The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-08-22
Big Scare Unconsciously Caused by tIieS
Sheriff

I'VE rect by the force or the explosion.
The explosive was some which the sheriff
had taken from a gang of safe blowers
arrested some time ago, and had been IN
an old valise in the sheriff's office at the
court house. In clearing up the ofhce
he took the bottle and thoughtlessly
tossed it into the street. 1t tore hole
in the macadam between the street car
tracks. Fortunately no one but the
sheriff was near the scene. William Car
ter, the negro in Jail for an assault upon
Anna Zimmerman, occupies cell on the
side of the Jail where the explosion oc-
Cured. He thought a mob after him
was blowing up the Jail, and yelled:
I'm gone, I'm gone" Other prisoners
were badly scared, as well as people in
the surrounding houses.
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Carnival at GAINESVILLE
The Elks' Carnival at GAINESVILLE has
attracted many from Edgerton this week
1t has been one of the best drawing
cards GAINESVILLE ever had and has fur
nished amusement for thousands of peo-
pie who have flocked there from the sur
rounding country. On Tuesday the.
principal event of the afternoon was the
public wedding which took place on a
high stand at the corner of Main and
Milwaukee streets when Miss Margaret
Pierce and Charles Thompson, both of
GAINESVILLE, were made man and wife by.
Justice of the Peace Jesse Earle Thous-
ands of people were packed into mass
of humanity that filled the streets and
every window of the surrounding bust
ness blocks was filled with spectators.
The approach of the carriage containing
the couple and it's departure after the
ceremony were heralded by the familiar
music of "A Hot Time" played by the
Imperial band. The Elks' police in their
burlesque uniforms and patrol wagon
have been kept busy and prominent bus
mess men have been forced to leave their
stores and Offices and have been taken,
coatless and hatless; before Judge W. P.
Sayles, who has fined them Or sentenced
them to one of the two cells as he chose.
A damper was placed on the fun for a
time by an accident, which happened to
John F. Sweeney of the Grand hotel,
and member of the Elks' Carnival COM
mittee. He resisted arrest and it took
the entire police force to take him from
the hotel to the patrol where shackles
were put on him for safety. He rode
quietly to the station but as soon as the
shackles were removed he jumped from
the patrol in an attempt to escape. He
fell quite heavily, breaking a ligament in
his ankle and he will be forced to walk,
on crutches for several weeks.
Among the many attractions are the
Ferris wheel. the streets of Cairo, Bo-Bo,
the snake charmer, Bostock's animal
show, the German village, and the vari-
Gus side shows usually attendant at
such attractions. The carnival continues
until Saturday night and to the fun
loving public it offers all that could be
desired.
Tobacco Notes.
A number of local dealers have been
looking over the situation in the Vernon
county district during the week.
Sanford Soverhill and Tom WEIGH of
GAINESVILLE, and o. @. Colony of Evans
vile, were calling upon local dealers here
Tuesday.
Geo. E. Gary and John Mooney were
down from Madison cou pie of days this
week looking after shipments from stor-
age in this market for the American
Cigar Co.
Ell. G.. Friedman and Cap Campbell
of Chicago, connected with one of the
largest leaf houses in that city, were
callers in this market Tuesday
Probably the largest tobacco grower
in the state is Warren Gilbert of the
town of Lowville, Columbia county, who
is said to be raising 115 acres this season.
A correspondent writing from::::Lodi
says the harvest in that section is in full
blast, the crop has large growth, free
from blemish, and will be pretty we'll Sc
cured by Sept. 1st.
Mr.. S. Pretzfield of New York, who
has been looking over the tobacco stua-
ton in this state, passed Sunday in this
market in consultation with G.. f. Nab
bett, who represents the firm in this
state.
A local dealer who has driven over the
northern Dane county section brings to
this Office sample leaves taken from crops
in half dozen localities, which indicate
very satisfactory size of the new to-
bacco, A great improvement has taken
place the past ten days in the develop
ment OF the growing fields.
The Offices in the extensive warehouse
of the American Cigar Co. at West Mad
ison have been remodeled and removed
to another part of the building in order
better to facilitate the transaction of the |
large business which the firm does here. |
The rooms of the officials are quite elab-
orate.-Madison Democrat
A. J. Subey of this city. has invented
labor saving device which he is putting
on the market: it will be known as
''Subey's Tobacco Fork" With this |
tool in hand, lath filled with tobacco
can be handed to the top of the shed
without calling in the third man 1t |
will save the purchaser its cost in one
half day besides maxine hard iob |!