The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-03-20

GOOJdl nail saturday evening, IVA dICu A1'
indications point to a full house for
DR.. Daland's lecture. Have you secured
your seats.
The Elgin price of butter is advanced
a cent this week. the market being fixed
at 2819 cents.
Miss Carrie Trevorrah entertained
pleasant company Of her friends last
Thursday evening.
Tuesday, April 7th, is election day.
Who is going to make the run and for
what?
"A farewell party was given Mr.. and
Mrs. John Harris Saturday evening, who
will leave shortly for their new home in
Wood county.
Mrs. Electa Ogden Coon, who has been
quite sick with grip and bronchial
trouble, is on the mend
Charles Shannon came down from
Westby for an over Sunday visit with
his mother who has been seriously i'll for
several weeks past and whose condition
is still quite critical.
Miss Anna Olson of Stoughton has
been filling the duties of bookkeeper at
the Heddles Lumber Cos. office during
the absence of Miss Cora Scofeld while
sick at her Evansville home.
Neither Of the electric railway fran
chses before the GAINESVILLE city council
have been acted upon as yet. Both are
ia the hands of a committee and when
reported will come up for passage.
Under Two Flags''is a romantic play
in four acts, dramatized from Onidas
famous novel. The costumes used in its
presentation here are the same as used
in Chicago. At Royal hall next Tues
day evening. Prices IS, 25 and 80 cents.
John J. Naset of Albion Prairie ship
ped car of stock and household effects
TO Bloomer, Wis last week where he has
purchased large improved farm. He
will also go into tobacco growing on a
moderate scale.
w. T. Dooley cried auction sale Mon
day and Tuesday at Ward Went~orth's
and Carl Bartz's farms near town. There
was a good attendance at both sales and
stock brought fair prices. Mr.. Dooley
reports that horses are selling at better
figures this season than for some years
past and there is an evident scarcity of
work animals throughout this section of
the state. Mich COWS also bring good
prices.
Who is it that pays the taxes that
makes our public schools the pride of our
community? Who contributed to the
improvements that beauties our city?
1t is the permanently located merchant
and property owner, or the peddler who
hawks goods around under his arm from
door to door? Tell US then which is en-
titled to your patronage and support?
james T. Ware of Milwaukee visited
his family here few days of the week
M. B. Fletcher and Elmer Davis left
Tuesday morning on trip through New
Mexico and the southwest, and when a
suitable location is found it is the inten-
ton Of Mr.. Davis to remain until he fully
RECEIVERS from a recent attack Of pneu-
monia which left him with weak lungs.
-"Casey's Troubles" were told to good
house Monday evening despite it being a
rainy night, that kept many from attend
ing the performance at Royal hall. The
specialties of the company were it's most
satisfying features. AS an all around
comedian Doody was accorded the
credit of being the major part of the
show, while the singing and dancing of
the Kennedy children was the best ever
seen in this city. No one who enjoys
that class of show can find any fault
with the Casey's Troubles Co.
Montana Gus, professional sheep
shearer from the far west who has been
engaged at the Shepard feeding station
this week, taking the clip from a few
hundred sheep before they were sent to
market, is making a record for rapid
work that is the envy of ali the local ex-
perts hereabouts. A party who was
present held watch on Gus" Monday
while he turned out five sheep which was
done in exactly five and three-quarter
minutes each. Hecaught his own sheep,
tied up the wool and filed and lit his
pipe twice during the trial. Gus" didn't
think he was doing much of stunt
either, as he holds record of shearing
203 sheep day. A few years ago he was
one of party of thirty shearers that
clipped the wool from 10000 sheep for
a Montana ranchman in single job.