The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-02-09

over to State Treasurer Davidson, the
estate of Laura A Armitage of Ft Atkin-
son who died without heirs or relatives
several years ago. The property con-
sists of S3,37562 in cash, house and lot
in TT Atkinson, worth 81 900 and jewelry
worth S70 Under the statutes the prop
erty goes to the state school fund unless
heirs appear to claim soon The jewelry
includes two gold watches and two valu-
able pins set with pearls
GAINESVILLE.
Those at the head of forming a local
military company state that when the
time arrives the office of captain will be
rendered to Collin G MacLean of this
city.
Sheriff William HI Appleby and Frank
Mouat arrived home Saturday forenoon
from New Mexico, where they have been
looking over the country with view to
establishing a cattle rancho in that Sec
tion They were out near the borders of
Old Mexico.
Presence of mind and bravery on the
part of Mrs William Ross prevented the
destruction of her Logan avenue, Forest
Park home, by fire Thursday morning.
| With one entire portion of her sitting
room afire, Mrs Ross bravely fought the
! flames with a broom that she repeatedly
dipped in pals of water that stood near.
Hon Henry Tarrant of the town of
La Prairie and a neighbor friend were
driving to the city Saturday in Mr. Tar
rants buggy drawn by team of horses.
While going down Proctor's hill on the
Emerald Grove road the horses became
manageable and ran away. The
frightened animals collided with a load
of barley that was being hailed to town
by son of Mr. Tarrent. Both men were
thrown out of the buggy and consider
ably shook up. Mr. Tarrants friend had
several cuts on his head and face and
Mr. Tarrant was also hurt, but not seri-
ously.
James Bear, one of the pioneers of
Rock county, died suddenly Thursday
morning at 2 o'clock at the home of his
daughter, Mrs L Gage, on North Bluff
street, at the advanced age of SO years.
The cause of his death was heart dis
ease. He went to the noon train on
Monday to meet a grand daughter and
it is supposed that he over-exerted him
self He was taken sick to the stomach
and on reaching home he was obliged to
take to his bed. He continued 70 grow
worse and Thursday morning at the
hour above stated death ended his la
bors.
Stoughton.
Miss Anna Hoen of Edgerton was the
guest over Sunday of Miss Josie Olson.
John A Murray died at his home near
Stebbinsville on. Monday. Funeral was
held at the Catholic church in Porter on
Wednesday,
Miss Florence Hyland came home
from Chicago Tuesday, and week after
next will accompany her parents, Mr.
and Mrs f B Hyland, on three months
trip to Arizona.
S Ames spent several days of the past
week at Waterloo, called there by the
serious illness ~of his brother George,
who appears now to be slightly on the
gain.
S O Haugan has sold his farm of 100
acres in the town of Rutland to Ole
Otteson for $780, Skak Lerum also
disposed of his II acre farm to Tom Jor-
genson for $40 per acre.
Mrs | Lusk, whose health for some
time has been poor, will leave the first of
next week for California where she will
visit at San Francisco, Los Angeles and
other places. She will be accompanied
by her daughter.
John Anderson, who was to take
charge of the Heddles Lumber Co., on
Feb 1st, has decided to take few weeks
vacation and left Tuesday for California.
w Nj Doud will attend to business at
the old stand until about March 1st
when Mr. Anderson will assume control
A T Scheldrup's store was flooded on
Monday night from the bursting Of
frozen water pipe in DR. Lowry's office
on the second floor. The water came in
torrents from above giving the store
thorough drenching. The water con-
tinued on it's downward course to the
basement where the barber shop of Ed
Baumgardner received its share of dam
age.
Peter Christopher, a blacksmith at
the Wagon Works, has applied for and
received caveat on set of neckyoke
irons that he has invented. By the old
way of ironing bolt passes through the
wood, greatly weakening the wood, while