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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1901-09-06
Porter.

Helen White is very sick.
Mr. F F Frusher is home on short
visit.
Lizzie Freeman is visiting friends in
Milwaukee.
r L Earle and family spent few days
in camp at Madison lakes.
Jennie and Margaret Mccarthy spent
last week in camp at Lake Kegonsa.
Nellie j. Douglas is employed to teach
in the Stephens district the fall term.
Mrs Nellie Richardson of Cooksville, is
teaching music to large class of pupils.
Mrs Stephen Dooley is much improv-
ed under the treatment of DR. Phil Fox
of Madison.
The Porter Clippers defeated an Ed
gerton nine in ball game by score of
9 to on Friday last.
Will Earle of Sparta, who represents
the American Tobacco Trust, was riding
in this vicinity last week looking at the
new crop.
A gentleman living in Dunkirk re-
marked that he has been cooking his own
breakfast for four years. It must be
we'll done and he has had long fast.
Misses Anna and Nellie Downey of
Dunkirk, Mrs D E Mccarthy and Mrs
Will Schroede of Stoughton, and Mrs j
Ell McGaughey and daughter of Mime
apolis, broke camp last Tuesday at Lake
Kegonsa.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1901-09-06

Mothers write us that they have
solved the problem of keeping their
children we'll. Give them Rocky Noun
tain Tea each week. A blessing to moth
er and child. Perry & Doty.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1901-09-06
Evansville.

Monday, August 26th, to Mayor
and Mrs P @ Wilder, a daughter.
Byron Andrews of Washington, D G.,
is visiting his mother and sister this
week.
John Porter and family have returned
from five weeks outing at their cottage
on First lake.
Mrs Geo Powers was made danger
ously sick last Monday by eating canned
mackerel; she is much better but is not
yet free from the effects of the poison.
Fl L Austin, who has been in the gov
eminent employ at Washington, D G,
for about year, returned on last Friday
night for short visit at home with his
friends in this city. He will remain here
some two weeks and then return to take
up his duties again at Washington.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1901-09-06
ROckdale.

Ole DAZZLE spent Sunday at GAINESVILLE.
Mr. and Mrs j G Holm were callers at
Cambridge last Saturday.
Mrs Jensen and daughter Nandie were
at Cambridge last Monday.
Peter Holm of Stoughton, was in town
few days last week.
Miss Nora Holverson is visiting at
Edgerton this week.
Josie Holverson was caller at Cam
bridge last Monday.
Albert Anderson of Albion Prairie, is
frequent caller in town.
Misses Mary and Tilla Holm are Wis
iting at GAINESVILLE this week.
Mrs John Holverson returned home
from Edgerton last Thursday.
Miss Alma Bjoraas returned home
from Cambridge last Saturday.
Miss Lola Touton of Albion, called on
her many friends here Saturday.
Martin Holverson and wife of Amos,
visited at Holver Nelson's Tuesday.
Ole Larson and family visited with Ell
Daily and family at Oakland Sunday.
Quite a number from here attended
the social at M G Kraviks Sunday night.
Miss Sarah Pollock of Chicago, visited
at Theo Tellefsons one day last week.
Mr. and Mrs Gust johnson attended
the excursion to Devils Lake last We'd
nesday.
Our base ball team defeated the Hill
side boys again last Sunday by score
of "a to 5.
G Christianson and family visited
with S A Lee and family of Deerfield
Sunday.
Sanford Thostenson visited with his
aunt, Mrs Nels Williams at Deerfield
last week.
Nora Anderson of Cambridge visited
with relatives in town the latter part of
the week.
Miss Isabelle Tellefson visited with
Bessie Crump at Cambridge Monday
and Tuesday.
Mrs Lunde and son Herman of Mon
tevidio, MINI: are visiting with friends
here this week.
Belle Holm returned to Chicago last
Saturday after spending three weeks
with relatives here.
Last Saturday afternoon the single
men of this place defeated the married
men in a game of base ball.
The young people of this community
enjoyed dancing in Henry Stewards new
house last Tuesday evening.
Misses Arvilla Ward of Oakland, and
Hattie Wood of Lake Mills, were callers
at Isabelle Tellefson on Friday.
Mrs Fl A Olson of Koshkonong and
Mrs I'll Bickle of Sumner, visited with
Josie Holverson last Thursday.
Marjorie Holm returned home last
Monday from Stoughton where he has
been spending a few weeks with rela-
tives.
Last Friday Theo Tellefson and wife
gave a party to the young friends OF
their daughter Genevieve, in honor of
her 18th birthday. All reported good
time.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1901-09-06
Indian Ford.

