The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1901-05-03
The Evansville Badger remarks:


"The Order of Buffaloes is now a
thing of the past and has been followed
by an order of Camels. The main
thing to accomplish in the latter is to GO
nine days without drinking, and it makes
the majority of it's members hump to do
it." Sad, but true to relate, that there
will be no order of the Hump backs" in
Evansville, as the nine days abstentation
is too long period for an EVANSVILLE
to forgo his favorite beverage.
With the warm weather comes the
camera fend and he wanders to near by
and far distant places in search of sub
jects that will stand for beauty objects
IN his assortment of pictures. Some
love to catch the motion and movement,
to express action and life and produce
what is called ego" in the figure. Some
will travel miles to secure a picture of
the willow studded banks of a sharp
curve to running brook, or holder
high in some pasture fringed with
wooded scene, and still others are look
for calm, peaceful evening scene where
the suns declining rays and shadows
broad will lend a tranquil and repose-
full touch to the end of day. Picture
making by the amateur is an interesting
and instructive pastime, which whole
families may indulge in with much
profit. So welcome the camera fend
whenever and wherever you find him.
When an Edgerton undertaken goes
to GAINESVILLE the reporter for the James
vile paper says: "Mr. r. A. Clarke of
Edgerton, looked through the local leaf
market yesterday" In few days an
implement dealer from Edgerton makes
trip to the county seat and the paper
says of him: "Mr. Henry Ebbott of
Edgerton, passed few hours Saturday
with the tobacco men of this city" An
Edgerton blacksmith goes to GAINESVILLE
to attend the meeting of the black
smiths union and the Photographer of
the paper puts it that "Mr. Thomas
Westlake, leaf dealer of Edgerton, passed
few hours in the city yesterday A
farmer who lives near here has business
at the county seat and goes down there
for the day. He gets personal mention
something like this: "Mr. Ell. Hardwick
of Edgerton, was in the city Monday in
specting local packings of tobacco" No
matter who you are or what your bust
ness is, if you happen to visit GAINESVILLE
you are booked as tobacco buyer from
Edgerton. Of course our reputation as
a tobacco center is far and wide, and
that is as it should be. More tobacco is
handled here than at all the other mar
kets of the state; no one disputes that.
Be it said that every man here is not
directly interested in tobacco, or at any
rate he is not "local packer or "leaf
dealer" as. some people suppose he is.
After year and half of service in
the Philippines Capt. G. J. ROLLS re-
turned to his home in Stoughton on
Monday of last week. In speaking of
the Captains return the Stoughton Hub
says: "In the evening the Cadet Band,
of which the captains youngest son,
Everest, is a member, marched up to his
residence and rendered him serenade
which he acknowledged by treating the
boys to Filipino cigars. Although con-
siderable thinner than before his. de-.
parture, Capt. ROLLS looks we'll and feels
none the worse for his service of a year
and half in the Philippines, part of
hardest kind of campaigning. The 34th
Logan, COL, in July, 1899, and Capt.
ROLLS, who had been given captains
commission, was assigned to Co. G. The
regiment arrived at Manila in the early
part of October and for some time took
part in the operations around Manila.
Later it joined Gen. McArthurs forces
and for a while led his column. Capt.
ROLLS was placed in command of Batac
and the surrounding territory in the
province of Illocos Norte in the very
northern part of Luzon. Batac is a city
of 5000 inhabitants and Capt. ROLLS
JurlSdlctlOn extended over territory
about two thirds the size of Dane county
and having a population of 6O,OOO One
company Of between fifty and sixty men
was the force under Capt. ROLLS and of
this thirty we're stationed in the city.
During an uprising throughout the sec
ton this little force was attacked April
Is, $780, by about 900 insurgents and all
but exhausted their ammunition before
they were reinforced by troop of the
Third cavalry. Capt. ROLLS was three
times recommended to Gen. Young for
brevets for gallantry in action and in
splendid letter of recommendation Gen.
Young gives the captain high praise for
his fine services, both military and civic,
while in command of Batac."
The German Band.
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