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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1901-10-18
ROckdale.

G A Johnson was caller at Edgerton
one day last week.
Ed Holverson made business trip to
Madison last Wednesday.
Miss Clara wager leaves for Chicago
the latter part of the week.
Misses ::Herried and Holverson were
callers at Oakland on Sunday.
Mrs Henry Stewart and Mrs Ed Hol-
verson were callers at Cambridge on
Wednesday.
Quite number from here attended
the dedication services at Albion acad-
envy last Monday.
Misses Isabelle Tellefson and Adella
Olson are among those who will attend
school at Albion.
G Christensen removed his family and
household goods to G 0 Tellefson's
house the fore part of the week.
Mrs Pepper, an old lady of Sc years,
died at her home little north of our
village. The remains were consigned to
their last resting place Monday at the
Lake Ripley cemetery. She leaves an
aged husband and two sons, besides
many friends to mourn her loss.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1901-10-18
AmuSenentS.

Woods Peoples Players, consisting OF
fifteen people, solo band and orchestra
will commence three nights engage
ment at Royal Hall, Thursday night
Oct. 18th, Not in the history of our
local play house has any company come
as highly recommended as does this big
double organization, presenting an entire
change of program each night. The
opening play is utah" beautiful four
act comedy-drama, and will be inter
spersed with specialties and vaudeville
introducing Miss Katie Roth, worlds
greatest lady trombone soloist; La Petite
Renia, clever child artist, and Maj. A. j
Woods between each act, thus contin-
uous performance and dollar show at
reduced prices, Is, rs and 35 cents. All
new plays, songs. dances and scenery
Free street parade at noon each day
band concert at 1880 p. m. in front of the
opera house. Seats on sale at Ash's.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1901-10-18
GAINESVILLE.

In circuit court Saturday Judge Dun
widdie granted decree of divorce to
Ada w. johnson from Edward B. John
non-support, and the plaintiff was given
the custody of the child, a daughter
about Is years of age. The plaintiff
in the action is we'll known in GAINESVILLE
and is dressmaker. The defendant is,
or has been, travelling agent for farm
machine house.
Judge B. F. Dunwiddie of the circuit
court rendered decision in favor of j.
M. Bostwick in the case of Bostwick
against the Mutual Life Insurance Com
pany of New York. The plaintiff brought
suit against the Mutual Life Insurance
company to recover the amount of pre-
miums paid by him to the company on
a policy which had been misrep-
resented to him by the company's agent,
Mr.. Rape of Milwaukee,. Last year
Rape sold three policies in this city, one
calling for $4,000 to J. M. Bostwick,
$1,000 policies to George s. Parker of the
Parker Pen Company and the Rev. A. III.
Darlington, rector of Christ church. The
policies were all purchased with the un-
Outstanding that they were ten payment
premium policies and after the annual
premiums had been paid for ten years
the holders were to receive paid up poll
cies for the full amount. On reading
over the policies after the first premiums
were paid it was discovered that the
holders must continue to pay premium
during life.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1901-10-18
Hanerville.


Hanerville needs humane society.
Improvements are being made on the
roads.
Mary Riley visited GAINESVILLE friends
last week.
Mrs Rood visited her cousin at Madi-
son recently.
The Kinderforring was held at G Oh
sons Thursday.
Nick Sorlie has taken part of III Hol-
VERSIONS farm.
Mrs Della Madden has for her guest
Miss Heegan of Union.
David Chidester and son, Moses, re-
turned Saturday from Buffalo.
John Sampson and family attended
the dedication of the Albion academy.
A large number of little folks were
pleasantly entertained at Mabel Leslie's
home Saturday.
Eva Cannon returned Thursday from
a two weeks visit at Whitewater and
Chicago.
Joseph Hanson is at Vernon county
His son, Wright, returned recently from
an enjoyable trip there.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1901-10-18
CORRESPONDENCE.
Albion.