Miss Leo Green and Archie Lackner
are staying with friends at Milton.
Miss Amy Cowing of Chicago visited
her sister, Mrs Maggie Scofeld, last week.
Miss Ada johnson came up from James
vile and spent Sunday with friends here.
Joe Conroy wheeled up from SHOPPER
Saturday and stayed over Sunday with
Henry Cox.
Geo Lackner wife and babe have gone
to spend few weeks with friends in
South Dakota.
Mrs G L Chamberlain entertained the
following Edgerton ladies in honor of
her guest, Miss Rich, last Wednesday:
Mrs w McChesney, Mrs @ L Culton,
Mrs E G Hopkins and Mrs Ell S Sloan.
A number from here took in the ball
game played in Wixom's field Sunday,
which resulted in score of 27 to 9 in
favor of Sandy Sink against Burr Oak.
Another game between Sandy Sink and
Indian Ford has been arranged for next
Sunday.
For once, since the days of district
school, the children of the Ford feel a
little anxious for school to begin. The
reason is that they want to try the new
and slippery hardwood floor and inscribe
their names on the clean, white walls
A new stove has been purchased, and
taking all the repairs together, we now
have warm and clean schoolhouse
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1901-09-06

Alfred, son of Hon. O. G.. Lee of
Stoughton, is spending the week at the
home of his uncle, P. B. Grinde, in this
village while his parents are visiting the
Buffalo exposition.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1901-09-06
CORRESPONDENCE.
Albion.

Lelon Coon is very sick.
J G Moore is having furnace put IN
his new house.
Bernice Painter was quite sick few
days last week.
Mrs Hendrickson and children left on
Saturday for their new home in Madi-
son.
Mrs Robt Cresson of Whitewater, is
visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs ID
Clark.
Geo F Barber expects to start for
Boston next week, where he will attend
college.
ALB Stout and Lawrence Burdick left
on Monday for Whitewater where they
will attend the Normal.
Harriet Crandall who recently re-
turned from an European trip, called on
Albion friends last week.
Sc Capron of Shopere, who will teach
the upper grade in the district school
called on J G. Moore and wife.
w Jordan drove to Belleville Monday
with the Knox children who have been
visiting with him for some time.
Frank Hebel has been suffering with
blood poisoning, the effects of scratch
on the hand with barb wire. He is get
ting along all right now.
Messrs Mitchell and Steele of the State
Dairy and Food Commission, were at the
Albion Creamery Tuesday taking sam
pies of the milk delivered.
There will be an entertainment and
social at the Albion Prairie M e church
Tuesday evening, Sept 10th. Geo +
Barber will speak. All are invited.
re Green was called to Sparta on
Monday on business for his firm. Mr.
Green expects to be at the state fair all
next week where he will have a large
exhibit of dairy supplies.
The Albion Farmers Cooperative
creamery statement for July is as fol-
lows: No. lbs milk GIL ,O44, No. lbs butter
made 81, 87211a, amount received S., 1882,
cost to make 10 of butter .Ol6, actual
yield of butter 4.56, average oil test 1893,
average price of butter 1896, average
price of milk .806, price of 4 per cent of
milk 81c total expense $448.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1901-09-06
MELVILLE.

Venie Brown is at home at present.
Mrs. Stockman is visiting in Morrison
vile.
Miss Omsburg of Milwaukee is visiting
at Condons.
The work of building the new bridge
begun this week.
Miss Mary Park began her school in
the Abblett district last week.
Miss Lula Parmely will commence her
fall term of school here Monday.
Miss Matte Kendall is attending store
in the absence of L. L. Thayer.
Mr.. and Mrs F. B. Sherman were over
Sunday visitors in Footville.
Mesdames Richardson and Jennings
attended the unwilling of the soldiers
monument in GAINESVILLE.
Mrs. L. L. Thayer went to Ontario
Saturday to visit her mother. Her son,
Leslie, will return home with her.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1901-09-06
StoughtOn.

