The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1901-08-09
GAINESVILLE.

hayes DTOS. OIL IulS CITY, WHO nave the
contract for doing the grading for the in
| terurban electric line between GAINESVILLE
and Rockford, ILL.,, began work Monday.
The work of grading will be commenced
at several points between Beloit and
Rockford, and as soon as the proper
grade has been reached the laying of the
| ties and rails will begin.
The total valuation of the property in
| the city of GAINESVILLE, real estate and per-
sonal, as fixed by the assessors is So, OOO,-
OOO If the figures of the assessors are
approved by the aldermen the council
will levy the taxes. The taxes will un-
doubtedly be some larger than last year.
when the entire tax, including state,
county and city, was 2.37 per cent. The
city tax was little less than per cent.
on the average. The valuation of prop
erty last year was 50, 585, 439. This year
it is nearly double that amount. This
does not mean that property in this city
has doubled in value, but the new law
which went into effect this year made
the change.
A meeting of the stockholders of the
GAINESVILLE cotton mills was held Saturday
to take action on several propositions that
have been received for the sale of the
plant. The plant is stocked for 1885, 900
but as yet no offer has been received for
more than IS per cent. of the stock
While number of stockholders are in
favor of selling the plant, they are not
willing to give it away. While the works
stand idle expenses keep accommodating
and eat up the surplus and many think
it best to dispose of the plgnt before it
is too late. A large Milwaukee hardware
firm, anxious to establish barb wire
and woven wire fence factory in this
city, is said to be among those who have
made a bid for the plant. The exact
bids are not known, but are said to be
so small that the works would bring
more for junk than they amount to.
Helps young ladies to withstand the
shock of sudden proposals. that's what
Rocky Mountain Tea has done. &c.
Made by Madison Medicine Co. Perry
& Doty
President Whitford will return from
his trip to Texas and Colorado this week
Mr.. Bradford, the efficient butter
maker at this station, left Tuesday even
ing for South Dakota, where he will
enter similar but larger field.
1t is said that Milton is to have a
brick platform at the depot. The COM
pany is laying brick platforms at num-
Der of stations on the Prairie division.
The friends of Mrs. Mary E. Burdick
will be pleased to learn that she is show
ing some improvement and that there is
prospect of her being able to be about
again.
w. G. Alden is here doing geological
work in the interests of the United
States survey. He is working under DR..
Chamberlain of the University and is
making quite thorough investigation of
the geological features of this locality.
On Thursday evening, Aug. l, large
party of the friends and neighbors of Mr..
and Mrs e. D. Bliss gave them gen. ]
uine surprise party. 1t was the tWenti- !.
eth anniversary of their marriage and
the visitation was in honor of the event.
Fort Atkinson and Milton junction
played very, exciting and interesting
game of ball here Friday afternoon. Each
club scored in the first inning, the Fort
getting two and the Junction four but
after that they both played ball and at
the close of the ninth inning the score
was tied at five. In the tenth both clubs
scored twice but in their half of the
eleventh the visitors pounded out four
runs and shut out the Junction boys,
the score being Il to 7. a
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