DIR Burdick of GAINESVILLE will be at
DIR Crosley's over Sunday.
John Holm of Rockdale, was caller
at the creamery Monday.
DIR and Mrs Crosley attended the
Coon Hull wedding Monday evening at
Lima.
Remember the singing school concert
next Tuesday evening. Everybody In
Vited.
Mrs Chas Gotfreid was quite sick on
Friday and Saturday, but is now report
ed better.
Miss Myrtle Webb has gone to her
home in Lima. She expects to return
in about month.
Mr. and Mrs John Swartout have gone
to Otter Creek for months visit with
Mr. and Mrs Chas Hull.
1t is said that about 1900 people we're
present at the dedication exercises of
the Albion Academy on Monday.
The Royal Neighbors of Harmony
Camp, No 2506, will have an oyster sup
per on the evening of October 10Th.
On account of the concert next Tues
day evening there will be no meeting of
the Woodman Camp until the next
Thursday evening.
The Albion band marched over to the
Academy buildings after practice We'd
nesday evening and serenaded the pro-
fessors and students.
Two large bus loads of Stoughton
folks surprised Mrs Ellingsrud and fam
lily on Tuesday evening, staying until
the wee sma' hours.
Mr. and Mrs J w Stout and Mrs Lora
Davis of Milton, were over Sunday to
visit their father, Ell M Stout, it being
the 18th anniversary of his birth.
L A Babcock expects to move his fam
lily to Milton next week, where he will go
into the hotel business having purchas-
ed the place known as the Cottage
house.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1901-10-18
Milton Junction.

Mrs S Smith has sister visiting here.
More weddings are to take place in the
| near future.
Mrs Mary Badger of North Loupe,
Neb, is in town.
Rev F Emery Lyon of Chicago, was
calling in town Wednesday.
Miss Mable Hadden was quite severe
ly hurt while at play on the school
grounds Tuesday.
Quite number of people have receiv-
ed invitations to the golden wedding of
Mr. and Mrs Frank Wescott at Albion,
Friday, Oct 18th.
Fayette Coon has rented his fathers
farm for the coming year and have gone
to housekeeping in part of the house.
Mr. and Mrs e D Coon are thinking of
locating at Walworth.
Rev and Mrs G w Burdick and Mr.
and Mrs Hurley of Welton, Iowa, arriv-
ed in town Friday night. They drove
through from that place in three days
and came to attend the weddings of
Fayette Coon and Perley Hurley, neph-
ew and son of Rev Burdick and Mr.
Hurley. They left on the return trip
Wednesday morning.
About fifty people gathered at the
residence of Mr. Richard Hall in the
town of Lima Monday evening, Oct. 18th,
to witness the marriage of their daugh
ter Glenbertha to Mr. Fayette Coon of
Milton Junction. The ceremony was
performed by Rev G w Burdick, of
Welton, Iowa, assisted by Rev G j
Crandall of Milton junction, uncle of
the groom. The bridal couple wers I'M
attended and entered the parlor while
Miss Lillian Coon played the wedding
march. The bride was becomingly at
tired in blue silk and carried bouquet
of brides roses After congratulations a
lunch was served under direction of Miss
Mercy Garth waite, assisted by Loyal
Hail. Frank Maxwell, Rena Green and
Lillian Coon. Many beautiful and use
full presents were given as mark of es-
TEEN by the many friends and relatives
both present and absent. Those in at
tendance from out of town we're Mrs.
Myrtle Miles of Milwaukee, Rev and
Mrs Geo Burdick of Welton, Iowa, DR.
and Mrs Geo Crosley of Albion, DR. and
Mrs A L Burdick of GAINESVILLE, Miss
Nellie Maxson, Lebanon, Oregon. This
was also the thirtieth anniversary of the
wedding of the groom's parents, Mr. and
Mrs E D Coon.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1901-10-18

-WANTED.-Man lone with small fam
lily preferred) to take charge on equal
shares of one of the best improved farms
of 135 acres in this county. It is all
pillow land, just four miles from James
vile. Do not answer this without you
can show me that you are sober and in
dustrious, know how to farm and take
care of good stock. To such a man
will give the chance of his lifetime. Ad-
dress George Thomas, care of Isabel
Mfg. Co., GAINESVILLE, Wis.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1901-10-18
Unclaimed Letters.

Letters remaining uncalled for in the
P. O. at Edgerton, for the week ending
October II, 1901:
r. Fl. Gaarder, Fl. Brigham.
Persons calling for any of the above
named letters please say ''advertised.'
L. G.. WHITTET, P. M.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1901-10-18
Card of Thanks.

For the many kind acts of assistance
and sympathy, and the G. A. r., the
friends for the floral offerings, at the
burial of the late Patrick Collins, we de-
sire to return our most sincere thanks.
Mrs. p. COLLINS AND FAMILY.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1901-10-18
Well Bred.