CT Mcdowell has sold all his lake
property to T. B. Earle of Edgerton.
The terms are private. The lots are some
of the best at the lake and adjoin Earle's
property.
A junior base ball team came up from
Edgerton Wednesday and crossed bats
with an aggregation of local players.
The game resulted in victory for the
home team by score of Is to II.
George Wise has sold his cottage prop
erty at the lake to DR.. LOOMS and Mr..
Dutton, of GAINESVILLE, for $1,000. He has
also bought vacant lot adjoining his
cottage premises from Mr.. Nichols for
$500.
Knute Anderson, young man of this
city, who has twice previously been an
inmate of the State hospital at Medota,
was again sent to that institution We'd
nesday. The young man seems to be in
curably deranged mentally.
Stock in the Vehicle Co. is still in de-
mand. L. w. Terry, of Brodhead, took
$500 stock on Tuesday and the Depart
ment Co. invested $1,000 in stock on
Wednesday. The works are running in
full blast to keep up with the increasing
demand for their goods and are in a
most fattering condition. The company
has paid the largest dividends for sew
eral years past of any manufacturing
concern in the Northwest.
Mayor Melaas with five of the council.
men and City Clerk Linderud, made Ed
gerton friendly visit Tuesday afternoon
and were royalty entertained by the
authorities of that thriving little city
The purpose of the visit was confer
ence with the Edgerton council concern
| ing the applications for electric railway
franchises, but as Mayor Doty was out
of town, the conference was postponed
until evening, and it was decided to
spend what remained of the afternoon
seeing the city. A bus was ordered and
City Clerk Henry johnson and Alder
man Andrew Mcintosh, in the capacity
of hosts, accompanied the party on 6
most enjoyable trip through the city
Although quite near neighbors, none OIL
| the visitors had seen much of the towr
before, but after their trip all agreed
that Edgerton can justly be proud of its
excellent streets, pretty residences ano
trim well-kept lawns. In good many
respects she sets an example which il
would be we'll for us to follow. After
the drive the party took supper at the
Carlton, and in the evening an hour anc
half was spent in talking over inform
ally the two proposed franchises. The
result of the conference was that CON
mittee of aldermen from each city shoulc
/ jointly investigate the subject and re
port to their respective councils.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1901-09-06
Deerfeld.

Alfred, son of Hon. O. G. Lee of
Stoughton, is spending the week at the
home of his uncle, P. B. Grinde, in this
village while his parents are visiting the
Buffalo exposition.
Herman Gangstad returned from Dunn
county Tuesday evening where he had
bought 200 acre farm. 1t is said to be
somewhere in the neighborhood of where
John Brumborg and Matt. Gunderson
bought land.
C. G. Pratt has decided to move to
Marshall aid engage in the stock bust
ness there. He has rented the Beebe
house, one of the largest and best in the
village, located right on Main street. 1t
is fitted out with furnace, bath rooms,
closets, hot and cold water and all mod
ern conveniences. He intends to move
with his family in short time.
Jens Thorstad sold half interest in
his celebrated boar, Battle Axe, 55581, to
ex-State Superintendent J. Q. Emery of
Albion this week, receiving $50 for the
half interest. He also sold him young
boar for $50. Mr.. Emery had with him
an expert swine judge from the Univer-
sity to make the selection. It is very
creditable testimonial to the high stand
ard of Mr.. Thorstad's swine herd to have
experts from the University select from
it for such high class farmers as ex-Supt.
Emery. Mr.. Emery is also breeder of
thoroughbred Jersey cattle.
Pres FOR SALE.-I have % nice Pol
and China pigs, 6 months old, which will
be sold at bargain. Horton.
New buildings, large premiums, base
ball, five distinct performances by the
Collins Carnival Co.. excellent music at
the Jefferson Co. Fair, Sept. "a II.
Just received at the City mills, 700
sacks of Washburn Crosby's Gold Medal
-four.
Your husband will never again men
ton mothers bread" if you use Gold
Medal -four.
Il have 20 good city lots for sale at
$4,000 each. E. NJ. Ladd.
Excellent free entertainment on the
streets of jefferson every evening during
the County Fair, Sept. 24-27. The fly
ing Baldwins, Fortune and Rosenella in
specialties, fireworks and band concert.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1901-09-06
Albion Prairie.

