Mr. George A. Frick.
The property comprises 1900 acres, in
Guiding the entire holdings of the rail-
way company. the whole tract of land
known as and extending from the Life
Saving Station to the Chatauqua Grounds.
Virginia Beach, with the exception of
one or two very small plots and the
Princess Anne Hotel. having been the
property of the Norfolk and Southern, is
of course, included in the transfer. The
price paid was $125,000.
The capital stock of the new COM
pany is $4,000 and every cent has been
subscribed. Mr.. Grove is to be vice.
president and general manager, and Mr..
Frick, counsel. Extensive improvements
will be made at once.
The purpose of the company is to de-
velop to the utmost the great natural
advantages of the beach, lay off streets.
walks, put in water supply, drainage and
do everything necessary, regardless of
cost to make this part of the coast one
of the most attractive resorts in the Uni
ted States.
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is not liable because the father hired
the child to the company. 1t is the
chld's eve which was put out, not
the fathers The father could not
sell his child, nor give the company
right to expose him to danger. The
factory superintendent put these
children to work, knowing their inn
maturity of mind and body, and when
one of them. thus placed by him, in
places requiring constant watchful-
ness is injured, every sentiment of
justice forbids that the corporation
should rely on the plea of contribu-
tory negligence.
THE judge certainly committed no
error in leaving it to the jury to find
that there was no contributorN negil-
gence. if the child incurred the dan
ger, which put out his eye, by reason
of his ignorance arising from his i'm
maturity of years and ineXpericnce.
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The Monday Evening Club.

The last meeting of the Monday
Evening Club for this season was held
with Mrs w. ii. Pace. Miss Edith
Register presented an appreciative
speech of the life and work of Henry
Timrod. the South Carolina poet
Prof. w. j. Brogden's theme was sgd
ney Lanier, and was thoroughly en-
joyed.
The retiring officers for the year
are Prof. f. p. Moses, President, and
Miss Daisy benson, Secretary.
Mr. w. j. Peele was elected presi-
dent for the following season, and
Miss Fannie Heck, secretary.
\ committee was appointed to re-
port the feasibility of introducing
creative work into the program for
next year. The club then adjourned
to meet the third Monday evening in
October.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-06-12
DEATH OF MARSHAL PARKS.
One of the Builders of the Albemarle and
Chesapeake Canal.
(By the Associated Press.D

Norfolk, Va. June 11.-Marshal Parks,
one of Norfolk s most prominent citizens
died at the home of his son-in-law DR..
George H. Rose, yesterday afternoon,
aged so years.
Mr.. Parks, in connection with Mr..
Cartwright, built the Albemarlc and
Chesapeake Canal, of which company he
was president for nearly thirty years. He
was also the protector of the Virginia
Beach Railway and built a portion of it.
He was president of that company for
some time. Under President Cleveland s
first administration he was supervising
inspector of steam vessels for the dis
trict extending from Baltimore to Flor
ida.
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To Consider Mission Work.
(By the Associated Press

Atlanta, Ga, June 1.-THE State Sec
retarys of the Baptist State Mission
Board throughout the Southern States
will be here tomorrow for the annual con-
ference with the Home Mission Board
of the Southern Baptist Convention. Rev.
w. w. Landrum, d. D., President of the
Home Mission Board, will preside.
The most interesting subject to be dis
cussed will be the new century move
ment. This contemplates more effective
organization of more than $4,000 Baptist
chuches with the view of increasing their
contributions to missions and education at
home and abroad 1t is proposed that the
Committee on Cooperation of the South
ern Baptist convention control all the
contributions of Southern Baptists with
out regard to State lines
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-06-12
Arkansas Democratic Primaries.
CBy the Associated Press.)

Little Rock, Ark, June 11.-Additional
returns from Democratic primaries held
in thirty counties Saturday, show that
John W. Crockett for Secretary of State,
George w Murphy, for Attorney General,
and r. G. Monroe, for auditor, are sure
of their nomination at the Democratic
State Convention, June 18th. In the first
Congressional district, State Auditor Clay
Sloan leads in the triangular contest to
succeed Congressman F. ID. McCulloch,
and a deadlock is probable at the nomi-
mating convention in Newport, June GOTH
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BIsMARCK'S IRON NERVE.

Was the result of his splendid health.
Indomitable will and tremendous energy
are not found where stomach, liver, kid
neys and bowels are out of order. If
you want these qualities and the success
they bring. use Dr. Kings New Life Pills.
They develop every power of brain and
body. Only 25c at all drug stores.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-06-12

Starvation never yet cured dyspepsia
Persons with indigestion are already halt
starved. They need plenty of wholesome
food. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure digests what
you eat SO the body can be nourishcd
while the worn out organs are being re-
constructed. 1t is the only preparation
known that will instantly relieve and COM
pletely cure all stomach troubles 1t is
certain to do you good. Bobbitt- Wynne
Drug Co., w. II. King. Adams & Moye,
WIN. simpson.
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For Bladder Troubles
Use STUART'S GIN
and BUCHU,
ANNUAL MEETING.

The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Standard Gas and Electric Com
pany will be held at the Office IF the
company, in this city. on the Goth day
OF June, 1900, at ; o'clock p. m.
II. w. JACKSON, Sec.
Raleigh, N. c., June 8th, 1900.
10-11t.
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At Havana the court presided over by
Captain Pitcher. police magistrate and
supervisor of police. is being investigated
by the inspector generals department.
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One Gent a Word.

NO ADVERTISEMENT TAKEN FOR
LESS THAN 25 CENTS AN INSERTION.
CASH MUST ACCOMPANY ORDER. SPE-
CIAL DISCOUNTS ON LONG CON
TRACTS
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WANTED-A STENOGRAPHER; STATE
experience and terms; must go to
country town. Address, J. I. Patrick,
Pincbuff, ~ c. l2-4t
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LADIES-A SECRET TO ENLARGE
your bust six inches free. Hanzemetto
Co., Dept. 351, Milwaukee, Wis.
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FROM s15O TO $500 DAY PAID To
agents for canvassing our publications,
For particulars address, S. w. Ream%.
Havelock, N. c., State Agt. IuternatioSS
al Pub. Co. 2--1S sHs.
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FOR SALE.-THOROUCHB JERSEY
COW; 3 gallons per day: six week calf.
Address, r. L., care of News and OBJ
server. 12-2t.
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cow PEAS FOR SALE IN ANY GUAM
tity Unknown, Whippoorwin, Black
eye. Address, J. o. Mcdowell, Leggett,
n. G. Phone No. Sc, Tarboro.
10-2t