Gentleman-Thatl looks a we'll bred
dog.
Owner-I should think he was we'll
bred. Why, he won't have a bit of din
ner till he's got his collar on-Punch.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1901-10-18

Whereas my wife, Ida M. Kocher, has
threatened to leave my bed and board
and is now packed up, do hereby for
bid anyone harboring or trusting her on
debts. j. G. KoCHER.
Dated Edgerton, Wis, Oct. IA, 1901.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1901-10-18
For Sale

About 1900 A l white oak fence posts
Will be sold in lots to suit. Apply to G
Ell. Bliven, Carlton Hotel, Edgerton, OF
P. 8. Bliven on farm at Lake Koshko-
nong. 45W5
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1901-10-18

The Nile is noted for the variety of
it's fish. An expedition sent by the
British museum brought home 1920
specimens.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1901-10-18

Railways use up over 100000 tons
of steel a year, almost half the worlds
product.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1901-10-18
Albion Prairie.

Mrs Horatio Marsden started for Da-
kota last week to visit her brother.
Mrs Henry Marsden of Edgerton is
spending this week with her son, j 9
Marsden.
The Ladies' Aid of the P M church
will meet with Mrs Leonard Marsden
this week.
Those who attended the musical con-
vention at Albion last week pronounce
it first-class
Mr. and Mrs A Marsden and Mr. and
Mrs HI Wileman returned home from
Buffalo last week.
Mrs Arthur Vickers returned home
last Wednesday after visiting three weeks
with relatives at Red Wood, Mimi.
Mrs Chase of Madison. Mrs Wardle
and Mrs J w Green of Middleton, Mrs
Atkinson of Stoughton, Mr. and Mrs F
Green of Delavan, and Mr. Ike Green of
Iowa, attended the funeral of Mrs Chas
Marsden last Wednesday.
Among those who attended the exer-
cises at the dedication of the academy at
Mrs James Craig, Mrs S Saunders, Mrs
S Hall, Mrs John Craig, Mr. and Mrs A
Marsden, Mr. and Mrs E Bussey, Mr. and
Mrs A Vickers, Misses Mae Marsden and
Alice Comstock,
The new law which provides public
schools free to rural districts as it does
to towns and cities has not been much
benefit to those living out of the city of
Edgerton, as a great many who have di-
plomas from county superintendent
have not passed the test on high school
work in a trial of three weeks on the
branches they have never studied be-
fore. Parents of those who did not pass
are not satisfied, they think the time was
not long enough TOR fair test.
Henry Houfe was quite severely bitten
by horse lately.
Mrs James Kocher departed for Chi
cago on Saturday.
T Fosburg made business trip to
GAINESVILLE Tuesday.
Marsden & Watson have been saving
Mrs Pease's wood this week.
Frank and Eva Pearson started last
Thursday for Omaha on visit to rela-
tives.
Mrs Alice Miller of Crookston, MINI,
has been visiting her brother, Fremont
Page.
The Shakespeare club had good at
tendance on Monday at Misses Barber
and Bentley's.
Amos Hanson's baby died Tuesday.
Funeral services were held at the house
Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
The lecture course committee met
with splendid success in their sale of
tickets. The first number is the Parker
Concert Co. No one should miss it.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1901-10-18
The Milwaukee Sentinel is not

The MILWAUKEE, Sentinel is not COM
p1ete without the four page sporting Sec
ton, containing all the latest and best
sporting news. Ii you are interested in
football, bowling, horse racing, bicycle
racing, chess, checkers, boxing or bill
lizards, you cannot afford to miss reading
the Sentinel every Sunday. Order from
your newsdealer now.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1901-10-18

Makes assimilation perfect, healthy
blood, firm muscles, strong nerves.
Quickens the brain, makes and keeps
you we'll. Great medicine, Rocky Noun
tain Tea. 35c. Perry & Doty.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1901-10-18

We, the jury, find that the deceased
came to his death from heart failure,
caused by not taking Rocky Mountain
Tea made by Madison Medicine Go. 35c.
Perry & Doty.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1901-10-18

The Hawaiian woman's club at Hon.
olulu debated the question: "Is it better
to take Rocky Mountain Tea hot or
cold?' Either way it magnlfes your
pleasure. Perry & Doty.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-07-03
A sT1MULANT.
And Sorry Friend to some system