Mrs George Vickers of Albion was the
guest of Mrs Sam Hall last Tuesday.
Mrs Mary Bunting is visiting her
daughter, Mrs Arthur Vickers, this week.
Mr. and Mrs James Clark of GAINESVILLE
spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs James
Craig.
Mrs Isaac Dickinson and daughter,
Bessie, are visiting Mrs Henry Wileman
this week.
Henry Ebbott and,wife of Edgerton at
tended church on the Prairie Sunday
afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs @ D Howarth of James
vile are visiting friends and relatives on
the Prairie
Fred Vickers and wife and Miss Olson
of Edgerton visited at the home of L..
Marsden Sunday.
Miss Ida Thronson returned home last
Tuesday after spending several weeks
with friends in Milwaukee.
The ice cream and lawn social at T.
Marsden's last Friday was success in
every way. The ball game was very in
teresting. The married men won.
Drs. w. and G. McManus and Martin of
Edgerton performed surgical opera
ton upon Mrs. Joseph Marsden Sunday
morning. She stood the operation re-
markedly we'll and at the present writing
is on the gain.
Services at the P M church next Sun
day afternoon at 2:3O; evening at $780,
Sermon topic for the afternoon, Joseph
the Dreamer" for the evening, Gods
Answer to Skepticism." A cordial invi-
tation is extended to all.
There will be game Of base ball
played between the married and single
men on the land just south of the M E
church next Saturday afternoon. The
young men who were defeated last Fri
day at L Marsden's challenged the mar
ried men for a game Saturday. The
ladies will have ice cream, candy, cigars,
pop, ETC., for sale on the grounds.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1901-09-06
Hanerville.

Will LaFay spent Friday at the Capt.
tai City.
A M Augustine is hauling material for
a new kitchen.
Our school house is being repaired by
the school board.
Mrs Fl D Hanson has recovered from
a weeks illness.
Clara Olson returned from a visit at
DeForest recently.
Martin Hanson, employed by A M
Augustine, left Monday with the inten-
ton of going to Chicago
The church social at E T Watsons
was a success. Many people from
Stoughton were present.
Jessie Gilbert and Jessie Fox of Lima,
and Winniefred Gilbert visited relatives
here the latter part of last week.
Frank Allen of Evanston, accompan-
led by Mrs Buchanan of Stoughton,
visited J G Cannon and family Tuesday.
atRaymond Lee of Ft Atkinson visited
friends in this place last Sunday.
School began last Monday in district
No l, with Mr. Robertson as teacher.
John Plum and family of Ft Atkinson
visited with G Davis last Sunday.
The Misses Bertha and Nellie Wagner
of Ft Atkinson visited with Gusta Logoe
Sunday.
A number from here attended the ice
cream social at L Marsden's on Albion
Prairie last Friday evening
Jacob Emrath has sold his farm to
Robert Strigel and moved his family to
Ft Atkinson where he will make his flu
ture home.
Herman Bickle and wife left here last
Monday for Canon City. Col, where
they will spend a month visiting with
Mrs Bickle's brother.
Some unknown person took the burrs
from the stringers on a bridge about two
miles from this place on the Ft Atkinson
road with the intention of letting some
one through the bridge. A steam thresh-
er was first to come along, but fortu-
nately they stopped to inspect the bridge
and discovered what had been done.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1901-09-06

An English association regarding
woman's happiness has offered reward
of $500 for a greater blessing to woman
than Rocky Mountain Tea. Sensible
move. Perry & Doty.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1901-09-06
GAINESVILLE.

Over 300 hunting licenses have been
issued by County Clerk Starr up to Sat-
urday.
Maude Belle Davis, daughter of MI
and Mrs Charles Davis, of the town of
GAINESVILLE, died Tuesday morning, aged
eleven years and ten months, after a
short illness. She was bright. lovable
child and her death is deeply mourned
by her parents.
The canning work at the canning fac
tory was begun in earnest Tuesday and
all the machinery was set in motion
There were many farmers on hand with
their corn and the first days work was a
good one considering how much has been
done to rebuild the plant during the
past ten days.
Representatives of the Metal Art Con
struction company Of Chicago, are busy
at the court house where they are put
ting in new complete set of file cases
and rolling shelves in the county clerks
vault, and also fitting up the register of
deeds office with steel rolling book
shelves, to replace the old wooden ones
The improvement is one that has been
much needed.
Invitations have been issued by Col
and Mrs w B Britton to their numerous
friends asking them to attend the cele-
bration of their golden wedding. Col
and Mrs Britton were married at New
Brunswick, N j, September IL, 1851, and
after fifty years of happy married life
have asked their friends to gather with
them at the Hotel Myers at eight o'clock
on the evening of September IL and help
them celebrate the event.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1901-09-06
Cambridge,

III. w. Child and G. F. Mabbett of Ed
gerton were in Cambridge for short
time last Wednesday.
0. r. Pomeroy and wife were up from
Edgerton last Saturday and Sunday, as
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. w. X. Potter.
The schoolhouse has been reprinted,
inside and outside, and the high school
room papered, preparatory to opening
another school year on Sept. 9th.
The Cambridge Cornet band has been
engaged to play one day at the State
fair at Milwaukee. We understand that
they furnish music on the last day of the
fair, Friday, Sept. ID.
On the 7th day of Sept. the voters of
this village will have an opportunity to
decide whether or no Cambridge shall
have system of waterworks. That such
system is badly needed for fire protec-
ton is very apparent, and the only obiec-
tions we hear offered against the install
lation of plant is that the expense will
be too great.
Mrs. William Cargen died at the home
of her son, DR.. John B. Cragen, in this
village at o'clock a. M, Tuesday, Aug.
27, 1901, at the ripe old age of 81 years,
9 months and 26 days. Mrs. Mary A.
Cragen was born in Fairfield, N. Y, Oct.
%, 1916. She came in 1916 to Wisconsin
as the wife of the first settled pastor of
the Presbyterian church. It meant
something in those days to come west
Mothers write us that they have
solved the problem of keeping their
children we'll. Give them Rocky Noun
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1901-09-06
last week T went atOut.

Last week I went about,
Full of trouble and of doubt.
Now I'm smiling and dance with de-
light,
I had some Rocky Mountain Tea last
night. Perry & Doty.
The Washington times., 1901-11-10
BRIEFLY TOLD.

William Corliss has Joined the cast of
king Dodo.'
Edward Terry will produce The Purple
Lady" in England.
Two companies are presenting Are You
a Mason! in the English provinces.
Henrietta Crusman VIII appear in Lon
don next spring for a limited engagement.
William Gillette denies the report that
he will wed Maude Fealy, his leading wo-
man
Stuart Robson in THE Henrietta is
playing successful season on the Pa
cific Coast.
David Warhclds engagement in The
AuctiOneer.' at the Bijou Theatre. New
York. has been extended indefinitely.
Ada X, han has arrived in America af-
ter a summer abroad. but declares lat
she has made no plans for an American
tour
Cisse LOTUS maid was sentenced last
week 10 six months in the penltthlaTy,
for the theft Of some jewelry from the
actress.
Cuyler Hastings. Eleanor Gist; Burr
Mcintosh. Thomas Burns ana Nlll y
Bray are members OF Grace George
company.
Robert Lowe Mason Mitchell ana Em-
M g. shacLloIurd are playing imp5rtah
parts In blanche Walsh's production CT
Janice Meredith"
handsome monument has been erect
Cd over the grave of the late Belle Archtf
by Mr.. and Mrs. James l.. Ming!e. parents
OF the actress. 1t is of rough h, wh efln-
ne b!tch, bearing bronze Hc'ia'l''h pof-
The Washington times., 1901-11-10

Sarah Bernhardt. back in Paris after
her summer outing, has disposed OF
The Washington times., 1901-11-10
rs For Joseph jefferson,
EFANnFM Are You Mason, >"
bH,mEsEA 'fIorodora,"
HVHASHS Richard Mansfield,
and all coming attractions can be secured at
7. Arthur Smiths, l327F St.

trait of Miss Archer and was designed by
w. Clarke Noble, the sculptCr.
James L. Lederer is forming an all-star
vaudeville company that will include
John Henshaw. May Ten Brock, Robert
Downing. and Anna Boyd.
Katie Seymour. who was here last
season with The Casino Girl" is appear
irg in London in songs and dances. as
sisted 10y twelve young women.
james X Hackett will soon substitute
"A Chance Ambassador" for Don Cae-
sar's Return. Brineham Royce has been
engaged for role in the new piece.
Winchester Edward McWade's war
drama, which was produced with sue
cess by New York stock company iast
season, may be gwen in London next fall-
Wright Huntington. who mas been on
the vaudeville stage for several seasons.
has been engaged to play the leading role
in 'WinChts,cr" Edward McNaae's war
drama
Edward NJ. blossoms weil-knowu story.
Checkers" VIII be put into dramatic
form by Clay NJ. Greene for the use OF
William Collier, when that actor tires Of
'On the Quiet
Amelia Bingham has accepted u play
Ivy II. ]. W Dam which will probably
L., called Social Dupicity." IT will be-
brought out in January by Miss Bingham
and her company Mt the BijOu Theatre.
New York.
Mrs Fislte has reason to fell satisfied
with the selections she has made for hcf