And n Sorry Friend to some Systems.
Coffee acts as stimulant to me. I
can for a time accomplish considerable
more work, but then | am dull. spirit
less. nervous, weak and irritable. COT
fee acts like slow poison on my father,
giving him inward pains and feeling
of being generally upset. Continued
use always used 10 make him i'll.
..He used to be very fond Of the bever-
age and was in the habit Of drinking it
two mornings say then skipping few
DAYS and taking ii two mornings again.
If he took it the third morning he was
invariably sick Ii IS two years now
since we had the first package of Pos
tum. We have been using it ever since,
20 our very great benefit.
"A lady friend who is the wife of a
prominent clergyman in New Haver
twhose name i am not at liberty tc
give) was complete nervous wreck
from the use of coffee. About year
ago she began the use of Postum ant
continued in it. Six weeks after start
ing she had lost all her former nervous
ness, had grown plump in the face, ane
her health was better than IT had beer
| for years. She is a splendid walking ad
vertisement, and is most enthusiastic il
the praise of Postum. telling all her call
ers of it's merits and urging them to tr,
| It," Kate Austen, Hamden, Conn.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-07-03
MARsHALLTowN PENSIONS.
Five Increases IN Pension Allow
anccs G rnntcd to v cternns.

Five increases IN Pension Allow
anccs rnntcd to Veterans.
Five increases in pension allowances
to Mar shalltown veterans have been re-
portd to Pension Agent Robert Denbow
from Washington. The allowances are
as follows:
Cyrus H. Shaw. city clerk, of Mar
shalltown captain of Company q,
Forty-fourth Iowa infantry. increase
from So 10 IS, commencing Dec. 10, 1900.
George w. Makepiece, of this city, Of
Company *, Seventeenth Illinois cav
airy. Increase from IS to s12, beginning
Nov. u. 1900.
Andrew Lockrow, who resides nea,
this city. First New York light artillery
Increase from IS to $40, commencing Oct
ID. 1900
AndrewJ. Schofield. who resides neal
Marshalltown, late of Company Ct. Ons
Hundred Fifty first Illinois infantry, in
crease from IS to s12 dating from Nov
I, 1900.
Albert Gransby. Soldiers Home, Com.
pany G. Thirtieth Illinois infantry. in
crease from IS to ST., commencing Dec
4 10. 1900
David p. Tye, Soldiers Home. Com
pany G. Second regiment Potomac
t Home Brigade, Maryland infantry, orig
lnal allowance of Sc per month, begin
| ming Dec. Z, 1895.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-07-03
10 PROTECT PROPERTY
School Board Takes Action to
Prevent Destruction Of Dis
trict Property.
People Found on the Grounds
After 9 p. m. Will Be Placed
Under Arrest.
Agreement Reached to Place
Boys Recently Caught
on Parole.

Working in conjunction with the may
or and police, the school board proposes
to put stop to the depredations COM
mitted on and in the school house prop
erty of the city, and further to disorgan-
ize what the boys of the Second ward
call "de Six street gang"
AT the regular meeting OF the board
Tuesday evening the recent depreda-
tons We're under consideration, and a
plan discussed by members of the board
and the mayor was agreed to. This was
to the effect that the boys known to be
implicated in the breaking and entering
of the Second ward building be placed
Under parole. provided their parents will
pay all the damages and the cost of
cleaning the various rooms where nui-
sances We're committed. The board pro-
poses to teach the boys residing in the
western part of the Second ward. and
known among the youngsters of that
section as the DE Six Street Gang" a
lesson.
IN addition to this plan rule was
adopted that hereafter crowds of boys
shall not assemble on the school grounds
during the vacation period. and that all
persons. large and small and of what
ever sex, who are found on the grounds
after O'Clock p. m. shall be placed UNI
/ der arrest, Mayor Jones and his officers
have promised to cooperate in the en-
forcement of these rules.
Bids for making extensive repairs te
the various buildings and for furnishing
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-07-03
GRAND CANON OF ARIZONA.
/. G. Brown Visits One OF Nntuae's
MnnderA

Wonders.
Williams. Ariz, June -, 1901.-Times
Republicans: We took three days stop
over at this place 10 visit the Grand
Canon OF the Colorado, siXtyfour miles
to the north. Promoters OF copper mines
TWO years ago started to build a railroad
and fifty-four miles are completed.
which leaves ten to stage over very
dusty roads but thru a pine fores- most
of the way. The road ascends a gradual
slope for seven miles before the brink
of the canon is reached on high
plateau, when panorama, the equal of
which is not found elsewhere IN the
globe, bursts into view. Its Immense
depth. $500 to 5000 feet, with appar-
entity perpendicular walls the frs. half
way, appals and nearly overpowers the
visitor at first sight, but these feelings
are Immediately dispelied by those Of ir-
repressible admiration of the beautiful
Chat nor all the adjectives of the Eng
lish language can portray. Hundreds
of formations from rim to rim. thirteen
miles across and far up and down the
canon painted in gorgeous cotors. ems
blazoned by the rays OF the setting sun.
There are many prominent points where
magnificent views are had, each one as
varied as only natures architecture can
make them. To get anything like full
of the immensely Of this
great chasm one must go down into II
and look up, as distance appears greater
than when looking downward. There Is
a zgzag trail down thru gorges for
distance of four and half miles, and
4, 600 feet deep, over which the visitor Is
taken on trusty mules and horses. Al
one point riders dismount and climb VI
and descend 200 feet. At the end of the
trail entirely new views and features
are behed, and the rushing waters oil
the Colorado river are seen a t the bot
tom of a marrow gorge nearly 1000 feet
below. The strong and brave SO dowr
steep precipices two and a half mile:
and drink water from the river and lool
up from this immense depth to thu
| many hundred promontories and thu
| rims of the canon for several miles
drank from the river. but Mrs. Brown
| contented herself with viewing it from
| the end of the trail.
| Some foolhardy persons attempt t.
make the whole trip on foot and fine
| themselves exhausted, as water is Yer.
/ scarce, ana 6ulue oiiiy Ss,'i se'iSi9 i'io
| vide what little comforts that are to b.
had. The day we were down party o
them became famished, and did not re
| turn till eleven O'Clock at night. TIL
heat at this time of year is Intense a
or near the bottom. The management
take every precautlon to prevent mis-
/ haps, but some people will rot liston I
reason. The distance is SO deceptiv
that II one should rely on his judgmen
he would certainly get into trouble. Il
looking across from rim to rim one
/ eyes would measure 1t about three mile
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-07-03
DELIGHTFUL LAWN PARTY.
MIR. and Mrs. o. l.. Ingieduc and Mrs.
Relic Mnldo Entertain.

One of the largest and most delightful
lawn parties given liz the city in years
was that of Tuesday evening on tbs adj
joining lawns of Mr.. and Mrs. O l.
lngledue and Mrs. Belle Waldo. on East
main street. Invitations We're issued to-
200 to meet Mrs. James Lang, of Pasa-
dena, Cal: Mrs l.. H French and Mrs
r. c. Brown, of Rochester. y. ", and
Mrs. Junius Henderson. of Boulder, Col,
all of whom are in the city as Mrs.
Waldo's guests. and but very few re-
grets were received. The affair was pa
trotic in design, on account of its be-
ing SO near Independence day, the dec
orations being entirely in red. white and
blue Streamers AID festoonngs of
those celors We're arrayed from one
house to another, and over the entire
lawns. japanese lanterns of the same
colors We're hung to the porches, trees
and over the lawns and to assist in the
lighting were two immense locomotive
headlights. Streamers, bows of red
| While and blue and flags We're also used
in the decorations
on the lawn was huge tent, which
was also gaily decorated. and wired
| with electricity Under this the receiv-
l INK C'lliltScNi " VIC iI'Sl shiN
| hostesses and honored guests. The Mac
| cabee Harp orchestra, seated on the
Indgledue porch played turnout the
| evening, while on the Waldo porch was
erected We'll, from Which frappe was
/ dispensed in generous quantities by
Misses Flossie Holly and Sara Cham
berlain. During the .efreshment hours
the guests We're served by Misses Flor
ence Bromley. Harriet Van Derveer,
Ruth Binford, Edna Sears, Anna Wall
ace and Gertrude Gregory.
The feature of the evenings amuse-
| ment was half hour in which the
! guests were given for general concen-
yersaton on any and all subjects. in
which the word yes. in reply to any
question, was to be avoided. Each guesl
i was furnished with bunch of fire
crackers and when the fatal word wa:
announced it meant the forfeiture of ont
cracker to the one whose question thu
!, guest had replied. Mrs. c. H. L. Board
man received the greater number o.
crackers and was awarded the prize. I;
top pistol covered with red, white ane
blue cambric decorations and a shower
bouquet OF paper caps.
During the evening the smokers cor